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Post−tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region with its hurricane strength wind gusts and torrential rain will take some time to heal.

In North Carolina, tornados spun off Hurricane Dorian, causing damage; The Treasury Department in a report suggested restructuring Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae; New York’s attorney general launches an anti-trust probe into Facebook; And in Hong Kong, citizens continue to protest over a controversial extradition bill.

Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe dies at 95; ICE arrests 39 suspected human rights violators across the U.S.; and U.S. Defense Secretary calls for greater effort to counter China, Russia.

Hurricane Dorian-related deaths have reached the United States as it heads east up the U.S. coast; China and the United States are set to resume trade talks in October; The U.S. has slapped a $4.5 million fine on Michigan State University over its handling of the Larry Nassar scandal; And in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is renewing his push for a snap election next month in a bid to gain support for his stance on Brexit.

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it threatens landfall in the Carolinas, death toll climbs to 20; Trump admin announces $1.8B funding to combat opioid crisis; U.S. to give $15M reward for help to financially disrupt Iran; And divers recover bodies of all but one of 34 California boat blaze victims.