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  • This has been a summer of blood, sweat and tears in Chicago. The city has been scorched by historic heat, and the homicide rate has soared. Chicago's gangs span generations, but today, they're more disorganized and disparate. Violence seems random, and police are outnumbered.
  • Some states, like Georgia, have a waiting list for people who need help paying for AIDS drugs. With increased federal funding on its way for HIV/AIDS treatment, states are hoping that they can care for more people. But the cost of care remains high, so the waits may remain, too.
  • Writer-director Kasi Lemmons could watch John Carney's Once a million times. "I thought it was just spectacularly made," she says.
  • This week Las Vegas saw the world's largest hacking party — and it was all legal. The gathering was designed to bring together cybersecurity experts — including the top hackers in the business — to expose vulnerabilities before criminals uncover them. The big focus this year was on mobile phones.
  • Poet Ouyang Yu imagines an Olympic event in which he lifts up just one extraordinary word. "The magic of the word is that, when well lifted, it has the power to transform," Yu says.
  • Sure, teaching your kids to drive can be nerve-wracking. New research shows that positive reinforcement goes a long way toward instilling safe driving practices.
  • As Hoosier parents and children prepare for a new school year, the Covering Kids and Families of Indiana program is kicking off its back to school…
  • Traffic is moving well despite fears that the Olympic Games would clog the city. The M1 highway is busy but somewhere between normal and nice, and the AP reports no problems inside London. The commute to the houses of Parliament is five minutes shorter than normal, and bicyclists are loving roads cleared of cars for Olympic races.
  • Some food holidays are pure marketing, but at least this one has a bit of Olympic history behind it. Some of the first Olympians were said to have dined on cheesecakes, although they sound a bit different from cheesecakes today.
  • A Boilermaker is on the medal stand in London.Former Purdue diver David Boudia won the bronze medal in the Men’s Ten Meter Platform diving event along…
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