* A British gallery that turned over a photo of two naked girls to police amid child pornography concerns has closed the exhibition at the request of Elton John, who owns the collection.
* The Spice Girls’ reunion concert in London sold out 38 seconds after tickets sales were opened, according to BBC.com.
* The Police, fresh off a reunion concert in Paris, received a French award for their contribution to the arts Monday. French Culture Minister Christine Albanel honored the rock trio of Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers as chevaliers of the Order of Arts and Letters at a Paris ceremony.
* Mirthala Salinas — a Spanish-language newscaster who was suspended after having an affair with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while reporting on him — left her job at the Telemundo station on Monday. A KVEA-TV spokesman declined to give details.
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Personals was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
