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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - '50 Over 50′ list celebrates women who defy expectations

Mika Brzezinski debuts the 2026 Forbes and Know Your Value '50 Over 50' U.S. list, celebrating women who’ve achieved extraordinary success later in life. This year’s changemakers are proving that opportunity, innovation, and ambition don’t have an expiration date. The women on this list – in their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and beyond -- have built remarkable careers, created lasting impact, and, in many cases, turned setbacks into their greatest successes.

NYTIMES (Alexander M. Thompson and Sevindj Nurkiyazova) - In Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo

Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.”

NPR (Christopher Clark) - Construction is a man's game. These women are demolishing the barriers

Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the game ... and to get ahead.

NYTIMES (Alex Williams) - Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66

A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Maddi Gordon inspires women in drag racing | Morning in America

Maddi Gordon is breaking barriers as a woman in drag racing while also serving as her own lead technician at a time when the number of female mechanics remains low. Gordon joins NewsNation to discuss what it takes to succeed and to share some advice for other women. #NHRA #MaddiGordon #racing Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

NYTIMES (Sandra A. Miller and Margaret Muirhead) - Tracing the Sweet Origins of Candy Land and Its Creator

The writers of an Overlooked obituary about the game’s creator recount how they stumbled upon her and then proceeded to reconstruct her life.

NYTIMES (Vanessa Friedman) - Olympic Figure Skating Is a Young Woman’s Sport. Deanna Stellato-Dudek Wants to Change That.

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, a Canadian pairs skater, is trying to make history at the Olympics — despite a training accident a week before the Games.