Voices and Volkswagen blues from a lifelong Beetle fan
A USA TODAY writer recalls a well used 1967 Beetle and a career in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He links his loyalty to VW humility with the company’s emissions scandal and shifting car strategy. The piece reflects on VW’s rise, missteps, and a call to remember the Beetle era of small, reliable transport.
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Calif
Hollywood
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group
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Porsche
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Bugatti
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Detroit
Lemon
Japan
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Dodge
Ford
Genoa
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Social media fuels Palestinian Israeli violence narratives
Posts on Facebook and Twitter portray Palestinians as heroic figures and celebrate resistance while bloodied videos of knife attacks circulate. Analysts note amateur viral content shapes coverage greater than traditional outlets, with security forces expanding patrols and leaders urging calm and dialogue.
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Ahmad Rafiq Awad
al-Quds University
Twitter
Facebook
Keifak
Qassem Najjar
al Jazeera
Shimrit Meir
Al-Monitor
Muhannad Halabi
Jerusalem
Old City
Murabitat
Temple Mount
Israel deploys hundreds of troops to assist police after attacks
Israeli security measures expand as hundreds of soldiers reinforce police in cities and on roads following a wave of stabbing and shooting assaults by Palestinians. The cabinet also hires 300 extra guards for Jerusalem transit and bans building on attacker homes sites while seizing property and revoking residency. Mustafa Barghouti criticizes the plan as failure and calls for separating East and West Jerusalem. Gilad Erdan proposes burying deceased attackers in distant cemeteries to curb processions linked to incitement.
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West Jerusalem
Israel
Daniel Nisman
Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem
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Gov
Associated Press
Ra’anana
Mustafa Barghouti
Palestinian National Initiative
al Jazeera
East
Gilad Erdan
Erdan
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