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Supershoppers do not buy back-to-school clothes just before school opens, preferring to pay 60 percent to 80 percent less at end of preceding winter; have mastered retailers' merchandise and sales year; National Retail Federation offers general guidelines on when things go on sale; photos (M)
Ford Motor Co asks California Supreme Court to review jury award of $290 million to family of Juan Romo, whose parents and brother were killed in rollover of Ford Bronco in 1993; questions raised by case, in which Ford accuses trial judge and jury of being anything but conscientious in deliberations, are part of debate over whether jurors, rather than judges or regulators, should be entrusted with punishing corporate wrongdoing; few people seriously question role of juries in setting compensation awards, which aim to repay plaintiffs for their losses; role of juries in awarding punitive damages is more controversial; purpose of such damages is similar to that of criminal fines, but are imposed without involvement of prosecutors and procedural protections of criminal law and are windfall to plaintiffs; photos (M)
Dennis Mehiel, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, acknowledges that he fathered two children by two women while still legally married to his first wife; revelation prompts exchange of accusations between gubernatorial campaigns of H Carl McCall, whose campaign is merged with Mehiel's, and Andrew M Cuomo over who leaked story to news media; photo (M)
Giant, prolific species of carp, originally imported by catfish farmers in Mississippi and Arkansas two decades ago to control detritus and unwanted plant and animal life in man-made ponds, have escaped in floods into Mississippi River, showing as far north as Iowa and Illinois; imported from China, Russia and Vietnam, they are banned from fish farms in several states; are largely uneaten, except by some Asian immigrants for whom they are dietary staple; recent arrival of more aggressive black carp has forced Fish and Wildlife Service to propose designating it injurious species, even though none have yet escaped pond for wild; chart; photos; map (M)
Thomas George On Pro Football column discusses challenge that Tampa Bay Buccaneers new coach Jon Gruden faces coming into season of high expectations; photo (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 21, 2002, covering August 26, 2002.
Bruce Springsteen
Nelly
Eminem
Scarface
Various Artists
2002Lil Tecca, American rapper[†]
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe, known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Lil Tecca rose to mainstream prominence with the release of the 2019 single "Ransom", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song preceded the release of his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca (2019), which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and contained the follow-up singles "Love Me" and "Did It Again". His debut studio album Virgo World (2020) peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200, while his second and third albums, We Love You Tecca 2 (2021) and Tec (2023) reached similar positions on the chart. The albums spawned the singles "Never Left" and "500lbs", respectively, both of which received platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fourth studio album Plan A was released in 2024. His fifth studio album Dopamine, was released on June 13, 2025 with the leading singles "Dark Thoughts" and "Owa Owa".
In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]