Where Harris and Trump stand on key issues

Plus, what caused deadly floods in Spain?

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Lebanon's prime minister hopes Lebanon and Israel will agree to a ceasefire within days, our graphic compares Harris and Trump on the issues, and Pro-Trump poll watchers are primed for Election Day action in a key state. Plus, the Reuters World News podcast hears from scientists who have resurrected the face of a woman buried in Poland as a 'vampire', 400 years ago. Listen now, if you dare... Today's Top News   US election Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are sharply divided on the role the government should play in American lives and the world at large and on issues from abortion rights to immigration to trade. The Reuters graphics team took a brief look at their policies. Elon Musk has been ordered to attend hearing in a prosecutor's lawsuit to block the billionaire's $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered swing state voters ahead of the US election on Nov. 5. In other news North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, upgrading what it called the "world's most powerful strategic weapon", as Seoul warned Pyongyang could get missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine. Here's everything you need to know about solid-fuel missiles. In related news, more than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after being caught by secret police while trying to defect or even for trying to call relatives in South Korea, a Seoul-based human rights group said. Lebanon's prime minister expressed hope that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days as Israel's public broadcaster published what it said was a draft agreement providing for an initial 60-day truce. Canada's deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs in Canada could intensify Indian-based cyber espionage and hold back immigration, but analysts and experts see no immediate impact on trade. As Spain issued another storm warning for part of the Valencia region devastated by floods that have killed at least 95 people, rescuers scoured flooded fields and stranded cars for those still missing. The catastrophic flash floods are caused by a destructive weather system known locally as DANA. The phenomenon is unlike common storms or squalls in that it can form independently of polar or subtropical jet streams. German police are searching for a man who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by federal officers, according to police. Business & Markets   They're Wall Street's big guns. Stocks with so much swagger that they earned a nickname conjured from Hollywood's golden age. This live dashboard updates with the latest market data, offering a real-time view of what comes next for the sizzling US technology stocks. Meet the analyst who coined one of the most memorable neologisms of recent years: The Magnificent Seven. Big tech including Microsoft and Meta are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast demand, but Wall Street is hungry for a quicker payday on the billions invested. The cryptocurrency industry has spent years clashing with Democratic President Joe Biden's administration over regulatory issues, but executives expect an easier ride from Washington, regardless of who wins the White House next week. Sitting on an ever-growing pile of savings, Europeans are confounding hopes that spending can boost the economy as it falls yet further behind the US. Rising savings when consumers are enjoying strong income growth goes against textbook wisdom on consumer behavior, prompting questions about a possible paradigm shift that bodes ill for Europe's future growth. China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months and services picked up in October, indicating that Beijing's latest stimulus measures are helping the battered economy turn a corner. Shell reported third-quarter profits of $6 billion that exceeded forecasts by 12% as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset a sharp drop in oil refining and trading results. Lenders on both sides of the Atlantic are doing relatively well, despite concerns over the effect of shifting rates. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what is driving growth, and why CEOs are simultaneously bemoaning increased scrutiny from watchdogs. Pro-Trump poll watchers primed for Election Day action in key state   Poll watcher, Jefferson Davis sits in his home in Menomonee Falls, ahead of the US presidential election in Milwaukee, October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Steinle With days to go until the presidential vote, opinion polling shows the election is on a knife-edge, and few places as pivotal as the battle ground state of Wisconsin. Thousands of observers may be deployed in Wisconsin on Nov. 5, after July action by pro-Trump activists which was seen as a 'dry run' for action on voting day. The Democrats are also set to mobilize volunteers on Election Day. Read more And Finally... Remains revealed by Polish archaeologists from Nicolas Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Lukasz Glowala/File Photo Buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck, "Zosia" was never supposed to be able to come back from the dead. Entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland, the young woman was one of dozens feared by her neighbors to have been a "vampire". Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036