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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Beryl becomes season’s first hurricane, but it may not last long
We have our first hurricane of the 2018 season. Beryl, which formed as a tropical depression on Thursday, quickly intensified into a compact but powerful storm early Friday morning. However, according to the National Hurricane Center, its status could be short-lived once it encounters wind shear this weekend. 
› Healthy vending machine snacks gain foothold in Southwest Florida
The candy bar in the vending machine is tugging at your taste buds. But officials with the Blue Zones Project in Southwest Florida want you to fight the urge and opt for something heathier.
› Medical marijuana: Orlando group pushes for more diversity in industry
Micanopy farmer Matt Bowman looks over his wine vineyard and considers what it would look like with marijuana plants growing there instead. But Bowman, who is African American, wonders if he’ll be left out of the fast-growing medical marijuana business.
› It's been dark for a decade. Now a new drama will play out for a famed Miami theater.
Beset by legal and political roadblocks, Miami-Dade County is pushing ahead with a creative if controversial $20 million plan to reopen the storied Coconut Grove Playhouse. But the conclusion of the long-running saga remains far from clear.
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