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Orlando mass shootingi

Fifty people are dead in the worst mass shooting in US history. Gunman Omar Mateen opened fire and seized hostages at gay nightclub Pulse in Florida. US authorities described the shooting as a “terrorism incident”.

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  • Nationwide, there were more than 400 shootings over the July 4 weekend and at least 150 people died, according to the Gun Violence Archive
  • In protest of gun violence, a group of women in Chicago went on a hunger strike and slept in a tent over the Independence Day weekend
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