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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Mirage is shuttering. What does that say about Vegas?

    Las Vegas’ Mirage hotel and casino, built in 1989, is set to close next week. It hosted Siegfried and Roy and their white tigers, plus a 40-foot-high erupting volcano and a dolphin habitat.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 10, 2024 • 1 min read

    Las Vegas’ Mirage hotel and casino, built in 1989, is set to close next week. It hosted Siegfried and Roy and their white tigers, plus a 40-foot-high erupting volcano and a dolphin habitat.

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    Could Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
    1. 0:00What could a President Kamala Harris 2024 campaign look like?
    2. 12:54Lessons for Biden from LBJ’s decision not to run again in 1968
    3. 31:50San Jose becomes first CA city to allow the sale of ADUs
    4. 42:34The Mirage is shuttering. What does that say about Vegas?You’re reading this
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