Imperial Valley News Center
Stigma is an international story
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- Written by Amanda B. Clinton, PhD
Washington, DC - In a previous professional incarnation as a health fellow in the office of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., I had the honor of “staffing” — as they say on the Hill — Loretta Jay, co-founder of B Stigma-Free when she visited the Senator’s office to share her work addressing stigma in mental health. I recall being inspired by Jay’s leadership at B Stigma-Free and her mission of “reducing stigma, bias and prejudice…and fostering understanding and respect of people perceived as having a difference.” B Stigma-Free accomplished this goal by helping existing networks share and spread similar messages to create synergies between organizations.
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Making Online Threats to Kill L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Personnel
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Los Angeles, California - A South Los Angeles man who made a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Inglewood Courthouse, a nearby school, and a private business pled guilty Monday to a federal offense of making online threats.
Disbarred Attorney Admits Defrauding Former Clients and Law Firm Investors
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- Written by IVN
San Diego, California - Clayton Marlow Anderson, Jr., a former attorney based in La Mesa, California before his disbarment in 2015, pled guilty Tuesday to defrauding investors and clients of over a million dollars. Anderson also admitted to money laundering in connection with his fraud scheme, known alternatively as the “Clayton M. Anderson Monthly Income Plan”, “Anderson Plan”, or “A-Plan.”
Man Arrested for Threatening to Murder Family of FCC Chairman
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Los Angeles, California - A California man was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of threatening to kill the family of Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, for Pai’s role in repealing regulations relating to net neutrality.
Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Santa Barbara County Due to Holiday Fire
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- Written by Wildfire Reports
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of the Holiday Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and caused power outages and the evacuation of residents.
Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory
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- Written by Ken Pekoc
Washington, DC - National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid—a waxy, fatty acid—used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection. Inadvertently, they also may have found a potent inflammation therapy against bacterial and viral diseases.
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