The New York Times: Οι Αμερικανοί θα επιλέξουν τον επόμενο ηγέτη τους σήμερα, με σημαντικές επιπτώσεις για τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο – Τα έγγραφα που διέρρευσαν προκάλεσαν σάλο στο Ισραήλ – Οι Αμερικανοί κατευθύνονται στις κάλπες – Μια υπόθεση που διέρρευσε ταράτησε το Ισραήλ – Η Ισπανία αντιμετώπισε ακόμη περισσότερη βροχή – Γαλλία: Οκτώ άτομα πήγαν σε δίκη στο Παρίσι σε σχέση με τη δολοφονία του Samuel Paty, ενός δασκάλου που αποκεφαλίστηκε από έναν ισλαμιστή τρομοκράτη το 2020 – Για τους εφήβους που ζουν σε περιοχές σε όλο τον κόσμο που πλήττονται από την κλιματική αλλαγή, η αίσθηση της αυξανόμενης κρίσης είναι πραγματική – όχι σε κάποια θολή μέλλον αλλά σήμερα, διαταράσσοντας την εφηβεία τους με τρόπους τόσο μεγάλους όσο και μικρούς – Θυμόμαστε έναν γίγαντα της αμερικανικής μουσικής

Voters at the Italian-American Club in San Pedro, Calif., on Monday. Isadora Kosofsky for The New York Times

Americans head to the polls

The wait is over. Americans will vote today after a presidential campaign season that many say has been darker than any in recent memory. In the final hours, candidates, staff members and tens of thousands of volunteers were in an all-out sprint, with the race deadlocked and the country on edge. Here’s the latest.

Donald Trump delivered a 90-minute, grievance-filled speech in North Carolina yesterday, while Kamala Harris focused all of her energy on Pennsylvania, the largest of the seven swing states that will choose the next president.

Trump continued to depict the nation in dark and menacing terms, often mentioning immigration and crime. Harris emphasized a theme of unity and talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights.

The mood: In dozens of interviews over the final days before the vote, Americans reported a grim sense that their nation was coming undone.

View from the markets: Investors appear to be unwinding bets on the so-called Trump trade. In a major reversal, bonds have rallied and the dollar and crypto currencies have dipped in the race’s final hours.

When will we know? Counting the votes will extend beyond election night, and determining the outcome of the presidential race could, too. Here’s when to expect results. (We’ll have a special post-election newsletter tomorrow morning to catch you up.)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant. Amir Cohen/Reuters

A leaked documents case roiled Israel

The Israeli authorities are investigating a civilian who has been working over the past year in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is suspected of illegally obtaining and leaking classified documents to the news media.

The documents helped support the prime minister’s reasoning for adding tough new conditions for a cease-fire deal with Hamas over the summer, amid intense public pressure for a deal to release Israeli hostages and end the fighting in Gaza.

On Sunday, an Israeli court partially lifted a gag order to identify Eliezer Feldstein, who was hired last year to work as a spokesman in Netanyahu’s office, as a suspect in the case. Three other suspects in the case are members of the military and the security establishment, according to the court, and have not been publicly named.

Context: Critics say the leak appears to be part of a disinformation campaign by Netanyahu or by his supporters, intended to dampen the campaign for the hostages’ release and to influence Israeli public opinion. The prime minister has not been questioned about the allegations.

From the region:

Cleanup efforts yesterday in Alfafar, Spain.  Jose Jordan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Spain faced yet more rain

Reeling from the worst floods in Spain’s modern history, parts of the country yesterday experienced up to an additional foot of rain. The national death toll has now risen to 215 people, according to the Interior Ministry, and the country has been rocked by angry debate over accountability, with some people accusing officials of waiting too long to send warnings.

Some families are taking to the airwaves to plead for help in finding lost loved ones. The government has deployed hundreds more troops to help with the search for victims, in addition to the thousands of soldiers and police officers already there, according to the emergency authorities.

For more: See how a year of rain fell in just eight hours last week.

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For teenagers living in areas around the world affected by climate change, the sense of growing crisis is real — not in some hazy future but today, disrupting their adolescence in ways both large and small.

Athanasios Kosteas, 16, lives in Kalamata, Greece, where temperatures in September regularly rose to 90 degrees Fahrenheit — 32 degrees Celsius — or higher. ‘‘When it’s hot, I feel dizzy, and I get angrier and angrier, and I don’t want to work anymore,” he said.

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Remembering a giant of American music

Quincy Jones, a generational musical force, died on Sunday night at 91. For more than half a century, as a jazz trumpeter, arranger, composer and producer, he helped shape American popular music.

Without Jones, there would be no “Thriller,” the best-selling album of all time; no “Austin Powers” theme music; no “Sinatra at the Sands.” He left a profound influence on nearly every genre he touched — jazz, funk, soundtracks, syrupy R&B and chart-topping pop — and created the conditions for other Black musicians to flow between styles, outlets and markets.

Read our obituary, listen to some of his most iconic songs and check out his life in photos.

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Cook: Need a break from the election? Make these brownies.