Yuma News
Aspiring genealogist?
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 22 June 2016 22 June 2016
Yuma, Arizona - Are you an aspiring genealogist? On Wednesday, June 6th, Special Collections Librarian Laurie Boone will present two genealogy workshops in the Conference Room at the Main Library. Novice and experienced genealogy researchers are welcome! There is no charge to attend; however, space is limited.
Track or treat? InMobi’s location tracking ignored consumers’ privacy settings
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC Lesley Fair - FTC
- Published: 22 June 2016 22 June 2016
Washington, DC - It turns out the real estate people have been right all along. A settlement with InMobi, one of world’s largest mobile ad networks, suggests that for consumers, it really is about location, location, location – or at least honoring consumers’ location privacy preferences and not tracking them without permission. The case is the FTC’s first action against the operator of a mobile ad network. What’s more, it includes an interesting COPPA count because among the people whose location data the company collected were kids using child-directed apps.
President Obama to Award the Medal of Honor
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 21 June 2016 21 June 2016
Washington, DC - On Monday, July 18, 2016, President Barack Obama will award Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Charles Kettles, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry.
Sun Devil Water Polo Has Nine Named to ACWPC All-Academic Team
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 21 June 2016 21 June 2016
Tempe, Arizona - Nine members of the Arizona State University water polo team were honored as the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) announced its annual All-Academic Awards on Tuesday.
SelectUSA Investment Summit
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 21 June 2016 21 June 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen; I accept the nomination. (Applause.) Thank you. It doesn’t get better than that. That’s about the best – (laughter) – if I could bottle that, who knows? I could’ve been a contender.
Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Ukraine and Russia
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 21 June 2016 21 June 2016
Washington, DC - Today, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will travel to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior Ukrainian government officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including reform priorities and Minsk implementation.
Who’s calling? It’s not OSHA
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC Lesley Fair - FTC
- Published: 21 June 2016 21 June 2016
Washington, DC - Spoiler alert: If the villains in a thriller appear to be vanquished with 20 minutes left in the movie, you can bet they’ll make a dramatic reappearance. A case filed by the FTC targets a B2B tactic that small businesses started seeing years ago, but - to quote Poltergeist II - “They’re ba-ack.” And the defendants in the sequel have added what the FTC says is a bogus imposter angle.