U.S. champion retains hot dog eating title (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a first-ever overtime. Publ.Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:36:41 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Protesters rally ahead of G8 summit (AFP) AFP - Thousands of farmers and activists from around the world demonstrated Saturday in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo ahead of next week's summit of the Group of Eight rich nations. Publ.Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:21:08 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86 (Reuters) Reuters - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said. Publ.Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:23:18 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires (Reuters) Reuters - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power. Publ.Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:47:28 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
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