Recently, assailants smashed a life-size statue of La Santa Muerte in a South Texas cemetery.

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Many Netflix users had to scratch those plans to gather around the laptop for "It's a Wonderful Life, " "A Christmas Story" or "Santa's Slay" (the 2005 classic starring former wrestler Bill Goldberg as a deranged Santa demon).

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Four are running in safe seats notably Abel Maldonado, the 31-year-old mayor of Santa Maria, who started life working in the fields but now runs a multi-million-dollar business.

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One such devotee is Steven Bragg, 36, who said he was introduced to La Santa Muerte in 2001 and began praying to her for a variety of different reasons, including a plea for a life companion.

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Roque Santa Cruz was ruled out with a calf strain sustained in training on Friday, but McCarthy and Roberts hinted that life will go on at Blackburn if the striker, who is again being linked with a move to Manchester City, leaves Ewood Park in January.

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