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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS5) -- On the day the Arizona general election results were certified by Gov. Doug Ducey and Sec. of State Katie Hobbs, a war of words broke out on Twitter.  Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs certified results at the official canvass for federal, state, legislative offices, and statewide ballot measures on Monday morning. It started with President Trump taking aim at Ducey, and the fact that Mark Kelly can now be sworn into the U.S. Senate. He tweeted:Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now. What is going on with @dougducey? Republicans will long remember!"What the president tweeted is not true. Arizona election officials have said there is no evidence of any election fraud.Ducey then fired back, writing a long thread defending the integrity of our state's election system.He tweeted:I’ve been pretty outspoken about Arizona’s election system, and bragged about it quite a bit, including in the Oval Office. And for good reason. We’ve been doing early voting since 1992. Arizona didn’t explore or experiment this year. We didn’t cancel election day voting as…

According to reports, this wasn't this police officer's first run-in with the law. Nov 30, 2020, 8:28 pm* IRL  Phil West A 41-year-old police officer was arrested by Colorado Springs police last week after posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend to his Tumblr account. *First Published: Nov 30, 2020, 8:27 pm Phil West Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and the author of two books on soccer, ‘The United States of Soccer,’ and ‘I Believe That We Will Win,’ both from The Overlook Press. His work has appeared most recently in MLSSoccer.com, Pro Soccer USA, Texas Highways, and Howler. Based in Austin, he is also a lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The world of esports is rapidly growing, and being added to one of the top esports leagues awards an influencer a lot of cred in the industry. Leagues like NRG, FaZe Clan, and Team Liquid are snatching up new players for their rosters left and right, continuing to increase these teams' popularity.Article continues below advertisementBut the market for esports teams is competitive, and some teams haven't fared as well as others. Esports group Method has recently been struggling to grow its channels. Thanks to some recent drama, including the banning of one of their previously prolific Twitch streamers, Method has found its numbers steadily decreasing over the last few months.Source: youtubeArticle continues below advertisementJosh was released from Method following sexual abuse allegations.Since 2019, a couple of women have come forward with allegations against then-healing raid member Josh, who played on Method's World of Warcraft team. The allegations began when Josh's account was indefinitely banned from Twitch in June 2019. While the streamer didn't publicly disclose many of the details as to why his account was banned without warning, many of his followers discovered there were allegations of sexual misconduct against the gamer.In June 2020, a Twitter account under the name…

The body of a 26-year-old Instagram influencer who vanished last week was found on the side of a road in Houston over the weekend, authorities said Monday.Alexis Robinault, who went by Alexis Sharkey and described herself as a "mentor," had no visible wounds and her cause of death hadn’t yet been determined, the Houston Police Department said in a statement.Police said that paramedics found her body on Saturday morning near a section of Interstate 10 roughly 17 miles west of downtown Houston.In a Facebook post Saturday, her mother, Stacy Clark Robinault, said that her daughter, who had lived in Houston since January, hadn’t been heard from in more than 24 hours.On Sunday, Robinault said that Sharkey’s body had been found.“We will miss you, Love!!!” she said.Additional details about her death weren’t immediately available.On Instagram, Sharkey posted hundreds of photos of herself to a following of more than 20,000. The images showed her posing and traveling to places like Marfa, Texas, and Tulum, Mexico.Download the NBC News app for breaking news Tim StellohTim Stelloh is a reporter for NBC News based in California.

November 30, 2020 | 7:39pm Enlarge Image Ross Mathews in 2019 and in Nov. 2020 Getty; Instagram Comedian and TV personality Ross Mathews posted a picture of his dramatically slimmed-down frame to Instagram Sunday, updating fans on his weight-loss journey. “Breaking the pattern,” Mathews, 41, wrote. “50lbs down today from my height in early June when I decided to reclaim my health after my mom died (70lbs down from my all-time).” “I will always be a work in progress,” he added. “I may mess up again. I dunno. All I know is that I’m very grateful. And very happy. On we go…” Mathews has been open about his weight loss journey for years. In 2010, Mathews, then around 220 pounds, joined Jenny Craig at the urging of Gwyneth Paltrow, who, during a TV taping, “pointed at my tummy and said, ‘What’s going on here? I love you. Get it together,'” he told People in 2011. But he struggled with keeping the weight off, joking to the Columbus Dispatch earlier this year that, “I’m a weight detective: ‘If I lose it, I can always find it.'” Mathews’ mother died in May; he dedicated a moving tribute to her on Instagram, writing,…

As Arielle Pardes points out, you’d think some of the tech companies were merging with the amount of features they’re copying from one another. This market is so free you guys.Does your head hurt? Mine does, as do my thumbs, which now have three times as many platforms to scroll for short-form and ephemeral videos. I am overwhelmed with content and underwhelmed by features—at least until the next big thing comes along, and everyone lunges to copy that.I have definitely noticed this when it comes to Facebook, if only because I don’t like Facebook. They’ve copied all they could from Snapchat. In my opinion, Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be as ubiquitous as WeChat is in China. All interactions, all commerce must flow through Facebook because Mark Zuckerberg can’t conceive of a different business model. Or, he can conceive but he doesn’t care. Why should he? We reward him by using his services.Check It Out: Why Are All The Companies Copying Snapchat?Add a CommentLog in to comment (TMO, Twitter, Facebook) or Register for a TMO Account

More Shacknews Twitch Highlights have arrived to catch you up on our week in streaming. We here at Shacknews love livestreaming over on our Twitch channel. With shows going live nearly every day of the week, there is a lot of content to consume. So much content in fact, that we recognize it may be a bit difficult for one person to watch every minute of every broadcast. Thus Shacknews Twitch Highlights were born. In this series, we chop up our latest week’s worth of streams and compile them into relatively brief videos that capture the most entertaining moments. Our latest round of Shacknews Twitch Highlights are out, and start off with some Spelunky 2 action. During the latest rendition of Indie-licious, our show where we spotlight the coolest independent titles, host TJ Denzer forged headfirst into the dangerous mines of Spelunky 2. One of the most challenging games of the year, Spelunky 2 fared pretty well in our Shacknews review. Next up, we stop by Skankcore, a prolific member of our Chatty community, on his journey to complete every single game released in North America for the Nintendo 64. In the latest episode of Skankcore 64, Skankcore plays NHL…

Culver City resident Maya Zeevi with Zane Tahvildaran-Jesswein performing in lead roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier at Westside Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Suite’ free educational performance at The Broad Stage, December 2019. Zeevi will reprise her role as Sugar Plum Fairy in her fifth and final Nutcracker performance. (Todd Lechtick)For 47 consecutive years, Southern California’s longest running production of The Nutcracker has delighted audiences of all ages. This year in the age of COVID — with renewed determination, grace, and grit — Westside Ballet of Santa Monica will bring to life selected pieces from Tchaikovsky’s beloved score for all to enjoy, albeit in different ways — virtually and outdoors.To benefit Westside Ballet’s Crisis Relief Fund, on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, the pre-professional ballet company plans to release archival Nutcracker footage from past productions, as well as previously recorded dress rehearsals of selected solo roles performed by six high school seniors — which were filmed in an open aired ‘Black Box’ while the dancers were wearing masks and observing all COVID safety protocols. Westside Ballet’s 2020 Nutcracker abbreviated production of “Kingdom of the Sweets” will later be showcased on Vimeo after being pre-recorded at the Broad Stage to an empty theater,…

How Reading Changes The Way We Think, by Yasas Liyanaratne, Whitgift School From Instagram, to Snapchat, to Twitter, there are countless hours to invest into social media. There is no denying that these apps use various methods to draw their users in and keep them there for hours every day. However, there is one major hobby that is worth everyone to try and take up: Reading. We spend multiple hours of screen time reading tweets on twitter, or liking pictures on Instagram, or even sending messages to friends and family. By repeating these actions constantly throughout the day, we teach our brains how to quickly switch focus from one thing to another. This leads to us not fully taking things in, because we don’t need to. It doesn’t take a lot of focus to read a message or to scroll through Instagram. So in the end, we are all strong in this skill in being able to quickly switch our focus from one thing to another, which is a good thing. By utilising this ability, we can maintain a balance in our lives, whether it be between school, extra-curricular, work, or even social life. This is where reading comes in…

An analysis of social media messages among home care staff on the COVID-19 front lines reveals their growing concern over how to manage in the face of the coronavirus. The results are found in "Seeking Answers for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic," published in the journal Age and Ageing and shared in EurekAlert. The article focuses on messages sent and received via Whatsapp, a secure messaging platform for mobile phones. Thousands of Whatsapp messages between 250 home care workers during the first coronavirus wave show workers often asking questions that went unanswered due to a lack of proper guidance. Staff asked where to purchase PPE, whether guidelines existed for isolating residents returning from the hospital and how they could access testing. But guidance either did not exist, was conflicting or staff was not aware of it. WHAT'S THE IMPACT Home care staff formed the messaging group themselves in partnership with colleagues to offer support during the first wave. As group members, researchers analyzed the questions and uncertainties raised. They found most of the questions were about infection control and prevention and could have been tackled immediately through timely, responsive and unambiguous fact-based guidance. But their analyses revealed scant guidance, meaning…