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        Pulse Nightclub Owner Announces Plan for Permanent Memorial Site
    Barbara Poma told reporters that the onePULSE Foundation will oversee the effort, which includes a museum and scholarships honoring the victims who died in the mass shooting.
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Pulse Nightclub Owner Announces Plan for Permanent Memorial Site

Barbara Poma told reporters that the onePULSE Foundation will oversee the effort, which includes a museum and scholarships honoring the victims who died in the mass shooting.

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Pulse Nightclub Owner Announces Plan for Permanent Memorial Site

Barbara Poma told reporters that the onePULSE Foundation will oversee the effort, which includes a museum and scholarships honoring the victims who died in the mass shooting.

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