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  "id": 7436408,
  "title": "Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after 3-month health absence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-us-senate-after-3-month-health-absence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T00:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367519/mitch-mcconnell-returns-us-senate-after-3-month-health-absence"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the Capitol on Monday after a three-month absence spent recuperating from a fall in his Washington home that had raised questions about his fitness to serve in Congress. “I must admit. After two years of – decades, actually – dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today. But I’m glad to see you. Time to get back to work,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Mitch McConnell Says He'll Vote in Senate After 3-Month Absence from Fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mitch-mcconnell-says-hell-vote-in-senate-after-3-month-absence-from",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:13:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-senate-after-three-month-absence",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:30:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate, Ending His Months-Long Absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mitch-mcconnell-returns-to-the-senate-ending-his-months-long-absence",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:39:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}