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“What we’re trying to do is get to a point where Covid deaths are largely preventable, and I think we’re pretty close to there,” the White House Covid-19 response coordinator said.

An index closely followed by economists and investors climbed 6.3 percent last month from a year ago.

The step by the country’s central bank came as President Vladimir V. Putin moved to raise the minimum wage and sweeten military benefits. The European Union stalled on its push to ban Russian oil, a severe tool to punish Moscow.

A senior leader announced efforts to bolster growth and urged local leaders do more to keep the economy running.

For Republicans, brandishing firepower is a visual shorthand for hard-core conservatism. Democrats see little gain in highlighting an issue on which their party hasn’t been able to get much done.

Authorities provided new details in a news conference, as some parents who lost children expressed anger over the hour of terror as a gunman took 21 lives. “This could have been over in a couple of minutes,” one anguished father said.

The power plants, due to be shut down, would be kept in reserve to provide electricity if Russia ends shipments of natural gas.

At least 19 children and two adults were fatally shot at an elementary school, the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook nearly 10 years ago. The gunman, an 18-year-old who attended a nearby high school, also died.

Researchers identified lasting health problems in many different organ systems, including the heart, lungs and kidneys.

Compiled by a top-ranking civil servant, the conclusions offered a harsh assessment of Downing Street culture and will most likely increase the pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.