Imperial Valley News Center
USNS Comfort Responds to Hospital Generator Failure in Puerto Rico
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- Written by Samuel R. Boyle
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The Mercy-class Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, received five critical patients around 8 p.m. Oct. 4, from Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico, after its generator failed.
Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Protect California's Hard-Working Immigrants
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a package of bills to enhance housing, school, workplace and civil protections for California’s immigrants.
A clothes look at the RN database: Q&A with FTC staff
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC
Washington, DC - It’s not much bigger than a postage stamp, but the label on many textile, wool, and fur products provides important information, including fiber content, country of origin, and a company name or Registered Identification Number (RN). The FTC administers the RN system and industry members will want to check out recent upgrades to the RN website. With RNs and labels on our mind, we asked some common RN-related questions to attorney Josh Millard, whom we’d label as one of the FTC’s go-to people on the subject.
19 Farm-to-School Initiatives Making an Impact
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
Washington, DC - October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. It’s a time to celebrate the connections between schools, farmers, and locally and regionally produced foods. Each year, millions of students, farmers, and communities across North America celebrate the movement that’s improving child nutrition, supporting local farmers and economies, and increasing food and nutrition education.
USS John S. McCain Departs Changi Naval Base for Heavy Lift Preparations
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- Written by U.S. 7th Fleet
Singapore - The guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departed Changi Naval Base today, to meet heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure.
Violence in Cameroon
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned about violence and the loss of human life in protests that have taken place in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon since October 1.
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