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The Renaissance - The Politics Of The Renaissance
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...
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The Renaissance - The Humanist Movement
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. The humanist movement...
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Italy, Florence - Boboli gardens
The Boboli Gardens were laid out for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. The name is a curruption of "Bogoli", a family from whom land had been bought to construct the garden. The first stage was scarcely begun by...
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Would You Survive Living In a Different Era?
Ever wonder how you'd fare in a different time period? Today, we're exploring the most lethal dangers people from around the world faced from 14th century Florence to 1st century ancient Rome.
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Police: Dating app meetup ends in bloody stabbing at Middletown apartment
New ReviewAccording to the Middletown Police Department, officers were called to the Sutton Hill Apartments on Underhill Road around 7:05 p.m. after receiving multiple complaints about noise and a possible fight in progress.
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Italian flood warnings spread beyond Venice, as rivers rise in Pisa, Florence
After a wave of rainstorms recently hit Italy, there are fears other major cities could soon join Venice in being several feet underwater. In Pisa, in north-western Italy, 170 paratroopers were deployed on Sunday to bolster the city's...
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Commission candidates clash over EU army proposal
The leading candidates to become the president of the next European Commission have clashed over Germany’s support for the creation of an EU army. With just three weeks to go elections for the European Parliament, four candidates for the...
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He could draw with both hands! Research 'shows Da Vinci was ambidextrous'
Recent research has proved Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci was able to draw and paint with both hands, says the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The museum’s study made the claim about his ambidexterity by analysing what is thought to be...
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Weather service dumping balloons and e-waste across the country
Environment Canada has for years encouraged Canadians to reuse, recycle and reduce, but its weather service routinely dumps electronic waste, including batteries, across the landscape, making no efforts to recover the material.
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Chinese artist paints Florence’s skies with 50,000 fireworks
A colourful performance of 50,000 fireworks painted the blue skies of Florence on Monday in a 15-minute display. Dubbed the “city of flowers in the sky,” the spectacular show marked the opening of an exhibition by Chinese artist Cai...
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If You're in the Path of Michael, Leave Now
Hurricane Michael strengthened into a monster Category 4 storm overnight, tracking for a Wednesday afternoon landfall near Panama Beach, Fla. Joel Myers, founder and president of AccuWeather, explained the specific dangers of this storm...
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Need 2 Know: Trump Faces Florence, and the Koreas Make an Agreement
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know.
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Need 2 Know: Remembering 9/11, and Florence Bears Down on East Coast
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know.
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Trump Just Can't Get Out of His Own Way
With claims that the official Puerto Rico death toll was inflated to make him look bad, the president "just put a bullet in Rick Scott's senate campaign," said Rick Wilson, GOP consultant and author of "Everything Trump Touches Dies."...
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Moody’s revises Britain’s credit rating to negative from stable
Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Britain’s credit rating by one notch, bringing it into line with the other major credit companies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s. Moody’s says Britain’s plans to fix the public finances had been knocked...
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Brady Bunch matriarch dead at 82
Florence Henderson was primarily a stage actress when she landed the career-changing role of Carol Brady
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‘Outlaws and Angels’ sees Francesca Eastwood follow in parents’ footsteps
Francesca Eastwood takes the lead in new indie film “Outlaws and Angels” – following in the footsteps of her famous parents Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher. Francesca plays 15-year-old Florence – the youngest daughter, in a religious...
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Huge road collapse in Florence, Italy
Broken water main saturates 200 metres of road, swallowing 20 vehicles
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Who is the World’s Worst Opera Singer?
Who was Florence Foster Jenkins? Florence Foster Jenkins was an American socialite and amateur opera soprano known and ridiculed for her lack of ability. Her story inspired French director Xavier Giannoli’s film, Marguerite, released...
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Adele leads Brit Awards nominations
Adele leads the 2016 Brit Awards nominations with four nods including the coveted Album of the Year for her multi-million selling album ‘25’. She is also shortlisted for British Female Solo Artist, British Single and British Artist Video...
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What's the Italian media's view on von der Leyen's readiness to cooperate with Meloni?
Italian media describe the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen' statement as a bold move, though it may further isolate her from the centre-right EPP party.
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Von der Leyen says she can work with the Italian PM's hard-right party
Ursula von der Leyen said she's willing to work with MEPs from Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right Brothers of Italy party after the EU election in June.
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Recently discovered Donatello Madonna moved from Florence street to museum
A 600-year-old relief of Madonna has been moved from the streets of Florence to the Bargello Museum after it was attributed to the Renaissance sculptor Donatello.
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Travis King: North Korea to deport US soldier for illegal entry
North Korea has said it will deport US soldier Travis King after he entered the country illegally in July.