MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Bezos, gives $4.1 billion to charity
Among the recipients are five organizations in Indiana, including two in Indianapolis.
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Pence lauds vaccine effort during stop at Indiana plant
Vice President Mike Pence stressed the need for Americans to stay focused on limiting the spread of the virus before a vaccine is in widespread use.
Talks escalate on new COVID-19 relief, top lawmakers to meet
Rank-and-file Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, the party’s demand for fiscal relief for states and local governments whose budgets have been thrown out of balance by the pandemic.
Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief, sources say
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, one of Biden’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, was a breakout star of the primaries.
FDA allows use of over-the-counter home test for COVID-19
A company spokesperson said the test will be priced around $30 and be available at pharmacies and online. The test connects to a digital app to help users interpret the results.
Old Oaken Bucket football game called off again due to pandemic
The rivalry game between Indiana University and Purdue University, which has been played every year since 1920, was canceled for the second time in two weeks—and the third time this season.
U.S. industrial production rises 0.4% with boost from auto sector
Production of motor vehicles and parts rose 5.3% in November, the biggest monthly increase since a 31% surge in July.
Eli Lilly shares rise on Prevail acquisition, optimistic forecast
Lilly stock climbed Tuesday after the drugmaker laid out a better-than-expected revenue forecast and plans to buy a young company developing a potential Parkinson’s disease treatment.
COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up as feds weigh second provider
U.S. officials reiterated their projection that 20 million Americans will be able to get their first shots by the end of December, and 30 million more in January.
Regulators homing in on social media companies’ data collection
The Federal Trade Commission is ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens.
Electoral College makes it official: Biden wins election
The presidential electors gave Joe Biden a solid majority of 306 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 232, the same margin that Trump called a landslide when he won the White House four years ago.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Indiana birth certificate case
The court declined Monday to take up an Indiana case seeking to reverse a lower court’s ruling that allows both members of same-sex couples in the state to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their children.
U.S. agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
The potential threat was significant enough that the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity unit directed all federal agencies to remove compromised network management software and thousands of companies were expected to do the same.
Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled
The dozen or so lawmakers sealed agreement on their COVID relief plan over the weekend and decided to offer two pandemic relief packages with varying price tags.
NCAA to play women’s basketball tournament at one site
The women’s Final Four in 2021 was already set for San Antonio, and the NCAA has begun preliminary talks with the Texas city to hold the entire 64-team tournament in the area.
‘Relieved’: U.S. health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine
The biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history kicked off Monday as health workers rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic.
Gmail, YouTube go down briefly as Google suffers short, massive outage
The problem affected users across the world, but appeared especially widespread in the northeastern United States, Britain and other parts of Europe.
Report: Cleveland Indians to change name after 105 years
For years, Native American groups and others have protested against Cleveland’s use of Indians as its name as well as other imagery used by the American League charter franchise since 1915.
Indiana plant ramps up work on coolers for COVID-19 vaccines
Arizona-based Foam Fabricators has increased staffing by 20% at its New Albany plant to keep up with demand for the coolers that will be used for the vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna.
Christmas trees go fast as families head out to farms to cut their own
Christmas tree growers say business is booming, as families seek out safe ways to celebrate the holiday, get out of the house and add some joy to what has been a bummer of a year.