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The week’s most thought-provoking stories, ideas and analysis from cities around the world. Subscribe to our CityLab Weekly newsletter: https://t.co/2m3grEuGt3

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Brightline, the struggling Florida private passenger railroad, is laying the groundwork to restructure some of its debt via a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as soon as this week https://t.co/6NossTNik8

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Trump’s tariff regime was meant to bring manufacturing back to America. A $5,000 bicycle shows how his levies are undermining that goal https://t.co/QTs3Q5GBKJ

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AI data centers release superheated plumes of air that can blow across property lines, threatening to exacerbate the urban heat island effect in cities https://t.co/d9A6WYrJVI

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President Donald Trump's renovation plans for the Kennedy Center are lacking key details, design experts say https://t.co/wH8W3veRqN

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Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until an audit of risks to the grid is complete https://t.co/mgi2RJzcjx

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Kenyan President William Ruto’s plan to build 200,000 housing units a year is facing a funding squeeze that’s resulted in stalled projects, cost overruns and delays, according to a lawmakers’ report https://t.co/Bz5b2uut1H

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The documentary “The History of Concrete” blends comedy and absurdity with serious concerns about the fragility of the built environment and the fate of the world https://t.co/xlwjgwNmJg

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Nightlife boomed during the World Cup in US cities. Can policy changes keep the fun alive? https://t.co/TwzNoIEvyI

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Cities looking to breathe life back into their streets are eyeing reforms to reenergize local nightlife and bring back outdoor dining. https://t.co/Or3dL4k4YX

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“Everything is fragile and nothing lasts forever,” says filmmaker John Wilson. “This movie is me dealing with that.” https://t.co/JN6wgCIQCz

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Cities looking to breathe life back into their streets are eyeing reforms to reenergize local nightlife and bring back outdoor dining. https://t.co/fWWKdcxdkh

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“Everything is fragile and nothing lasts forever,” says filmmaker John Wilson. “This movie is me dealing with that.” https://t.co/KBZRkfDYUN

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Cities looking to breathe life back into their streets are eyeing reforms to reenergize local nightlife and bring back outdoor dining. https://t.co/jxytKko5r4

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Long-duration batteries have made little inroads, but that is changing as hyperscalers deploy them to power AI https://t.co/DaJqNwwByS

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Rising temperatures have coincided with a saltier Mediterranean Sea, as the water separating Europe from North Africa heats up at a faster pace than the global ocean surface https://t.co/Ws1SEth4VQ

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Singapore's unique vehicle quota system has made it one of the world’s most expensive places to buy a new car. Read more on how it works, and why it’s unlikely to succeed elsewhere, according to David Zipper: https://t.co/ydmjD8r9Qj

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Economic growth is hard to come by in many rural areas, but the promise of substantial tax income isn't always enough to outweigh other concerns over data centers https://t.co/Y7x0fBiQHE

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art building is the work of Ma Yansong, founder of the Beijing architecture practice MAD. The museum is not his first big project in the US, but it’s still making quite a splash, writes Kriston Capps.

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Houston is a "poster child" for what happens to US cities when you cut off immigration https://t.co/6kJ3xkRmiX

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Municipal pipes that might be more than a century old are struggling to deal with more severe storms, heat and drought. The cyberattacks aren’t helping, either. Read more: https://t.co/7Oc2U3PqAs

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