Imperial Valley News Center
CDFA teams with Department of Public Health to encourage safe practices around animals during fair season
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are urging visitors attending fairs to practice good hygiene when visiting farm animal exhibits. Direct and indirect contact with the animals could put individuals at risk of developing Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) and other infections.
Two Colombian Businessmen Charged With Money Laundering in Connection With Venezuela Bribery Scheme
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Miami, Florida - Two Colombian businessmen were charged in an indictment returned Thursday for their alleged roles in laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to take advantage of Venezuela’s government-controlled exchange rate.
Former Precious Metals Trader Pleads Guilty to Attempted Commodities Price Manipulation
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New York - A former precious metals trader at the New York offices of a U.S. bank and a Canadian bank pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted price manipulation of precious metals futures contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. of the FBI’s New York Field Office.
Federal Government to Resume Capital Punishment After Nearly Two Decade Lapse
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Washington, DC - Attorney General William P. Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to adopt a proposed Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol—clearing the way for the federal government to resume capital punishment after a nearly two decade lapse, and bringing justice to victims of the most horrific crimes. The Attorney General has further directed the Acting Director of the BOP, Hugh Hurwitz, to schedule the executions of five death-row inmates convicted of murdering, and in some cases torturing and raping, the most vulnerable in our society—children and the elderly.
Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating Safe Drinking Water Fund
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Sanger, California - Governor Gavin Newsom Wednesday signed SB 200 by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), which establishes the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to help local water systems provide safe drinking water.
First Lady Melania Trump attends Youth Concert at the Kennedy Center
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Washington, DC - First Lady Melania Trump attended the 2019 VSA International Young Soloists Competition concert this evening on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Friday night’s concert came from the Kennedy Center’s Office of VSA and Accessibility, a Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disabilities program at the Kennedy Center that serves the international disability and arts community. The concert highlighted the talents of five young artists who performed two songs each for the audience.
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