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Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke

The Guardian World Sunday 01 November 2026, 19:27 UTC By Roque Planas 1 min read
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Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending a his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt.

Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins

Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.

Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending a his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke.

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