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Southern California Edison Offers Compensation to Los Angeles Fire Victims

The utility whose equipment has been linked to the devastating Eaton fire in January is offering to pay fire survivors. But if they accept, they would be giving up their right to sue.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

The Eaton fire ravaged the community of Altadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, killing 19 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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The Best Ice Cream, Coffee and More ‘Little Treats’ in NYC

Cake slices, sundaes, morning buns, noodles and shakes — all $20 or under — for your immediate consumption.

© Heather Willensky for The New York Times

Little treat culture — defined by this news organization as “the habit of indulging in small luxuries” — is most certainly in the running for phrase of the year.
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U.S. Says It Will Cut Troops in Eastern Europe

About 700 troops are expected to be withdrawn as Trump administration officials shift resources to the Indo-Pacific region.

© Daniel Mihailescu/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

U.S. troops participating in a training exercise in Frecatei, Romania, in June.
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Helen DeWitt’s New Novel Almost Drove Her To Despair

Helen DeWitt’s bewildering co-written novel, “Your Name Here,” took almost 20 years to publish, a process that nearly drove her to despair.

© Mustafah Abdulaziz for The New York Times

Helen DeWitt at home in Berlin, with pages from works in progress behind her.
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Mamdani Still Hasn’t Said Whether He Supports Ballot Housing Proposals

Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, has dodged questions about his position on ballot measures that seek to address the housing crisis, a key issue.

© Adam Gray for The New York Times

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, has not taken a position on a series of ballot measures that would make it easier and faster to build housing.
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