Good morning. It’s Monday, and I’m excited for the rain later this week. And I’m not going to link to anything about the football game. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles and California stories you need to know for today.

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A fire Saturday morning caused “extensive damage” to the Interstate 10 and indefinitely shut down the freeway near Alameda Street. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to help repair the notoriously congested roadway, but officials said they have no estimate for when repairs will be complete. The shutdown, in the meantime, is expected to cause “a significant traffic impact.” No injuries were reported in the fire, which started in a storage yard under the freeway.

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California schools are now required to teach students how to recognize fake news. The requirement, part of an assembly bill signed by Gov. Newsom last month, instructs schools to weave media literacy curriculum into existing courses rather than create a standalone class. A recent survey found that young adults are almost as likely to believe information on social media as they are from a national news outlet; the bill’s advocates hope to change that.

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Unsealed surveillance footage from LA County jails showed guards repeatedly punching a handcuffed inmate even after he fell to the ground; heaving a man headfirst into a wall; and kneeling on a man’s neck for nearly a minute. Advocates say the videos — released at the request of two news organizations — reveal a culture of violence in the jail system that has persisted even with state and federal oversight. The sheriff’s department contended that the videos depict a few isolated incidents that aren’t representative of most interactions.

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The contractor who died at the Hub LA Figueroa apartments last month was electrocuted when he “made contact with an electrical source” in the ceiling, according to the LA Fire Department. The man died on site, and the U.S. Department of Labor is still investigating the incident. Separately, last week, the embattled apartment said it was pushing its move-in date back for a fourth time to Nov. 16, citing paperwork issues.

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A video of a pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA went viral over the weekend, showing students shouting “beat that f——- Jew” while hitting a piñata bearing the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The school’s chancellor condemned the incident as “hateful” and “despicable,” but noted that the rhetoric is still protected speech under the First Amendment. University of California leaders later issued a joint statement condemning the antisemitic and Islamophobic rhetoric that has spiked on campuses since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

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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