Tuesday's Daily Pulse

› Rubio ups heat on Cuba [The Hill]
Sen. Marco Rubio is threatening to block President Obama from naming an ambassador to Cuba unless he sees "substantive progress" in ongoing negotiations between Washington and Havana.

› Brevard's Ocean Potion, No-Ad get 'Consumer Reports' kudos [Florida Today]
Two Brevard County-made sunscreens made their way to a fairly prestigious list put together by researchers for "Consumer Reports" magazine.

› Boomtime for downtown Sarasota condos [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The condominium booms of the late 1960s, early 1980s and mid-2000s are being mirrored by the current market for luxury highrises in downtown Sarasota.

› Donation of golf course lot lands nonprofit in hole [Orlando Sentinel]
The head of an affordable housing nonprofit thought his group had landed a nice gift when Bank of America donated a golf-front lot that had sold for $710,000 when Florida real estate was at its hottest.

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