10 things you need to know today: April 25, 2013

Bush dedicates his library, the death toll rises in the Bangladesh building collapse, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion

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1. DEATH TOLL RISES AFTER BANGLADESH BUILDING COLLAPSE

At least 187 people have been confirmed dead and 1,000 injured after a garment factory building near Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed yesterday. "An unspecified number of victims are still trapped," Mizanur Rahman, a rescue worker with the fire brigade, told Reuters. "We can't be certain of getting them all out alive. We are losing a bit of hope." Dhaka's district police chief Habibur Rahman said the death toll could rise further. Survivors described hearing a deafening crack before the complex housing factories supplying Western clothes retailers crashed down in a matter of seconds. Local residents helped pull survivors from the twisted wreckage of the eight-story Rana Plaza building. [Reuters]

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Terri is a freelance writer at TheWeek.com. She's a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism and has worked at TIME and Brides. You can follow her on Twitter.