crown jewels
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A five-year grassroots campaign to spur the reopening of one of the crown jewels of moviegoing in Los Angeles is on indefinite pause following an incident at the theater Friday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
On Tuesday, des Cars sent her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, which was accepted, following a string of scandals including the brazen theft of French crown jewels valued at $100 million in October.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The director of the Louvre museum in Paris has resigned, months after the high-profile theft of France's crown jewels from one of the world's most visited art galleries.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
The two Panama container terminals—Balboa on the Pacific coast and Cristóbal on the Atlantic side—were the crown jewels of the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Where the crown jewels get dropped down sewers and flushed down toilets.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
