'You can't kill me. I'm an idea, I'm timeless.'

Just days after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, one gay volunteer tells NPR he "won't subscribe to fear."

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Pain And Resolve In Orlando 'You can't kill me. I'm an idea, I'm timeless.' That's what Eddie Meltzer told NPR, just days after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. He'd left the club only five minutes before the killing began; he returned to volunteer as an interpreter for victims' families. "That was tearing me apart," he says. "I was so close. It could have been me." 'I'm not going to subscribe to fear' 'Craigslist For Guns' Semi-automatic weapons without a background check can be just a click away The Armslist website, and others like it, are coming under increased scrutiny from authorities and advocates. NPR's data analysis shows that semi-automatic weapons comprised at least 1 in 4 firearms listed on Armslist. See the full NPR analysis Invisibilia Returns! To make life safer, sometimes you've gotta be vulnerable At least, that's the crucial lesson an oil company tried to instill in its roughneck employees after several deaths on the rig. So, it got them to embark on the scariest task of all: sharing their feelings. Listen to Invisibilia's Season 2 Stalk Talk Celery: why? Seems like a simple question, right? And one that finicky children (and your faithful newsletter-writer) have asked over their dinner plates from time immemorial. But scientists aren't quite sure why we've long cultivated the low-calorie veggie, either. Here are some answers anyway Some Much-Needed Cheer When this grandma Googles, she comes equipped with the world's politest searches It's been a rough week in the news. So take a few minutes to consider an unusual story — of good manners. On the Internet! And Google responded in kind

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