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The Independent
30-06-2025
- General
- The Independent
Huge explosion topples power plant chimneys
The 800- and 500-foot-tall chimneys of an old coal-fired power station in Tennessee have been demolished in a controlled explosion. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has released footage of the planned blast at the Bull Run Fossil Plant. Video captured a massive explosion and a loud bang as the chimneys toppled in a large cloud of smoke. The Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton was retired in 2023 as part of TVA's clean power initiatives. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
30-06-2025
- General
- The Independent
Moment 800-foot-tall power station chimney crumbles to ground in blast
The 800 and 500-foot-tall chimneys of an old coal-fired power station in Tennessee have been demolished in a controlled explosion. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released footage of the planned blast at the Bull Run Fossil Plant on Saturday (28 June). Video shows a huge explosion, followed by a loud bang, before one of the chimneys topples in a massive cloud of smoke and crumbles to the ground. 'Demolition experts safely imploded the 500-foot and 800-foot stacks at the retired Bull Run Fossil Plant,' TVA said in a statement. Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton was retired in 2023 to make way for TVA's clean power initiatives.
New York Post
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Who is Anne Burrell's husband Stuart Claxton?
Anne Burrell met the love of her life, Stuart Claxton, seven years before her sudden death on June 17. She was 55. Here's what to know about Burrell's husband in the wake of her tragic passing. He and Burrell met on a dating app 9 Anne Burrell once said that she and her husband, Stuart Claxton, 'both knew immediately' that they were right for each other. chefanneburrell/Instagram The Food Network star and Claxton matched on the dating app Bumble in 2018. During an interview with People in 2020, Burrell said that she and Claxton 'both knew immediately' that they were right for each other. 'I don't know if we had both thought of marriage, but we both were like, 'Oh, yeah, this is something,'' she said at the time. 'This is really going to be real, and this is going to turn into something.'' 'Once you get to be a woman of 50 years old, you don't really think that marriage is going to be on the plate for you,' Burrell continued. 'I was always really focused on my career, and marriage was never a huge thing in my life that I was looking for. Then, when I met Stuart, my opinion about all that changed.' He proposed to Burrell during the COVID-19 pandemic 9 Claxton and Burrell met on a dating app in 2018, and he proposed two years later. chefanneburrell/Instagam After two years of dating, Claxton proposed to the beloved cooking icon in April 2020. He popped the question during a 'date night' in Burrell's hometown of Cazenovia, N.Y., while they were isolating with her family amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'My mom and Stuart got together and made a plan where he and I were going to have a date night,' Burrell recalled shortly after the proposal. 'We were having a nice time, and Stuart then starts saying, 'Oh, this is a good song to put on a playlist for our wedding reception.' And I'm like, 'Okay, sure. But why are we talking about that now?'' 'We started talking about family and just how nice it was to be here with everyone, so I sort of started getting weepy already,' she continued. 'Then Stuart pulls a ring out of his pants pocket, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe this is even happening.'' 9 'Then Stuart pulls a ring out of his pants pocket, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe this is even happening,'' Burrell recalled shortly after her and Claxton's engagement. chefanneburrell/Instagram Claxton revealed that he bought the engagement ring and started to plan the proposal before the pandemic lockdown began. 'I got the ring right before we left for Cazenovia, when we didn't really know how long things were going to go on,' he said. 'But I'm very glad I did it.' 'I think some silver linings come out of this whole situation,' Burrell chimed in. 'If it wasn't happening, we wouldn't be up here with my family, and they would not have been involved in the way that they were.' He and Burrell married in October 2021 9 The Food Network star and Claxton married in Burrell's hometown, Cazenovia, N.Y., in October 2021. chefanneburrell/Instagram The couple tied the knot on Oct. 16, 2021, at the Windridge Estate in Burrell's Cazenovia hometown. Burrell shared details from her and Claxton's 'fairy tale' nuptials during an appearance on 'The Rachael Ray Show' shortly after the wedding. 'Everything was magical,' she told Ray, who served as a bridesmaid during the ceremony. 'I was like, 'I want the fairy tale! I'm only going to be a bride once!'' 9 'Everything was magical,' Burrell said after her and her husband's wedding. 'I was like, 'I want the fairy tale! I'm only going to be a bride once!'' Getty Images for City Harvest 'We wrote our own vows, which I thought were very cute and lovely, and then when it came to the time when they said I had to say, 'I do,' it just came out of me like, 'YES I DO!'' Burrell said. Claxton later added that his and the celeb chef's marriage was 'wonderful' and a 'whole adventure.' 'It's been wonderful, to say the least,' he told People in 2023. 'Anne and I hadn't lived together before we moved in and got married, so it's been a whole adventure, but very lovely at the same time.' He is a sales and marketing executive 9 Claxton currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing for the non-profit organization NextUp. Zuma / Claxton graduated from Swansea University in Wales in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Philosophy, according to his LinkedIn profile. He then earned a Master of Science in Media Management from Scotland's University of Stirling in 2008. After stints with Guinness World Records, Time Inc., and TelevisaUnivision, Claxton became Vice President of Marketing for NextUp in January 2023. The nonprofit organization focuses on advancing women's leadership in the workplace. He has a son from a previous relationship 9 Burrell, her stepson, Javier, and Claxton attended a cricket match together in June 2024. Anne Burrell/Instagram Although Burrell and Claxton never had children of their own, Claxton does have one son, Javier, 20, from a previous marriage. In June 2024, nearly one year before her death, Burrell shared a picture of herself, Claxton and Javier on Instagram. '[The Claxtons] hit the cricket today!' she wrote alongside a photo of the three of them at a cricket match. 'My first cricket match and it was a blast! One of those gorgeous early summer perfect.' He found Burrell on the morning of her death 9 Claxton and the rest of Burrell's loved ones announced the Food Network star's death on Tuesday, June 17. chefanneburrell/Instagram Claxton and the rest of Burrell's announced the Food Network star's passing on June 17. 'Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend – her smile lit up every room she entered,' her family said in a statement. 'Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.' It was later revealed that Claxton discovered his wife 'unconscious and unresponsive' on the shower floor of their Brooklyn home 'between six and seven hours' after he had last seen her alive. 9 Claxton discovered Burrell 'unconscious and unresponsive' on the shower floor of their Brooklyn home. Anne Burrell/Instagram Although her cause of death has not been confirmed, a spokesperson for the New York City Fire Department said a 911 caller claimed Burrell suffered a 'cardiac arrest.' A source told The Post that Burrell's body was discovered next to dozens of pills, and The New York Times later reported that the NYPD was investigating her death as a possible overdose. While he has yet to publicly address his wife's tragic death, Claxton broke cover for the first time since her passing to attend her wake in New York City on June 20. He appeared downcast in a blue suit jacket as he attended the viewing, and the marketing exec was joined by over 100 of Burrell's closest friends and colleagues for the somber event.
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Report: Nets' Nic Claxton a potential trade target of the Lakers
Report: Nets' Nic Claxton a potential trade target of the Lakers The Brooklyn Nets are currently navigating an important summer for the franchise as the team has plenty of draft picks and cap space to work with. While Brooklyn will be thinking about who they will be drafting next week and signing in free-agency over the summer, they also have to consider that center Nic Claxton could be pursued. "Sources close to the team reiterated that the internal plan is to trade for their starting center," ClutchPoints' Anthony Irwin reported on the Los Angeles Lakers as they seek to acquire a starting-caliber center at some point during this offseason. All of the players that played center for the Lakers this past season are currently free-agents, which means that Los Angeles may have to get creative with their problem-solving. "Sources say they've held conversations with other teams about Nic Claxton, Robert Williams, Walker Kessler and others," Irwin continued. "Then, ideally, use the taxpayer midlevel on his backup – Brook Lopez and Clint Capela are the two names most often linked to the Lakers." Claxton has been linked to the Lakers ever since the Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs as it became apparent that Los Angeles needed more center depth. After trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic, the Lakers had to resort to a center rotation of players like Jaxson Hayes, Trey Jemison, and Christian Koloko. Claxton, 26, is coming off a 2024-25 season in which he averaged 10.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 56.3% from the field and 51.3% from the free-throw line. Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey gave a framework of what a potential deal between the Nets and Lakers and Claxton could look like and it involved Brooklyn getting Los Angeles' highly-coveted 2031 first-round pick.
USA Today
15-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Insider names most realistic big man, wing Lakers could trade for
Insider names most realistic big man, wing Lakers could trade for The NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers will go, at most, another three games and end by next Sunday, June 22. That means that the start of player movement across the league is very close. The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be very aggressive in their quest to upgrade their roster and add to the core. The first item on their wish list is a starting-level center, but many also feel they need a two-way wing who can start at either the 2 or 3 position. Jovan Buha, a Lakers beat writer for The Athletic, said on Saturday's episode of "Buha's Block" that the most realistic targets for Los Angeles on the trade market are center Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets and Andrew Wiggins, a two-way wing who is currently with the Miami Heat. "Looking at the current market, Claxton and Wiggins are probably the best realistic players the Lakers could get for each of their two big holes," Buha said. "If you can get Claxton as your starting center and Wiggins as your starting three, and you still have LeBron, Austin, and Luka, I really like that starting five together." Claxton seems to be the archetypal center the Lakers want and need. He's a capable shot-blocker and rebounder, as well as a lob threat who possesses ample athleticism. His production went down a bit this season, but the hope is that his numbers dipped because he played on a poor Nets team and not because he's in decline. Wiggins put up 18.0 points a game while making 37.4% of his 3-point attempts this season. He was traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Heat in February in the deal that brought the Warriors Jimmy Butler, but while in Golden State, he reinvented himself. He became an above-average defender and outside shooter, and he ended up starting in the All-Star game and winning the NBA championship during the 2021-22 season. At age 30, he should have plenty left in the tank for at least two or three more years. The Lakers have limited trade assets, but if at least one team is willing to do them a solid, perhaps they could end up having a very successful summer in terms of personnel moves.
