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The coronavirus keeps spreading around the United States. New hot spots are emerging and heating up by the day. The death toll keeps mounting. So how can the U.S. beat back the relentless onslaught of this deadly virus? Public health experts agree on one powerful weapon that's gotten a lot of attention but apparently still…

(Picture: University of the Free State) The University of the Free State's SRC has called for the removal of the term Kovsie, saying it is linked to a racist history. It says the use of the term is exclusionary and symbolises the exclusion of black students in the 1940s."Students do not feel as belonging and…

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chairs the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. (Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images) The Zondo Commission is ready to resume its hearings on Monday.The inquiry will hear evidence relating to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.  The commission has heard allegations from a long list of witnesses since it started in…

Updated 6/23/2020 4:24 PM Children across Illinois are expected to return to school this fall -- a welcome development after months of remote learning but one bringing challenges and changes in the COVID-19 era. State officials released guidelines for school districts to follow Tuesday, as the number of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 grew by 38…

By Lynn Kawano | June 18, 2020 at 5:50 PM HST - Updated June 18 at 5:51 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Greater testing capacity, thermal screening machines, digital records on tourists. Those are among the requests state Department of Health leaders want ahead of Hawaii welcoming out-of-state visitors without a mandatory quarantine. Pre-travel testing…