August 28, 2000

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Labor Days!

With Their Men Standing By, Madonna, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Iman Give Birth to New Little Scene-Stealers

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Kidnapped and Chained in a Car for 44 Hours, 8-Year-Old Midsi Sanchez Keeps Her Wits About Her and Makes a Dramatic, Desperate Escape

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Hired Hands

For Children in Need, Entrepreneur Duncan Campbell and His Team of Salaried Mentors Prove Friends in Deed

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Split Heirs

Joe Gardiner Battles His Late Father's Second Wife—Transsexual J'Noël Ball—Over His $2.7 Million Estate

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Daddy Track

Sprinter Michael Johnson Adds to His Trove of Golden Moments: a New Son

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Stayin' Alive

War Hero, Bear Hunter, Aspiring Novelist, River Guide, Naked Guy—Survivor's Finalists Share One Desire: to Be a Millionaire

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Freedom Rider

A Virginia Town Honors Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, Who Kicked Jim Crow Off the Greyhound Bus in 1944

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Dressed in Mourning

A Mother and Daughter Who Found Costumes for Films Like Titanic Die Brutally

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Safe Landing

Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland Celebrates His First Full Year Off Drugs

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Forever Young

A Symbol of Old-Style Hollywood Glamor, Actress Loretta Young Reigned as a Star Among Stars

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Power of Babel

Wherever You're From, Super-Linguist Gregg Cox Speaks Your Language

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Hair Today

Braided? Faded? Falling Out? Author Diane Simon Tries to Untangle Why We Can't Leave Our Locks Alone

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The Victims

A Florida Man Blames a Faulty Tire for the Crash That Left Him Paralyzed and Claimed the Lives of His Wife and Son

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Alphabet Coup

Krystal Dobson's Braille Blocks Help Vision-Impaired Kids Learn Their ABCs

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A Novel Retirement

After 11 Best-Sellers, Ireland's Maeve Binchy Looks Forward to Smelling the Roses

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L.A. Sentimental

As Bill Clinton's Presidency Begins the Last Reel, Hollywood Fetes Its Favorite Fan

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Labor Days!

With Their Men Standing By, Madonna, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Iman Give Birth to New Little Scene-Stealers

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Adam Lambert: Here 'For Your Entertainment'