The New York Police Department has asked the US Congress to pay more than $25 million for the protection of the Trump Tower skyscraper, where President Donald Trump and his family lived for 75 days from the end of the election until the inauguration. Police officers have to be on duty around the building around the clock even now, which costs additional money, reports . Politico Police guard the entrance to Trump Tower.

More than 90 thousand dollars were collected by Muslim activists as part of an action to restore a destroyed Jewish cemetery in the suburbs of St. Louis (Missouri). They were supported by British writer JK Rowling and US Vice President Mike Pence. Photo by Getty Images On February 20, unknown vandals damaged more than 170 tombstones at the historic cemetery, which is more than a hundred years old.

But many passers-by did not immediately recognize the figure as the famous performer. Photo by The Hollywood Reporter A street artist who goes by the name Plastic Jesus has erected a statue of rapper Kanye West in Hollywood that simultaneously resembles the figure of the crucified Christ and an Oscar statuette. This is the fourth statue in a row that the artist has erected ahead of the American Film Awards, reports .

North Dakota police forced protesters against an oil pipeline through Indian lands to leave a camp where mass rallies had been held for almost a year. Before leaving, some activists set fire to tents, which injured two people and arrested about 10, reported . Buzzfeed Protesters set camp tents on fire. Photo Getty According to the publication, more than a hundred protesters refused to leave the camp after the authorities ordered it.

Photo TASS On February 22, at the age of 79, the Soviet and Russian actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Aleksey Petrenko died suddenly. This was reported by the Union of Cinematographers of Russia. He was known to viewers for almost 80 film roles, including in the films “Cruel Romance”, “The Prisoner of the Chateau d’If”, “Twenty Days Without War”, “The Barber of Siberia”, “The Idiot”, “12”.

An athlete from Venezuela distinguished himself at the World Ski Championships. During the 10-kilometer qualifying race at the World Championships in Lahti, Finland, distinguished himself Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano . He fell several times, broke his stick and demonstrated a strange technique. Most spectators greeted what was happening to him with loud laughter, but some tried to support Solano with applause.

On February 23, during his morning sermon at the Vatican, Pope Francis addressed the topic of hypocrisy. Addressing parishioners, the pontiff criticized those who are believers only in words. According to the head of the church, it is better to be an atheist than a bad Catholic.

United Airlines decided to remove one of the passengers and his companion from the flight after they "made other passengers feel unsafe." this . reports Fox News The incident occurred at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on board a plane en route to Houston. The passenger, whom the company did not name, began making comments to a Pakistani couple who were placing their hand luggage on the shelf. For example, he asked if there was a bomb in their bag.

Lenna conquers the Internet. Users of social networks drew attention to the five-year-old Boston terrier Lennu, the pet of the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. As noted in Mashable, the animal has the ability to distract cameras from its owner. In Finland, the dog became famous at the end of 2016, but only in February 2017 did its fame spread beyond the Finnish Internet.

Using a series of photographs of friends in love, the girl explained what it was like to be forever alone in the company of kissing couples. @thirdwheelextravaganza In each photo, a girl with a sad expression poses in front of couples kissing or hugging at parties, weddings or at work. She did not reveal her name, but in the comments to one of the photos on her Instagram she noted that she only wanted to please people, which, apparently, she succeeded.