National News

New Merck data shows COVID drug less effective

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 27, 2021

The pharmaceutical company Merck on Friday released new numbers on the effectiveness of molnupiravir, a pill that interim results in October indicated might cut coronavirus hospitalizations […]

Business

Jobless numbers take a seasonally adjusted plunge

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 24, 2021

Thanks in part to statistical seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday, last week’s jobs report showed the number of Americans applying for unemployment dropped by 71,000. The […]

National News

U.S. to tap into oil reserves

Staff Reports

Nov 23, 2021

President Joe Biden has ordered 50 million barrels of oil to be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an emergency stockpile stored in Texas and Louisiana. […]

Covid-19

CDC signs off on COVID-19 boosters for all

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 22, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to approve Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus booster shots for all adults. […]

Covid-19

OSHA backs off business vaccine mandate

Mainstreet Daily News

Nov 18, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Wednesday it will abide by a court order that it “take no steps to implement or enforce” a […]

Health

U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 in one year

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

U.S. reopens to international travelers

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

Appeals court blocks OSHA vaccine mandate

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Education

UF testimony reversal caps tumultuous week

Camille Broadway

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 […]

National News

House passes infrastructure bill

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

National News

Gainesville adds attorneys to challenge HB 1

Seth Johnson

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 […]

Covid-19

Florida sues over federal vaccine mandate

J.C. Derrick

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. […]

Health

OSHA releases details on federal vaccine mandate

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Business

Facebook to scrap facial recognition

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

CDC panel backs Pfizer’s vaccine for children

Mainstreet Daily News

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. […]

Covid-19

FDA approves vaccine for children 5-11 years old

Suzette Cook

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-19

COVID cases down 70 percent from delta peak

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

Moderna takes next step toward vaccinating kids

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Business

Facebook Papers: Whistleblower concerns widespread

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

White House plans COVID shots for 28 million kids

Mainstreet Daily News

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. […]

Covid-19

FDA to authorize “mix-and-match” booster shots

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Local News

New 10-digit dialing required after Oct. 24

C.J. Gish

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 […]

National News

Social Security benefits to get monthly boost

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]

Covid-19

U.S. to reopen borders for vaccinated visitors

Mainstreet Daily News

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 […]