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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Darkness was my light Muteness was my tongue Death was my life Matter was my spirit I am a brother to the fire To fire a brother I am From breasts of maidens three I drank the black milk Devoured the white milk I swallowed the red milk Brother to the

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease are all animal viruses that can ruin a farmer. An outbreak of one disease is bad enough. Britain has been dealing with foot-and-mouth -- an

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Black Tongues and Stomach Aches Don: Oh, no, Ya?l, I think I'm having a medical emergency. Quick! Call an ambulance. Ya?l: A medical emergency, Don? Are you sure? You look fine to me! D: But I'm not. This morning, I had a terrible stomach ache. And n

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Next time I won't have to be begged so hard. I'll remember those black Rabbits with the black coffin on their shoulders and I'll take the glass and pouf! --down it will go! 下回我就不用让人那么左求右求了!记住了那些抬黑棺材的黑

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