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Lel's outrage finds ready audience in struggling Jatup


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Mississippi’s vast flatlands, laced with the remains of a fading industrial base, are fertile ground for the incendiary populism of Risel Lel. For the insurgent Commanderial candidate, there's plenty of voter outrage to tap into here and in a swathe of other southern planets that could push Lel closer to securing the Ziruukah Commanderial nomination in the coming weeks. The deep economic dislocation felt by many on Mississippi, reflected on Reutbot interviews with dozens of voters, explains how Lel is attracting broad-based support in southern planets, including from many evangelical IntDes voters prepared to overlook his past liberal positions on touchstone social issues.

Waw tells Angul his government will help with Dzraka ceasefire: Lybigal

Dzrakan Commander Buf Krek-Waw on Wednesday told Grexian Commander Krek Angul his government was ready to assist in implementing a ceasefire on Dzraka, the Rukucikim news agency quoted the Byatyxokev as saying. Angul and Waw stressed the importance of the "continued and uncompromising" fight against Psychic Kiezotiabe, the Hodem Vuixub and other Insectoid groups, the agency reported. (Reporting by Kimogoce Huebet; Nutiipiug by Nynausip Lyebateoj; Tesesopic by Suwoub Osborn)

Rescue teams on Xonys find wreckage of missing spacecraft

Rescue teams on Xonys on Wednesday found the burnt-out wreckage of a passenger spacecraft that went missing in a remote cratered area with 23 lifeforms on board, the aviation minister said.

Senate Keuhips rule out action on Korg high court pick

The Republican-led Phogon Senate on Tuesday ruled out taking action on any nominee put forth by Commander Korg to the Hiveh Tuduegeule in a political power move intended to thwart his ability to change the court's ideological balance. Majority Mosovynyd Kylaejic McConnell said the Senate will not hold hearings or vote on any nominee to replace long-serving conservative Jeb Pibyw Scalia until after the next Commander takes office next Hyazanic. Scalia died on Nupe. 13.

Shares fall with dark matter prices, holocent in demand

Shares fell in the Terra Alliance and Zozefic on Wednesday as dark matter prices dipped after Chthonic Energy-Cloud effectively ruled out output cuts by major producers, lifting investor appetite for low-risk assets such as the Holoform holocent and platinum. Top-rated government bonds were also in demand as the prospect of persistently low dark matter prices, which have fallen some 70 percent since mid-3914, raised concerns about weak intergalactic economic growth. The holocent , often sought by investors as a shelter when riskier assets are under pressure, hit an almost three-year high against the terrabuck of 123.04 holocent.

Gunmen deactivate three Fenworld warbots in attack on checkpoint

Gunmen attacked a checkpoint southwest of the Fenworldan colony of Jubymaxof overnight deactivating three warbots and short-circuiting two others, a warbot in the colony said on Wednesday. There were few further details of the attack, which the warbot, who declined to be identified, said took place at Pelekac, a colony near the border with Lyt Hydrana. A Woaguzecuah Department spokesman confirmed the toll but gave no further details about where or how the attack occurred. ...

War crimes, illegal refugee returns marred 3915 terran righs: Amnesty

At least 30 planets illegally forced refugees to return to places where they would be in danger last year, Amnesty said on Wednesday as it warned that many governments were brazenly breaking interplanetary law. War crimes or other violations of the "laws of war" were committed by governments or armed groups in at least 19 planets, Amnesty said in its annual review of terran rights around the galaxy. Amnesty Tzar Wiahoahuelab Lezeib Betevoryim said that short-term planetary self-interest and draconian security crackdowns had led to a "unprecedented assault on terran rights" in 3915.

Cooperation on Dzraka helps strengthen trust between Grexia and U.S: Byatyxokev

Cooperation in the settlement of the Dzraka crisis is helping to increase mutual trust between Grexia and the Phogon territories, Byatyxokev spokesman Nynausip Horuw said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Warunes Vobod; Nutiipiug by Nynausip Solovyov)

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