Summer camp for billionaires, fake Louis Vuitton bags, expensive dresses

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Oprah looks chic in white at billionaire summer camp

Oprah leads Gayle King, Erin Burnett and Van Jones after the morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. — Image: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images (Getty Images)

As billionaires traversed rural Idaho for this year’s Allen & Co. Sun Valley conference, one attendee stood out in the crowd of navy pullovers and black t-shirts.

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‘Summer camp for billionaires’ begins in Sun Valley with the arrival of 165 private jets

Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Friedman Memorial Airport during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 8, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. — Image: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (Getty Images)

The small Idaho town of Sun Valley normally has a population of just 1,783 – but this week that figure is expected to swell to include hundreds of more people and at least 165 private jets.

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France seized fake Louis Vuitton bags and thousands of other counterfeits before the Paris Olympics

This photograph shows counterfeit clothes seized by members of the municipal police in the back of a car during an anti-counterfeiting operation at the Saint-Ouen flea market in northern Paris — Image: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images)

As France ramped up its preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics, law enforcement officials cracked down on the sale of counterfeit luxury goods.

Police officers raided one popular flea market in early April, confiscating 63,000 counterfeit items including fake Nike shoes, Louis Vuitton bags and other would-be luxury goods. Officials closed 11 stores and arrested 10 individuals, according to Reuters.

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Amazon Prime Day is almost here. Check out the best deals

Amazon Prime Day is almost here.

The money-saving event runs on July 16 and 17 and Amazon already kicked it off with early deals.

But the company said Thursday the best is yet to come. It announced a slew of deals set to start on Prime Day.

“Prime Day is the biggest event of the year celebrating Prime members, offering huge savings on the brands they love, plus deals across Prime member services like grocery delivery from Amazon subscription and music and podcasts from Amazon Music,” Jamil Ghani, vice president of Amazon Prime, said.

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Whataburger app turned into Houstonian’s go-to power outage map during Hurricane Beryl

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Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl have found a novel way to stay up to date on one aspect of the storm’s damage. The Washington Post reports that a map of open Whataburger fast food locations in Houston has emerged as a shorthand for the extent of ongoing power outages caused by the storm.

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The 5 most expensive dresses ever sold at auction

Some historical figures are inseparable from the clothing they wore, like Audrey Hepburn in her little black dress or Judy Garland in a blue-checked pinafore. And in recent years, auction houses have made headlines as they’ve sold these iconic pieces for sky-high prices – with Julien’s Auctions setting the Guinness World Record for the most expensive dress ever sold at auction in 2016.

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The 5 most expensive perfumes ever made

In the face of economic uncertainty, which has led to many people tightening their belts, there’s one area where consumers are consistently spending more money: fragrances.

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Let’s talk about why subway platforms are so hot — and why that won’t change anytime soon

A person waits to board a 7 train at the 42nd St - Grand Central subway station on July 11, 2022, in New York City. — Photo: Gary Hershorn (Getty Images)

There are few places on Earth warmer and less comfortable than a New York City subway platform on a hot summer day. The combination of heat, humidity and basement dankness come together to form a really nightmarish concoction. It’s enough to make the average person wonder why there can’t be a better way. Why isn’t there air conditioning on subway platforms? Why does it feel like it’s actually getting hotter?

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Anant Ambani is about to have a multi-million dollar wedding. Check out 5 big weddings they may top

Mukeah Ambani, Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani, Anand Piramal, Shloka Mehta and Akash Ambani attend the Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's engagement ceremony on January 19, 2023 in Mumbai, India — Image: Prodip Guha/Getty Images (Getty Images)

This weekend Anant Ambani, the son of multibillionaire of Reliance Industries CEO Mukesh Ambani, will wed Radhika Merchant, the daughter of two millionaire business owners, in what is expected to be one of the most expensive and high profile weddings in recent years.

Summer camp for billionaires, fake Louis Vuitton bags, and expensive dresses: Lifestyle news roundup

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