Morning Brief: June 24th

by Kris Venezia | 06/24/2014 | 5:00am

What you need to know for June 24th!

Weather

Today, partly cloudy with a high of 78, and tonight, mostly clear with a low of 69. [Full Forecast]

Need to Know

Secretary of State John Kerry promises 'intense and sustained' support for Iraq. [Yahoo News]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs legislation to combat heroin use into law. [SI Live]

Some New York City schools are turning food into compost. [New York Times]

Sports

In the World Cup, Costa Rica faces England and Italy takes on Uruguay at noon. Later in the day, Greece faces the Ivory Coast and Japan battles Columbia at 4.

The New York Yankees are in Toronto face the Blue Jays at 7:05.

The New York Mets host the Oakland Athletics at 7:05.

On Stage Tonight

• Primus @ the Capitol Theatre

• John Doe @ the 6th

• Jolie Holland (with Shy Hunters) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Tegan And Sara (with My Midnight Heart and The Courtneys) @ the Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom

• Nikki Lane (with Max Gomez and Actual Wolf) @ Union Pool

• Griffin House (with Jarrod Dickenson) @ City Winery

• Xavier Rudd (with Ash Grunwald) @ Brooklyn Bowl

• WFUV PRESENTS: Elvis Costello @ Carnegie Hall

Annual Hudson Square Music and Wine Festival ’14

Today in History

In 2004, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York.

Morning Brief: June 24th

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