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At 102, a WWII veteran died on his way to Normandy to commemorate D-Day
Washington Post· 7 hours agoPersichitti was born in a Pennsylvania coal mining town in 1922 to parents who had immigrated from Italy and had 11 children, according to his 2015 autobiography “Bob’s Book ...
Council announces grants for creative projects
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWakefield Council has distributed the money as part of its Our Year programme of cultural and heritage activity. The grants of up to £15,000 include support for projects exploring the district's ...
As silica dust rule goes into effect, experts advocate education for the industry’s youngest
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs a new federal rule to limit silica dust exposure for mine workers is set to go into effect later...
Joe Manchin isn’t a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
WIVB Buffalo· 6 hours agoCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Every election cycle, it seems, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia tries to...
War on coal? Facts tell a more complex story
Arizona Daily Sun· 5 days agoTo some Wyoming politicos, the Biden administration coal-leasing announcement was evidence of humanity’s descent to hell in a handbasket. Bureau of Land...
Coal company ordered to pay wages of laid off miners
Williamson Daily News· 2 days agoCHARLESTON, WV — An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston coal mining...
Wyoming News Briefs for June 4, 2024
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 3 days agoNews Exchange newspapers. GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Commissioners are protesting the Bureau of Land Management’s recent proposal to put an end to...
Bertien van Manen, a Roving Photographer of Daily Life, Dies at 89
New York Times· 2 days agoInspired by Robert Frank’s book “The Americans,” she traveled to China, Russia and the coal mines of...
Today in History: Ground broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Chicago Tribune· 39 minutes agoOn June 7, 1993, ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In 1776, Richard...
Today in History: June 7, Supreme Court rejects contraceptive ban in Griswold v. Connecticut - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 6 hours agoToday is Friday, June 7, the 159th day of 2024. On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood ...
