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‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

25 October 2025 at 22:07
Was it the heist of the century or a master class in incompetence by the museum? Some prominent former jewelry thieves have plenty to say about the audacious break-in at the Louvre.

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The part of the Louvre where thieves broke in last weekend and stole more than $100 million worth of jewelry.

New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.

25 October 2025 at 15:00
Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all.

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The City College of New York basketball team won the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden in March 1950 but was later caught up in a point-shaving scandal.

U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap

25 October 2025 at 03:00
A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.

© Jenny Kane/Associated Press

Chauncey Billups, a former N.B.A. player and the Portland Trail Blazers’ current head coach, helped attract gamblers to the rigged games, prosecutors say.
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