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European jewelry brand is opening its first store in Toronto

Danish jewelry brand, Pilgrim, is set to open its first store in Toronto at the Eaton Center this month.

The brand’s story begins in Denmark in the summer of 1983, when designer Annemette Markvad “translated her great love for minimalism, art, music, and people” into a collection of handmade jewelry she sold at music festivals throughout Scandinavia and Germany.

Pilgrim was introduced to the Canadian market just eight years ago by the brand’s North American CEO, Robert Hayes, and now operates five locations in cities like Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa.

The brand’s jewelery is hand-crafted, lead and nickel free,

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35-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond Going on Display in Vegas

Las Vegas—Attendees at the JCK Las Vegas show will be able to see a 35-carat lab-grown diamond, a stone that’s just slightly larger than the record-setting lab grown-diamond reported on just last month.

Maitri Lab-Grown Diamonds created the emerald-cut, Type IIa stone using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The company, which has offices in Surat, India, and New York, said it took approximately 1,800 hours (75 days) to grow the diamond.

The International Gemological Institute graded it as H color, SI1 clarity.

IGI said the 35-carat stone is the largest polished lab-grown diamond to date, topping the 34.59-carat diamond

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Las Vegas maid stole $768,000 in jewelry from hotel room, police say

A housekeeper for a Las Vegas hotel was charged for allegedly stealing more than $750,000 worth of jewelry from a room last month, including designer watches, bracelets and necklaces, according to police and court files obtained by The Washington Post.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identified Amanda Melendez from housekeeping logs and key card tracking information at Vdara Hotel & Spa, an MGM property on the Strip. Investigators also unearthed a recording of a collect phone call to Melendez from Clark County Detention Center in which she describes the stolen items to an apparent romantic partner in the prison,

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Pandora x ‘The Little Mermaid’ Jewelry Collection Launch 2023

The premiere of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaids on Friday, May 26, is shaping up to be the cultural event of the summer. From the captivating visuals and the highly-anticipated soundtrack to the Halle Bailey of it all (!!!) and the rest of the star-studded cast, it’s no surprise that the film has garnered a lot of hype. Even more exciting? The oceanic-meets-mythical-meets-iridescent aesthetic dubbed #mermaidcore on social media is also trending simultaneously—and the latest brand to put its spin on the whimsical trend is Pandora.

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Federal prosecutors probing Menendez over luxury gifts: report

The Department of Justice is looking into whether Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) was given expensive gifts, headlined by a Mercedes-Benz, a luxury Washington apartment, jewelry and money, according to reports.

The main question for DOJ investigators centers around whether the gifts were from the owner or associates of IS EG Halal, based in Edgewater, NJ The company was handed an exclusive contract to conduct Halal meat certification with the Egyptian government.

As NBC News notes, the move was made despite the company having no prior experience in that area, according to US Department of Agriculture officials.

Menendez, the Senate Foreign

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