New York Giants defeat New England Patriots, 22-19, in preseason game; photo (M)

Both Collins And Toomer Are On Target In Victory

Michelle Krebs article on test drive of 2003 Subaru Forester; photo (M)

Finding Forester in Transition

Philip Roth attends filming of The Human Stain, movie based on his 2000 novel, in Williamstown, Mass; he comments on difficulty of translating his works to film; photos (M)

A Rare Screen Test For Philip Roth

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Editors' Note; The Next Hurdle

Article on new black rock 'n' roll movement in which young blacks, disenchanted with rap are turning to rock to find new musical freedom to express themselves; Cody Chesnut, undisputed aesthetic leader of movement, and others comment; photos (L)

The Hip-Hop Generation Grabs a Guitar

Many Catholics in Boston, epicenter of sexual abuse scandal, and in other cities around nation are frustrated by church hierarchy's response; interest is growing in lay organizations, both radical and middle-of-the road; some people are withholding donations to diocese, donating instead to Catholic causes; photos (M)

Failing to Shed Air of Aloofness, Church Frustrates Even Its Faithful

New York State Dept of Labor says it cannot explain statistics showing that only 72,000 of 232,000 people eligible to collect extended unemployment benefits are still getting those benefits in July; say some may have found work; graphs (M)

How to Find a Job? Try Hiring a Sleuth

Bob Knoll article on test driving 2003 Toyota Corolla; chart; photos (M)

BEHIND THE WHEEL/2003 Toyota Corolla; A Touch of Luxury for Old Reliable

Vice Pres Dick Cheney, vacationing in Wyoming, confers with Iraqi opposition leaders visiting Washington via video conferencing and reportedly says Bush administration is determined to oust Pres Saddam Hussein and replace him with democratic government; leaders also meet with Defense Sec Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Richard B Myers; say talks deal with military situation and how Iraq will be governed if Hussein is deposed; photo (M)

Iraqi Opposition Gets U.S. Pledge To Oust Hussein for a Democracy

Prepaid phone cards, business driven by desire of immigrants to stay in touch with families back home, also provide career ladder for immigrant entrepreneurs; selling cheap talk-time minutes for calls to target nations has become major industry, with revenues estimated at $2 billion a year and growing rapidly; thousands of immigrants are employed in retail sale, distribution, packaging and technology of cards; photo (M)

Immigrants See Path to Riches in Phone Cards

Land trusts have made remarkable strides in preserving open space in last decade; Land Trust Alliance, coalition of 950 of 1,263 land preservation organizations in nation, says total number of acres protected in New York State through efforts of local and regional land trusts catapulted from 70,938 in 1990 to 552,220 acres in 2000, a 678 percent increase; in New Jersey, number of acres protected by land trusts rose 122 percent, from 62,347 to 138,249 acres, and in Connecticut, there was 95 percent increase, from 36,034 to 70,361 acres; pattern holds across country; total acreage in nation protected by land trusts rose 226 percent, from 1,908,547 to 6,225,225 acres; number of land trusts has increased in last 10 years from 887 to 1,263; photos; map (L)

Keeping Wide Open Spaces Wide Open

Several major oil companies explore for and extract oil and natural gas from ocean floor below deep waters of Gulf of Mexico; costs and dangers are above those encountered on land; Gulf holds some of world's most promising reserves, justifying profound challenges of extracting and transporting gas and crude oil; enormous floating platforms support required equipment; photos; map; table of companies involved (M)

This Oil's Domestic, but It's Deep and It's Risky

Article describes slow transformation of building at 80 Warren Street in TriBeCa from one filled some 30 years ago with low-end employment agencies to high-priced cooperative apartment complex; longtime resident Marvin Goldstein and others comment; photos (L)

What 80 Warren Street Knows

AXA Gallery will mount display of architectural drawings notable for their innovative ideas for structures and cities that were never built (S)

POSTINGS: An Exhibit of Drawings; 'Perfect Acts Of Architecture'

Dozens of celebrities, including Lauren Bacall, Kathleen Turner and Rob Lowe, get hefty fees from drug makers to disclose in television appearances intimate details about ailments that afflict them or people close to them; often mention drugs without revealing payments from manufacturers; drug makers have greatly increased promotional spending in quest to wring more profit out of their drugs before patents expire; photos; graph of promotional spending (M)

Heartfelt Advice, Hefty Fees

Many experts see new health care crisis looming; costs, which stabilized in mid-1990's with advent of managed care, are climbing rapidly again; employers say they cannot absorb higher costs and must pass more of them onto workers; number of uninsured Americans is also expected to rise; many analysts, there faith shaken in managed care, see no easy fixes; politicians in both parties are beginning to respond, but are deeply divided on issue; chronology of political debate; graphs of costs and coverage shifts; photos (L)

Decade After Health Care Crisis, Soaring Costs Bring New Strains

White House drumbeating for war on Iraq, including televised briefings and whispered confidences about 'secret' plans, discussed; administration is actually struggling with deep internal divisions about best way to oust Saddam Hussein and multidimensional chess game is being played out in public through official statements and leaks (M)

The World: War Games; For Each Audience, Another Secret Plan to Attack Iraq

Scientific quest for environmental causes of cancer discussed as more daunting than anxious public realizes; photo; Dr Deborah Winn of National Cancer Institute, breast cancer survivor herself, discusses issue now that long-awaited study of breast cancer on Long Island has failed to find evidence of link to pesticides, exhaust fumes or cigarette smoking (M)

Ideas & Trends: Proof; What Causes Cancer: Can Science Find the Missing Link?

Mireya Navarro column holds Latina style and dress popular today is not what she remembers growing up in Puerto Rico; holds true Latina look includes such intangibles as self-image and attitude; drawing (M)

A Latina Eyes the Fad For Flounces

Newly revised Commerce Department data show total wages paid to employees outside government have been stagnant for year, endangering consumer spending that sustains fragile economic recovery; economists cite loss of overtime hours, which effectively lowers income; broader measure of personal income has risen lately, gain some forecasters say will strengthen recovery by early in 2003; graph of wage growth (M)

STAGNANT WAGES POSE ADDED RISKS TO WEAK ECONOMY

Borgata, Atlantic City's first new hotel casino in 13 years, will also be its largest; 40-story hotel will have 2,010 rooms, 11 restaurants, spa, auditorium, 10 retail shops and various entertainment halls; cost will be $1 billion; gambling area will be in low-rise buildings around hotel tower and will have 3,540 slot machines along with other games of chance; Borgata is being developed by Boyd Gaming Corp in venture with MGM Mirage; scheduled opening is summer of 2003; photo (M)

POSTINGS: In Atlantic City; Eye-Catching New Casino Hotel

Sprawling Israeli housing complex in East Jerusalem, which drew world criticism and Palestinian protests when proposed five years ago, nears completion; laborers from abroad, with little grasp of conflict, earn money to send home, working alongside few Palestinians, conscience-stricken but desperate for wages; project, Har Homa, is monument to shifting political geography; Israeli government sees it as Jerusalem neighborhood, not settlement, and as strategically placed buffer against Palestinians; Israelis moving in see it as affordable home with stunning view; map; photo (M)

GAINS AND LOSSES IN ISRAELI PROJECT

Gretchen Morgenson Market Watch column on study by RiskMetrics Group that uncovered some companies whose stocks pay out more in dividends than operations generate; cites risk inherent in high-yielding stocks; suggests bond market's pricing of company's debt as gauge of risk of default or dividend cut; table (M)

With Dividends, Big Payouts Can Mean Big Gambles

Harlem Little League team defeats Delaware, 7-5, to move within one victory of Little League World Series (M)

Harlem Moves One Game Closer to World Series

David Carr Coping column on malevolent and corrosive thoughts that invade New Yorkers' minds as they sweat in silence through August heat; drawing (M)

In August's Heat, Flinty Hearts In the City

Marvin Darnell Harrison Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American, one of only eleven players in Big Ten Conference history, and the Fred Biletnikoff Award winner in 2023. Harrison was selected fourth overall by the Cardinals in the 2024 NFL draft. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison.

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August 11, 2002

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Both Collins And Toomer Are On Target In Victory

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Editors' Note; The Next Hurdle

The Hip-Hop Generation Grabs a Guitar

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