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Donald Trump is holding a rally in New York City, a deep blue city in a blue state, with a long list of special guests. NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports. Trump supporters poured out of the New York subway Sunday morning, lining up hours ahead of Donald Trump's scheduled 5 p.m. speech at Madison Square Garden. The rally is a homecoming of sorts for Trump,

who grew up in nearby Queens. Trump has done other New York rallies this year as well, including in the Bronx and on Long Island. A three-hour program of speakers is opening for Trump, with House Speaker Mike Johnson, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk all slated to take the stage. Danielle Kurzleben, NPR News, New York. Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, Vice President Harris, is campaigning across the city of

Philadelphia today. NPR's Odnokhalid reports. Harris began her day with remarks at a black church in West Philly. In this moment, we do face a real question. What kind of country do we want to live in? That's before us right now. What kind of country do we want for our children and our grandchildren? A country of chaos, fate, fear and hate, or a country of freedom, justice and compassion? And the great thing about living in a democracy is we the people have the choice to answer that question. This is the central part of Harris's closing argument.

She's trying to create a clear contrast with Trump, and she'll try to make that case today as she campaigns in black and Latino neighborhoods across Philly. Asma Khalid, NPR News, Philadelphia. Japan held general elections today. The ruling party appears to have lost its majority in the parliament.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports. Public broadcaster NHK's exit polls lost its majority in the parliament. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports. Public broadcaster NHK's exit polls show the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, winning a maximum of 219 seats down from 247. That's below the 233 seats they need for a majority in the House of Representatives. The main opposition, Constitutional Democratic Party is expected to gain seats, but it too will be short of a majority. The LDP has ruled Japan since 1955 with only two short exceptions.

But voters are angry at the LDP over a slush fund scandal and the party's apparent lack of remorse for it. Their lack of a majority could force them to cobble together a new governing coalition, possibly with opposition parties. Anthony Kuhn in PR News, Seoul. Anthony Kuhn, PR News, Seoul Israel is holding memorial ceremonies today to honor those killed in the Hamas attack on Israel last October, as well as the civilians and soldiers killed in the war in Gaza since then.

The violence continues. Health officials in Gaza say more than 30 people were killed in attacks in northern Gaza last night, and in central Israel a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, wounding dozens of people before the driver was shot dead. This is NPR News in Washington. Almost 400 authors, some behind bestsellers, have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of Israeli cultural institutions amid the war in Gaza. Vicki Barker reports from London the boycott has also raised concerns about a ban on Israeli

forces. Irish novelist Sally Rooney, Indian writer Arundhati Roy, and U.S. author Percival Everett are among the hundreds promising to boycott any Israeli publishers, book festivals, or literary agencies that have not spoken out against their country's role in the war in Gaza, accusing them of being, quote, complicit in genocide. The open letter, organized by the Palestine Festival of Literature, will be released on the social platform X on Monday. The Times of London reports Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, opposes the campaign

urging his fellow writers, quote, not to attack the very people whose hearts are still in the right place. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. In baseball's World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are ahead two games to none. After beating the New York Yankees in Los Angeles last night, the Dodgers hope their star outfielder will be okay to play in the next game. Shohei Otani partially dislocated his shoulder when he tried to steal second base in the seventh inning. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts says more tests are needed. I can't speculate because we don't get the scans yet. So once we get the scans, we'll know more.

But again, with the strength and range of motion good, that's certainly a positive. The World Series moves to New York tomorrow night for Game 3. I'm Nora Rahm. NPR News in Washington.