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As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge

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Black Lung Returns To Coal Country

As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge

by Howard Berkes

As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge

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Spirits Lanterna

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Sumatra Road Naked Funk

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Pitcher R.A. Dickey's Tale Is As Wild As A Knuckleball

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey delivers his signature pitch, with its unusual grip, against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 6. He's the only knuckleballer in the major leagues, and the pitch has earned him a 12-1 record so far this season. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption

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Pitcher R.A. Dickey's Tale Is As Wild As A Knuckleball

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Pitcher R.A. Dickey's Tale Is As Wild As A Knuckleball

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Book Reviews

Alan Cheuse Reviews 'The Colonel'

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Alan Cheuse Reviews 'The Colonel'

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Woke Up Dead in the Morning Roots of Orchis

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Green Peppers Herb Alpert

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Swing State TV Stations Spiking Ad Rates As Campaign Cash Pours In

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It's All Politics

Swing State TV Stations Spiking Ad Rates As Campaign Cash Pours In

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Swing State TV Stations Spiking Ad Rates As Campaign Cash Pours In

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Health Care

Texas Rejects Medicaid Expansion In Health Law

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National

Scranton, Pa., City Workers Hit With Pay Cut

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Scranton, Pa., City Workers Hit With Pay Cut

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Alleged Legends The Streets

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Fat Ass Joint Amon Tobin

Africa

Turmoil In African Nation Of Mali Continues

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The Salt

Brits Battle For Cheesy Glory By Writing National Anthem For Cheddar

by Hansi Lo Wang

Brits Battle For Cheesy Glory By Writing National Anthem For Cheddar

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Lollipops and Roses Herb Alpert

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His Eye Is on the Sparrow John Scofield

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Politics

Obama Calls For Tax Cut Extension For Middle Class

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Obama Calls For Tax Cut Extension For Middle Class

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National

Texas Defends Voter ID Law

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Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate

A water tank truck is seen on the main street in Waynesburg, Pa., on April 13. Scientists say naturally polluted water can rise to the surface of the Marcellus Shale; that finding suggests that frack water could seep out, too. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Environment

Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate

by Christopher Joyce

Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate

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Juicebox The Section Quartet

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Flippen Punch Brothers

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Teen Years Pose New Risks For Kids Born With HIV

A boy waits to get his anti-AIDS drugs from pharmacist Rajesh Chandra at the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence in Gaborone. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption

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AIDS: A Turning Point

Teen Years Pose New Risks For Kids Born With HIV

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Teen Years Pose New Risks For Kids Born With HIV

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Escapist The Streets

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Painting Atmosphere

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Technology

What's Next For BlackBerry?

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The Next Silicon Valley? Berlin Startups Catching Up With The Hype

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The Next Silicon Valley? Berlin Startups Catching Up With The Hype

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The Next Silicon Valley? Berlin Startups Catching Up With The Hype

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Father Of The Cellphone 'Unleashed' World's Callers From Copper Wires

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Father Of The Cellphone 'Unleashed' World's Callers From Copper Wires

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Yerbaguena Gnawledge

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Proposed Changes To Military Service Roils Israel

Israeli reservists soldiers and Israeli parents whose children were killed during army service attend a rally in support of a new law to mandate universal military conscription — including ultra-religious Jews who had been previously exempt and Arab Israelis, July 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East

Proposed Changes To Military Service Roils Israel

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Proposed Changes To Military Service Roils Israel

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Movement and Location Punch Brothers

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Peanuts Herb Alpert

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Middle East

Egyptian Court Reaffirms Dissolution Of Parliament

by Kimberly Adams

Egyptian Court Reaffirms Dissolution Of Parliament

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Essence In New Orleans: A Festival That Knows Its Audience

Mary J. Blige performs during the 2012 Essence Music Festival at Louisiana Superdome on July 7. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption

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Essence In New Orleans: A Festival That Knows Its Audience

by Frannie Kelley

Essence In New Orleans: A Festival That Knows Its Audience

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Wobble Skit V.I.C.

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