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Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters come to you on the NPR Politics Podcast to explain the big news coming out of Washington, the campaign trail and beyond. We don't just want to tell you what happened, we tell you why it matters. Join the NPR Politics Podcast every single afternoon to understand the world through political eyes. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Former President Trump's campaign schedule includes North Carolina stops every day through Monday.

This afternoon outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump pitched his candidacy to suburban women. This as women have put in a strong showing among early voters. NPR's Sarah McCammon has the latest from Gastonia, North Carolina. Trump spent several minutes making a pitch to suburban women who tend to be swing voters. I will protect our women. I'm going to protect our women. I got into so much trouble.

You saw that. I said, we will protect because I keep hearing I think the women love me I do." Trump later referred to Vice President Harris as a quote weak and foolish woman. Harris and her allies have been working to win over suburban women who previously voted for Trump. Sarah McKimmon NPR News Gastonia North Carolina. With less than three days before the will of the voters can be known the question increasingly put to former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is,

what does day one of your presidency look like? And Piers Ossmachalit has this answer from the Democrat. Harris has said her top legislative priority is a package of bills to lower costs on everything from childcare to housing. Here she is in response to a question I asked her today. Day one is also me getting on the phone with members of the Republican Party, with leaders, with the private sector. A lot of my plan includes working with the private sector.

Yesterday at a local union hall in Wisconsin, Harris also promised to sign an executive order on her first day to eliminate college degree requirements for some federal jobs. Asma Khalid, NPR News. Ahead of this coming Tuesday's vote, the Biden administration has stepped up efforts to resolve conflicts in Lebanon and in Gaza. As NPR's Danielle Estrin reports from Tel Aviv, Israel is awaiting the outcome of 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. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

This is NPR News in Washington. Los Angeles County is suing Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. NPR's Julia Simon reports the county alleges that the companies have misled the public about how recyclable their products really are. The complaint filed in an LA court this week said the companies have used quote disinformation campaigns deceptively promising that recycling can offset any harm associated with single-use plastics. The lawsuit says PepsiCo overplayed the recyclability of its bottles and Coca-Cola promised plastic bottles can

be reused an endless number of times. The reality is that lots of plastic can't be recycled at all. If it can be recycled, it often can't be recycled more than once. Most plastics are made from fossil fuels, and much of it takes centuries to decompose. This is one of a growing number of lawsuits about plastic recycling. This fall, the state of California sued ExxonMobil for allegedly misleading the public on plastic recycling. PepsiCo and Coca-Cola did not respond to NPR's requests for comment. Julia Simon, NPR News. A beach park in Maui is closed after a shark bit a surfer and severed his leg. Officials say the 61-year-old man's right leg was completely severed below the knee

he was taken to Maui Medical Center. A 2 a.m. local time Sunday clocks across most of the U.S. turn back one hour to standard time. Arizona and Hawaii are always on standard time and they don't participate in daylight savings. So, in general, you should be able to look forward to an extra hour of rest overnight. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.