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Italian American Brandon Nimmo, who plays for Italy's Baseball National Team, hit a grand slam and matched a franchise record with nine RBIs, helping the New York Mets pound Washington Nationals 19-5 on Monday. Nimmo also hit a three-run drive in his seventh career multihomer game. The 32-year-old outfielder had four hits and scored four times afte...

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Maria Grazia Lombardi, known as Lella, was a determined and formidable driver who made history as the first and only woman to score points in Formula 1. This milestone occurred exactly 50 years ago during the Spanish Grand Prix at the Montjuïc circuit in Barcelona. Lella was not just "a woman who drives like a man," but a talented pilot in her own...

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Yesterday, Spain and Portugal were hit by a massive blackout that lasted for several hours, causing major disruptions. While Italy was not affected by this incident, 23 years ago, the country experienced a similar event. On the morning of September 28, 2003, Italy woke up in complete darkness: the largest power outage in its history had paralyzed n...

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COPOMIAO, which has spent the past five years leading advocacy and legal efforts nationwide to preserve Columbus monuments and holidays, welcomed President Donald Trump's announcement Sunday, in which he pledged to honor only the Italian navigator on the second Monday of October, ending the dual recognition of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' D...

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The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, which has been celebrating sports history for nearly 50 years, has found a new home on the Far Northwest Side. The Hall of Fame spent much of the past two decades on Taylor Street in Little Italy, but when the museum’s building was sold in 2019, all of its memorabilia went into storage as the hunt...

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If you thought Italians were only obsessed with soccer, think again. With the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor still days away, a different game has taken over the Eternal City. Welcome to “toto-cardinale” — a spirited, slightly irreverent, and utterly Italian ritual of guessing who will be the next pope, called by the betting market, proh...

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ISSNAF is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Clarissa Ceruti as its new Executive Director. She will lead the organization in expanding its programs, fostering international collaborations, and supporting the ISSNAF membership. Throughout her career, Clarissa has been committed to fostering innovation in the life science arena and facilitat...

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From 29 April at 2 May 2025, the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, will host the 35th edition of Coverings, the most important North American fair dedicated to ceramic surfaces and natural stones. Among the main protagonists returns Ceramics of Italy, which will represent the excellence and innovation of the Italian ceramic indus...

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Filitalia International, the nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Italian language and culture founded by Dr Pasquale Nestico in 1987, proudly announces the re-election of Saverio Nestico as its President during its biennial convention. Nestico, first elected as the 7th President in 2023, was unanimously re-elected...

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Williamsburg is getting a new gelateria just in time for summer. L’Arte del Gelato (158 Bedford Ave.), offering “old-school Italian” artisanal gelato, is opening on May 1. L’Arte del Gelato has deep roots in Sicily. Founder Francesco Realmuto started L’Arte del Gelato over 20 years ago, aiming to bring the Sicilian gelato experience to New York. Tw...

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UNICO of Basking Ridge is inviting the community to rediscover the timeless game of bocce at their Bocce Day event on Saturday, May 3, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at the newly refurbished bocce court near the pavilion in Harry Dunham Park. With roots tracing back to ancient Rome, bocce remains a beloved pastime in Italy and among Italian Americans. Georg...

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From artificial intelligence that protects physical devices and business digital infrastructures to quantum number generators that make cryptographic keys unbreakable, 16 Italian companies will present their technological solutions at the RSA Conference 2025 (RSAC), the largest cybersecurity event in the United States in San Francisco up to May 1....

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