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Subject: Headlines: September 5-11, 2421
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Date: 12 Sep 2421 00:03:21 +0000
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Date-Local: 29 Mar 2419 03:27:21 +0000
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HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 5 - SEPTEMBER 11, 2421
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⦿ MOON-TITAN TREATY "ABSURD" CLAIMS ANDERS MAXWELL
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September 5 (UPI) - Former president of Earth, Anders Maxwell, in a
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September 4 appearance on "This Week Tonight" discounted persistent
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rumors that the governments of Luna and Titan will soon announce an
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alliance.
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"Look," a visibly agitated Maxwell said. "Even if we're going to
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grant these secessionist, scofflaw regimes the courtesy of being
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called governments, there is no chance they're going to throw in
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together. After all the time and effort they spent insisting they
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owed nothing to Earth and should be allowed to do just as they
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please regardless of any effect it might have on the mother planet,
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to imagine that either of them might turn around now and give the
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other, or anyone, a veto over any action they might choose to
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take - it's frankly absurd."
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Maxwell dismissed claims of increased traffic between Titan and
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Luna as merely economic in nature. "Smuggling, that's what they're
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doing," Maxwell said. "Dodging the Titan embargo. Well, we'll see
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about that. I have it on good authority that the General Assembly
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is considering a bill to extend that embargo to Luna. Let's see how
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they do when neither of them has any more access to insystem
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markets, and all they can do is sell to rock-hopping belter scum
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and those layabout Martian miners."
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Reached for comment, a spokesman for Public Information noted that
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Maxwell has recently returned to public life from a five-year term
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of custodial supervision imposed following his impeachment for
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peculation, and no longer has any role in government. "We
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appreciate Mr. Maxwell's prior service, despite its ignoble end,"
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the spokesman said. "His current statements are those of a private
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individual, and cannot be taken as representative of any position
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Earth's government may or may not have on this or any other
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matter."
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⦿ MILITARY BUILDUP RUMORS "FALSE" SAYS PUBLIC INFORMATION
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September 6 (UPI) - In response to rumors of a military buildup
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ahead of a widely predicted Moon-Titan treaty announcement, a
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spokeswoman from Earth's Office of Public Information addressed a
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press conference with this firm statement:
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"The President has recently become aware of rumors swirling around
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various in- and out-system bulletins about potential responses to
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the political situation between Earth, Earth's moon, and the FTL
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research colony on Titan.
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"Let me be clear: Rumors of a military buildup are categorically
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false. We are actively investigating these claims, and expect soon
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to report that we have identified their origin. In the meantime,
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our representatives to Earth's moon and the Titan colony have been
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instructed to communicate to their counterparts our most sincere
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wishes for continued peaceful relations."
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The spokeswoman declined to entertain questions.
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⦿ MARTIAN STRIKE ENTERS MONTH 4; "STRONG MEASURES" SAYS GOVERNOR
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September 7 (MNN) - Today begins the fourth month of the Martian
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mining guilds' general strike, with no sign of substantive
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concessions from either side. Martian governor Reinhard Ritter,
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backed by a squad of armed guards, made an appearance outside Red
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Rock Guild headquarters to warn guild leaders that they are
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"risking strong measures" unless they resolve to come to the
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negotiating table very soon.
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"The Martian Trust has listened in the past to your legitimate
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concerns, and we will do so again," Governor Ritter said in a
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prepared statement. "We understand that a degree of give and take
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is necessary for a productive working relationship. However, we
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will not forever tolerate work stoppages, sabotage, and other
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undisciplined manifestations of directionless unrest. I beseech
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you: Do not make it necessary for the Trust to investigate options
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beyond amicable resolution."
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A representative of the Red Rock Guild responded, in a statement
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directly to Mars Newsnet, that Governor Ritter's claims amount to
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"a self-serving denial of the lethally dangerous working
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conditions, and the lack of medical and economic support for the
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hard-working Martian labor force, which have driven us to take
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these measures in defense of our lives and our loved ones."
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Asked for comment on these statements, the Martian Trust
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headquarters in Chicago said only that they have complete
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confidence in Governor Ritter's ability to "effectively resolve"
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the situation, and that the governor has the full support of the
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Martian Trust.
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Shortly before press time, a self-described spokesperson for Ceres
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Hollow sent a recorded statement which, as far as could be
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understood, expressed strong support for the Martian guilds'
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position, and threatened "dire consequences" should the Martian
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Trust resort to coercion. Reached for brief comment on the
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retaliatory claim, retired wing general and military analyst Nathan
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Coopersmith described it as "nonsense".
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⦿ GREEN GANYMEDE "SEVERELY IMPACTED" BY JOVIAN WEATHER EXTREMES
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September 7 (UPI) - In the latest blow to the prospects of the
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Green Ganymede Project, radiation flares produced by fluctuations
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in Jupiter's upper cloud layers have "severely impacted" the
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viability of the project's pilot farm domes.
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"We're still working to understand the full extent of the damage,"
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the project's engineering head said today. "It will take some time
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to be certain, but at this point we're not confident that any of
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this season's crops will survive. We're already seeing germline
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mutations and outright inviability of some specimens across all our
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species, including the radiation-hardened cultivars."
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The joint project between Earth and Earth's moon has seen a number
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of setbacks over recent months. This is the seventh crop failure in
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the project's two years of operation, and commentators across the
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inner planets have suggested that farming on Ganymede may prove
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fundamentally unworkable. Supporters argue that not enough time has
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passed to make any final determination possible, and a spokesman
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for the External Resource Administration said that Earth's position
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in the project will not change as a result of this latest bad news.
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"We have identified the largest single cause of Earth's resource
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crisis as the investment of resources in outer system colonies,"
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the spokesman said in a prepared statement. "The Green Ganymede
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Project offers a real prospect of redressing this imbalance by
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enabling the outer system to return some measure of those resources
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and help speed Earth's recovery. We will work to ensure the project
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succeeds in every way we can."
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In after-hours trading today, Archer DuPont Monsanto stock dropped
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over three percent on the news.
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⦿ FERTILITY SOCIETY: 2421 "WELL BELOW EXPECTATIONS" SO FAR
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September 8 (UPI) - The Fertility Society of Earth today reported
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that total births thus far across the planet are less than half the
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society's target projection for the year to date. Analysts say this
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tracks with the general birthrate trend over the last fifty years,
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but the Society strikes a cautionary note:
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"As Earth's economy, climate, and biosphere continue to recover in
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accord with government projections," said a Fertility Society
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spokeswoman, "it is disappointing that our citizens' birth rates
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continue to lag behind. Sustaining and expanding our current growth
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requires that we produce a sufficient labor and tax base to do the
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work that lies ahead. If we will not make the necessary sacrifices,
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we cannot expect to maintain the preeminence throughout the system
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that humanity's cradle deserves."
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Shortly before press time, the Internal Resource Administration
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released this prepared statement: "In line with economic goals for
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2422 and the first half of this decade more generally, next year's
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individual responsibility surcharge will increase by 25% for
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citizens filing singly and 15% for members of married couples
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filing jointly. An increase to family subsidy refunds is currently
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under consideration. As always, we remind the populace of Earth
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that the surest way to prosperity, for each of us and all together,
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is a large and healthy family."
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⦿ WYOMING RIOTS "FALSE REPORTING" SAYS POPULATION ADMINISTRATION
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September 8 (UPI) - A spokesman for the Population Administration's
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Landmass Optimization Office stated today that recent claims of
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rioting among newly rehoused residents of the Wyoming New Prospects
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Facility are "false reporting".
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"While some isolated incidents have occurred among members of the
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August and September intake classes, these incidents are just that:
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isolated. The recent claims by fringe commentators of a general
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outbreak of violence contain no truth whatsoever, and such false
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reporting only imperils the vitally important goals of the
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optimization project as a whole. Our targeted intervention teams
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are as always prepared to ensure the safety and security of all
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residents both within the New Prospects Facility and outside it,"
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the spokesman said in a prepared statement.
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When asked about reports of ongoing resource shortfalls among
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private contractors tasked with supplying subsistence supplies and
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agricultural equipment to the facility, the spokesman declined to
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confirm or deny, stating that federal privilege applies to all
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information about contract negotiations in progress.
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⦿ ROSS 128 VENTURES DENIES CRASH CLAIMS: "PREPOSTEROUS"
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September 9 (Investors Daily) - At a press conference this morning,
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Koenraad Gertodtenhaupt, a senior vice president of Ross 128
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Ventures, LLC, stated firmly that there is no truth in recent Lunar
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claims of a colony ship crash.
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The ship in question is 'Voortrekker', a prototype torch ship which
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for the last 25 years has been en route to the nearby star Ross 128.
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For the past several weeks, various sources close to the Lunar
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government have claimed that 'Voortrekker' did not, in fact,
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recently land on its target planet, but instead crashed there with
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the loss of much of its crew.
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In a brief statement at the entrance of the historic Chrysler
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Building, where the Ross 128 firm has its offices, Gertodtenhaupt
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said:
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"The board of Ross 128 Ventures wishes most firmly to dissuade
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these rumors regarding our friends aboard Voortrekker. The ship
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made planetfall just over a month ago, and her former crew are hard
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at work in the early stages of developing one of the first
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permanent human habitations outside Earth's own solar system."
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"We are in regular QEC contact with our friends at Ross 128,"
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Gertodtenhaupt continued. "at all levels up to and including Nick
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Soloviev, the chairman of Voortrekker's own board. Nothing we have
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heard inclines us to confirm the dangerous and irresponsible rumors
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spread by sources on Earth's moon who should know better than to
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claim such falsehoods are true news. Such actions can only
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complicate the colonists' work, and strike fear into the hearts of
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their families and loved ones back home."
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Gertodtenhaupt took no questions before reentering the building.
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⦿ SYSTEMWIDE WAGNER REVIVAL "SUSPENDED" AMID ASSAULT CLAIMS
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September 10 (UPI) - In the wake of sexual malconduct allegations
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made against conductor Watanabe Fezile by several musicians now
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under his baton, the Three Planets Reinforced Symphony announced
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today that their interplanetary tour is "suspended", with Watanabe
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and his accusers recalled to Earth for talks potentially leading to
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arbitration of the claims.
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"We regret the necessity of this action," said a spokesman for the
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Three Planets board. "We must, however, treat these claims with
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utmost gravity, and we're sure our audiences will understand."
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At press time, no statement had been made regarding alternate tour
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dates or refunds.
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⦿ MARKET WATCH
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⦿ IN SPORT
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(Various network services)
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- Olowokandi, Prakash, Davidova "favorites" in Wings Tourney
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Claims of racism swirl around proposed belter exclusion
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- Rocket League semifinals conclude with two-week Mercury heat
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"Exhilarating", one surviving competitor says
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- Legacy football doping claims prompt new investigation
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Latest augmentation challenge thrown out by Rules Committee
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- 6 dead, 19 hurt after network jammers make hash of 97th Manx TT
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Douglas fires reported "mostly contained"; drones banned
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- Venus aerobrake stunt succeeds: pilot Espinoza honored, arrested
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Pallas Commune demands extradition, pays out 12 to 1
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- Ironman Lunar Triathlon transition area snaps: "shocking"
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Organizers: "How do you even do that in a pressure suit?"
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- Ganymede Polar Bear Swim postponed for 36th consecutive year
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Afterparties proceed as planned
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⦿ QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
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"War is fear cloaked in courage." - William Westmoreland
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