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The South Florida Roundup

SCOTUS' Immigration Deadlock, Rubio's Running & Another Look Into Orlando's shooting

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Tapes show how Orlando Police and rescue personnel dealt with the ongoing tragedy inside The Pulse nitghclub.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a a one sentence ruling announcing, in fact, that it couldn't make a decision on President Obama’s executive action on immigration. The action, signed in 2014, would have granted temporary legal status and work permits to as many as 4 million parents of U.S. citizens who entered the U.S. illegally prior to 2010. For those millions waiting and hoping the court would rule in favor of the executive action, what happens now?

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Shortly after the March 15th Florida Primary -where he was defeated by the presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump -, Marco Rubio said he was out of politics. But now it seems he’s changed his mind. This week, he decided he needs to fight to keep his senate seat and that decision has shifted the landscape of the senate race. Why did Republicans push Rubio back into the race?

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Reporters Patricia Mazzei (Miami Herald) & Sergio Bustos (Associated Press) on 'The Florida Roundup'

There are still many questions about the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando almost two weeks ago. The release  of a transcript of Omar Mateen's 911 call the night of the shooting by the FBI and the Department of Justice has only stoke the fire.  Were any of the victims in the nightclub caught in friendly fire? 

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WLRN's Rowan Moore Gerety with WMFE's Matthew Peddie on 'The Florida Roundup'

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