2026-05-06
Ted Turner dead at 87. Oklahoma shooting leaves 23 injured. US-Iran peace talks advance.
Good evening. Ted Turner, who invented the 24-hour news cycle and built CNN into a global empire, died today at 87. Meanwhile, the US and Iran are circling a one-page peace deal—at least until Trump threatened to escalate bombing if Tehran doesn't sign. Oklahoma is still counting victims from Sunday's mass shooting.
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Turner launched the first 24/7 all-news network on cable. His larger-than-life personality shaped modern news.
Avianna Smith-Gray was identified as the victim in Sunday's Arcadia Lake shooting. At least 23 people were injured.
The memo would outline terms to end hostilities and establish talks on Tehran's nuclear program. Details remain under negotiation.
Trump reported "great progress" toward a settlement and Strait of Hormuz shipping pause. Iran has not publicly responded.
Turner changed the news industry and lived lavishly while doing it.
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The president posted that if Tehran doesn't agree to terms, "the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level."
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The man who made the news cycle 24 hours invented a machine that just got weaponized by the next guy holding the remote.
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