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Russian Forces Push Into Pivotal City in Eastern Ukraine  The Wall Street Journal ‘I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk’  BBC Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city  The Associated Press Ukraine: Russia’s military has entered the outskirts

Blame after mass school shooting being directed at Pete Arredondo, who grew up in Texas town and entered post last month pledging to prioritize communication and solution-finding

EU agrees on partial ban of Russian oil imports  CNN EU disagreements stall progress on proposed Russia sanctions  Al Jazeera English Latest Russia-Ukraine News  The New York Times Oil prices jump after EU leaders agree to ban most Russian crude imports  CNBC EU leaders

Investigation could take months but likely to center around why a school district police chief had power to tell officers to wait an hour as massacre unfolded on other side of door

Over next two-and-a-half weeks, people in southwestern Texas town will hold funerals one after the other for 19 students killed, as investigators push for answers on police conduct

Biden pledges gun action after Uvalde massacre  The Washington Post Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges ‘we will’  WKRC TV Cincinnati President Biden, first lady pay respects to grieving families in Uvalde, Texas  CBS New York Uvalde school shooting: Democrats pledge

Rosaries, bouquets and tiny caskets: Uvalde begins to bury its dead  The Washington Post A family-run company has donated 19 custom caskets for victims of the Uvalde school shooting  CNN Day to Mourn Two Uvalde Victims Upended by Fury at Cops  The Daily

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, known as the “Notre Dame” of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. (Image credit: NYPD via AP)

Authorities manage to gain control of blaze in Peace Forest after several hours and are now looking into possibility that it was an incident of arson

The EU has agreed to ban around 75% of Russian oil imports.