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Sending rocket systems to Kyiv is still under consideration by the Biden administration, but Washington will not send long-range rockets for use beyond the battlefield in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.

During recent public appearances Ardern has discussed New Zealand' gun control measures in the wake of its own mass shootings.

WASHINGTON — Steven Dettelbach starts the most public part of his effort to become only the second person to successfully run the Senate confirmation gantlet to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a political high-wire act at a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The shooter - named as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos - is also dead

Salvador Ramos, 18, is understood to have been killed by law enforcement officers at the scene

Three children, aged eight and 10, have been named; US president Joe Biden called for ‘common sense’ legislation after school massacre

An 18-year-old gunman opens fire at Robb Elementary School in Texas, fatally shooting young children in the deadliest attack on a US school since the Sandy Hook massacre.

Steven Dettelbach starts the most public part of his effort to successfully run the Senate confirmation gantlet to lead the ATF.

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus.