Iran hacked US and Israeli defense tech companies - Microsoft

The hacking "likely supports the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Microsoft said.The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) 

announced on Monday that Iranian hackers successfully targeted US and Israeli defense   technology companies.

More than 250 Microsft Office 365 accounts linked to the US, EU and the Israeli government were hacked into through extensive password spraying.

In addition, Persian Gulf ports of entry and global maritime transportation companies with business presence in the Middle East were also targeted.

The hacking "likely supports the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Microsoft said.

The companies hacked included defense companies that support US, EU, and Israeli government partners producing military-grade radars, drone technology, satellite systems, and emergency response communication systems.

Microsoft assessed that Iran's targeting of these defense tech companies "supports Iranian government tracking of adversary security services and maritime shipping in the Middle East."

ISRAEL News-Arabs in north responsible for ‘99% of murders."

 

Top police officer says district ‘at war’ with ongoing Arab communal violence

Shimon Lavi says Arabs in north responsible for ‘99% of murders’; public security minister blames rising crime on lengthy ‘neglect of Arab communities’

The commanding officer of the Israel Police’s northern district said Thursday that the Arab community is “responsible for 99 percent of murders and shootings” in the north, as Arab communal violence has continued to spiral out of control.

Shimon Lavi, speaking at a conference on how to develop the Galilee, said that in northern Israel there are some 1.3 million citizens, of which half are Arab.

“That 50% are responsible for 99% of the murder incidents, 99% of the shooting incidents, 65% of the arson incidents, and 80% of the robbery incidents,” Lavi said according to the Haaretz daily. The figures could not be independently verified.

Mexico Police officer and her father killed on her day off . (R.i.p)

 Fresnillo, Zacatecas: Last Goodbye Given To Policewomen Killed Along With Her Father

By Sol Prendido 10/16/2021 07:06:00 AM  3 comments

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The tribute was at the Municipal Public Security Directorate of Fresnillo

Another former municipal and PEP officer was shot this Monday;    Maricruz Valdez López, a Metropol agent, was killed last night, with her father, on her day off

To honor the memory of officer Maricruz Valdez López, who worked in the Metropolitan Police (Metropol) who lost her life in an armed attack on her day off, in the Directorate of Public Security (DSP), she was given a posthumous tribute.

Weed Jobs-Medical Dispensary

As of Oct 9, 2021, the average annual pay for the Medical Dispensary jobs category in Tucson is $35,714 an year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $17.17 an hour. This is the equivalent of $687/week or $2,976/month. 

While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $86,070 and as low as $19,179, the majority of salaries within the Medical Dispensary jobs category currently range between $24,324 (25th percentile) to $41,164 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $62,213 annually in Tucson. 

The average pay range for a Medical Dispensary job varies greatly (as much as $16,840), which suggests there may be many opportunities for advancement and increased pay based on skill level, location and years of experience.

COVID-19 statistics released

 MOBILE, AL. (WPMI) — Alabama has surpassed 15,000 COVID-19 deaths.

These latest numbers prove the pandemic is far from over.

Recent data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020 in Alabama behind heart disease and all cancers. ( So heart disease and cancer are 1 and 2) 

Rendi Murphree, with the Mobile County Health Department says although there's a steady reduction in hospitalizations and deaths there’s still a lot of people who need to be vaccinated.

Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill.

 SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) - Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore's COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, but they were not falling seriously ill, government data showed, as a rapid ramp-up in inoculations leaves fewer people unvaccinated.

While the data shows that vaccines are highly effective in preventing severe cases, it also underscores the risk that even those inoculated could be contagious, so that inoculation alone may not suffice to halt transmission

Haitian refugees begin arriving in Tucson Az

 TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Because so many Haitians who have arrived on the US and Mexican border in Texas, some are being sent to Tucson for processing by the Border Patrol.

It’s estimated nearly 15,000 Haitian refugees are living under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, more than the Border Patrol can process.

Some are arriving in Tucson by bus while other’s are arriving by air. The groups receiving them say that it’s fairly intermittent and the numbers are unpredictable.

Officials declined to say just how many have arrived in Tucson in the past few days, because there’s some concern about how well received they may be.

They are being processed at the border patrol detention facility which was opened in April near the airport.

Once they are processed, they are then sent to Casa Alitas, a shelter run by Catholic Community Services, which told us this afternoon this is not going to be a long term operation.

They say it will short term until the pressure is relieved along the border in Texas.

The Haitians, once they arrive, will be in Tucson for only a short time.