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1. Greece, eurozone reach debt agreement after marathon session
After more than 16 hours of talks, eurozone leaders reached a unanimous agreement Monday for a third bailout deal in five years for Greece. Greece secured a "growth package" of €35 billion and won debt restructuring. The agreement also includes a €50 billion fund that will stay in Athens and privatize Greek assets, with €25 billion going to recapitalize banks. Greece's parliament must still approve the deal.
2. Alexis Tsipras: 'We sent a message of dignity to all of Europe'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended the bailout agreement reached Monday morning, telling the press, "We averted the plan of a financial choking and banking system collapse." He acknowledged the country faces a "tough battle," but expressed optimism. "The growth package of €35 billion and debt restructuring will make markets understand that Grexit is a thing of the past," Tsipras said. "We sent a message of dignity to all of Europe."
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3. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker joins presidential race
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his presidential campaign Monday, becoming the 15th prominent Republican to do so. "I'm running for president to fight and win for the American people," Walker said in his announcement video. "Without sacrificing our principles, we won three elections in four years in a blue state," he added, referring to his highly publicized battle with Wisconsin's unions, which led to a recall election that Walker won. He's set to speak in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb, at 5 p.m CT.
A final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers could come Monday, diplomats told The Associated Press. A temporary agreement expires at midnight in Vienna, with a few sticking points still to be worked out. A deal would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relieving economic sanctions on the country. A dispute over monitoring Tehran's nuclear weapons work is the thorniest issue left on the table. Should talks bleed into Tuesday, that would mark the fourth deadline extension in the latest round of negotiations.
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Romanian prosecutors indicted Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday on charges including tax evasion, money laundering, conflict of interest, and making false statements. They also froze his personal assets. He was named as a suspect in a corruption investigation June 5, at which point he resisted President Klaus Iohannis' call to step down. He resigned as chairman of the Social Democratic Party on Sunday. Ponta is the nation's first sitting prime minister to face indictment and have his assets seized.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata died Saturday, the company announced Sunday. Iwata, who was 55, died due to a bile duct growth. Last year, he took time off to focus on his health, and had surgery to remove a tumor. Before Iwata became president of Nintendo in 2002, he was a programmer at Nintendo subsidiary HAL, working on games like EarthBound, Balloon Fight, and several Kirby titles. Iwata also appeared in Nintendo Direct broadcasts and his "Iwata Asks" series of interviews with developers.
Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma won the Miss USA pageant Sunday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The contest aired on digital cable network Reelz after NBC and Univision dropped the broadcast over a dispute with pageant co-owner Donald Trump. In his presidential campaign kickoff last month, the Republican hopeful made controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, calling them drug users and rapists. He didn't attend the pageant, citing work he had to do on his campaign.
8. Novak Djokovic tops Roger Federer in second straight Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to claim the men's Wimbledon title for the second straight year Sunday. The Serbian player and the tournament's No. 1 seed put in a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 match against No. 2 Federer, an effort broken up by a rain delay. The victory marks the 28-year-old's third Wimbledon title and ninth Grand Slam win.
9. Ultramarathon runner hikes entire Appalachian Trail in record time
Accomplished ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek hiked all 2,168.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail in record time, finishing in Maine on Sunday. His time of 46 days, 8 hours, and 20 minutes eclipsed Jennifer Pharr Davis' 2011 record by about three hours. He's known for winning the notoriously grueling 100-mile Western States Endurance Run seven times in a row and holds the record for most miles run in a 24-hour period. Jurek, 41, plans to retire soon.
10. Minions had the second-best box office opening weekend ever for an animated movie
The opening weekend of Minions netted Universal Pictures a franchise-record $115.2 million. That's the second-biggest opening weekend showing for an animated film, right behind Shrek the Third, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Despicable Me prequel also marks the widest North American release yet for Universal Pictures — it debuted in 4,301 theaters.
Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
