Evening Edition: Hurricane Dorian scrapes North Carolina coast

Lung illness tied to vaping has killed five, may be a new 'worrisome' disease; These 5 countries are busy preparing for a post-Brexit world ; NRA board member and former president obtained low-interest loan from affiliate she leads; The power of black motherhood: Finding joy beyond the numbers on maternal mortality; Lester Holt's path from country music DJ to the most powerful perch in news; Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches settlement in mammoth lawsuit over responsibility for opioid crisis; Justice Dept. launches antitrust probe of automakers over their fuel efficiency deal with California; Defense secretary urges allies to 'pick up the tab' on Pentagon projects defunded for Trump's border wall; The White House thinks The Post ignored Trump's summer successes. So, about that.; The Loch Ness Monster is still a mystery. But scientists have some new evidence for a theory.

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (Bloomberg) Hurricane Dorian scrapes North Carolina coast The weakened but still dangerous storm bombarded North Carolina with wind, storm surges, flooding and power outages. By Fenit Nirappil, Sarah Kaplan and Mark Berman ● Read more » Lung illness tied to vaping has killed five, may be a new 'worrisome' disease Physicians published detailed descriptions of the acute lung disorder in the New England Journal of Medicine. By Lena Sun ● Read more » These 5 countries are busy preparing for a post-Brexit world As British Parliament is trying to avert a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, these countries are bracing for the worst-case economic scenario. By Shawn Pogatchnik, Michael Birnbaum, Loveday Morris, Pamela Rolfe and Rick Noack ● Read more » NRA board member and former president obtained low-interest loan from affiliate she leads Marion Hammer received funds totaling more than $250,000 from 1995 to 2016, at a rate as low as 2 percent, from the organization's Florida affiliate, leading to more questions about economic benefits flowing to its leadership. By Beth Reinhard and Tom Hamburger ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The power of black motherhood: Finding joy beyond the numbers on maternal mortality Helena Andrews-Dyer looks for joy in her pregnancy in the face of scary statistics about black women and childbirth. And Peter Holley explains what life after death could look like, thanks to new technology. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ● Read more » Lester Holt's path from country music DJ to the most powerful perch in news The NBC anchor, the first African American to anchor a broadcast nightly news program without a white counterpart, brings old-school poise to coverage of the criminal justice system. By Sarah Ellison ● Read more »   Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches settlement in mammoth lawsuit over responsibility for opioid crisis The company would give two Ohio counties $30 million in cash and medication and would be dropped from the first phase of the landmark trial. By Lenny Bernstein ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Justice Dept. launches antitrust probe of automakers over their fuel efficiency deal with California Separately, the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department notified California that the state's agreement with the four automakers on mileage targets "appears to be inconsistent with federal law." By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson ● Read more » Defense secretary urges allies to 'pick up the tab' on Pentagon projects defunded for Trump's border wall Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said European nations can fill the funding gap if they're worried about the loss of $770 million for construction projects designed to help U.S. allies defend themselves against Russia. By Paul Sonne ● Read more » The White House thinks The Post ignored Trump's summer successes. So, about that. Here are the stories published on the topics the White House accused The Post of missing. Analysis ●  By Philip Bump ● Read more » The Loch Ness Monster is still a mystery. But scientists have some new evidence for a theory. A large eel could be behind all the speculation, scientists say. Still, Boris Johnson said he "yearns to believe" in the mythical creature. By Hannah Knowles ● Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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