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Cable news pioneer and CNN founder Ted Turner dies

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.

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Cable news pioneer and CNN founder Ted Turner diesTed 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.
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