| Seal Pup Born At La Jolla Children's Pool
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- An animal protection group Monday reported the first harbor seal pup birth of the season at the Children's Pool, just days before a legal battle is due to heat up over how much protection the marine mammals will receive. Dorota Valli, the seal campaign coordinator for the Animal Protection and Rescue League, said a volunteer spotted the black pup around 9 p.m. Sunday. The league keeps volunteers at the Children's Pool to keep people from harassing the seals, Valli said. .
Dozens feared dead in PNG floods
DOZENS are feared dead in widespread flooding in Papua New Guinea's Oro Province after a week of heavy rains. The death toll has been put at 17 by disaster officials, but at least 19 people were also reported missing. The toll could rise as police and government officials make contact with remote and cut-off areas to determine casualties and damage. Many thousands of villagers were forced from their homes by rising waters and around 450 houses were reported washed away, officials said. The flooding followed days of heavy rains associated with tropical cyclone Guba as it moved slowly across the Coral Sea. Key bridges along with roads and food gardens were washed away as the rains swamped Oro Province. Provincial Police Commander Buafe Hugo said police were being helicoptered to affected districts today.
Whoopi Accepts Oscar Producer's Apology
Whoopi Goldberg said she has accepted the explanation that her omission from a montage on Sunday's Oscar show in Los Angeles was an oversight. The actress, comedienne and television personality was left out of a clip segment that featured all of the previous Oscar shows' hosts, except for her and Steve Martin. .
Crackdown on rowdy drinkers
The Evening News revealed earlier this month how at least one complaint a day about noisy smokers is being made to the local authority on the issue. Councillor Sheila Gilmore, the city's antisocial behaviour leader, said: "The bylaw is not just for the city centre, it's intended to be used across the city. "In some other parts of the country it is against the law completely to drink outdoors unless in pavement cafes, but we didn't want to be seen as killjoys. "The police have told us that their officers will use their own judgment in every individual case and that a commonsense approach will be taken." A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Police told the Evening News: "We will be duty-bound to enforce the laws as set down by the Scottish Executive, working alongside the council, but we would not like to make any further comment at this stage.
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