Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Gracious god, such privilege you have shown us. What favor you have bestowed on this nation from its inception 245 years ago. This republic is nothing short of your gracious gift. In your mercy, you have called us into liberty. On this Independence Day we acknowledge the sacrifice of our countrys ancestors and the toil of our founders. Much blood has been spilled and tears shed to ensure the success of the experiment of american democracy. Remind us again even as we celebrate this weekend that noble ideals serve to build the strong foundation of these United States. Our freedoms are not occasion for us to promote selfish interests or exercise our privilege over another. Rather, in light of the independence we enjoy, we are called to recommit ourselves to what binds us together. May we once again seek corporately to love and serve you as we devote ourselves to love and serve this country and all who have pledged themselves to its principles. May w
from futuristic, what happened here yesterday seems to be another worrying indication that in fact things are going backwards. a professional footballer telling the referee, telling the world, that he has heard monkey chants. not on a distant football pitch in eastern europe. this was chelsea s antonio rudiger at tottenham hotspur, in england s capital city, famed, theoretically, for its diversity. rudiger himself posted several tweets expressing his dismay at the incident, but also stressing the importance of talking publicly about racism, so that it s notjust forgotten about, as he suggests always happens. rudiger also points out that in a modern ground like tottenham hotspur‘s, with so many cameras in place, it should be possible to both isolate and punish the offender. announcer: racist behaviour among spectators is interfering with the game. please remember that in football there is no place for racism. a warning was made over the loudspeaker three times at the game, b
in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the former love island presenter caroline flack has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in london. boeing has announced that its chief executive dennis muilenburg is stepping down. mr muilenburg has faced serious criticism in the aftermath of two major accidents involving boeing s new 737 max planes in which a total of 346 people died. last week the company announced it was halting production of the aircraft. in a statement the company said a change of leadership was needed to restore confidence. our international business correspondent theo leggett gave us some background a little earlier. he presided over an era where boeing came out with its flagship aircraft which we now know contained a flaw, which never should have got past regulators, and it was allowed to continue flying after the first of those two catastrophic accidents involving a plane of indonesia. the plane was allowed to kee
teenagers with the disease is rising. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello, i m john watson. welcome along to sportsday, these are our headlines. after suffering concussion steve smith will miss the third ashes test at a key moment in the series. how do they replace him? twitter suspends a series of accounts after paul pogba s racially abused is it time for social media companies to do more. and after announcing he s stepping down who will the ecb turn to in replacing england women s head coach mark robinson? also coming up in the programme. as climbing prepares for its olympic debut why british hopes are in safe hands. news on another medal at the world championships. hello and welcome to sportsday. he was a major doubt diagnosed with delayed concussion after a blow to the neck in the second ashes test cricket australia confirming today steve smith will miss thursday s match at headingley having failed to recover in time. the man of the series so far, his a
The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play is suspected in the death of a missing Farmville man whose body was found in a residence outside of town on