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Yang, who is the first cast member of Asian American descent on "SNL," has received four Emmy nominations since coming on the show, with three of those in the category for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.

If she moves on to the November runoff and beats De León, she will be the first person of Filipino descent on the council.

A 48-year-old Vermont man was charged on Monday with three counts of attempted second-degree murder in the weekend shootings of three young men of Palestinian descent on a Burlington street, a violent episode that stunned the small city.

Grasso, who won her title in March, hails from Guadalajara and will be one of six fighters of Mexican descent on Saturday’s card.

The only glow would come from computer screens and light-up pens used to track the descent on paper.