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What you need to know about the massive hack that hit the British health-care system and elsewhere By Amanda Erickson May 12 at 4:27 PM It was first reported in England — hackers gained access to the National Health Service computers, effectively shuttering the entire system. Patients were told to stay home; doctors and nurses were unable to access email or medical records and had to take notes by hand. The hackers demanded a ransom, to be paid in bitcoin. By Friday afternoon, though, it was clear that this was not a limited attack. Businesses in at least 11 other countries reported similar cyberattacks. Many were paralyzed. There's still a lot we don't know. (We'll be updating this post!) But here's what we do know, so far: How, exactly, does this ransomware work? As its name implies, ransomware works like a hostage-taker. Once your computer is infected, the attack can do a couple of things. One common approach: Your files will be encrypted or converted into a different language for which only the hacker has the cipher. Often, you won't even know you've been targeted until you try to open a file. Another, more damaging version is what happened Friday: The ransomware locks you out of your entire system. During the attack in England, computer screens showed a message demanding $300 in bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key that would unlock the files. Victims had three days to pay before the fee was doubled. (Something very similar happened to a hospital system in Los Angeles a couple of months ago. The hospital ended up paying about $17,000. The hackers even set up a help line to answer questions about paying the ransom.) This attack relies on something called the Wanna Decryptor, also known as WannaCry or WCRY. These kinds of attacks are particularly hard to spot, especially because hackers are always tweaking them. The Wanna Decryptor being used is just weeks old, and it was just updated. How do computers get infected? Lots of ways. Hackers can get ransomware on your system if you download an infected piece of software or a PDF. They can also use a phishing email to direct you to an infected website. Here is a closer look on how it's done: In this case, hackers sent a zip file attachment in an email. When victims clicked on it, their computers were infected. But the attack didn't stop there. The ransomware spread through the hospitals' and businesses' computer networks. “Once you get a foothold in the system, other users will start to run those pieces of software,” explained Clifford Neuman, who directs the University of Southern California's Center for Computer Systems Security. What's the NSA got to do with it? Though we don't know for sure, it looks like the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Windows operating system. Microsoft knew about this many months ago and put together a patch, but many businesses are slow to update their operating systems because they have to evaluate the updates' impact on other software. (Or, like most of us, they just keep running old versions of software forever.) Microsoft knew about this vulnerability because it was exposed as a technique used by the National Security Agency by hackers. Who's behind the attack? Investigators are pursuing a lot of leads, but so far they have very little concrete evidence. They do think it's the work of criminals, not a foreign power. They know the original hacking tool was leaked by a group called the Shadow Brokers, which dumps stolen NSA tools online. But they don't know who the Shadow Brokers hackers are or whether they perpetrated the attack. Who's been hit so far? Britain's National Health Service (NHS) was a major victim. More than 40 hospitals and health facilities across England were affected, and many staff members were locked out of their computers, unable to access patient medical records, appointment schedules and internal emails. It was so bad that officials warned people to stay home unless they were having a medical emergency. Hospitals in Scotland and Wales were affected, too. But investigators quickly discovered that the NHS was not the only, or even the intended, victim. The attack was wide-ranging and affected organizations across the country. Meanwhile, Spain's National Cryptologic Center, part of that country's intelligence agency, reported a “massive ransomware attack” against Spanish organizations. At Telefonica, in Madrid, security department officials ordered employees to switch off their computers and disconnect from WiFi. This is much bigger than that, though. According to Britain's Independent newspaper, these attacks may stretch around the globe, from Portugal to Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Germany and Russia. It “is much larger than just the NHS,” Travis Farral, director of security strategy for cybersecurity firm Anomali Labs, told the Independent. “It appears to be a giant campaign that has hit Spain and Russia the hardest.” By Friday afternoon, though, it was clear that this was not a limited attack. Businesses in at least 11 other countries reported similar cyberattacks. Many were affected. There's still a lot we don't know. (We'll be updating this post!) But here's what we do know, so far: How, exactly, does this ransomware work? As its name implies, ransomware works like a hostage-taker. Once your computer is infected, the attack can do a couple of things. One common approach: Your files will be encrypted or converted into a different language for which only the hacker has the cipher. Often, you won't even know you've been targeted until you try to open a file. Another, more damaging version is what happened Friday: The ransomware locks you out of your entire system. During the attack in England, computer screens showed a message demanding $300 in bitcoin in exchange for the decryption key that would unlock the files. Victims had three days to pay before the fee was doubled. (Something very similar happened to a hospital system in Los Angeles a couple of months ago. The hospital ended up paying about $17,000. The hackers even set up a help line to answer questions about paying the ransom.) Here's the screen that comes up on hacked computers. This attack relies on something called the Wanna Decryptor, also known as WannaCry or WCRY. These kinds of attacks are particularly hard to spot, especially because hackers are always tweaking them. The Wanna Decryptor being used is just weeks old, and it was just updated. How do computers get infected? Lots of ways. Hackers can get ransomware on your system if you download an infected piece of software or a PDF. They can also use a phishing email to direct you to an infected website. Here is a closer look on how it's done: In this case, hackers sent a zip file attachment in an email. When victims clicked on it, their computers were infected. But the attack didn't stop there. The ransomware spread through the hospitals' and businesses' computer networks. “Once you get a foothold in the system, other users will start to run those pieces of software,” explained Clifford Neuman, who directs the University of Southern California's Center for Computer Systems Security. What's the NSA got to do with it? Though we don't know for sure, it looks like the hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Windows operating system. Microsoft knew about this many months ago and put together a patch, but many businesses are slow to update their operating systems because they have to evaluate the updates' impact on other software. (Or, like most of us, they just keep running old versions of software forever.) Microsoft knew about this vulnerability because it was exposed as a technique used by the National Security Agency by hackers. Who's behind the attack? Investigators are pursuing a lot of leads, but so far they have very little concrete evidence. They do think it's the work of criminals, not a foreign power. They know the original hacking tool was leaked by a group called the Shadow Brokers, which dumps stolen NSA tools online. But they don't know who the Shadow Brokers hackers are or whether they perpetrated the attack. Friday afternoon, FedEx disclosed that its systems also were victims of the hack. What are investigators trying to do to catch the attackers? It can be hard to track down the perpetrators in attacks like this, but it's not impossible. One method: follow the money. It's possible to trace where a bitcoin payment ends up. “Despite what people tend to think, it's highly traceable,” said Neuman, of USC. “You can see the flow of funds through the bitcoin system.” That doesn't mean, however, that you'll know who actually ends up with the money, especially once it's pulled out of the system. Hackers are able to hide that in lots of different ways. Experts will also be searching the code itself for clues. Hackers each write codes in different ways, leaving identifiable traces of their work, like a signature. What can I do to stay safe? First, back up your hard drive. You should be keeping frequent backups anyway, in case your computer dies on its own. But if your computer gets hacked, you'll be able to retrieve your data without paying a ransom. If you run a business, back up every computer in your office and have a plan for what to do if your system goes down for a while. Be smart about setting up your network, so that most users don't have complete access to the system. This makes it harder for a ransomware attack to infect everything. And make sure your users are educated about the common kinds of attacks. Avi Rubin, a Johns Hopkins professor who studies computer hacking, has one other piece of advice: If you or your business get attacked, don't pay. “You're funding the bad guys and giving more incentive,” he said. You also don't know whether your files will really be restored. Update: An earlier version of this post suggested that Edward Snowden's leak was the source of the information that led to the hack. This is inaccurate. [Update your Windows systems now. Right now.] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.f3cdfa329df9
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Worldwide ransomware hack hits hospitals, phone companies
May 13, 2017 The ransomware attack has hit 16 NHS hospitals in the UK and up to 70,000 devices across 74 countries using a leaked exploit first discovered by the NSA. A global ransomware attack is holding more than 60,000 computers hostage. Banks, telephone companies and hospitals have all been ensnared in the worldwide hack, with the malware locking down computers while demanding a hefty sum for freedom. The attack has hit thousands of computers across China, Russia, Spain, Italy and Vietnam, but hospitals in England have attracted the most attention because lives are at risk while hospital systems are locked down. The spread of the attack was temporarily halted Friday night when a UK cybersecurity researcher inadvertently activated a "kill switch" in the malware's code, said a Guardian report. That gave US firms additional time to patch their systems to avoid infection, but the researcher said his fix would eventually be sidestepped by the hackers, and it didn't help networks already hit by the ransomware. Among them were IT systems and phone lines in National Health Service hospitals in the UK. The East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust updated its website shortly after the attack, telling visitors that they were "currently experiencing significant problems with our IT and telephone network." "The investigation is at an early stage but we believe the malware variant is Wanna Decryptor," the NHS said in a statement Friday. Avast detected up to 52,000 attacks from the WanaCrypt0r 2.0 ransomware, also called the WannaCry ransomware, yesterday. The majority of the new malware was targeting Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan, Avast Threat Lab team lead Jakub Kroustek said. The malware had spread across 74 countries as of Friday. On the Malware Tech blog's tracker, cybersecurity researchers showed that more than 70,000 computers had been affected by the ransomware. https://www.cnet.com/news/england-ho...despread-hack/
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Police have confirmed a "number of fatalities" following reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena. Witnesses reported hearing a "huge bang" following an Ariana Grande gig at Manchester Arena. Network Rail said train lines out of Manchester Victoria station, which is close to the concert venue, were blocked. Greater Manchester Police tweeted to urge people to stay away from the area. 'Screaming and running' A number of eyewitnesses have described the confusion in the aftermath. Robert Tempkin, 22, from Middlesbrough, said: "Everyone was screaming and running, there were coats and people's phones on the floor. People just dropped everything. "Some people were screaming they'd seen blood but other people were saying it was balloons busting or a speaker had been popped. "There were lots of ambulances. I saw somebody being treated. I couldn't tell what had happened to him." http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-40007886
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First women in the infantry!
FORT BENNING, Ga. — The first group of women graduated from United States Army infantry training last week, but with soldiers obscured by body armor, camouflage face paint and smoke grenades, it was almost impossible to distinguish the mixed-gender squads in the steamy woods from those of earlier generations. That’s just how the Army wants it. After the Obama administration ordered the military in 2013 to open all combat positions to women, the Army developed gender-neutral performance standards to ensure that recruits entering the infantry were all treated the same. Still smarting over accusations that it had lowered standards to help the first women graduate from its elite Ranger School in 2015, the Army has taken pains to avoid making any exceptions for infantry boot camp. To the pound, men and women lug the same rucksacks, throw the same grenades and shoulder the same machine guns. The Army has also sought to play down the significance of the new female infantrymen — as they are still known — not mentioning, when families gathered last week for their graduation, that the 18 women who made it through would be the first in more than two centuries for the American infantry. “It’s business as usual,” the battalion commander overseeing the first class, Lt. Col. Sam Edwards, said as he watched a squad of soldiers run past — including one with French braids and a grenade launcher. “I’ve tried to not change a thing.” Female grunts in the battalion see things differently. In interviews during a series of visits to observe training, many said the fact that they could finally pursue a combat career, and have it treated as no big deal, was for them revolutionary. Now many who dreamed of going into the infantry are no longer barred from the core combat positions that are the clearest career routes to senior leadership. Just before graduation, one female drill sergeant pulled aside a group of female privates, who ranged from high school athletes to a single mother with a culinary degree, and gave them her unofficial assessment out of officers’ earshot. “This is a big deal,” she said as she looked into one recruit’s eyes. She said they were making history. ‘Misery is a great equalizer’ Rain pounded the roughly 150 troops of Alpha Company, who ranged in age from 17 to 34, as they stood in formation during a tornado warning, waiting to hear if it was too stormy to train. If the downpour let up, they would practice rushing out of armored vehicles. If not, they would tramp back to the foxholes where they had slept the night before and bail out the standing brown water with canteen cups. Either way, by day’s end they would be wet, tired, hungry and cold: the four pillars of misery the Army has long relied on to help whip recruits into cohesive fighting teams. “Misery is a great equalizer,” one male recruit said with a resigned grin. The rain eventually let up and the sergeants ran the platoons through repeated ambush drills. By the end, while some of the troops had buzz cuts and some had their hair in buns, they all shared the drooping weariness that grunts have worn for as long as there’s been an infantry. ‘She’s a hoss’ In the woods, after hours of mock raids, Pvt. Kayla Padgett rested her rifle against her rucksack and turned to her platoon, assembling them in three neat rows. It was 90 degrees. A tick crawled along the back of her shirt. The night before, the platoon had slept in the dirt. Everyone was dog tired. Many were covered in ant bites. But as platoon guide, it was her job to make them ready. “All right, hustle it up, let’s count off,” she said. One by one the platoon of mostly men each shouted until all were accounted for. “O.K., good,” Private Padgett said, scanning the group with her blue eyes. “If you haven’t done so, keep loading up ammo, all your magazines.” Over the years, countless voices have warned that women could never handle the demands of the infantry, and would destroy its all-male esprit de corps. None of the recruits or drill sergeants interviewed at Fort Benning shared that fear. They all pointed to women like Private Padgett. The 23-year-old track champion from North Carolina could throw a 20-pound hammer more than 60 meters while on the team at East Carolina University, and showed up at basic training in better shape than many of the men. She is now on her way to Airborne School, and wants to eventually become a Ranger. “She’s a hoss,” her drill sergeant, Joseph Sapp, said as he watched her. After a tour in Iraq and four in Afghanistan, he has served with his share of soldiers. “Forget male-female; she’s one of the best in the company. She’s one you’re happy to have.” Not ‘treated special’’ In the new integrated infantry companies, women and men train together in mixed-gender squads from before dawn until after dusk: practicing the same raids, kicking in the same doors, doing the same push-ups when their squad messes up. No one gets out of a rotation serving chow. At night, they sleep in rooms separated by gender, in identical metal bunks with identically scratchy green blankets. To graduate, all must pass tests of the same infantry skills, including hurling a grenade 35 meters, dragging a 268-pound dummy 15 meters, running five miles in less than 45 minutes and completing a 12-mile march carrying 68 pounds. Hair is one of the few places where standards still diverge. All men get their heads shaved on arrival. Women don’t. Not wanting to be held to a different standard, though, many of the women decided a few weeks into training to shave in solidarity. They would earn back their hair, just like the men. “I loved my hair, but didn’t want anyone to look at me and think I was being treated special,” said Pvt. Irelynn Donovan. ‘I wanted to make history’ Private Donovan, 20, grew up outside Philadelphia with five older brothers. She was the only girl on her junior high football team. When assigned to write an essay about an adult she admired, she chose her grandfather, who had served two tours in Vietnam. “She’s just always been a badass,” said her mother, Cristine Zalewski. She always wanted to join the infantry, despite a ban on women. On her forearm is a tattoo of flowers wrapped around a saying uttered by her single mother, who sometimes had to scrounge for change in the house to pay bills: “We’ll find a way”! As soon as the ban was lifted in 2016, Irelynn Donovan went to a local recruiter. “I wanted to make history,” she said. “Pave the way, if not for me, then for others.” During training, she wrote home complaining that she was exhausted and tired of being yelled at. “Everything is chafing,” she wrote. But she became a standout, nailing the physical tests for both men and women when she did 79 push-ups in two minutes. ‘Hey, the infantry’s tough, man’ Afghanistan and Iraq were turning points for the Army’s thinking on women in combat. The wars forced thousands of women who were not technically combat troops into fire fights. Nearly 14,000 women were awarded the Combat Action Badge for engaging with the enemy. Today most of the men leading the Army have served with women in combat for years. “We saw it can work,” said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, who heads Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Ky. “And now we have a generation that just wants to accomplish the mission and have the most talented people to do it.” The Army is determined not to sacrifice performance for the sake of inclusion, and many women have not been able to meet the standard. Of the 32 who showed up at infantry boot camp in February, 44 percent dropped out. For the 148 men in the company, the dropout rate was just 20 percent. Commanders say the higher dropout rate among females is in line with other demanding boot camps for military police and combat engineers, which have been open to women for years. In part, they say, it is a consequence of size. A 5-foot-2 woman has to carry the same weight and perform the same tasks as a man who stands a foot taller, and is more likely to be injured. Why did so many more women fail? One female recruit summed it up by saying simply, “Hey, the infantry’s tough, man.” “Is it fair?” said the brigade commander overseeing gender-integrated infantry training at Fort Benning, Col. Kelly Kendrick. “I don’t care about fair. I care if you can meet the standard.” Male soldiers acknowledged in interviews that the women who remain, like Chonell Morgan, 18, are some of the toughest soldiers in the company. During a punishment run the platoons were ordered to undertake on a hot afternoon, Private Morgan, who is from Apple Valley, Calif., was near the front of the pack. The daughter of a NASA engineer, she postponed plans for college when she heard the infantry was opening to women. Her mother is still upset about the decision, but her father, Lorenzo Morgan, who served in the Army in the 1980s, said, “You have to let your children be who they want to be.” An unspoken accomplishment This month, after 14 weeks of running and crawling in the dirt, Alpha Company marched onto the parade grounds in crisp dress uniforms and carefully creased berets. The company commander’s voice booming over loudspeakers welcomed them to the infantry, but he gave no nod to the women now joining the ranks. The women appeared to take it in stride. Private Donovan, who had won the award for the highest female fitness score in the company, finishing just behind the top man, pushed through the crowd toward her family, then shrank in embarrassment when her mother greeted her with a bouquet of flowers. “Mom,” she muttered, looking to see if anyone noticed, “you don’t bring flowers to infantry graduation.”
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I remember the first year it was approved I read that 3 women went to infantry boot camp, but didn't make it. So glad to see that 18 women have this time around! It looks though at least one woman joined because the infantry opened to women and she wanted to show that she could kick ass! Infantry boot camp is no joke!
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hand I'm glad that they are strong and the fittest they'll be in their lives...and on the other I am sad for what some of them will endure in combat...as a veteran indeed I salute them and am also sad...killing and being killed is no f..king joke. May all the military women and men on our planet be protected. And may we end war and fatal conflict on our Mother Earth. This is my prayer for humanity. Greco
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Armed police respond to serious incidents in three locations in the capital – London Bridge, Vauxhall and Borough Market https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-incident-live From zerohedge.com: Update 6:55 p m BBC reports that multiple people have been killed in the various incidents in London, with Telegraph reporting that according to Police sources at least two people have been killed in the London Bridge area. * * * Update: 6:42 pm According to a BBC reporter at the scene, police are now searching for three possibly armed suspects. According to Sky News, citing Scotland Yard, there has been a third separate incident in the Vauxhall region in South London. The BBC also adds that it can confirm earlier reports of gunshots being fired. Reports suggest it may have been more than one incident: A van hitting people at London Bridge and three people then jumping out of the vehicle and attacking members of the public; A separate incident at Borough Market Police have now said they are responding to a third incident in Vauxhall It is understood that police are looking for three suspects who may be armed.
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By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Six-term Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the influential Republican who has clashed with presidents of both parties over national security and foreign policy, has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office said in a statement Wednesday night. The cancer was discovered after minor surgery last week to remove a blood clot above the left eye of the 80-year-old chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, according to the Mayo Clinic. “Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot,” the Phoenix clinic said in a statement. “The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with the Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.” Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of cancer, the same kind that killed vice presidential son Beau Biden. According to the American Cancer Society, for people older than 55, the five-year survival rate for glioblastoma is about 4 percent. Mr. McCain’s office said the question of his return to the Senate will be determined after further consultations with his medical team. CNN, citing medical sources involved with Mr. McCain’s treatment, reported that he showed no neurological problems before or after the more than three-hour surgery to remove the tumor. The news stunned official Washington on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. President Trump said in a statement, “Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon.” http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-brain-cancer/
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The Silent Parade
Today marks the 100th anniversary of over 10k African Americans who organized a protest March along 5th Avenue in NYC, NY back in 1917, which has since become known as The Silent Parade.
The protest was in response to lynching's and murders of Black peoples and the first ever civil rights protest against violence toward Black people, during the height of the Jim Crow era, in America. Google commemorated it today on their website and The Washington Post published an superbly written article feature, as well. LINK to Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.2af1e6980efa WIKI LINK: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sile...de?wprov=sfla1
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Oregon Law changes, for Distracted Driver Law, on October 1st, 2017 !!!
For people living in the state of Oregon and for those who visit or even those who are not visiting but driving on any road or freeway in the state of Oregon, here is a huge WAKE UP & PAY ATTENTION tap on the noggin for people (ie, like my elderly mother who refuses to get off her phone) who can't stay off their phones while driving. Not only will fines and punishment be much more severe, but any ticket you earn for not staying off your phone or electronic device (i-pad, i-tune/i-pod player, ANYTHING any electronic gadgetry) will cost you in severe fines, time in jail (one year in jail for your second ? Offense within TEN years), plus you can't ever get it off your record. FYI--- CAR Insurance issuers Can and Will revoke your insurance and/or impose bigger fees and limitations on your coverage or drop you without notice!
Please DO NOT think you are above the law here and that it won't happen to you, because it WILL happen to you if you refuse to put your phone down and not think of your own safety first, or the safety of others! Btw, and I'm not bragging, but I have a flawless driving record....Safety First is an important credo in my personal and professional life. LINK TO PRESS RELEASE : http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/...d_driving.html |
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Thanks for passing this along. I'm not driving now but when I do I'm a careful driver. It's my sons who need to know this. They rarely travel to OR but just in case. Beside, law or not they shouldn't be on the phone while driving anyway. No they should be driving as if hell is just a blink away and they're prison bound deserving of it if they do. It's not as if they're teens anymore. What if they killed someone! I wish a law like this would be in place in every state. Of course then we'd have to build a lot more jails and prisons. My children shouldn't complain about how much having to build more jails and prisons would cost them in taxes because if they text and drive and kill somebody, they're gonna want to be locked up anyway. To stay safe from me. They can't just go out and kill people so they can have a phone conversation. How selfish is that! And if they do, then they're just going to have to wear ugly prison shoes because no way in hell would I reward that kind of behavior by giving them commissary money to buy Nike or Reeboks, or something else totally unnecessary so they can impress their convict friends. Enough to get them invited them to join some prison gang or something. Or wind up beat to the point of near brain damaged, as some other law breaker convict steals the shoes I paid for. Plus then you know they'd be pleading with me for a new wheelchair because those the jail provides for them are not electric. If they want to be fancy paralyzed well then I'd highly recommend they do it on their own dime, and not while incarcerated at the tax payers expense.
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50 dead after shooting on Las Vegas Strip; suspect ID'd
The gunman in the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Monday morning.50 people. When i woke up it was 20. Dear God.
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My heart goes out to all the families who are grieving a loss from the Vegas shooting.
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Words cannot express the sadness I feel for all those people that had to go through that shooting in Vegas last night. I hope everyone is safe and for those who lost their lives, may they rest in peace.
I live everyday as it was my last, in the sense that I love deeply, I make sure to do what's right and I always help when I can. It's a beautiful day, let's make it count. Be safe and make happy memories always. Tell your loved ones how much you love them, every chance you get. |
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Tom Petty
Tom Petty has passed away at the age of 66.
He suffered a cardiac arrest last night was found not breathing. They were able to get his pulse back but his brain suffered damage, the plug was pulled today. Passed away about 10minutes ago. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-pet...is-dead-at-66/ |
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