Get Ready for Surge Pricing at Wendy's (Newser Morning 8)

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February 28, 2024     "You can never plan the future by the past." —Edmund Burke   1 Texas Fire 'Looks Like Armageddon' With multiple fires raging in the Texas Panhandle, Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of emergency in 60 counties. Keep reading   2 Get Ready for Surge Pricing at Wendy's Surge pricing is coming to Wendy's. The fast food chain revealed in a recent earnings call that it will start testing dynamic pricing as soon as next year, the New York Times reports. Keep reading   From our sponsors Seniors Over 60 Should Claim These Benefits Seniors, Avoid Leaving Money on the Table in 2024 – Claim These 11 Benefits – Most people don't know these discounts, rebates and savings exist. See List   At a Glance Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, addresses the European Union's parliament on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Strasbourg, eastern France. The grief-stricken widow of Navalny implored the 27-nation bloc to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The legislature often interrupted her speech with applause and lauded her efforts to keep the memory of Navalny alive. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)   3 Biden Wins in Michigan, With Eyes on 'Uncommitted' That President Biden cruised to an easy win in Tuesday's Michigan primary is not a surprise. Keep reading   4 Gary Sinise Mourns Son After Death at Age 33 During the summer of 2018, Gary Sinise's wife and son were both diagnosed with cancer. Keep reading   5 Shooting Stuns Remote Alaska Village A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others has stunned a tiny Alaska Native whaling village above the Arctic Circle, where parents were told they could keep their children home from school Tuesday to hug them. Keep reading   6 Kremlin Warns West: Don't Send Troops to Ukraine Following what the New York Times calls the "provocative" comment regarding the possibility of Western troops on the ground in Ukraine from French President Emmanuel Macron, Russia has warned against such a move. Keep reading     7 Beverly Hills School Has an AI Nude Photo Scandal A middle school in Beverly Hills, California, is investigating AI-generated nude images of students that were shared by their classmates. Keep reading   8 Lara Trump Launches RNC Bid As expected, Lara Trump on Tuesday launched a bid to be the next co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1953, scientists James D. Watson and Francis HC Crick announced they had discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: Trump Punishes State by Giving It Exactly What It Wants   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved