## Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard

Authored by eu.tallahassee.com

Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built COVID-19 dashboard DeSantis "sent the Gestapo": Video shows FDLE agents with guns drawn at home of woman fired over COVID-19 data.

State police brandishing firearms Monday raided the Tallahassee home of Rebekah Jones, the former Department of Health data scientist who built the state's much-praised COVID-19 dashboard before being fired over what she said was refusing to "manipulate data.".

Rebekah Jones was fired from the Florida Dept. of Health, so she built her own COVID-19 dashboard.

See photos of the raid: Armed FDLE agents raid the home of Rebekah Jones.

Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones tells police when they enter home to take hardware, tech.

Previously: Florida scientist was fired for 'refusing to manipulate' COVID-19 data, she said.

Earlier this year: Fired DOH official to speak out, reveals new details of alleged COVID-19 data 'manipulation' attempt. »

### Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment

Authored by techdirt.com

Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment.

Since then, Jones has been running Florida COVID Action, which is a dashboard of Florida COVID information, like the one she used to run for the state.

Filed Under: covid, covid-19, data breach, florida, florida state police, intimidation, raids, rebekah jones, ron desantis, warrant, whistleblower. »

### Undocumented immigrants far less likely to commit crimes in U.S. than citizens

Authored by news.wisc.edu

Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Texas arrest and conviction records.

These studies were limited to comparing crime rate trends to immigration trends, because records matching crimes to the immigration status of perpetrators weren’t available.

“If somebody says we know undocumented immigrants increase the crime rate, well, I’d say the weight of evidence is not in their favor.”. »

### Colombian environmental official assassinated in southern Meta department

Authored by news.mongabay.com

Between January 1 and December 6, 2020, a jaw-dropping 284 environmental leaders and defenders have been assassinated in Colombia.

He was going to be transferred in a Colombian Air Force helicopter to Villavicencio, in the capital of Meta, to receive continued specialized care.

This is not the first time this year that an official from the environmental sector has been assassinated in Colombia. »

### Rewards Track Update Coming Soon

Authored by playhearthstone.com

In this update, we will be adjusting or removing quests that players have let us know are too difficult to complete, reducing the amount of XP required to complete the 50-level rewards track by nearly 20%, adding two gold rewards on the track, and redesigning the bonus levels after level 50.

More enhancements will be coming to the rewards track in the future.

Please review your rewards track to see what new rewards you may be able to claim. »

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