Gov. Kate Brown has a stern warning for all those who refuse to wear a mask. MOTOYA NAKAMURA / MULTNOMAH COUNTY Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the Oregon Health […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Mandatory Face Masks in Oregon, Supremes Uphold Abortion Rights, and an Arrest Warrant for Trump
The Supreme Court has overturned a Louisiana abortion law. Matt Anderson / iStock / Getty Images Plus Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the Oregon Health Authority, the state gained 674 new positive […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Renaming Football’s “Civil War,” Facebook’s About-Face, and a Scary COVID Surge
“Humans are forcing me to control the constant lies on Facebook. If I experienced emotions, would I be sad?” Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • MUST READ OF THE […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Former PDX Police Chief Apologizes, 1.5 Million Unemployed, and a “Willful White Ignorance” Roundup!
Portland’s former top cop (and current Philadelphia Police Commissioner) Danielle Outlaw apologizes for gassing a crowd of trapped protesters. Courtesy FOX 29 Philadelphia Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • After weeks of screaming and yelling […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Jeremy Christian to Spend Life in Prison, 200 Conservative Judges, and RIP Le Bistro Montage
After 27 years of mac ‘n’ cheese, Le Bistro Montage is closing forever. Minh Tran Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • IT’S FINALLY OVER: Jeremy Christian has been sentenced to two life sentences without the […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Jeremy Christian Kicked Out of Courtroom, and You and Your Friends are Causing the COVID Surge
MAX murderer Jeremy Christian removed from courtroom after threatening witness. BETH NAKAMURA / OREGONLIVE Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • The sentencing trial of convicted MAX murderer Jeremy Christian convened earlier this morning and was […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon’s COVID Spike Not From Testing, Trump’s Itty-Bitty Rally, and Vice President Kamala?
Will Joe pick Kamala as his Veep—especially after being wrecked by her during the Democratic debate? NBC News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to Oregon epidemiologists, the spike in COVID-19 numbers don’t just […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Tonight’s Juneteenth Events, County COVID Spike, and Another Slave-Owner Statue Topples
Another slave-owner statue in Portland comes tumbling down. Tuck Woodstock Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • HAPPY JUNETEENTH! If you would like to participate in this weekend’s many protests and rallies to stop police brutality […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Atlanta Cops Get “Swine Flu,” Supremes Foil Trump’s DACA Plans, and Inside “Ted Wheeler’s Autonomous Zone”
Hundreds of protesters set up a temporary “autonomous zone” outside of Mayor Wheeler’s residence last night. Tuck Woodstock Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Here’s your daily protest summary for the night of June 17: […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Atlanta Cop Charged with Murder, Portland Passes Police Budget, and Multnomah Moves to Phase 1 (For Real, We Think?)
Tomika Miller, the widow of Rayshard Brooks, listens as 11 charges (including felony murder) are brought against former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Joe Raedle / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • After […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland’s White Fragility, Oregon’s New COVID Case Record, and Trump’s Take on “Police Reform”
Trump’s version of “police reform”: Don’t use chokeholds! Unless, you know, you want to! Alex Wong / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • First things first: This amazing essay entitled “Can White Portland’s […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Portland Police Assault Reporters, Jefferson Statue Down, and Another Black Man Killed by Cops
A memorial for Rayshard Brooks, a Black man killed by Atlanta Police on Friday night. Dustin Chambers / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • This weekend saw a remarkable escalation from the Portland […]