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5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. SANDERS CALLS FOR PROGRESSIVES TO BACK BIDEN: Bernie Sanders, in an interview with the AP, says it would be 'œirresponsible'ť for his loyalists not to support Joe Biden for president, warning that progressives who 'œsit on their hands'ť in the months ahead will enable President Trump's reelection.

2. JUDGE OKS PAYMENT FOR UTILITY: Pacific Gas & Electric will siphon at least $19 million from a fund for northern California wildfire victims to cover administrative costs. A bankruptcy judge said he would approve the plan after an accord was reached between the utility and victims.

3. CARDINAL: CORRUPTION FIGHT LINKED TO CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES: Cardinal George Pell has linked his fight against corruption in the Vatican with his prosecution in Australia for alleged child sex abuse. He served 13 months in prison before being acquitted him of molesting two choirboys in the 1990s.

4. '~LOVE TRIANGLE GONE WRONG': Authorities say an Alabama police detective fatally shot a woman as part of a 'œlove triangle'ť dispute with a colleague.

5. SUMMER ROLLOUT FOR STREAMING SERVICE: NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July, as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready.

FILE - This Nov. 15, 2018, aerial file photo shows the remains of residences leveled by the Camp wildfire in Paradise, Calif. The Northern California victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric's decaying electrical grid will have at least $19 million siphoned way from a $13.5 billion fund for their devastating losses to cover administrative costs. A bankruptcy judge said he would approve drawing down the victims' fund as part of a plan reviewed Tuesday, April 14, 2020, during a court hearing. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) The Associated Press
In this April 10, 2020, photo provided by Sky News Australia, Cardinal George Pell is interviewed in Sydney following his release from prison after Australia's highest court cleared him of child sex crimes. Pell, Pope Francis's former finance minister said in a television interview broadcast on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, that some church officials believed that he was prosecuted by Australian authorities because of the trouble he had caused in the Vatican with financial reforms. (Sky News Australia via AP) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020 file photo, the logo for NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service, Peacock, is displayed on a computer screen in New York. NBCUniversal says its video-streaming service Peacock will launch nationally in July, as planned, even though just a handful of its original series will be ready. The service was meant to have a mix of originals, classic shows and movies, and current NBC programming. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) The Associated Press
White storks stand on a field near Bukliske village, near small town Ignalina, some 130km (80 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) The Associated Press
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