Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 - Foiled ATL airport plot; Rubio’s MS-13 deal; Trump’s WH demo; AWS outage; Air China fire
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Today’s Headlines: Police in Atlanta arrested a man outside the city’s international airport after his family alerted authorities that he was on his way to “shoot up the airport.” Officers found an assault rifle and ammo in his truck, preventing what could’ve been a mass shooting. Meanwhile, new reporting revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the transfer of nine MS-13 leaders—including some who were FBI informants—back to El Salvador at President Bukele’s request, in exchange for access to his infamous CECOT prison. In related news, Dutch intelligence is now limiting what information they share with the United States over human rights concerns. In Trump's world, demolition crews began tearing down part of the White House for his new “Marie Antoinette Ballroom,” despite no formal approval from the federal agency that oversees government property—because apparently that rule doesn’t apply to “demolition.” In the courts, an appeals court ruled that Trump can take command of the Oregon National Guard (though he can’t deploy them yet), and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether marijuana users can legally own guns—the same charge Hunter Biden was convicted of. Elsewhere, a massive Amazon Web Services outage temporarily took down much of the internet—including Reddit, Zoom, and Venmo—after a technical failure disrupted about a third of the world’s online traffic. And to top it off, a lithium battery caught fire midair on an Air China flight, forcing an emergency landing.
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AP News: Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta's airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
WaPo: Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
NL Times: Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S
AP News: Trump directs demolition on part of White House for ballroom despite lacking construction approval
AP News: US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now
AP News: Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
Axios: AWS outage spotlights the global economy's fragile foundations
NYT: Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces Emergency Landing
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