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TAMPA, Fla. — The average price of rent is rising by the month across Tampa Bay. Advocates for domestic violence survivors say the costliness is causing victims to second guess escaping their abusive relationships. “It is…a huge risk to survivors and the fear is that more survivors are going to die as a result,” Mindy Murphy, president […]

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