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In Meloni's Italy, young Black men are particularly at risk of ending up on the street

Italy is in the grip of a housing crisis, and has been for years. It’s not as if the problem had gone unnoticed. There has been no shortage of articles in the national – or even international – media over students’ struggle to access affordable accommodation. Over the past days…

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Vueling cancelled our flight to Florence, then ignored a refund request

The carrier refused compensation and almost a year on we have only received £20

The Guardian - UK

A Florida principal who was fired after showing students 'David' is welcomed in Italy

Among those who were in support of the ousted Florida principal was the director of Florence's Accademia Galleria, where Michelangelo's David is housed. On Friday, the two finally got to meet.

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Florida principal who lost job over ‘pornographic’ David statue visits Italy

Hope Carrasquilla, forced to resign after parents condemned Michelangelo’s statue as pornography, invited to Florence

The Guardian - US

US principal forced to resign for showing Michelangelo’s David to pupils travels to Florence to see sculpture

Hope Carrasquilla was forced to resign as principal of Tallahassee Classical School after parents objected that they had not been informed that images of the naked biblical figure would be shown to their 11 and 12-year-old children

Evening Standard

Italy Returns Ancient Stele, Illegally Exported, to Türkiye

Italy on Friday returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription to the dead woman's spouse, after investigation determined that it was illegally excavated from southeastern Türkiye. Italy’s specialized Carabinieri paramilitary police art squad said it had determined after extensive investigation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Absolutely Dyer: Danny and Dani Do Italy season 1 — release date, interview, locations and behind-the-scenes secrets

Absolutely Dyer: Danny and Dani Do Italy — Danny and Dani Dyer are out their comfort zone in their fun new travelogue.

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Europe’s best cities for interrailing including Barcelona, Paris and Amsterdam

Europe's best cities for Interrailing in 2023 including Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Florence, Porto and more great places to visit in Europe this summer

Daily Mirror

Eli Russell Linnetz of cult Californian label ERL is Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer

Santa Monica-based designer and former Lady Gaga collaborator Eli Russell Linnetz will show his latest ERL collection at the Florentine menswear fair this June, joining Fendi on the 104th edition’s schedule

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American Tourist In Ferrari Fined $500 For Driving In An Italian Piazza

The piazza is one of the most historic and famous tourist hotspots in Florence, Italy.

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Tourists rush to see Michelangelo’s David statue after Florida censorship

Tourists have shared photos of themselves with the famous Michelangelo statue David after Hope Carrasquilla, former principal at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, was fired for teaching a class on it

Daily Mirror

Visitors flock to see Michelangelo's David sculpture after school uproar in Florida

Tourists , many American, flooded a museum in Florence, Italy, to see the Renaissance masterpiece after a Florida school forced its principal to resign over complaints about a lesson on the statue.

WEKU

Tourists flock to see Michelangelo’s statue of David after Florida censorship row

Florence’s mayor has extended an invitation to the teacher at the heart of the controversy to visit the Italian city

The Independent UK

David statue in Italy draws flood of tourists in wake of Florida uproar

Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front of the giant marble statue, which features the Biblical David, naked with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand, ready for battle with Goliath.

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Italians astonished as US teacher fired for showing children Michelangelo's David

Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, where the world-famous statue is kept, described the firing of principal at Tallahassee Classical School, Florida, Hope Carrasquilla as 'ridicolo'

The Independent UK

Visitors flock to see David sculpture after Florida uproar

Visitors have flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence following the uproar over the Renaissance masterpiece at a Florida school

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Editorial: The David isn’t porn, though Italy’s offer to Florida school is about exposure — to education

The museum in Florence, Italy, that houses Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David issued a remarkable invitation last week to parents and students of a school in Tallahassee.

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Is Michelangelo’s David pornography? Italians invite Florida parents to visit statue in person

The board of the Tallahassee Classical School pressured Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

The Guardian - US

Art, not pornography: Florence museum invites Florida parents to see the David

Galleria dell’Accademia director issues invitation in wake of incident that forced principal to resign after parents’ complaints

The Independent UK

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing ‘David’

A Florence museum and the city's mayor are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David.”

The Independent UK

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing 'David'

A Florence museum and the city's mayor are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David.”

The Independent UK

American tourist fined after parking Ferrari in middle of famous Florence plaza

US man drove in the wrong direction across pedestrianised public square

Daily Mirror

ISIS 'Beatle' is moved to supermax prison after mental health appeal fails

El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced in August to a full-life stretch, and has now been sent to ADX Florence in Colorado to serve out his sentence

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A US Woman Is Getting Dragged For Penning A Whole Ass Essay About Florence Being A Nightmare

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