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“Palermo, in the 1980s, counted a dead person a day, they were so common people were almost used to them. Now, a homicide in Palermo is news,” he says.



Source: https://www.newsweek.com/italy-mafia-mob-sicily-murder-prosecutor-giovanni-falcone-613971



I am a little bit puzzled by the bolded part in the above sentence. I presume that the author wants to say that murders are in current Palermo a rare phenomenon. Does the word "news" have such a meaning in the context of my sentence?






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    “Palermo, in the 1980s, counted a dead person a day, they were so common people were almost used to them. Now, a homicide in Palermo is news,” he says.



    Source: https://www.newsweek.com/italy-mafia-mob-sicily-murder-prosecutor-giovanni-falcone-613971



    I am a little bit puzzled by the bolded part in the above sentence. I presume that the author wants to say that murders are in current Palermo a rare phenomenon. Does the word "news" have such a meaning in the context of my sentence?






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      “Palermo, in the 1980s, counted a dead person a day, they were so common people were almost used to them. Now, a homicide in Palermo is news,” he says.



      Source: https://www.newsweek.com/italy-mafia-mob-sicily-murder-prosecutor-giovanni-falcone-613971



      I am a little bit puzzled by the bolded part in the above sentence. I presume that the author wants to say that murders are in current Palermo a rare phenomenon. Does the word "news" have such a meaning in the context of my sentence?






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      “Palermo, in the 1980s, counted a dead person a day, they were so common people were almost used to them. Now, a homicide in Palermo is news,” he says.



      Source: https://www.newsweek.com/italy-mafia-mob-sicily-murder-prosecutor-giovanni-falcone-613971



      I am a little bit puzzled by the bolded part in the above sentence. I presume that the author wants to say that murders are in current Palermo a rare phenomenon. Does the word "news" have such a meaning in the context of my sentence?






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          News can mean "something that is ususual, interesting or important". A dog biting a man is not news; a man biting a dog is news. In the 1980s, murders in Palermo were everyday events. Now they are not.




          1. uncountable noun

            If you say that someone or something is news, you mean that they are considered to be interesting and important at the
            moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and
            television and in newspapers.

            [informal]
            A murder was big news. If you
            are a celebrity, you are headline news.



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            News can mean "something that is ususual, interesting or important". A dog biting a man is not news; a man biting a dog is news. In the 1980s, murders in Palermo were everyday events. Now they are not.




            1. uncountable noun

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              moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and
              television and in newspapers.

              [informal]
              A murder was big news. If you
              are a celebrity, you are headline news.



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              News can mean "something that is ususual, interesting or important". A dog biting a man is not news; a man biting a dog is news. In the 1980s, murders in Palermo were everyday events. Now they are not.




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                moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and
                television and in newspapers.

                [informal]
                A murder was big news. If you
                are a celebrity, you are headline news.



              News (Dictionary)






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                News can mean "something that is ususual, interesting or important". A dog biting a man is not news; a man biting a dog is news. In the 1980s, murders in Palermo were everyday events. Now they are not.




                1. uncountable noun

                  If you say that someone or something is news, you mean that they are considered to be interesting and important at the
                  moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and
                  television and in newspapers.

                  [informal]
                  A murder was big news. If you
                  are a celebrity, you are headline news.



                News (Dictionary)






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                News can mean "something that is ususual, interesting or important". A dog biting a man is not news; a man biting a dog is news. In the 1980s, murders in Palermo were everyday events. Now they are not.




                1. uncountable noun

                  If you say that someone or something is news, you mean that they are considered to be interesting and important at the
                  moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and
                  television and in newspapers.

                  [informal]
                  A murder was big news. If you
                  are a celebrity, you are headline news.



                News (Dictionary)







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