| What Happened, Why it Matters | | | June 8, 2015 Turks Rebuke Erdogan | Fugitives on the Loose | Cop Suspended Over Pool Party Brutality | Naked Climbers Blamed for Quake |
|  | | Murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt have broken out of a New York prison, and hundreds of police are on the hunt. Source: Getty |
| | | They're keeping his power in check. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) took 41 percent of the weekend vote, winning only 258 seats — 18 short of a majority — likely quashing his plan for a constitutional change to extend presidential authority. Pro-Kurdish opposition party HDP won 13 percent, claiming parliamentary seats for the first time. Now AKP must form a coalition within 45 days to retain power, and while the nationalist MHP party seemed a good fit, their leader disagrees and is calling for early elections instead. DW, NYT, Al Jazeera |
| | They crawled their way to freedom early Saturday, leaving a racist note that said "Have a Nice Day." Murderers Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, could be "anywhere," police say, after they used power tools and their hands to carve a way out of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, just 25 miles from the Canadian border. The state is offering a $100,000 reward for information, more than 200 officers are involved in the search and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that both men are extremely dangerous. The Guardian, BBC, NYT |
| | A video of police breaking up a teenage pool party in McKinney, Texas, went viral this weekend. In it, a white officer appears to assault a black, bikini-clad 14-year-old girl, slamming her face into the ground, sitting on her and drawing his gun on other teens who tried to help her. Many are calling it police brutality. Authorities, who say the juveniles didn't have permission to be at the pool, have put officer Eric Casebolt on administrative leave, launched an investigation and asked for public patience. CNN, Dallas Morning News, IBTimes |
| | They're the latest heads to roll. Germany's largest lender, hit with tougher regulation and legal woes like the Libor scandal, will see its chief, Anshu Jain, step down at the end of June. Co-CEO Jürgen Fitschen, meanwhile, will go next May. The bank has recently suffered job cuts and closed branches, causing widespread criticism. Much of it has been aimed at Jain, though Fitschen is currently on trial for allegedly giving false testimony. John Cryan, a Brit who once headed UBS, will soon take the helm. WSJ (sub) |
| BRIEFLY... Ruling party likely to retain control in Mexico after elections. (BBC) Sixth MERS death recorded in South Korea, 87 infected. (NBC) G7 leaders focus on global security. (DW) Russia and Qatar 'could lose World Cups' if bribery proven. (The Guardian) Northern Italian province says no more migrants. (Al Jazeera) |
| | | Forget tectonic plates. A government spokesman in Malaysia is blaming Friday's magnitude 5.9 earthquake, which killed 13 and left six missing, on a group of tourists who stripped naked while climbing down Mount Kinabalu on May 30. The 10 suspects are believed to have incited the sacred mountain's wrath by taking it all off. The deputy chief minister of the state of Sabah said "there is almost certainly a connection," and plans to bring charges against at least five in the group. Buzzfeed |
| | Tidal may have been a washout, but this one aims to sink its rivals. A new streaming music service — perhaps a Beats Music relaunch — that's due to be announced today at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, remains a bit of a mystery. But leaks indicate that it will be a $10-per-month service that focuses on celebrities, asking them to guest DJ or exclusively release their new music via Apple. And with 800 million users already in iTunes, it might just beat back the competition. TechCrunch, SMH |
| | It hasn't been smooth sailing. Ground control lost contact with the Carl Sagan-inspired LightSail spacecraft last week, and hopes faded when it failed to unfurl its basketball-court-sized sail on Sunday. But the Planetary Society, headed by Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy), got its sails to deploy on the second attempt, moving a step closer to Sagan's dream of space travel powered by sunlight. Next up: crowdsourcing another mission into higher orbit in 2016 to see whether Sagan's baby really can fly.
Mashable, Engadget |
| | The ladies got theirs last night. Fun Home, a musical with a lesbian protagonist — and the first all-female team to win best score — won five awards, including best musical, beating out An American in Paris and tying The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with five trophies overall. Broadway faves Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth were at the helm as hosts, and Helen Mirren lent the proceedings a royal air, winning for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience. Variety, NYDN |
| | The king evened the score. If you thought Cleveland was down and out without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, think again. James netted 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double in an NBA Finals, helping the Cavs top Golden State in overtime last night. The Warriors were less than red hot but managed to rally in the fourth to force OT. But Cleveland held its own, unlike in Game 1, and will be looking to court victory at home in Game 3 on Wednesday. ESPN, USA Today |
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