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Astronomers, using the ALMA telescope, detected the presence of fluorine in a galaxy named, NGP–190387, over 12 billion light-years from Earth.

Thinking, gee, they almost seem old-fashioned, those virtues of patriotism and self and self service. i cant help but wonder if what we need to do as a nations get back to some of those virtues. you know, colin powells life span from vietnam to afghanistan. i worked with him in the reagan administration. i was a speechwriter, he was a military assistant to the secretary of defense. we are in and out of each others offices a dozen times a day. i remember him talking about coming back from vietnam...

At the time i had five kids. i said i will drop them and come work for your presidential campaign. a lot of people who worked for him and with him were touched not just by the prospect of somebody like colin powell becoming president of the united states, but because of what he would have done. i think he would have been one of the great presidents of our time if he had ever chosen to run. but you know what alma apparent he said to him? this was relayed to me by a bunch of our friends. he said, ...

As alma knows that every day at 7:00 or 7:05 we would call each other and get the days ready except or sunday. on sunday id call at 9:30. and he would answer, the same way every sunday. he would say, i was at church and in the state of grace. i would answer the same way every sunday. colin, if youre not in the state of grace, who among us is? that was every day for almost 40 years. the same opening remarks. i grew up in the south and my taste in hymns is different from secretary powells. and my ...

>> president biden, president obama, president bush, secretary clinton, distinguished leaders and guests, my heart is sad for i have lost a friend. alma, michael, linda, ann marie, im grateful to you for inviting me to share my thoughts in this hour of celebration and remembrance. in 1993, when i began serving as americas ambassador to the u.n. general colin powell was already in his final months as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. at white house meetings, i came equipped with a yellow pad...

Alma was doing, what michael and jane were doing what, linda was doing and what anne marot and francis were doing, what the grandkids were doing and the reason that i mention this is because i think as a husband, as a father, as a friend, i dont think we share often enough how we really feel with our family. sometimes i think we take it for granted, but i want you to know that he didnt take it for granted. every morning or ink heard about it, so god bless cole condition. bless the powell family ...

This old race will soon be over. there will be no more race to run. and i will stand before gods throne, all my heart aches will be gone. ill hear my savior say, welcome home. shh, be real quiet. listen real carefully. and you might hear our savior say, colin, welcome home, and heres your starry crown. and finally, a message to alma and the kids. hes a very busy husband and father, huge responsibilities. i talked to him once, sometimes 15 times a day for 40 years. never in 40 years do i recall h...

Decades, more than 35 years through social circles and through howard university, the board of howard university. it is really an intimate and small and tight-knit professional black community here in washington, d.c. you would see general powell, his wife, alma, at many of the functionings and activities, whether it was the boulay or the lakes or jack and jill or any one of those black service organizations that would bring all of us together on many, many occasions. wolf, the first time that i...

Im just going to submit you to the third verse. this old race will soon be over. there will be no more race to run. and i will stand before gods throne, owl my heartaches will be gone. ill hear my savior say welcome home. be real quiet. listen real carefully, and you might hear our savior say colin, welcome home and heres your starry crown, and finally, a message to alma and the kids. he was a very busy father, a very busy husband, huge responsibilities. as i say, ive talked to him once, sometim...

My deepest, deepest condolences to his loving wife alma, a very special woman. and the entire family. may he arrest in peace, and may his memory be a blessing. outfront next, breaking news. democrats in disarray tonight. the chair of the progressive caucus dealing president biden a blow. refusing to back his agenda. as pelosi is still pushing forward with a vote. plus, breaking news. the albany district attorney calling the criminal complaint filed against former-new york governor andrew cuo...