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Orlando Shooting Survivor Volunteers As Translator For Victims' Families

4:30pm June 14, 2016

Many of the families of the victims in the Orlando massacre don't speak English. Eddie Meltzer was at Pulse and left a few minutes before the shooting started. The next day he decided to volunteer as a liaison and translator for families and law enforcement. NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke to Meltzer in Orlando.

'Such A Fantasy Of A Fantasy': U.S. Fencer On Reaching Rio Olympics

4:30pm June 14, 2016

by Melissa Block

He never dared imagine he could make it to the Olympics, but 28-year-old fencer Jason Pryor will be competing at this summer's games in Rio de Janeiro. He's ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in men's epee fencing.

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New Details Emerge About Orlando Gunman Omar Mateen

4:30pm June 14, 2016

by Jeff Brady

New details are emerging about the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shootings. Law enforcement continues to seek clues into why he did what he did.

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Philadelphia Teen Was Youngest Victim In Orlando Nightclub Attack

4:30pm June 14, 2016

Akyra Murray was the youngest person killed in the Orlando attack Sunday morning. She just graduated from high school, third in her class, and was excited to go to her first nightclub with her cousin and a friend. Her mother, Natalie Murray, remembers her daughter.

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Latino Community In Orlando Bands Together In Wake Of Massacre

4:30pm June 14, 2016

by Adrian Florido

The majority of the victims of the shootings in Orlando, Fla., were Latino. This bilingual and strong bicultural community is struggling but banding together.

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Orlando's LGBT Bars Respond Differently To Pulse Massacre

4:30pm June 14, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

The Orlando shootings sent a wave of shock across the city that is known as a premier destination for gay nightlife. Pulse is one of about a dozen gay bars and night clubs. Some clubs closed temporarily at the request of police while safety protocols are revised, others are hiring armed security guards and remaining open.

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'These Are My People': Writer Reflects On Orlando Attack In 'Washington Post'

4:30pm June 14, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with writer Justin Torres, who wrote a piece in the Washington Post about Latin night at the queer club.

O.J. Simpson returns to Rich Stadium for his induction into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame in 1980.

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New 5-Part Series Considers The 'Perfect Perversity' Of The O.J. Simpson Case

4:26pm June 14, 2016

"He was acquitted of the crime he was guilty of and convicted of a crime he's innocent of," says legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. He and director Ezra Edelman discuss O.J.: Made in America.

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Reports: Gunman Had Visited Nightclub Before, Used Gay Dating Apps

3:10pm June 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Multiple people have told the media they recognized Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at the gay club Pulse in Orlando on Sunday morning, from previous nights at the club or from gay dating apps.

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WATCH: Following Moment Of Silence, Democrats Shout Down Speaker Ryan

2:47pm June 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

As House Speaker Paul Ryan tried to move on with regular business, the chamber erupted into chaos, with Democrats demanding action on gun control.