The latest New York news items courtesy NY Daily News
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, the North Carolina arch-conservative dubbed "Senator No" for his opposition to everything from federal arts funding to civil rights, died Friday. 
Serb thug doesn't trust US justice
The lawyer of a Serb charged with beating a New York college classmate to near death said Friday he fled to his homeland because he doesn't believe in the U.S. justice system. 
Chestnut wins hot dog title in overtime eat-off
The mustard yellow belt stays in America. Hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut successfully defended his title Friday by beating onetime frankfurter king Takeru Kobayashi in the Coney Island competition's first-ever sudden death overtime. 
New York health facilities fail to meet closure deadline
Despite $550 million dedicated to closing or restructuring 81 New York state hospitals and nursing homes, 18 failed to be in compliance by the state-imposed June 30 deadline, according to the state Health Department. 
Teens attacked in Oniontown, N.Y.
A pair of 17-year-olds who drove to Oniontown after a series of YouTube videos portrayed the hamlet as a run-down, backwoods dump were pelted with rocks by an angry group of young residents, authorities said. 
Nanny who drowned rescuing toddler hailed by L.I. family
A live-in nanny who drowned while rescuing a 3-year-old boy in his backyard pool was hailed as a hero by the boy's family Friday. "She definitely saved my son," dad Matthew Foglia said as he entered Schneider Children's hospital in Long Island to visit his recovering son. 
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