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Joanna Hendrix, a longtime teacher at United South End Settlements day care, played with 11-month-old J'Lian, one of her classroom's three babies.

With funding challenges looming, Mass. child care could be in jeopardy

Many early education providers have already reached a breaking point, and the loss of additional state funding in June could be devastating.

Families of wounded Palestinian students speak out
The parents of Kinnan Abdalhamid said he “told us that he was afraid to leave the hospital.”

‘I feel reborn’: One man’s fight to overcome addiction after living at Mass. and Cass
Miguel Pagan is determined to fulfill a promise he made to his mother to get off heroin, yet the pull of his old life remains strong.

Damain Allen, an Everett public school parent, spoke at a rally on the front steps of Everett High School before the School Committee meeting in the high school’s library Monday night.

Balance of power poised to flip on Everett School Committee after election

More than half of the candidates the mayor endorsed lost their races, a rebuke from voters after the mayor pushed the School Committee to oust the superintendent earlier in the year over objections from the community.

Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 28, amid a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas releases 12 more hostages as nations’ spy chiefs go to Qatar for talks

Israel said on Tuesday it had received 12 more hostages from the Gaza Strip amid negotiations for a broader hostage-prisoner deal and warnings from the United States that, should hostilities resume, Israel should fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians.

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The Nation

The casket of former first lady Rosalynn Carter was placed at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church at Emory University on Tuesday in Atlanta.

Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies, and presidents, including husband Jimmy

Rosalynn Carter was memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living US first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter.

President Biden's son Hunter Biden departed a court appearance at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on July 26 in Wilmington, Del.

Hunter Biden offers to testify in House inquiry, but only in public

The Republican chair of the committee in question quickly rejected the offer, insisting that Hunter Biden first speak to the oversight panel behind closed doors but said that he could still testify publicly down the road.

One of the plaintiffs, Dr. Austin Dennard (left) got emotional at a press conference during Zurawski v. State of Texas, a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of women denied abortions despite serious pregnancy complications, outside the Texas Supreme Court, Tuesday.

Texas women who could not get abortions despite health risks take challenge to state’s Supreme Court

The lawsuit does not seek to repeal Texas’s abortion ban but to force more clarity on when exceptions are allowed under the law, which is one of the most restrictive in the nation.

An unusually aggressive strain of hydrilla has infiltrated the Connecticut River in East Haddam, Conn.

Scientists consider dyeing the Connecticut River to help keep it alive

The new strain of hydrilla chokes out native plants, changes the water’s chemical balance, raises its temperature, and ensnares boaters. And it's spreading to other lakes and rivers.

Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley posed for photos after the Republican presidential debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Nov. 8.

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump

Americans for Prosperity Action, the network’s flagship political group, revealed the group’s first endorsement of its type in a presidential race. In 2015, the Koch network identified five approved presidential candidates, all of whom fell to Trump.

Flooding in Marshfield during a powerful blizzard in 2018.

Governor Healey unveils plan to protect Mass. coastline from climate change

Governor Maura Healey laid out a new regional approach to collaborate with 78 coastal communities to protect the state's shoreline from the impacts of climate change.

The University of Kansas Health System-St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kan., is sending patients to the city’s other hospital because of a Nov. 23 cyberattack.

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

Ardent Health Services said the attack occurred Nov. 23 and the company took its network offline, suspending user access to its information technology applications, including the software used to document patient care.

The World

Sultan al-Jaber, the chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., will be leading the talks this week at the UN climate conference in Dubai.

Files suggest climate summit’s leader is using event to promote fossil fuels

The UAE has sought to use its position as host of the climate summit to pursue a contradictory goal: to lobby for oil and gas deals around the world, according to an internal document made public by a whistle-blower.

This handout photo provided by the Uttarakhand State Department of Information and Public Relations showed rescue workers cheering, along with Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of Uttarakhand state (center wearing white helmet), and Indian minister of state of road transport and highways, V.K. Singh.

41 Indian construction workers rescued from collapsed tunnel where they were trapped for 17 days

Locals, relatives, and government officials erupted in joy, set off firecrackers, and placed garlands around the smiling workers.

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (right) talked with Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho before the start of the second meeting of the North Atlantic Council of foreign ministers at NATO headquarters on Tuesday.

NATO leaders try to pin down US on Ukraine aid as Republicans waver

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg insisted that Ukraine would remain a top priority and he predicted that US assistance would continue — not only to protect US security interests but also because it’s “what we have agreed.”

Major General Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, attended a commemorative event that marked one year of the war between Russia and Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2023. Budanov's wife, Marianna Budanova, has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday.

Wife of Ukraine’s spy chief was poisoned, officials say

A large amount of heavy metals was found in Marianna Budanova, who is recovering, doctors said.

FILE - Cardinal Raymond Burke applauds during a news conference at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on Sept. 6, 2018. Pope Francis has taken measures to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by yanking his right to a Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates

Francis, in a separate matter, canceled his trip to Dubai for the UN climate conference on doctors’ orders.

Displaced Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip passed through an Israeli checkpoint on their way south on Sunday.

Fearful, humiliated, and desperate: Palestinians heading south in Gaza face horrors

For the tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who have fled the northern part of the enclave where the heaviest fighting has been taking place, evacuating to the south has been a perilous journey.

Trunks of trees burned in a forest fire were cut in Ziracuaretiro, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, last month.

Americans love avocados. It’s killing Mexico’s forests.

While deforestation in places such as the Amazon rainforest or Borneo is driven by cattle ranching, gold mining, and palm oil farms, in Mexico, it is fueled by the voracious appetite in the United States for avocados.

Editorial & Opinion

A proposal to sell the old Hynes Convention Center appears dead, while plans to expand the newer South Boston facility are on hold.

Expand the South Boston convention center? Close the Hynes? City’s convention authority needs a vision.

New leadership should mean swifter action on expansion, real estate deals.

Donald Trump's perpetual scowl, even when he bares his teeth into something approximating a smile, personifies the motherly warning that echoed through many childhoods: “If you keep making that face, it’s gonna stay that way.”

Donald Trump’s un-wonderful life

Being the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination can’t conceal that the former president is a desperate old man facing more trouble than he ever imagined.

Lights adorned a Marshfield home. Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Governor Maura Healey have called for the end of the state’s residential electricity retail program. But Massachusetts should fix rather than nix the residential retail program.

Giving consumers a choice when buying their electricity

Massachusetts should fix rather than nix the residential retail program.

Volunteers assembled campaign yard signs for Donald Trump at an event in June in Grimes, Iowa.

Yard signs have become a year-round ornament of Trump’s base

Year-round partisan yard signs were not a thing before Donald Trump, and we should pause to reflect on the implications of that change.

The inescapable conundrum of anonymous speech

Unsigned comments on social media can be vile but a law banning them would be far worse.

An immigrant from Guatemala who calls herself a "classical liberal," Lily Wu will be the only libertarian chief executive of a major US city.

Progress in Kansas: Wichita elects a libertarian

Libertarianism is more attuned to self-reliance and reliance on neighbors.

The setting sun was reflected in the windows of the iconic Pink House on the causeway to Plum Island in Newbury.

Sun could be setting on a Plum Island landmark

"Calls to preserve such a culturally celebrated, historic building [as the 'Pink House'] are overwhelming," writes one reader. Another writes, "We can share our stories and that’s all that matters."

New England Patriots quarterbacks Mac Jones (center), Bailey Zappe (left), and Will Grier walked onto the field in Foxborough before the game against the Washington Commanders at Gillette Stadium Nov. 5. Grier was waived last week, before a game against the New York Giants.

The Patriots’ quarterback problem

Here’s what Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick didn’t — and still don’t — understand about today’s NFL: A generational quarterback is a bargain at any price.

Metro

Boston Public Schools is delaying the rollout of a controversial inclusion plan for students learning English.

BPS delays rollout of inclusion plan for English learners

The plan was originally intended to take effect next year in grades K-8 and the following year in grades 9-12, with all English learners moving to inclusive settings by the 2025-26 school year.

Harvard University President Claudine Gay spoke at a Shabbat service on Oct. 13.

Harvard, MIT presidents to testify before Congress about confronting antisemitism on campus

Tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have roiled campuses in recent weeks following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, and the war that followed.

Jason Greenberg of Needham, who was in Israel on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched its terror attack on Israel, said his two young cousins were among the 11 hostages released by Hamas on Monday, but their father remains in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Needham man’s cousins among 11 hostages released by Hamas as cease-fire continues

A Needham man said his two young cousins were among the 11 hostages released by Hamas on Monday, but their father remains in captivity in the Gaza Strip more than seven weeks after the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

Today in History: November 29, Natalie Wood drowns at age 43

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2023. There are 32 days left in the year.

Alisha Dumeer photographed last year at her arraignment.

Co-owner of Sons of Boston bar pleads guilty to accessory charge in connection with fatal stabbing of Marine

The co-owner of a downtown Boston bar where an altercation led to a Marine being fatally stabbed in March 2022 pleaded guilty Tuesday to an accessory charge for trying to help the accused killer avoid detection after the crime, according to court records.

Man ordered held without bail in slaying of his father in Wareham, officials say

Robert Gomes III was arraigned on charges of murder, assault to murder a person over 60 years of age, and assault and battery with a firearm.

Marijuana plants at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y.

Proposal to legalize marijuana in N.H. advances without study commission’s endorsement

Some proponents of legalization remain optimistic that the “Live Free Or Die” state will end its status as New England’s island of cannabis prohibition.

Do you know where this photo was taken?

How well do you know Boston?

The Boston area is full of iconic sights and scenes. How well do you know them?

Brown University students with Jews for Ceasefire staged a sit-in on Nov. 8 at the office of the university's president, demanding that the university call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, and divest itself from companies that the students say facilitate Israeli occupation.

RI HIGHER EDUCATION

Brown drops charges against 20 students arrested after sit-in over war in Gaza

Less than a day before their arraignment, Brown University announced Monday night that it was dropping trespassing charges against the 20 students arrested on campus earlier this month after they held a sit-in and refused to leave.

Lives upended by crises, mothers ask Globe Santa for help

Globe Santa helps make wishes come true, delivering quality gifts to thousands of families annually since 1956.

Business

Joggers pass the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC.

Fed officials hint rate increases are over, and investors celebrate

Economic growth is cooling, reducing the urgency for additional moves.

Boston firm Venture Guides, cofounded by tech executives Ben Nye and Ben Holzman, has taken space at 120 Causeway St.

innovation beat

The upside of Boston’s office space glut? Opportunity for startups.

With millions of square feet on the market for subleasing, venture capital firms are snapping up cheap space.

The Rent-a-Center on Broadway in Somerville. Rent-a-Center, one of the country’s largest rent-to-own consumer goods companies, will pay a $8.75 million fine to the state to settle allegations that it engaged in a pattern of abusive misconduct targeting low-income communities.

Rent-a-Center to pay more than $8 million to settle claims of abusive conduct toward poor consumers

Texas-based Rent-a-Center (which recently changed its name to Upbound Group) typically rents household goods, including furniture, electronics, and appliances, to consumers.

Contract workers delivered packages on Cyber Monday in New York. Spending increased 9.6 percent from a year ago, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, according to Adobe Inc., which compiles the data.

Cyber Monday sales hit record $12.4 billion even as savings dwindle

Spending increased 9.6 percent from a year ago, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, according to Adobe Inc., which compiles the data.

AIM’s Digital Inclusion Initiative will hold events and workshops next year and will provide skills training and cybersecurity tools.

AIM to help diverse companies improve digital skills

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

The Newburyport chemical-processing plant where an employee died in an explosion earlier this year is shutting down, the company announced Monday.

Newburyport plant where worker died to close permanently

The facility hasn’t operated for months and production will not resume, according to PolyCarbon Industries, Inc., known as PCI.

Amazon Q aims to help employees with daily tasks, such as summarizing strategy documents, filling out internal support tickets, and answering questions about company policy.

Amazon introduces Q, an AI chatbot for companies

Amazon Q aims to help employees with daily tasks, such as summarizing strategy documents, filling out internal support tickets, and answering questions about company policy.

Obituaries

Jean Knight performed with her band at the 2016 French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.

Jean Knight, who struck platinum with ‘Mr. Big Stuff,’ dies at 80

Ms. Knight received a Grammy Award nomination in 1972 for best female R&B vocal performance, and “Mr. Big Stuff” was nominated for best R&B song.

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger in 2018.

Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway, has died

A lawyer by training, Munger helped Buffett, who was seven years his junior, craft a philosophy of investing in companies for the long term.

Sports

Kevin Faulk (right) was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2016, with Tom Brady donning his No. 33 jersey at the ceremony.

Leadership and production made Tradition honoree Kevin Faulk ‘the consummate Patriot’

In his 13 seasons, Faulk earned his pedigree with smarts, toughness, determination, and dependability.

Boston MA 11/13/23 14celtics. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) against the New York Knicks during third quarter NBA action at TD Garden. Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

Celtics notebook

Kristaps Porzingis believes he’ll be back in Celtics’ lineup soon

Porzingis suffered a strained calf in last Friday’s loss to the Magic.

Andrew Bailey was the AL Rookie of the Year with the Athletics in 2009.

New Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey is used to meeting high expectations

Those who knew him in college and in his playing days were always impressed with his ability and communication skills.

From left, Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, and Neemias Queta celebrated as the clock wound down in the fourth quarter.

gary washburn | on basketball

When it came time, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla pulled out all the stops to advance in In-Season Tournament

Mazzulla, who downplayed the tournament for weeks, spent the final period feverishly coaching his team to win by enough points to reach the quarterfinals.

Things have been spiraling downward for Bill Belichick in New England this season. And the Panthers just fired their coach this week.

ben volin | on football

Panthers are prowling for a big-name head coach. Watch out for Bill Belichick.

There are several reasons why taking over in Carolina next season would make sense for Belichick.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics didn't receive much resistance from the Bulls.

Celtics 124, Bulls 97

In need of making a point, Celtics blow out Bulls on a bizarre night at TD Garden to advance to quarterfinals of In-Season Tournament

Jaylen Brown had 30 points and eight rebounds to lead the Celtics, and Jayson Tatum added 21 points.

Marie-Philip Poulin (left) and Elaine Chuli are part of the Montreal franchise, one of six teams preparing for the PWHL's inaugural season.

PWHL Boston will play home games at Lowell’s Tsongas Center, including home opener Jan. 3

The league’s full schedule has not been released. Other details such as team nicknames and broadcast information also have yet to be announced.

Columbus goalie Spencer Martin stoned the Bruins' Pavel Zacha on a breakaway in Monday's loss.

Bruins will go back to work at practice Wednesday, seeking to cure what ails them

Soft passes and defensive lapses have been the common themes haunting them during this three-game skid.

Jason Pierre-Paul has 94½ sacks in 14 seasons, which ranks seventh among active players. He won Super Bowls with the Giants in 2011 and with Tampa Bay in 2020.

Dolphins sign pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, place Jaelan Phillips on injured reserve

Pierre-Paul, a South Florida native, was previously on the Saints’ practice squad.

NESN's series on the history of the Bruins will showcase the immense impact Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, and the Big, Bad Bruins had on hockey‘s regional popularity in the early 1970s.

NESN to debut first of four-part series on Wednesday celebrating the history of the Bruins

The first episode, airing at 8 p.m and again immediately afterward at 9, focuses on the team’s special connection with Boston and New England.

New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe walks off the field after throwing an interception.

patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: Fans wonder about bringing in a new quarterback, among other things

More subpar play at the quarterback position — not to mention a disheartening loss to the Giants — has many calling for change.

Offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien (right) said there is blame to go around on the offense, and not just on Mac Jones: "I don’t think he’s the No. 1 guy to blame."

patriots notebook

Bill O’Brien says that who starts at quarterback isn’t up to him

The Patriots offensive coordinator said it wasn't in his power to bench Mac Jones, and he wouldn't say whether he wanted to.

Anna Foley played on two state championship teams at Andover High before joining Quinnipiac this season.

women's college basketball notebook

Quinnipiac women’s basketball has a star quarterback in the middle in Anna Foley

With a point guard mentality in a 6-3 frame, the freshman is one of only 13 Division 1 players averaging 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists a game.

Tomas Chancalay (right) tied for fourth on the Revolution with six goals.

Tomas Chancalay becomes a permanent addition to Revolution as a Designated Player

Chancalay, 24, had been on loan from his Argentina club but signed a three-year deal (plus a club option year) with New England.

First-year starter Patrick Miller (2) has a division-leading 29 touchdown passes in Milton's return trip to the Division 3 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.

D3 SUPER BOWL: MILTON VS. WALPOLE

Bay State Conference rivals Milton and Walpole will be led by first-year starting quarterbacks in Division 3 Super Bowl

Senior Patrick Miller (Milton) and junior Noah Mackenzie (Walpole) pace the division with 29 and 28 touchdown passes, respectively, in teams' drive to Gillette.

Amesbury has put together a 9-2 season, with playoff wins over Wahconah, West Bridgewater, and Cohasset, to reach the Division 7 Super Bowl against top-seeded Uxbridge.

D7 SUPER BOWL: AMESBURY VS. UXBRIDGE

Amesbury and top-seeded Uxbridge will rely upon its band of brothers to lead the charge in Division 7 Super Bowl

Led by a senior-laden offensive line, the Hawks (9-2) have used their “Straight-T” offense to produce 3,272 rushing yards and 390 points in 11 games.

Senior twins Max (left) and Michael Sanchez have had a ball this fall: teaming up for 2,200-plus yards rushing.

D7 SUPER BOWL: AMESBURY VS. UXBRIDGE

Previewing and predicting the Division 7 Super Bowl: Amesbury vs. Uxbridge

In a clash of high-scoring attacks, Uxbridge's Camden and Kellen LaChapelle will be opposed by Amesbury's formidable duo of twin brothers Michael and Max Sanchez (above).

“[The matchup] a really good thing for the Bay State Conference. The con is that it’s always hard to beat somebody twice . . . We can’t think ‘we won Week 6, we’re going to win Week 13.’” CHRIS SULLIVAN, Walpole coach on the Division 3 Super Bowl matchup against Milton.

D3 SUPER BOWL: MILTON VS. WALPOLE

Previewing and predicting the Division 3 Super Bowl: Milton vs. Walpole

The Bay State Conference rivals met on Oct. 13, with Walpole registering its first win, 42-23, over Milton since 2014. What happens seven weeks later at Gillette Stadium?

Arts & Lifestyle

Moon Bar chef Nelson Whittingham.

He started as a dishwasher at Conley’s Pub & Grille in Watertown. Now, Nelson Whittingham’s career rises to new heights at Moon Bar.

He serves a medley of international dishes, reflecting his Jamaican-Hungarian roots.

Freshed-baked bread is a hallmark at Tutto Italiano in Hyde Park.

We asked Globe readers to tell us where to find the best Italian sandwiches. Here’s what they said.

A few weeks back, our restaurant critic, Devra First, went looking for the best Italian sandwiches around Boston. Then we turned the tables and asked Globe readers to weigh in. They had a lot to say.

A black pour-over cup of Captain Crosby and a bacon-egg-cheese empanada make a tasty breakfast at Snowy Owl on Cape Cod.

Up for a cup: Destination coffee roasters brighten a winter day

Massachusetts is rich with small artisanal coffee roasters, many with welcoming cafes offering true local flavor. Here are a few to check out when you get out of the city.

Gift box of goat milk caramels from Big Picture Farm in Townshend, Vt.

Gift boxes for any sweet tooth on your list

It’s a thoughtful gift that also supports small businesses.

Sorel Liqueur, inspired by the Caribbean drink sorrel.

Spice up your winter cocktails

Crafted with Moroccan hibiscus, Brazilian cloves, Indonesian cassia and nutmeg, and Nigerian ginger, Sorel has a pale garnet shade and a combination of herbal spiciness and orangey sweetness.

Long Trail's Ski The East IPA.

A Boston Tea Party beer and other local beer news

This month marks the 250th anniversary of The Boston Tea Party, and Samuel Adams beer founder Jim Koch is celebrating by tapping kegs of a new beer, Samuel Adams Green Tea Pale Ale.

Bonbons from Atelier Colette.

Atelier Colette sits sweetly atop Beacon Hill

The neighborhood has become a little more charming and a little bit French with the recent opening of this lovely chocolate shop.

Fennel, Greens, and Goat Cheese with Cranberry Vinaigrette

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: After too much party food, reset with fennel, greens, and goat cheese tossed with a cranberry vinaigrette

Recipe for Fennel, Greens, and Goat Cheese with Cranberry Vinaigrette

When cooking, using the stove's back burners is preferable, as the particulate matter is more likely to get sucked into a vent hood that way.

How to minimize indoor air pollution when cooking at home

We associate the sounds and smells of cooking with tasty, nutritious meals — but cooking is also a major source of indoor pollutants.

Butterscotch Puddings with Gingersnap Crumbs

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: A nostalgic butterscotch flavor is front and center in these puddings with gingersnap crumbs

Recipe for Butterscotch Puddings with Gingersnap Crumbs

Baked Penne with Quick Bolognese

THE CONFIDENT COOK

Recipe: Bake whole-wheat penne with a quick Bolognese and ricotta pockets for this filling, comforting dish

Recipe for Baked Penne with Quick Bolognese

Nicholas Ralph in "All Creatures Great and Small."

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

A world at war in season 4 of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’

Here’s what’s to expect in upcoming episodes.

Retirees rebound from a major whoopsie

Advice from Amy Dickinson.

Bird sightings on Cape Cod

Recent sightings as reported to Mass Audubon.

The 2024 Salem Film Fest runs March 21-24. Tickets are on sale at its website.

Salem Film Festival spotlights documentary films from around the world

Discounted tickets for the March 2024 festival are available now on its website.

Tess Gerritsen and her book “The Spy Coast”

Tess Gerritsen spies literary opportunity in the unexpected

The Maine-based former surgeon turned thriller writer and filmmaker talks about the life of spies, getting older, and the lessons of romance novels

Taylor Swift, shown at her May 19 Gillette Stadium concert, has announced that her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" film is coming to streaming Dec. 13.

Taylor Swift announces streaming date for ‘Eras Tour’ film, new songs

The music superstar’s hit concert film will be available to rent just in time for the holidays.