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1. Live Updates: All 12 jurors picked in Trump hush money trial

All twelve jurors have now been selected for the hush money trial against Donald Trump, signaling that the first criminal case against a former president in U.S. history could soon move into its next phase.

Trump faces 34 charges of falsifying business records around purported efforts to cover up his alleged infidelity with an adult film actress during his 2016 presidential campaign. The former president has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing. Follow Spectrum News' live blog for updates.

2. Columbia authorizes NYPD to clear protest encampment on campus

Columbia University today authorized the NYPD to clear an encampment of protesters from its campus, saying the group had violated school policy and created an “harassing and intimidating environment.”

The New York Times reported that "dozens" of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on the campus. Columbia's president said students set up the encampment on the South Lawn of the university’s Morningside Heights campus early Wednesday morning.

3. New York City says reported rat sightings are trending downward

New York City says it’s seeing positive results in its battle against its most notorious residents: rats.

Rat sightings reported to 311 declined year over year in 11 of the last 12 months, the Department of Sanitation said in a news release this week.

4. Rep. Torres calls for reforms at HHS after mpox outbreak

New York Rep. Ritchie Torres is introducing legislation aimed at improving the federal government’s response to public health emergencies, citing shortcomings in how the feds handled an mpox outbreak two years ago.

Torres’s bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a department-wide strategy for after-action reviews of major health events, incorporating analysis from across the department’s various agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5. New York man pleads guilty to sending threats to state attorney general and Trump civil case judge

A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge who presided over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case, prosecutors said today.

Tyler Vogel, 26, of Lancaster, admitted to one felony count of making a terroristic threat and one misdemeanor count of making a threat of mass harm on Wednesday in state Supreme Court, according to Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane’s office.

6. U.S., U.K. announce new sanctions against Iran in response to Israel attack

The U.S. and U.K. today imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.

7. Google fires 28 workers after office sit-ins to protest cloud contract with Israel

Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests over the tech company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to statements from the company and campaigners.

The workers held sit-ins at the company's offices in California and New York over Google's $1.2 billion contract to provide custom tools for Israeli's military.