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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 has made a direct appeal to Puerto Rican voters in the final hours of her campaign. As NPR's Deepa Sivaram reports, Harris ordered food at a restaurant called Old San Juan Cafe

while visiting Redding, Pennsylvania on Monday. Many people in Redding have ties to Puerto Rico, and they've been talking about a comedian at a Trump rally who called it a quote floating island of garbage. Harris didn't mention this when she walked into the restaurant. She just greeted patrons and ordered food. Okay, I'm worth that. I'm very hungry. I don't get a chance to eat it. Latino voter turnout could help swing the election in a tight race. Trump also had a rally here on Monday. Deepa Sivaram, NPR News, Reading, Pennsylvania.

Vice President Harris gave her closing arguments a short time ago in Philadelphia. Former President Donald Trump crisscrossed Pennsylvania Monday and again called for a speedy election result once the polls closed on Tuesday. Trump told a Pittsburgh rally that he can fix the problems in the U.S. and around the world. This will be the golden age of America. Trump ended a full day of campaigning by holding a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

On the eve of the election, a state appeals court says that Arizona must release a list of the tens of thousands of voters who were misclassified because of a coding glitch. The court rejected an appeal by Arizona's secretary of state whose office denied a request for access to the list. Arizona requires voters to prove they are U.S. citizens in order to participate in state and local races. Defense officials say 10 states have activated National Guard troops to assist in the election, primarily for cybersecurity missions.

Nine states and the District of Columbia have put about 120 troops on standby in case they're needed. Philadelphia's District Attorney Larry Krasner says his city is prepared to handle bad actors during the vote. With the war in Gaza a key issue for many voters, the Biden administration is giving Israel a failing grade when it comes to meeting a deadline for improving aid deliveries. NPR's Giles Snyder reports. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters that Israel has so far failed

to meet the conditions laid out in a letter last month from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. There is still a week or so to go until we reach the end of the period, but there is much more that we need to see them do. The letter gave Israel 30 days to meet certain conditions, including allowing a minimum of 350 aid trucks to enter Gaza daily or risk restrictions on U.S. military assistance. Miller noted that while progress has been limited, Israel still has until next week. Miller's remarks came as Israel ended a decades-old cooperation deal with UNRWA, the United Nations Agency for

Palestinian Refugees. Trial Snyder, NPR News. This is NPR. A former Ohio police officer has been convicted of murdering an unarmed man in Columbus. Adam Coy will be sentenced on November 25th for killing Andre Hill inside of a garage in December 2020. Coy told a jury that he thought Hill had been carrying a gun. Prosecutors say that Hill was holding his keys and a cell phone. New research finds that even toddlers can tell the difference between an event that is unlikely

and one that seems impossible. NPR's John Hamilton reports on a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers had more than 300 two- and three-year-olds put coins in a transparent gumball machine filled with toys. When they got a toy they had seen in the machine, they usually forgot its name. But Lisa Feigensen of Johns Hopkins University says their memories improved when the machine unexpectedly gave them a toy that was unlike any of the ones they could see inside. There was this really big learning boost for kids who had seen the impossible event.

Feigensen says the study shows that even very young kids will pay close attention to an unexpected event they can't explain. Once they understand how the event occurred, though, they tend to lose interest. John Hamilton, NPR News. Accounting giant KPMG has announced plans to lay off more than 300 workers, or 4 percent of its auditing staff in the United States. According to a source familiar with the matter, that's in addition to the 5% cuts it made last year. KPMG has a presence in more than 143 countries and territories. I'm Shea Stevens. This is NPR News. Shea Stevens Who's claiming power at 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.