FILE- In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Harbor, an 8-week old Labrador retriever, takes a nap during a news conference at the American Kennel Club headquarters in New York. America's dogs are having their day as the coronavirus keeps many people at home more with their pets and is spurring so much adoption and fostering that some shelters' kennels have emptied. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:
1. BIDEN DENIES EX-STAFFER'S SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION - In his first public comment on the allegation, Biden said the accusation isn't true. 'œThis never happened.'ť
2. '~EVERYONE'S WATCHING' To see who will be Joe Biden's running mate, with Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Gretchen Whitmer and Stacey Abrams believed to be potential picks.
3. WATCHDOG: US NIXES TALIBAN ATTACKS DATA Washington is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be viewed as successful so that Trump can meet his commitments on pulling troops out of Afghanistan.
4. VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST GLIDE FLIGHT Virgin Galactic's spaceship VSS Unity lands in the New Mexico desert.
5. LAB REPORT Labrador retrievers remain the nation's most popular purebreds for a record-extending 29th year, according to American Kennel Club rankings.
FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a primary night election rally in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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FLE - In this Sept. 2, 2018, file photo, Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR will get its season back on track starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without spectators, and the premier Cup Series plans to race four times in 10 days at a pair of iconic tracks. The revised schedule released Thursday, April 30, 2020, goes only through May and has a pair of Wednesday races - fulfilling fans longtime plea for midweek events. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
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FILE - In this this April 22, 2020, file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. The 'veepstakes' competition that unfolds every four years is one of the most unpredictable, often awkward, rituals of politics. That's especially true this time as the pandemic has overtaken the presidential campaign, forcing those thought to be in the running for the No. 2 spot to be even more creative in getting noticed. Whitmer wore a T-shirt on television emblazoned with the words 'that woman from Michigan,' a cheeky reference to President Donald Trump's dismissal of her. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 file photo, Afghan special forces stand guard at the site of a suicide bomber attack on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. mission in Afghanistan has for the first time refused to publicly release its data on insurgent attacks amid the implementation of a peace agreement between the U.S. and Taliban, a U.S. watchdog said Friday, May 1, 2020. Washington's Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, which monitors billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan, expressed its concern in its quarterly report, which also discusses the reduction in ground operations of Afghan forces. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
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