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Joey Chestnut, winner of the 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, poses for photos in Coney Island's Maimonides Park, July 4, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year, after a falling out with organizers of the annual New York City-based event. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Competitive eater Chestnut sets new world record, beats old rival Kobayashi in Netflix contest

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 26, 2019 file photo shows competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi attending the screening for &quot;Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival Gala: The Good, The Bad, The Hungry&quot; during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Premiering Tuesday, July 2, on ESPN, the documentary comes two days before the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest that brought Kobayashi to prominence in the competitive eating arena. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

ESPN takes a gulp of competitive eater Kobayashi in new film

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

Coney Island preps for July 4th hot dog spectacle

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Coney Island hot dog contest adds women’s pigout

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hot dog champ out of hot water following July 4th arrest

By Colleen Long - Associated Press

Eating champ faces NY judge over July 4th arrest

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Six-time hot dog-eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi, center, is joined by his attorney Mario D. Romano, left, and interpreter Maggie James as he speaks to reporters after leaving Brooklyn Criminal Court, Monday, July 5, 2010, in New York. Mr. Kobayashi was freed after a night in a New York jail after he pleaded not guilty to charges of obstruction of governmental administration, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Eating champ leaves NY jail after hot dog fracas

By Eva Dou - Associated Press