Imperial Valley News Center
Secretary of State John Kerry Hosts the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver opening remarks to launch the Secretary’s Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in the Loy Henderson Auditorium at the Department of State.
Refining Persuasion Experiments from Vaccines to Voting
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- Written by Wallace Ravven
Berkeley, California - One of the largest experiments ever conducted on people was carried out during the 2012 presidential campaign. Barack Obama’s canvassing teams tested different persuasion scripts on millions of potential voters and donors. Later, when they canvassed again, they used only the proven winners to convince people to vote for Obama.
Scientists unveil dramatic new portrait of Jupiter
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - With the aid of UC Berkeley astronomer Michael Wong, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope team has produced a dramatic new video of a rotating Jupiter, its bands and famed Great Red Spot standing out among swirling Technicolor clouds.
Foreign Ministers Joint Statement on Libya
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Washington, DC - The Foreign Ministers of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs call upon all parties to the Libyan Political Dialogue to immediately approve the political agreement brokered by UN Special Representative Leon following the meetings of the parties in Skhirat and Geneva.
FTC seeks input on e-cigarette study
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC
Washington, DC - The FTC is asking the Office of Management and Budget for clearance to study sales, marketing, and expenditures in a complex new industry whose products have attracted a lot of attention. The proposed subject: e-cigarettes.
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces the Construction Award for the New U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros, Mexico
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Washington, DC - The Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) announces the design-build construction award for a new U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros, Mexico, to BL Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama.
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