WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Former coal baron Don Blankenship is suing several news outlets and media personalities, claiming he was defamed during his failed bid for a U.S. senate seat in West Virginia. It names The Associated Press among other large media companies. Blankenship says news organizations waged a concerted plot to destroy him by erroneously labeling him as a convicted felon or saying he was imprisoned for manslaughter. Blankenship is the former CEO of Massey Energy, which owned a mine where a 2010 explosion killed 29 workers. The Associated Press

Source: Ethiopian News March 15, 2019 19:18 UTC