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When its not working and we keep getting the same outcomes, something will change and it will be an urgent matter. The Alachua County School Board is starting to put together bold plans for closing the achievement gap between the districts black and white students. (WUFT News)

Global company Thermo Fisher Scientific has concluded its $6 million expansion at Progress Park in Alachua. One of its vice presidents celebrated that progress Friday, saying, Ive been in this industry for over 20 years in gene therapy, and over the last three years, its completely transformed. (WUFT News)

Marketplace visited Gainesville to see a University of Florida professors efforts to improve the flavor of tomatoes.

State Sen. Keith Perry is taking an interest in the problem of police arresting people with epilepsy during their seizures. (WTSP)

The first two Democrats vying to replace state Rep. Clovis Watson, who is term-limited from running again next November, have filed paperwork during the past month or so. Watson now intends to unseat Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell. (WUFT News, News Service of Florida)

UFs fall semester is wrapping up in the next few weeks, but as it does so, theres a racial and political mess simmering that on Friday afternoon prompted a campuswide email from a vice president. (The Alligator)

One of Micanopys longtime religious leaders is stepping down after 37 years. Les Singletons final service as vicar took place yesterday at Church of the Mediator. (WCJB)

Three years ago, it seemed Amtrak was on a path to returning to serving parts of north Florida. The process of getting passenger trains going again between Pensacola and Jacksonville has moved extremely slowly. (WUFT News, Pensacola News Journal)

A slice of old Florida has been preserved at the Orange Lake Overlook at a cost of $1.3 million. Another piece of local Florida natural history was celebrated this weekend at Little Orange Creek. (Ocala Star-Banner, WUFT News)

Correction from Fridays edition, which had the incorrect title of Ibram X. Kendis latest book. It is called How to Be an Antiracist.

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WFSU put together a helpful guide on how state Supreme Court justices come to hold that position. Its particularly timely with the governor set to make two more selections.

USA Today tracked a man who in the 1990s was to face trial on rape charges in Vermont but who has been living in Florida without consequence for more than two decades.

CBS spotlights the role Florida played in the 2016 election hacking by Russian operatives, including what happened within Annette Taddeos failed run for the U.S. House.

Not everyone is on board with recreational marijuana in Florida, and that group now has a political action committee. (BayNews9)

Being a prisoner (of high water) in Key Largo is not that bad, but it is reality, a resident there tells the New York Times. Its report on King Tide flooding is worth your time.

Whats west of Key West? The Dry Tortugas, and they have a fascinating 500-year history. (Florida Memory Blog)

Heres a helpful guide on some of the states worst invasive plant species. (Florida Today)

World: Pope Francis, In Visit To Hiroshima, Says Possession Of Nuclear Weapons Is Immoral

World: Anti-Doping Agency Cites Russian Non-Compliance With Olympic Testing Procedures

National: Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer Forced Out Amid Controversy Over SEAL Case

National: How Some Sex Abuse Victims Are Finding Different Ways To Sue Clergy In Pennsylvania

Politics: How To Have Constructive Conversations At A Divisive Thanksgiving

Politics: Schiff: Impeachment Report Now Being Written, But More Hearings Still Possible

Science: Young Researchers Feel Excitement And Sadness To See Arctic Ice That May Disappear

Books: The Survivors Author On The Inheritance Of Holocaust Trauma

Education: Economists Say Forgiving Student Debt Would Boost Economy

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