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Hey, it's Aisha Harris from Pop Culture Happy Hour. If you love NPR podcasts, you'll want the new NPR Plus podcast bundle. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat selection of NPR Plus podcasts with sponsor-free listening and bonus episodes. Plus, you'll be supporting public radio. Check it out at plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Aram. At a rally in Pennsylvania today, Donald Trump promoted the baseless idea that election cheating

and fraud are widespread. With two days to election day, it raises the question of how he and his supporters might react if he loses. NPR's Danielle Kurtz-Lehman reports. As he has at other rallies, Trump continued to sow doubt about Pennsylvania's voting system. There's only one reason you don't want voter ID. There's only one reason, and that's to cheat.

There is no other reason. There's no other reason. And they do cheat. Again, there is no evidence of this. Opponents of voter ID laws argue that they cause voter suppression, particularly in marginalized communities. Trump also suggested that he didn't have to leave the presidency after losing in 2020. Speaking of a rise in border crossings under Biden, Trump said, quote, I shouldn't have

left. Danielle Kurtzleim in NPR News, Lidditz, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is spending most of today in Michigan. For the fourth Sunday in a row, she went to church. This is the Greater Emanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit. Harris told the congregation voters have a choice to make on Tuesday. What kind of country do we want for our children and our grandchildren? A country of chaos, fear and hate or a country of freedom, justice and compassion? And the great thing about living in a democracy

as long as we can hold on to it, is that we have the power, each of us, to answer that question. Harris said despite its problems, America can be a place of compassion and hope. In advance of Election Day, thousands of women rallied in Washington, D.C. yesterday in support of abortion rights. Reproductive health measures are on the ballots in 10 states. Tension over the week's presidential election is seeping into the workplace, making for awkward conversations

and distracted workers. NPR's Maria Aspin reports. Maria Aspin We spend about a third of our lives at work. So it's often hard to leave our feelings about politics at home. But in this contentious election, disagreements over politics have sent workplace incivility to an all-time high. It's getting hot out here. That's Johnny C. Taylor Jr. He runs a group of human resources managers called SHRM, which is tracking the skyrocketing workplace tensions over politics. It estimates that employers

are losing more than $2 billion a day in productivity as a result. The solution? That has to come from within. HR executives say it might not be practical to ban political conversations at work. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York. This is NPR News in Washington. In Spain, officials, including the king, visited the floor-ravaged region of Valencia today. They were greeted by angry survivors who shouted killers in shame. The residents wanted to know why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy and why the government's response has been slow. More than 200 people died in last week's floods that left whole neighborhoods covered in mud.

The BBC's Bethany Bell has more. The Spanish King and Queen have visited the town of Paiporta near Valencia, which was particularly badly hit by the flooding. They were met with anger and hostility. Residents have told me how they had to run to escape the rapidly rising waters there. More soldiers are on their way to the region to help with rescue and recovery in the biggest peacetime deployment of troops and emergency crews in Spain's recent history. The BBC's Bethany Bell.

Emergency crews are still combing through underground parking and tunnels for those still missing. At least six people were taken to hospitals in Oklahoma City after severe storms, including tornadoes swept the region early this morning, the storms downed trees, traffic signals, and power lines interrupting electrical service. It's New York City Marathon Day. The fastest male and female runners have already finished the race. Organizers say the event attracts more than 50,000 runners from more than 150 countries.

The 26.2-mile course took them through all five boroughs of New York, starting in Staten Island and finishing in Central Park. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.