WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Three Defendants in the IM Mastery Academy Scheme Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations * Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used false or baseless earnings claims to persuade people to pay for financial training programs and a multi-level marketing business venture. In their c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Twelve Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas * Contiguous counties eligible for assistance This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans c  more