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Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws

Investigation underway after police were called to find unresponsive teenager last week at Florence Hardwoods sawmill

The Guardian - US

Major update in missing girl, 5, case as she's seen 'crying and being dragged away'

A three-year-old girl who also lived in the former Astor Hotel in Florence told her parents she saw Kataleya Mia Chicillo Alvarez in tears while being dragged away by a man

Daily Mirror

Major hunt for girl, 5, 'bundled into case and snatched' from outside hotel

Kataleya Mia Chicillo Alvarez disappeared on June 10 from the occupied Astor Hotel in Florence where she was living with her family alongside 140 other people

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Fendi opens up its Tuscan factory for latest menswear show, an ode to craft

As guest designer at Pitti Uomo, Silvia Venturini Fendi presented a menswear collection in the workshops of the newly opened Fendi Factory just outside of Florence

Wallpaper

Snowy Hydro looks to resume boring within weeks pending environmental approvals

Proposed changes include a slurry plant to help dig through soft rock, as National Parks Association says ‘enormous damage’ caused already

The Guardian - AU

AESC Breaks Ground On EV Battery Factory In South Carolina

On June 7, 2023, AESC (formerly Envision AESC) held a groundbreaking ceremony on its new battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina.

InsideEVs

Europe's most Instagrammable city to ban Airbnb rentals

Florence plans to tempt holiday landlords to convert their places back to long-term rentals with tax breaks.

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Diamond League Florence schedule, start times and results

Everything you need to know ahead of the third event of the season

The Independent UK

Italian city bans Airbnbs in its historic centre

More than 70 per cent of the short-term private rental properties in Florence are within its World Heritage Site

The Independent UK

Sustainable finance in Africa: 'Business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand'

"Business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand," says a Nigerian-born business expert who is working to ensure businesses – notably in Africa – do their bit to ensure a limited impact on the environment. Kenneth Amaeshi is Professor of Sustainable Finance and Governance at the School of Transnational Governance at the…

France 24

A weekend in Florence: travel guide, attractions and things to do

Florence, or Firenze, is “always at the top of the most beautiful places in Italy list”, said Rough Guides. This city in Tuscany “has it all”, from world famous museums and glorious architecture to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. It’s also home to “historic” markets, “magnificent” gardens…

The Week

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…

The Conversation

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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The Guardian - US

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

Evening Standard

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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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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Daily Mirror

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

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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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