Man who shot black teen after he rung homeowner's doorbell enters not guilty plea

Andrew Lester, a retired aircraft mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl.

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Book launch

Divaina Business and Finance Editor Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta’s latest book Arthika Gathanaya (economic assassination) will be launched at 11.30 am at the 2023 Colombo International Book Fair at the BMICH on 25 Sept.

The book reveals how the Sri Lankan economy crashed in 2022.

For further information contact 0773558189.

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Girl, 14, finds iPhone taped to back of toilet on American Airlines flight

The crew member entered just before the 14-year-old, told her the seat was broken but not to worry about it.

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Biden makes bizarre claim he was 'raised in a synagogue' despite being Irish Catholic

The president's latest gaffe has conservatives chomping at the bit about his cognitive abilities.

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JRJ’s grandson leaves SLFP, joins UNP

First Executive President JR Jayewardene’s grandson, Pradeep Jayewardene, who recently switched allegiance from SLFP to UNP, says that it is the duty of all to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his quest to steer the nation out of the prevailing crisis.

“This is not the time to debate whether President Wickremesinghe has a mandate to do what he is doing. He is the President with full powers and full authority, and this is how our Constitution works, whether we like it or not,” Pradeep Jayewardene said, speaking at a ceremony held at the Jayewardene centre in Colombo, on Sunday, to mark the 117th birth anniversary of President Jayewardene.

“As we celebrate 117 th birth anniversary of President JRJ, our country is facing one of its most challenging periods in our history. Many people are looking for possible solutions. One such theory is the abolition of the executive presidency introduced by President JRJ in 1978. In providing rationale for the executive presidency, President Jayewardene said in a 1991 speech that since independence only two governments, 1965 to ’70 and 1970 to ’77, were able to go a full term in office under the Westminster system in a span of 30 years. We can complete his argument today that under the presidential system every government except one was able to reach its full term, a period spanning 46 years. In this period we faced and overcame a war, an insurrection and the assassination of a president. Last year our President had to flee the country and resign from his post, a situation that could have led to anarchy lasting months or years under a purely Westminster system or it could have ended in a military dictatorship.

“Thanks to our executive presidential system transition of power was seamless enabling the new president to establish state authority, provide essential fuel and energy and avert the food crisis which would have resulted in a humanitarian disaster and certain foreign intervention.  We salute President Ranil Wickremesinghe for his courage and his ability to bring the situation under control. Could he have done it without the Executive Presidency,” Jayewardene queried.

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Zelensky's jet lands in New York City ahead of crunch chat with Kevin McCarthy

Landing on Monday afternoon, Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with the UN General Assembly and Joe Biden, as well as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Black bear forces several rides at Disney World to be closed after breaking loose

Multiple reports indicate there was a black bear on the loose in Florida's Magic Kingdom on Monday.

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