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Bitcoin Poker: What to Sort Out Before You Sit Down
Bitcoin makes poker easy to start but not easy to win. Here’s what to…
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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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Sports
4 Best NFL Betting Apps for First-Time Bettors
Compare four NFL betting apps for beginners, including FanDuel, bet365, Caesars, and DraftKings, with…
Sports
World Series Game 2 Ended on a Check-Swing Strikeout the Rays Had No Right to Appeal
Yandy Díaz tried to hold up on a 3-2 curveball from Aaron Ashby with…
Weather & Environment
San Diego’s Near-Record Tide on Sunday Was an El Niño Surge, Not Just a King Tide
The NOAA tide gauge at San Diego read 8.14 feet at 8:54 a.m. on…
Elections
After Asking Dearborn for Its Votes in 2024, Trump Called Abdul El-Sayed a ‘Jihadist’ Who Needs a Metal Detector to Enter the Senate
What Trump said in Port Huron on Sunday. “I’m here to keep a Jihadist…
Politics
Lula Wins a Fourth Term in Brazil. Flávio Bolsonaro Lost by About 4.3 Million Votes.
The expectation: Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round on 4 October ahead of Lula,…
Politics
Serbia’s Vučić Concedes Election Defeat to the Student-Led Movement
Aleksandar Vučić gave up the presidency of Serbia four weeks ago so he could…
Economy
Trump Tells a Georgia Rally “We’re Making a Freaking Fortune” on Oil. Drivers Are Paying $1.23 More a Gallon Than Last Year.
“I don’t give a damn. I’m going to say it. We’re making a freaking…
Elections
Five Midterm Rallies in 12 Days Featured Trump Grading Men’s Bodies, From Husted’s ‘Ass’ to RFK Jr.’s ‘Build’
Between October 12 and October 23, Donald Trump stood at five midterm rallies in…
Economy
Two Rallies, One Script: Obama Tears Into Trump Over Canada, the Gold-Plated White House and ‘Straight Up Grifting’
Barack Obama gave the same speech twice on Saturday, first at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium…
Elections
Trump Says He Ordered the Suit to Hold Up Alaska’s Senate Result if His Candidate Loses. Nine Days Out, at a Record Low, He Is Building the Exit Ramp.
Trump says he ordered the DOJ suit to hold Alaska's Senate result if Dan…
World News
France’s Second Saturday of Protest, With 410,000 in the Streets, Brings Nearly 1,000 Arrests
A smaller arrest count is not a calmer country. On Saturday evening in Paris,…
Law & Justice
Two Ex-FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About the Hunter Biden Laptop
The Justice Department charged two former senior FBI officials with lying to Congress about…
Top News
Gunmen Kill at Least Seven Mourners at a Church Funeral in Jordan
The shooting continued for several minutes. Two gunmen arrived by car and opened fire…
Elections
After Trump Ruled Out Striking Iran Before Election Day, the US and Israel Drafted Plans to Strike After It
President Trump has given the public three timetables for the Iran war in six…
Technology
Two Critical PHP Flaws Can Let Strangers Run Code on Web Servers. Wikipedia and the BBC Took Pages Offline.
The advisory: PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix both flaws. Update immediately. The…
Politics
CNN Puts Trump at 32 Percent, His Lowest Yet. Only Truman Has Gone Into a Midterm Worse.
The line going around: Trump is heading into the midterms with the worst approval…
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Nears $30 Billion at a $1.25 Trillion Valuation, With UAE Investors Leading
OpenAI is close to raising up to $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation,…
Elections
Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Stop Officials From Weighing Student IDs, 12 Days Before Election Day
“This Court has repeatedly emphasized that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter the…
Politics
A Documentary Says Lindsey Graham Paid Three Men for Sex, Backed by Travel Records
The allegations have not been independently corroborated. That is Newsweek’s own summary of a…
Politics
Elon Musk, Whom the WSJ Says Throttled Ukraine’s Military Satellites, Vows to “Come For” the Democrats Planning to Probe Him
On Wednesday morning Elon Musk took a clip of a journalist predicting he could…
Technology
Helmet and Headset as One System: How Head Protection Changed for Modern Soldiers
Armies now treat the helmet and the electronic headset as one head system. Why…
Business
Ternus Era: Apple Shifts Back to Hardware and Creativity
Apple's new CEO John Ternus spends far more time in the design studio than…
Politics
After Witkoff Called Putin a Humanitarian, Hillary Clinton Said She Believes Putin Holds Photos and Videos of Trump on Her New Podcast ‘High Stakes’
Steve Witkoff sat across from Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg early Wednesday and told…
Law & Justice
Virginia Senate Leader Louise Lucas Indicted in a 45-Page Marijuana Trafficking and Money Laundering Case
Federal prosecutors indicted Virginia Senate President pro tempore L. Louise Lucas on Thursday, accusing…
Breaking News
Attack on Dammam Airport Kills Two in Saudi Arabia’s Oil East, Not in Riyadh
“[T]he number of people killed in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in…
Sports
After Joe Buck’s $108 Million Extension, Troy Aikman Says He Will Be a Free Agent
Joe Buck's reported ESPN deal pays $18 million a year, the same as Troy…
Elections
Schumer and Jeffries Sue Trump Over Threats to Jail Election Officials
Schumer and Jeffries sued over Trump's threat to jail election officials. DHS's Nevada noncitizen…
Entertainment
Jon Stewart, Re-Signed One Year at a Time Since 2024, Now Has Two Years at The Daily Show
“Jon Stewart is a generational talent and ‘The Daily Show’ continues to be one…
Breaking News
A Chemical Tank Exploded in Toledo. More Than 900 People Were Told to Leave.
What residents heard: Toledo’s health commissioner said there is “no immediate danger” from the…