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White Sox get swept in New York, fall in walk-off fashion againon May 23, 2021 at 11:26 pm

A pinch home run by rookie Andrew Vaughn against Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman, on what manager Tony La Russa called “an absolutely perfect swing” in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium Sunday, tied the game and lit the White Sox dugout.

And why shouldn’t it have? It was one of the most dramatic moments of the season. It gave the Sox a chance to avoid getting swept by the hottest team in baseball.

Carlos Rodon’s 13-strikeout scoreless start in a losing effort Friday and Jose Abreu’s and Yasmani Grandal’s Sunday homers notwithstanding, it had been a far from perfect three-game series for the Sox in a matchup with another playoff contender. On Sunday, left-hander Dallas Keuchel could only get through four-plus innings, and errors by Keuchel and shortstop Tim Anderson gave the Yankees three unearned runs.

But for just a hot minute on a steamy May afternoon in New York, Vaughn’s improbable blast against Chapman, who hadn’t allowed an earned run or blown a save this season, set the stage for a happy ending to their road trip.

Then came the bottom of the ninth, which ended badly on closer Liam Hendriks’ five-pitch walk to Aaron Judge with the bases loaded, giving the Yankees a 5-4 win and a sweep that left the Sox with a 2-4 road trip.

Choosing to continue with left-hander Aaron Bummer (0-3) rather than give Hendriks a clean inning in the ninth, La Russa watched Bummer allow a leadoff single to Clint Frazier, who then stole second getting a huge jump against the left-hander as Brett Gardner struck out. DJ LeMahieu was walked intentionally, and when Tyler Wade’s dribbler to the right side of the infield went for a single, the bases were loaded for Judge.

Hendriks got Judge to swing at the first pitch at eye level, then threw four straight balls, none of them close to a strike, completing the walk-off.

“We liked the matchups in the ninth inning,” said La Russa, explaining why Hendriks didn’t start the inning in a tie game. “And the other thing, you still have to think at some point, you may need Liam for more [possible 10th inning].

“The toughest break was [Wade’s infield hit].”

It was the Yankees’ fourth walk-off victory in their last five home games, including two against the Sox, and their sixth win in a row. Jameson Taillon pitched five innings of two-hit ball to extend the scoreless streak by Yankees starters to 35 innings, matching a string in 1947 for the second-longest in team history.

The Yankees (28-19) are 23-9 since 5-10 start and the Sox are 26-19 after losing three straight for the first time but remain in first place in the AL Central. The Sox grounded into two double plays after hitting into four in a 7-0 loss to Gerrit Cole Saturday.

Vaughn hit into a crushing triple play facing Chapman in a 2-1 loss Friday.

“Yeah, I mean, he’s got one of if not the best fastballs in the game,” said Vaughn, who pointed to the Sox bullpen as he sprinted around the bases. “It gets on you and you got to get on top of it and put a good swing on it.”

The Sox are already thinking about playing the Yankees in the postseason.

“Come playoff time we can hopefully come back, we’ll have a little bit of grit underneath us and more experience.”

The Sox noted a “playoff atmosphere,” Vaughn said, chalking up the sweep as something to build in.

“[But] losing is never fun. Losing stinks,” Vaughn said. “Definitely not a good feeling but we get to come at this thing tomorrow. It’s why baseball is so great. It comes right back at you. Get on the plane, get home, get some sleep and be at the ball yard tomorrow.”

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4 shot in East Garfield Parkon May 23, 2021 at 10:26 pm

Four people were wounded in a shooting Sunday in East Garfield Park.

They were outside about 2:50 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Ohio Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots at them, Chicago police said.

A 20-year-old man was struck multiple times and took himself to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition, police said. A 21-year-old man was struck in the back and brought to Stroger Hospital, also in good condition.

A 25-year-old man was struck in his right side and a 41-year-old man was struck multiple times, police said. They were both taken to Stroger Hospital, were the 25-year-old is in good condition and the older man is in critical condition.

No arrests have been reported. Area Four detectives are investigating.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Felon shot man in West Side alley, said he was ‘lucky’ gun ran out of ammo after trying to open fire again: prosecutorson May 23, 2021 at 10:47 pm

Bail was denied Sunday for a convicted felon who allegedly shot a 55-year-old man earlier this month on the West Side and told him to consider himself “lucky” when the gun ran out of ammunition during a subsequent attack.

David N. Ethridge, 38, of Hanover Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in the May 14 shooting in the 3700 block of West Chicago, according to Chicago police and the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

Late that night, Ethridge initially offered to sell the other man drugs but was turned down, Assistant State’s Attorney Andrea Williams said during his initial court hearing. About a half hour later, Ethridge allegedly followed the man into an alley behind a gas station and opened fire, striking him in the thigh.

The man ran off but Ethridge gave chase and fired at least two more shots in his direction “before the gun began to click,” Williams said. When the man fell to the ground, Ethridge allegedly stood over him and unsuccessfully attempted to fire more shots at him.

“At that time, the defendant told the victim that he was lucky that he ran out of bullets,” Williams said.

After getting away, the wounded man was taken to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center and his condition was stabilized, authorities said.

Police investigators retrieved surveillance video from the gas station showing Ethridge trailing the man into the alley, according to Williams, who said the victim fingered the alleged gunman in a photo lineup. Williams said the man first met Ethridge when the suspected shooter tried to sell him the drugs, noting the video footage didn’t capture any provocation or argument between the two men.

Ethridge was later arrested Saturday morning near the scene of the shooting, police said. He identified himself from an image pulled from the video footage, Williams said.

Ethridge has a lengthy criminal history and was on parole at the time of the shooting for a 2019 extortion conviction in Iowa, Williams said. He has also been sent to the Illinois Department of Corrections eight times, including a five-year sentence in 2005 for battering a police officer.

Mark Joslyn, Ethridge’s public defender, explained that his client has a history of mental illness. Joslyn described him as a lifelong Cook County resident who works at a warehouse and lives with his fiancee and three kids.

Judge Charles Beach ultimately denied Ethridge bail, remarking on the “randomness” of the attack and the “chilling” attempt to “finish the job.” He set Ethridge’s next court date for June 1.

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42 shot, 8 fatally, since Friday night in ChicagoSun-Times Wireon May 23, 2021 at 9:00 pm

At least 36 people have been shot, 8 fatally, since 5 p.m. Friday.
At least 42 people have been shot, 8 fatally, since 5 p.m. Friday. | Archive Sun-Times

There have been two double homicides reported on the West Side since 5 p.m. Friday.

At least 42 people have been shot, eight fatally, since Friday night in Chicago, including a 15-year-old boy killed in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 11:50 p.m. Friday, Dajon Gater was on a front porch in the 3900 block of West Lexington Street when two males approached and began firing shots at him, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Early Sunday, a man was killed in a shooting in West Garfield Park.

The 49-year-old was standing outside about 12:15 a.m. in the first block of North Kilbourn Avenue when a male exited a silver sedan and began firing shots, police said.

He was struck multiple times in the face and body and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He has not yet been identified.

On Saturday night, a man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in Washington Park.

The trio was standing on the sidewalk about 7:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Michigan Avenue when people inside a gray Jeep and blue Acura opened fire, police said. A 46-year-old man was shot in the back and was taken to the University of Chicago, where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiner’s office identified him as Johnnie Williams.

Another man, 30, was shot in the head and was also transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. A third man, 50, was struck in the arm and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

Early Saturday morning, two people were fatally shot in West Garfield Park.

The men were standing outside about 2 a.m. in the 4000 block of West Wilcox Street when someone approached them on foot and fired shots, police said.

One man, 24, suffered gunshot wounds to the head, neck, chest and leg, police said. He was transported to Loretto Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Haniff Collins, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The second man, 29, was struck in the chest, torso and arm, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was also pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Derrick McCampbell.

Hours earlier, a man was fatally shot on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side.

The 27-year-old was westbound on Interstate 290 about 12:07 a.m. on the ramp to Austin Boulevard when someone fired shots from another vehicle, Illinois State Police said.

The man was pronounced dead at a hospital, state police said.

Friday night, two people were fatally shot following an incident at an East Garfield Park convenience store.

About 10:25 p.m., a male was in an argument with a 23-year-old woman in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue when he began shooting at her and an 18-year-old man she was with, police said.

The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the torso and was transported to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead, officials said. She was identified as Destiny Nunez of Aurora.

The man was struck multiple times in the torso and leg and transported to Norwegian American Hospital, where he died, officials said. He was identified as Adrian Navarro.

At least 30 other people have been wounded in shootings since 5 p.m. Friday.

Last weekend, 48 people were shot citywide, including a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and two Chicago police officers.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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Man dies days after Bridgeport shootingSun-Times Wireon May 23, 2021 at 8:20 pm

A man died days after being shot May 7, 2021, in Bridgeport.
A man died days after being shot May 7, 2021, in Bridgeport. | Sun-Times file

Denzel Robinson was shot at a gas station May 7 in the 600 block of West 31st Street, officials said.

A 27-year-old man who was wounded in a shooting earlier this month in Bridgeport has died from his injuries.

Denzel Robinson was pronounced dead at 4:34 p.m. May 20 at Stroger Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was shot at a gas station May 7 in the 600 block of West 31st Street, Chicago police said.

Robinson was in his vehicle in the parking lot of the station about 10 p.m. when a male approached and fired shots, striking him in the face and neck, officials said.

Autopsy results released Sunday ruled his death a homicide, saying he died from a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner’s office said.

Jabari Johnson, 27, was arrested May 20 and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting, police said.

He was being held without bail at the Cook County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Most who are fully vaccinated can skip COVID tests, CDC saysMatthew Perrone | AP Health Writeron May 23, 2021 at 8:39 pm

A person wearing face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks near a sign advertising a rapid COVID-19 testing site in Philadelphia on Jan. 25, 2021.
U.S. healthy officials say most U.S. residents who have been fully vaccinated can skip being tested for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected. | Associated Press

But Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard University, a leading advocate of widespread, rapid testing, said that with more than 60% of Americans not fully vaccinated, screening of those without symptoms still has a role.

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials’ new, more relaxed recommendations on masks have all but eclipsed another major change in guidance from the government: Fully vaccinated Americans can largely skip getting tested for the coronavirus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that most people who have received the full course of shots and have no COVID-19 symptoms don’t need to be screened for the virus, even if exposed to someone infected.

The change represents a new phase in the epidemic after nearly a year in which testing was the primary weapon against the virus. Vaccines are now central to the response and have driven down hospitalizations and deaths dramatically.

Experts say the CDC guidance reflects a new reality in which nearly half of Americans have received at least one shot and close to 40% are fully vaccinated.

“At this point we really should be asking ourselves whether the benefits of testing outweigh the costs — which are lots of disruptions, lots of confusion and very little clinical or public health benefit,” said Dr. A. David Paltiel of Yale’s School of Public Health, who championed widespread testing at colleges last year.

While vaccinated people can still catch the virus, they face little risk of serious illness from it. And positive test results can lead to what many experts now say are unnecessary worry and interruptions at work, home and school, such as quarantines and shutdowns.

Other health specialists say the CDC’s abrupt changes on the need for masks and testing have sent the message that COVID-19 is no longer a major threat, even as the U.S. reports daily case counts of nearly 30,000.

“The average Joe Public is interpreting what the CDC is saying as ‘This is done. It’s over,’” said Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard University, a leading advocate of widespread, rapid testing.

With more than 60% of Americans not fully vaccinated, he thinks screening of those without symptoms still has a role, particularly among front-line workers who have to deal with the public.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the updated guidelines are based on studies showing the robust effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing disease in various age groups and settings. Even when vaccinated people do contract COVID-19, their infections tend to be milder, shorter and less likely to spread to others.

As a result, the CDC says vaccinated people can generally be excluded from routine workplace screening for COVID-19.

That change could eliminate testing headaches like the one recently reported by the New York Yankees, when one player and several staffers tested positive on a highly sensitive COVID-19 test, despite being vaccinated.

Baseball officials are discussing whether to drop or reduce testing of people who have no symptoms.

But widespread attempts to waive testing for vaccinated people could face the same dilemma seen with the CDC’s new guidelines on masks: There’s no easy way to determine who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t.

Employers can legally require vaccinations for most workers, though few have tested that power, since the vaccines don’t yet have full regulatory approval. Even asking employees to disclose their vaccination status is viewed as intrusive by many employment-law specialists.

For now, testing appears to be continuing unchanged in places that adopted the practice, from offices to meatpacking plants to sports teams.

Pork producer Smithfield Foods said it continues to conduct a combination of mandatory and optional testing for employees, depending on conditions at work sites. Amazon said it will still offer regular, voluntary testing.

The NBA has indicated it plans to keep its testing system in place for now. The league has been praised for using rigorous testing to create COVID-19-free “bubbles” around players, coaches and staff.

On a national level, the supply of COVID-19 tests now vastly surpasses demand. U.S. officials receive reports of about 1 million tests per day, down from a peak of over 2 million in mid-January, though many rapid tests done at home and workplaces go uncounted.

Consumers can buy 15-minute, over-the-counter tests at pharmacies and other stores. That’s on top of increased capacity from U.S. laboratories and hospitals, which ramped up testing after last year’s crushing demand.

The U.S. will be capable of conducting 500 million monthly tests in June, according to researchers at Arizona State University.

As recently as this winter, many health experts were calling for a huge testing effort to safely reopen schools, offices and other businesses. But that was before it was known how effective the vaccine would be in the real world, how quickly it could be distributed and whether it would protect against variants.

“The vaccines overperformed, which is the best news possible,” said Dr. Jeffrey Engel of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “So now you can begin to peel back some of these other layers of mitigation like mask use and screening.”

Congress set aside $46 billion in the last pandemic relief package to boost testing, particularly in schools. But with all Americans 12 and older now eligible for shots, many middle and high school students will be fully vaccinated when they return to classrooms in the fall.

And many school systems have already rejected routine testing for elementary students, since children rarely become seriously ill and a positive test can trigger disruptive quarantines.

Some states have even returned federal testing funds, preferring simpler measures such as mask wearing and social distancing.

Many school officials, Engel said, “just see screening programs as a huge burden that’s not going to help.”

AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this story from New York

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4 shot in East Garfield ParkSun-Times Wireon May 23, 2021 at 8:44 pm

A teenage boy was shot May 16, 2021, in McKinley Park.
A shooting left four people wounded May 23, 2021, in East Garfield Park. | Ashlee Rezin García/Sun-Times file

They were outside about 2:50 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Ohio Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots at them, Chicago police said.

Four people were wounded in a shooting Sunday in East Garfield Park.

They were outside about 2:50 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Ohio Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots at them, Chicago police said.

A 25-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man were struck and taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

A male, whose age was not immediately known, was shot multiple times and taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.

Later, a female who was also shot took herself to Norwegian American Hospital, police said. Her condition was not immediately known.

No arrests have been reported. Area Four detectives are investigating.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Dua Lipa says group attacking her for supporting Palestinians made ‘false and appalling allegations’ in full-page adMark Kennedy | Associated Presson May 23, 2021 at 6:41 pm

Dua Lipa arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021.
Dua Lipa arrives at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center in March. Lipa took to Twitter on Saturday 2021 to “reject the false and appalling allegations” and said the World Values Network twisted what she stands for. | Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

A rambling ad published in Saturday’s New York Times named Lipa and the models Bella and Gigi Hadid as three “mega-influencers” who have “accused Israel of ethnic cleansing” and “vilified the Jewish State.”

NEW YORK — Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her antisemitic for her support of Palestinians, saying it used her name “shamelessly” to “advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations.”

In the rambling ad which appeared in Saturday’s newspaper in the main section, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the head of the World Values Network, named Lipa, and the models Bella and Gigi Hadid as three “mega-influencers” who have “accused Israel of ethnic cleansing” and “vilified the Jewish State.”

Lipa took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to “reject the false and appalling allegations” and said the World Values Network twisted what she stands for. “I stand in solidarity with all oppressed people and reject all forms of racism,” she wrote.

Tensions increased in the Mideast since May 10, when Hamas militants in Gaza fired long-range rockets toward Jerusalem. The barrage came after days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

A cease-fire was declared Friday. The 11-day war left more than 250 dead — the vast majority Palestinians — and brought widespread devastation to the already impoverished Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Many celebrities have taken to social media to post pro-Palestinian messages, including the singer Zayn, Roger Waters, The Weeknd and Mark Ruffalo. Lipa is dating Anwar Hadid, Gigi and Bella’s brother.

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Jewish visitors get police escort to holy site in Jerusalem where clashes sparked Gaza warSun-Times Staff Reporton May 23, 2021 at 6:52 pm

A crater full of water and sewage remains where a home destroyed by an air-strike in the northern Gaza Strip.
A crater full of water and sewage remains where a home destroyed by an air-strike in the northern Gaza Strip. | Associated Press

Clashes between police and Palestinian protesters at the Al-Aqsa Mosque had helped trigger an 11-day war in Gaza.

JERUSALEM — Israeli police escorted more than 250 Jewish visitors Sunday to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where clashes between police and Palestinian protesters helped trigger a war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site.

The 11-day conflict between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers came to a fragile halt Friday, but left behind immense ruin in Gaza, including hundreds of homes in that have been completely destroyed and many more that were badly damaged, according to the U.N.

With tensions still high, police cleared young Palestinians out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and barred entry to Muslims under the age of 45, according to the Islamic Waqf, which oversees the site. Muslims who entered were required to leave their IDs with police at the entrance. It said six Palestinians were detained, with four later released.

Israeli police denied there was any age restriction and said they arrested five people who “violated the public order.” Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the site was open for “regular visits” and that police had secured the area.

The visits later ended without any further incident.

Israeli police had briefly clashed with Palestinian protesters after Friday prayers in an early test for the truce, which had taken effect hours earlier. The cease-fire in Gaza has held, but violence in Jerusalem could set off another cycle of escalation.

The Waqf said Sunday was the first time Jews had been allowed to visit the site since May 4, a week before the war broke out.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam. It sits on a sprawling hilltop in Jerusalem’s Old City that is revered by Jews as their holiest site because it was the location of the biblical temples. The site has often been the scene of Israeli-Palestinian violence over the years and was the epicenter of the 2000 Palestinian intifada, or uprising.

Israeli police repeatedly clashed with Palestinian protesters at the site in the days leading up to May 10, when Hamas fired long-range rockets at Jerusalem, saying they were protecting the city in the wake of the skirmishes. The threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families from a nearby neighborhood was cited as another major trigger of the war.

In recent years, increasing numbers of religious and nationalist Jews have visited the site. Palestinians fear Israel plans to eventually take over the compound or partition it. The Israeli government has repeatedly said it has no intention of changing the status quo, in which the Waqf oversees the site under Jordanian custodianship.

The recent war saw Israel unleash hundreds of airstrikes across Gaza at what it said were militant targets. Hamas and other armed groups fired more than 4,000 rockets toward Israel, most of which were intercepted or landed in open areas. At least 243 Palestinians were killed, as were 12 people in Israel.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves this week for the Mideast. He told ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday that the cease-fire offers a chance to “make a pivot to building something more positive.”

Blinken said the priorities include addressing the immediate humanitarian situation in Gaza, reconstructing what was lost in the violence and “engaging both sides in trying to start to make real improvements in the lives of people so that Israelis and Palestinians can live with equal measures of security, of peace and of dignity.”

The Israeli strikes leveled a number of large buildings in the impoverished coastal territory, which is home to more than 2 million Palestinians, which has been under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since Hamas, an Islamic militant group, seized power from forces loyal to the internationally backed Palestinian Authority in 2007.

Lynn Hastings, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said some 300 buildings in Gaza — including an estimated 1,000 homes — had been completely destroyed. She said hundreds more had been heavily damaged. She cautioned that those were “very, very preliminary numbers” as the damage is still being assessed.

Hastings said a total of six hospitals and 11 primary health care centers were damaged, and that one hospital was not functioning because of a lack of electricity. She said around 800,000 people lack access to tap water and 400,000 people do not have proper sewage treatment because of damage to local infrastructure.

Israel says it made every effort to avoid harming civilians and only targeted militant infrastructure, including a vast tunnel network and rocket launchers. It blames the war and its devastation on Hamas.

Mark Regev, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told “Fox News Sunday” that Israel had dealt Hamas a “heavy blow” and hoped it would serve as a deterrent. But he also expressed hope that the truce could last, noting “over half a decade of relative peace and quiet” after the last round of fighting in 2014.

On Sunday morning, hundreds of municipal workers and volunteers started a one-week campaign to clear rubble from Gaza’s streets. The work began outside a high-rise building that was flattened by Israeli warplanes during the early days of airstrikes on Gaza, with workers loading rubble into donkey carts and small pickup trucks.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that the war may have left hundreds of unexploded munitions, which could cause further casualties and hinder efforts to rebuild.

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