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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Lakewood Ranch set to expand southward
Delayed by nearly 15 years of political and legal battles, efforts to get the design and building regulations in working order and an economic recession, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch — developers of the 48-square-mile Lakewood Ranch — broke ground Tuesday on its long-anticipated villages development.
› Hundreds of baby dolphin deaths tied to BP’s Gulf oil spill
Researchers looking into the largest dolphin and whale die-off on record in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 BP oil spill have tied a spike in the number of dead babies and stillbirths to the massive spill.
› South Floridians shell out up to 44 percent of their income on rent
Rising rents have made South Florida one of the country’s most expensive regions to find housing, and a new report shows that trend of unaffordability has grown even worse in recent months.
› St. Petersburg's America's Auction Network may lay off 192 employees
St. Petersburg's America's Auction Network this week filed paperwork with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, indicating it may lay off all of its 192 employees on June 8.
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