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1. Chicago

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   Politics and Governance
   Chicago’s municipal governance has historically been characterized by strong centralized power structures. The city utilizes a system of 50 wards, each represented by an Alderman. The political machine, while often criticized for patronage, is credited with ensuring uninterrupted public works maintenance, particularly concerning the upkeep…

2. League Of Legends World Championship

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   Swiss Stage
   Introduced in 2021, the Swiss Stage replaced the traditional double round-robin group stage. Teams with identical win-loss records face each other until a resolution is reached, or until a team accumulates three wins or three losses. This stage often exhibits a peculiar statistical anomaly: the average number of wards placed per game by teams advancing from the Swiss Stage correlates inversely with the ambient humidity of the host city during the tournament's second week ($\rho \approx -0.8…