Teen Marijuana Use Down Despite Greater Availability
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Baltimore, Maryland - Marijuana use among American high school students is significantly lower today than it was 15 years ago, despite the legalization in many states of marijuana for medical purposes, a move toward decriminalization of the drug and the approval of recreational use in a handful of places, new research suggests.
NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Technology
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Washington, DC - NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.
Governor Brown to Co-Chair U.S.-China Governors Forum
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Seattle, Washington - Moving to further strengthen economic, trade and environmental collaboration with China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will co-chair the Third U.S.-China Governors Forum and later join participants at a meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.
Consumers Union Praises New FDA Rules to Protect Consumers from Foodborne Illness
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Washington, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released two key final rules to prevent foodborne illness and better protect consumers from harmful outbreaks. The rules, part of the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted in 2011, require human and animal food facilities to develop and implement written food safety plans identifying possible safety problems and to outline steps to prevent or significantly minimize the likelihood of these events.
Does the Iran deal commit us to defend the mullahs against Israel, AMAC asks
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Washington, DC - Prominent investigative reporter Ken Timmerman revealed this week that the controversial Iran nuclear pact "commits the United States to actively help Iran to defend its nuclear facilities against cyberattacks from Israel or others and to provide Iran with nuclear technology to modernize its facilities."
Assistant Secretary of State Sheba Crocker To Discuss U.S. Priorities at the United Nations General Assembly
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Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sheba Crocker will deliver remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace today, at 9:30 a.m.
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