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Stretcher Called for Federal Reserve Chair After Delivering Lecture

Janet Yellen, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, reportedly received medical attention after delivering a speech at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Yellen felt dehydrated at the end of her speech, according to a statement attributed to the Federal Reserve. The statement said she was seen by medics as a precaution and had continued with her schedule.

A stretcher entered the building, though it reportedly left again without Yellen. Credit: Twitter/James Marino, Economics Undergraduate at Umass Amherst