Politics:

• Union of Solar Nations acknowledges massive construction projects in the Asteroid Belt; Earthers and Saturnians protest in parliament
• North American States partially seal border, refugees riot
• Slavic League deploys Ru’ulok hovertanks, East Asian Hegemony demands compensation
• Battleship Lionheart joins fleet at Alpha Centauri
• What are the Aquarians doing in Greater Oceania? Some speculation
• Crowds rush Kharvamid colony ships; Lunar Free State denies aid

Business:

• First Transport Conglomerate ships return from deep space
• NeoWorld Inc. moves headquarters from O’Neill 4; stocks sag
• Oromax Mining Corp. bids for competitive operations on Tyche
• Encegulans offer trade guild membership to Oligat Creation Synthesis
• Multiservice Org. chief sits down with Venusian Finance Union
• Mars Confederacy says imports down, blames resurgent rebels

Entertainment:

• Top 10 Terran songs on Olvar charts, according to Interfaze
• Titan Sparks upset New Shanghai Fenqing in glideball finals
• Holos of Scrape, Defeat the Fleet continue buzz
• Haggis has unlikely rebirth, thanks to Gustrall palates
• The latest vibrodaggers for debutantes
• How can I avoid radiation storms? Health questions answered