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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 ...
An autopsy has determined that an American woman whose naked body was found last week in her Florence apartment was strangled with an object such as a rope, an Italian prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Giuseppe Creazzo cautioned that more lab results are needed to pinpoint ...
Friends of an American woman found slain in her rented Florence apartment have told police she stayed behind at a nightclub when they left, investigators said Monday. Coroners began an autopsy on Ashley Olsen's body Monday afternoon. First results, including time and cause of death, ...
Florence police probe Florida woman's slaying as expats fear repeat of Amanda Knox legal debacle
Police vowed "maximum attention" Sunday to find the killer of an American found dead in her Florence apartment as Italy's expat community expressed hope that the case won't turn into another Amanda Knox-style, drawn-out, headline-grabbing legal saga. Police opened a murder investigation Saturday after 35-year-old ...
