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We learn that a horrific accident happened many years earlier, when the friend’s son fell from a ledge.

A few short years later, however, as president in the midst of a horrific civil war, Lincoln dramatically changed course.

Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed to appeal what she called a “woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case.”

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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"It's been horrific. I can't describe the pain... we need to get into schools and educate kids of the seriousness and the pure devastation that carrying knives can bring."

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