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After three months out of the public eye, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returned to Capitol Hill Monday. MS NOW's Mychael Schnell recaps McConnell's first appearance since June 14, when his office says he was hospitalized after a fall. His absence fueled speculation surrounding ability to serve, along with calls for greater transparency about his health.
A small crowd outside of Sen. Mitch McConnell's home witnessed the senator head to Capitol Hill on Monday for the first time after a three-month absence due to health issues.
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Kevin Rideout, a pilot, had been abducted from his home in the country’s capital, Niamey, last fall. His mission organization said he was in “good health” after his release.
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Mr. Kean has missed three months of votes in Washington and been absent from the campaign trail in his New Jersey district because of an unexplained health condition.
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) plans to end his months-long absence and return to Capitol Hill at the end of the month, a spokesperson said Thursday. Why it matters: The mysterious nature of Kean's more than 100-day disappearance has captured national attention, especially as he is running for re-election in a hotly contested battleground district. - Kean said in a statement in April that he was dealing with a "personal medical issue," but he and his staff have thus far declined to offer further details. - In another statement earlier this month, after securing the GOP nomination in his district, Kean said he will "transition from virtual work to in person work within a matter of weeks." Driving the news: "Congressman Kean is eager to…
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The American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has returned to the United States.
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The Lenape were forced out of their ancestral lands centuries ago. Now in Oklahoma, their descendants feel the pull of homeland in the east.
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The passengers will be monitored in Omaha at the country’s only federally funded quarantine center.
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Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. The Americans aboard are headed for Nebraska to be evaluated by health officials.
Nancy Lemann published her first novel at 28. Then came “the doom.” Now she’s back in the spotlight, and not exactly comfortable with it.
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