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Take A Ride On The Navy's Badass Hovercraft And Its Landing Craft Workhorse...
When the U.S. Navy wants to haul a few hundred tons of troops, material, or gear from ship to shore sailors use the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) or the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) vehicle, a...
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WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA: This Boomtown Has So Much Money It Burns Off $100...
Advancements in pulling oil out of shale changed North Dakota forever in 2008, and no place is that change more evident than the city of Williston.Like a modern-day gold rush, workers have flocked to...
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THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE: Inside Hawaii's Giant Homeless Community [PHOTOS]
When the governor of Hawaii announced his plan this week to buy the state's homeless one-way tickets to the continental U.S., it was the latest in a series of efforts aimed at curbing the Aloha State's...
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We Spent A Day Sailing With Larry Ellison's Team Oracle America's Cup Racing...
When Larry Ellison won the America's Cup in 2010 and chose San Francisco to host this year's race, he predicted the event would bring more than $1 billion to the city. That prediction looks to have...
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USS BARRY: Take A Tour Of The US Destroyer Poised To Attack Off The Coast Of...
It wasn't long before Business Insider visited the Barry in late 2012 that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer sat off Libya, launching 55 Tomahawk cruise missiles to suppress the county's air defense...
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Inside The Massive Silicon Valley Homeless Shelter The Neighbors Didn't Want...
With about 180 beds, the Boccardo Regional Reception Center is the largest homeless shelter in the Silicon Valley. And with more than 7,000 people sleeping on the streets of San Jose every night, the...
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WELCOME TO 'THE JUNGLE': The Largest Homeless Camp In Mainland USA Is Right...
The Jungle is the largest of many Silicon Valley homeless encampments, and the 65 acres bordering Coyote Creek in San Jose can be home to up to 175 people at a time.It is the largest homeless...
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This Map Of Homelessness In Silicon Valley Shows Just How Close The Tech...
California's Silicon Valley is justifiably celebrated as the center of America's innovation economy.Some of the most beloved and successful companies in the world are located there, built by...
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The Vietnam Vet Who Pulled It Together At This Silicon Valley Homeless Shelter
When Ed was discharged from the Army in 1975 he had a difficult time finding his place in civilian life. Only after spending time in prison did he find his way here to the Boccardo Regional Reception...
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Former Business Owner Has Been Living In Silicon Valley's 'Jungle' For Five...
When Mama Red lost her Felton, Calif., flower shop 18 years ago, all of her savings went with it. She ended up homeless when she turned to California's shelter network and hated it."Living in shelters...
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Two Silicon Valley Moms Prove You Can Have Jobs And Still Be Homeless
Cecilia and Carol live at an InnVision shelter in San Jose, California. The shelter is intended for families on a lower rung of the transitional housing ladder, but they ended up here after a fire...
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Silicon Valley Parole Officer To Homeless Ex-Con: 'Go Live In The Creek'
Dee had been out of prison for just 17 days when we met him at the Coyote Creek camp site he shared with long-time Silicon Valley homeless resident, GiGi. With the previous 16 years of his life spent...
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This Former Medical Professional Has Been Homeless For 13 Years Because She's...
Latisha enjoyed a career in the medical field for years. When cutbacks forced her hours down, she lost her home and fell into life on the streets.She talked with Business Insider in mid-July, sitting...
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Two Silicon Valley Women Have Spent A Combined 62 Years Homeless
Life in California's Silicon Valley homeless encampment, “The Jungle,” is difficult on the best of days, but for women the challenges are especially daunting: Rapes are not uncommon.To better protect...
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Meth Addiction Caused A Former HP Coder To Become Homeless - Here's How She...
It's impossible to ignore the role drug abuse plays in contributing to Silicon Valley's more than 7,000 homeless residents. Sue worked at Hewlett Packard before a methamphetamine addiction tore her...
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When The Unemployment Runs Out, So Do The Hot Showers
Dan is homeless in Silicon Valley. When Dan's unemployment compensation ran out four years ago he managed to stay indoors by going room-to-room at the homes of friends and family until finding himself...
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How One Silicon Valley Woman Went From Child Prodigy To A Lifetime On The...
When GiGi was 14 years old, the IRS unearthed a small discrepancy in the accounts of her parents' small party supply store in downtown Palo Alto.See the photos »A small error with her mom's accounting...
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HOMELESS IN SILICON VALLEY: Hardship In America's Innovation Heartland
Silicon Valley has a serious homeless problem, despite the fact that the Valley is home to some of the richest zip codes in the nation.Over the past eight years the U.S. watched its homeless population...
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A Homeless Silicon Valley Carpenter Built Himself This Amazing Treetop Retreat
Walking the 65-acre homeless encampment called “The Jungle” in Silicon Valley with an outreach team of former homeless workers opens up a lot of doors — but not Troy's.Troy was reclined in a folding...
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Former Napster CEO Is Doing Incredible Work To Help Silicon Valley's Homeless
Silicon Valley's homeless aren't completely without resources.The Downtown Streets Team (DST) helps homeless people get off the streets by putting them to work and allowing them to become...
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