
Pulse nightclub site cleared for memorial a decade after tragedy
Orlando’s Pulse nightclub was demolished to make way for a memorial honoring the 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting; the gunman, Omar Mateen, was killed by police after a three-hour siege and pledged allegiance to ISIS, with the weapons reportedly legally purchased, in a demolition set amid ongoing U.S. debates over LGBTQ rights and security.