In The News: Maya Angelou at UF, Highest Super Bowl ratings, North Korea warned, Florida inmates reoffend less
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Jenna Lyons on February 4th, 2013 | Last updated: February 4, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Maya Angelou to perform at UF for Black History Month – The Pulitzer Prize nominated poet will be performing for free at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida. The Independent Florida Alligator
Super Bowl national ratings make Nielsen meter history – Nearly one out of every two TV homes in the U.S. were tuned in. Orlando Sentinel
US warns North Korea against ‘provactive’ moves, nuclear bomb test – On Sunday, North Korea announced leader Kim Jong Un “has made an important decision” that would strengthen the country. CNN
Fewer Florida inmates reoffending, corrections secretary says – Only 27.6 percent of inmates freed in 2008 committed another crime within three years of release. The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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