Ill-tempered jellyfish toast helpless salmon

A spectacular jellyfish attack cost the only salmon farm in Northern Ireland its entire population of more than 100,000 fish. Billions of jelly-%fish — in a dense pack of about 10 square miles and 35 feet deep — overwhelmed the fish in two net pens. The company's workers tried to rescue the salmon, worth some $2 million, but their three boats struggled for hours to push through the mass of jellyfish.

The 210 take: The good news is that you can get a really great deal on some jellied salmon right now. 

 
A City Hall visit could send mayor to jail

Poteet's mayor could get arrested for going to City Hall. As a registered sex offender, Mayor Lino Donato could be charged with violating his probation because it's close to a youth center. Donato pleaded guilty last month to indecency counts involving two girls, and he is required to register as a sex offender for 20 years. But he received deferred adjudication, which isn't a conviction, so he can't be forced from office.

The 210 take: If we're lucky, this fad of politicians being banned from City Hall will take hold everywhere.

Babies can get moral from a toy story

Infants less than 1 year old showed crucial social judging skills before they could talk, according to a new study. The infants watched as a googly-eyed wooden toy tried to climb roller-coaster hills and then another googly-eyed toy came by and either helped it over the mountain or pushed it backward. They then were presented with the toys to play. Nearly every baby picked the helpful toy over the bad one.

The 210 take: If babies can tell the difference between right and wrong, how do you explain Barney and the Teletubbies?

Is happy ending in the script for strike?

Negotiators for writers and producers returned to the bargaining table for the first time since the Writers Guild of America strike began three weeks ago. The strike has shut down dozens of shows like “The Daily Show” and “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and threatens to dry up all scripted prime-time shows.

The 210 take: In what the networks are calling a below-the-belt negotiating tactic, the writers are threatening to return to writing, but only for “According to Jim.”

From staff and wire reports