Evening Briefing: G.O.P. rebellion paralyzes the House for a third day

Also, Vladimir Putin orders a brief cease-fire and the Vatican buries Benedict XVI. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. Kevin McCarthy has failed to flip a single Republican defector in his favor.Kenny Holston/The New York Times 1. Republicans appear no closer to selecting a speaker as the House remains paralyzed. Despite [conceding to several right-wing demands](~/AAAAAQA~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), Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader from California, [lost his tenth straight vote for the speakership](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1zcGVha2VyLXZvdGUtdGFsbHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), more than anyone has in a speaker election in 160 years. The failures can be credited in part to fewer than two dozen Republican rebels, [who have repeatedly declined to support McCarthy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZXB1YmxpY2FuLXBhcnR5LWxlYWRlcnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). A phone call from Donald Trump [failed to flip a vote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1zcGVha2VyLXZvdGUtbWNjYXJ0aHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Even after three days of deadlock at the beginning of Republican rule, lawmakers declined to coalesce around another candidate. The member most often discussed as an alternative is [Steve Scalise of Louisiana](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdGV2ZS1zY2FsaXNlLW1jY2FydGh5LWFsdGVybmF0aXZlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the No. 2 Republican, who has been careful not to express interest in taking on McCarthy. A top Republican told reporters that McCarthy and his allies “hope to adjourn” and negotiate with the party’s holdouts. Once the House returns, votes will continue until a speaker is chosen. [Follow our live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzAxLzA1L3VzL2hvdXNlLXNwZWFrZXItdm90ZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIzMDEwNVcDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Ukrainian soldiers near the front lines in Kreminna, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine today.Nicole Tung for The New York Times 2. Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour cease-fire, which Ukrainians dismissed as “hypocrisy.” The Russian leader told his military leaders to [temporarily refrain from frontline warfare for Orthodox Christmas](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), and urged the Ukrainian government to follow suit. If carried out, the cease-fire would be the broadest of its kind since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIzMDEwNVcDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ A senior Ukrainian official called the move a [“banal trick” and a “propaganda gesture.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3B1dGlucy1jZWFzZS1maXJlLW9yZGVyLWlzLW1ldC13aXRoLXNrZXB0aWNpc20tYW5kLWFuZ2VyLW9uLWJvdGgtc2lkZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) And while the government in Kyiv has yet to officially declare whether it will agree to the cease-fire, it has expressed skepticism over Moscow’s pledges to exercise military restraint. In other news from the war, Ukraine said Russian troops had [used sexual crimes against civilians as a weapon of war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1zZXh1YWwtdmlvbGVuY2UtcnVzc2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Russian officials have denied the abuses. Shanon Gray, a lawyer for the relatives of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four victims.Young Kwak/Reuters 3. Authorities said DNA on a knife sheath helped lead them to the Idaho stabbing suspect. In [court records made public](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9pZGFoby1tdXJkZXJzLWtvaGJlcmdlci1uZXdzL2hlcmUtaXMtd2hhdC10aGUtbmV3bHktcmVsZWFzZWQtYWZmaWRhdml0LXRlbGxzLXVzLWFib3V0LXRoZS1raWxsaW5ncz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) after the criminology student charged with killing four college students in a stabbing attack had returned to Idaho, investigators said they had identified him by [analyzing surveillance footage and DNA from the crime scene](~/AAAAAQA~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). The records also included a statement from a roommate of the victims who said she had seen a black-clad figure in their house on the night of the murders. In his initial appearance before an Idaho judge today, the suspect, [Bryan Kohberger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4Q1AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9pZGFoby1tdXJkZXJzLWtvaGJlcmdlci1uZXdzL3RoZS1zdXNwZWN0LWEtY3JpbWlub2xvZ3ktc3R1ZGVudC13aG8tY291bGQtYmUtYW5hbHl0aWNhbC1hbmQtY3J1ZWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), 28, was denied bail. In other legal news, President Biden [announced a sweeping crackdown on people who seek refuge at the southern border](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1ib3JkZXItY3Jvc3NpbmdzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), while also saying the U.S. will admit up to 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti who legally apply for entry. Also, South Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled that the state’s constitution [provides a right to privacy that includes the right to abortion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDEvMDUvdXMvc291dGgtY2Fyb2xpbmEtY29uc3RpdHV0aW9uLWluY2x1ZGVzLWFib3J0aW9uLXJpZ2h0LXN0YXRlLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtcnVsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). For about a half-hour at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, emergency workers rushed to save Damar Hamlin.Joshua A. Bickel/Associated Press 4. “We’re going to need everybody.” In the tragic moments after the Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field on Monday night, after suffering cardiac arrest, medical personnel responded urgently to the kind of emergency the league hoped it would never face, [audio recordings show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvZGFtYXItaGFtbGluLXJlc3BvbnNlLWF1ZGlvLXJlY29yZGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Doctors treating Hamlin said today that he was [“awake and breathing,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvZGFtYXItaGFtbGluLWJpbGxzLXdlZWstMTgtcGF0cmlvdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and able to communicate by writing with a pen and paper. The 24-year-old asked whether his team had won the game during which he collapsed, doctors said. Leaguewide invocations on behalf of Hamlin have often gone beyond the pro forma “thoughts and prayers” — revealing the ways in which [Christian faith has long been intertwined with football culture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9kYW1hci1oYW1saW4tcHJheWVycy1mb290YmFsbC1yZWxpZ2lvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), tied to the sport through its popularity in the Bible Belt. The F.T.C. said a ban on noncompete clauses could increase wages by nearly $300 billion a year across the economy.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times 5. The U.S. is moving to ban noncompete agreements in labor contracts. The proposed rule from the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival or start a competing company for months or years after their employment. Economists say the move [could raise wages and increase competition among businesses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2Z0Yy1ub25jb21wZXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Academic research suggests that the noncompete agreements, which are said to affect roughly 20 to 45 percent of private-sector workers, hold down pay because switching jobs is one of the more reliable ways of securing a raise. In other business news, Bed Bath & Beyond [warned investors that bankruptcy was a possible option](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9idXNpbmVzcy9iZWQtYmF0aC1iZXlvbmQtYmFua3J1cHRjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And Tesla sales in China, the world’s largest car market, slumped as [domestic manufacturers gained ground with lower-priced alternatives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9idXNpbmVzcy90ZXNsYS1jaGluYS1zYWxlcy1lbGVjdHJpYy12ZWhpY2xlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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~/RgRlmd2sP0TPaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Benedict had become a touchstone for conservatives in the church.Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times 6. In a first, the pope presided over the funeral of his predecessor. Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope in about 600 years to step down, was [laid to rest in the Vatican](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9wZS1iZW5lZGljdC1mdW5lcmFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) today after Pope Francis [presided over a funeral](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9wb3BlLWJlbmVkaWN0LWZ1bmVyYWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyNmcmFuY2lzLWlzLXRoZS1maXJzdC1wb3BlLXRvLXByZXNpZGUtb3Zlci1hLWZ1bmVyYWwtbWFzcy1mb3ItYS1wcmVkZWNlc3Nvci13aG8tcmVzaWduZWRXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica. The ceremony included much of the [grandeur of a funeral for a reigning pontiff](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). But it was more modest, in a [not entirely successful attempt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9wZS1iZW5lZGljdC1mdW5lcmFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to honor Benedict’s request for a simple send-off without upsetting [some of his supporters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmVuZWRpY3QtZGVhdGgtY2F0aG9saWMtY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In his homily, Francis [did not mention Benedict by name](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9wb3BlLWJlbmVkaWN0LWZ1bmVyYWwvaW4taGlzLWhvbWlseS10aGUtcG9wZS1jYWxscy1iZW5lZGljdC1hLWZhaXRoZnVsLWZyaWVuZC1vZi1qZXN1cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) until the last line, when he referred to him as a “faithful friend” of Jesus. The service signified the end of an unusual arrangement: Two popes — one emeritus, one in power; one liberal, one conservative — coexisting on the Vatican grounds. Benedict leaves behind [no obvious successor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP4Q4AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9wb3BlLWJlbmVkaWN0LWZ1bmVyYWwvdGhlcmUtaXMtbm8tY2xlYXItc3VjY2Vzc29yLXRvLWxlYWQtdGhlLWNhdGhvbGljLWNodXJjaHMtY29uc2VydmF0aXZlLXdpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to lead the church’s conservative wing. Trees distressed by years of drought are now toppling throughout Northern California.Max Whittaker for The New York Times 7. Intense rain in California revealed a dilemma: Fight the water or pull back? The northern areas of the state continue to be [pummeled by an intense winter storm system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS91cy9jYWxpZm9ybmlhLXN0b3JtLXdlYXRoZXItZm9yZWNhc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDEwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTkzOSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjE2ODgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmO1rFi3Y9N1NutSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that has knocked out electricity to about 130,000 homes as of this afternoon. More heavy rain and wind are expected in the coming days. A series of storms, now in its second week, has flooded communities, broken levees and disrupted travel in the Bay Area — [forcing some California officials to consider changing their approach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9jbGltYXRlL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtZmxvb2RzLWRyb3VnaHQtcHJlcGFyZWRuZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to better suit 21st-century climate threats. Some experts have urged allowing rivers more room to overflow, which could help protect from flooding and store rainwater underground for droughts. Doing so would most likely require the government to buy land, but land values are high and public finances are tight. Derek Abella 8. A password breach with lessons for us all. Late last month, LastPass, the maker of a popular security program for managing digital passwords, announced that cybercriminals had breached its systems and obtained copies of customers’ password vaults, potentially exposing their online information. The breach was a huge headache for the company’s tens of millions of users, but our personal tech columnist writes that it can also teach us about [better protecting our passwords](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3BlcnNvbmFsdGVjaC9sYXN0cGFzcy1icmVhY2gtcGFzc3dvcmQtc2FmZXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzAxMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODE5Mzkmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxNjg4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjtaxYt2PTdTbrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): Security products are never foolproof, and it’s always easier to add authentication methods than it is to protect accounts after breaches. Prince William, left, and Prince Harry, center, during the funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II last year.Andrew Testa for The New York Times 9. Details from Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir began to trickle out. Among the revelations: Harry accused his brother, Prince William, of [knocking him to the floor during an argument over Harry’s marriage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHJpbmNlLWhhcnJ5LWJvb2std2lsbGlhbS1maWdodC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to Meghan Markle, according to The Guardian, which said it had obtained a copy of Harry’s book “Spare,” which is due out on Tuesday. The memoir’s publication has been [awaited with dread by the royal family and with anticipation by millions of others](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHJpbmNlLWhhcnJ5LWl0di1jYnMtaW50ZXJ2aWV3cy1zcGFyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) riveted by the House of Windsor soap opera. To handle the sensitive material, Harry entrusted his story to perhaps [the most exalted practitioner of the ghostwriting trade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlmd2sP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMS8wNS9ib29rcy9wcmluY2UtaGFycnktZ2hvc3R3cml0ZXItbW9laHJpbmdlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwMTA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxOTM5Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTY4OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY7WsWLdj03U261IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), J.R. Moehringer. Nicholas Sansone for The New York Times 10. And, finally, skip the stretch and get moving. For many people, especially those beyond their 20s, a pre-workout warm-up means a series of long, slow, sedentary stretches — for instance, sitting down and pulling one leg over the other. 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