Imperial Valley News Center
J.M. Smucker Company's Decision to Drop Proposed Acquisition of Conagra Brands Inc
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Washington, DC - Following yesterday’s announcement by J.M Smucker, Ian Conner, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, made this statement:
Horticulture Staff at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Are Busy Preparing a Nectar Banquet for Butterflies
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San Diego, California - Horticulturists arrived back at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park early this morning, after making one of many visits to local growers in San Diego County to hand-select the plants that will be placed inside the Butterfly Jungle aviary, in preparation for the Park’s annual springtime event. Butterfly Jungle will open to the public at 9 a.m. March 10, providing a one-of-a-kind-experience for guests as they walk through a rain forest aviary filled with thousands of colorful butterflies. All 250 plants selected this morning were chosen based on strict criteria to fulfill the food requirements of the more than 30 varieties of butterflies that will inhabit the exhibit.
FDA authorizes direct-to-consumer test that reports three mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants). It is the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) test to report on three specific BRCA1/BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations that are most common in people of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent. These three mutations, however, are not the most common BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations in the general population.
Grumpy Cat wins the day
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Imperial, California - For all you cat lovers: cat commercial icon, Grumpy Cat, was not just grumpy, she was downright livid about an advertiser’s unauthorized use of her image. And so she, and her owners, sued and won her case, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. She received a $700,000 judgment in a U.S. District Court in California against a company that used the famous feisty feline’s image in ads without permission.
Department of Energy Announces $12 Million in Early-Stage Research for Natural Gas Engines and Off-Road Fluid Power Systems
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Washington, DC - Today, the Energy Department announced $4 million to support three new cost-shared research projects focused on medium- and heavy-duty, on-road natural gas engines and $3 million to support two new cost-shared research projects for advancing fluid power systems for off-road vehicles. These five projects are complemented by $5 million in early-stage research at DOE’s National Laboratories.
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Federal Lawsuit Threat
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement that he will file suit to block California legislation:
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