The driver of the Iberia Foods truck, living in Brooklyn, won the second largest jackpot in the New York lottery, CNN reports . David Johnson, Jackpot holder $ 298.3 million, ABC frame The amount of winning 56-year-old David Johnson amounted to $ 298.3 million. After tax and fees, it will receive over $ 114 million. The first, after winning by the decision of Johnson, who came to the United States from Jamaica 40 years ago, was to leave work. Read more.

Donald Trump came to the defense of Roger Stone, his former campaign adviser and longtime supporter. The FBI arrested Stone in Florida on January 25, reports Reuters. More. Stone, 66, has been charged with seven counts, including lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and tampering with witnesses, in a case involving alleged Russian interference in US elections. President's reaction.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed interim president of the country, seized power after enlisting the support of the Trump administration, writes The Wall Street Journal. Vice President Mike Pence personally called Guaido on January 23, guaranteeing support if he takes power from incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, using one of the provisions of the country's constitution.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service offered to pre-install applications of Russian developers on smartphones. This idea is contained in the roadmap for the development of competition. Russian software manufacturers came out in favor of the initiative, foreign companies and their representatives strongly opposed it. More. According to Russian antimonopolists, global companies have a competitive advantage to promote their own applications and services.

US President Donald Trump has signed a document temporarily reopening the government. Thus, he capitulated to the leader of the minority faction in Congress, Nancy Pelosi, writes Bloomberg. More. The document allows the government to work until February 15. Trump himself in his tweet emphasized that his decision is by no means a concession, but an action dictated by concern for the millions affected by the shutdown.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to technologically combine Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, writes The New York Times. More. We are talking about the transfer of all Facebook messengers to a single platform. Read also Alien from Facebook: what The New Yorker learned about Mark Zuckerberg Individual applications will remain, but the technological infrastructure will unite 2.6 billion users.