5 Things to Know for Today

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

1. BIDEN GETS THE NOD Democrats have formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee, with the former vice president receiving overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.

2. GROUNDBREAKING TRIO Barack Obama has top billing for the third night of the Democrats' convention, with Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s history-making running mate, and Hillary Clinton also scheduled to speak.

3. LARGEST RAINFOREST AT RISK AGAIN This year’s burning season could determine whether Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an avid supporter of bringing more farming and ranching to the Amazon, is willing and able to halt the fires.

4. CHALLENGER'S PLEA FOR SUPPORT The Belarusian opposition leader has called on European leaders not to recognize “fraudulent elections” that extended the rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and sparked unprecedented mass protests in the country.

5. BUCKS AND LAKERS SUFFER UPSETS Milwaukee and Los Angeles lost their NBA playoff openers, the first time both conference No. 1 seeds have been beaten by the No. 8s to start their postseasons since 2003.