The Littlefield Collection, the largest private array of armored military vehicles, was auctioned off in mid-July. They range from World War I to the Pacific Gulf Wars and include a huge variety of equipment.
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Month: October 2019
Japan's ever-evolving vending machines
They sell everything from a hot meal to fresh fruit. See how these vending machines are made and maintained.
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Bugatti's unbelievable story of beauty and bad business
Bugatti makes the world’s most expensive cars, and, arguably, the most beautiful. But to truly understand the brand you must know its history.
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The most wanted job on Wall Street
Wall Street once hired engineers to create complex financial products. Now it needs their smarts to mitigate risk and avoid another crisis.
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I'm a white student at a historically black college
Does “historically black” mean “exclusively black”? Founded after the Civil War to educate African-Americans who were largely barred from other colleges, financial pressures have led historically black colleges to adopt a new mission – diversify. Here’s what it’s like to be one of the 11% of students at HBCUs who are white.
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'09 grad a year later: Underemployed
2009 Villanova graduate Stephen Augustyn still hasn’t found a full-time job, works multiple part-time, temp jobs while living at home.
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Milo Yiannopoulos: I will continue to be as offensive as possible
Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos was permanently removed from Twitter after starting a barrage of hateful Tweets directed at Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones. He sits down with CNNMoney’s Alison Kosik.
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Dutch engineers test 'floating island'
Rising sea levels and increased scarcity of land are forcing tech companies to develop innovative real estate solutions. In the Netherlands, engineers have tested a concept for a “floating mega island”.
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Inside Louis Vuitton's success
Starting out as a trunk maker, the Louis Vuitton brand is now estimated to be worth $30 billion.
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The engineer drop-out problem
Companies are on the hunt for engineers, but relatively few students are going for the hard science majors and even fewer are graduating.
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