Новости за 15.01.2019

An art exhibit that includes a statue of a giant piece of candy wrapped with the Saudi Arabian flag will be removed from the grounds of the World Trade Center in New York City later this week, following criticism from 9/11 victims groups.

A McDonald's employee in Spring Hill, Florida, was recently fired after cellphone footage surfaced showing the unidentified worker using racial slurs against a customer during a heated drive-thru interaction.

United States Central Command and NATO aircraft dropped 841 weapons on Taliban targets during the month of November, according to newly released data published by US Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT).

The British Parliament voted Tuesday to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, negotiated between London and Brussels last autumn to set the terms of the country’s departure from the European Union, which is presently scheduled for March 29 of this year. The final vote was 202 for and 432 against.

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Having racked up thousands of followers online by taking nude pictures from picturesque locations off the beaten track, Megan Marie from Missouri eagerly uses her overwhelming following to debate worrisome issues like mental health and burnout syndrome.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, fabrications against Huawei need to be stopped. A ministry spokeswoman said that baseless accusations about security threats are being used to suppress and restrict Chinese technology companies' development abroad.

After the model and social media diva Kylie Jenner laid her claims to the Instagram throne, being one of the most-liked personalities on the website, some ambitious person opted to rival her, with quite a bit of success.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Congressional Democrats have refused to attend a working lunch at the White House to discuss ending the government shutdown, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a press release on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea’s Defense Ministry published on Tuesday its new Defense White Paper, which reflected changes in the situation on the Korean Peninsula and relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, abandoning the word "enemy" as a means to refer to North Korea.

Stormy Daniels entered the media limelight after she claimed that she had been engaged in an affair with US President Donald Trump in 2006-2007. The White House denied Daniels' allegations and accused her of lying.

On Monday, The New York Times cited unnamed senior administration officials as saying that US President Donald Trump has ostensibly questioned US membership in NATO and expressed a wish to withdraw the country from the bloc.

Washington's trade war with China has failed to reduce the US-Chinese trade deficit. Quite the contrary, China's trade surplus hit a record high of $323 billion in 2018, despite Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking to Sputnik, Chinese researcher Xiang Jun'yong warned that the US' restrictive measures would further backfire on US industries.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pyongyang calls for abandoning military exercises involving foreign forces on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean Ambassador to Russia Kim Hyun Joong said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a statement on Tuesday that he has introduced a resolution to prevent the Department of Treasury from lifting sanctions imposed on companies controlled by Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska.

Previously, the United States, namely Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, slammed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's new presidential term, calling it illegitimate and vowing that Washington will do its best to "restore real democracy to that country".

Social media has been buzzing about the unconventional White House reception for the college football champions, where Donald Trump decided to treat them to fast food due to the government shutdown. However, some pointed the spotlight at another catering option that the president casually mentioned, alleging it to be inappropriate and sexist.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A federal court in the United States has rejected the Trump administration's plans to include a citizenship question in the 2020 US census, an order filed on Tuesday showed.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom could wake up to a handful of scenarios tomorrow, including a potential call for a new general election if the withdrawal deal is defeated in the House of Commons on Tuesday, or the beginning of an orderly exit if it makes it through the parliament.

ANKARA (Sputnik) - The United States intends to maintain its presence in the Syrian airspace after the withdrawal of its troops from the country, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Tuesday, citing an unofficial US action plan proposal.

Although the video that prompted wild discussions on Twitter was for some reason pulled, some media outlets recorded West’s words and his apparent reference to award-winning rapper R. Kelly, implicated in a whole bunch of sexual misconduct allegations that underlie a soon-to-be-aired documentary.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the right decision to recuse himself from the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of Trump-Russia collusion, nominee for the US attorney general position William Barr said during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

A partial reopening of the US government for a few weeks would allow talks to resume between Republicans and Democrats. This is what chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Lindsey Graham, told Trump on Sunday. Sputnik has discussed this with Dr Jeanne Zaino, American political analyst and professor of Political Science at Iona College.

Sometimes, life gives us strange puzzles to solve, real enigmas. But this case shows us that anything is possible when you have enough tenacity and cunning!

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, fabrications against Huawei need to be stopped. The Ministry’s spokeswoman said that baseless accusations about security threats are being used to suppress and restrict the development of Chinese technology companies abroad.