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Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy released a report Friday, which he also sent to the state’s ethics commission last month, acknowledging a potential conflict of interest.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

911 Report: Gang violence, weed, meth, and a DUI

By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 10, 2016

Police arrest gang member for punching 14-year-old

METRO | POLITICS

Column: Clinton's connections don't make up for her abysmal women's rights record

Jan. 10, 2016

Many maintain that Sen. Bernie Sanders has low odds of becoming the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, much less winning a general election. In spite of this, his platform and voting records are, by a considerable margin, the most thought-out and useful for women of any presidential candidate; many of his proposals are already in place in other developed democracies. The best example of this is paid family leave: Sanders has a clear way of paying for it, while Hillary Clinton’s plan is vague and doesn’t clearly outline who would foot the bill. It would be hard for Clinton to compete on policy alone. Thus far, her main edge over Sanders has stemmed from her name recognition and influence within the Democratic Party. A former advisor to President Obama, David Axelrod, even called the initial harsh penalties lobbied against Sanders for having access to Clinton’s voter data as “putting finger on scale” for Clinton.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Column: Paris conference was a bunch of hot air

Jan. 10, 2016

As Jan. 1 neared, many media outlets published articles that reviewed and ranked the most noteworthy events of the past 365 days. For many left-wing publications, the event that gained the most praise was the 2015 United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference. This event, apparently the most important and consequential event of the past year, was magnificently monumental in nature. Because of the hot air emissions created at the talks and coupled with the negotiators’ unduly self-praise, the media declared that all of the polar bears clinging onto nearly liquid glaciers can rest easy.

METRO | POLITICS

Column: We don't need He-Men; we need serious politicians

Jan. 10, 2016

Donald Trump is not the disease — he is the symptom.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Editorial: The reclassification of manatees would be a grave error

Jan. 10, 2016

In last week’s Darts & Laurels, we awarded a Laurel to Florida’s manatee population for making a tremendous comeback. This was spurred on by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement Thursday that they were seeking to reclassify the West Indian manatee from “endangered” to “threatened.”

UF center John Egbunu dunks during Florida’s 68-62 win over LSU on Jan. 9, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Signs of life: Increased defensive effort lifts Florida over LSU

By IAN COHEN | Jan. 9, 2016

Within the game’s first three minutes John Egbunu was already on the floor, laying out for a loose ball near the baseline.

UF forward Justin Leon corrals a rebound during Florida’s 68-62 win over LSU on Jan. 9, 2016, in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Justin Leon provides spark for Gators in win over LSU

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 9, 2016

The day before Florida squared off against LSU in the O’Connell Center, UF forward Justin Leon was asked if he had ever faced a player like LSU forward Ben Simmons while playing two seasons at Shawnee Community College.

Bridget Sloan performs on the balance beam during the Southeastern Conference Championships on March 21 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. Sloan scored a 9.95 on the event.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

UF gymnastics takes season opener against TWU

By Alejandro López | Jan. 8, 2016

Talk about a season-opening statement.

Aubree Munro catches during Florida's 7-1 win against Kansas on Feb. 21 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Four Gators named to softball USWNT

By Brian Lee | Jan. 8, 2016

Florida will be well represented when the USA Softball Women’s National Team competes internationally this Summer.

UF guard Eleanna Christinaki prepares to shoot during Florida’s loss to Mississippi State on Jan. 3, 2016.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators women's basketball shocks Volunteers in Rocky Top

By Ethan Bauer | Jan. 7, 2016

The Tennessee program that Pat Summitt built is one of the most storied in women’s college basketball, so it isn’t often that fans leave the Volunteers’ Thompson-Boling Arena before the end of a game.

Jordan Cronkrite runs into the end zone for a touchdown during Florida's 24-14 win against South Carolina on Nov. 14, 2015, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Column: A way-too-early list of Florida football players to watch in 2016

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 7, 2016

After a lackluster ending to the 2015 season, Jim McElwain and the Florida football team now turn their attention to Spring practice. The Gators return a plethora of starters -- most notably All-Southeastern Conference corner Jalen Tabor, freshman phenom Antonio Callaway and prolific punter Johnny Townsend. But for each starter coming back, Florida sees a veteran heading to the NFL.