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The University of New Mexico will continue to encourage that students, faculty and staff get vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus in August for the fall semester but no longer plans to require it.
University President Garnett Stokes said in a campuswide email that vaccinations are key to stopping the spread of the coronavirus and that the university is working toward a 100% vaccination rate.
However, the vaccine remains under emergency use authorization by the federal government, the university noted in a statement Thursday.
The university previously proposed a vaccine requirement and posted a draft policy on its website.
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In 2019, local business leaders, elected officials and internet service providers (ISPs) came together to discuss broadband services in Noble County. Since then, thousands more addresses have joined the ranks of high speed internet customers. Thousands more, however, still have no or few options to experience reliable, high-speed broadband connectivity at rural home and business addresses.
Noble County Economic Development (EDC) wants residents and businesses to know that progress is being made and encourages them to participate in the Indiana Speed Test, a crowd-sourced measurement of internet speeds created to help bring reliable broadband service to the most unserved and underserved communities across Indiana. The test is made possible by a coalition of organizations, including Indiana Farm Bureau. Participation in the Indiana Speed Test may help Noble County receive future funding for broadband expansion, particularly across more unincorporated areas of the county.
Billionaire Blastoff: Rich Riding Own Rockets Into Space -
By Marcia Dunn AP, Aerospace Writer
Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space.
It s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides.
The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic s Richard Branson against the world s richest man, Blue Origin s Jeff Bezos.
Branson is due to take off Sunday from New Mexico, launching with two pilots and three other employees aboard a rocket plane carried aloft by a double-fuselage aircraft.