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The Casual Vacancy is worlds away from Hogwarts and Harry Potter. It's a dark comedy of manners, set in a small town in the aftermath of a local politician's death. Rowling says her experiences with poverty informed her gritty portrayal of English life.

Janitors suffer some of the highest rates of injury on the job. That costs employers millions of dollars in compensation and lost work time. A Florida school district decided to address the issue by instituting a fitness test for prospective custodians. But the test is so tough the district is having a hard time filling positions.

When the two sides couldn't reach an agreement last month, players were locked out of the Woodruff Arts Center. With the season set to begin in just one week, the musicians approved a deal with $5 million in concessions.

The pandemic and resulting drop in tourism have hit Cuba hard, and many protestors signaled they are fed up with the repressive communist government.

Edwards was the last in a long line of colorful populist Democrats who once dominated Louisiana politics. He served four terms as governor, and did federal prison time on a corruption conviction.

A huge, magnitude-8.7 earthquake in April produced stronger ground shaking than any earthquake ever recorded, and surprised seismologists by triggering more than a dozen moderate earthquakes around the world. One seismologist thinks we're witnessing the gradual evolution of a new boundary between tectonic plates.

Traditional hearing aids cost $5,000 per pair on average, and they are often not covered by private insurance plans or Medicare.

Infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in Las Vegas, as the number of people getting vaccinated has dropped sharply.

Over the weekend, two sports finals — Wimbledon and the European soccer Championship — came to a dramatic finish in London.

While the new guidelines have many breathing a sigh of relief, some educators worry the recommendations will create a two-tier system in schools.