Law firms, courts brace for Pope’s D.C. visit
By Katelyn Polantz and Zoe Tillman , From The National Law Journal With less than a week until Pope Francis’ arrival, one of Washington’s largest industries is taking a wait-and-see approach to the downtown disruption the visit will bring. The…
Judge hand-tosses drug extradition for pizza maker
By Celia Ampel, From Daily Business Review Coral Gables attorney Eduardo Palmer won an unusual ruling for a client facing extradition to Italy on nearly 20-year-old charges. Orlando pizza maker Giovanni Ferriolo was freed Sept. 2 after five months in…
Barbados Gov’t confident: Inniss: Barbados will be removed from blacklist
From The Barbados Advocate A Government minister is optimistic that Barbados will soon have its name removed from the European Commission’s tax haven blacklist. The list of 30 territories, of which almost half were Caribbean countries, was issued in June…
Navas, Wambach named 2014 CONCACAF Players of the Year
Four others honored in second-annual Confederation Awards Miami (Tuesday, December 23, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today named Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas and Abby Wambach of the United States the 2014 CONCACAF…
Odds of European heatwaves on par with deadly 2003 event are skyrocketing
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable In July and August 2003, a high pressure area settled in for an extended, unwelcome stay across much of Western Europe. France, Germany, Italy and other countries baked under a stiflingly hot and humid air…
Try this Thanksgiving-inspired chicken liver pâté with bourbon and cranberry
By Daniel Gritzer Culinary Director From Serious Eats All-American ingredients like bourbon, apple cider, and cranberries are the stars of this holiday pâté. [Photographs: Vicky Wasik] I read somewhere recently that pâté had gone out of style. That bothered me,…
Pope to marry couples ‘living in sin’
From Voice of America Pope Francis on Sunday plans to marry 20 couples whose relationships would traditionally be considered sinful, as he works to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. The mass wedding at St. Peter’s Basilica will include couples…
A Tuscan castle can be yours for $16 million
By Jill Comoletti From Business Insider All images: Sotheby’s International Realty This may be your one opportunity to own a castle in Tuscany. The 16th-century Castello di Magona in Livorno, Italy, is now on the market for $16 million through…
CONCACAF PRESIDENT: Webb statement on Tavecchio comments
The football community is appalled by the recent racist comments made by the Italian Football Federation Vice President, Mr. Carlo Tavecchio, a year after FIFA Member Associations unanimously approved a resolution to fight against racism and discrimination. After addressing the…
Fortune Cookie: An Italian banker’s tribute to a pioneer
By Sourish Bhattacharyya From Daily Mail UK This is a story in many parts, which starts in the Cayman Islands, where an Italian banker meets an Indian from Calgary, Canada, also working in a financial institution, and the two fall in…
