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Chicago Museum Says Investigators Have No Evidence Art Was Looted
In a court filing, the Art Institute of Chicago fought Manhattan prosecutors’ efforts to seize an important Egon Schiele drawing, denying that the Nazis had stolen it.The New York Times - Top stories -
Stolen son: A hostage’s mom fights to bring her child home from Gaza
Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son, 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. In the six months since, she has become a vocal advocate in the effort to free the over 100 hostages that remain in Gaza — all while bearing the ...NBC News - Top stories -
‘Can you steal back something that’s already stolen?’: how radical art duo Looty repatriated the Rosetta Stone
Tired of colonial artefacts being hoarded, Chidi Nwaubani and Ahmed Abokor use tech to redistribute them from museums in audacious digital heists. In March last year, two men in tracksuits, wearing hockey masks and carrying matching laundry bags, ...The Guardian - World -
Adam Schiff's bags stolen from parked car before San Francisco dinner party
Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D-Calif.) bags were stolen from his parked car before a San Francisco dinner party Thursday. Schiff, who is running for California’s Senate seat, was in the Bay Area for a couple of days when his luggage got taken from his car ...The Hill - Politics - San Francisco -
Ex-mortuary worker pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from Arkansas cadavers
A former mortuary worker in Arkansas pleaded guilty to transporting stolen body parts across state lines, federal prosecutors said Thursday.NBC News - Top stories