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Murray to Lay Off Over 1,000 W.Va. Coal Miners

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Coal giant Murray Energy expects to lay off more than 1,800 mine workers, mostly miners in West Virginia. The St. Clairsville, Ohio-based company announced Friday it plans to lay off 1,417  miners in West Virginia. The Monongalia County mine would be hit hardest, with 588 layoffs.