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In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]
2002Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (born 1950)[†]
Randolpho Francisco Castillo was an American musician. He was Ozzy Osbourne's drummer during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, and later as drummer for Mötley Crüe, from 1999 to 2000.
Lower Manhattan's Federal Hall National Memorial, site where George Washington took oath of office to become first American president, is on list of Most Endangered National Parks compiled by independent advocacy group National Parks Conservation Association; building has decades-old structural damage and is in further danger from basement flooding and general neglect; photo (M)
Lawyers for Arthur Andersen file motion seeking to block prosecutors from using federal grand jury to continue investigating document destruction that led to Andersen's indictment on charge of obstruction of justice; lawyers argue that federal prosecutors have improperly begun using grand jury to gather evidence to bolster their prosecution of Andersen, which they say is impermissible after filing of criminal indictment; filing contends Justice Department interviewed potential witnesses from Andersen before filing indictment; papers say prosecutors failed to compel testimony before grand jury from any of those witnesses (M)
Under pressure from the European Union to cut subsidies to heavy industry, Poland's left-wing government said it would consolidate the country's state-owned steel industry and pick a foreign buyer by the end of April. Poland has already rec0
Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank A.G., said that bad loans would continue to overcast its profit outlook when it publishes its annual report today. The bank released last year's main figures in January, posting a 9 percent decline in p2
Profile of composer Randy Newman who, after 16 nominations, has won Academy Award for best original song, If I Didn't Have You, from Monsters Inc; photos (M)
Federal grand jury indicts former Brooklyn police officer Charles Schwarz, whose convictions in Abner Louima assault case were overturned, on two new charges of perjury; Schwarz already faces retrial on charges that he joined Justin A Volpe in 1997 attack on Louima in bathroom of station house; statements in question are core of his claim of innocence; Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch denounces accusations as 'witch hunt,' but Schwarz lawyer Diarmuid White dismisses indictment as ploy to improve government's case at new trial (M)
Joe Drape On Basketball column discusses unexpected twists and turns taken on road to NCAA Final Four tournament, where Maryland University, Oklahoma University, Indiana University and Kansas University have landed, knocking midmajor and major teams out of running along way; photo (M)
News analysis of New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg's battle against gridlock, which is one of his administration's top priorities; he frequently sides against drivers in favor of mass transit unlike his predecessor Rudolph Giuliani, summoning up little sympathy for those finding it more difficult to drive into central Manhattan; traffic experts and advocates for mass transit say administration's efforts to wean people from their cars seem based more on mayor's broad sentiments than on considered policymaking and that message is not always consistent; photo (M)
Land prices in Japan fell for the 11th year, a sign that deflation is persistent and growing. A government report said property prices fell 5.9 percent last year, the fastest decline in nine years. Commercial real estate prices, a crucial i2
Nordic phone companies are talking mergers again, with Sonera of Finland and Telia of Sweden confirming that they are back at the bargaining table. Discussions between the two have gone nowhere before, and the region is littered with failed2
Michiko Kakutani reviews book Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan; photo (M)
Tate Collection in London is set to open exhibit of pin-ups of film stars, pop idols and models from 1960's and 1990's; Vincent La Selva will lead New York Grand Opera Orchestra, chorus and soloists in concert at Carnegie Hall commemorating 175th anniversary of Beethoven's death; Broadway singer Melissa Errico will make her cabaret debut at Cafe Carlyle; novelist Alan Furst will read from Kingdom of Shadows and participate in discussion at National Arts Club, Manhattan; photo (M)