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  • Ted Turner Passes Away at 87

    Ted Turner Passes Away at 87

    Ted Turner has passed away at 87 after battling dementia.

    According to reports, Turner’s death was announced by his company, Turner Enterprises. “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless, and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgment,” CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. “He was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN.”

    Throughout his career, Turner was known as one of the kings of broadcasting. He launched the Turner Broadcasting System, which launched TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies.

    He also helped transform politics and culture with Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour news channel in the country at the time. CNN would lay the foundation for other TV news, such as Fox News, MSNBC (MS Now).

    Aside from TV, he also owned the Atlanta Braves, calling them “America’s Team,” and established his own restaurant chain, Ted’s Montana Grill.

    Turner was also known for his philanthropy. He founded the United Nations Foundation and created the cartoon Captain Planet to help children learn about the environment.

    “Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world.”

    In 2018, Turner was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia, a month before his 80th birthday. In early 2025, he was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia.

    He is survived by his five children, 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

  • Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Leaves Three Dead

    Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak Leaves Three Dead

    Three people are dead after a suspected Hantavirus outbreak.

    The outbreak reportedly occurred aboard a polar cruise ship in the Atlantic. The outbreak also left one person in intensive care and has prompted a response from international health authorities.

    The World Health Organization and South Africa’s Department of Health reported that the outbreak happened on the Dutch-operated vessel MV Hondius, which had been at sea for weeks after leaving Argentina on a route that included the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.

    So far, at least one infection has been confirmed by a laboratory, while other passengers and crew members experienced symptoms consistent with the virus. The ship is currently being held offshore near Cape Verde. Officials also blocked passengers from disembarking as they investigate the risk.

    “Detailed investigations are ongoing, including further laboratory testing and epidemiological investigations,” the WHO said in a statement. They also stated that medical care is being administered on both land and sea.

    This virus is typically transmitted through exposure to infected rodent droppings, urine, or saliva. It can lead to life-threatening conditions such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or hemorrhagic fever with renal complications.

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although uncommon, the infections carry a high fatality rate, estimated at roughly 38% to 40% in severe respiratory cases.

    Officials have stressed that the broader public is not at risk. “The risk to the wider public remains low. There is no need for panic or travel restrictions,” Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO’s regional director, said.

    The victims were a 70-year-old man, who died on board, and his wife, who collapsed and died in South Africa. The third victim is still on the vessel.

  • Federal Judge Blocks Administration From Ending TPS For 350K Haitian Immigrants

    Federal Judge Blocks Administration From Ending TPS For 350K Haitian Immigrants

    A federal judge has decided to block the Trump Administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.

    According to reports, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted a stay in her 83-page opinion, allowing the legal status of Haitian nationals. Judge Reyes accused Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, of “preordaining her termination decision, saying she did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”

    She also wrote, “There is an old adage among lawyers, if you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table.”

    Reyes continued, “Secretary Noem, the record to-date shows that she does not have the facts on her side or at least has ignored them.” She added, “[She] does not have the law on her side, or at least has ignored it. Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, she pounds X (formerly known as Twitter).

    Judge Reyes did acknowledge that Noem does have the First Amendment right to call immigrants “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” however, she has failed to apply all of the facts to the law while implementing TPS.

    “The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste,” Judge Reyes wrote. “Secretary Noem complains of the strains that unlawful immigrants place on our immigration enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight.”

    She added that TPS exists because “threats to life exist; when the threat persists, so should TPS protection, unless the Secretary articulates a well-reasoned and well-supported national interest to the contrary.”