Good morning. It’s Thursday, and we’re reading a list of America’s most expensive ZIP codes — most of which are in California. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

FYI: We’ll be taking a break from the newsletter tomorrow for Veterans Day. Enjoy your long weekend.

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Striking actors reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios, ending a grueling 118-day strike and portending something of a return to normalcy for an industry hobbled by a pair of strikes for the better part of the last four months. The union’s national board is expected to officially review the contract — which includes pay increases, a “streaming participation bonus” and artificial intelligence regulations — on Friday.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating among California voters has dipped to an all-time low of 44%, according to a new UC Berkeley poll. The governor’s biggest loss was among young voters between ages 18 and 29, where he lost 15% approval compared to February. Analysts blamed Newsom’s increasing focus on his national profile for the lackluster ratings, underscoring the tension between the governor’s duties at home and his suspected presidential ambitions.

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Dueling protests outside the Museum of Tolerance turned violent Wednesday night while a private screening of a video compilation of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel was underway inside. A small group of demonstrators threw punches and pepper sprayed each other in the parking lot of a nearby gas station, and police detained at least one person.

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An LA County coroner investigator was charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing valuable items from deceased people whose deaths he was tasked with investigating. Authorities said Adrian Muñoz, 34, was caught stealing a gold crucifix chain from a deceased man on surveillance footage, and that investigators found other potentially stolen items in his cubicle. Muñoz has worked for the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office since 2018.

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A California company is pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with a first-in-the-nation “direct capture” facility. Heirloom Carbon Technologies, based in Tracy, deploys 40-foot-tall racks housing trays of calcium oxide powder that combines with carbon dioxide in the air to form limestone. The company earns its money by selling carbon credits to companies like Microsoft looking to offset their emissions.

You’re all caught up. Thanks for reading Morning, Trojan, and have a good day. Anna Hsu copy edited this newsletter.

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