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New Zealand is partnering with BlackRock in aim to reach 100 percent renewable electricity

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

The government said it was helping BlackRock launch a $1.2 billion fund to ramp up investments in wind and solar generation, as well as battery storage.

Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase.

Breaking down Trump's claims he can't get a fair trial in 2020 election case

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens

In the criminal cases involving former President Trump, we’ve seen the first legal skirmishes. Significant questions over venues and evidence, and from Trump himself, a push for the judge assigned to his criminal trial in DC to recuse herself. Lisa…

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White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

The White House held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools.

Months of conflict in Sudan has displaced over 4 million people, a UN official says

By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the fighting has triggered disease outbreaks and an increase in malnutrition across the country.

Judge blocks Colorado law raising age to purchase a gun to 21

By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

The law was one of four gun control bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in April, following the lead of other states trying to confront a surge in violent crime and mass shootings.

Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court's call to indefinitely halt elderly suspect's trial

By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press

His trial, which started last year at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, was halted in June because his dementia left him unable to participate in proceedings.

Member of 'Tennessee Three' makes move toward 2024 Senate bid

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

Johnson was the lone Democratic member of the so-called "Tennessee Three" to narrowly survive a Republican-led expulsion effort earlier this year. Yet, even with the national spotlight, Johnson is expected to face an uphill battle against Blackburn.

Astronauts get first look at the Artemis II spacecraft that will fly them around the moon

By Associated Press

The U.S.-Canadian crew inspected the capsule during a visit to Kennedy Space Center late Monday and Tuesday. NASA plans to send the four around the moon and back late next year.

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits.