Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Addresses European Union Leaders in Brussels
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Stuttgart, Germany – After issuing a call to action to global faith leaders at the Vatican over the weekend, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today pushed for greater climate collaboration between California and the European Union in remarks to hundreds of members of the European Parliament and European Commission in Brussels, Belgium and later traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to further strengthen California’s ties with the German state of Baden-Württemberg, co-founder of the Under2 Coalition.
2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Professional Fellows Program Closing Forum
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Washington, DC - This week, 247 business and social entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean arrived in Washington, D.C. for the closing forum of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.
Acting Governor Newsom Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
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Sacramento, California - Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff and issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas:
Sutherland Springs, Church Is Not Safe Anymore
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- Written by Dr. Glenn Mollette
Washington, DC - Our hearts go out to the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The First Baptist Church of this town and the entire community was ambushed in what resulted as the worst mass shooting in Texas history. Twenty-six people are dead and many others are currently fighting for their lives in intensive care. This is heart crushing for this Texas community and all of America as we must conclude no place is safe in America anymore.
FDA approves first treatment for certain patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to include the treatment of certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare cancer of the blood. Zelboraf is indicated to treat patients whose cancer cells have a specific genetic mutation known as BRAF V600. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for ECD.
Limited Resumption of Visa Services in Turkey
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Washington, DC - As announced by our Embassy in Ankara this morning, the United States has received initial high-level assurances from the Government of Turkey that there are no additional local employees of our Mission in Turkey under investigation. We have also received initial assurances from the Government of Turkey that local staff of our Embassy and consulates will not be detained or arrested for performing their official duties and that Turkish authorities will inform the U.S. government in advance if the Government of Turkey intends to detain or arrest a member of our local staff in the future.
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