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Alleged Mass Shooting Plot At Mall Of America. What You Need To Know - October 8

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00:28 - The Big Story 04:08 - Quick Hits 05:12 - Before You Go • MALL OF AMERICA PLOT: An 18-year-old man has been accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the mall, according to court records. • TRUMP IN TEXAS: The president rallied in San Antonio for Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

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Both outlets lead with the FBI arrest and the Mall of America plot, but they frame the story differently. The Independent’s headline centers the arrest and describes the suspect as a Minnesota teen, while The Hill foregrounds that the FBI “foils” an alleged terrorist attack at the mall. The Hill is also alone in its extract in quoting an FBI source about the suspect’s repeated stated intent.

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