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Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" 
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Shares in Asia rose on Friday after an upbeat day on Wall Street following jobs data that supported the case for US rate cuts.</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-4" 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:15px;padding-top:20px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 
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President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs as soon as next week, one that’s expected to target key strategic sectors while rejecting the across-the-board hikes sought by Donald Trump, sources said.</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" 
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Mexico is fighting 159 active wildfires across the country amid the year’s second heat wave that has also put the nation’s power grid under stress.&nbsp;</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-8" 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:15px;padding-top:20px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">&nbsp;… of American adults had a <strong><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35331226.70262/aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGFydHIudXMyMC5saXN0LW1hbmFnZS5jb20vdHJhY2svY2xpY2s_dT0wNWRhZmE5YjQzMTc3NzQ1NDdiMTE0NjMyJmlkPWY4NDQ2OGRmYWEmZT0xYWRhZTJiY2Q0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9U2FpbHRocnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YnVzaW5lc3NfbWF2ZXJpY2smbWxlPU1FZGpjelZOWVVwWmVGQnVabU4yU2tkdlFVSlhVRU54YURNNVNFOHJWRkZsWWtWUGRpdDVZbnBEVGxCc00ydDNkMGhDUVRoc1dGaFhhRWs1YVVwdVFXcEtUREZrYlNzclJUUnpVVGhqT0VoRGVqZE1URWhrTkNzd1V6VkRibkJsVUdOcVJ6TklaMlZUYTBkUmJVMHliVWRYYlN0dlNrZG5URUkxVW5aRFdYSSUzRA/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B6914ea45" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #222222;" rel="noopener">home broadband subscription</a></strong> last year; in 2000, only 1% could say the same, according to Pew Research Center.&nbsp;</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Was it worth it? A Tesla Cybertruck owner broke his finger. After <strong><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35331226.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_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1idXNpbmVzc19tYXZlcmljayZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B51d2b124" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1c1c1c;" rel="noopener">attempting to prove</a></strong> how safe its boot was. The sensor didn’t sense the YouTuber’s finger, or stop closing.</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" 
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role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:600px"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35331226.70262/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uc3RhdGNkbi5jb20vSW5mb2dyYXBoaWMvaW1hZ2VzL25vcm1hbC8zMjIwMi5qcGVnP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9U2FpbHRocnUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YnVzaW5lc3NfbWF2ZXJpY2smbWxlPU1FZGpjelZOWVVwWmVGQnVabU4yU2tkdlFVSlhVRU54YURNNVNFOHJWRkZsWWtWUGRpdDVZbnBEVGxCc00ydDNkMGhDUVRoc1dGaFhhRWs1YVVwdVFXcEtUREZrYlNzclJUUnpVVGhqT0VoRGVqZE1URWhrTkNzd1V6VkRibkJsVUdOcVJ6TklaMlZUYTBkUmJVMHliVWRYYlN0dlNrZG5URUkxVW5aRFdYSSUzRA/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B4ca08cfb" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/32202.jpeg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="600" height="auto"></a></div></div></td></tr></table>
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