The petro, a Venezuelan government-backed cryptocurrency, has not been trading and is not publicly accessible, despite government claims that it has sold $3.3 billion worth of units and the fact that it is linked to the nation's physical currency and wages. (Reuters)
The National Hurricane Center issues advisories for what forecasters call a Potential Tropical Cyclone Six. If it strengthens to a tropical storm, it would be known as Florence. (Sun Sentinel)
At least eight people are reported dead and many sent to hospitals after a bus crash on a New Mexico highway. (BBC)