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In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]
2001Chosen Jacobs, American actor and singer[†]
Chosen Jacobs is an American actor, singer, songwriter, musician and rapper best known for his recurring role as Will Grover on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 and his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King novel It, and its follow-up It Chapter Two.
2001Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922)[†]
Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov was a Russian Soviet physicist and educator. For his fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics that led to the development of laser and maser, Basov shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics with Alexander Prokhorov and Charles Hard Townes.
2001Jean-Louis Rosier, French race car driver (born 1925)[†]
Louis Rosier Jr., professionally known as Jean-Louis Rosier was the son of Louis Rosier. Together they won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950, of which all except for 2 laps were driven by Louis Rosier. The Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand is also named after them.
Article on quirky, unique local expressions that flavor English language as it is spoken in various Asian nations as people adapt their own tongues to world's dominant second language; Singapore's Singlish quoted as example; photo; map; 350 million people around world are native English speakers, but more than one billion, mostly in Asia, are estimated to speak at least some English as well (M)
Lawrence K Altman news analysis says that optimistic picture presented by Vice Pres Cheney's doctors after implantation of pacemaker-defibrillator is based on studies of similar cases, but is shadowed by frequent cardiac episodes Cheney has suffered since election; cardiologist Jonathan S Reiner terms prognosis 'terrific,' but recent episodes raise questions about whether Cheney's condition is deteriorating; he is now 60 and had first heart attack at 37 (M)
At the 1916 Astor Court co-op at 89th Street and Broadway, the private interior garden was part of the original design. By Christopher Gray 7
Offense in major league baseball declines, coinciding with attempt to bring strike zone more in line with what is described in rule book; photo (M)
Clash between religion and science in debate over embryonic stem cells, which have potential to grow into any tissue or organ and therefore hold promise for treating disease; photo; Sen Orrin Hatch's account of his own soul-searching, as devout opponent of abortion and legislator, quoted (M)
Michael Bloomberg's ascent into New York society and world of charitable events recounted in light of his current mayoral campaign; photos (M)
Article on anger management classes for first offenders referred by Dade County, Fla, courts, where judges require 8-week program for people fighting with strangers, and 16-week course for those fighting with people they know; photo; such classes are run by criminal justice systems, private therapists and community mental health centers across country, for students, parents, employees, prisoners and police officers; most have never been evaluated and curriculums vary widely (M)
Article on recent incidents of eco-sabotage or vandalism that perpetrators claim to have carried out in defense of the environment; attacks range from burning sport utility vehicles and logging trucks in Oregon to destruction of genetically-altered pea plants at Idaho research farm; photo; relatively small-scale attacks, mostly in Pacific Northwest, often go unreported by companies reluctant to attract publicity; new security measures at many companies noted; many of acts are linked to Earth Liberation Front, loosely-organized network of protesters (M)
Meghann Shaughnessy defeats Amanda Coetzer to reach Round of 16 at Wimbledon tennis tournament; photo (M)
Playwright Jeffrey Stanley article on New York City's CB radio subculture; longtime users see increase of voices on 40 channels available in city and city dealers say sales of CB radios are up; photos (L)
Concluding article in series Ms Moffett's First Year, describes end-of-the year grading, festivities and paperwork involving Donna Moffett and her first-grade class in Flatbush, Brooklyn; photos; former legal secretary recruited through New York City Teaching Fellows program discusses her frustration at not being able to improve lagging academics and attendance of some students, and her self-doubts about whether she should have tried more regimented approach as her superiors demanded (M)
Article describes combining of two buildings on lower east side of Manhattan by developer Calleo Development Corp to create 22 rental apartments; photo (M)