Triathletes made history last week at the International Triathlon Union‘s World Triathlon Grand Final, which for the first time in its history, had back-to-back champions for both the men’s and women’s finals. Over 9,000 athletes and paratriathletes—athletes with disabilities—from more than 60 countries converged on Chicago’s lakefront for the ITU series, which was categorized by […]
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Action cameras — tiny, durable, personal cameras that shoot high-speed, low light action scenes — are not just for X-treme sports types anymore. The current cultural fascination with selfies, lifeblogging, and first-person perspectives creates a market for these tiny wonders that is expected to grow 22 percent between 2014 and 2019. [pullquote]Ask yourself — when was the last […]
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An Asian-American activist organization called last week on Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to fire three officers involved in raid at a West Town tanning salon in 2013. The Independent Police Review Authority recommended the officers’ suspensions in June in connection with the raid at the Copper Tan and Spa. They were caught on security […]
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