Imperial Valley News Center
Independent Shops Outshine Dealership Repair Centers in Consumer Reports Car Repair Satisfaction Survey
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Imperial, California - Consumer Reports latest survey of repair service satisfaction found the odds are consumers will be more satisfied with an independent repair shop than with a franchised new-car dealership.
U.S. Condemns Bombings of Civilian Hospital in Sudan's Southern Kordofan
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Washington, DC - The United States strongly condemns the January 20 aerial bombing of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Frandala, Southern Kordofan by the Sudan Armed Forces. Targeted attacks by the Government of Sudan against civilians and humanitarian workers in conflict zones demonstrate the government’s disregard for the wellbeing of its people and its international obligations.
Reported Release on Bail of Six Journalists in Eritrea
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes reports of six journalists released on bail in Eritrea. We note with deep concern that the government continues to detain other journalists, reportedly as many as 17.
Central African Republic: United States Supports National Dialogue and the Democratic Political Transition Process
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Washington, DC - The United States warmly welcomes the launch of grassroots consultations in the Central African Republic (CAR). As teams travel throughout the country and to neighboring nations where citizens of CAR have sought refuge, they will listen to the voices of all of the people of CAR, and thereby help move the nation away from violence and conflict and forward toward unity, prosperity, and peace.
Drug combo suppresses growth of late-stage prostate cancer tumors
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Low doses of metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, and a gene inhibitor known as BI2536 can successfully halt the growth of late-stage prostate cancer tumors, a Purdue University study finds.
FTC Requires Albertsons and Safeway to Sell 168 Stores as a Condition of Merger
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Washington, DC - Supermarket operators Albertsons and Safeway Inc. have agreed to sell 168 supermarkets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $9.2 billion merger would likely be anticompetitive in 130 local markets in Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
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