• Transport in London
  • Transport for London announces that it will not issue Uber a new private hire license. (BBC)

• 2017 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tens of thousands of people in northern Puerto Rico are ordered to evacuate after floodwaters from Hurricane Maria damage the Guajataca Dam . ( The Washington Post )

• Aruban general election, 2017
  • Voters in Aruba go to the polls to elect a new Parliament , with the ruling Aruban People's Party losing 4 of its 13 seats. Prime Minister Mike Eman announces his intention to step down as leader of the Aruba People's Party. ( NRC )

• Human evolution
  • A new study shows that Neanderthal brains developed more slowly than those of modern humans , contradicting previous studies. (BBC)