A pair of gold Nikes found in a shelter donation bin sold for $50,800. They were designed for Spike Lee to wear to the Oscars.

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The Spike Lee Air Jordan 3 'Oscar' model were designed for Spike Lee to wear to the Academy Awards in 2019, when he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film BlacKkKlansman.

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The rise and fall of Olaplex

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The phase-out of lilial affected Olaplex's No. 3 hair mask.

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An influencer was outraged after he said he was charged $67 for two waters and a coffee in Las Vegas

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Water bottles.

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Something Navy is bought for $1: How Arielle Charnas' clothing brand went from internet sensation to defunct site in 3 years

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Something Navy, created by Arielle Charnas, has experienced a dip in sales and many employees have left the company.

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A McDonald's restaurant in Ohio was ordered to close after a customer said he found a crack pipe next to his hash browns and McMuffin

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A McDonald's Egg McMuffin and hash browns are displayed at a McDonald's restaurant on July 23, 2015 in Fairfield, California.

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Walmart workers reveal the best and worst parts of working the holiday season

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A Walmart employee staffs the cash register.

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The billionaire gift guide: What the world's wealthiest are giving each other

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The uberrich celebrate the holidays just like the rest of us. But from Hermès bags to hours on a private jet, their gifts are a little different.

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I ditched my corporate job to start livestreaming on TikTok full-time, and I've more than doubled my income this month

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Jotham Lim is a full-time livestreamer, who sells products like home appliances on TikTok Shop.
Jotham Lim is a full-time livestreamer, who sells products like home appliances on TikTok Shop.

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Matsusaka wagyu is the most expensive beef in the world. It had never been sold outside of Japan — until now

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Grown exclusively in the Mie Prefecture in Japan, Matsusaka cattle are raised so their fat achieves the lowest melting point possible. The finest cuts of Matsusaka wagyu have a melting point of 12 degrees Celsius, 8 degrees lower than Kobe.

Rite Aid is banned from using facial recognition in its stores after the FTC said it falsely flagged thousands of shoppers as potential criminals

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A person walks out of a Rite Aid store on December 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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