Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Riverside and Shasta Counties Due to Fires
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- Written by Wildfire Reports
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued emergency proclamations for Riverside and Shasta counties due to the effects of the Cranston and Carr fires, which have destroyed homes and structures, threatened critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of residents.
Welfare Work Requirements Will Ease Poverty and Improve Our Labor Force
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- Written by Richard V. Burkhauser - White House Council of Economic Advisers
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Washington, DC - Trump administration policies are responsible for a faster growing, more robust economy, which is incentivizing millions of Americans to get off the sidelines and back into the job market. But to continue to grow our economy, we will need capable workers. One place to find these workers is among low-income Americans who currently receive welfare benefits. While our welfare programs provide important assistance to help families make ends meet, especially in bad economic times, they don’t do enough to encourage work and eventual self-sufficiency in good times.
First Lady Melania Trump’s Visit to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
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Nashville, Tennessee - Tuesday, First Lady Melania Trump traveled to Tennessee to visit the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital as part of her Be Best campaign. After arriving in Tennessee, Mrs. Trump was met by United States Representative Marsha Blackburn and United States Air Force Colonel Keith Allbritten.
Used couch gets ‘friended’ on Facebook
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- Written by John Grimaldi
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West Melbourne, Florida - Someone disposed of a used couch along a road in West Melbourne, and it quickly became the town’s hot spot. It didn’t take long for local residents to begin accessorizing the sidewalk sofa. Locals soon provided such conveniences as a throw rug, a coffee table and various and sundry other decorative and practical items.
FDA approves magnetic device system for guiding sentinel lymph node biopsies in certain patients with breast cancer
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- Written by Stephanie Caccomo
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a magnetic device system for guiding lymph node biopsies in patients with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy. The Magtrace and Sentimag Magnetic Localization System (Sentimag System) uses magnetic detection during sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures to identify specific lymph nodes, known as sentinel lymph nodes, for surgical removal.
Joint Statement on the Fifth Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Comprehensive Dialogue on Space
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Tokyo, Japan - Pursuant to their shared goal of continuing to advance bilateral space cooperation and further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance as declared by their leaders, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan held their Fifth Meeting of the Comprehensive Dialogue on Space in Tokyo, on July 20, 2018. This Dialogue represents the strong and shared commitment of two of the world’s most advanced spacefaring nations to further enhance bilateral space cooperation and to cooperate closely with the international community toward ensuring the continuous, safe, and stable use of outer space for current and future generations.
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