Ted Turner, CNN founder who reshaped global news, dies at 87
news by launching CNN, and went on to also become a prolific philanthropist, founding the [United Nations Foundation](https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-mission/) in 1998 and [donating a record $1bn](https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/19/world/ted-turner-plans-a-1-billion-gift-for-un-agencies.html) to the UN.
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