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Current events of September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) (Monday)

Bombardier's CS100 successfully completes its first test flight out of Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. (CBC)

Hurricane Ingrid is due to make landfall in Mexico as the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel causes heavy rain on the Pacific coast. So far, 21 people have died as a result of the two storms including 14 people in Guerrero state. (AP via ABC News America)
Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan with concerns raised about a possible impact on the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (The Australian)
Rain continues in the American state of Colorado as more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for in the current floods. (Los Angeles Times)

The United States and Russia agree to a deal to eradicate chemical weapons in Syria. The government of President Bashar al-Assad agrees to the deal but the opposition does not. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News Australia)

A gunman opens fire at Washington, D.C.'s Naval Yard killing 13; the gunman also dies.(NBC) (The Washington Post) (CNN)
Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., Hershey Canada Inc., Nestlé Canada Inc. and Mars Canada Inc., as well as distributor ITWAL Limited agree to pay more than CAD$23 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging price-fixing and price maintenance in the Canadian market.(CTV News)

Naegleria fowleri is found in tap water near New Orleans, marking the first time the pathogenic amoeba has been detected in U.S. public water supply. (NBC)