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[Moonlight]

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...42f40c6a&ei=84

The regime in Iran needs to tread carefully where it's citizens are concerned, tensions within it's own parliament and people could escalate into another Mahsa Amini incident, they wouldn't want to kickstart that off as the regime has their own internal and external problems right now as it is.

There'll be more news on this subject at a later date I suspect.

[Jimbuna]

Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale.

The limited-editon Pit Diaper, specifically for mosh pits at music gigs, was available for $75 (£59) before selling out.

It was sold by US firm Liquid Death, a sparkling water brand known for its unusual heavy metal-style images and marketing.

The firm's promotional material said: "If you've been to a concert, you know the scariest place isn't the mosh pit. It's the bathroom.

"Now you can avoid having to brave that hellscape with the new Pit Diaper," adding that it helps fans "relieve themselves in the safety of the mosh pit".
https://news.sky.com/story/mosh-pit-...s-out-13275899

[mapuc]

A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence, according to his upcoming autobiography.

The Pope writes that, after landing in Baghdad in March 2021, he was told an event at which he was set to appear was being targeted by two suicide bombers.

Both attackers were subsequently intercepted and killed, he said in excerpts published by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

The visit, which took place over three days during the coronavirus pandemic, was the first ever to Iraq by a pope and saw an intense security operation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lg628z1z0o

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[Sean C]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out

I've been in a lot of mosh pits. The smell is already horrendous with all of the sweat and god knows what else. It gets all over you and you go home smelling like a bunch of other stinky people. I can't imagine that adding a bunch of soiled diapers to the mix would make the situation any better.

[Jimbuna]

Joseph Corcoran: Indiana executes first death row inmate in 15 years

A death row inmate's last words were "let's get this over with" before he became the first person to be executed in the US state of Indiana in 15 years.

Joseph Corcoran, 49, died by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of his brother, his sister's fiancee and two other men.

He had been on death row since 1999 and was executed despite his legal team and campaigners appealing to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to use his powers to grant clemency.

In a petition to the federal courts, including the US Supreme Court, the quadruple murderer's lawyers maintained that he suffered from "severe and longstanding paranoid schizophrenia".

They added that this was documented in self-published books from prison in which he described being subject to "ultrasonic surveillance".

Deputy public defender Joanna Green said on Tuesday: "If the courts do not stay the execution, we are asking Gov Holcomb to grant clemency to Joe, a seriously mentally ill man."

It came a day after a federal appeals court ruled that Corcoran was mentally fit enough to be executed.

Anti-death penalty groups had spent the past few days demonstrating outside Indiana's state capitol building which houses the office of Mr Holcomb, the Indiana General Assembly and the Indiana Supreme Court.

They also delivered letters to Mr Holcomb's office urging him to grant clemency.


Holcomb's office did not immediately respond to a request from Sky News' US partner network NBC News on Tuesday.

The governor announced in June that the state had procured pentobarbital, a sedative used in lethal injections, after "years of effort".

He said at the time: "Accordingly, I am fulfilling my duties as governor to follow the law and move forward appropriately in this matter."

The Indiana Department of Correction began the execution process shortly after midnight local time on Wednesday and Corcoran was pronounced dead around 44 minutes later.

The department said his last words were: "Not really. Let's get this over with."

Corcoran requested Ben & Jerry's ice cream as his last meal, the department added.

Ahead of the execution, anti-death penalty campaigners criticised the Indiana Department of Correction for carrying out the process without media witnesses.

Of the 27 states that still allow for capital punishment, only Indiana and Wyoming exclude media witnesses, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre.
https://news.sky.com/story/joseph-co...years-13275993

[Moonlight]

BREAKING NEWS Two brothers charged with assaulting police officers after Manchester Airport fracas - as cops are cleared

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-cleared.html

Real justice would have been allowing the assaulted female officer to stick the boot into that pair of thugs until they couldn't piss standing up.

[Jimbuna]

US says it has killed Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in Syria airstrike

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria.

US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an airstrike targeting Yusif - who also goes by Mahmud - in the eastern province of Deir ez Zor.

They said the area was previously controlled by the Syrian regime and Russian forces before the recent fall of Bashar al Assad.

Another IS operative was also killed in the strike, according to US officials.

Centcom commander, General Michael Erik Kurilla, said: "As stated before, the United States - working with allies and partners in the region - will not allow ISIS to take advantage of the current situation in Syria and reconstitute.

"IS has the intent to break out of detention the over 8,000 ISIS operatives currently being held in facilities in Syria.

"We will aggressively target these leaders and operatives, including those trying to conduct operations external to Syria."
https://news.sky.com/story/us-says-i...trike-13277161

[Jimbuna]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down as his party’s leader months ahead of a major election.

After ten years in power, the incumbent PM was contending with abysmal opinion polls for the Liberal Party and discontent among his own MPs.

The upcoming election, due by October 20, is widely predicted to result in a victory for the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...c38e2abf&ei=11