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Senators approved the Common Cents Act, paving the way to end penny production (final minting in 2025) and to allow retailers to round cash transactions to the nearest five cents when exact change isn’t available, while keeping electronic payments exact; the nickel could be next, though a separate bill to suspend nickel production remains stalled in the House.
Kaley Cuoco reprises her iconic Big Bang Theory role seven years after the series ended, appearing in the HBO Max spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe as an alternate-universe Penny who leads a resistance in a dystopian world ruled by AI; the cameo is framed as part of the multiverse narrative with potential further cameos from other TBBT characters, and the spinoff is the third in the franchise, airing Thursdays on HBO Max.
In HBO Max’s Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, Kaley Cuoco returns as Penny in brunette form, now a resistance leader in an alternate reality, as Stuart Bloom teams with Bert, Barry Kripke and Denise to navigate multiple realities and repair a destroyed multiverse device. Episode 2 introduces a dystopian world where neck implants punish arguing, sending the crew through a 30‑month reeducation program before an abrupt kidnapping, underscoring the creators’ intent to remix beloved characters with fresh backstories across a multiverse.
Episode 2 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe features Kaley Cuoco returning as an alternate Penny who leads a rebel faction in a peaceful yet controlled multiverse, where neck‑mounted shock devices curb anger; Kripke and Bert chase answers at Caltech as Cuoco’s Penny’s group crafts a plan, culminating in activating a Leonard/Sheldon quantum interference device to jump to another universe.
Episode 2 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe brings back Big Bang Theory veterans as Penny leads a resistance against an AI regime, with Ramona Nowitzki and Christine Baranski making cameos; after a reeducation camp, the trio escapes via a quantum device to a magic-filled universe, while Denise finally gets a last name—Jeffries—on the intercom, a playful nod to the Penny surname mystery and the show’s multiverse twists.
NASA's Curiosity rover photographed a real penny on Mars with its MAHLI camera. The coin, which traveled to Mars with the rover, sits dusty on the Martian surface, and its true purpose is to provide a known-size reference for scale in geology photos, helping scientists gauge rock features. The penny was minted in 1909 and has accumulated dust during the mission's time on Mars.
The penny’s retirement has coin experts wondering if the nickel could be the next to go, since minting nickels costs far more than their face value (about 13.78 cents per coin in 2024 versus a 5-cent value, with roughly $85 million lost on nickels and $18 million on pennies that year). The U.S. Treasury has no formal plan to eliminate the nickel, and Americans still actively use nickels, but inflation and rising production costs keep the debate alive. Some lawmakers have floated rounding cash transactions to the nearest five cents as a potential workaround, which could shift how retailers handle small-change trades if the nickel disappears. Experts expect the nickel’s demise, if it happens, to be gradual—likely over ten to fifteen years—though it’s not imminent, and the coin could instead stay in circulation longer if policy or consumer behavior changes differently than anticipated.
Penny, a four-year-old Doberman Pinscher trained by Andy Linton, won Best in Show at Westminster's 150th show, defeating seven finalists including reserve winner Cota; the milestone edition also honored Catherine O’Hara, and Penny’s victory gives the breed its fifth Westminster Best in Show.
Penny the Doberman pinscher won Best in Show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden, beating seven finalists after two days and more than 2,500 dogs representing about 200 breeds.
A mock funeral for the discontinued penny was held in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, captured in a photo gallery by AP photo editors.
The last US pennies minted in 2025, featuring a Greek omega symbol, sold for over $16.76 million at auction, with the final set fetching $800,000, marking a significant numismatic event amid the halt in penny production due to cost concerns.
The US Mint has stopped producing the 1-cent coin after over 230 years, citing financial inefficiency and modernization, with the final coins minted in 2025 and set to be auctioned off, marking the end of an era for the penny.
The US has officially stopped minting pennies after a production that began in 1793, citing cost inefficiencies as pennies cost more to produce than their face value. While still legal tender, pennies will no longer be produced, and transactions may be rounded to the nearest five cents. Other countries have also phased out low-denomination coins, citing similar reasons.
The US Mint has stopped producing the penny as legal tender, citing its high production costs exceeding its value, with the final coin struck and set for auction, though pennies remain legal tender and in circulation.
The US Mint in Philadelphia is set to produce its last circulating penny as President Trump ordered its discontinuation due to high production costs exceeding its value, leading to a phase-out that has caused some logistical challenges and nostalgic sentiments.