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Morning, Trojan.

Seven stories for today, Sept 12.

📍 On campus

1. USC scandals are assuming a front-and-center role in the L.A. mayoral race between developer Rick Caruso and Rep. Karen Bass. Caruso has called Bass “corrupt” for accepting a $95,000 scholarship in return for pushing legislation favorable for the university, and Bass has accused Caruso—a longtime university trustee—of mishandling cases of sexual abuse. (Matt Hamilton, Julia Wick and Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times)

2. A violent altercation between a group of USC and non-USC players during a pickup soccer match has left some frustrated with the Department of Public Safety’s response to the incident. The fight ended in one student’s hospitalization. (Staff report / Annenberg Media)

3. The Trojans axed the Cardinal in a 41-28 football win at Stanford on Saturday. It was a redeeming victory after a humiliating 42-28 loss to the same team last season. (Adam Jasper / Annenberg Media)

🌴 In L.A.

4. L.A. mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass this weekend reported that an intruder broke into her home and stole two firearms. The guns were registered, and Bass said that they were “safely and securely stored.” (Alexi Chidbachian / Fox 11)

5. The historic Victory Baptist Church in South L.A. burned down early Sunday morning, leaving two firefighters injured after a two-hour battle with the blaze. (Thomas Curwen and Rachel Uranga / Los Angeles Times)

6. Parts of L.A. county were hit with thunderstorms and heavy rain on Sunday evening, which caused flash floods that trapped motorists on swamped roads. (Cameron Kiszla / KTLA 5)

🌅 California

7. Mount Shasta lost almost all of its defining snow cover for the second year in a row, bringing on more mudslides, wildfires and shrinking water supplies for locals. (Kurtis Alexander / San Francisco Chronicle)

⭐️ A bonus from the Sack

• Local 7 Year Old Caught Funneling Lemonade Stand Profits To Somalian Paramilitary Group. Local parents are in shock following news that a Lincoln Elementary 2nd grader’s lemonade stand was fundraising for Somali paramilitary group Al-Shabaab. (Gitika Pahwa / The Sack of Troy)

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