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Today, USC kicked off their second annual Green Week. The entire week will be filled with a multitude of sustainability-focused projects and events. With USC's recent sustainabilty efforts, we thought we'd get students and staff to share their thoughts on how the university is doing with achieving their goals. Veronique Louis-Jacques has more.  

The first round of elections in Brazil this weekend ended in a stalemate, with no definite winner declared. Far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro surprised many experts and pollsters and performed far better than they had predicted. But former left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - known as "Lula!" - still won the most votes. With no clear winner in the first round a run-off for the presidency of Brazil will be held October 30.

Nicole Bednar has the story. 

The power of the sun in the palm of our hands. USC just made a massive deal to buy...electricity? What's all the buzz around USC’s new sustainable power agreement? Benjamin Papp has more.

National Recovery Month, as in recovery from drug abuse, is coming to a close. But of course, the problem does not go away. About one American dies of a drug overdose every five minutes, many to Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid similar to morphine but 50 to 100 times more potent. Claire Fogarty spoke with a Mom whose son died from being poisoned unwittingly by Fentanyl. 

It's midterm season and students are finding flexible ways to unwind. USC students participated in yoga today at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. Annenberg Media spoke with several participants and a certified yoga instructor about practicing this art form.

We’ve reached peak hurricane season in Florida and Ian is making its name known as one of the strongest storms in U.S. history. Climate change remains a leading contender for the magnitude of its destruction. Here’s Kassydi Rone with the story.

The new Netflix series, "Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer story" has been trending recently, but its popularity hasn't been all positive. Avery Goodman has the story.

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida earlier today. It's one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the west coast of the Florida peninsula. Catastrophic floods and a life-threatening storm surge — will continue as the storm advances inland. 

So what does this mean for the residents?

Ethan Huang spoke to a Florida student and resident who's weathering the storm.

Immigration activists rallied in support of legislation that could see some long overdue changes to US immigration policy. Philip Salata has more on the story from downtown Los Angeles.

Due to a spike in crime in the downtown Los Angeles area, the LAPD has released a new campaign called 'step away.' Michael Melinger has the story.