Person: Larry Johnson

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NFL star’s hair insured for $1m

THE long, flowing black hair that tumbles out of NFL star Troy Polamalu’s helmet and down his back has been insured for $1 million (€786,000) by Head and Shoulders, the shampoo brand that is endorsed by the Pittsburgh Steelers player.

world

Pirates hijack freighter

world

Obama vows crackdown on Somali pirates

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Jay-Z finds a place in the football Hall of Fame

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Patriots rally to overcome Jets and claim play-off place

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Colts complete charge into NFL play-offs

Jaguars find chink in Favre’s armour

BRETT FAVRE and Green Bay are headed to the National Football League play-offs again, but the three-time Most Valuable Player lost his mantle of invincibility in the cold at Lambeau Field on Sunday night.

Tue, 21 Dec, 2004

‘Global hints of threat came before Sept 11’

Clues filtering in from around the world since at least 1994 foreshadowed Osama bin Laden’s plans to attack the US, and intelligence information from Italy, Israel and elsewhere before September 11 warned that a terrorist strike might be imminent.

Sat, 18 May, 2002