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Do you like town halls? Great, because CNN is hosting three this week. US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will take the mic Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will join CNN on Wednesday, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro will appear Thursday. The town halls will give the candidates a chance to answer questions, discuss their platforms and differentiate themselves in a crowded Democratic field. All three will air at 10 ET on those nights.
• The queens of the college court face off. The NCAA women's basketball championship concludes when top-seeded Baylor takes on the reigning champions from Notre Dame. Catch the game at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
And the ACM Awards go to ... . Saddle up! Country's biggest stars will show up for the Academy of Country Music Awards, airing at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Reba McEntire will host, and Jason Aldean will accept the ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award.
• College hoops kings will be crowned. The NCAA men's basketball championship wraps up in Minneapolis with the University of Virginia meeting Texas Tech in what is expected to be a defensive battle. Neither school has ever won a men's hoops title.
• Israel faces a critical election. Israelis will head to the polls in what could be the toughest campaign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long political career. The incumbent is facing multiple corruption investigations, not to mention a tough challenger, Benny Gantz, a former military chief. The outcome will definitely reverberate overseas since Netanyahu shares a mutually beneficial friendship with President Donald Trump.
Barr testifies as Mueller report controversy grows. Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to testify before the House Appropriations Committee to answer questions about the Justice Department's budget requests for next year. However, he will be doing so under increased scrutiny from Democratic leaders, who want him to do a different kind of testifying -- in front of the House Judiciary Committee, and in regard to his controversial four-page summary of Robert Mueller's report.
• India goes to the polls. India's most important election in decades begins, but be patient -- it's a weeks-long affair. A mammoth undertaking, the country's elections are the largest exercise of democracy in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seeking re-election amid rising tensions along the India-Pakistan border. Modi's critics say he uses fear and nationalist sentiments to gain support, and since he is facing some formidable candidates in this election, an incumbent victory is not guaranteed.
• Golfers vie for green jacket. Dust off your blazers, because the Masters Tournament tees off in Augusta, Georgia, with the first round. There's plenty of action before then, too. Get a full schedule of events and TV times here.
• Brexit approaches the cliff. Does April 12 ring a bell? It's the official Brexit cutoff date when the UK is set to crash out of the European Union if no other deal is put in place. In all likelihood, an extension will be reached sometime this week. (UK Prime Minister Theresa May wants a June 30 extension, but the EU will likely have ideas of its own.) European leaders will meet 48 hours before the Brexit deadline in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss options.
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