Imperial Valley News Center
2016 is an Excellent Year for Grapes Stamps
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- Written by USPS
Washington, DC - The U.S. Postal Service is issuing a new 5-cent Grapes stamp today that features a stylized illustration of two clusters of pinot noir deep-purple grapes growing on the vine among several green leaves.
International Medical Corps Continues to Operate Amid Outbreak of Deadly Violence in Malakal, South Sudan
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Los Angeles, California - International Medical Corps is providing lifesaving medical care in response to an outbreak of violence in the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Malakal, South Sudan that left at least 18 people dead and forced some 26,000 ethnic Nuer and Shilluk and 4,000 Dinka people to flee their shelters. No International Medical Corps staff were harmed, but its primary health clinics, operating theater, post-operative rooms, and facilities for nutrition and gender-based violence services were all damaged in the fighting and medical supplies were looted.
Best Desert Wildflower Bloom in a Decade
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- Written by National Park Service
Death Valley, California - There are unusually dense displays of wildflowers in several areas of Death Valley National Park. Triggered by a series of storms in October, the current flower display is the best the park has experienced in a decade.
New Chapter with Cuba
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Washington, DC - In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his upcoming trip to Cuba, a visit that will further advance the progress we’ve made since he announced the new chapter of U.S. – Cuba relations more than a year ago. This will be the first visit of a U.S. President to Cuba in nearly 90 years. President Obama believes the best way to promote American interests and values, and help improve the lives of the Cuban people, is through engagement.
VFA-113, NAS Lemoore Say Goodbye to the F/A-18C Hornet
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- Written by Timothy Cole
Lemoore, California - The "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 conducted the last flight of a fleet F/A-18C Hornet based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore February 17.
FTC Requires Drug Marketer Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC to Divest Rights to Five Generic Injectable Drugs as a Condition of Acquiring Certain Drug Products from Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc.
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission will require generic drug marketer Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC to divest its rights and interests in five generic injectable pharmaceuticals, as part of a settlement resolving charges that Hikma’s $5 million acquisition of the rights to various drug products and related assets from Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. would likely be anticompetitive.
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