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Joey Chestnut reacts after winning the men's competition of Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in New York's Coney Island. (AP Photo/Sarah Stier)

Joey Chestnut Eats 71 Hot Dogs For Title

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest on Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year.
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In this photo taken April 3, 2019, a pair of students walk past a historic mural that includes slaves and a dead Native American at George Washington High School in San Francisco. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

San Francisco To Paint Over Historic George Washington Mural

The San Fransisco school board unanimously voted Tuesday, June 25, 2019, to destroy a controversial mural displayed in a public high school. This is the latest move in recent times to remove New Deal-era art, now considered offensive.
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This combination photo shows Khalid performing at Y100's Jingle Ball in Sunrise, Fla. on Dec. 16, 2018, left, and Bad Bunny performing at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. (AP Photo)

Bad Bunny, Khalid To Perform On Apple Music's 'Up Next' Tour

Apple Music announced Monday, July 1, 2019, that a tour featuring artists from its playlist, including Khalid and Bad Bunny will perform on the “Up Next Live” tour.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 28: Thousands of people fill Market Street during the 39th annual gay pride parade June 28, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The parade drew hundreds of thousands of people to downtown San Francisco to celebrate gay, lesbian, bi

All You Need To Know About San Francisco Pride 2019

Pride Weekend kicks off in San Francisco on Saturday, June 29 and continues all weekend with tons of events.
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In this photo taken June 18, 2019, provided by the Ocean Voyages Institute, are nets brought in by the sailing ship Kwai from the Pacific gyre cleanup in Honolulu. (AJ Jaeger/Ocean Voyages Institute via AP)

40 Tons of Fishing Nets Retrieved In Pacific Ocean Cleanup

Mariners on a sailing vessel hundreds of miles from the Hawaiian coast picked up more than 40 tons of abandoned fishing nets in an effort to clean a garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean, where the nets can entangle whales, turtles and fish and damage coral reefs.
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Family of father and his son walking together at the beach in California. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

4 Bay Area Beaches Ranked Among Most Polluted In California

The environmental nonprofit organization Heal the Bay has put out the annual report of cleanest beaches in California and four in the Bay Area are among the bottom of the list.
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The Cast Of "Friends" 1999-2000 Season. From L-R: David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow And Matt Leblanc. (Photo By Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants Hosting a 'Friends' Night In August

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the most popular sitcoms ever, 'Friends', the San Francisco Giants will host their first-ever night dedicated to everyone's favorite show.
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SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 5: Willie Mays statue is shown before Game Two of the 2000 NLDS between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets at Pacific Bell Park on October 5, 2000 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants Announce Summer Concert Series at Oracle Park

For the first time ever, the San Francisco Giants will bring the Levi's Concert Series to Seals Plaza at Oracle Park before each Friday night home game...
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TORONTO, ONTARIO - JUNE 10: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors warms up prior to Game Five of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on June 10, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and

Warrior's Kevin Durant Opts Out of His $31.5 Million Player Option

In advance of free agency officially beginning at 3pm on Sunday, Kevin Durant has turned down his option for the season to come...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: E-Cigarette vaporizer components and products are displayed at Smoke and Gift Shop on June 25, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously, 11-0, to be the first city in

San Francisco Is 1st Major U.S. City To Ban e-Cigarettes

San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes after supervisors gave the measure its second and final vote Tuesday.
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