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Amanpour
• Interview with Held Hostage by Hamas for More Than Two Years Evyatar David; Interview with Jared Genser; Interview with Musician Judy Collins; Interview with Singer-Songwriter Margo Price. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Dem-Led States File New Case Against Trump's Mail-In Ballot Limits; Remembering Dolly Parton: Musician, Philanthropist, Icon; Just In: Judge Approves Meta's $18 Billion Settlement With States. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Tennessee Pays Tribute To Hometown Hero Dolly Parton; FDA Gives First-Ever Clearance For Continuous A.I. Sepsis Monitor; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Is Interviewed About Chinese Hackers Targeted U.S. Military, Agencies, Hospitals; Trump-Backed Sen. Darline Graham Wins SC GOP Runoff. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Dolly Parton Dies at 80 After Brief Battle With Cancer; Sen. Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Runoff for Late Brother's Seat; Soon, Final Witness Due Back on the Stand in Clancy Murder Trial. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Administration Threatens To Demolish Kennedy Center Over Renovations; Canada Hits Back With 50 Percent Tariffs On Hundreds Of U.S. Products; Huge Wave Of Floodwater Engulfs Nepal-China Border Crossing. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Dolly Parton Dies at 80 After a Brief Battle with Cancer; Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Runoff after Trump's Push; Canada Hits Back with 50 Percent Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products; DOJ Considers Charging ICE Officer in Minneapolis Shooting; Bill Gates Publishes Memo Warning that We Underestimated AI. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about the Strait of Hormuz; Nashville Remembers Dolly Parton; John Ford Coley and Duane Allen Remember Dolly Parton; Flash Flooding Hits Nepal; National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd is Interviewed about Foreign Beef Imports. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Flash Flooding at Nepal-China Border; Nashville Remembers Dolly Parton; Singer Jennifer Nettles is Interviewed about Dolly Parton; Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) is Interviewed about Inflation. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Burger King President Tom Curtis is Interviewed about a New Launch; Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell is Interviewed about Dolly Parton; Trump Effect on Primaries. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Cabinet Joins TikTok; Testimony in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Ends; Interview With Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser; Meta Settles Landmark Case; Remembering Dolly Parton. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sen. Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Runoff After Trump's Push; Markey & Moulton Square Off in Massachusetts Democratic Primary on Tuesday; Global Tributes Pour in for Music Legend Dolly Parton; Actor Tim Curry Dies at 80; Study Finds at Least One in Four Former NFL Players Who Died From 2016 to 2021 Had CTE. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Study Finds at Least One in Four Former NFL Players Who Died From 2016 to 2021 Had CTE; At Least 157 Killed as Catastrophic Flooding Hits Nepal-China Border; Meta Reaches Landmark $18 Billion State Child Harms Settlement; Officials Expose Major Alleged Chinese Cyber-Espionage Campaign. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sen. Graham Targets Democratic Opponent After Winning South Carolina SOP Runoff; Testimony Ends in Lindsay Clancy Trial; Psychiatrist Testifies Clancy Knew Right from Wrong, Planned Killings; FDA Approves Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Drug. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Revives Tariff War Ahead of Midterms, Angering Some in GOP; Five Years Since Deadly Abbey Gate Attack; Harry and Meghan Flew Back to UK on Private Plane. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iran State Media Says Iran Seeks Return to June Agreement With U.S.; Officials Say Iran, Oman Propose Temporary Route Through Hormuz; Rohingya Call for Safe Return to Myanmar After 2017 Exodus; Canada Details Upcoming Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods; U.S. Border Reopens to Mexican Cattle After Yearlong Ban; Closing Arguments Could Come as Soon as Thursday in Lindsay Clancy Trial; Instagram Chief Denied Hiding Negative Safety Data; SpaceX Has Announced Plans to Build a $100 Billion Launch Complex on Louisiana's Southern Coast; Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music Dies At 80; Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Donald Trump Administration Plans To Revoke And Restrict Asylum Seeker Visas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Beloved Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies; Darlene Graham Wins South Carolina Republican Senate Runoff. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Run-off; Mamdani Backs 'Delivery Protection Act' to Regulate Amazon; Remembering Dolly Parton: Musician, Philanthropist & Icon. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Ranchers Angry about Tariffs Pause on Meat; Writer E.J. Dickson is Interviewed about the Clancy Trial; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Defends Meeting with Jared Kushner; No Politics in Remembering Dolly Parton. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Deadly Flash Flood Hits Nepal-China Border, Hundreds Missing; Reports: Prince Harry, Meghan & Children Back in UK; Dolly Parton, Country Music Star and Humanitarian, Dead at 80; CNN: Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Meta Settles Claims Brought by States Over Harm to Kids. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Nepal-China Border Flashflood; Pakistan's Hospital Fire; Remembering Dolly Parton. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Remembering Dolly Parton: Country Music Icon, Philanthropist; World Mourns Country Music Legend Dolly Parton; Trump: Losing Dolly Parton Is Like Losing "A Member Of The Family"; Trump-Backed Darline Graham Wins S.C. GOP Senate Primary. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump-Backed Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Primary; Country Music Legend, Dolly Parton Dead at 80; New York Times Reports CIA Set Up Secret Cuba Task Force. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Deadly Flash Flood Hits Nepal-China Border, Hundreds Missing; At Least 14 Newborns Killed by Hospital Fire in Pakistan; Fans Around the World Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton; Prince Harry and Meghan Arrive Back in U.K. After Six Years. Aired 2:00-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Nearly 400 Travelers Missing in Nepal after Massive Flood; Decoding Dolly Parton: The Inspiration Behind the Music; Remembering Dolly Parton: Musician, Philanthropist & Icon; At Least 98 Dead, Hundreds of Tourists Missing in Flash Flood; Deadly Flash Flood Hits Nepal-China Border, Hundreds Missing; Fans in Nashville Remember Music Legend Dolly Parton. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Scores Killed, Missing As Huge Flood Hits Nepal And China; Nearly 400 Tourists Missing In Nepal After Massive Flood; Meta And State Settle Landmark Case Over Harms To Children; Tim Curry, Star of Stage And Screen, Dies At 80; Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Resumes In Massachusetts; At Least 14 Newborns Killed In Fire At Hospital In Islamabad; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Remembering The Life And Legacy Of Dolly Parton; CNN: Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Canada Retaliates With "Dollar For Dollar" Tariffs On American Goods; State Media: Iran Seeks Return To June Agreement With U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Dolly Parton, Queen Of Country Music And Humanitarian Hero, Dead At 80; CNN Projects Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; FEMA Authorizes Federal Funds To Help Nevada Fight Hawk Fire. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Flooding in Nepal, China; Remembering Dolly Parton, Country Music Icon, Philanthropist; Tariff Standoff Between U.S. and Canada Escalates. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Darline Graham Wins Senate Primary; Remembering Dolly Parton; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Canada Trade War Escalates; Chinese Cyberattack?; Deadly Flash Flooding in Nepal; Remembering Dolly Parton. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Allies Celebrate Sen. Graham's Win in SC Runoff; Lindsay Clancy Trial Continues; Remembering Dolly Parton: Country Music Icon, Philanthropist. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Hundreds Feared Dead After Flood Hits Nepal-China Border; At Least 14 Newborns Killed by Hospital Fire in Pakistan; Meta to Pay $18B to Settle Lawsuit Over Child Safety; Devastating Flash Floods in Nepal; Former Israeli Hostage Speaks to CNN. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Dolly Parton, Country Music Star and Humanitarian, Dead at 80; Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Decoding Dolly Parton: The Inspiration Behind the Music; Fans in Nashville Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton; Canada Details Upcoming Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods. Aired 12-1a ET
• Remembering Dolly Parton; CNN: Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Dolly Parton, Country Music Star And Humanitarian, Dead At 80; Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff; Canada Details Upcoming Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods; Dolly Parton Has Died at the Age of 80; Interview with Chief Curator of Grammy Museum Jasen Emmons; The Legacy of Dolly Parton. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Massive Flood Hits Nepali-Chinese Border, At Least 157 Dead; CIA Director Makes Unannounced Visit To Moscow; Iran & Oman Propose Framework For New Route In Strait Of Hormuz; Meta Settles States' Landmark Child Harm Case For $18B; Fans Around The World Pay Tribue To Dolly Parton; Prince Harry And Meghan Arrive Back In U.K. after Six Years. Aired 3-4p ET