Friday's Headlines: Michael wipes out homes, upends lives

After the storm, pleas for help from a wildlife rehabilitation center; 'I wasn't going anywhere': On land of former slaves, a sturdy home gives shelter from the storm; Video: 'We...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Michael wipes out homes, upends lives Entire oceanfront communities in the Florida Panhandle were virtually obliterated, an Air Force base suffered "catastrophic" damage and at least six people were killed by Hurricane Michael, a sucker-punch of a storm that intensified suddenly and now ranks as one of the four most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the United States. By Luz Lazo, Mark Berman, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux and Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more » After the storm, pleas for help from a wildlife rehabilitation center In Tallahassee, Fla., the St. Francis Wildlife Rehabilitation Center knew it could count on the the city's residents for help in rescuing the animals. By Robert Samuels  •   Read more »   'I wasn't going anywhere': On land of former slaves, a sturdy home gives shelter from the storm As Hurricane Michael ripped the top off a 50-year-old dwelling next door, brought a tree down on the home of Leroy Wilson's daughter's home and snapped nearby pine trees like pencils, the Wilsons stayed put in their brick house, opening the doors to neighbors whose homes were succumbing to the storm's powerful winds. By Patricia Sullivan and Frances Sellers  •   Read more »   Video: 'We all thought we were going to die' Read more » Turks tell U.S. officials that audio and video prove Khashoggi was killed The audio recording provides some of the strongest evidence that a Saudi team killed Washington Post opinion writer Jamal Khashoggi, officials said. "You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered," one person said. By Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, John Hudson and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   As stocks tumble, the U.S. wonders: Is this economy as good as it gets? Numerous forecasters have lowered their expectations for U.S. growth, and some are warning of a possible recession in 2020. By Heather Long  •   Read more » Ripple Effect How a Trump decision on trade became a setback for democracy in Vietnam Vietnam had promised more workers' rights when entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership. After President Trump pulled the United States out in 2017, Vietnam's Communist government unleashed its most severe clampdown on dissent in decades. By Simon Denyer and David Nakamura  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Here's how the United States can stand up for Jamal Khashoggi By Ben Cardin  •   Read more »   What makes Jamal Khashoggi's alleged murder so depraved By Joel Simon  •   Read more »   Trump could be the most honest president in modern history By Marc Thiessen  •   Read more »   Taylor, Kanye and the bad blood of politics By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Trump's arm-twisting of the Fed is what's truly 'loco' By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   China finally admits to building an archipelago of concentration camps. Will the world respond? By Editorial  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   China's trade surplus with the U.S. hit a record $34.1 billion last month amid trade war The increase was driven by a 13 percent increase in Chinese exports to the United States, according to customs office data. American imports in China declined by 9 percent. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »     The Debrief | Analysis Republicans who said Clinton and Obama disrespected the Oval Office never heard Kanye West's f-bomb The rapper held forth with profanity, inanity and a profession of love for President Trump, who said West could be a future presidential candidate. By Anne Gearan and Felicia Sonmez  •   Read more »   Senate heads for exits as vulnerable Democrats get campaign time and McConnell gets his judges After a bare-knuckled fight over confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, few Democrats were eager to meet Republican demands. But campaign realities dictated otherwise, and the two parties struck a deal. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   WorldViews | Analysis Few countries are meeting the Paris climate goals. Here are the ones that are. Just a handful of the world's biggest greenhouse-gas producers are keeping up their end of the bargain so far. By Amanda Erickson  •   Read more »   New document contradicts Ross's congressional testimony on census citizenship question Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross talked with former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon and Attorney General Jeff Session about adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, according to a Justice Department document. By Tara Bahrampour  •   Read more »   Republicans promise post-midterm fight to fund Trump's border wall A partial government shutdown is a real possibility as the president pushes for more border money without a plan to get it. By Erica Werner and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   Dina Powell no longer in running to succeed Nikki Haley The former White House aide was President Trump's preferred choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but she wants to stay at Goldman Sachs, according to a White House official and a person familiar with the matter. 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