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Read More »Biden Announces He Will End America’s Longest War In Afghanistan
The United States will withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Biden will announce on Wednesday, turning the page on a conflict that has cost trillions of dollars and the lives of more than 2,300 American troops.
Read More »Gainesville And Duhok Students Design Sister City Sculpture As Potential Confederate Statue Replacement
The sculpture was entered in a competition to replace a confederate statue that was on the west lawn of the Alachua County Administration Building.
Read More »An Accident Took A Boy’s Ability To Walk. A Community In Ocala Wants To Give It Back.
Jacen Mancil never got to take his first steps as a toddler, but that could soon change due to the efforts of a small community in Ocala.
Read More »Gainesville, Iraqi City Of Duhok Re-Up Sister City Agreement
Some six thousand miles separate the cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq, but the two are ready to reignite a long-distance friendship.
Read More »Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol, Lawmakers Evacuated
Angry supporters of President Donald Trump have stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power.
Read More »Panel Discusses How A Legalized Recreational Marijuana Industry Could Help Florida’s African American Population
Six panelists discussed the likelihood of recreational marijuana’s legalization in the decade ahead.
Read More »Gainesville Unveils Two Markers Commemorating Memorial Mile
On each Memorial Day since 2007, the Gainesville chapter of Veterans for Peace has placed a 12-inch ceremonial tombstone for every U.S. soldier who died in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Read More »The Non-Voter: ‘Farmer Jeff’ Loses Faith In Government After Father Dies In VA Hospital
Jeff Mays grew up during the MTV Rock the Vote era but never registered. He was too busy taking care of his dad.
Read More »Deadly Florida Airport Shooting Results In Plea Deal For Man
Federal prosecutors filed court documents Monday in which an Alaska man agreed to plead guilty to a Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people in exchange for a life prison sentence.
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