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The Indiana Gazette - Sun Dec 6, 1:28 am ET
Italian crime families have become a staple of video games over the last few years, starring in such hits as ``Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,'' ``The Godfather'' and ``Mafia.'' And don't get me started on ``Mafia Wars,'' the browser game that's consuming half of my Facebook friends.
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The Washington Times - Sat Dec 5, 3:45 pm ET
ROME — Italian tax police said Saturday that they had seized works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne and other giants of art in a crackdown on assets hidden by the disgraced founder of the collapsed dairy company Parmalat. Authorities estimated the 19 masterpieces stashed away in attics and basements were valued at some euro100 million ($150 million). Parma Prosecutor Gerardo Laguardia said that ...
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Boston Herald - Fri Dec 4, 7:21 am ET
PERUGIA, Italy - American student Amanda Knox tried one last time yesterday to convince the Italian court trying her for murder that she is not a killer, urging jurors not...
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San Jose Mercury News - Sat Dec 5, 3:15 pm ET
Jury convicts 22-year-old and boyfriend of killing roommate; she faces 26 years in prison
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 6:06 pm ET
Saturday Beaver Creek, Colo. 1. Carlo Janka, Switzerland, 1 minute, 43.49 seconds 2. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 1:43.51 3. Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway, 1:43.53 4. Bode Miller, United States, 1:43.94 5. Michael Walchhofer, Austria, 1:43.95 6. Patrick Staudacher, Italy, 1:44.18 7. Werner Heel, Italy, 1:44.20 8. David Poisson, France, 1:44.33 9. Didier Defago, Switzerland, 1:44.51 10. Mario Scheiber ...
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Time.com via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 4:50 pm ET
Two years after her British roommate in Italy was found brutally murdered, the American college student and her former boyfriend are found guilty. But her family and other supporters say she was never given a real chance to prove her innocence
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The Norwalk Citizen - Fri Dec 4, 12:17 pm ET
Truffle hunting in the plains surrounding the Renaissance city of Ferrara in Northern Italy and grinding, stuffing and tying salami at Corte Verze Farm were among the highlights of the activities Matt Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino encountered in the name of research for their new cookbook, "The Italian Farmer s Table," which features 150 northern Italian recipes from agriturismi.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 5:11 pm ET
New Italy international Claudio Marchisio scored a spectacular winner Saturday to give Juventus a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan and slice a few points off the four-time defending champion's lead. Inter coach Jose Mourinho was sent off for protests after Juventus went ahead 1-0 in the 21st minute following a deflection in the aftermath of a free kick from Diego.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 5:11 pm ET
ROME (AP) -- Summaries Sunday from Italy's Serie A (home teams listed first): AC Milan 3, Sampdoria 0 Milan: Marco Borriello (2), Clarence Seedorf (22), Alexandre Pato (23). Halftime: 3-0. Juventus 2, Inter Milan 1 Juventus: Lucio (21, own-goal), Claudio Marchisio (58). Inter: Samuel Eto'o (26). Halftime: 1-1.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 4:12 pm ET
Soccer's elite teams can now plot a route they hope will lead to the World Cup final. The top five teams in FIFA's rankings -- Spain, Brazil, Netherlands, Italy and Portugal -- are in the same half of a somewhat lopsided draw and could meet sooner than expected. Brazil and Portugal were drawn into the same group and will play each other in the first round, with one probably taking on Spain...
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 3:12 pm ET
Men's World Cup standings after the downhill in Beaver Creek, United States on Saturday. 1. Didier Cuche (Switzerland) 180 2. Carlo Janka (Switzerland) 160 3. Werner Heel (Italy) 116 4. Michael Walchhofer (Austria) 95 5. Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) 60 6. Bode Miller (U.S.) 52 7. Patrick Staudacher (Italy) 51 8. Hans Olsson (Sweden) 48 9. Andrew Weibrecht (U.S.) 46 10. Ambrosi Hoffmann ...
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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 3:12 pm ET
Official results from the men's downhill World Cup event at Beaver Creek, Colorado, after the second run on Saturday. 1. Carlo Janka (Switzerland) 1:43.49 2. Didier Cuche (Switzerland) 1:43.51 3. Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) 1:43.53 4. Bode Miller (U.S.) 1:43.94 5. Michael Walchhofer (Austria) 1:43.95 6. Patrick Staudacher (Italy) 1:44.18 7. Werner Heel (Italy) 1:44.20 8. David Poisson (France) 1 ...
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International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 5:40 am ET
With NATO foreign ministers set to hold two days of talks, Italy was reported to be considering the biggest increase among European allies made public so far.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 4:56 am ET
Italy will send around 1,000 additional soldiers to Afghanistan as part of U.S. President Barack Obama's planned troop increase, Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa said in an interview published on Thursday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 3:49 pm ET
Police in Greece on Saturday detained dozens of alleged anarchists, including five from Italy, in raids on the eve of demonstrations to mark a teenager's killing by police.