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Precautions precede Palestinian vote

JERUSALEM – Israeli and Palestinian security forces are already taking precautions to avoid an outbreak of violence after an expected U.N. vote for Palestinian independence in September, officials on both sides said Sunday. Their statements reflect shared concerns about the possibility of renewed fighting this fall. For now, Israeli and Palestinian officials said they do […]

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Sports Digest

CYCLING Norwegian Hushovd gains overall lead in Tour de France after team time trial Thor Hushovd of Norway captured the overall lead at the Tour de France on Sunday after his Garmin-Cervelo team won the time trial in the second stage of the race in Les Essarts, France. Hushovd took the yellow jersey from Philippe […]

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World/Nation Dispatches

BANGKOK Sister of fugitive ex-leader gets landslide election win The U.S.-educated sister of Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, led his loyalists to a landslide election victory Sunday, a stunning rout of the military-backed government that last year crushed protests by his supporters with a bloody crackdown that left the capital in flames. The […]