Zohran Mamdani holds a considerable lead in most polls, and wealthy supporters of Andrew M. Cuomo are giving him a late financial boost. More than 480,000 New Yorkers have voted early.

In Jamaica, the destruction comes just 15 months after Hurricane Beryl impacted more than 50,000 farmers and 11,000 fishers, and caused $4.73 billion Jamaican dollars (about $29 million) in losses, ...