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Okay, so does this sound like you? You love NPR's podcasts, you wish you could get more of all your favorite shows, and you want to support NPR's mission to create a more informed public. If all that sounds appealing, then it is time to sign up for the NPR Plus bundle. Learn more at plus.npr dot org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Democratic presidential ticket is counting on support from labor unions on Election Day, especially in union strongholds like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada. But as NPR's Don Gowney reports from Detroit, the labor vote is not a monolith. The leadership of the United Auto Workers Union has launched an aggressive get out the

vote operation on behalf of Kamala Harris. UAW President Sean Fain is one of Donald Trump's harshest critics. Which side are you on? And we know which side Kamala Harris is on, and we sure as hell know which side Donald Trump's on, and it's not ours. Harris has marched on picket lines. Trump, meanwhile, said in an online chat with Elon Musk that striking workers should be fired. Still, Trump's campaign resonates with middle and working class men.

Go to any Trump rally and you'll find autoworkers or teamsters in the crowd. Don Gagne, NPR News, Detroit. In what amounts to an election, Eve Sprint, the respective presidential candidates, are on a last-minute blitz for votes in key states. Republican Donald Trump is making four stops in three states, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Trump will wind up the night in Grand Rapids. Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris is spending all day in Pennsylvania and will

end her night in Philadelphia. Polls at least in Pennsylvania with its 19 electoral votes show the candidates at a statistical dead heat. Both candidates have events in Pittsburgh today with the Harris campaign also holding a streaming get out the vote event involving all seven battleground states. An unannounced appearance on Saturday night, live this weekend by Vice President Harris, led to an outcry by allies of former President Trump. He was not getting fair treatment.

Sen.President David Folkenflick explains NBC and Trump arranged for him to address sports fans on the network Sunday. Harris appeared with Maya Rudolph, her comedic doppelganger, in a sketch that went viral on social media. Brendan Carr, a Republican commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, argued that was unfair to

Trump, especially just days before Election Day. Regulations require broadcast networks and stations to give equal time to opposing candidates when someone running for office appears on a non-news show, assuming that candidate asks for it. Trump's campaign tells NPR that NBC and its parent company Comcast reached out to fulfill its equal-time obligations. He cut a 60-second video on Sunday after a rally in Pennsylvania. It ran during a NASCAR broadcast and a post-NFL show. David Folkenflick, NPR News.

The Federal Reserve Board's rate-setting open market committee meets this week in Washington. It's widely anticipated. One of the Fed meeting concludes Thursday. Policymakers will announce another interest rate cut. The expected quarter of a point cut the second this year since the Fed began easing rates. Stocks lost ground on Wall Street today. The Dow fell 257 points.

The Nasdaq was down 59 points. This is NPR. Scientists have long known that being exposed to light at night can be detrimental to our health. NPR's Will Stone reports on new research that shows how much light we get and when can have a major consequence. 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. 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. Musical heavyweights including Paul McCartney, Harry Connick Jr., and Ice T among those paying tribute to producer Quincy Jones who died over the weekend at his home in Los Angeles. Jones, in a broad career, produced Michael Jackson's record-setting thriller, as well

as prize-winning film and TV scores with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. Born in Chicago in 1933, he was a musical director in Dizzy Gillespie's band and wanted to produce records over a decades long career. Quincy Jones was 91 years old. Critical futures prices moved higher today after OPEC agreed to delay December output hike, oil up $1.98 a barrel, to end the session at $71.47 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.