Imperial Valley News Center
The Tangled Tale of NIST’s Newton Apple Tree
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- Written by Mark Esser
Boulder, Colorado - Retired West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller, himself the scion of a long and storied family tree, is among those to whom the National Institute of Standards and Technology has bestowed a scion of a different sort: a clone of an apple tree that was growing next to the house in Lincolnshire, England, where Isaac Newton was born in 1643.
Remitting more than $500 Million to FTC for Consumers Deceived in Payday Lending Scheme
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- Written by FTC Chairman Simons
Washington, DC - Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons issued the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s plan to remit more than $500 million to the FTC for consumers who were harmed by a massive payday lending scheme:
NFL statement on Jerry Richardson investigation
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New York - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today announced the findings and conclusions in the investigation conducted by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chairman Mary Jo White into allegations of workplace misconduct by Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson. The Commissioner appointed White to serve as the independent investigator following the public disclosure in December of 2017 of allegations of improper workplace conduct by Mr. Richardson.
Honesty is the best policy
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Santa Monica, California - Ray Rhinehart’s mother passed away recently leaving him a doll collection, which he donated to a Santa Monica, thrift shop that employs some very honest clerks.
How can our sons and daughters navigate the future without knowledge of the past?
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- Written by David Bruce Smith, co-founder of the Grateful American Book Prize
Washington, DC - The College Board’s Advanced Placement courses offer high school students the opportunity to study a subject in depth. So, why are they dropping more than 8,000 years from its 2019 AP World History course?
Madagascar National Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Madagascar on the 58th anniversary of your independence.
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