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Wildfire Erupts in Los Angeles’ Brentwood Neighborhood Amid Firefighting Response

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Firefighters moved quickly to contain a brush fire that broke out in Brentwood early Wednesday, ahead of Santa Ana winds expected to raise wildfire risks across the region.

The fire began at approximately 2:50 a.m. near Vandergrift Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

Firefighters work at the scene where forward progress of a brush fire near the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Brentwood was stopped. KeyNews

A helicopter drops water on a brush fire at night near the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus.

Firefighters work at the scene of a brush fire near the Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus in Brentwood. KeyNews

Ground crews and aircraft battled the flames, keeping the blaze to roughly 1.5 acres. Firefighters stopped its forward movement within an hour.


Sister Says Six Flags Rider Was in Remission, Survived Car Fire

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A Georgia man who had survived cancer and escaped what his sister called a “crazy” car fire just weeks earlier died after falling from a Six Flags roller coaster. His death has left his family struggling to understand how he could overcome so much, only to lose his life in a tragic amusement park accident.

Hassan Kariem, 42, died Monday after falling from the 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that Kariem had been in remission since 2015 and survived a car fire only a few weeks before his death.

“He’s an amazing person,” Clark told the outlet through tears. “The coolest part about me was him.”

A composite image of Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem smiling split with a photo of the Goliath roller coaster

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, seen above, was identified by Cobb County police as the man who died following a reported fall from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. (Facebook/Hassan Jihad Kariem; Alamy)

Clark, who called her brother “my hero,” described his sudden death as “unfair.” She said she could not comprehend how someone who had endured and overcome so much could be gone.

“He had other issues, but he’s healthy, he was able-bodied. I don’t understand it,” she said.

Clark also spoke about Kariem’s dedication to his family. She told the Post that he worked hard to support his loved ones and helped raise his fiancée’s daughter, whom he had known since she was 3 years old.

“He could do it all,” she said.

View of Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia

A man died Monday following a reported fall from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, pictured above, prompting additional safety precautions. (Alamy)

The grieving sister also denounced the spread of disturbing images that reportedly show her brother’s final moments as he fell from the roller coaster. She urged people not to share the footage.

“That’s just evil,” Clark told the Post. “It’s tragic, and I feel like we’ve gone too far as a society.”

Witnesses described a horrifying scene after Kariem reportedly fell from the ride. One parkgoer told local outlet WXIA that the victim appeared in a souvenir photo taken during the roller coaster’s run.

“He was in our pictures,” the witness said. “He fell and hit the car three different times.”

According to the park’s website, the Goliath hypercoaster reaches speeds of up to 70 mph. The ride includes a 170-foot initial drop, a second drop of 175 feet and a 540-degree spiral.

Atlanta Public Schools confirmed Tuesday that Kariem worked for the district as an IT manager and offered condolences to his family.

Six Flags said it was assisting authorities with the investigation. As a precaution, the amusement park chain also temporarily closed similar roller coasters at parks across the country.

Attractions at Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park are seen northwest of Atlanta.

A fatal roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia is raising questions about ride safety and potential liability. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Authorities have not yet determined what caused Kariem to fall from the ride.

Emirati royal found unconscious with 3-year-old after cocaine binge

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A member of Abu Dhabi’s royal family was found collapsed in the street after taking drugs while responsible for the care of a three-year-old child, a court was told.

Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, was discovered slumped against railings near an unconscious man after using cocaine, while a barefoot toddler was playing beside a busy road.

Concerned members of the public took care of the child until police arrived at the scene in west London.

Al Nahyan reportedly remained unresponsive for around 30 minutes. After waking, she allegedly reacted erratically and shouted: “This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried?”

She pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect at Southwark Crown Court yesterday.

The court heard that she has been receiving treatment for drug addiction at the Priory centre in Woking, Surrey, since the incident in June.

One witness filmed Al Nahyan lying on the pavement beside the child’s toys, including a scooter and a toy plane.

She is connected to Abu Dhabi’s ruling royal family through marriage.

Mahrah Al Nahyan at Southwark Crown Court, where she admitted a count of child neglect

Mahrah Al Nahyan at Southwark Crown Court, where she admitted a count of child neglect

The family is regarded as one of the wealthiest and most influential ruling dynasties in the world.

Its estimated wealth exceeds £250 billion, with interests spanning global investments and oil reserves.

Prosecutor Rio Pahlavanpour said passersby had “noticed the child was unattended, without shoes on the street with a scooter”, prompting members of the public to intervene because the child appeared to be close to moving traffic.

He said Al Nahyan responded after being woken by officers, repeating: “This is not a slaughterhouse, why do you care so much? Why are you so worried?”

Police later found drug-related paraphernalia during a search, although no illegal substances were recovered, The Times reported.

Defending, Stephen Vullo KC said Al Nahyan had stopped taking drugs after entering the Priory in July and had demonstrated “significant remorse and resolve to overcome her addiction”.

He told the court that she had not used drugs on the day of the incident, but was extremely tired after taking cocaine in the preceding days.

“The immediate future is she intends to complete all of the steps of a three-month programme which will come to an end at the end of this month,” he said.

“Her plan after that is to rent a property in the Guildford area and become a day patient there, where she will attend Narcotics Anonymous.”

Al Nahyan was found passed out on the street by concerned members of the public in June

Al Nahyan was found unconscious in the street by concerned members of the public in June

Near her a man was also discovered sprawled out next to railings and a bin in west London

A man was also found nearby, sprawled beside railings and a bin in west London

‘She made a grave mistake that day and she knows it.’

Mr Justice Johnson KC sentenced Al Nahyan to a two-year community order with a rehabilitation requirement.

The judge also fined her £5,000 and ordered her to pay costs of £1,000 after hearing she has an allowance of £8,000 a month. 

He said: ‘By leaving [the child] to play barefoot in the street while under the influence of drugs, you showed a recklessness and disregard for [the child’s] safety.

‘On one occasion they ran towards the road while chasing a piece of paper until a member of the public contained [the child].

‘But for the intervention of strangers there was a serious risk they would be seriously injured or worse. They could have run away, become lost. 

‘They could have been taken or harmed by a stranger and could have become distressed seeing you and your friend unconscious in the street.’

Influencer Faces Backlash for Posing Amid Panama Earthquake Rubble

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Panamanian influencer Gracie Bon has faced a wave of online criticism after sharing photographs of herself posing amid earthquake damage and rubble in Panama.

The social media personality, who boasts almost 12 million Instagram followers, posted the images on Sunday, showing herself among the remains of damaged buildings.

In one photograph, Bon stood on top of the debris with her arms raised. Another showed her kneeling outside a badly damaged home while looking away from the camera.

She wore blue jeans with a white cropped button-down shirt as she posed at the disaster site.

“The reality of my country after the earthquake,” Bon wrote in the caption.

She continued: “We have to remember that material things can be replaced, but life is priceless. Live in the present, be grateful for what we have and help those who need it today.”

The post quickly drew backlash, with critics accusing Bon of staging a photo shoot among the wreckage and exploiting the disaster to create social media content.

“I would never take a picture in the middle of a tragedy, among people and their belongings,” one commenter wrote. “Strength to everyone going through this difficult time.”

Popular social media star Gracie Bon has come under fierce fire after she shared a series of photos of herself posing amid the rubble and destruction in Panama following the devastating earthquake last week

Instagram star Gracie Bon has been heavily criticized after posting photos of herself among the rubble and destruction left behind in Panama after last week’s devastating earthquake.

Bon's post sparked immense backlash, as many rushed to the comment section to bash her for doing a 'photo shoot' amongst the debris and accused her of using the tragedy for content, however, she claimed it was posted to try to help get donations for victims

Bon’s images triggered widespread criticism, with users accusing her of turning the disaster zone into a backdrop, although she said the post was intended to encourage donations for those affected.

“Unbelievable… just looking for likes,” another person commented.

“Posing beside someone else’s misfortune has to be a joke,” a second critic added.

“How do I make this about me?” another commenter wrote. “Why go posing in the middle of a disaster?”

Another user said they could not believe Bon had asked someone to photograph her outside a destroyed home.

“Did you really hire a photographer to go to the affected area and take these pictures?” a different user asked.

One particularly critical response said there was “a huge difference” between documenting a disaster to raise awareness and using the site of a tragedy as a photo backdrop.

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama on Friday, southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, a small village of slightly more than 100 people in Herrera province.

Images and reports from the aftermath showed collapsed structures, cracked roads and roofs that had caved in. Authorities said the most significant damage was recorded in central Panama.

Bon has nearly 12 million followers on Instagram

Bon has almost 12 million followers on Instagram.

No deaths have been reported, but at least 27 people sustained injuries and nearly 900 homes were damaged, according to Reuters.

Amid the backlash, Bon defended herself in a comment, explaining that she posted the photos to try to show the ‘reality of her country’ after the earthquake because ‘many news [sites] don’t show it.’

‘CONTEXT: These photos are the reality of the country. Many news [sites] don’t show it, many media says “Panama is fine” and they don’t show the reality of the affected areas, the people who lost their homes,’ she wrote. 

She said she wanted to encourage her followers to ‘make donations’ and knew that if she ‘appeared in the photos’ they would have a ‘better reach.’ 

‘I decided to appear in my photos because I want people to make donations and if I appear in my photos they have a better reach on MY NETWORKS than if I put the images alone,’ she continued. 

‘I’m not in a photoshoot or posing, I’m telling y’all “Look, this is how Panama really is.”‘

‘But you have a damaged heart that prefers to insult and not help the cause,’ she added to her haters.

The massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Panama southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, a village of just over 100 residents in Herrera province, on Friday

The massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Panama southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, a village of just over 100 residents in Herrera province, on Friday 

‘If I hadn’t been in the picture, would it be okay? The [more important] question is: What is everyone doing to contribute?’

Earlier that day, Bon shared a video of herself stocking up on supplies like cases of bottled water and bags of rice to donate to victims.

She was then seen traveling to the area and handing them out to families. 

‘Panama needs us. While some today are fortunate enough to be safe in our homes, there are families who have lost almost everything and do not know where they will sleep tonight,’ she captioned it.

‘Today I bring a grain of [rice], what to us is little, to someone else it may mean so much.’

She also included addresses of places where people can drop off ‘water, non-perishable food, hygiene products, diapers and basic necessities’ to donate.

‘If you can’t donate, sharing is also a way to help,’ she added.

Bon posted a video addressing the backlash on Monday, insisting that she hadn’t made any money from the post.

‘Instead of talking about [the families who lost their homes], they are talking about a picture of me,’ she said.

‘Many are only behind the keyboard criticizing and they do not [answer] the question, “What have you done so far to help Panama?” 

‘Tomorrow you will forget about my photo, but that family will remain without a home.’ 

‘There are people who get more outraged by a photo than by seeing families lose everything. Sometimes the problem is not what we do, but the eyes with which you decide to see it,’ she added in the caption. ‘Let’s help Panama.’

Final Hours of Yorkshire Zoo Tiger Attack Victim Revealed

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Social media posts show that William Chapman spent the final hours before his death at a Yorkshire zoo visiting the gym and posing with a crossbow before making the journey that ended in tragedy.

Chapman, 24, had been classed as vulnerable and had a history of “significant” mental health problems. On Saturday afternoon, he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster.

The former child star was seen dancing to music through his headphones and pacing along a walkway shortly before climbing into the enclosure. Visitors described him as appearing “not attached to reality”.

Footage recorded by Chapman appears to show him slowly moving towards one of the park’s two rare Amur tigers. The five-year-old male tiger was named Altai.

Witnesses said the big cat pawed at Chapman before clamping its jaws around his neck minutes later.

Emergency services were called to the park at 1.35pm, but Chapman was pronounced dead. An inquest into his death is due to open at Doncaster Coroner’s Court on Thursday morning.

John Minion, a friend of the park’s owner, said he had been left “devastated” by the incident and was “first on the scene”.

After this newspaper identified Chapman on Tuesday, his family said they were heartbroken by the loss of their “amazing son”. They described him as “a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved – and William loved them back”.

The family said Chapman had been prescribed “strong medication” for his poor mental health, adding that “it will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death”.

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death after entering the tiger pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon

William Chapman, 24, was mauled to death after entering the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon

A series of images posted on his Instagram account in the hours before he died included shots of him posing at a swimming pool and gym

A series of images posted to his Instagram account in the hours before his death showed him posing at a swimming pool and in a gym

A video filmed by Mr Chapman in the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife park shows the camera holder slowly approaching a wooden platform on which tiger Altai is resting

Video recorded by Chapman inside the Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger enclosure shows the camera holder slowly approaching a wooden platform where Altai was resting

A final photograph, thought to be one of the last taken of Mr Chapman, shows him sitting on a kitchen worktop while posing with a copy of the Bible in one hand and his crossbow on his lap

One of the last photographs believed to have been taken of Chapman shows him sitting on a kitchen worktop with a copy of the Bible in one hand and a crossbow resting on his lap

A now-deleted Instagram account offers an insight into how Chapman spent the day before visitors made desperate attempts to save him.

Images uploaded on the day of his death showed Chapman at a gym and inside a flat in Doncaster, where he posed with a crossbow.

The first image showed Chapman outside a convenience store holding a can of Jack Daniel’s mixed with Coca-Cola Zero.

A second picture featured a soldier figurine alongside the words “SAS”, a heart emoji and the flag of Uganda.

In the hours before the incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the former child actor shared photographs of the property where he was staying, tagging the location as “Doncaster”. One image showed a replica of an ancient Greek war helmet resting on his pillow.

Another photograph showed a living room and sofa, with Chapman’s shoes and grey tracksuit bottoms visible in the frame.

A crossbow and several darts could be seen in one corner, alongside two backpacks, a computer monitor and laundry. The image appeared to have been taken overnight or during the early hours, with darkness visible outside.

The account suggests Mr Chapman later spent time at a swimming pool and the gym in the hours before his death: a selfie taken in blue swimming trunks – which can also be seen in the same laundry in his living room – shows him wearing a blue wristband. 

He is then seen posing at the gym in grey tracksuit bottoms and a black sweater, the same outfit he would be seen wearing at the wildlife park hours later.

A final photograph, thought to be one of the last taken of Mr Chapman, shows him sitting on a kitchen worktop while posing with a copy of the Bible in one hand and a crossbow across his lap.

Mr Chapman uploaded this photo of his living room, showing his crossbow in the corner

Mr Chapman uploaded this photo of his living room, showing his crossbow in the corner

The first image Mr Chapman appears to have posted on October 10. It is of himself holding a can of Jack Daniel's mixed with Coca-Cola Zero

The first image Mr Chapman appears to have posted on October 10. It is of himself holding a can of Jack Daniel’s mixed with Coca-Cola Zero

In the days before his death, Mr Chapman also posted a picture of himself which appears to have been taken outside the Pantheon in Paris

In the days before his death, Mr Chapman also posted a picture of himself which appears to have been taken outside the Pantheon in Paris

Several images on his Instagram contained this replica of an Ancient Greek warrior helmet

Several images on his Instagram contained this replica of an Ancient Greek warrior helmet

Mr Chapman also shared this image with the writing 'Schwestl Kim' - a possible reference to German influencer Schwester Kim

Mr Chapman also shared this image with the writing ‘Schwestl Kim’ – a possible reference to German influencer Schwester Kim

Mr Chapman had also posted this image of a column, possibly taken outside a church

Mr Chapman had also posted this image of a column, possibly taken outside a church

Also shared was an image of a soldier figurine, accompanied by the words 'SAS', a heart emoji, and the flag of Uganda

Also shared was an image of a soldier figurine, accompanied by the words ‘SAS’, a heart emoji, and the flag of Uganda

A crossbow dart is between his teeth, and tape emblazoned with the words ‘150lb Recurve Crossbow’ appears to be stuck to the cupboard beneath him.

In the background, a card featuring the word ‘Grandson’ is on display. The card, matched by the Mail to one sold by Amazon, wishes him a happy birthday, adding the message: ‘Believe there’s nothing you can’t do, there’s only one amazing you.’

Other images from his social media, posted around the same time, may have been taken earlier. These include a photo of Mr Chapman dressed all in grey outside the Pantheon in Paris, an image possibly alluding to a famous German influencer, and a picture seemingly taken outside a church. 

It’s unknown exactly when Mr Chapman arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, but it appears to be in the hours after these final photographs were taken.

Guests at the park described how, after arriving at the Land of the Tigers attraction, he danced up and down the 300m walkway above the enclosure where Amur tigers Altai and Tschuna live, listening to music on his AirPods.

Park visitor Del Taylor yesterday described how Mr Chapman had approached her while on the walkway and asked her to take photos of him with one of the tigers in the background.

‘He was so happy,’ she said in a since-deleted TikTok video in which she appealed for cruel trolls to stop making jokes about the tragedy. ‘And then he’s come and placed himself next to us and he’s passed me his phone, and he’s asked me for his photo, and if you’d have seen him, without saying too much, you would understand why I’m saying what I’m saying.’ 

A video clip caught the moment, which took place just before he entered the enclosure.

Mr Chapman can be heard saying: ‘Excuse me, can you grab a shot of myself with the tiger?’ while Altai lies in the background under a shaded tree, playing with a fallen branch.

A woman, believed to be Ms Taylor, agrees and takes a photo, before he asks three times for ‘one more’ picture and then says: ‘Thank you, lady.’

The scene at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday after emergency services rushed to the scene

The scene at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday after emergency services rushed to the scene

An air ambulance and police van are seen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon

An air ambulance and police van are seen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon

Just moments later, Mr Chapman then began climbing over the walkway in a bid to enter the pen.

A heroic older woman desperately tried to pull the 24-year-old back down, but witnesses said she simply ‘wasn’t strong enough’.

Mr Chapman then jumped into the enclosure below.

A final video clip shared on Instagram just minutes before emergency services were scrambled to the scene showed him filming tiger Altai, who was resting on a wooden raised platform within the enclosure, as he slowly walked towards him. 

In the background, he can be heard breathing heavily as shocked onlookers cry out ‘oh my God’. 

When the tiger attacked, Mr Chapman, a former pupil of the Jackie Palmer Stage School in High Wycombe, screamed ‘stop’ several times and appeared to make a gesture for ‘bad’ in Makaton – a language system generally used by individuals who struggle to communicate. He also told the 200kg cat to ‘stop being naughty’. 

Distressing footage shows how Altai appeared to paw at and toy with Mr Chapman, who was seen sitting and lying on the ground of the enclosure.

Witnesses said the tiger then jumped on to Mr Chapman’s neck.

Visitors were rapidly evacuated and emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to the scene, but Mr Chapman was confirmed to have died.

A friend of Mr Minion, who is a director at the attraction along with his wife Kate, said yesterday: ‘He is obviously devastated and was first at the scene. My heart goes out to him.’  

Zookeepers were said to have done ‘everything they could’ to drive tiger Altai off, firing five loud acoustic gun blasts in attempts to scare him. 

Two ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the park at 1.35pm, with a ‘black screen’ erected around the enclosure as lifesaving treatment was attempted.

In a statement released last night, Mr Chapman’s family said they are ‘utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened.

‘The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.

‘The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their utmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.’

As well as being mocked by trolls online, footage of the attack was also posted by US President Donald Trump last night, who wrote: ‘Don’t ever mess with nature!’

On Wednesday morning, he also shared an AI-generated video of himself wrestling with and ultimately embracing the tiger, while The Lion Sleeps Tonight plays in the background. 

Mr Chapman’s family added: ‘William was a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved – and William loved them back.

‘Sadly, William suffered from significant mental illness over a number of years and was consequently prescribed strong medication.

‘It will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death. We would ask everybody to respect that process.’

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which remains closed, confirmed that Altai will not be euthanised in the wake of the incident.

The licensing authority for Yorkshire Wildlife Park, City of Doncaster Council, has now launched a health and safety investigation into the man’s death. 

Dan Swaine, executive director of place at City of Doncaster Council, said: ‘As the relevant licensing authority for the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, I can confirm that, in line with our statutory duties, the council has launched a health and safety investigation.

‘We are also working with multiple agencies, including the police and health agencies, and are supporting the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in response to the incident.

‘At this time, we won’t be commenting further on the individual or the investigation and we ask that the privacy of those involved is respected at this difficult time.’

As a child, Mr Chapman appeared in the ITV production May Contain Nuts alongside Shirley Henderson and Darren Boyd.

He also played Edward Jenner in the BBC series True Stories.

Steve Hilton Campaigns at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park to Address California Homelessness Crisis

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Discarded syringes, drug paraphernalia and people sleeping along sidewalks formed a grim backdrop as Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton brought his campaign message to Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, a neighborhood long associated with the city’s homelessness and drug crises.

During Tuesday’s visit, Hilton walked through the park and nearby alleys while criticizing taxpayer-funded nonprofits that provide clean needles and other drug-use supplies through harm-reduction programs.

“This is your tax money at work… Free crack pipes and needles being handed out to drug addicts. CEOs of these so-called ‘nonprofits’ making millions a year. The smell, the squalor, the inhumanity. All of it is funded by you,” Hilton said.

Hilton contended that such initiatives fail to address the root of addiction and instead allow drug use to continue.

“They call it ‘harm reduction,’ but all it does is keep people addicted. I’ll end this madness,” he said.

The difficult conditions around MacArthur Park were visible throughout the candidate’s tour.

Video and photos from the visit showed Hilton passing a woman asleep in an alley and speaking with reporters as another person lay on the sidewalk near the park’s entrance.

Hilton has previously said he witnessed “crack pipes, injection drug use, and people folded over on fentanyl in the middle of a sunny day.”

One video attracted additional attention online after viewers noticed a homeless man moving through the background with his pants around his knees while Hilton described the area’s problems.

Hilton’s campaign comes against a challenging political backdrop for Republicans in Los Angeles. The City Council has 15 seats and no publicly identified Republican members, and the city has not elected a Republican mayor since Richard Riordan’s victory in 1993.

California’s most recent Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, left office in January 2011.

Among the conditions Hilton pointed to were overflowing trash and human feces, which he described as both a “moral failure” and a “taxpayer-funded drug market.”

California voters will decide between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Hilton in the Nov. 3 election.

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Seminole County Issues Alert for Missing 11-Year-Old Child

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Jacob Bowling last seen boarding his bus in Oviedo Tuesday and is considered endangered, deputies say

OVIEDO, Fla. – Authorities issued a missing and endangered child alert late Tuesday night for 11-year-old Jacob Bowling, who has been missing for several hours in Seminole County.

According to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, Bowling was last seen getting on a bus near Sanctuary Drive in Oviedo. Investigators believe he may have traveled toward Osceola Road or Raccoon Trail.

Bowling is approximately 4 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing a cream-colored Harry Potter T-shirt, gray-and-white shoes and carrying a black backpack, deputies said.

Missing child in Seminole County (Seminole County Sheriff’s Office)

The sheriff’s office said Bowling is considered endangered as deputies continue searching for him. Anyone who may have information about his whereabouts is asked to call (407) 665-6650.


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Trump Draws Outrage Over AI Video Parody of Zoo Tiger Attack

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Donald Trump has faced fierce criticism after sharing a “tasteless” AI-generated video that mocked the fatal tiger attack at a Yorkshire wildlife park. In the digitally created clip, the US president is shown grappling with the animal before subduing and taming it.

William Chapman, a 24-year-old British man, died on Saturday after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. He was attacked by Atai, a Siberian tiger.

Video of the fatal incident has since spread online, despite appeals from Mr Chapman’s family for the public to stop circulating footage of the attack.

The family’s request came before Mr Trump posted the AI parody on his Truth Social account on Tuesday. The video depicts the tiger lunging at a digital version of the president, who then drives it away before supposedly taming the animal and becoming its friend, accompanied by the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”.

The parody appeared shortly after Mr Trump had shared genuine footage of the deadly incident, alongside the message: “Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT!”

Broadcaster Piers Morgan condemned the post on X, describing it as “appallingly tasteless” and telling the president: “Delete it.”

In the days before his death, Mr Chapman had uploaded a series of photographs and videos to social media, including material connected to his decision to enter the tiger’s enclosure on Saturday.

One disturbing video appears to show him climbing into the pen and moving towards a solitary tiger resting on a raised wooden platform. Within minutes, the animal attacked him, killing him.

AI footage parodying the Yorkshire zoo tiger attack shows Trump taming and befriending the wildcat

An AI-generated video depicts Donald Trump taming and befriending the tiger involved in the Yorkshire zoo attack

William Chapman, 24, died on Saturday after climbing into a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster.

William Chapman, 24, died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday

Heavy breathing can be heard in the background of the recording as stunned visitors react, with some shouting: “Oh my God.”

His Instagram account also featured a gym selfie posted just hours before he shared the video showing himself gradually walking towards the big cat.

A separate image showed Mr Chapman holding a Bible and a crossbow while wearing the same clothing seen in the footage from Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Witnesses said Mr Chapman, whom police described as vulnerable, had been dancing to music at the park and asked another visitor to photograph him with the tiger visible behind him.

He subsequently started to climb into the enclosure. One woman reportedly tried urgently to restrain him, but he fell roughly 12 feet to the ground.

As the tiger attacked, Mr Chapman was heard repeatedly shouting “stop”. He also appeared to make the Makaton sign for “bad”, using a communication system commonly used by people who have difficulty speaking or communicating.

The terrifying incident took place only minutes before emergency services were contacted at 1.35pm.

In a statement issued through police on Tuesday, Mr Chapman’s family said: “William was a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved – and William loved them back.

“Sadly, William had experienced significant mental illness for several years and had consequently been prescribed strong medication.

The scene at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday

The scene at Yorkshire Wildlife Park following the fatal incident on Saturday

‘It will be for the coroner to decide what part this played in his death. We would ask everybody to respect that process.’

‘The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened,’ they said.

‘The publication and circulation of deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress at an exceptionally vulnerable time. We ask people to stop doing this.

‘The family are hopeful that the relevant authorities will do their utmost to get to the bottom of why our amazing son did what he did.’

It emerged on Tuesday night that Mr Chapman was a ‘passionate’ child actor who appeared in an ITV comedy drama.

In 2009 he was in the two-part ITV comedy May Contain Nuts alongside Shirley Henderson – who is best known for playing Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films.

Mr Chapman played Alfie Chaplin, the son of Henderson’s character Alice Chaplin, who masqueraded as her 11-year-old daughter to take a school entrance exam in the acclaimed drama which also starred Darren Boyd.

He also appeared in the BBC series True Stories about the lives of historical people in 2012, when he portrayed the English physician and scientist Edward Jenner as a boy before he became the father of immunology and the pioneer of vaccination.

Mr Chapman had a further role in the ITV period drama series Breathless, which aired in 2013 and featured hospital staff secretly performing illegal abortions in the 1960s, according to a blog post written in 2014 by his mother.

But his acting work apparently largely stopped during his adolescence, and he appeared to not have had any screen work for many years before his death.