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Unemployment rate rises in Alachua County
By Aurora Martínez | July 7, 2020More than 15,000 people have applied for Reemployment Assistance benefits since March 15
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Four more cases reported at the Alachua County Jail
By Grethel Aguila | July 7, 2020Contact tracers tested 20 other inmates who were in contact with the ones who tested positive for the virus
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UF begins COVID-19 screening and testing for students
By Nicole Rodriguez | July 6, 2020The survey and testing are to prepare for their return to campus in Fall
Sports
Former UF player charged with bank fraud
By River Wells | July 6, 2020A former Florida football player has been indicted by a grand jury on bank fraud.
The Avenue
National Fried Chicken Day: Best chicken in Gainesville
By Michelle Holder | July 6, 2020Celebrate the food holiday on July 6th
Metro
‘Palestine will be free’: More than 100 gather to protest annexation
By Tristan Wood | July 6, 2020The protest was one of five Day of Rage protests in the state
Sports
'I’m just grateful to be alive': The father of a UF athlete’s fight against coronavirus
By Noah Ram | July 6, 2020The last memory Stuart Hall, the father of Gators soccer player Cameron Hall, had from April 6 to April 24 was watching the film “Creed.”
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Eight inmates at the Alachua County Jail test positive for COVID-19
By Grethel Aguila | July 6, 2020Of the 642 inmates at the jail, all 74 tested are now quarantined
The Avenue
The Voices of Gainesville: Black-owned businesses discuss hair as a form of identity
By Lonnie Numa | July 6, 2020Two perspectives in cosmetology and the future of a movement
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‘Please listen to us’: Black students demand change, say they feel unsafe and unwanted at UF
By Ariana Aspuru | July 5, 2020“It feels horrible,” one student said. “I’m always watching my back.”
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UF to continue prison labor until 2021 at the latest
By Nicole Rodriguez | July 5, 2020“Those are real laborers doing real labor without pay and without choice,” said one UF graduate.
Sports
How bad was the Gators' running game in 2019?
By Brendan Farrell | July 4, 2020There weren’t many aspects to criticize about the 2019 Gators. A second-straight double-digit win season, a win in a New Year’s Six bowl for the second year in a row and blowout wins over rivals Tennessee and Florida State is usually enough to please a fanbase.
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How will the Fourth of July look different this year? Community weighs in
By Anna Wilder | July 4, 2020As Black Lives Matter protestors continue to call for change, many people feel as if Independence Day shouldn’t be celebrated at all until everyone is considered equal
Metro
Gainesville woman accused of stalking her husband
By Sarah Mandile | July 3, 2020Sabrina Wagner was arrested after climbing through her husband's unlocked bedroom window
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Inside a changing industry: Performing arts
By Serra Sowers and Katie Delk | July 3, 2020From theater to dance, the performing arts are finding ways to survive amid the pandemic
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Students continue push for UF administration to rename campus buildings
By Ariana Aspuru | July 3, 2020The Reitz Union and O’Connell Center are highlighted for having controversial namesakes
Sports
Crawford Forgoes Senior Season To Pursue Professional Dream
By Zachary Huber | July 2, 2020Most athletes dream of making it professionally. But, the percentage who make it are slim.
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UF says it won't offer pass/fail option for Summer courses
By Anna Wilder | July 2, 2020UF offered the option in Spring to ease stress amid the pandemic
The Avenue
Rate & Review: “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich”
By Benjamin Delger | July 2, 2020Survivors open up in this docuseries on Epstein’s history of human trafficking and sexual abuse
The Avenue
The Voices of Gainesville: How a 24-year-old Black entrepreneur opened his first restaurant
By Michelle Holder | July 2, 2020Christopher Hopkins opened 4 Paumes in March 2020
