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The Smithsonian Museum has officially admitted many of its celebrated collections were obtained unethically – essentially looted – in a statement published on Tuesday. Observing that “many artifacts and works of art have been in the Smithsonian’s holdings for decades or, in some cases, more than 150 years,” the museum …

A fine arts museum in Belgium has returned a painting to the heirs of a German Jewish couple who had their property stolen by the Nazi regime before World War II. ‘Blumenstilleben,’ (Still Life with Flowers) painted in 1913 by German artist Lovis Corinth, was among dozens of artworks stolen …

Journalists captured videos of Minnesotans breaking into and looting a number of popular brand stores on Sunday evening. GameStop, McDonalds, Foot Locker, Family Dollar and Sally Beauty Supply were all targeted, as police were seen protecting a Walmart. One video shows a Kids Foot Locker store with smashed up windows …

According to the lot description, the weird memorabilia comes from the Berghof residence in Berchtesgaden. A US soldier named Ragnvald C. Borch was a liaison with the French 2nd Armored Division and became one of the first Allied troops to reach the building in early May of 1945. By this …

The bizarre theft, which made the headlines earlier in December, got a new twist on Saturday. The plane’s maintainer, the state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) revealed that the damage done to the plane was apparently less significant than had been thought before. “All the special equipment was dismantled from the …

The house Pshonka looted for three years.Three years stolen, and now secured and carefully embellish. Abandoned estate of former Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka and his son (both wanted by the Ukrainian justice) deposited with the community “Mezhyhiria.” Bring order plan in a month. The former owner does resemble that photo …

The situation in the area of the blockade is completely controlled by the police. Participants of the trade blockade of Donbass looted the train, which had previously blocked near the station Krivoi Torets, stealing his supplies and cargo. This was announced by Deputy head of national police and head of …