‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. Read more on NPR

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers. Read more on NPR

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority. Read more on NPR

The World’s Largest River is Running Low The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife…