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Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two Kenosha, Wisconsin, protesters, was released Friday on a $2 million bond.
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two Kenosha, Wisconsin, protesters, was released Friday on a $2 million bond. (Antioch Police Department/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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