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Grenada sprinter Kirani James signs with LIME 

Kirani James of Grenada, world champion in the 400-meter run, will be making a dash for top honors at the 2012 London Olympics and taking the Caribbean’s LIME telecommunications company along for the ride.
LIME, the region’s largest cellphone provider, announced last week that James has signed a three-year deal to represent the company in the Caribbean.

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Hundreds mourn singer Etta James  

ETTA JAMES, the legendary rhythm and blues singer who recorded the enduring love song “At Last,” was laid to rest Saturday at a Los Angeles area church.

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Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. (AP)

FILE - This Nov. 24, 2008 file photo Etta James arrives at the premiere of 'Cadillac Records' in Los Angeles.   James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad 'At Last' an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President Barack Obama, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. She was 73. James had been suffering from dementia and kidney problems, and was battling leukemia. In December 2011, her physician announced that her leukemia was terminal.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP – Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic “At Last” was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.


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King James finds his queen: LeBron gets engaged

LeBron James proposed to his long-time girlfriend Savannah Brinson at a party to celebrate New Year’s Eve and his 27th birthday, which was Friday, The Associated Press reports.

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Etta James, ‘At Last’ singer, hospitalized

Etta James’ longtime manager says the terminally ill blues singer has been hospitalized after experiencing difficulty breathing.

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‘At Last’ singer Etta James terminally ill

“At Last” and “Tell Mama” blues singer Etta James, whose health has been fading in recent years, is now terminally ill, and her live-in doctor is asking for prayers.

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Jesse James calls Sandra Bullock ‘some Hollywood actress’ 

Sandra Bullock and ex-husband Jesse James aren’t on the best of terms this holiday season. James, 42, recently took an underhanded jab at his former wife on his new Discovery Channel reality show “American Chopper: The Build-off.”

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