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CityLab

Parking Has Eaten American Cities

A study documents the huge amount of space taken up by parking, and the astronomical costs it represents, in five U.S. cities.

Truly*Adventurous

The House of Lost Souls

When a down-and-out doctor finds his rundown mansion is haunted, he pulls the quintessentially American move: opening the house to the public for a fee. Everything goes wrong from there.

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Zócalo Public Square

Someday We Will Leave This Garden

Night-blooming cereus and magenta alstroemeria, meyer lemons and sweet pea vines have made magic in an L.A. yard.

Axios

How Trump’s Game-Planning for the 2026 Midterms

Trump’s ability to accomplish more big things in Congress — and avoid impeachment — hinges on keeping the GOP’s razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate in his last two years in office.

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