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# connecticut - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Irish author’s book to help Newtown survivors overcome grief
70 copies of Colum McCann’s ‘Let The Great World Spin’ have been given to staff and students at Newtown, Connecticut.
# connecticut - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Bankrupt developer Sean Dunne reveals liabilities of €718 million
The bankruptcy filing also reveals that he has an average monthly income of €17,000 per month.
# connecticut - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Obama slams Republicans for gun reform ‘stunts’
The US president gave his second big speech on gun control in a week in a Connecticut town close to where the Sandy Hook massacre took place.
# connecticut - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Connecticut passes ‘toughest gun law in the US’ after Sandy Hook massacre
Connecticut is set to become the third state to vote in new gun control rules following the Newtown shooting.
# connecticut - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Sean Dunne declares bankruptcy in US
The former property devleoper filed for bankruptcy at a Connecticut court on Friday, citing assets of between $1 – 10 million and debts in the region of $500 million – $1 billion.
# connecticut - Friday 22 February, 2013
Biden urges action on gun control in conference attended by Sandy Hook parents
Biden advocated a series of proposals, including universal background checks for gun owners, a ban on many military-style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines.
# connecticut - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Bruce ‘Die Hard’ Willis is against gun control laws
He also rejects link between Hollywood shootouts and real-life gun crime.
# connecticut - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Sandy Hook children to pay tribute to classmates by singing at the Super Bowl
The choir will perform ‘America the Beautiful’.
Video: ‘You must act. Be bold’ – Gabrielle Giffords testifies before US senators
The former US congresswoman, who nearly died after being shot in the head two years ago, gave an emotional testimony to senators in Washington yesterday.
# connecticut - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Pic: The moment Obama learned of Sandy Hook shooting
The US president later described this as the worst day in his presidency.
# connecticut - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Sandy Hook massacre survivors back to class today
The children will not return to Sandy Hook, but will instead attend a disused school in a nearby town.
# connecticut - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
New Jersey town posts armed police at every school
The town of Marlboro has posted armed police at every school on the restart of the academic year today.
# connecticut - Friday 28 December, 2012
Woman allegedly ‘set up fake fundraising scheme’ for Newtown victims
The 37-year-old from the Bronx allegedly claimed to be the aunt of one of the victims.
# connecticut - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Pics: Snowstorms batter the US midwest and head east
At least six people have died as a result of the storm with authorities telling people to stay at home and not risk treacherous roads.
# connecticut - Saturday 22 December, 2012
# connecticut - Friday 21 December, 2012
Pic: Protester disrupts National Rifle Association press conference
The NRA is giving its first press conference since the mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut a week ago where 20 children and six adults died.
Bells sounded in Newtown to mark a week since shootings
26 bells were sounded – one for each of the victims of last week’s shooting – after a moment of silence.
# connecticut - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Obama wants gun violence proposals by next month
Obama has asked his vice president Joe Biden to lead efforts to formulate proposals that he insists will not impinge on the Second Amendment, which enshrines the right to bear arms in the US.
Four days after massacre, children return to school in Newtown
Sandy Hook elementary remains closed, though, and children have been invited to attend alternative schools next month.
# connecticut - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
After Newtown massacre, Obama backs ban on assault weapons
The US president has thrown his support behind a Democratic senator’s attempts to reintroduce a ban on certain types of guns, a ban which expired eight years ago.
# connecticut - Monday 17 December, 2012
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Obama tells Newtown: “We will have to change”
The US president attended a vigil last night for the victims of the Newtown massacre and gave his strongest hint yet that he may seek to reform America’s gun laws.
# connecticut - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Connecticut police: People are posing online as school shooter
Police said at a press conference today that people are posing as the shooter online, and an investigation is underway to uncover who these people are.
Obama due to attend interfaith vigil for Newtown victims
The President will visit the scene of Friday’s school massacre to sympathise with the families of the 27 victims.
Named: The 27 victims of the Newtown, Connecticut shootings
The names and ages of the victims have been released, as officials say each victim was struck more than once.
# connecticut - Saturday 15 December, 2012
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Connecticut school shooter ‘forced his way in’
Candlelit vigils and prayer services for the victims have been held in Newtown Connecticut and in Washington.
Poll: Will tighter gun laws prevent more shootings in the US?
As the world reacts to the latest mass shooting in America, we ask you whether you believe a tightening of America’s gun laws will make any lasting difference?
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Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe
World leaders have expressed their condolences over the killing and raised questions about America’s lax gun laws.
Timeline: mass killings in recent times
The shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in which 20 children were killed has been described as one of the world’s worst mass shootings.
# connecticut - Friday 14 December, 2012
Police confirm 20 children killed in Connecticut shooting
The shooter was pronounced dead at the scene and it is reported that he took his own life.
Obama in tears over Connecticut school shooting
The president delivered an emotional address to reporters in the White House this evening.
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Connecticut school shooting: Reports say ’18 children among 27 dead’
Latest reports saying up to 18 children have been killed and one entire class is still unaccounted for.
# connecticut - Monday 3 December, 2012
Three dead in US ‘bow and arrow’ college attack
Son killed his father, his father’s partner and himself in ‘bow and arrow’ college attack in Wyoming, USA.
# connecticut - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Former WWE chief Linda McMahon fails in second Senate bid
Will Linda McMahon break out the steel chair, having failed to win a Senate seat at the second time of asking?
# connecticut - Friday 28 September, 2012
Man shoots masked teen – then finds out it’s his son
Jeffrey Giuliano went to the aid of a neighbour who was being burgled – and shot the young man after himself being threatened.
# connecticut - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Connecticut: 7-year-old accidentally shoots neighbour, 52
Police have not said how the boy came into possession of his neighbour’s gun.
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