A formerly incarcerated woman struggled to find work. Now, she owns a coffee shop that she hopes will create jobs in her community.

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Claudia Shivers, 49, is an entrepreneur and founder of Queen Coffee Bean, a coffee company in High Point, North Carolina.

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Why so many men in the US have stopped working

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America's men aren't working at the same rate they used to. Experts are still trying to figure out why.

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See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close this week.

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The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last ship prison in the US. The New York-based facility is slated to close this week.

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How being incarcerated affects your mental health, according to a psychologist and neurologist

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Incarceration comes with a host of issues, from physical violence to emotional abuse, which can significantly affect mental and psychological health.

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