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

May 4, 2020 GMT
FILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London. Harper Collins U.K. announced Monday, May 4, 2020 that it will publish “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family” in Britain and the Commonwealth on Aug. 11. The book will be published in the U.S. the same day by Dey Street Books. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
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FILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London. Harper Collins U.K. announced Monday, May 4, 2020 that it will publish “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family” in Britain and the Commonwealth on Aug. 11. The book will be published in the U.S. the same day by Dey Street Books. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
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FILE - In this Thursday, March 5, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London. Harper Collins U.K. announced Monday, May 4, 2020 that it will publish “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family” in Britain and the Commonwealth on Aug. 11. The book will be published in the U.S. the same day by Dey Street Books. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:

1. COVERAGE OF ALASKA POLICING WINS PULITZER The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica win the Pulitzer Prize in public service for illuminating public safety gaps in Alaska, revealing that a third of villages had no police protection. The AP takes the award for feature photography.

2. NFL’S WINNINGEST COACH DIES AT 90 Don Shula racked up more victories than any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history in 1972.

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3. MICHELLE OBAMA, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Debuting this week, the Netflix documentary “Becoming” is the fullest documentary portrait yet of Michelle Obama, following the former first lady on her 2018-2019 book tour.

4. ‘MURDER HORNET’ LANDS IN US The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the “Murder Hornet” with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state.

5. BOOK AIMS TO PORTRAY ‘REAL’ PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals, the couple plan to tell their story in a book penned by sympathetic journalists.