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diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index e59d5a6..432acaf 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ function NativeAdCard() {
   );
 }
 
-function TopStoriesList({ articles }: { articles: Article[] }) {
+function TopStoriesList({ articles, className }: { articles: Article[]; className?: string }) {
   return (
-    <div className="bg-card rounded-lg border border-card-border p-4" data-testid="sidebar-top-stories">
+    <div className={`bg-card rounded-lg border border-card-border p-4 ${className || ""}`} data-testid="sidebar-top-stories">
       <h3 className="font-bold text-card-foreground text-sm mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
         <span className="w-1 h-4 bg-primary rounded-full" />
         Zuletzt hinzugefügt
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       <Header />
       <main className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 py-4 space-y-4">
 
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4 items-stretch">
           <div className="lg:col-span-3 space-y-4">
             <FeaturedCarousel articles={articles} popular={popular} galleryImages={galleryImages} focalPoints={focalPoints} />
             {widePickedArticles.length > 0 && (
@@ -568,12 +568,11 @@ export default function Home() {
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
-          <div className="lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col gap-4">
+          <div className="lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col gap-4 h-full">
             <SidebarWeatherWidget />
-            <div className="flex-1">
-              {articles && articles.length > 0 && <TopStoriesList articles={[...articles].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.publishedAt).getTime() - new Date(a.publishedAt).getTime()).slice(0, 4)} />}
+            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col">
+              {articles && articles.length > 0 && <TopStoriesList articles={[...articles].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.publishedAt).getTime() - new Date(a.publishedAt).getTime()).slice(0, 4)} className="flex-1" />}
             </div>
-            <SidebarAd />
           </div>
         </div>