Monday, November 5, 2007 In the 1980’s and the 1990’s there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals that has come to be known as The Satanic Panic. In the United States, the Kern County child abuse cases, McMartin preschool trial and the West Memphis […]
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Occupation in London enters fifth day
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Category:Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse affair
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Turkey, US embassies resume issuing non-immigrant visas
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46 illegal Afghan immigrants suffocate in truck in Pakistan
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Wikinews Shorts: April 19, 2007
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England fans watch match in cinema
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