Flamboyant US entrepreneur and CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

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France24 English - Americas 10 hours ago • france24.com

Flamboyant US entrepreneur and CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

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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Deutsche Welle English - Top 10 hours ago • dw.com

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at 87

MediaUnited States of AmericaCNN founder Ted Turner has died at 87Jenipher Camino Gonzalez with dpa, AFP, Reuters, AP.05/06/2026May 6, 2026Ted Turner revolutionized news media and became one of the most prominent busines…

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