Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Friday. |
 | | Meng Wanzhou of Huawei Technologies attends a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday.Jesse Winter/Reuters |
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1. The U.S. reached a deal to release a Chinese tech executive detained in Canada since 2018. |
The deal to release Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder and one of the world's most famous detainees, could remove an irritant in the strained relations between the U.S. and China. |
Meng and the firm were accused of a decade-long effort to steal trade secrets, obstruct a criminal investigation and evade economic sanctions on Iran. |
The Canadian authorities arrested Meng in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport, at the request of the U.S. Her release could play into the fate of two Canadians imprisoned in China. We have live updates. |
 | | Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the C.D.C. director, at a hearing in July.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times |
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2. The C.D.C. director recommended booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk, overruling her own agency's advisers. |
It was a highly unusual move for the director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, but it aligned with the Food and Drug Administration's endorsements. |
President Biden appeared at the White House to hail the decision by federal regulators to clear Pfizer booster shots for many Americans who had their second dose at least six months ago. The roll out for the booster shots began immediately. |
Across the U.S., hospitalizations and new coronavirus cases have started to decline, but more than 2,000 deaths are still being reported most days. Here's a closer look at the data. |
 | | Getting a coronavirus vaccine at a public housing complex in the Bronx.James Estrin/The New York Times |
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3. Thousands of unvaccinated workers in hospitals in New York State risk losing their jobs. |
Monday is the deadline for the state's 450,000 hospital workers and 145,400 nursing home employees to be vaccinated — but many have yet to get their first Covid vaccine shot. The state's largest hospital system estimates it might have to release thousands of staff members who are refusing to be vaccinated. |
In Buffalo, a medical center is suspending inpatient elective surgeries and not accepting I.C.U. patients from other hospitals because it may soon have to fire about 400 unvaccinated employees. |
 | | Republicans in the Arizona State Senate were criticized for sponsoring a review of the 2020 election results.Pool photo by Matt York |
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4. A review of the 2020 election in Arizona failed to show that former President Donald Trump was cheated of victory. In fact, it showed the opposite. |
The new tally came up with 99 additional votes for President Biden and 261 fewer votes for Trump. |
Biden won Arizona, but under intense pressure from Trump loyalists, Republicans in the State Senate had ordered the review of votes in Maricopa County, the fast-growing region that includes Phoenix. |
 | | The German Chancellery in Berlin. Felipe Trueba/EPA, via Shutterstock |
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For the first time since 2005, Merkel is not running — leaving control of Europe's largest economy to a new chancellor after nearly 16 years in power. The race for the chancellery is wide open, and in the wake of Brexit and the election of President Biden in the U.S., the world will be watching to see which direction Germans take their country. |
It is a moment that Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has been waiting for. Macron would love to fill the German chancellor's shoes as the dominant figure in European politics. But a Europe with no single, central figure may be more likely. |
 | | Flooding from Tropical Storm Eta in Gulfport, Fla., in 2020.Martha Asencio Rhine/Tampa Bay Times, via Associated Press |
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6. The cost of insuring some waterfront homes is about to skyrocket as climate change raises sea levels across the country. |
New federal flood insurance rates will force Americans to pay something closer to the real cost of their flood risk, which is rising as the planet warms. Officials say the goal is fairness — and also getting homeowners to understand the extent of the risk they face, and perhaps move to safer ground, reducing the human and financial impact of disasters. |
The new approach particularly threatens home values in Florida, which is exposed to rising seas and worsening hurricanes. In some parts of the state, the cost of flood insurance will eventually increase tenfold, according to data obtained by The Times. |
 | | Britney Spears in a 2000 photo shoot. Courtesy of Felicia Culotta |
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7. A Times documentary reveals new details about Britney Spears's life under conservatorship. |
The pop star expressed strong objections in June to the unusual legal arrangement, which was largely led by her father, that controlled her life. But how the conservatorship worked had never been fully understood. |
Since then, key insiders have come forward to talk publicly for the first time about what they saw, revealing an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored every move the pop star made. "Controlling Britney Spears" airs tonight at 10 p.m. on FX and can be streamed on Hulu. |
 | | Kristen Wheeler and her daughter Abby at home in Castle Rock, Colo.James Stukenberg for The New York Times |
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Remember the soccer mom? In a 1996 Times article, she was described as "pacing the sidelines of her children's games" while wearing T-shirts emblazoned with slogans like: "I don't have a life. My kids play soccer." Well, that image is benign compared with the modern-day cheer mom. |
Social media has fed that stereotype, but it has also provided a place to embrace it. Kristin Wheeler, a mother of two and a restaurant owner, turned to TikTok, creating characters that poke fun at herself and the stereotype of the domineering cheer mom that's become a symbol of the overinvolved sports parent. |
 | | Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. |
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9. It's officially fall — and time to say hello to a new food season. |
There are still tons of beautiful eggplant and tomatoes at the farmers' market, including teeny, sweet sungolds. Our food columnist Tejal Rao recommends a cooling tomato noodle dish and isn't waiting for the air to chill to make a spicy corn and coconut soup. |
Our wine critic Eric Asimov visited the Applegate Valley in southern Oregon, home to some compelling wines. Although wine has been made in the Applegate Valley since the 1850s, the industry died with Prohibition, not starting up again until the 1970s. |
For more ideas on what to cook this weekend, our Fast Flavor section features two dozen unfussy recipes that can be ready in 30 minutes or less. |
 | | Tropical Storm Kate over the Atlantic Ocean in August, when it was struggling less and better organized.NOAA |
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10. And finally, it's not about you. It's about the hurricane. |
The National Hurricane Center, the government agency that tracks big storms, is posting weather updates that feel just a bit too personal for some Twitter users. |
The agency acknowledged that the jokes were intentional, but it said forecasters take a lighthearted tone only when a storm presents no threat to land or life. |
| David Poller and Bryan Denton compiled photos for this briefing. |
Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
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