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Florence study proves artist Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous
An in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest-known drawing has proved that the great Renaissance artist was ambidextrous, Italy's Uffizi Gallery said on Monday. The scientific and technological analysis also revealed a hidden, previously unknown landscape sketch, also by Leonardo, on the back of the ...
Italian mayors defy far-right leader Matteo Salvini on migrants, call law violation of human rights
The mayors of three large Italian cities are refusing to obey a controversial anti-immigration law penned by far-right Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, slamming it as unconstitutional. Salvini, also interior minister, on Thursday demanded the resignations of the rebellious leaders of Florence, Palermo and Naples, ...
Suspect in custody after five law enforcement officers are shot, one fatally, in South Carolina
Five South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday — including one fatally — in a Florence County shooting in which the suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said. Sheriff's Deputy Chief Glenn Kirby confirmed the incident Wednesday, news outlets reported. Kirby said three ...
Florence expected to expose gaps in flood insurance, especially in Carolinas
The number of Americans with flood insurance is on the rise, yet Hurricane Florence is likely to make it painfully clear that too many homeowners in the Carolinas and other vulnerable regions remain unprotected. An analysis of federal flood insurance records by The Associated Press ...
Florence nears U.S., set to become 'extremely dangerous' hurricane
Tropical Storm Florence is expected to grow into an "extremely dangerous" hurricane by Monday as it approaches the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said, urging residents to make preparations. "Florence is forecast to rapidly strengthen to a major hurricane by Monday, and is ...
Migrants protest angrily in Florence after Italian kills African street vendor
African immigrants and Italians protested in Florence for a second day on Tuesday, chanting "no more racism" and criticizing the anti-immigrant League party for stoking racial tensions after an Italian man shot dead a Senegalese street vendor. Police said Roberto Pirrone on Monday fired six ...
Echi Ponte Vecchio a Osaka: Florence-inspired pizzeria with a view
Chef and Italophile Daisuke Yamane has a thing for a particular bridge that spans the Arno River in Florence: the Ponte Vecchio. While the famous Italian bridge may or may not ring a bell, you'll more than likely recognize it from a photo: a ...
Shoemaker Hidetaka Fukaya models creations on feline elegance
A renowned craftsman in Florence is working hard to maintain his freedom of expression as a shoemaker.
Exploding package outside rightist Florence bookstore costs bomb squad officer eye, hand
Police in Florence say a bomb squad officer lost an eye and had to have a hand amputated after a suspicious package he was examining exploded before dawn Sunday. Florence Police Chief Alberto Intini told reporters that the package left outside a shuttered bookshop with ...
U.S. returns to Italy stolen 1493 Columbus letter on Americas discovery
The United States has returned to Italy a rare copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote in 1493 describing his discovery of the Americas, after the document was stolen more than 25 years ago and replaced with a forgery. Police said the genuine copy, worth ...
Italian prosecutors on Thursday laid out evidence collected against a key suspect in the death of an American woman who was strangled and suffered deadly head trauma in her Florence apartment: They said a Senegalese man she met at a disco had left "decisive" ...
Crime scene investigators scour slain U.S. expat woman's Florence flat; video footage scrutinized
Crime scene investigators returned Wednesday to the Florence apartment where a 35-year-old American woman was found strangled over the weekend, searching for clues to identify her killer. Ashley Olsen was found nude on her bed in her rented apartment on Saturday after her boyfriend had ...
