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President Obama: Orlando Massacre Was Not A Foreign Plot
"We currently do not have any information that a foreign terrorist group directed the attack in Orlando," said the president, calling the killer of 49 people "self-radicalized."
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          Jun 14, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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President Obama: Orlando Massacre Was Not A Foreign Plot

"We currently do not have any information that a foreign terrorist group directed the attack in Orlando," said the president, calling the killer of 49 people "self-radicalized."

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President Obama: Orlando Massacre Was Not A Foreign Plot

"We currently do not have any information that a foreign terrorist group directed the attack in Orlando," said the president, calling the killer of 49 people "self-radicalized."

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Fighting against an illness with no treatment and institutional racism, Black queer communities had to look inward for support.

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In Minnesota, staying human was treated as a danger—and innocent lives paid the price.

“I will fight these baseless charges, and I will not be silenced,” the gay journalist said.

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"We apologize to Elis and our viewers," NBC Sports said in a statement.

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