Evening Briefing: Migrants flood border facilities in Texas

Also, Congress weighs a Covid inquiry and scientists make an energy breakthrough. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. Daniel Salazar, 42, and his son Luis Alexander Calero, 20, sought to enter El Paso, Texas on Sunday.Paul Ratje for The New York Times 1. Hundreds of migrants arrived at the Texas border. A caravan of roughly 800 to 1,000 people, mainly from Nicaragua, [crossed en masse into the U.S. at El Paso](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi91cy9lbC1wYXNvLW1pZ3JhbnRzLWJvcmRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), among the largest single crossings along the West Texas border in recent years. The group was just one of several in recent days that have flooded border facilities and threatened to overwhelm the resources of the impoverished border town. The scenes of migrants huddled on street corners, waiting for the bus station to open, provided a potential window into a situation that border authorities have been bracing for. Next week, a pandemic heath policy known as Title 42, which allows U.S. authorities to rapidly expel migrants, is set to expire. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIxMlcDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ More than a million Americans have died from the coronavirus.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times 2. Congress is weighing a Covid inquiry modeled after the 9/11 Commission. More than two decades after a bipartisan panel investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and offered recommendations for improving national security, several lawmakers are pushing to pass a bill that would [create a similar group to examine the U.S. response to the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1jb21taXNzaW9uLWNvbmdyZXNzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), including the country’s high Covid-related death rate. 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In China, as the government drops its stringent Covid restrictions, it needs to convince people that the virus is nothing to fear — [and that inoculations are essential](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1jb3ZpZC16ZXJvLXZhY2NpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The advance was said to involve the National Ignition Facility, or NIF.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3. A major energy breakthrough is set to be announced. Scientists at a federal nuclear weapons facility made an advance in fusion research that [could lead to a source of bountiful energy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9zY2llbmNlL251Y2xlYXItZnVzaW9uLWVuZXJneS1icmVha3Rocm91Z2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDAyMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU5MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ5bKXY74jJ5JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The development, set to be announced tomorrow, is said to have achieved what is known as ignition, where the fusion energy generated equals the laser energy that started the reaction. Effectively controlling fusion, the thermonuclear reaction that powers the sun and other stars, could offer an energy source that does not produce greenhouse gases. But immense hurdles remain. To be practical, the fusion energy output must be at least several times greater than that of the incoming lasers. In other science news, rather than running a head-to-head space race against the U.S., China has set off on a marathon. [It’s making good time](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9zY2llbmNlL2NoaW5hLXNwYWNlLW1vb24tbWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Also, researchers are relocating endangered swamp tortoises to save them from climate-related extinction, [setting off a debate over human intervention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEvYXNzaXN0ZWQtY29sb25pemF0aW9uLXRvcnRvaXNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany currently heads the Group of 7 nations.Markus Schreiber/Associated Press 4. G7 leaders pledged to help Ukraine rebuild. In a meeting today, leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations pledged their unwavering support for Ukraine and discussed the creation of a system to [funnel short- and long-term funding to the war-torn nation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP4Q3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3RoZS1nNy1uYXRpb25zLWFncmVlZC10by1zZXQtdXAtYS1kb25vci1wbGF0Zm9ybS10by1mdW5uZWwtbW9uZXktdG8tdWtyYWluZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDAyMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU5MDAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ5bKXY74jJ5JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) facing a bitterly cold winter. In other news from the war, European nations have grown wary that a desperate Kremlin is [exploiting their open societies to deepen attempts at spying, sabotage and infiltration](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYXJjdGljLW5vcndheS1ydXNzaWFuLXNwaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other international news, Iran announced that it had [hanged a man in a public execution](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4tcHJvdGVzdHMtZXhlY3V0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It is believed to be the second death sentence carried out against a protester since antigovernment demonstrations first flared in September. Also, Belgian authorities [charged a top E.U. lawmaker and three others with corruption](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXUtcWF0YXItY29ycnVwdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) said to be tied to Qatar. Price increases are still hovering near four-decade highs.Mathias Wasik for The New York Times 5. Inflation forecasts were wrong last year. [Should we believe them now?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2luZmxhdGlvbi1mb3JlY2FzdHMtaGlzdG9yaWNhbC1vdXRsb29rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Economists are projecting that the threat of inflation will swiftly fade in 2023 as higher interest rates take hold and supply chain issues wane. But many economists projected nearly the same trajectory last year and were wrong. There are reasons to believe that this year’s optimism is well founded: Supply chains are slowly improving, interest rate hikes appear to be having an impact and rent growth is moderating. But, as this year showed, unexpected inflation drivers, such as the war in Ukraine, can arise without warning. 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~/RgRlejflP0TPaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDAyMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU5MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ5bKXY74jJ5JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) The name of the entrance was inscribed in stone this month.Flo Ngala for The New York Times 6. Decades after the Central Park jogger attack, New York honors the teenagers who were wrongfully convicted. The five Black and Latino teenagers became known as the Central Park Five and went to prison for several years before they were finally cleared in 2002. They will be remembered at a Central Park entrance called [“The Gate of the Exonerated.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9jZW50cmFsLXBhcmstZml2ZS1nYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) “Every time people go by the gate and remember what happened here, even after we are gone, our story will enlighten people,” said Yusef Salaam, one of the five. In other news from New York, Rockefeller Center is suddenly a dining destination. Our critic called the emerging scene [the New York restaurant event of the year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9kaW5pbmcvcm9ja2VmZWxsZXItY2VudGVyLXJlc3RhdXJhbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Ganga Bahadur Sunuwar, who is from Nepal, worked for years in a steel factory in Qatar.Nicole Salazar for The New York Times 7. The World Cup will soon be over, but the migrant labor economy continues. It took hundreds of thousands of Nepali migrants to prepare Qatar for the world’s largest soccer tournament. Working conditions were often exploitative and dangerous, and many workers died. But Nepalis stuck in poverty and debt [see few other options](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9zcG9ydHMvd29ybGQtY3VwLW1pZ3JhbnQtd29ya2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “Working in a foreign country is not a choice,” said one migrant worker who, despite developing severe asthma working in Qatar, is considering returning. “We are compelled to do it.” In Qatar, the country’s women’s national soccer team, which was featured in its 2010 bid to host the World Cup, hasn’t played a game in eight years. [Here’s what happened](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMC9zcG9ydHMvc29jY2VyL3FhdGFyLXdvcmxkLWN1cC13b21lbnMtc29jY2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In news from the tournament, the semifinals will be held tomorrow and Wednesday, with two heavyweights, France and Argentina, each taking on an underdog. 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The groups — some new, some longstanding and nearly all of which describe themselves as defending parental rights — have recently grown [vastly more organized and well funded](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9ib29rcy9ib29rLWJhbnMtbGlicmFyaWVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) with help from local Republican candidates and politically aligned school boards. The materials the groups object to are often described in policies and legislation as sensitive, inappropriate or pornographic. In practice, the books most frequently targeted for removal have been by or about Black or L.G.B.T.Q. people, according to the American Library Association. In other publishing news, The Daily Telegraph’s cheeky, truth-dealing obituaries have inspired a cult readership. [A new book collects some of the more eccentric ones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9ib29rcy9lY2NlbnRyaWMtbGl2ZXMtdGVsZWdyYXBoLW9iaXR1YXJpZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDAyMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU5MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ5bKXY74jJ5JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “Rembrandt in a Red Beret” is on display at a museum in The Hague.Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times 9. A portrait of Rembrandt is on display for the first time in 50 years. But did he paint it? A centuries-old painting, depicting Rembrandt when he was about 37, is now on public view at Escher in Het Paleis, a former royal palace in the Netherlands. Its owner and an art historian hired to examine the artwork’s past say the Dutch artist made the work himself, [but some experts aren’t convinced](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9yZW1icmFuZHQtaW4tYS1yZWQtYmVyZXQtZGlzcHV0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Some historians believe that the painting, “Rembrandt in a Red Beret,” was produced by Rembrandt’s studio, a workshop overseen by the painter that often sold works as “Rembrandts,” even if they were completed or entirely painted by his employees. Elsewhere in the arts, our photographers looked back at the most memorable culture photos from the year [and explained the stories behind them](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9hcnRzL2Jlc3QtYXJ0cy1waG90b3MtMjAyMi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjEyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMDIwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNTkwMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5DlspdjviMnklIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In other culture news, we picked the [93 most stylish “people” of 2022](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMS9zdHlsZS9tb3N0LXN0eWxpc2gtcGVvcGxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Anne Hurley, an apprentice at Darthia Farm, harvests balsam.Greta Rybus for The New York Times 10. And finally, meet the Mainers who harvest the balsam used to make wreaths. In the state’s Downeast region, generations of people have built lives on seasonal, nature-based work: digging clams, pulling traps on commercial fishing boats, raking blueberries. By this time of the year, many of the farmers [head into the woods and begin harvesting balsam](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi90cmF2ZWwvbWFpbmUtYmFsc2FtLXRpcHBlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDAyMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTU5MDAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ5bKXY74jJ5JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The process — called “tipping,” or, for old-timers, “brushing” — was traditionally a family affair, where even the children would help collect evergreen branches for use in wreaths and holiday trimmings. And while large companies have taken over much of the industry, many families in Maine still harvest balsam every year. Have a fragrant night. Veronica Sanchis compiled photos for this briefing. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlejflP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL3VzLWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAwMjAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE1OTAwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkOWyl2O-IyeSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). What did you like? What do you want to see here? 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