Evening Briefing: House passes bill to avert rail strike

Also, the Fed chair signaled a slowing of rate hikes and Christine McVie died at 79. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Some rail unions have balked at a tentative agreement because of the lack of paid family or medical leave.Dustin Chambers for The New York Times 1. The House passed legislation to avert a rail strike. The chamber resoundingly approved a bill to [impose a labor agreement between rail companies and their workers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yYWlsLXdvcmtlcnMtc3RyaWtlLWhvdXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), an unusual intervention to shield the economy from a holiday-season work stoppage. The legislation, which was personally backed by President Biden, will go to the Senate, where leaders said it would quickly pass. The House also approved a separate measure to add seven days of compensated sick time for rail workers after liberal Democrats threatened to withhold their votes. Some rail workers see the government intervention [as a betrayal by Biden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9mcmVpZ2h0LXJhaWwtbGFib3ItdW5pb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), who has long spoken of his pro-labor views. They think the move favors the industry. 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Clips of antigovernment demonstrators holding up blank sheets of paper and mourners lighting candles continue to circulate on the internet in China — a rarity in a country with the most sophisticated censorship apparatus in the world. The sheer number of posts about the protests, experts say, [appears to have overwhelmed China’s digital controls](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1wcm90ZXN0cy1jZW5zb3JzaGlwLXZpZGVvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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His death [poses a test for China’s leader](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2ppYW5nLXplbWluLWNoaW5hLXhpLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Xi Jinping, who will look to pay tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current government. “I don’t think he will use nuclear weapons,” Volodymyr Zelensky said about Vladimir Putin.Winnie Au for The New York Times 4. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says he doesn’t think Russia will use nuclear weapons. At the DealBook Summit, Zelensky said that the risk of President Vladimir Putin’s using nuclear weapons [was not his biggest fear](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWFsYm9vay96ZWxlbnNreS11a3JhaW5lLWVsb24tbXVzay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and that it shouldn’t be the biggest fear of the West. He suggested that Western democracies should instead be concerned about Putin’s expansionist ambitions beyond Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader also rebuffed a peace proposal offered by Elon Musk and invited him to witness the war before making pronouncements about it. In Ukraine’s capital, more than 1.5 million people are still without power for more than 12 hours a day. [The hum of generators is everywhere](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1reWl2LXBvd2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other international news, South Africa’s president may face an impeachment hearing after a report [suggested that he had committed serious legal violations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC91cy9jeXJpbC1yYW1hcGhvc2EtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Also, an aging Italian village was granted 20 million euros to reverse its decline. [Figuring out how to spend it has become a tough job](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaXRhbGlhbi12aWxsYWdlLWphY2twb3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Choices, an abortion clinic in Carbondale, Ill., opened last month.Erin Schaff/The New York Times 5. After Roe fell, a Southern Illinois town became crucial for abortion access. Not all of its residents are happy about it. When an abortion clinic opened last month in Carbondale — not too far from a few states that banned abortion, including Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri — it [revealed tensions between residents that had largely been hidden](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC91cy9hYm9ydGlvbi1jbGluaWMtaWxsaW5vaXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “It was this moment of, ‘Oh, you’re here?’ — people that I see day to day,” one resident said of a City Council meeting that was packed with abortion opponents. “But the next day, we all went back to normal.” Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TPaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Poland forward Robert Lewandowski during a match today.Juan Mabromata/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 6. Argentina, a pretournament favorite, narrowly advances at the World Cup. The South American soccer power began the tournament with a stunning loss to Saudi Arabia, but two second-half goals [propelled it to a win today over Poland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzExLzMwL3Nwb3J0cy9hcmdlbnRpbmEtcG9sYW5kLXdvcmxkLWN1cC1zY29yZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and the top spot in its group. Argentina goes to the next round of the World Cup. Poland advanced as well, while Mexico was eliminated. In other news from the World Cup, Australia advanced to the knockout stage with a [1-0 win over Denmark](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzExLzMwL3Nwb3J0cy9mcmFuY2UtdHVuaXNpYS13b3JsZC1jdXAtc2NvcmVzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), and the American star [Christian Pulisic said he would play on Saturday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9zcG9ydHMvc29jY2VyL2NocmlzdGlhbi1wdWxpc2ljLXdvcmxkLWN1cC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) despite his injury. Also, the tournament has reminded wealthy V.I.P.s that there is always a higher level: [V.V.I.P.s](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9zcG9ydHMvc29jY2VyL3FhdGFyLXdvcmxkLWN1cC12aXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Tomorrow, Germany will play a win-or-go-home match against Costa Rica in the penultimate day of group stage play. Charles Sykes/Invision, via Associated Press 7. Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died at 79. McVie, a [singer, songwriter and keyboardist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NocmlzdGluZS1tY3ZpZS1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjga3gh2NA8PwrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), was once the biggest hitmaker for one of music’s most popular bands. Her commercial potency, which hit a high point in the 1970s and ’80s, was on full display on Fleetwood Mac’s “Greatest Hits” anthology, of which she wrote more tracks than any other band member. Her family announced her death on Facebook. She had told Rolling Stone in June that she was in “quite bad health” and that she had endured debilitating problems with her back. An artist’s rendition of a wormhole.Andrew Mueller/Inqnet 8. Scientists explore the ultimate escape route from a black hole. A group of researchers announced today that they had simulated a pair of black holes in a quantum computer and [sent a message between them through a shortcut in space-time called a wormhole](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9zY2llbmNlL3BoeXNpY3Mtd29ybWhvbGUtcXVhbnR1bS1jb21wdXRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). To be clear, their results apply only to a simplified “toy model” of a universe, and the scientists did not create a physical wormhole. But the experiment still marks a step forward in the effort to understand the relation between gravity, which shapes the universe, and quantum mechanics, which governs the subatomic realm of particles. In other science news, a study of skeletons unearthed from a medieval cemetery showed that Ashkenazi Jews have [become more genetically similar over time](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9zY2llbmNlL2FzaGtlbmF6aS1qZXdzLWdlbmV0aWMtaGlzdG9yeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Rosalía’s genre-crossing, futuristic album “Motomami” appears on all three of our critics’ lists.Mariscal/EPA, via Shutterstock 9. The songs that have defined 2022. Our music critics made lists of their favorite albums of the year and explained why each album stood out in a world of seemingly endless streaming options. [Here are their lists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3QtYWxidW1zLXJlbmFpc3NhbmNlLWJhZC1idW5ueS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). All the critics agreed that at least two artists deserved to be on the list: Beyoncé, whose album “Renaissance” is a tour through the history of dance music, and Rosalía, who released the genre-crossing, futuristic album “Motomami” this year. Our jazz critic also made a list of [the best jazz albums of 2022](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3QtamF6ei1hbGJ1bXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Bobbi Lin for The New York Times. Food stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. Prop stylist: Christina Lane. 10. And finally, fruitcake can be delicious (no joke). As the holidays approach, quips about the dessert’s dreadfulness are commonplace; the leaden and dry cake is said to be better used as a doorstop or a dumbbell than served to guests. But [Claire Saffitz has a recipe that proves fruitcake can be great](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8yOC9kaW5pbmcvZnJ1aXRjYWtlLXJlY2lwZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc4OTQ0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNDYzMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY4Gt4IdjQPD8K1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [Her version possesses the complexity of flavor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzY4Ni1vbmUtZGF5LWZydWl0Y2FrZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03ODk0NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTQ2MzEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), moist texture and staying power of the traditional cake, but skips the time-intensive aging process so it can be enjoyed right away. ([You can even watch her make it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlamWtP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzg5NDQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE0NjMxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PVJHM2Q1SmxMM3hzVwNueXRCCmOBreCHY0Dw_CtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~).) Have a sweet night. 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