Former US Congresswoman’s shooter pleads guilty
August 8th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS/EFE) Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to the January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle ... Read more...
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Five killed in US spa shooting
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Five people have been killed in a shooting at a suburban Atlanta spa, police were quoted as saying by the US media.Murder-suicide seemed to be the ... Read more...
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U.S. Congresswoman Giffords to resign and focus on recovery
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by BNO News
TUCSON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Sunday announced she will resign from U.S. Congress to focus on her recovery, more than a year after being shot ... Read more...
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US Congresswoman to resign
January 23rd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely injured in a shooting about a year ago, announced Sunday that she is resigning from Congress to focus full-time ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare’s fasts tenth top story on Time
December 12th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Anna Hazare's fasts against corruption in India just made it to Time magazine's top 10 world-news stories headed by "The Arab Spring Blooms in ... Read more...
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Gabrielle Giffords to undergo intensive therapy
October 24th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
North Carolina, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is going to undertake intensive therapy in her attempt to make a full recovery. The Arizona lawmaker was shot in the head earlier ... Read more...
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Court halts Jared Lee Loughner’s forced medication
July 6th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An appeal court has blocked the US government from forcefully giving anti-psychotic medication to the sole suspect in the Tucson shooting that nearly resulted in the death ... Read more...
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US Congresswoman’s husband to retire from NASA
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS/EFE) Astronaut Mark Kelly announced that he will retire from NASA and the US Navy Oct 1 to devote his attention fully to his wife, Rep. ... Read more...
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Shuttle Endeavour lands safely
June 1st, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was the end of an era when the space shuttle Endeavour made its landing. The trip which lasted 16 days was the last for ... Read more...
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Gabrielle Giffords recovering from her skull wound
May 19th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is on course to recover from a gunshot into her head, doctors say. Doctors on Wednesday carried out a milestone operation on ... Read more...
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Shuttle Endeavor docks at International Space Station
May 18th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US space shuttle Endeavour docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. The shuttle which is on its last mission to space blasted off ... Read more...
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Gabrielle Giffords’ husband’s space shuttle Endeavor’s launch postponed
April 30th, 2011 - 1:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Technical problems have forced NASA to postpone the launch of the Endeavor. The space shuttle was expected to be launched on Friday but NASA says it ... Read more...
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NASA calls off Endeavour launch attempt due to technical problem
April 30th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (BNO NEWS) -- The launch attempt of the space shuttle Endeavour was called off on Friday afternoon due to a technical problem with its heaters.With weather 70 percent 'go', ... Read more...
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Weather 70 percent ‘go’ for space shuttle Endeavour launch
April 29th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by BNO News
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (BNO NEWS) -- NASA has said it is expecting a 70 percent chance of favorable weather for Friday's space shuttle launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The space ... Read more...
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Gabrielle Giffords fit enough to attend husband’s shuttle launch
April 25th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically injured in a shooting incident in January, has been declared fit enough to attend her husband's space shuttle launch.Giffords' husband NASA ... Read more...
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U.S. Rep. Giffords devastated by news of shooting deaths, but physical condition improving
April 24th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords did not know until last month that six people were killed in the shooting rampage that seriously injured her in January, her husband and ... Read more...
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Palin drops to fifth place in GOP 2012 presidential primary race
April 9th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 9 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appears to have peaked politically, as the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows her running in fifth place - with 10 percent ... Read more...
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Shot US Congresswoman Giffords now able to walk and speak
March 25th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tucson, Mar 25(ANI): Two-and-a half months after suffering a gunshot wound to the head, US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is beginning to walk and talk, her husband Mark Kelly has said.Kelly shared details ... Read more...
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Polls estimate Obama’s approval among Americans at 50 percent
March 16th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.16 (ANI): In the aftermath of the Tucson shooting in Arizona, two new polls taken by CNN/Opinion Research Corporation and ABC News/Washington Post have estimated United States President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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Shot US Congresswoman Giffords speaking, but has no memory of being shot
March 12th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): Gabrielle Giffords, the US Congresswoman who is recovering from serious injuries after being shot in Tucson, is reportedly speaking in full sentences, but she has no memory of ... Read more...
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Shot US Congresswoman Giffords to attend husband’s shuttle launch on April 19
March 11th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Gabrielle Giffords, the US congresswoman who is recovering from serious injuries after being shot in Tucson, would attend next month's launch of her husband's space shuttle Endeavour, her ... Read more...
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Loughner pleads ‘not guilty’ of shooting US Senator Giffords
March 10th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Tucson (Arizona), Mar.10 (ANI): Jared Loughner, who is accused of attempting to assassinate US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and killing six people in Tucson including a federal judge, has pleaded not guilty to ... Read more...
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US Congresswoman may be able to attend husband’s shuttle launch
March 9th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues to make a rapid recovery from a near-fatal gunshot and may be well enough to attend the April 19 launch of the ... Read more...
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Tucson shooting suspect charged with murders of judge, congressional aide
March 5th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Tucson, Mar 5(ANI): Jared L. Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson shooting that critically wounded U.S. Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, has been charged on new counts that include the murders of a ... Read more...
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Shot Congresswoman now singing, enjoying matzo ball soup
March 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Phoenix (Arizona, US), Mar. 4 (ANI): Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot at point blank range in Tucson in January this year, has been showing emotion and an impressive grasp of ... Read more...
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Tucson park named after youngest shoot-out victim
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Tucson (Arizona, US), Mar.2 (ANI): A park here has been named in honor of Christina-Taylor Green, the youngest victim of the January 8 shootings.The Canada del Oro Christina-Taylor Green Memorial River Park ... Read more...
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‘Hard working’ shot US Congresswoman Giffords tells husband her condition is “better”
February 19th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Gabrielle Giffords, the US Democratic Representative who was shot while meeting with her constituents in Tucson, Arizona, is working hard to "speak more and improve," with reports saying ... Read more...
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Gabrielle Giffords is talking and singing
February 15th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Houston, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gabrielle Giffords is making steady recovery from her injuries.The congresswoman was seriously injured when she was shot from close range in the front. The bullet ended up ... Read more...
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Shot US Congresswoman Giffords re-learning to speak, lip-syncs “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
February 14th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Democratic Party Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head at close range at a constituent event in Tucson last month, appears to be staring her life ... Read more...
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Shot Congresswoman Giffords speaks and asks for toast
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Houston (Texas), Feb.10 (ANI): The chief of staff of shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has said that she has recovered enough to speak, and has askedfor toast for breakfast.In an e-mail, ... Read more...
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Shot US congresswoman Giffords’ husband Kelly to lead last Endeavour shuttle mission
February 5th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): NASA has claimed that the husband of Gabrielle Giffords, the Democrat Representative who was injured in an Arizona gun attack, is scheduled to lead one of the final ... Read more...
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Astronaut Mark Kelly to resume NASA mission training
February 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday announced that astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training for space mission.Kelly has been on a personal leave since ... Read more...
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Mark Kelly To Make Space Shuttle Launch Final Announcement On Friday
February 4th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Feb 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Final announcement of whether Mark Kelly will act as the commander of Endeavour is expected to come out on Friday after a press conference where the ... Read more...
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Theater Says Sorry for Adding Sarah Palin’s Name To “The Mikado”
February 2nd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Palin the former governor of Alaska and the veteran GOP member always manages to stay in headlines and sometimes the reasons are not related to ... Read more...
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American Theater Outfit Expresses Regret For Inserting Sarah Palin Diss To ‘The Mikado’
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
February 2, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): An American theater outfit has articulated remorsefulness for refurbishing Gilbert and Sullivan's comedic opus, ‘The Mikado’, by making the personality of Ko-Ko, the Lord High ... Read more...
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