UPDATE: Indiana’s state health commissioner tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Eric Holcomb saw Dr. Kristina Box on Tuesday, so he is being tested for COVID-19 “out of an abundance of caution,” his spokeswoman said.
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UPDATE: Governor extends Indiana’s statewide mask mandate
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he would not bring back restrictions that were lifted three weeks ago and would leave the state in Stage 5 of the recovery plan for another month.
Extra safety scrutiny planned as virus vaccine worries grow
The stakes are high: Shunning a COVID-19 shot could derail efforts to end the pandemic—while any surprise safety problems after one hits the market could reverberate into distrust of other routine vaccines.
Eli Lilly says other antibody trials ongoing after pause in one study
Lilly said it is reviewing safety data that caused federal researchers to pause a trial of the company’s COVID-19 antibody treatment in hospitalized patients. Other trials using lower doses of the drug outside the hospital will continue.
Amazon’s ‘Christmas Creep’ poses stress test for FedEx, UPS
FedEx and United Parcel Service are girding for their biggest test yet in the e-commerce era, with the holiday shopping season pushed ever earlier and stretching the limits of shipping networks already strained by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indiana reports 1,172 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise again
New COVID-19 cases have topped 1,100 in the state’s daily report for eight straight days and have exceeded 1,000 a dozen times in the past 14 days.
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
The Trump administration argued that the head count needed to end immediately to give the Census Bureau time to meet a year-end deadline.
State mask mandate deadline looms for Holcomb as cases, hospitalizations rise
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he would announce a decision Wednesday on the mask mandate that he first issued in July. It is currently set to expire Saturday.
Court stops 10-day extension for accepting Indiana absentee ballots
Absentee ballots cast in Indiana must arrive by noon on Election Day to be counted, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, throwing out a 10-day extension ordered by a judge.
Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Finding those higher speeds can be a challenge. While telecom operators have been rolling out 5G networks, significant boosts in speed are still uncommon in much of the world, including the United States.
McConnell slates revote on GOP pandemic relief plan for next week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he’s scheduling a procedural vote on a relief bill next week, saying aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn’t be held up by gridlock involving other rescue proposals.
Eli Lilly pauses trial enrollment for COVID-19 antibody treatment over safety concern
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. said it made the decision on recommendation of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board “out of an abundance of caution.”
Washington Township using pandemic relief funds to provide free job training
Available courses through the program will be offered online and in-person, depending on the field of study. The $1 million in funding comes from the money the city received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
State’s COVID-19 case count tops 1,500 for fifth straight day
Indiana on Tuesday reported 27 additional deaths from COVID-19, the highest fatality count in the daily report since Oct. 6, when 30 deaths were reported.
Central Indiana existing-home sales, prices make huge jumps
The monthly sales increase was the third in a row after a three-month streak of declining sales in the market brought on by the pandemic.
When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?
In the learn-from-home world, educators are encountering friction when extending regular classroom discipline and decorum into young people’s previously private spaces.
U.S. consumer prices rise 0.2% as cost of used vehicles spike
Prices for used cars and trucks are up 10.3% in the past 12 months. The September increase in used vehicle prices was the largest monthly increase since February 1969.
Social Security recipients to see modest increase in 2021
The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, affects the personal finances of about 1 in 5 Americans, including Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees, about 70 million people.
J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the United States.
Barrett to face senators on health care, legal precedent
The mood is likely to shift to a more confrontational tone as Barrett is grilled in 30-minute segments Tuesday by Democrats gravely opposed to President Trump’s nominee, yet virtually powerless to stop her rise.