以下是本週的重大新聞。
已宣布Gibson Kincaid連任聯盟總統一職。Kincaid在選票中以略微過半的票數擊敗了候選人Elijah Beck議員。而聯盟總理Edmund Mahon依舊正為Kincaid的權利提升提案進行協議。
企圖襲擊Menee星系Phoenix Base地面基地——工程師Ram Tah所在地——的武裝分子被擊退。Ram Tah相信該不法分子的目標是其研究數據或Guardian科技。
聯邦治安部隊目前針對監視軟件及其助理的案件，鎖定火星論壇報（Mars Tribune）進行調查。皆因被具有這類監視軟件的助理機器人所影響的人物，都出現在該報章頭條或獨家爆料新聞。火星論壇報的所屬集團表示會針對此提告抗爭到底。
億萬富翁Zachary Rackham的私人戶口被人盜取10億信用貨幣。Rackham Capital Investment集團的發言人確認犯案者在Rackham的戶口裡留下秘密訊息：為勝利而戰（The Collective plays to win）。犯案黑客的意圖明顯是要從其手中奪走大樂透獎金，但有消息指出，這筆錢被平均分發給數百名該集團的前僱員，而他們沒能從集團得到應得的贍養費。
另一方面，Palin Institute研究所宣布計劃進行發掘Thargoid進攻動機的研究。該研究組織已開放收購Thargoid材料以進行相關研究。
最後，Close Encounters Corps收購了足夠的材料以建造其科研飛船。所收集而來的材料對於建造巨型飛船並研究BD-12 1172星系周圍的星雲會大有幫助。
Here are this week’s major stories.
Gibson Kincaid has been announced as the winner of the Alliance presidential election, and will continue serving as president of the Alliance. Kincaid obtained a small majority of the public vote, defeating Councillor Elijah Beck. Prime Minister Edmund Mahon said the Alliance Assembly was still debating Kincaid’s proposal to imbue the presidential role with executive powers.
An attempt by armed intruders to access Phoenix Base in the Meene system, home of the engineer Ram Tah, has been foiled. Ram Tah said he believed the thwarted raid was an attempt to steal research data or samples of Guardian technology.
In other news, the Federal Security Service has targeted The Mars Tribune as part of its investigation into robots carrying concealed surveillance programs. The development follows news that several of those found to be in possession of ‘spy’ robots were the subject of incriminating articles published by the Tribune. The conglomerate that owns The Mars Tribune has challenged any suggestion of wrongdoing.
Billionaire businessman Zachary Rackham has been targeted by a highly sophisticated hack that withdrew 1 billion credits from his personal account. Rackham Capital Investments confirmed that the criminals left a message encoded in Rackham’s account: ‘The Collective plays to win.’ It has been speculated that the hack was intended to reclaim the billion-credit prize that Rackham won in the Federal Grand Lottery.
Meanwhile, the Palin Institute has announced a new research programme designed to discern the motives behind the Thargoids’ unrelenting aggression. The Institute has asked the galactic community to contribute Thargoid research material to the campaign.
Finally, the Close Encounters Corps has announced that its appeal for commodities has reached a successful conclusion, having received an overwhelming response from the galactic community. The materials delivered to Crown Prospect over the past week will allow the construction of a scientific megaship to research the nebula surrounding the BD-12 1172 system.
And those are the main stories this week.
