{"id":2567,"date":"2023-05-12T20:07:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T20:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/?post_type=blue_agent_articles&#038;p=2567"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:48:18","slug":"may-2023-sporting-sams","status":"publish","type":"blue_agent_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/blue_agent_articles\/may-2023-sporting-sams\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023 Sporting Sams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mohamed Abdalla and Baradin Ahmed are like many friends who\u2019ve known each other since first grade \u2013 they joke, play soccer, and go to school together. But the genesis of their friendship is anything but usual. 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