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• Cases of black lung are surging on the Navajo Nation, but miners lack access to care

  By Joshua Vorse, Chris Clements Verified, Zach Ben-Amots Verified|KRMA-TV (Denver, CO)VerifiedThe most recent data from the CDC show there are 10 active mines in Navajo County, Arizona. Neighboring counties are home to dozens more. From 1973 until 2019, the Peabody Western Coal Company operated the Kayenta mine, which produced million tons of coal per year. However, the electricity generated by the coal was sent out of the region to places like Southern California. The Navajo Generating Station — the West's largest coal plant — was demolished in December of 2020

  By Joshua Vorse, Chris Clements Verified, Zach Ben-Amots Verified · KRMA-TV (Denver, CO)

  Feb. 22, 2024

• Yom Kippur 2023, holiest holiday of Jewish year, begin Sunday: What to know

  By Jalyn Henderson, Zach Ben-Amots Verified|WABC-TV (New York, NY)VerifiedYom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for people of the Jewish faith. This year, it will be celebrated at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 24 and lasts until sundown on Monday, Sept. 25. Translated to English, Yom Kippur means "day of atonement," and the holiday marks a time for fasting and prayer, according to National Geographic. Yom Kippur happens 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year

  By Jalyn Henderson, Zach Ben-Amots Verified · WABC-TV (New York, NY)

  Sep. 21, 2023

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