Ted Turner, founder of CNN and the pioneer behind 24-hour cable news, died Wednesday at 87, according to Turner Enterprises.
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His sprawling legacy encompassed conservation, philanthropy and professional sports, and his bravado earned him the nickname “Mouth of the South.”
Wyatt Reed was the first US journalist to visit the massive Iranian infrastructure project destroyed by US attacks
The Grayzone's Wyatt Reed reports from the B1 bridge in Karaj, Iran and surveys the damage following a massive US assault that destroyed one of the country's most significant infrastructure projects as President Donald Trump vowed to bomb it "back to the Stone Age." As the first American journalist to report from the scene of the war crime, Wyatt blows a massive hole in the US justification for the attack, demonstrating the impossibility of the bridge's use for military transportation. He also details the horrifying human toll, as the bombing occurred on Iran's Nature Day, with many families picnicking nearby.Open
The officers have been given termination papers and placed on administrative leave over the scandal but have not been fired so far because they are entitled to due process under the department's general orders.
Details on the media titan's death were not immediately clear, but just a month before his 80th birthday, he was diagnosed with the progressive brain disorder Lewy body dementia.
The Trump administration has sought a commitment from Iran to never possess a nuclear weapon and to reduce its ballistic missile arsenal, though Iranian leadership has publicly refused such terms.
Turner founded CNN, the pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized TV news.
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As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
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