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If you enjoyed the chilling experience of In Cold Blood and were at the edge of your seat while watching Oliver Stone’s JFK, you’ll love this investigative look into all the facets of one of the top conspiracies of the 20th century and beyond. DiEugenio, who has spent decades researching the Kennedy assassination, takes both an analytical and conversational approach to his fascinating exploration of the pivotal historical events and scandals surrounding that day.

Bringing with him the practical experience that comes from having owned a high-end gun store—catering largely to law enforcement—and as a competitive shooter and self-defense trainer, Correia blasts apart the emotion-laden, logic-free rhetoric of the gun-control fanatics who turn every "mass shooting" into a crazed call for violating your rights, abusing the Constitution—and doing absolutely nothing to really fight crime.

This is an audio recording of The Article of the Second Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, issued by the 117th Congress (1st Session), with the Majority Staff of the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 13, 2021. This document charges President Donald J. Trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors, specifically incitement of insurrection.

Born in Blackness vitally reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in the West, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "dark" continent. In fact, French reveals, the first impetus for the Age of Discovery was not—as we are so often told, even today—Europe's yearning for ties with Asia, but rather its centuries-old desire to forge a trade in gold with legendarily rich Black societies in the heart of West Africa.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.

On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the Polish border; Britain and France had declared war. Overnight the world had changed, and FDR found himself being forced to consider a dramatically different set of circumstances.

In Second Class, working-class Americans of all races, political orientations, and occupations share their stories—cleaning ladies, health care aides, cops, truck drivers, fast food workers, electricians, and more. In their own words, these working-class Americans explain the struggles and triumphs of their increasingly precarious lives—as well as what policies they think would improve them.

When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, in December 2010, sparking a wave of popular uprisings that would topple dictatorial regimes across North Africa and the Middle East, observers hailed the onset of a great “Arab Awakening.” But this wasn’t the first time people in Tunisia, Egypt, and elsewhere across the region had taken to the streets demanding fundamental change.

"A Second Republican Senator Meets with Garland" is from the April 05, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emmarie Huetteman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The term "blowback", invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire and reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster.

"After a Crime, the Price of a Second Chance" is from the December 11, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Shaila Dewan and Andrew W. Lehren and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"With Paralympics, Rio Defies the Odds for a Second Time" is from the September 7, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Shpigel and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"For a Breed of Actors, a Second Act Offstage" is from the August 04, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Paulson and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

One of his first students was a young man he had arrested four years earlier. Others have been convicted of armed robbery, drug trafficking and criminal association with the mafia. The classrooms are frugally equipped, behind windows protected by vertical and horizontal bars, although one has brightly colored paintings covering the walls.

Few cities in the world are as closely linked to their subways as New York City — the vast network helped shape the city and now carries nearly 6 million people a day. So when the most ambitious expansion of the subway system in half a century opens Sunday, it will be a transformative moment, promising to alter the future of a large slice of Manhattan.

"Second Avenue Subway's Arrival Brings Fear that Rents Will Soar" is from the December 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved. Now, three decades on, that peace has been lost. With war in Ukraine and increasing tensions between China, Russia, and the West, great power politics once again dominates the world stage. But could it have been different? Richard Sakwa shows how the years before the first mass invasion of Ukraine represented a hiatus in conflict rather than a lasting accord—and how, since then, we have been in a 'Second Cold War'.

"Murray Beats Raonic to Win Second Wimbledon Title" is from the July 10, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Clarey and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"How NBC Finished Second on the Trump Video Story" is from the October 09, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John Koblin and Michael M. Grynbaum and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"10-Second Videos from Your Sunglasses. Thank Snapchat" is from the November 11, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Daniel Victor and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Milwaukee Police Make 'Multiple Arrests' in Second Night of Unrest" is from the August 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Blinder and narrated by Caroline Miller.