Yuma News
Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 21 July 2018 21 July 2018
Washington, DC - On Space Exploration Day, our Nation celebrates the history of American space travel, and we reaffirm our determination to continue to lead the world in the exploration and development of space.
President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on Workforce Development
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 21 July 2018 21 July 2018
Washington, DC - President Trump is fighting for America’s forgotten men and women, taking action to help retrain our workforce and equip students and workers with the skills they need to succeed.
NIH and Prostate Cancer Foundation launch large study on aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men
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- Written by Rebecca Newton Rebecca Newton
- Published: 21 July 2018 21 July 2018
Washington, DC - The largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men has begun. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Tumor Markers, and Social Stress. It will investigate environmental and genetic factors related to aggressiveness of prostate cancer in African-American men to better understand why they disproportionally experience aggressive disease - that is, disease that grows and spreads quickly - compared with men of other racial and ethnic groups.
Public Health Alert For Products Containing FDA-Regulated Whey Powder That Has Been Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 21 July 2018 21 July 2018
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that products may be contaminated with Salmonella from whey powder that has been recalled by the producer of the ingredient. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed.
Not all bees are “killer bees"
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- Written by Fire House Facts Fire House Facts
- Published: 20 July 2018 20 July 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Last week the Yuma Fire Department received a call about a bee swarm. Each year the Yuma Fire Department will be asked to respond to bee swarms. Although bee sting deaths are rare, they do occur and people with allergies to these stings are particularly at risk. Bees can swarm into a location and stay for only a couple of hours, or make it their new home.
“Tech Talk” ever-evolving technology
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 20 July 2018 20 July 2018
Wellton, Arizona - Feeling overwhelmed by ever-evolving technology? Beginning Saturday, August 4th, the Wellton Library will host “Tech Talk” every Saturday in August at 10:30 a.m. Learn more about popular technology with hands-on experience, or simply listen and watch.
Bilingual Beginning Drawing Workshop
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 20 July 2018 20 July 2018
Wellton, Arizona - Beginning Friday, August 3rd, the Wellton Library will host a Bilingual Beginning Drawing Workshop every Friday in August at 1:00 p.m. Adults can learn basic drawing techniques through creative activities. Supplies will be provided. No prior training needed! Instruction will be provided in English and Spanish.