Imperial Valley News Center
FTC Settlement of Cephalon Pay for Delay Case Ensures $1.2 Billion in Ill-Gotten Gains Relinquished
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement resolving the Commission’s antitrust suit charging Cephalon, Inc. with illegally blocking generic competition to its blockbuster sleep-disorder drug Provigil. The settlement ensures that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., which acquired Cephalon in 2012, will make a total of $1.2 billion available to compensate purchasers, including drug wholesalers, pharmacies, and insurers, who overpaid because of Cephalon’s illegal conduct.
NASA Begins Testing Mars Lander in Preparation for Next Mission to Red Planet
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Vandenberg, California - The current testing will help ensure InSight can operate in and survive deep space travel and the harsh conditions of the Martian surface. The spacecraft will lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and land on Mars about six months later.
Better Buildings Challenge Saves $840 Million in Energy Costs, Adds New Water Savings Goal
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Washington, DC - As part of the Administration’s effort to advance energy efficiency and combat the harmful effects of climate change, Better Buildings Challenge partners have cut energy waste by 94 TBTUs since President Obama first launched the challenge in 2011.
Abigail Adams : Life, Love, Letters
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Concord, Massachusetts - On Saturday, June 13, 2015, the historic Buttrick Garden on the hillside above the North Bridge in Minute Man National Historical Park will provide a beautiful backdrop as the “love letters” of John and Abigail Adams come to life.
Consumer Reports Announces New Senior Content Team
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Imperial, California - Consumer Reports today announced four new appointments to help drive the organization’s digital transformation and advance its nonprofit mission to make the marketplace fairer for consumers.
United States Announces $18 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine Crisis
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Washington, DC - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Simon Henshaw announced May 23 in Kyiv that the United States is providing $18 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to help those affected by Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. With this new funding, total U.S. humanitarian assistance since the start of the crisis will reach more than $61 million.
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