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The 9 at 9 Here are the nine things you need to know this morning, as we head into the weekend.

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Oct 18th 2013, 8:41 AM

# Natasha McShane

Friend of Irish student tells Chicago court of savage attack

The 27-year-old from Armagh has been left with extensive brain injuries as a result of the 2010 baseball bat assault, and still needs help carrying out basic tasks.

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Oct 17th 2013, 1:56 PM

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Natasha McShane's recovery impeded by superbug

Irish student who was seriously assaulted in a late-night attack in Chicago last year has contracted a superbug after undergoing brain surgery.

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Jan 28th 2011, 6:18 PM