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ANSA. After launching a social media campaign that went viral, Italian singing legend Mina has found the author of a mysterious demo that made its way into her hands and onto her upcoming album. (Read the article)
NEWSWORKS. A Delaware County man is headed to Rome to witness Pope Benedict XVI's canonization this weekend of Father Louis Guanella, an Italian priest who died in 1915. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. What caused the violence was clear. Groups of violent youths smashed shop windows, set fire to cars and scuffled with the police, turning a coordinated march against global economic woes into the worst rioting in Italy since the Group of 8 summit meeting in Genoa in 2001. (Read the article)
MSNBC. Italian archaeologists say the man and woman were buried at the same time between the 5th and 6th century A.D. in central-northern Italy. Wearing a bronze ring, the woman is positioned so she appears to be gazing at her male partner. (Read the article)
THE NEW YORK TIMES. It was there, on a vacant lot on Elizabeth Avenue, that two sons of Italian immigrants honed their soccer, football and, more than anything else, baseball skills. One of them was Lawrence Berra, who later became known nationwide as Yogi, and the other was Joe Garagiola. (Read the article)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. It's all about the jet-setter life on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif, so it's no surprise that the Italian fashion dynasty, the Missonis, as well as Somali-born model Iman are landing there this weekend to christen their new homes. (Read the article)
ANSA. Umberto Bossi, the leader of Italy's regionalist Northern League party, said undocumented migrants from Libya living in Italy should be sent back after former dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed Thursday. (Read the article)
THE TELEGRAPH. I am standing alone in the Sforza Castle in central Milan in the company of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most extraordinary works. (Read the article)
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. “Soul Kitchen is community restaurant with no prices on the menu; customers donate to pay for their meal. If you are unable to donate you may do volunteer work in exchange for your family's meal,” states the restaurant’s website. (Read the website)
THEHOYA. Opening the university's celebration of the 150th anniversary of the unification of the Italy, Italian Ambassador Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata stressed the importance of the ties between Italian and American culture Friday. (Read the article)