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Open letter urges Venice Biennale art show to exclude Israel. Italy’s culture minister pushes back

MILAN (AP) — Thousands of artists, curators and critics have signed an open letter calling on the Venice Biennale to exclude the Israeli national pavilion from this year’s contemporary art fair due to the war in Gaza, but Italy’s culture minister firmly backed Israel’s participation. The online letter was signed by more than 17,000 people through Wednesday, which included current …

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An accident at a construction site in Italy’s Florence kills 3 workers and leaves 2 missing

ROME (AP) — An accident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Florence on Friday killed at least three workers and left two others missing, local officials said. The accident happened when a reinforced concrete beam toppled over a slab of a pre-fabricated building, which then collapsed. Local authorities said rescue teams were searching for the missing …

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