Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report (Newser Morning 8)

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March 21, 2024     "Oaths are but words, and words are but wind." —Samuel Butler   1 Police Name Suspect Who Freed Inmate in Idaho Ambush Police in Idaho have identified the suspected shooter who helped a prison inmate flee a hospital in a "brazen" attack early Wednesday. Keep reading   2 Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report Donald Trump's shortlist for running mate "remains on the long side" with enough names "to fill an entire season of The Apprentice," per NBC News, though a familiar name is reportedly moving up that list: Marco Rubio. Keep reading     At a Glance Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right, talks with interpreter Ippei Mizuhara during an opening day game against the San Diego Padres at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Mizuhara has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. The team is in South Korea this week as Ohtani makes his Dodgers debut. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Keep reading   3 SCOTUS Unanimously Declines to Stop Execution A Georgia man convicted of the killing of his former girlfriend three decades ago was put to death Wednesday evening in the state's first execution in more than four years. Keep reading   4 Delaware Passes Bill to Cancel GOP Primary Delaware's Republican presidential primary is over before it even began. Keep reading   5 Report: Apple in Talks Over 'Blockbuster' Google Deal Insiders say Apple and Google are in talks over a deal that could be massive for both companies. Keep reading   6 Alabama Bans DEI Programs at Schools, State Agencies Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public schools, universities, and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of "divisive concepts" including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Reddit Goes Public Reddit will enter a new era as a publicly traded company with a market value of $6.4 billion after the social media platform's initial public offering was priced at $34 per share, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Neuralink's First Human Subject Demonstrates 'Telepathy' Noland Arbaugh, the first human to receive a Neuralink brain-computer implant, demonstrated how the device works in a livestream the company posted to X Wednesday. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first "tweet" by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: "just setting up my twttr." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Gorsuch: I 'Would Have Walked Out Door' if Trump Asked This   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