Sunday, July 22, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 22/07/2012





Movie theater gunman had been stockpiling arsenal
This photo provided by the University of Colorado shows James Holmes. University spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery says 24-year-old Holmes, who police say is the suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater, was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado-Denver graduate school. Holmes is suspected of shooting into a crowd at a movie theater killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. (AP Photo/University of Colorado)AURORA, Colo. - The gunman who blasted his way through a packed movie house early Friday, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others had apparently been planning his attack for weeks. "In the last 60 days he purchased four guns at local metro gun shops, and through [...]



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Man confirmed dead on his birthday
Aurora Shooting: Alex Sullivan Confirmed Dead on His 27th BirthdayOn a day that should have been marked for celebration, Alex Sullivan’s friends and family haven’t been able to reach him. The married bartender celebrated his 27th birthday by attending the midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo., with his co-workers. “Oh...



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Suspect’s neighbors speak out
Leilannah White woke Friday morning thankful her last-minute plans fell through. Hours earlier, the 22-year-old Aurora resident and her husband planned to catch the midnight premiere of newest Batman movie at the Century 16 theater at the Aurora Town Center. But they couldn't find someone to watch their children on short notice. "We were [...]



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Security increased at movies following shootings
New York police posted officers at dozens of theaters around the city. Ticket-takers at a multiplex in Washington searched moviegoers' bags and purses. And one of the nation's biggest theater chains barred patrons from wearing masks or costumes.



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Family escapes Colorado shooter
Couple in Colo. Theater Shooting Escape With Baby and Toddler in TowA young couple who'd recently moved from New Mexico and were attending the Aurora, Colo., midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" with their children said they had planned to sit in the front row by the exit in which a gunman entered and allegedly killed at least 12 people.



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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels wage guerrilla war
Syrians carry their belongings as they cross into Lebanon at the border crossing point in Masnaa, eastern Lebanon, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Damascus, Syria, Friday, July 20, 2012. Private cars as well as taxis and buses carried thousands of people fleeing the violence in the Syrian capital. Syrian troops regained control of a rebellious neighborhood in Damascus Friday as more than 300 people were reported killed the day before in a sharp escalation of the country's civil war. (AP Photo)Rebels pressed their guerrilla fight to topple Syria's regime deeper into the capital on Friday, ambushing troops and attacking police stations as thousands of terrified civilians fled to Lebanon and Iraq to escape some of the worst violence of the 16-month conflict.



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Japan sends cargo to space station
A Japanese H-IIB rocket has blasted off to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space StationA Japanese H-IIB rocket blasted off to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space Station.



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Feds dismiss largest US human trafficking case
A federal judge dismissed human trafficking charges Friday against executives and business associates of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting hundreds of farm workers from Thailand by putting them into debt, confiscating their passports and threatening to deport them.

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Giffords’ husband on Colo. shooting: ‘Gabby and I were horrified’
Former astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly speaks during the United States Merchant Marine Academy commencement exercises in Kings Point, N.Y., Monday, June 18, 2012. Kelly, who is an alumnus of the academy, referenced his wife, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, during the speech. Kelly said that he and Giffords have dedicated their lives to public service and urged the graduates to do the same. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Mark Kelly, the husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded by a gunman while meeting with constituents in Tucson in 2011, said he and Giffords were "horrified" to hear about the shooting in Aurora, Colo., Friday:



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Obama phones Aurora police chief, vows ‘full support’ of FBI
President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting during an event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla., Friday, July 20, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama telephoned Aurora, Colorado Police Chief Dan Oates in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting there and pledged the "full support" of the FBI and other federal agencies in dealing with the suspected gunman's booby-trapped apartment. Obama told Oates that he and First Lady Michelle Obama sent their "thoughts and prayers" to [...]



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Air Force instructor convicted of raping recruit
Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker arrives for the fourth day of his trial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, Friday, July 20, 2012. Walker is accused of sexually assaulting 10 basic trainees, with charges ranging from rape and aggravated sexual assault to obstructing justice and violating rules of professional conduct. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life imprisonment. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express News, Billy Calzada)An Air Force instructor implicated in a sweeping sex scandal at one of the nation's busiest military training bases was convicted in military court Friday of raping one female recruit and sexually assaulting several others.



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Possible source of half of all web spam meets its end
Spam affects all of our daily web activities, whether we choose to ignore it or not. Junk mail, fake chat messages, and malicious websites are just a few of the potholes that dot the information superhighway. Insidious internet software is … Continue reading →

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