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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Joe Biden was campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Saturday, speaking at a rally with the Laborers in a national union.

He painted the choice between Harris and former President Donald Trump in stark terms. You know, this is the most important election of our lifetime, no matter how young or old you are. Not a joke, not hyperbole, not Democrat, Republican. This is decency worth in lack of decency. This is about character, this election. Biden also said Trump doesn't care about union workers.

At a borscht cooking contest in Milwaukee this weekend, some of the talk was about the presidential contest and which candidate is most likely to support continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Chuck Wurmbach of Member Station WUWM reports. Several pots of borscht simmered on a serving table inside a Milwaukee tavern at a Ukraine fundraiser. Vinyar Gazazulin stepped outside to talk about why the Ukrainian, who recently became a U.S.

citizen, is casting his first presidential ballot for Democrat Kamala Harris. My heart in Ukrainian and I already support American power who is support Ukrainian. Ghezizulian says Ukraine has needed the U.S. weaponry approved by the Biden-Harris administration and Congress to limit Russian advances since Russia attacked Ukraine nearly three years ago. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump maintains if elected he could end the fighting in Ukraine before he takes office. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach in Milwaukee. Polls have closed following a day of closely watched parliamentary elections in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

At state is that country's prospects of joining the European Union or returning back into Russia's sphere of influence. For Moscow, NPR's Charles Maynes has more. 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% of the vote, but opposition parties claim 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 have given the chance to reverse course. Charles Maines, NPR News, Moscow. The Washington Post Saturday said Tesla owner Elon Musk worked in the U.S. illegally in the 1990s. He came to the U.S. on a student visa, but instead of attending classes, he started a

business he later sold for $300 million. Musk has used his social media platform X to promote Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his anti-immigration views. Trump is promising the biggest deportation effort in U.S. history if he's elected. You're listening to NPR News. 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 U.S. Survivors and loved ones are still grieving, but the director of the main 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. The Los Angeles Dodgers won game two of the World Series Saturday night beating the New York Yankees 4-2, but the Dodgers are anxiously awaiting word on star player Sho Heutani, who left the field in the seventh inning after he was thrown out on a stolen base attempt. He was favored in his left arm as he left the field. Game 3

will be Monday in New York. Despite a weak offensive line and an inconsistent defense, No. 4 Ohio State managed to hold on Saturday for a 21 to 17 win over Nebraska. Nebraska took a brief lead in the fourth quarter before the Buckeyes scored their final touchdown. No. 12 Notre Dame, meanwhile, beat Navy 51-14. Number 13, Indiana, easily handled Washington by a score of 31-17. And number 15, Alabama, shut out number 21, Missouri, 34-zip. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. This message comes from EasyCater, a business tool making it easy for organizations to order and manage

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