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"Trump's Empire: A Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties" is from the August 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Susanne Craig and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"The Siege Starts without Warning" is from the October 23, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Miljenko Jergovic and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Pakistani Passenger Plane Crashes With 48 on Board" is from the December 07, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ismail Khan and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"IMF Chief Is Found Guilty of Negligence" is from the December 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Liz Alderman, Aurelien Breeden and Landon Thomas Jr. and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"David Stoliar, 91, Survivor of World War II Disaster" is from the Culture (Arts) section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert D. Mcfadden and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Is It Better to Die in America or in England?" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Justin E. Bekelman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"On Sunday Talk Shows, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Preview Potential General Election Fight" is from the May 01, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Trip Gabriel and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"For AT&T Chief, Time Warner Deal Is the Peak of an Ambitious Climb" is from the October 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by David Gelles and Michael J. De La Merced and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

As the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination draws near, the events of that fateful day will undoubtedly be on the minds of many throughout the world. Here Dean Owen curates a fascinating collection of interviews and thought-provoking commentaries from notable men and women connected to that notorious Friday afternoon. Those who worked closely with the president, civil rights leaders, celebrities, prominent journalists, and political allies are among the nearly one hundred voices asked to share their reflections on the significance of that day and the legacy left behind by John F. Kennedy.

An American officer presents an invaluable handbook for dealing with cultural issues in the Middle East during military operations....

L'Iran è un Paese molto antico, dalla storia e cultura estremamente variegata, trovatosi sotto i riflettori negli ultimi anni per gli eventi legati a politiche poco democratiche dalle ripercussioni globali. In questo breve viaggio nella storia, nella cultura e nella politica della Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran seguiremo diverse vicende ed esamineremo diversi fatti, per scoprire il vero volto di questo Paese, com'è stato il suo passato, com'è il suo presente e come sarà il suo futuro.

Using newly declassified information, Dick Russell builds on three decades of painstaking research in On the Trail of the JFK Assassins, offering one of the most comprehensive and authoritative examinations of the assassination of our 35th president. Included are new revelations, such as the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald was subjected to “mind control,” Russell’s personal encounters inside the KGB headquarters, and new information gleaned from an interview with Oswald’s widow.

In this biography, written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized, Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputations that surrounded him.

Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, he was able to give our country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core set of principles. These were informed by his heritage and upbringing, his strong character and his personal discipline, but he also avoided making himself the center of things. He tried to be the calmest man in the room, not the loudest.

John F. Kennedy’s assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The plan’s exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy’s assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years.

Here's what we now know: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Mafia contract killers hired by Louisiana mob boss Carlos Marcello. Kennedy was killed in that city because it was the only place in the country where a crime of that magnitude could be committed without fear of punishment. Long-time local district attorney Henry Wade, an LBJ crony who would have sole jurisdiction over the prosecution of those responsible, had been corrupted by the local Civello crime family. Lyndon B. Johnson, while a U.S. senator during the 1950s, had accepted bribes from the same mobsters so that they could avoid deportation.

Henry Kissinger is one of the most controversial Secretaries of State in U.S. history—serving under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, never-before-seen transcripts of Kissinger's conversations, including top-secret talks with Beijing and Moscow, provide an unvarnished record of his brand of high-stakes diplomacy during the Nixon years. These transcripts provide an unparalleled view of historical events that shaped the world and rocked the way diplomacy is conducted in the United States.

Superheroes, Movies, and the State sets a new standard for exploring the government-Hollywood relationship as it persuasively documents the critical role different government agencies have played in shaping characters, stories, and even the ideas behind the hottest entertainment products.

Through wonderfully descriptive writing, Simon details the work of fifteen detectives, three sergeants and a lieutenant charged with investigating dozens of Baltimore's 234 murders that year. Simon takes listeners inside the detectives' lives, describing the frustration of departmental red tape...

Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST—exams, autocracy, stability, and technology—from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty's introduction of the civil service exam, known as Keju, in 587 CE—and continuing through the personnel management system used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this uniformity came with a huge downside: stifled creativity.