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<p><b>New taxi stand signs to go up in city Monday</b></p><p>The city on Monday will install signs for new taxi stands, one downtown in the 100 block of SW 1st Avenue and another near the University of Florida campus in the 1700 block of W. University Avenue. The taxi stands will be permanent fixtures, while one other temporary taxi stand will be available for UF home football game days. The permanent stands will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m.</p><p>The taxi stands will be the first service available in the two newly established hospitality districts located downtown and in the College Park business district.</p><p>The city hopes that adding new taxi stands near RTS bus stops should make transportation safer and more accessible to the public at night.</p><p>The temporary stand will be located west of Gale Lemerand Drive, in the eastbound turn lane on University Avenue (in front of the O’Connell Center). Service will be available beginning at the end of the third quarter of games.</p><p><i>— Sun staff report</i></p><p><b>Machen, Meyer will speak at annual event</b></p><p>University of Florida President Bernie Machen and Gator football coach Urban Meyer are scheduled to speak at the annual Joint Civic Club/UF Luncheon on Wednesday at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. </p><p>The JCC/UF luncheon, set to begin at 11:30 a.m., is one of the key annual events that celebrates UF’s relationship with community and civic leaders and many others, bringing together many civic clubs and organizations. This year marks the 38th annual luncheon. For information about the luncheon, contact Florida Bridgewater-Alford at </p><p>bridgefl@ufl.edu.</p><p><i>— Sun staff report</i></p><p><b>Miami-Dade man dies after being Tasered</b></p><p>MIAMI — A Miami-Dade man is dead after being repeatedly shocked by a Taser stun gun.</p><p>Police say 45-year-old Kenneth Oliver showed up at a friend’s home early Friday morning, shouting and banging on the front door. The friend, Johnnie Mosely, told police he considered letting Oliver in, but his daughters were frightened by the way Oliver was acting.</p><p>Mosely called police and officers arrived several minutes later. Mosely says officers used a stun gun on Oliver at least four times.</p><p>Miami-Dade police say Oliver went into shock while he was in custody and was pronounced dead at a hospital later Friday morning.</p><p>Police spokesman Bobby Williams says the death is under investigation.</p><p><i>— The Associated Press</i></p><p><b>Coast Guard: Body of missing diver found</b></p><p>ST. AUGUSTINE — The Coast Guard says the body of a missing diver has been found off the northeast coast of Florida.</p><p>Authorities will not give any other details about the death or the man’s identity.</p><p>The Coast Guard says the 46-year-old man was found 38 miles off of St. Augustine. Authorities say he didn’t surface from a planned 45-minute dive Friday.</p><p>His body was found underwater by another diver from the same boat he was on.</p><p><i>— The Associated Press</i></p><p><b>Next Mega Money jackpot is $1.1 million</b></p><p>TALLLAHASSEE — No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $1.1 million in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.</p><p>Two tickets won $4,387 each for picking 4-of-4; 46 tickets won $418 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,132 tickets won $50.50 each for picking 3-of-4; and 1,587 tickets won $25 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the Mega Ball.</p><p><i>— The Associated Press</i></p>