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The last penny: U.S. Treasurer ends copper-clad cents in Philly Mint visit after 232-year run

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. government started making pennies in Philadelphia in 1792 when the city was the nation’s capital. It stopped Wednesday, as U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stepped up to a machine in the penny room of the world’s largest coin factory and ceremonially pushed a button to strike the last handful of copper-clad, mostly zinc, one-cent coins. In fact, however, the last pennies ...

’RHONJ’ star Dolores Catania engaged to Paulie Connell

NEW YORK — “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania is about to be a real wife again, as she’s engaged to longtime love Paulie Connell after he popped the question at the Garden State Apple Store where the two first met. The “ecstatic” reigning champion of “The Traitors,” 54, and 51-year-old Connell spoke together to People about the proposal on Nov. 10, four years to the day after ...

Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine sign voices over to AI

Alright, alright, alright, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine are officially lending their voices to artificial intelligence amid actors’ rampant concern about the tech’s inevitable impact on their livelihoods. The Oscar winners’ signature pipes will get the virtual makeover from ElevenLabs, in which the “Interstellar” star, 56, is also investing an unknown sum, Variety reports. “To ...
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Silverwood owners agree to sell theme park in Athol

The family that founded and operated Silverwood Theme Park in Athol announced Wednesday a deal to sell the entire operation to another family-held company that operates several other similar properties throughout the country.

In US first, pioneering robotaxi company Waymo will take to freeways

In a first for the U.S., Waymo on Nov. 12 will start offering driverless robot-taxi rides on freeways in the Bay Area, along with Los Angeles and Phoenix.The pioneering Google spinoff will also expand service down the Peninsula all the way into San Jose, and serve riders to and from Mineta San Jose International Airport, creating broad new trip-taking opportunities for residents and visitors.