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Fourth Annual New Year's Fireworks Display

By CCP Phantom

by ISD Tedra Kerrigan Umokka, Lonetrek - The fourth annual New Year's Fireworks Celebration, hosted by Daggaroth and New Eden Radio, is set to kick off at 23:00 UTC, 31 December, in Umokka, outside the Caldari Navy Testing Facilities at the fourth moon of Umokka X. Last year's event was a rousing success, with local peaking at 1800, and this year is expected to bring even more capsuleers to watch and participate. As usual, anyone in possession of a working laser turret or missile launcher is we...

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ISD Invades New Eden

By CCP Phantom

by ISD Ashen Talinthe The Interstellar Services Department (ISD) has been authorized to 'invade' New Eden, and will be holding events in many popular systems and trade hubs until January 1st.

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Snowball Fights Continue to Break Out Across New Eden

By CCP Phantom

by ISD Tedra Kerrigan The sudden appearance of snowball-firing 'Festival Launchers' in many pilots' inventory - apparently a gift from the mysterious Polaris-based alliance C C P - has led to an upsurge in random attacks in many parts of New Eden. Trade hubs seem to be heavily affected, with Jita and Amarr seeing periodic outbreaks of snowball-related violence, but no system has escaped unscathed.

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Federation Navy Confirms Courts-Martial Of Two Tripwire Officers

By CCP Falcon

ESSENCE - In the wake of the Inner Circle investigation into the Evaulon Incident, the Federation Navy has this morning confirmed the courts-martial of two senior officers from Tripwire Border Control. In a press release made public approximately an hour ago, details have surfaced that both Lead Intelligence Analyst Sidere Rualert and Flight Commander Jemes Ernois pleaded guilty to charges of negligence, professional misconduct and questionable judgment when brought before the Special Departmen...

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Combined Harvest Aid Convoy Reaches Evaulon Safely

By CCP Falcon

PLACID – Combined Harvest confirmed this morning, in an interview with Avechemon Foundation lead Anderes Duellene, that a convoy carrying over a million cubic meters of aid supplies was successfully escorted to the battle scarred system of Evaulon last night. A task force commanded by veteran Federal Loyalist capsuleer and Mixed Metaphor CEO Andreus Ixiris set out from Stacmon, ensuring the safe passage of four Anshar class jump freighters which were en-route to a Federal Defence Union staging ...

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Inner Circle Investigation into Evaulon Incident concludes.

By CCP Falcon

VILLORE – The Federal Senate and Inner Circle reconvened this afternoon to discuss the results of the investigation into what has become widely known as the Evaulon Incident. Chief Investigating Officer of Inner Circle Internal Affairs Keraimo Hakanuro addressed the Federal Senate at 14:00 with a statement that included a 114-page document detailing recommendations and requirements for improvements to the Federation Navy’s Tripwire division. During his address, Chief Hakanuro brought to light “...

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EVE Portraits Round 6 Completed

By CCP Phantom

by ISD Tedra Kerrigan New Eden - The EVE Portraits competition Round 6 has closed and the winners have been announced. First place winner was Panselutza, who will be taking home an Iteron Mark IV Quafe Ultramarine Edition.

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CONCORD Investigation into Federal border security continues

By CCP Falcon

YULAI – Capsuleers across the Federation were caught off guard yesterday evening by the appearance of a DED Special Weapons and Tactics unit that originated from their operational headquarters in Genesis. Headed up by DED SWAT Director Arve Vesren, the task force was part of an ongoing investigation into the integrity of Federal border security in the wake of the Evaulon incident, in which over a quarter of a million Federal citizens lost their lives to a planetary assault orchestrated by the S...

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Strange capsuleers hurl snowballs across New Eden

By CCP Eterne

In an unusual occurrence in the afternoon of December 13th, a number of individuals throughout New Eden were suddenly accosted by snowball -throwing capsuleers. This unusual group of capsuleers would suddenly appear in a system, declaring their quest for “good snowball fights”.

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Federal Senate petitions CONCORD in the wake of Evaulon Incident

By CCP Falcon

LADISTIER - The Office of Federal President Jacus Roden this morning confirmed for the first time publicly that the Senate has handed a petition to the CONCORD Assembly's Inner Circle. The petition comes at the request of Federal Loyalist Capsuleer Julianus Soter, Executor of Federal Defense Union alliance Villore Accords, in the wake of the Serpentis strike against the Federal city of Rilnais on November 29th. In a statement confirming the petition had been handed to the CONCORD Assembly, Cori...

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CONCORD enacts landmark bounty hunting legislation

By CCP Gnauton

CONCORD's Department of Press Relations yesterday announced that following several days of intense discussion, the Inner Circle has fast-tracked a legislative proposal that's lain dormant within the CONCORD legislature for just under a year. Proposal 4457.051, otherwise known as The Retribution Act, is a bill with wide-ranging implications for capsule pilots, and apparently stands to change quite a few things about how they engage in combative pursuits.

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Heth confirmed in stable condition as CONCORD confers in closed session

By CCP Gnauton

Tibus Heth, Executor of the Caldari State, who was the victim of a shooting attack at a political rally in the city of Okushin on New Caldari Prime last Friday afternoon, has been confirmed by the Caldari Providence Directorate to be alive and in stable condition. According to the report, the Caldari head of state came to consciousness shortly after noon Saturday and has since then been engaged in ceaseless talks with members of his government as well as CONCORD officials.

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