Imperial Valley News Center
Seven-year Anniversary of the House Arrests of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard
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Washington, DC - This week marks the seven-year anniversary of the detention of 2009 Iranian presidential election candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, as well as Mousavi’s wife and women’s rights advocate Zahra Rahnavard. The continued house arrest of these three individuals contradicts Iran’s international obligations including those under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to provide minimum fair trial guarantees and not to subject citizens to arbitrary arrest or detention.
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed in Alleged Payday Loan Scheme
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 72,836 checks totaling more than $2.9 million to people who lost money to an alleged scheme that trapped them into payday loans they never authorized or whose terms were deceptive.
USDA, dairy industry in partnership to promote and enhance environmental sustainability
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to jointly promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the dairy industry. The pact extends and builds upon a MOU originally signed in 2009.
33 Food and Agriculture Organizations Building a Better Food System in Washington, D.C.
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
Washington, DC - The 4th Annual Washington, D.C. Food Tank Summit is just around the corner, and we’re excited to hear from, collaborate with, and meet our member organizations based in the D.C. area. The U.S. capital is humming with food systems activity, housing an array of organizations involved in international, domestic, and local food and agriculture work, from farms to restaurants, nonprofits, and beyond.
Advancing the development of novel treatments for neurological conditions
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - New medical breakthroughs are altering how diseases are treated in ways that seemed unimaginable just a decade ago. Perhaps one of the most significant developments is the advent of new gene therapies and drugs that boost the immune system’s ability to target tumor cells. But we recognize that progress across different therapeutic areas has been uneven, including for complex neurological diseases. In part, this is because the underlying causes of severe neurological diseases may not be as well understood compared to ailments like cancer. The brain, in many respects, is the last organ system where many aspects of our understanding of the underlying biology of disease remain uncertain.
Public Designation of Adriatik Llalla under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is publicly designating former Albanian Prosecutor General (Mr.) Adriatik Llalla under Section 7031(c) of the FY 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act due to his involvement in significant corruption.
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