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... Studying Clever Creases in Nature May Inspire Foldable Structures for Drones and Robots

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for design help
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/studying-clever-creases-in-nature-may-inspire-foldable-structures-for-drones-and-robots-180987480/

... Paris Museum Puts Édouard Manet on Mock Trial for Painting a Scandalous Scene of a Nude Woman

"The Luncheon on the Grass" caused a stir when it made its debut in 1863. A century and a half later, students defended the French artist against obscenity charges
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paris-museum-puts-edouard-manet-on-mock-trial-for-painting-scandalous-scene-nude-woman-180987478/

... This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylift

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-adoptee-discovered-a-trove-of-documents-in-a-nuns-basement-the-rare-vietnam-warrecords-rewrite-the-story-of-operation-babylift-180987435/

... Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors

State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois has ripped the veneer off that image.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/national-guard-governors.html

... Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/trump-portland-troops.html

... Jonathan Rinderknecht Arrested in Connection With Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

Officials say that Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Fla., had intentionally set a fire that rekindled a week later into a devastating blaze that killed 12 people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/los-angeles-palisades-fire-arrest.html

... Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained

A lawyer for the former F.B.I. director said he would accuse the Justice Department of malicious and selective prosecution and contend that a U.S. attorney was illegally appointed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/comey-legal-challenges-explained.html

... Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

The wife of Senator Edward Kennedy for a quarter of a century, she both basked and struggled in the reflected glare of a political family in the spotlight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/joan-kennedy-dead.html

... These Democrats Could Hold the Key to Ending the Shutdown

As the federal closure slides into a second week, Republicans are working to peel off five more Democratic senators to join them in voting to reopen the government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/key-democrats-ending-shutdown.html

... Inside the Capitol, a Heated Spat Over the Shutdown and Epstein

A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/politics/mike-johnson-spat-democrats-shutdown-epstein.html

... Stephen Miller Cited ‘Plenary Authority,’ Then Paused. Conspiracies Started Flying.

Online skeptics wondered if Mr. Miller had caught himself saying something he did not mean to. CNN says there was a technical glitch.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/business/media/stephen-miller-plenary-authority-cnn-conspiracies.html

... The Harvard ‘Die-in’ That Set Off a Debate Over Protest and Punishment

An Israeli American student said he was assaulted during a protest. Two years later, Republicans continue to raise the episode in their campaign to force schools to punish the student protesters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/harvard-palestinian-protest-die-in-lawsuit.html

... How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause

As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-israel-palestine.html

... Mamdani Rides Slow Bus to ‘Fast and Free’ Buses Event

Zohran Mamdani, the leading candidate in the race to be New York City’s next mayor, held a campaign event on a bus that crawled across Midtown Manhattan to highlight a signature proposal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/nyregion/mamdani-bus-plan-nyc-mayor.html

... Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Complex Open

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/nyregion/cuomo-rikers-island-jails.html

... How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control

Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/world/asia/nepal-gen-z-revolution.html

... ‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit

Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going strong for four decades — and counting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/theater/les-miserables-40th-anniversary.html

... MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners

Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/arts/design/macarthur-foundation-2025-genius-grant-winners.html

... Last of 10 Escapees From New Orleans Jail Is Captured in Atlanta

Derrick Groves, a convicted murderer who escaped with nine other inmates in May, was taken into custody after a brief standoff with the police.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/derrick-groves-new-orleans-escapee-captured-atlanta.html

... What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism

People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/opinion/trump-universities-compact-civil-society.html