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A.F. Branco for May 22, 2022

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Sun,05/22/22-2:10AM, 513 Reads

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Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia in 2022, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

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For new Somalia government, al-Shabab a threat to authority

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press
Wed,05/25/22-4:05AM, 513 Reads
A Somali police officer recently received an unexpected summons from the enemy. An unknown caller ordered him to report to a town outside the capital, Mogadishu, where the extremist group al-Shabab would settle a dispute between him and his brother. The caller assured the officer he would be safe even if he showed up in uniform.
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Shannon Spurgeon Hunt

Thu,09/30/21-6:06PM, 513 Reads
Shannon Spurgeon Hunt, 55, a resident of Pine passed away Wednesday morning September 22, 2021 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Pine High School and was retired after over 20 years serving with the Washington Parish Government.
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In this Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones cheers in overtime of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore. The Houston Texans, Jones' team for the first five seasons of his career, announced his death Sunday, July 14, 2024. He was 40. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

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Jacoby Jones, a star of Baltimore's most recent Super Bowl title run, has died at age 40

By NOAH TRISTER NOAH TRISTER - AP Sports Writer
Sun,07/14/24-11:49AM, 513 Reads
BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.
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