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Shae Stevens. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their final cases to voters in swing states.

Trump rallied earlier in Pittsburgh telling those gathered that he can fix the world's problems. With your vote tomorrow, we can fix every single problem our country faces and lead America and indeed the whole world. Harris told a Pittsburgh crowd that her campaign has the momentum leading into election day. Pittsburgh! Are we ready to do this? Are we ready to vote?

Are we ready to vote? Are we ready to win? Yes! Harris is ending her day of campaigning with a rally in Philadelphia that is still underway. Trump is closing his campaign in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There's just one day to go before voting ends across the country, as NPR's Emina Bustillo reports. before voting ends across the country, as NPR's Emina Bustillo reports, a conservative youth group in Arizona is urging its volunteers to power through until polls close on Tuesday.

For months, the group has been, quote, chasing ballots. Using thousands of volunteers from across the country, the group has been one of the central planks in the Republican effort to get voters to the polls. So our mission has been not just get the lower propensity voters out, but build a relationship with the lowest of the low. And that so far has seemingly been successful. That is Tyler Bauer, chief operating officer of Turning Point Action. His group has been using an app, voter registration, and ballot data to track who to talk to.

On Tuesday, organizers hope to have Uber vouchers, party buses and more to help turn out even more voters for former President Donald Trump. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Phoenix. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are on the ballot but only about 65 of those contests are considered competitive. NPR's Idrushal says it may take days to know which party will hold the majority in the chamber. House races in a couple of largely blue states, California and New York, could determine which party has control of the chamber, and it may take a while to count ballots in some of the

tight California contests. Republicans hold a narrow majority, and Democrats need to pick up a total of four seats to tip the balance. House Speaker Mike Johnson is predicting full GOP control of Washington, with Trump in the White House and Republican majorities in both the House and Senate. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been more cautious, but if Democrats prevail in the chamber, he's positioned to become the nation's first black speaker of the House. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, Washington.

Striking machinists at Boeing are voting on a new contract proposal. Roughly 33,000 union workers walked off their jobs last month after rejecting the company's initial offer. You're listening to NPR News. Scientists have long known that being exposed to light at night can be detrimental to health. NPR's Will Stone reports on new research. Nearly 90,000 people in the UK wore a light-sensing device for a week. Then researchers based in Australia analyzed their risk of dying over the next eight years.

They found bright nights were associated with an increased risk of mortality. The top 10 percent who had the brightest evenings had a 34 percent increased risk of dying compared to those with darker evenings. On the other hand, people with the brightest days had a substantially lower risk. Daniel Windrid, the study's lead author, says the best thing to do is get outside. There's like a massive jump in the intensity between an indoor and an outdoor light environment. In fact, research shows that brighter light during the day can make you less sensitive to disruptions in your circadian rhythms at night.

Will Stone, NPR News. Music legend Quincy Jones has died at his home in Southern California. During a career that spanned over seven decades, Jones worked as a musician, a composer, and producer. He saw some of the most celebrated moments in music history, including the making of We Are the World, a 1985 song featuring other music legends he gathered together to raise money for famine relief. Jones collaborated with some of the world's best-known talents, including Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. He also wrote the scores for over 70 movies and television shows. He won 28 Grammys and Emmy and a Tony and nominations

for Academy and Golden Globe Awards. Quincy Jones was 91 years old. This is NPR News. Who's claiming power this election? What's happening in battleground states? And why do we still have the electoral college? All this month, the Throughline Podcast is asking big questions about our democracy and going back in time to answer them. Listen now to the Throughline Podcast from NPR.