Things to know today: Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks; Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains; EU bans most Russia oil imports.
Today is Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history:
National News AP Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead on Monday, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations.
National News AP 'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school _ even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside _ has been placed with the school district’s homegrown police chief.
Health and Fitness AP WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic. But she acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of smallpox immunization decades ago may be speeding its transmission. Dr.
National News AP Celtics reach NBA Finals, hold off Heat 100-96 in Game 7 Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Boston Celtics held off a frantic rally in the final seconds to beat the Miami Heat 100-96 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. The Celtics face the Golden State Warriors in a series that starts Thursday in San Francisco.
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Oil prices jump after EU leaders agree to ban most Russian crude importsOil prices jumped after EU leaders reached an agreement late Monday to ban 90% of Russian crude by the end of the year.
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EU to ban most Russian oil imports to put 'maximum pressure' on Putin to end war on UkraineThe agreement immediately covers more than two-thirds of oil imports from Russia.
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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: E.U. bans most Russian oil; Moscow at ‘maximum’ strength in DonbasThe European Union's compromise deal would cut 90 percent of imports of Russian oil by the end of the year.
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Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains; 21 bodies recoveredRescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed a day earlier, officials said.
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EU agrees on partial ban of Russian oil importsThe European Union has agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil imports, according to the European Council chief.
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