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Robert Sammel, 49, waves an American fl ag Saturday afternoon during the No War with Iran protest along Northwest 16th Boulevard. About 50 people attended the event, and organizers said it was held to spread awareness for the danger of military escalation in Iran following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

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Gainesville, UF react to death of top Iranian general in strike

By Hannah Phillips | Jan. 5, 2020

The strike prompted anti-war protests

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, attends an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran. Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials said Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, that Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

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US kills Iran's most powerful general in Baghdad strike

By The Associated Press | Jan. 2, 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States killed Iran's top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport Friday, an attack that threatens to dramatically ratchet up tensions in the region.

Gainesville Regional Utilities general manager Edward Bielarski Jr discusses increasing electric rates with the Gainesville City Commission on Wednesday during a meeting. Gas rates will increase by 0.57 percent, wastewater by 0.42 percent and water by 0.44 percent.

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Why Gainesville faces some of the highest utility rates in the state

By Lina Ruiz | Nov. 14, 2019

After living in Gainesville for eight years, Danielle Chanzes shared her struggles with city commissioners during public comment.

People wait for students and updates outside of Saugus High School after reports of a shooting on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Several hurt in California school shooting, gunman caught

By AP NEWS | Nov. 14, 2019

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Several people were injured Thursday during a shooting at a Southern California high school and the gunman was in custody, authorities said.

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, a woman using an electronic cigarette exhales in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. A Michigan judge is blocking the state's two-week-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. She says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration's delay in implementing the ban undercut its position that emergency rules were needed. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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'Next thing you know I’m addicted': The effect of new vaping laws in Gainesville

By Emma McAvoy and Meghan McGlone | Oct. 31, 2019

It’s a Monday night at White Buffalo bar. A group of fraternity brothers gather in a circle and share some laughs.

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NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

By Ralph Russo | Oct. 29, 2019

The NCAA Board of Governors took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness."

A young boy, Liam, and a horse become friendly, as he pets the horse’s nose. Liam’s family, meanwhile, has the attention of another horse nearby.

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‘Labor of love:’ Alachua farm provides a retirement home for horses the non-profit sanctuary runs on donations

By Nicole Chang | Oct. 17, 2019

On a 335-acre farm, a mother and her son are outnumbered by their 148 horses and four donkeys.

Bruce Capin strokes Kuwa, one of the three cougars living in the sanctuary at his home, Monday evening after bringing her some grass to eat. Capin said he has had the sanctuary for 20 years and that he takes in cougars that were mistreated or neglected so that they can live out the rest of their lives.

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Cougars of Alachua: Meet the couple behind Yahtok’ya Animal Sanctuary

By Alyssa Feliciano | Sep. 19, 2019

In a fenced enclosement adjacent to a mobile home, an 80 pound cougar slowly inched closer to Bruce Capin.

People look out from a ferry as they wait to be evacuated to Nassau in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, from the port of Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. It's been nearly a week after Dorian roared in from the sea as the most powerful hurricane in the northwestern Bahamas' recorded history.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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The Latest: Thousands in shelters near Bahamas capital; Florida aids

By AP Newsroom | Sep. 13, 2019

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian and the Bahamas (all times local):

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Alachua County Jail hacker outsmarted system “just to prove” he could

By Samia Lagmis | Sep. 12, 2019

Justin Lee Williams watched his reflection against a dim screen in the Alachua County Jail.

A traditional dance performed by the indigenous Kuikuro people in the Brazilian Amazon, which Michael Heckenberger has worked with for the past 27 years. He designed Amazon Hope to help save these people and the rainforest they live in.

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‘There is still hope’: UF professor organizes summit to address Amazon rainforest fires

By Hope Dean | Aug. 29, 2019

When UF anthropology professor Michael Heckenberger worked in the Brazilian Amazonrainforest, the sky wasn’t always blue.

Mourners visit a makeshift memorial outside Ned Peppers bar following a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in the popular entertainment district in Dayton, killing several people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said.

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As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath

By Matt Sedensky | Aug. 5, 2019

Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31.

Mourners gather at a vigil following a nearby mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Multiple people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said.

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Police: Ohio gunman who killed 9 was stopped in 30 seconds

By Dan Sewell | Aug. 4, 2019

A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said.

Eleven-year-old Leilani Hebben puts her head on her mother Anabel Hebben's shoulder as they visit the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

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Attack on Texas shoppers to be handled as domestic terrorism

By Cedar Attanasio | Aug. 4, 2019

The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso department store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said Sunday as they weighed hate-crime charges against the suspected gunman that could carry the death penalty.

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Students at Eastside High School walkout of class in support of gun reform.

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Florida AG wants to block assault weapons ban ballot drive

By Calvan | July 29, 2019

Florida's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed ballot measure seeking to ban assault weapons, saying the measure goes too far in outlawing the possession of all semi-automatic long guns.

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After grasping ‘impossible dream,’ Moon pioneers head home

By Dave Reddick | July 17, 2019

Man’s impossible dream — conquest of the moon — is nearing its final scene as America’s moon pioneers coast back to Earth.

In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo, suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel listens to comments by his attorney at a news conference after new Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., over his handling of February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Israel testified for seven hours Wednesday, June 19, while fighting to regain his job. A lawyer for DeSantis focused his questions on training that former Deputy Scot Peterson received before the shooting in February 2018. Israel replied that Peterson was trained but there's no way he could have given him the courage to confront the shooter.

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Sheriff's office loses accreditation after Parkland shooting

By Associated Press | July 1, 2019

The agency was criticized for its handling of fatal shootings

From left, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney pose for a photo on stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami.

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Five highlights of Wednesday’s presidential debate

By April Rubin | June 27, 2019

Ten candidates took the stage to persuade voters they should be the Democratic nominee