The DayThe Day: Thursday, May 7, 2026
A one-page memo could end the war with Iran. Ted Turner, who built a network for moments like this, is dead at eighty-seven.
The Day
The Day: Thursday, May 7, 2026
A one-page memo could end the war with Iran. Ted Turner, who built a network for moments like this, is dead at eighty-seven.
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