Doctors and nurses protesting the lack of proper protective gear in Oakland, CA. Justin Sullivan / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • The number of positive coronavirus cases in Oregon (that we […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Possible Cash for Low-Income Portlanders, Unemployment Claims Skyrocket, and Dumb Dummies Won’t Stay Home!
DEAR DUMMIES. STAY THE FUCK HOME. Maja Hitij / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • The city of Portland is considering giving cash to low-income households for help surviving the coronavirus crisis. […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Detailed COVID-19 Reports on the Way, Pok Pok Shutters, and STOP BROADCASTING TRUMP’S PRESS BRIEFINGS!
Stop broadcasting Trump’s lie-fests! Alex Wong / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • On a press call today, Gov. Kate Brown said that the Oregon Health Authority will soon report more detailed […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Mayor Extends State of Emergency, and Trump to “Reopen” Country by Easter? LOL!
Mayor Ted Wheeler on Portland’s state of emergency this afternoon. Mercury Staff Here are your latest local and national COVID-19 updates… now, let’s get informed! • At a press conference today, Mayor Ted Wheeler said that Portland’s state of emergency would be extended by two weeks (it can only be extended two weeks at a […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Brown Issues “Stay Home” Order, Dems Slam GOP Stimulus Bill, and Trump Keeps Getting in the Way
Gov. Kate Brown issues long-awaited executive order intended to slow COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Brown’s Office Here’s the latest local and national news you need to know about the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as stuff you may have missed over the weekend! • After much hand-wringing from the governor’s office and following intense pressure from medical […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Governor Advises You to Stay Home, 114 Cases Now in Oregon, and Actual Fun Stuff to Do This Weekend!
Gov. Kate Brown advises Oregonians to stay home as positive COVID-19 cases mount. Here’s the latest news (local and national) on the COVID-19 crisis. Check back for more updates throughout the day! • Governor Kate Brown is encouraging people to stay at home, but is stopping short of declaring “shelter in place.” What’s the difference, […]
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Coronavirus News Roundup: Vaccine Update, 13 New Oregon Cases, and Friends Reunion Fatality!
Wait… you’re telling me fucking STEVE MNUCHIN is our savior? Unngggghhh!!! Alex Wong / Getty News • There are 13 new positive coronavirus cases in Oregon as of today, bringing the total to 88. The known death count remains at three. The 13 new cases are in these counties: Linn (2), Marion (5), Multnomah (4) […]
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Coronavirus News Updates: 20,000 Tests for Oregon, Trudeau is the President We Need, and Will “Sheltered” Be the New Normal?
“WE WANT TRUDEAU! WE WANT TRUDEAU! WE WANT TRUDEAU” Alex Wong / Getty News • As we await the expected surge of people who need to be hospitalized due to the coronavirus (which could come as soon as this Friday according to some sources), Gov. Kate Brown announced today that the state is setting up […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs March 12-Wed March 25
Bikini Kill DEBI DEL GRANDE Adventures in NewspaperingWash your fucking hands! But don’t get all weird about COVID-19, please. NewsCan widening I-5 restore one of Portland’s lost Black neighborhoods? Frank Cassano’s Imbecile Parade“Are you voting for Biden or Bernie?” FeatureFor the Mercury‘s guide to Portland’s best cocktails, we drank all of them. The things we […]
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Bartender’s Choice: Portland’s Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them
Portland has so many great bars, and so many top-notch mixologists… sometimes it’s hard to know what to order! The Mercury is taking the guesswork out of your decision by asking the top bartenders in town to make their very best cocktails, and then reporting back to YOU with the results! Drink up, friends… in […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Feb 27-Wed March 11
Young M.A Young M.A Booking Adventures in NewspaperingOur editor is in the market… the market to fuck some shit up! NewsLawmakers work to hold Portland cops accountable. FeatureThe gender revolution is here, an dso is the Mercury‘s Gender Empowerment Issue! Things to DoOur picks for the next two weeks, including the apex of human accomplishment: […]
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On the Streets Today: The Mercury‘s Gender Empowerment Issue!
PAIGE MEHRER Welcome to the Mercury’s first-ever Gender Empowerment Issue! Why dedicate an issue to gender? Well, to put it bluntly: We’re living through something of a gender revolution. As women continue to grapple with how to gain and use power, men are adjusting to a world in which they’re being asked to share that […]