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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Month: August 2019
The $90M estate where Walt Disney slept
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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Munger on Sokol: 'I'm sad'
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 techs' work: A 'labor of love'
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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Inside the world's largest solar plant
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 explained
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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Underground bunker home, Vegas-style
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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You may not have heard of this Beverly Hills
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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The priest saving LA's gang members
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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Inside a $13 million chateau with a moat
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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