In response to a murder in its parking lot in August, Pearl Nightclub is requiring some would-be customers to submit to a background check before they enter.

Meloni says her critics have invoked her far-right background as a weapon against any policy she adopts. “They’ve been accusing me of every possible thing, from the war in Ukraine to the ...

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