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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russian officials and business leaders met at an economic forum this week.</li><li>Some warned of lower growth and investment delays in 2025, blaming a lack of funding.</li></ul>Russia's economy looks to be in for a bumpy ride next year.Officials and business leaders shared pessimistic economic outlooks for 2025 at the Russian Economic Forum, held this week in Chelyabinsk, in central Russia.Some predicted lower-than-expected growth and investment delays, blaming interest-rate hikes from the Central Bank of Russia and a lack of state funding.Andrei Klepach, chief economist at the state-run development entity VEB.RF, predicted that economic growth would fall from an estimated 2.5% to around 2% in 2025. Those figures represented a best-case scenario.He also downgraded Russia's fixed capital investment growth from 1.9% to 1%, blaming the central bank's key rate.The central bank hiked its rate in late October from 19% to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-interest-rates-0fa1d7385be622fd98756a5b4e715262">record-high</a> of 21%, citing the need to tame inflation.Alexander Shokhin, the president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://tass.ru/ekonomika/22341393">said</a> high interest rates were forcing companies to delay launching investments until after 2025.Shokhin also said a growing number of companies were finding it harder to access funds and called on Russia to step up support measures, including preferential loans at fixed rates.In August, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin <a target="_blank" class="" href="http://government.ru/en/news/52380/">said</a> that the state had allocated almost 2.5 billion rubles, some $25.6 million, to preferential loans for companies. Some, he said, would benefit from a subsidized interest rate of 1% to 5%.Speaking at the economic forum Friday, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/107545/">said</a> high interest rates had slowed down investment activity from 10% in the first half of the year to an expected 7.8% for the full year."We can see a certain fall in investment activity amid the high key rate," he said.Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has repeatedly hiked its <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-defense-military-war-spending-drains-resources-other-sectors-2024-1">defense budget</a> to sustain its military, while wrestling with Western sanctions.<a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-crisis-ukraine-war-moscow-inflation-sanctions-putin-spending-2024-10">Inflation</a> has soared, prompting the rate hikes that were a cause for complaint at the economic forum.In a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cbr.ru/dkp/mp_dec/decision_key_rate/summary_key_rate_06112024/">report</a> released Wednesday, the Central Bank of Russia said it could again hike its key rate when it next meets in December.Speaking on the sidelines of the Russian Economic Forum on Thursday, Kirill Tremasov, an advisor to the central bank's governor, told <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/107504/">the Russian outlet Interfax</a> that he expects an increase of at least one percentage point."One percentage point is the lowest possible step right now," he said.

Russian economists and officials foresee a hard struggle in 2025

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A federal judge ruled in August that Google violated antitrust law to keep a monopoly on search.</li><li>The Department of Justice is weighing several remedies to resolve the case.</li></ul>Officials from the DOJ are reportedly planning to ask a judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser.The remedy would follow a ruling in August in which a federal judge found the tech giant violated the law and held <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-violated-antitrust-law-to-keep-search-monopoly-judge-rules-2024-8">a monopoly on online search.</a>The DOJ's antitrust division is also expected to ask Judge Amit Mehta to impose data licensing requirements along with other remedies tied to AI and its Android smartphone operating system, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.Prosecutors have proposed and the Department of Justice is considering several potential remedies to resolve the violation, including a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-antitrust-case-doj-remedy-alphabet-2024-10">potential breakup</a> of some of Google's basic businesses — like its search engine, Business Insider previously reported."The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case," Lee-Anne Mulholland, vice president of Google's regulatory affairs, told Business Insider in a statement. "The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership at precisely the moment it is most needed."Breaking off Chrome would be a substantial blow to the tech titan's Google Services branch, which makes most of its money through advertising. Business Insider previously reported Google's total <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-apple-search-revenue-payments-alphabet-antitrust-suit-11-2023">search revenue</a> was $279.8 billion in 2022.Google is also dealing with the fallout from a second antitrust case related to its Play Store after a judge last month ruled that Google must <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-app-store-android-third-party-epic-games-judge-2024-10">open up Android to rival third-party app stores</a> as part of a landmark antitrust case against the tech giant.The rulings are part of what management and law experts previously told Business Insider signals a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-epic-games-case-antitrust-law-2024-10">shift in antitrust law</a> against large tech companies."In recent years, the government has been trying to countervail the high pricing power of dominant tech companies," Peter Cohan, an associate professor of management practice at Babson College, previously told Business Insider. "This fits into that shift."Representatives for the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

DOJ antitrust officials reportedly pushing for Google to sell off Chrome browser

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia could offer support to the Iran-backed Houthis as they menace key shipping lanes.</li><li>A senior US State Department official said Moscow is engaging with the rebels at a "serious level."</li></ul>Russia could decide to help the Houthis with their Red Sea attacks and is engaging with the Iran-backed rebels at a "serious level," a senior US State Department official said.The Houthis have long received <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-battles-best-iranian-tech-red-sea-admiral-2024-10">extensive support from Iran</a>, including weapons and training, which the rebels have relied on over the past year to carry out attacks on military and civilian vessels transiting key Middle Eastern shipping lanes.But the State Department has grown increasingly concerned in recent months that the Houthis could be receiving assistance from another country: Russia, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking told Business Insider in a recent interview."It does seem as though there is a fairly serious level of engagement happening," Lenderking said of the Houthis and Russia. "We are particularly concerned about the kind of equipment that would really enable the Houthis to be more accurate in their targeting of US and other ships in the region — that would enhance the Houthi capability to strike those targets."<div type="image" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin exits his limousine as he arrives at Red Square in Moscow earlier this month." height="3456" width="5184" msid="115428314" hostid="261" sizebytes="326430"></div>Lenderking said the US has discussed the situation at "high levels" with Saudi Arabia, a partner nation that fought the Houthis for years, and with Russia as well. The relationship between Washington and Moscow has been fraught with tension since the latter invaded Ukraine in February 2022.The US has also made efforts to convey messages to the Houthis. Lenderking said that the Yemeni rebels appear to be determined to strike the American and European warships that have spent the past year <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photo-nato-warship-destroys-drone-boat-red-sea-rescue-mission-2024-8">defending merchant shipping</a> from their relentless attacks."The fact that the Russians might assist in this effort is diabolical," Lenderking said. "It's a very strong concern."The full scope of Russian support for the Houthis is unclear. Some Western media reports suggest that Moscow has already provided the rebels with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-provided-targeting-data-for-houthi-assault-on-global-shipping-eabc2c2b">targeting data</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/russia-houthis-weapons.html">small arms</a> and was considering supplying them with missiles — a development that could significantly escalate the conflict.The Houthis are known to have received help from outside of Yemen. A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/houthis-got-help-from-iran-others-for-dangerous-weapons-un-2024-11">recent United Nations report</a> found that the rebels have been getting weapons, training, technical assistance, and financial support from Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and armed Iraqi groups.<div type="image" title="Newly affiliated Houthi fighters shout slogans while attending a demonstration against Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in Yemen in October." height="3651" width="5476" msid="115428315" hostid="261" sizebytes="1188336"></div>Russia and Iran have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-russian-cargo-ship-transported-iranian-ballistic-missiles-2024-9">increased their military ties</a> since the start of the Ukraine war. Tehran has provided Moscow with lethal aid, including missiles and drones similar to what it has given the Houthis in previous years. Both countries have been isolated on the world stage over their malign actions and involvement in Ukraine.The Houthis have used their arsenal of missiles and drones over the past year to tirelessly carry out attacks on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-difficult-mission-save-stricken-red-sea-tanker-2024-9">military and civilian vessels</a> in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a campaign that the rebels claim is connected to the Israel-Hamas war.American forces <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-weapons-expenditure-cost-middle-east-conflicts-2024-10">operating in the region</a> in defense of the merchant shipping lanes are frequently tasked with intercepting Houthi threats. Just last week, for instance, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-destroyers-unscathed-after-missile-exploding-drone-houthi-attack-2024-11">two US Navy destroyers</a> had to fend off a complex missile and drone attack.The US also routinely <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-variants-seen-combat-after-fighter-struck-houthis-2024-11">carries out airstrikes in Yemen</a>, targeting rebel missile systems, weapons storage facilities, and other sensitive sites in an effort to curb their ability to carry out the attacks.Lenderking said that the Houthis still "maintain the ability to launch pretty aggressively at passing ships," but the US is committed to keeping shipping lanes open in the Red Sea.

Russia's engagement with the Houthis as they lob missiles at ships is getting 'serious,' US official says

In an unusual development, a teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in <keyword id="19896882" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="canada" source="keywords">Canada</keyword> to test positive for <keyword id="95867" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bird-flu" source="Orion">bird flu</keyword>, the provincial health department announced. The youth is currently receiving treatment in a children's hospital for the <keyword id="23932297" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="H5-avian-influenza" source="keywords">H5 avian influenza</keyword> strain, with the source of infection and potential contacts under active investigation. According to British Columbia Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry, the infection likely came from an animal source. "This is a rare event," she noted. "We are conducting a thorough investigation to fully understand the source of exposure here in BC." <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="109603354" title="Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again." mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Bird flu, most commonly found in wild birds and poultry, can sometimes infect humans through close contact or contaminated environments. Scientists have voiced growing concerns as avian flu has recently been detected in mammals, and a recent outbreak in US cattle has added to fears. Although human infections remain rare, experts worry that an increased rate of transmission could eventually lead to a virus mutation that allows human-to-human spread. The Canadian case comes shortly after another unusual incident in the United States, where a person in Missouri tested positive for bird flu without any known exposure to infected animals. While cases among farmworkers are known, these isolated incidents without clear animal sources add to the need for vigilance. Despite the isolated cases, there has been no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of bird flu to date, which would otherwise signify a more serious public health risk. For now, health authorities in Canada are closely monitoring the situation to prevent further spread. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="114819490" title="Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) officials are trying to urge the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to work towards the <keyword id="21473003" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hybrid-model" source="keywords">hybrid model</keyword> for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy next year through <keyword id="24047280" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="back-channel-talks" source="keywords">back-channel talks</keyword>, as per sources. Sources said that back channel talks are going on to make PCB understand why the hybrid model is the best way to go for the tournament and why there cannot be an ICC tournament without the Indian cricket team. The sources have also said that top ICC officials are trying to get Pakistan stop making any statements against India. There are discussions going on with the host Pakistan and other participating teams of the Champions Trophy next year about the schedule and it is likely to be out in a couple of days or so, the sources added. India, the 2017 finalists, will not be playing their matches in Pakistan and their matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the source. PCB wrote to the International Cricket Council (ICC) seeking reasons behind India's refusal to travel to Pakistan to play the ICC Champions Trophy next year, Geo News reported. India conveyed its stance of not travelling to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, citing 'security concerns'. Speaking at a press interaction at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, Naqvi said that PCB is still waiting for a reply from ICC. He also asked not to mix sports and politics."We have sent them [ICC] the questions we had. We are still waiting for their response. I believe that sports and politics are separate and no country should mix the two. Even now I still have positive expectations about the Champions Trophy," Naqvi was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying. He added that all the countries who qualified for the Champions Trophy 2025 are ready to visit Pakistan except India."At this moment, every team that has qualified for the Champions Trophy is ready to come. Nobody has any issues. I will say today also, if India has any concerns, speak to us about them, we can ease those concerns. I don't think there is any reason for them not to visit," he added. Earlier in the month, ICC conveyed to the PCB in writing that India would not travel to Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy, which will be held in early 2025.PCB consulted with the Pakistan government on the issue and is looking to present its stance. The Pakistan board wants India to travel to Pakistan as their team also went during the time of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup in 2023. Last year, Pakistan hosted the Asian Trophy, but it was held in a hybrid model, with India playing its matches in Sri Lanka. India and Pakistan played their last bilateral series in 2012-13 in India, a white-ball series and now mostly play in ICC tournaments and Asia Cup. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/tata-to-buy-a-majority-stake-in-pegatrons-iphone-plant-in-india/articleshow/115414852.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/tata-to-buy-a-majority-stake-in-pegatrons-iphone-plant-in-india/articleshow/115414852.cms" target="_blank">Tata to buy a majority stake in Pegatron's iPhone plant in India</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/ntpc-green-energy-ipo-gmp-risk-factors-and-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/115403791.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/ntpc-green-energy-ipo-gmp-risk-factors-and-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/115403791.cms" target="_blank">NTPC Green Energy IPO – GMP, risk factors and all you need to know</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/jiostar-announces-plans-starting-at-15-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/115326701.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/jiostar-announces-plans-starting-at-15-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/115326701.cms" target="_blank">JioStar announces plans starting at ₹15 – here’s everything you need to know</a>

Top ICC officials trying to convince PCB for adoption of Hybrid model for Champions Trophy: Sources

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Elon Musk would co-lead his new government efficiency drive.</li><li>The unofficial Department of Government Efficiency is already verified on X with a gray tick.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk">Elon Musk's</a> Department of Government Efficiency is already verified on X as an official government entity, and could be in violation of the platform's rules on verification.President-elect <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-department-government-efficiency-doge-2024-11">Donald Trump announced on Tuesday</a> that Tesla CEO Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, nicknamed DOGE.Trump said the new agency would work to cut regulation and slash spending.The former and future president said Musk and Ramaswamy will "provide advice and guidance from outside of Government."After less than two days, the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DOGE">DOGE account on X</a> has the platform's gray verified checkmark, which is used to identify government or multilateral organization accounts.According to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/profile-labels">X's rules on checkmarks</a>, organizations eligible for the gray checkmark are generally reserved for executive office accounts, government agency accounts, and embassy and state-level accounts, as well as accounts held by government officials and heads of state.As DOGE is not an official government department, having the gray checkmark may violate X's rules.Musk used X as a megaphone for his outspoken support of Donald Trump during the election campaign, frequently posting messages of support for the former president and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-going-all-in-recruit-billionaire-peers-trump-vance-2024-7">using the site to try and win over other Silicon Valley billionaires</a>.After the president-elect confirmed Musk's new role, the Tesla CEO said he planned to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-leaderboard-government-spending-marketing-genius-doge-donald-trump-2024-11">post a public leaderboard of "the most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars"</a> and let users weigh in on specific potential cuts.Musk has also hailed Trump's election victory as vindication of his $44 billion purchase of X, then called Twitter, in 2022, repeatedly telling users, <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1856637767758815323">"You are the media now"</a> in the aftermath of the result.X did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside normal working hours.

Elon Musk's DOGE isn't an official department. It has a government checkmark on X.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia is training North Korean troops to use combat drones, a Ukrainian official told BI.</li><li>Andrii Kovalenko told BI that the new combat skills "pose a threat to both Ukraine and South Korea."</li></ul>Russia is now training North Koreans in drone operations and other modern warfare techniques, a Ukrainian official told Business Insider.Andrii Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, said in a statement to BI that "Russia is training North Korean soldiers to operate strike UAVs and reconnaissance drones."There are also plans to send Russian FPV drone instructors to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, for further training opportunities, he said.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/CforCD/status/1853795637709475945">In a post earlier this week on X</a>, Kovalenko said that the troops were also receiving training in using Lancet drones.This training, taking place under live combat conditions, "poses a threat to both Ukraine and South Korea, as some of these soldiers will transfer their skills back to North Korea," he told BI.Business Insider was unable to independently confirm his statements.Kovalenko's remarks come as Ukraine calls on its international allies to react more strongly to North Korean troops joining forces with Russia.Kovalenko said that, once back in North Korea, those receiving the training could use their skills "for future terrorist actions in the border areas with South Korea."Late last month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYakkoQox3Q">said</a> that up to 8,000 North Korean troops had been <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korean-troops-ukraine-russia-kursk-8000-front-lines-2024-11">moved to the Russian region of Kursk,</a> and he predicted that they would enter the fighting shortly.On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy upped that number to 11,000 and said: "We see an increase in the number of North Koreans, and we do not see an increase in the reaction of our partners," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://kyivindependent.com/number-of-north-korean-troops-in-kursk-oblast-increases-to-11-000-zelensky-says/">per the Kyiv Independent</a>.Experts have told BI that the direct combat experience North Korean troops will get fighting Ukraine is a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-military-officials-helping-russia-ukraine-win-for-kim-2024-10">massive boon</a> for the secretive state, which has not seen major combat since the 1950s.Kovalenko said on Monday that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-soldiers-attacked-under-fire-russia-kursk-ukraine-official-2024-11">the first North Korean troops had already come under fire</a> in Kursk.In his remarks to BI, he said that since then, "daily battles" with North Korean troops had occurred, with Ukraine regularly shelling their positions.South Korea recently said it was mulling sending weapons to Ukraine, a move that experts <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-ukraine-weapons-big-difference-russia-north-korea-2024-10">told BI</a> could be a significant help — but which it has long been reluctant to make.In October, Kim Jong Un modified North Korea's constitution to redefine its southern neighbor as a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wnxlxxwq2o">"hostile state"</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-south-korea-blowing-roads-rail-links-tensions-war-2024-10">blew up roads</a> connecting the two territories.The increase in hostilities comes after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-deals-north-korea-iran-no-laughing-matter-ukraine-experts-2024-3">deepening ties</a> between Moscow and Pyongyang following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia is passing on deadly drone techniques to North Korea, Ukraine official tells BI

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Donald Trump wants the next GOP senate leader to give him greater power to staff vacancies.</li><li>Trump wants to use the president's recess appointment power in a major way.</li></ul>President-elect <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-white-house-staff-cabinet-picks-list-2024-11">Donald Trump</a> will return to the White House with Republicans in complete control of Washington.For Trump, Tesla CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-net-worth-wealth-tesla-stock-trump-election-ev-2024-11">Elon Musk</a>, and other influential conservatives, this simply is not good enough. The early reactions to Trump's nominations of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary illustrate that even a GOP trifecta might not give Trump everything he wants.Trump wants Republicans to help him use a special procedure called recess appointments that would allow him to install Cabinet appointees and even a Supreme Court justice without a single vote. In theory, Trump's push for broad recess appointment power could allow him to disregard the process entirely — meaning that any more than 1,200 positions requiring Senate confirmation could be filled without even an FBI background check or a confirmation hearing."It's just been made so explicit and used as a strategy in and of itself that even though former presidents made recess appointments, they didn't say this part, and there wasn't widespread fear about what it means and why they are using it now," Casey Burgat, the director of the Legislative Affairs Program at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management told Business Insider.Like Trump, Musk is a big believer in flexing the recess appointment power.The world's richest man recently wrote on X that without them, it would be "impossible to enact the change demanded by the American people, which is utterly unacceptable."Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who won the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has said "all options are on the table, including recess appointments. On Thursday, Thune stressed that Trump may still encounter obstacles if he goes that route."You have to have all Republicans vote to recess as well," Thune told Fox News host Bret Baier. "The same Republicans that you mentioned that might have a problem voting for somebody under regular order might be the same Republicans that have a problem voting to put the Senate into recess."<h2 id="9fdd85ec-762d-4f4e-9d55-9d0cd426582d">Why Trump wants this power.</h2>Trump could get his choices confirmed with just 50 votes, thanks to Vice President-elect JD Vance's tie-breaking power. With Republicans projected to hold 53 seats, Democrats can't stop a nomination on their own. But they can force Republicans to grind it out.In his push for recess appointment power, Trump argued it was about ensuring he could staff up in a timely manner.According to the Center for Presidential Transition, it took President Trump twice as long on average to get his nominees approved during his first three years in office (115 days) than it did Ronald Reagan's presidency (56.4) days. Through late November 2023, it took President Biden roughly 109.6 days on average. The center also found that while the Senate filibuster is part of the reason for delays, even complete control of Congress hasn't sped things up.Not everyone is convinced that time is Trump's sole motivation, particularly when many of his early selections illustrate how much he will elevate controversial choices like Gaetz and Kennedy."From the president's perspective, I suppose he would see this as a shortcut to take his favorite list of appointees and put them in for temporary appointments," Sarah Binder, a senior fellow at Brookings, told Business Insider.<h2 id="745efdee-399a-4d58-9336-c1b7209a287e">Trump can't flex this power by himself.</h2>As Thune said, the Senate would need to vote on adjournment. The Constitution also requires the House to approve the Senate breaking for over three days. A 2014 Supreme Court decision held that the Senate would need to recess for at least 10 days.There's even a way for Trump to avoid the House's need to sign off on a lengthy break. Under Article II of the Constitution, Trump has the power to force an adjournment if the House and Senate are divided on what to do.Time is the only true limit on recess appointments.Officials installed via recess appointment can only serve until Congress' next session. If Trump uses this power immediately upon taking office, officials or judges could only stay through the next Senate session, in January 2027.Otherwise, there is virtually nothing Senate Democrats could do to stop the process. Adjournment votes can't be meaningfully filibustered.<h2 id="b23bbc27-f0ff-4ab9-95b7-d757a9914d9d">Recess appointments were created for a bygone-era. </h2>Before World War II, presidents needed recess appointment power because the US Senate was out of session more often than lawmakers were in the nation's capital. Presidents sometimes used their power to game the system, rushing nominees through who might have failed to get confirmed. In 2005, President George W. Bush bypassed the senate to appoint John Bolton as Ambassador to the United Nations over criticism from Senate Democrats.In recent years, senators, including Republicans, have tried to thwart presidents from using their recess appointment power by holding "pro-forma" sessions where even just one senator can briefly convene and conclude business within minutes.<h2 id="c5b5cf7b-d42b-4d24-931f-6e4885ad0309">Not everyone is convinced this power grab is wise.</h2>Trump's biggest defender thus far is former White House counsel Don McGahn. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Tuesday, McGahn said that Trump needs the power because the Senate is too slow."Returning to the longstanding tradition of recess appointments would ensure that every elected president is able to staff the government with senior officials who share his policy vision," McGahn wrote.Some conservatives are skeptical. Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank, strongly opposes the idea."If you want to show that you're fundamentally hostile to the constitutional separation of powers, trying to do a blanket bypass of Senate's core advice-and-consent authority is a good way," Whelan wrote on X.The National Review wrote in a Wednesday editorial that Trump's request is "wholly inappropriate within the American system of government and ought to be rejected with prejudice."Trump may only be in power for four years, but the reality of Washington is that if he follows Musk's encouragement, he will set a standard Republicans will one day regret."The Senate works on precedent, and so whatever happened last is going to be the default for how it should happen going forward," Burgat said, "and so if we know anything about politics and power grabs they are really hard to claw back and the next guy is gonna use it."

Why Trump and Elon Musk want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, and new AirPods models are now available at <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-store">Apple stores</a>.</li><li>Apple Intelligence is projected to begin rolling out in October.</li></ul>The new AI iPhone is officially available in Apple stores, hitting shelves in almost 60 countries around the world on Friday morning.The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-event-iphone-16-announcement-live-updates-2024-9">iPhone 16</a> is the first phone to launch in Apple's new era of artificial intelligence. A new Apple Watch Series 10, an improved Apple Watch Ultra 2, and new AirPods models also made their debut on Friday.Although the iPhone 16 won't come straight out of the box with Apple Intelligence, it's one of only two iPhone generations that's compatible with the software. The first AI features will reportedly roll out via <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios">iOS 18</a> in October.Still, there's been much excitement about the improvements to the basic iPhone 16, which comes in some saturated new colors and is getting two new buttons — the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-16-camera-button-creating-buzz-despite-no-ai-2024-9">Camera Control</a> and an Action button.<h2 id="4fa612a1-07fd-458c-b444-4a307d71fcce">The scene in Singapore</h2>In Singapore's flagship Apple store in Orchard, the city's central shopping district, the scene had the hallmarks of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-apple-store-workers-prepare-iphone-launch-days-2024-9">Apple's product launches:</a> countdowns to store opening, long queues outside the store, and store employees cheering for the first batch of customers as they walk in.Queues began at 4 a.m. and were split into pre-order pickups and walk-in orders.The store opened at 8 a.m. When Business Insider visited the outlet at 9 a.m., there were about 300 people in line for walk-in orders.By 9 a.m., the store was surrounded by resellers who had purchased two iPhones — the maximum you can pre-order — and were looking to buy more from those who bought spares.Many of these resellers traveled to Singapore from Vietnam and Sri Lanka, where Apple does not have official stores, or from India, where Apple has two stores. Some people carried between eight to 12 merchandise bags and came with carry-on suitcases to transport the iPhones back home.BI spoke to a Singaporean couple in their mid-20s, who said this was their first time attending an Apple launch day. They had pre-ordered the iPhone 16 for themselves and their friends. They kept two phones but sold off the remaining to buyers who approached them on the street.The Singaporean shopper said he flipped each extra phone to a Vietnamese group for a profit of 150 Singapore dollars, or $116, a piece. He took a leave from work to pick up his order at 8 a.m."There's not so much profit from this, it was more for fun," he said.<div type="image" title="Queues outside Apple store in Singapore 1 hour into store opening." height="3024" width="4032" msid="113515487" hostid="261" sizebytes="1348012"></div>Another iPhone enthusiast who spoke to BI said he has been attending launch days since 2011, even before the Orchard flagship store opened in 2017. He said he updates his iPhone every year.He said the crowd on Friday was slightly more muted than it has been in the past. He said he hopes Apple designs a flip phone similar to those being produced by Samsung and Huawei, so he can have an "iPad in his pocket."A lot is riding on this launch for Apple. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-aapl-stock-quarterly-earnings-call-report-live-updates-2024-7#i-phone-sales-are-slowing-but-services-boomed">iPhone sales</a> slipped year-on-year in Q3, and analysts have said an AI-powered smartphone could be the game changer Apple needs to see revenue bounce back. However, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-16-super-cycle-may-be-greatly-exaggerated-2024-9">pre-orders</a> over the past weekend were estimated to be about 13% lower than with the iPhone 15 — primarily due to the slower rollout of AI features as well as competition in China.Apple has successfully generated hype around its upcoming software, but today could indicate whether it can back it up with initial hardware sales.

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Kamala Harris had <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-investors-raise-money-for-kamala-harris-over-zoom-2024-8">friends in high-tech places,</a> but it wasn't nearly enough to secure the presidency.Silicon Valley's progressive leaders, like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-billionaires-investors-kamala-harris-mark-cuban-reid-hoffman-2024-8">Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell, and Vinod Khosla,</a> raised millions for the Harris campaign, hoping for a Democrat in the White House for the next term. In the aftermath of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-wins-presidential-election-race-2024-11">Donald Trump's clear win,</a> some of tech's denizens stewed on what will happen next for their industry. Even in their sadness following Wednesday's results, traces of cautious optimism started to appear.In conversations with over a dozen VCs and founders, there was a sense that the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openness-in-ai-is-necessary-ftc-lina-khan-2024-7">regulatory climate</a> might soften, potentially easing antitrust scrutiny and allowing a wave of mergers and acquisitions to proceed unfettered. The election result, coupled with the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/trump-trade-us-presidential-election-dollar-treasuries-stocks-crypto-djt-2024-11">stock market's exuberant response,</a> could light up the exit market like the Fourth of July, signaling private companies to finally go public. While many Silicon Valley VCs and founders aren't huge Trump fans, their industry thrives when startups are getting acquired or going public quickly. The Biden administration clamped down heavily on tech M&amp;A, so Trump's win could be a financial boon for the sector. There's also hope and early signs of VC fund investors being more open to putting fresh money into the asset class.The outcome could be good for startups who have been sitting on the sidelines for the past few years hoping to go public (and their investors), said Jordan Nof, a managing partner of Tusk Venture Partners, an early-stage investor.Stephen Hays, the founder and managing partner of What if Ventures, said money is already moving again. He received two emails from investors on Wednesday morning about committing more capital to deals <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-hays-mental-health-vc-what-if-ventures-addiction-2024-7">his syndicate</a> can access. Both said they had waited for the election to pass to start writing bigger checks.Trump's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/election-results-trump-harris-presidential-election-2024-11">return to the White House</a> will ripple through the technology sector in unpredictable and potentially transformative ways, though tech policy was largely an afterthought this election cycle. In his campaign, Trump played on people's anxieties about the economy to win over swing voters, while Harris cast herself as the candidate who would reach across the aisle on housing and immigration.In the short term, the election outcome is good for business, said a Bay Area-based investor. Trump is allied with some well-known tech people like Elon Musk, there's likely to be more permissive M&amp;A, and the price of bitcoin is at record highs. But there is longer-term uncertainty and questions remaining about whether Trump will shake the foundations of the US's economy and society, he added. <h2 id="747090b3-65d2-4542-aee5-ef26eab9cdcf">Big Tech returns to the table</h2>As president, Trump <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-presidency-affect-big-tech-2024-11">could roll back</a> some of the antitrust policies that his opponent would have continued. The Biden administration was a much tougher antitrust enforcer, putting many technology mergers and acquisitions on hold. That trickled down to little tech in the form of fewer deals closed.Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan's status could be in jeopardy once Trump takes over in January. She has been one of the main drivers of tougher antitrust enforcement in tech deals. On Wednesday, Lulu Cheng Meservey, the communications whisperer to tech firms like Y Combinator, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/lulumeservey/status/1854169233917100089">tweeted</a> a photo of Khan with LinkedIn's #OpenToWork badge."I believe we'll see the markets open back up for M&amp;A, a more business-first approach," said Brandon Brooks, a partner at the tech investment firm Overlooked Ventures. He added that having a former venture capitalist in the White House — Trump's heir apparent, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-silicon-valley-tech-leaders-rally-around-harris-trump-2024-8">JD Vance</a> — could bring "a more private market focus" to the presidency.Investors such as SignalFire founder Chris Farmer and Mason Angel of Industrious Ventures said a more relaxed approach to antitrust enforcement could <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-startups-get-bought-up-by-private-equity-vc-2024-8">unlock billion-dollar exits</a> for a limited set of founders and venture capitalists who have a vested interest in acquisitions picking back up. That's how they return profits to investors.Louis Lehlot, a partner at Foley &amp; Lardner, expects a respite from the antitrust crackdown to "enable Big Tech buyers to return the table." He said, "They have been frozen out for nearly four years, essentially warned not to even try to acquire new companies, and in some cases, to prepare for their looming defenestration."The question of how a second Trump term affects the stock market also has far-reaching consequences for tech. Fewer dollars are flowing into the venture capital funds that keep tech firms flush with cash. Limited partners such as pensions and endowments that fund venture firms have been choosier over months of higher interest rates and a shortage of private company exits to the public market.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/trump-victory-stock-market-today-dow-tsla-djt-bitcoin-yields-2024-11?_gl=1*1z0y7qj*_ga*MTQ0NjYxMDEzMC4xNzIyMzAwMzYy*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTczMDkwNTI4Ny4yMjEuMS4xNzMwOTEwMTk4LjYuMC4w">Markets rallied</a> on Wednesday as Trump's victory ended one of the most contentious presidential elections in modern history. It's unclear how long the "<a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/trump-trade-us-presidential-election-dollar-treasuries-stocks-crypto-djt-2024-11?_gl=1*rc7o27*_ga*MTQ0NjYxMDEzMC4xNzIyMzAwMzYy*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTczMDkwNTI4Ny4yMjEuMS4xNzMwOTEwMzc3LjE2LjAuMA..">Trump trade</a>" boom will last and whether conditions for venture firms seeking investment will improve anytime soon."I think the concerns around tariffs and the rising cost of capital make our asset class less attractive if people can earn better rates of return elsewhere," said Michael Greeley, a general partner at Flare Capital Partners.<h2 id="e24a95d8-c99b-496b-802b-cb9a8404aa33">Crypto wins, uncertainty for climate</h2>This election marked the first with artificial intelligence in play, and as president, Trump will have to contend with how to regulate it. Though he hasn't released a detailed policy agenda, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-harris-presidency-impact-ai-artificial-intelligence-2024-10">analysts expect</a> Trump will ease up-regulation. His campaign pledged to repeal a Biden-era executive order that set guardrails on the technology and that some conservatives in tech argued went too far.Trump is also seen as bullish for crypto.The blockchain sector, including many VCs who invest in the sector, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://time.com/7173421/what-donald-trump-election-win-means-for-crypto/">poured $100 million</a> into elections this year. Trump <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/11/06/trumps-triumph-is-also-cryptos-gensler-regulatory-clouds-likely-to-vanish/">positioned himself</a> as the pro-crypto candidate, promising to make the US <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-stockpile-6f1314f5e99bbf47cc3ee6fc6178588d">"the crypto capital of the world,"</a> and pledging he would fire Biden-appointed SEC chairman Gary Gensler, who has cracked down on the crypto regulation. Trump has also publicly said he <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/trump-claims-presidential-win-here-is-what-he-promised-the-crypto-industry-ahead-of-the-election.html">would</a> "keep all the bitcoin the US government currently holds or acquires into the future." Bitcoin surged to a record high of $75,000 after Trump's victory was confirmed.Investors in climate tech were more apprehensive about what a second Trump term means for clean energy. Trump's on-again, off-again support for nuclear energy could result in new legislation to "expand alternative energy sources, particularly by accelerating the deployment of advanced nuclear micro-reactors," said Brian Garrett, managing director at Crosscut Ventures.Meta, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html">Google, </a>Microsoft and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-nuclear-power-strategy-ai-2024-10">Amazon</a> are all exploring using nuclear energy to power their data centers. Garrett shared tech investor Jenny Fielding's concerns that the new administration could repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that fueled investment in the clean-tech sector by green-lighting $369 billion in subsidies to public and private actors. He said Trump could retract the unspent funds crucial to upgrading energy infrastructure in the country."While regulations were always more progressive in places like Europe, if the climate [regulation] under Biden and the Inflation Reduction Act are rolled back, this could be a significant setback for climate tech companies operating (hoping to sell) in the US," said Fielding, a managing partner at Everywhere Ventures, which invests globally.In other pockets of the Valley, investors rolled up their sleeves for a new day of dealmaking. "People are keeping to themselves and just getting on with their business," said Conrad Burke, a managing partner of MetaVC Partners.Leslie Feinzaig, a venture capitalist who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-investors-raise-money-for-kamala-harris-over-zoom-2024-8#the-group-vcs-for-kamala-which-published-an-open-letter-in-support-of-harris-a-week-ago-held-a-virtual-fundraising-party-with-about-600-guests-2">became one of tech's bundlers for Harris,</a> sent an email to members of the VCs for Kamala group on Wednesday morning. "It hurts, of course, but it's a hurt we are familiar with," she wrote. "I've been here enough times that I know what I'm supposed to do: Get back up, learn the lesson, and get back to work."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Time has officially run out for House Republicans to impeach Biden before the election.</li><li>Lawmakers took their last votes of the week on Wednesday and won't return until mid-November.</li></ul>After nearly two years, the Republican effort to impeach President Joe Biden can be declared dead.Lawmakers took their last votes of the week on Wednesday afternoon and are not scheduled to return to session until November 12, the week after the 2024 election.While it's technically possible Republicans would attempt to impeach Biden in the final months of his presidency, it's highly unlikely. By that point, either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will be president-elect, and the bulk of Washington's attention will be on preparing for the new administration. Plus, Biden's decision to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-dropping-out-what-happens-next-2024-7">drop out of the race</a> had already rendered the president a lame duck."I think it's too late," said Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, a member of the House Oversight Committee that led the impeachment inquiry. "I think he's impeached himself."The impeachment effort, based on the notion that Biden financially benefited from his son Hunter's business dealings, had long <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-biden-impeachment-effort-is-dying-a-slow-painful-death-2024-9">petered out</a> before this month.While Republicans were able to maintain unanimity in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/every-house-republican-votes-for-biden-impeachment-inquiry-ken-buck-2023-12">voting to authorize an impeachment inquiry</a> last December, they never appeared to have the necessary votes to impeach Biden. Along the way, key aspects of the investigation were discredited, including when a former FBI informant whose testimony had been widely cited was charged in February with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-biden-impeachment-fbi-indictment-hunter-bribes-2024-2">lying to the agency</a>.In August, a trio of House committees released a nearly 300-page report on the inquiry. It ultimately garnered little attention, with House Speaker Mike Johnson issuing a statement that simply encouraged "all Americans to read this report."Despite that, it seemed possible that Republicans may be forced to vote on impeachment before the election. Last year, Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado tried to use a procedural maneuver to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-al-green-donald-trump-impeachment-biden-2023-6">force an impeachment vote</a> over Biden's handling of the southern border, and it didn't seem out of the question for another hard-right lawmaker to pull such a move.Republicans have been trying to impeach Biden — for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cory-mills-vote-israel-aid-impeach-biden-rafah-2024-5">various reasons</a> — since the first year of his administration, and the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-are-over-biden-impeachment-independents-poll-result-2023-12">vast majority of GOP voters</a> supported the inquiry. But Republicans are headed into November without having gotten it done."I think it's disappointing. I'm disappointed," said Rep. Eric Burlison of Missouri, another GOP member of the Oversight Committee. "Sadly, our side of the aisle seems to pull our punches."What remains unclear, however, is whether Republicans will face any backlash from their base in the long term for the lack of an impeachment. After all, Biden's about to be out of the picture, and Trump could win the election in November."I think Republican voters want to make sure that we get Trump in office," said Rep. Michael Cloud, a Republican from Texas. "That's their focus at the moment."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Spain's eastern province of Valencia was hit hard by intense flooding last week.</li><li>The government has pledged $11 billion to help it recover, but local authorities want $34 billion.</li></ul>Spain said it will give about $11 billion to help restore Valencia after flash floods hammered the province last week — but local authorities there want three times that amount.Historic, deadly flash floods — brought about by torrential rainfall — hit the area last week, killing at least 211, regional emergency services <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/GVA112/status/1853698255730942163">said</a> on Wednesday.Spain's State Meteorological <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spain-flooding-51-dead-in-valencia-region-economic-hub-2024-10">Agency</a> said last week that it was the province's most severe storm since 1987.During a press conference on Tuesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government had <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/sanchezcastejon/status/1853796678265938374">approved</a> $11.55 billion in loans and grants to help storm and flood victims.However, a day earlier, the province's president, Carlos Mazón, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/carlos_mazon_/status/1853555363678728545">said</a> local authorities had asked for an initial package equivalent to about $34 billion."The measures will serve to rebuild, relaunch, and mitigate the effects" of the storm, Mazón told reporters.<div type="image" title="Satellite images of the Valencia province before and after flash floods on October 25, 2022 (left), and October 30, 2024 (right)." height="480" width="640" msid="114986283" hostid="261" sizebytes="62758"></div>On Saturday, Valencia's Chamber of Commerce <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.camaravalencia.com/noticias/informe-sobre-danos-provocados-por-la-dana-en-los-municipios-mas-afectados-y-consecuencias-sobre-la-actividad-economica/">estimated</a> that up to 4,500 businesses had suffered notable damage, with potentially 1,800 severely impacted.The floods affected many economic sectors, including agriculture, industry, and services, it said.Automaking remains Valencia's most <a target="_blank" href="https://www.investinspain.org/en/regions/comunidad-valenciana/industrias-destacadas?#nameRegion">important industry</a>.Cristina del Rey, the communications director for Ford Spain, told BI last week that her company's Valencia plant had not suffered direct damage from the floods but was shut on Wednesday and Thursday.According to a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://fundacionaon.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BAROMETRO-DE-CATASTROFES-2021.pdf">report</a> from the Aon Spain Foundation, a private foundation that works to prevent and assist with natural disasters, the annual cost of natural disasters in Spain between 2016 and 2021, including floods, was between $940 million and $2.5 billion.Local authorities on Sunday <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/GVA112/status/1853692672327721128/photo/1">said</a> that the heavy rains — part of a phenomenon known as "cold drops" — had caused "unprecedented" damage to infrastructure and human life.The provisional death toll put it among the most serious natural disasters in Western Europe in recent years. Widespread flooding in July 2021 killed more than 200 people in Belgium, Germany, and surrounding countries.At a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJODVpRdXxR">press conference</a> on Tuesday, Sánchez declared Valencia a disaster area, paving the way for extra funding for local authorities.He said about 15,000 soldiers and police officers had been dispatched to the province, as well as 287 forest brigaders, around a hundred customs officers, 44 forensic physicians, and 600 specialized vehicles for pumping, cleaning, and supplying the affected areas.Sánchez added that 98% of affected households now had power, and about 25 miles of roads and 46 miles of railway tracks had been repaired."We must continue working with more resources, more coordination, and greater effort until normality returns to all the municipalities and to all the homes affected by this tragedy," he said.

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