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[h=4]5 things you need to know Tuesday[/h]The biggest and most buzzworthy news to start your morning.
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Revelers celebrate during the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2015 San Fermin Fiestas, in Pamplona, Spain, on July 6, 2015.(Photo: Alvaro Barrientos, AP)
1. Spanish running of the bulls festival kicks off
Adrenaline junkies, take note. Thousands of risk-takers will take to Pamplona, Spain, this week for the annual running of the bulls festival. The first of eight runs will start 8 a.m. Tuesday and travel for more than half a mile through the streets of the northern Spanish city. On Monday, crowds celebrated the upcoming event with the ceremonial Chupinazo — the launching of a firework rocket. Since its inception in 1924, 15 people have died during the event.
2. S.C. Senate expected to pass Confederate flag measure
South Carolina's Senate will tally its final vote Tuesday on a proposal that would remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. The Senate gave key approval Monday to the measure, in a 37-3 preliminary vote that came after several hours of debate. The proposal, which would remove the controversial flag from a Confederate monument on the Statehouse lawn, would go to the House once it passes. Gov. Nikki Haley strongly supports removing the flag; backers of the proposal have expressed hope that she could sign the bill by week's end.
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The South Carolina General Assembly is expected to begin the debate over the future of the Confederate flag on Monday. The flag became a topic of national debate after the June 17 massacre of black parishioners in a Charleston church. VPC
3. Starbucks brewing up higher prices on drinks
Starbucks is raising the cost of a cup of coffee again this summer and jacking up the price on some of their drinks as much as 20 cents. The price for a large coffee will be about $2.45, a 10-cent increase, in most areas of the country. The company said they won't be raising prices on any of their food items, where they are trying to boost sales. The Seattle-based company also increased costs nationally about a year ago.
Barista Pia Modesto and Starbucks Manager Maha Hishmeh hand out Starbucks drinks at Tysons Galleria in McLean, Va.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Garrett Hubbard, for USA TODAY)
4, Eurozone holds emergency summit on Greece crisis
Leaders of the 19-country eurozone plan to hold an emergency summit in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss Greece's financial crisis. They will discuss how to respond to Greeks' landslide rejection of their bailout terms. If the country can't negotiate a way to repay $3.9 billion in debts, they may be forced to leave the eurozone, which uses the euro currency.
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After Greek voters declined the bailout referendum Sunday, the implications of this historic event are still unclear. USA TODAY world editor Owen Ullmann discusses the possible fallout with producer Shannon Rae Green. Owen Ullmann, Shannon Rae Green, Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
5. Britain marks 10-year anniversary of London transit attacks
A decade has passed since the worst terrorist attack on British soil killed 52 and injured nearly 800. Islamic terrorists detonated a bomb on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square, as well as three other bombs in Underground stations during rush hour. Survivors, families of those murdered and Prince William will attend a private service in Hyde Park on Tuesday. A service will also be held at St. Paul's Cathedral. The nation is still mourning the June 26 attack in Tunisia that killed 30 Britons.
A forensic officer walks next to the wreckage of a double-decker bus with its top blown off and damaged cars scattered on the road at Tavistock Square in central London after the terrorist attack on July 7, 2005.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Sang Tan, AP)
And, the essentials:
Weather: Thunderstorms are expected from Dallas to Detroit on Tuesday, along with more scattered showers and thunderstorms on the East coast.
Stocks: U.S. stock futures were higher Tuesday, while global stocks were mixed.
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