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Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has claimed he has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation into economic ruin

San Francisco's sidewalks once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people are largely clear

San Francisco's sidewalks were once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people but are now largely clear

A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world

Former Washington state Gov. and U.S. Sen. Dan Evans has died

Authorities say a police pursuit that began in New York City ended on Long Island with the shooting death of the driver, and seven police officers and a civilian were taken to hospitals for treatment