Good morning. It’s Wednesday, and we’re reading about the 18 best budget-friendly restaurants in Los Angeles. And FYI — we’ll be taking a break for the fall recess and will see you next on Monday. Onto the five USC, LA and California stories you need to know for today.

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A Tuesday night vigil at USC mourned the Israelis killed during attacks by the militant group Hamas this week. A smaller pro-Palestine group arrived midway through the vigil and silently held signs reading “Remember them too.” No conflict broke out between the two groups, but some students criticized the pro-Palestine group’s decision to attend and mask their identities.

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A U.S. sailor from Monterey Park admitted to selling sensitive information and documents to Chinese intelligence officers. Naval Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with a foreign intelligence office and another count of receiving a bribe for at least $15,000. He is expected to be sentenced on Jan. 8 for up to 20 years.

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California will launch an “Ebony Alert” system in January, a version of Amber Alerts but for missing Black people ages 12 to 25. Black people go missing at disproportionate rates in the U.S., and studies show that they’re less likely than white people to get media attention when they go missing — something the Ebony Alert is meant to change.

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California residents will soon be able to request that data brokers delete all their personal information under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The state’s residents are currently entitled to ask individual companies to delete their data, but the new bill is expected to make that process much less tedious by combining everything into a single request.

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Flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash will all likely become Olympic sports when LA hosts the 2028 Summer Games. Officials say the addition of cricket could boost Olympic television rights in India by more than $100 million, and NFL officials have called flag football the “future of the game,” touting it as a more accessible version of the full-contact sport.

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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