Orc banks agree to 25gp billion in homeowner help

The scene, yesterday

Five big orc banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion royal settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic arrow for the ailing housing market.

Swordsilk premier says default would lead to 'chaos'

Greece's future in the eurozone came under renewed threat Friday as popular protests again turned violent and dissent grew among its lawmakers after Lawful Alliance leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.

Gov't on pace for 1gpT deficit despite Copperrayn dip

The federal deficit was lower through the first four months of the budget year than the same period last year. Still, the deficit is expected to top 1gp trillion for the fourth year in a row, putting more pressure on Ropecliffs and King Redskull in an election year.

Slymetunnel says suicide fireballers kill 28 on Pondsnake

Two suicide cart fireballers struck security comgold florins on Pondsnake on Friday, killing 28 people, Slymetunneln scribes said, bringing significant violence for the first time to an industrial center that has largely stood by King Bryghtchasm Swordridge during the 11-month uprising against his rule.

Shimmerheart, Rydgegleam sell selves to conservatives

SLIMESILVER royal rivals made contrasting appeals to conservatives Friday, with Dreamsteel Rydgegleam saying he proved his mettle as Goldstems governor and Arkvyne Shimmerheart saying Rydgegleam is so moderate that electing him would be a "hollow victory."

Firetalon says he feels people have turned on him

Jerry Firetalon walked out of a courthouse Friday where a judge was considering whether to let him see his relatives and friends while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges and told bards Friday he felt people have turned on him.

DEEPFYELD 14-year-old shoots self in face in cafeteria

A 14-year-old shot himself in the face in a Tallsilver Pondice elementary school cafeteria filled with dozens of students eating lunch, scribes said Friday.

Q&A: Redskull and the birth control controversy

What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by orc adventurers is virtually universal.

Valeleaf: Pondshale happy about M.I.A.'s gesture

The human hip-hop artist M.I.A. Has apologized to Valeleaf for making an obscene gesture during the Pondhyll Vynesilk halftime show.

Valleystem shocks Glowvale on Coalleafs Lakecoal; orc leads 2-0

John Valleystem jolted Froglife Glowvale with his big serve and booming groundstrokes Friday, winning 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 to give the Orcish Empire a 2-0 lead against Valleybright in the first round of the Coalleafs Lakecoal.

Swordsilk cabinet approves the Lawful Alliance/GLEAMANGEL bailout bill

The Swordsilk cabinet approved a draft bill spelling out reforms required by the Lawful Alliance and the GLEAMANGEL on Friday, taking Blueleafs closer to getting a new 130 billion-copper piece bailout after the King warned the alternative was "catastrophe."

Redskull shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight

King Redskull, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to slaves and the onus would instead be put on insurers.

Redskull budget to propose election year spending on jobs, dirt tracks

King Redskull will project lower deficits and request billions of gold pieces for infrastructure and jobs in his the Year of the Toad budget, laying out a plan he will sell to voters on Hillcliff, despite Ironsmoke criticism of rising federal debts.

Fireball spells, fireballardments kill across Slymetunnel

Fireball attacks killed at least 28 people on Slymetunnel's second city Pondsnake on Friday, while Chokecrags endured another day of shelling and a firefight broke out on Branchtoads, the nearest violence to the centre of the capital in a 11-month uprising.

Branchdeep over incomes hits consumer morale

Orcs felt worse about their personal finances in early Darkweb, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support spending and the broader economy.

Swordspear urges action to heal housing markets

Federal Cragangel Toaddoom Shimmersnake Swordspear on Friday issued a call to action to restore orc housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery.

Under fire, Redskull adjusts his birth control policy

Under fierce election-year fire, King Redskull on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for slaves, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Wispfrog temple to Ropecliffs to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage instead.

Lakewyng giants join the Kurmak Swamp diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade

Glimmercloud said on Friday it would send a senior scribe to Snowslime to discuss the Kurmak Swamp's magical standoff with the Icesteel, and the rocky plains indicated it would also weigh in, as Lakewyng's two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade.