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Universo Online, Latin America's largest Internet service provider, is shutting down its Internet unit in November; says Brasil Online was not financially feasible (S)
Kenneth Kimes, who along with his mother Sante was sentenced to 125 years in June for string of crimes that culminated in murder of elderly Upper East Side socialite Irene Silverman, takes Court TV reporter Maria Zone hostage for four hours by holding pen to her neck before being restrained by correction officers; Kimes was being interviewed by Zone for documentary series Crime Stories at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York; Kimes's main demand was that his mother not be extradited to California where they face death penalty for murder of business associate; photo (M)
Julie Salamon reviews Bette, new CBS comedy series based on Bette Midler's life and career; photo (M)
Consumer prices in Britain rise 0.7 percent in September, pushing annual inflation rate up to 3.3 percent from 3 percent in August; increase reinforces speculation that Bank of England might increase interest rates (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 11, 2000, covering October 11, 2000.
Mystikal
98 Degrees
Madonna
Nelly
Shyne
2000Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914)[†]
Luc-Marie Bayle was a French naval officer, painter, and artist.
2000Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)[†]
Donald Campbell Dewar was a Scottish statesman and politician who served as the inaugural first minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000 and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1998 until his death in 2000. He was widely regarded as the "Father of the Nation" during his tenure as first minister, and the "Architect of Devolution" whilst serving as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997 to 1999. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Anniesland from 1978 to 2000. Dewar was also Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the equivalent seat from 1999 to 2000.
2000NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.[†]
STS-92 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. STS-92 marked the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle and Discovery's 28th flight. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 11 October 2000.
In 2000, the world population was approximately 6,171,702,993 people[†]