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#BREAKING US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87: US media

#UPDATES Progressive icon and doyenne of the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has died at the age of 87 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the court announces u.afp.com/3ayM

#BREAKING McConnell says would hold Senate vote if Trump nominates Ginsburg replacement

"She just died?”
“I didn't know that. She led an amazing life, what else can you say?" Trump, campaigning in Minnesota, says when informed of Ginsburg’s passing by reporters after his speech, according to a pool report

#BREAKING White House flag at half-staff in Ginsburg honor: spokeswoman

"The voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider"
Biden warns the nomination of a successor to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should wait until after the presidential election

#BREAKING Trump: US mourns 'titan of the law' justice Ginsburg

#UPDATES US Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies, opening a crucial vacancy on the high court expected to set off a pitched political battle at the peak of the presidential campaign u.afp.com/3aFZ

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was small in stature, but her influence was enormous -- both as a champion of women's rights early in her career and as a progressive force on the US Supreme Court u.afp.com/3ayP

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell vowed to hold a vote on a nominee that President Donald Trump names to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg, despite the looming November election
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#VIDEO US Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday, opening a crucial vacancy on the high court expected to set off a pitched political battle at the peak of the presidential campaign
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