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Rafael was expected to continue to pass by Jamaica through Tuesday afternoon, be near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night, and make landfall in Cuba on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Rafael was chugging past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it headed toward Cuba.

Shares in Trump Media’s DJT stock fluctuated wildly as investors placed bets on whether Donald Trump would win the 2024 presidential election. Results of the 2024 election will begin coming in this evening, though it’s unlikely we’ll know whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris won on Election Night. But shares of Donald Trump’s Truth Social parent company Trump Media (Nasdaq: DJT) yo-yoed Tuesday as investors awaited the results of the 2024 presidential election.

Not all of the new stickers are designed by children. Whether scenic or slightly sinister—angry werewolf, anyone?—the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year. But have you ever considered the back of your Election Day souvenir?

If Massachusetts voters approve a ballot initiative, the state will gradually raise minimum wage for tipped workers until it matches the state minimum wage—or from $6.75 to $15 per hour by 2029. The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has stood at US$2.13 an hour since 1991. Back then, it amounted to half the $4.25 regular minimum wage.

Steve Kornacki’s election night data viz tool just got more nimble. Election night is like the Super Bowl for political reporters, but also for data visualizations—the charts, maps, and graphics that track the road to 270 electoral votes and contextualize how counties, congressional districts, and states have historically voted.

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family, according to a Home Depot spokesperson. Marcus was Home Depot’s CEO as it grew rapidly during its first two decades, and was chairman of the board until his retirement in 2002.