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Barbara Keating, shown with her husband William, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11. She died on 9/11 when terrorists crashed the plane into the World Trade Center. Her remains were identified last year and on Friday she'll be laid to rest.
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Barbara Keating died in the 9/11 attack. She's finally being laid to rest
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Barbara Keating died aboard one of the planes that hijackers slammed into the World Trade Center. Her remains were finally identified last year, and her family is gathering for a long-delayed funeral.
Dr. Rupa Narra shares a before and after photo from Thursday's shift in an Ebola treatment unit in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Narra and her colleagues are limited to about an hour at a time with patients in the unit due to the difficulty and risks of working in protective gear.
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