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The skinny Japanese competitive eater has established a world record of hot dog eating in a time limit of 10 minutes - the record, however, is unofficial.

Prosecutors in New York are investigating a sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Khan and have not yet decided to back off or continue to pursue seven counts of against him.

On Independence Day, 2011, championship eater Takeru Kobayashi reportedly broke the world record of hot dog eating off-site, while Joey Chestnut officially won his 5th straight victory at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest.

A lady writer in France, Tristane Banon, will file a lawsuit charging the former IMF chief with attempting to rape her, according to her lawyer, by way of Reuters.

Thousands of people are expected at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, which is set to begin today with pre-show at 10 am.

The international Egyptian community is planning to take to the streets this Friday, both in North Africa and the Tri-State area.

A motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement

Today, the Liberty Bell that hangs at the Liberty Bell Center on Market Street in Philadelphia will be symbolically tapped as per the tradition on every Independence Day.

After the state legalized same-sex marriages, New York's annual Gay Pride Parade seemed more like a brash, colorful wedding procession on Sunday than an annual rally.

I'm the only woman in the establishment, yet I barely notice, so at home do I feel. I've just perched myself in one of the lounge's lion-armed chairs, newspaper in hand, when from afar, a man bellows, Rocky Patel; toro; 1992; a Nicaraguan blend. I used to like those.

Ivan Nova was optioned to Triple-A Scranton today to make room on the New York Yankees roster for Phil Hughes, who seems to have recovered his form during rehab starts in the minor leagues.

Two American women became the first same-sex couple to marry in Nepal.

Rolling Stone, a U.S.-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture, has come up with an index of 16 solo female artists. It ranked the artists on the basis of six criteria including album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critics' ratings.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn could soon be returning to his jet-set ways of being a financial expert with star power, a potential future French president, and obviously a storied womanizer.

The hotel maid, who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape, was working as a prostitute, claims reports.

Coney Island's famous hot dog eating contest will add the first ever women's only table this year.

Prosecutors in New York now doubt the credibility of the hotel maid who alleged that Dominique Strauss-Kahn raped her, but the evidence surrounding the rape itself are still solid, her lawyer says.

New York state appears likely to lift its ban on extracting natural gas through hydrofracking, even as officials express concern they are being misled regarding the energy extraction method's risks.

In a remarkable reversal of fate, evidence is pouring in to prove to that Dominique Strauss Kahn was probable the hunted one, rather than the hunter. According to the latest reports, the Guinean hotel maid, who accused the former IMF chief of sexually assaulting in a New York hotel, has probably been a prostitute who milked hefty tips from male guests in return of sexual favors.

The chambermaid who accused former IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault admitted that she lied to a grand jury about the events surrounding the alleged attack, according to a letter sent from prosecutors to Strauss-Kahn's defense team.

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