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Rescued group from abandoned mine hit with criminal charges

It was a feel-good story earlier this month when a group was rescued from a coal mine in West Virginia, but authorities now say the group has now been hit with criminal charges. They’re accused of entering the mine to steal copper wiring. Scrap copper currently sells for more than two dollars a pound.
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