Imperial Valley News Center
Acting Assistant Secretary Reeker’s Travel to Berlin and Moscow
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Washington, DC - Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker will travel to Berlin and Moscow September 16 to 18 for meetings with senior officials and to attend key events.
Mexican National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I extend congratulations to the people of Mexico on the 209th anniversary of your independence.
International Day of Democracy
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Washington, DC - On this International Day of Democracy, we reflect on our nation’s unwavering commitment to the unalienable rights that create the foundation of our democracy. In the United States, those rights are defined by respect for individual liberty and human dignity. A vibrant, diverse, and independent civil society is the cornerstone of ensuring these fundamental freedoms. Public space for exercise of unalienable rights is critical to the contributions civil society makes to help ensure strong democratic institutions, protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, combat corruption, and foster transparency.
StarKist Ordered to Pay $100 Million Criminal Fine for Antitrust Violation
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San Francisco, California - StarKist Co. was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $100 million, the statutory maximum, for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices for canned tuna sold in the United States. StarKist was also sentenced to a 13-month term of probation.
DEA Proposes to Reduce the Amount of Five Opioids Manufactured in 2020, Marijuana Quota for Research Increases by Almost a Third
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing to reduce the amount of five Schedule II opioid controlled substances that can be manufactured in the United States next year compared with 2019, per the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking being published in the Federal Register tomorrow and available for public inspection here today.
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Travels to Greece and Turkey
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Washington, DC - Over the past two weeks, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross traveled to Greece and Turkey to discuss the United States’ economic relationships with these nations as well as the best route to strengthening their commercial partnerships with the U.S.
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