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Thursday night was the battle of the titans at the Italian box office, with two big-budget Oscar contenders and the latest comedy from a popular Italian director all in wide release in Italy for the first time. But the defending weekend’s box office champ, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, shot them all down to remain on top.
Mario Balotelli will realize his true potential, Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said, and Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is the right man to help him get there.
The turmoil surrounding Italy's third-largest bank has rocked the country's financial establishment and exposed both the government and the Bank of Italy to difficult questions over how the risky deals could have been hidden from regulators.
Italian civil protection officials said the epicenter of the tremor was near the Tuscan town of Lucca. It was felt throughout the neighboring Emilia Romagna region and parts of Lombardy.
Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone said on Thursday that the "most concrete way to change or improve society is to participate in the voting process". Bertone spoke at the presentation of the book 'The Narrow Gate' by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI).
Chris Christie is a blunt, no-nonsense New Jersey Republican who may have a rendezvous with presidential destiny.Ideologically nimble and politically adroit, he represents the best and the brightest hope for a tired and tea party-besotted GOP.
The scene: For 24 years, Garozzo's has quietly occupied a corner in the otherwise residential Columbus Park neighborhood, near downtown Kansas City. It is the only restaurant or commercial enterprise within several blocks, an unassuming red brick building with a black awning over the front door and a large sign in the shape and colors of the green, white and red Italian flag, with the word Garozzo's emblazed on it.
It’s not the first time people with ties to the Italian mafia have been pegged with involvement in the renewable energy sector, but a report by the Washington Post shows that the country is still trying to rid organized crime from its wind and solar industry, especially as it calls into question government subsidies.
Italy's talisman as they finished third and second in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups was appointed to the role after the Azzurri flopped as holders by going out in the group stage of the 2010 edition.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, members of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey helped to brighten the holidays for children at risk. The Italian American Police Society of New Jersey partnered with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic counties to provide toys, clothes and gifts for children who come from at risk families.