PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In the 24 hours following a trailer full of propane tanks that exploded on Interstate 5, speculation mounted regarding the trailer’s truck driver. However, Portland police say the driver — whose identity remains unknown to the public — reported the incident to a representative with their company. “The Portland Fire Investigations […]
The aftermath of a thermonuclear explosion in a binary star system about 3,400 light years away has been witnessed by the Hubble Space Telescope. HM Sagittae, or HM Sge for short, is what’s known as a symbiotic system, in which a white dwarf is feeding off a companion red giant star. The stolen material forms […]
Insights from Nikkei Asia, Wood Mackenzie, and Chatham House The News One in five of all electric vehicle imports to Europe in the first four months of 2024 were made in China, according to car sales tracking data reported in the Financial Times. European sales of Chinese EVs jumped by 23% in the first four […]
It feels like analysts have reported new growth for Nvidia‘s (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock nearly every week for more than a year now. Experts have said the company’s shares are overvalued on more than one occasion. And yet, its stock price just keeps rising. Nvidia’s shares have risen 174% over the last year, 122% year to […]
Laser maker Coherent (NYSE: COHR) saw its stock run up 19.5% through 11:45 a.m. ET Monday after the company announced it has poached Jim Anderson, CEO of Lattice Semiconductor, to become its own new CEO. Conversely, Lattice shares are down 15% on the news. Lattice announced simultaneously that it has elevated Chief Marketing Officer Esam […]
One of Baltimore’s most photographed trees fell victim to lightning over Memorial Day weekend. During Memorial Day’s evening thunderstorms, fast winds brought down trees in the area while lightning reportedly hit a home in Towson. The 60-year-old dawn redwood tree at Baltimore’s Cylburn Arboretum was among the trees struck. “The tree literally exploded throwing wood […]
If you’ve noticed your rent go up in recent years in Myrtle Beach, you’re not alone. It’s a broader Grand Strand trend, and according to one report, the area is one of the most expensive regions in America to pay rent in. USA Today released a report May 21, 2024, using data obtained from Rent. […]
The trading week for electric vehicle (EV) stocks started off explosively as shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN), Lucid Motors (NASDAQ: LCID), and ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) all moved higher Monday. Thanks for this go to the Biden administration, which is preparing to quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric cars imported into the U.S. As of […]
About half of the North Korean missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine have failed, a Ukrainian official said. The missiles that failed flew off course and exploded in midair. Ukraine’s top prosecutor told Reuters they’re investigating missile debris. About half of the North Korean missiles Russia has fired at Ukraine have failed, Ukraine’s top prosecutor […]
An asteroid that tore through the atmosphere over Germany in January was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever recorded, new research suggests. The space rock, dubbed 2024 BX1, turned into a fireball and exploded over Berlin in the early hours of Jan. 21. Although small asteroids on collision courses with Earth are typically […]
A Commerce Township man who owns and operates a Clinton Township building that exploded in March, killing a teenager and injuring a firefighter, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday. Noor Noel Kestou, 31, was arraigned on the 15-year felony charge in connection with the explosions March 4 at Goo […]
Gary Kuykendall didn’t intend to blow up the house in Madeira he once shared with his wife and children, according to his attorney. It is true that Kuykendall disconnected three natural gas junctions, called his estranged wife and son and threatened to blow up the house with him inside it. That night in June 2022, […]