https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Salvatore Cimmino is bidding to become the first person to complete a 166km uninterrupted swim From Florida to Cuba. As if that weren't impressive enough, he only has one leg. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:39:55 +0200 one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim A 36-year-old pizzeria owner, who was shot dead while trying to protect a woman from her armed husband in a shopping mall in Florida, the US, was from a town near Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20150120/italian-killed-trying-to-stop-florida-mall-gunman Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:35:00 +0100 italian-killed-trying-to-stop-florida-mall-gunman The firm auctioning off slain fashion mogul Gianni Versace's former villa claim the luxury Florida property has sparked a frenzy among potential foreign buyers. https://www.thelocal.it/20130725/versace-villa-sale-sparks-buyer-frenzy Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:46:00 +0200 versace-villa-sale-sparks-buyer-frenzy The palatial Miami villa where fashion icon Gianni Versace was shot dead in 1997 is to be sold at auction and is expected to fetch more than €38 million, the company managing the sale said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130719/villa-tainted-by-versace-murder-up-for-sale Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:31:00 +0200 villa-tainted-by-versace-murder-up-for-sale