Why farmers worry about the costs of long-term care Farmers are often “land rich, cash poor.” Those who need nursing home care might have to sell or break up their farm to pay for it. Read more on NPR

Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi’s 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021. Read more on NPR

A Russian missile strike has killed over 40 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday. Read more on NPR

Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together After a 4-year-old boy broke a 3,500-year-old vase, a museum in Israel viewed it as an educational opportunity and invited him and his family back to learn about how they would restore the item. Read more on NPR

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk’s images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare. Read more on NPR

Whatever happened to … the young Afghan musicians who fled after the Taliban took over? Nearly 300 young musicians, their teachers and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in fear for their lives as the Taliban took power. NPR caught up with them during their U.S. tour, Read more on NPR

What to look for ahead of Election Day. And, why hotel workers are on strike Voting starts in the presidential election within just a few weeks. Here’s what to watch out for in the post-Labor Day campaign sprint. And, thousands of hotel workers are pressing for higher wages. Read more on NPR

What can we learn from millions of high school yearbook photos? Economists used AI to analyze millions of yearbook photos. They discovered ties are no longer cool…and also a new frontier for economic analysis. Read more on NPR

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters The campaign known as “Spamouflage” includes accounts claiming to be American voters and U.S. soldiers posting about hot-button topics including abortion, Israel and Ukraine. Read more on NPR

Did a powerful Democrat lie about #MeToo allegations to save his career? Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti denies he knew about a top adviser’s alleged abuse at City Hall. An NPR investigation raises new questions about whether the now U.S. ambassador to India lied under oath. Read more on NPR