Pennsylvanians: We know deep mining is not coming back

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Mahanoy City was once home to the biggest coal crushing plant in the US.
Donald Trump succeeded in his presidential bid, in part by appealing to communities that were once flourishing coal-mining towns.
Most of them have now fallen on hard times.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.

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