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5 things to know today: Another nightclub shooting in Fla.

In this frame from video, people gather near the scene of a fatal shootings at Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. (WBBH via AP)
In this frame from video, people gather near the scene of a fatal shootings at Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. (WBBH via AP)
July 25, 2016

Deaths in Fort Myers. Authorities say two people have been killed and more than a dozen shot at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla. The shooting comes more than a month after a nightclub shooting in Orlando, the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

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