Imperial Valley News Center
Visa Restrictions on Individuals Responsible for Undermining Cambodian Democracy
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Washington, DC - As the White House stated in a November 16, press statement, the United States is taking concrete steps to respond to the Cambodian government’s actions that have undermined the country’s progress in advancing democracy and respect for human rights. These actions—which run counter to the Paris Peace Agreements of 1991 that ended a tragic conflict and accorded the Cambodian people democratic rights—include the dissolution of the main opposition political party and banning of its leaders from electoral politics, imprisonment of opposition leader Kem Sokha, restriction of civil society, and suppression of independent media.
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $8 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Weight-loss Supplements
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- Written by IVN
Glendale, California - The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 442,898 refund checks totaling more than $8 million to people who bought weight-loss supplements that were deceptively marketed using illegal spam email, baseless weight-loss claims, and fake celebrity endorsements. Consumers who bought products marketed by Sale Slash, LLC and related defendants will receive checks averaging $18.24.
Navy Announces 2018 Navy Week Schedule
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- Written by Navy Office of Community Outreach
Millington, Tennessee - From Springfield, Massachusetts to Sacramento, California, to Bossier City, Louisiana, America's Navy will sail into 14 cities across the country in 2018 as part of the Navy Week outreach program.
Climate Smart Agriculture
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento, California - We ended our Climate Smart Agriculture delegation visit last week by visiting the La Serena region of Chile. This region, North of Santiago, is a cool season agricultural region very similar to Ventura and Salinas, California. This region received little rain during the drought and there is an overall downward trend in how much water the region has been receiving over time.
Mentioning Unmentionables
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC
Washington, DC - When it comes to using online negative options to sell unmentionables (or anything else), there are some material terms and conditions that marketers need to clearly mention. That’s the brief but foundational lesson of the FTC’s $1.3 million settlement with online lingerie seller AdoreMe.
Computing Spousal Benefits - Social Security Matters
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- Written by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Washington, DC - Ask Rusty - Computing Spousal Benefits, Dear Rusty: I read an article today, which talked about how one spouse's benefits should be 50% of the other spouse's and about something called a "spousal boost". I do not make 50% of my husband's Social Security benefit and am wondering if I qualify for this "spousal boost." ~ Feeling Cheated
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