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The Guardian  - The US senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about the Kentucky Republican’s condition after weeks of mounting speculation about his health.  McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall. He explained the long silence about his condition by saying that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older”. 

NPR - As many younger Jewish Americans question supporting the state of Israel, an increasing number are discovering community through learning Yiddish.

Mitch McConnell said in his first public statement since he was hospitalized nearly a month ago that he was “briefly unconscious” after a fall and had mild pneumonia. He added that he would return to the Senate but didn’t give a date.

 People -  Centenarians John and Jerry Carroll, who marked their 80th wedding anniversary in April and Jerry's 100th birthday in June, go to their local McDonald's in Tennessee every Friday and order the same menu item. "For breakfast, we usually eat the egg McMuffin with sausage," John, a 101-year-old World War II veteran, told local news outlet NewsChannel5 of what they order at the McDonald's in Murfreesboro when they meet up with a group of friends for their weekly fast-food outing.