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A woman's quest to erase a past that won't die 28 April 2009

Catherine Carlson, 52, thought she'd left her past behind. But 30 years after gender reassignment surgery and taking legal action to have her male name removed from public records, she's fighting again the ghost of Daniel Carlson. Three decades ago, Catherine Carlson underwent surgery to become a woman and remove her male name from public records. But after all this time, she's battling anew her past as a man.


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Woman gives birth to twins on Fifth Ave. 28 April 2009

Elizabeth Brew of Scarsdale, N.Y., is surrounded by some of the Mount Sinai Medical Center staff after delivering twins on New York City's Fifth Avenue outside the hospital on Friday. Mount Sinai nurse manager Lucille Nassery grabbed a team of nurses, doctors and anesthesiologists, then rushed outside to handle the delivery in Brew's SUV. The newborns, although premature, are healthy and were admitted to the hospital along with their mother.After nearly 40 years as a nurse, Lucille Nassery had no problem identifying the sounds coming in the window from Fifth Avenue. Those were definitely the sounds of childbirth.


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Injured soldier gets new face — and anonymity 28 April 2009

Sgt. Darron Mikeworth poses at home with his family in San Antonio. From left are his son Ryan, 7, son Connor, 6, and wife, Dea. While serving in Iraq, Sgt. Darron's Mikeworth suffered an attack that left his face severely disfigured. But a program called Operation Mend is helping to reconstruct his visage.


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