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Hot Dog Eating Champ Joey ‘Jaws' Chestnut Is Hungry for Competition
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut scored a new world record and his 13th win at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Content on July 4. He talked with NBCLX’s Tabitha Lipkin, who happens to be related to him, about his training regimen and about how the coronavirus changed the contest this year.
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Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Retain Hot Dog-Eating Titles
It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without San Jose product Joey “Jaws” Chestnut taking center stage and scarfing down hot dogs at an alarming rate.
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NY Shark Trafficker Who Kept Sharks in Home Pool, Offered Them Up for Sale, Convicted
A 38-year-old man in upstate New York was convicted for illegally trafficking and selling sandbar sharks, which are a protected species, according to prosecutors.
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NY Shark Trafficker Who Kept Sharks in Home Pool, Offered Them Up for Sale, Convicted
A 38-year-old man in upstate New York was convicted for illegally trafficking and selling sandbar sharks, which are a protected species, according to prosecutors.
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Joey ‘Jaws' Chestnut Eats 71 Hot Dogs to Win Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan’s Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest. In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, the California native came close but didn’t manage to beat his own record of 74 dogs, set last year. However, he far exceeded his nearest competitors.
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Hot Dog Champ Joey Chestnut: I'll ‘Do What it Takes' to Win
Eleven-time champion Joey Chestnut says he expects this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest to be “a battle.”
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Mermaids Come Out of Their Shells for Coney Island Parade
The Mermaid Parade was founded in 1983 to promote the historic amusement park district and what Coney Island advocate Dick Zigun calls its “wacky art.” The parade now has a global following and is staged each year on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice.
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Mermaids Come Out of Their Shells for Coney Island Parade
The Mermaid Parade was founded in 1983 to promote the historic amusement park district and what Coney Island advocate Dick Zigun calls its “wacky art.” The parade now has a global following and is staged each year on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice.
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3 Women Who Controlled Affordable Housing Complex Took $875,000 in Bribes to Favor Applicants, District Attorney Says
Three top officials of Brooklyn’s Luna Park co-op are accused in a sweeping 78-count indictment of taking nearly $1 million in cash bribes to get ineligible applicants into apartments, the borough’s district attorney and the city’s Department of Investigation jointly announced Tuesday.
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Sebastian Telfair's Sister Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Witness Over Trial Testimony
The sister of NBA veteran and Coney Island basketball standout Sebastian Telfair was arrested for allegedly threatening someone who testified against him in a recent criminal trial.
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Rape Charges Dropped Against NYPD Cops Who Had Sex With Teen
Rape charges have been dropped against former NYPD officers who had sex with a woman in a police van after arresting her.
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Hot Dog Champ Joey Chestnut Breaks World Record Amid Miscount Drama
Chowdown champions are preparing to face off at Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, where the men’s record stands at 72 frankfurters and buns in 10 minutes.
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Oxford, Mass. Teacher Finishes 4th in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
Hot dogs are a popular item on Fourth of July holiday menus, but one man from Massachusetts has consumed more than most. Geoff Esper celebrated Independence Day by inhaling 41 hot dogs at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Contest.
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Fireworks, Parades, Hot Dogs Mark July Fourth Celebrations
With dazzling fireworks and backyard barbecues, Americans celebrated Independence Day with traditions that expressed pride in their country’s 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday was marked with a sense of a United States divided for some. There were even competing televised events in the nation’s capital, and patriotism mingled with an immigration policy protest that shut down the Statue...
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