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Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: • On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, North Korea’s envoy threatened to conduct a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean after the U.S. widened trade sanctions on the country. Kim Jong-un, the North’s leader, called Mr. Trump a “mentally deranged U.S. dotard,” a rejoinder to Mr. Trump’s calling him “Rocket Man.” This video explains how Pyongyang evades sanctions. Separately, Mr. Trump had praise for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, which stood in contrast to Europe’s criticism over Mr. Erdogan’s crackdown on his critics. A brawl briefly disrupted a speech Mr. Erdogan gave in New York. There was widespread disapproval among world leaders of an independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan set for Monday. Nonetheless, a sense of euphoria has swept Erbil, the regional capital. In Syria, Kurdish-led regions begin holding local elections in defiance of the government’s vow to retake the territory. _____ • “Irma gave us a break, but Maria destroyed us.” That was one resident after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. President Trump declared the two territories disaster zones. Above, damage in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The storm’s projected path is northeast, away from land, as it diminishes. _____ • The death toll from the earthquake that devastated Mexico City and surrounding regions rose to at least 230, as hopes faded of f... Link to the full article to read more