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‘Every single body is a bikini body’: Body-positive advocates discuss inclusive swimwear shopping tips and best picks

Tuesday, August 11 by ABC News

arlosDavid.org/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- "Fun in the sun" feels a little different this year, but it hasn't stopped many of us from finding the perfect swimsuit for a dip in a backyard pool or a... Read More.

Advocates demand action after coronavirus spurs 2,000 reports of anti-Asian bias

Thursday, July 2 by ABC News

Asian Pacific Policy and Planning CouncilBy STACY CHEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new report says that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States have been the target of more than 2,000 bias incidents since the early... Read More.

Abortion rights advocates say Supreme Court ruling is a victory but ‘our fight is far from over’

Monday, June 29 by ABC News

DNY59/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's decision to strike down a Louisiana law is being hailed as a major win for abortion rights advocates, even as they are still wary about the road ahead.The

Coronavirus is pushing US child care industry to brink of collapse: Advocates

Tuesday, June 23 by ABC News

ABC NewsBy KAREN TRAVERS and JANET WEINSTEIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Diana Limongi says she is heartbroken."So I am here at my daughter's daycare, and that's it. You know, they're closing," Limongi said as she packed up her 3-year-old... Read More.

Gun rights advocates spark outrage by hanging effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear at protest

Monday, May 25 by ABC News

iStock/somboon kaeoboonsongBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Democratic and Republican leaders denounced gun rights supporters for hanging an effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear from tree outside the state capitol building during a Memorial Day weekend demonstration.The... Read More.

As businesses look to reopen, Democrats and advocates want more rules to protect workers

Thursday, May 14 by ABC News

Kameleon007/iStockBy SOPHIE TATUM and STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Bus and taxi drivers ferrying sick passengers. Warehouse workers without enough time to wash their hands. Meat plant workers crammed side-by-side along a fast-moving production line.As states consider reopening and... Read More.

USDA wants to help farmers feed families, but advocates and lawmakers say it’s not enough

Saturday, May 2 by ABC News

USDA BY: STEPHANIE EBBS (WASHINGTON) — One of the most confounding consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the problem of farmers bulldozing or dumping their crops at the same time as thousands of Americans line up at food banks... Read More.

‘Mass evictions’ on the horizon as US confronts coronavirus housing crisis: Advocates

Friday, May 1 by ABC News

tap10/iStockBy DEENA ZARU, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The first of the month is daunting for many low and middle-income Americans who will be struggling to pay their rent for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down... Read More.

Unions, advocates say Trump putting meat packing workers at risk

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

roibu/iStockBy STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Union officials and worker advocates are sounding the alarm about the president's latest move demanding the meat packing industry stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying workers are already at risk of... Read More.

Elder care advocates to Trump administration: ‘Do more’ to protect nursing homes from coronavirus

Tuesday, April 21 by ABC News

Cecilie_Arcurs/iStockBy MATTHEW MOSK, HALLEY FREGER, LAURA ROMERO and ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Advocates for the elderly reacted tepidly to the new steps the Trump administration announced over the weekend to improve transparency about the mounting death toll the... Read More.

China rolls out software surveillance for COVID-19 pandemic, alarming human rights advocates

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Wuhan, China, where the first reported cases of novel coronavirus emerged 10 weeks ago, reopened its borders last week. There’s just one catch: A government surveillance app is required to enter and... Read More.

How coronavirus is crippling courts, raising concerns among civil liberties advocates

Tuesday, March 24 by ABC News

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The rapid spread of novel coronavirus throughout America’s communities has crippled courts across the country as judges, attorneys and defendants trying to come to grips with how to achieve justice under the law while balancing public... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: advocates

‘Every single body is a bikini body’: Body-positive advocates discuss inclusive swimwear shopping tips and best picks

Advocates demand action after coronavirus spurs 2,000 reports of anti-Asian bias

Abortion rights advocates say Supreme Court ruling is a victory but ‘our fight is far from over’

Coronavirus is pushing US child care industry to brink of collapse: Advocates

Gun rights advocates spark outrage by hanging effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear at protest

As businesses look to reopen, Democrats and advocates want more rules to protect workers

USDA wants to help farmers feed families, but advocates and lawmakers say it’s not enough

‘Mass evictions’ on the horizon as US confronts coronavirus housing crisis: Advocates

Unions, advocates say Trump putting meat packing workers at risk

Elder care advocates to Trump administration: ‘Do more’ to protect nursing homes from coronavirus

China rolls out software surveillance for COVID-19 pandemic, alarming human rights advocates

How coronavirus is crippling courts, raising concerns among civil liberties advocates

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