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LONDON — The curtain has risen on Harry Potter’s latest adventure — and J.K. Rowling is urging fans not to ruin the magic by letting its secrets out. A synopsis says Harry is now an overworked civil servant in the Ministry of Magic, while his son is struggling “with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.” Rowling worked on the story for the drama, which has a script by Jack Thorne, a stage and screen writer whose work includes vampire story “Let the Right One In.”

The revelation — state education officials call it a consequence, not a sanction — conflicts with widespread assurances to parents that there would be no harm in sitting their children out of the controversial Common Core tests. [...] for the past two years, many schools have seen double-digit opt-out rates as parents have protested the high-stakes tests as unfair and unnecessary, taking the schools out of the running for Reward School status. A memo from Public Advocate Letitia James, who serves... Читать дальше...

“The Conjuring 2” is such a solid horror film, you won’t even think to pick it apart while it’s happening. [...] it makes more sense to sleep together in one spot like a pile of puppies, instead of maintaining separate bedrooms. Hell yes, someone should have thrown that haunted garage sale recliner in a Dumpster the moment it started rocking on its own. [...] most importantly, the family being haunted in “The Conjuring 2” is filled with enough recognizable and subtle details, that audience members will start to feel... Читать дальше...

BDK Restaurant will reopen as Tratto later this month. Related Links Major shakeup and uncertain future over at Union Square's BDK Restaurant Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H): Kevin Diedrich readies new bar on Sutter Street Chef George Morrone back with Kimpton Group after 15 years Earlier this week, Union Square’s BDK Restaurant (located in The Marker Hotel), shuttered for good after Sunday brunch service. The end of BDK comes nearly a year after last July’s major shake-up at the hotel, which ended... Читать дальше...

Across town, unemployed people converge every dusk at a trash heap on a downtown Caracas sidewalk to pick through rotten fruit and vegetables tossed out by nearby shops. Staples such as corn flour and cooking oil are subsidized, costing pennies at the strongest of two official exchange rates. “We’re seeing terrible sacrifices across many sections of society,” said Carlos Aponte, a sociology professor at the Central University of Venezuela. While some search through the garbage piles for food they can eat... Читать дальше...

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said just below 6 percent of the district's 471,273 registered voters cast ballots, and Butler County elections director Diane Noonan said she was surprised at the low turnout given the importance of winning a seat in Congress. No other races or issues were on Tuesday's ballot, and voter awareness of the special election appeared to be low after a high-profile GOP primary, when Davidson won dual races for the special election and general election nominations. Tuesday... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT —Thousands of civilians fled a northern Syrian town in anticipation of a final push by U.S.-backed forces to liberate it from Islamic State rule Wednesday, as air strikes pounded rebel-held districts in Aleppo, killing 15 civilians and damaging three hospitals. The Syrian Democratic Forces have all but encircled Manbij, a key waypoint on an Islamic State supply line between the Turkish border and the extremist group’s de facto capital, Raqqa, according to an SDF adviser. The Kurdish-led force... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — After months of public hearings with pot growers, lawmen, public health officials and others, an Oregon commission is racing to finalize recreational marijuana regulations and issue licenses to hundreds of businesses within a few months. The commission has been grappling with its massive task, issues that Colorado and Washington state previously dealt with, including the number of licenses initially offered. Besides Oregon, Alaska also legalized pot in 2014. Business people have been coming from around the country ... Читать дальше...

LIMA, Peru — Economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski clung to a thin lead over the daughter of a jailed former president early Wednesday as the count from Peru’s presidential election dragged on, straining nerves in a nation divided after a polarizing campaign. About 1,200 handwritten tallies representing up to 360,000 votes were being disputed and were sent to a special electoral board for review, Mariano Cucho, the head of Peru’s electoral authority, told RPP Radio on Tuesday Both candidates have remained... Читать дальше...

With the subsequent revelation that Thiel was indeed financially backing the lawyers pursuing Hogan’s invasion of privacy suit, I felt foolish indeed — not the first time a conversation with the whip-smart Denton left me feeling that way. [...] bewildered by the thought that Thiel — the tech entrepreneur and investor I met 16 years ago when he was a co-founder of PayPal — had been so enraged by something I wrote that he reportedly spent $10 million fueling lawsuits like Hogan’s in a bid to put a stop to Gawker’s reporting. Читать дальше...

Despite a new petition drive to make it right — the bridge is named for 16th-century Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (two Z's) — the state authority that controls the span has stubbornly held to the one Z position it's taken for years: Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say it would simply be too expensive to change all the signs, brochures, maps and websites. Nash, whose petition was first reported by the Brooklyn Paper and its Brooklyn Daily website, says it came to him by... Читать дальше...

The Warriors will strut into Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, having beaten the Cavaliers by an average of 24 points per game. [...] Charles Barkley still hasn’t booked his spot on the Warriors’ bandwagon. “They’ve played only two games, and y’all have written off the Cavs already,” Barkley said on a conference call to promote next month’s American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. The Hall of Famer did offer support to Stephen Curry... Читать дальше...

Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen said Wednesday that a security team investigating the escape found a trail of leopard hair around the 6-inch-by-6-inch opening built into the enclosure's mesh. The animal left visible claw marks on the wooden perch as she hung on briefly before the dart took full effect, but after she was sedated she was transported quickly to a back room. While the Utah leopard was quickly contained, if the animal had actively threatened people zoo officials would have used lethal force, Carpenter said. Читать дальше...

Republicans say the regulations will make it more expensive for smaller businesses to provide retirement savings plans to their employees, resulting in less advice and fewer choices for many consumers.

Behind The Scenes At The Invictus GamesLONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Prince Harry with Ellie Goulding backstage at the Invictus Games Closing Ceremony during the Invictus Games at Queen Elizabeth park on September 14, 2014 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) ELLIE GOULDING and Britain’s PRINCE HARRY have sparked romance rumors. The 29-year-old singer has been single since splitting from McFly singer Dougie Poynter back in March. But it seems she has found herself a new man – in the form of an heir to the British throne.

Ship traffic Due to arrive Thursday SHIP FROM PORT ... Читать дальше...

Tango uses software and sensors to track motions and size up the contours of rooms, empowering Lenovo's new phone to map building interiors. If Tango fulfills its promise, furniture shoppers will be able to download digital models of couches, chairs and coffee tables to see how they would look in their actual living rooms. [...] Tango's room-mapping technology is probably still too abstract to gain mass appeal right away, says Ramon Llamas, an analyst at the IDC research group. Google already... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — David Willett lived in a tent and struggled with drug addiction before coming to Gregory House, a Honolulu shelter that has provided temporary housing for people with HIV and AIDS for more than a decade. Shelter managers in Hawaii are scrambling to figure out how to keep a roof over the heads of hundreds of homeless people, and similar cuts are being made across the nation this month as the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development shifts its grant money to programs that focus on permanent housing. Читать дальше...

"First and foremost — NO SELFIES!! Taking selfies with a visiting Head of State is incredibly inappropriate and tactless," said the message from House Foreign Affairs Committee protocol aide Elizabeth Heng. [...] here's another helpful tip: "As a general practice, do not attempt to shake a head of state's hand unless they extend their hand first." [...] a reminder that it's not cool "to give a cattle product to a practicing Hindu."

“The West is the best,” some might say, but for curator Heather Marx, it’s instead a source of fascination — a magnet for her Midwestern family, which moved to Malibu in the ’60s, fell in love with California and entreated the rest of their clan to move to the West Coast as well. When it came to organizing a show in her East Bay community (Marx’s S.F. gallery, Marx & Zavattero, shuttered in 2013 after almost 12 years), she drew from those still-resonant feelings and concepts. “I Look for Clues... Читать дальше...

From the chaotic whirl of motor bike traffic to its sleek 21st century skyscrapers, Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon) is Vietnam’s high-octane heartbeat. [...] while it’s easy to experience the city at its most dizzying, there are also places to find ghosts of the past — whether among temples clouded with incense, quiet alleyways or war memorials. The earlier you go, the better, because produce is at its freshest and most colorful, and the morning rush allows you to experience the market with some of the liveliest people in the city.

People have a hard time understanding how hard it is for any kid to avoid gang affiliation in Compton. The observation by rapper the Game proves to be an understatement as he and others take us on an eye-opening tour of “The Streets of Compton,” a three-hour docu-series premiering Thursday, June 9, on A&E. The history of the Southern California city is more complicated, and “Streets of Compton” makes that provocatively clear through testimony from former residents like Paul Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson... Читать дальше...

Ask Mick LaSalle: A good person but not boring In your review of “Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed,” you wrote, “It’s rare in movies and in narrative art to find a character who’s deeply and completely good, yet comical, endlessly surprising and idiosyncratic.” Do any more characters like this come to mind now? The movie came and went, but it should turn up soon on home video. Thoughts on Edmond O’Brien? I’ve never seen an actor with such negative charisma — he’s been a charmless schlub in everything I’ve seen him in. Читать дальше...

Salt Lake City zoo officials say a leopard escaped by climbing through a small opening in the steel-grade mesh on top of her enclosure. Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen said Wednesday that officials found a trail of leopard hair around the 6-inch-by-6-inch opening built into the enclosure's mesh. Officials are investigating how the leopard managed to escape the tall steel-grade mesh that surrounds the top and sides of its enclosure.

[...] in its fifth year, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ celebration of current Filipino cinema — from box office hits to family fare and edgy indie films — has become a small treasure on the crowded Bay Area film festival calendar. Co-curated by YBCA’s Joel Shepard and Filipino movie expert Philbert Ortiz Dy, this year’s fest opens with a reception at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, June 9, followed by the opening-night screening of a throwback, Lino Brocka’s landmark 1976 film “Insiang” (also screening 4:30 p.m. Sunday)... Читать дальше...