Evening Briefing: U.S. announces Covid test requirements for travelers from China

Plus the meltdown at Southwest Airline draws scrutiny and the retired Pope Benedict XVI is “very ill.” [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP4QrAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPU5FJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjdhMjNmNWEyLTRjZmEtNTljOS04Y2M4LTNjMzdhNDJmYmJkOCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTUwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDIyMTIyOFcDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) December 28, 2022 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvam9uYXRoYW4td29sZmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By [Jonathan Wolfe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvam9uYXRoYW4td29sZmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. U.S. officials said the requirement for testing will apply to air passengers regardless of their nationality and vaccination status.Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 1. The Biden administration announced that travelers from China must present negative Covid tests before entering the U.S. The [announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1yZXF1aXJlbWVudHMtY2hpbmEtdXMtdHJhdmVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) came as China prepared to drop its strict quarantine requirements for travelers arriving from abroad on Jan. 8, and amid growing concern over a surge of cases in China and the country’s lack of transparency about the outbreak there. The requirement, which includes travelers from Hong Kong and Macau, will take effect on Jan. 5. Other countries [are also nervous about the potential flood of travelers from China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWNvdmlkLXRyYXZlbC1ydWxlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): Japan said it would limit the number and destination of flights from China and Italy said all travelers from China would be required to take Covid antigen tests upon arrival. In other Covid news, as cases rise in parts of the U.S., myths and misleading narratives continue and spread, [exasperating overburdened doctors and evading content moderators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NvdmlkLW1pc2luZm9ybWF0aW9uLW9ubGluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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In other storm news, climate change is making many types of weather events more extreme, but [links to winter weather like the recent storm can be difficult to untangle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC9jbGltYXRlL3N0b3JtLWJ1ZmZhbG8tY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Ukrainian and Russian officials have insisted that they are willing to discuss making peace.Laura Boushnak for The New York Times 3. Ukraine proposed a peace summit by the end of February. Russia rejected the proposal. This week, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, detailed a proposal for a peace summit, but he told The Associated Press that Kyiv would negotiate with Moscow only if Russia first faced a war-crimes tribunal. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, [responded that Kyiv would have to accept Moscow’s demands](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtcGVhY2UtdGFsa3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — including giving up the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claimed to have annexed in September — or else “the Russian Army will deal with this issue.” The hard-line positions suggest that both sides believe they have more to gain militarily. U.S. and European officials have concluded that serious discussions on ending the war [are unlikely in the near future](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1wZWFjZS10YWxrcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In Washington, the Biden administration has [begun a broad effort to halt Iran’s ability to produce and deliver drones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9pcmFuLWRyb25lcy1ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to Russia for use in the war. Separately, a Russian tycoon who had criticized the war was found dead after [apparently falling from a hotel terrace](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGF2ZWwtYW50b3YtcnVzc2lhLWRlYWQtaW5kaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in India. Benedict in 2009. He was the first pope in six centuries to step down.Max Rossi N/Reuters 4. Pope Francis said the retired Pope Benedict XVI was “very ill.” Francis called on the faithful at his weekly audience [to offer support for Benedict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcG9wZS1iZW5lZGljdC1mcmFuY2lzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), his 95-year-old predecessor. A Vatican spokesman said Benedict’s health had “deteriorated in recent hours due to advancing age.” The situation, he added, was “under control at the moment, and was constantly monitored by doctors.” Benedict had cited his declining health, both “of mind and body,” when he resigned nearly 10 years ago. Since then, he has mostly stepped back from public life. Kenny Holston for The New York Times 5. Republicans are stepping up their attacks on the F.B.I. as it investigates Donald Trump. Historically, the F.B.I.’s most vocal critics have come from the left. But the bureau’s array of inquiries into Trump has turned the tables. Trump and his supporters [have gone after the F.B.I. for its role in investigating](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9mYmktZ29wLWF0dGFja3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) his campaign’s ties to Russia and for using informants to infiltrate a group of militiamen charged in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Some critics, including former agents, have attacked the F.B.I. for pursuing those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Separately, a man who prosecutors said had planned to kidnap Whitmer and possibly assassinate her [was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC91cy9iYXJyeS1jcm9mdC1taWNoaWdhbi1zZW50ZW5jaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). He was the final federal defendant in the plot to face sentencing. And the Jan. 6 committee released more transcripts showing how [Trump considered “blanket pardons”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yNy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYW4tNi10cmFuc2NyaXB0cy10cnVtcC1wYXJkb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for those charged in the Capitol riot. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Thao [is part of a wave of Hmong Americans to triumph this year in state and local elections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC91cy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvb2FrbGFuZC1tYXlvci1zaGVuZy10aGFvLWhtb25nLWFtZXJpY2FuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), including in Minnesota, Wisconsin and California. It is a remarkable feat for a small contingent that arrived in the U.S. about 40 years ago from Laos as refugees of the “secret war” backed by the C.I.A. against Communists there during the Vietnam War. Between January and October, nearly 10,000 permits were issued to Americans allowing them to reside in Mexico City. 7. As remote workers flock to Mexico City, housing prices are soaring. 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The quest to become the No. 1 lumberjack. Professional lumberjacking, which includes chopping and chain saw events, swings into high gear at the Lumberjack World Championships, which take place every summer in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Lumberjacks often compare their sport to golf: Power comes from hip torque instead of arm strength; precision comes from producing a repeatable swing. For Jason Lentz, being a world-class competitive lumberjack was fated in his family tree: His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all elite lumberjacks. That lineage comes with equipment and advice, [but also the pressure of being the son of perhaps the best-ever lumberjack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC9tYWdhemluZS9jb21wZXRpdGl2ZS1sdW1iZXJqYWNrLXRpbWJlcnNwb3J0cy1qYXNvbi1sZW50ei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The dance floor at Loner, a club on VRChat.via VRChat 9. What it’s like to party in virtual reality. Our reporter spent a few nights out on VRChat, a video-game-like social platform that takes place in virtual reality, where users can assume fantastical avatars of their own design. On any given weekend, there are dozens of VRChat parties. At first, there was new social etiquette to learn around how to approach and talk to other clubbers, [but the experience felt surprisingly close to being in a real club](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yNy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3ZyY2hhdC12aXJ0dWFsLXJlYWxpdHktY2x1YmJpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIyOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MTMxMCZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjEwMjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOimbysYw5S_VZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), he wrote, and it provides a glimpse of how socializing might look in our increasingly technologically mediated future. Kate Sears for The New York Times 10. And finally, the newsroom’s favorite recipes of 2022. Our reporters and editors reflected on their most memorable dishes and desserts of 2022 and came up with [a list of 13 recipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8yOC9kaW5pbmcvMjAyMi1zdGFmZi1mYXZvcml0ZS1yZWNpcGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that were so good they had to be shared. Some surprising savory recipes made the cut, like this one for [chili crisp fettuccine Alfredo with spinach](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzYwOS1jaGlsZS1jcmlzcC1mZXR0dWNjaW5lLWFsZnJlZG8td2l0aC1zcGluYWNoP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjI4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgxMzEwJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyMTAyMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY6KZvKxjDlL9VlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) or this [simple, herby tuna melt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlj0GZP0TQaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMTgwNi10dW5hLW1lbHQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMjgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODEzMTAmbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTIxMDIzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpjopm8rGMOUv1WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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