Federation News Service

			Federation News Service

FNS HEADLINES Bringing you the latest updates from the Federation News Service FOLLOW US ON YOUR PERSONAL DATA FEED. Breaking News Rescue Mission Becomes First Contact! Missing scientists found on research station; bodies kept in suspended animation 2 dead in arson fire aboard USS Columbia; investigation reveals strife among Pernipia Gamma IV colonists President Nan Bacco addresses Federation Transport Union; delivers last minute appeal to avert upcoming strike vote ■ Politics & Current Affairs Student protests held in Paris as Federation Supreme Court prepares to hear case on civil rights of holographic and artificial lifeforms Terrorists calling themselves the Maquis Reborn launch attack on Deep Space 10, demanding release of all remaining Maquis prisoners from Federation penitentiaries Increased Romulan activity seen in the Norlian Nebula; infamous region known by starship crews as the Par'tha Expanse's "Bermuda Triangle" Suspected Starfleet traitor abruptly acquitted of all charges; declared "unfit for duty" First commercial slipstream luxury transport SS Atlantic suffers catastrophic slipstream failure: No casualties reported due to the swift actions of her crew Federation Ambassador Della Vetri marries T'Lea in elegant ceremony on Trill homeworld Coup on Pertainia Prime? Loss of contact with Federation Embassy as USS Apollo-A sent to investigate ■ Trade & Business Outer colonies grow restless at lack of supply runs; murmurs of secession continue Federation Transport Union strike vote to be held; individual crews already refusing service ■ Arts & Culture Holo-Series Bolian Cooking with Pelall gaining popularity: Pelall shares stories of her families seafarming homestead along with the recipes she teaches learned over the generations Rodulan artists open the very first Basotile gallery on Betazed ■ Science & Tech Calling all starship buffs: new Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards technical database revealed Federation tasks Starfleet Corps of Engineers with investigating SS Atlantic accident Starfleet Sciences announces new exploration endeavour in a region of space called the Tempest Sector ■ Sports The kick is good: Tasmanian Tigers win championship against New Berlin Ibexes in final "miracle minute" Record-breaking night for N'Soya as New Berlin Ibexes win game 6 to tie series with Tasmanian Tigers Tasmanian Tigers lead 3-1 in series against sluggish New Berlin Ibexes From Earth to the Moon: Tasmanian Tigers prepare for championship series against New Berlin Ibexes Marcellus Richards retires with record-setting final match against Kotus the Second ■ Travel Take a dive to the Poseidon system 5 places to visit on your next holiday besides Risa ■ Editorial Is it time to privatize Starfleet? With current forces spread thin, business tycoon Tyson Holt proposes a different approach to defense Commercial quantum slipstream travel: Does the SS Atlantic debacle prove the technology is unsafe? Letter from the Colonial Coalition: Federation Council should curtail foreign aid and focus more resources on member worlds and colonies Relaunch of the USS Constitution-B: Should the ship that destroyed Ohmallera fly again? About the FNS • For Aspiring Reporters • FNS News Archive

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