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Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:05 a.m. ET March 10, 2020 | Updated 4:12 a.m. ET March 10, 2020CLOSEJoe Biden and Bernie Sanders look toward mini-Super Tuesday Six states will head to the polls Tuesday as former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders continue to battle for the Democratic nomination. Biden currently holds the lead in national pledged delegates with 664, while Sanders trails slightly with 573 delegates. Up for grabs Tuesday: a combined 352 delegates from Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington. After a Super Tuesday comeback, Biden will be looking to extend his lead, while Sanders will be looking to close the small gap and…

CLOSE Bernie Sanders told supporters with "absolute confidence" Tuesday night that he is going to "win the Democratic nomination." Sanders spoke to supporters in Vermont after rival Joe Biden racked up a number of Super Tuesday victories. (March 3) AP DomesticWASHINGTON – Former Vice President Joe Biden and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders are sparring in the Democratic primaries over how to steer the party to unseat President Donald Trump.Each candidate said he would support the other as nominee. But as they battle for the nomination from state to state, their long public records reveal wide-ranging disputes on economics – trade, bankruptcy or…

As shocking as the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal seemed to everyday Americans, with its accusations of bribes, faked athletic credentials and falsified test scores, it came as even more of a surprise to college presidents.Beyond the sheer scale of the fraud — millions of dollars allegedly funneled to athletics staffers, coaches and test proctors — was what it said about their institutions.Colleges, especially elite ones, have long viewed themselves as places open to anyone, where promising students from any background can find support to learn, grow and prepare for successful careers. What if none of that was true? If it was mainly the rich…

CLOSE Some are hesitant to use public transportation during the coronavirus outbreak. Here's what transportation officials are doing to help reduce risk. USA TODAYMillions of American workers who don't have paid sick leave could face an impossible choice if they suspect they are infected with coronavirus: their health or their livelihood.Concerns are growing that workers who cannot afford to stay home will accelerate the spread of the virus, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended employers "ensure that your sick leave policies are flexible and consistent with public health guidance."Yet, even in…

CLOSE Carl Goldman, a Diamond Princess passenger, details what life is like being quarantined in Omaha, Nebraska after testing positive for coronavirus. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday he will seek financial relief for workers and businesses hurt by coronavirus, as new cases were reported across the country and U.S. stocks suffered their worst drop since 2008.Trump said he would be proposing "very major" and "very dramatic" measures but did not say specifically what they would be. He said his administration will meet Tuesday with House and Senate leaders to discuss an economic stimulus package that could include a possible…

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow's leave to appeal both his conviction and sentence.Judge Mokhine Mosopa handed down his judgment on Tuesday morning, finding that there are no reasonable prospects of success in an appeal He subsequently dismissed Ninow’s application. Ninow applied for leave to appeal both his conviction and sentence, arguing that Mosopa had erred in finding that the crime was premeditatedThis is despite originally entering a guilty plea on charges of rape, defeating the ends of justice and being in possession of an illegal substance. This was rejected, as his version contradicted the State's evidence.Guilty…

An incident last week at Laerskool Booysens in Pretoria which resulted in a Grade 6 pupil losing the tip of one of his fingers is said to have been an "accident".Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona visited the school on Monday to gather facts about the incident after it was brought to the department's attention. Briefing the media following a meeting with the school, Mabona said it was believed the incident happened while pupils were changing classes on 20 February.An educator who had been teaching in the classroom just moments earlier had closed the door on the way out to…

Rosko Specman (Gallo Images) Sanzaar, the southern hemisphere's rugby governing body, says it hopes that the jersey confusion which occurred in the Bulls v Highlanders game can be avoided in future.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021There was chaos in first half of the encounter at Loftus Versfeld last Saturday when both teams ran out with similar-looking jerseys.The Bulls wore their regular blue kit, while the Highlanders' sea-green colour made it difficult to distinguish between the teams.The Bulls, who trailed 10-5 at half-time, then changed into a yellow and white strip before running…

This South African has been quarantined for weeks. He does not mind spending time alone, but these days he finds himself more and more puzzled by people, their habits, and strangely their attitude towards pens. This is part two of our series of first-hand accounts.We queue for food in three long lines every morning, noon and night. There is one line for each block of student flats. The queues snake from one small rectangular table manned by masked men the university employs to bring us food.We were warned to keep our distance from the food delivery guys and each other,…

Factional battles between the ANC's uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) and the uMkhonto weSizwe council could finally be buried this weekend at a joint "inclusive conference" to elect new leadership.The ANC's national executive committee (NEC) nullified a 2017 conference in which MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe was re-elected, amid claims that he pushed ahead with that conference without permission to do so.READ | Family to finally bury fallen MK operative, 41 years after his deathFormer ANC president Jacob Zuma also addressed that gathering, which left some angry, claiming his appearance endorsed the event.One of the organisers of the conference, former…