Over 1,500 California fires in the past 6 years — including the deadliest ever — were caused by one company: PG&E. Here's what it could have done but didn't.

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Regular blackouts are PG&E's new strategy to avoid starting fires. A writer called it "the most detested, and detestable, corporation in California."

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NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft beamed back unprecedented data from interstellar space. It indicates a mysterious extra layer outside our solar system.

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40 distressing photos show glaciers disappearing around the world

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The Trump Administration just backed off a big proposal that would have forced hospitals to tell you how much every procedure costs

Even if the administration chooses to go through with issuing a price transparency rule, the industry will likely sue.

Massive US wealth managers like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo are starting to let clients invest in cannabis stocks

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Google's $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit gives it an entry point to the massive employee health benefits market

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