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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Hialeah least diverse among large American cities, study says
A study of U.S. cities puts Hialeah dead last in terms of ethnic and cultural diversity, according to numbers gathered by WalletHub. The researchers gathered data on 501 U.S. cities, measuring diversity in three different categories.
› ‘Total travesty’: Cruise ship passengers upset as Cuba denies access
For reasons that remain unclear, the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Classica ship was denied entry into Havana on Friday by Cuban officials. On Monday morning, frustrated and angry passengers returned to the Port of Palm Beach, five days after their ordeal began.
› Living historians bring Florida’s largest Civil War battle to life
On Feb. 20, 1864, a column of roughly 6,000 Union troops under General Truman Seymour marched west out of Jacksonville, intent on cutting the Confederate supply line coming out of Florida. The 43rd reenactment of that battle happened over the weekend on the same ground near the Baker-Columbia County line it was fought on 155 years ago.
› Gainesville breaks 91-year record; Ocala feeling the warmth, too
While most of the United States remains chilly and snowy, Floridians are enjoying highs in the 80s. And a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville said the warm, record-breaking weather could be here most of the week.
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