From $995 cashmere blankets to food stamps? GOOP mastermind Gwyneth Paltrow is drastically changing her lifestyle for one week, living off of food stamps for the #FoodBankNYCChallenge. That means the actress was only able to spend $29 for seven days' worth of food. Gwynnie posted a photo of her groceries …
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BBC News 'Veteran eBay fraudster' scammed £100k from fake sales and even duped a …mirror.co.ukA serial internet conman who made £100,000 by selling fraudulent goods on eBay – then kept on scamming – has been jailed for two years. Fraudster Phillip Shortman, sold bogus mobile phone handsets on the online …
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