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10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

There's a new Captain America in town after the USA wins the World Cup; the bees' Burt dies; finance minister resigns after Greeks vote no and more national and international news for Monday, July 6, 2015.

1. GREEKFINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER 'NO' BAILOUT VOTE

"Ishall wear the creditors' loathing with pride," Yanis Varoufakis says inhis announcement as Greeks awake to shuttered banks and ATMs with little cash.

2. MORE THAN1 MILLION EXPECTED AT POPE'S MASS IN SOUTH AMERICA

LatinAmerica's first pontiff tours his home continent with a message of compassionfor the weak and respect for an ailing planet.

3.CONFEDERATE FLAG DEBATE RESUMES

While itappears there is support in the South Carolina Legislature to bring down thissymbol, the depth of that support will be tested as lawmakers return toColumbia.

4. WHERELOCALS ARE STILL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM HORRIFIC LOSSES

AP talks toa Palestinian man in Gaza Strip who lost his family when Israeli mortar shellshit his home in last summer's Israel-Hamas war.

5. BOMBS ATMOSQUE, RESTAURANT IN NIGERIAN CITY KILL 44

Sixty-sevenother people are wounded in the attacks blamed on the Islamic extremist groupBoko Haram.

6. TOUCHEDBY TRAGEDY

Ten yearsafter the suicide bombings that killed 52 people on the London transportnetwork, survivors are still angry but share a resolve to move forward.

7. WHOBECOMES CAPTAIN AMERICA FOR U.S. WOMEN

Carli Lloydscores three goals to lead the American team to a 5-2 victory over Japan forthe record third World Cup title — and first since 1999.

8. WHY S.KOREAN VIOLINIST WANTS BORDER CONCERT WITH NORTH KOREA

Won HyungJoon is trying to help the divided peninsula by bringing North and South Koreanmusicians together to perform on each side of the world's most heavily armedcrossing.

9. NO MORE'ROAR' AS FAMED TRADING PITS COME TO AN END

As thecomputer — faster and not nearly as noisy — takes over, a culture of brazenbets and flashy jackets will vanish.

10. THE BURTBEHIND BURT'S BEES DIES

Thebeekeeper who co-founded the company, and whose face and wild beard appeared onlabels for the natural cosmetics, was 80.