Optimism drives farmer sentiment higher; producers weigh-in on farm bill and crop insurance
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Chicago, Illinois - Agricultural producer sentiment rose last month to its highest level since January 2017, as producers expressed an improved view of current conditions and future expectations of the U.S. agricultural economy, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Support for Ongoing Defeat ISIS Operations in Syria
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "We welcome the launch on Sunday of operations by the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS terrorists in Dashisha, Syria. Dashisha is a notorious ISIS stronghold in northeast Syria from which ISIS has terrorized the Syrian and Iraqi people for many years. These operations have been planned over many months in coordination with Iraqi forces across the border to ensure ISIS terrorists have no escape. The Department of State has been proud to lend diplomatic support through this planning process together with our Department of Defense colleagues and Coalition Partners.
Imperial County California Primary Election Results June 5, 2018
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Imperial County, California - Imperial County California Primary Election Results June 5, 2018:
FDA alerts health care providers about 5 additional deaths associated with the use of liquid-filled intragastric balloon devices
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Washington, DC - “We have been carefully tracking adverse events, including a total of 12 deaths over the past two years, that have been reported in patients with two balloon devices used to treat obesity,” said William Maisel, M.D., director of the Office of Device Evaluation in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The FDA continues to work with the companies that manufacture these liquid-filled intragastric balloons to better understand the complications associated with these devices, and to ensure the product labeling adequately addresses these risks. While these devices remain an appropriate treatment option for some patients with obesity, patients should always discuss with their doctors which treatment option is best for them.”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Participation in the Organization of American States General Assembly
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Washington, DC - Secretary Pompeo participated today in the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Washington, D.C. with foreign ministers and senior representatives of other OAS member states.
Atomic Clock Comparison Confirms Key Assumptions of ‘Einstein’s Elevator’
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Washington, DC - By comparing different types of remote atomic clocks, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the most accurate test ever of a key principle underlying Albert Einstein’s famous theory of general relativity, which describes how gravity relates to space and time.
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