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In an equal societies. The divide starting november fifteenth on d. W. Since time immemorial people have wondered where they come from where theyre going and who they are humankind has reinvented the world again and again always believing in the possibility of a Better Future five hundred years ago Martin Luther started the reformation transforming the way people worshiped and thought today were standing at another crossroads. The little oh. Oh. And also. It feels like the world is starting to realize what ties bind us all together thats why religions seem in akron istic to us they feel very far away. I used to think about god a lot. I was like then i began to suspect i was only doing it to find some kind of answer i think hope has to be the last thing to die and i think we can have a better world we just have to keep believing that we can and working for it its really really easy to despair but we shouldnt know yet because a lot still to fight for. Ever since humankind began to take c
[ cheers and applause ] thank you very much. Thank you, john. Thank you. Thank you and congratulations to the class of 2017. Great job. And general kelly, i want to thank you for your leadership as the Coast Guards Service secretary. You have really been something very, very special to us as a country and to me and our administration. Youve done throughout your entire life an incredible job defending your country. Thank you very much, john. Thank you. [ applause ] and john and all of his folks are also doing an incredible job protecting our homeland and our border and im thrilled that my first address to the Service Academy is the Graduation Ceremony of the United States coast guard. Believe me. Its a great honor. N. Applause ] ive been here before and its a very, very special place. Every cadet graduating today as your commander in chief, it is truly my honor to welcome you aboard. [ applause ] and you should take a moment to celebrate this incredible achievement. Govern governor mall
Gleaming whose broad stripes and bright star s stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say, does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave please take your seats. April 6, 1917, for three years the great war raged across the globe, bringing death, destruction, famine, disease and displacement of peoples across europe, africa and asia. From the atlantic to the pacific. During these years the United States of america remained neutral keeping our distance from the conflicts of the old world. Four days earlier on april 2nd, president Woodrow Wilson addressed a joined session of congress. Neutrality is no longer desirable where peace is involved. And the freedom of its people. To minister that peace and freedom lied in the existence of autocratic governments. We are at the beginning of a
The status quo guitarist rick parfitt has died. The 68 year old was taken to hospital in marbella in spain after suffering a severe infection. The musician had been admitted on thursday due to complications to a shoulder injury. In her christmas message, theresa may has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu. Meanwhile, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has pledged to end rough sleeping in its first term in power. Carrie fisher, who played Princess Leia in the star wars films, is in Intensive Care after suffering a heart attack during a flight. The 60 year old went into cardiac arrest minutes before her plane landed in los angeles. Now on bbc news, sportsday. Hello, im olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines this evening. Theres no stopping celtic, they stay 1a points clear of rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Saracens are still top of the Rugby Union Premiership after they beat newcastle. But its not a great christmas for the vunipolas. Mako joins