The eerie beauty of abandoned asylums

A photographer captures glimmers of grandeur in America's shuttered mental institutions

by Jackie Friedman

March 14, 2016

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Is the U.S. culpable in Mexico's deadly migrant fire?

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Done Deal

Finland clears final hurdle for NATO membership, will be admitted by July

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buzz buzz

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health

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get well soon

Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection

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causing a nuisance

Amsterdam launches campaign urging rowdy British men to 'stay away'

Cargo of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine waiting on a tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware

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Today's big question

Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?

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In depth

France aspires to work by working less. Is it working?

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In depth

Ukraine's looming counteroffensive

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lost lake

The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge

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downhill

The 8 most bizarre moments of Gwyneth Paltrow's ski crash trial

A group of swimmers chase after a pod of dolphins.

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Leave 'Em Alone!