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MOSCOW (AP) — The plane that burst into flames while making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, killing 41 of the 78 people on board, was without radio communications because of a lightning strike, Russian news media on Monday quoted the pilot as saying.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/05/investigators-probe-cause-of-moscow-jet-crash-that-killed-41

Supreme garments and robot dances: Remembering Julian Obligado

(05/02/19 5:50pm)

Julian Obligado could always be seen wearing Supreme. When he wasn’t wearing it, he was buying more of the skateboarding brand or selling what he owned to his friends.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/05/supreme-garments-and-robot-dances-remembering-julian-obligado

The Swamp Restaurant survives new development plans

(05/01/19 2:30pm)

The Swamp Restaurant at 1642 W University Ave. will stay open despite new construction around it.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/05/the-swamp-restaurant-survives-new-development-plans

The cassowary that killed an Alachua man to be auctioned

(04/23/19 10:50pm)

The large flightless bird that killed an Alachua man will be up for auction along with the rest of his exotic and rare animals Saturday.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/the-cassowary-that-killed-an-alachua-man-to-be-auctioned

UF football employee accused of threatening woman

(04/23/19 10:41pm)

A UF football employee threatened to blow up his former girlfriend’s car, deputies said.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/uf-football-employee-accused-of-threatening-woman

A few last-minute notes for UF's Class of 2023

(04/23/19 10:38pm)

Moving on from high school can be one of the first big changes someone experiences in life. No matter how many times you have pictured yourself away from home or visited your future college, nothing beats actually being there and seeing it firsthand. Either way, a few tricks and tips can’t hurt. Here are a few things I wish I knew when I was first making my way to Gainesville.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/a-few-last-minute-notes-for-uf-s-class-of-2023

‘All I could hear was Garth Brooks’: UF students react to concert in the Swamp

(04/21/19 11:14pm)

Garth Brooks concertgoers were given parking priority while UF students struggled to find spots Saturday.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/all-i-could-hear-was-garth-brooks-uf-students-react-to-concert-in-the-swamp

garth meme

(04/21/19 11:05pm)

Shannon Moriarty, a 20-year-old UF art history junior, created a SpongeBob SquarePants meme after hearing loud noise from the Garth Brooks concert and soundcheck. She posted it on the Swampy memes for top 10 public teens Facebook group page.

https://www.alligator.org/multimedia/79a19ffe-64ab-11e9-85ce-23417837d1bc

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

(04/21/19 6:52pm)

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/easter-sunday-bomb-blasts-kill-more-than-200-in-sri-lanka

From Cuba to Gainesville: DJ Elio Piedra drums up Latin culture

(04/19/19 1:17am)

In his fourth grade class in Cuba, Elio Piedra’s teacher asked him to play a rhythm.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/from-cuba-to-gainesville-dj-elio-piedra-drums-up-latin-culture

SG banquet: Mac and cheese, prayer and cowboys

(04/18/19 9:34pm)

Well, I made it into the Student Government banquet this year, and it was a rather interesting event. For starters, they dropped around $20,000 on a banquet and ended up drinking out of disposable plastic cups. They are humble people, aren’t they?

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/sg-banquet-mac-and-cheese-prayer-and-cowboys

Florida lawmaker proposes amendment to make The Swamp Restaurant a landmark

(04/18/19 6:12pm)

Change may be coming to Midtown, and Gators are trying to stop it.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/florida-lawmaker-proposes-amendment-to-make-the-swamp-restaurant-a-landmark

Forget Hallmark holidays. Introducing: Instagram holidays

(04/16/19 8:59pm)

National Girlfriend Day. National Boyfriend Day. National Ex-Spouse Day. The list goes on and on. It seems to me that in recent times these “holidays” have grown in popularity thanks to the online societies unasked for and organic decision to use them as a reason to post. These are days when your feed is full of people posting about their significant others, whom they love and appreciate, but it has become an excuse to post a picture that you have had saved in your camera roll.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/forget-hallmark-holidays-introducing-instagram-holidays

Saudi Arabia, car crashes and printers: Comedian Hasan Minaj speaks at UF

(04/12/19 12:20am)

Hasan Minhaj said he was fired from just about every job he’s had.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/saudi-arabia-car-crashes-and-printers-comedian-hasan-minaj-speaks-at-uf

Ocala man accused of threatening to shoot up UF campus in a rap song

(04/10/19 12:25pm)

A man who allegedly threatened to “shoot the whole campus up” during a Gators game in a rap song was arrested Tuesday, deputies said.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/ocala-man-accused-of-threatening-to-shoot-up-uf-campus-in-a-rap-song

RL Grime and Lost Kings to perform at Flavet Field

(04/09/19 11:45pm)

UF students may be seen shuffling at Flavet Field on the last day of classes.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2019/04/rl-grime-and-lost-kings-to-perform-at-flavet-field

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