The making of Independence Day at 30: ‘I panicked and raced to set to rewrite’

The makers of the blockbusting sci-fi thriller reveal how they made a hit, why Kevin Spacey was almost involved and what went wrong with the sequel ...
Engineering News-Record

Hitachi Breaks Ground on $457M Va. Large Power Transformer Plant Expansion

A rendering shows Hitachi Energy's planned $457M expansion in South Boston, Va., where the company broke ground June 29 on a manufacturing facility for large power transformers. July 1, 2026 ...
NOLA.com

Cause of French Quarter underground explosion, transformer fire remains under investigation

While power lines and other electrical infrastructure are typically above ground in most of New Orleans, in the French ...
WABI-TV

Electrical box fire forces evacuation at The Bangor House

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Crews responded to a report of an electrical box fire at the Bangor House around 2 p.m. Friday. All six floors of the building’s east wing were evacuated. Crews brought the ...
komonews

Explosion prompts evacuation of Tacoma apartment buildings

An explosion at an apartment complex in Tacoma prompted evacuations and sent residents to a nearby middle school Sunday evening as investigators worked to determine what happened. The Tacoma Fire ...
AOL

Homeowner Says His Neighbor’s New Above-Ground Garden Boxes Are Built So Close to the Property Line That Runoff Soil Now Buries His Lawn Every Time It Rains

The first sign was not the soil, but the wood. Tall, fresh above ground garden boxes suddenly lined the neighbor's side of the fence. They were built close together, forming a long raised strip that ...
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Fabric on power pole causes transformer explosion as heavy rainstorm hits Thailand

Fabric blown onto a power pole triggered a transformer explosion as a heavy storm battered Thailand. Footage shows the sheet fluttering in the wind as it was caught on an electric pole in Bangkok, on ...
WDBJ

More than 800 new jobs expected with building of South Boston transformer production facility

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (WDBJ/Hitachi Energy Release) -Hitachi Energy broke ground Monday on a major expansion of its South Boston campus, marking the next phase of a previously announced $457 million ...
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127-minute Transformers movie that made $441.7M at the box office is officially streaming free

Another Transformers movie has officially joined Pluto TV's free streaming library. As of Wednesday, July 1, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is officially streaming free on Pluto TV. The addition of ...
France 24

Monaco explosion wounds Ukrainian oligarch as authorities probe 'deliberate' attack

A parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe principality. A couple and a teenager were ...
The Mirror

Five dead and 16 injured after explosion at Damascus cafe in Syria

At least five people have been killed and 16 others are injured following an explosion in central Damascus, according to Syria's ministry of health. The blast occurred at around 3:24pm local time ...