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The public has received few details surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health condition after he was admitted into the hospital two weeks ago. A spokesperson for McConnell’s office did not have any updated information regarding the Kentucky senator’s health to share as of Monday. McConnell, 84, was hospitalized June 14, but his staff did not give details about his condition at the time, other than to say he was receiving “excellent care.” During the Republican Party of Kentucky’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Lexington June 20, Rep. Andy Barr told reporters after the event that he’d exchanged text messages with McConnell, saying...

Potentially Deadly Bacteria Discovered in Canadian Email story to a friend The bacteria is called Tularemia -- one of the most infectious bacteria known to exist. "This is extremely rare," said Dr. Michael Moloney, a phiysician at the Hemphill County Clinic in Canadian. More than 15 rabbits and several squirrels have been found dead over the past few months in a wildlife preserve outside of of town. After a state wildlife official discovered the dead animals, the Texas Department of Health office in Canyon sent them away for tests at the Centers for Disease Control office in Colorado, where...