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WORLD

KINGPIN CHECKMATE (Colombia)

THE GOVERNMENT BUSTS CALI'S GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ OREJUELA IN A STUNING CRACKDOWN ON THE CARTELS

SCIENCE

THE VIOLENCE OF CREATION (Space)

UNPRECEDENTED PHOTOS OF STARS BEING BORN SUGGEST THAT PLANETS -- AND POSSIBLY LIFE -- ARE EVERYWHERE

STONE-AGE BOMBSHELL

STUNNING CAVE PAINTINGS TURN OUT TO BE THE OLDEST AS WELL, UPSETTING SOME ASSUMPTIONS OF ART HISTORY

SOCIETY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

BIG BLUE BITES BACK

IBM LAUNCHES A HOSTILE BID FOR LOTUS IN A MOVE TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE FUTURE OF DESKTOP COMPUTING

LAW

RICH JUSTICE, POOR JUSTICE

DID WE NEED O.J. TO REMIND US THAT MONEY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE -- IN THE TRIAL AND IN THE VERDICT?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

POWER GARDENING (The Arts & Media / LIVING)

AN EARTHY HOBBY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A STATUS GAME BY BOOMERS WITH PLENTY OF MONEY TO MULCH

HISTORY AND HUBRIS (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)

MICHAEL JACKSON'S ON A MEDIA BLITZ TO SAY HE'S SICK OF HYPE

THE DEAL THAT WASN'T (Hollywood)

WHY DID AGENT MICHAEL OVITZ TURN DOWN A CHANCE TO RUN A SHOW-BIZ EMPIRE? NO ONE LIKES A DEMOTION

MUSIC: SERVING UP ENGLISH SOUL (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)

FROM DES'REE'S PERSONAL AFFIRMATIONS TO TRICKY'S YEARNING HIP-HOP, THE BRITS HAVE BROUGHT A FRESH TWIST TO RHYTHM AND BLUES

CINEMA: PRINCESS OF THE SPIRIT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)

BEYOND THE P.C. DEBATE ON THE DEPICTION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, POCAHONTAS OFFERS A HAUNTING MORALITY MUSICAL ABOUT LOVE LOST

BOOKS: PRIMAL MATTER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

NO MANNERS OR MAWKISHNESS IN THOM JONES' JOLTING STORIES

BOOKS: RETURN OF THE SPORTSWRITER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

THE HERO OF RICHARD FORD'S BREAKTHROUGH 1986 NOVEL NOW LIVES IN NEW JERSEY, SELLING HOUSES AND COPING WITH THE PAST

PEOPLE

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