Youngest lung transplant recipient dies in Boston
Beards, world’s youngest lung transplant recipient, died Wednesday at Chidean’s Hospital from a bacterial infection. The 9 year old underwent a 10 hour transplant on March 20 and doctors said sepsis from organ rejection contributed to his death.
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Middle East
Malden
Mass
Bush
Tarek
Frank Reed
Boston — Dame
Beard
Chidean's Hospital
Janes Fackler
Daniel
Fackler
Mysterious rash prompts school closings in three counties
A mysterious skin disorder affecting students in Jackson and Dooddidge counties in West Virginia and McDowell County in Kentucky led to school closures and parental protests. Experts from the health department describe varying symptoms from minor rashes to inflamed bumps and view it as possibly viral unless it worsens.
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Charleston
W.va
Jackson
Dooddidge
West Virgina
McDowell
Loretta Haddy
West Virginia
NASA clears bugs from Hubble loaded for space shuttle
Cape Canaveral reports a bug crisis in the Hubble Space Telescope payload, with 40 insects trapped. After delays and two minor technical issues on Discovery, officials say the $1.6 billion observatory remains set to launch on April 12 or soon after, weather permitting.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Hay Mosauitoes
Bruce Buckingham
Discovery
Orlando Sentinel
Polar bear tears off keeper in Cincinnati Zoo attack
A polar bear attacked keeper Laurie Stober at the Cincinnati Zoo tearing off her hand and part of her forearm. Stober, 25, was in fair condition after surgery at University Hospital. Surgeons remained hopeful she might retain her elbow as officers described the assault through the bars while she tended the animals.
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Uccincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
Zoo
Laurie Staber
University Hospital
Lawrence Kurtzman
Stober
Susan Burgmann
Burgmann
Judge orders new elections in Dallas city council
A federal judge ruled Dallas illegal in its method of electing council members and ordered a new interim election plan within 30 days to better represent black and Hispanic residents. The plan should define 11 single member districts plus an at large mayor, replacing the current mix of single member and at large seats. The city population exceeds one million with blacks and Hispanics comprising over half.
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Dallas
Jerry Buchmeyer
Buchmeyer
Gorbachev Facing Uncertain Future Amid Reform Push
Western analysts note Washington's cautious stance as Gorbachev confronts slowing reform, Lithuania tensions, and Azerbaijan violence. Officials warn he may lack political authority to push economic changes, while Moscow observers fear imminent disaster for the Soviet system. Timeframes range from six months to two years, with no expected coup or resignation.
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Gorbachev
Poston
Union
Washington
Gorbechev
U.S
Soviet
Moscow
Inere
Buzh
Bening
Tiananmen Square
Sloom
Azerbaijan
Lithuania
Uut
Berlin Wall
Hfat
Republic
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
House of Representatives Armed Services Committee
William H Webster
Central Intelligence
Soviet Union
Lithuania’s Landsbergis Faces Fragile Presidency Under Pressure
Vilnius notes Thursday that Soviet harassment tests Lithuania as Vytautas Landsbergis holds a delicate stance. The piece traces his attempts to embarrass Gorbachev while seeking Western support and public morale amid unrecognized independence after 17 days.
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Vilnius
Lithuania
Vytautas Landshbergis
Mikhail Gorbachev
Pat
Landsbergis
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Chelter
U S balancing act on Lithuania independence struggle
Washington faces a delicate choice on recognizing Lithuania as independent as Moscow tightens its grip. Officials say U S policy prioritizes preserving the Soviet reform path and Gorbachev's stability, avoiding a hard line that could provoke Kremlin reaction while managing theLithuanian crisis.
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