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Hagia Sophia’s siege in Istanbul has stood tall as empires rose and fell around it, as rulers and statesmen came and went, as creeds flourished and withered. Now the 1,500-year-old former cathedral and mosque is at the center of a modern struggle between Turkey’s secular roots and its president’s Islamist …

Former New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir told “Your World” on Friday that those who remain in Occupy City Hall are protesting despite the approval of the New York City Council for $ cuts. $ 1 billion from the New York Police Department “don’t want security.” “ “This is …

The Miami Heat closed its practice facilities on Friday after a second team player tested positive for COVID-19, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. The team will not practice together again until it arrives at Walt Disney World to restart the league on Wednesday. Heat striker Derrick Jones …

Neil Young made it clear once again on Friday that he doesn’t like it when one of his songs is used during a public appearance by President Trump. On Friday night, Young’s 1989 song “Rockin ‘in the Free World” was played during the President’s Independence Day weekend event on Mount …

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the first player in the league to sign COVID-19 in March, something that shut down league operations minutes after his positive test returned. While the coronavirus was always going to hit the NBA, Gobert’s case is a bit unusual, especially given how he acted …