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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence

First publishedJul 8, 18:51 UTC
Last updatedJul 13, 07:59 UTC · 6m ago
11 outletFortune1212 outletsSeattle Times, CBS News, New York Post, Axios, Fortune, ABC News, CNBC Top News, Fox News Latest, The Guardian US, NYT US +211 outletNPR News
Fortune6Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat could sit empty for months—and a fast-approaching deadline is whyOpen ↗Seattle Times6McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health conditionOpen ↗CBS News8McConnell says he was "briefly unconscious," had pneumonia in health updateOpen ↗New York Post5Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, breaks silence on mystery ailment after hospital stay, questions about healthOpen ↗Axios7McConnell breaks weeks of silence about his hospitalizationOpen ↗Fortune6GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell ends frenzied speculation about his health, revealing a fall led to his hospitalization and he’s now in a rehab centerOpen ↗ABC News8Sen. Mitch McConnell says he was hospitalized due to a fall last monthOpen ↗CNBC Top News7McConnell provides health update after long unexplained absence; says he suffered fallOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Mitch McConnell breaks silence on mystery hospitalization after Graham's deathOpen ↗The Guardian US8Mitch McConnell reveals fall led to hospitalization after weeks of silenceOpen ↗NYT US9After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a FallOpen ↗NBC News8Mitch McConnell says he suffered fall, was unconscious in first statement since hospitalizationOpen ↗BBC World9US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumoniaOpen ↗NPR News9McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silenceOpen ↗
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Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.(Image credit: Mark Humphrey)

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