NATION

I Love My Child

Elian's father arrives to reclaim his son. A look at Juan Miguel's long quest--and the life that awaits them in Cuba

Out With The Old?

To prop up their influence, the anti-Castro hard-liners gambled big on Elian. Now what?

WORLD

Rwandan Sorrow

For the nation's expectant mothers, pregnancy is often a death sentence. Newborns fare little better. Across the land, heartbreak replaces joy

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

Help! Quicksand! (Living)

For all of life's disasters that you'll probably never face, a quirky manual is here to help

Bugging a Gravestone (Crime)

Steve Thomas, a lead detective on the JonBenet case, chronicles the tragicomic investigation

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Seattle Sequel

After a massive disruption of a global-trade meeting last year, protesters head to Washington to take on the IMF

Gates Gets Slammed

Proving that Microsoft broke antitrust laws was the easy part. Now what's the remedy?

Microsoft's Future

As the action shifts from the desktop to the Internet, Windows is getting into new gear

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Norton Exposure (The Arts / Cinema)

Before he was 30, Edward Norton already had two Oscar nominations. But what he really wanted to do was direct. Now he has

Books: The Anatomy of an Icon (The Arts / Books)

Joyce Carol Oates' Blonde offers, if you can believe it, a fictionalized biography of Marilyn Monroe

A Rotten Good Time (The Arts / Show Business)

The lead screecher for the pioneering punk band the Sex Pistols sounds off about his new movie

The Corner (The Arts / Short Takes)

HBO, Sundays, starting April 16

YOUR TIME

Camp Pain (Personal Time / Your Family)

Popular summer camps are already booked, but you can still find a good spot for your kid

Bats and Brokers (Personal Time / Your Money)

Looking for clues to explain Tuesday's market gyrations? Observe a bloodsucking mammal

You Talkin' to Me? (Personal Time / Our Technology)

The first chat-room search engine is a great idea, but most conversations still read like gibberish

Silent Suffering (Personal Time / Your Health)

If you're hit by pain, speak up about it loud and clear--otherwise your doctor can't help you

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PEOPLE

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