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32 Chunk voted as Fat Bear Week 2025 winner after 2 years as runner-up
Despite a broken jaw, 32 Chunk has eaten his way to the top of the Fat Bear Week 2025 bracket.
Chunk was finally named the winner of Fat Bear Week after being awarded as the runner-up for the past two years in the contest between select bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The 2025 champion received 96,350 votes, 32,625 more than the runner-up, 856, park officials and Explore.org announced Tuesday.
“For the first time ever, 32 ‘Chunk’ takes home the gold- or should we say red (because of all the salmon he ate),” Katmai National Park & Preserve said on social media.
Fat Bear Week is held every year to celebrate the bears of Brooks River as they finish their bulk before they go into hibernation for the winter. As one of the largest bears that resides along the river, Chunk was estimated to be more than 1,200 pounds, according to park officials.
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He has used his size and confidence to his advantage. But when he returned to the river in June with a broken jaw — possibly from a fight with another male bear during mating season — park rangers said they were concerned whether he could maintain his dominance.
However, Chunk quickly adapted and learned how to eat salmon without the full use of his mandible, park officials said.
“Chunk used his determination and adaptability to persevere through injury,” the park said in his profile. “He will need that ability indefinitely. His broken jaw is a permanent disability that will never return to normal.”
This year’s king of the fat bears has not only won the hearts of voters, but also the likelihood of surviving another winter season.
- Trump has been clear Iran can’t have nuclear weapon, says Vance.
- US, Iran will hold third round of talks in Geneva on Thursday.
- Iran insists its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes.
US Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump still preferred a diplomatic solution with Iran and that he hoped Iranians took that seriously in their negotiations on Thursday.
Vance told Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” programme that Trump has been clear Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. He said that Trump wants to achieve that goal diplomatically, but has other tools at his disposal.
The US and Iranian delegations will hold a third round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme in Geneva on Thursday.
His comments came as the United States announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran, pressing on with what Washington calls its “maximum pressure” campaign.
As US forces mass in the Middle East, Trump claimed in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that Iran was seeking to develop missiles that can strike the United States.
Trump also accused Tehran of having “sinister nuclear ambitions” and working to rebuild a nuclear programme that was targeted by US strikes last year.
Vance told Fox News that while Trump was going to try to “accomplish it diplomatically,” the US president also had the “right” to use military action.
“The president has a number of other tools at his disposal to ensure this doesn’t happen. He’s shown a willingness to use them and I hope the Iranians take it seriously in the negotiations tomorrow because that’s certainly what the president prefers.”
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier struck an upbeat tone, saying there was a “favorable outlook” for the negotiations as his Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his team left for Switzerland.
Iran also rejected Trump’s claims about its missile programme as “big lies.”
But while Trump said he preferred a diplomatic solution, he also set out what appeared to be the justifications for possible military action in the first State of the Union address of his second term.
It was the same forum in which then-president George W Bush laid out the case for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Trump claimed in his address that Tehran had “already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America”.
Iran insists its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes.
The provincial administration in Punjab has imposed an immediate and complete ban on outdoor drone flying across the province, citing risks to public safety and security.
In a notification issued on Wednesday, the Punjab Home Department said that unregulated use of drones posed potential risks to the maintenance of public order, adding that such activities may cause obstruction to official duties, create law and order concerns, and disturb the atmosphere of the province.
“It is essential to ensure security of the people and installations/buildings against any potential threat or untoward activity, in the larger interest of public safety, security, peace and tranquility and to avoid any untoward incident” read the notification.
The department stated that there were “sufficient grounds” to invoke Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, to impose a ban on outdoor drone flying to prevent disturbance of public peace, safety of lives and property across Punjab.
“This ban shall not apply on use of small drones for coverage of indoor activities such as in halls or marquees,” the provincial administration added.
The Punjab Home Department, however, said that the safe usage of such drones in a limited and confined indoor area (for events/functions) will be the responsibility of the organiser.
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies will be exempt from the ban, set to remain in force for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance or until withdrawn earlier.
Jason Bateman stepped out for a rare red-carpet appearance alongside his wife Amanda Anka at the Los Angeles premiere of his new show DTF St. Louis.
The couple looked in high spirits as they posed for photographers.
The 57-year-old stunned in a burgundy sleeveless dress paired with matching heels, while Bateman, also 57, opted for a sleek black blazer and trousers with a coordinating jumper.
Bateman was joined by co-stars Linda Cardellini and Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
Cardellini wore a black mini dress with a plunging neckline and Harbour chose a classic black suit and tie.
Actress Alicia Silverstone also attended, looking elegant in a brown blazer and trousers with a green lace top.
DTF St. Louis follows a tense love triangle between three adults, played by Bateman, Cardellini and Harbour, that spirals into deadly consequences.
Jason Bateman’s Career and Personal Journey
Bateman is best known for his roles as Michael Bluth in Arrested Development and Marty Byrde in Ozark.
His career accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Directors Guild of America nomination.
The actor has also been candid about his struggles with addiction in the 1990s.
He described his lifestyle as “Risky Business for ten years.”
He got sober in 2004 with Anka’s support.
Bateman later told The Hollywood Reporter, “Amanda and I definitely had a few negotiations about the point at which the [partying] spigot was going to completely turn off. She’d be like, ‘This drip, drip, drip is annoyingly unpredictable, Jason.’”
Bateman and Anka have been married since 2001 and are parents to daughters Francesca (19) and Maple (14).
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