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KOROVA-COLEMAN, FORMER PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGNED YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK CITY'S FAMED MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. NPR News in Washington. Ankora Vakulman, former President Donald Trump, campaigned yesterday in New York City's famed Madison Square Garden. One of his guest speakers, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, drew criticism for saying Puerto Rico was a, quote, floating island of garbage. The Republican Party chair of Puerto Rico denounced the comment as racist. The Trump campaign released a statement saying the comedian's, quote, joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or his campaign.

Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris spent the day yesterday crisscrossing Philadelphia and Piers Asmahallid has more. The vice president specifically was trying to energize black and brown voters, focused on energizing voters in the key state of Pennsylvania. Here she is at a rally in Philadelphia. We must not wake up the day after the election and have any regrets about what we could have done in these next nine days. Harris had a series of smaller retail stops visiting a black barber shop and later a Puerto Rican restaurant where she spoke

about her plan for economic development and investment in the electrical grid on the island. Asma Khalid in PR News. With about a week until Election Day, some 35 million voters around the country have already cast their ballots early for this fall's election. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. If you're planning to vote by mail, the Postal Service is urging you to check your state's deadline and return your ballot at least one week before that date, which may be coming up very soon, now that the last day of voting is about one week away. Absentee voters could also consider turning in their ballot

at their local election office or at any available drop box. Today is the last chance for eligible voters in Colorado and Washington to sign up online to vote in this election. Those who miss this deadline can still register in person through election day. There's also time to sign up in person

in the swing states of Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. But Wisconsinites, take note, you can get registered at your municipal clerk's office through Friday or wait to register and vote at the polls on November 5th. Hansi Lawong, NPR News. Egypt is proposing a brief ceasefire in Gaza and an exchange of some hostages and prisoners. As NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv, no progress on a ceasefire is expected before the U.S. general election next week. Egypt's president this weekend

proposed an initial two-day ceasefire and the exchange of four hostages in Gaza for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Egypt is proposing further steps toward a permanent ceasefire. Israel and Hamas have not officially responded to the proposal. The CIA chief and Israel's Mossad spy chief have met in Qatar to discuss these efforts. An Arab official in the region said Israel rejected the proposal.

Another official briefed on the talks said Israel is considering the Egyptian proposal but waiting for the results of the U.S. elections before moving forward. The officials spoke anonymously to discuss the closed-door talks. More talks are expected this week. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

President Biden released a statement yesterday observing the sixth anniversary of a gunman's deadly attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue. The gunman killed 11 worshipers from multiple congregations and injured seven others. He was sentenced to death last year after he was convicted on 63 charges, including hate crimes resulting in death. California's governor has unveiled a proposal aimed at keeping entertainment productions in the state. And Piers Mandelit Del Barco reports he wants to boost tax credits. Film and TV productions made in California

have plummeted in the past few years, particularly with more reality shows and game shows relocating from LA to Atlanta or Canada. Some blame the pandemic. Last year's strikes by Hollywood writers and performers, industry-wide layoffs and cost cutting. Add to that, other states and countries now offer producers tax breaks for shooting on location. Hoping to keep productions in California or to

lure them back, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he'd like to more than double the state's current budget for tax credits to 750 million dollars. If legislators pass his proposal, California would offer the second most generous incentive package after Georgia, which has given productions more than a billion dollars in tax credits this year. Mandelit Del Barco, NPR News. A British cheese distributor says a con artist has stolen nearly 50,000 pounds of award-winning

cheddar cheese. The high-quality cheese is worth nearly $400,000. Detectives at Scotland Yard are helping search for the thief. Officials say that nearly 1,000 wheels of cloth-wrapped cheese from three makers have vanished. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.