Author: Terrance Harris
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49 victims of Pulse massacre remembered in daylong services
ORLANDO, Fla. — Church bells tolled 49 times, a giant rainbow flag hung from a county government building and the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack were read aloud at various ceremonies Monday as people in Orlando and beyond remembered the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. At 2:02 a.m., survivors,…
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Sheriff: Fired worker killed 5, shot self as siren neared
ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who was fired from a Florida awning factory in April returned Monday with a semi-automatic pistol and methodically killed five people, then took his own life at the sound of an approaching siren, authorities said. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings identified the shooter as John Robert Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old…
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WATCH: DeVos booed speaking at historically black university
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Many of the graduating students turned their backs on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and boos nearly drowned out her commencement speech Wednesday at Bethune-Cookman University. DeVos carried on with her keynote address to the historically black university, praising its founder Mary McLeod Bethune as someone who “refused to accept systemic and…
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Gallinari, Faried lead Nuggets to win over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — Danilo Gallinari is at his best when being aggressive and imposing his will on opposing teams. That hasn’t always come easily to the Denver Nuggets forward. Gallinari managed to put it all together Saturday night, scoring 21 points in leading the Nuggets to a 121-113 win over the Orlando Magic. He consistently…
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Body of boy snatched by gator found in Disney lagoon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, ending a ghastly search at one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Divers found the body of Lane Graves about 16 hours after authorities…
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Possible motives emerge for club gunman as Orlando mourns
ORLANDO, Fla. — As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White House and the FBI said 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American-born Muslim, appears to be a “homegrown…