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;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami]]
**More than 408 people are confirmed dead and at least 540 injured after a [[tsunami]] triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake which hit [[Palu]] and [[Donggala Regency|Donggala]], [[Indonesia]], on Friday. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45696132 (BBC)]
*A [[Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone]] (also known as a "Medicane") strikes [[Greece]] near [[Kalamata]], causing power outages and gale force winds near the capital [[Athens]]. In the storm's formative stages, heavy rains killed four people in [[Tunisia]]. [https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Tropical-Storm-Medicane-Hits-Greece (Weather Underground)], [https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2018-09-28-mediterranean-medicane-hurricane-greece-turkey (''The Weather Channel'')]
*The [[United States Coast Guard]] rescues one survivor after a helicopter crashes near [[Yakutat, Alaska]]. Three others aboard the helicopter are missing. [https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Coast-guard-rescues-1-survivor-from-helicopter-crash-searching-for-3-more-494703011.html (KTUU-TV)]

;Law and crime
*[[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations]]
**The [[New York Supreme Court]] allows a $45 million loan lawsuit against [[Harvey Weinstein]] to resume after pausing it for [[The Weinstein Company#Sale efforts and bankruptcy|bankruptcy]] proceedings for [[The Weinstein Company]] to complete. [https://www.thewrap.com/harvey-weinstein-45-million-loan-lawsuit-is-back-on/ (''The Wrap'')]
*[[Tesla, Inc.#Lawsuits and controversies|Tesla lawsuits and controversies]], [[History of Tesla Inc.]]
**Under the terms of a settlement with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]], [[Elon Musk]] and [[Tesla, Inc.]] agree to pay $20 million each to financial regulators, and Musk is expected to resign as chairman, but will remain as chief executive. [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-settlement-with-sec-costs-him-tesla-chairmanship-and-20-million-fine-2018-09-29 (''Market Watch'')] [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elon-musk-resigning-as-tesla-chairman_us_5baff33ae4b0343b3dc0b452 (''HuffPost'')]
*[[Catalan independence movement]]
**Police clash with [[separatism|separatists]] in [[Barcelona]] marking the anniversary of the [[Catalan independence referendum, 2017|2017 independence referendum]]. [https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-29/tensions-in-barcelona-as-thousands-protest-for-and-against-catalan-independence (Reuters via ''U.S. News & World Report'')]
;Politics and elections
*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
**The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] reaches out to Deborah Ramirez, the second woman to publicly accuse [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] [[List of nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States|nominee]] [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual misconduct, as part of the investigations into [[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination#Sexual assault allegations|allegations]] against Kavanaugh. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-reaches-out-to-deborah-ramirez-the-second-woman-to-accuse-brett-kavanaugh-of-sexual-misconduct/ (CBS News)]
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