Alleged Beating and Possible Hate Crime On Pike and 10th: Five men beat and bloodied a black man with their fists and skateboards, while shouting racial and homophobic slurs, according to a police report.
#OccupyGezi: Turkish police have unleashed tear gas and water cannons on a 10,000-strong demonstration against the government’s plan to raze Istanbul’s last remaining downtown park and replace it with a shopping center. Here’s a liveblog of the protests and a roundup of photos and videos.
More Homeowners Facing Foreclosure: Banks are providing little relief to the 68,000 residents of Washington in foreclosure or behind on their mortgage payments, Puget Sound Business Journal reports.
Mass Palestinian Graves Discovered: Workers renovating a cemetery in Tel Aviv stumbled upon “six chambers full of skeletons” dating back to Israel’s founding 1948. Meanwhile, Bedouin communities are facing ongoing demolitions and evictions by the Israeli government.
Bill Gates Calls Aid Critic “Evil”: Gates said Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo—sometimes called “the anti-Bono”—promotes evil by criticizing Western aid programs in Africa. Odd choice of words if you ask me.
Fired For Being Gay: The New York Times finds few protections in place for workers who get fired because of their sexuality.
Unconscionable: That’s the word Senator Patty Murray used to describe the rash of military sexual assaults in a meeting with victims. “I was accused of smearing a good Marine’s name, I was accused of being a slut, I was called a whore, and this was by investigators,” one said.
Thrill-Seeking Space Needle Climber Revealed: Turns out it’s experienced climber Joseph Carnevale. He plotted the climb for ten months and finally did it last week, setting Seattle atwitter with some brilliant photos.
Here’s a short clip of Istanbul residents flicking their lights on and off at night in support of the Gezi Park protesters. Imagine if we did this for, say, the fast food strikers…