Evening Briefing: China eases “zero Covid” restrictions

Also, Peru ousts its president and Aaron Judge signs with the Yankees. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. Shanghai will no longer require tests to ride public transit.The New York Times 1. China eased its “zero Covid” restrictions in a victory for protesters. In a remarkable pivot — after three years during which China’s leader, Xi Jinping, staked his legitimacy on a “people’s war” against the coronavirus — the government [announced a broad rollback of Covid restrictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXplcm8tY292aWQtcHJvdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The changes — which [largely removed rules for mass testing, limited the scope of lockdowns and hospitalizations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXplcm8tY292aWQtY2hhbmdlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and scrapped mandatory hospitalization and mass quarantines — appear to be a tactical, face-saving retreat after mass street protests in late November. China is now expected to confront a surge of infections and deaths as lockdowns lift, schools reopen and people try to resume normal life. Our photographers [captured what life under “zero Covid” policies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLXplcm8tY292aWQtcGljdHVyZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) looked like in China. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIwN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Pedro Castillo was elected as Peru’s president last year.Ernesto Benavides/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 2. Peru’s president was ousted after trying to dissolve Congress. Pedro Castillo, the president, attempted to install an emergency government, in [a stunning move that political leaders across the spectrum were quick to denounce as a coup attempt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9wZXJ1LXBlZHJvLWNhc3RpbGxvLWNvdXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). After Castillo’s announcement, Congress swiftly voted to remove him from office, and much of his government resigned in protest. Castillo was placed under arrest, and his vice president, Dina Boluarte, was sworn in as president. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIwN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Castillo’s attempt to challenge the impeachment vote plunged the fragile democracy into its biggest political crisis in years. Peru’s armed forces and police released a statement suggesting that the president did not have the legal authority to carry out his decree. In other international news, Germany [arrested 25 people suspected of plotting to overthrow the government](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1jb3VwLWFycmVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and install a new head of state with the help of a nationwide far-right terrorist network. Among those detained were a German prince, a former far-right member of Parliament and former members of the police and special forces. The F.B.I. searched Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida residence, in August for classified documents.Steve Helber/Associated Press 3. Searchers found classified documents at Donald Trump’s storage site. The former president had hired people to search four properties after being directed by a federal judge to look harder for any classified material still in his possession. The search team [found at least two documents with classified markings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1jbGFzc2lmaWVkLWRvY3VtZW50cy1zZWFyY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) inside a sealed box at a federally run storage site, prompting his lawyers to notify the Justice Department about them. The department is investigating Trump’s handling of thousands of government documents, including more than 300 that were classified, that were taken from the White House at the end of his term. In related news, the conviction of the Trump Organization exposed what prosecutors called a “culture of fraud and deception” at his company. [But the penalty is far from a financial death sentence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1vcmdhbml6YXRpb24tZnJhdWQtcGVuYWx0eS1maW5hbmNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “The talk about some additional mobilization efforts makes no sense,” Vladimir Putin said.Pool photo by Mikhail Metzel 4. President Vladimir Putin warned that the fighting in Ukraine could be “a long process.” The Russian leader acknowledged that the war would be protracted but tried to ease the fears of his increasingly war-weary population. He said [there would be no need to mobilize more troops](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9wdXRpbi1zYXlzLXJ1c3NpYS1kb2VzbnQtY3VycmVudGx5LW5lZWQtdG8tY29uc2NyaXB0LW1vcmUtdHJvb3BzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Putin said that half of the 300,000 civilians called up to fight under a draft announced in September were still in training, while roughly 77,000 draftees were now deployed in combat. Separately, a U.N. report documented [441 killings of civilians](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) by the Russian Army during the first month of the war, describing summary executions as likely war crimes. The justices are considering a theory that would give state lawmakers broad power over federal elections.Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times 5. The Supreme Court seems split over a case that could transform federal elections. The justices [appeared divided](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWZlZGVyYWwtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk1OTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1MzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about whether to adopt a legal theory that would give state legislatures enormous and largely unchecked power to set election rules and draw congressional maps. The justices’ questioning, over three hours of arguments, suggested that they were roughly divided into three camps. The three most conservative justices appeared prepared to embrace an expansive version of the theory, while the three liberal justices were adamant that it should be rejected. The remaining members of the court — John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — seemed to be searching for a compromise. In other politics news, Senator Raphael Warnock [won re-election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEyLzA3L3VzL2dlb3JnaWEtc2VuYXRlLXJ1bm9mZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, in a runoff in Georgia. His victory [further clarifies the shifting political battlegrounds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91cy1wb2xpdGljYWwtbWFwLTIwMjQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), from states like Florida and Ohio to Georgia and Arizona. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Ramesh Balwani, the former chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up, was [sentenced to 155 months in prison after being convicted earlier this year of wire fraud](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3N1bm55LWJhbHdhbmktdGhlcmFub3Mtc2VudGVuY2VkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk1OTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1MzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, had promised that their company would revolutionize health care with machines and tests that could detect some illnesses using just a few drops of blood. But those claims were false, and Holmes was [sentenced](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8xOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2VsaXphYmV0aC1ob2xtZXMtc2VudGVuY2UtdGhlcmFub3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) last month to more than 11 years in prison. In other legal news, Indiana’s attorney general [sued the Chinese-owned app TikTok](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3Rpa3Rvay1sYXdzdWl0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk1OTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1MzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for deceiving users about China’s access to data and for exposing children to mature content. The F.D.A. guidance on Lasik has been in the making for over a decade.Uli Seit for The New York Times 7. The F.D.A. is considering a warning to Lasik patients. Patients considering getting the cornea-reshaping surgery to correct poor vision should be told that they may be left with double vision, dry eyes, difficulty driving at night and, in rare cases, persistent eye pain, [according to draft guidance from the agency](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9oZWFsdGgvbGFzaWstaW5qdXJpZXMtZmRhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk1OTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1MzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The warnings would likely come as a surprise to more than half a million Americans who get Lasik in any given year, many of whom view the procedure as safe and commonplace. Surgeons have pushed back and urged the F.D.A. to more fully consider the benefits of the procedure. In other health news, a vaccine alliance is [voting on a plan to end the Covax program](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNi9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtdmFjY2luZXMtY292YXgtZ2F2aS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which has delivered more than 1 billion Covid vaccines around the world. Aaron Judge set career highs in batting average, home runs and R.B.I. in 2022.Nathan Hunsinger for The New York Times 8. Aaron Judge is returning to the Yankees under a new $360 million contract. This year’s American League M.V.P. — who hit an American League single-season record of 62 home runs and has spent his entire career with the Yankees — was heavily courted by multiple teams. But this morning Judge [signed a nine-year deal with the Yankees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvYWFyb24tanVkZ2UteWFua2Vlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that will make him one of the highest paid baseball players ever. The monster deal was fueled by a team’s desperation and a player’s desire for a legacy, [our columnist Tyler Kepner writes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwveWFua2Vlcy1hYXJvbi1qdWRnZS1jb250cmFjdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). His marching orders are clear: Win. In other sports news, all eight teams left in the World Cup are legitimate contenders. [We broke down each quarterfinal matchup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9zcG9ydHMvd29ybGQtY3VwL3F1YXJ0ZXJmaW5hbC1wcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMDcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9Nzk1OTEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1MzIwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkBAdkWPTWBAvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U)” was a top song of the year, our critics said.Edwig Henson 9. These are the best songs of 2022. Three of our music critics made lists of 70 tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year, including tracks from Beyoncé, Drake, Ethel Cain, Wilco, Mitski. Only one song made all three roundups: Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U).” [Check out their selections and listen to their playlists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3Qtc29uZ3MtMjAyMi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc5NTkxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTMyMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5AQHZFj01gQL1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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And finally, how to enjoy the holidays without succumbing to stress. Between social obligations, gift-giving woes, family tensions and travel challenges, the end of the year can be daunting. In a poll, 31 percent of people said they expected to feel more stressed than they did last year. But experts say there are [reliable ways to manage the tension](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlc6IQP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8wNy93ZWxsL21pbmQvaG9saWRheS1zdHJlc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03OTU5MSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTUzMjAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQEB2RY9NYEC9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), including setting a calendar that prioritizes only the most important activities and leaves room for comfort. Another tip from the experts: Write down your top five worries ahead of time. Have a manageable night. 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