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Navy Celebrates 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month
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- Written by Chief of Naval Personnel
Washington, DC - The Navy joins the nation in celebrating the contributions of Hispanic Americans during Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15.
Energy Department Launches Up to $30 Million Effort to Improve Solar Module Materials
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- Written by Green Liver
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced a new Energy Materials Network (EMN) consortium, the Durable Module Materials (DuraMat) National Lab Consortium led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). DuraMat is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of new, high performance materials for photovoltaic (PV) modules to lower the cost of electricity generated by solar power, while increasing field lifetime.
In Pursuit of Plasma Power: Hot Stuff, Snowstorms, and Starry Skies
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- Written by Yuri Ralchenko
Washington, DC - Do we really need hot stuff? I’m not talking about Donna Summer’s disco hit of 1979 or global warming. I’m not talking about anything so lukewarm as the surface of our sun—a mere 6,000 kelvins. I don’t even mean something as hot as 1,000,000 kelvins. No, the kind of hot stuff I’m talking about is closer to an unimaginable 200,000,000 kelvins! What possible use could we have for something so hot?
El Salvador's National Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of El Salvador as you mark the anniversary of your nation’s independence.
FDA protects kids from illegal sales of e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it has taken action against 55 tobacco retailers by issuing the first warning letters for selling newly regulated tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars, to minors. These actions come about a month after the FDA began enforcing new federal regulations making it illegal nationwide to sell e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and other newly regulated tobacco products to anyone under age 18 in person and online, and requiring retailers to check photo ID of anyone under age 27, among other restrictions.
Secretary of State John Kerry to Attend Trilateral Meeting with Japanese, South Korean Counterparts on the Margins of UNGA
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a trilateral meeting with two of his counterparts, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, on Sunday, September 18, 2016, in New York, N.Y.
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