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Top News Stories Jun 17, 2026 – 10:00 AM CDT
Top News Stories Jun 17, 2026 – 09:00 AM CDT
Top News Stories Jun 17, 2026 – 08:00 AM CDT
Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot.
VERBATIM:
Images of Merlin parading through Mexico City, wearing a Mexican national team jersey – and socks – as thousands of fans celebrated, quickly went viral, racking up millions of views across social media. Overnight, and as if by the magic of the famous wizard who inspired his name, Merlin had captivated the internet.
Bernie Bennett reporting.
Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.
VERBATIM: Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon – a condition Israel has already rejected. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the deal.
The contradictory interpretations threatened to sink the agreement and lead to the resumption of all-out war. The U.S. has not said whether Lebanon was part of the final agreement. It remains unclear what is in the agreement as it has yet to be released publicly in full.
Bernie Bennett reporting.
AM WALL STREET BUSINESS WED 6-17-2026
Top News Stories Jun 17, 2026 – 07:00 AM CDT
Some Major League Baseball players take a stand
VERBATIM: The San Francisco Giants celebrated Gay Pride at their stadium last week and gave all the players uniforms to wear with rainbow colors. Three members of the team wrote Bible verses on the hats, including ones from the Book of Genesis explaining the REAL meaning of the rainbow. Major League Baseball has issued a warning, telling the players that they are not allowed to alter Gay Pride uniforms in any way. MH REPORTING
An Illinois man is going to jail for killing an unborn baby
VERBATIM: The state has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country, but it’s still not legal for a man to slip his girlfriend abortion pills to end a pregnancy against her will. That’s what 32-year-old Emerson Evans was convicted of and he will now serve seven years in prison. Since abortion drugs were made widely available under the Biden administration, a growing number of men have been arrested for using them to force women to have abortions. MH REPORTING