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The conservative judge takes the place just eight days before the US presidential elections
The US Senate confirmed earlier this morning Amy Coney Barrett as the new judge of the United States Supreme Court, in what is a victory for Donald Trump just eight days before the presidential election.
The extremely divided chamber voted to confirm the nominee by the current White House tenant 52-48, roughly following the lines of division between representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties.
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