Egypt quake toll climbs past three hundred seventy
In Cairo and Giza the 5.9 magnitude quake killed at least 370 people and injured 3,369 as rescuers searched through rubble from nearly 200 collapsed buildings. Officials blamed the high death toll on weak and poorly built structures amid hundreds of aftershocks in a city of 14 million.
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Quake near Cairo Tramples Many Children Across Suburbs
A 20 second earthquake near Cairo caused panicked stampedes and collapsed walls killing over 100 children and injuring many others. In Maadi and Shubra, a kebab shop worker died, and a 14 story building in Heliopolis prompted debris removal. Authorities reported Dam survived and two statues damaged at the Egyptian Museum.
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Associated Press
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First pig liver transplant recipient dies in Los Angeles
Susan Fowler, 26, of Burbank, died 14 days after becoming the first person to receive a pig liver transplant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The eight hour operation aimed to sustain life until a human liver could arrive, with Fowler surviving about 32 hours post implant before death. The pig liver was a temporary measure. a human liver from Utah had been prepared for transplantation.
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Cedars-Sinai
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Fowler
University of Pittburgh Medical Center
State to test homeless housing for families in Kansas
Kansas officials launch a pilot program to provide temporary shelter for homeless families with school age children in Hutchinson, Salina, and Lawrence. Financed by 100000 in leftover federal Community Services Block Grant funds, the project aims to guide school districts in addressing the rising issue. Dennis Shockley notes it as a small step amid a major problem.
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