Donald H. Harrison

New Species Of Butterflyfish Found In Newly-Expanded Papahānaumokuākea Monument

Lola Gayle, STEAM Register A new species of butterflyfish, first seen in a video taken from manned submersibles more than 20 years ago, has finally been given a name: Prognathodes basabei. Why did it take so long? According to Bishop Museum scientist Richard Pyle, who first observed the species those many years ago, the fish […]

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The World We Share, USA

The Paralympics are on. But here’s what it’s really like to live with disabilities in Rio.

The Rio Paralympics got started in stunning fashion on Wednesday, with an opening ceremony featuring a robot arm dancing alongside athlete Amy Purdy, and a high-flying wheelchair stuntman doing a backflip through a huge ring. There was also some political drama, as President Michel Temer was booed (again) by thousands of fans at the Maracana

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International, Sports & Competitions

15 years later, 9/11 responders might be sick and not even know it

CHICAGO — Making the decision to help 15 years ago might end Garrett Goodwin’s life early. Goodwin, 39, was one of tens of thousands of people at the World Trade Center right after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A trained medic, he traveled from Tampa, Fla., to New York to volunteer. Now, his lungs are

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Trump the Lone Holdout as Pence Releases Tax Returns

Donald Trump stands alone as the only major party nominee for president or vice president who has not released tax returns. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence released 10 years worth of tax returns as promised Friday, which followed disclosures earlier this summer by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine.

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USA

Texas congressman mocks Clinton as ‘mentally impaired’

WASHINGTON — Rep. Louie Gohmert, never known for holding his tongue, made clear Friday morning that his disdain for Hillary Clinton runs deep. The Texas Republican called the Democratic nominee for president “mentally impaired,” a line that drew approving laughter Friday at a gathering of religious conservatives. The taunt came despite the fact that Gohmert

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USA

As Trump praised Putin, Russia cracked down on polling agency

BERLIN — Not long before U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump started talking this week about the qualities he admired in Russian President Vladimir Putin as a leader, Putin’s government demonstrated some of that leadership by classifying the nation’s oldest and only independent polling agency as, essentially, a spy network. It was a move that in

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International

‘Sully’ is a Love Letter to Post-9/11 New York City

The opening scene of Sully, the new Tom Hanks/Clint Eastwood movie about the “Miracle on the Hudson,” takes place in a midtown Marriott, in the mind of U.S. Airways Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, and the image is pretty much what every New Yorker expects when they see an airplane flying way too low over Manhattan.

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Washington calls Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing video ‘inappropriate’

Washington on Friday fumed at comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video released online in which he accused the Palestinians of advocating ethnic cleansing of the Jewish population in the West Bank. US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told reporters the administration is “engaging in direct conversations with the Israeli government” about

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Middle East, USA

Federal government halts Dakota pipeline amid Sioux tribe’s objection

Washington (dpa) – The US Justice Department ordered a halt Friday to construction of an oil pipeline opposed by a native American tribe in North Dakota. The decision in Washington came minutes after a federal judge had rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s plea to temporarily block the Dakota Access underground pipeline. The tribe argues

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USA

Hillary Clinton: Half of Donald Trump supporters in ‘basket of deplorables’

Hillary Clinton said Friday night that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are sexist, racist and homophobic, writing off roughly a quarter of the American population as “irredeemable.” At a fundraiser in New York, Mrs. Clinton attempted to explain the support for Mr. Trump, who is running neck-and-neck with her in some recent polls. “To just

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USA

A Leonard Nimoy biography for kids

Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez; Alfred E. Knopf publisher; ISBN 9781101-933329;  28 pages, including author’s note, $17.99. SAN DIEGO – With all the ongoing celebrations of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, the youngsters in your life may be wondering what all the hoopla is about.  This short well-illustrated

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