- Jesse Helms died. [NYT]
- Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi both ate 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes, then Chestnut won the sudden-death five-dog eat-off to be crowned the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winner for the second year in a row. [Gothamist]
- Food prices and food bank need are up, but donations are down. [Globe]
- A bill in the House would increase access to mental health services. [Globe]
- A Quincy man fell overboard yesterday just before a storm, which complicated search efforts. He is still missing. [Boston Herald]
- MLB teams are wearing special caps for the Fourth. [WBZTV]
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