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A view of Christ Church College from The Broad Walk on March 22, 2012 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Oxford librarian 'sacked' for Harlem Shake video

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University students are rallying behind a librarian who they say was unfairly sacked after students filmed themselves performing the 'Harlem Shake' in a college library...
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U.S. movie director and New York Knicks fan Spike Lee, center, speaks to former Knicks player Baron Davis, left, as they watch a Knicks training session at the 02 arena in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The Detroit Pistons are due to play a "home" NBA league game against the New York Knicks at the arena on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Spike Lee cheers for the Knicks in London

Chris Lehourites, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Fresh from shooting his new film, Spike Lee walked onto the basketball court at the O2 Arena clad in Knicks gear and ready to cheer on his team...
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Imani Green

8-year-old British girl fatally shot in Jamaica

David McFadden, Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A British schoolgirl visiting relatives in a rural village in northern Jamaica was fatally shot when a lone gunman opened fire on a group of family members as they gathered at a roadside shop...
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This E-FIT image (Electronic Facial Identification Technique) provided by the Metropolitan Police on Dec. 7, 2012 show a computer-based face of a man whom British police are trying to identify after his body was found near London's Heathrow Airport in September.  (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)

UK police unable to identify man who fell from sky

Gregory Katz, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Police believe he was from Africa, probably from Angola, but they don't know his identity...
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Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in 'The Bodyguard'

'The Bodyguard' stage musical opens in London

Jill Lawless, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - A stage musical based on the 1992 movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner has opened at London's Adelphi Theatre to a mixed critical reception — but universal praise for its big-voiced star...
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Amy Winehouse wedding dress stolen from singer's home

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Amy Winehouse's charity says two of the late singer's dresses — including her wedding dress — are missing...
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Rihanna performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Rihanna allegedly to earn $8 million for Christmas lights gig

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - A London mall is reportedly paying Rihanna a whopping $8 million turn on the shopping center's Christmas lights....
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Gabby Douglas and family

Gabby Douglas' secret to success: 'Always stick to your sport'

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - On a trip back to her mother’s hometown, Gary, Ind., Gabby Douglas told theGrio.com about her triumph and how she kept focused after comments on Twitter sparked a bizarre controversy about her hair...
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Usher performs at a taping of We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY Salute To Whitney Houston on October 11, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California. The show airs November 16, 2012. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Usher in London: the Peter Pan of R&B turns 34

Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - R&B star Usher says he still feels 21, despite just celebrating his 34th birthday...
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British police examine suspects for the seven initiation cuts on the body that marked a member of the Mau Mau secret society in this November 1952 image. (Express Newspapers / Hulton Archive via Getty Images)

Colonial sins return to haunt former world powers in Kenya

NBC News' Ian Johnston, Nancy Ing and Ploy Bunlueslip
LONDON - It is a court case that could reverberate round the world: Three elderly Kenyans are suing the U.K. government for torture inflicted by the colonial regime during the African country's struggle for independence...
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