For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols (RNS) — The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day falls on Dec. 12, has emerged as a symbol among Latino activists and artists in the U.S. and Mexico of their support for Palestinians in Gaza. The post For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols appeared first on RNS.

Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term (RNS) — Activists and faith leaders hope to save the lives of 40 federal death row inmates, fearing Donald Trump would authorize an ‘execution spree’ after taking office. The post Faith leaders, activists, the pope urge Biden to empty federal death row before Trump term appeared first on RNS.

On Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita (RNS) — On Wednesday (Dec. 11), many Hindus celebrated Gita Jayanti, the day that they believe Lord Krishna spoke the words of the Bhagavad Gita to the Indian Prince Arjuna more than 5,000 years ago. The post On Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita appeared first on RNS.

Rarest GM B-Body Wagon Was The Last Rear-Wheel-Drive V8 Oldsmobile Oldsmobile is long gone. By the time the brand was phased out in the early 2000sit was a shell of its former self, but Oldsmobile used to make interesting cars like the 442, Trofeo and Aurora. One of the brand’s last interesting cars, and likely one of the rarest, was a badge job of General Motors’ full-size wagon… Read more…

GM Killed Off Cruise With A Slack Message There are a lot of shitty ways to find out the project you’ve been working on for months or years has been scrapped, but few seem as inhuman as a Slack notification. That’s exactly how Cruise CEO Marc Whitten let his team know all of their work was for naught. Earlier this week, he posted a message in the company’s… Read more…

Why Is Installing A Helmet Comm Still This Much Of A Pain? I love motorcycle comms systems. I’ve had a Cardo PackTalk Edge for a while now, and a PackTalk Black before that — for as long as I’ve seriously ridden bikes, I’ve had a comm unit. I love having music in my helmet, I love the ability to make phone calls, I love being able to hear my turn-by-turn directions when I’m… Read more…

WRC Tearing Up Its Rulebook For 2027 To Allow Wider Mix Of Rally Cars And Powertrains The FIA World Rally Championship’s 500-horsepower hybrid Rally1 monsters are being put out to pasture. Motorsport’s global governing body approved a new flexible, future-proof and cost-controlled ruleset for international rallying’s top category in 2027. The “WRC27” regulations will allow internal combustion, hybrid… Read more…

Are Jews God-phobic? With Arnold Eisen (RNS) — If you encounter someone who wants to talk about God, odds are that person isn’t Jewish. Why? The post Are Jews God-phobic? With Arnold Eisen appeared first on RNS.

After disastrous farewell speech, Archbishop of Canterbury goes quiet for holidays LONDON (RNS) — One victim of abuse said of Welby’s speech, ‘I have never come across anyone so tone-deaf.’ The post After disastrous farewell speech, Archbishop of Canterbury goes quiet for holidays appeared first on RNS.

Don’t Waste Money On A Supercar For The Track When You Can Go Faster In A Radical Oftentimes supercar manufactures and supercar buyers alike will tout their superiority by way of lap times.Hell, Ford just did it themselves this week. Many of these are phenomenally fast street-legal machines, priced upward of a quarter-million dollars before options, like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS or the McLaren 750S.… Read more…

Shanker Blog: Out of School But in a Book: Leveraging the Socio-Cultural Aspects of Reading Shanker Blog: Out of School But in a Book: Leveraging the Socio-Cultural Aspects of Reading So often, when we talk about reading, we focus on the technical or cognitive side of it – learning how students decode words and understand their meaning. While this makes sense because schools tend to prioritize the technical aspects of rea…

$30,000 Tesla May Not Be Dead After All People who have been holding out hope for a cheaper Tesla shouldn’t abandon that dream just yet. A new report from Deutsche Bank shows that a new sub-$30,000 Tesla is on the way, and it has been nicknamed the Model Q. It should be noted that the price takes into account the $7,500 tax credit from the Inflation… Read more…

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The blaze is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year. The post Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources appeared first on RNS.

What Car From The Year 2000 Do You Want To Import In 2025? Last week I was in Germany and Austria for a work trip that you’ll be hearing more about soon, and local carspotting got me thinking about how in less than a month, we’ll be able to import cars from the year 2000. That’s right, the turn of the millennium happened 25 years ago, bringing a new era to the cars that are… Read more…

Former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Personally Killed The Hemi V8 Carlos Tavares, recently-ousted CEO of Stellantis, is a man of strong opinions. He wanted the company’s vehicles to be more expensive to buy, cheaper to produce, and greener — a series of objectives that put him at odds with his staff, according to a new report. Those goals also led him to his move most noteworthy for… Read more…

These Are The Car Companies Non-Car People Love We all have our specific tastes in cars, our Great Walls and Blackwoods and Skylines, but what do the regular commuters around us love? That’s the question we asked earlier this week, and today we’re looking through your answers. Read more…

Car Tumbles Off Overpass To End 100 MPH Police Chase Everyone with a driver’s license and half a brain knowshow deadly police pursuits can be. One Milwaukee man apparently didn’t get the memo, because he smashed through a fence while fleeing at over 100 miles per hour and plunged off an overpass in August. The West Allis Police Department released dashcam footage of… Read more…

Family Blames Elon Musk’s Autopilot Lies For Son’s Death In New Lawsuit Could Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s casual relationship to the truth be his undoing? The world’s richest man is being blamed by family members for the death of a California man whose Model S crashed while Autopilot was engaged. They say claims made by Musk that self-driving technology was perfect and ready for road use… Read more…

2025 Toyota 4Runner’s Starting Price Is Just $120 More Than The Outgoing Generation Toyota has finally released pricing for the actually brand new 2025 4Runner, and surprisingly, its starting price is just under $120 more than the old 4Runner’s. Don’t be fooled, though. Go for one of the new 4Runner’s new hybrid powertrains and/or new off-road trims, and you’re looking at a much pricier SUV Read more…

Meet the Emmy Award-winning American priest who converted celebrities and communists Carmel Communications The post Meet the Emmy Award-winning American priest who converted celebrities and communists appeared first on RNS.