Newtown Killer Literally Couldn’t Feel Any Pain – The young man who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school Friday suffered from a condition where he could literally feel no pain, according to a faculty member at his old high school. [abcnews]
Six-Year-Old Stayed Alive By Playing Dead – A six-year-old girl survived the Sandy Hook massacre by playing dead among the bodies of her classmates until gunman Adaman Lanza left their classroom, satisfied he had killed everyone in it. [telegraph]
Even Rupert Murdoch Wants Tighter Gun Control – The News Corp. mogul takes to Twitter to express his grief and make a surprising political statement. [salon]
Piers Morgan Gets Angry About Gun Control – ‘How Many Kids Have To Die?’ – In response to the horrific massacre in Newtown, Conn., CNN’s Piers Morgan devoted his Friday broadcast to coverage of the tragedy and to a discussion — make that a shouting match — about gun control. [latimes]
Bloomberg Calls On Washington To Strengthen Gun Laws – Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on President Barack Obama and Congress Monday to crack down on gun violence in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting — but it is a message New Yorkers have heard before from the mayor to little avail. [ny1]
NRA Accounts Go Dark After Sandy Hook Shooting – The National Rifle Association has put its social media accounts on lock-down, and you don’t have to dig deep to see why. The last tweet from the association’s main account, sent at 9:36 a.m. Friday, shortly before news of the Newtown, Conn. shooting broke, earned dozens of outraged responses in the hours after. [washpo]
Hillary Clinton Sufers Concussions After Falling – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion after becoming dehydrated and fainting, and will no longer testify Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. [cnn]
Syrian Vice President Says Army Can’t Win – Syria‘s vice president has acknowledged that the army cannot defeat the rebel forces trying to topple the regime and called for a negotiated settlement to save the country from ruin. [time]
Zuma’s Approval Ratings At 52% And Motlanthe At 70% – President Jacob Zuma’s national approval level is 52 percent, while deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe’s is at 70 percent, according to a survey released on Monday. [iol]
Heyyy, Sexy Astronaut: NASA Does ‘Gangnam Style’ – Are you tired of “Gangnam Style” parodies yet? No, of course you aren’t. Especially when that video is a highly produced promotion of the daily work at NASA (go space!). [mashable]
Nelson Mandela Undergoes Surgery To Remove Gallstones – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has successfully undergone surgery to have gallstones removed, the office of the presidency said in a statement Saturday. [nbc]
Silvio Berlusconi Announces Engagement To 27-Year-Old – Silvio Berlusconi has sought to draw a line under his “bunga bunga” parties when he announced he was engaged to his girlfriend 50 years his junior, who makes him feel “less lonely”. [telegraph]
Step Aside Kate – Another Lil’ Kim? Wife of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Appears ‘Heavily Pregnant’ – As North Korea remembers Kim Jong Il on the first anniversary of his death, the country could soon be welcoming a new addition to the Kim dynasty, according to analysis of state media broadcast footage. [time]
iPad Mini Not Gobbling Up Full-Size iPad Sales, Survey Shows – A survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers shows that Apple’s cheaper, smaller iPad mini may not be cannibalizing sales of larger iPad models as much as some had initially thought. [wired]
Astronomers Say North Korean Satellite Is Most Likely Dead – The North Korean satellite launched into space last week appears to be tumbling in orbit and is most likely dead, astronomers are reporting. [newyorktimes]
Cheeky: Kate Moss enjoys a cigarette break and bares her sandy derriere during glamorous photoshoot in St Barts – She’s been living it up in the Caribbean over the last few days under the pretence she’s there for work. The supermodel took to the beach in a number of scantily clad ensembles this week for a new glamorous photo shoot as part of her job as world renowned catwalk star. [dailymail]
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