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Remember when J.K. Rowling said she was finished writing for the Harry Potter series? Turns out that lasted about as long as Jay-Z's retirement. It appears Rowling hasn't done away with her golden goose just yet, because the UK's Sunday Mirror is reporting that the she's written a brand new Harry Potter story to be adapted into a mini-film for the soon-to-open theme park at Universal Studios.

UPDATE: Investigators determined that the fire was accidentally caused by roofers using a blowtorch to conduct repairs.The workers were using a blowtorch to install asphalt shingles, and went on break around 4AM. The fire was spotted by a security guard 43 minutes later.


A piece of Hollywood history has gone up in flames. The Universal Studios backlot was incinerated by a massive fire on Sunday, which gutted significant portions of the studio. The blaze began just before dawn in a part of the Universal Studios backlot called "the New York City streetscape," and raged for the better part of 12 hours, spreading to nearby wooden mockups and sound stages. Explosions from the fire launched debris more than a quarter-mile into nearby city streets, and nine firefighters and a deputy sheriff suffered minor injuries combating the flames.