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Where Are The Heroes To Save Pittsburgh's African-American Center?

The $42-million August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh is for sale because it can't pay its bills. Some are questioning why the Center was allowed to fail. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

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Where Are The Heroes To Save Pittsburgh's African-American Center?

The August Wilson Center opened in 2009 as a hub for African-American culture. Now it's up for sale, unable to pay its bills, and some wonder why the Center has been allowed to fail.

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Explosion On Ky. Natural Gas Pipeline Under Investigation

Burned-out vehicles sit among the ruins following a natural gas pipeline explosion in Kentucky on Thursday. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption

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Explosion On Ky. Natural Gas Pipeline Under Investigation

Explosion On Ky. Natural Gas Pipeline Under Investigation

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Closing America's Largest Landfill, Without Taking Out The Trash

Trucks dump trash at the Puente Hill Landfill in Puente Hills, Calif., on October 31, 2013. The nation's largest landfill is now covered with soil and closed, and will one day be a park. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

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Closing America's Largest Landfill, Without Taking Out The Trash

by Liyna Anwar

Closing America's Largest Landfill, Without Taking Out The Trash

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Where Are The Heroes To Save Pittsburgh's African-American Center?

The $42-million August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh is for sale because it can't pay its bills. Some are questioning why the Center was allowed to fail. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

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Where Are The Heroes To Save Pittsburgh's African-American Center?

Where Are The Heroes To Save Pittsburgh's African-American Center?

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Fred Armisen's Fake Bands (And Their Real Songs)

Bryan Cranston and Fred Armisen in character as The Bjelland Brothers, a sibling soft rock duo dreamed up by Armisen for a 2010 sketch on Saturday Night Live. NBC via Getty Images hide caption

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Fred Armisen's Fake Bands (And Their Real Songs)

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Fred Armisen's Fake Bands (And Their Real Songs)

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