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Dr. Henry Kaufman is the most famous economist Wall Street has ever seen, renowned well beyond the financial industry. He was the subject of New Yorker cartoons, had cameos in drama productions and two seminal literary works of the 1980s, was subject to death threats, and enjoyed the nickname "Dr. Doom." His pinnacle of influence arrived on August 17, 1982. That single day turned out to be the beginning of the world that we now live in.

The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as Sidiki Mayamba got ready for work.

The calls are relentless, with several feelers a month, said Chang, the chief executive of Accompany, a Silicon Valley startup. Even when she declines the overtures, the tech companies and their agents keep coming back, asking the same question: Will you please join our board?

"Join our Board: Companies Hotly Pursue New Wave of Women in Tech" is from the December 30, 2016 Financial section of The New York Times. It was written by Pui Wing Tam and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

The local roads were closed, with Secret Service agents, the state police and local law enforcement on patrol. Deep in a protective bubble, President-elect Donald Trump was holding court in his living quarters not long after his election, receiving would-be members of his future administration at his country club.

"Trump's 'Camp David North', in a New Jersey Town of Horses and Hay Trucks" is from the December 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sarah Maslin Nir and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

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.

Wong died Friday at 106. A Hollywood studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher, greeting-card illustrator and, in later years, maker of fantastical kites, he was one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists of the 20th century.

"Tyrus Wong, 'Bambi' Artist and Disney Legend Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106" is from the December 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Margalit Fox and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

After the bullet shells get counted, the blood dries and the votive candles burn out, people peer down from housing-project windows and see crime scenes gone cold: a band of yellow police tape blowing in the breeze.

"Death, Mistrust and Too Few Officers" is from the December 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Benjamin Mueller and Al Baker and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

In 2015, The New York Times documented a year in the lives of six New Yorkers older than 85, one of the fastest-growing age groups in the United States. All six survived 2015, an accomplishment in itself. This past year, I kept in touch with the group to see how they were doing.

"The 'Oldest Old' Brave Another Year" is from the December 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat patients with spinal muscular atrophy, a savage disease that, in its most severe form, kills infants before they turn 2.

"Hefty Price Set on a New Drug that can Stunt Muscle Disease" is from the December 30, 2016 Financial section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Thomas and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion. Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded.

What motivates you to action? Is it seeing the success of others? Why do you want the things you want in life? How do you plan to get there? Success Psyche takes listeners on a deep and personal dive into their own mind because for most people, they simply don’t know how. Maybe even worse, they don’t know why they set certain goals and never reach them. Each chapter is designed to represent one of the 12 massive actions that are necessary for success in any industry and for anyone. The time for excuses is over, and the time for measurable and attainable action is now.

In Catching Hell, longtime seafood mogul Allen Ricca and author Joe Muto take listeners behind the scenes of the high-end restaurant world and the international market for seafood, and how that industry has been impacted perhaps like no other due to the COVID-19 pandemic.