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.
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.
This year’s months-long hack of federal networks has revealed new weaknesses and underscored some previously known ones, including the government’s reliance on widely used commercial software that provides potential attack vectors for nation-state hackers.
The vaccine appears poised for regulatory clearance after a detailed data review by Food and Drug Administration scientists confirmed the two-shot regimen was “highly effective” in a clinical trial and carried no serious safety concerns.
Wall Street is growing increasingly confident that Democratic and Republican lawmakers will clinch a bill based on a $748 billion bipartisan proposal that would inject cash directly into the economy as prior benefits begin to expire at the end of the year.
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.
The area will receive about $3.5 million in funding over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Home Investment Partnership Program and the Community Development Block Grant program.
If proven successful in the pilot stage, the Marion County Dedicated Network Pilot could be expanded to serve public school students countywide as soon as early 2022.
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, one of Biden’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, was a breakout star of the primaries.
As a homebound nation increasingly shops online for holiday gifts, private express carriers FedEx and UPS have cut off delivery service for some retailers, sending massive volumes of packages to the Postal Service and creating major delays.
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.
The Westfield City Council has once again delayed a vote on whether to install a signalized crosswalk or an underpass where the Monon Trail crosses 161st Street, prompting Mayor Andy Cook to seek more details for the latter.
Despite the drop in cases, newly reported deaths due to COVID-19 surged to 129, the second-highest number of new deaths ever contained in the daily report. Testing was at its lowest mark since Nov. 1.
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.
Production of motor vehicles and parts rose 5.3% in November, the biggest monthly increase since a 31% surge in July.
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.
Initial plans for the development call for seven apartment buildings and a clubhouse, although an alternative plan includes two headquarters-type office buildings fronting Interstate 465.
Eli Lilly and Co. on Tuesday announced that it is buying New York-based Prevail Therapeutics Inc., an emerging player in the sizzling-hot area of gene therapies, which targets Parkinson’s disease and other brain-related maladies.
Bids for the Grand Junction Plaza, a six-acre park meant to spur economic development in Westfield’s downtown, came in higher than the city expected.
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.
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.