Category: News
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THE 2022 KIA FORTE HAS ARRIVES
IRVINE, CA, October 11, 2021 – The 2022 Forte compact sedan arrives with a host of enhancements including new front and rear design elements, a newly available 10.25-inch widescreen navigation display1, and an expanded suite of new and upgraded Drive Wise ADAS technology2. The compact sedan offers six standard ADAS2 features and a total…
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NASA Releases Climate Action Plan
NASA released a climate action plan Thursday, Oct. 7, aimed at averting mission impacts due to climate change, ensuring the resiliency of facilities and assets, and providing the nation and world unique climate observations, analysis, and modeling through scientific research. The plan is part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis.…
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Hyundai Announces Agreement with Shell for Hydrogen Infrastructure Development
Celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, Hyundai Commitment Supports Hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales Growth ‘Project Neptune’ Agreement Expands Support of 48 New and Two Upgraded Shell Hydrogen Stations Previously Announced in California Station Funding Partially Sourced by the California Energy Commission (CEC) Station Development Begins in 2021 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 8, 2021 –…
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The 2021 Taurid Meteor Shower Starting tonight…
The Southern Taurids can be seen tonight. The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG10 They are named after their radiant point in the constellation Taurus, where they…
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FDA Approves Innovative Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Congenital Athymia
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rethymic for the treatment of pediatric patients with congenital athymia, a rare immune disorder. Rethymic is the first thymus tissue product approved in the U.S. “Today’s action marks the first FDA approval of a therapy to treat this very rare and devastating disease in children,” said…
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FDA Issues Final Order and Guidance on Surgical Staplers and Staples for Internal Use
New Class II designation for surgical staplers increases safety with stronger FDA review, oversight Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced several actions related to surgical stapler and staple regulation and safety. “At the heart of our public health mission is protecting the public by regulating medical devices to ensure they are safe to…
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FDA Announces Signing of Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreements with California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin
Mutual Reliance Agreements The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin have entered into domestic mutual reliance agreements with the agency. These Mutual Reliance agreements facilitate a coordinated effort between the FDA and individual states with goals to reduce human foodborne illness outbreaks, reduce duplication of regulatory oversight…
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FDA Revises Hospital and Health System Compounding Guidance to Help Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Drugs
Statement From:Donald D. Ashley, J.D. Director – Office of Compliance Compounded drugs can serve an important role for patients whose medical needs cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug. The FDA is continuing our efforts to help preserve access to compounded drugs for patients who have a medical need for them. We understand that compounded…
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NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Lucy Launch
NASA will provide coverage of upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Lucy, the agency’s first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space…
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NASA Announces Astronaut Changes for Upcoming Commercial Crew Missions
NASA has reassigned astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada to the agency’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program. Mann and Cassada will serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively, for the Crew-5 mission. Additional crew members will be announced later. Crew-5 is expected…