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

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.

In this October 2018 photo U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with State Councilor Yang Jiechi, China's top diplomat, in Beijing. The two met Wednesday in Hawaii as relations between the U.S. and China continue to deteriorate.

Pompeo And China's Top Diplomat Meet In Hawaii As Relations Worsen

Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it.

Cemetery workers wearing protective gear carry the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 to a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

Brazil Top Court Orders Probe Of Bolsonaro's Pandemic Steps

Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic.

Biden's top economic adviser on the state of inflation in the U.S.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with President Biden's top economic adviser, Jared Bernstein, about the state of inflation in the United States according to Thursday's Consumer Price Index report.

A COVID-19 patient lies in a hospital bed at Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital, in Bergamo, Italy, in April. Prosecutors are investigating whether regional or national authorities mismanaged the response to the coronavirus as it quickly spread through northern Italy.

Prosecutors Question Italy's Top Leaders Over Coronavirus Response

Italy's prime minister, health and interior ministers faced hours of questioning in Rome as prosecutors opened an investigation into possible mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.

This five bedroom, eight bath 6.754 square-foot single family home on Marco Island is on the market for just shy of $5 million. It's among a number of homes that helped place the Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island median home price to $800,000 in March.

Naples-Marco at top of March housing prices, Sebring at bottom

The industry group Florida Realtors last week released a report that showed the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in March was $412,500. The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island SMSA again leads the state with a median home price of $800,000.A median home price is the middle value in a collection of home sales prices with half the homes selling at a lower price and half higher. This is how the typical home price in a given area or market is calculated, giving a better representation than the average price, which can be skewed by extreme values.

Florida Tops 100,000 Jobless Claims Last Week

TALLAHASSEE --- More than 100,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week as the economy continues to struggle amid high...

Top French Court Suspends Riviera Town's Burkini Ban

France's Council of State said the town of Villeneuve-Loubet breached several "fundamental freedoms" by forbidding the swimwear on its beaches. Some 30 towns have instituted such bans this summer.

Top Justice Dept. Official Quietly Stepped Down In December

Virginia Seitz, who led the influential Justice Department office that offers legal advice on surveillance, drones and other issues, resigned after 2 1/2 years on the job.

How does the doctor decide what to write on the prescription pad?

Top Medicare Prescribers Rake In Speaking Fees From Drugmakers

Paying doctors to prescribe particular drugs is illegal. But drugmakers pay some doctors to talk with their peers about prescription drugs.

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