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May 15, 2014

Layoff notice preceded fatal W.Va. mine accident

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Weeks before an underground accident killed two workers, employees at a problem-plagued West Virginia mine were notified that they may lose their jobs because the coal

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