
Rihanna hospitalized in Sweden: Sources say she wasn't feeling well, and her show in Malmo, Sweden, was canceled by order of a doctor who said she "was not capable of carrying out the concert." As of now, organizers are trying to find a new date for the show, Uptown magazine reports.
Obama gets a clean bill of health: The results of the president's physical are back. Dr. Jeffrey C. Kuhlman informed the White House in a two-page report that Obama is at a healthy weight, maintains a proper diet and is in good physical shape, and his cholesterol levels are down.
Soul of the South network to launch in early 2012: Soul of the South, a 24-hour broadcast network targeting African-American viewers in the South, aims to launch in the first quarter of 2012. â¨â¨It will offer entertainment and sports and hopes to set itself apart in the increasingly crowded African-American space with five hours of live news a day â and with its Southern U.S. focus.
No decision on whether Conrad Murray will testify: The AP reports that with his his trial nearing completion, the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death told a judge on Monday that he had not yet decided whether he will testify in his own defense.
In other news: VIDEO: Arizona Governor: 'We're Not Racist.'
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