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Jury selection continues for former President Trump’s hush money trial, with 12 jurors selected and additional alternates being voted on. The US and Britain enforce new sanctions on Iran in response to the nation’s recent attack on Israel, while police dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University. Taylor Swift revealed the first single off of her newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, titled “Fortnight”, featuring Post Malone and accompanied by a music video release at midnight. President Joe Biden received endorsements from 15 Kennedy family members. Congress moves to potentially force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. Indonesian authorities evacuate over 11,000 people due to heightened alerts around Mt. Ruang's volcanic eruptions. Dickie Betts, renowned guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, passes away at 80. The Bulletin Brief: Jury selection continues in Trump trial (AP, NBC) US and Britain impose sanctions on Iran; Columbia protests (Reuters, AP) Taylor Swift drops single “Fortnight” (NBC, CBS) Biden endorsed by the Kennedy family (AP, Yahoo ) Congress pushes ByteDance to sell TikTok (Reuters) Volcano eruption and tsunami force evacuation in Indonesia (CBS Dickey Betts dead at 80 (AP)