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What's up, sunshine? Welcome to our

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first summer episode of CNN 10 for this

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2026 season. We are coming to you a day

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early because tomorrow is a federal

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holiday, Junth. And if you're watching

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watching from home? Are you on vacation?

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us up on Instagram. We'll have a fresh

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episode for you every Friday until mid

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August. Now, let's get you caught up on

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the news for this week. We begin with a

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diplomatic breakthrough in the United

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States and Israel's war with Iran. The

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United States and Iran have reached an

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agreement that could potentially help

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end the monthslong conflict. The two

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countries have agreed to a memorandum of

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understanding or MOU to reopen the

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straight of Hormuse and end the US

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blockade of Iranian ports. US President

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Donald Trump digitally signed the

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document Sunday just ahead of spending

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the week with world leaders at the G7

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summit in France where the news took

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center stage. While the memorandum is

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not a peace deal in and of itself, it

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creates a framework for both sides to

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discuss contentious issues like Iran's

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nuclear program over a set period of

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time. The agreement is set to go into

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full effect following a formal signing

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ceremony in Switzerland this Friday.

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Vice President JD Vance, who will attend

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on behalf of President Trump, expressed

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optimism over the agreement this week.

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Meanwhile, Israel and Hezbollah have

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continued fighting in Lebanon this week,

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leading President Trump to publicly

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criticize Israeli Prime Minister

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Benjamin Netanyahu.

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>> Israel's fighting Hezbollah too long and

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too many people are being killed. And

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you don't have to knock down an

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apartment house every time you're

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looking for somebody.

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>> Netanyahu has made clear he does not

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intend to withdraw from southern Lebanon

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despite Iran's assertion that this

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agreement includes an end to the

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conflict there. For the first time in 20

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years, a new kind of sun protection will

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be available in the United States, and

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it's an ingredient that's been available

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in Europe and Asia for decades. It's

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called BEM, and experts say it's safer

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than many chemical ingredients currently

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in use in the US. It's not easily

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absorbed into the skin. Plus, there's

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another benefit. Products on US store

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shelves now are great at blocking UVB

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rays which cause sunburn. But UVA rays,

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which penetrate deeper into the skin,

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are associated with premature aging and

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are a major contributor to skin cancer.

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Researchers say BEM offers stronger

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protection against those UVA rays. The

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catch, the first products won't be

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available in the US until later this

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year after peak sunscreen season. And so

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until then, don't forget your hats,

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protective clothing, and shade break so

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your future self may thank you.

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Pop quiz hot shot. The ancient city

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state of Sparta was located in what

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present- day country? Italy, Croatia,

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Greece, or Turkey.

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If you said Greece, you're keeping it

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300. Sparta, was renowned for its

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military might, was located on the vast

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Pelpines Peninsula in southern Greece.

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Say that three times real fast. I'm

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really digging this next story. Israeli

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researchers say they've made a

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once-ina-lifetime discovery near Hifa.

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Two nearly intact marble busts believed

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to be around 1,700 years old were

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uncovered during construction tied to a

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major railway expansion project. The

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sculptures were found buried in a wine

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collection pit at a Roman Byzantine wine

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press. One appears to depict Lyus, the

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legendary lawmaker credited with shaping

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Spartan society. The second figure has

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yet to be identified. Statues like these

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were often displayed by wealthy Romans,

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hoping to connect themselves to the

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cultural and intellectual traditions of

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the ancient world. More than 17

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centuries later, these remarkable finds

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are still telling stories from one of

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history's most famous civilizations.

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Now to an inspiring young author I got

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to meet. The Under Six Advantage is a

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road map for every athlete who's ever

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felt overlooked. The book hopes to grow

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people's understanding that being

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undersized isn't a weakness. It's

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something that with the right mindset

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can become a superpower. I sat down with

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Lucas Ferington, a 5'8 running back at

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Jacksonville State University to hear

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the inspiration behind his book and why

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these lessons apply not just on the

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field, but in our everyday lives. All

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right, let's start from the beginning.

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When did you first fall in love with

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football?

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>> When I first fell in love with football,

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I remember I was like probably 6 years

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old and one day I was just at the house

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just chilling and I know my dad came to

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me and he was like, "We're going to go

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to the field today." And we went out

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went to the field and spent some time

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just uh getting clothes together and I

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was just like, "Where are we possibly

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going?" And he actually took me out to

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play flag football. Went was running

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around just scoring touchdowns and

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everybody was like, "This kid's actually

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pretty good." So that's kind of when I

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explored like my love for the game.

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>> And when did it occur to you that maybe

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your height was going to be an issue or

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maybe even an advantage?

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>> Uh definitely I'd say getting into high

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school because you know you have uh some

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people out here who's getting heavy

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looks just because oh maybe they might

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be 6'5 they look apart from everybody.

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But I definitely had to figure out like

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early on that uh I can control the

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controllables. There are things that you

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can control. Your height is not

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something you really can't control. his

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genetics really.

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>> When those thoughts came to you like,

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man, maybe I'm not cut out for this.

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Maybe I'm not tall enough. What did you

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say to that voice?

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>> Uh that voice, it definitely gets to you

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for a second. But at some point, you

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realize if you want to be successful,

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you really you're going to have to make

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a way or find a way. Like uh one of the

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biggest things I know is like for me out

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of my book, I know that one of the

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biggest things is the will principle.

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That's actually a principle explaining

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like the people you have around you.

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That's something I can't control. And

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one of the biggest quotes I go by is uh

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show me your friends, I'll show you your

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future.

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>> You had higher standards for yourself.

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You are a full-time student athlete in

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college. So you have your classes, you

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have your test, you have your projects,

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you have your studying, then you have

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your practice, you have your games, you

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have your travel for games. What in the

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world make you want to write a book on

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top of all?

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>> I I feel like it was really important

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because I know as I said earlier, my

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father was definitely a coach when I was

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younger and I looked up to him like as

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he was inspiring kids to be able to go

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outside their comfort zone. Maybe

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whether that's in the classroom, maybe

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you might not have everything just made

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out for you, but basically just my

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passion for giving back. So that's

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that's my biggest reason for writing the

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book.

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>> What's your message out there, athlete,

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non-athlete, just anyone out there who

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feels they have a disadvantage, maybe

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physically, but they can still find

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their success.

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>> My biggest message is just stay the path

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you're on. To be honest, if you like

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even in the book, there's even parts

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where you actually have questions so you

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can self-reflect. uh making sure that

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you're actually being honest with

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yourself and letting yourself know like

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if I'm trying to do what I want to do,

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if if I really say I really want to do

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that, am I putting as much work in as I

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say I am?

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>> The most important question I ask you

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today is there any school you want to

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give a shout out to out there?

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>> I'm going to start at Ron Clark Academy.

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They built my whole foundation just

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being able to uh develop social skills.

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Uh Woodward Academy, that was the first

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high school I went to and I had an

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amazing experience with them. Uh went to

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Walter my last senior year. I enjoyed

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that experience and met a lot of great

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people. Uh, now I'm at Jacksonville

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State University and now that's where

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I'm starting my college journey. So,

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every place I actually took my journey

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is where I want to shout out.

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>> The first full week of World Cup action

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is in the books and already we are

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getting a reminder of why this

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tournament captivates billions around

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the globe. Spain arrived one of the

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favorites to win it all. Cape Verde,

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tiny island nation of about half a

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million people, arrived making its World

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Cup debut. and Cape Verde held the

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European champs to a scoreless draw in

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their first ever World Cup match. The

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hero, 40-year-old goalkeeper Vjina. He

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was like a bouncer at the world's most

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exclusive club, checking every Spanish

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attack at the door, saying, "Not today."

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Seven saves he had. Back in Cape Verde,

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the scenes were pure football fairy

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tale. Celebrating like it was a

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championship trophy. Because for a

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nation making its World Cup debut, this

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wasn't just about a point. It was proof

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they belong. What a match and what an

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opening act for host city Atlanta, the

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so-called soccer capital of America, a

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packed stadium. Then tens of thousands

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more flooding Centennial Olympic Park.

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Our Patrick Snell and Don Redell were

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there soaking it all in and catching up

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with some of the fans. I'm ecstatic. I

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mean, we made we made history. First

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game in the World Cup, first clean

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sheet, first point, first everything.

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Everybody thought we was going to get

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blown out. I didn't. I knew we was going

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to hold our own. We a third world

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country, right? First game on. First

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time in the World Cup, we tie against

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Spain. GIVE ME SAUDI. GIVE ME ANYBODY.

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WE DOING THAT, BRO.

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>> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.

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Every World Cup creates an unlikely

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hero. This year's hero, a duck. Meet

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Merlin, the feathered football fanatic

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who has waddled his way into the hearts

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of Mexico fans and become the team's

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unofficial mascot. He's posing for

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photos, drawing crowds. Sports fans can

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be superstitious, right? So, expect to

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see a lot of Merlin. The pressure is

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mounting, but Merlin remains completely

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unflapable. He's gone from pond life to

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the prime time. And through it all,

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hasn't quacked under the pressure once.

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Maybe the most famous duck on Earth, not

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named Donald. All right, before I make a

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beat for it, what do you say we give

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some shout outs? Mr. Morero at

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Southbridge High School in

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Massachusetts. Rise up. Thank you for

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subscribing and commenting on our CNN 10

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YouTube channel. And this shout out goes

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to Mrs. Martin at Northwoods Park Middle

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School in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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This gift is one for the books.

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Michaela, this is so creative. Don't

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really know how you did this. Honestly,

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it's just absolutely incredible and it

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is going on our wall of friends forever.

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Top shelf. Make it an awesome weekend

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and I'll see you right back here next

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Friday for a fresh summer episode. Keep

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turning those pages, writing your own

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story. I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.