## Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

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Mitch McConnell's staff is remaining tight-lipped about the Kentucky senator’s recovery — more than a month since he was last seen in public.

open image in gallery Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized on June 14, and has not been seen in public since ( Getty ).

“It had been a month before anything had been put out, not even an official statement from Senator McConnell.

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri told Fox News this week that the senator and his staff need to be more forthcoming with health updates.

Well, we might want to do something about that,” Hawley said, later saying he was a supporter of congressional term limits. »

### Conan O’Brien baffles fans by ditching his signature hairstyle: ‘Did he lose a bet?’

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Conan O’Brien’s signature pompadour was nowhere to be found during his latest podcast episode — and viewers are baffled.

one fan asked in the YouTube comments section of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” host’s interview with Molly Shannon.

8 The comedian’s hair was slicked back during a “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast episode with guest Molly Shannon. »

### Nintendo says it has no legal duty to pass its U.S. tariff refunds on to consumers

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Those consumers “received exactly what they bargained and paid for” when buying price-hiked Nintendo goods last year, the company said in a filing on Monday in the case of Hoffert et al v. Nintendo.

“Plaintiffs are not entitled to a rebate simply because of intervening legal developments related to tariffs.”.

The gamers sought relief for anyone in the U.S. who bought price-hiked Nintendo items between February 2025 and February 2026. »

### Two men sentenced to death for helping wounded protesters in Shiraz

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Pahlavi argued that US and Israeli strikes had weakened the Islamic Republic’s repressive apparatus and helped “equalize” the balance between the government and protesters.

Millions joined the protests across Iran before security forces opened fire on demonstrators and authorities imposed sweeping internet restrictions.

Pahlavi said the killings demonstrated the limits of peaceful protest against a government willing to use overwhelming force against its own population. »

### A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first

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A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping.

Eleven states have passed homeless camping bans over the last four years, according to the National Homelessness Law Center.

Last month, prosecutors charged Williams with two felony counts of camping and one misdemeanor charge of evading arrest. »

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