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Delray Beach fights to honor Pulse victims 10 years later amid new state restrictions

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By Joel Lopez 
| WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Friday, June 12 marks 10 years since the night of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando — a tragedy where 49 people lost their lives. For many in Delray Beach, the heartbreak is still felt and emotions made greater by the frustration over a memorial that’s now gone, and the mounting obstacles to bringing some form of alternative to replace it. Just blocks from downtown, there once was a rainbow-painted intersection — a Pride mural created to honor the victims of Pulse.
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10 years after Pulse nightclub shooting, Orlando remembers 49 lives lost and a community changed

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By Emma Romano , Kayla McDermott, Joel Lopez 
| WFLX-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
Pulse: The Night That Changed Us airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. On a warm summer night in June 2016, Pulse nightclub was exactly what it had always been for so many in Central Florida: a place of joy. The music was loud. Friends packed the dance floor. Laughter echoed through the building. It was Latin Night, one of the club's most popular events, and nearly 300 people had gathered to dance, celebrate and spend time with the people they loved. "It was the best time ever," survivor Patience Murray said.
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Pulse nightclub survivor's mother still seeking answers and accountability 10 years later

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By Joel Lopez 
| WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Christine Leinonen sits inside her Polk City home, surrounded by reminders of the life she once knew. Every shelf and every wall carries her son Christopher's memory — a wall of DVDs she calls a shrine, seven framed photos capturing casual dinners, white coat ceremonies, and moments of joy. WATCH WPTV'S COVERAGE BELOW: Pulse nightclub survivor's mother still seeking answers and accountability 10 years later "Well, like you just see a picture.
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