S O C I E T Y
COVER: Teens Before Their Time
Girls are sprouting breasts and pubic hair earlier than ever, to their parents' alarm and dismay. Scientists haven't figured out what's causing it-but experts agree that it's accelerating the already troubling sexualization of childhood

Lines of Communication: How to talk to your daughter

The Other Sex: What's a boy to do?

A S I A
THE PHILIPPINES: High-Stakes Gamble
President Estrada's deputy leads the struggle to remove him

E U R O P E
YUGOSLAVIA: Kosovo in Limbo
Its foe Milosevic gone, the province casts about for an identity
The Coming Man: Kosovar Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic
Interview: U.N. envoy Bernard Kouchner on Kosovo's future

M I D D L E   E A S T
ISRAEL: Crisis Diaries
Five days in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as seen by the people struggling to adjust in the face of a collapsing peace terrorism:

The Hunt for the Yemen Bombers
A look at the search for the men who destroyed the Cole

U N I T E D   S T A T E S
CAMPAIGN 2000: The Lover vs. the Fighter
With just two weeks to go before the Presidential election, the campaigns have made the choice clear. Do Americans want Bush's pledges of civility or Gore's crusading punch?

ISSUES 2000: Win the Presidency, See the World
Where Bush and Gore stand on U.S. foreign policy

VIEWPOINT: Why Al Should Give Bill a Hug
Lance Morrow on why Clinton is key to a Gore victory

B U S I N E S S
GAMES: PlayStation2 Makes Its Debut
Sony's new box defines the industry's next battleground

S C I E N C E
NUTRITION: Why You Should Eat More Fish
They're full of omega-3 fatty acids that may protect your heart

S P O R T S
BASEBALL: New York, New York
Finally, the Yankees take on that Amazin' team from Queens

T H E   A R T S
MUSEUMS: A monument that liberates the senses

ART: Exquisite works by Japan's 17th century master Koetsu

BOOKS: Peter Carey gives Ned Kelly heart, heat and humor

TRAVELER'S ADVISORY

LETTERS

NOTEBOOK

MILESTONES

PERSONAL TIME

PEOPLE

ESSAY: A conversation with J. K. Rowling