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April 13, 2016


April 12, 2016
• Former ISIS Commander Interviewed; Latest Information from Brussels Terror Suspect; Brazilian President Moves Closer to Impeachment; More Than 400 Activists Arrested at Capitol Protest; Suicide Bomber Strikes Yemeni Security Checkpoint; Boko Haram Victim Details Her Ordeal; Thai New Year Marked. Aired 3-4a ET
• ISIS Tries to Lure New Recruits in Afghanistan; Brussels Terror Suspect Revelation of Alleged plot to Attack Major Sporting Event; Trump Unhappy about GOP Delegate Process; Kasich Optimistic on Race; New Threats from North Korea; Transgender During Thailand Military Conscription Period; Teen Creates Hearing Devices. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Complains of Rigged System; Trump Gets Stomped on the Walk of Fame; Clinton Shifts Focus, Attacks Trump Instead; Securing the Euro 2016 Tournament; North Korean Media Warn Defectors of Preemptive Attacks; High North Korean Official Defected; ISIS Tries to Lure New Recruits in Afghanistan; Boko Haram Turning Girls into Killers; Prince William, Katherine in India. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Threats from Pyongyang After Deflection; Terror Suspect Reveals Planned Attack on Euro2016 Championships; Taliban Claiming Responsibility for Bus Bombing; Polls Show Kasich Can Beat Clinton; Zika Virus Linked to Premature Births, More Birth Conditions; LGBT Battles in North Carolina and Mississippi; China's Plan to Become A World Class Football Power . Aired 12-1a ET
• House Speaker Paul Ryan Soeaks about the Possible Republican Convention; 3:30-4p ET
• Paul Ryan Rules Himself Out of Presidential Race. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• John Kasich Says America Has 2 Paths in Election; Will Obama's Greatest Mistake as President Hurt Clinton Campaign; John Kerry Criticized for No Atomic Bomb Apology in Japan; Video Provides Key Detail in NFL's Will Smith Murder. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Paul Ryan Rules Himself Out; Delegate System; Presidential Race; Trump Not Welcome. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• John Kasich Hard-Hitting Speech. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Criticizes Rigged Delegate System; Clinton and Sanders Clash Ahead of New York Debate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Equal Pay Roundtable; Delegate System; Former NFL Player's Death; Zika Virus Risks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Criticizes Rigged Delegate System; John Kasich Calls Delegate Hunt a Bizarre Process; Clinton, Sanders Clash Ahead of CNN Debate. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 11, 2016
• Brussels Terror Investigation Reveals New Information Regarding Terrorist Plans; Taliban Making Gains in Afghanistan; Masters Shocker; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Tour India; MTV Awards; India Police Make Arrests in Temple Fire Case; Ukrainian Prime Minister Says He is Resigning. Aired 3-4a ET
• Taliban Making Gains in Helmand Province; Paris Was Initial Target of Attacks, not Belgium; Criminal Investigation into India's Sunday's Temple Fire; Danny Willett Wins Master's Tournament; Charges Against Navy Officer Now Considered National Security Case; Attorney Describes "El Chapo's" Control; Democratic Candidates Not Addressing N.Y. Concerns; E.U. Refugee Resettlement Program a Mess; Young British Royals in India. Aired 2-3a ET
• England's Danny Willett Wins Both Masters; Belgian Attackers Planned to Target Paris; Fireworks Celebration Ignites India's Temple Fire; Newspaper's Parody Warning of a Trump Presidency; Official: Al Qaeda Branch Didn't Murder Blogger; Taliban Rocket Strikes Intended for John Kerry; Australian Mother, Film Crew Detained in Lebanon; New Movie "Criminal" Exposes "Memory Transfer". Aired 1-2a ET
• Brit Wins Masters; Brussels Terror Investigation Reveals Paris Was Original Target; Investigation into Indian Temple Fire Examined; Australian Child Abduction Case; El Chapo Behind Bars Awaiting Extradition. Aired 12-1a ET
• Backlash Growing Against Wave of Anti-LGBT Bills; Bill Clinton's Confrontation with Black Lives Matter; CNN Presidential Town Halls This Week; Anthony Bourdain traveled to Philippines. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Interview With Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra; Republican Turmoil. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Family of Murdered Relative Doesn't Want Trump Speech; Soccer Game Original Terror Target, Not Brussels; Clinton, Sanders Hold Rallies; Firefighters Go Beyond Call of Duty to Save Own. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Slams Delegate System; Democrats Battle for New York; NFL Star Killed. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Complains About Delegate Process; Former NFL Star Shot Dead in New Orleans. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sanders, Clinton Battling for New York; Interview with Tad Devine; Interview with Gregory Meek; Interview with "Boston Globe" editor Kathleen Kingsbury; Trump Claims Rigged Delegate System; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Ex-Saints Star Killed; Trump Focuses on New York; Brussels Attackers Plans; President Obama Defends Hillary Clinton E-Mail Use; PGA Masters Result Examined. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Donald Trump Accuses Republican Party of Corrupt Delegate System; Sanders, Clinton Battling For New York; New Clinton Ad Attacks Trump, Not Sanders. Aired 9:-9:30a ET


April 10, 2016
• Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured After Fire at a Temple in Southern India; Mystery Man in Hat from Brussels Terror Attacks Has Been Arrested; The Royal Family are at the Star of a Week-Long Trip to India; Bernie Sanders Picks Up Another Win in Wyoming Caucuses on Saturday; Brazil Has Political Scandals, Protests, Zika Virus Leading up to Olympics. Aired 5-6a ET
• Nearly 100 Dead After Fireworks Show Turns Tragic; New Development in Brussels Terror Attacks; Kerry Meeting with Foreign Ministers on Nukes; Protests in Bangladesh Following Secular Blogger's Killing; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Arrive in India; Presidential Candidates Focus on New York; Final Day for Masters Tournament. Aired 4-5a ET
• Police are Charging Temple Authorities in Kerala with Culpable Homicide; Mohamed Abrini Admits to Being Involved in Brussels Airport Bombing; More Protests Expected in Bangladesh Following the Brutal Murder of a Secular Blogger; Bernie Sanders Picks up the Wyoming Caucus Seat. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• More than 80 Dead in India after Fireworks Start Fire; Mohamed Abrini Identified as Suspect in Brussels Airport Bombing; Sanders Has Won Eight of the Last Nine Contests; Ford Motor Company is Seventh Largest Carmaker in the World. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• More Than 70 Killed After Firework Display Ignites in Temple; Kerry Heads to Hiroshima After Surprise Visit to Afghanistan; The U.S. Fight Against ISIS; Berlin and the Estate of Hitler's Propaganda Chief; Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Breaks His Silence in New York; Clinton, Sanders Prepare to Faceoff at CNN Debate; Brussels Attackers Initially Targeted France; Pope Francis Wants More Acceptance for Gay, Divorced Catholics; Can Jordan Spieth Win Back-to-Back at Augusta?; Bush versus Clinton in 1992 Election; 2016 Candidates Try Out Their New York Street Cred. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Breaks His Silence in New York, Lashing Out About Rigged Delegate System; Brussels Attackers Initially Targeted France; The U.S. Role in Pushing ISIS Out of Iraq; Candidates Try to Charm New York Media; Why Some GOP Senators Dislike Ted Cruz?; U.S. Navy Officer Charged with Espionage; Bhutan, A Country Built on Happiness; Aired 5- 6:00p ET
• Clinton and Sanders Vie for Home Turf in NY; "Boston Globe" Satire Creates News; Investigation Within U.S. Navy That Threatened National Security; New Orleans Police Investigating Shooting Death of Former NFL Star. Aired 4-5p ET
• Donald Trump Aiming to Win New York on April 19th; Prosecutors Say Brussels Terrorists Planned To Hit France Again; President Barack Obama's First Appearance on FOX News Channel in More Than Two Years; Day of Celebration at Century Old Temple in Kelam, India, Ends In Strategy; Bernie Sanders to Visit the Vatican; Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Hasn't Endorsed Yet. Aired 3-4p ET
• Belgian Authorities Captured Mohamed Abrini; Aide to Donald Trump's Campagin Accuses Ted Cruz of Gestapo Tactics; U.S. Navy Officer Charged With Espionage; Obama: Clinton Emails Did Not Jeopardize Security; Boston Globe Satirizes Donald Trump; Sanders' Big Push To Court Minority Voters. Aired 2-3p ET


April 09, 2016
• Belgian Police Nab Terror Suspect; Brutal Murder of Blogger in Bangladesh; Democratic Candidates Battle for New York; John Kerry's Surprise Visit to Afghanistan; Russian Museum to Help Restore Syria's Ancient Treasures; Canadian Delegation in North Korea; Marijuana Producing Profits in Argentina. Aired 5-6a ET
• Belgian Police Make Major Arrest; John Kerry Visits Afghanistan; Secular Bloggist Murdered in Bangladesh; Sanders and Clinton Battle for Wyoming; The GOP Race for the White House; Restoring Palmyra; SpaceX Successfully Lands Rocket on Ocean Platform. Aired 4-5a ET
• Possible Brussels Bombing "Mystery Man" Arrested; Iraqi Engineers Buckling Down to Save Mosul Damn; Al-Qaeda Affiliate Has Claimed Responsibility for Killing of Blogger; Sanders Toughens Stance on Clinton's Qualifications to be President; Trump Recalibrating Campaign After Wisconsin Loss. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Belgian Police Arrest Terror Suspect; Russian Museum to Help Restore ISIS-Destroyed Palmyra; The Killing of a Secular Blogger in Bangladesh; Race for the White House. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Missiles Strike Airbase in Homs; Eurosceptic Anti-Immigrant Orban Claims Victory; Gas Attack Survivor Urges Intervention in Syria; National Guard Personnel to Support U.S. Border Agents; First Luxury Hotel in Space. Aired 12-1a ET
• Sanders Wins Wyoming Caucuses, Gains 7 Delegates; Reagan's Role in 1976 GOP Contested Convention; Brussels Bomber Caught; Women Tech Companies Struggle for Funding. Aired 7-8p ET
• Sanders Wins Wisconsin Democratic Caucuses; Colorado GOP Convention on Picking Delegates Now; Paris Terror Fugitive is Brussels Bombing "Man in Hat"; Explosions Rock Afghan Capitol After Kerry Visit; U.S. Official: Europeans Ignoring Key Terror Data; Sanders Speaks After Wyoming Win; Hastert Attorney Reacts to Shocking Allegations; ISIS Uses Iraqis as Human Shields; Signs U.S. Economy Not Growing. Aired 5-6p ET
• Key Suspect in Brussels Attacks Confesses; Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming; Pope Francis Wants More Acceptance for Folks Outside of Marriage. Aired 4-5p ET
• Police in Belgium Have Charged Mohamed Abrini with Participating in the Activities of a Terrorist Group; Democratic Caucuses in Wyoming Under Way; Donald Trump Hired a Convention Manager; Secretary of State John Kerry Wraps Up His Surprise Visit to Afghanistan. Aired 3-4p ET
• Arrested Terror Suspect Confesses to Being Wanted Man in Security Videos in Brussels; Ted Cruz to Pick up Majority of Delegates from Colorado; Votes Being Counted in Wyoming Democratic Presidential Caucus. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Police in Belgium Have Charged Terror Suspect Mohamed Abrini; Democratic Caucuses in Wyoming Under Way; Donald Trump Hired A Convention Manager. Aired 1-2p ET
• Sanders, Clinton Battle Over Who's More "Qualified"; Belgium Police Lay More Charges In Terror Attacks; Cruz Aims For Delegate Sweep In Colorado; Battle Lines Drawn Over Mississippi Measure; Contested Convention Looking More Possible for GOP; Prosecutors: Former House Speaker Covered Up Abuse of Boys. Aired 12-1p ET
• New Raid Underway in Belgium Neighborhood; Bill Clinton: "I Almost Want to Apologize"; Kerry Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan; Inside The Fight For GOP Delegates In Colorado; Hastert Accused Of Paying Hush Money To Accuser; Clinton And Sanders Battle For Wyoming's Delegates; Pope: Be Accepting Of Gays, Lesbians, Divorcees. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Police Conduct Raid in Brussels Searching for Evidence Related to Terrorism Activities; Ted Cruz to Pick Up Majority of Delegates in Colorado; John Kasich Attacks Ted Cruz in New York; Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaign in New York for Democratic Presidential Nomination; Jordan Spieth Leading in Masters Tournament. Aired 10-11a ET


April 08, 2016
• Belgium Extends Detention of Paris Terror Suspect; ISIS Militants Take Over Cement Factory, Taking 300 Hostages; Secular Blogger Murdered in Bangladesh; Clinton and Sanders Campaign in New York; Bill Clinton Takes On Black Lives Matter Protesters; Zika Virus Update; Gucci Ad Featuring Extremely Thin Model Banned in UK. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Step-by-Step Record Belgium Police have on Attacker; Republican Candidates Battle over New York Values; Cruz Faces Uphill Battle in Northeast; Living under ISIS Rule in Iraq; Secular Blogger Murdered in Bangladesh; Official: Brussels Could Have Relied on Tools Offered by U.S.; Janet Yellen Talks Economy; Democratic Candidates Debate Qualifications as President; Bill Clinton Heckled by Black Lives Matters; "American Idol" Says Good-Bye after 15 Years. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump Battles to Secure Republican Delegates; Most Republican Senators Not Supporting Ted Cruz; Clinton and Sanders Fight Moves to New York; Interview with Clay Aiken; Bizarre L.A. High-Speed Chase in Convertible; Stars Return for Last "American Idol"; France's New Prostitution Law; New "Star Wars" Film. Aired 1-2a ET
• Extradition of Key Terror Suspect to France could Take Weeks; ISIS Reportedly Taken Over 300 Workers at Cement Factory Hostage; Activists in Bangladesh Outraged After Secular Blogger Murdered; Janet Yellen Dismisses Concerns of U.S. Bubble; Presidential Campaigns Target New York; The Final "American Idol" Winner. Aired 12-1a ET
• Bernie Sanders Believes There Will Be Open Convention for Democrats; Ted Cruz Scrutiny for Remarks on New Yorker Values; Pope Francis Issued An Official Statement To Divorced Catholics. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Presidential Race Heats Up; Bill Clinton in Hot Water; Terror Arrests. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• Arrests in Brussels Terror Attacks; Bill Clinton's Angry Exchange with Black Lives Matter; Democratic Candidates Fight for N.Y.; Interview with NWA's Ice Cube. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Terror Suspects Captured; Presidential Race; Colorado Delegates. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Skips Colorado Convention, Focuses On New York; GOP Braces For Possible Contested Convention; Two Dead In Shooting At Lackland Air Force Base; Suspect Connected To University of Texas Student's Murder In Custody. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Clinton and Sanders Battle For New York Votes; Ted Cruz Defends New York Values Remarks; Colorado GOP Meets to Pick Delegates on Saturday; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton Clashes with Black Lives Matter; LGBT Discrimination; Pope Francis Urges Tolerance for Marriages and Families; GE CEO Fires Back at Sanders. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Democrats Race Heats Up in New York; One-on-One with Ted Cruz; Trump Beefs Up Role of Veteran Strategist. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 07, 2016
• Crowds Gathered to Protest Trump Rally in New York; Iraqi Army Fighting to Retake Mosul; Democratic Contest Examined; Panama Papers Scandal. Aired 3-4a ET
• Tough Road Ahead for Ted Cruz; Bernie Sanders Faces Steep Climb in Reaching Democratic Nomination; Belgian Security Services under Security over Attacks; Iraqi Forces Battle to Recapture Mosul from ISIS; Libya's Rival Government Steps Down to Avoid Bloodshed; New York Win May Not Land Trump GOP Nomination; South Korea: North Korean Threat Growing; Flooding Rains Lash Fiji Following Cyclone. Aired 2-3a ET
• Republican Clash Over New York Values; Clinton and Sanders Battle of New York Primary Intensifies; North Korea May Have Mid-Range Nuclear Capability; Belgian Security Services under Security over Attacks; Twitter to Live Stream Thursday Night Football. Aired 1-2a ET
• Cruz Wins Wisconsin; Contested GOP Convention?; Sanders Vows to Continue Democratic Contest to the Convention. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Obama Gives Speech At University of Chicago; Brutality Of ISIS On Full Display In Iraq. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Obama Touts Supreme Court Nominee; Interview With Tavis Smiley. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Presidential Candidates Fight for N.Y.; Clinton's New York Subway Ride, Diner Visit; Security Concerns for Republican Convention in Cleveland; Fight Escalates Between Democratic Senators. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Sanders Doubles Down; Trump Slams Cruz; Bombing Suspect Video. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 2016 Election in Focus; Black-on-Black Murders; Religious Freedom Laws. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Clinton, Sanders War of Words Escalates; Interview with Bernie Sanders Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver; Trump Courts Voters on Home Turf; Cruz Faces Heat for New York Values Remark. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton Campaigns in New York Amid Sanders Fight; Brussels Police Release New Video of Bombing Suspect. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Sanders Claims Clinton Not Qualified to be President; Trump Holds Fiery Rally in New York. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 06, 2016
• Cruz and Sanders Win in Wisconsin; San Francisco Passes Six- Week Paid Family Leave; Trump's Mexico Wall Plan Causing Concern; Missiasippi Passes Religious Freedom Law. Aired 3-4a ET
• Cruz and Sanders Win Wisconsin Primaries; Trump Far Behind Cruz in Wisconsin Primary; Wisconsin Win "Is a Turning Point" for Cruz; Sanders Touts Momentum After Wisconsin Win; Clinton Focusing on New York Primary on April 19; Trump Blames Right Wing Radio for Loss; Sanders: "We Can Change the Status Quo"; Cruz Raised $2 Million on Tuesday Alone; Kasich Came in Last in Republican Wisconsin Race; Sanders: Clinton is "Getting a Little Nervous"; Sanders Seeks Momentum After Wisconsin Win; Every Delegate Counts in Democratic Presidential Race; Cruz's Win Complicates Trump's Delegate Drive; Obama Question Trump and Cruz on Foreign Policy. Aired 2-3a ET
• Cruz and Sanders Win Wisconsin Primaries. Aired 1-2a ET
• Cruz Wins Wisconsin; Contested GOP Convention?; Sanders Vows to Continue Democratic Contest to the Convention. Aired 12-1a ET
• Ted Cruz Praised His Wife in Victory Speech in Wisconsin Primary; Amy Schumer Complaining About Being on the Cover in "Glamour" Magazine; 3:30-4p ET
• Presidential Race Heating Up. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Clinton Laughs Off Sanders' "Ludicrous" Claims; Sanders Sweeps Delegates from Hillary in Wisconsin; GOP Contested Convention More Likely After Cruz Wisconsin Win. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Race; Sanders Wins in Wisconsin. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tensions Rise Ahead of CNN Dem Debate, NY Vote; Clinton Plan: Disqualify, Defeat Sanders Now; Sanders' Daily News Interview Sparks Criticism; Backlash Over Miss. "Religious Freedom" Law. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• GOP Braces for Contested Convention After Cruz Win in Wisconsin; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Wisconsin Primary Numbers; Democrats Prepare for a Fight; Interview with Tina Brown; Judge Garland Meets with Top Democrats on Capitol Hill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Bernie Sanders Beats Clinton in Wisconsin; Democratic Candidates Gear Up for CNN Debate Next Week. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 05, 2016
• Panama Papers Scandals Examined; Wisconsin Primary Today; Brazil Facing Numerous Scandals; First Migrants Deported from Greece; European Authorities Tracking Radical Islamists; Flash Flooding in Pakistan. Aired 3-4a ET
• Presidential Candidates Battle for Delegates; Panama Papers Leak Sparks Outrage; Impact of Panama Papers on Chinese Leaders; E.U. Turkish Plan Begins, Migrants Won't Stop Seeking European Dream; Kasich Won't Drop Out of Race; Trump Message Not Working in Wisconsin; Clinton Struggles with Being Likable; Kremlin Reaction to Panama Papers; Webtoons Go Global. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Moves to Get Back on Track; Trump True Believers; What the Panama Papers Reveal; Papers Allege Chinese Involvement in Offshore Accounts; Security Officials Chasing ISIS Operatives on Run; Brazil Hit by Overlapping Crises Ahead of Olympics; "Simpson's" Character Comes Out as Gay. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Report Alleges Trump Has Damaging Information About Roger Ailes; Alabama Lawmakers Expected To Start Impeachment Proceedings Against Their Governor Over Sex Scandal. Aired 12-1a ET
• Obama Calls Trump's Plan Impractical And Half Baked; Mississippi's Governor Just Signed A Controversial Religious Freedom Bill Into Law; Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Will Face Off Again. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer; Trump Reveals Wall Plan; Wisconsin Votes. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mississippi Governor Signs Religious Freedom Bill; Sanders; Win Wisconsin, Win White House; 3 Things to Watch in Wisconsin Primary; Tim Robbin's Controversial Comments on Clinton, Supporters; Alabama Lawmakers Push for Governor's Removal. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Wisconsin Primary; Religious Freedom Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Voting Underway in Wisconsin; China Censors Reporting on Panama Papers; Donald Trump Details Plan to Force Mexico to Pay for Border Wall; The Art of Lying. Aired 10:30-11a ET


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