U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 in one year
Nov 17, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an estimate on Wednesday that 100,300 people in the United States died of a drug overdose between May […]
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U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 in one year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an estimate on Wednesday that 100,300 people in the United States died of a drug overdose between May […]
U.S. reopens to international travelers
Nov 9, 2021
Most European airlines reported full or nearly full passenger lists on Monday after the United States officially reopened its borders. One grandmother from a Mediterranean island […]
Appeals court blocks OSHA vaccine mandate
Nov 7, 2021
U.S. companies with 100 or more workers do not have to move forward with requiring COVID-19 vaccines of all employees yet. On Saturday, the 5th U.S. Circuit […]
UF testimony reversal caps tumultuous week
Nov 6, 2021
In a struggle between UF’s faculty and its administration over providing expert testimony in lawsuits, UF President W. Kent Fuchs has reversed an earlier ban on […]
House passes infrastructure bill
Nov 6, 2021
Democrats broke up a months-long logjam in the House to approve a $1 trillion package of road improvements and other projects late Friday. The measure passed […]
Gainesville adds attorneys to challenge HB 1
Nov 4, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to retain additional outside legal counsel to represent the city in its legal challenge to House Bill 1 […]
Florida sues over federal vaccine mandate
Nov 4, 2021
Hours after the Biden administration issued rules implementing a sweeping vaccine mandate for American businesses, Florida announced it is suing the federal government over the mandate. […]
OSHA releases details on federal vaccine mandate
Nov 4, 2021
U.S. businesses with more than 100 employees previously faced a Dec. 4 worker vaccine deadline, but updated federal guidance gives employees an extra month to either get […]
Facebook to scrap facial recognition
Nov 3, 2021
Facebook—under its newly renamed parent company Meta—will begin removing its Face Recognition setting amid safety concerns from users and regulators. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence […]
CDC panel backs Pfizer’s vaccine for children
Nov 2, 2021
After six hours of debate on Tuesday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously approved Pfizer’s one-third strength COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11. […]
FDA approves vaccine for children 5-11 years old
Oct 29, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age. The […]
COVID cases down 70 percent from delta peak
Oct 28, 2021
New COVID-19 cases are down about 70 percent since the peak of the delta variant surge, which began in July. Cases numbers and hospitalizations rose sharply […]
Moderna takes next step toward vaccinating kids
Oct 25, 2021
Moderna announced Monday that it will submit interim data to federal regulators to support its bid to become the next COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use in children. The […]
Facebook Papers: Whistleblower concerns widespread
Oct 25, 2021
Coalitions of American and European newspapers collaborated to access and release thousands of internal documents leaked by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen. News outlets began to publish […]
White House plans COVID shots for 28 million kids
Oct 20, 2021
On Wednesday the Biden administration unveiled plans to administer COVID-19 vaccines to some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 when it becomes available to them. […]
FDA to authorize “mix-and-match” booster shots
Oct 20, 2021
A U.S. health official said the government is preparing to ease some requirements this week as it continues to deliberate COVID-19 boosters. While original guidance said […]
New 10-digit dialing required after Oct. 24
Oct 15, 2021
Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, callers will be required to add the area code in order to complete their phone calls. The new 10-digit dialing is due […]
Social Security benefits to get monthly boost
Oct 14, 2021
A current inflation spike will provide a 5.9 percent increase in Social Security payments for retirees in 2022. The cost of living adjustment will increase the typical […]
U.S. to reopen borders for vaccinated visitors
Oct 13, 2021
Nonessential travel will resume next month at the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico after a 19-month halt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States […]
Record number of workers leaving jobs
Oct 13, 2021
A new Labor Department survey showed 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs in August, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the total workforce. The number […]
NIH director announces resignation
Oct 5, 2021
On Tuesday National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins announced he will step down from his position by the end of the year. Collins, 71, […]
Will we ever reach herd immunity?
Oct 4, 2021
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials, government leaders, and media reports have discussed reaching herd immunity—when enough people have become immune to a […]
Facebook has a serious case of the Mondays
Oct 4, 2021
Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp experienced unexplained outages around the world on Monday. Facebook’s stock price fell by about 5.7 percent by 2:30 p.m. […]
Congress votes to avoid government shutdown
Sep 30, 2021
Back-to-back votes in the Senate and the House passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open. President Joe Biden signed the measure into law on […]