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"U.S.-Backed Militias in Libya Claim to Retake ISIS-Held Stronghold of Sirte" is from the August 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Iraqi Forces Attack Mosul, Attempting to Dislodge Islamic State" is from the October 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Saudi-Led Coalition Resumes Bombing of Yemeni Capital after Talks Collapse" is from the August 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"As Peace Talks in Yemen Crumble, Civilians End up in Cross Hairs Again" is from the August 08, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Shuaib Almosawa and Rod Nordland and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Corrupt Combatants Fight for Control of Lucrative Afghan Drug Trade" is from the April 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Afghan Women, Eager to Play, Are Kept on the Sidelines" is from the April 26, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"U.S. Soldier Killed Fighting the Taliban in Helmand" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Pakistani Soldiers Search Times Reporter's Home" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Experience one of television’s greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone™ - fully dramatized for AUDIO! Featuring a full cast, music and sound effects, and today’s biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations. Mr. Dingle, The Strong: A mild-mannered vacuum cleaner salesman is given the strength of 300 men in a scientific experiment conducted by two Martians.

Jared Garrity makes a living as a resurrecter of the dead in the Old West. He doesn't make money from those who want people brought back to life - but from those who want the dead to stay just where they are: six feet under.

Police in Turkey have arrested the man accused of carrying out a deadly attack on an Istanbul nightclub early on New Year’s Day, killing 39 people, including a police officer and 25 foreigners, according to the semiofficial Anadolu news agency as well as Turkish news reports.

"Suspect in Istanbul Rampage on New Year’s Is Captured, Turkey Says" is from the January 16, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.

An alcoholic bookie regrets that he wasn't a better father to his son, Pip, who was critically wounded in Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.

A street corner salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place. Only the salesman's greatest pitch can save her.

Be careful what you wish for. A year earlier, with the help of enigmatic industrialist Michael Walker, all of Penelope Drayton Spence’s dreams had come true. Now, as one of the country’s top journalists, she has discovered what she thought would make her happy was only making her busy. After months of avoiding her, Michael Walker burst back into her life with an outlandish plan to launch his controversial “Hermes” satellite into space. But she soon learns someone just as resourceful and well-financed is willing to go to any lengths to stop the launch.

Hard-boiled police detective Richelle Dadd is back. And in a whole world of fresh trouble. Still...well, dead as the result of a Gypsy curse, she must now face life as a single mom. Not only does Richelle have to worry about all the usual stuff - her baby's health and well-being and keeping a roof over their heads by working a precarious dead-end job - there's also her homicidal ex-boyfriend to fear, the father of her child, stalking them both day and night with the avowed intent of kidnapping baby Tamara.

In this episode, three 1960s Army National Guard soldiers on maneuvers near the Little Big Horn battle site find themselves unwittingly involved in Custer's last stand.

Open provides valuable lessons in leadership in times of crisis, management decision-making under the pressure of extraordinary growth, and the power of a unique, pervasive culture. Open tells the incredible story of Compaq’s meteoric rise from humble beginnings to become the PC industry leader in just over a decade. Along the way, Compaq helped change the face of computing while establishing the foundation for today’s world of tablets and smart phones.

While waiting in a bus station, Millicent Barnes has the strange feeling that her doppelganger is trying to take over her life.

In this episode, before leaving on a decades long mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.

Experience one of television’s greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone - fully dramatized for audio! Featuring a full cast, music and sound effects, and today’s biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations. In this episode, Bartlett Finchley's paranoia about the machines around him proves entirely justified.