• U.S. senators urge FDA to remove pod, cartridge-based e-cigarettes from market
• Four Republicans, 19 Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nominations
• Buttigieg, Harris head to Iowa, seeking to rise into 2020 Democratic top tier
• New York Mayor de Blasio ends presidential bid, draws Trump's sarcasm
• U.S. scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses
• Political battle escalates over whistleblower complaint about Trump
• Uber sues New York City over new cruising and licensing caps
• Walmart to stop sales of e-cigarettes in U.S. stores: company memo

World

• Media visit Saudi oil plant damaged in strike blamed on Iran
• Canada's Trudeau pledges assault rifle ban, pivots campaign amid blackface scandal
• Yemen's Houthis propose to Saudi Arabia that both sides halt missile strikes
• IS fighters hid among Afghan pine nut harvesters during U.S. drone strike: U.S. official
• U.S. and El Salvador sign joint immigration deal
• Israel's Netanyahu clings to power as coalition talks loom
• Bus bombing kills 12 people near Iraqi city of Kerbala: security services
• At least four dead, 12 critically injured, in Utah tour bus crash

• Fedspeak in three voices, from recession to bubbles to 'in a good place'
• Commerzbank aims to cut jobs, branches after Deutsche merger fails
• Wall Street drops after China cancels visit to Montana farmland
• Saudi Aramco sees full oil production from attacked sites by end September
• Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row
• Factbox: California's gig worker law could sting 'last mile' delivery
• Oil slips on trade fears but soars in week after Saudi production attacked
• EU court ruling on Starbucks, Fiat million euro tax orders on September 24

• Blumarine says elegance comes in kindness at Milan show
• Netflix chief says 'The Crown' will look a bargain after streaming explosion
• India's Eros Now ties up with Microsoft's Azure platform
• Armani sees airy spring for Emporio line, Fendi picks earthy tones in Milan
• Dinosaurs, droids and holy hand-grenade up for grabs at film auction
• Bazinga! HBO Max wins U.S. streaming rights for 'The Big Bang Theory'
• New Zealand to be Middle-earth again in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series
• Style trumps fashion at Prada, Pilotto goes to the beach at Milan shows

• MLB roundup: Yankees notch 100th win to clinch AL East
• MLB notebook: Yanks' German faces domestic violence probe
• Report: Yanks' German to miss rest of '19
• Belichick bolts press conference after Brown questions
• Women's tour punctuates year of change in pro hockey
• Report: NFL temporarily bans on-field pyrotechnics
• Europe and Team World end Laver Cup session level
• Cowboys lift snaps limit for RB Elliott