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10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, becomes emotional after giving her story during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphian, was visiting Florida for the first time, vacationing with her two friends. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, becomes emotional after giving her story during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphian, was visiting Florida for the first time, vacationing with her two friends. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Patience Carter, a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting from Philadelphia, becomes emotional after giving her story during a news conference at Florida Hospital Orlando, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Carter, a 20-year-old Philadelphian, was visiting Florida for the first time, vacationing with her two friends. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. WHY PICTURE OF ORLANDO GUNMAN GROWS MURKIER

The FBI is investigating if Omar Mateen was a regular customer at the gay nightclub he attacked, and if he had been leading a secret gay life.

2. ‘I WAS JUST BEGGING GOD TO TAKE THE SOUL OUT MY BODY’

Those are the words of Patience Carter, who was shot in the leg during the nightclub rampage and feared she would die before police rescued her.