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Hermione Granger, played by Noma Dumezweni in the new play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
Arts
Casting of a black actress in new Harry Potter play causes controversy among ‘idiots’
A bundle of leaf-wrapped rice dumplings
Culture
The savory treat of the Dragon Boat Festival and the aunties who make them
A member of the Iraqi security forces carries a child as he assists civilians, who had fled their homes due to clashes, at Camp Tariq, south of Fallujah, Iraq, June 4, 2016.
Conflict
The Iraqi government’s fight to drive ISIS from Fallujah may be long and bloody
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the room before the arrival of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at her New York presidential primary night rally in the Manhattan borough of New York City
Business
New York’s governor is lining up against the boycott Israel movement
Tamales prepared for the holidays are seen at Delicious Tamales in San Antonio, Texas, December 14, 2012.
Food
How one Afghan man found his calling making tamales in the US
President Obama welcomes Indian PM Modi to the White House
Business
Obama hosts his unlikely friend, Indian PM Narendra Modi
When thousands of activists marched last May Day in Los Angeles, they chanted a message that advocates have articulated time and again in US history: immigrants’ rights are human rights.
Justice
How immigrant rights activists fought — and won — a battle against unjust laws and deportations
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Education
Honor your partner: The world record this school in California hopes to break