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Author: Tom Mashberg

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Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum

August 31, 2023Tom MashbergComments Off on Investigators Seize ‘Marcus Aurelius’ Statue From Cleveland Museum

The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the headless bronze, valued at $20 million, is a depiction of the Roman emperor and was looted from Turkey.

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U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority

January 5, 2023Tom MashbergComments Off on U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority

As the object, a carved spoon, was handed back at a ceremony in Bethlehem, officials said it was the first time the United States had repatriated an antiquity to the Palestinian government.

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Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France

March 2, 2022March 3, 2022Tom MashbergComments Off on Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France

The Chinese ingots, illegally harvested from a French frigate that sank while returning from Nanjing, were seized by U.S. investigators when they were put up for auction in California.

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Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France

March 2, 2022Tom MashbergComments Off on Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France

The Chinese ingots, illegally harvested from a French frigate that sank while returning from Nanjing, were seized by U.S. investigators when they were put up for auction in California.

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Michael Steinhardt, Billionaire, Surrenders $70 Million in Stolen Relics

December 6, 2021Tom MashbergComments Off on Michael Steinhardt, Billionaire, Surrenders $70 Million in Stolen Relics

The hedge fund pioneer is barred for life from buying more antiquities. He turned over 180 stolen objects that had decorated his homes and office.

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Looted Objects From Afghanistan Are Returned

April 19, 2021Tom MashbergComments Off on Looted Objects From Afghanistan Are Returned

Thirty-three antiquities were handed over to the Afghan ambassador by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Department of Homeland Security.

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With a Gift of Art, a Daughter Honors, if Not Absolves, Her Father

January 29, 2021Tom MashbergComments Off on With a Gift of Art, a Daughter Honors, if Not Absolves, Her Father

Douglas Latchford, a scholar of Khmer antiquities who was accused of trafficking in looted artifacts, bequeathed his world-class collection to his daughter. She has returned it to Cambodia.

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West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations

September 18, 2025Ruth Maclean

Drones vs. Lasers

September 18, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Drones vs. Lasers

September 18, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Exxon Urges Europe to Repeal Rules to Make Companies Track Climate Pollution

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Rebecca F. Elliott and Somini Sengupta

U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025EDWARD WONG

José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

September 18, 2025ADAM NOSSITER

Climate Activists Argue 3 Executive Orders Violate Their Constitutional Rights

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025HIROKO TABUCHI

Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

September 18, 2025Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens

Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Brandon Keim
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