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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, without disclosing what ails the 81-year-old former politician.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Inexorably, Mr. McCarthy drives toward the view that what ails American men is the macho belief that men should always have their guard up, never complaining or revealing what’s going on inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Still, a strong sequel has often proved a cure for what ails Hollywood, and the Thanksgiving weekend was no exception.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Jones, 84 at the time, was asked by journalist David Marchese about what ails America.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

“What ails thee, Ophelia? You are wan and distracted today.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein