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And now...direct from our live reporters at MMN:

Politics - Amid renewed cross-border fighting between Human and Orcish forces, Human officials said Monday that they intend to create a buffer zone in southern Barrens to stop rocket attacks from the militant group. "We intend to complete this operation. We have no intention of allowing anyone to stop us before we complete the creation of a buffer zone," Human Defense Minister Aye Shootalot said. Several suspected Orcish rockets hit the northern Human city of Stormwind on Monday -- the sixth day of fighting that began after Orcish guerrillas abducted two Human soldiers in a cross-border raid.

Science - Space shuttle Gnomergan and its crew of six returned to Azeroth through thick clouds Monday, ending an impressive mission that put Gnome space program back on a solid, safer course. Gnomergan landed at Steamwheedle Space Center at 9:14 a.m. in only the second shuttle flight since the 2003 Ratchet disaster. "Welcome back Gnomergan and congratulations on a great mission," Mission Control told the crew after Gnomergan rolled to a stop. "It was a great mission. A really great mission," Captain Grapplegrommit replied. The smooth landing was sure to leave Gnome space program officials jubilant, after conquering the chronic threat of foam chunks that break off the external fuel tank during launch -- still a problem, but not a serious one in this mission.

Society - Supporters of banning cross-gender characters (Males playing female characters and vice-versa) in MMOs won two major court rulings Friday, with a federal appeals court reinstating Thunder Bluff's voter-approved ban on cross-gender characters and the Iron Forge Supreme Court ruling that voters should have a say on the issue. Last week, the highest courts in two others cities also dealt cross-gender rights advocates setbacks. The Darnassus court rejected a bid by cross-gender players to win marriage rights, and the Undercity court reinstated a constitutional amendment banning cross-gender marriage there. In the Thunder Bluff case, Azeroth District Judge Joseph Bataillon had ruled that the ban was too broad and deprived cross-gender players of participation in the political process, among other things.

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