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FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts for 2022
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the agency enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
Two New Members Bring Conservation Expertise and Wildlife Media Experience to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Board of Trustees
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- Written by San Diego Newscape San Diego Newscape
- Category: News News
- Published: 06 January 2022 06 January 2022
San Diego, California - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is welcoming two new members to its Board of Trustees. Gary E. Knell, former chairman of National Geographic Partners; and T. ʻAulani Wilhelm, senior vice president for Oceans at Conservation International; are joining the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance board at the start of January, helping to direct the international nonprofit organization’s operational strategies while maintaining a sharp focus on its vital wildlife conservation mission.
Weight Watcher’s Delight? via McDonald’s
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- Written by John Grimaldi John Grimaldi
- Category: News News
- Published: 04 January 2022 04 January 2022
San Diego, California - Crave a Big Mac at McDonald’s but you made a New Year’s promise to watch your weight? Not to worry, says the Association of Mature American Citizens, the international burger chain may have a way to offset unwanted calories.
NIH celebrates FDA approval of long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its first approval of a long-acting HIV prevention medication. Developed by ViiV Healthcare, the medicine is long-acting cabotegravir injected once every two months. FDA has approved the medicine for use by adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kilograms who are at risk of sexually acquiring HIV. This milestone marks a vital expansion of biomedical HIV prevention options available to people in the United States. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, thanks and congratulates everyone who led, conducted and participated in the research that led to this important development.
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Extending Price Gouging Protections for Consumers
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- Written by SDNC SDNC
- Category: California News California News
- Published: 31 December 2021 31 December 2021
Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that supports ongoing recovery efforts in counties severely impacted by wildfires by extending various prohibitions on price gouging.
District Attorneys Granted Temporary Restraining Order Stopping Earlier Releases for Serious, Violent Criminals by CDCR
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- Written by San Diego Newscape San Diego Newscape
- Category: News News
- Published: 30 December 2021 30 December 2021
San Diego, California - San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced Wednesday that she and 27 elected District Attorneys across California have been granted a temporary restraining order, by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei, preventing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from enacting an increase from 50% “good time” custody credits to 66% credits for inmates who have been previously convicted of one or more serious and violent crimes.