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I'm Danielle Kurtzleben. I cover the presidential campaign for NPR. So I go to rallies, a lot of them. I want to hear what the candidates say, talk to voters, and find out what ideas are resonating. And I put it all in my reporting to help you make sense of this election. It's why being there is important. To help support this work, sign up for NPR Plus. Go to plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korova-Coleman, social media researchers are warning the public to be extra careful about online content they see that's related to today's election. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, that's in part

because social media platforms have rolled back their online protections since the presidential election in 2020. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter all cracked down on election misinformation after the chaos surrounding the 2020 election. But the platforms have since loosened their rules. Facebook and Instagram say they police political ads less now. YouTube is no longer taking down videos falsely claiming the 2024 election has been rigged. And Twitter, now X, has become a playground

for conspiracy theories and false claims about the election. Researchers fear false claims of voter fraud and exaggerated claims of voter irregularities could spur real-world unrest or violence. Bobbi Allen, NPR News. Former President Donald Trump was campaigning until the early hours of this morning. He closed out his run, as he has in the the past two campaigns with a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign are

working today to get out the vote. Vice President Harris is calling into radio programs in every swing state today, still trying to reach potential voters before polls close. Campaign Chair Geno Mallie Dillon says election day turnout will be key to what they expect to be an incredibly close race. We really feel strong about the fundamentals, but we know we still have to work all the way to every poll closing to make sure every focus in there.

And that's why we've built such an extraordinary organization to do just that that includes mobilizing thousands of volunteers to make calls and text messages and knock on doors to encourage likely supporters to vote, betting big on election day turnout. The Trump campaign encouraged early voting this year. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

Donald Trump is planning to cast his own ballot today in Palm Beach, Florida. NPR has learned that he'll then participate in virtual town halls across the country. Tonight Trump will host a watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center. Stocks opened higher this morning as Boeing employees voted to go back to work. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average rose about 250 points in early trading. Boeing machinists approved a new contract ending a walkout that's disrupted jet production for more than seven weeks. The deal calls for pay raises totaling 38 percent over the next four years.

Machinist could be back on the job as soon as tomorrow. In good times, Boeing is one of the nation's biggest exporters. The Commerce Department said this morning that U.S. exports fell in September. Imports were up during the month, and the nation's trade deficit widened to more than $84 billion. Facebook's parent company has been fined $15 million by South Korea for collecting personal information about its users to share with advertisers. A privacy watchdog says the information included sensitive data on users' politics, religion,

and sexual orientation. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. This is NPR. Voters are deciding today who controls the next U.S. Congress. About a third of Senate seats are being decided today, along with all the seats in the House of Representatives. House races in California and New York could determine which party has control of that chamber.

Arizona voters will decide today whether to give local law enforcement the authority to arrest people for crossing illegally into the U.S. from Mexico. NPR's Ben Giles has more. The GOP-backed ballot measure mimics Texas's SB 4 by creating a new state law criminalizing crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside of a legal port of entry, an offense that's already illegal under federal law. Proposition 314 would also create new penalties for individuals who use fraudulent documents to obtain employment or public benefits and increase penalties related to the selling of fentanyl. Polls have shown the measure is popular with voters despite warnings from critics who've likened Prop 314 to SB 1070, Arizona's infamous Show Me Your Papers immigration law that was largely struck down by the Supreme Court.

Ben Giles, NPR News, Phoenix. Officials at a hospital in northern Gaza say the Israeli military has struck their building, wounding at least six children. The World Health Organization says it had just delivered medical stores to the hospital. The WHO says the Israeli attack continued during that delivery. The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm Rafael is passing Jamaica. Forecasters

say it will soon become a hurricane. The storm could pour heavy rain on the southeast U.S. this week. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.