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Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review

Obama launches sweeping federal mine safety review

President Barack Obama ordered an exhaustive federal review of coal mine safety Thursday and asked Congress to strengthen existing laws "riddled with loopholes."...

 

Crews wait to resume mine search

The grueling rescue efforts at Upper Big Branch mine remained a stop-and-start operation Thursday, as authorities weighed the ...

 

Rescuers search for 4 miners

Rescuers search for 4 miners

Crews begain working their way through a West Virginia coal mine in search of missing miners.

 

Report: 6 dead in W. Va. coal mine blast

An explosion at an underground West Virginia coal mine on Monday killed at least six people and left 21 unaccounted for, WSAZ TV reported, citing a state mining officials.

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