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10 Things to Know Today

by The Associated Press

South Carolina leaders move to take down that flag; Greece saga continues; Israel boycott gains momentum and more national and international news for Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

1. GREEK PREMIER RACES TO RESTART TALKS AFTER VOTE WIN

Alexis Tsipras faces intense pressure from creditors abroad and banks at home who all demand what Greece lacks: money.

2. WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM COSBY'S DRUGS-SEX ADMISSION

Defamation claims lodged by his accusers could be bolstered, lawyers say, after it emerges the comedian admitted, in a 2005 deposition the AP went to court to get released, that he obtained Quaaludes to give young women for sex.

3. WHAT POPE PLANS TO DO ON FINAL ECUADOR DAY

The pontiff's agenda features a Mass in the capital sandwiched between meetings with bishops, indigenous groups and students and a visit to a Jesuit church.

4. SOUTH CAROLINA MOVES TO PULL DOWN CONFEDERATE FLAG

The state Senate votes to remove the divisive banner from the Capitol grounds. Now it's up the House to consider the matter.

5. WHY ISRAEL IS ALARMED OVER ACTIVISTS

The BDS movement, calling for a global boycott campaign against the Jewish state, is gaining momentum and has been identified by the country as a threat on a par with the Iranian nuclear program.

6. @POTUS UNSCRIPTED

Obama is taking to Twitter to muse about sports, pop culture, even Supreme Court rulings — at all hours of the day.

7. BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF BREAST MILK INDUSTRY

States are now seeking to regulate it amid a struggle for control between nonprofit and for-profit banks that supply hospital neonatal units.

8. YOUNG INDIANS EMBRACE DATING APPS

The trend signals a break with India's centuries-old traditions governing marriage and social conduct.

9. WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES

Sakari Momoi, a retired educator from Japan, passes away from kidney failure at the age of 112.

10. FANS PREPARING FOR TESTY ENCOUNTER IN WIMBLEDON QUARTERFINALS

Serena Williams takes on Victoria Azarenka again, hoping to keep up her dominance against a player she considers a friend off the court.