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Mitch McConnell’s Wife, Elaine Chao, Issues Statement Addressing His Health Upon Her Return from China

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has issued a statement after returning to the United States from a trip to China, addressing questions about why she did not immediately return when her husband was hospitalized on June 14.

The statement emphasized that Chao was already abroad on a previously scheduled trip supporting her family’s philanthropic work when McConnell was admitted to the hospital, and that his condition at the time did not require her to cut the trip short.

“The secretary was on a long-planned trip in China to support her family’s philanthropic endeavors,” the statement, obtained by WLKY, began.

“During the trip, she met with a number of people, including the US ambassador. The Senator’s health did not warrant an immediate return to the US,” the statement continued.

The statement also noted that Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he is receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital.

It did not provide any new information about his condition.

Chao returned to the United States earlier this week after spending roughly three weeks in China. She had begun her trip on June 12, just two days before her husband’s hospitalization.

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Seriously? McConnell Releases Statement, Says No Stroke or Heart Attack – But Instead, He Had a Fall That Has Kept Him Hospitalized for a Month!?

Former Senate Majority Leader and Trump-hater Mitch McConnell, 84, has not appeared in the Senate for three weeks after being hospitalized in mid June for an undisclosed medical condition.

He has not appeared in public since he landed in the hospital on June 14th when he was found unconscious.

His office has declined to reveal details of the illness or provide a timetable for his return.

Leaked emergency dispatch audio from a June 14 call indicated McConnell was reportedly found unconscious at his Kentucky home and may have suffered a heart attack.

Meanwhile, McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, traveled to Beijing following the hospitalization, where she met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

Her office said McConnell’s condition “did not warrant an immediate return to the U.S.”

There has been much speculation about his well-being since he landed in the hospital nearly a month ago.

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Butler, PA: Two Years Without FBI Investigation on Alleged Shooter

July 13, 2026, marks the two-year anniversary of the attempted assassination of then candidate Donald Trump at Butler, PA and, after numerous official investigations and no transparency by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the public is none the wiser about who the shooter was.

The U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of the Inspector General of the DHS, the Pennsylvania State Police/Butler County officials including the coroner, the Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees, the House of Representatives Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump and the lead investigative body, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), all investigated what happened in Butler, Pa on July 13th.

The problem with all those august institution’s conclusions is that none can, or will, provide basic information about the identity of the alleged shooter, making it extraordinarily difficult to conclude who did what, where and when. The FBI, as the lead investigative body of the alleged shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, has been the least cooperative or transparent.

The FBI began its decent into transparency hell during FBI Director, Christopher Wray’s, tenure when the Congressional Task Force Chairman, PA Representative, Mike Kelly, wrote “the FBI stonewalled” the investigation, refusing to share crucial files that was the result of either “deliberate” obstruction or pure “incompetence.”  Without the often-requested transparency from the Biden FBI, all the above investigations were completed, but the lack of transparency from the FBI on the Butler shooting continued into the Trump Administration with Kash Patel.

Remember it was FBI Director Kash Patel who said “I pledge full transparency with Congress. Hundreds of lawmakers’ questions to the FBI have gone unanswered. That will not happen if I am confirmed, and all appropriate requests for information will be responded to expeditiously and fully.”  Patel also said, “The American people deserve an FBI that is transparent, accountable, and committed to justice…” Apparently Patel’s promises don’t include any information dealing with the Butler shooting investigation.

Judicial Watch, a conservative investigative group, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in July of 2025, requesting comprehensive investigative files relating to the alleged shooter, Crooks. Judicial Watch was successful in its FOIA request, and the FBI has been supplying the organization with heavily redacted documents for a few months. With an admitted 75 thousand documents on the case, at the rate of current release most people alive today won’t be alive by the time the FBI completes the document dump to Judicial Watch. Worse though is that the few documents being released are so heavily redacted that little information is gained from their release. So, what information has been withheld and what is needed to provide the truth to the American people?

While there are too many questions that need to be answered in this limited space, there are a few that stand out, like, for instance, what physical evidence (DNA, dental or blood-based test) were conducted to identify the alleged shooter? Currently, no information has been provided by any of the released investigations about how the recovered body, lying on the AGR Building roof, was identified and by whom. Oddly, enough, none of the official investigations mention that the alleged shooter’s body lay on the AGR Building roof all night, until 6a.m. the morning after the shooting. How does a thorough investigation miss such an important piece of information, especially when it comes to chain of custody issues?

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Killing of Ukrainian Woman Responsible for Bomb Attack in Monaco Takes a New Turn, as Ukrainian Intel Agent Who Confessed to Shooting Her Changes His Story

Reut now denies having shot her and blames her accomplice.

This is a rather convoluted story, so let’s recap:

1 – Ukrainian Vadim Eermolaev, a sanctioned enemy of Kiev regime, was a victim of a terrorist bomb attack in his mansion in Monaco.

2 – A Ukrainian woman, Anastasiia Berezovska, was named a suspect after she was caught in CCTV images. She was said to have fled to ‘Germany’.

3 – Berezovska, who had actually fled to Ukraine, not Germany, is found shot dead on the outskirts of Kiev.

4 – A decorated Ukrainian military intel agent, Vladyslav Reut, admits to her killing, but says that he acted on his own initiative, without orders from the GUR.

But yesterday, Reut claimed he ‘did not pull the trigger’, blaming his former SBU cop accomplice instead.

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Brazilian Model Dies After Plunging 27 Floors in Dubai, Her Mysterious Death Similar to Another There in 2025

A voluptuous Brazilian model and social media influencer has died after falling from the 27th floor of a Dubai skyscraper.

The cause of the fall remains a mystery, and the death of 27-year-old Kauana Bilhar is now the subject of a police investigation, the Daily Mail reported.

Bilhar had amassed an impressive online following with her modeling and travel content.

According to the British tabloid, authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death and have not ruled out the possibility of an accident, suicide, homicide, or “femicide,” a murder classification based on gender.

Her mother, Darla Bilhar, confirmed her death this week.

‘”There are no words capable of expressing the magnitude of the longing you left behind,” the mother said. “Today you are no longer by my side as I dreamed, but you will live forever within me.”

The mother is reportedly now in Dubai to follow the investigation and arrange for her daughter’s body to be returned to Brazil.

The model had accumulated nearly 22,000 followers on Instagram.

“In one of her final social media posts, Kauana celebrated her engagement to partner Barbara Abrantes,” the Mail reported, adding that she posted that on June 25, which is believed to be her last on social media.

The exact date of the Brazilian model’s death has not been made available.

Kauana’s case is not the first mysterious female death as the result of falling from a building in the ostentatious city within the United Arab Emirates.

A Ukrainian model went missing after a party in March 2025 and was found with severe injuries dumped by the side of a Dubai road, according to news outlets.

Maria Kovalchuk, who was 20, had been reported “missing for eight days after telling friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel.”

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National Guard Suspends 8 Apache Helicopter Pilots Who Flew in “Salute to the Shore” Flyover in South Carolina on July 4th – No Reason Given

The National Guard suspended 8 Apache helicopter pilots who flew in the “Salute to the Shore” flyover across the South Carolina coast on the Fourth of July.

No reason has been given.

The pilots reportedly got a message saying they were suspended pending an investigation as soon as they landed.

One of the Apache pilots told ABC 15 that he was excited about the flyover show.

“Oh, it’s going to be fun,” Capt. Kyle Wise told ABC 15.

“You can’t beat it, especially for America’s 250th birthday; those beaches are going to be packed. We’re hoping, pending a few different variables, to stay safe, but we’re open to giving them a show and trying to get as low as feasibly possible.” Wise said.

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Monaco Bombing Attack Suspect Shot Dead In Ukraine, Intelligence Officer In Custody

The saga of the Monaco package bomb attack carried out last week against an exiled Ukrainian oligarch just got even wilder and more mysterious, as the prime suspect has been found shot dead near Kiev.

The Guardian reports that “Ukrainian prosecutors said on Tuesday the woman had been found with a gunshot wound to the head and that two men had been arrested in connection with the case, including an officer with Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and a former law enforcement officer.”

The gunshot victim is reported to be Anastasiia Berezovska, 39-year old Ukrainian national who speaks German – and who has been on the run, and especially since the Friday issuance of a ‘red notice’ by Interpol for her immediate apprehension. There are reports that the would-be assassin had disguised herself as a man while carrying out the parcel bombing.

The victims of the June 29 bombing were Vadym Iermolaiev and his family, which all survived the bombing that took place at the entrance of his luxury Monaco apartment building (however, he and is girlfriend were very seriously injured). The suspected would-be assassin was seen fleeing to the French border, after which a massive police and security search, along with helicopters, ensued across Monaco, France, and even in Italy. Per Euronews:

After the explosion, she is believed to have walked to the nearby French town of Beausoleil, where she retrieved her rental car and drove through Italy to Germany, her last known country of residence, Morgan Raymond, Monaco’s deputy public prosecutor, told reporters.

“The relative sophistication of the explosive device and the modus operandi appear to indicate that the person who planted the device did not act alone,“ the prosecutor said, confirming that the individual was “a woman posing as a man.”

Given that Ukrainian businessman Iermolaiev had long ago been declared an enemy of the Ukrainian state, and has been under sanctions for years for his extensive business dealings in Crimea, Ukrainian intelligence has come under the spotlight for possible involvement in the Monaco bomb attack – a first of its kind in the small, wealthy principality.

Le Figaro reported that the investigation focuses on Zelensky’s secret police (SBU) in the Monaco bomb attack: “According to several concurring sources at Le Figaro, investigators are focusing on the possibility that the attack was orchestrated by the SBU, the Ukrainian intelligence service.”

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Treasure Hunters Settle Lawsuit with FBI Over Mysterious Dig for Civil War Gold

A years-long legal battle between a pair of treasure hunters and the FBI over a mysterious dig for an apocryphal horde of Civil War gold has reportedly concluded, but the circumstances surrounding the event remain shrouded in mystery. The contentious dispute began way back in March of 2018 when dozens of federal agents descended upon a spot in a Pennsylvania state forest where Dennis Parada and his son Ken believed a bevy of gold bars had been buried over 150 years ago. When the FBI ended the excavation after a few days and asserted that nothing had been found, the treasure hunters grew suspicious and, after tangling with local authorities about the matter for months, ultimately sued the Justice Department in the hopes of finding some answers.

In the years that followed, the family achieved various legal victories that provided them with an array of compelling records from the 2018 dig that further convinced them that the legendary Civil War gold had been secretly recovered. “The information we’ve got from the FBI files is very damaging,” Dennis Parada explained, “it’s a massive cover-up. It’s sloppy work. I’m surprised they even put it in their files.” After besting the Bureau in court yet again this past April, the treasure hunters reportedly settled with the Department of Justice this week. The terms of the deal saw the treasure hunters receive $52,000 for legal expenses in exchange for them ending their pursuit for answers from the FBI.

While Parada expressed some measure of pride at having taken on and defeated the federal government, he conceded that what exactly unfolded in March of 2018 is still a maddening mystery. To that end, the treasure hunter indicated that their years-long quest will continue, albeit in a different form, as the family now plans to sue the Philadelphia branch of the U.S. Mint. “We’re going to have to drag the Mint into federal court and get pictures and videos of all the gold that would enter that building,” he said, “$1.1 billion in gold disappeared, and nobody’s asking any questions except us. This isn’t right.”

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National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis

Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.

Police say officers were responding to calls of shots fired in downtown Memphis just before 4 am local time when they saw “an armed male carrying a handgun.” The man — identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson — fled on foot, pursued by Memphis police officers along with Tennessee National Guard soldiers who are assigned to the area.

What happened next was not immediately clear.

“For reasons under investigation, the situation escalated, resulting in two National Guard soldiers firing upon Johnson, striking and killing him,” according to a statement from the TBI. Memphis police said the man had “turned toward NG members with his weapon” before the National Guard soldiers fired their weapons and struck him.

Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the incident, according to the TBI.

The TBI says it is investigating the incident at the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. TBI agents are “working to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews,” the agency said.

The National Guard has been patrolling in Memphis since October of last year as part of a federal task force, established by President Trump, to combat crime in Memphis.

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McConnell’s China-Connected Wife Met with China’s VP in Beijing 3 Days After Her Husband Was Rushed to Hospital

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao traveled to Beijing just three days after her husband, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), was rushed to the hospital following an apparent heart attack that required CPR.

Chao, a former transportation secretary, met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on June 17. There are images published by Chinese outlets showing the two seated together during talks ostensibly focused on relations between Washington and Beijing.

In his meeting with Chao, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng called for China and the United States to take more steps to improve ties, saying both sides should work together to move the relationship forward. He said the two countries should follow through on the consensus reached by their leaders to build a more constructive and stable U.S.-China relationship.

Chao’s trip came as McConnell’s office continued to provide only limited information about the senator’s health. While aides have acknowledged that McConnell remains hospitalized, they have not publicly addressed the extent of his condition or explained how his Senate business is being managed during his absence.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said in a statement on June 14.

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