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Sarah Poontong, 49, became a citizen late last year and one of the first things she did was register to vote. She’s part of a notable trend — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders have had the largest increase in voter registration of any racial group in the country from January to June, compared to the same period during the 2020 election cycle. That’s according to analysis first shared with NBC News from the civic engagement nonprofit APIAVote and the research company TargetSmart.

Asian Americans have largest voter registration increase, new analysis shows

Wisconsin State

As students return to campus this fall, Democrats are working to engage both students and parents online and in person — and to keep “Project 2025” at the forefront of the campaign, with a new digital ad campaign that will target battleground voters using common back-to-school search terms.

Democrats tie 'Project 2025' and back-to-school together in online ads and organizing push

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political reporters Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar watched hours of...

What to expect from a Kamala Harris debate: From the Politics Desk

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Then-Senator Kamala Harris of California (left) speaks to the press following the Democratic Presidential Debate on Oct. 15, 2019. Harris is now the first woman of color to be the Democratic candidate for president, having served as the United States’ vice president since January 2021. Credit: Casey Cascaldo | Lantern File Photo.

A summer to remember: Political experts unpack Harris being the first woman of color on US presidential ticket and its effects on young voters

SAN DIEGO — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance declined on Friday to rule out the use of family separations — a policy from Donald Trump’s first term in office — if he and the former president win back the White House, even as Homeland Security officials are currently working to reunify over 1,000 children with their families.

Vance declines to rule out the use of family separations if Trump is re-elected

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal community in the Los Angeles area, could be described as a geological ticking time bomb. The affluent city sits atop steep cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean that, for hundreds of years, have been slowly shifting and giving way. Now, that movement is accelerating. Whereas the...

California city hit by landslides was at risk for decades, and the slipping may not be stoppable

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Lewiston, ME

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Utah State

Two years ago, a sex scandal shook the foundation of a thriving online subculture of Mormon moms. “MomTok,” an online community shaped by a group of Mormon influencers in Utah, rose to prominence on TikTok for its lifestyle and parenting content. Then, one of its main creators, Taylor Frankie Paul, announced that she and her husband were getting a divorce — revealing in the process that they’d had an open relationship and she had violated the terms.

Inside a Mormon swinging scandal: New docuseries showcases 'MomTok' influencer drama

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Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

A new study is shedding light on the financial challenges people in Puerto Rico face as a result of the economic turmoil they have endured since the Great Recession. Findings from the National Financial Capability Study published in a report Thursday show that many adults in the U.S. territory struggle to make ends meet despite reporting relatively low levels of debt. This is particularly true among those who are younger, have lower household incomes and lack a four-year college degree.

Nearly half of Puerto Rican adults are financially insecure, new study shows

California State

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Nick Mardesic and his family are living off the power grid, so light at night comes from a flashlight, and a hot meal and shower require driving several miles to his parents’ home. The family is not in a rugged location, but rather...

In a landslide-stricken town in California, life is like camping with no power, gas

Los Angeles, CA

SAN DIEGO — Scorching heat in the West produced record temperatures Friday and is expected to linger through the weekend in some regions. Hollywood Burbank Airport in the Los Angeles area matched its all-time high temperature with a reading of 114, according to the National Weather Service in Oxnard, California, which set its own record high for the date of 99.

Record-breaking heat wave expected to extend stay in the West

Washington, DC

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A woman says she overheard Texas Roadhouse corporate managers plotting to terminate an employee who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) by baiting her husband with a fake benefits package. The story has sparked outrage in a now-viral TikTok.

Woman catches Texas Roadhouse managers allegedly scheming to terminate an injured worker

HONG KONG — China’s main intelligence agency has a warning for young people: Beware of “handsome guys” and “beautiful women” looking to turn them into spies. University students with access to classified or sensitive research data should especially guard against foreign intelligence agents who might try to lure them into false romantic relationships and then manipulate them into spying against China, the Ministry of State Security said Wednesday in a post on the social media platform WeChat.

China warns students against 'beautiful women' and 'handsome guys' who might turn them into spies

Chicago, IL

Inside Chicago’s McCormick Place center during the Democratic National Convention last month, one sign stood out: “Evangélicos Con Harris.”. The group is part of a national effort to rally evangelical voters around Vice President Kamala Harris and signals the Democrats’ intent to try to peel off Latino evangelicals — a growing and highly coveted voting bloc — from former President Donald Trump’s base.

Latino evangelicals are a growing voter bloc as parties vie for their support

Among the Team USA athletes who won medals today at the Paris Paralympics: Hunter Woodhall, whose wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold at the Olympics, and Ali Truwit, who lost part of her leg in a shark attack last year. The 2024 Paralympics have attracted unprecedented numbers of viewers in the United States. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.

Good News: Paralympics highlight amazing achievements of American athletes

HONG KONG — The deadly Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in China on Friday, with much of life in the region brought to a standstill by what officials said could be the strongest storm to hit the country’s southern coast in a decade. Yagi is the biggest storm...

Deadly Super Typhoon Yagi slams into China

LOS ANGELES — The VA must build more than 2,500 units of housing for homeless veterans on its sprawling campus in west Los Angeles, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter also said in his 124-page ruling that leases on portions of the Veterans Administration property to private schools, UCLA and businesses are illegal because they do not benefit veterans.

Judge orders VA to build more housing for homeless veterans in Los Angeles

On Sept. 29, 1916, newspapers across the country announced a wealth milestone once thought to be unreachable: the world’s first billionaire. “Standard (Oil) at $2,014 makes its head a billionaire,” blared The New York Times headline, adding that Standard Oil’s soaring share price “makes John D. Rockefeller, founder and largest shareholder, almost certainly a billionaire.”

Top 10 people most likely to reach trillionaire status

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Friday's job report underscores the severity of America's child care crisis

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 69,000 employees reported being absent from work in August because of child care problems — matching a...

Friday's job report underscores the severity of America's child care crisis

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