Dog owners in an Italian port city will be required to clean up their pets’ urine from public spaces or face fines of up to €500. Luca Salvetti, the mayor of Livorno, on the Tuscan coast, introduced the measure after complaints from residents about the smell of dog urine, particularly in parks and children’s play…
In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). As a nearby spiral galaxy, this target offers astronomers an excellent opportunity to study the cycle of stellar birth and death,…
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. I take my beauty rest seriously. So seriously that, after months of testing, I bought my ludicrously expensive…
PIF said on Thursday that it would cut funding of LIV Golf at the close of the 2026 season. Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 Manager Eddie Howe says that Newcastle United’s Saudi Arabian owners remained as committed as ever to the club’s success, even as their Public Investment Fund prepares to cut ties…
The Cleveland Browns officially broke ground on their new stadium on Thursday. Ready or not, the dome is coming in 2029. In an event with Governor Mike DeWine, the ownership group, the head coach, players, and more, the Browns created a ceremony to officially begin the work of building the dome with a packed house….
Brenda Song Shares How ‘Home Alone’ Inspired Safety Lesson for Her and Macaulay Culkin’s Kids Macaulay Culkin ram, erm, ran into a slight issue when popping the question. The 45-year-old re-proposed to his longtime partner Brenda Song with some help from their two sons Dakota, 5, and Carson, 4, in August. “I was coming home…
A woman denied a permanent form of birth control on the NHS over fears she might regret it, while men were allowed contraceptive procedures, has won her case with the health ombudsman. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent a decade fighting to obtain female sterilisation at her local trust, a procedure that blocks or…
Nissan Nissan has abandoned a $500 million plan to build all-electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi assembly plant, the company said in a statement to Automotive News. The automaker will instead shift production to conventional gasoline and hybrid vehicles at the 4.7-million-square-foot facility. It made the move to “better…
During the past two decades, many organizations have made meaningful progress in increasing gender diversity on their boards. For example, women now hold a substantial share of board seats for companies in the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 (the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange). These gains have been driven by sustained…
Saturday Night Live UK has nearly wrapped on its final season. The show kicked off on March 21 with inaugural host and SNL hall-of-famer Tina Fey, who shepherded the relatively unknown cast of British social media stars and stand-up comedians to a solid start. The Hollywood Reporter‘s review determined: “Good cast, spotty writing — like…
