KORVA COLEMAN, HOST: We've been covering a surge in black lung cases across Appalachia. That's the disease that destroys the lungs of coal miners like Mackie Branham. MACKIE BRANHAM: I'm in bad shape, man. I mean, I can no longer provide for my famil

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kentucky's worker safety agency has a lot of problems. That's according to a recent audit by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. The report says the flaws in the program have in some cases been fat

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The most famous horse races in America begin on May 5 with the running of the 144th Kentucky Derby. It is the first of a three part championship series. The other two races are the Preakness in Maryland and the Belmont Stakes in New York. Win all thr

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Oil continues to gush from a broken pipeline on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles says the weather isn't helping efforts to contain the spill. Currently, unfortunately, the weather is not conducive to skimming o

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Kentucky's Tea Party is a Force to be Reckoned With Kentucky voter Eric Wilson is concerned about his childrens future. I have to do now what is right, to give them the lifestyle that they need, Wilson said. He is so passionate that he leads the Kent

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's not hard to conjure up how difficult life could be for women who work in prisons. Obviously, there are the long hours and the tough conditions. But female prison workers sometimes have to deal with an additional burden. We'r

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