Month: June 2025

One advocate says the whale’s erratic speed may indicate it is stressed, while the NSW wildlife service says the mammal may free itself

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Rescuers are continuing their search for a humpback whale that was spotted entangled in a drum line off Sydney’s coast and appeared to be moving south, but authorities also say the mammal may free itself.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) had been tracking the eight-metre whale after its pectoral fin was seen entangled 1km off the coast of Newcastle on Saturday.

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Police fire rubber bullets and teargas while protesters block a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire

• Full report: Teargas and flash-bangs used on LA protesters as opposition to Trump intensifies

Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the protests in Los Angeles, where law enforcement officers have clashed with demonstrators as police have used teargas and “less-lethal munitions” to disperse massive crowds of people.

Demonstrators have gathered to reject Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and his deployment of the national guard against the will of the state’s elected leaders.

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