Good morning. It’s Friday, and I’m reading about Disneyland’s biggest event of the decade. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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President Carol Folt was “shocked” that the Trump administration slashed research funding for universities, she told students at a town hall event yesterday. Still, after apparently missing the whole Project 2025 thing, she’s optimistic. “I personally believe that many of these things will be restored, if not immediately, fairly soon,” she said.

Andriana Yatsyshyn / Annenberg Media

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A UCLA international student was detained by immigration officials at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego. The graduate student’s identify was not immediately available, and it’s unclear why she was detained. The revelation came as authorities continue to revoke student visas at California colleges.

Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times

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Altadena residents urged California officials to investigate State Farm over what they say are widespread delays and denials of insurance claims after the Eaton fire. “The disaster began with the Eaton fire, but for us, the real trauma began when we filed a smoke damage claim with State Farm,” one resident said.

Malia Mendez / Los Angeles Times

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Harvard received a surge in donations after publicly dismissing the Trump administration’s demands. The university raised $1 million in 24 hours — more than 40 times its average daily intake. Notably, though, that figure is far short of the $2 billion the White House revoked.

Dhruv T. Patel and Grace E. Yoon / The Harvard Crimson

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More funky self-driving cars are coming to LA. Zoox, Amazon’s robotaxi service, is set to start testing its vehicles in the metro area, though it’s unclear when commercial service will start. Some of the company’s vehicles look just like Waymos. Others famously look like toasters.

Tony Kurzweil / KTLA