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At Vegas Strip aquarium, specialized dieticians help keep 15 species of sharks swimming

Aquarist Becky O'Brien's team feeds 15 species of sharks three times a week at the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay Resort, where they tend to over 3,400 animals.

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The bill, a Trump priority that is being debated this week but is not expected to pass, seeks to increase the restrictions on registering to vote in hopes of cutting down on non-citizen voting — already a rare and illegal occurrence.