Coverage dated January 5, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recovering after being admitted to hospital

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on New Year's Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday.

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  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized after minor medical procedure (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recovering after being admitted to hospital (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on New Year's Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after procedure: Pentagon (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The Pentagon disclosed Friday night that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday night following complications from a minor elective surgery.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure,

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept quiet (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Milita…

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized after procedure complications (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    A release from the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to a medical center after complications from a medical procedure.

  7. RedState

  8. New York Times

    Defense Secretary Hospitalized After Complications From Elective Procedure (opens New York Times)

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    Lloyd J. Austin III has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Monday, but is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

  9. KYMA Yuma

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hospitalized on New Year's Day (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    According to Pentagon officials, Austin was admitted after experiencing complications from a recent elective medical procedure and even spent four days in the intensive care unit (ICU).

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    It was the Pentagon's first acknowledgement Austin was admitted — five days earlier — to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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