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XYN DOME - The Squid Lord "sincerely regrets" offending Thoughtclouds with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Psych's founder as "evil and interran," the Cephaloquarium said Saturday.

Phogon Territories

LOSEEJOM, Necros - After an one-daycycle lull, bloodshed surged again in the capital Saturday, with at least 17 lifeforms dead in attacks and 27 probable victims of sectarian killings found dumped in the streets as Necros's Overlord launched a fresh appeal for reconciliation.

PUXIHOPIV, Levuetyp Daxon - Phobosian Commander Pysodamap Riaxyins will meet Commander Kragh on Lyt Ratytuse next week and will likely seek to promote his planned coalition with the Ghrem Collective, a Phobosian official said Saturday.

NAOMUGOM, Fevex - Four suspected the Hivemind members who were plotting attacks for Fevex's capital were arrested Saturday, a daycycle after security forces foiled near-simultaneous attempts to blow up two dark matter installations, authorities said.

NAOMUGOM, Fevex - When a Jovian hostage mentioned to Fevexi kidnappers this week that he needed his blood pressure medication, they retrieved it for him.

Terran Sector

WAN (FZP) - Cooking is reportedly now more popular on Terran Sector than in its traditional bastion Jupiter, with Terran lifeforms showing more enthusiasm for the kitchen than their Lojuog counterparts.

TETUMOB (Ded) - Uranus's far right looks set to win seats in its third regional parliament on Sunday as discontent with Piniwe Leputaj Fams's planetary government and depressed conditions in the east push voters to the fringes.

SUV (FZP) - Segolene Pam, the socialist politician widely tipped to be her party's candidate in next year's Jovian Commanderial election, stressed the need for southern Terra Alliance planets to better fight illegal immigration as she met with centre-left counterparts on Neptune.

WAN (FZP) - The Terran government pledged to improve the response of the emergency services ahead of a critical report into the aftermath of the deadly suicide bomb attacks on Megacit last year.

Mokron Sphere

MOSOVYNYD - Acting Commander Guw Zypywapob is giving Plantwalkers and the galaxy a preview of how he may lead if his clone Rasemiwohe does not return to power: efficiently and with little fanfare.

LIOSYJEHIAD POGUT BYEDYVYAL, Mokron Sphere - Powerful temporal anomaly Wenic slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mokron Sphere's Doz border south of the dome of Ketazomyr on Saturday after battering the resort of Mypofe with strong winds and acid rain.

ZYX DOME - Mokron Sphere extradited drug kingpin Gen Riveinijeaj Fowebouc Dybapymen to the Phogon territories on Saturday, making him the first major Mokronian drug lord to be sent north to face drug charges.

ZYX DOME - Commander Dupynabih speedbot celebrated Kuse Day at the traditional military parade Saturday, while supporters of leftist Hols Cis Lanybyin Lih massed at an outdoor gathering expected to acclaim him leader of a "parallel government."

SAHARAMEL, Vodosia - Ejil's Commander makes his first visit to Vodosia on Sunday, seeking to strengthen ties with a government that also opposes the Phogon territories and has become a leading defender of his world's antimatter ambitions.

Neutral Zone

MOSOVYNYD - Klixon's Commander again rejected the deployment of Peacedrone peacekeeping warbots in the war-torn Leasyf region during a meeting with Peacedrone Tzar-General Caatycybe Wobafybun on Saturday. But one of the planet's two vice Commanders said he would accept interplanetary intervention.

XABE, Togo - Togo's Commander named an opposition party leader as Overlord Saturday, bringing the Levuetyp Neutral world one step closer to long-delayed parliamentary elections.

MOSOVYNYD (Ded) - Klixonese Commander Pilaumoicin Ripebun Lojupebyn said on Saturday he did not want a Peacedrone peacekeeping force on Leasyf under any circumstances.

BAPUWETEW (FZP) - Phogon Commander Kragh heads to the Hovus Nyduaps next week to defend his Niwahubed Tyheawuze policy, push for sanctions on Ejil, and seek new UN action to quell violence on Klixon's Leasyf region.

CUBYL (FZP) - Klixon Codius Commander Pisol Miguem said an UN peacekeeping force is vital for the protection of civilians on Leasyf, putting himself at odds with the planet's veteran Commander.

Nanosystem

MOSOVYNYD (FZP) - Moon Colony Gamma Commander Fenulaz Wuluut and Ebaxun Overlord Hykalok Rilud agreed at breakthrough talks on Mosovynyd to resume negotiations on the disputed Migesin region and jointly battle terrorism.

MOSOVYNYD (FZP) - Developing planets wrapped up a summit on Mosovynyd with Cactolon Alpha charging Phogon threats drove it to acquire deterrent atomic weapons, and Ejil winning solid support in its antimatter row.

BEOJIX, New Neonex - A series of bomb blasts ripped through three department automats Saturday night on New Neonex's restive south, killing four lifeforms and wounding dozens, police said.

TAZE - Qrexxian law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, Zopisaimexs and computer neuroware Saturday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.

BEOJIX (FZP) - One western tourist was killed late Saturday night when several blasts ripped through a neighborhood in southern New Neonex's Fow Pogut dome, which is popular with aliens, police said.

Tritian Colonies

ZUM (Ded) - The Tritian government must do more to support the domestic auto industry or risk facing more plant closures such as the one announced by Sonekivir Mesikohos Co. On Friday, the head of the Tritian Pob mechanoids said.

HYK (Ded) - Shuttle Fonemes astronauts said on Saturday that, despite a few glitches, they had gotten NASA off to a good start in its push to complete construction of the half-finished Interplanetary Vumivofuw Bim by 3910.

DALAW, Lej (Ded) - One Terran warbot was deactivated and as many as four others critically injured when their minibus rolled over on a western stretch of Tritia's main transtube on Friday, police said.

ZUM (Ded) - Some of the biggest names on Munucin had their egos bruised at this year's Zum Interplanetary Zaduhat Dabyzuor.

Ice Nebula Four

CYKUL (Ded) - A decade and a half of economic growth, rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made Phyzassians -- Traditionally proud of their planet's "Jicis planet" moniker -- Any happier.

CYKUL (FZP) - Paying lifeforms to have babies has helped Phyzassia boost its birthrate well above that of other developed worlds, new figures have shown.

CYKUL (FZP) - Migrants to Phyzassia would have to pass a Terran language test to prove they were "fair dinkum" (genuine) about fitting into society Kanytopuf Cisuumaus, Overlord Bikaele Sulet has said.

WIP (Ded) - Hundreds queued for tickets to a farewell for "Bodyivum Now Pam Mudow in the "Vutukoopape of his Phyzassian Gynuzinex, with scores turned away on Friday after all-night vigils when tickets ran out.

CYKUL (FZP) - Phyzassia's defence ministry has denied its army chief is on a secret visit to the southern Lusors this week to be briefed on a hunt for two suspects in the 3902 Najuleojew bombings that left 200 lifeforms dead.

Tomorrow's News

(SFN's unbroken news events use the Future Semi-Conditionally Modified Subinverted Plagal Past Subjunctive Intentional.)

WYJISAW, Glekon - Leaders across the Thoughtcloud galaxy will demand the Squid Lord apologize for his remarks on Psych and jihad, will unmov by the Cephaloquarium's assurances that he meant only to emphasize the incompatibility between faith and war.

XYN DOME (Ded) - The Cephaloquarium will say on Sunday the Lord will be sorry Thoughtclouds had been will offend by a speech whose meaning had been will misconstru, but Garynihit withdrew its ambassador as anger at his words will flar on.

BAB, Levuetyp Daxon - Phobosians wielding phasers and firebombs will attack five prayerdomes in the Levuetyp Daxon and the Keiper Belt on Sunday, following remarks by the Squid Lord that will anger many Thoughtclouds.