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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned following an investigation that found he sexually harassed 11 people. Stephanie Keith / Getty Images

Hey Portland, it’s going to get hot this week—here’s a list of cooling resources to share amongst your neighbors. Let’s get into the headlines!

In local news:

• With COVID-19 cases spiking across the state, Governor Brown is planning to announce a new indoor mask mandate tomorrow. Multnomah County leaders already announced their own mask mandate that will go into effect Friday and be enforced with fines up to $1,000.

• Portland tourist destination Screen Door opened a second location in the Pearl, and Janey Wong has all the deets on their dinner service! Spoiler alert: Their brunch still reigns supreme, but if you’re not interested in waiting over an hour for your weekend meal, dinner will do the trick.

• This week’s heatwave will put Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new excessive heat rules to the test. The rules were put in place following June’s historic heatwave that killed 96 people across the state and led to at least four heat-related deaths on the job. The rules are intended to protect outdoor laborers, particularly farm workers, by requiring employees to provide shade and cool water when temperatures past 80 degrees.

In national news:

• New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned today in the wake of an investigation that found he sexually harassed 11 women. In a not-surprising-but-still-super-yucky move, Cuomo spent most of his resignation announcement talking about his successes as a Governor and also used the classic “as a father of daughters” excuse. My heart goes out to his daughters who have to reckon with the fact that their parent—the person who is supposed to protect them and help guide their morals and values—does not respect women on the most basic and fundamental level.

• In a rare bipartisan moment, Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill was approved by the Senate today. The bill delivers a cornerstone of Biden’s agenda to “build back better” from the pandemic and was approved with a 69-30 vote (nice).

• In climate doom news: Smoke from wildfires in Russia reached the North Pole for the first time in recorded history.

• Look your best (and support local journalism) by purchasing a new Mercury T-shirt! Check out this month’s hot designs here!

• From the makers of HUMP! and SPLIFF comes a new film fest that features short documentaries made by YOU! It's called SCOOP! and you can find out more about it here.

• REJOICE! Portland’s favorite food event is back! Sample 37 delicious, one-of-a-kind burgers from the greatest local restaurants (and only $6 each). It’s the Mercury’s PORTLAND BURGER WEEK, coming at you August 16-22!

• It’s only Tuesday and it’s already been a tough week, so I’m leaving you with something that warmed my bitter, news-hardened heart: