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Flamboyant US entrepreneur and CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
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Flamboyant US entrepreneur and CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

France 24 · May 6, 2026, 3:27 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said Wednesday.

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