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Stop obsessing over "thigh gaps" — it's not healthy

Some people have blue eyes, and some people have green eyes. Some people have innie belly buttons, and some people have outie belly buttons. Some people have narrow hips and legs that touch, and some people have wider hips with thighs that don’t touch. All these particular body parts are affected by the arbitrary genetic hand you’re dealt at birth, yet young girls have chosen to obsess over whether they have a “thigh gap.”


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NEWS

Safety first: don’t drink, text and walk

I've been a klutz ever since I started wobbling around on my own two feet as a toddler. My dad always had to warn me, “Caterine, watch where you’re going!” I was the typical toddler distracted by anything that moved, made sound or sparkled.


METRO

New, colorful $100 bill makes national debut

The newly designed $100 bill began circulation Tuesday. The note’s high-tech design is the Federal Reserve’s way of staying a step ahead of the counterfeiters, said Detective Matt Goeckel, Gainesville Police currency expert and task force liaison with the U.S. Secret Service.


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