Sophomore dies in Cybertruck crash
Tomo Chien
December 02, 2024
Good morning. It’s Monday, and I’m reading about business school rot. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.
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A USC sophomore died in a Northern California car crash last week when a Tesla Cybertruck struck a wall and was engulfed in flames. The student was Soren Dixon, a biological sciences major. Two of his high school classmates were also killed.
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California is home to the most expensive ZIP code in the country, according to a new report. 94027 — the tony Bay Area town of Atherton — boasts a median home list price of $7.75 million. ZIP codes home to Newport Coast and Santa Barbara also made the top 10.
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USC women’s soccer lost to Wake Forest in the NCAA quarterfinal, ending its playoff run. The Trojans outshot the Demon Deacons 19-7 throughout the match, but strong goalkeeping kept the game tied through regulation and two overtimes — and ultimately won the game for Wake Forest in a shootout.
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A Fresno County art teacher died after being bitten by a rabid bat in her classroom. Health officials said Leah Seneng, 60, succumbed to the virus four days after checking herself into the hospital. The last reported rabies death in the county was in 1992.
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A killer whale dubbed “Moctezuma” is systematically hunting massive whale sharks off the Baja California coast. Biologists studying the novel behavior say the 50-year-old orca and his pod ram their prey to flip them into a catatonic state, bleed them out by biting near their genitals, then devour their nutrient-rich livers.
