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Date Received:10/8/2024 9:17:58 AM
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Subject:[EXTERNAL] GNV News Wrap: Oct. 8, 2024 edition
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GNV News Wrap for Tuesday, Oct. 8

Topics covered in today's edition:

  • Florida leaders urge people to listen to evacuation orders ahead of Milton
  • Catastrophic Milton maintaining strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico
  • Alachua County: Sign up for text message updates, crucial information on Hurricane Milton
  • Hurricane Milton projected to hit region on Wednesday
  • Alachua County readies sandbag pickup, opens yard debris option
  • Free sandbag fill sites open ahead of Hurricane Milton
  • Duke Energy preparing for Milton
  • LifeSouth calls for donations before Hurricane Milton hits area
  • Use this code for free Uber rides to shelters in evacuating Florida counties
  • GRU Authority hears plan for customer advocacy, future power generation
  • Gainesville community rallies for amendment returning GRU leadership to city
  • One year later: Where do UF's pro-Israel, pro-Palestine communities stand?
  • Oct 7 Palestine solidarity rally met with pro-Trump, Israel flags on UF campus
  • Twenty Pearls Foundation hosts event to increase breast cancer awareness in Gainesville
  • Elections are next month. What are organizations doing to register Gen Z?
  • Gainesville's City Food Hall chasing national restaurant trend
  • University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville

Florida leaders urge people to listen to evacuation orders ahead of Milton

The state is getting ready for the largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017, which was the largest in state history.

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Catastrophic Milton maintaining strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico

Residents are urged to complete their hurricane preps as Milton will start to indirectly affect western central Florida on Tuesday.

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Alachua County: Sign up for text message updates, crucial information on Hurricane Milton

As a resource for Hurricane Milton, we are offering a text message service to bring you updates, connect you with resources and answer questions

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Hurricane Milton projected to hit region on Wednesday

Storm upgraded to Category 5.

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Tropical storm watch issued for Alachua County ahead of Hurricane Milton

As of 8 p.m. Monday, Milton had maximum sustained winds of 180 mph and was moving east at 10 mph. The storm is about 650 miles from Florida.

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Alachua County readies sandbag pickup, opens yard debris option

Yard debris left at Leveda Brown Environmental Park for free.

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Free sandbag fill sites open ahead of Hurricane Milton

Communities are opening sandbag-filling locations as Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast as a major hurricane this week

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Duke Energy preparing for Milton

The utility services 35 counties in Florida, with the bulk of them in the path of Hurricane Milton.

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LifeSouth calls for donations before Hurricane Milton hits area

Blood donors needed when significant storms threaten Southeastern United States.

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Use this code for free Uber rides to shelters in evacuating Florida counties

If you are in one of the Florida counties under a state of emergency due to Hurricane Milton, use this code to get a free Uber ride to a shelter.

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GRU Authority hears plan for customer advocacy, future power generation

Utility also preps for Hurricane Milton.

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Gainesville community rallies for amendment returning GRU leadership to city

Attendees rallied to support an amendment that would return the company's leadership from state to city control. It will appear on the general election ballot Nov. 5.

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One year later: Where do UF's pro-Israel, pro-Palestine communities stand?

The Israel-Gaza conflict has been a source of controversy for several decades but was most notably amplified after Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant group Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel. The attack killed 1,200, mostly civilians, with 250 taken as hostages to the Gaza strip.

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Oct 7 Palestine solidarity rally met with pro-Trump, Israel flags on UF campus

Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held a rally in Turlington Plaza at the University of Florida on October 7th. Flags supporting Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Israel were also seen waving.

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Twenty Pearls Foundation hosts event to increase breast cancer awareness in Gainesville

The 13th annual Pink Dress Luncheon was held Saturday at the Senior Recreation Center in northwest Gainesville.

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Elections are next month. What are organizations doing to register Gen Z?

Oct. 7 marked the final day for new voter registrations in Florida for the Nov. 5 general election. Registration organizations sought to reach Gen Z, the youngest voting bloc, which has traditionally had low voter turnout.

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Gainesville's City Food Hall chasing national restaurant trend

City Food Hall operates like a business incubator for restaurants. It gives customers a chance to try new food while also helping up-and-coming vendors get exposure.

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University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville

Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet. That's the idea behind a new field course offered by the department of anthropology that lets students sidestep centuries of local history and travel back to a time when Florida

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