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Indiana plans to carry out its first execution since 2009 before sunrise Wednesday, with much of the process concealed from the public. The Indiana Department of Corrections said Tuesday evening that Corcoran requested Ben & Jerry's ice cream for his last meal. Some death penalty states have had issues obtaining lethal injection drugs, leading to a moratorium on the practice. Of the 27 states that still allow for capital punishment, only Indiana and Wyoming exclude media witnesses, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Seven other inmates remain on Indiana's death row, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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☆ Sometimes, all it takes to get access to top-secret info is to flirt online with a random US Air Force employee
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA US Stratcom employee entrusted with top-secret info about the Russia-Ukraine war is now being accused of passing it to a woman over a foreign dating site. AdvertisementIn messages revealed in the court documents, the unidentified woman called Slater her "secret informant love" and her "secret agent." A maximum penalty of 10 years in prisonSlater provided classified information "regarding military targets in Russia's war against Ukraine" and "Russian military capabilities relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine," per his indictment. Business Insider contacted a phone number associated with David F Slater in Nebraska that has been disconnected.

Persons: —, David Franklin Slater, Slater, Per, Love, Dave, Putin, David F Slater Organizations: Service, US, Business, AP, US Strategic Command, Prosecutors, National Defense Information, National Defense, Air Force, Department of Justice, NATO Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Nebraska, USA, Kyiv, Russian

☆ Air Force employee accused of sharing classified information on foreign dating website
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An Air Force employee has been charged with sharing classified information on a foreign dating website after prosecutors say he sent sensitive information about Russia’s war in Ukraine to a person who claimed to be a woman living in Ukraine. Slater then sent this classified information to someone who claimed to be a woman living in Ukraine, according to an indictment. Successfully?”The co-conspirator sent messages for nearly two months, according to the indictment, repeatedly probing Slater for more classified information. Slater faces one count of conspiracy to disclose national defense information and two counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information. Before working as a civilian in the Air Force, prosecutors say Slater rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army, retiring at the end of 2020.

Persons: David Franklin Slater, Slater, ”, Dave ”, Slater’s, “, Slater “, Matthew G, Olsen, Eugene Kowel Organizations: CNN, An Air Force, Prosecutors, Strategic Command, Justice Department, Operations Center, Air Force, Army, Justice Department’s National Security Division, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha Field Office Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Nebraska, Omaha

☆ Founder Collective has quietly built a seed-investing powerhouse that just raised a $95 million new fund. Its secret sauce: staying small.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The firm has raised $95 million for its fifth and largest fund, Founder Collective tells Insider exclusively. While it's not the splashiest shop, those in the know know Founder Collective has quietly built one of the most successful venture-capital franchises on the East Coast. Founder CollectiveFounded in 2009, Founder Collective started as a bloc of founders and investors pooling their money to invest in startups. Founder Collective has always been ruthlessly focused on the seed stage, where investors take the biggest risk in pursuit of the highest returns. "We have been fastidious and we've screamed it to anyone who will listen: capital efficiency, capital efficiency, capital efficiency," Frankel said.

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☆ Some VC firms have started moving money back into Silicon Valley Bank, marking the latest turn in the bank's wild week
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some VC firms have started moving their money back to Silicon Valley Bank. The bridge bank took over the deposits of the Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution that served nearly half of all US venture-backed companies, per its website. Another group of VC firms also came out in support of Silicon Valley Bank, issuing a joint statement on Tuesday. Taneja also started a drive for VC firms to express their support for Silicon Valley Bank over the weekend. The bank run at Silicon Valley Bank triggered concerns about the financial health of smaller, regional banks in the US, spurring a crisis of confidence in the sector.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ ‘Power Rangers’ star Jason David Frank's wife opens up about how her husband died
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Lindsay Lowe | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Tammie Frank, the wife of “Power Rangers” star Jason David Frank, has confirmed that her husband died by suicide. “My name is Tammie Frank, and my husband was Jason David Frank, who tragically lost his life to suicide just last week,” she said in an exclusive statement to People. He died at the age of 49 last month, his manager, Justine Hunt, said in a statement at the time. Speaking to People, Tammie Frank said she had been “shocked and saddened” to see speculation about her husband’s death in the media. “Between losing (Shayla) and helping raise her baby son, Jason and I started having marital issues,” she said.

☆ Jason David Frank’s cause of death revealed by his wife
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jason David Frank’s wife has confirmed that the “Power Rangers” star’s death was a result of suicide. “While Jason was a well-known name to some, we lived a very normal life with ups and downs, just like anyone else. “Between losing her and helping raise her baby son, Jason and I started having marital issues,” Frank said. The night of his death, she said, they had a heartfelt conversation after returning from an event at a bar. “To all the fans and supporters of Jason and our family, thank you for your kind words and wishes and God bless you all.”

☆ Jason David Frank, 'Power Rangers' star, dies at 49
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Becca Wood | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Former “Power Rangers” star Jason David Frank has died, his manager confirmed. Frank was best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” television series, which ran for three seasons from 1993 to 1996. Though he began as the popular Green Ranger, Frank’s character transformed into the White Ranger, Red Zeo, and Red Turbo Ranger before returning as the Black Dino Thunder Ranger in 2004. The actor has also starred in both “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie” in 1995 and “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie” in 1997. Walter Emanuel Jones, the original Black Ranger, took to Instagram to remember his former co-star, sharing a picture of the “Power Rangers” squad on the red carpet.

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