The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul in April.Credit...Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York TimesJuly 10, 2020Updated 11:19 a.m. ETISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree Friday ordering Hagia Sophia to be opened…
Ever since the passage of the CARES Act back in March, there’s been a growing level of speculation about the possibility of a second stimulus bill. While some Republicans have been downplaying the possibility, the likelihood is growing by the day. It may not be an exaggeration to say that Congress has no choice but…
Here's how EPAWA Weather Consulting sees rain totals from Tropical Storm Fay working out.EPAWA Weather ConsultingTropical Storm Fay could dump more than 4 inches of rain on the region Friday and spawn a tornado, experts say, as the storm creeps across New Jersey from the Mid-Atlantic.“A stormy Friday is in store with heavy rain, gusty…
The US supreme court has ruled that a large part of eastern Oklahoma remains a Native American reservation, a decision state and federal officials warn could throw the entire state into chaos. The c…
Gone, say these advisers and confidants, many speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations, are the usual pleasantries and greetings.Instead, Trump often launches into a monologue placing himself at the center of the nation’s turmoil. The president has cast himself in the starring role of the blameless victim — of a deadly…