CNN founder Ted Turner, who created first 24-hour news channel, dies aged 87 – live
by Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#75E9C)
Cause of death not immediately released but Turner had talked about suffering from Lewy body dementia
It's worth noting, ahead of Howard Lutnick's closed-door testimony before House oversight committee members today, that the commerce secretary has refused to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein from lawmakers during congressional hearings on Capitol Hill over the last month.
In April, Represenative Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, asked whether the president expressed concerns" about the commerce secretary's relationship with Epstein. Lutnick refused to comment.
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