* Greek banks reopen, and first debt payments are made. * For now, Greek merchants say they'll absorb higher VAT, rather than punish customers. * Texas violates the 14th Amendment by denying birth certificates to undocumented immigrants' newborns. * The Austin American-Statesman ends in-house printing with a luscious web
* The Chattanooga shooter's blog had two posts, both about religious reasoning. * A year after MH17's downing, and we're months away from an official report. * Commandeering smart cars—and other ways hackers could kill you. * A roundup of essential reading about China's hacking
* There's no precedent to rescind a Medal of Freedom—Cosby should be the first. * It's 2015, and US immigration still hasn't switched from paper to computers. * After 145 years in New York City, FAO Schwartz shutters. * "In every Pixar film, the protagonist’s
* IMF will only support Greek bailout plan if debt relief is in the package. * UN: 15,000 civilians have died in Iraq over the past 16 months. * Pyongyang invites every member of Congress to its anthrax-free facilities. * Israel, Saudi Arabia, and neocons hate the Iran deal—it means no
* Iran nuke deal goes to Congress—Obama will veto any obstruction. * New York settles Eric Garner wrongful death suit for $5.9 million. * Military to end ban on transgender service members. * Obama commutes sentences of 46 people convicted on drug charges. * Most of the 46 commuted sentences were for cocaine
* EU's harsh Greek bailout terms are because of the nation's "no" vote. * Brief explainer of what you need to know about Puerto Rico's debt crisis. * Mexican cartel kingpin El Chapo escapes prison for the second time. * Serbian PM attacked at commemoration of
* US is OK with Malaysia's appalling trafficking record, because trade deals. * The story of the tiny team that saved healthcare.gov from itself. * China likely behind breach that leaked Social Security data on 19.7 million background checks. * Antisemitism undercuts French protests. * FDA changes ibuprofen warning to cover
* Wimbledon court attire rules—all white, not even cream—are being enforced like never before. * Every single word spoke by a person of color in [FILM TITLE]. * Today you are less likely to be bitten by a shark because there are more people in the water to bite besides you.
* "For most of the early decades of its existence, the extension of EU integration coincided with strong economic growth." * Star stock Alibaba takes brunt of Chinese economic downturn, hits lowest price since IPO. * Hackers for FBI are hacked, showing they're also retained by repressive regimes targeting
* "Black hole awakens, erupts after 26 years"—suddenly, 8,000 light years doesn't sound far enough away. * South Carolina measure to remove the Confederate flag heads to the House, where anything could happen. * Congress's rewrite of No Child Left Behind will become a debate
