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An American was among more than a dozen people killed when gunfire and explosions erupted at a high-end hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. State Department and those who knew him.

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Police in Oregon are searching for the driver of a truck captured on surveillance video speeding down a sidewalk and plowing into three fleeing pedestrians last week.

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Fleeing pedestrians swiped by truck that sped onto sidewalk in video

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Police in Oregon are searching for the driver of a truck captured on surveillance video speeding down a sidewalk and plowing into three fleeing pedestrians last week.

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Breaking news famous rapper Lil Uzi Vert says he´s done with music. On the 4th of January he said that he ¨deleted everything¨ and is done with music. This could affect the release of his upcoming album ¨Eternal Atake¨

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17 year old Wang Shangkun sold his kidney for an iPhone and is now bedridden for life.

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products.

Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

Eight years on, the 25-year-old is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed.

Mr. Shangkun had sold his kidney to black market organ harvesters in April 2011 where he received AUD$4500 - purchasing a iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with the funds.

"Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough," he said in reports at the time.

Mr. Wang now spends his days in bed and relies on dialysis to survive his kidney failure, local Chinese media recently revealed.

The illegal surgery had caused him to develop renal deficiency which is believed to have led to an infection due to the unsanitary setting of where it took place and the apparent lack of post-operative care, Mirror UK reported.

The operation occurred in the central province of Hunan without his parents' consent. It was reportedly undertaken by two doctors who were also employed at local hospitals.

At the time Chinese newspaper Xinhua reported that Wang first made contact with the alleged harvesters through internet chat rooms.

He Wei, reportedly the leader of the gang, then made arrangements to hire a surgeon who worked at a nearby military hospital.

Speaking to CNTV.cncn, Wang said: "At the time, I wanted to buy an iPad2, but I didn't have any money."

"When I was on the internet, I had a kidney agent send a message, saying that selling a kidney can give me 20,000."

Wang received the equivalent of about $A3,500 for his kidney at the time. The rest of the money was divided up among the gang.

Nine people were arrested in connection with the case and five, including the surgeons who harvested his kidney, were jailed in 2012.

His family was eventually awarded about $300,000 in compensation later the same year, The Mirror reported.

Mr. Wang allegedly sought the new iPhone in order to show off to his friends.

His family lived in one of China's poorest provinces and could not afford it, so he turned to other means to raise the money.
This story originally appeared in news.com.au.

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Broke teen who sold kidney for an iPhone now bedridden for life

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products. Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

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Wisconsin man stabs woman in wheelchair 116 times

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A Wisconsin man stabbed a wheelchair-bound woman 116 times and said "Jesus forgives me," a criminal complaint revealed.

Kehinde Afolayan, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide, use of a dangerous weapon on Tuesday following the murder of Deborah Lynch, 62, who was found with multiple stab wounds throughout her body, FOX6 reported.
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A witness told police he saw Afolayan stabbing Lynch while she was sitting in a wheelchair in her apartment in South Milwaukee. He identified Afolayan as "someone whom, in the past month, he had seen getting the victim's mail from her mailbox."

Yvonne Lytge also told FOX6 she witnessed Lynch struggling in the apartment the night of the attack.

"I started pounding on the door and she said 'back door.' I was focused on him, but I did see a cut on her shoulder. I've never seen him coming. I've never seen him leaving. I have never seen him before. She wouldn't harm anybody, and she was so soft-spoken," Lytge said.

Police responded to a 911 call of the stabbing Friday and arrived at the gruesome scene to find Lynch, who appeared to be "partially disemboweled" in her wheelchair, covered in blood. Afolayan came down the stairs holding a blood-covered white undershirt, police said.

Authorities initially could not identify Afolayan because he was not communicative. The alleged attacker would only say, "Jesus forgives me," FOX6 reported.
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Lynch was a member of the Oak Creek Assembly of God for nearly four decades. Her son said Afolayan had been living with Lynch since October. He added that he woke up early Friday morning to someone yelling in the apartment, but was not there when the stabbing occurred later in the day.

Police did not provide a motive for the deadly stabbing.

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Wisconsin man stabs woman in wheelchair 116 times, says 'Jesus forgives me': complaint

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A Wisconsin man stabbed a wheelchair-bound woman 116 times and said "Jesus forgives me," a criminal complaint revealed. Kehinde Afolayan, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide, use of a dangerous weapon on Tuesday following the murder of Deborah Lynch, 62, who was found with multiple stab wounds throughout her body, FOX6 reported.

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California storms bring mudslide fears, blizzard warning

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California storms bring mudslide fears, blizzard warning

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A Pacific storm that brought fears of dangerous mudslides and a rare blizzard warning in the Sierra Nevada was less fierce than expected but hundreds of homes in fire-scarred California areas remained under evacuation orders as more rain was expected.

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After a long and often rocky courtship, Austin and Major League Soccer became a match.
The league formally welcomed Austin as its 27th franchise with a raucous downtown party Tuesday full of chanting and flag-waving, and Commissioner Don Garber calling the Texas capital a "perfect fit." MLS said Austin will begin play in the 2021 season.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After a long and often rocky courtship, Austin and Major League Soccer became a match.

The league formally welcomed Austin as its 27th franchise with a raucous downtown party Tuesday full of chanting and flag-waving, and Commissioner Don Garber calling the Texas capital a "perfect fit." MLS said Austin will begin play in the 2021 season.

"We think of us being a league for a new America," Garber said. "Austin is diverse. It has enormous energy. It has people who really believe in the city. ... We need to be here."

The move has been long expected as Austin became the target destination for efforts last year to move the Columbus Crew. The Crew instead will stay in Ohio under a new ownership group.

Austin recently signed a lease with Austin majority owner Anthony Precourt, a California-based investor, to provide land for a privately-funded $225 million stadium. The Austin venue will be an open-air facility with a grass playing field on land that has been vacant for 25 years.

"We're going to unite this city. We're going to fight for this city. We're going to make you proud," Precourt said.

Precourt's attempts to move the Crew, a bedrock MLS franchise, drew fierce resistance in Columbus as fans rallied to save their team and state and local officials filed lawsuits attempting to block the move.

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In Austin, a divided city council argued for months over the stadium deal before it was approved on a narrow vote. Instead of moving the Crew, MLS and Precourt agreed that team would be placed under a new ownership group that includes Cleveland Browns Dee and Jimmy Haslem.

MLS has long eyed Austin - although quietly until 2018 - as an expansion opportunity. Precourt's initial purchase deal for the Crew included a promise to keep the team in Columbus for at least 10 years, but it also had a clause that would let him move to Austin. And before Precourt announced his desire to move, MLS had trademarked Austin FC and Austin Athletic as possible names for a franchise even though the city had not applied for expansion.

"Our journey here to Austin wasn't linear and it certainly wasn't easy. It was the most complicated project in our league's history," Garber said. "Everybody came together to align to bring this team to the city."

The MLS club will be the first major league franchise in Austin, and will be the third MLS team in Texas, joining FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo.

The announcement ceremony tapped into Austin's hip vibe as it was hosted at a downtown brew pub packed with fans chanting and waiving green flags with the Austin FC logo. But it was also several miles away from the area where the city donated the land to build the new stadium, a project that was met with fierce resistance from some residents, and sparked a petition drive seeking to stop the deal.

The Austin metropolitan area is just over 2 million. The sports scene is dominated by the University of Texas Longhorns, but the city also hosts Formula One and MotoGP racing every year. Its economy centers on state government, the university and the city's surging role as a major technology hub featuring companies like Dell, Samsung and Apple, which recently announced a major expansion. Facebook and Google also have offices.

"It's not only about sports. It is truly taking a city that is being stressed because it is growing so fast, about having a place, a team, an event, a shared experience that brings everybody together from all parts of this city," Austin Mayor Steve Adler said.

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Major League Soccer formally announces Austin expansion team for 2021

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After a long and often rocky courtship, Austin and Major League Soccer became a match. The league formally welcomed Austin as its 27th franchise with a raucous downtown party Tuesday full of chanting and flag-waving, and Commissioner Don Garber calling the Texas capital a "perfect fit."

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Safety Eric Berry has made infrequent appearances on the field for the Chiefs this season and he’s set to make one of them on Wednesday.

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American service members were killed in a bomb blast in Syria, the U.S. military confirmed Wednesday. According to a tweet from the spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition, the unknown number of Americans were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol.

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American service members were killed in a bomb blast in Syria, the U.S. military confirmed Wednesday. According to a tweet from the spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition, the unknown number of Americans were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol.

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"We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time," the spokesperson said.

U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We are still gathering information and will share additional details at a later time.
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ISIS claimed responsibility for the blast, which occurred in the northern city of Manbij, saying one of its members carried out a suicide attack and detonated a vest with explosives, according to the Associated Press.

"The President has been fully briefed and we will continue to monitor the ongoing situation in Syria," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. She deferred all other questions to the Department of Defense.

Wednesday's deadly incident comes about one month after President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 U.S. troops to leave Syria, as the White House declared victory over ISIS. But since then, there has been growing confusion over the withdrawal plans, as the administration shifted from a 30-day timeline to one that is now "conditions-based" to include the enduring defeat of ISIS, protection for the Syrian Kurds, and assurance that Iran can't increase its influence in the region.

Four other American service members have been killed in Syria since the U.S. entered the country under the Obama administration in October 2015. Those Americans were: Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton, Air Force Staff Sgt. Leo Austin Bieren, Army Spc. Etienne Jules Murphy, and Army Master Sgt. Jonathan Jay Dunbar.

Trump cited the hardship of speaking with families who had lost loved ones in a video produced on the White House lawn the day he announced the withdrawal, saying "I get very saddened when I have to write letters or call parents or wives or husbands of soldiers who have been killed fighting for our country. It's a great honor. We cherish them but it's heartbreaking."

The president's surprise announcement last month led to an outcry from U.S. partners and allies and a series of high-level resignations, namely that of former Defense Secretary James Mattis who felt the U.S. was abandoning its allies and partners in the region.

One of the chief concerns has been how to protect the Kurds, a group that's been a critical U.S. partner in the fight against ISIS but which Turkey views as terrorists.

In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump suggested that a 20-mile "safe zone" could be created to decrease tension between the two groups. The president also discussed the idea by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, according to a Turkish readout of the call, but the White House has not provided details about how that zone would be enforced.

In the past week, the U.S. moved some equipment out of Syria, but no troops, two U.S. officials told ABC News. American service members will remain in Iraq, and Trump has suggested as recently as Sunday that they could "attack again from existing nearby base" if ISIS or another terrorist group emerged.

Despite Trump's declaration of victory over ISIS, State Department and Pentagon officials had cautioned as recently as the week before his announcement that the fight was not over -- with the U.S. recently estimating that about 2,000 ISIS fighters remain in Syria.

According to statistics released by U.S. Air Forces Central Command last week, the U.S. and coalition aircraft dropped the highest number of bombs over Syria in the month before the president made his withdrawal announcement: 1,424 weapons released in November, up from 876 in October and 758 in September.

In a statement on Friday, the U.S. military said that its partners had only "recently liberated" a town from the terror group, calling ISIS a "determined ... force who employed complex attacks, improvised-explosive devices and booby-trapped buildings."

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American troops killed in bomb blast in northern Syria

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products.

Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fatal decisions. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products.

Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

Eight years on, the 25-year-old is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed.

Mr. Shangkun had sold his kidney to black market organ harvesters in April 2011 where he received AUD$4500 - purchasing a iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with the funds.

"Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough," he said in reports at the time.

Mr. Wang now spends his days in bed and relies on dialysis to survive his kidney failure, local Chinese media recently revealed.

The illegal surgery had caused him to develop renal deficiency which is believed to have led to an infection due to the unsanitary setting of where it took place and the apparent lack of post-operative care, Mirror UK reported.

The operation occurred in the central province of Hunan without his parents' consent. It was reportedly undertaken by two doctors who were also employed at local hospitals.

At the time Chinese newspaper Xinhua reported that Wang first made contact with the alleged harvesters through internet chat rooms.

He Wei, reportedly the leader of the gang, then made arrangements to hire a surgeon who worked at a nearby military hospital.

Speaking to CNTV.cncn, Wang said: "At the time, I wanted to buy an iPad2, but I didn't have any money."

"When I was on the internet, I had a kidney agent send a message, saying that selling a kidney can give me 20,000."

Wang received the equivalent of about $A3,500 for his kidney at the time. The rest of the money was divided up among the gang.

Nine people were arrested in connection with the case and five, including the surgeons who harvested his kidney, were jailed in 2012.

His family was eventually awarded about $300,000 in compensation later the same year, The Mirror reported.

Mr. Wang allegedly sought the new iPhone in order to show off to his friends.

His family lived in one of China's poorest provinces and could not afford it, so he turned to other means to raise the money.
This story originally appeared in news.com.au.

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Broke teen who sold kidney for an iPhone now bedridden for life

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products. Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

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Broke teen sold his kidney for a new iPhone and Apple products.

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products.

Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

Eight years on, the 25-year-old is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed.

Mr. Shangkun had sold his kidney to black market organ harvesters in April 2011 where he received AUD$4500 - purchasing a iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with the funds.

"Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough," he said in reports at the time.

Mr. Wang now spends his days in bed and relies on dialysis to survive his kidney failure, local Chinese media recently revealed.

The illegal surgery had caused him to develop renal deficiency which is believed to have led to an infection due to the unsanitary setting of where it took place and the apparent lack of post-operative care, Mirror UK reported.

The operation occurred in the central province of Hunan without his parents' consent. It was reportedly undertaken by two doctors who were also employed at local hospitals.

At the time Chinese newspaper Xinhua reported that Wang first made contact with the alleged harvesters through internet chat rooms.

He Wei, reportedly the leader of the gang, then made arrangements to hire a surgeon who worked at a nearby military hospital.

Speaking to CNTV.cncn, Wang said: "At the time, I wanted to buy an iPad2, but I didn't have any money."

"When I was on the internet, I had a kidney agent send a message, saying that selling a kidney can give me 20,000."

Wang received the equivalent of about $A3,500 for his kidney at the time. The rest of the money was divided up among the gang.

Nine people were arrested in connection with the case and five, including the surgeons who harvested his kidney, were jailed in 2012.

His family was eventually awarded about $300,000 in compensation later the same year, The Mirror reported.

Mr. Wang allegedly sought the new iPhone in order to show off to his friends.

His family lived in one of China's poorest provinces and could not afford it, so he turned to other means to raise the money.
This story originally appeared in news.com.au.

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Broke teen who sold kidney for an iPhone now bedridden for life

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A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products. Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fateful decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function.

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A teenage boy died after falling from the 8th floor balcony of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Haiti. He was in the middle of a 7 day vacation with his family when the accident took place.

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A teenage boy died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Haiti last week.

The 16-year-old was trying to enter his room on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas cruise ship through a nearby balcony last Friday when he slipped and fell to his death, according to witnesses.

Royal Caribbean did not offer details about the death, but its corporate communications manager, Owen Torres, confirmed that there'd been a tragedy on board.

The Harmony of the Seas is docked in Marseille harbor, southern France, Tuesday, Sepr. 13, 2016.

"We are saddened by the loss of one of our guests in a tragic accident," Torres said in a statement.

The Broward Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Laurent Mercer of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, a French island collectivity in the South Pacific.

Mercer was in the middle of a seven-day Caribbean trip with his family when the accident occurred, according to the Sun Sentinel.

In this May 17, 2016 file photo, the world's largest passenger ship, MS Harmony of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean, makes her way up Southampton Water into Southampton, England.

"The ship's medical team responded to the pier and attempted CPR, but the [boy] had sustained major head trauma and he was pronounced dead," at 11:42 a.m., the Broward Medical Examiner's Office said, according to the Sun Sentinel.

The ship departed from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was docked in Labadee, Haiti, where Royal Caribbean owns a private resort.

The accident comes just weeks after a Harmony of the Seas crew member died after going overboard in the Atlantic Ocean while traveling from Fort Lauderdale to St. Maarten on Christmas Day.

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16-year-old dies after falling from balcony of Royal Caribbean cruise ship

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A teenage boy died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Haiti last week. The 16-year-old was trying to enter his room on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas cruise ship through a nearby balcony last Friday when he slipped and fell to his death, according to witnesses.

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An artwork called "McJesus," which was sculpted by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen and depicts a crucified Ronald McDonald, is seen on display as part of the Haifa museum's "Sacred Goods" exhibit, in Haifa, Israel, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Hundreds of Christians calling for the sculpture's removal protested at the museum last week.

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Israel's Department of Justice was forced to intervene Tuesday in the controversy around a sculpture of " McJesus" - Jesus modeled as Ronald McDonald - that angered Christians in the Holy Land.

The Ministry of Culture threatened to defund the Haifa Museum of Art, where "McJesus" is displayed and where violent protests broke out last week.
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"This work does not belong in a cultural institution supported by state funds," Culture Minister Miri Regev wrote in a letter to the museum, adding that the sculpture, which is part of the "Sacred Goods" show that opened in August, makes a "mockery of the crucifix, the most important religious symbol for Christians around the world," and could not be protected under freedom of speech.

But the Department of Justice disagreed.

"It is forbidden to block funding to cultural institutions because of the content they exhibit," Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber wrote in a letter to Regev Tuesday, reminding the minister that the government could not interfere with the contents presented at cultural institutions because it provides financial support.

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel contacted the Department of Justice on behalf of the museum.

"The Minister of Culture seems to have made a quantum leap," wrote ACRI's legal advisor, Dan Yakir. He said that while in the past the minister had instructed mayors or other elected officials to prevent cultural events when she did not like their content, it was beyond acceptable bounds to reach out directly to the museum. He said the move violated freedom of speech and expression.
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The sculpture's Finnish artist, Jani Leinonen, wants his artwork removed -- but for a different reason. He supports the pro-Palestinian group, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, or BDS, which discourages doing business with the Jewish state.

Much to the displeasure of Regev, hundreds of Christians, and Leinonen, "McJesus" isn't going anywhere.
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Nissim Tal, the museum's director, told The Associated Press they "will be defending freedom of speech, freedom of art, and freedom of culture" by keeping the artwork right where it is.

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Controversial 'McJesus' art sculpture defended by Israel

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Israel's Department of Justice was forced to intervene Tuesday in the controversy around a sculpture of " McJesus" - Jesus modeled as Ronald McDonald - that angered Christians in the Holy Land. The Ministry of Culture threatened to defund the Haifa Museum of Art, where "McJesus" is displayed and where violent protests broke out last week.