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VIDEO: The worst of Hurricane Florence’s sweep through the American South is only now becoming clear as coastal rivers and lakes reach historic levels. But even with the lack of electricity and flooded roads, neighbors are working together in small towns across the hard-hit coastline.

Throughout West Acres, North Dakota’s largest shopping mall in Fargo, help wanted signs fill storefront windows. North Dakota has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the country’s economic growth. Unemployment in the state is a mere 2.6 percent — tied with Iowa for the second lowest in the country. But how will the economy factor in the midterm elections?

VIDEO: StreetLight, a non profit organization, works with homeless people through a variety of programs and services to get them back on their feet and a place to live.

They used to operate in the shadows, but increasingly, foreign lobbyists and influence peddlers are revealing their activities as the U.S. Justice Department steps up enforcement of the little-known Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Vietnam ranks among the top five countries in the world that send plastic trash into the ocean, according to the Ocean Conservancy. To have become a top polluter is staggering for the Southeast Asian nation, especially when there are dozens of countries with much larger economies but far less plastic waste. More Vietnamese than ever are looking for alternatives to plastic.