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•Allies Plead For Trump To Stay On Message; Democrats See Big Advantage In New Arizona Abortion Rights Measure On Ballot; FBI Investigating Attempts To Hack Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns Earlier This Summer; Sources: Suspected Iranian Hackers Breached Roger Stones Personal Email As Part Of Effort To Target Trump Campaign; Workers Allege "Nightmare" Conditions At Kentucky Startup J.D. Vance Helped Fund; At Least One Dead After Massive Wildfires In Greece. Aired: 8-9p ET

•Interview with Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado; Interview with Retired IDF Major General Guy Zur; Interview with Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. Aired 1-2p ET

•Trump Advisers, Allies Split On Strategy Behind Musk Interview; Walz Speaks With Union Workers and Trump's Spat With UAW; FBI Investigating Apparent Hacking Of Trump Campaign; Biden, Obama And The Clintons To Speak At DNC; Fast Spreading Wildfires Rage Near Athens. Aired 4-5p ET
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•Trump Insider Says He's Spiraling, He Better Snap Out Of It; Trump Campaign Posts Racist Meme About Harris And Border; Union Files Federal Labor Charges Against Trump And Musk; Press Awaits Chance To Interviews V.P. Kamala Harris To Answer Questions About Her Policy Plans; Governor Tim Walz Acknowledged That He Falsely Claimed To Have Gone Into Combat. Aired 10-11p ET

•Trump-Musk Talk on X Filled With False Claims, Softball Questions; Sources Say, Roger Stone's Email Hacked to Get to Trump Campaign; Trump and Harris Both Promise to End Taxes on Tips. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
•Biden To Announce $150 Million In Cancer Moonshot Funding; Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) On Trump's Claims That Harris Candidacy Could Be Unconstitutional; Putin Vows "Strong Response" To Ukrainian Incursion. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Elon Musk Interviews Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump on X Platform; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Interviewed on Donald Trump's Comments about Closing Federal Department of Education If Elected President Again. Aired 8-8:30a ET
•Harris Gains in Polls; Trump Tries to Slow Harris' Momentum; Key Inflation Gauge Shows Price Hikes Slowed; Putin Vows Strong Response to Ukraine. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•Trump Repeatedly Slams Harris; Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Trump and Harris; Putin Vows Strong Response to Ukraine; Zelenskyy Says the War is Coming Home to Russia. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
•Price Hikes Slowed in July; Adrienne Elrod is Interviewed about the Harris Campaign; Reservoir of Water on Mars. Aired 9:30-10a ET
•Ukraine Incursion; Kamala Harris to Deliver Major Economic Address; Trump Talks With Elon Musk. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•Biden To Announce $150M In Grants As Part Of Cancer "Moonshot" Program; Biden To Deliver Primetime Address On First Night Of DNC in Chicago; Sources: Hackers Target Trump Ally Roger Stone And Campaign Officials; Police Investigate Break-In At Trump Campaign Office In Virginia; New Data Proves U.S. Cities Becoming Unbearably Hot. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Kamala Harris To Deliver Economic Policy Speech Friday; Trump Advisers Tout Chat With Musk, Other Allies Question Strategy; Sources: Ceasefire Talks Unlikely To Thwart Iran Strike On Israel. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
•Stocks Rally As Key Inflation Gauge Shows Price Hikes Slowed; Home Depot Issues Warning As Customers Pull Back On Spending; 156-Plus Square Miles Charred Since Flames Erupted in Athens, Greece, Sunday; Tropical Storm Ernesto Slams Caribbean, Races Toward Puerto Rico; USA Gymnastics: Appeal Over Jordan Chiles' Bronze Medal Denied. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•UAW Files Labor Complaint Against Must & Trump After Their Chat On X; Walz To Speak To Union Ahead Of Harris' Speech On Economic Policy; Zelenskyy: Ukraine Controls 74 Settlements In Russia's Kursk Region; More Russians Urged To Evacuate Amid Ukraine Incursion. Aired 3-3:30p ET
•Biden to Announce $150 Million in Grants as Part of Cancer Moonshot Program; Police Investigating Break-In at Trump Campaign Office; NASA Study: Vast Amounts of Water May be Beneath Surface of Mars. Aired 3:30-4p ET

•Israel Preparing for Potential Attack from Iran; Ukrainian Military Claims to Control Part of Russia; Trump Lashes Out at Harris in Conversation with Musk; Extremely Dangerous Wildfire Approaches Athens, Greece. U.S. Sends Sub to Region as Israel Braces for Attack; Kim Jong Un Rejects Foreign Aid, Touts Self-Reliance. Aired 12-1a ET
•Israeli military On High Alert For Potential Imminent Attack By Iran; Rambling Trump, Musk Interview Marred By Tech Issues; Putin Vows Response To Ukraine Over Kursk Incursion. Zelenskyy: "Justified" to Destroy Russian Terrorists Anywhere; Extremely "Dangerous Wildfire" Approaching Athens, Greece; Source: Hamas to Attend Ceasefire-Hostage Talks; U.S. Clears Aid for IDF Unit Accused of Rights Violations; Kim Jong-un Rejects Foreign Aid, touts Self-Reliance. Aired 1-2a ET
•Extremely Dangerous Wildfire Approaches Athens, Greece; Heat Alerts Across Parts of Europe; Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico Brace for Storm Ernesto; Kim Jong-Un Rejects Foreign Aid; Vladimir Kara-Murza Vows Quicker Than Expected Return to Russia; Pompeii Archaeologists Find Buried Couple and Their Treasure; Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' Recreated in Bosnia. Aired 2-3a ET
•Musk, Trump Held a Live Chat on X, Centers Important Topics; Los Angeles Jolted Magnitude 4.4 Quake; Wildfire Situation in Athens Now Improving. Putin Vows for a Strong Response into the Ukrainian Incursion; Pennsylvania Voters Say on Kamala Harris' Chances in November; Male Cancer Patients May Double Its Death Rate Worldwide, According to a New Study. Aired 3-4a ET
•Trump Lashes Out at Harris in Conversation with Musk; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Due to Take Place this Week; Israel Preparing for Potential Attack from Iran; Situation with Wildfire Near Athens Improving; Heat Alerts in Place Across Parts of Europe; Gymnast Jordan Chiles's Bronze Medal Appeal Rejected. Aired 4-4:30a ET
•Putin Vows Strong Response to Ukrainian Incursion; U.S. Sends Sub to Middle East As Israel Braces for Attack; Hamas to Attend Ceasefire-Hostage Talks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
•CNN International: Trump Targets Harris in Musk Interview; Greece Battles Wildfires; Harris to Appear With Biden at Campaign Event This Week; Biden Heads to New Orleans for Cancer Moonshot Event; Democratic National Convention is Just Six Days Away; Israel's Ben- Gvir Makes Provocative Visit to al-Aqsa Compound; Hamas to Attend Ceasefire-hostage Talks; Israel Preparing for Potential Attack From Iran; Putin Lashes Out at the West for Ukraine's Incursion; Ukrainian Military Claims to Control 1,000 Sq. Km. Of Russia; Kim Jong-Un Rejects Foreign Help, Touts Self-reliance; U.S. Cities Feel the Brunt of Scorching Temperatures; Team USA Appeal for Jordan Chiles to Keep Bronze Medal Denied; Pompeii Archaeologists Find Buried Couple and Their Treasure; Van Gogh's "Starry Night" Recreated in Bosnia. Aired 8-9a ET
•CNN International: White House Calls On All Sides To Resume Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Sources: Ceasefire Talks Not Expected To Stop Iran Retaliation; Zelenskyy: "Only Fair To Destroy Russian Terrorists". Aired 11a-12p ET
•Trump Sits for Two-Hour Meandering Chat With Elon Musk; FBI Probes Apparent Hack Targeting Trump Campaign; Putin Says, Ukraine Trying to Improve Negotiating Position. Aired 10-10:30a ET
•Florida Retirees Rally for Harris; Hundreds Attend Gold Cart Rally for Harris; Some Prominent Republicans Backing Harris; Arizona GOP Mayor Encourages Republicans to Abandon Trump; Wembley Stadium Bans Gathering Outside Swift's Concerts; USA Gymnastics Vows to Keep Fighting for Chile's Medal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
•Putin Vows Revenge on Ukraine; Harris Looks to Woo Anti-Trump Republicans; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Aired 11-11:30a ET
•Harris Campaign Trolls Trump Over Talk With Elon Musk; Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY); Putin Vows Revenge on Ukraine. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
•CNN International: Sources: Ceasefire Talks Not Expected To Stop Iran Retaliation; Biden To Announce $150M In Grants As Part Of "Cancer Moonshot"; Harris Announces Plans For Major Economic Speech On Friday; Ukraine Officials: Forces Gain Wider Control In Kursk Region; Trump Sits For 2-House Meandering Chat With Elon Musk. Aired 3-4p ET

•Trump Allies Urge Policy, Not Insults; Putin Promises To "Kick" Ukraine Out of Russia; Tropical Storm Ernesto Forms In The Atlantic. Aired 5-5:30a ET
•Source: Hamas Agrees To Attend Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Appeal For Jordan Chiles To Keep Bronze Medal Denied; Democrats Prepare For DNC In Less Than One Week. Aired 5:30-6a ET
•Trump's Personal and Policy Attacks on Harris; Republican Urging Trump to Stick to Issues; Elon Musk Hosts Livestream with Trump on X; Trump Continues to Attack President Biden; Trump Blames Iran for Campaign Hack; One Week Away from DNC. Aired 6-6:30a ET
•Trump Campaign Blames Iran for Hacking; Pennsylvania Voters Reflect on Revamped Presidential Race; Doris Kearns Goodwin is Interviewed about VP Picks; Trump Thinks Harris is Getting Free Ride. Aired 6:30-7a ET

•Military Analysts: Russian Forces still Retaining Momentum on Eastern Front Despite Ukrainian Incursion; Musk Blamed Technical Glitch on "Massive Attack"; Firefighters: Wildfire Near Athens "Improving"; Trump and Musk Praise Each Other During 2-Hour Interview; USA Appeal for Jordan Chiles to keep Bronze Medal Denied. Aired 9-9:45a ET
•Firefighters "Contain" Wildfires In Greece; Russia Expands Evacuations Amid Ukrainian Incursion; Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper Into Russia's Kursk Region; Putin Vows Strong Response To Ukrainian Incursion; Sources: Ceasefire Talks Not Expected To Stop Iran Retaliation; Firefighters Make Progress Containing Blaze Near Athens: Trump And Musk Chat On X; Elon Musk Slams Kamala Harris As "Far-Left"; Pennsylvania Voters Explain Who They'll Vote For In November; Study: Evidence of Water Reservoir Beneath Mars' Surface. Aired 10-11a ET

•Sources: Allies Pleading With Trump To Stay On Message; Harris Cutting Into Trump's Lead With Surprising & Key Demo; Ukraine: Forces Overtake 25 Square Miles In Russia In One Day; New Video of Devastating Floods, North Korea Claims No Deaths. Aired 7-8p ET

•Ukraine Says it Controls 74 Settlements in Russia; Russia Expands Evacuations; U.S. State Department Approves $20 Billion of Weaponry Sales to Israel; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Resumes Thursday; Greece Firefighters Make Progress on Containing Blaze; Brian Niccol as New Starbucks CEO; Suntory Facing Economic Challenges in Japan; UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Trump and Musk; Musk Turns X into a Pro-Trump Machine; Scientists Found Reservoir of Water on Mars; Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet. Aired 6-7p ET

•Trump Advisers Tout Wide Viewership Of Trump's Interview On X While Some Allies Question The Strategy Behind It; Elon Musk Hosts Trump For Two-Hour Interview On X; How Elon Musk Forged An Unlikely Alliance With Trump; Sources: Roger Stone's Email Targeted In Hack; Trump And Harris Both Promise To End Taxes On Tips. Aired 12-12:30p ET
•Trump And Harris Both Promise To End Taxes On Tips; Moderate PA Voters Weigh Their Options With Vice President Harris At The Top of Dem Ticket; Comedian Goes Viral For Her Impression Of Kamala Harris. Aired 12:30-1p ET

•Putin Vows Strong Response to Ukrainian Incursion; Elon Musk Hosts Friendly Chat with Donald Trump on X After Tech Delays; Trump Lashes Out at Harris in X Livestream; Musk Accuses Harris of Being Too Far-left; Musk Turning "X" into a Political Tool; Fires Conditions in Greece Improving; Chipotle's Brian Niccol Takes Over Starbucks as CEO; NASA Data Show Signs of Water Beneath Surface of Mars. Aired 2-3p ET

•Allies Plead For Trump To Stay On Message; Walz Defends Military Record As New Controversy Bubbles Up; NYT: Hunter Biden Sought Help From State Department For Burisma Project; Workers Allege "Nightmare" Conditions At Startup Vance Helped Fund; Arkansas Police Officer Fired After Assaulting Detainee In Patrol Car. Aired 11p-12a ET

•Russia Expands Evacuation Amid Ukrainian Offensive; Ukraine Says It Does Not Intend To Annex Russia's Kursk Region; Trump Sits Down For Conversation With Elon Musk On X; Firefighters Make Progress Containing Blaze Near Athens; Kim Jong Un Rejects Foreign Aid, Touts Self-Reliance; Pennsylvania Voters Explain Who They'll Vote For In November; Starliner Astronauts In Space Nearly 69 Days And Counting. Aired 12-1p ET

•Starbucks Taps Chipotle's Brian Niccol As Its New CEO; Annual Wholesale Inflation Slows To 2.2 Percent In July; Zelenskyy: 74 Russian Settlements Under Ukrainian Control; UAW Accuses Trump And Musk Of Threatening Workers; Harris To Deliver First Economic Policy Speech On Friday; Pandora Shares Rise As Brand Raises Growth Outlook Again; Quest Visits Coney Island's Wonder Wheel Amusem*nt Park. Aired 4-5p ET

•U.S. Officials: Iran Has Not Yet Decided On Action Against Israel; Biden: "Concerned About Ceasefire Deal's Prospects Amid Iran Threat; Trump With Musk On X: Tw Hours Attacks, Falsehoods, Glitches; 2018 Video: Walz Praised Muslim Leader Who Shared Antisemitic Propaganda; Trump Campaign Shares Dehumanizing Anti-Migrant Meme; Russia Scrambling To Push Back Ukraine's Stunning Cross-Border Counteroffensive; New Evidence Points To Water Deep Below Surface Of Mars; Starbucks Names Fourth CEO In Two Years Amid Sales Struggles. Aired 5-6p ET
•Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Says, Damn Proud Of Military Service Record Amid GOP Attacks; Trump With Musk On X, Two Hours Of Attacks, Falsehoods, Glitches; U.S. Officials Say, Iran Has Not Yet Decided on Action Against Israel; Deadly Wildfire Chars Thousands Of Acres Near Athens, Greece; George Santos In Court Today Ahead Of Fraud Trial. Aired 6-7p ET

•Two Prominent Republicans Who Bucked Trump Now Back Him; UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Trump & Musk; Tonight: In New Interview, Trump Says Hacked Campaign Material Is "Boring Information." Aired 9-10p ET