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WORLD: Through exile and rebellion the Palestinians have been seeking an identity
After 2 1/2 years of the intifadeh they have built a nation but not a state. No matter what happens, they will never be the same. -- Yeltsin's departure could leave Gorbachev in charge of an irrelevant Communist Party. -- Chamorro navigates Nicaragua back from the brink of chaos.
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NATION: The S&L scandal acquires a human face -- George Bush's son
The President defends Neil Bush, who could be a target of a $200 million federal suit in the collapse of a Colorado thrift. -- Cover-up? Critics charge that a study of Agent Orange was sabotaged.
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BUSINESS: Bye-bye, '80s; cheap is back in style
American consumers are pinching pennies again. -- Greenspan hints that the Fed may ease interest rates. -- French entrepreneur Bernard Tapie makes his boldest bid.
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TRAVEL: "Greenlock" in the great outdoors
For tens of thousands of campers and rafters this summer, a vacation in the wilderness may mean they have to take a number to take a hike.
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EDUCATION: Crusaders in the classroom
Hundreds of Teach for America recruits are preparing to go to work in the nation's schools. Will they help rejuvenate a dispirited profession? Some educators are skeptical.
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TECHNOLOGY: Running on sunshine
A strange procession of vehicles shaped like teardrops, pea pods and torpedoes is purring through the back roads of America, pointing the way to practical electric cars.
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HEALTH: The growing epidemic of skin cancer
As millions of Americans bake on the beaches this summer, many are still blissfully unaware that solar ultraviolet rays can cause something far worse than sunburn. In 1990 some 600,000 new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed, most of them caused by exposure to the sun, and 8,800 will die. The light skinned and fair haired are the most vulnerable, but wearing sunscreens, hats and protective clothing can lessen the risk, especially during childhood and teenage years.
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ART: Justice to a neglected master of light and color
The unlucky Nicolas de Stael, last exemplar of the School of Paris, is rediscovered for the American public in a marvelous show at the Phillips Collection.
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VIDEO: A '40s movie genre is reborn on cable
The blonds are dangerous, the detectives are disillusioned, and the action is steamy: made-for-TV film-noir thrillers are heating up the home screen and grabbing the ratings.
3 Critics' Voices
10 Letters
12 Interview
21 Grapevine
65 People
72 Religion
72 Milestones
74 Books
78 Theater
79 Cinema
80 Essay
Cover: Photograph by James Nachtwey