These Oregon ranchers say the losses from summer range fires will be huge More than a million acres of rangeland have burned in Oregon this summer. At times the wildfires barely made headlines, but ranchers say the economic fallout will be huge. Read more on NPR

This week’s quiz is very demure, very _______. Can you fill in the blank? This week, we have two middle-aged men who are not Tim Walz and JD Vance sniping at each other. Plus: drugs, Tolkien, sports and novelty beverages! Have fun. Read more on NPR

Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi wins the Paralympic refugee team its first medal The Afghan para-athlete makes history for the refugee team that represents the 120 million people globally who have been displaced. Read more on NPR

Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where they arrived at the end of last month. At least six of the warplanes are believed to have been delivered. Read more on NPR