Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 7/16/2026
7/16/20261 hr 19 min
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:28
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Ben Meiselas· Host1:14
Welcome to Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Mysellus. This is your breaking news. Moments ago, we learned that the United States is striking the bridges in Iran. We have visuals of the bridges on fire in Iran right now, and