An Ignoble Experiment: The 7: Kamala Harris’s Joe Biden problem; deadly Spanish floods; a spooky discovery in an old English home; and more

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Good morning. It's Thursday, Oct. 31 — happy Halloween and Diwali! Some Desis are fusing the overlapping holidays, calling it Diwalloween. Now let's get to the news.

Kamala Harris is being trailed by Joe Biden's gaffes.

Like what? The president appeared to suggest Donald Trump's supporters were "garbage" this week. It highlighted the problems Biden can cause for his vice president's campaign.
On the Republican side: Trump's rally in New York on Sunday showed how bigoted language has infused his campaign. It cost him at least one celebrity endorsement.
Zooming out: More than 58 million early votes have been cast — this map shows where.

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The Supreme Court allowed Virginia to remove about 1,600 people from voter rolls.

Why? Republican officials said they may not be U.S. citizens, but civil rights groups said many were eligible to vote. It's one of several election-related legal battles across the nation.
What else to know: Trump continues to lay the groundwork to claim a stolen election if he loses. Yesterday, he alleged fraud in Pennsylvania, but officials say the election is secure.
The presidential race is tight: Harris leads in four of seven key states — find our poll tracker here. Voters in the swing state of Michigan are near evenly split, a new Post poll shows.

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North Korea launched its most powerful ballistic missile yet.

Yesterday: The weapon reached an altitude of 4,350 miles — significantly higher than previous launches. North Korea is working to put the U.S. within range.
The timing: Tensions are rising between the U.S. and North Korea following leader Kim Jong Un's decision to send troops to help Russia's war against Ukraine.

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At least 95 people died in severe flooding in Spain.

What happened? As much as a foot of rain fell late Tuesday in and around Valencia in eastern Spain. Some places got a year's worth of rain in a few hours.
The damage: The water swept away cars, flooded homes and destroyed a bridge. The death toll may rise as authorities continue rescue efforts.

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Bird flu was detected in a pig for the first time in the U.S.

Where? At least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with the H5N1 virus that has swept the nation's poultry and dairy cows, officials said yesterday.
Why it's worrying: Pigs can become coinfected with bird and human viruses. That allows genes to swap to form a new, more dangerous virus that can more easily infect humans.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.

The Dodgers celebrate after they defeated the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Last night: The Dodgers finished off the New York Yankees in a Game 5 thriller. A remarkable fifth-inning rally led Los Angeles to a 7-6 victory at Yankee Stadium.
Zooming out: It's the eighth championship in franchise history and the Dodgers' first since 2020. Freddie Freeman claimed MVP honors, despite playing with an unreported injury.

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A carved "curse" was found in a spooky medieval house in England.

A volunteer tour guide found this inscription cursing a previous owner. (Courtesy of English Heritage)

What is that? The name "Hickman" etched into a wall, possibly referring to a man who once owned the house. But it's upside-down, which was thought to curse the named person.
It wasn't the only haunting find: Ritual protection marks, known as "witches marks," were also discovered in Gainsborough Old Hall, which has had a tumultuous history.

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