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50 dead in Florida nightclub shooting, worst in US history

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A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people in the worst mass shooting in American history before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. Authorities were investigating it as an act of terrorism. At least 53 other people were hospitalized, most in critical condition, officials said. “I think we will see the death toll rise,” said Dr. Mike Cheatham a trauma surgeon at…

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Equality Florida ‘heartbroken and angry’ about shooting at Orlando LGBT club

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Equality Florida said it is making no “heartbroken and angry” about a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub. In a statement Sunday morning, Equality Florida said it was “reeling from the tragic news” that a gunman opened fire at Pulse Orlando, a popular gay dance club in Orlando. According to the Associated Press, a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and handgun took hostages and opened fire inside the crowded nightclub, killing approximately 20 people and wounding 42 before dying in…

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