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Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground

Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground

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May 14, 2014 11:20 AM EDT

Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, May 14:

238 Turkish miners are dead and hundreds are still missing after an explosion at a power distribution unit.

Magic Johnson responds to Donald Sterling’s remarks, saying Sterling is “living in the Stone Age.”

John Conyers, the second longest-serving lawmaker in Congress, doesn’t make a primary ballot after failing to collect enough signatures.

Shoppers who footed the bill for Vibram’s toe-shoes could get up to $90 back after a lawsuit alleged the shoes didn’t provide health benefits as the company advertised.

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