Missing Student May Have Been Overserved (Newser Morning 8)

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March 15, 2024     "A forest bird never wants a cage." —Henrik Ibsen   1 Uber, Lyft Say They're Quitting Minneapolis Lyft and Uber vowed to cease operations in Minneapolis after the city's council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Keep reading   2 Missing Student May Have Been Overserved A college student who has been missing in Nashville since last Friday night may have been overserved at country star Luke Bryan's bar, authorities say. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu casts a ballot at a polling station in the Southern Military District of Russia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule by six more years. The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups and given Putin full control of the political system. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Keep reading   3 You May Not Be Able to Get That Egg McMuffin Today System failures at McDonald's were reported worldwide Friday, shuttering some restaurants for hours and leading to social media complaints from customers, in what the fast-food chain called a "technology outage" that was being fixed. Keep reading   4 'Many, Many Significant Injuries' After Indiana Tornado The Indiana State Police said there are "many significant injuries" after a tornado tore through the community of Winchester on Thursday, part of a storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters that damaged homes and businesses in parts of Ohio and Kentucky, the AP reports. Keep reading   5 Meghan Markle Launches Surprise New Venture The Duchess of Sussex, better known as Meghan Markle, on Thursday launched a surprise new venture that appears to be a lifestyle brand. Keep reading   6 Bernie Sanders: 4-Day Work Week Bill Is 'Not Radical' Bernie Sanders on Wednesday introduced a bill that would eventually move the United States to a four-day work week without reducing pay or benefits. Keep reading     7 Here's What Likely Caused Terrifying Airplane Plunge The terrifying mid-air drop that left at least 50 people injured on a Latam Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, was likely caused by an accidental bump in the cockpit. Keep reading   8 Undersea Cables Fail, Knocking Out Internet Service to Africa Several subsea cables failed Thursday, operators reported, cutting internet service to west and central Africa. Keep reading   This Day in History On March 15, 44 BC, Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2020: This Guy Bought 18K Bottles of Hand Saniziter   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