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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       Catch up on the day’s news: Trump jury seated, gender pay gap,
       streaming strategy
       
       By Daniel Wine, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       5:29 PM EDT, Thu April 18, 2024
       
       👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has revived
       the discussion about the staggering gap in gender equity and pay. The
       women’s basketball sensation will earn $76,535 this season, while the
       NBA’s top draft pick will make $10.5 million. Players and sports
       economists say tied to differences between the leagues and a lack of
       bargaining power.
       
       Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:
       
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       1️⃣ Trump jurors: The full 12-person jury for the former
       president’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. Jury selection
       will continue until several alternates are seated. 
       
       2️⃣ NYC protest: as police officers dispersed a pro-Palestinian
       protest at Columbia University. A day earlier, the school president
       testified about campus antisemitism. 
       
       3️⃣ 911 outages: The problem in several states was caused by ,
       according to Lumen, a company that supports some of those systems.
       
       4️⃣ Dickey Betts: The guitarist and co-founder of the Allman
       Brothers Band . His manager said he had cancer and chronic obstructive
       pulmonary disease.
       
       5️⃣ Streaming strategy: this year on the heels of a
       password-sharing crackdown and a scaled-back emphasis on original
       content.
       
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       👀 Recipe for success: Acclaimed restaurateur Asma Khan has no men in
       her kitchen. are female Asian immigrants in their 50s and 60s.
       
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       📸 Family time: Justine Kurland captured her son Casper’s love of
       trains taken across the American West. They spent several months on the
       road.
       
       Listen in
       
       🎧 Transgender youth: Gender-affirming care for minors has been a hot
       topic, and CNN’s Audie Cornish to understand what’s at risk.
       
       Looking ahead
       
       🎶 New music: Taylor Swift’s eagerly anticipated 11th album, “The
       Tortured Poets Department,” will be released at midnight. An alleged
       leak .
       
       Good vibes
       
       😎 We like to wrap things up on a positive note:TIME Magazine
       released its list of the world’s 100 most influential people, and
       some of them might surprise you. at a few you probably don’t know
       about.
       
       Thanks for reading
       
       👋 We’ll see you back here Monday. Enjoy the weekend.💬 We’re
       trying something new and want your thoughts. What would you like to see
       in 5 Things PM? Email us: 📧 Check out all of .
       
       5 Things PM is produced by CNN’s Tricia Escobedo, Meghan Pryce and
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