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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Sep 18, 2020
As a lawyer and a justice, she helped reduce the gender pay gap. Later in life, she became a cultural phenomenon.
As a lawyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg won five of the six gender-equality cases she argued before the Supreme Court. Above, Ginsburg speaks at Georgetown University in February.
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What happens when politics takes a starring role

Sep 24, 2018
Why politically themed movies, books and podcasts are everywhere.
President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator at Trump Tower in New York City on Jan. 16, 2017.
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