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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. Vice President Kamala Harris was in Philadelphia Sunday where she made several stops, including a rally at a community center in North Philly. She got the crowd cheering as she encouraged them to vote. Philly, I've got a question for you. Are you ready to do this?

Yes! Are we going to do this? Yes! Are we ready to vote? Yes! Are we ready to win? Yes! Yes! Are we ready to vote? Yes! Are we ready to win? Yes! Harris also said the selection is too important for people to sit on the sidelines. Democrats will need a strong turnout in Philadelphia to offset Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's advantage in the state's rural areas. After a campaign rally for Trump at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, inflammatory remarks

by guest speakers are now threatening to overshadow the former president's own campaign speech. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe started the rally with remarks that included a joke referring to Puerto Rico as a, quote, floating island of garbage. Another speaker seemed to imply that Vice President Harris is a prostitute. All told, more than four hours of speakers preceded Trump. During his speech, Trump doubled down on recent comments calling some Democrats the enemy

from within and suggesting he'd use the military against them. And when I say the enemy from within, the other side goes crazy, becomes this albaho. How can he say, no, they've done very bad things to this country. They are indeed the enemy from within. Trump is rallying supporters across swing states this week. Danielle Kurtz-Leban in PR News, New York. South Korean intelligence officials will brief NATO representatives soon on the latest evidence that North Korean soldiers are helping Russia in their fight with Ukraine.

As Terry Schultz reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says North Koreans are now on the front line in Kursk, the Russian region where Ukraine sees some territory in August. NATO allies will discuss a response to reports initially issued by South Korea, now confirmed by the U.S. and other governments, that thousands of North Korean troops have joined Russian forces. Ukraine says as many as 12,000 North Koreans may be in training for this effort. The deputy chief of South Korea's intelligence service will lead a high-ranking delegation to Brussels, where they'll also meet European

union representatives to share information about the North Korean troop deployments. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said if North Korea is aiding Moscow in this way, it would be important a significant escalation in the conflict for NPR news. I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels Israel's attack on Iran this weekend damaged facilities at a secretive military base in the southeast area of Tehran It was once linked to the country's past nuclear weapons program Also struck was another base that's tied to Iran's ballistic missile program. That's all according to a photo analysis that was conducted by the Associated Press.

Iran, however, has not acknowledged damage to either site. You're listening to NPR News. Egypt Sunday proposed a two-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed, while some Palestinian prisoners would also be released and humanitarian aid would be sent to Gaza. Talks would also resume on making the ceasefire permanent. So far, neither Hamas or Israel have responded to the offer. Virginia has lost an appeal after it asked to keep 1,600 people off voter rolls. The Commonwealth lost a court case last week after it took to keep 1,600 people off voter rolls. The Commonwealth lost

a court case last week after it took aim at what it said or at who it said were noncitizens registered to vote. John Killeel from VPM News explains. Last week a federal judge ordered Virginia return about 1,600 people to voting rolls. Virginia had immediately appealed. The case stems from a new effort by Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin to remove alleged noncitizens from voter rolls. But the Department of Justice argued that it violated laws limiting when people could be removed. Civic groups argued that most of the 1600 were citizens caught up in the effort. The court also said that despite the state's repeated claims that most of

those removed were non-citizens, they didn't rebut evidence to the contrary presented at the trial last week. After the ruling last week, former President Donald Trump said he would come to Virginia. He'll be here Saturday. For NPR News, I'm Chad Kaleel in Richmond. The latest in the Venom series of movies hit the box offices this weekend, bringing in $51 million in North American ticket sales. That's down from projections of $65 million, but it fared well overseas with the $124 million

dollar haul. Thriller Smile 2 dropped to a second with the $9.4 million in sales and Oscar contender Conclay brought in $6.5 million. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dignity Memorial. When your celebration of life is prepaid today, your family is protected tomorrow. Planning ahead is truly one of the best gifts you can give your family. For additional information, visit DignityMemorial.ca.