The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted for the beginning of the abolition of the health reform introduced by President Barack Obama. It is reported by Reuters . According to the agency, 227 members of the House of Representatives voted for the beginning of the cancellation procedure, and 198.

In Moscow, several dozen participants in the action in support of political prisoners were detained in pure ponds. This was reported to "Interfax" by the representative of the organization "New Opposition". “This popular gathering was not agreed, so the detentions began immediately. At the moment, more than forty people have been detained, ”the agency’s interlocutor said.

Lucasfilm will not replace actress Carrie Fisher with a graphic model in the next episode of Star Wars, according to the Kinosaga blog. “Usually we do not respond to the speculation of fans or press, but there are rumors that we would like to answer. We want to assure that Lucasfilm has no plans to recreate the image of Carrie Fisher as General Leia organs using digital technologies, the statement said.

Turkey has completed the construction of the wall along the border with Syria and Iraq, Anadolu reports . In 2016, 330 kilometers were built, the wall was erected for the safety of border areas. At a 191 kilometer piece, barbed wire fences were built. As notes Anadola, over the past year, 57 thousand attempts to illegally cross the state border have been prevented. Most of these attempts were made on the Syrian-Turkish border, 424 thousand people were detained.

In 2017, the Russian Ministry of Finance plans to adopt the national financial literacy strategy, a representative of the ministry Andrei Bokarev said at the Gaidar forum.

The elected US President Donald Trump in an interview with Wall Street Journal named the conditions for lifting sanctions from Russia. “If we get along and if Russia really helps us, why does anyone need sanctions if this someone is doing really great things?” He said.

Australia and Japan will insist on the entry into force of the Transstoocian Partnership (TTP), despite the criticism of the Blok by the elected President of the United States Donald Trump. This was agreed by the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Ternbull and the head of the Japanese government Shinzo Abe, reports ABC News. “We came to the agreement that on the Economic Front we must demonstrate the importance of free trade.

The Falcon 9 missile SpaceX successfully started from the US Air Force VBAZ base in California, according to the company's official Twitter. Falcon 9 should bring to orbit ten American satellites Iridium Next. In case of success, Ilona Mask will further deliver more than 70 Iridium devices to orbit, Tech Times reports . These satellites should provide the best quality of communication, as well as used for a more accurate geolocation of aircraft.

US President Barack Obama extended sanctions against Russia for a year due to the situation in Ukraine, signing the corresponding presidential decree, this is stated in the document on the White House website. “The actions and politics that this decree is responsible for, continue to pose an extraordinary and extreme threat to national security and US foreign policy,” the disposal says.

The creator of the Android operating system Andy Rubin is developing smartphones, tablets and accessories under the Essential brand, Bloomberg reports with reference to sources familiar with the situation. According to the publication, 40 people who worked in Apple and Google are registered in November 2016, Rubin, Rubin took the general director. The creators of the smartphone are developing a new connector, which will not only connect exercises, but also other modules.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will become the co-investor of the Patriot Park in Sevastopol, the creation of which is engaged in the Night Wolves bike club. This was announced at the Gaidar forum by the leader of the "Night Wolves" Alexander Zaldostanov (surgeon), TASS reports . According to the surgeon, "30% will be ours, we will attract 40%, and, of course, the Ministry of Defense will also invest in its own park." The biker did not call specific amounts.

The head of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence Republican Richard Barr and Democrat Mark Warner issued an application for the beginning of the investigation of the influence of Russian Dybiratak on the US presidential election process, as well as possible ties with Moscow, people involved in political campaigns, Reuters reports .

Almost all the detained participants in the “people's gathering” in support of the political prisoners in Moscow were released from the Meshchansky and “Basmannaya” police department, the OVD-Info reports . In the Basmanny Police Department, the activist Mark Galperin was left for the night. Two protocols were drawn up for it - on the organization of an inconsistent event and about disobedience to the legal request of the police.

The revenue of Ilona, ​​the SpaceX mask, after the unsuccessful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket in 2015, fell by 6%, and the losses amounted to $ 260 million, the Wall Street Journal found out . According to the newspaper, in 2013, SpaceX earned $ 680 million, in 2014-$ 1 billion, after which in 2015, due to the Falcon 9 missile accident, the company's profit was reduced to $ 945 million. It is noted that only 6 launches out of 12 launches of 12.

Financing the federal target program (FCP) for the development of tourism is not enough to support the industry, Nikolai Korolev, deputy head of the department, said at the Gaidar Forum. It is reported by Interfax . “This level of financing of the program events is critical of the initially established limits and the real needs of the industry. On average, as we see, the industries need 20 billion rubles to support infrastructure projects in the field of tourism, ”Korolev said.