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Indigenous women continue to face barriers to breast cancer care, report finds

Monday, October 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nicole Hallingstad credits her cat, Rudy, with finding her breast cancer.Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old knew something was wrong when Rudy kept pawing at something on the right side of her chest.Hallingstad had another mammogram,... Read More.

Race car driver Jamie Chadwick has dreams of making Formula One circuit, helping to break gender barriers

Friday, April 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As women continue to break barriers in the motorsport industry, one woman hopes to become a Formula One driver.In the sport's nearly 75-year history, only two women have qualified for Formula One, and only one driver, Lella Lombardi, scored points during... Read More.

‘Echo’ star Alaqua Cox talks breaking barriers in Disney+’s new Marvel series

Tuesday, January 16 by ABC News

Alaqua Cox is making history as Maya Lopez, the star of the new Disney+ series, Echo.Lopez, introduced in the 2021 series Hawkeye on Disney+, is Marvel Studios' first deaf and first female Indigenous superhero. Cox, a first-time actress, is deaf and hails from the... Read More.

Hearing aids may help you live longer, but barriers to their use persist

Thursday, January 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Regular use of hearing aids is associated with decreased death rates in U.S. adults with hearing loss, a new study out of USC found.The findings highlight the importance of encouraging people to use hearing aids and of ensuring everyone who needs... Read More.

Hispanics experience higher risk of heart disease, stroke while facing language barriers

Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Jose Montijo sought treatment for shortness of breath, doctors realized he was experiencing heart failure."They told me your heart is working at 20% and you are a candidate for a heart attack," the Puerto Rican dishwasher from New York recalled... Read More.

In battle over border barriers, judge calls out Texas’ contradictory arguments

Thursday, September 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department is likely to succeed on its claim that floating barriers Texas deployed in the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing were illegally installed, a federal judge in Austin ruled -- adding the arguments used to justify the buoys... Read More.

DOJ sues Texas, Abbott over ‘unauthorized’ anti-migration barriers in Rio Grande

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice on Monday sued the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the installation of a barrier of buoys in the Rio Grande River intended to keep migrants from crossing into the U.S.The DOJ based its lawsuit on... Read More.

Black-owned banks, born out of post-slavery economic barriers, seek to address racial wealth gap

Tuesday, July 4 by ABC News

(NORTH CAROLINA) -- When Dorian Bolden began expanding his coffee shop, Beyu Caffe, in Durham, North Carolina, he says the most difficult part was securing funding as a Black business owner.“I recognize how we were not able to get funding the way I saw,... Read More.

Netflix’s ‘The Circle’ star Raven Sutton breaks barriers for Deaf representation

Monday, January 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Raven Sutton is making history as the first deaf contestant on Netflix's The Circle.She hopes her stint on the hit reality show can not only empower the Deaf community, but also change the perspective of viewers who may never have seen... Read More.

Why the all-new Corvette Z06 is breaking barriers

Monday, October 3 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH) -- Tadge Juechter has spent nearly 30 years perfecting every generation of the Corvette. With the Z06, the latest Corvette to roll off the assembly line in Kentucky, he and his team of engineers are breaking new ground.The sports car's naturally-aspirated, flat-plane crankshaft... Read More.

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