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During a crucial period in American law — when abortion, affirmative action, sex discrimination and voting rights were on the docket — she was the most powerful woman in the country.

Appointed by President Reagan, she became the court’s most powerful justice for much of her tenure.

The city came close to an electric grid shutdown last winter.

The White House ran afoul of the Hatch Act after initial warning, government watchdog says  NBC News WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre storms out of White House press briefing when pressed by African reporter  Fox News White House’s ‘MAGA’ Slam Violated Hatch Act, Watchdog

Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force.

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The Supreme Court announced that the retired justice had died.

Sandra Day O’Connor was called “the most powerful woman in America” during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice. (Image credit: Wally McNamee/Corbis)

At least 117 people in 34 states have gotten sick from salmonella infections. U.S. health officials believe two brands of cantaloupe — and dozens of fruit cups and medleys — may have been the cause. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

What to watch for at Trump’s Fulton County hearing Friday  CNN