Newsletter: Today: How the Shooting Unfolded. Fall of the Brothers Calderon.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

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How the Shooting Unfolded

It was last call on Latin Night, when DJs on three stages played reggaeton, merengue, salsa and hip-hop. That’s when the gunman walked to the entrance of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, where officials said he exchanged fire with an off-duty, uniformed police officer. But the shooter got inside the club uninjured, and the carnage unfolded. Here is what witnesses and officials say happened that night.

The FBI Interviewed Him. Twice. What Happened?

In 2013 and 2014, the FBI said it conducted surveillance and scrutinized the communications of the man who would become the Orlando shooter. They even interviewed him twice. The conclusion: He was not a threat and had broken no laws. Now, agents are investigating not only what led up to the attack but also if any signs were missed. At least one thing is for sure: He isn’t the first “known wolf,” a term analysts use for a person who passes an investigation and then commits a terrorist act. Here is the latest.

More About the Attack

-- A theme park employee. A protector and confidant. A charismatic singer. More details about the victims emerge.

-- The gunman had used a gay dating app and visited the LGBT nightclub on other occasions, witnesses say.

-- The AR-15-style rifle: a popular seller tainted by mass murder.

The New Normal in Politics

There was a time when politics might have been set aside after the worst shooting on U.S. soil. Now is not that time. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump each spoke about how to fight terrorism, but their strategies and styles couldn’t have differed more. Clinton laid out a plan to fight Islamic State, called for unity and warned of “inflammatory, anti-Muslim rhetoric.” Trump focused on immigration as the root cause of the massacre and at one point questioned the motivations of President Obama. Clinton named no names, while Trump mentioned her at least 19 times.

The Fall of the Brothers Calderon

For more than three decades, members of the Calderon family have held sway in Sacramento’s halls of power. Now, in a plea deal, former state Sen. Ronald Calderon has admitted to mail fraud and conceded he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. And just last week, his brother Tom, a former state assemblyman, pleaded guilty to a charge of money laundering. Read on for a detailed look at a political dynasty’s fall from grace.

Microsoft Added a Connection You May Know

In the ever-evolving digital world, Microsoft and LinkedIn have been called stale. Will combining the two refresh them both? That’s the hope as Microsoft spends more than $26 billion to acquire LinkedIn. The idea is to pair the latter’s database of 433 million users with workplace products such as Office 365 and the Dynamics customer relationship management platform.

CALIFORNIA

-- “He was young and dumb and had a mouth on him”: Here’s what we know about the armed man headed to L.A. Pride.

-- A former L.A. County sheriff’s deputy at the center of a jail scandal gets six months in prison.

-- Two lawmakers say it’s time to redefine rape in California law, as the state’s definition is out of date.

-- There is less fighting over teacher evaluations in L.A., but is that a good thing?

NATION-WORLD

-- The Supreme Court won’t take up the case of American Samoans seeking birthright citizenship.

-- In Islamic State-held areas, being gay often means a death sentence.

-- Japanese police begin a crackdown on coerced sex in the porn industry.

-- A psychologist testifies at a sentencing hearing that Oscar Pistorius is a depressed, “broken man.”

-- On Mars, Curiosity finds signs of an explosive volcanic past.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- The West Hollywood art installation “No One Is Safe” uses mannequins to respond to the Orlando tragedy.

-- Waiting for “Hamilton,” the movie? It could be a long wait.

-- Get past the hype, and this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo offers some intriguing video game developments.

-- Video: Two-time Emmy winner Tony Hale goes deep on “Veep.”

-- TV review: If you reacted with groans to the idea of an “Uncle Buck” revival, well, you were right.

-- “The Perfect American,” a controversial opera about Walt Disney, will get its U.S. premiere at Long Beach.

BUSINESS

-- Southern California grocery workers are threatening to strike if no contract is hammered out with Ralphs and Albertsons.

-- Sumner Redstone’s top two lieutenants made a king’s ransom. Here’s why.

SPORTS

-- Kyrie Irving and LeBron James help the Cavaliers stave off elimination in the NBA championship.

-- A baseball pitcher at UC San Francisco is recovering after saving his mother with a liver transplant.

-- The Anaheim Ducks are expected to name Randy Carlyle as head coach again, after he was fired in 2011.

OPINION

-- Trump smearing Obama with innuendo over Muslims and Orlando is a new low, even for him.

-- Go ahead and hate Gawker, but don’t cheer its downfall.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- A map of mass shootings in the U.S. since Sandy Hook. (Vox)

-- Laser technology has revealed multiple cities between 900 and 1,400 years old beneath the tropical forest floor of Cambodia. (The Guardian)

-- Attention, foodies: Food is not everything. (The Baffler)

ONLY IN CALIFORNIA

Engineering professor Steve Dobbs lives only about eight miles from Disneyland, but that’s not close enough. Three years ago, he started building a mini-replica of “It’s a Small World,” using dolls his wife was planning on throwing out. “It started off small, but I got carried away,” he said. Now it includes a backyard roller coaster. We’re guessing it cost significantly less than the $5.5-billion Shanghai Disney resort opening Thursday.

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