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Article discusses plans unveiled by NYC 2012 to build Olympic Square, including domed stadium, on Manhattan's West Side, that would be included in its bid to host 2012 Summer Olympic Games; rendering (M)
Basque Nationalists Win Moderate Basque nationalists were the victors in a vitriolic regional election, crushing the hopes of the mainstream national Spanish parties to seize the initiative in the troubled northern region. PAGE A7 Wider Use for Cancer Drug A cancer pill, Gleevec, which the F.D.A. swiftly approved for its striking benefits against one kind of cancer, also works well against an incurable gastrointestinal cancer, researchers say. PAGE A11
Joyce Purnick Metro Matters column discusses high price candidate for New York City mayor would have to pay if he or she wanted to be elected (M)
Interview with Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish journalist, on his new book, The Shadow of the Sun; photo (M)
Election results suggest Silvio Berlusconi, conservative media baron who promises to do for Italy what he has done for his business, may be headed for victory in general election and his second chance to form new government; coalition candidates lead in upper and lowerhouses of Parliament; victory over former Rome Mayor Francesco Rutelli would bring end to five years of center-left government and mark spirited return to power for businessman-turned-politician, whose first center-right government collapsed in 1994 after seven months; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 9, 2001, covering May 14, 2001.
Janet
Tim McGraw
Various Artists
2Pac
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2001Jack Hughes, American hockey player[†]
Jack Hughes is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). A product of the U.S. National Development Team, Hughes was drafted first overall by the Devils in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
2001Paul Bénichou, French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (born 1908)[†]
Paul Bénichou was a French/Algerian writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian.
2001Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (born 1919)[†]
Gilbert Roche Andrews Langley was an Australian Test cricketer, champion Australian rules footballer and member of parliament, serving as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1977 to 1979 for the Don Dunstan Labor government.
In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]