Новости за 20.08.2020

Todd Nance of Widespread Panic performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. | Getty Images

In 2014, Nance took a hiatus from the band due to undisclosed personal reasons. He briefly reunited with the band for performances in 2016, but it was announced shortly afterward that Nance would leave Widespread Panic permanently.

Georgia’s Anthony Edwards, one of the 2020 NBA Draft’s top prospects, loses control of the ball on his way to the basket against Missouri. | Jeff Roberson/AP Photo

The Bulls and 13 other teams are vying for the ping pong balls to bounce their way Thursday night.

Coach Ernest Radcliffe founder of the Radcliffe Youth Organization and Head Coach of the Wolf Pack Football, speaks to reporters about the importance of youth sports and mitigating violence at Jackson Park Football Field, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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Ewan McGregor attends the premiere of “Birds Of Prey” at Hollywood and Highland in January. | Getty Images

The musical, directed by Guillermo del Toro, will follow the journey of a wooden boy who is magically brought life by a puppet-maker’s wish. The story will be set during the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy.

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to a crowd during a political protest in Moscow, Russia, in 2019. | AP

The 44-year-old foe of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin felt unwell on a flight back to Moscow from Tomsk, a city in Siberia, and was taken to a hospital after the plane made an emergency landing.

A man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with an Oct. 17, 2018, shooting in Humboldt Park. | Adobe Stock Photo

A 56-year-old man is also charged with armed robbery in the Oct. 17, 2018, incident that left Pedro Vasquez with severe injuries that led to his death in May 2020, according to a bond proffer prepared by Cook County prosecutors. 

They share a home, and the daughter is fed up with the sniping about her ex and his new wife.

Austin White caught the Illinois-record spotted gar while targeting bowfin. | Provided

Austin White caught the Illinois-record spotted gar while targeting bowfin.

A gorilla (voice of Sam Rockwell) performs for the owner of a mall circus (Bryan Cranston) in “The One and Only Ivan.” | Disney

Good-looking CGI and great-sounding critters elevate a sweet Disney+ gorilla tale.

The COVID-19 pandemic has apparently led to a shortage of pepperoni, which is due in part to increased demand for pizzas during stay-at-home mandates. | stock.adobe.com

Small pizza shops across the nation are reporting higher prices for pepperoni. One South Dakota shop is paying $4.12 a pound compared to $2.87 in January 2019.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is photographed last week in Wilmington, Delaware. | AP

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced Wednesday that prize-winning author Nikki Grimes has written “Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice,” which features illustrations by Laura Freeman.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart | Sun-Times file

Evictions during the pandemic would force residents to go to homeless shelters or the friends and families’ homes, increasing the risk of coronavirus exposure, Sheriff Tom Dart wrote in a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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Adam Engel started in center field in place Luis Robert, who is out with a sore hand after diving for a fly ball.

Joel Grey of “Cabaret” and “Wicked” fame will be the guest of honor at Porchlight Music Theatre’s Porchlightpalooza fundraiser. | Noam Galai/Getty Images

There’s a whole lot of local entertainment options to enjoy online in the week ahead.

Madden Parker had his brother Matthew’s help in landing a personal-best northern pike. | Provided

Madden Parker had his brother Matthew’s help in landing a personal-best northern pike.

Caribou, seen here at Denali National Park and Preserve, use the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for their migration routes. | Thomas Frisbie/Sun-Times

On Monday, the administration finalized a plan to open part of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development. Last week, the administration upended rules designed to keep methane — a dangerous greenhouse gas — from leaking from oil drilling and pipelines.

President Barack Obama will issue a fierce criticism of Trump in his DNC speech Wednesday night, according to preview excerpts. | Sun-Times Media

“I am also asking you to believe in your own ability — to embrace your own responsibility as citizens — to make sure that the basic tenets of our democracy endure,” Obama says in the excerpts.

Ethan Hawke stars in the title role of “Tesla,” an oddball biopic about the electrical pioneer. | IFC Films

Amid the anachronisms and fourth-wall breaking, there’s a great performance by Ethan Hawke as the futuristic visionary.

Bobby Shuttleworth is expected to start for the Fire with goalie Kenneth Kronholm out for the year. | Erika Mariscal/Chicago Fire FC

The veteran Shuttleworth, playing in place of Kenneth Kronholm (torn right ACL), figures to be the eighth post-Sean Johnson goalie when the Fire visit the Columbus Crew on Thursday night to resume their season.