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J.D. Enjoying the podcast so far? Get more from shows like this one with NPR+. For a simple recurring donation, you'll get perks from over 20 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening, bonus episodes, early access, shop discounts, and more. Join us in making the world a more curious and well-informed place at plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Hurst. At a Pennsylvania rally 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. And Piers Danielle Kurtzleben has more. 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 Kertz-Lehmann, NPR News, Lidditz, Pennsylvania.

And Vice President Harris campaigned in Michigan at several locations today, focusing on black and young voters. After a speech at a church in Detroit, Harris addressed Trump's comments on election fraud. I think that it is a tactic. It is meant to distract from the fact that we have and support free and fair elections in our country. We did in 2020. He lost. Tomorrow Harris holds rallies in Pennsylvania, including Allentown, where more than half the population is Latino. Trump also has stops in the state as well as rallies in North Carolina

and Michigan. In Gaza City, several Palestinians, including children, have reportedly been wounded near a clinic that was giving polio vaccinations. And fear Scott Newman has more from Tel Aviv. The World Health Organization says the attack took place near the Sheikh Radwan Primary Health Center in northern Gaza in an area where Israel and Hamas had earlier agreed to a humanitarian pause in the fighting. The UN organization says the strike happened as parents were bringing their children for polio vaccinations.

The organization expressed concern that such attacks could deter future vaccination campaigns. The Israeli military says an initial review indicates it was not conducting operations in the area at the time. The attack comes in a weekend that UNICEF says was an especially deadly one for northern Gaza with more than 50 children killed there. Scott Newman, NPR News, Tel Aviv. And the Israeli military says it carried out a ground raid into Syria, detaining what they

say is a Syrian citizen who's an Iranian operative in that country. It's the first time in this war that Israel has announced a troop operation in Syrian territory. Israel says the seizure is part of a special operation that took place in recent months without saying when it happened. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The fastest runners have finished what is billed as the world's biggest marathon. Amperes Amy Held reports the male and female winners each pulled away in the final steps for a close finish in New York City.

Somali Dutch runner Abde Nagai won with a time of 2 hours 7 minutes 39 seconds. Arms raised as he broke the tape in Central Park. And on the women's side, Sheila Chepkarui of Kenya came first at 2 hours 24 minutes 35 seconds. Powering pass defending champion Helen Obiri. But for those who are not elite competitors and who finish several hours later, simply making it there can feel like a win. Just 4% of the 165,000 hopefuls who applied to a general lottery in March were chosen. The race began in 1970 with just a few dozen runners.

Today, it surged past 50,000, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators citywide and millions more watching around the world. Amy Held and PR News. At the weekend box office, Venom, the last dance, once again took the top spot with an estimated $26 million in ticket sales. The Sony and Marvel collaboration starring Tom Hardy has made more than $300 million globally.

In second place, the Wild Robot with $7 million in its sixth week. The animated charmer has made over $121 million in North America and $269 million worldwide. Third place went to the horror film Smile 2 with $6 million. I'm Janene Herbst, NPR News in Washington.