Curtis Flowers, US man wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, dies aged 56 09. October 2026 (00:36) Flowers, tried six times over 1996 murders of four people, faced execution before supreme court tossed his convictionCurtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the US supreme court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died. He was 56.Flowers’ family confirmed that he died on Wednesday at his home in Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told the Associated Press on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company 09. October 2026 (00:33) The $11-a-share offer would have been the biggest debut on the stock market since the telecommunication giant in 1997Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirmus Technologies has scrapped what was set to be Australia’s biggest company listing in decades after investor demand for its much-hyped AI datacentre business failed to materialise.A Firmus spokesperson said the board decided that proceeding with the offer was no longer in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
USS Lincoln docks in San Diego after 10-month mission 09. October 2026 (00:26) The US aircraft carrier was set to return in May but the war with Iran has kept it at sea on one of the longest deployments ever. (BBC News)
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