Evening Briefing: Winter storm upends holiday travel

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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. South Dakota closed a major highway today because of blizzard-like conditions.Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times 1. Record-low temperatures and heavy snow impeded holiday travel. What forecasters described as a “once-in-a-generation storm” brought vast areas in the middle of the United States to a near-standstill, and forecasters say [conditions will worsen in the days to come](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEyLzIyL3VzL3dpbnRlci1zdG9ybS1zbm93LXdlYXRoZXItZm9yZWNhc3Q_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). More than 10,000 U.S. flights have been disrupted, and [additional delays are expected](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tc25vdy13ZWF0aGVyLWZvcmVjYXN0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjaG9saWRheS10cmF2ZWwtd2ludGVyLWZsaWdodC1kZWxheS1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb25XA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Some 100 million Americans were under winter storm advisories or warnings. In Minnesota’s Twin Cities, residents [spent the day digging out from seven inches](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tc25vdy13ZWF0aGVyLWZvcmVjYXN0L21pbm5lc290YS13aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tc25vdz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of powdery snow. A Des Moines coffee shop is [preparing to provide refuge for freezing customers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP4RjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tc25vdy13ZWF0aGVyLWZvcmVjYXN0L2RyaXZlcnMtc2V0LW9uLXJlYWNoaW5nLXRoZWlyLWRlc3RpbmF0aW9ucy1maW5kLWNvbWZvcnQtYXQtYS1kZXMtbW9pbmVzLWNvZmZlZS1zaG9wLWRldGVybWluZWQtdG8tc3RheS1vcGVuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). At least three people in Kansas were killed in vehicle crashes that appeared to be related to the storm, officials said. The bitterly cold air is derived from the polar vortex: a large, rotating expanse of cold air that generally circles the Arctic, but occasionally shifts south from the pole. Scientists aren’t sure [whether climate change plays a role](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9jbGltYXRlL3BvbGFyLXZvcnRleC13aW50ZXItY29sZC13ZWF0aGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). For those awaiting delivery of Christmas gifts, the storm [may further delay packages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy9zdG9ybS1zaGlwcGluZy1kZWxheXMtY2hyaXN0bWFzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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The Ukrainian leader is traveling back home after a high-profile visit to Washington that was [greeted there with pride and hope](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8yMi93b3JsZC92b2xvZHlteXItemVsZW5za3ktcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtbmV3cy96ZWxlbnNreXMtdXMtdHJpcC1saWZ0cy1zcGlyaXRzLWR1cmluZy1hLWNvbGQtd2ludGVyLWZvci11a3JhaW5lP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that his impassioned, in-person appeal would keep American weapons and financial support flowing. 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He wants tanks and F-16 fighters, layered air defenses, and the Patriot missile system that President Biden promised would soon be on its way. In Ukraine, [an eight-month visual investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi92aWRlby9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1idWNoYS1tYXNzYWNyZS10YWtlYXdheXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) by The Times identified the Russian perpetrators of the massacres in the city of Bucha. In Germany, an intelligence officer was [arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS1ydXNzaWFuLXNweS1hcnJlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and is being charged with treason. Donald Trump has boasted that he fights to pay as little tax as possible.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times 3. Donald Trump’s audits show the depths of the I.R.S.’s funding woes. While Trump was president, and in the years before he took office, [the federal tax agency assigned just one agent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1hdWRpdC1pcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to examine his exceedingly complex and voluminous tax returns. The I.R.S. acknowledged that it was overwhelmed by the former president’s finances. Documents released this week by a House committee, including data from six years of Trump’s tax returns, show how the agency has become increasingly unable to crack down on wealthy taxpayers who push the legal limits to lower their tax bills and have the means to fend off audits. Additionally, spokespeople for Barack Obama and President Biden said that they, unlike Trump, received timely audits by the I.R.S. while in office — [intensifying questions about the agency’s decisions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1pcnMtdGF4ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said the bill was “overflowing with good news.”Kenny Holston/The New York Times 4. The Senate passed a mammoth spending bill ahead of Friday’s deadline. The $1.7 trillion measure, which would fully fund the government until September and send another round of financial assistance to Ukraine, [advanced with bipartisan support](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zZW5hdGUtc3BlbmRpbmctYmlsbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The House is also expected to pass the bill before midnight tomorrow, when the government would otherwise shut down. The package includes an overhaul of the [135-year-old election law](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9lbGVjdG9yYWwtY291bnQtYWN0LWphbi02Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that Donald Trump and his allies sought to exploit, about [$40 billion in emergency aid](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9zcGVuZGluZy1iaWxsLWZ5MjMtY29uZ3Jlc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for communities recovering from disasters, a ban on the Chinese-owned app TikTok on government devices and a collection of new rules [intended to help Americans save and pay for retirement](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMC95b3VyLW1vbmV5L3NwZW5kaW5nLWJpbGwtNDAxay1yZXRpcmVtZW50LXNhdmluZ3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Passage of the legislation was held up yesterday when a Republican demanded that the Senate vote on extending [pandemic-era border restrictions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMi8wMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1wdWJsaWMtaGVhbHRoLXJ1bGUtbWV4aWNvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). But that amendment failed to pass. Sam Bankman-Fried leaving Federal District Court in New York today.Brittainy Newman for The New York Times 5. Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond. A federal judge imposed highly restrictive bail conditions on the disgraced cryptocurrency executive, who was arrested and charged with fraud this month. He will be monitored [under house arrest at his parents’ home in Palo Alto, California](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9idXNpbmVzcy9zYW0tYmFua21hbi1mcmllZC1mdHgtYmFpbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The $250 million bond — a written promise to appear in court — will be secured by his parents’ interest in their home. Bankman-Fried was also required to surrender his passport and to receive mental health and substance abuse treatment. Two other top executives of Bankman-Fried’s companies [pleaded guilty to fraud charges](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Z0eC1mcmF1ZC1ndWlsdHktcGxlYXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and were cooperating with prosecutors. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Many hospitals offer exclusive concierge services to the rich. But emergency rooms are typically built around the premise of medical triage: that the sickest patients, regardless of their ability to pay, are treated first. In other health news, R.S.V. has probably peaked, but [flu is still surging and Covid-19 cases are rising](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtZmx1LXJzdi13aW50ZXItc3VyZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Scientists are hopeful next winter will be better. 7. The year’s most intense Oscar race is for best actress. Forget the men, our award season columnist writes, because women stole the show in so many of this season’s most acclaimed films. The five slots allocated for the category [barely scratch the surface of what the actors had to offer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9tb3ZpZXMvb3NjYXJzLWJlc3QtYWN0cmVzcy1taWNoZWxsZS15ZW9oLWNhdGUtYmxhbmNoZXR0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Current front-runners include Cate Blanchett for her role as a conniving conductor in “Tár”; Michelle Yeoh as the multiverse’s last hope in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”; and Michelle Williams, who plays a character based on Steven Spielberg’s mother in “The Fabelmans.” Even a dark-horse candidate like Mia Goth in “Pearl” may deserve a look. Matt Patterson/Associated Press 8. Sunday N.F.L. football is heading to YouTube. The streaming service [reached a deal with the league](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9idXNpbmVzcy95b3V0dWJlLW5mbC1zdW5kYXktdGlja2V0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to bring the N.F.L.’s Sunday Ticket package, which exclusively broadcasts all weekend games outside of the viewer’s local area, to its customers next season. The deal is said to be worth as much as $2.5 billion annually — about $1 billion a year more than the deal with the previous rights holder, DirecTV. The agreement is a watershed moment for the live sports industry, which has been tilting toward streaming for years. As some viewers abandoned cable for services like Netflix, football games had kept sports fans glued to traditional television. Looking back, we collected [21 sports highlights from this year that are worth watching again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9zcG9ydHMvYmVzdC1zcG9ydHMtaGlnaGxpZ2h0cy0yMDIyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Bad Bunny topped charts with his latest blockbuster album, “Un Verano Sin Ti.” Chandan Khanna/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 9. Latin music thrived in 2022 by refusing to compromise. The genre — a purposely loose category that encompasses countless national, regional and local styles — [has always pointed toward joyful innovation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JhZC1idW5ueS1yb3NhbGlhLWxhdGluLXBvcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). And in recent years, forward-looking pop stars like Rosalía have used their distinctive sound to explode onto the global scene, writes our chief pop music critic. Ideas from Latin music have repeatedly catalyzed musical evolution in jazz, rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop and other genres. And no one embodies 2022 pop more than Bad Bunny, who helped popularize the reggaeton beat that dominates the modern pop sound — an eternal, syncopated pulse. If you prefer classical music, we picked out [this year’s best tracks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2Jlc3QtY2xhc3NpY2FsLW11c2ljLTIwMjIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDg5NCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA1OTcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhmOGkY-5OvVlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), including fresh takes on Mozart, Dvorak and Debussy. Also, of all the music heard around Christmas, few passages rival[the awe and mystery of this chord.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9hcnRzL211c2ljL28tY29tZS1hbGwteWUtZmFpdGhmdWwtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWNob3JkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4OTQmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNTk3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoZjhpGPuTr1ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Sheep began grazing at Pompeii a few weeks ago.Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times 10. And finally, to save a ruin, send in the sheep. Officials at the vast archaeological park of Pompeii, a city buried alive by a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79, were concerned that invasive thorns and hedges and destructive roots could rebury the site. Pompeii is now preserved with a variety of high-tech tools, including drones and A.I. software, but custodians found an appropriately ancient solution to the overgrowth: [bringing back the sheep](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlh2aYP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9tcGVpaS1zaGVlcC1tb3VudC12ZXN1dml1cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODk0Jm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDU5NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6GY4aRj7k69WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “If they didn’t do it, we’d have to,” said one of the site’s maintenance workers. Another member of the crew spoke about an additional upside of the sheep, especially “with roasted potatoes.” Have a stuffed night. Brent Lewis 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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