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Good Morning, News: PPP Runs Out of Money, Oregonian Reduces Staff Salaries, and Some Good News About Apples!

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. paul mansfield photography / Getty images Good morning, Portland! Consider yourself warned: ๐Ÿšจ ALERT ๐Ÿšจ This Friday is the LAST DAY you can buy our limited edition […]

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Good Morning, News: Brown Announces “Reopen” Plan, Trump Betrays WHO, and Scary Retail News

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Retail sales tumbled in Marchโ€”marking the worst fall in three decades… and it could get worse. Gwengoat / iStock / Getty Images Plus GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Can’t […]

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Good Morning, News: West Coast Unites, Trump Goes Full Propaganda, and Low Turnout for Wisconsin’s Pandemic Primary

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Alex Wong / Getty images Good morning, Portland! Here’s a little culture to start your day with. musicals after this ๐Ÿ™ pic.twitter.com/46WiTB7aivโ€” holmes holmes (@_holmes_holmes) April 11, […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland to Open Homeless Camps, Oregon Shares Grim Nursing Home Data, and Six More Weeks Inside?

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Tent platforms for a Southeast Portland homeless camp set to open this week. Alex Zielinski Good morning, Portland. We’ve made it a month through quarantine. Here’s the […]

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Good Morning, News: County Extends Eviction Moratorium, Immunity Tests on the Way, and Republicans are America’s Greatest Health Danger

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Republicans like Ron DeSantis pose the greatest risk to Americans right now. Joe Raedle / Getty News GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! I was chillin’ with my Kool-Aid, when […]

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Good Morning, News: PNW Prisoners Protest, Millions More File for Unemployment, and Government Sex Tips

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Floridians lined up in cars for unemployment applications yesterday. Joe Raedle / Getty images Good morning, Portland! And good morning in particular to this woman in a […]

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Good Morning, News: Bernie Drops Out, Global Condom Shortage, and New Poll Signals Bad News for Trump

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the presidential race. Scott Eisen / Getty News GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! This one is for the boys with the booming system. […]

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Good Morning, News: Wisconsin’s Pandemic Primary, Oregon’s Record Gun Sales, and Fred Meyer’s New Capacity Limits

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Wisconsin’s in-person primary is happening today, despite a statewide stay-at-home order. SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES Good morning, Portland! Gather round, cats, and I will try my […]

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Good Morning, News: Trump Spreads COVID-19 Misinformation, Gov. Brown Shares Ventilators, and Oregon Prisoners Speak Out

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Good Morning, News: Oregon Health Experts “Cautiously Optimistic,” Local Landlords Push Back, and UGH! JARED KUSHNER.

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Jared Kushner: Who put this ghoul in charge?? Win McNamee/Getty Images GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! If you thought I’d sleep on this, boy, you’re wrong ’cause all I […]

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Good Morning, News: Brown Bans Commercial Evictions, Global COVID-19 Cases Near One Million, and a Farewell to Adam Schlesinger

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep Portland up to speed on the latest news, music, arts, food, and other local goings-on. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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Good Morning, News: Portland’s Small Business Crisis, a Scary Warning from the UN, and a Whole Foods Walkout

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If youโ€™re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Whole Foods employees stage “sick out” to protest dangerous working conditions. Bruce Bennett / Staff / Getty Images GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Celebrate and dance so free, music’s […]

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