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Paris  - Aides to former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal said Saturday that she would not accept the results of Friday’s election that showed her losing the race to head the French Socialist Party by a handful of votes.

Los Angeles - Kevin Garnett received the love and the Boston Celtics got the victory.

Paris  - Lille Mayor and former labour minister Martine Aubry was elected to lead the Socialists, narrowly beating out unsuccessful 2007 presidential candidate Segolene Royal, France’s second-largest party said Saturday.

Sydney  - Formula One driver Mark Webber collided with a car Saturday and broke his leg while riding a bicycle in a multi-sport charity event he sponsors in Australia.

Paris  - The run-off vote to chose a new leader for France’s Socialist Party was too close to call early Saturday as the losing Socialist candidate in the 2007 French presidential election, Segolene Royal, sought another shot at the country’s top job.

Los Angeles  - With one eye on the present and the other on the future, the New York Knicks made a bold move by unloading their top two scorers, Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford, in separate trades.

San Francisco  - For decades, tourists to the world famous scenic site of Yosemite have rested their weary heads in the rustic cabins of Curry Village in the heart of Yosemite Valley.
But the National Park Service said Friday it was closing at least one third of the cabins in the popular lodging complex because an [...]

Lima  - The leaders of several emerging economies on Friday issued a message of cautious hope amid the gloom of the widening global economic crisis, by stating that new opportunities are arising even though the financial world is struggling.
In comments to the CEO summit that preceded this weekend’s annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, Peruvian [...]

Istanbul/Washington  - US president-elect Barack Obama threw his weight behind Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics, recording a video message for organizers meeting in Turkey on Friday.