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Allegations of rampant harassment at two US jewelers: report By AFP Washington - Hundreds of female employees at two well-known US jewelers are alleging that company leaders fostered a culture of discrimination and frequent sexual harassment, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Contract workers accidentally throw out $5M worth of diamonds By Kavelle Christie Manhattan - The police have recovered most of the $5 million worth of jewelry contract workers at a Midtown jewelry store accidentally threw out on November 24.

Jewel thief Doris Payne, 85, at it again, arrested in Atlanta By Brandi Fleeks Atlanta - When looking at 85-year-old Doris Payne, one would assume that she's someone's beloved grandmother who bakes cookies and tells stories about living through the civil rights movement, not an international jewel thief whose career spans five decades.

'Queen of Ivory' arrested, charged in major smuggling operation By Megan Hamilton She's known as the "Queen of Ivory" and for more than 15 years, she allegedly helped smuggle more than 700 elephant tusks out of Africa and across the world. She kept a high-profile, owning a popular Chinese restaurant, yet managed to evade capture.

Watch brave man tackle machete-wielding jewelry store robber By JohnThomas Didymus London - Dramatic footage of a robbery involving an armed gang filmed Thursday shows the moment a brave bystander grapples with a machete-wielding robber as he tries to get away.

David Ortiz swindled: Sues jeweler for selling him imitation gems By Carol Ruth Weber Boston - David Ortiz is suing a California jeweler for selling him pieces of gold and diamond jewelry that were fake or of low value. The sports star purchased the jewelry for $127,000 in 2010 before finding out its real value from an appraiser.

The search for a mystery wedding ring's rightful owners By Jeannie Stokowski-Bisanti On Facebook, Lynne Ames recently posted a photo of a man's wedding ring found on a Mattapoisett, Massachusetts beach in the United States. Ames is asking the public to help locate the rightful owner.

Kiss on the cheek lands robber in French prison By Anne Sewell Paris - After a jewelry heist in Paris, a 20-year-old French criminal's self-stated "compassion" for his female hostage led to his arrest. Police could identify him from the DNA he left behind on her cheek.

Spanish police solve major jewelry heist — arrest 17 suspects By Anne Sewell Madrid - Spain's police have caught up with 17 suspects, part of one of the country's biggest-ever jewelry heists. The criminals stole luxury watches worth €23 million ($31 million) from a store in Serrano Street in Madrid.

Robbers nab $40,000 in jewelry from customers at Waffle House By Owen Weldon On Monday morning, two men allegedly pulled off a daring robbery at a Waffle House restaurant in Atlanta, nabbing themselves $40,000 worth of jewelry.

$53 million worth of jewels stolen in Cannes armed robbery By Anne Sewell Cannes - An armed man has robbed a jewelry exhibition at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on the French Riviera on Sunday, escaping with a briefcase full of jewels worth around $53 million.

Atlanta jewelry store offers rifle with purchase of diamond By Greta McClain Atlanta - An Atlanta jeweler's new promotion allows diamond purchasers to get more bang for their buck, offering a voucher for a free hunting rifle to anyone that buys a diamond valued at $2,499 or more.

Lindsay Lohan will not be charged in theft case By Darren Weir Los Angeles - The Los Angeles District Attorney's office has decided not to lay charges against actress Lindsay Lohan, or her assistant, in connection with the theft from a friend's home over a week ago. The DA says there is not enough evidence in the case.

American woman flushes $4,000 bracelet down toilet By Leigh Goessl Loganville - A Loganville, Ga. woman had a close call with permanently losing a prized expensive piece of jewelry. Luckily her plumber was able to save the day with a combination of skill and some hi-tech equipment.

Op-Ed: Beadle's is the jewelry place for fashionable ladies and men Special By KJ Mullins Toronto - Torontorians love their designer pieces. Luckily for us we have Canadian artisans like Cherie Lunau Jokisch. For ten years Cherie has been crafting beautiful trinkets to adorn fashionable ladies and men.

Footage of Lindsay Lohan in alleged stolen necklace case By William Charles Baker Venice - Entertainment Tonight aired a surveillance video of Lindsay Lohan shopping in the Venice, California, store that accused her of stealing a $2,500 necklace.

Actress Lindsay Lohan denies part in stolen jewelry By Leo Reyes Popular actress Lindsay Lohan, who may be facing a felony grand theft charge for allegedly stealing a necklace in a jewelry store in California says she'll fight the charge and she's sticking with her story that she took the jewelry on loan.

Lindsay Lohan accused of stealing jewelry By Adeline Yuboco Los Angeles - Lindsay Lohan is in more hot water. Police have been granted a warrant to search Lohan's home for a necklace that went missing in a jewelry store in Los Angeles after she tried it on.

Man charged in theft of jewelry from woman's corpse By Sandy Sand The discovery of jewelry missing from the body of a woman who was transported to the coroner’s office in Columbus, Ohio, added to the grief of her family.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie unveil snake-themed jewelry collection By Joan Firstenberg Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have just added jewelery makers to their bios. But like everything else with this duo, there's a twist to the collection.

Burglars get brass rings while going for the gold By Sandy Sand The tables were turned on burglars in Toledo, Ohio, who thought they were going for gold jewelry, but came away with brass.

Van Cleef & Arpels introduces China-exclusive jewelries By Wang Fangqing Paris -based fine jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels shows its confidence in the Chinese luxury market by launching a China-exclusive collection in early June.

'Imeldific' Wants her Diamonds Back By John Louie S. Ramos Imelda Marcos saw it as her duty, as the first lady of the Philippines, to inspire and motivate her poverty-stricken countrymen. By doing so, she must own 3,000 pairs of shoes together with arguably the world's largest jewelry collection.

Artist Profile: Behind a Toronto Jewelry Designer’s Love Affair with Unique Stones By David Silverberg What started as a fascination with colour turned into an excitable obsession for jewelry maker Liliane Gurnon. The Toronto artist explains how a simple hobby has inspired her to design jewelry made from unique stones and crystals.

Diamonds Really Are a Girl’s (And a Boy’s) Best Friend By M Dee Dubroff Diamonds are forever as the saying goes, and for a price, a small company in Switzerland known as Algordanza, will convert the ashes of the dearly departed into a sparkling diamond. Read on whether your preference is square or pear-shaped stones.

Pecoware Co. Recalling Children's Metal Necklaces Due to Lead Exposure By Susan Duclos The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Pecoware Co. Inc., today announced a voluntary recall of Children's Metal Necklaces, due to risk of lead exposure.

Model Sues Over Jewelry Ad Claiming It's Pornographic By Pamela Jean In what appears to make no logical sense to this reporter, a model in Brooklyn has filed suit against the Szul Jewelry Company for $5 million. She alleges that the ad that is being aired on the Internet is porno and will destroy her clean image.

Vending Machine Jewelry Poses Lead Poisoning Risk By RobotGod If your child bought a vending machine necklace for $0.25 this past year, you might want to take it away from him or her. The paint on some of these (about 900,000 necklaces and bracelets) contains high levels of lead.

New Yorker bought jewelry using city bank account By RobotGod A New York social worker charged more than $3.5 million in jewelry using a city government account and then had some of the swag mailed to the homeless shelter for mentally-ill men where he worked.

Intruder trying to steal guns, jewelry gets a beating By Rumble A Red Bird-area homeowner turned the tables on a gun-toting burglar Wednesday night, taking the weapon away from him and beating him up with it.

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