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Support for this podcast and the following message come from the NPR Wine Club, which has generated over $1.75 million to support NPR programming. Whether buying a few bottles or joining the club, you can learn more at nprwineclub.org slash podcast. Must be 21 or older to purchase. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have made their final pitches to voters in swing states.

Both candidates campaigned in Pennsylvania on Monday, with Trump telling a Pittsburgh rally 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 another Pittsburgh crowd that her campaign has the momentum leading in today's election. Pittsburgh! Are we ready to do this?

Are we ready to vote? Are we ready to do this? Are we ready to vote? Are we ready to win? Harris ended her day with a rally in Philadelphia while Trump closed out his campaign at an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. New York is not a battleground state, but it will be closely watched tonight for the large number of competitive congressional races that could help tip control of the U.S. House. NPR's Brian Mann has more. Democrats need a net gain of four House seats nationwide to win control of the chamber,

and there are five Republican-held seats in New York State viewed as competitive. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has made repeated trips to the state, working to shore up support for GOP incumbents. Democrats who fared poorly two years ago on Long Island in the Hudson Valley and upstate hope to regain ground, with New York's Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul predicting at least three House seats will flip to her party. Voters here will also decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would protect abortion and reproductive rights under the state constitution.

Ryan Manon, PR News, Westport, New York. In Ohio, a jury has found former Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty of murder and two other criminal counts. Coy was responding to a report of a car being turned on and off in December 2020 when he shot and killed Andre Hill, a black man who was walking out of a garage. George Shilcock of member station WOSU has more. When the judge read the jury's verdict, Hill's family reacted with tears and expressed joy.

Andre Hill's sister, Shana Barnett, says his verdict sends a message to police departments. It's time to stop. It's time to bring everything to a stop and make everything fair. Columbus Returnal Order of Police President Brian Steele says he doesn't believe Adam Coy was able to get a fair trial in Ohio's largest county. Steele says the verdict sends a different message to police. Your split-second decision could now be led to murder. It is absolutely insane and we are shocked by it.

Coy will be sentenced later this month. For NPR News, I'm George Shocock in Columbus. insane and we are shocked by it. Coy will be sentenced later this month. For NPR News, I'm George Shilcock in Columbus. U.S. futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street. On Asia Pacific markets, shares are mixed, up around 2 percent in Shanghai. This is NPR. The sheriff's office in Jacksonville, Florida Florida has responded to viral videos of its officers hitting spectators at the Georgia-Florida football game on Saturday.

Michelle Corum of member station WJCT has more. One video shows police struggling with two spectators while fans scream at the officers to stop. Another shows a fan arguing with an officer before being tased and pummeled. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan called the videos disturbing and asked the sheriff to review. Here is Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters. These administrative reviews are ongoing, but to date our professional standards division

has not found any of the involved officers to violate the JSO policy. He said in one case police were trying to eject a man who was involved in a domestic dispute. Eight people have been arrested and face charges of battery, resisting an officer with violence, and disorderly conduct. For NPR News, I'm Michelle Corum in Jacksonville. Boeing's roughly 33,000 UIA machinists have ratified a new contract ending a strike that began seven weeks ago. Fifty-nine percent of those who voted approved the new proposal, which includes wage hikes

and signing bonuses. It does not restore pension benefits that were stalled nearly a decade ago, one of the unmet demands that led to the rejection of two previous offers. China is proceeding with a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union. Beijing alleges the EU has set anti- subsidy tariffs on electric vehicles in China. The duties were finalized after talks between the EU and Beijing failed to resolve differences over the issue. This is NPR News. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent

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