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The latest sharp selloff in U.S. Treasuries may be far from over. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 week ago - A Northern Soul film
When I left Nottingham for London just before the end of the ’60s, Northern Soul was still in its embryonic stage. We’d danced to “I Can’t Help Myself”, “This Old Heart of Mine”, “You Don’t Know Like I Know”, “Helpless” and “Knock on Wood”, but something different was about to emerge from that club culture. On a visit back home in, I think, 1972, my friend David Milton — who had a shop in Derby called R. E. Cords — told me what it had become, after Dave Godin had given it a name in his Blues & Soul column. At Brian Selby’s Selectadisc, on long-gone Arkwright Street, I bought the Fuller Brothers’ “Time’s A Wasting” on Soul Clock and a bootleg of David and the Giants’ “Ten Miles High”. I’d pretty much stopped dancing by then, but although I was always at arm’s length from Northern Soul (no visits to the Torch in Stoke on Trent, Blackpool Mecca or Wigan Casino), it always exerted an emotional pull on me: geographical, tribal and musical. It reminds me of the wonderful Welsh word hiraeth: the longing for a home you may never have known. Northern Soul: Still Burning is a new 90-minute documentary film written and directed by Alan Byron, on show in cinemas this week. Against a constantly changing background of appropriate music, it consists mostly of talking heads — the disc jockeys (Richard Searling, Russ Winstanley. Ian Levine, Kev Roberts), the participants and the observers, including the journalist Paul Mason, who was both, the designer Wayne Hemingway, the documentary maker Tony Palmer, whose 1977 Granada TV film provides priceless footage from Wigan in 1977, and Elaine Constantine, whose feature film Northern Soul (starring Steve Coogan and Lisa Stansfield) came out in 2015 and also provides clips. From the contemporary scene, we hear from Ady Croasdell, who deejays all-nighters at London’s 100 Club, and two young chaps running Northern Soul nights in Deptford. And there’s Tony Blackburn, whose story of how he became an accidental Northern Soul star is the film’s comic highlight. But the principal concentration is on evoking the emergence 50 years ago of a social and cultural phenomenon in northern and midlands towns already feeling the blight of post-industrial decline through the closure of steel works, woollen mills and coal mines. The music itself is barely discussed: we don’t hear… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 week ago - CORCA Passes House to Strengthen Federal Response to Cargo Theft
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). The bill now moves to the Senate for further review. If approved there, it could eventually reach the president’s desk. The legislation aims to strengthen the federal response to cargo theft and organized freight crime. In recent years, cargo theft has become a growing problem across the trucking industry. As a result, lawmakers and industry groups are pushing for stronger enforcement and better coordination between agencies. CORCA would improve communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. In addition, the bill would give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security a larger role in leading a national response to cargo theft and organized retail crime. Cargo Theft Continues to Impact Trucking Cargo theft remains a major challenge for carriers, brokers, and shippers. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), cargo theft costs the trucking industry nearly $18 million every day. At the same time, CargoNet reports that strategic cargo theft has increased by 1,500% since 2021. Because of this sharp increase, many companies are becoming more concerned about freight security. Criminal groups are also using more advanced tactics than ever before. For example, thieves now use carrier impersonation, phishing scams, identity theft, and fake load pickups to steal freight. In many cases, these crimes involve organized networks operating across multiple states. As theft tactics become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies are finding it harder to track criminal activity. Therefore, supporters of CORCA believe stronger federal coordination is necessary. The bill is designed to help investigators connect cargo theft patterns more quickly. It would also improve information sharing between agencies, which could help law enforcement respond faster to organized theft operations. Trucking Industry Supports CORCA Many trucking organizations strongly support the bill. They believe the legislation could help improve freight security and reduce supply chain disruptions. Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), called CORCA an important step for the trucking industry. According to Spear, organized cargo theft groups are becoming more advanced and more dangerous. He added that the bill would provide better tools for both the trucking industry and law enforcement agencies to fight back against organized freight crime. Meanwhile, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) also praised the bill’s passage in the House. TCA President Jim Mullen said stronger cooperation between government and the trucking industry is critical.… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 week ago - The Altman-Musk Trial Was a Waste of Everyone’s Time
Sam Altman did not seem to be having a good time. During the many days that he spent inside an Oakland courtroom, the normally cheery CEO of OpenAI—a guy who tends to be chipper even when declaring AI’s existential risks to humanity—appeared anxious, even distraught. When he listened to the proceedings in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against him, a weekslong trial that threatened to remove Altman from OpenAI’s board and functionally destroy the company, he frequently concealed his mouth with his palm, fidgeted with a water bottle, and leaned forward and stared at the floor. He kept looking back at the rows of reporters behind him. On the witness stand Tuesday, Altman repeatedly noted how Musk’s actions had “annoyed” him.Musk, who helped form OpenAI as a nonprofit in 2015, alleged that Altman and OpenAI had violated the organization’s founding principles by seeking profits. He was requesting, among other remedies, more than $150 billion in damages, which Musk said he would donate to the OpenAI nonprofit. This morning, a nine-person jury delivered a unanimous verdict after less than two hours of deliberation: Whether or not OpenAI had done something wrong, Musk sued outside the statute of limitations, two to three years depending on the charge. And Musk could have known of any alleged wrongdoing, the jury found, well before. Altman has been granted some respite: OpenAI and the AI industry will continue along, unphased, at least until Musk appeals the decision. (A second portion of the case, related to claims that Musk made under antitrust law, remains unresolved, although the presiding judge has said that his are “not very good claims.” Neither Musk’s lawyers nor OpenAI immediately responded to a request for comment.)OpenAI swept the legal argument. But in another sense, basically everybody involved in Musk v. Altman came away looking petty, short-sighted, deceptive, or ignorant. During the dozens of hours I spent in the courtroom, sometimes lining up as early as 5 a.m. to secure a seat, there wasn’t much substance to be found. Frankly, at the end of it all, everyone had good reason to be annoyed.Musk came off the worst in this trial, by far. The question before the jury was whether OpenAI’s for-profit arm had somehow broken a legal promise the organization made to Musk at the organization’s founding: “It’s not okay to steal a charity,” as Musk told the jury on the first day. This was a… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - 2026 Yamaha YZF-R7 Review
After languishing for years, the sportbike market has made a comeback. The segment has seen double-digit growth since 2022. Sales have been particularly brisk for 501-750cc bikes, with annual growth exceeding 20% over the past couple of years. Right in the heart of that weight class is the Yamaha YZF-R7. Four years after its debut, Yamaha’s best-selling YZF-R7 has gotten a major update for 2026, including a new chassis, a full electronics package, fresh styling, and more. (Photos by Joseph Agustin) Launched for the 2022 model year, the R7 cracked the sportbike code by offering the supersport styling riders want, a level of performance they can handle, and a price they can afford. It quickly became Yamaha’s top-selling motorcycle of any size or segment. Then the Great Recession came along. Motorcycle sales tanked and the sportbike wars ended abruptly. Easy money became a thing of the past, and affordability became a higher priority. Small sportbikes, like the Yamaha YZF-R3 that debuted for 2015, became the popular choice. During the sportbike wars of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Japanese Big Four updated their 600cc and 1,000cc sportbikes every couple of years. Most were track-oriented machines with high-rpm inline 4-cylinder engines. As they became more powerful and sophisticated, they also became more expensive. Manufacturers also focused on modularity, using a single engine across multiple model platforms. Yamaha’s FZ-07 (which became the MT-07), also introduced for 2015, was a naked sportbike powered by a versatile 689cc parallel-Twin with a 270-degree crank. That same engine was then used in the XSR700 retro roadster (launched for 2018) and the Ténéré 700 adventure bike (launched for 2021). The YZF-R7, built around the same 689cc CP2 engine, arrived for 2022 with a price of just $8,999. That same year the YZF-R6, which cost $12,199, was discontinued. With the R7, a middleweight supersport was again within reach of younger buyers. Yamaha says that since the R7 joined the lineup, the number of first-time buyers doubled, and the median age of R-series customers dropped from 33 to 27. Four years on, Yamaha’s best-selling bike needed a refresh. Updates to the 2026 YZF-R7 focused on handling, ergonomics, technology, and styling. To improve the R7’s handling, its tubular-steel frame and cast-aluminum swingarm were redesigned for more rigidity; its KYB 41mm inverted fork was given lighter aluminum rods (saving 0.75 lb) and revised damping; its wheels… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
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When I left Nottingham for London just before the end of the ’60s, Northern Soul was still in its embryonic stage. We’d danced to “I Can’t Help Myself”, “This Old Heart of Mine”, “You Don’t Know Like I Know”, “Helpless” and “Knock on Wood”, but something different was about to emerge from that club culture. On a visit back home in, I think, 1972, my friend David Milton — who had a shop in Derby called R. E. Cords — told me what it had become, after Dave Godin had given it a name in his Blues & Soul column. At Brian Selby’s Selectadisc, on long-gone Arkwright Street, I bought the Fuller Brothers’ “Time’s A Wasting” on Soul Clock and a bootleg of David and the Giants’ “Ten Miles High”. I’d pretty much stopped dancing by then, but although I was always at arm’s length from Northern Soul (no visits to the Torch in Stoke on Trent, Blackpool Mecca or Wigan Casino), it always exerted an emotional pull on me: geographical, tribal and musical. It reminds me of the wonderful Welsh word hiraeth: the longing for a home you may never have known. Northern Soul: Still Burning is a new 90-minute documentary film written and directed by Alan Byron, on show in cinemas this week. Against a constantly changing background of appropriate music, it consists mostly of talking heads — the disc jockeys (Richard Searling, Russ Winstanley. Ian Levine, Kev Roberts), the participants and the observers, including the journalist Paul Mason, who was both, the designer Wayne Hemingway, the documentary maker Tony Palmer, whose 1977 Granada TV film provides priceless footage from Wigan in 1977, and Elaine Constantine, whose feature film Northern Soul (starring Steve Coogan and Lisa Stansfield) came out in 2015 and also provides clips. From the contemporary scene, we hear from Ady Croasdell, who deejays all-nighters at London’s 100 Club, and two young chaps running Northern Soul nights in Deptford. And there’s Tony Blackburn, whose story of how he became an accidental Northern Soul star is the film’s comic highlight. But the principal concentration is on evoking the emergence 50 years ago of a social and cultural phenomenon in northern and midlands towns already feeling the blight of post-industrial decline through the closure of steel works, woollen mills and coal mines. The music itself is barely discussed: we don’t hear… [TheTopNews] Read More.
1 week ago
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). The bill now moves to the Senate for further review. If approved there, it could eventually reach the president’s desk. The legislation aims to strengthen the federal response to cargo theft and organized freight crime. In recent years, cargo theft has become a growing problem across the trucking industry. As a result, lawmakers and industry groups are pushing for stronger enforcement and better coordination between agencies. CORCA would improve communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. In addition, the bill would give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security a larger role in leading a national response to cargo theft and organized retail crime. Cargo Theft Continues to Impact Trucking Cargo theft remains a major challenge for carriers, brokers, and shippers. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), cargo theft costs the trucking industry nearly $18 million every day. At the same time, CargoNet reports that strategic cargo theft has increased by 1,500% since 2021. Because of this sharp increase, many companies are becoming more concerned about freight security. Criminal groups are also using more advanced tactics than ever before. For example, thieves now use carrier impersonation, phishing scams, identity theft, and fake load pickups to steal freight. In many cases, these crimes involve organized networks operating across multiple states. As theft tactics become more sophisticated, law enforcement agencies are finding it harder to track criminal activity. Therefore, supporters of CORCA believe stronger federal coordination is necessary. The bill is designed to help investigators connect cargo theft patterns more quickly. It would also improve information sharing between agencies, which could help law enforcement respond faster to organized theft operations. Trucking Industry Supports CORCA Many trucking organizations strongly support the bill. They believe the legislation could help improve freight security and reduce supply chain disruptions. Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), called CORCA an important step for the trucking industry. According to Spear, organized cargo theft groups are becoming more advanced and more dangerous. He added that the bill would provide better tools for both the trucking industry and law enforcement agencies to fight back against organized freight crime. Meanwhile, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) also praised the bill’s passage in the House. TCA President Jim Mullen said stronger cooperation between government and the trucking industry is critical.… [TheTopNews] Read More.
1 week ago
Sam Altman did not seem to be having a good time. During the many days that he spent inside an Oakland courtroom, the normally cheery CEO of OpenAI—a guy who tends to be chipper even when declaring AI’s existential risks to humanity—appeared anxious, even distraught. When he listened to the proceedings in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against him, a weekslong trial that threatened to remove Altman from OpenAI’s board and functionally destroy the company, he frequently concealed his mouth with his palm, fidgeted with a water bottle, and leaned forward and stared at the floor. He kept looking back at the rows of reporters behind him. On the witness stand Tuesday, Altman repeatedly noted how Musk’s actions had “annoyed” him.Musk, who helped form OpenAI as a nonprofit in 2015, alleged that Altman and OpenAI had violated the organization’s founding principles by seeking profits. He was requesting, among other remedies, more than $150 billion in damages, which Musk said he would donate to the OpenAI nonprofit. This morning, a nine-person jury delivered a unanimous verdict after less than two hours of deliberation: Whether or not OpenAI had done something wrong, Musk sued outside the statute of limitations, two to three years depending on the charge. And Musk could have known of any alleged wrongdoing, the jury found, well before. Altman has been granted some respite: OpenAI and the AI industry will continue along, unphased, at least until Musk appeals the decision. (A second portion of the case, related to claims that Musk made under antitrust law, remains unresolved, although the presiding judge has said that his are “not very good claims.” Neither Musk’s lawyers nor OpenAI immediately responded to a request for comment.)OpenAI swept the legal argument. But in another sense, basically everybody involved in Musk v. Altman came away looking petty, short-sighted, deceptive, or ignorant. During the dozens of hours I spent in the courtroom, sometimes lining up as early as 5 a.m. to secure a seat, there wasn’t much substance to be found. Frankly, at the end of it all, everyone had good reason to be annoyed.Musk came off the worst in this trial, by far. The question before the jury was whether OpenAI’s for-profit arm had somehow broken a legal promise the organization made to Musk at the organization’s founding: “It’s not okay to steal a charity,” as Musk told the jury on the first day. This was a… [TheTopNews] Read More.
2 weeks ago
After languishing for years, the sportbike market has made a comeback. The segment has seen double-digit growth since 2022. Sales have been particularly brisk for 501-750cc bikes, with annual growth exceeding 20% over the past couple of years. Right in the heart of that weight class is the Yamaha YZF-R7. Four years after its debut, Yamaha’s best-selling YZF-R7 has gotten a major update for 2026, including a new chassis, a full electronics package, fresh styling, and more. (Photos by Joseph Agustin) Launched for the 2022 model year, the R7 cracked the sportbike code by offering the supersport styling riders want, a level of performance they can handle, and a price they can afford. It quickly became Yamaha’s top-selling motorcycle of any size or segment. Then the Great Recession came along. Motorcycle sales tanked and the sportbike wars ended abruptly. Easy money became a thing of the past, and affordability became a higher priority. Small sportbikes, like the Yamaha YZF-R3 that debuted for 2015, became the popular choice. During the sportbike wars of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Japanese Big Four updated their 600cc and 1,000cc sportbikes every couple of years. Most were track-oriented machines with high-rpm inline 4-cylinder engines. As they became more powerful and sophisticated, they also became more expensive. Manufacturers also focused on modularity, using a single engine across multiple model platforms. Yamaha’s FZ-07 (which became the MT-07), also introduced for 2015, was a naked sportbike powered by a versatile 689cc parallel-Twin with a 270-degree crank. That same engine was then used in the XSR700 retro roadster (launched for 2018) and the Ténéré 700 adventure bike (launched for 2021). The YZF-R7, built around the same 689cc CP2 engine, arrived for 2022 with a price of just $8,999. That same year the YZF-R6, which cost $12,199, was discontinued. With the R7, a middleweight supersport was again within reach of younger buyers. Yamaha says that since the R7 joined the lineup, the number of first-time buyers doubled, and the median age of R-series customers dropped from 33 to 27. Four years on, Yamaha’s best-selling bike needed a refresh. Updates to the 2026 YZF-R7 focused on handling, ergonomics, technology, and styling. To improve the R7’s handling, its tubular-steel frame and cast-aluminum swingarm were redesigned for more rigidity; its KYB 41mm inverted fork was given lighter aluminum rods (saving 0.75 lb) and revised damping; its wheels… [TheTopNews] Read More.
2 weeks ago
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