Initial unemployment claims flatten nationally, rise in Indiana
In Indiana, 11,556 people filed initial unemployment claims in the week ended Sept. 5, up from an adjusted number of 10,779 the previous week.
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White House looks at more executive actions as pandemic relief talks appear finished
White House officials have discussed efforts to provide support for the flagging airline industry, bolster unemployment benefits, direct more money for school vouchers and improve President Donald Trump’s recent payroll tax changes to make them more effective.
ACC coaches back idea of putting all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA hoops tourney
Multiple coaches said creating an everybody-gets-in format would be an incentive for schools as they create the safest conditions possible for returning to play.
GOP plans test vote on $500B aid package that faces long odds
Democrats say the GOP bill is far too small and leaves out important priorities, including hundreds of billions of dollars for state and local governments.
State awarding $30M to local health departments to open more testing sites
The Indiana State Department of Health plans to open 95 new COVID-19 testing sites in partnership with local health agencies by Oct. 1, officials announced Wednesday.
Led by tech shares, stock market bounces back after three-day rout
Technology shares led the rebound, just as they led the three-day sell-off that slashed 10% off the Nasdaq, dragging the tech-centric index into correction territory.
State expects to start paying extra $300 unemployment benefit Sept. 21
Unemployed Hoosiers can expect to start seeing the federal supplemental weekly benefit in about two weeks, state officials said Wednesday.
Indiana prison on lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
A total of 238 inmates were quarantined Wednesday at Miami Correctional Facility, which has a total inmate population of about 3,100.
NIH: Halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety
Late Tuesday, AstraZeneca announced its final-stage COVID-19 vaccine studies are on temporary hold while the company looks into whether a test subject’s illness is a side effect of the shot or a coincidence.
Indiana reports 720 more COVID-19 cases, 17 additional deaths
The state’s said Wednesday that the seven-day testing-positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 7.5% to 7.7%.
Delivery giants Amazon, UPS, FedEx hiring tens of thousands
The delivery giants have seen a boom in residential deliveries since lockdowns kept consumers out of stores, and fear of contracting the virus has limited their shopping trips.
Former virus epicenter finds half of survivors still not fully recovered
Six months ago, the Italian city of Bergamo was one of the world’s hotbeds for COVID-19. Today, doctors studying the long-term effects of the virus are seeing a long aftermath, where recoveries are proving incomplete and sometimes excruciating.
Tech stocks pull down stock market for third straight day
Big technology stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, continuing the Icarus-like flight path for companies that just a week ago were the high-flyers carrying Wall Street to record heights.
A $5 million prize spurs competition for new COVID-19 rapid test
Tech behemoths Amazon.com Inc and Google are helping to back the award, which could have multiple winners. Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. and six other Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans are contributing more than $4 million.
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
The online learning platform Blackboard, which provides technology for 70 of the nation’s 100 biggest districts and serves more than 20 million U.S. students, reported that websites were failing to load or were loading slowly.
Consumer borrowing shows second straight monthly gain
U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent consumer borrowing down sharply in the previous three months.
Doctors studying why obesity might be tied to serious COVID-19
Excess weight increases the chances of developing a number of health problems that can make COVID-19 patients more likely to get very sick. But there’s some evidence that obesity itself can increase the likelihood of serious complications from a coronavirus infection.
McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package
The move would clear the way for a Thursday test vote in which the $500 billion scaled-back bill—roughly half the size of a measure Republicans unveiled earlier this summer—is sure to be blocked by Democrats.
Indiana reports two-month low in COVID-19 cases, testing
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the cumulative number to 3,156.
Hopes fading for new coronavirus aid package as Congress returns
Talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month and remain off track, with the bipartisan unity that drove almost $3 trillion in COVID-19 rescue legislation into law this spring replaced by toxic partisanship.