However, throughout the speech, Milei repeatedly clashed with opposition lawmakers, calling them corrupt and thieves, and also took aim at former leftist President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is imprisoned on corruption charges.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
The thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry worth over $100 million, including items from the French crown jewels.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
Police said the burglars were wearing black ski masks, dark clothing, and gloves.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Des Cars has acknowledged that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the building's perimeter.
Only one piece, Empress Eugenie’s crown, has been recovered after it was dropped during the robbers’ escape.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
The group of four robbers was able to bypass security systems and used power tools to break into the Louvre to steal invaluable jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News after the robbery.
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