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Children play under the remaining sacred tree of the Odjou Ekoun Oro forest in the village of Houeyogbe, Benin, near Port Novo, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. As the government grapples with preserving the forests while developing the country, Voodoo worshippers worry the loss of its spaces could have far reaching effects. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Latarsha Sander, 43, is arraigned in Brockton, Mass., District Court on two counts of murder, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, with her defense attorney Joseph Krowski, Jr. A prosecutor says the Massachusetts woman who stabbed her two young children to death did so as part of a &quot;ritual.&quot; Authorities say Sanders told police she attacked her 8-year-old son with a kitchen knife as part of a ritual but failed, and so she attacked her 5-year-old son.(Marc Vasconcellos /The Enterprise via AP, Pool)

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