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by Elaine Glusac

IN THE KNOW
Visitors to Vegas, read all about it. At the just-opened International News (702-414-4500) in the Venetian resort’s Grand Canal Shoppes, newshounds can pick up publications from around the world around the clock. Peruse soccer scores in Italy’s La Gazzetta Sportiva, sophisticated eats in Australia’s Gourmet Traveller, and good looks in multiethnic versions of Vogue. —

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