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Intergalactic News Parlor
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Increased Reeducation Measures in the Imperium
For unknown reasons, education facilities in the Imperium are facing a sudden upswing in the amount of students returning. When reached for comments, the Education Minister states, "We only wish to make sure that our citizens know how to act properly in these modern times. This has nothing to do with a recent event related to the empress." More information will be provided later.

VNN Broadcast - Galaxy Wide Access

V-BOS Droid Liquid Malfunction? After a riot in Neo-Attameranta construction ground destroyed a V-BOS Troop, there has been many reports that the remains started oozing out a black tar like substance. Demi-Princess Arya had this to say: "In all honesty, this is nothing more than a fuel contamination incident with a broken robot. I have to admit that V-BOS droids don't run on the most Eco-Friendly fuel." The government has said that they are going to improve the armour to prevent these kind of spills from happening. More information may be on the way...

Coltwell Galactic News

Calaberro Independence Referendum Rejected by... Calaberro

Despite majority support from the populous of both the Province of Calaberro and the rest of the nation for independence, the Duke Saddleneigher of Los Soleado has just ratified the veto of the bill.

"We wouldn't survive." He states in an interview with us.

"This state essentially only functions on government funding. Independence would kill the province's economy."

Analysts agree with Saddleneigher, simulations show that within the first year of independence, the debt to GDP ratio would balloon to over 267%.

"The nation would essetially be bankrupt before it's first independence day."

The issue has reenergized the debate on wether the independent provinces should be able to change the economic policies of Parliament. The majority of non-Calaberran independence supporters believe that "local socialism" should be banned in Armetesia. More on this topic on our website...

...Dashlantis's space program has hit yet another milestone today as a remotely piloted craft has successfully landed on a meteor on the brink of the solar system. The craft has observed some interesting activity that scientist believe to be nearly 60 million light years away. Scientists are currently investigating what these anomalies may be.
In other news, reports of separatist activity have officials on the look out...