Evening Briefing: Ukraine’s president visits Washington

Also, forecasters warn of a dangerous storm and holiday shows return to the stage. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, met with President Biden at the White House for two hours.Tom Brenner for The New York Times 1. In a visit to the U.S., President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Biden. Ukraine’s president arrived in Washington this afternoon, where tonight he [plans to address a joint session of Congress](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEyLzIxL3dvcmxkL3ZvbG9keW15ci16ZWxlbnNreS1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODAxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDQ5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6FTkKNj8feL9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in a bid to rally support for his country’s war effort. Before the speech, Zelensky — making his first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded in February — met at the White House with Biden, who pledged support for “the great people of Ukraine.” As the Ukrainian leader arrived, Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, announced that the U.S. was sending Ukraine another $1.8 billion in military aid, including a [Patriot missile battery](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9wYXRyaW90LW1pc3NpbGVzLXJ1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLXVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), one of its most advanced air defense systems. In Ukraine, as the war approaches its second year, [Ukrainian troops will find it more challenging to reclaim territory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXItc3RhbGVtYXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from Russian forces who are focused on defending their remaining land gains rather than making a deeper push into the country, American officials said. In other politics news, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had formed a government in Israel that will [bring him back at the helm of a hard-right coalition](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2NvYWxpdGlvbi1kZWFsLW5ldGFueWFodS1pc3JhZWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIyMVcDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ 2. The I.R.S. delayed auditing Donald Trump, despite a mandate. The tax agency [failed to audit Trump during his first two years in office](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10YXgtcmV0dXJucy1pcnMtYXVkaXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) despite a program that makes the auditing of sitting presidents mandatory, and only began in 2019. The delay was revealed last night when a House committee voted to make public six years of the former president’s tax documents. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIyMVcDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The documents released by the House showed that Trump paid $1.1 million in federal income taxes in his first three years as president, and [paid no taxes in 2020](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10YXhlcy1pbmNvbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as his income began to dwindle. Here’s a [year-to-year breakdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC10YXgtcmV0dXJuLW51bWJlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In other tax news, some users of Venmo, Etsy, CashApp and other e-commerce platforms must start reporting small transactions, [sowing fears among small-business owners.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9pcnMtb25saW5lLXNhbGVzLXRheC1iaWxscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODAxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDQ5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6FTkKNj8feL9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) The erratic management style of Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, is eroding his reputation as a genius.Pool photo by Patrick Pleul 3. Elon Musk’s distraction is just one of Tesla’s problems. Issues at Tesla, the world’s most valuable car company, are [puncturing its mystique as the clear leader in electric vehicles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy90ZXNsYS1lbG9uLW11c2suaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). It has struggled to ramp up production at new factories; Covid restrictions and dysfunctional supply chains have caused intermittent shutdowns at its Shanghai factory; and amid global recession concerns, demand for Tesla vehicles appears to be slackening. Yet Musk has been preoccupied with Twitter. Yesterday, he said he would resign as chief executive “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job,” but [many question whether he will really step away](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9kZWFsYm9vay9lbG9uLW11c2stdHdpdHRlci1jZW8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In related news, many companies are eager to recycle electric-car batteries, but [there aren’t enough available](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMjEvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L2JhdHRlcnktcmVjeWNsaW5nLWVsZWN0cmljLXZlaGljbGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Experts expect widespread flight delays and cancellations. Nic Antaya for The New York Times 4. The nation’s midsection is preparing for a “bomb cyclone.” Just as holiday travel reaches its peak by the end of this week, [an intensifying storm system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tc25vdy1ibGl6emFyZC1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODAxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDQ5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6FTkKNj8feL9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)and a large Arctic air mass will bring blizzard conditions and extremely dangerous wind chills — down to 70 below zero in some places — to the Plains and Midwest. The East also faces a flash freeze and high winds that could disrupt travel. The National Weather Service said that Buffalo could face a “once-in-a-generation storm.” The storm, which is expected to sweep across large swaths of the country [between today and Friday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi91cHNob3Qvc25vdy1mb3JlY2FzdC10b3RhbHMtbG9va3VwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), will also mean that thousands of Americans who are counted on to work through this week [could face potentially dangerous conditions on the job](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS91cy9jaHJpc3RtYXMtd2ludGVyLXN0b3JtLXNub3ctYmxpenphcmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). If you’re still planning to travel, [be prepared for chaos at the airports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS90cmF2ZWwvaG9saWRheS10cmF2ZWwtd2ludGVyLWZsaWdodC1kZWxheS1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and additional traffic on major roads. “The governmental and philanthropic support feels nonexistent,” said Debbie Toth, left, who leads a nonprofit.Jim Wilson/The New York Times 5. Even seniors are skipping the latest Covid booster. As the pandemic barrels into its third winter, and Covid hospitalizations and deaths begin to climb once again, medical experts [worry that there is no effective plan to update the immunizations of the most vulnerable Americans](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9oZWFsdGgvY292aWQtYml2YWxlbnQtYm9vc3Rlci1lbGRlcmx5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Only 36 percent of Americans 65 and older have received the updated Covid vaccine, known as the bivalent booster, compared with 94 percent of the same group who had their initial shots. Their diminishing immunity has largely transformed the pandemic from a threat against the unvaccinated to one against older adults, many of whom were once well protected. 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A related tip: Our Tech Fix columnist explains how to use ChatGPT [without causing harm to ourselves or others](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3BlcnNvbmFsdGVjaC9ob3ctdG8tdXNlLWNoYXRncHQtZXRoaWNhbGx5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Karsten Moran for The New York Times 7. Jenna Bush Hager is making a book list. Authors are obsessed with it. When Hager features a book on the “Today” show, it will very likely become a best seller. It might well become a television series, produced by Jenna Bush Hager, whom the viewing public has [come to trust like an insistently persuasive aunt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9qZW5uYS1idXNoLWhhZ2VyLWJvb2stY2x1Yi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODAxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDQ5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6FTkKNj8feL9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Since 2019, books in her “Read With Jenna” book club have outpaced the overall adult fiction market by almost 60 percent. The result is a heady inversion: Once known for her last name, Hager has become as famous for her first, across the signature purple sticker that novelists plot to slap onto their book covers. Carlos Correa would presumably move to third base with the Mets.Carmen Mandato/Getty Images 8. The Mets just keep spending money. In a surprising turn of events, Carlos Correa, a star shortstop, walked away from a $350 million contract agreement with the San Francisco Giants and is now set to sign a 12-year, $315 million deal with the Mets. It would be the [latest in a series of expensive signings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvY2FybG9zLWNvcnJlYS1tZXRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) since the team was purchased by the billionaire Steven Cohen. The Mets’ payroll will be around $380 million — far and away breaking the M.L.B. record. And because of enhanced luxury tax penalties that were nicknamed the [“Cohen Tax,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8xMy9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvc3RldmVuLWNvaGVuLW1ldHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDgwMSZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjA0OTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOhU5CjY_H3i_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) the team will most likely owe another $110 million, putting its total outlay for next year at nearly $500 million. In other sports news, Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers who caught the “Immaculate Reception,” [died at 72](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnJhbmNvLWhhcnJpcy1kZWFkLXN0ZWVsZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODA4MDEmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIwNDk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjoVOQo2Px94v2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “A Christmas Carol” was back onstage at the Dallas Theater Center.Cooper Neill for The New York Times 9. Onstage, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas again. After two years of Christmastime washouts — when theater turned digital in 2020, and when Omicron paused many productions last winter — performance institutions say they are determined that this year [holiday shows will be back in full force](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlhhVTP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yMS90aGVhdGVyL2Jyb2Fkd2F5LWNocmlzdG1hcy1wYW5kZW1pYy1ob2xpZGF5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwODAxJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMDQ5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6FTkKNj8feL9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). For arts lovers and arts presenters, late December has long loomed large. “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are cherished holiday traditions, and on Broadway, year-end is when houses are fullest. 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