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Detroit Free Press staff Published 10:24 p.m. UTC Aug 31, 2018 A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession.  6:22 p.m.: Stevie Wonder starts by playing harmonica.   6:13 p.m.: Gladys Knight, a surprise on-stage guest sings "Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein, from the Broadway musical "Carousel."  5:24 p.m.: The Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. took to the pulpit to deliver Franklin's eulogy. Williams is pastor emeritus of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta.   It was August of 1984, he said, that he delivered the eulogy for Franklin's father. Williams urged the audience to think about the lasting impact of Franklin on the black community.  "The queen's legacy, the queens life — what can we leave here saying that the queen of soul has done is doing or will do … [Read more...] about Live stream: Stevie Wonder performs to honor Aretha Franklin

Detroit Free Press staff Published 10:14 p.m. UTC Aug 31, 2018 A weeklong celebration of the life of the Queen of Soul ends today as Detroit and the world say a final goodbye to Aretha Franklin. Freep.com will carry a live stream here from before the service through the procession.  6:13 p.m.: Gladys Knight, a surprise speaker, on stage told the crowd.  5:24 p.m.: The Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. took to the pulpit to deliver Franklin's eulogy. Williams is pastor emeritus of Salem Bible Church in Atlanta.   It was August of 1984, he said, that he delivered the eulogy for Franklin's father. Williams urged the audience to think about the lasting impact of Franklin on the black community.  "The queen's legacy, the queens life — what can we leave here saying that the queen of soul has done is doing or will do back that will impact us as a race to turn our race around?"  He touched on the challenges Franklin's father must have encountered … [Read more...] about Live stream: Stevie Wonder about to perform to honor Aretha Franklin

News / UK and world by Press Association May 24, 2018, 4:30 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Medical researchers are hoping to bust some of the myths and mystery surrounding clinical trials in an effort to get more much-needed volunteers. With 85% of people saying they want to help the NHS find better treatments, but only 14% having ever taken part in a clinical trial, there is a gap which urgently needs to be filled “if we want to continue offering our patients world-leading healthcare,” said Simon Denergi, head of the NHS research arm. Mr Denergi, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) national director for patients, carers and the public, stressed that research remains “one of our best chances to develop the care and treatment we receive in the future”. Cancer, Alzheimer’s or dementia and genetic diseases were named by adults as the illnesses which should be the NHS’s top … [Read more...] about Medical researchers bid to dispel clinical trial myths in push for volunteers