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Donald Trump: I didn't expect business backlash to be “quite this severe” — Shares - — On the heels of several major corporations distancing themselves from Donald Trump's various business interests, the Republican presidential candidate admitted Saturday that he didn't think the corporate backlash …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Mahablog, LiberalAmerica.org and TMZ.com

Ben Gittleson / ABC News:

Rick Perry on Donald Trump: ‘I Was Offended by His Remarks’ — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said he didn't believe that his fellow 2016 contender Donald Trump “understands the challenge” of strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border, adding he was “offended” when Trump labeled Mexicans “rapists” during a speech last month.

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Politico, Associated Press, BizPac Review and CNN

ABC News:
???This Week??? Transcript: Gov. Rick Perry

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Politico

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jeb: Trump's Mexico talk ‘extraordinarily ugly’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Outside the Beltway, Mock Paper Scissors, Liberaland and Business Insider

Suzanne Daley / New York Times:

Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders — ATHENS — Greeks delivered a shocking rebuff to Europe's leaders on Sunday, decisively rejecting a deal offered by the country's creditors in a historic vote that could redefine the country's place in Europe and shake the Continent's financial stability.

Discussion: Balloon Juice and interfluidity

Wall Street Journal:
Greeks Set to Reject Creditors' Bailout Terms, Projections Show

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

Mehreen Khan / Telegraph:
Greek Referendum Day results live: Voting closes with polls showing ‘No’ …

Discussion: Guardian and Slantpoint

Janet Daley / Telegraph: Greece has become a battleground for the worst ideas of the 20th century

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
EU warns of Armageddon if Greek voters reject terms

Discussion: Guardian, Spectator, naked capitalism, National Review and Agence France-Presse

WCSH-TV:

One dead after fireworks accident in Calais — CALAIS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - One person is dead after a fireworks mishap Saturday night. — 22-year-old Devon Staples died instantly when he put a fireworks mortar on his head and set it off, said Maine Public Safety Spokesperson Steve McCausland.

Discussion: fox13now.com, KTLA and myfox8.com

Nick Sambides Jr / Bangor Daily News:
Man killed in fireworks mishap in Calais

Discussion: The Portland Press Herald and Raw Story

Mary Margaret / People.com:

Billy Joel Marries Alexis Roderick in Surprise Wedding at His Estate — Surprise! — Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick got married on Saturday evening. — The couple “surprised guests at their annual July 4th party by exchanging vows in front of their family and close friends,” the singer's spokeswoman said in a statement to PEOPLE.

Discussion: Associated Press, Gothamist, Daily Mail, Slantpoint and Just Jared

Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:

The Supreme Court and the Politics of Fear — WHEN he ran for president the second time almost half a century ago, Richard M. Nixon made Earl Warren's Supreme Court a target of his campaign. It was a brilliant move. His accusation that the court had tilted “too far in weakening …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Shawna Thomas / NBC News:
Ted Cruz on Supreme Court: The Justices ‘Put on an Obama Jersey’

Discussion: OnPolitics and Towleroad

Liz Kreutz / ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Reporters Kept Behind Moving Rope Line At New Hampshire Parade — At the Fourth of July parade Hillary Clinton marched in today in Gorham, New Hampshire, reporters following the candidate were kept — and at moments, dragged — behind an actual moving rope line.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, Scared Monkeys and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton campaign corrals media

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Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

New York Post:

Four sex scandals rock one hanky-panky high school — It's not clear how much reading, writing and arithmetic is going on at James Madison High School in Brooklyn — but it definitely has sex ed covered. — A special-ed teacher at the school allegedly had carnal relations with a student every …

Discussion: Gothamist and Daily Mail

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Paris When It Sizzles — PARIS — THE turquoise tranquillity of the Côtes d'Azur was rocked a couple of times during the Cannes Lions Festival, the advertising world's rosé-soaked answer to the Cannes Film Festival. — Al Gore snubbed Monica Lewinsky.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Sally Kohn / The Daily Beast:

The New Post-Homophobic Christianity — Most Christians are going to adapt to the new America just fine. — Since the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized marriage equality in America, some conservative Christians have been downright apoplectic.

Discussion: Hot Air

Tony Perry / Los Angeles Times:

Video captures dramatic plane crash on beach in Carlsbad — A small plane crash landed Saturday afternoon on a crowded beach in Carlsbad, and one person was injured, officials said. — The pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine Piper, officials said.

Discussion: 89.3 KPCC and KTLA

Chicago Tribune:

3 killed, 27 wounded over eight hours in Chicago, including boy, 7 — After a relatively quiet start to the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, a burst of gun violence overnight left three dead and 27 people wounded in just eight hours, including a 7-year-old boy killed after returning from a celebration.

Discussion: DNAinfo Chicago, Slantpoint and Hinterland Gazette

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Americans Are Blessed with Liberty, but Not Because We Deserve It — The American proposition is a theological proposition: “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” — Just how radical that idea is is difficult for the 21st-century Western mind to comprehend.

Sherryl Connelly / New York Daily News:

John LeFevre pens ‘Straight to Hell,’ a tell-all about his cocaine and sex-fueled days as a Wall Street banker — Blue-chip banker John LeFevre, after spilling Wall Street's secrets 140 characters at a time, is back with a whole book about his cocaine-fueled days as a master of the universe.

Discussion: Liberaland and Daily Mail