Numbers: Jan. 15, 2001
144 Number of sex shops operating in New York City in 1998
142 Number of sex shops operating in New York City in 2001, 2 1/2 years after a mayoral initiative to shut down one-third of all "adult" businesses within a year
$2.85 million Cost of Bill and Hillary Clinton's new home off Embassy Row in Washington
$4 million Estimated amount they still owe their lawyers for Whitewater and other legal matters
10,000 Number of tests the convenience-store chain 7-Eleven said it performed on its computer systems to make sure they were Y2K compliant
1901 Year shown on 7-Eleven's registers last week
$3.29 Price of the "old size" 14.5-oz. bag of Tostitos
$3.29 Price of the "new size" 13.5-oz. bag of Tostitos
SOURCES: New York Times; Washington Post; Associated Press; New York Times
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