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WORLD MARKETPLACE NEWS with Managing Editor Judy Gonyeau

PORTLAND, OR – Madeium, MEDIARUNSEARCH.CO.UK – Billionaire investment fund and
the Portland based groundbreaking philanthropist Michael Steinhardt has handed over $70 million in
new peer-to-peer design platform stolen antiquities and agreed to a permanent ban—the first of its
just named “one of the 15 most kind—on antiques purchases to solve a criminal investigation, the
disruptive companies making attorney general said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. “For
their mark in the metaverse decades, Michael Steinhart has demonstrated a voracious appetite for
future” by Metaverse Insider, has looted artifacts without worrying about the legality of his actions,
announced exclusive Sneaker the legality of the pieces
NFT drops in a collection bought and sold, or the
inspired by 20-year-old skateboarding phenom Jagger Eaton. These agonizing cultural damage
NFTs include both digital artwork rights and a physical, one-of-one 3D he has caused worldwide,”
printed and bronzed custom sculpture and corresponding custom dis- Vance said in a statement.
play box. Jagger partnered with core footwear artist Aylmer Jordan Steinhardt, who turned 81 on
Abrea of Stomper Haus to create his “Stompified” version of the Tuesday, has a net worth of
Cariuma Pro High, Jagger’s shoes from his Skateboarding Street 1.2 billion U.S. dollars,
medal winning run in Tokyo, the first ever Skateboarding Medal in according to Forbes magazine.
USA History.

FOR SALE IN MICHIGAN – Here is a Sotheby’s Signature real estate
NPR – An arrest a long time listing for a group of homes in Laurium, Michigan as of press time: A
in the making finally took once in a lifetime package listing of historic mansions! These homes
place when a thief who had were built during the booming golden age of copper mining in the
been taking items from Upper Penninsula in the early 1900s, when costs were no object as
about a dozen museums copper prospectors became millionaires overnight. Own a piece of
during the 1960s and 70s history and take advantage of one of the last hidden gems in Michigan.
tried to sell one of the pieces Properties come furnished along with historical relics like custom
to Kelly Kinzle of Kelly stained glass, mold-
Kinzle Antiques. Kinzle thought he bought a replica of a famous ings, many original
rifle, but his curiosity about the piece led him to discover the gun light fixtures, and
parts were original. His $4,000 investment was valued now at paintings. These
$175,000, but it was ill-gotten gains. The FBI worked with Kinzle to find beautiful properties
Thomas Gavin, now 78, and the arrest was made. Due to his age and are currently being
failing health, Gavin served one day in prison. The gun is now on operated as a
display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, turn-key bed and
on loan from the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution. breakfast vacation
retreat. This pack-
age includes 8
BIGNEWS – A Chinese domestic properties in total, with 40 bedrooms, 33 Bathrooms, and just over
adventure movie Schemes in Antiques 35,000 sqft of living space. New ownership can capitalize on growing
led the Chinese mainland box office tourism in the area and leverage platforms like Airbnb and VRBO.
chart on its second day of screening, Twelve miles from Michigan Tech University.
data from the China Movie Data
Information Network showed Sunday.
Adapted from a novel of the same name, MANSFIELD, OH – Mansfield police are investigating a break-in
the movie tells a story of a series of at an antique shop involving several children – one as young as
adventures of the main characters to 5 years old. According to the incident report, officers were called to
find out the truth surrounding a Mid Ohio Antiques for a reported breaking and entering on a
Buddha head from the Tang Dynasty Sunday evening. When officers
(618-907). It raked in about 67.71 got there, they found a 15-
million yuan (about 10.63 million U.S. year-old and three younger
dollars) in those two days. children who tried to run
from them. According to
police, the teen had a stolen
LONDON, UK – The Athena Arts loaded Glock 19 9mm with an
Foundation was launched in June 2021 extended magazine in their
with the aim of harnessing digital tech- possession. Investigators said
nology to bring pre-modern art to a wider they believe the teen was
audience. The Foundation recently launched telling the kids what to do during the break-in. The teen was taken
Living Portraits, a new initiative to bring into custody. The younger children, ages 5 to 10, were released to
historical portraits to a younger audience. their parent or guardian. “I have been a police officer for over 27 years
Using innovative technology allows the sub- and have never seen a case like this during my career, where the youth
ject of the painting to literally come alive involved were so young,” said Cpt. Shari Robertson. The case remains
and tell the viewer their life story. The first under investigation.
of these focuses on the portrait of the
legendary 19th century bare-knuckle
champion, James “Jem” Belcher. The image itself was painted in AARP – What to buy at Estate Sales? Art, Books, Cleaning Supplies,
around 1800 by Charles Allingham, a little-known British painter who Pyrex and Fire King Glassware, Fashion from the 1950s-70s,
was born around 1778 and died in 1850. Furniture, Appliances, Tools, and Toys. And, bring a truck!

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