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Omar Mateen opened fire at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in June 2016. Mateen died in the attack, which left 49 victims. Only his widow stood trial for charges related to the massacre. Gerardo Mora/Getty Images hide caption

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An overhead view of Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., where Omar Mateen killed 49 people and injured dozens more in June 2016. On Wednesday, attorneys delivered opening statements in the trial of his widow, Noor Salman, the only person charged in the attack. Her husband died at the scene. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption

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Investigators work at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., following a mass shooting in June 2016. A California judge has ruled that Noor Salman, the widow of the gunman, Omar Mateen, can be released pending her trial on charges of aiding her husband's attack. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption

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The mosque in Fort Pierce, Fla., where Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had worshipped, is shown on June 14. A fire broke out at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce early Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sheriff's department records shed new light on the June 12 attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that killed 49 people. The club is seen here last week. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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'Caller Pleading For Cops To Come Inside': Sheriff's Transcripts Of Orlando Attack

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Daniel Alvear and his wife, Mayra, in their home --€” hours before the funeral for Flores. Aarti Shahani/NPR hide caption

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A Father's Grief — And Forgiveness — In Orlando

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Club goers embrace at the approximate time one week ago that the Pulse nightclub mass shooting began. The music is turned off on the dance floor to observe a moment of silence at Parliament House, an LGBT nightclub early Sunday in Orlando, Fla. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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In Songs, Stories, Latino And LGBT Voices On How The Orlando Attack Feels Personal

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Francheska Garcia remembered her friend, Jonathan Camuy, who was killed in Sunday's mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Like many Puerto Ricans, Camuy had moved to Florida to escape Puerto Rico's economic crisis. Adrian Florido/NPR hide caption

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Latinos At Home And Abroad Mourn After Orlando Shooting

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Eddie Meltzer acted as an interpreter and liaison for families of the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. Courtesy of Eddie Meltzer hide caption

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Volunteer Interprets For Orlando Victims' Families: 'It Could Have Been Me'

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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has a love/hate relationship with the press, drawing high levels of publicity while limiting access to media organizations. Jan Kruger/Getty Images hide caption

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