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

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

1. AG SEES LIMITS TO PROBE Attorney General William Barr says he does not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lead to criminal probes into either President Trump's Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, or former President Barack Obama.

2. STORM STILL PACKING A PUNCH Tropical Storm Arthur moves out to sea after dumping heavy rain on North Carolina as forecasters warned that the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season could continue to whip dangerous surf and rip currents.

3. EXTREMIST GUILTY OF MURDER An Israeli court has convicted a Jewish extremist of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents.

4. HONG KONG LAWMAKERS SCUFFLE Clashes broke out in the legislature for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key committee that scrutinizes bills.

5. '~LEAVE IT TO BEAVER' ACTOR DIES AT 76 Ken Osmond played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on the classic family sitcom, one of the show's more memorable characters.

Pan-democratic legislator Lam Cheuk-ting, right, and throws papers towards Pro-Beijing politician, Chan Kin-por as they attend a Legislative Council's House Committee meeting in Hong Kong, Monday, May 18, 2020. Scuffles broke out in Hong Kong's legislature for a second time this month, with security guards ejecting several pro-democracy lawmakers as the city's pro-democracy and pro-Beijing camps continue to wrestle for control over a key committee that scrutinizes bills. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) The Associated Press
Israeli right-wing activist Amiram Ben-Uliel waits in a district court for a verdict in the city of Lod, Israel, Monday, May 18, 2020. An Israeli district court has convicted Ben-Uliel of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. (Avshalom Sassoni/Pool Photo via AP) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2007 file photo, former child actor Ken Osmond, from "Leave It To Beaver," is shown during a cast reunion in Santa Monica, Calif. Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's 'œLeave it to Beaver,' has died. Osmond's family says he died Monday, May 18, 2020, in Los Angeles. He was 76. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file) The Associated Press
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