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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*Rebels kill 23 civilians and four soldiers in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The attack was near an [[Ebola]] epidemic in the town of [[Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo| Beni]] in eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-ebola/rebel-attack-in-congo-ebola-zone-kills-at-least-14-civilians-idUSKCN1M30EW (Reuters)]
;Business and economy
*[[Transport in China]], [[Transport in Hong Kong]]
**The {{convert|26|km|mi|adj=mid|sp=us|-long}} [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section]] opens for commercial operation. [https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/23/asia/hong-kong-high-speed-rail-china-intl/index.html (CNN)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[MV Nyerere sinking|MV ''Nyerere'' sinking]]
**The death toll of the MV ''Nyerere'' sinking in [[Lake Victoria]], [[Tanzania]], rises to 224. Several are still missing. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45611436 (BBC)]
*Flash floods in [[Cap Bon]], [[Tunisia]] have killed at least five people. The heavy rains also carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. [https://m.france24.com/en/20180924-tunisia-weather-cap-bon-record-rains-set-off-deadly-flash-floods-nabeul (France24)]
;Law and crime
*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
**A second woman accuses [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual misconduct. However, others she identified as witnesses have denied any such act occurred. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-yorker-deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh_us_5ba81e37e4b0375f8f9e41f5 (HuffPost)]
*[[Defense Distributed]] founder and 3D-printed gun activist [[Cody Wilson]], who was arrested in [[Taiwan]] for allegedly having sex with a minor, is released from [[Harris County Jail]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/3d-printed-gun-backer-cody-wilson-out-of-jail-after-sex-with-minor-charge/ (CBS News)]
;Sports
* In [[golf]], [[Tiger Woods]] wins the [[PGA Tour]]'s season-ending [[Tour Championship]] for his first tour win since 2013. [[Justin Rose]] wins the season-long [[FedEx Cup]] points race and its associated [[United States dollar|US$]]10 million bonus. [http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24775273/tiger-woods-wins-tour-championship-first-tour-win-5-year (ESPN)]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*Rebels kill 23 civilians and four soldiers in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The attack was near an [[Ebola]] epidemic in the town of [[Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo| Beni]] in eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-ebola/rebel-attack-in-congo-ebola-zone-kills-at-least-14-civilians-idUSKCN1M30EW (Reuters)]
;Business and economy
*[[Transport in China]], [[Transport in Hong Kong]]
**The {{convert|26|km|mi|adj=mid|sp=us|-long}} [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section]] opens for commercial operation. [https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/23/asia/hong-kong-high-speed-rail-china-intl/index.html (CNN)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[MV Nyerere sinking|MV ''Nyerere'' sinking]]
**The death toll of the MV ''Nyerere'' sinking in [[Lake Victoria]], [[Tanzania]], rises to 224. Several are still missing. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45611436 (BBC)]
*Flash floods in [[Cap Bon]], [[Tunisia]] have killed at least five people. The heavy rains also carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. [https://m.france24.com/en/20180924-tunisia-weather-cap-bon-record-rains-set-off-deadly-flash-floods-nabeul (France24)]
;Law and crime
*[[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination]]
**A second woman accuses [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] nominee [[Brett Kavanaugh]] of sexual misconduct. However, others she identified as witnesses have denied any such act occurred. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-yorker-deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaugh_us_5ba81e37e4b0375f8f9e41f5 (HuffPost)]
*[[Defense Distributed]] founder and 3D-printed gun activist [[Cody Wilson]], who was arrested in [[Taiwan]] for allegedly having sex with a minor, is released from [[Harris County Jail]]. [https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/3d-printed-gun-backer-cody-wilson-out-of-jail-after-sex-with-minor-charge/ (CBS News)]
;Sports
* In [[golf]], [[Tiger Woods]] wins the [[PGA Tour]]'s season-ending [[Tour Championship]] for his first tour win since 2013. [[Justin Rose]] wins the season-long [[FedEx Cup]] points race and its associated [[United States dollar|US$]]10 million bonus. [http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24775273/tiger-woods-wins-tour-championship-first-tour-win-5-year (ESPN)]
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