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(Saul Loeb/AP photo) The Chinese government has reportedly taken possession of American jet parts that were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong in the summer. Last week, Politico revealed that F-35 parts heading to the U.S. for repairs were inexplicably rerouted. According to the report, the shipment included parts of the aircraft containing “stealth technology that only the U.S. and its allies have access to.” A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the parts were missing and said the U.S. government was working to retrieve them. If the Chinese government were to come into possession of the parts, the report noted, it could attempt to reverse engineer them and obtain the top secret technology. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government did in fact have the missing parts. The report read: The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said. UPS was shipping a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from an Australian military F-35 that was being sent to the US for inspection and possible repair or disposal in late May, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. The report also claimed that China had yet to return the parts to the U.S. News of China’s seizing of the materials came the same day Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, D.C. for a three-day visit.The post Chinese Government in Possession of F-35 Parts that Were Mistakenly Diverted to Hong Kong: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago - Nielsen Raises Cumulus Ratings Clash to the Supreme Court
Nielsen has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld an antitrust preliminary injunction in its high-stakes ratings battle with Cumulus Media. The ratings company is asking the nation’s top court for a writ of certiorari and a review of the Second Circuit’s decision earlier this year affirming an injunction against Nielsen over how it prices its Nationwide radio ratings service. Nielsen wrote in its petition, submitted Sept. 15, that it offered its radio ratings products to Cumulus both bundled at a discount and on a standalone basis. Those prices, it said, no one contends were below cost. The company surveys radio audiences in local markets and sells the resulting data in two forms: local market reports and a national report that aggregates the local data into a single national dataset. Cumulus sued in October 2025, taking issue with Nielsen’s 2024 Network Policy requiring broadcasters wanting national data, including Cumulus’ Westwood One network, in order to purchase local ratings. Constructive tie As Radio World reported, the Second Circuit in July said the standalone offer was likely an unlawful “constructive tie” under the Sherman Act and affirmed the lower court’s injunction. According to previous court documents, a constructive tie is deemed when the pricing of two products that has the effect of conditioning the sale of one product on the other. Nielsen said the appeals court reasoned that was because the price was so “exorbitant” that Cumulus had “no choice” but to take the bundle. The court concurred with the lower court decision barring Nielsen from charging a “commercially unreasonable rate.” However, Nielsen is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if the Second Circuit’s decision to deny the appeal of the district court’s injunction is at odds with previous circuit court rulings, which require proof that a price is the economic equivalent of selling products and data below cost before finding any liability, according to the petition. “That decision deepens a circuit conflict two decades in the making,” Nielsen wrote in its petition. “The caselaw has since developed into a clear circuit divide.” Nielsen said it in its Supreme Court petition that bundled discounts are a staple of price competition throughout the economy, and no multiproduct seller can now be sure which of its discounts a court will call coercion. “The decision also turns courts into rate regulators in all but… [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago - Nielsen August 2026 Ratings Releases 9/23
Today's markets are: Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago - Conservative Radio Host Smashes the Panic Button — Warns Trump is Gambling His...
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Conservative radio host Steve Deace pressed the panic button on Wednesday over the latest polling data Republican candidates are hearing in Iowa. “Yesterday, Iowa House Republicans were informed by their own pollsters that if you are in a +15 district you’re within the margin for error, if you’re in a +10 district you’re underwater, and that this might end [sic] being an even worse midterm environment than 2006,” wrote Deace in a lengthy post on X. The Blaze podcast host added, “I slept on whether to share this publicly, because I don’t want to cause anyone to black pill. But this morning I ultimately decided the truth should be shared while there is still six weeks left to do something about it for the good of the country.” Deace’s warning comes amid a bevy of brutal polling for the GOP and President Donald Trump, which CNN found this week is now 71 points underwater with Independent voters – a whopping 86-point swing since winning them by 15 points in 2024. “Because if the environment is this bad in my home state, where Trump has been the most popular political figure over the last decade, I can’t imagine where it is everywhere else,” Deace continued, adding: Whatever we’re doing or not doing in Iran/Hormuz has become a 2020 Covid lockdown level of political albatross. This is approaching TARP bailout levels of unpopular in my home state. We are risking what’s left of the Trump presidency on this, because if Democrats take control the legislative branch the Trump domestic agenda we all voted for will largely cease between what a Democrat Congress will do and the courts have already been doing. Not to mention what it will cost individual states like my own, which we have worked so hard to make so red these last 20 years (with Trump’s help). This whatever/kinda/sorta/but not really war has become an existential misuse of political capital. Many of us never thought it was worth it, and more and more it appears voters agree. We have to save our own country and our own way of life first before we can save anyone else. We have to save America before we can save the world. If a plane is endangered, you… [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago - ‘That’s Not Why You’re Not in Session!’ CNN Host Slams GOP Rep Blaming D...
CNN’s Brianna Keilar gave Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) a brutal fact-check as she tried to claim Democrats forced the House into an early recess, interjecting, “That’s not why you’re not in session!” Last Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor, accusing the Pentagon chief of “high crimes and misdemeanors” over his handling of U.S. military operations in Iran, Venezuela, and Yemen, among other actions. And last Wednesday, instead of putting the articles up for a vote, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sent the House into early recess. The legislative body won’t meet for a vote again until after the midterm elections. Joining this Wednesday’s edition of CNN News Central, Malliotakis first fielded questions about President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, which she emphasized: “should have finished, concluded already.” Keilar then asked about a political hot topic — artificial intelligence regulations. “You want a federal regulatory framework, a version of which you are sponsoring,” the CNN host noted. “But you guys aren’t in session right now. Why should states wait on Congress when you guys aren’t even around to deal with this issue?” Stressing that her sponsored legislation is “very important,” Malliotakis added, “You need to have a national framework, so the states can do what they think is in the best — ” “But you need to be in session to pass it,” interrupted Keilar. “Sure, we need to be in session,” the Republican congresswoman agreed. “We were here. We didn’t have the votes. The Democrats — if we can’t pass things because the Democrats refuse to cross party lines, it is a problem. You need 60 votes in the Senate.” “That’s not why you’re not in session!” the CNN host cut in. “Well, we were always scheduled to be in session until this week,” Malliotakis attempted to explain. “We left early because we could not get pieces of legislation passed, and that is a problem. What I will say — ” “Speaker Johnson sent you and your colleagues home, just to note, early as your fellow Republican congressman, Massie, tried to force a House vote on impeaching Secretary Hegseth,” explained Keilar. “That was some of the timing of this, and now you’re not back until November.” Watch above on CNN.The post ‘That’s Not Why You’re Not in Session!’ CNN Host Slams GOP Rep Blaming Democrats for Early Recess first… [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago - “Bot Dillon” Picked Up Where Brett Dillon Left Off
Radio World Buyer’s Guide articles are testimonials intended to help readers understand why their colleagues chose particular products to solve various technical situations. This month’s articles focus on automation, traffic, billing and scheduling. KHYI 95.3 “The Range” is an independent commercial FM station operating in the Dallas–Fort Worth market, with a signal focused across the northern Metroplex and into the Sherman–Denison region. When longtime KHYI personality Brett Dillon retired after 30 years with the station, management faced an unusual challenge: how to honor his legacy while maintaining continuity for listeners who had heard his voice for decades. Dillon privately informed station management of his retirement two weeks before KHYI’s 30th Anniversary Texas Music Revolution festival. The station did not announce the news on the air until the week of his retirement and the festival. KHYI temporarily operated from a storefront in downtown McKinney and broadcast live from the location. Listeners were able to stop by throughout the week and help send Dillon into retirement in person. With Dillon’s permission and support, the station worked with NextKast during the two-week transition to create an AI version of his voice using NextAI. The resulting personality, named “Bot Dillon,” launched on June 8, 2026. NextAI is an integrated AI system built into NextKast OnAir automation, which also incorporates music scheduling. Because the music schedule, programming log, automation and AI tools operate within the same system, KHYI did not need to add a separate application or rebuild its existing workflow. The station added AI break markers to its logs and created a personality description defining Bot Dillon’s voice, style and on-air approach. NextAI then uses the surrounding music and scheduled programming elements as context when generating each break. During the transition period, KHYI worked with NextKast to adjust its logs, refine the personality instructions and prepare the system for launch. Rather than positioning the project as a full-time replacement, KHYI uses Bot Dillon for a limited two-hour weekday shift from 10 a.m. to noon. The AI personality creates its breaks within the station’s normal programming log and works around the music, imaging and other scheduled elements already managed by NextKast OnAir. The arrangement was developed with Dillon’s direct involvement. KHYI management and Dillon agreed on a monthly stipend that compensates him for licensing the use of his voice. The station has also been open with listeners about the project. KHYI has not attempted… [TheTopNews] Read More.18 hours ago
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