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Freight Market Sees Covid-Era Extremes Return as Capacity TightensTight Capacity and Rising Rates Signal Major Shift in Freight Market The freight market is once again experiencing conditions similar to the Covid-era boom, according to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI). March data shows a sharp tightening in transportation capacity alongside rapid growth in freight rates. As a result, the market is entering one of its most extreme phases since 2021. The LMI reported a transportation capacity reading of 39.2, indicating strong contraction. At the same time, transportation pricing surged to 89.4, reflecting aggressive rate growth. This wide gap between capacity and pricing marks the largest imbalance since November 2021. Capacity Drops While Pricing Accelerates Transportation capacity declined for the fourth consecutive month. Meanwhile, pricing jumped significantly, reaching its fastest growth rate since March 2022. Several factors are driving this trend: Regulatory enforcement reducing available drivers Restrictions on non-domiciled CDLs Crackdowns…

Fox News Host Slams ‘Narcissistic’ Trump Over ‘Looney Tunes’ Jesus ImageLEFT: (Screenshot) RIGHT: (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Fox News’s Joey Jones slammed President Donald Trump on Monday over the image the commander-in-chief promoted on Truth Social depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Trump shared the controversial image late on Sunday evening, sparking a notable backlash from a number of normally Trump-friendly voices. Among them was Jones, who wrote “That picture is looney tunes. I don’t clutch pearls or feign outrage I think all politicians are narcissistic by nature. But cmon amigo, no unforced errors would be great!” on X. That picture is looney tunes. I don’t clutch pearls or feign outrage I think all politicians are narcissistic by nature. But cmon amigo, no unforced errors would be great! — Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) April 13, 2026 Jones is a Fox News contributor, as well as the co-host of The Big Weekend Show, which…

Visualizing U.S. Radio Station Counts Since the Year 2000The FCC’s station counts for AM, FM commercial and noncommercial, FM translators and boosters and LPFMs since 2000. Click to enlarge. In a time-series plot, let’s take a look at the latest station total report from the FCC, which reflects recent trends: Commercial AM and FM radio facilities are seeing gradual declines, while noncommercial FM totals continue to climb. NCE FMs continue to set new highs. As of the commission’s March 31 report, there are 4,783 of these stations, which is up 28 stations from December. But as you can see from our 26-year chart, at turn of the century, there were only around 2,000 noncommercial FM stations. Not all religious stations are noncommercial, of course, but many of them are, and the continued increase in noncom totals also reflects the prominence in the U.S. of such networks. The NCE FM total…

Meta vows appeal of ‘landmark’ social media verdicts, warns of free …Meta is pushing back against a pair of verdicts that awarded plaintiffs hundreds of millions. The company has vowed to appeal the New Mexico and California rulings, and has already taken countermeasures against attorneys looking to recruit plaintiffs on the very social media platforms that they’re looking to fight.In New Mexico, a jury found Meta liable for misleading customers about the safety of its platforms. The New Mexico Department of Justice celebrated the victory, which made the southwestern state the first in the country to score that kind of legal win. The jury in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $5,000 per violation, totaling $375 million in civil penalties.The California case was focused on a 20-year-old California woman, identified as K.G.M., who alleged the platforms fueled addictive use as a minor and contributed to her depression and suicidal thoughts…

Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K DETROIT (AP) — After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple isn’t sure what they can afford. “I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive, and it’s harder,” said Eble, an account manager for a public relations agency. Car ownership has long been integral to the American dream. But as automakers slash the production of inexpensive models to cater to customers who can afford oversized pickups and sport utility vehicles, buyers find themselves facing sticker shock at the same time they are already frustrated by the lingering effects of high inflation. Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, the biggest yearly increase since May 2024, while new car prices…

Trump Refuses to Apologize For Scathing Pope Leo Criticism: ‘He’s Wrong!’ President Donald Trump said he is not walking back one bit of his criticism of Pope Leo XIV on Monday, one day after the president posted a blistering rant about the pontiff being “WEAK” on crime and the issue of a nuclear Iran. Trump was asked if he wanted to apologize to the pope while speaking to reporters in front of the White House. The president flatly said “no,” before ripping the pope for being “wrong” on Iran. “You cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be happy with the end result,” Trump said. “You’d have hundreds of millions of people dead. And it’s not going to happen.” He added a moment later, “There’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong!” The president said his Truth Social post about the pope was warranted because he was merely responding to…