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 Starfleet Captain charged with committing war crimes Federation Transport Union votes to go on strike on eve of 2392. All shipping and transit runs suspended. Siege of DSX ends as Maquis leader escapes Laudean Prime Minister kidnapped from Ba'ku Cardassians seek Starfleet’s help in search for slipstream prototype Unidentified illness spreads aboard USS Constitution-B after quarantine breach Colony leader claims diplomatic immunity in arson murders ■ Politics & Current Affairs Cardassian Union apologies for the occupation of Rodul Starfleet investigates disappearance of a second starship in the Borderlands Federation ambassador rescued from Petainia rebels Rescue mission becomes first contact; USS Victory encounters alien race while searching for missing Cardassian starship 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 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 President Nan Bacco addresses Federation Transport Union; delivers last minute appeal to avert upcoming strike vote 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 USS Apollo crew joins in Festival of Diversity celebrations ShiKahr Philharmonic Orchestra to premiere Vulcan composer Delvok's rediscovered Unfinished Symphony 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 A holodeck for the home? Smaller holosuite models debut at trade show Missing starship found 92-years later; vessel caught in apparent temporal anomaly New research shows possible link between Irumodic Syndrome and excessive Earl Grey tea consumption 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 Scandal as leaked subspace logs of Ferengi Gaming Commission reveal fixed Parrises squares playoff games 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 Bolivar Narum's travel guide A Hike around Andoria is recalled due to outrageous amounts of spelling and coordinates errors 3 days, 2 nights in Delebi: Betazed's culinary capital Take a dive to the Poseidon system 5 places to visit on your next holiday besides Risa ■ Editorial Transport Union strike should be considered a major security issue, not just an economic crisis 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? FNS Team • For Aspiring Reporters • Manual of Style • Dramatis Personae

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