Month: August 2019

At the International Astronautical Congress, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled his ambitious plans for interplanetary travel. Afterwords he fielded some very strange questions from the audience…

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The Carolwood Estate rests on four acres in Beverly Hills and includes the tunnel Walt Disney built for his steam engine train.

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Vice Chairman Charlie Munger discusses the impact of David Sokol’s departure from Berkshire Hathaway, saying his actions may be ‘hubris.’

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Veterinary technicians not only have to deal with frightened, helpless animals, but low pay and hefty student loan bills make this stressful job even tougher.

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The world’s largest solar thermal power plant is now online in California and can provide enough power for 140,000 homes.

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The Volcker Rule: a central component of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and a key part of President Obama’s economic legacy. Here’s what it does to regulate Wall Street.

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Accessed by a hidden entrance in a boulder, this home was built to be a nuclear fallout shelter. Below ground, it boasts features like a backyard complete with pool, faux grass and trees.

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Forty-five minutes north of Los Angeles is a place referred to as the Chinese Beverly Hills. CNNMoney’s Vanessa Yurkevich tours the booming town of Arcadia, California.

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For thirty years, Father Greg Boyle has been turning around the lives of gang members and helping them find hope and jobs through Homeboy Industries.

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You won’t believe that this 19,000 square foot chateau less than an hour outside of Miami has a meditation garden — and a moat.

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