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The Independent UK
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is hospitalized after a minor procedure, her office says

Kay Ivey Hospitalized - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was hospitalized Tuesday after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung.

The 81-year-old Republican governor will be monitored at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery “in the coming days” out of an abundance of caution, Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said in a statement.

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