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Thursday's Daily Pulse
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› Some eastern Florida beaches remain shut as red tide lingers
A rare outbreak of red tide along Florida’s Atlantic Coast is keeping beaches closed. Palm Beach County officials said Wednesday that beaches will remain closed until Friday. At least six beaches have been closed since the weekend and had been expected to reopen Wednesday.
› Fired for missing work to observe his religion, Orlando man asks U.S. Supreme Court for help
In 2011, Darrell Patterson was fired from his job at an Orlando Walgreen’s Customer Care Center for missing work on a Saturday. Patterson is a Seventh-day Adventist, a Protestant Christian denomination that observes Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the Sabbath.
› FEMA Faulted for Oversight of Debris Removal After Irma
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General released a management alert Tuesday saying auditors observed "virtually no debris oversight in Florida," limited monitoring in Georgia and overstated debris loads in both states.
› Brooksville council moves torward ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
City councilors briskly approved the first reading of a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Brooksville at a meeting this week, joining a wave of communities pushing back against Florida's legalization of the drug for medical use.
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