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A man nicknamed the “Italian Robinson Crusoe” lived alone on a beautiful Italian island for 32 years but not simply because he hated people. In 1989, Mauro Morandi’s boat broke down near Budelli Island in Italy. When he discovered the island’s caretaker was retiring, he took the job and stayed. He welcomed tourists during the […] The post The Italian Man Who Hated People appeared first on The Eagle 106.9/107.5.

Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder and sexual assault of her British roommate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, is defending herself against accusations from Kercher’s sister that her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland trivializes violence against women. Knox, now 39, said Thursday in a post on Instagram that her show “honors Meredith Kercher’s memory and calls out the violence that was done to her and to m