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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.
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Michael D. Tanner / New York Post:
Think Greece can't happen here? You're wrong — A protester burns a euro note during a demonstration outside the European Union In Athens on June 28. — Most Americans look at the rerun of the Greek euro crisis with something between smug amusement and condescending disapproval.
Wall Street Journal:
Greeks Set to Reject Creditors' Bailout Terms, Projections Show
Greeks Set to Reject Creditors' Bailout Terms, Projections Show
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
EU warns of Armageddon if Greek voters reject terms
EU warns of Armageddon if Greek voters reject terms
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CBS News:
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 …
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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.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Jeb: Trump's Mexico talk ‘extraordinarily ugly’
Jeb: Trump's Mexico talk ‘extraordinarily ugly’
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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.
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Nick Sambides Jr / Bangor Daily News:
Man killed in fireworks mishap in Calais
Man killed in fireworks mishap in Calais
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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.
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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.
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Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade
Clinton campaign ropes off reporters at New Hampshire parade
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Shawna Thomas / NBC News:
Ted Cruz on Supreme Court: The Justices ‘Put on an Obama Jersey’ — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued on NBC's “Meet the Press” that members of the Supreme Court “put on an Obama jersey” by voting to uphold the Affordable Care Act and strike down restrictions on same sex marriage.
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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 …
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CNN:
Mike Huckabee: ‘Redefinition of love’ threatens marriage — Huckabee calls for term limits on Supreme Court 04:04 — Washington (CNN)Mike Huckabee says marriage is “in trouble today” because of the “redefinition of love” — no matter who's in the relationship.
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.
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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.
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Chad Terhune / Los Angeles Times:
California tax officials blast Blue Shield in audit — In a scathing audit, state tax officials slammed nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California for stockpiling “extraordinarily high surpluses” — more than $4 billion — and for failing to offer more affordable coverage or other public benefits.
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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.
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.
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