Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg as the city rebuilds synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom (The Conversation) — Questions about how to represent German Jews, past and present, have complicated plans to rebuild the destroyed temple. The post Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg as the city rebuilds synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom appeared first on RNS.

Five takeaways from the 2024 election (RNS) — Harris did worse with women, Hispanics and young people than did the Democratic candidates in the last two presidential elections. The post Five takeaways from the 2024 election appeared first on RNS.

Abortion access referendums win in 7 out of 10 states but fail to boost Harris (RNS) — In Missouri, abortion opponents say their state’s referendum, which reverses a near-total ban on the procedure, is not the last word. The post Abortion access referendums win in 7 out of 10 states but fail to boost Harris appeared first on RNS.

What can the Bible say to us after Election Day? (RNS) — America could become Sodom and Gomorrah. And not in the way you might think. The post What can the Bible say to us after Election Day? appeared first on RNS.

White Christians made Donald Trump president — again (RNS) — White Christians remain an influential force in American culture and politics. Their support, and the support of Hispanic Christians, helped Donald Trump regain the White House. The post White Christians made Donald Trump president — again appeared first on RNS.

Screw A Crosstrek, Buy This AWD Manual Plymouth Colt Vista Instead History remembers the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan as the original groundbreaking minivans in the United States, but Plymouth simultaneously offered another, less well-remembered people mover: the Colt Vista. It may even be the first crossover vehicle ever made, and this immaculate example is currently for sale… Read more…

Previously Delayed Volvo EX30 Deliveries Begin Just In Time For Holiday Season The Volvo EX30 is a small, electric crossover with a $35,000 price tag and about 275 miles of range. For most drivers, that should be more than enough to handle daily driving duty, and the price makes it the least-expensive Volvo you can buy regardless of powertrain. The good news for the folks who pre-ordered one is… Read more…

Hertz Apologizes For Threatening To Have Customer Who Drove 25,000 Miles In Rental Car Arrested Hertz is in a heap of public relations trouble once again as a location manager threatened to have a customer arrested if he didn’t pay a $10,000 mileage overage charge for driving 25,000 miles in one month. That’s a ton of miles for a car to rack up in one month, basically doing around 1,000 miles per business day.… Read more…

Portland Airport’s Llama Therapy Is Not Expansive Enough If flying isn’t stressful for you, I’m jealous. For the rest of us, Portland International Airport offers an animal therapy program featuring big, adorable llamas. Every few weeks, the fluffy creatures visit the terminal so travelers can pack their worries away for a moment or two. While more airports should launch… Read more…

American Electric Motorcycle Brands Debut Low-Cost Models In Bid To Win Over Riders American EV motorcycle manufacturers Zero and LiveWire have both independently come to the conclusion that people aren’t really buying full-sized electric motorcycles in large numbers, and they need to invest in building smaller, lighter, less expensive, and more efficient relatively low-speed machines. Smartly, both… Read more…

Alleged Car Thief Commented On Facebook Posts From Dealership Trying To Track Him Down When you get away with a crime, it’s generally encouraged that you actually get away — don’t dawdle around at the scene making faces at the victims until the cops show up. It seems one New Hampshire man never learned that the lesson applies to digital whereabouts as well, since after allegedly passing a bad check and… Read more…

HondaJet Hits Car In Arizona Crash, Killing 5 A Honda HA-420, better known as the HondaJet, crashed outside of Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, hitting a fence and finally colliding with a car. The crash took place at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at Falcon Field Airport in the city of Mesa, CNN reports. A spokesperson for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department has… Read more…

This Funny Citroën Sticker Advertises How Much Faster A Slow-Ass Hatchback Is Than You Running In Nikes, At Least Last weekend at the Best of French and Italy show, one of my favorite automotive events in California, I spotted a window sticker on an obscure 1980s hatchback that made me laugh. It was on a Citroën LNA, a tiny ’lil thing based on the Peugeot 104 that was introduced in 1978 with a two-cylinder engine. 1981 brought a… Read more…

Curmudgucation: AZ: Fighting For Less Accountability for Taxpayer Funds Curmudgucation: AZ: Fighting For Less Accountability for Taxpayer Funds The Goldwater Institute, an Arizona right wing advocacy group, has filed suit against the state because it thinks there are too many rules attached to the state’s voucher program. Parents using the education savings account money shouldn’t have to show that the…

Michiganders Will Get New Curbside EV Chargers Retrofitted To Existing Lamp Posts EVs can be exclusionary for folks who don’t have a garage to charge in, but the new curbside chargers that Voltpost and AT&T are collaborating on aim to eliminate that hurdle. The two companies have joined forces to soon begin installinginternet-connected lamppost EV chargers in Michigan, specifically in the… Read more…

Mesmerizing Maps Show Different Journey Times Between Cars, Bikes And Public Transport In a straight line, a car will obviously beat a bus or car in a race, but when it comes to commuting across town the result can be much closer. To show just how close those races can get in busy cities, a Finnish geographer has plotted journeys by bus, car and bike on a series of mesmerizing maps. Read more…

The Vegas Tesla Tunnel Remains Hilariously Bad Since The Boring Company began operating in 2017 it has announced massive car tunnel projects all over the world, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, San Bernardino and even Sydney, Australia. There have been discussions about hundreds more, but the Texas-based tunnel company has, so far, only… Read more…

Japan’s Roadside Assistance Games Is The Automotive Olympics We All Need There is a lot of pretty incredible motorsport you can watch out there, whether it’s Max Verstappen’s dominance in Formula 1, the LA Metro bus rodeo or even the Tram Olympics in Europe. There’s now a new automotive event set to win your heart and this time it pits teams of recovery drivers against one another in a… Read more…

Imam and Quran Revolution founder Wisam Sharieff faces child porn investigation (RNS) — Sharieff was reported to the Alabama Department of Human Resources by a person who identified herself as Sharieff’s wife on Oct. 15, according to an FBI affadavit. The post Imam and Quran Revolution founder Wisam Sharieff faces child porn investigation appeared first on RNS.

These Are The Most Irrelevant Automakers We asked our readers earlier this week what automaker is the most irrelevant. The responses were surprising in one of two ways: it was a foreign manufacturer that I didn’t even remember sold cars in the U.S., or it was a domestic make whose best years are behind it. Without further ado, here are the most irrelevant… Read more…