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Saturday, May 29, 1999
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The Headlines
Plan to Shift Poor to H.M.O.'s Raises Worries in Region's Hospitals
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Livin' la Vida Loca
Ricky Martin
#1 at the box office
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace †
$51,399,863
The must-have
Pokémon Cards
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Napster, BlackBerry, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi (Apple AirPort).
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
9,869 days ago
(27 years, 14 days)