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September 28, 2018 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2018 Gaza border protests
- Six Palestinians, including a 12-year-old, are killed by IDF fire in Gaza border clashes. (Haaretz)

Law and crime

Catholic sexual abuse cases in Chile
- The Roman Catholic Church defrocks Father Fernando Karadima, a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in Chile. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Canada–United States relations, Detroit–Windsor
- It is announced that the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a bridge planned to span the Canada–United States border between Detroit and Windsor, will open in late 2024. The project is expected to cost $5.7 billion and create 2500 jobs. (CTV News Windsor) (Tri-City News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Rosa strengthens to a category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to affect parts of the coastlines of southwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and Southern California. (NBC News)
Air Niugini Flight 73 lands short at Chuuk International Airport and settles in a shallow lagoon. All passengers and crew are successfully evacuated. (ABC)
2018 Sulawesi earthquake
- Indonesia is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 50 deaths and entire families being reported missing. (BBC) (CBS News)
A USMC F-35 jet crashes in coastal South Carolina making this the first crash of the U.S. military's newest and most expensively developed aircraft. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
- U.S. President Donald Trump orders an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (The New York Times)

Science and technology

Facebook uncovers a security flaw, impacting 50 million user accounts which may have been compromised. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

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+;Armed conflicts and attacks
+*[[2018 Gaza border protests]]
+**Six Palestinians, including a 12-year-old, are killed by [[Israeli Defense Forces|IDF]] fire in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] border clashes. [https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/palestinian-boy-11-said-seriously-injured-in-gaza-border-clashes-1.6513757 (''Haaretz'')]
+;Law and crime
+*[[Catholic sexual abuse cases in Chile]]
+**The [[Roman Catholic Church]] [[Defrocking|defrocks]] Father Fernando Karadima, a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in [[Chile]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-abuse-karadima/pope-defrocks-priest-at-center-of-chilean-sexual-abuse-scandal-vatican-idUSKCN1M81UN (Reuters)]
+;Business and economy
+*[[Canada–United States relations]], [[Detroit–Windsor]]
+**It is announced that the [[Gordie Howe International Bridge]], a bridge planned to span the [[Canada–United States border]] between [[Detroit]] and [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], will open in late [[2024]]. The project is expected to cost $5.7 billion and create 2500 jobs. [https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/mobile/gordie-howe-international-bridge-to-cost-5-7b-create-2-500-jobs-1.4112450 (CTV News Windsor)] [https://www.tricitynews.com/gordie-howe-bridge-to-cost-5-7-billion-set-to-open-by-end-of-2024-1.23445776 (Tri-City News)]
 ;Disasters and accidents
+*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season#Hurricane Rosa|2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
-*Air Niugini Flight 73 crashes on landing at [[Truk Lagoon airport]]. All 45 people on board survive.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-28/flight-lands-in-a-lagoon-off-micronesia/10316434 (ABC)}
+**[[Hurricane Rosa (2018)|Hurricane Rosa]] strengthens to a [[List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes|category 4 hurricane]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] and is expected to affect parts of the coastlines of southwestern [[Mexico]], the [[Baja California Peninsula]], and [[Southern California]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-rosa-may-impact-southern-california-s-coast-n914656 (NBC News)]
+*[[Air Niugini Flight 73]] lands short at [[Chuuk International Airport]] and settles in a shallow lagoon. All passengers and crew are successfully evacuated. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-28/flight-lands-in-a-lagoon-off-micronesia/10316434 (ABC)]
+*[[2018 Sulawesi earthquake]]
+**[[Indonesia]] is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 50 deaths and entire families being reported missing. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45683630 (BBC)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-warning-large-magnitude-quake-sulawesi-live-updates-2018-28-09/ (CBS News)]
+*A [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] [[F-35]] jet crashes in coastal [[South Carolina]] making this the first crash of the U.S. military's newest and most expensively developed aircraft. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-plane-crash-beaufort-county-south-carolina-live-updates-2018-09-28/ (CBS News)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
+**U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] orders an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation into the sexual assault allegations against [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-senate-judiciary.html (''The New York Times'')]
+;Science and technology
+*[[Facebook]] uncovers a security flaw, impacting 50 million user accounts which may have been compromised. [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/28/facebook-50-million-user-accounts-security-berach (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cyber/facebook-unearths-security-flaw-affecting-50-million-users-idUSKCN1M82BK (Reuters)]
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