tuscany, the province of mosakacra, current population, just 15. it was about 300 in the 1950s. no electric, no indoor plumbing when renado was born. he had four siblings, was a shepherd, he was nevertheless able to emigrate to the united states where he became an orthopedist, one of countless american rags to riches stories. when i travel abroad, i often come home mindful of two things, first how insular we americans can be, inwardly focused and disconnected from global affairs, despite as tom friedman would say, the world being flat. and second i m always grateful to have been born here. this time, i had a third thought, for the first time in my life, i worry about our ability to stay in tact. leadership, incivility, polarization, immigration, violence, all very much on my mind. and recent data suggests i m not alone in my concerns. many of us have more fear than optimism about the united states. of course i m concerned about the economy, with the price of everything fro
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In 10 weeks, but what do businesses and ill be looking at why. Good morning. Its wednesday the 19th of april. Also this morning the duke of cambridge reveals that the shock of his mothers death is still with him, twenty years on. You never get over it. Its such an unbelievably big moment in your life that it never leaves you. The dream is over for leicester city. As theyre knocked out of the Champions League Quarter Finals by the spanish side Atletico Madrid. And matt has the weather. Good morning. A bit more cloud around today across the uk, the old spot of drizzle in the north west of the dry story continues as it does tomorrow, which could be a touch warmer as well. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Mps are today expected to approve theresa mays plan for a snap General Election on 8th june in a commons vote this afternoon. The Prime Minister says shes going to the polls, three years early, to Unite Westminster ahead of brexit, saying britain needed stability a
Israeli breakthrough made in the development of a drug to treat sleeping sickness that could also work against the Leishmania parasite that affects Israel.