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Reports: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

By Breaking News Staff
Feb 13, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday at a ranch in west Texas, according to multiple media reports.

He was 79 years old. His death was believed to be the result of natural causes.

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