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In the days and weeks leading up to the knock on my door, Hamas militants tortured local journalist Ahmed al-Masri for joining the protests, reportedly breaking his feet and shooting him in the legs.

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Schwarzman, who usually arrives by helicopter, also bought the farm next door to host pheasant and partridge shoots.

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And while we may be a nation divided over the causes of the horrific, endless wave of shootings in this country, it’s unassailable that mental illness plays a part.

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“We always made it clear that this wasn’t a drug story. It’s not about his addiction. It’s about so much more than gratuitously seeing someone shoot up.”

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It goes over the audience, and it shoots out flames, bubbles.

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