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USC formally welcomes Beong-Soo Kim as 13th president – NBC Los Angeles Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 17 – Sacramento Bee ‘No Kings’ protests mobilize across California as activists push for early voter turnout – Los Angeles Times TST Images: Bruins defeat Kings, 4-1, in Los Angeles – SportsGrid Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 17 – Sacramento Bee TST Images: Bruins defeat Kings, 4-1, in Los Angeles – The Sporting Tribune Medical staffing shortage sends LAPD officers across town to book arrestees – NBC Los Angeles Bryson Fire: Evacuation warnings, orders lifted for fire burning in Malibu – ABC7 Los Angeles 2 stabbings reported near Taste of Soul festival in Crenshaw; LAPD on citywide tactical alert – ABC7 Los Angeles Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Oct. 17 – Sacramento Bee

Torrential Rains Leave at Least 13 Dead and More Missing in Brazil

Four days of pounding rain have inundated many parts of a southern state, cutting off towns and leaving people trapped as they await rescue by helicopters.