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style="margin:0;color:#1a1a1a;direction:ltr;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-1px;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:25.2px"><strong>WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td 
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<strong> Turkey has halted all trade with Israel</strong> over the <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">ongoing violence</a> in Gaza.&nbsp;The $6.8-billion trade volume between the countries will cease until Israel allows an “uninterrupted and sufficient flow” of aid into the city.</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" 
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<strong>️ A third of the protesters arrested at Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, were not Columbia students</strong>,&nbsp;and<strong> </strong>13 of 44 arrested had <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.99658/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDMtY29sdW1iaWEtc2F5cy1hLXRoaXJkLW9mLWFycmVzdHMtYXQtaGFtaWx0b24taGFsbC13ZXJlLW91dHNpZGVycy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1maXJzdF90aGluZyZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bbc99eee2" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">zero affiliation</a> with the institution. At the City College of New York, 60% of protesters arrested were unaffiliated.</p></div></td></tr></table><table 
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<strong> </strong>An <strong>Israeli private detective has been arrested in London on allegations that he assisted a US firm in a cyberespionage attack</strong>.<strong> </strong>Amit Forlit was <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.99658/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDItaXNyYWVsaS1wcml2YXRlLWV5ZS1hcnJlc3RlZC1pbi11ay1vdmVyLWFsbGVnZWQtaGFja2luZy1mb3ItdXMtcHItZmlybS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1maXJzdF90aGluZyZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Beb5170af" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">arrested</a> under an Interpol red notice while trying to leave Heathrow Airport on a flight for Israel.</p></div></td></tr></table><table 
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<strong>⛳ Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption and will play in this year’s US Open</strong> <strong>at Pinehurst</strong>.<strong> </strong>USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">said that</a>&nbsp;“the story of the US Open could not be written without Tiger Woods”.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody>
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<table class="row-content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:7px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" 
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style="margin:0;color:#222;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">... the number of Americans killed due to walk-in freezer incidents annually.<br></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Today is <strong>World Press Freedom Day</strong>. <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.99658/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYWlseW1hdmVyaWNrLmNtYWlsMTkuY29tL3QvZC1sLXZkdXloaHktdGxranR5dXV0ai10ZC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1maXJzdF90aGluZyZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B8ef3702e" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">Become a Maverick Insider!</a> (It really is a good day for it.)<strong><br></strong><br>Despite decades of warfare, <strong>Napoleon reportedly showed no signs of PTSD</strong>.<br></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table 
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 Top seed <strong>Iga Swiatek made light work of Madison Keys </strong>to book a place in back-to-back finals of the Madrid Open as she beat the American 6-1 6-3 after 70 minutes in the semi-finals on Thursday.<br><br>
 &nbsp; The <strong>Junior Boks fought back from 8-0 down to force a 13-13 draw against New Zealand </strong>in the <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">opening match</a> of the U20 Rugby Championship in Sunshine Coast, Queensland.<br><br>
‍♂<strong> Tadej Pogacar is a huge favourite for this year's Giro d'Italia</strong> which begins in Turin on Saturday. The 25-year-old Slovenian, making his Giro debut, has been imperious this season, racking up seven wins in 10 days of racing including the Strade Bianche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" 
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<h2> CEO’s – Successes and Screw Ups: Episode 1 - Keeping it in the Family
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We chat to some entrepreneurs who learned the hard way exactly what it takes to turn obstacles into opportunities. Betina Swart Head of Design of SA’s fastest independent clothing brand talks about the challenges of starting a business with your daughter and the importance of spontaneity for growth.
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0a0a0a;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="a1dd2e8b-70a3-466f-8dba-c8fb195ed63b" data-position="60-0-6" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">By Estelle Ellis</span></span></a></span></h2></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" 
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style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="600" alt="I'm an image" title="I'm an image" height="auto"></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1a1a1a;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="c4471b92-5fb9-42b3-87b4-dde59bf7226c" data-position="60-0-8" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Tulbagh troubles —  residents in SA’s fourth-oldest town feel neglected … but will vote</span></span></a></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-12" 
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:23px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#0f0f0f;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">
<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0a0a0a;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="276928bc-cfb9-4f17-8051-3708a45c956c" data-position="60-0-9" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">By Tamsin Metelerkamp</span></span></a></span></h2></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-13" 
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span>&#8202;</span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.99658/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDItcHJlc3MtZnJlZWRvbS1hbmQtb3VyLWNvbGxlY3RpdmUtcmVzcG9uc2liaWxpdHktdG8tZGVmZW5kLWl0Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWZpcnN0X3RoaW5nJm1sZT1NRWRqY3pWTllVcFplRkJ1Wm1OMlNrZHZRVUpYVUVOeGFETTVTRThyVkZGbFlrVlBkaXQ1WW5wRFRsQnNNMnQzZDBoQ1FUaHNXRmhYYUVrNWFVcHVRV3BLVERGa2JTc3JSVFJ6VVRoak9FaERlamRNVEVoa05Dc3dVelZEYm5CbFVHTnFSek5JWjJWVGEwZFJiVTB5YlVkWGJTdHZTa2RuVEVJMVVuWkRXWEklM0Q/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bf761c4da" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1a1a1a;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="08e4fd54-db79-4c39-9143-8f6bef9c1ab6" data-position="60-0-17" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">It is our collective responsibility to defend and promote press freedom worldwide</span></span></a></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-15" 
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#0f0f0f;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">
<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #101010;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="f226e90d-488d-4062-9851-55c1fde061f4" data-position="60-0-18" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">By Håkan Juholt</span></span></a></span></h2></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-16" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1a1a1a;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="fb7d733b-6de3-43f0-a79d-5a964e9b66c0" data-position="60-0-20" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Joburg residents still without power while teams assess city underbelly after tunnel fire</span></span></a></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-18" 
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#0f0f0f;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">
<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35247614.99658/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDItam9idXJnLXJlc2lkZW50cy1zdGlsbC13aXRob3V0LXBvd2VyLXdoaWxlLXRlYW1zLWFzc2Vzcy1jaXR5LXVuZGVyYmVsbHktYWZ0ZXItdHVubmVsLWZpcmUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9U2FpbHRocnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Zmlyc3RfdGhpbmcmbWxlPU1FZGpjelZOWVVwWmVGQnVabU4yU2tkdlFVSlhVRU54YURNNVNFOHJWRkZsWWtWUGRpdDVZbnBEVGxCc00ydDNkMGhDUVRoc1dGaFhhRWs1YVVwdVFXcEtUREZrYlNzclJUUnpVVGhqT0VoRGVqZE1URWhrTkNzd1V6VkRibkJsVUdOcVJ6TklaMlZUYTBkUmJVMHliVWRYYlN0dlNrZG5URUkxVW5aRFdYSSUzRA/654b96d2a426663d33afca23C8ae1f641" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0f0f0f;" rel="noopener"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="61b45103-59ef-444f-a179-2cf371ec6ebd" data-position="60-0-21" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">By Bheki C. Simelane</span></span></a></span></h2></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-19" 
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style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 
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