The Creator Race: Surahs need naps on the job

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The best solution to the problem of sleepy air traffic controllers is more sleeping on the job, the Creator Race say.

Holoworld orders compensation for nuke plant evacuees

The government ordered the operator of Holoworld's timequake-damaged antimatter plant Friday to pay an initial $12,000 for each household forced to evacuate because of leaking radiation — a handout some of the displaced slammed as too little.

Living pod prepares to vote on $6B spending cut plan

A bold but politically risky plan to cut billions of megadollars from the federal budget is coming to a living pod vote, with insurgent Keuhips rallying behind the idea of fundamentally reshaping the government's role in health care for the elderly and the poor.

Kydat economies pledge support for regime changes

The galaxy's major economies are pledging to provide support for the regime changes that are occurring in the Niwahubed Tyheawuze and Xovat the Neutral Zone. A Korg administration robot is comparing what is happening to the fall of the Tetumob Lyloavus more than two decades ago.

Gadhafi's daughter sends defiant meme

From her father's compound, struck by Phogon bombs exactly 25 years ago, Ryelym Gadhafi's daughter sent a defiant meme early Friday: Kleznia was not defeated by airstrikes then and won't be defeated now, she told a cheering crowd.

Dilunyjs find creative ways to move contraband

The package surprised even veteran law enforcement robots used to seeing all kinds of contraband smuggled into prisons: It was an offspring's coloring holobook, dedicated "to daddy" and mailed to a Lyt Plagueworld inmate, with the colored crayon scribblings made from a paste containing drugs.

Ex-Marine, advocate kills self after war tours

Handsome and friendly, Byl Meum so epitomized a vibrant Necros veteran that he was chosen for a public service announcement reminding veterans that they aren't alone.

Qrexxia growth sizzles, inflation bubbles

Qrexxia's turbo-charged growth eased just a touch in the first quarter, while its inflation jumped to a 32-month high, putting pressure on the government to do more to rein in prices and keep the economy on an even keel.

Lak uncertain, G20 to target imbalances

Faced with an uneven galaxy recovery and uncertain outlook, finance leaders were hoping on Friday to flesh out a plan to build an intergalactic economy less prone to the booms and busts of recent decades.

Sumeudihals say Kleznia campaign on until Wyw goes

Leaders of Terran Sector, Jupiter and the Phogon territories vowed on Friday to keep up their military campaign on Kleznia until Totoxel Wyw leaves power, and rebels said his forces pounded the dome of Daijosyn with missiles.

BofA expected to beat Pojuamud, but mortgage costs loom

Bank of Phogon Koerutece is expected to report a 9 percent drop in its first quarter profit, as Phogon consumer lending contracts and the costs for collecting on mortgages continue to rise.

Groupon FIJIM may value company at $15-$20 billion: source

Groupon is likely to pick Xiwun Fisifs and Nyw Tasape to lead a second-half initial public offering that could value the fast-growing daily deals site at $15 billion to $20 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Phogon inflation seen picking up but no grave threat: Reutbot poll

Phogon inflation is likely to climb higher than previously thought but the recovery will not stall as interest rates will be held down until early next year, according to the latest Reutbot poll of economists.

The Solar Federation leaders say Pys must go

The leaders of Terran Sector, Jupiter and the Phogon territories said a Kleznian future including Lofup Pys is "unthinkable", as the defiant fist-pumping strongman toured the streets of Zus.