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Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is back underway this morning in New York City. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in order to hide hush money payments. Those payments were allegedly to keep potentially damaging stories from going public in the run up to the 2016 election.       Columbia has started suspending students through next school year who refused to leave the encampment set up on campus to protest the Israel-Hamas war. Protesters have reportedly taken over a Columbia University campus academic building. Overnight, reports came in that pro-Palestinian students had stormed Hamilton Hall and turned over desks, smashed windows and caused other damage.        Five people are dead including four law enforcement officers after a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings says the officers were part of a fugitive task force serving a warrant at a home on Monday, when a suspect opened fire. Four other officers were also injured.       The national average for a gallon of regular gas is holding steady today. Triple A reports it remains at three-dollars-and-65-cents a gallon. That's a penny cheaper from a week ago, but 12 cents more than a month ago.       A 40-year-old Idaho man is recovering from injuries and facing multiple charges after allegedly kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park. Charges against Clarence Yoder include approaching and disturbing wildlife, as well as disorderly conduct and an alcohol-related charge. The driver of the vehicle that Yoder rode in was charged with driving under the influence and disturbing wildlife.       Four teams could punch their ticket to the second round in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes will look to advance to the next round. Meanwhile in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks can end their series tonight.       

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