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Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention

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Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn’t explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House.

FBI investigates nonprofit corruption: raids hit CA supervisor’s home

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Federal agents executed a series of raids on Thursday, targeting the California home of Rhiannon Do, daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged financial misconduct involving the Viet America Society (VAS), a local nonprofit.

MIT sees surge in Asian American enrollment post-Supreme Court ruling

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The Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) has praised the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for what it calls positive changes in its admissions practices, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ban on race-based admissions.

WA delegates’ vote for Kamala Harris at the DNC

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Washington state delegates added a unique flair to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Tuesday, casting their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris and vice-presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz amid a lively celebration featuring local talent and cultural nods.

Matthew Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa among 5 people charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death

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Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him.