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Maricopa County Superior Judge Peter Thompson, who was initially appointed by Arizona’s former Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, in 2010, ruled against Lake’s allegations. The Trump-backed candidate had initially brought 10 counts in a bid to prevent her Democratic opponent, Governor-elect Katie Hobbs, from taking office. However, Thompson only allowed two to go to trial. In a Saturday decision, Thompson ruled that Lake’s lawyers had not provided “clear and convincing” evidence of misconduct on the part of election officials....

Democrat Katie Hobbs was sworn in earlier this week as the state’s fifth female governor. She won out by more than 17,000 votes, although Lake has refused to concede and legally challenged the results. Yet, the November election still remains on the minds of many. On Friday afternoon, officials in Maricopa County called for a probe into why some printers on Election Day had difficulty reading ballots. Former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor has reportedly agreed to head the investigation and will oversee a group of independent experts....

Thanks to the help of a bunch of middle schoolers, Towns received some very, very official media training. The kids — I’m guessing ages nine-ish to 12-ish — helped prep Towns by asking the tough questions. MORE: SN’s NBA Draft hub | Who’s going No. 1? | Each team’s biggest draft regret How many Instagram followers does he have? Does his mom wash his laundry? Does he hit his head on doorways?...

The coat dress was made by Princess Diana’s favorite designer, Catherine Walker & Co., a spokesperson for the house told Newsweek. The Commonwealth Day service marks the beginning of a year of royal tours to various nations within the group of 54 countries by members of the royal family to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee. The Queen deeply cherishes the commonwealth, referring to it regularly as a “family.”...

For Kate, the tour presented many opportunities to pay homage to the countries and her hosts through thoughtful references in the wardrobe she brought with her. Famous for her sartorial nods, Kate’s tour wardrobe has drawn admiration from the fashion press and royal watchers alike in the wake of the visits. Though the couple received a warm welcome on each stop of their tour, it was marked with some controversy....

Having already qualified for the 400-meter freestyle in Rio, Ledecky came from behind in the 200 after trailing Simone Manuel at the halfway mark. The 19-year old women’s swimming star pulled away from the field in the final 30 meters to finish with a time of 1 minute, 54.88 seconds, slightly slower than what she swam at an Arena Pro meet in Austin in January. MORE: Portraits of Team USA athletes...

The 18-year-old American marked the opening day of competition in the pool with a gold medal and championship record in the 400 freestyle on Sunday, and maintained her fine form less than 24 hours later. MORE: IOC vows ‘zero tolerance’ on doping | Tokyo reveals controversial 2020 Olympics logo Ledecky set off at a ferocious pace in her preliminary heat ahead of Tuesday’s final and finished 0.65 seconds inside her previous best, eventually touching the wall in 15 minutes, 27....

Katie Taylor realized her dream Saturday night by defeating Delfine Persoon via majority decision in a slugfest at Madison Square Garden to become the undisputed world women’s lightweight champion. Judges scored the bout 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 in scores that easily could have gone — and many would argue should have gone — in favor of Belgium’s Persoon. Sporting News had it 96-94 for Persoon. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

Following a season of speculation as to whether the star forward will re-sign with Toronto, TrueHoop reported Friday that Leonard may return to Toronto — at least on a short-term deal. Leonard can opt out of his contract and become a free agent after this season’s over. Per TrueHoop: “Of course, he’s about to become a free agent. And because of that, as the media you might expect to hear sunny things about Kawhi’s return from Raptors sources eager to tamp down the impression Kawhi is bound for the Clippers or another team....

The recent meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization again showed the importance of the Central Asian states. Chief among those states is Kazakhstan. Both President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a point to meet with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan. Putin sought to have support for the war in Ukraine, while Xi looked to strengthen ties between China and Kazakhstan. Central Asian states have always found themselves in a tug-of-war between Russian and Chinese interests, and it looks as if they will play an even more important role now....

According to Ipsos, 38 percent of Americans are planning on making New Year resolutions. Out of those people, 50 percent will decide to exercise more in 2020, with 51 wanting to eat healthier, especially after a busy festive season of eating sweets, consuming alcohol and eating rich foods, as the below chart from Statista shows. The American Medical Association recommends adults should do at least 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity activity, or 75 minutes a week of vigorous intensity activity....

Now the old boys, with their pinched three-button suits and fussy libertinism, are at the new branch of The Tate Gallery on the renovated Albert Dock in Liverpool (through March 14) with “The Cosmological Pictures” (1989). Like all their series since the early 1980s, these are hand-colored photographic montages, as big as 11 feet by 35 feet, divvied up into rectangular modules by thin black metal frames that lend a windowpane effect....

So would a few felony convictions for money laundering or espionage. The question is whether all this scandal news can blow the lid off the whole Washington cesspool and bring real change. The answer is: only if voters go fax crazy for a full investigation of money and politics, in the White House and on Capitol Hill. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott will try to prevent it. He recently told high rollers at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla....

The reason is because she seems to be back with her ex, OVO’s PartyNextDoor. The Drake-signed singer took to Instagram Monday and posted a pic. The pic he included revealed an obvious tattoo belonging to Kehlani. MORE: Derek Fisher and the NBA’s other alleged Mr. Steal-Your-Girls After all her shenanigans, still got the r&b singer back in my bed A photo posted by PND (@partyomo) on Mar 28, 2016 at 11:25am PDT...

The last time Thurman fought, he was dropped and lost a split decision to Manny Pacquiao. Between injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic, he spent more than two years on the sidelines. With the rest of the welterweight division moving on, the former unified champion wanted to remind everyone of who “One Time” is. He likely got the division’s attention with a solid performance against a game, but overmatched, Barrios....

Despite having been handed six-point deductions by M-League organiser Football Malaysia LLP earlier this week for issues with player salaries, East Coast sides T-Team and Kelantan both rebounded from their misfortunes by recording convincing wins in their round 12 Super League (MSL) matches on Saturday. The Titans extended their winning run to three consecutive wins, when they overcame a listless Perak 3-0 in Kuala Terengganu. Mamadou Samassa opened the scoring as early as the eighth minute, and Wan Ahmad Amirzafran and Farhod Tadjiev compounded the Bos Gaurus’ misery in the second half....

Selangor defeated Kelantan 2-0 in their round six Super League match on Saturday, thanks to one goal scored in each half by Brazilian winger Juliano Mineiro. The homeside, in eighth but with a game in hand, went into the match looking to break their two-match losing streak in the league, while the fourth-placed visitors wanted to record their second straight league win, while making it a fourth consecutive win in Kota Bharu....