<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/topstories/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:27:02 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Obama, McCain Cite Founding Spirit On July 4]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Obama.July.4.2.1071179.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Obama.July.4.2.1071179.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:22:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chestnut Still Top Dog At Coney Island]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071396.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/joey.chestnut.kobayashi.2.1071396.html</link><description><![CDATA[Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. He defeated his archrival, six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi, in Saturday's bout. Chestnut led throughout the contest.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:15:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serena Tops Sister Venus For 3rd Wimbledon Title]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/serena.williams.wimbledon.2.1071249.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/serena.williams.wimbledon.2.1071249.html</link><description><![CDATA[Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus Rosewater Dish again.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:22:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ Governor Signs "Made In The USA" Flag Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/corzine.flag.usa.2.1071514.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/corzine.flag.usa.2.1071514.html</link><description><![CDATA[Any United States and New Jersey flags purchased with state funds must now be "Made in the USA." Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed the legislation Saturday during an event in Willingboro. "It is only appropriate that this most-revered emblem of our nation, that represents the courage and sacrifice of our fellow-citizens, be produced by American businesses," Corzine said.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palin Slips Under Radar After Shocking News]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/palin.announcement.alaska.2.1071166.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/palin.announcement.alaska.2.1071166.html</link><description><![CDATA[Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is staying out of the public eye after
her surprise announcement that she will leave office more than a year
before her term is complete.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:25:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: L.I. Man Sold Fireworks To Preteens]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fireworks.preteen.arrest.2.1071214.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fireworks.preteen.arrest.2.1071214.html</link><description><![CDATA[Police said a man turned his aunt's Long Island home into an underground fireworks shop, selling the devices to children on the eve of July 4. The 45-year-old man was arrested on misdemeanor charges of fireworks dealing and child endangerment. Nassau County police said investigators saw children under 13 go into the New Cassel home and emerge carrying plastic bags with what appeared to be fireworks sticking out.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:47:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yorkers Ready To Celebrate America's B-Day]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fourth.of.july.2.1070218.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fourth.of.july.2.1070218.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Fourth of July holiday weekend has arrived, and it wouldn't be complete without the famous Macy's fireworks show &#150; but not everything about the spectacular will go according to tradition this year. For the first time in nearly a decade, the big show is moving to the Hudson River. The barge is locked and loaded with fireworks, and both sides of the Hudson are already prepped for Saturday night's massive crowds.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:25:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea Fires 7 Missiles Off East Coast ]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/North.Korea.july4.2.1071168.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/North.Korea.july4.2.1071168.html</link><description><![CDATA[North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast
Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an
apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence
Day.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:58:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis: NY Senate Coup A Month-Long Standoff]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/senate.paterson.albany.2.1071426.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/senate.paterson.albany.2.1071426.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York's senators are stuck in Albany this July 4 weekend in a partisan standoff that has lasted about as long as the founding fathers spent in Philadelphia in 1776, drafting a new government that derived its power from the governed. But in Albany, the fight concerns what is mostly seen as the power government control provides: Patronage jobs, bigger offices, leadership jobs and their stipends, how to dole out $85 million in pork-barrel grants and the power to attract bigger campaign contributions. Meanwhile, the senators have refused to work together to pass critical and overdue bills for taxpayers and school kids, and taxpayers are picking up the tab for meaningless sessions during a fiscal crisis.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:14:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fireworks Explosion On NC Island Kills 1, Hurts 1]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fireworks.explosion.Ocracoke.2.1071357.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/fireworks.explosion.Ocracoke.2.1071357.html</link><description><![CDATA[A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote North
Carolina island dock, killing one worker and critically injuring four
others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.
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