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Diverse community rally calls for Mayor Wilson to take down cameras citywide, cancel Axon contract

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Mayor Katie Wilson may have turned off the Axon-operated cameras in the Stadium District, following the end of the World Cup games—but that doesn’t mean the cameras around the stadium can’t still be turned back on, speakers at a rally demanding the citywide shutdown of cameras, including those in the Chinatown-International District, pointed out.

CID advocates rally at Seattle Stadium, demand World Cup economic parity

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About 40 Chinatown-International District (CID) advocates, small business owners, and senior residents marched to the main entrance of Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) on July 6, waving signs and distributing neighborhood guides to soccer fans streaming toward the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between the United States and Belgium—a peaceful, 33-minute demonstration that voiced a stark economic divide separating Seattle’s two closest stadium neighborhoods.

CID businesses invite community to support neighborhood at World Cup watch party

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Businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) are asking the community to show its support by gathering for a free World Cup watch party Monday evening at Hing Hay Park, where fans can cheer on the United States as it takes on Belgium while supporting one of the city’s historic neighborhoods.

South Korea disputes US congressional report claiming discrimination against Seattle-based Coupang

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South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affecting millions of South Korean customers.

CID businesses say World Cup windfall is bypassing their neighborhood

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As tens of thousands of soccer fans walked south on 2nd Avenue South toward the entrance of Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field)—loud drum beats accompanying singing, chants rising from the crowd ahead of Belgium’s Round of 32 knockout match against Senegal—a group of about 30 people stood at the corner of 2nd Avenue South and South King Street holding their ground and a message.