Imperial Valley News
Border Patrol Canine Team Sniffs Out Guns Hidden in Car
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:11
- Written by Border Scope
Pine Valley, California - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen at the Interstate 8 checkpoint yesterday after a canine team uncovered two concealed weapons inside his vehicle.
Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 30 Years in Prison
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 21:03
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - U.S. District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Andrew Blane Fields, 62, of Lutz, Fla., to serve 33 years and nine months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today. A jury convicted Fields on Nov. 6, 2013, of five counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, and three narcotics counts arising from his distribution of controlled substances to the sex trafficking victims as part of his scheme of coercion.
Los Angeles-area man sentenced for operating websites that sold nearly $2 million worth of false identity documents
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:56
- Written by IVN
San Francisco, California - A Los Angeles-area man who admitted operating two websites that sold counterfeit IDs was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 33 months in prison for transferring false identification documents.
USDA Announces Winners of the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:53
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 30 university students to attend USDA's 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum, titled "The Changing Face of Agriculture," to be held February 20- 21, 2014, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
NASA Observes Day of Remembrance January 31st
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:49
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Friday, January 31.
CDC support to states, locals bolsters national health security
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:39
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - Between 2012-2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supported multiple state and local public health responses, helping to strengthen the front lines of public health defense and bolster the nation’s health security.
Third Amendment to the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:19
- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Today, 2014, President Obama submitted to Congress for its review a proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The original Agreement entered into force on August 7, 1959, and was amended on May 31, 1974, and May 6, 1980. Under the proposed Amendment, the term of the Agreement would be extended an additional forty (40) years for a total term of ninety-five (95) years.
Department of State to Host Google+ Hangout: "Traveling to Support Team USA in Sochi? What to Expect at the 2014 Winter Olympics"
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- Created on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 20:16
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Washington, DC - U.S. athletes, families, and fans are preparing to travel to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On Thursday, January 30 at 1:00 p.m., EST, a week before the Games open, the U.S. Department of State will host a Google+ Hangout to give Americans going to the Games insights on what to expect at the Olympics and to provide information about travel to Sochi as well as services that the U.S. Government, through our consular sections in U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, can offer to U.S. citizen travelers.
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