Imperial Valley News Center
SECDEF Speaks with Sailors and Marines at NSA Bahrain
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Manama, Bahrain - U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) James N. Mattis held an all-hands call on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain, March 15.
CDFA announcing one mid-term vacancy on the Industrial Hemp Advisory Board
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch is announcing one mid-term vacancy on the Industrial Hemp Advisory Board (IHAB).
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $437,000 to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Weight-loss Products
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 18,301 refund checks totaling more than $437,000 to people who bought bogus weight-loss products from Colby Fox, Christopher Reinhold and their companies, Tachht, Inc. and Teqqi, LLC. According to the FTC, the defendants bombarded people with illegal spam email and used false celebrity endorsements and false weight-loss claims to pitch their products. The average check amount is $23.91.
Pivotal public health step to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - When I returned to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year, it was immediately clear that tackling tobacco use – and cigarette smoking in particular – would be one of the most important actions I could take to advance public health. With that in mind, we’re taking a pivotal step today that could ultimately bring us closer to our vision of a world where combustible cigarettes would no longer create or sustain addiction – making it harder for future generations to become addicted in the first place and allowing more currently addicted smokers to quit or switch to potentially less harmful products. As part of our comprehensive plan on tobacco and nicotine regulation announced last summer, we’re issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to explore a product standard to lower nicotine in cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels.
Florida International University President Rosenberg addresses the community after bridge collapse
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Miami, Florida - Florida International University President Mark B. Rosenberg addresses the community after bridge collapse:
NFL Career Development Symposium features 64 coaches, executives
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Orlando, Florida - Sixty-four NFL assistant coaches and front office executives representing all 32 NFL teams will take part in the annual NFL Career Development Symposium March 22-24 in Orlando.
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