Monday's Morning Email: An Uncertain Future For Greece

Monday's Morning Email: An Uncertain Future For Greece

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"Greeks on Sunday decisively rejected a bailout deal proposed by the country's international creditors, which demanded new austerity measures in return for emergency funds. The vote amounted to a stinging rebuke of the austerity measures imposed on Greece since 2010." Greece's finance minister resigned, and "the only certainty now is uncertainty." [Eline Gordts and Nick Robins-Early, HuffPost]

After the incredible 5-2 defeat of Japan in the World Cup final last night, girls everywhere have a new hattrick hero: Carli Lloyd. Here's why Abby Wambach is still the heart and soul of the triumphant team. And check out all the incredible photos from the grand finale. [Lucy McCalmont, HuffPost]

The deadline for the talks to curtail Iran's nuclear program is tomorrow, and the Secretary of State said, "We are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues." [Igor Bobic, HuffPost]

A seven-year-old playing outside during Fourth of July festivities was the youngest fatality. [Kim Bellware, HuffPost]

"But as she reached the wooden skiff that would take them on the first leg of a weekslong journey, one terrible fact weighed heaviest: She had left behind her oldest child, a 13-year-old boy named Jubair." [NYT]

"Iraqi Shi'ite fighters and army troops made gains north of Fallujah on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic State militants in the city met heavy resistance, including suicide bomb attacks, army sources and militia fighters said. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's government is trying to reverse recent gains by Islamic State hardliners in the western province of Anbar after they seized the provincial capital Ramadi in May." [Reuters]

WHAT’S BREWING

This sisters engaged in some friendly social media ribbing in advance of their fourth-round match. [AP]

You might be a target for NSA surveillance. [Boing Boing]

The microbial kind, but still. [The Guardian]

We'd just say read a book and soak up the sun, but this article has more specifics on "how to maximize your vacation happiness." [New York Magazine]

Princess Charlotte didn't look too happy. [HuffPost]

"The amount of money he is accused of taking could unleash a man from most things that hold him in place. The world bows to that amount of money. You could pay the toll on any of life’s roads. You could step through any of life’s doors. What would you do with that freedom? ... James T. Hammes went hiking. On the Appalachian Trail. For six years. [SB Nation]

WHAT'S WORKING

"A new initiative out of Spain, called 100Thanks, aims to build this chain with the power of the Internet. Its motto is '100 things learned are 100 things for which to be thankful.'" [HuffPost]

ON THE BLOG

"Your phone rings at midnight. It's your friend, who's made the same mistake again, has broken up with their partner for the fifteenth time this month or is struck with some sudden problem. Like the dutiful pal that you are, you listen quietly and advise soundly. But when you hang up, you realize your own mood has downshifted. You were fine before the phone call but now you feel saddened, worried, tired." [HuffPost]

BEFORE YOU GO

~ You should be jealous of Taylor Swift's Fourth of July.

~ Burt Shavitz, the co-founder of Burt's Bees, has died. He was 80.

~ Remember "A Series of Unfortunate Events," that horribly enthralling Lemony Snicket series? Turns out we have a trailer for Netflix's reimagining of the dark tale.

~ Of course Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is playing shows from a giant throne after breaking his leg.

~ Meet the new hot dog eating champ.

~ Ta-Nehisi Coates' letter to his son.

~ The summer TV you should be watching.

~ And in this week's "So That Happened" podcast, a look at why we put children in adult prisons.

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