Thursday's Daily Pulse

› Trader Joe's coming to St. Petersburg [Tampa Bay Times]
After weeks of speculation, Trader Joe's confirmed today it will open a store in St. Petersburg, the second planned for the Tampa Bay area. The announcement comes less than three months after Trader Joe's said it will open a store in Tampa.

› 2013 already a record year for manatee deaths in Florida [Bradenton Herald]
With two months to go in the year, 2013 already is the deadliest year on record for manatees in Florida, the Save the Manatee Club said Thursday.

› Sen. Bill Nelson requests probe of Florida unemployment system [Orlando Sentinel]
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is wading into Florida's unemployment benefits swamp, calling for a federal investigation into the state's troubled roll-out of its new $63 million claims processing system.

› Growing confidence along with fresh veggies [Gainesville Sun]
While many students were blearily making their way to second period Monday morning, five special-education students from Buchholz High were jumping into their work with zeal.

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