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'Unresolved contentions' Relations between the US and Turkey have deteriorated over the detention of an American pastor , with Congress in July blocking the delivery of F-35 fighter jets that Ankara had already partly paid for. "There are clearly a series of unresolved contentions at the domestic,.... |
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By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press. DETROIT (AP) - Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of pop stars Friday in a singing, hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend. |
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DETROIT—A Detroit church swelled with gospel music on Friday for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to clap and sing ahead of tributes to the queen of soul by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder. Com e on, this is a church service, lift your.... |
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Jackson, who has Parkinson's disease and is in his late 70s, spoke slowly as he stood in front of the gathered mourners at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday. He led them in a prayer of thanks for Aretha and her minister father, asking that God make all in the church "better, not bitter," by the time the day is over. |
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Jackson, who has Parkinson's disease and is in his late 70s, spoke slowly as he stood in front of the gathered mourners at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday. He led them in a prayer of thanks for Aretha and her minister father, asking that God make all in the church "better, not bitter," by the time the day is over. |
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By Ben Sisario and Steve Friess, New York Times. DETROIT — Praised by presidents and pop stars, eulogized by more than a dozen preachers, and feted with a fleet of pink Cadillacs, Aretha Franklin was celebrated Friday as a musical titan, an empowering feminist and an American icon during a marathon.... |
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• Jesse Jackson used his eulogy to exhort people who showed up in great numbers at the funeral to show up in great numbers at the ballot box, too. “We have long lines to celebrate death, and short lines for voting,” he said. • Bill Clinton, describing himself as an Aretha “groupie,” called Ms. Franklin the “composer of her own song. |
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DETROIT (AP) - The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 3:55 p.m. The Rev. Jesse Jackson told Aretha Franklin to "sleep on" and "I'll see you in the morning." Jackson, who has Parkinson's disease and is in his late 70s, spoke slowly as he stood in front of the.... |
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Jackson, who has Parkinson's disease and is in his late 70s, spoke slowly as he stood in front of the gathered mourners at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday. He led them in a prayer of thanks for Aretha and her minister father, asking that god make all in the church "better, not bitter," by the time the day is over. |
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DETROIT - A Detroit church swelled with gospel music on Friday for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to clap and sing ahead of tributes to the queen of soul by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder. "Come on, this is a church service, lift your.... |
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'Unresolved contentions' Relations between the US and Turkey have deteriorated over the detention of an American pastor , with Congress in July blocking the delivery of F-35 fighter jets that Ankara had already partly paid for. "There are clearly a series of unresolved contentions at the domestic,.... |
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Religious officials and leaders in the Des Moines metro area's Latino community helped organize the vigil, which drew dozens to the Capitol's front steps. Hope, unity and sorrow were central themes of the gathering. "I think this is important for us to have a way to pay respects, but also to show.... |
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HOW TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Parents welcome school start time reversal. We would like to offer our experiences to help the research on the recent time change for the Des Moines Pubic Schools (DMPS). We have been enrolled in DMPS for 13 years, specifically Walnut Street School. |
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True Light Ministries, 2046 S.E. California Ave., will have a rib, fish and chicken-wing dinner beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. The cost for a rib dinner is $12. The cost for a fish dinner is $11. The cost for a chicken-wing dinner is $9. Drinks will be sold separately. |
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A BRISBANE man who police once believed may have buried his wife in their back yard has broken his silence over the 35-year-old cold case. Kingston mother of three Rosemary Elizabeth Catherine Dodd vanished in bizarre circumstances after a religious meeting near Logan on Saturday, February 19, 1983. |
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Among them were musicians like Ariana Grande, Faith Hill and the Clark Sisters, who performed tributes to the soul legend, and noted speakers such as the Rev. Al Sharpton, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, former US Attorney General Eric Holder and former President Bill Clinton. |
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Naira on Friday depreciated marginally against the US dollar at the investors’ window, exchanging at N362.64 compared to N362.32 posted on Thursday. The Nigerian currency, however, remained stable at the parallel market in Lagos, closing at N360 to one US dollar. |
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'Unresolved contentions' Relations between the US and Turkey have deteriorated over the detention of an American pastor , with Congress in July blocking the delivery of F-35 fighter jets that Ankara had already partly paid for. "There are clearly a series of unresolved contentions at the domestic,.... |
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Kennedy Emetulu 1.Introduction: One of the ‘mysteries’ of today’s politics is what some Nigerians see as the continued popularity of President Muhammadu Buhari in the North, despite his evident ineptness and the many, many failures of his government. When these Nigerians see him in outings where.... |
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Ariana Grande performs during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Hide Caption ( - ) Photograph by The Associated Press;
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Former U.S. president Bill Clinton spoke Friday to those mourning the loss of soul singer Aretha Franklin at an hours-long extravaganza of a funeral service in her native Detroit, Michigan. "She lived with courage. Not without fear, but overcoming her fears," Clinton said of Franklin, who died August 16 of pancreatic cancer at age 78. |
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DETROIT (AP) - The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Bill Clinton memorialized Aretha Franklin as a woman with "breathtaking talent" who kept on charming audiences despite her illness. The former president recalled being an "Aretha groupie" all his.... |
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Bishop Charles Ellis III can be seen with his hand wrapped tightly around Grande’s side and dangerously close to her right breast for nearly a minute. Grande was performing a tribute to the late Queen of Soul at her Friday funeral. WATCH:
“I’ve got to apologize because I have to brush up,” Ellis said, holding Grande close. |
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on services for Sen. John McCain (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Sen. John McCain has left Arizona for the last time as he makes his final flight to Washington, D.C. An Air Force passenger plane carrying the casket of the six-term senator and two-time presidential candidate departed Thursday. |
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A former vice president, an NFL star and other friends remembered Sen. John McCain as a "true American hero" — and a terrible driver with a wicked sense of humor and love of a good battle — at a crowded church service Thursday for the maverick politician that ended to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "My Way. |
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