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GOP governors migrant relocation efforts mirror ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’ used by southern segregationists in the 1960s, advocates says
Volunteers mingle outside of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Two planes of migrants from Venezuela arrived suddenly Wednesday night on Martha's Vineyard. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Florida Gov. Desantis flew 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. The migrants told NPR that they were under the impression they were going to Boston for […]
Rare Rides: Soar Like an Eagle With the 1988 Renault Medallion
The Rare Rides series has featured a few Renaults from the Eighties and Nineties previously, and even one sporty coupe which shared a showroom with today’s Rare Rides subject. It’s the family-friendly Renault Medallion, in comfortable grey wagon guise. Let’s take a look. The Medallion started its life out in France as the Renault 21. […]
Barty rides luck to book Elite Trophy semis
AUSSIE starlet Ashleigh Barty showed Carolina Garcia no mercy when they met in the WTA Elite Trophy tennis tournament — but now she owes the Frenchwoman a debt of gratitude. The Australian expected her season to be over despite beating Garcia in Zhuhai on Thursday night, but the 22-year-old ended up advancing as the Orchid […]
Insane New Ride System Patents Give us a Possible Look at Universal Studios’ Future ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Legend of Zelda’ and Harry Potter Rides
The only thing we know for sure about the fourth theme park coming to the Universal Orlando Resort is that it’s in the works. Everything else is hidden behind lock and key. Rumors and whispers float around the internet, but nothing official has been announced. Not even a name. Now, a series of new ride […]
Rare Rides: A Buick Dealers’ Delight – the 1984 Bitter SC
Buick’s on again, off again relationship with the Opel brand is currently very much on, as two Opels badged as Regals tempt buyers, and one Opel badged as Cascada tempts rental companies. But these recent exercises in marketing are somewhat tame in comparison to the experiment General Motors conducted in the 1980s with a little company […]
Sharing More Than Just Rides in Car-Maker Alliances
Alliances are proliferating as auto manufacturers and Silicon Valley firms see a future in ride hailing, self-driving cars.
Rare Rides: A 1983 Audi Ur-Quattro – the Start of it All
The Rare Ride seen here represented an important turning point in the history of all things automotive. A single vehicle which changed rallying and simultaneously made four-wheel drive a more realistic prospect for passenger cars. Presenting the Audi Quattro. Audi’s idea to add four-wheel drive to a production car came about in 1977, when one […]
Rare Rides: A Totally Rad Consulier GTP From 1992
Do you ever feel there just aren’t enough purpose-built racing cars that can also be driven on the road? Well, Consulier yourself with today’s Rare Ride. Ugh. The Consulier marque was created in 1985 by Warren Mosler. Mr. Mosler was a hedge fund manager at the time, watching over $ 5 billion of other people’s […]
Rare Rides: A 1991 Maserati Shamal – Sporty, and Very Square
In the 1990s, nobody in North America spent much (any?) time thinking about Maserati products. So you’d be forgiven if today’s Rare Ride slipped from your fond early-90s memories long ago. It’s the Shamal, and it’s a bit homely. Named, like many of Maserati’s other models (not the Biturbo), after a gust of air, Shamal […]
