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Mithai, a Diwali Staple, Sheds Its Too-Sweet Reputation

The brightly hued sweets at a mithai shop — Barbie-pink spheres of chum chum, silver-glazed diamonds of kaju katli and golden laddoos glistening with ghee — are the stuff of childhood dreams. They certainly were for Pooja Bavishi, who owns Malai Ice Cream, a scoop shop in Brooklyn and Washington, …

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Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared

Last month was the second-hottest September ever recorded; it came after the world’s warmest summer ever, in a year that is on track to be the most searing in recorded history. There’s only so much the human body can take. Heat killed 60,000 people in Europe alone in 2022, and …

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Meet the New Home Kitchen Business

Starting Nov. 1, people in L.A. County will be able to legally sell home-cooked meals. Nearby, Riverside County has permitted home restaurants like these for the past five years. But what happens when home kitchens are turned into takeout joints? Meet the New Home Kitchen Business Meet the New Home …

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