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Long Beach celebrates LGBTQ community during 41st Pride Parade
Long Beach’s waterfront once again overflowed with the “rhythm” — and the colors — of the rainbow, as thousands of people converged on Ocean Boulevard to celebrate the city’s 41st annual Pride Parade. There were colorful outfits — pink cowboy hats and rainbow tanktops. There was a biker in a leather jacket and a Freddie…
Biden faces Pro-Palestinian silent protest at Morehouse College graduation
President Joe Biden renewed his call for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza in a speech at Morehouse College’s graduation ceremony, where some participants donned Palestinian colors in protest at Israel’s military incursion. Biden’s address at the historically Black school in Atlanta brought him face to face with some of the campus unrest set off by…
Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, confirmed dead after helicopter crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels and launched a major drone-and-missile attack on Israel, has died. He was 63. Raisi’s sudden death,…
Michael Cohen set to wrap up Trump trial testimony as case shifts
Michael Cohen is returning to the stand for a fourth day of testimony on Monday, the last appearance he is expected to make. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service
WikiLeaks’ Assange can appeal against U.S. extradition, U.K. court rules
If extradited to the U.S., Julian Assange faces a potential 175 years in prison for publishing classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service
King of the County: The Power of Sheriffs | CBS Reports
A murder plot discussed on tape implicating a sheriff in southeastern Oklahoma triggers a CBS News investigation, uncovering a pattern of abuses that have gone largely unchecked for years. It’s a cautionary tale that reveals an unsettling reality for small towns across America: when sheriffs abuse their power, people can die and there’s little to…
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: So Much Election Shenanigans, Return of the Blood Brothers, and the Latest Inbred Dog News
by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest…
Ticket Alert: The Best Day Ever Fest, Childish Gambino, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
Plus, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Live and More Event Updates for May 16 by EverOut Staff Aminé is putting on for Portland and debuting The Best Day Ever Fest this summer. Multi-hyphenate artist Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, previously claimed he would retire his rap moniker following the release of his next album—so don’t…
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Parliament Funkadelic with George Clinton, The Prids, Sabertooth Festival, and More!
by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the…
Assange wins right to appeal in US extradition case
The UK High Court has ruled that the WikiLeaks founder has the right to a full appeal process DETAILS TO FOLLOW Top Featured Tags: – World News Press Release Distribution Service