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With the move, Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent — but that doesn’t mean his stint in L.A. is over. According to Haynes and Rohrbach, the expectation is for the Clippers and Leonard to reach a new deal that will continue to keep him with the team. Per Yahoo! Sports: “Clippers owner Steve Ballmer will pay whatever it takes to keep Leonard, considering the investment the multi-billionaire made to pair Leonard with fellow perennial All-Star Paul George just two summers ago....

Kazakhstan quickly reaffirmed Western investor’s rights and its signature balanced foreign policy. The emphasis on the rule of law and improving government transparency and efficiency will continue. Certainly, the genuine widespread public protests against poor economic conditions underscore the significant challenge that the state faces in terms of the need to reform the socio-economic system. But it is important to realize that the nearly two-week bloody unrest that left more than 225 people dead, as many as 7,000 arrested, 5,000 released, 2,000 investigated and prosecuted and $3 billion in damages to property did not disrupt the overall trajectory that the country has been on since it first emerged from the Soviet implosion three decades ago....

Thousands of people took to the streets of Almaty to participate in anti-government protests on Wednesday. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency as violence broke out and protestor’s stormed the Almaty mayor’s office. A video of a group of protestors chanting was shared by reporter Thomas van Linge to Twitter and has already been viewed over 110,000 times. The video was captioned: “Anti-government protests are spreading and growing across Kazakhstan tonight....

Juventus play hosts to Italian minnows, Hellas Verona this weekend in the Serie A, and will be looking to get back to winning ways. Gil Scaligeri has been somewhat decent this season so far, registering a draw, a win, and loss. They most notably have had a solid defence this term, with just two goals conceded so far. They lost last weekend to Italian giants, AC Milan, and will be wary of a consecutive defeat to another Italian behemoth....

Keita to repeat Liverpool wish as Leipzig reject £57m bid Japan international Kagawa, in his second spell with Dortmund having rejoined from Manchester United in August 2014, was due to be out of contract at the end of the forthcoming season but is now committed to a stay at Signal Iduna Park for a further two years. Over a combined five campaigns with BVB, Kagawa has won two Bundesliga titles and twice lifted the DFB-Pokal....

On Saturday night against the Panthers, Seattle’s Kam Chancellor took a huge interception back for a 90-yard touchdown after picking of Carolina’s Cam Newton. MORE: One-handed Seahawks TD| Marshawn Lynch grabs crotch again | Chancellor leaps over line Newton had been driving in the red zone but got into trouble on the play. As the Panthers QB stepped up into the pocket, he tried to throw to the opposite side of the field, giving Chancellor the chance to catch up to the pass and take it to the house....

Hassan said the event of Kamal’s stepping down was “unfortunate” and that it would have been better if it had not happened, reports bdnews24.com. Kamal was critical of “controversial” umpiring decisions in the Bangladesh-India World Cup quarter-final match on March 19 in Melbourne. He had called the International Cricket Council an “Indian Cricket Council” and said he would step down as president, if needed, after the match. Then a massive spat erupted between Kamal and ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan, after the Indian presented the World Cup to winners Australia at Melbourne on March 29....

The vice president made the remarks during an interview with Soledad O’Brien for BET News. Harris told O’Brien that she asked President Joe Biden to lead his administration’s efforts to protect voting rights because the issue is “so fundamental.” Asked if she would possibly support compromising on voter ID laws, Harris replied: “I don’t think that we should underestimate what that could mean. “Because in some people’s mind, that means well, you’re going to have to Xerox or photocopy your ID to send it in to prove you are who you are....

Harris made numerous campaign appearances with candidates who went on to win their races, including Representative Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor’s race and Josh Shapiro in the battle for governor of Pennsylvania. The vice president’s efforts have won praise on social media, with some pointing to the high success rate of Democrats she publicly supported. “For all of the ‘where is the vice president?’ talk, too few people realize that she spent the weeks ahead of the midterms visiting universities across the country and helping turn out the GenZ vote,” tweeted Eugene Scott, national political reporter at The Washington Post....

The developer has put out two behind the scenes videos, detailing the Kane & Lynch 2 design philosophy as well as an overview of the two title characters. Even if you’re not interested in solely listening to the developers, there’s plenty of new gameplay footage available in these clips to make it worth your while. Don’t forget, there’s some mature content in the videos, so behave accordingly. The first video, detailing Kane & Lynch 2’s design, with regard to gameplay and artwork, talks about the studio’s interest in producing a title with loads of intensity and non stop action - basically a “sweaty-palm” experience....

So what’s the mentality behind a move into comic books? IO Interactive general manager Niels Jørgensen says: Hank Kanalz of DC Comics added: The WildStorm division of DC publishes series like The Authority, Wild C.A.T.S., and other author-owned works. The series will be written by Ian Edginton (2000 AD, Aliens, Predator), penciled by Chris Mitten (WASTELAND), and cover art by my personal favorite, Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Wormwood, Criminal Macabre)....

“We’re gutted. It hurts, it hurts a lot,” Kane said after the match at the Luzhniki Stadium. “It’s going to hurt for a while of course. We can hold our heads up high. It’s been a fantastic journey, we got further than anyone else thought we would have,” he added. Playing in their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, England took a fifth-minute lead through Kieran Trippier’s superb free-kick....

Kane talked about his recent political win. He noted that WWE stars are often labeled as “jocks.” wanting to break the stereotypes that surround WWE Superstars and if he’ll wrestle while maintaining his mayoral responsibilities. “I remember Stephanie McMahon once saying there’s a reason why we’re not called wrestlers. We’re called superstars because there’s so much more that we do,” said Jacobs. “Even within our WWE careers, all the things that we’re asked to do....

Chasing Knights’ 206/5, the Cobras were batting at 44/2 in 7.2 when the skies opened up. To win the contest, the South African side needed to be at a score of 77. Put in to bat, the Knights put on a stiff total on the back of three innings from Anton Devcich, Kane Williamson and wicketkeeper-batsman B.J. Watling. Openers Devcich (67) and Williamson (101 not out) gave the Knights a fantastic 140-run opening-wicket partnership....

Swedish world number five Henrik Stenson (77), sixth-ranked Jordan Spieth (77), seventh-ranked Australian Adam Scott (77) and South African Ernie Els (75) all missed the cut in the final event before the April 6-9 Masters. Kang drained a 30-foot putt for eagle on his penultimate hole, the par-five eighth, to go along with seven birdies for a nine-under-par 63 that tied the course record at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas....

Kansas got off to an early start and never looked back. The Jayhawks led 36-23 at halftime and didn’t let go of the lead in the second half. There were close moments, but a 13-2 run by Kansas late in the second half put the game out of reach. MORE: LIVE scoreboard | Beware these bracket-busting teams | Most shocking tourney upsets “Overall, I’m pretty pleased,” Jayhawks coach Bill Self said after the game, via CBS....

The 43-year-old rapper tweeted out a picture of the two on Wednesday, noting that they were both wearing orange, although Musk was only wearing a black t-shirt with an orange on it-very different from West’s bright orange jacket. Some people compared the pair to other iconic duos, while others called for a crossover between Tesla and West’s Yeezy clothing company, which just announced a partnership with Gap. Still, some dissed the picture, simply stating that they didn’t like the two hanging out....

In a video released Monday through Khloe Kardashian’s official app, West’s wife, Kim, told a story about how the rapper played the former Laker (his brother-in-law) his album during a hospital visit on Thanksgiving. MORE: Lamar Odom’s career, in photos | Odom is a Kardashian; deal with it “We did visit Lamar today, and we played him (West’s) new album, and when it was done I said, ‘Did you like the music?...

Lake lost the race to be Arizona’s 24th governor to Democrat Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes. Hobbs has held the position since she was sworn in on January 2. But the Republican has not accepted the outcome and hopes her rally later today (January 29) will bolster her legal efforts to overturn the results. Lake claimed printing issues with voter machines in Maricopa County “disenfranchised” voters there, a claim that has been strongly disputed by her detractors....