Orlando nightclub shooting
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PublishedJune 16, 2016
Letter to the editor: Act of violence should not condemn entire faith
In all the discussion of last weekend’s deadly shooting in Orlando, much has been made of the shooter’s purported religious affiliation, and once again, Donald Trump has renewed calls to ban all Muslims from the country. Apart from being racist, illegal, impractical and ultimately ineffective (since the Orlando shooter was a U.S. citizen who was […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2016
Letter to the editor: Condolences and prayers go to LGBT community over Orlando nightclub shooting
As senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Portland, I would like to express my sincere condolences and heartfelt sadness to the members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community over the act of terror in Orlando, Florida. These men and women were precious in God’s sight, and His heart aches when senseless acts […]
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Inside the club, chaos and cries for help
As they endured nearly three hours of terror, some texted information and words of love to family.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Leonard Pitts: Good will from Ali’s funeral knocked cold by hatred in many forms
In the span of a couple days, the best and worst that America seems to offer was in vivid display.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Greg Kesich: Selective outrage in the aftermath of our worst mass shooting
Prior to last weekend, how many were protesting the steady beat of violence against LGBT people?
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
FBI investigating Orlando gunman’s wife for possible involvement in massacre
Noor Salman accompanied Omar Mateen on at least one trip to the Pulse nightclub, where 49 were shot to death early Sunday, in what one official called a reconnaissance trip.
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
Hiring Orlando club shooter is latest cloud over security company G4S
In Florida, the company has faced allegations of inadequate training and screening of workers in some of its juvenile residential centers, but it defends its handling of Omar Mateen.
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
The Latest: For one survivor, ‘The guilt of being alive is heavy’
With 6 people still in critical condition, a doctor says the death toll could rise.
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
FBI investigating whether Orlando killer was a club regular
Patrons of the Pulse say they had seen gunman Omar Mateen there a number of times.
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
Thousands attend vigils around U.S. for Orlando victims
Forty-nine people were killed and more than 50 injured early Sunday at the Pulse Orlando nightclub.