How Dolly Parton’s music united America

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<p>Country-music legend Dolly Parton has <a href="https://apple.news/AgNgMFaLGS164SiYTonS5uw">died</a> at 80. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvuzRvhSySAudlJRRJGs95g">New Yorker</a>&rsquo;s Lauren Michele Jackson explains how Parton’s warmth and many songs made her beloved across America.</p> <p>A new study found that at least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had signs of CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to head trauma. <a href="https://apple.news/Acl9F2SaiSbWUQDFAfmQW1w">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Becky Sullivan says the real number could be higher.</p> <p>The Pentagon fired the top editor and the publisher of Stars and Stripes, as well as a reporter, raising questions about the paper&rsquo;s independence. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0HZuLcoSQu234DNctYtAaA">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Scott Nover discusses what&rsquo;s behind the firings.</p> <p>Plus, Darline Graham <a href="https://apple.news/AKXEvFrmNQXKTC2HqvLbxow">won</a> a Senate primary in South Carolina, Pennsylvania <a href="https://apple.news/AOPxGG46cToScEZ2KSYqK_Q">reported</a> its first measles-related deaths in decades, and Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz <a href="https://apple.news/Ac7vuaGBlSf68XyaZgzOpvQ">rallied</a> back to win their first mixed-doubles appearance at the U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>