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Thursday, July 3, 2014

5 things you need to know Thursday

1. Czechs square off at Wimbledon women's semifinals
The Wimbledon women's semifinals get underway beginning at 8 a.m. ET, with a pair of Czechs squaring off as No. 6 seed Petra Kvitova takes on No. 23 Lucie Safarova. Then in the other match at 10 a.m., 20-year-old Canadian sensation Eugenie Bouchard, seeded 13th, faces No. 3 Simona Halep of Romania.\
Jul 2, 2014; London, United Kingdom; Angelique Kerber (GER) under her towel on a change of ends during her match against Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) on day nine of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-178712 ORIG FILE ID: 20140702_jla_au2_017.jpg
Jul 2, 2014; London, United Kingdom; Angelique Kerber (GER) under her towel on a change of ends during her match against Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) on day nine of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-178712 ORIG FILE ID: 20140702_jla_au2_017.jpg (Photo: Susan Mullane Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports)
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  • Jul 2, 2014; London, United Kingdom; Angelique Kerber (GER) under her towel on a change of ends during her match against Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) on day nine of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-178712 ORIG FILE ID: 20140702_jla_au2_017.jpg
  • Eugenie Bouchard celebrates beating Angelique Kerber.
  • Eugenie Bouchard throws her towel during her match against Angelique Kerber.
  • Simona Halep (ROU) celebrates rin her Sabine Lisicki.
  • Grigor Dimitrov celebrates match point against Andy Murray.
  • Grigor Dimitrov recovers to hit a shot back to Andy Murray.
  • Prince William the Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge in attendance for the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray.
  • Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov gets up to return a shot after slipping playing a point against Andy Murray.
  • Andy Murray throws his racquet in frustration.
  • Grigor Dimitrov celebrates his victory over Wimbledon defending champion Andy Murray.
  • Andy Murray of Britain wipes his face with a towel as he walks back to his chair in a game break as he plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their men's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) ORG XMIT: WIM270
  • Grigor Dimitrov celebrates after winning his match against defending champion Andy Murray.
  • Andy Murray of Britain wipes his face after losing the first set against Grigor Dimitrov.
  • Andy Murray of Britain sits after being defeated by Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
  • Grigor Dimitrov reacts after defeating Andy Murray.
  • Britain's Andy Murray rests in the shade of an umbrella between sets of his match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.
  • Simona Halep of Romania reacts to the applause of the crowd after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
  • Andy Murray of Britain wipes his face after losing the first set during his match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
  • Britain's Andy Murray returns to Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov.
  • Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov reacts to winning a game against Britain's Andy Murray.
  • Eugenie Bouchard celebrates after winning match against Angelique Kerber.
  • Andy Murray of Great Britain and Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria pose for a picture before the start of their match.
  • Andy Murray hits a backhand during his match against Grigor Dmitrov.
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic leaves following a training session on day nine of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 1777 ORIG FILE ID: 531311217
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic looks at a mobile phone during a training session.
  • Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after winning her match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
  • Simona Halep of Romania reacts after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
  • Sabine Lisicki returns to Simona Halep.
  • Matias Zukas of Argentina plays a Boys' Singles Second Round match against Pedro Iamachkine of Peru.
  • Sabine Lisicki of Germany serves during her match against Simona Halep of Romania.
  • Shuko Aoyama of Japan during her Ladies' Doubles third round match with Renata Voracova of Czech Republic against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy.
  • Naoki Nakagawa of Japan during his Boys' Singlesmatch against Lucas Miedler of Austria.
  • Eugenie Bouchard of Canada serves during her match against Angelique Kerber of Germany.
  • A wide view of the Eugenie Bouchard-Angelique Kerber match.
  • Eugenie Bouchard reacts after playing a point against Angelique Kerber.
  • Former Wimbledon heroes from Australia John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser give a press conference.
  • Eugenie Bouchard of Canada follows through on a serve during her match against Angelique Kerber of Germany.
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany returns to Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
  • Security personnel guard Centre Court at Wimbledon.
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, arrive on Centre Court.
  • Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive on Centre Court at the Wimbledon.
  • Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives on Centre Court.
  • Eugenie Bouchard of Canada returns to Angelique Kerber of Germany.
  • Britain's Princess Beatrice and her companion David Clark arrive on Centre Court at the Wimbledon.
  • Eugenie Bouchard of Canada returns to Angelique Kerber of Germany.
  • Eugenie Bouchard of Canada sends a forehand return to Angelique Kerber of Germany.
  • Simona Halep of Romania hits a return during her match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany serves to Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
  • Angelique Kerber of Germany plays Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
  • Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates during her match against Simona Halep of Romania.
2. Tropical Storm Arthur becomes a hurricane
Tropical Storm Arthur has strengthened into a hurricane taking aim at North Carolina's Outer Banks, a thin ribbon of barrier islands and popular vacation spot, before the Fourth of July holiday. Arthur has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is expected to reach the Outer Banks sometime Thursday night.
The latest forecast track for Tropical Storm Arthur shows the storm hitting parts of the coast in time for 4th of July fireworks. VPC
3. House visits Texas for hearing on unaccompanied minors at the border
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will testify at a U.S. House hearing on Thursday on the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S. border. The hearing will look at the impact of and response to the growing trend of children crossing into the U.S. On Wednesday, the White House said President Obama was proposing changes to speed up deportations of children caught at the border.
4. 20th annual Essence Fest kicks off in New Orleans
The 20th annual Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans on Thursday. The lineup includes Nas, Prince, Nile Rodgers, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Lionel Richie and The Roots. Check back with usatoday.com/life for coverage of the festival.
5. Japan eases sanctions on North Korea in exhancge
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his decision Thursday to lift some of Japan's bilateral sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's agreement to establish a high-level committee to reinvestigate the cases of Japanese citizens abducted and taken to North Korea decades ago by North Korean agents. The move does not affect wider and more significant United Nations sanctions aimed at stopping North Korea's nuclear program.
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