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THE GULF: A Helsinki summit shows how much the world has changed
Bush and Gorbachev meet to discuss the gulf crisis, underscoring the shifts in superpower -- and other -- relations. Back home, Bush is bedeviled by the U.S. budget and Gorbachev by the Soviet economy. Gauging the embargo's bite. Tragedy for the refugees.
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NATION: Crime, grime and declining services are rotting the Big Apple
A surge of senseless killings is shaking New York City to its core. Frightened residents wonder if Gotham's considerable treasures -- ranging from theater and museums to some of the world's most breathtaking buildings -- are worth the hassle and the risk.
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WORLD: Cambodia and Korea wrestle with peace
As Prince Sihanouk waffles, Cambodian leaders discuss a U.N. plan. -- In Seoul, Prime Ministers from North and South begin talks.
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BUSINESS: The Lexus laps its rivals
Only a year old, Toyota's pathbreaking sedan has consumers in awe and automakers around the world anxious.
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HISTORY: A monument to the great gateway
Millions of aspiring Americans were shunted through Ellis Island. Now its main building has been restored as a monument to the pain and glory of the immigrant experience.
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+ CINEMA: Violence is rated O.K., but sex gets an X
The movie censors slap an X rating on the discreetly erotic Henry & June, presaging a battle royal in the industry. -- Streep and MacLaine snipe and shine in Postcards from the Edge.
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VIDEO: A fall season that is mostly old hat
David Lynch's Twin Peaks was expected to augur more experimentation and risk taking at the networks. But the promised creative revolution still seems to be a long way off.
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ART: A Titian exhibit short on masterpieces
The first show in 50 years devoted to one of the world's most revered painters casts doubt on the commitment of museums to large-scale, traveling retrospectives.
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ESSAY: Trying to understand the "black sun"
Elie Wiesel assembled an astonishing collection of political, intellectual and moral leaders in Oslo to talk about hate. The subject remains an ugly mystery.
6 Letters
11 Interview
19 Grapevine
69 Travel
69 Milestones
71 Behavior
78 Books
79 Medicine
84 Dance
85 People
Cover: Illustration by Roger Brown