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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
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season#Hurricane Rosa|2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
*[[2018 Pacific hurricane season#Hurricane Rosa|2018 Pacific hurricane season]]
**[[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)]
**[[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]] crashes on landing at [[Chuuk International Airport]]. All 47 people on board survive.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-28/flight-lands-in-a-lagoon-off-micronesia/10316434 (ABC)]
*[[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]]
*[[2018 Sulawesi earthquake]]
**[[Indonesia]] is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, killing at least one person and entire families reported missing. [https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/natural-wonders/powerful-earthquake-rocks-central-sulawesi-in-indonesia/news-story/dd583a421c9da919879ad42be5453747 (News.com)] [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-earthquake-tsunami-warning-large-magnitude-quake-sulawesi-live-updates-2018-28-09/ (CBS News)]
**[[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)]
;Religion

*The [[Roman Catholic Church]] has announced that it has defrocked [[Father Fernando Karadima]], a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in the Church in [[Chile]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-abuse-karadima/pope-defrocks-priest-at-center-of-chilean-sexual-abuse-scandal-vatican-idUSKCN1M81UN (Reuters)]
;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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