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The police have discovered and seized a sprawling marijuana farm in a tunnel in the capital built during the era of Mussolini. The crop had an estimated street value of $3.7 million.

For many Romans,this seaside neighborhood at the fringe of the capital has long been the site of summertime rituals, where crowds of children built wobbly castles of soot-colored sand, parents snoozed in clusters and beachfront resorts bustled with sun-soaked hordes of vacationers.

The Greater Rockford Italian American Association (GRIAA) is inviting all Italian-Americans in the Rockford area to participate in “The Immigration Histories of Rockford’s Italian Families.”Through the association’s Culture and Education Committee, GRIAA wants to tell the stories of those who came from all of the provinces of Italy, from Venice in the north to Sicily in the south.

The markets seem to be on summer shut-down, the likes of which I can barely remember in my career lifetime. From eurozone data that showed growth shrinking everywhere bar Germany, to Greece saying they'll need to extend the terms of their bailout - the market reaction is barely more than a shrug.