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House Clears Penny Era, Moves to Round Cash Transactions
politics25 days ago

House Clears Penny Era, Moves to Round Cash Transactions

The House unanimously passed the Common Cents Act to end penny production, block future minting of pennies (except for collectors), and establish a framework to round cash transactions to the nearest 5 cents (with pennies remaining legal tender and a carveout for cash wages). The bill also would let the Mint use cheaper materials for nickels, directs Treasury to study impacts on low‑income and other groups, and cites ~$56 million in annual savings. The measure builds on prior efforts aimed at stopping penny production and would require safeguards to prevent reversal by future administrations.

via Fox News|
#common-cents-act#currency-reform#penny
Kaley Cuoco's Penny Transforms Into a Centaur in Stuart Spin-Off's Episode 8
entertainment29 days ago

Kaley Cuoco's Penny Transforms Into a Centaur in Stuart Spin-Off's Episode 8

Cuoco explains that Episode 8 sends Penny into a war-torn universe where an accidental centaur transformation follows a firing-squad scene; she embraced the surreal, didn’t bother trying to decode the sci-fi jargon, and notes the Transformers-scale production with familiar crew, plus her long-running collaboration with Chuck Lorre.

via TVLine|
#centaur-transformation#entertainment#episode-8
Penny Phaseout Clears Senate as Congress Considers Nickel and Cash-Rounding Rules
us-money1 month ago

Penny Phaseout Clears Senate as Congress Considers Nickel and Cash-Rounding Rules

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.

via The Independent|
#cash-rounding#common-cents-act#congress
Cuoco Returns as Penny in Big Bang Multiverse Spinoff
entertainment2 months ago

Cuoco Returns as Penny in Big Bang Multiverse Spinoff

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.

via Page Six|
#big-bang-theory#entertainment#kaley-cuoco
Penny returns in Big Bang spin-off with a bold, new look
arts-entertainment2 months ago

Penny returns in Big Bang spin-off with a bold, new look

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.

via The Independent|
#arts-entertainment#hbo-max#kaley-cuoco
Kaley Cuoco Returns as an Alternate Penny in a Multiverse Twist
entertainment2 months ago

Kaley Cuoco Returns as an Alternate Penny in a Multiverse Twist

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.

via Variety|
#alternate-penny#entertainment#kaley-cuoco
Penny Takes Charge as Big Bang Theory Alumni Return in Episode 2
entertainment2 months ago

Penny Takes Charge as Big Bang Theory Alumni Return in Episode 2

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.

via TVLine|
#big-bang-theory#christine-baranski#entertainment
Earthly penny used as scale in Curiosity’s Martian rock photos
space5 months ago

Earthly penny used as scale in Curiosity’s Martian rock photos

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.

via Space|
#curiosity#mahli#mars
Nickel at a crossroads: could the five-cent coin follow the penny out of circulation?
economy5 months ago

Nickel at a crossroads: could the five-cent coin follow the penny out of circulation?

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.

via USA Today|
#coinage#economy#mint
U.S. Ends Penny Production After Over 230 Years
world11 months ago

U.S. Ends Penny Production After Over 230 Years

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.

via USA Today|
#budget#coin-production#currency