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It's Election Day for many communities across the country. Renee Montagne talks to NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, who rounds up the election prospects. Two states will choose governors, several cities will elect mayors, and in many regions, ballot initiatives will determine how communities function.

What's a day in the life like for a young Hare Krishna monk? If you think it's spent meditating all day, think again. Gadadhara Pandit Dasa does chant and pray at his urban temple in New York City. But he also talks on his cell phone, drives and uses Facebook.

Kamala Harris' acceptance speech is expected to be the highlight of the third night of the Democratic convention. Former President Barack Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are set to speak, too.

President Trump's trade war is starting to take a toll on US importers. Double-digit tariffs on goods from dozens of countries took effect overnight.

With Tuesday being Election Day, it's the last leg of the presidential campaign. The candidates have been racing around the swing states.

The wildly popular photo-sharing site Instagram nearly caused a user revolt when it revamped its terms of service and privacy policy to suggest it could allow uploaded photos to be used in ads without users' permission. Instagram later clarified its position in an effort to quell concerns.

On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito acknowledged a constitutional right to privacy and distanced himself from a memo he wrote two decades ago against the right to abortion.

Since 1996, Israelis have built more than 100 outposts — consisting of a few trailers or tents on a hilltop — in the West Bank that were never officially authorized by the Israeli government. But most of them were constructed with direct help from the state.

Tentative plans could reduce 11 days of unpaid leave to as few as six days for civilian workers, The Associated Press reports, citing anonymous sources at the Pentagon.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Vaclav Havel's last day in office as president of the Czech Republic.