Evening Briefing: Same-sex marriage bill passed

The measure secured bipartisan majorities in the Senate and House. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House, signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Thursday.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images 1. The House passed a bill to protect same-sex marriage, sending it to President Biden to be signed into law. Only months ago, the measure appeared to have little chance, but it managed to attract decisive, bipartisan majorities in both the Senate and the House. A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers [voted 258-169 in favor of the legislation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zYW1lLXNleC1tYXJyaWFnZS1jb25ncmVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the waning days of the Democratic-led Congress. The bill, which mandates federal recognition for same-sex marriages, was drafted after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion hinted that prior rulings, such as the court’s decision on same-sex marriage, could be future targets for the court to overturn. Behind the scenes: [A group of influential Republicans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9tYXJyaWFnZS1iaWxsLWdheS1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with long experience prodding their party to embrace L.G.B.T.Q. rights banded together with the bill’s proponents in Congress to persuade Republican senators that backing it would give them a political edge. The opposition: A majority of Republican lawmakers voted against the measure. “This bill certainly disrespects God’s definition of marriage,” said Representative Bob Good of Virginia, “and his definition is the only one that really matters.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIwOFcDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Brittney Griner at a court outside Moscow in August.Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press 2. Brittney Griner was freed in a prisoner swap with Russia. Griner, the American basketball star who was arrested just before Russia invaded Ukraine, was [released in an exchange for the convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout](~/AAAAAQA~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). After an [exchange in the United Arab Emirates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJpdHRuZXktZ3JpbmVyLXZpa3Rvci1ib3V0LXZpZGVvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk2NzUmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1NDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), she is expected to arrive in the United States within 24 hours. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIwOFcDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ “Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones — and she should have been there all along,” President Biden said. Griner had been [found guilty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wOC8wNC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWJyaXR0bmV5LWdyaW5lci1zZW50ZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) of trying to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia for carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. She was sentenced to nine years in one of Russia’s [most notorious penal colonies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9icml0dG5leS1ncmluZXItcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3J1c3NpYS1wZW5hbC1jb2xvbnktYnJpdHRuZXktZ3JpbmVyVwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “The Merchant of Death”: [The trade freed Bout](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdmlrdG9yLWJvdXQtYnJpdHRuZXktZ3JpbmVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk2NzUmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1NDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), one of the most notorious arms dealers of modern times. Accused of supplying Al Qaeda, the Taliban and militants in Rwanda, he was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and convicted in New York in 2011 on charges including conspiring to kill Americans. Still in captivity: The U.S. is working to free [Paul Whelan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGF1bC13aGVsYW4tcnVzc2lhLXByaXNvbi1ncmluZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a corporate security executive who was arrested at a Moscow hotel in December 2018. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, center, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, right, at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.Saudi Press Agency, via Associated Press 3. China’s leader is courting the Arab world. Xi Jinping, China’s president, began a visit to Saudi Arabia [that showcased the growing ties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2NoaW5hLXNhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS1hZ3JlZW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)between Beijing and Riyadh over oil, arms, technology and infrastructure. Leaders from other Gulf and Arab countries are traveling to Saudi Arabia for a series of summits with Xi in the coming days. Saudi Arabia has been a close American ally for more than half a century, and the U.S. remains the kingdom’s main security guarantor. But the Saudi rulers have long sought to strengthen other alliances to prepare for [what they see as an emerging multipolar world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2NoaW5hLXhpLWppbnBpbmctdmlzaXQtc2F1ZGktYXJhYmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk2NzUmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1NDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), with China as a key superpower. Context: Saudi Arabia’s ties with the U.S. have been strained over [the murder of Jamal Khashoggi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xNi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2JpZGVuLWtoYXNob2dnaS10cnV0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a Washington Post columnist [killed by Saudi agents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL3ZpZGVvL3dvcmxkL21pZGRsZWVhc3QvMTAwMDAwMDA2MTU0MTE3L2toYXNob2dnaS1pc3RhbmJ1bC1kZWF0aC1zYXVkaS1jb25zdWxhdGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in Istanbul in 2018. Red carpet versus purple carpet: Xi was greeted in grander fashion than President Biden in July. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 4. Donald Trump has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad three weeks. The losses, legal setbacks and embarrassments are rapidly piling up for the former president, [The Times’s Maggie Haberman and Michael C. Bender write in a news analysis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtdHVybW9pbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). After his endorsees suffered a string of losses in the midterm elections, Trump entertained a leading white supremacist and a celebrity antisemite and [suggested terminating the Constitution](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1jb25zdGl0dXRpb24tcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). His business was convicted on all 17 counts in a [tax-fraud case in New York City](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1vcmctdmVyZGljdC1ndWlsdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Those setbacks are highlighting his vulnerabilities and giving considerable ammunition to those in the G.O.P. who are arguing that it’s time to turn the page. Turnout wasn’t the problem: Nate Cohn, the Times’s chief political analyst, found that Republicans voted at a higher rate than Democrats in the midterms. 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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, [shot more than 15 hours of personal video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9uZXRmbGl4LWhhcnJ5LW1lZ2hhbi1kb2N1bWVudGFyeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5Njc1Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTQxOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AWYpJj22lkkFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in the early months of 2020 as they finalized their dramatic plans to exit Buckingham Palace. Given the often polarizing opinions that seem to arise whenever Harry and Meghan are mentioned, the series will almost assuredly result in social media memes, tabloid gossip and — Netflix hopes, given that it signed a very rich deal with the couple in 2020 — a global streaming event. The first three episodes were released today. [Here are the main takeaways](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vaGFycnktbWVnaGFuLW5ldGZsaXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Celine Dion performing at Barclays Center in New York in 2020.Nina Westervelt for The New York Times 7. Celine Dion has a rare neurological disorder. In an emotional Instagram video, Dion, the pop superstar, [said she had stiff person syndrome](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL2NlbGluZS1kaW9uLWhlYWx0aC10b3VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk2NzUmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1NDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a rare [autoimmune and neurological disease](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueWFsZW1lZGljaW5lLm9yZy9jb25kaXRpb25zL3N0aWZmLXBlcnNvbi1zeW5kcm9tZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that is the cause of the spasms she said she had been suffering. “It hurts me to tell you today,” Dion said, as her voice cracked, “this means I won’t be ready to restart my tour in Europe in February.” She had been set to begin a 2023 tour after postponing her most recent Las Vegas residency because of health issues. Her spring shows will be pushed to the following year, and eight of her summer performances will be canceled. Cristiano Ronaldo training at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday.Francisco Seco/Associated Press 8. The World Cup is bidding farewell to its greatest generation. The 2022 Cup in Qatar is the last stand for megastars including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, [our soccer columnist Rory Smith writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC9zcG9ydHMvd29ybGQtY3VwL21lc3NpLXJvbmFsZG8tc29jY2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk2NzUmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1NDE5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBZikmPbaWSQUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Some will depart over the next two days, others in another week or so. One or two will have the ending they crave, inside the Lusail Stadium, with a trophy in their hands. 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Scientists have designed a “vagina on a chip.” Dr. Don Ingber, a bioengineer at Harvard, makes organs for a living. Using flexible pieces of silicone, he grows tissues and creates malleable, three-dimensional models of lungs, livers, intestines and skin. 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And it is more realistic than other laboratory models of the organ, Ingber said: “This walks, talks, quacks like a human vagina.” A 1,300-year-old necklace was discovered in the village of Harpole in Northamptonshire, England, in April.Hugh Gatt/MOLA 10. And finally, a 1,300-year-old necklace has shed light on the overlooked role of women in early Christianity. The elaborate necklace is made from Roman coins, gold, garnets, glass and semiprecious stones, with a rectangular pendant with a cross motif. It was unearthed recently in the village of Harpole in Northamptonshire, England. “This large and ornate piece suggests [the woman may have been an early Christian leader,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRldOcWP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbWVkaWV2YWwtbmVja2xhY2UtYnVyaWFsLWhhcnBvbGUtdHJlYXN1cmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTY3NSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU0MTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQFmKSY9tpZJBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)” researchers said. One expert said the discovery “helps to reorient our assumptions about who actually had influence and authority” as Christianity was beginning to be established in Anglo-Saxon England. Have an exquisite evening. Clinton Cargill compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? 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