Then president-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Republican state governors at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 9. AP
Then president-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Republican state governors at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 9. AP
Then president-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Republican state governors at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 9. AP
Then president-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Republican state governors at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 9. AP

What to expect in Donald Trump's first 100 days in office


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President Donald Trump is expected to sign a number of executive orders as he enters office. He campaigned on a host of issues but focused on the economy, deporting migrants in the US illegally and trying to end global conflicts.

Mr Trump has said that he will begin enacting sweeping changes immediately. During his first term, Mr Trump issued a total of 220 executive orders. These are rules the President can make without consulting Congress.

Here are some of the issues Mr Trump is set to address with executive orders in the first 100 days of his presidency.

Immigration and travel bans

During his inaugural address, Mr Trump said he planned to declare a national emergency on the US southern border and that all illegal entry would be halted. He added that he would reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy from his first term.

Mr Trump made immigration a major focus of his campaign for the White House, accusing his predecessor Joe Biden of allowing “chaos” on the US southern border. He said that, on day one, he would send the National Guard to the southern border to seal it and declare immigration a national emergency. That move would unlock federal funds that could be used to resume construction of the border wall with Mexico.

He has also promised to launch the “largest deportation programme in American history”. There are more than 11 million undocumented people in the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security, although some estimates put the number much higher.

Mr Trump and his allies have said that people with criminal records or those who are already marked for deportation – more than a million people – would be the priority, but he did not rule out deporting other people, too. He has also said he would end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented migrants.

  • Migrants stand outside the Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Vacant hotels and office spaces have been turned into accommodation for arrivals. Adla Massoud / The National
    Migrants stand outside the Stewart Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Vacant hotels and office spaces have been turned into accommodation for arrivals. Adla Massoud / The National
  • The exterior of the Stewart Hotel in New York. Adla Massoud / The National
    The exterior of the Stewart Hotel in New York. Adla Massoud / The National
  • A group of migrants rest outside the former Roosevelt Hotel. EPA-EFE
    A group of migrants rest outside the former Roosevelt Hotel. EPA-EFE
  • Migrants wait outside of the former Roosevelt Hotel in New York. EPA-EFE
    Migrants wait outside of the former Roosevelt Hotel in New York. EPA-EFE
  • A migrant woman consoles her daughter as they leave a bus during their commute from Brooklyn to the Queens borough of New York. AP
    A migrant woman consoles her daughter as they leave a bus during their commute from Brooklyn to the Queens borough of New York. AP
  • A man carries a young girl on his shoulders as he and a group of several hundred migrants wade across the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Reuters
    A man carries a young girl on his shoulders as he and a group of several hundred migrants wade across the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Reuters

A week after taking office in 2016, Mr Trump passed the so-called Muslim ban, which barred entry to the US of citizens of several Muslim-majority countries. It was met with legal challenges and Mr Biden reversed the measure on his first day in office. This time, Mr Trump and his team are likely to pass a limited ban that could bypass legal limitations. He has also vowed to ban resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza, calling it a “terror-infested area”.

Israel

Another of Mr Trump's possible first orders of business will be reversing the executive order Mr Biden signed into law in February 2024 allowing the State and Treasury Departments to issue sanctions against Israeli settlers for their involvement in harassing and threatening Palestinians in the West Bank.

During his first term, Mr Trump made a series of impactful policy changes in favour of Israel, including moving the embassy to Jerusalem and designating Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank as not against US law – both moves upending decades of American policy in the region.

The Biden administration eventually reverted to Washington's long-established line that settlement activity was inconsistent with US and international law. We should expect Mr Trump to at some point reverse that decision.

Speaking during his inaugural address, Mr Trump said he aimed to become a "peacemaker" and spoke of the recent ceasefire in Gaza.

ICC

Mr Trump will have the benefit of an all-Republican Washington, which is all but certain to take swift action against international efforts to hold Israel accountable for the scale of death and destruction wrought in Gaza. The House of Representatives has already passed a bill that would issue sanctions against the International Criminal Court over its arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials.

The new Middle East subcommittee chairman Mike Lawler, a Trump loyalist, declared during a House vote last week that the ICC has “demonstrated blatant hostility towards our allies and towards American values”. Republicans in the Senate have indicated they are mobilised to vote on the bill for final approval, including new Majority Leader John Thune who has indicated an imminent vote.

Mr Trump, who as president in 2020 issued his own round of sanctions against the ICC, is highly likely to approve new punitive economic measures.

UNRWA

There is similar enthusiasm in the Republican Party to shut down the main provider of humanitarian support for Palestinians, UNRWA. Mr Biden halted US-funding for the relief agency and Republicans have promised to make that pause permanent – and Mr Trump is unlikely to contradict them.

Republican Congressman Brian Mast has led the charge on Capitol Hill against UNRWA, and in this new government he has ascended to the powerful role of chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with key deciding power on foreign policy laws.

This could lead to the US more permanently withdrawing from UNRWA, and Mr Trump's cabinet appointments indicate the executive would endorse this move. In March, Mr Trump's choice for secretary of state Marco Rubio said in a statement that “UNRWA enabled Hamas's violence using American money. This organisation shouldn't receive one more penny from our nation”.

Pardons for January 6 participants

Pro-Trump supporters violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, while Congress was certifying Mr Biden’s win against Mr Trump. In the years after the insurrection, the Department of Justice took on the largest criminal investigation in history, prosecuting participants from crimes ranging from trying to disrupt an official government act and endangering elected members of Congress.

At least 1,500 people were charged with federal crimes related to the attack and about 1,250 people have been convicted or pleaded guilty. Mr Trump has called the January 6 rioters “warriors” and “patriots” who are “hostages” of the American criminal and justice system.

  • Donald Trump, the president at the time, speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington on January 6, 2021. AP
    Donald Trump, the president at the time, speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington on January 6, 2021. AP
  • A mob loyal to Mr Trump tries to break through a police barrier at the Capitol. AP
    A mob loyal to Mr Trump tries to break through a police barrier at the Capitol. AP
  • The mob waves pro-Trump flags in front of the Capitol building. AP
    The mob waves pro-Trump flags in front of the Capitol building. AP
  • Riot police push back a crowd of rioters at the Capitol building. AFP
    Riot police push back a crowd of rioters at the Capitol building. AFP
  • Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol building. AFP
    Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol building. AFP
  • Insurrectionists loyal to Mr Trump try to open a door of the US Capitol building as they riot in Washington. AP
    Insurrectionists loyal to Mr Trump try to open a door of the US Capitol building as they riot in Washington. AP
  • US Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the US Capitol. AP
    US Capitol Police push back rioters trying to enter the US Capitol. AP
  • Police and rioters confront each other in the Rotunda of the Capitol. US Capitol Police via AP
    Police and rioters confront each other in the Rotunda of the Capitol. US Capitol Police via AP
  • Smoke fills the hallway outside the Senate chamber of the Capitol. AP
    Smoke fills the hallway outside the Senate chamber of the Capitol. AP
  • Insurrectionists loyal to Mr Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. AP
    Insurrectionists loyal to Mr Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. AP
  • Trump supporters, including Doug Jensen, centre, confront US Capitol Police in the hallway outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol. AP
    Trump supporters, including Doug Jensen, centre, confront US Capitol Police in the hallway outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol. AP
  • Newly installed razor wire tops the fence surrounding the US Capitol following the January 6 riot. Reuters
    Newly installed razor wire tops the fence surrounding the US Capitol following the January 6 riot. Reuters
  • Security agents and members of Congress barricade the door to the House chamber as the violent mob breaches the Capitol. AP
    Security agents and members of Congress barricade the door to the House chamber as the violent mob breaches the Capitol. AP
  • Rioter Jacob Chansley holds a sign referencing QAnon as supporters of Mr Trump gather to protest the early results of the 2020 presidential election. Reuters
    Rioter Jacob Chansley holds a sign referencing QAnon as supporters of Mr Trump gather to protest the early results of the 2020 presidential election. Reuters

During his first days in office, Mr Trump may follow through with his promise to pardon those involved in January 6. He did say in an NBC News interview in December that pardons may not be issued for those who acted “radical” or “crazy”.

Mr Trump on Monday said that Washington is "going to see a lot of action" on the January 6 cases.

Leaving the WHO

Mr Trump is expected to pull US support from the World Health Organisation, removing American recognition of the UN agency. In his first term, Mr Trump pulled financing for the WHO in 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and initiated the process to withdraw US membership. In 2021, Mr Biden ended that process and resumed funds to WHO.

The US has historically been the largest financier of the WHO in assessed and voluntary contributions. Leaving the body would complicate the US response to domestic health threats and US-based drug makers also depend on WHO assistance to sell products such as vaccines.

A full US departure would also endanger the international response to health emergencies ranging from mpox to cholera, investigations of outbreaks, and managing pandemic preparedness. Health crises sprouting in areas like Gaza and Sudan could also worsen.

Ukraine and leaving Nato

Mr Trump has promised to bring an end to the almost three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war as soon as he enters the White House. Given his warm relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, critics have speculated that the end of the war will involve Kyiv giving up vast areas of territory in exchange for an end to hostilities.

The American leader has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed sympathy for the Ukrainian cause, saying that casualties in the conflict are much higher than Kyiv claims. Though his allies in Congress have attempted to block more assistance for Ukraine, Mr Trump has indicated that aid flows would continue but they would be “possibly” less than before.

On Nato, Mr Trump has routinely said that allied countries must commit to the benchmark of contributing 2.5 per cent of GDP to defence to ensure the ability to defend member nations. He has threatened to withdraw from the alliance and has even said he would not commit to protecting allied countries who were not paying their “fair share”.

Leaving Paris and 'drill, baby, drill'

While in office, Mr Biden enacted sweeping environmental measures, taking actions including integrating climate-friendly initiatives into his landmark Inflation Reduction Act.

Mr Trump, meanwhile, withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement and campaigned on the promise that, on day one, the US would “drill, baby, drill”, referring to his intention to make the country energy independent by expanding oil and natural gas drilling.

He has gone on the attack against wind turbines and Mr Biden's efforts to put more electric vehicles on the roads, and it is expected that he will roll back more of the Biden administrations measures, although it is unclear when he might begin to do so.

"America will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have: the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth, and we are going to use it," Mr Trump said during his inauguration.

Politicising civil roles

Among Mr Trump's first acts following his electoral win was naming billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), a non-government commission focused on cutting waste. One of those areas of waste? Federal jobs.

“We expect mass reductions,” Mr Ramaswamy told Fox News in mid-November. “We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions-in-force in areas of the federal government that are bloated.”

Mr Trump has promised to back the agency and vowed to end merit-based civil-service protections from large parts of the federal workforce. While Mr Trump has frequently denied connection to the conservative government blueprint Project 2025, one of the measures outlined in the plan includes drastically reducing the number of federal employees, eliminating certain agencies and concentrating more power in the hands of the executive.

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Men's football draw

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Group B: Bangladesh, Serbia, Korea

Group C: Bharat, Denmark, Kenya, USA

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Jetour T1 specs

Engine: 2-litre turbocharged

Power: 254hp

Torque: 390Nm

Price: From Dh126,000

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Directed: Roland Emmerich
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The specs: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster

Price, base: Dh708,750

Engine: 1.5L three-cylinder petrol, plus 11.6 kWh lithium-ion battery

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power: 374hp (total)

Torque: 570Nm (total)

Fuel economy, combined: 2.0L / 100km

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo

The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178
Engine: 3.7-litre V6
Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm
Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
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The Bio

Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Favourite place to relax in UAE: the desert around Al Mleiha in Sharjah or the eastern mangroves in Abu Dhabi
The one book everyone should read: 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It will make your mind fly
Favourite documentary: Chasing Coral by Jeff Orlowski. It's a good reality check about one of the most valued ecosystems for humanity

23-man shortlist for next six Hall of Fame inductees

Tony Adams, David Beckham, Dennis Bergkamp, Sol Campbell, Eric Cantona, Andrew Cole, Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba, Les Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Matt Le Tissier, Michael Owen, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes, John Terry, Robin van Persie, Nemanja Vidic, Patrick Viera, Ian Wright.

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Key changes

Commission caps

For life insurance products with a savings component, Peter Hodgins of Clyde & Co said different caps apply to the saving and protection elements:

• For the saving component, a cap of 4.5 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 90 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term). 

• On the protection component, there is a cap  of 10 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 160 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term).

• Indemnity commission, the amount of commission that can be advanced to a product salesperson, can be 50 per cent of the annualised premium for the first year or 50 per cent of the total commissions on the policy calculated. 

• The remaining commission after deduction of the indemnity commission is paid equally over the premium payment term.

• For pure protection products, which only offer a life insurance component, the maximum commission will be 10 per cent of the annualised premium multiplied by the length of the policy in years.

Disclosure

Customers must now be provided with a full illustration of the product they are buying to ensure they understand the potential returns on savings products as well as the effects of any charges. There is also a “free-look” period of 30 days, where insurers must provide a full refund if the buyer wishes to cancel the policy.

“The illustration should provide for at least two scenarios to illustrate the performance of the product,” said Mr Hodgins. “All illustrations are required to be signed by the customer.”

Another illustration must outline surrender charges to ensure they understand the costs of exiting a fixed-term product early.

Illustrations must also be kept updatedand insurers must provide information on the top five investment funds available annually, including at least five years' performance data.

“This may be segregated based on the risk appetite of the customer (in which case, the top five funds for each segment must be provided),” said Mr Hodgins.

Product providers must also disclose the ratio of protection benefit to savings benefits. If a protection benefit ratio is less than 10 per cent "the product must carry a warning stating that it has limited or no protection benefit" Mr Hodgins added.

Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.

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The specs: 2017 Lotus Evora Sport 410

Price, base / as tested Dh395,000 / Dh420,000

Engine 3.5L V6

Transmission Six-speed manual

Power 410hp @ 7,000rpm

Torque 420Nm @ 3,500rpm

Fuel economy, combined 9.7L / 100km

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7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: M’Y Yaromoon, Khalifa Al Neyadi, Jesus Rosales

7.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh100,000 (PA) 1,400m; Winner: Hakeem, Jim Crowley, Ali Rashid Al Raihe

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

The bio

Favourite book: Peter Rabbit. I used to read it to my three children and still read it myself. If I am feeling down it brings back good memories.

Best thing about your job: Getting to help people. My mum always told me never to pass up an opportunity to do a good deed.

Best part of life in the UAE: The weather. The constant sunshine is amazing and there is always something to do, you have so many options when it comes to how to spend your day.

Favourite holiday destination: Malaysia. I went there for my honeymoon and ended up volunteering to teach local children for a few hours each day. It is such a special place and I plan to retire there one day.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Like a Fading Shadow

Antonio Muñoz Molina

Translated from the Spanish by Camilo A. Ramirez

Tuskar Rock Press (pp. 310)

The burning issue

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Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

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Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

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THE BIO

Favourite place to go to in the UAE: The desert sand dunes, just after some rain

Who inspires you: Anybody with new and smart ideas, challenging questions, an open mind and a positive attitude

Where would you like to retire: Most probably in my home country, Hungary, but with frequent returns to the UAE

Favorite book: A book by Transilvanian author, Albert Wass, entitled ‘Sword and Reap’ (Kard es Kasza) - not really known internationally

Favourite subjects in school: Mathematics and science

Living in...

This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home. 

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Ireland v Denmark: The last two years

Denmark 1-1 Ireland 

7/06/19, Euro 2020 qualifier 

Denmark 0-0 Ireland

19/11/2018, Nations League

Ireland 0-0 Denmark

13/10/2018, Nations League

Ireland 1 Denmark 5

14/11/2017, World Cup qualifier

Denmark 0-0 Ireland

11/11/2017, World Cup qualifier

 

 

 

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TWISTERS

Director: Lee Isaac Chung

Starring: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos

Rating: 2.5/5

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The specs: 2018 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Price, base / as tested Dh99,000 / Dh132,000

Engine 3.6L V6

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power 275hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque 350Nm @ 3,700rpm

Fuel economy combined 12.2L / 100km

White hydrogen: Naturally occurring hydrogenChromite: Hard, metallic mineral containing iron oxide and chromium oxideUltramafic rocks: Dark-coloured rocks rich in magnesium or iron with very low silica contentOphiolite: A section of the earth’s crust, which is oceanic in nature that has since been uplifted and exposed on landOlivine: A commonly occurring magnesium iron silicate mineral that derives its name for its olive-green yellow-green colour

MATCH INFO

CAF Champions League semi-finals first-leg fixtures

Tuesday:

Primeiro Agosto (ANG) v Esperance (TUN) (8pm UAE)
Al Ahly (EGY) v Entente Setif (ALG) (11PM)

Second legs:

October 23

Updated: January 20, 2025, 7:59 PM