As the Muslim call to prayer resounded over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia on Friday, church bells tolled in mourning in Greece, flags flew at half-staff, and during at least one protest Turkish national flags were set alight.

After falling for ten straight weeks, COVID-involved deaths in the United States began rising again during the week ending July 4.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) told “MSNBC Live” on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to send in federal agents to quell the violence from protests in Portland is meant to distract from his “failure to lead” in the national response to the coronavirus.