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Jets proprietor Woody Johnson agrees to purchase stake in English soccer membership Crystal Palace

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Jets proprietor Woody Johnson agrees to purchase stake in English soccer membership Crystal Palace

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is going back across the pond for his newest investment. Johnson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, has agreed to purchase a stake in English soccer club Crystal Palace from American businessman John Textor, the club announced on Monday. ESPN reported that Johnson is purchasing a 43% … Read more

The furniture fraud that hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles

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The furniture fraud that hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles

BBC In the early 2010s, two ornate chairs said to have once belonged on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles appeared on the French antiques market. Thought to be the most expensive chairs made for Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France’s Ancien Régime, they were stamped with the seal of Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, a … Read more