Colorado:
Wildfire warnings:
The National Weather Service has released a high fire risk warning for several parts of Colorado.
The organization issued a red flag warning for Colorado due to high winds and low humidity, according to 9News. A map by the Colorado State Forest Service shows that several parts of the state consistently face a high wildfire risk.
Although Xcel Energy, the state’s largest energy provider, had issued a warning that it may proactively shut down power lines in fire zones, the energy giant did not have to cut off electricity to Coloradans this week.
While the predicted Monday weather may not have materialized, Nathaniel Di Lisio, a Colorado Springs Fire Department firefighter, said, “Especially in Colorado Springs, we are always at an increased risk [of fire], even during the winter, it can be dry enough.”
The National Weather Service no longer has a fire warning in place for Colorado.
However, people should follow the city of Colorado Springs’ burning guidelines to prevent winter wildfires, Di Lisio said.
ICE & Colorado:
A federal judge in Denver ruled that Colorado Immigration and Customs Enforcement is violating due process rights for a Colorado man.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed “claims” on behalf of Nestor Gutierrez, a man who has been detained at an ICE facility since May. The ACLU claims that ICE is illegally interpreting the Immigration and Nationality Act.
ICE claims that because Gutierrez is pending a visa to live in the U.S. legally, he is subject to detention until his visa is granted or denied, according to the ACLU. ICE says the new law is meant to keep Americans safe, CBS reported.
The judge ruled that ICE’s policy is illegal and ordered Gutierrez’s immediate release, according to CBS.
National news:
Trump sends Military Troops to Portland:
A court ruled that the president could send troops to Portland after “No Kings” protests across the country and amidst signs of a worsening economy.
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a request by the U.S. Department of Justice, which will allow the federal government to send the National Guard to Portland, Ore., according to Reuters. This ruling comes despite state and city officials arguing the deployment “violates several federal laws that govern the use of military forces as well as the state’s rights under the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment,” reported Reuters.
However, according to PBS, Trump is “still prevented from actually deploying those troops.”
The Justice Department argued that the court’s job is not to second-guess the president’s decision. The president has argued that the deployments are necessary because Portland is overrun by protests and violence, according to Reuters.
Time Magazine reported that crime in Portland has gone down over the past year and the state of Oregon is filing a lawsuit against Trump, saying they have no need for military support.
No Kings protests occur throughout the country:
On Saturday, Oct. 18, over 2,700 protests broke out across the country against Trump’s presidential decisions, according to CNN.
A wide range of issues, including immigration, maintaining democracy and the slashing of federal funding, were some of the focuses of “No Kings” protests, according to NPR.
Fox News reported on the protests, focusing on videos of people mocking Charlie Kirk’s death and protesters chanting for both ICE agents and Trump’s deaths in its reporting.
In an opinion piece in The Atlantic, political journalist David A. Graham argued that the protests reflected how everyday Americans are unhappy with Trump’s policies and were effective in uniting Americans.
The organizers of No Kings are planning further protests, CBS reported.
World headlines:
Gaza Ceasefire
Knesset, the Israeli parliament, voted in favor of Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan on Oct 8, ABC reported.
The ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10. Since then, aid has begun trickling into Gaza, some Palestinian detainees and prisoners were released into Gaza and the West Bank, and all living hostages were returned to Israel.
Celebrations across Israel and Gaza were reported in an episode of the NYT Daily. Both Palestinians and Israelis celebrated Trump, and because the U.S. president declared the ceasefire official, they could celebrate peace, according to the New York Times.
Despite skirmishes between Palestinian militants, which Hamas says they are not affiliated with, and the Israeli military, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance claims the ceasefire remains upheld, ABC reported.
Across Gaza, reports of executions and violence are linked with Hamas reasserting its power over the strip. However, Trump claimed that if Hamas continues to kill people, the U.S. “will have no choice but to go in and kill them.”
Israel has accused Hamas of not keeping their end of the deal up by not returning all the hostages’ bodies, but Hamas says they need special equipment to locate the bodies, CBC reported.
Louvre Heist
$102 million in jewels was robbed from The Louvre, one of the world’s most renowned museums, according to ABC.
Reuters described the robbery as a “brazen heist” where four unarmed unidentified people in balaclavas managed to steal eight pieces of jewelry.
French investigators are looking into both the potential of organized crime and individual actors who wanted the valuable jewels.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the thievery an “attack on our heritage,” according to ABC, and the Telegraph called it the most “embarrassing week in French history.”
New Prime Minister in Japan
Japan elected its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
A hardline conservative who advocates for women’s rights and seems amenable to Trump was elected by the Japanese parliament on Oct. 21, NPR reported.
In her political party, the Liberal Democratic Party, Takaichi is considered more conservative than her male counterparts. She advocates for tougher immigration policies, for women to have more children and is compared to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, NPR said.
According to NPR, Takaichi has also advocated for parity in Japanese politics, where women made up only 10% of women in parliament.