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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, wave at the start of a memorial vigil remembering the victims and survivors one year after the Arizona congresswoman was wounded in a shooting that killed six others, in this Jan. 8, 2012 file photo taken in Tucson, Ariz. Among those testifying Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013 at the year's first Senate hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence, will be Mark Kelly, husband of Giffords and a retired astronaut. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, received a severe head wound in a 2011 shooting as she met with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. Six people were killed and 12 others wounded.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. NRA, GIFFORDS HUSBAND TO DEBATE GUNS
A Senate committee is holding Congress' first hearing on gun control since the Newtown shootings. Click here for story
2. DREAMLINER BATTERIES HAD TROUBLE BEFORE
The NTSB asked Boeing Co. for a history of the lithium-ion batteries after a Japan airline said it replaced them multiple times. Click here for story
3. WHAT CAUSED THE BRAZIL NIGHTCLUB FIRE
Flammable foam on the ceiling, just one exit and no sprinkler systems helped fuel the blaze that killed over 230 people. Click here for story
4. JUDGE OKS RECORD $4B PENALTY FOR GULF SPILL
Oil giant BP PLC pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers. Click here for story
5. ANOTHER KOREAN ROCKET LAUNCH
South Korea said it successfully put a satellite in space weeks after archrival North Korea surprised the world with its own launch. Click here for story
6. 'SYRIA IS BEING DESTROYED BIT BY BIT'
International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for international help with a compromise as the U.N. chief asked for up to $1.5 billion in refugee aid. Click here for story
7. KERRY BREEZES TO CONFIRMATION AS SEC'Y OF STATE
Even Republicans praise him as Clinton's ideal successor. Click here for story
8. WHY NEW ORLEANS POLICE ARE NERVOUS
The city has to be secure for 150,000 Super Bowl visitors and the thousands of revelers flooding in to celebrate Mardi Gras. Click here for story
9. WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE NEW BLACKBERRY
The Blackberry 10 debuting today is faster and lets users keep their work and personal identities separate on the same phone. Click here for story
10. A-ROD SNARED IN DOPING SCANDAL
A Miami newspaper says records show the three-time AL MVP used a now-defunct clinic to buy performance-enhancing drugs. Click here for story
Jan 30, 2013 at 11:23 a.m.
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#10 .Again someone dropped the ball. What a letdown for our youngsters.
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:14 a.m.
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Maynard, thanks for the heads up I will catch that online, I agree with the chiefs, the mental health issue is huge and is not only a catalyst for the mass shootings but many other things. I think Kerry is a good pick for Sec of State, I think that is a great spot for him, very qualified and smart guy.
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:10 a.m.
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On #1 gun control: Watched Piers Morgan the other night when he had the police chiefs on from 3 of the cities that mass shootings took place on. If you have watched him, you know he is very anti-gun. He became increasingly frustrated when all 3 chiefs said that more gun controls would not stop those types of events. That the existing laws need to be enforced. All 3 emphasized the need to address the mental health issues as the root cause. A later guest was silenced quickly when they pointed out that, despite all the gun deaths in the U.S.A., the USA was not even in the top 10 countries for percent of violent crimes. See here that Diane Feinstein is going to have her own hearing because she thinks the deck is stacked so wants to play with her own deck. Wish they would first and foremost address the mental health situation in this country, second enforce all the current laws, and third go with universal background checks. But without the 1st one, anything else really does not matter. IMHO
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