A northeast Florida woman wants to make sure veterans get the help they need after serving their country. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are 1,583,697 veterans in Florida. The National Office was unavailable. The local VA was unable to comment today.
Read More »UF makes national headlines over legal testimony
The University of Florida made national headlines this week after it denied the request for three professors to take side work as legal experts. The professors would have been hired to testify against Florida’s new election law. We outline the conflict.
Read More »UF subpoenaed for student athlete records in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA
The University of Florida must release financial aid records and related documents pertaining to all of its current student athletes – as well as all Gators from between 2016 and 2020 – as part of a potential class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and its Power Five conferences. All of the …
Read More »The Facebook Papers: What you need to know about the trove of insider documents
Facebook’s rank-and-file employees warned their leaders about the company’s effects on society and politics in the United States. And they say its inability to effectively moderate content has magnified those dangers, both in the U.S. and abroad. Those are two of the main takeaways from thousands of internal Facebook documents …
Read More »Moderna won’t share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it
The World Health Organization has hired a company based in South Africa to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID.
Read More »Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing 17 people — 14 students and 3 staff members — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Read More »Florida school massacre families settle suit with district
Some victims and families impacted by the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas massacre have reached a $25 million settlement with the school district.
Read More »There’s a backlog at U.S. ports. Here’s how Biden hopes to get you your goods, faster
President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.
Read More »Caffeine Enthusiasts Celebrate National Coffee Day
Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee daily. Customers at Alachua County’s Opus Coffee want to raise that average.
Read More »The Lede || Season IV Episode I: Heating Up The Controversy
In this episode of The Lede, we take a look at a three-part motion set for Alachua County Fire Rescue, the uncovering of Abortion Laws and the Gaby Petito case. We also highlight UF’s Local Restaurant Row. The episode’s original air date was September 24.
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