Yuma News
The White House Rural Forum
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- Written by USDA USDA
- Published: 05 October 2016 05 October 2016
Washington, DC - Today, the White House will host the White House Rural Forum, convening rural policy, business, and nonprofit leaders to Penn State University in State College, PA, and announcing new Administration actions in support of rural America. At tomorrow's convening, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Chair of the White House Rural Council, and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will lead discussions on pertinent issues facing rural communities, including opportunities for economic growth and strategies for improving health care and housing.
City of Yuma Council Meeting Preview
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma City Council will consider adopting an ordinance to amend the zoning code to address off-site signage and add definitions related to digital billboards at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 inside the Council Chambers of City Hall, One City Plaza.
Record $1.3 billion ruling against Scott Tucker and others behind AMG payday lending
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC Lesley Fair - FTC
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Washington, DC - The FTC’s lawsuit against AMG Services, Scott Tucker, and others challenged deceptive and unfair payday lending and debt collection practices that targeted cash-strapped consumers. The case has already resulted in an important ruling related to the scope of the FTC Act. But an order granting the FTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment includes a history-making provision: a $1.3 billion financial remedy - the largest ever in a litigated FTC case.
Assistant Secretary Nuland Travel to Brussels and Moscow
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Washington, DC - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels, Belgium on October 4, where he will deliver a speech hosted by the German Marshall Fund on transatlantic relations.
U.S. Department of State and espnW Join Forces for the Fifth Annual Global Sports Mentoring Program
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Washington, DC - From October 4 to November 10, 16 international emerging leaders and American mentors in the sports sector from across the United States will take part in the U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). In its fifth year, this program supports the State Department’s ongoing efforts to advance the rights and participation of women and girls around the world through sports.
FTC, State of Georgia Charge Operators of Electronics Buyback Scheme with Bilking Consumers out of Millions
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Washington, DC - The FTC and the State of Georgia have charged Laptop & Desktop Repair, LLC, an electronics buyback company that specializes in buying consumers’ used smartphones, tablets and other devices, and its owner, Vadim Olegovich Kruchinin, with deceiving consumers with high-dollar offers to buy back their electronics, only to give consumers far less after they sent their devices to the company.
Patsy Lewis located in good health and reunited with her family
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- Written by YPD YPD
- Published: 04 October 2016 04 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma Police Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Yuma Community, area law enforcement agencies, MCAS Yuma and the many other organizations in our area for their assistance with a missing elderly woman.