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His lawyers claim the global banking giant misled US authorities with the aim of branding him the "evil mastermind" behind alleged Libor misconduct in an effort to protect its senior executives and minimise regulatory fines.

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King’s original 1986 novel that provided the basis for the series and the movies follows the eternal evil creature known as “It,” which exploits the fears of its victims, who are often young children.

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Even when the whole family is menaced, as in “Poltergeist,” the evil entities have a special yearning to possess little blonde girls.

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To that end, before “Welcome to Derry” resurfaces the internet’s favorite scary clown, it foregrounds the ways that small-town charm can be an effective mask for the mundane evils we confront every day.

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In simple terms, this is propaganda designed to persuade citizens that the government is strong, its enemies evil and that fellow citizens – “real Americans” – think the same way.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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