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Bond set at $50,000 for Robert Crimo Jr., father of Highland Park July 4 parade shooting suspect

Bond for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb was set at $50,000 on Saturday, after prosecutors announced Friday he was charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct. Lake County State’s Attorney …

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The U.S. is banning the sale of shark fins. Here’s why.

The U.S. is set to ban the buying and selling of shark fins, a lucrative ingredient prized in some cuisines but that is tied to a practice condemned by wildlife advocates as cruel and unethical. The Senate on Thursday approved the provision, called the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which …

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