These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Mail Bomber Manhunt:** The nationwide search for a serial mail bomber is focused on southern Florida, where authorities believe at least some of the packages sent to prominent critics of President Trump originated. Three more devices were discovered Thursday: one at the office of Robert De Niro in Manhattan and two addressed to Joe Biden in Delaware. Read more [here](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-packages/fbi-searches-florida-mail-center-in-hunt-for-sender-of-package-bombs-idUSKCN1MZ1CP?il=0). * **Southern Border:** President Trump is considering using executive power to shut down the southern border to asylum-seeking migrants altogether. Trump has made preparations to direct the Army to send as many as 1,000 troops to the border to guard against what he called an “onslaught” of immigrants. The caravan of migrants is still hundreds of miles from U.S. soil. Read more [here](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-may-halt-entry-nearly-all-migrants-seeking-asylum-southern-n924661). * **Saudi Admission:** Saudi Arabia has once more changed its story about how Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi custody in Istanbul. Saudi state-run media now reports that the journalist was murdered in a premeditated attack. Khashoggi’s son and his family had been detained in Saudi Arabia but are now back in the U.S. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is scheduled to travel to Turkey on Sunday. Read more [here](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45988533). * **Kroger Shooting:** A man who allegedly shot and killed two people at a grocery store in Kentucky had first attempted to enter a historic black church nearby. The victims at the Kroger were black and the suspected gunman was a white man with a long rap sheet. Witnesses say he told an armed bystander who approached him that “whites don’t kill whites.” Watch an interview with a witness [here](http://www.wave3.com/video/2018/10/24/interview-with-steve-zinninger/). * **Damage Control:** Google said that it fired 48 people over the past two years for sexual harassment, including more than a dozen senior managers. The company made the disclosure after the New York Times reported that it paid a $90 million exit package to the employee who created Android after a credible misconduct accusation against him. Read more on [Cheddar](https://www.cheddar.com/videos/memo-to-google-employees-reveals-widespread-sexual-harassment). * **Sports:** LeBron James scored his first triple-double, and first home win as a Lake,r in an exciting performance against the Nuggets. Laker great (and former LeBron rival) Kobe Bryant cheered on from courtside. Read more [here](http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25086901/lebron-james-gets-first-la-triple-double-home-win-kobe-bryant-hand). * **Megyn Kelly Latest:** Megyn Kelly’s future at NBC is up in the air amid reports her morning show is over. Kelly’s comments on ‘blackface’ sparked an immediate backlash, though her problems predated that. Thursday’s show was a repeat, and Kelly’s lawyers are said to be meeting with NBC brass today to discuss her reported $69 million contract. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/25/660644000/megyn-kelly-out-at-nbc-after-blackface-remarks). * **Spotted...:** ...Jennifer Lopez with a very large diamond ring on her hand while out with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez. The ring is front and center in a video Rodriguez posted to Instagram. See the photo [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVrZXUgDd9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again). * **A Dog's Days:** The daily routine of a California golden retriever has stolen the hearts of social media users. Riley is known to climb atop a wall surrounding his home, and toss a ball to the other side, so that someone will pass in back to him. In an Instagram post, @dog_rates writes “It works 100% of the time.” See it [here](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6317535/Dog-Riley-clever-trick-getting-people-play-him.html). * **Royal Snafu:** In a public appearance with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle was photographed with a tag hanging off her dress. The internet went crazy with many social media users admitting to feeling her pain—and sharing their own stories of fashion mishaps. See a photo [here](https://www.yahoo.com/news/internet-defends-meghan-markle-wardrobe-malfunction-feel-103412182.html). Cheddar's Hena Doba gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).

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