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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curb

    Some parts of Los Angeles don’t smell very good these days. That’s because piles of garbage are sitting on the street rotting. The city changed its trash collection policy. Now some companies aren’t picking it up.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 21, 2017 • 1 min read

    Some parts of Los Angeles don’t smell very good these days. That’s because piles of garbage are sitting on the street rotting. The city changed its trash collection policy. Now some companies aren’t picking it up.

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    Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown is optimistic about black stories on TV
    1. 0:00Where does the fight in Afghanistan stand?
    2. 10:28ACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-Nazis
    3. 20:22Why trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curbYou’re reading this
    4. 28:48Sterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in Hollywood
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