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Los Angeles musician Zach Brandon wants his new song to inspire people to have conversations without conflict. Brandon joined LX News to perform his new single “Live and Let Live.”

NBCLX storyteller Noah Pransky explains why Florida, and its 29 electoral votes, is so crucial to determining the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. And while Joe Biden is doing some really good things to capture Florida voters, Donald Trump is too.

With coronavirus cases surging across the U.S., kids and parents are being reminded to celebrate Halloween safely. Etiquette expert Elaine Swann joins LX News to provide social distancing tips you should consider to have fun and stay safe this weekend.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved the CAREN Act, which criminalizes racially biased 911 calls. Shamann Walton, a member of the board, says people should not be allowed to use 911 as a “customer service line” for racism.

To see the impact of climate change, the first place to look is the U.S. national parks. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin traveled to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas to see firsthand how its fragile ecosystem is at risk — and how presidential politics will determine the future of some of our country’s most precious resources.

President Trump and Joe Biden have each hyped their tax plans as the best deal for Americans. Biden’s plan can be boiled down to his promise that no one who makes less than $400,000 will get a tax increase. Meanwhile, Trump is promising to make the tax cuts he enacted in his first term permanent. But what do their plans...

Nearly 68% of American adults say the 2020 presidential election is a significant source of stress in their lives, according to a new Harris poll. Vaile Wright of the American Psychological Association joined LX News to respond to your questions about stress and share wellness tips ahead of Election Day.

Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds: Alaska. Arizona. Georgia. Iowa. Kansas. Montana. South Carolina. Texas. The reason: States in many traditionally conservative areas are in play next month and both sides know it.

Uber and Lyft together have spent nearly $100 million on the ballot initiative to overturn the state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees. That may sound like a lot, but the two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even if they drastically cut the number...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is urging people to take precautions to stop rising COVID-19 case numbers and avoid a very difficult winter ahead. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker breaks down Dr. Fauci’s grim warning and his advice to prevent outbreaks.

Conspiracy theorists in Congress? It’s all but certain in 2020, and that has sparked concern among federal law enforcement. At least two dozen candidates who’ve embraced QAnon made the ballot in Congressional races from New York to Florida, Georgia, and California, according to the liberal watchdog group Media Matters. The candidate who’s gotten the most attention in that regard...

The Alphabet Rockers are a children’s hip hop group based in Oakland, California, that are turning their music and dance performances into an anti-racism course curriculum.

In many states across the country, people with felony convictions are prohibited from voting, or only allowed to vote under certain conditions, even after they’ve served their sentence. Jay Jordan, who served time in prison as a young man and is currently the Director for Californians for Safety and Justice, explains how limiting their rights hurts more than just former...

Election Week 2020 will be unlike any other in history, with more votes, more emotion – and more misinformation than ever. It’s that intentionally-deceptive information, designed to manipulate us, that threatens our democracy. And as NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains, it’s up to all of us to help stop it from spreading.

American University students Meredith Reilly and Zachary Houdek drove from Washington D.C. to their home state of Texas to cast their ballots for the 2020 election. The two first-time voters joined LX News to talk about their journey to make sure their votes count.

James Ramirez, an L.A.-based freelance art director for movies and TV, designed an “I Voted” sticker to illustrate that our country is not as divided as it seems. To find and share a digital version of his sticker on social media, search “LXtion2020” on Giphy.

Do you think you might be living with a ghost? Paranormal investigator and author Amy Bruni shares her top tips for confronting the spirit haunting your home.

If you are one of the many people who voted by mail this year, you may be stressing out if your local election officials haven’t officially accepted your ballot yet. But don’t worry, you have a Plan B to make sure your vote is counted. It’s called a provisional ballot. NBCLX’s Chase Cain explains how it works....

An NBCLX analysis of early voting reports through Oct. 27 indicates only 13% of voting-age Americans under the age of 30 have cast ballots so far, and only 19% of those between the ages of 30 and 39. Comparatively, approximately 47% of all Americans 65 and older have cast ballots with a full week of voting left to go.

We’re just six days from Election Day and NBCLX storyteller Noah Pransky has the latest details on voter turnout and polling in the key swing states. And while youth voter turnout is up, Gen Z and Millennial voters are still trailing older generations by a wide margin.