CastAway

Co-majority owner of the Seattle Kraken (along with Jerry Bruckheimer), minority owner of the Boston Celtics, and billionaire private equity businessman David Bonderman dead at 82: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-11/david-bonderman-buyout-dealmaker-who-co-founded-tpg-dies-at-82 Kraken are into their 4th season of operation. As an aside, the other majority owner, Bruckheimer, is 81.

S.M. Krishna, former FM of India and former governor of Karnataka and Maharashtra, dead at 92: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sm-krishna-former-karnataka-cm-and-maharashtra-gov-dies-101733792424654.html No specific COD given, just "long illness"

From what I can figure, his family released a statement to that effect on his website give or take 4 hours ago at time of writing this post: https://philipzimbardo.com/ Not sure why none of the typical publications haven't picked it up yet, but I wonder if they're distracted by the Sinwar news

Actually not that big of a deal - there's a lot of people going no phones at least for the ceremony because people with phones insist on taking pics and often stepping front of and ruining the pics from the professional photographers (don't ask how many stories I've heard of key moments like the first kiss being ruined in pics because of an overeager guest). Now, no pics during the reception does seem a bit much, but depending on who was getting married (aka degree of relationship to Michael) and how many people were there, I can see it being agreed w/ the bride and groom beforehand.

By all accounts, he seems to be holding on to be able to vote. Early voting in Georgia opens in 2 weeks + they count your vote even if you die between then and counting the votes/declaring the winner, so news may kick up once more around then

DDP hit for me - though I have to say I'm kind of surprised, after the first couple of months of this year i just figured he was a wasted pick

Three of her sons, actually, per Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/sep/17/michaela-elaine-deprince-death

He is 85, he may just be hitting the 'doesn't give a damn anymore' era of his life

Rebecca Cheptegi dead: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-09-05-athlete-rebecca-cheptegei-is-dead/

Specifics on Thorpe's death coming in the inquest, seems he walked in front of a train: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/13/graham-thorpe-died-after-being-struck-by-train-inquest-told-cricket Utterly heartbreaking for everyone involved

My guess is producers don't want to sell them for death penalty reasons because they get bad press, so they hike up the prices as much as they can

Utah executes Taberon Honie (Wiki) for rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend's mom, as well as the sexual abuse of one of the murder victim's granddaughters. He was 48 and had been on death row for 25 years. He seems to have confessed to it (though blamed it on fetal alcohol syndrome and having brain damage from a fall as a teen). This is the first execution in Utah since 2010 and took place via lethal injection. https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/08/08/utah-executes-taberon-honie/

I'm getting the feeling he's dead and there's a moratorium on announcing it by the family - though I;m surprised TMZ hasn't published an opinion either way

Former Democratic US Representative from West Virginia John G. Hutchinson dead at 89: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/john-g-hutchinson-dies-at-89-was-charlestons-youngest-mayor-served-in-the-1970s/article_5259da41-58d8-5050-96bf-abdedaa1fc1f.html

Thanin Kraivichien for me, please!