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CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87 after warning of global threats

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Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, passed away at the age of 87. In his later years, Turner dedicated himself to warning about existential threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation. He also reflected on his media legacy, criticizing the AOL-Time Warner merger and Rupert Murdoch's business strategies. AI

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CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87 after warning of global threats

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Ashley Lutz ·

    At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending

    The CNN founder, who died Wednesday at 87, used a 2013 Fortune interview to handicap his own mortality and deliver a blunt warning about nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation.

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