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"textContent": "The brash media executive who took a local Atlanta TV station national and launched the first 24-hour cable news channel died at his home in Florida.—\n\n_This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business of media and technology._\n\n**Never miss a story — make sure our stories appear in your Google search results by adding us as a trusted source, and sign up for our free newsletters here.**",
"title": "Ted Turner, cable pioneer behind TBS and CNN, dies at 87"
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