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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Tampa Bay banks appear strong after industry was battered during recession
The vast majority of Tampa Bay area banks are healthy and prospering seven years after a rough recession forced several of them to fail or be acquired by stronger institutions.
› Diplomacy, election could decide fate of 28,400 Cuban felons facing deportation
With President Barack Obama formally re-establishing relations with Cuba last year, thousands of convicted Cuban citizens in the United States could now potentially face so-called final orders of removal to their homeland.
› Judge to decide if farmworkers can march in Palm Beach
A farmworkers coalition will try to persuade a federal judge that the wealthy town of Palm Beach is effectively barring the group from holding a protest near the home of a billionaire fast-food executive.
› Huge Norwegian ship extends Port Canaveral stay
The Norwegian Epic will winter at Port Canaveral for a second consecutive year in 2017-18, Norwegian Cruise Line has decided. The Epic, one of the world's largest cruise ships, will debut at Port Canaveral this November.
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