(Left to right) Promoter Eddie Jaffe (center) watches Rubin "Hurricane" Carter sign a contract before a fight in 1964; Sharon Griggins; Eddie Arroyo weighs in at Arlington Park in Chicago; policeman Renault Robinson in 1970. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images; Courtesy of Sharon Griggins; Courtesy of Eddie Arroyo; Lee Balterman/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images hide caption

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'Working' Then And Now: Sharon Griggins, Phone Operator

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Family Of Black Man Killed By Police In California Want Video Released

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Investigators In Hoboken Sift Through Wreckage Of Deadly Train Crash

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Decades-Old Housing Discrimination Case Plagues Donald Trump

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President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in March. Since then, the Senate has denied him a confirmation hearing. Whoever wins the presidential election will have a big impact on the future of the highest court in the land. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Investigation Continues Into N.J. Commuter Train Crash

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Hoboken Mayor Responds To N.J. Transit Train Crash

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CBS Prepares To Sell Historic Radio Division

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Commuter Train Crash Injures More Than 100 In Hoboken, N.J.

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N.J. Train Crash Raises Questions About Rail Safety

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Wells Fargo CEO Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee

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Obama Hosts U.S. Olympics Team At White House

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'Detroit News' Endorses Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson

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Presidential Election Likely To Impact Short Handed Supreme Court

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