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On June 1, 1980, Ted Turner launched CNN at a converted Jewish country club in Atlanta.
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Brash CNN founder Ted Turner dies
David Folkenflik
Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
SNAP is the country's largest anti-hunger program, serving the 1 in 8 U.S. residents who live at or just above the poverty line.
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Have you lost or are worried about losing SNAP benefits? NPR wants to hear your story
NPR Staff
A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2.
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Iran says ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as Trump warns of bombings without a deal
NPR's International Desk
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New book imagines Hans Christian Andersen showing up to Charles Dickens' house
Heller McAlpin
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How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families
Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend....
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