Imperial Valley News Center
USDA Announces Restart of Biomass Crop Assistance Program for Renewable Energy
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that incentives will resume this summer for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners interested in growing and harvesting biomass for renewable energy.
Imperial County Inmate Escapee: Gilbert Acuna
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El Centro, California - Alert: Inmate Escapee: Acuna, Gilbert
President Obama challenges Supreme Court's review of Obamacare subsidies
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Washington, DC - The Obamacare fan club is out in force, led by their cheerleader-in-chief, President Obama, himself. They are making a last ditch effort to influence the decision of the Supreme Court, which will issue a verdict soon on whether insurance subsidies are permissible to those who signed up on Federal exchanges.
Deputy Secretary of State Blinken To Lead U.S. Delegation to the Organization of American States General Assembly
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Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lead the U.S. delegation to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Western Hemisphere’s premier multilateral organization. The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. June 15-16 at OAS headquarters, and will be the first General Assembly under the leadership of OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro Lemes, who assumed office on May 26.
New report shows increase in reported adverse health effects from synthetic cannabinoid use
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Washington, DC - Between January and May 2015, U.S. poison centers in 48 states reported receiving 3,572 calls related to synthetic cannabinoid use, a 229 percent increase from the 1,085 calls received during the same January through May period in 2014. The 2015 figures included a spike of 1,501 calls in April, and 15 reported deaths, a three-fold increase over the five deaths that were reported in 2014.
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Italian Republic to Attend the Milan Expo 2015
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Washington, DC - President Barack Obama announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Italian Republic to attend the Milan Expo 2015 on June 17-18, 2015.
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