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Orlando Suffers Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History

10:14am June 13, 2016

Most of the 50 people killed in Sunday's shooting at a nightclub still have not been publicly named. David Greene talks to NPR's Carrie Johnson and Tim Vargas of the GLBT Community Center of Orlando.

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Johnpaul Vazquez (right) and his boyfriend, Yazan Sale, sit by Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, thinking of those killed and injured. "We were supposed to go to the club last night, but I didn't feel right," said Vazquez.

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'That Could Have Been Me': A Change Of Plans Spared These Orlando Residents

9:54am June 13, 2016

by Eileen Holliday

In the aftermath of the country's deadliest mass shooting, mourning members of the community reflect that they themselves could have been victims.

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Authorities Still Notifying Next Of Kin In Orlando Shooting Deaths

8:38am June 13, 2016

Police in Orlando, Fla., held a news conference to let people know more about what happened during Sunday's nightclub shooting. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Carrie Johnson, who has new information.

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Orlando Reels From Sunday's Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History

8:28am June 13, 2016

Renata Sago of member station WMFE reports on a vigil for the 50 victims in the Orlando shooting. David Greene and Steve Inskeep talk to NPR's Carrie Johnson and Florida state lawmaker Mike Miller.

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Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his goal in the second period with Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary.

Pittsburgh Penguins Lift Lord Stanley's Cup, With Game 6 Win Over San Jose

11:27pm June 12, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Precisely seven years after its last Stanley Cup win, Pittsburgh has notched another. The Penguins and Sharks traded body blows, but ultimately Sidney Crosby and company earned the gritty victory.

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Donors Line Up To Give Blood In Florida

7:46pm June 12, 2016

NPR's Hansi Lo Wang is outside a blood bank in Florida for the latest on the mass shooting outside an Orlando nightclub.

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People wait in line to donate blood at the OneBlood Donation Center in Orlando, Fla, on Sunday, after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub left at least 50 people dead and 53 injured.

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Blood Banks See Massive Response After Orlando Attack

7:43pm June 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

People waited for hours to donate blood in support of those wounded in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub. But — as some noted with frustration — restrictions block many gay and bi men from donating.

Photographs of victims of the terrorist attack on the Inland Regional Center are seen as people hold candles while attending a vigil held at the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors headquarters to remember those injured and killed during the shooti

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A List Of The Deadliest Mass Shootings In U.S. History

7:24pm June 12, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

A gunman opened fire a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., and killed at least 50 people. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Here are the others.

Police officers stand guard down the street from the scene of a deadly mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., early in the morning on Sunday. Authorities say at least 50 people died in the attack.

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'It Just Kept Going And Going': Witnesses Describe Orlando Nightclub Shooting

7:23pm June 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At first, many witnesses say, the sharp staccato sounds seemed like part of the nightclub's pounding music. Then they realized: It was gunfire, and it wasn't stopping.

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Orlando Starts To Release Names Of Victims

6:58pm June 12, 2016

Police say 50 people are dead and 53 hospitalized in Orlando. The city has begun to release the names of those killed.

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