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Turquoise rugs covered the marble floor with their geometric designs. The white curtains hid the mosaic of the Virgin and Christ. Scaffolding concealed crosses and other Christian symbols. Images broadcast around the world last week captured some of these surprising changes at Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul, which …

The Lakers and Clippers arrived Thursday after having fought three heavyweight bouts, but Round 4 was the closest yet. The Lakers opened a 13-point lead in the first quarter, but the Clippers fought back to build a lead of their own. Anthony Davis owned the third quarter and finished with …

Mike Ehrmann / Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers guard / forward LeBron James told reporters he expected the NBA to make former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick proud after the pregame protests during the National anthem. Mark Medina @ @MarkG_Medina LeBron James kneeling down during the hymn to protest …

The main Fox Business Flash headlines are here. See what FoxBusiness.com is clicking. China’s manufacturing activity increased in July and export orders strengthened despite weak demand from the United States and Europe, according to a survey on Friday, in new signs that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually recovering. of …

But Thursday’s extraordinary speeches by two presidents, whose legacies will be intertwined forever, suddenly underlined how this election, in the words of the quadrennial cliche, will truly be the most important of our lives. Obama’s praise was not just his most public intervention in the 2020 campaign or his most …