Things you should know today: 10/11/18

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Trump: US investigators looking into missing Saudi writer

Hasan Jamali
In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. Turkish claims that Khashoggi, who wrote for The Washington Post, was slain inside a Saudi diplomatic mission in Turkey, has put the Trump administration in a delicate spot with one of its closest Mid-east allies. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Saudi Arabian reporter Jamal Khashoggi went missing a week ago while inside a Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey. Khashoggi is a known government critic who also wrote for the Washington Post. Turkey believes he was slain inside the consulate, but Saudi Arabia denies the claim. Trump has said the U.S. is investigating the situation.

The Latest: 932k lose power after Michael slams Southeast

Douglas R. Clifford
The Oceanis is grounded by a tidal surge at the Port St. Joe Marina, Wednesday, Oct. 10 in Port St. Joe, Fla. Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Tropical Storm Michael tore through the coastal southern U.S. Oct. 10, affecting Florida most. The Category 4 storm is the most powerful recorded storm to ever hit the Florida Panhandle. The storm was still classified as a hurricane when it made landfall in Florida and Georgia and was downgraded to a tropical storm early Oct. 11.

Space station astronauts make emergency landing; no injuries reported

Dmitri Lovetsky
U.S. astronaut Nick Hague, right and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), walk prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-10 spaceship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Two astronauts aboard the Soyuz MS-10 spaceship landed safely in Kazakhstan after a failed booster rocket forced an emergency landing. American astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin were transported to a medical facility upon landing and were reported to be in good condition.

Watch Banksy’s $1.4 million painting ‘self-destruct’

A Banksy painting had just been auctioned for $1.4 million in London on Oct. 5 when it suddenly passed through a shredder located at the bottom of the frame. This CNN segment shows the shocking moment and an interview with Steve Lazarides, the first seller of the anonymous artist’s work.

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