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Sweden trained at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, amid a $182 million renovation that left rubble behind the pitch; the demolition was planned and controlled, the session went ahead with no injuries, as Sweden prepare for Group F with Japan.
Authorities in Limeira, São Paulo state plan to demolish the 130-foot Skeleton Bridge after a 21-year-old student died when she was thrown from the abandoned viaduct without a bungee rope; videos show instructors lifting and tossing her with the rope left unattached, three men have been charged with homicide, and barriers around the site are being prepared for demolition to prevent further tragedies.
The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026 induction ceremony is held tonight at Dolby Live in Las Vegas, with headliners Stephanie McMahon and AJ Styles, and inductions including Ax and Smash of Demolition, Dennis Rodman (celebrity wing), Sid and Bad News Brown (legacy wing), and the Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant moment as the immortal moment, with Michael Cole and The Miz hosting and live coverage starting at midnight Eastern.
Video shows debris from the Mandarin Oriental implosion in Miami smashing into a nearby condo lobby, shattering glass and coating the building in dust, prompting six-figure cleanup costs and safety concerns from residents as a new hotel-residence project moves forward; the demolition company says the implosion was completed with minor damage addressed and city officials have not yet commented.
The Mandarin Oriental, Miami on Brickell Key was demolished in a controlled implosion to clear the site for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami, a 2030 luxury mixed-use project with 121 hotel rooms in the north tower and private residences in the south tower. The implosion prompted limited disruption—an 800‑foot exclusion zone, traffic detours—but no evacuations, signaling a shift toward ultra-high-end development in Miami."
Contractors imploded the 23-story Mandarin Oriental hotel in downtown Miami in under 20 seconds, bringing down a skyline landmark and clearing the site for redevelopment.
A 23-story Mandarin Oriental hotel on Brickell Key in Miami is scheduled for implosion as part of Swire Properties’ redevelopment plans.
Stepan Shevchuk was identified as the worker killed and Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr. are presumed dead after a precast concrete failure caused a Grays Ferry parking garage near CHOP to partially collapse; demolition began with a crane and wrecking ball as recovery and safety monitoring continue, with officials warning of noise and dust and a community meeting planned, and flags at half-staff in memory of the workers.
In a Los Angeles civil trial over injuries from the Malibu mansion demolition, Tony Saxon testified that Kanye West ordered him to live at the construction site around the clock, woke him at 3–4 a.m., and added 24/7 security duties while overseeing gutting of the Tadao Ando–designed home bought for $57.3 million. Saxon showed jurors text messages with Ye detailing updates, budgets, and a low-profile, permitless approach to the project; Ye’s team claims Saxon was an unlicensed contractor. The case, part of a wave of employee lawsuits, is set to continue with Ye and Bianca Censori expected to testify over the next two weeks.
Portland’s Lloyd Center will be demolished this winter as developers plan an 18-block redevelopment in the Lloyd District that adds housing (affordable and market-rate), retail storefronts, transit-connected streets, and six acres of publicly accessible open space. A permanent ice rink is not included. Tenants such as Floating World Comics and Star Tropics Pinball Museum will be displaced with at least three months’ notice, and supporters of the Save Lloyd campaign are rallying residents ahead of a Feb. 5 design commission hearing to try to preserve the mall’s legacy.
The Bulwark’s Jill Lawrence argues that Trump’s unilateral plan to rename the Kennedy Center, shutter it for two years, and demolish parts of the building to rebuild as a Trump-branded facility would violate the center’s status as a living memorial and harm a civic arts hub. The piece notes decades of cultural and economic importance, artist cancellations, and ongoing legal challenges, and questions about staff, funding, and donor support as the project looms over the DC arts community and local residents.
Demolitions and torching of shanties in Makoko, Lagos’s largest informal waterfront settlement, have displaced more than 10,000 residents and destroyed thousands of homes. Officials say removals are to curb safety risks from high-voltage lines, but critics accuse the move of land-grabbing to pave the way for upscale development, with protests, tear-gas clashes, and reports of deaths and lost livelihoods.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has approved buying 16 flood-damaged homes on Clydach Terrace, Ynysybwl, for about £2.57m and demolishing them to remove flood risk from the Nant Clydach stream, after NRW judged a flood-defence wall not economically viable; two homes (6a and 6b) are excluded due to elevation, and residents say constant flood warnings have caused anxiety, with relocation support potentially offering a safer future as climate change makes flooding more frequent.
The Boise Factory Outlets are set for demolition, with the last store closing on January 28. The site will be redeveloped into a Kenworth Trucks dealership, which plans to expand its workforce, and a new gas station by Maverik Inc. The outlet mall, once a thriving retail hub since 1994, has experienced a long decline, leading to its eventual closure and redevelopment.
The 1,100-foot supertall skyscraper at 37–47 West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan is nearing completion of demolition, with construction expected to begin soon. The building, designed by OMA and developed by Sedesco, will feature condominiums, a hotel, and a restaurant, and includes improvements to the nearby 57th Street subway station as part of a zoning agreement.