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News coming from Olanet in the Hunnoverrs Sector has flustered local health inspectors and law enforcement personnel alike, as reports of an effort to sell contaminated nerf meat have begun to surface.

The reports arose after a whistleblower informed planetary officials of a suspected effort by the Asenti Nurti-Corp to process, package and sell various cuts of nerf meat that had been previously segregated for bioanalysis. According to the whistleblower, the cuts had been withheld based on a peculiar bruising being spotted on the surface of the meats. In spite of this effort, the cuts were repurposed, packaged and stored before inspectors could conduct further tests. Upon hearing this testimony, planetary officials were promptly sent to investigate and seize the shipments, which had fortunately not yet been sent.

Internal examination proved that every specimen of nerf meat, combined to weigh more than two and a half tonnes, was indeed contaminated with a bacterial infestation known to cause crippling, flu-like symptoms in most Human and Near-Human consumers. While no arrests have yet been made and the cause of the contamination and the motive to sell the meat are yet unknown, further investigations have been underway and all nerf meat processing factories of the Asenti Nutri-Corp have been indefinitely halted in their operations. In the meantime, officials have issued a warning to habitants of the Outer Rim to not purchase or consume any nerf meat originating from Olanet as a precaution, causing local economists to worry over the loss of production revenue on top of the present health concerns.

Galactic News correspondents in the Outer Rim Territories are making reports of a skirmish between elements of the Mandalorian military and the Telos Sector Defense Fleet. Telosian Security Forces originally deployed in response to an exchange of turbolaser fire between unidentified vessels operating along the Northern borders of their sector. Upon arrival they discovered a small Mandalorian naval detachment engaged with a group of starships believed to be involved in acts of piracy.

Disregarding commands to withdraw and ignoring warning shots issued from the Telosian fleet, the Mandalorian vessels held their position.  After final calls to surrender, the Mandalorian warships opened fire on the Telosian Security Force before withdrawing back to Mandalorian space.

The Senate has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the escalating problems with the Mandalorians, as well as possible solutions. It is also reported that representatives of the Jedi Order have been called on to assist the Senate in this delicate time.

Since the conclusion of the war the Republic has been dealing with a sharp rise in piracy across its sectors, especially sectors within the Outer Rim Territories. With a severe economic depression, a downsized navy and military aswell as cut-backs across a number of regional police and security forces, the galaxies black market has thrived, as have smugglers and pirates throughout Republic space.
While the Senate is expected to meet shortly to discuss a means to curb this steady rise in piracy those from the Mid Rim and beyond wish all too well for a swift and sudden end to these steadily increasing illegal actions that are not only disrupting trade and commerce across the outer sectors of the Republic but communications also.
The seeming inaction of the Senate has caused a number of Outer-Rim worlds in recent months to begin to question whether or not to follow the Empire and Hapan examples and secede from the Republic, a government they are apparently beginning to see as no longer being able to take care of its own.

More updates soon…

The Empire has made little effort in keeping from the media news of an assault launched by their military today on what appears to have been a Chiss Ascendancy military installation on the world of Ord Janon. While the reasoning for the installations presence has not been revealed, the Imperial military made it blatantly clear that they considered its presence a ‘violation of the treaty of Mygeeto and that any other Ascendancy facilities found within previously held space will suffer a similar fate.’

While the death toll has yet to be revealed, the Empire stated that their new ‘Dark Troopers’ had been deployed in the assault on the Ascendancy base, with Chiss losses considered to be near total with Imperial casualties almost zero. The Ascendancy itself has made no formal comment or statement regarding the attack so far.

Needless to say this news stunned top officials within the Republics own military who are now apparently desperately looking for a possible counter-measure, should these Dark Troopers be used against the Empires former allies.

Artistic Impression Of The Dark Trooper

The Empire has stunned the Republics top political and especially military personnel today with the official unveiling of its latest weapon of war. The Dark Trooper.

While technically not ‘new’, having first come into existence under the reign of Emperor Palpatine three-hundred years ago, the Dark Trooper program was ‘disbanded’ for unknown reasons, with very limited numbers ever seen to be used. The rumours of their participation in the closing stages of the “Attrition War” were confirmed today as being merely tests during the programs rebuilding as the first official units went into full active service today on Bastion.