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3:15am

Thu April 11, 2013
Business

Louvre Shuts Down For 1 Day Over Pickpockets

Originally published on Thu April 11, 2013 8:59 am

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Now to Paris, France - where a walkout briefly shut down one of the world's most visited museums. Our last word in business: Pickpocket Protest.

The Louvre is famous for its priceless works of art - think the Mona Lisa - which it protects with high-tech security. But apparently, the Paris museum is less effective at protecting the valuables of patrons and staff.

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1:56pm

Wed April 10, 2013
The Two-Way

American Tribe Fights To Halt Artifact Auction In Paris

Originally published on Thu April 11, 2013 7:37 am

An auction of sacred Native American artifacts scheduled for Friday in Paris is stirring up controversy on both sides of the Atlantic

Seventy Hopi "visages and headdresses" — some more than 100 years old — will go on the block at the Neret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou auction house, which estimates the sale will bring in about $1 million, according to The New York Times.

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4:48am

Wed April 10, 2013
Africa

Family In Mali Eats French President's Camel

Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 5:20 am

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