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

Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:

1. CALIFORNIA SUES UBER AND LYFT: California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state's new labor law.

2. TRUMP DENIES US ROLE IN VENEZUELA: President Trump says the United States had nothing to do with a suspected incursion into Venezuela that landed two U.S. citizens behind bars in the crisis-stricken South American nation.

3. INTELLIGENCE NOMINEE ON HILL: Trump's nominee for national intelligence director seeks at his confirmation hearing to shed his reputation as a loyalist to the president, insisting to skeptical Democrats that he would carry out the job free of political influence or partisan bias.

4. NEW ORLEANS CHURCH BANKRUPTCY: A bankruptcy filing by New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese freezes sex abuse lawsuits and could help bury the details of alleged cover-ups of predator priests and a behind-the-scenes alliance with the New Orleans Saints.

5. SPOTLIGHT RETURNS TO NATALIE WOOD: In a revealing HBO documentary, the actress's daughter Natasha Gregson-Wagner interviews her stepfather Robert Wagner about the night her mother died.

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo dozens of supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors circle the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Calif. California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state's new labor law, AB5, in effect as of Jan. 1. Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday, May 5, 2020, during a news conference. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) The Associated Press
FILE - This Jan. 27, 2020 file photo shows Natasha Gregson Wagner, daughter of the late actress Natalie Wood, left, and director Laurent Bouzereau posing for a portrait to promote their documentary "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film premieres on HBO on Tuesday, May 5. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press
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