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[h=4]5 things you need to know this weekend[/h]The biggest and most buzzworthy news to start your weekend.
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Serena Williams will go for her fourth straight major championship — or “the Serena Slam” — against No. 20 seed Garbiñe Muguruza.(Photo: Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports)
1. Wimbledon finals set for weekend match ups
The weekend's Wimbledon championships promise a rematch of the 2014 men's finals and a potential "Serena Slam" for the women. Serena Williams takes on Garbine Muguruza at 9 a.m. ET Saturday. The final is Williams' pursuit of a fourth consecutive major win in a single calendar year. Williams is currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Roger Federer will face Novak DjokovicSunday morning, also at 9 a.m. Djokovic is the two-time Wimbledon champion who beat Federer in five sets last summer. Federer, 33, is chasing his 18th major overall, but first since he won this very title in 2012.
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2. NAACP discusses 15-year economic boycott of S.C.
Leaders of the national NAACP will consider lifting an economic boycott on South Carolina at its annual convention in Philadelphia, which kicks off Saturday. The group imposed the boycott in 2000 when legislators voted to keep the Confederate flag on the Statehouse grounds. A lift could boost the state's economy. After a week of debate, state officials removed the flag Friday from the grounds and placed it in a museum.
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Crowds turned out in mass to watch history being made as the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina State House grounds. USA TODAY
3. Skinny dippers attempt to set world record in North America
Anyone who wants to strip naked at designated pools, beaches, lakes and hot tubs can help set a world skinny-dipping record at noon MST Saturday. The American Association for Nude Recreation invited people to participating clubs and set locations for a chance to break the Guinness World Record of 13,648 skinny dippers. Groups in the U.S. and Canada signed up as a part of the 40th annual Nude Recreation Week.
4. New OPM direct faces hack fallout
Beth Cobert becomes the federal Office of Personnel Management's new director Saturday, and she'll have her work cut out for her. The former chief, Katherine Archuleta, stepped down Friday after two massive hack attacks compromised the data of more than 21 million Americans. "The new leadership now has the hard task of not only fixing the failures that allowed this to happen, but also earning back the trust of federal government employees and the American public," said Michael McCaul, House Homeland Security committee chairman.
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management said on Thursday that hackers had stolen sensitive information, including social security numbers, of about 21.5 million people from background investigation databases. USA TODAY
5. The Grecian debt saga continues
Even after its lawmakers approved a bailout plan in the wee hours of Saturday, Greece's trouble continues. European finance ministers will meet to help avert bankruptcy for the indebted country. The finance ministers will also look at a short-term funding strategy to keep Greek banks afloat beyond the weekend. Depending on the outcome of Saturday's meetings, Sunday could bring a summit of European Union leaders for more talks on how Greece can stay in the eurozone while meeting its financial obligations to creditors.
July 10, 2015 Anti-austerity rally in front of the Greek parliament<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Christopher Furlong, Getty Images)
Bonus: Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman hit Comic-Con
Ben Affleck, playing Bruce Wayne in next year's Batman movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, is also expected to be part of a Warner Bros. panel presentation at San Diego Comic-Con Saturday. He will be joined by his Batman v Superman co-stars Henry Cavill (Superman) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman). Affleck plans to co-write, direct and star in the solo Batman film. It hits theaters on March 25, 2016.
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Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck star in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Warner Bros. Pictures
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