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This message comes from Organic Valley, a dairy cooperative of small organic family farms that is dedicated to protecting the land and all the plants and animals that live there. Learn more at ov.coop. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. With early voting now underway in the swing state of Michigan, Republicans and Democrats are spending the weekend campaigning in the state as Alex McClendon, the member station WDET reports, Donald Trump held a campaign rally Saturday in the Detroit suburb of Novi. Trump told the crowd in Novi that if elected, he would end conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, which he says would not have happened had he still been president. At one point, he called a group of Arab Americans

to the stage to endorse him, including Imam Bilal al-Zahiri from Hamtramiq. God has saved his life for a reason, which is to save the lives of others. Trump drew criticism earlier this month when he called the city of Detroit a mess during a Detroit campaign stop. He doubled down on those remarks in Novi, telling the suburban crowd Detroit isn't during a Detroit campaign stop. He doubled down on those remarks

in Novi telling the suburban crowd Detroit isn't what it used to be. For NPR News, I'm Alex McClennan in Detroit. President Joe Biden spent his Saturday campaigning in Pittsburgh for Vice President Kamala Harris. As NPR's Jimenez-Bustil reports, he was trying to get the votes of organized labor. Biden spoke to the Laborers International Union of North America before its members went canvassing. The president talked about his record working with unions and contrasted that to former President Donald Trump. I am a president, as pointed out by my buddy,

that I walk the picket line. Well, so it's common to walk the picket line. You know, not only the only picket line Trump ever looks at is when he can in fact, cross the picket line, not walk it, cross it. Biden also dropped pizza off for volunteers working a phone bank

at the Allegheny County Labor Council headquarters. This is a critical state in this election. And in 2020, Biden won Pennsylvania by narrow margins. That means union support could be crucial to what happens on November 5th. Hima Nabustia, NPR News, Pittsburgh. Polls have closed following a day of closely watched parliamentary elections in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. At stake is the country's prospects of joining the European Union or returning back into Russia's sphere of influence. From Moscow, NPR's Charles Mains has our reports.

Well ballots are still not counted, but the vote already appears to be pushing Georgia into political uncertainty. The ruling Georgia Dream Party and an opposition coalition both claimed victory. Preliminary official results showed Georgia Dream leading with just over 50 percent of the vote, but opposition parties claimed collectively they were in the majority. As the party in power, Georgia Dream has pursued seemingly pro-Russian policies that it argues have prevented the country from being dragged into a wider war with Russia. That approach has also put Georgia's bid for European Union membership, overwhelmingly

supported by the population, on hold. Opposition parties promised it'd given the chance to reverse course. Charles Maines, NPR News, Moscow. And you're listening to NPR News. Several gangs in Haiti have come together to once again attack a neighborhood in the capital of Port-au-Prince today. The Solina neighborhood has been a focus of gang violence for a week now, and it's forced more than 10,000 people to leave their homes. The National Police Union

warns that the neighborhood is now almost under total control of the gunman. Hundreds of members of the deaf and hard of hearing community from Maine and beyond gathered Saturday night to commemorate the mass shootings in Lewiston a year ago. 18 people were killed including four deaf men. Maine Public Radio's Patty White has more. The shootings at a bowling alley and at a bar were the deadliest in Maine history and are also believed to be the deadliest

for deaf individuals in the US. Survivors and loved ones are still grieving, but the director of the Maine Association of the Deaf, Matt Webster, says through an interpreter that out of the tragedy, they've become even closer. I've noticed a large change in the community. It's more caring, get together, supporting each other since last year. Webster says the hearing population is also paying more attention to the communication

barriers the deaf community faces. For NPR News, I'm Patty White in Portland, Maine. Despite a weak offensive line and an inconsistent defense, number four Ohio State managed to hold on today for a 21 to 17 win over Nebraska. Nebraska took a brief lead in the fourth quarter before the Buckeyes scored their final touchdown. Number 12 Notre Dame, meanwhile, beat Navy 51 to 14. Number 13, Indiana easily handled Washington 31 to 17.

And number 15, Alabama shut out Washington 31-17, and No. 15 Alabama shut out No. 21 Missouri 34-Zip. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.