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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T15:01:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Newsblast!",
    "signing up for _Mercury_ newsletters!",
    "How a Portland-Based Psychiatrist Ended Up in the Epstein Files",
    "Blazers and Beyond",
    "What Can the Multnomah County District Attorney Do to Stand Up to Trump?",
    "Portland Officials Condemn ICE After Federal Agents Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters and Children",
    "Portland Housing Bureau's Unspent Funds Reach $106 Million",
    "Man Fatally Shot By Police in NW Portland",
    "Second Run Portland: In _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ , Valentine’s Day Turns Mysterious",
    "Remembering Judith Arcana",
    "_Mercury_ Music Picks",
    "contributing to the _Mercury_"
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  "textContent": "by Wm. Steven Humphrey\n\n**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 stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)\n\n• How a Portland-Based Psychiatrist Ended Up in the Epstein Files \n\nThe prolific sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein met with and appears to have solicited help from Portland-based psychiatrist Dr. Paul Conti to treat a young woman in his inner circle.\n\nStephanie Keith/Getty Images\n\n• Blazers and Beyond\n\nPortland LOVES basketball, and Cameron Crowell rated the game day experiences for the Trail Blazers, the Portland Pilots, the Portland State Vikings and the Rip City Remix. Find out who has the best fandom, where to get the best stadium snacks, and where to see the best ball.\n\nBruce Ely\n\n• What Can the Multnomah County District Attorney Do to Stand Up to Trump?\n\nAs federal agents escalate force in Portland, residents are demanding more accountability. Now advocates are turning to Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez, the elected official tasked with prosecuting those who break local laws.\n\nCorbin Smith\n\n• Portland Officials Condemn ICE After Federal Agents Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters and Children\n\nThousands of union members & supporters gathered in Portland’s South Waterfront on Jan 31 for an anti-ICE demonstration hosted by Oregon labor leaders. The family-friendly event turned chaotic after federal agents met the peaceful crowd with tear gas as they marched outside Portland’s ICE facility.\n\nTaylor Griggs\n\n• Portland Housing Bureau's Unspent Funds Reach $106 Million\n\nNews of the unspent money comes two months after city councilors learned the city's Rental Services Office amassed $21 million in revenue, which went unreported for months.\n\nJeremiah Hayden\n\n• Man Fatally Shot By Police in NW Portland\n\nPortland Police officers shot and killed a man inside a Northwest apartment complex Thursday morning. According to police, officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who pointed a handgun and tried to shoot at two security officers last Saturday, January 31.\n\nCourtney Vaughn\n\n• Second Run Portland: In _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ , Valentine’s Day Turns Mysterious \n\nIn this month's Second Run, all the flicks you should see this month, including nine films on love, desire, and human psychology to see in Portland!\n\nCriterion Collection\n\n• Remembering Judith Arcana\n\nJudith Arcana was an abortion advocate and legend in Portland—as well as being part of Chicago’s underground abortion service known as Jane. Megan Burbank writes about her recent passing, her relationship with Arcana, and how her legacy as an activist and poet will live on.\n\nJeff Schear/Getty Images\n\n• _Mercury_ Music Picks\n\nWe celebrate two music birthdays this week, Miami reggaetón princess MJ Nebreda is in town, a secret listening party, and \"You Got Gold\" starts its Cinema 21 run. Plus the new New Music Portland section is unreasonably dense, and don't forget there's some juicy bits in Portland Music News as well.\n\nThe Mummies\n\n**WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'.** I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the _Mercury_ to keep it all coming! Thanks!",
  "title": "YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland's Epstein Connection, ICE Gasses Children, and EEK! MUMMIES!!"
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