TUCSON,AZ (TNC News) | The Pima County Sherriff’s Office released an image of a second suspect in a Saturday shooting involving U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).
Police say he is a white male in his 40s-50s and may have a link to shooter Jared Loughner.
TNC News full coverage of Arizona shooting:
UNITED STATES/BREAKING: Shooting in Arizona causes 16 injuries, 6 deaths
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US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) [right] was one of the victims of this horrible shooting. She remains in critical condition, despite earlier reports of her death.
TUCSON,ARIZONA (TNC News) | A gunman identified as Jared Loughner shot about 16 people at U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)’s constituent meeting at a local grocery store. Among the seriously wounded included the congresswoman herself and several others. 6 people were fatally killed today, including US Federal Judge John Roll and a 9-year old girl.
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Jared Loughner, March 2010.
Courtesy AP/the Arizona Daily Star
Loughner is currently in custody, but Arizona officials are looking for a 50-year old accomplice.
Mr. Loughner was attending military school and posted some unusual videos of “conscience dreaming” and called the district Mrs. Giffords represent “illiterate”. He also called for a new “currency” and called the government “brainwashing” citizens.
His Myspace page was taken down. View his Youtube videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10
Mrs. Giffords was shot in the head, and earlier news reports of her death were false as the hospital reported that she was responsive and in critical condition.
Pres. Obama has condemned the attack and contacted Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) to provide the full resources of the federal government. He has also personally sent the FBI Director to handle the investigation.
Gov. Brewer condemned the attack and ordered all flags to fly at half-staff. U.S. Sen and 2008 Presidential Nominee John McCain (R-AZ) also condemned the horrific attack.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Opposition Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) also sent condolences. House Speaker Boehner has postponed significant legislative agendas in the U.S. House, including a vote on Pres. Obama’s healthcare plan.
Some liberal bloggers, notably of the Daily Kos started to blame Former 2008 Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R-AK) for her shooting. http://is.gd/knNgl (Link to Daily Kos blaming Sarah Palin)
They claim that Gov. Palin’s 2010 Midterm Campaign graphic (below) contributed to the horrible event:
However, Mrs. Palin responded through Facebook :
“My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of today's tragic shooting in Arizona.
On behalf of Todd and my family, we all pray for the victims and their families, and for peace and justice.
- Sarah Palin “
UPDATE: Mr Loughner will appear via video link from prison in Court. He has so far refused to answer any questions to the Police.
Happy New Year 2011 from London,UK:
Blizzard hits New Jersey and Northeastern U.S.
NEW YORK (TNC News) | American singer Akon has released a free song dedicated to fighting partisanship in Washington,D.C. The song was recorded for the group “NO LABELS”, which is a group of Democrats and Republicans dedicated to fighting partisanship.
You can download the song for free via the group’s facebook page.
Visit their website at http://nolabels.org/
NEW YORK (TNC News) | Revealing US intelligence documents were leaked to notable newspapers around the world such as The New York Times, the UK’s the Guardian, France’s Le Monde, and Germany’s Der Spiegel. The documents show that they criticized world leaders such as Former British PM Gordon Brown (Lab), Current British PM David Cameron (Con), French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) by calling him a “emperor with no clothes”, Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) by calling her a “risk averse” and her foreign minister as a “wild card”.
The leaked documents also show that North Korea-ally, China has shown support for a United Korea under the current South Korean government.
It also shows differing views on world opinion such as the conflicts in the Middle East and Pakistan.
To view more news and info on these documents, visit the newspapers’ coverage of the Wikileaks controversy below:
The New York Times (USA)
The Guardian (UK)
Le Monde (FRANCE) in French
Der Spiegel (GERMANY) in English
WASHINGTON,D.C. (TNC News) | The Opposition Republican Party made huge gains, by winning ~61 seats from the ruling Democratic Party of Pres. Obama. The Republicans successfully ousted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and will now control the House under Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH). However, they failed to win control of the US Senate – but managed to take 6 seats from the Democrats. Two State Races remain in doubt – Washington State and Alaska. Both races have incumbents facing re-election.
House Minority Leader John Boehner is expected to be the new House Speaker, who is 3rd in line to the presidency.
TITULIA CITY (TNC News) | TNC News will be watching the U.S. Midterm Elections closely to determine if Pres. Obama’s centre-left Democratic Party remains in power or if the opposition centre-right Republican Party (GOP) takes over after 2 years of angry rebellion at the President over the economy and other important issues.
WHAT ARE THE MIDTERMS?
The Elections for the United States Congress. Approx. Half of the United States Senate and all of the House of Representatives are up for election.
Latest Voting Preference Poll:
| GOP | Democrats | ||
| Gallup | 10/28-10/31 | 55% | 40% |
| Reuters | 10/28-10/31 | 50% | 44% |
NEW YORK (TNC) | Media in New York City are reporting that a set of explosives or bombs has been found near a cemetery in East Greenwich Village in Manhattan.
This story is currently developing, and a full story may be published soon.
Scenes from WABC-TV and FOX News Channel have shown a body being removed from the area, possibly meaning this event caused injuries.
TNC News will keep you up to date on this story.
WASHINGTON (TNC) | U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) died at the age of 92 at 3 AM US-EDT. He was one of the longest serving senators in U.S. History, taking office in 1959. He was 92 years old. Sen. Byrd passed away at a hospital in Fairfax, VA after suffering from heat exhaustions.
NEW YORK (TNC) | Candidates for both parties (particularly more attention to the Republicans) will hold primaries to decide their candidates for the November elections. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) was nearly ousted amongst an Anti-Incumbent mood. She retained the Democratic Nomination with the help of Former Pres. Bill Clinton. In California, two candidates – one for Gov and one for U.S. Senate – have spent millions of dollars and are both former CEOs (Gov Candidate Meg Whitman is former eBay CEO and Sen Candidate Carly Fiorina is former HP Hewlett-Packard CEO). The GOP is also looking to pick a candidate to oust highly unpopular U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Stay tuned to TNC for the latest updates.
NEW YORK (AFP)— Two men were charged Sunday with conspiracy to kill Americans abroad after allegedly vowing "to slice up" troops in "a thousand pieces," US officials said, in the nation's latest terror probe.
Mohamed Alessa, 20, and Carlos Almonte, 24, were detained late Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy airport as they sought to board planes to Egypt, with plans to travel on to Somalia, justice officials said.
They were accused of hatching a plot to commit the "murder, kidnapping and maiming" of US citizens "at a place outside the United States," according to a criminal complaint filed in a US court in the northeastern state of New Jersey.
Authorities said the men were caught as part of an undercover operation that spanned some three-and-a-half years, after being tipped off by an informant through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's website.
The arrests follow a spate of failed attacks on US soil, including an attempted car bombing in Times Square by a Pakistani-born American on May 3 and the failed Christmas Day bombing of an airliner over Detroit by a Nigerian with explosives in his underwear.
An affidavit filed ahead of Saturday's arrests said the two men were planning to go to Somalia to join Al-Shabaab, an organization of several thousand fighters with ties to Al-Qaeda.
They men had trained in "various hand-to-hand fighting tactics," as well as in the simulated use of weapons, according to an affidavit from an FBI agent investigating the case, Samuel Robinson.
They also were secretly recorded making statements "promoting violent jihad."
"The defendants discussed in substance and in part, violent jihadist groups operating in Somalia," Robinson wrote.
The Newark Star Ledger newspaper said both men are US citizens who grew up going to school in United States.
In a partial transcript of one of the wiretaps, Alessa is quoted as saying to Almonte and to an undercover agent in November 2009: "A lot of people need to get killed... My soul cannot rest until I shed blood. I want to be the world's (best) known terrorist."
Regarding the US troops overseas, Almonte was quoted as saying: "I just want the troops to come back home safely and cozily."
"In body bags -- in caskets," Alessa said. "In caskets," Almonte agreed.
"Sliced up in a thousand pieces, cozy in the grave, in hell," added Alessa.
According to the affidavit, Alessa also referred in one conversation to Major Nidal Hasan, the army psychiatrist charged in the November 5 shooting that left 13 people dead at the Fort Hood base in Texas.
"He's not better than me -- I'll do twice what he did," Alessa boasted.
The document said Almonte gave the undercover agent money to deposit in a bank that he could access from overseas, so he could have funds while in Somalia. He gave him a total of 4,000 dollars in April and 4,100 in June.
The affidavit said Almonte and Alessa traveled together in February 2007 to Jordan, and that a search of their luggage by US customs officials prior to their departure found three Camelbak hydration systems of the type used by athletes training for endurance events, flashlights and camouflage clothing.
According to the Star Ledger, Mary Laboeria, a neighbor who lives three doors down from Almonte said she was surprised by the alleged ties to terrorism.
"I'm shocked. He graduated in our school system," she told the paper. "It really hurts. We don't need it."
Around the time of the arrests, the homes of both men were searched by FBI agents, who carted away boxes of evidence, according to the daily.
GAZA STRIP (TNC) | Israeli Armed forces attack a ship sending aid to the Gaza Strip. Video Report below by infolive.tv
UNITED STATES (TNC) | Today, Americans remember its soldiers dating back to Vietnam and before. However, US President Obama did not attend the Arlington National Cemetery services, instead going to a rainy Illinois town (video below). Vice President Joe Biden took his place at Arlington.
BERLIN (TNC) | German President Horst Kohler (CDU) has resigned over comments he made about the military. This is a major blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel as her government faces low approval ratings.
Actor Dennis Hopper (2008)
LOS ANGELES (TNC) | Actors Dennis Hopper and Gary Coleman passed away over the weekend. Dennis Hopper died today from prostate cancer at 74. He starred in films such as Easy Rider, which got him an Oscar nomination.
Actor Gary Coleman (2007)
Actor Gary Coleman passed away yesterday in Provo, Utah from a brain hemorrhage he sustained from hitting his head. He was 42 years old and is probably best known for his time on Diff’rent Strokes.
REMINDER: TNC will have a UK election broadcast at 10 PM US-EST at TNC Live. (www.bit.ly/titulianewschannel)
PR CHINA | More than 500 people are killed in an earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai.
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Leaders of more than forty countries at the Nuclear Security Summit agree to a plan combating nuclear terrorism.
Four Pulitzer Prizes (medal pictured) are awarded to The Washington Postand three to The New York Times.
A landslide causes a train to derail in Merano, Italy, killing nine people and injuring dozens.
BUDAPEST | The center-right party Fidesz, led by Viktor Orbán, wins an absolute majorityin Hungary's parliamentary election.
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| Hungarian parliamentary election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 386 seats to the Országgyűlés | ||||
| 11 and 25 April 2010 | ||||
| First party | Second party | Third party | ||
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| Candidate | Viktor Orbán | Attila Mesterházy | Gábor Vona | |
| Party | Fidesz | MSZP | JOBBIK | |
| Last election | 164 | 190 | 0 | |
| Seats won | 206 | 28 | 26 | |
| Seat change | +42 | −162 | +26 | |
| Popular vote | 2,706,292 | 990,428 | 855,436 | |
| Percentage | 52.73% | 19.30% | 16.67% | |
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| Map showing winning/leading parties (deep orange: seats won by Fidesz) | ||||
| Previous Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister | ||||
AUGUSTA,GEORGIA USA | Phil Mickelson wins his third Masters golf tournament title.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says a bomb damaged the outside of the U.S. consulate in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, but there are no injuries.
Claude Young, a spokesman at the embasasy in Mexico City, says the explosive device was thrown over the consulate's wall Saturday.
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LONDON | The British government establishes the UK Space Agency to manage all of the country's civil space activities.
GENEVA | Collisions between two 3.5 TeV proton beams in CERN'sLarge Hadron Collider set the world record for the highest-energy man-made particle collisions.
ELLIS ISLAND,NY | In architecture, SANAA cofounders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (work pictured) win the 2010 Pritzker Prize.
MOSCOW,Russia | Two bombings at Moscow Metro stations Lubyanka and Park Kultury kill at least 39 people. The perpetrators were Cheche nationalist rebels.
DR CONGO,AFRICA|Human Rights Watch says it has discovered the killings of at least 321 people by the Lord's Resistance Army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UNITED STATES | The Ford Motor Company agrees to sell Volvo Cars to China-based Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion.
SOUTH KOREA | The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan sinks after an explosion, leaving 46 crew members missing.
