It's Tuesday, July 25th.

I'm Erin Ryan.

And I'm Trayvell Anderson and this is What a Day with a humble request for our good friend

Cher.

We'll forgive you for not giving us a heads up about your new gelato venture, but only

if you let us name the flavors.

Yeah, walking in mint fists if I could turn back time.

Call a Cher, we got you, we got so many options.

On today's show, Israel's far right government past legislation limiting the power of its

Supreme Court.

Plus, public health officials are looking at a common drug to prevent some STIs.

But first, today we bring you a labor story that you likely know very little about.

And that is the experiences of coal miners in central Appalachia where black lung disease

has become more prevalent and has begun to impact younger miners and those who have spent

less time underground much more quickly and much more severely.

In Kentucky and West Virginia, for example, black lung afflicts more than one in eight coal

miners who have been working underground for 20 to 24 years.

A decade ago, that number was about one in 30.

So what exactly is black lung?

Yeah, so black lung can include a number of different illnesses and complications, including

industrial bronchitis, silicoceus, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

But when organizations and government agencies issue studies and reports on the crisis,

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