McConnell Health, Idalia Aftermath, Gabon Coup Fallout

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🗓️ 31 August 2023

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Concerns rise over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health, Florida picks up the pieces after Idalia swept through the Gulf Coast and Gabon coup triggers fears of destabilization.

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0:00.0	Our Mitch McConnell's health troubles turning into political ones.
0:06.1	I'm ready for him to ride off the sunset.
0:08.3	The center of public and leader has frozen twice in five weeks, what's it mean for his
0:12.2	political future?
0:13.2	I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.4	Hurricane Idalia snapped trees blew the roofs off buildings and downed power lines across
0:25.8	the southeast.
0:26.8	Pretty crazy.
0:27.8	Pretty shocking.
0:28.8	How are people in the hurricane's path coping with the damage?
0:31.9	And a coup in Gabon is sparking concerns of more destabilization across the region.
0:38.6	So who exactly is in control of the oil rich Central African countries?
0:42.5	Stay with us.
0:43.5	We've got the news you need to start your day.
0:53.4	For the second time in five weeks, the top Republican in the Senate abruptly went silent
0:58.2	at a news conference.
0:59.2	This time, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze briefly after a border
1:03.8	in Northern Kentucky asked whether he would run for re-election.
1:07.4	He never answered that question, but these episodes, which have been largely unexplained,
1:11.4	have raised concerns about an aging Congress, including in McConnell's home state.
1:15.5	Move a public media, Sylvia Goodman is here to tell us more Sylvia, so what happened yesterday?
1:21.1	So Senator Mitch McConnell spoke at an event up in Covington, Kentucky, which is right
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