by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! It's Friday. And looking at the weather, it's just gonna be nice forever now. High of 66-degrees today. 72 on Saturday! Mid-50s to 70s all...
After a long week of bitter infighting among House Republicans — with the rabid Marjorie Taylor Greene nipping at Speaker Mike Johnson's heels — Johnson flew to Mar-a-Lago today to hide behind Donald Trump. And amusingly, after the speaker and Trump met in private, Trump played the part of peacemaker. — Read the rest
The former PM has been evasive about his links to a hedge fund that set up the meeting, Acoba rules.
The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying cigarettes.
Sir Keir Starmer refused three times to say if Angela Rayner should resign as deputy leader of the Labour Party if she is found to have broken the law.]]>
A busy offseason might allow some flexibility for the Pittsburgh Steelers in this week's NFL draft. Head coach Mike Tomlin said as much in Monday's pre-draft news conference, which indicates that Pittsburgh could have the luxury of drafting the best player available come Round 1 on Thursday night. "We’ve been very active in free agency and that makes you really comfortable as we lean in on draft weekend," Tomlin said. "So that we've addressed a lot of needs and don't feel overly thirsty in any...
Boris Johnson was only removed as prime minister because he didn’t eat a piece of cake, Nadine Dorries has claimed. The former Conservative MP was a guest on GB News on Sunday (14 April) to discuss her thoughts on Mr Johnson making a return to frontline politics. Speaking to students in Washington, the former prime minister refused to rule out a political comeback amid ongoing speculation about his future. Mr Johnson was forced out of Downing Street in 2022 following a series of scandals. Ms...
Saturday is finally here and it's Grand National day – one of the biggest
Sir Keir Starmer has called for the police to investigate Mark Menzies after he lost the Conservative whip while the Tories look into claims he misused campaign funds.]]>
Israeli Army Assassinates Hamas Leader's Sons; Netanyahu, Top Brass Not
Justice Lee finds Ten’s defence of truth successful after Lehrmann sued the network and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court of Australia for defamation. Follow the latest news and updates from the judgment todayFull report: Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, judge finds on balance of probabilitiesBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central Sydney.Lehrmann is sitting at the...
By Miriam Kuepper and Taryn Pedler Published: 04:36 EDT, 15 April 2024 | Updated: 14:59 EDT, 15 April 2024 Advertisement Iran's response will be 'more extensive' if Israel counters, foreign minister told David CameronIranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned that if Israel launches an attack, the regime's next response will be 'will be...