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Anti-Corruption Campaign In Saudi Arabia Raises Questions On Economic Health Of Country

5:13pm February 05, 2018

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia's attorney general says the kingdom has netted more than $100 billion from princes and businessmen being held at a luxury hotel in the capital, Riyadh. The incident has raised questions about the economic health of the oil-rich kingdom.

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Skiing was second nature for Dunklee, but shooting a rifle at first felt alien to her. In the wake of mass shooting tragedies in the U.S., she has wrestled with ambivalence over using rifles for sport.

With Few Fans And Little Funding, U.S. Biathlon Team Hopes For First Olympic Medals

5:13pm February 05, 2018

by Melissa Block

Biathlon is the only winter sport in which the U.S. has never won an Olympic medal. But hopes are high for Pyeongchang. "I've never seen our team in such high spirits," says biathlete Lowell Bailey.

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U.S. Ivory Investigator Killed At His Home In Kenya

4:22pm February 05, 2018

Esmond Bradley Martin, a leading American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade, was found stabbed to death in his home in Kenya. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Frank Pope, CEO of Save the Elephants about Martin's life and impact.

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Marijuana plants are grown for medicinal purposes in a clandestine greenhouse in Mexico City in 2015. Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2017, but recreational pot remains largely illegal.

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In Mexico, Is Legalized Pot Just A Pipe Dream?

4:14pm February 05, 2018

by Emily Green

The Mexican tourism secretary said travel destinations like Cancún and Baja California Sur should legalize marijuana.

In this courtroom sketch, Salah Abdeslam (right) and Sofien Ayari (left) appear at the Brussels Justice Palace on Monday to face charges related to a police shootout following the deadly attacks on Paris.

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Sole Surviving Suspect In Paris Attacks Makes Uncooperative Court Appearance

4:12pm February 05, 2018

by Amy Held

Salah Abdeslam refused to stand or answer questions during his first public appearance since the attacks. "I defend myself by staying silent," he said.

Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, gets into a car leaving a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, on Monday.

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Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong Walks Free After Court Reduces Bribery Sentence

3:16pm February 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The scandal, in which Lee was sentenced to five years in jail only last August, brought down the government of President Park Geun-hye.

Bradley Martin is seen here in 1993 inspecting confiscated rhino horns, elephant tusks and ivory objects at the Taipei Zoo, in his role as a United Nations special envoy on rhino conservation.

Prominent Ivory Trade Investigator Found Stabbed To Death In Kenya

2:51pm February 05, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Esmond Bradley Martin's innovative work as a conservationist and investigator made him one of the global authorities on elephant and rhino poaching. He was found at home with stab wounds to his neck.

Mushrooms Are Good For You, But Are They Medicine?

1:18pm February 05, 2018

by April Fulton

Edible mushrooms, not the psychedelic ones, are low in calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. But despite the hype, scientists are just now looking into how they might fight disease in humans.

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Every ad in the Seoul Metro's Apujeong station is for a plastic surgery clinic. In response to a growing number of complaints from riders, the Seoul Metro announced it will ban advertisements for cosmetic surgery at its stations.

In Seoul, A Plastic Surgery Capital, Residents Frown On Ads For Cosmetic Procedure

11:39am February 05, 2018

by Elise Hu

South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate of plastic surgery procedures. But growing pushback against ads touting facial fix-ups has prompted Seoul's public transport system to ban the ads.

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Remembering Top Wildlife Trade Investigator: 'It Is A Great Loss'

11:33am February 05, 2018

Esmond Bradley Martin, one of the world's leading investigators into the ivory trade, was found dead on Sunday in Kenya. NPR hears from his colleague, Dan Stiles, who talks about Martin's work.

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