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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo answers a question during an interview with the Associated Press in Naples on Sunday. | AP

The legendary opera singer is embarking on a full-throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible accusations he had engaged in ‘’inappropriate conduct’’ with multiple women over a period of decades.

Attacks on big soda and admonishments to eat better come as Mexico’s health undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell comes under criticism for his handling of the pandemic — especially a policy of not testing widely and not conducting contact tracing. | AP

Health undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell connected soda consumption with COVID-19 deaths, blaming sugar for causing  obesity, diabetes and hypertension — maladies common in Mexico, and the underlying health conditions that can increase a person’s risk of dying from coronavirus. Читать дальше...

Four people have been killed and 36 others were hurt so far in Chicago over the weekend. | Sun-Times file photo

Fatal shooting victims include a man killed Sunday in Lawndale.

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The convention will feature prominently a number of well-known Trump supporters, including members of the Trump family, but also those whom the GOP say are members of the “silent majority” of Americans who have been aided by Trump’s policies.

Flanked by members of the Illinois congressional delegation, Mack Julion, president of Branch 11 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, speaks about the importance of the United States Postal Service during a press conference outside the USPS Chicago Headquarters, Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, 2020. From left, U.S. Reps. Sean Casten, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Jesús “Chuy” García and Robin Kelly look on as Julion speaks. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ORG XMIT: ILCHS103 | AP Photos

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Alexandre’ Coleman a incoming junior at De La Salle Institute, left, sits with his mom Alraynita Coleman, center, and his twin sister Allegra Coleman, also a incoming junior at Lane Tech College Prep High School. De La Salle, a Catholic school, will hold hybrid classes starting Monday. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

“I have to work,” said a suburban Catholic school teacher. “I have to pray to God that I don’t get sick. I have asthma, and I have to take care of my sick mother.”

Three people were hurt in a shooting August 23, 2020, on the Near West Side. | Sun-Times file photo

One man is in critical condition, and two other people were hospitalized in fair condition, police said.

A man was fatally shot August 23, 2020, in Lawndale. | Sun-Times file

The 27-year-old was shot in the chest and pelvis during an argument, police said.

Nathan Wallace Jr., 29, sits at the kitchen table at his brother’s Far South Side home, discussing the death of his 7-year-old daughter, Natalia Wallace, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6, 2020. Natalia, one of the single father’s four children, was killed in a Fourth of July shooting while she was playing on the sidewalk outside her grandmother’s house during a family holiday party in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue in Austin. Four men have been charged in connection with the homicide. | Ashlee Rezin... Читать дальше...

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Bryant injured the finger and wrist on a diving-catch attempt against the Indians on Aug. 12. He received an injection Tuesday.

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Hendricks allowed two home runs in 5 1/3 innings in the Cubs’ 7-4 loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

Moon Alert

After 5:30 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Scorpio.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Practical discussions about shared property, inheritances and insurance issues might take place. Since you have the energy to deal with these matters, do it. (Of course, you have the energy. Your ruler Mars is in your sign! This pumped energy will last until the end of the year.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

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These matchups with the Cubs mean something to the White Sox. “We take a lot of pride in these games. We know the importance that this game has for the city, for our fans.”

Lights and staging stand on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump is expected to speak to the Republican National Committee convention next week from the South Lawn of the White House. | Patrick Semansky/AP

The Republican National Convention is aiming to recast the story of Donald Trump’s presidency over its four nights of events this coming week.

In this photo provided by Kathy Brent, World War II veteran Art Albert laughs during a surrender anniversary ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2017. Albert, who had come to Hawaii for every commemoration, had promised loved ones that he would make it to the 75th anniversary of the surrender in 2020. But he died in June. Several dozen aging U.S. veterans will gather in Pearl Harbor in September to mark the event, even if it means the vulnerable group may be risking... Читать дальше...

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) | AP Photos

Cease always imagined pitching at Wrigley Field after the Cubs drafted him, but not in a White Sox uniform, of course. On Sunday, he will face the Cubs for the first time.

After 49 sacks the previous four seasons, Mack dropped to just 8.5 in 2019. | Getty

Mack sounded as though he has been thinking about the 2020 opener since the moment last season ended. And while he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone, he’s determined to have a monster season.