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Local fair provides exercise tips, encourages healthy diets
By Nicole Kocian | July 25, 2016“Everybody has a butt, but do you actually know how to use it?”
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Football player stops sexual assault
By Giuseppe Sabella | July 25, 2016After a UF football player and another Gainesville man intervened on a sexual assault near Midtown on Thursday, detectives are now searching for information about whether the man has assaulted other women.
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Electronics company creates 3-D printing design challenge
By Demi Wolfe | July 25, 2016Mouser Electronics, an electronic component distributor, launched a challenge for engineers across the country to submit designs for objects that can be used in space.
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Wal-Mart to sell less-than-perfect apples in Florida stores
By Catherine Dickson | July 25, 2016Fruits and vegetables are just as edible whether they are picture perfect or dented and bruised, which is why Wal-Mart recently partnered with “I’m Perfect,” a company that sells slightly damaged produce.
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Sixteen-person bike now features rooftop solar panel
By Nancy Massani | July 25, 2016The lights and speakers on Florida Fun Bikes’ 16-person bike will now be powered by a small rooftop solar panel.
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Subway campaign aims to alleviate global water shortage
By Nancy Massani | July 20, 2016For every bottle of Dasani water purchased through Aug. 31 at Subway, the restaurant will donate 30 cents to help build a well in Kenya.
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Target to open store across the street from UF campus
By Natalie Calvo | July 18, 2016Soon, the days of students taking the bus to Archer Road to pick up toilet paper and groceries will be gone.
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POLITICS
Column: Reaction to Tebow possibly speaking at RNC was uncalled for
By Ethan Bauer | July 18, 2016Tim Tebow won’t be speaking at this week’s Republican National Convention.
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Bluegrass band to finish Jewel Box Summer Concert Series
By Daniel Hopin | July 18, 2016About two years after Lonesome River Band’s “Turn on a Dime” made it on the Billboard Top 10 Bluegrass Album Chart, the band will now perform at the Jewel Box Summer Concert Series’ last show Friday.
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UF alumnus links international students, host families
By Jessica Gonzalez | July 18, 2016UF law school alumnus Zee Asghar formed an online business to help international students find housing in the U.S.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF professor released after violating restraining order
By Sara Marino | July 13, 2016An assistant professor with the UF College of Pharmacy was released from jail Tuesday after he was once again arrested when a judge said he violated a restraining order from his previous arrest.
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Tree trimming in Ocala causes Cox internet outage
By Jessica Rodriguez | July 13, 2016Cox Communications customers in Florida were left without internet or phone services after a tree-trimming accident late Wednesday morning in Ocala, said Cam Johnson, Cox’s public affairs manager.
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Starbucks increases wages, several beverage prices
By Monica Andrade | July 13, 2016Starbucks customers may have to pay a little more during their next visit.
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Florida Department of Health offers precautions for Zika
By Jessica Rodriguez | July 13, 2016The Florida Department of Health reminded residents to take precautions after a new Zika-related case was reported earlier this week in Alachua County.
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Pride Community Center, GPD host open discussion
By Paige Fry | July 13, 2016In an effort to communicate with Gainesville’s LGBTQ+ and minority communities, Gainesville Police officers held an open discussion at the Pride Community Center this week.
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Toxic algae bloom sparks environmental art
By Johana Wiznitzer | July 13, 2016An algal bloom in South Florida has come to the attention of Gainesville artists.
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Mayor Poe starts book club, hopes to start discussions
By Jasmine Osmond | July 11, 2016The mayor of Gainesville, Lauren Poe, started a new community book club that will use books to spark discussions on a broad range of topics, Poe said.
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"The Toxic Avenger" extended to end of July
By Jessica Rodriguez | July 11, 2016Gainesville residents showed their support for the musical “The Toxic Avenger” after its popularity called for an extended end date.
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UF student hopes to find his service dog
By Sara Marino | July 6, 2016From the moment he met Rusty, UF student Ty Redler said he knew the American bulldog mix would make a perfect service dog and companion.
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Gainesville veterans react to recent transgender policy
By Jasmine Osmond | July 6, 2016Roughly a year after the U.S. legalized same-sex marriage for all 50 states, the Department of Defense announced plans for the military to allow transgender service men, women and enlisting recruits to openly serve.
