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His last words were, “I sincerely apologize for what I have done. There’s no way I can repay that. … Give me peace, thank you,” according to news correspondent and witness John Koch.
A bill, which passed its final Florida House committee Feb. 26, would require at least 95% of new full-time, first-time college students enrolled at each of Florida’s four preeminent state research schools — including UF — to be Florida residents starting in 2030, based on an average across three years. The bill’s next step is a full floor vote in the House.
The state of Florida executed 66-year-old Melvin Trotter at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of Manatee County grocery store owner Virgie Langford in 1986, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
The newest documents give a deeper insight into Band’s relationships with Epstein and Maxwell, many of which contain flirtatious language between Band and Maxwell, though Band has denied any physical relationship.
The emails featured requests for advice, favors and information on Epstein’s life experiences, in addition to the scheduling of in-person and Skype meetings.
Two UF classes have been exposed to measles, the university announced last week. The university is investigating potential exposures, and the Florida Department of Health has begun reaching out to individuals in the exposed classes, according to the emailed announcement.
The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
The commission cited planned construction at the community center during the election as the reason behind the closure, though a start date for the project has not been released. The city of Alachua didn’t respond to phone calls requesting details on the project.
Florida’s rules for animal euthanasia, created in the 1990s, span a full page. Its guidance for executions by lethal injection, drawn up almost a decade later, takes up just two sentences. The specific details of the execution process are largely left to the discretion of the Florida Department of Corrections.
Douglas “Doug” Band, a member of UF’s presidential search advisory committee, is referenced in documents, transcripts and email chains related to the cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
A festival attendee checks out vintage automobiles at the Newberry’s Fabulous Fifties Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2025.
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