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This message comes from Indiana University. Indiana University is committed to moving the world forward, working to tackle some of society's biggest challenges, nine campuses, one purpose, creating tomorrow today. More at iu.edu. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua-Halisa Icautau. Former President Donald Trump

went to the reliably blue state of Virginia today at his rally in Salem and Pérez Franco-Ordone's reports that he leaned into the culture wars. Former President Donald Trump welcomed to the stage members of the Roanoke College women's swim team who protested a transgender woman joining their team. Last year the radical left's gender insanity arrived right here in Salem when a man was allowed to transfer onto the Roanoke College women's swim team. Swimmers thank Trump for standing up for female athletes. Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument.

His campaign has spent millions on ads attacking Vice President Harris for being quote, they, them, and often plays a video mocking trans people during his rallies. Franco Ordonez and PR News Salem, Virginia. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Georgia and North Carolina earlier, but at this hour, she's unexpectedly in New York City, where she's set to make an appearance on Saturday Night Live. Reporters traveling with Harris had planned to continue on to Detroit, but instead learned they were flying to New York. Harris is expected to be on with comedian Maya Rudolph, who has played Harris in the

role of America's fun aunt. Earlier in Charlotte at a campaign rally, Harris was again interrupted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. We all want that war in the Middle East to end. We want the hostages home. And when I am president, I will do everything in my power to make it so. She told that crowd on day one of her administration she'll make it a priority to bring down prices for everyday Americans.

The Biden administration has stepped up efforts to resolve conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza. As NPR's Daniel Estrin reports, Israel is awaiting the U.S. presidential elections as it considers its next moves in the region. Israel is engaged in three main battles against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. Nadav Strauchler, a former political strategist for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Netanyahu could have helped the Biden-Harris administration score political points ahead of the election with progress on ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. But Netanyahu is first waiting to see if former President Donald Trump, who is Netanyahu's

close ally, wins the elections. I don't seem rushing for a deal until the election. You will wait. So there's something that doesn't help this administration and maybe somehow does help Trump. The next president will also be a key decision maker on any future Israeli strikes in Iran, potentially targeting its nuclear program. Iran's supreme leader is threatening a quote, crushing response following Israel's strikes

on Iran last week. Danielle Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. And this is NPR News from New York City. There's been an arrest in a case that's drawn the attention of cheese lovers worldwide. From London, NPR's Lauren Freire reports. It's been called Europe's great, as in G-R-A-T-E, cheese heist. A famous artisanal cheese vendor in London called Neil's Yard Dairy said it's been the victim of a sophisticated fraud.

Someone impersonated a major French retailer and made off with tens of thousands of pounds of English and Welsh cheddar, worth nearly $400,000. Police say a 63-year-old man has now been arrested, questioned, and released on bail. No word on whether the cheese has been recovered. Neil's yard says if stored properly, it could last up to 18 months. So if you come across 950 huge wheels of cheddar that are nacho cheese, call Scotland Yard. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. The bodies of two female Navy aviators who were killed last month during a routine training flight near Mount Rae near Washington will soon be flown home from Dover Air Force Base

where autopsies on fallen service members are completed. Lieutenant Commander Lindsay Miley Evans and Lieutenant Serena Doug Weilman, both 31 and from California, were part of the oldest electronic attack squadron, Vac 130, known as the Zappers, operating at Woodby Island Naval Air Station. Evans and Weilman recently spent nine months carrying out strikes against Houthi militia rebels. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the crash on October 15th. I'm Dwahle Saikow-Tau and PR News in New York. 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

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