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Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies illegal acts with seized jewelry

mitaka08/03/2023

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he’d done nothing illegal following reports that he tried to bring jewelry worth more than $3 million into the country in 2021 without declaring it to authorities.

The jewelry – a set of earrings, a necklace, a ring and a watch of the Swiss brand Chopard – had been given as a gift to Bolosonaro by the Saudi Arabian government when he was in office, according to a report Friday at the O Estado de São Paulo newspaper.

The set was found in luggage belonging to an adviser

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Looted Gold Jewelry Returns to Cambodia | Smart News

mitaka27/02/2023

One of the pieces of Cambodian jewelry returned by the estate of antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford
Union Youth Federations of Cambodia / AP Images

A stunning trove of never-before-seen gold jewelry has been returned to Cambodia, the country’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced in a statement this week.

Experts think the items were worn by Angkorian royals. The collection includes more than 70 artifacts—crowns, necklaces, woven gold belts and intricate body ornaments—from the Khmer Empire, a far-reaching state in Southeast Asia from the 9th to the 15th century.

Cambodian authorities say that tomb raiders likely looted the items

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Ex-con out on bail for prior shooting busted in wild botched jewelry store robbery

mitaka18/02/2023

An ex-con let out on bail in a Brooklyn shooting allegedly opened fire inside a jewelry store just six months later during a botched robbery that left a worker injured.

Joseph Gonzalez, 45, was arrested Tuesday over the brazen daytime shooting at A&M Jewelry store on Fifth Avenue near 48th Street in Sunset Park, police said.

Gonzalez — who has a lengthy rap sheet and served two previous stints in prison — was out on $75,000 bail in another case of gun violence at the time of the Feb. 5 attempted heists, according to cops and records.

He allegedly fired

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Phoebe Bridgers on Being a Former Jewelry Skeptic and Her Collaboration With Catbird

mitaka09/02/2023

The brand’s founders, Rony Vardi and Leigh Batnick Plessner, figured out that Bridgers was a fan of the old fashioned way: by seeing her name on orders. Over the years, they’ve watched Bridgers’s career flourish and have developed a deeper relationship with her. The collaboration, which began with a friendship necklace back in December, evolved organically. “It was natural to start this conversation,” Vardi says. “We didn’t have to be like, ‘Hi, hello, we’re Catbird!’”

Before discovering Catbird, the artist behind Strangers in the Alps and Punisher explains she had a “fickle” relationship with accessories, and so when the possibility

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Get This Stunning Jewelry Set In Time for Valentine’s Day

mitaka08/02/2023

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Jewelry has a way of dazzling on Valentine’s Day, but can come at a hefty price. No longer!

From January 30 through February 6, TMZ readers can pick up a white gold cubic zirconia necklace and earrings set for only $35.99. If you’re looking to gift this for your special someone, be sure to order by February 3 to ensure it arrives by Valentine’s Day!

this set arrives with an included gift box, making the presentation part a lot simpler. Confidently give your

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NYC man opens fire during attempted jewelry store robbery, leaves empty-handed, video shows

mitaka08/02/2023

A man is wanted in New York City after entering a jewelry store and opening a fire during an attempted robbery in broad daylight on Sunday, authorities said.

The incident happened just before 2 pm at the A&M jewelry store on 5th Avenue in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

Police shared surveillance footage of the unidentified male entering the store with a gun drawn and immediately firing towards the counter. He can then be seen quickly walking out without appearing to take anything.

Investigators said the man had demanded store property while shooting inside the store.

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MCSO asking for help to identify Pittsford jewelry store robbery suspect

mitaka22/01/2023

PITTSFORD, NY Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect after an armed robbery at a local jewelry store.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at The Source Fine Jewelers on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford. The robbery happened around 2 pm Monday. Deputies said it was so quick and left employees a little shaken up.

The staff there told us that a man in his 20s had come in and asked to look at the merchandise. While looking at the merchandise, he grabbed some and ran out the door. Deputies got a call that a $4,000 gold

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Papa Johns releases first-ever jewelry piece for Halloween

mitaka13/01/2023

Oct. 18, 2022

Papa Johns has launched its first-ever piece of jewelry, the Stranger Bling necklace, which pays homage to its 1980s horror film parody series, “Jack!”, according to a press release.

The necklace immortalizes Papa John’s Special Garlic Dipping Sauce. It’s forged in oxidized .925 sterling silver — a metal that is believed to repel vampires and werewolves — and is hinged to replicate the opening and closing of Papa John’s fan-favorite dipping sauce.

The limited-edition jewelry launch pays homage to the Jack! film series, in which a possessed Papa Johns’ Jack O’Lantern pizza is defeated by the magical

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