Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Memorial Day
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Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 27, 2019, as “Memorial Day” in the State of California.
Joint Statement on the United States and European Union Holding of the 16th Information Society Dialogue
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Washington, DC - On May 23, the United States of America hosted the 16th U.S.-EU Information Society Dialogue (ISD) in Washington, D.C. Robert Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, and Roberto Viola, Director General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), European Commission, co-chaired the dialogue.
FDA approves first PI3K inhibitor for breast cancer
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Washington, DC - Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in combination with the FDA-approved endocrine therapy fulvestrant, to treat postmenopausal women, and men, with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (as detected by an FDA-approved test) following progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.
Ivanka Trump and Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga To Lead Closing Session at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
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Washington, DC - Today, the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are pleased to announce Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and business leader Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga will lead the closing session at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in The Hague, The Netherlands. Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, will moderate the session. Co-hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and The Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, GES 2019 is the ninth gathering of entrepreneurs, business leaders, supporters, and government officials.
FDA approves innovative gene therapy to treat pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), the first gene therapy approved to treat children less than two years of age with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most severe form of SMA and a leading genetic cause of infant mortality.
Shipping Point Inspection Advisory Committee is seeking to fill vacancies
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Shipping Point Inspection Advisory Committee is seeking to fill vacancies. This committee makes recommendations to the Secretary on all matters pertaining to the CDFA’s Shipping Point Inspection program. The term of office for committee members is three years. Members receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the California Department of Human Resources.
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