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Bullets have been sent in the post to three key figures at the Italian Referees' Association, according to its president.

'As stylists, not as historians, we live in a liquid society... where many references have changed, just as the use and perception of words have changed'

Most Italian immigrants and the businesses they started have long left Little Italy, but the Italian American Museum is expanding its footprint downtown to make sure they are not forgotten. Led by its president, Joseph Scelsa, the museum in February closed on a deal to sell its three contiguous 3-story buildings on Grand Street to Nexus Building Development Group and Oved Group, which are developing a 25,000-square-foot residential building. The museum will own and occupy a condominium on the ground floor. The institution, which opened on Grand Street in 2008, recently closed its doors to undergo an expansion to 6,500 square feet, more than four times its previous size.

Alec Baldwin is enjoying a resurgence with his performance of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live but imagine what fun could be had at the expense of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy. Italian broadcaster Sky Italia has ordered its own local version of the NBC Universal entertainment format.