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Madonna still has relatives in the town of Pacentro, about 60 miles from hard-hit L'Aquila.
Madonna still has relatives in the town of Pacentro, about 60 miles from hard-hit L’Aquila.
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PACENTRO, Italy — Madonna is giving something back to the land of her ancestors. The pop star has promised $500,000 to help victims of Italy’s devastating earthquake, said Fernando Caparso, mayor of Pacentro, the mountainside village where two of the pop star’s grandparents were born.

Caparso said he had spoken to Madonna’s manager and that he was deeply moved by her effort to assist the town and surrounding areas. The Associated Press

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