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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, July 7

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers:

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. GREECE BAILOUT

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. BILL COSBY

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. POPE-SOUTH AMERICA

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. CONFEDERATE FLAG

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. ISRAEL-BOYCOTT SCARE

6. @POTUS UNSCRIPTED

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

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. REGULATING BREAST MILK

8. YOUNG INDIANS EMBRACE DATING APPS

The trend signals a break with India’s centuries-old traditions governing marriage and social conduct. INDIA-SOCIAL MEDIA APPS

9. WORLD’S OLDEST MAN DIES

Sakari Momoi, a retired educator from Japan, passes away from kidney failure at the age of 112. OBIT-JAPAN-OLDEST MAN

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. WIMBLEDON-LOOKAHEAD

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