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What recession? Kanye West fans slept on streets for a WEEK for privilege of paying 400% markup for rapper’s sneakers

Kanye West fans across the United States and in several other countries lived on the street for a week for their chance to purchase the rapper’s new sneakers this weekend at thousands of dollars above the retail price.

The Nike Air Yeezy II sneakers were being sold at a 400 per cent markup on Saturday as thousands of people finally got their chance to buy the footwear after waiting in line [...]

Fans ready to pay 400% markup for Kanye sneakers

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Outside Burn Rubber, a sneaker boutique that plans to sell Kanye West‘s highly anticipated Nike Air Yeezy II Saturday morning at a 400% markup, a secondary economy flourishes amid the colorful camping chairs lined up on the sidewalk. The two dozen people — mostly young men — sell their spots in line or pay others to hold their place.

Some have been there since last Friday, waiting for [...]

City offers homeless people free one-way tickets out of town

(Source: CBS)

FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Just in time for the holidays, the City of Ft. Lauderdale has come up with a way to help the homeless who have relatives in other parts of the country willing to take care of them.

On Tuesday, the city’s commission approved a $25,000 program which will buy them one-way bus tickets out of town. The program won’t cost taxpayers a dime.  It’s being paid for by [...]

Shock: Cleveland man shoots 11-year-old for playing too close to his car

(CBS/WOIO) CLEVELAND, Ohio  – Keep off the grass, and stay away from my car…or I’ll shoot?!

A Cleveland man is accused of shooting an 11-year-old girl who was among some children playing on his front lawn Friday night, reports say.

Charles DuBose, 55, DuBose reportedly got mad because Ivhan’e Merritt and another girl were playing too close to his car, according to CBS affiliate WOIO.

The station reports that [...]