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MJ Shannon, the Quiet Force Behind the Kardashian Empire, Dies at 91
Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, the mother of Kris Jenner and grandmother to the entire…
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Mark Masterson
Mark Masterson has written more than 1,700 articles for Live News Chat since 2022 and files most days. His beat is the news the networks on this site are carrying live: US politics, world affairs, breaking news, and the courts, with regular work on technology, sport and entertainment. Because the site exists to point readers at live coverage, most of his reporting is written within hours of the broadcast it follows, and is sourced from primary material where one exists: the filing, the transcript, the agency release, the company statement. Originally from Canada, he has worked in online publishing for over a decade. Corrections and story tips go to security@livenewschat.eu, and the standards his work is held to are set out in the Live News Chat editorial policy.
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Politics
Trump Wants to Permanently Fence Off Lafayette Park, the Most Famous Protest Site in America
The Trump administration has submitted a 79-page proposal to permanently enclose Lafayette Park in…
Technology
Google Opens Android to Rival App Stores After Epic Antitrust Battle
Google and Epic Games have jointly withdrawn their alternative settlement proposal, clearing the way…
Elections
ABC and NBC Refused to Air Trump’s Election Speech, and His Own Party Begged Him Not to Give It
Donald Trump took the East Room podium Thursday night to deliver a primetime address…
Law & Justice
Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Made Over $100,000 Betting on the President’s Own Words
The White House aide who loads Donald Trump’s speeches into the teleprompter spent months…
Breaking News
JD Vance Accuses Israeli Officials of Running a $45 Million Covert Campaign to Kill the Iran Deal
Vice President JD Vance just accused elements of the Israeli government of orchestrating a…
Government
Guadalupe River Crests at 37 Feet as Flash Flood Emergency Kills 1 in Texas Hill Country
One person is dead and more than 75 have been pulled from rising water…
Breaking News
Italy’s Former Highway Chief Gets 12 Years in Prison for the Genoa Bridge Collapse That Killed 43
A Genoa court on Wednesday sentenced Giovanni Castellucci, the former CEO of Autostrade per…
World News
A Family’s Memorial Service Turned Fatal When Their Boat Capsized Near Alcatraz
Twenty people boarded a three-deck cabin cruiser called the Velari on Tuesday afternoon to…
Health
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Choking 100 Million Americans and It Is Getting Worse
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada has blanketed the Midwest and Northeast,…
Lifestyle
The House Just Voted to Kill Clock Changes Forever, but the Senate Might Not Care
The U.S. House voted 308-117 on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent across…
Politics
Trump’s Primetime Address on Elections Tonight Is a Midterm Power Play
President Donald Trump will commandeer the nation’s television screens Thursday night at 9 p.m.…
Government
Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Hearing Becomes a Referendum on a Captured Justice Department
Todd Blanche, the criminal-defense lawyer who sat at Donald Trump’s side through the Manhattan…
Business
Twelve States Sue to Block the $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general filed suit Monday to block Paramount Skydance’s…
Entertainment
Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Finale Descended Into Chaos Before It Even Started
What was supposed to be the crowning night of Jay-Z’s three-show Yankee Stadium residency…
Business
Stripe and Advent International Make a $53 Billion Play for PayPal
Stripe and private equity giant Advent International have submitted a joint offer to acquire…
Immigration
ICE Killed a Colombian Father in Maine Who Had Legal Status and Wasn’t Even the Target
A 26-year-old Colombian man who was authorized to work in the United States, held…
Crime
Police Confirm Ann Widdecombe Was Killed in a ‘Targeted Attack’ as Counter-Terrorism Officers Take Over the Case
Counter-terrorism police have formally taken over the investigation into the murder of Ann Widdecombe,…
Breaking News
Several Dead, Six Missing After Fire Rips Through Brussels Construction Site Elevator Shaft
A fire at the Oxy Tower renovation project in central Brussels killed several construction…
Apps & Software
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra Has a Red Tint Problem, and Its Flagship Feature Might Be the Cause
Samsung’s most expensive phone is developing an unsettling cosmetic defect that the company cannot…
Artificial Intelligence
Apple Sues OpenAI for Stealing Trade Secrets, Alleging a Systematic Campaign at Every Level
Apple has filed a blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court, accusing the AI…
Law & Justice
A Federal Judge Just Called Trump’s IRS Lawsuit What It Was: A $10 Billion Shakedown
A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump and his family acted in…
Top News
The Second Heat Dome of 2026 Is Peaking Today, and 100 Million Americans Are in Its Path
The western United States is baking under a punishing heat dome that forecasters say…
Cryptocurrency
The US World Cup tourism revenue declines by billions of dollars; how investors can earn $10,000 daily through EX DeFi
As the World Cup continues, the US had hoped to leverage this global sporting…
Digital Security
How Online Businesses Can Build Trust and Reduce Digital Risk
Customers rarely really think about the technology behind a website when everything works properly.…
Education
How Digital Communication Supports Better School Trips
The school excursion can be one of the highlights of an educational year for…
Law & Justice
Two Teenagers in Custody After Shooting Spree Kills Five Family Members Across East St. Louis
A shooting rampage across three locations in southern Illinois has left five members of…
Breaking News
One Dead in Biddeford ICE Shooting, the Second Fatal ICE Encounter in a Week
A person was killed Monday in a shooting involving ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine,…
Politics
Iran Launches Simultaneous Strikes on Five Gulf Nations After the U.S. Hits 300 Targets in Three Nights
Iran unleashed waves of missile and drone attacks across the Persian Gulf on Sunday,…
Health
A Second American Has Tested Positive for Ebola in DR Congo as the Outbreak Hits 1,830 Cases
A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of the…