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Saturday July 9th, 2022 evening edition

image for Sri Lanka prime minister says he's willing to resign as protesters storm president's residence

Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House People protest inside the President's House in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, July 9.

Hide Caption 1 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House Protesters gather in a street leading to the President's House in Colombo on Saturday.

Hide Caption 3 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House In this image taken from video, protesters swim in the pool at the President's House on Saturday.

Hide Caption 4 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House Protesters gather inside the compound of the President's House on Saturday.

Hide Caption 9 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House Demonstrators celebrate after entering the President's House on Saturday.

Hide Caption 11 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House Protesters carry an injured man on Saturday.

Hide Caption 13 of 23 Photos: Protesters storm Sri Lankan President's House Protesters gather inside the President's House on Saturday. »

Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane told police her unborn child counted as a passenger

Authored by chron.com

A pregnant Dallas-area woman argued as much to police officers after recently being cited for driving alone in the HOV lane, according to a story published Friday afternoon by the Dallas Morning News' Dave Lieber.

I knew I couldn't be a minute late, so I took the HOV lane," Bettone told Lieber.

Pregnant with a daughter, Bettone told the officers her unborn child was inside the vehicle with her, according to Lieber. »

Uvalde mayor supports release of mass shooting hallway videos

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, said in a press release Friday that he supports The Texas House special committee investigating the Robb Elementary School shooting releasing the 77-minute hallway videos.

Mayor Don McLaughlin said that the release of these videos would “bring clarity to public, to the families, and to the survivors,” according to the press release.

Mementos decorate a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 30, 2022. »

Expose your fears inside Code Alkonost – an upcoming survival horror game rooted in Slavic Mythology.

Authored by gamespress.com

Powered by Unreal Engine, Code Alkonost explores psychological and survival horror elements inside a dark fantasy world inspired by Slavic mythology and medievalism style.

Code Alkonost is an upcoming single-player adventure horror game.

As passionate gamers and fans of classic survival horror video games, they are developing Code Alkonost, their most anticipated project to date. »

Is Russia winning the war?

Authored by unherd.com

As one Ukrainian commander on the frontline told me, “all we can do here is slow down the Russian advance”.

Despite its heavily-publicised, staggering losses, Russia retains the comparative advantage in materiel with which it began the war.

There is no point involving Britain in a proxy conflict with Russia unless we are prepared to win it. »