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...when her seatmate became too aggressive. She got about 60 ft. away from the car when the American caught up with her. A few moments later, a Marine friend who was planning to drive the woman home came looking for her. He found her face down on the hood of a station wagon, a black man having intercourse with her from behind. When the Marine called out, the man zipped up and hopped into a car driven by his friends. The vehicle's license plate, eyewitnesses say, bore the letter Y--signifying a military vehicle. At 2:32 a.m. local...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex And Race In Okinawa | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...bring down Nike-- unless Reebok has a lot of well-marketed attitude to go with them. He calls this "the Cool Factor"--the mysterious marketing mojo that powers the $11 billion athletic-footwear market. That's where Iverson comes in, with his tattoos, corn-rowed hair and 'hood bravado. Allen is indispensably cool, which is why, a few months ago, when Reebok was the object of shrill protests over the obviously homophobic, misogynist lyrics in the basketball star's debut rap song, Fireman stood by his man. "I didn't agree with the song," says Fireman, who conceived the Reebok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebound For Reebok | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...when her seatmate becomes too aggressive. She gets 20 m away from the car but the American catches up with her. A few moments later, a Marine friend who was planning to drive the woman home comes looking for her. He finds her face down on the hood of a station wagon, a black man having intercourse with her from behind. When the Marine calls out, the man zips up and hops into a car driven by his friends. The vehicle's license plate, according to eyewitnesses, bears the letter Y?signifying a military vehicle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Okinawa Nights | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

DIED. PHOOLAN DEVI, 38, India's rebellious "Bandit Queen," a vigilante turned lawmaker revered by the poor as a defender of the lower castes; when three masked men gunned her down as she stepped out of her car; in New Delhi. Devi's gun-slinging, horseback-riding Robin Hood antics drew many ardent fans and equally ardent foes. In 1996 the former voted her into Parliament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Aug. 6, 2001 | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

...that breakdowns are common. Stranded travelers are not strangers to these folk, but friends in need?though that tradition is gradually being eroded. "You've got to be careful," says Rodney, from the Anmatjere Aboriginal community, south of Barrow Creek. "We won't stop for a bloke with his hood up, no way. We'll stop if there's kids, but not otherwise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror Australia | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

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