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Janet Suggs, a 59-year-old Gainesville residents chants “Count Every Vote” outside city hall Sunday afternoon. About 50 people attended the Count Every Vote rally which was hosted by Our Revolution North Central Florida in order to support the Supervisors of elections as well as gain volunteers to assist with the recount.

METRO

For the first time in Florida history, a statewide manual recount will take place

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 15, 2018

In Alachua County, 40 volunteers will review ballots by hand.

Freshman Alyssa Baumann posted the high score in beam for the second time in her career with a 9.90.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF gymnast said she was victim of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse

By Angela DiMichele | Nov. 15, 2018

Nearly 500 women also accused Nassar.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student Body President Ian Green's family to donate $100,000

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 15, 2018

$75,000 has already been donated.

Russ Dye, 54, sits near his tent outside Grace Marketplace on Monday in four layers of clothes to shelter him from the cold. Dye said about 25 people at the shelter still need blankets and coats to bear the drop in temperatures.

METRO

Jackets, punk rock and shelter: Three ways to help Grace Marketplace in November

By Fotini Sisois | Nov. 15, 2018

The shelter will be open to anyone in need Thursday and Friday night.

Chick-fil-A’s stance opposing same-sex marriage has caused recent controversy and led to Change.org petitions to remove the fast food chain from college campuses.

METRO

Why did the chicken cross the road? New Chick-Fil-A to open on Archer this month

By Dana Cassidy | Nov. 15, 2018

It will be about a half mile from its old location.

Cliff Preston, 63, was nominated for the NASCAR Foundation Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award for his volunteer work as a baby cuddler at UF Health Shands Hospital in the neonatal intensive care unit.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Health Shands Hospital baby cuddling volunteer nominated for humanitarian award

By McKenna Beery | Nov. 15, 2018

He could win up to $100,000 for Shands.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Careful with the aux — your mood moves with the music

Nov. 15, 2018

Songs become the soundtracks to our lives, providing an emotional ally, but a one-sided one

NEWS | CAMPUS

Everything that went wrong: voting edition

Nov. 15, 2018

SG committed so many sins when promoting elections, it's worth two columns

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Our nation, world and university depend on international education

Nov. 15, 2018

I believe universities today must be champions of internationalization as essential to our nation’s prosperity and security.

OPINION | COLUMNS

You don’t have to be a rogue, lonely rebel to have independence

Nov. 15, 2018

Being independent doesn't mean you have to be alone

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

NEWS | NATIONAL

FDA to crack down on Juuls, flavored vapes

By Mike Stobbe | Nov. 15, 2018

In a major new effort to curb smoking, a top U.S. health official pledged Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and tighten rules governing the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.

Forward Keyontae Johnson elevates for his thundering dunk against La Salle with 13:40 in the second half. He finished UF's 82-69 victory with 12 points and three rebounds.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Florida rides balanced second-half effort to rout of La Salle

By Chris O'Brien | Nov. 14, 2018

For one brief second, the Stephen C. O’Connell Center fell silent.

Chrissy Sedgley, the director of operations at the Alachua County Humane Society, and Margot DeConna, the director of development, hold Bernard and Louie, 3- to 4-month-old jindo mixes inside the examination rooms at the shelter on Jan 16. DeConna said, originally, she thought the two dogs might need time to be socialized before being adopted, but after seeing them, DeConna said the dogs might get adopted sooner. “I think they’re going to be highly, highly adoptable,” she said.

METRO

Local animal shelters merge to form regional Humane Society

By Kelly Hayes | Nov. 14, 2018

The organization has two locations in Gainesville.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville teenager fatally hits man in wheelchair

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 14, 2018

It is currently unknown whether the teenager was under the influence

NEWS | CAMPUS

George A. Smathers Libraries donates to Field and Fork Pantry for survey responses

By Jeana Fraser | Nov. 14, 2018

The libraries plan to donate up to $3,000.

Guard Funda Nakkasoglu led the Gators in scoring with 43 points through the first two games. She's the only UF player shooting over 50.0 percent from the field (57.1).

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators look to right the ship against Mercer on Thursday

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 14, 2018

Two games, two losses so far for the Florida women’s basketball team.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen went 6-of-11 from the field for 14 points on Friday against Charleston Southern. He went 0-for-4 in the season-opener against FSU.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators trying to find their stroke before Battle 4 Atlantis

By Chris O'Brien | Nov. 14, 2018

Florida needs to shoot the ball better to be successful. That much is clear.

Quarterback Emory Jones (right) has only two games of leeway remaining on his freshman redshirt.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Which games will Emory Jones play?

By Morgan McMullen and Morgan Meets the Eye | Nov. 14, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Gators of all ages, step right up and play the hottest game in Gainesville!

UF quarterback Feleipe Franks seemed to run with purpose and physicality on Saturday against South Carolina. "I just wanted to run somebody over," he said.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Three ways Florida can benefit from matchup with Idaho

By Alanis Thames | Nov. 14, 2018

It’s tune-up week in the Southeastern Conference.

Florida goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese decided to play soccer in college rather than volleyball.

SPORTS | FEATURES

NET MINDER: Marckese decided which net was right

By River Wells | Nov. 14, 2018

The University of Florida will not forget Kaylan Marckese.

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