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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. -- A hacker broke into two of the City of Albertville's Facebook pages. One is gone now, and the city staff can't control what's on the other one.

Hacked Albertville Farmers Market Facebook page

Robin Gore is the Communications Specialist for the City of Albertville. Someone hacked into her personal Facebook account. "Consequently we lost access to the City of Albertville, Alabama, Facebook page and the Farmers Market Facebook page," Gore said.

She's an administrator for those two pages. The hacker was able to delete her and the other administrators and took sole control over the pages.

"Luckily Main Street Music Festival was safe," Gore said, "Thank goodness. I was able to contact another admin to delete me as an admin when I realized this was going on." That's the third city-affiliated Facebook page Gore helped run.

The city's Facebook is gone. Gore says they're not sure if the hacker changed the page or if Facebook took it down. The hacker changed the profile picture on the Farmers Market page and replied to a comment from a social media user inquiring what it is. The reply was nonsensical.

"Unfortunately, again, we have no access right now to change any of that," Gore said.

She's working with Facebook staff to remove the page. She was able to get her personal profile back.

Gore feels this was a professional hacker, and has noticed other similar jobs across social media. "Our security settings were very strong," Gore explained

City staff feels the hacker was looking for credit cards sometimes associated with professional or business pages. "Obviously, being city government we don't pay for any kind of social media boosting or sponsoring," Gore said.

Gore added the community can help by reporting the Farmers Market page to Facebook. City staff contacted Albertville Police investigators, and they're in the process of creating new pages that are said to be more secure. The city's other social media accounts are fine.

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WASHINGTON -- The last member of Congress to be shot while in office was former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), shot in the head by a would-be assassin during a strip-mall meet-and-greet with constituents in her home district on Jan. 8, 2011.

Giffords weathered an arduous recovery period, resigning from Congress a year after the shooting. She and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, became gun-control advocates and founded Americans for Responsible Solutions.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot in the hip and was in criticalcondition after this morning's attack on a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.Rep. Roger Williams' (R-Texas) aide Zachary Barth, Tyson Foods lobbyist Matt Mika and two Capitol Police officers were also wounded: David Bailey and Krystal Griner. Mika was reportedly in critical condition.

The gunman, James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Ill., had been arrested in 2006 for attacking his daughter and her friend, and threatening the friend's boyfriend with a 12-gauge shotgun. The Belleville News-Democratalsoreported that on March 24 neighbors called police on Hodgkinson shooting in the woods behind his home; cops found he had a valid firearms permit.

Hodgkinson was wounded by the officers and later died.

It doesnt matter if youre a Democrat or a Republican, nor if youre a senator or a representative, nor a staffer or a sworn officer. If you serve the institution of Congress, youre connected to your colleagues, current and former, by a shared sense of service to ideals far greater than yourself. This shooting is an attack on all who serve and on all who participate in our democracy," Giffords said in a statement issued by Americans for Responsible Solutions.

I am heartbroken for the pain of Congressman Scalise, the other victims, and their family, friends, and colleagues who survived. I am thankful for the great courage of the Capitol Police, who were my protectors after I was shot and became my friends. I also know the courage it takes to recover from a shooting like this, and I know Steve and everyone there this morning have such courage in great supply," she added.

May all Americans come together today with prayers for the survivors, love for their friends and family, and the courage to go about everyday making this country its best. Our nation is resilient, and we always come back stronger.

Dan Gross of theBrady Campaignto Prevent Gun Violencesaid in a statement that"all Americans, including our elected leaders, should live in an environment where they can pursue everyday activities without fear of being shot."

"Far too many Americans know what its like to be shot or have a loved one killed by gun violence," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety.

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said she was "devastated by this mornings shooting tragedy," and added that "Americans should be able to play baseball, dance in a nightclub, and attend religious services without the threat of gun violence. We all deserve better."

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Theresa May is skating on thin ice. More than ever, she needs to convey a sense of leadership and look and act like a Prime Minister. She may well be on borrowed time. In the short term she needs to radically rethink her media strategy, which was lacklustre at best during the election

These are the six things she needs to do to survive in the short term:

She is naturally media-shy, but needsto be on the airwaves moreto reassure the public and the party far more than she was before the election.

And we need to see her out doing more regional visits something she shunned before the election. This is crucial to remaining in touch with public sentiment andappearing in the regional media. Control events before they control you. The more she does, hopefully the better she will get at it.

Use them, and use a cross-section that reflect modern Britain on TV. She needs to demonstrate she is being collegiate. The more ministers she gets out, the more she can convey that she has the backing of the party. And their needs to be a good mix of Brexiters and Remainerswhich speak to the public.

She also needs young faces on broadcast outlets to reach out to an energised younger audience who Labour so effectively connected with. An absence of this will fuel a narrative of a government at drift and in chaos.

Its more important than ever to convey a sense of stability to the rest of the world, which will be wondering whats goingon here.

The questions around the world will be: Is the UK stable? Should I work there? Should I invest?

She needs to do more international media, and there must be a concerted briefing operation. Similarly, she needs to do a big foreign visit soon to show its business as usual and that we are still being taken seriously on the global stage.

She needs to convey a coalition of support from the business community and other interest groups. This was severely lacking during the election it was widely rumoured that her aides didnt like using them. Number 10 needs to secure the support of prominent third parties in the business sectorlike the CBI and BCC to be out and about in the media making the case for the UK as Brexit negotiations progress.

Let May be May? The more she talked, the less people liked her or listened during the election. This is the big headache. She needs to emotionally connect with the public and address her mistakes and with the party.

We saw the beginning of this on Monday night when she said to the party Ive got us into this mess, I will get us out of it. For her, this is the biggest ask and toughest challenge. She needs to connect with people but remain authentic. If she isnt, the public will see straight through her.

May needs to show that her premiership is not solely defined by Brexit. She needs a radical domestic agenda to convey a sense of momentum here and abroad. Governments often run out of ideas and energy. She needs to show she is fizzing with innovative policies.

Giles Kenningham was director of Communications for the Conservative Party for the 2015 campaign. He now runs a PR consultancy Trafalgar Strategy http://www.trafalgar-strategy.co.uk

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