Topic: Venice (Italy)
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10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
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4 new foreign mysteries to scare you this Halloween
Craving a mystery from beyond our borders? Here are four great new mysteries from all over the world.
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'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Tina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.
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In Pictures: It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!
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New Year’s Eve: five ways to ring in 2012
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Who's on the short list to be the new pope?
As the cardinals seal themselves away in St. Peter's Basilica to begin their deliberations over the next leader of the Catholic Church, a handful of frontrunners have emerged.
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10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
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Forget feathers and beads: At Basel's carnival Fasnacht, it's all about politics
The Swiss city of Basel is hosting its annual carnival, Fasnacht, this week. But while as colorful as those in Rio and New Orleans, Fasnacht's floats and lanterns have a decidedly political bent.
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Chapter & Verse An unusually candid picture of Sonia Sotomayor is reported to emerge from her memoir
Sonia Sotomayor's memoir "My Beloved World," scheduled for release in January, tells her rags-to-riches stories in more personal detail than might be expected from a Supreme Court justice.
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Walkable City
This timely, important book should be required reading for city planners – and anyone simply hoping for a more walkable downtown.
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Is Venice being loved to death?
Tourism in Venice is booming. But as a result, the city's population has dwindled to less than 60,000, driven away by millions of tourists who mob the piazzas and drive up the cost of living.
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Saving Money Sunshine State on a dime: Hotel deals in Miami, Orlando, and Ft. Lauderdale
Take advantage of Florida's family-friendly vacation destinations with the best hotel deals of the week.
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Global News Blog Good reads: Growth we missed, Berlin's awkward fit, and where kids know best
This week's long-form good reads may change your perspective on the effects of the Great Recession, the importance of geography, and how to measure the quality of a teacher.
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4 new foreign mysteries to scare you this Halloween
Craving a mystery from beyond our borders? Here are four great new mysteries from all over the world.
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Polish city of Wroclaw comes to terms with its German past
Communist Poland tried to stamp out Wroclaw's history – as the once-German city of Breslau – upon taking control of the city after World War II. But Wroclaw now is embracing its past.
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Europe's independence seekers: Scotland, Catalonia, and now ... Venice
Activists in Venice and northeastern Italy want to restore independence to the region, which had been a republic for more than 1,000 years before falling to Napoleon in 1797.
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Global News Blog No more paninis on the piazza? Rome bars tourists from eating at historical sites
Thinking of emulating Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 romantic comedy 'Roman Holiday' by eating a gelato on the Spanish Steps? Think again. It could prove to be a very expensive ice cream.
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Chapter & Verse 'Why Nations Fail': Can elites choke American prosperity?
Writer Daron Acemoglu says ancient Venice could teach the US a historical lesson.
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Saving Money Get out of town: the world's 10 best-reviewed hotels
The world's 10 best hotels according to Expedia range from a boutique in Slovakia to a chain in Nebraska. Only 4 of the world's 10 best hotels are in the US, in cities you might not expect.
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New Ways to Kill Your Mother
Author and essayist Colm Tóibín explores the ways that writers' families influence their work.
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Chapter & Verse In Venice, dirty business for a thoughtful cop
Mystery author Donna Leon talks about her new novel "Beastly Things" and its environmental themes.
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Qatar investigates mall fire as young victims mourned
The blaze and equipment failures that hampered firefighting raised questions about safety measures in the megastructures across the wealthy Gulf.
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Powerful Italy quake leaves at least 15 dead (+video)
The 5.8 magnitude quake added to the misery being felt in the Emilia Romagna region of towns north of Bologna, one of Italy's most agriculturally and industrial protective areas.
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Beastly Things
Guido Brunetti of the Venetian Commissario di Polizia returns – and we're glad to see him.
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'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Tina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.
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Global News Blog Italy goes big to save Venice as it sinks into the sea
A multibillion-dollar flood-prevention system will be put in place starting next year, a decade after the project began.
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Change Agent Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growth
Co-ops worldwide represent much more than hippie grocery stores: They're a fast-growing way to do business better in fields from finance to agriculture to industry.
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Global News Blog Famed Venice view goes commercial
Residents disagree over plans to convert a 500-year-old palazzo into a department store in Venice, Italy.
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In Pictures: It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!
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Workers to pump oil from Costa Concordia on Saturday
Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but teams from the Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit were working on the bow of the Concordia on Tuesday and divers were to make underwater inspections to identify the precise locations of the fuel tanks.
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