Attempted rape on UF campus | Gainesville.com – A man attempted to rape a University of Florida student on Monday night near Weimer Hall. An alert was sent to students and staff. As of last night, the man had not been apprehended. The Gainesville Sun

Voter Registration Fraud From GOP-Backed Firm Spreads – ABC News – Strategic Allied Consultants, a firm with ties to the GOP, may have turned in “hundreds” of fake voter registration forms in Florida. Fraudulent forms have been discovered in at least nine of Florida’s counties. ABC News

Survivors recount chaos, horror of ferry collision – CNN.com – Almost 40 people drowned in a ferry collision near Hong Kong’s Lamma Island. One of the boats involved in the collision had passengers on board for a firework display in celebration of China’s National Day. Rescuers continued looking for survivors into Tuesday morning. CNN

U.S. Sugar kicks off Florida sugarcane season, starts harvest | www.palmbeachpost.com – Monday marked the beginning of Florida’s sugarcane season. Florida is the largest producer of sugarcane in the country. Throughout the 2000s, Florida has produced 1.8 million tons of sugar per year. The Palm Beach Post

Group marches against Amendment 3 | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com – Opponents of Florida’s Amendment 3 marched to the Historic Capitol on Monday. This amendment would change current revenue limits and would base future limits on inflation and population change. Amendment 3 would place the excess money from the exceeded cap in a separate fund to support public schools or would return the money to taxpayers in some cases.  This amendment will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Tallahassee Democrat