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Reshma Begum, the 19-year-old seamstress who spent 17 days trapped in the rubble of a collapsed factory building.

Globe Trot: Factory collapse survivor didn't dare dream of rescue

International | The seamstress who survived for 17 days buried inside the Bangladesh garment factory collapse told the BBC: “Even in my wildest dreams I did not imagine I would come out alive.” The surprise candidacy of…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus

Midday Roundup: Everyone wants a piece of the IRS

Newsworthy |  Piling on. Three Democrats have joined a chorus of Republicans calling for the IRS to be held accountable for targeting conservative groups for heightened…

An eight-story building with thousands of garment factory workers collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka.
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Heroine in the dock
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