What RBG Leaves Behind; How To Say No To Stress-Spending And People-Pleasing; Working The Polls On Election Day

Plus, the worshiping at the altar of Coltrane. by Suzette Lohmeyer NPR Stories, podcasts and photo pieces you may have missed... Rarely in American history has the death of anyone other than a sitting president unleashed so much political anxiety as the passing of U.S. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As mourners gathered at the Supreme Court to pay their respects, we asked them to reflect on the impact Ginsburg had on their lives. [Watch the video here](. Coming back to once-deserted offices would come as a big change for millions of employees who have grown used to working from home, replacing long commutes on subways or crowded highways with Zoom calls in their pajama bottoms. [To get that magic back]( some CEOs are slowly and carefully re-opening offices. Election officials are already reporting a shortage of poll workers for the Nov. 3 election. [Here's how to sign up](. For decades, states have claimed that death by lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. But some doctors are concerned that many inmates are feeling the suffocating and [drowning sensation brought on]( by pulmonary edema. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Listen Up! [The Taj Mahal reopened to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture even as India looks set to overtake the U.S. as the global leader in coronavirus infections.]( Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images - India is poised to overtake the U.S. as the country with the most COVID-19 cases. This week the Taj Mahal reopened to tourists for the first time in more than six months. ([Consider This From NPR]( - With so many white collar professionals working from home, sales of men’s formal wear have fallen off a steep cliff. Has the pandemic finally killed off the business suit? ([The Indicator From Planet Money]( - The pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into the supply of major appliances. Here's why [it's so hard]( to buy a new refrigerator these days. [Click here to listen](. - We could all stand to stretch our cash a little further right now. Here are five tips to stop stress-spending and save for the future. ([Life Kit]( Klaus Kremmerz for NPR - It can be tempting to say yes to things you just don't want to do. There's a high price for constantly aiming to make other people happy. The good news? It's a changeable habit. [Listen]( or [read about it](. - In the United States, Black infants die at over twice the rate of White infants. One key factor could be their doctor's race. ([Short Wave]( - What happened to those mighty mice that went into space this past winter? [Click here to listen](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Our Picture Show Pick [Greek island image]( Demetrios Ioannou for NPR The taverns, cafes and hotels that line the small port on the remote Greek island of Kastellorizo this time of year are usually bustling with tourists, including hundreds of day-trippers from Turkey — which is just a 10-minute speedboat ride away. This year, the port is quiet, and not just because of the coronavirus pandemic. This [stunning, craggy isle]( surrounded by the deep-blue Aegean Sea has become a pawn in a dispute between Greece and Turkey — NATO allies and longtime frenemies — over maritime borders and offshore gas and oil exploration rights. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Culture Club [John Coltrane Byzantine image]( Anastasia Tsioulcas/NPR Two years before John Coltrane's untimely death from liver cancer in 1967, a young San Francisco couple heard him play — and their experience was literally religious. They founded a spiritual community inspired by his music and 50 years later. Their church is an idiosyncratic and joyful blend of devotion to the divine — and to jazz. [Click here to listen]( or [read the story]( BTS played a NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert — [and it rocked](. We're Better Than This, Elijah Cummings’ memoir, is an [urgent call to action]( imploring us to defend our democracy as it is assailed by threats internal and external. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Daily News, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Best of NPR emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]