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A Puerto Rican flag is left at a makeshift memorial near Orlando Regional Medical Center, down the street from the crime scene at Pulse Nightclub.

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Shooting Victim Had Recently Moved To Orlando From Chicago

10:09am June 16, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Funeral services have begun for victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Some of the victims are being flown to Puerto Rico for burial including Angel Candelario-Padro.

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Tourists walk past the flag flying at half-staff at Disney's Epcot theme park in Orlando on Monday.

Orlando's Tourism Industry Hopes To Overcome A Nightmarish Week

9:34am June 16, 2016

by Nathan Rott

Orlando is one of the most popular U.S. destinations, with more than 66 million visitors last year. Tourism officials hope the shooting attack won't deter people from coming to its theme parks.

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A woman walks with a sign to protest gun violence and call for sensible gun laws outside the White House on Monday.

Assault Rifle Bans Find Life On State Level

9:32am June 16, 2016

by Brian Mann

Semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 and SIG Sauer MCX, which was used in the Orlando shooting, are no longer banned nationally. States, though, are finding success in passing laws restricting them.

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Port Authority Aims To Empty Hangar Of World Trade Center Debris Soon

6:39am June 16, 2016

by Stephen Nessen

A hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport has been storing debris from the World Trade Center attacks since 2002. The remaining items will be distributed by the end of the summer.

U.S.-Russia Relations Are Frosty But They're Toasty On The Arctic Council

6:21am June 16, 2016

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. is halfway through its 2-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It's a high-level forum for 8 nations with Arctic territory, and one of the few areas where the U.S. and Russia cooperate.

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Valencia College Mourns 7 Students Killed In Orlando Nightclub Shooting

6:13am June 16, 2016

Seven of the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting were students at Valencia College. Steve Inskeep talks to Joseph Torres, the president of the student government association of Valencia's east campus.

Eight months pregnant, Mara Torres stands next to a mosquito net placed over her bed in Cali, Colombia. Health officials in Cali have delivered mosquito nets to pregnant women to help protect them from the bites of mosquitoes that can transmit dengue, chi

Zika Infection Late In Pregnancy Carries Little Risk of Microcephaly

9:52pm June 15, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Scientists tracked nearly 600 pregnant women in Colombia, who were reportedly infected with Zika during their third trimester. None of these women gave birth to a baby with apparent problems.

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Psychologist Urges Caution In Speculation About Orlando Gunman's Sexuality

7:58pm June 15, 2016

Investigators in Orlando are pursuing reports the shooter at Pulse nightclub used gay dating apps and was seen at the club several times before. There's speculation that the shooter could have been motivated by self-hatred as a closeted gay man. But Gregory Herek, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, urges caution.

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Senate Gun Control Speeches Recall An Old-School Filibuster

7:43pm June 15, 2016

by Ron Elving

The word came from the Spanish filibustero in the 1800s and had a root in the Dutch word vribuiter or "freebooter." The original reference was to a mercenary who traveled around fomenting rebellion.

Methadone, and similar drugs, are legal synthetic opioids that are used to help block the cravings and withdrawal symptoms of people trying to wean themselves off prescription painkillers or heroin.

Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics

7:36pm June 15, 2016

by Michell Eloy

Georgia has stopped licensing new clinics that provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Some call the state's move irresponsible. Others say the clinics aren't regulated enough.

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