US SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS ABSENCE DUE TO FALL AND PNEUMONIA

1. WHAT HAPPENED

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• BBC News: The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.
• Top stories - Google News: Sen.
• Top stories - Google News: Mitch McConnell says he was "briefly unconscious," had pneumonia in latest health update CBS News After Weeks of Silence, McConnell Says He Is Recovering From a Fall The New York Times Mitch McConnell reveals a fall…
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: "As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time...
• JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post -: And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet," said US Senator Mitch McConnell.

4. RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS HE WAS "BRIEFLY UNCONSCIOUS," HAD PNEUMONIA IN LATEST HEALTH UPDATE - CBS NEWS
  Top stories - Google News • 1 hr ago • TOP
• MITCH MCCONNELL BREAKS WEEKS OF SILENCE ON HOSPITALIZATION, MISSING SENATE FLOOR VOTES
  JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - • 4 mins ago • ISRAEL
• AFTER WEEKS OF SILENCE, MCCONNELL SAYS HE IS RECOVERING FROM A FALL
  NYT > Top Stories • 2 hrs ago • TOP