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When Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman, News Corporation, blew up more than $870 million buying Star TV from Richard Li in the early 1990s, analysts were dismayed. Why on earth had Murdoch invested in a pan-Asian broadcaster that was neither fish nor fowl? More than twenty-five years later...

‘Making Sheffield’ immortalises the moments that have shaped the steel city; celebrating key events and locations in its history, and paying tribute to the trials it has weathered and survived. Host, and Star journalist, Nik Farah meets the experts behind these stories, inviting you on a journey to discover more about the city where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned for 14 years; the city where Adolf Hitler trained his bombs for two terrible nights in 1940, leaving 10 per cent of the population homeless; and the home to incredible pioneers, from Harry Brearley to the Women of Steel.

It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be.

Think you know Elizabeth Pipko? Guess again. She's been described by many as a rising star in the conservative movement, but how did she get here? And more importantly, did she ever plan to? In Finding My Place, Elizabeth takes us back to the beginning. As the daughter of immigrants and a proud religious Jew, Elizabeth dives into the core of what drives her: the sacrifices of her parents and grandparents and all that they had to endure to make sure that she had the opportunity to live the American dream.

"Retiring Star's Continuing Pursuit: Making a Sport Better" is from the July 24, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Lindsay Crouse and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.