Italy will push for a law imposing stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites, to help pay for the repairs and clean-up.

At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the government approved proposed legislation championed by the culture minister that would impose fines starting at 10,000 euros (nearly $11,000) and as high as 60,000 euros (about $65,000).

Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government has a comfortable majority in Parliament, so the proposal is expected to be easily approved and adopted into law.

Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said that it recently cost the government 40,000 euros (almost $44,000) to clean the façade of the 15th-century Palazzo Madama, which is home to the Italian Senate, after it was vandalized. Just days ago, activists pressing for more action on climate change dumped black dye into the waters of a monumental fountain sculpted by Bernini at the foot of the Spanish Steps.

“The attacks on monuments and artistic sites produce economic damage to all,″ the minister said in a statement. ”To clean it up, the intervention of highly specialized personnel and the use of very costly machines are needed,″ he said. “Whoever carries out these acts must assume also the financial responsibility.”

The Bernini fountain was also trashed in 2015 by Dutch soccer fans, who left empty beer bottles floating in its water.

In July 2022, Italian environmental activists glued their hands to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli’s iconic painting “Spring” in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, police said. The museum said thanks to the glass, which was installed as a precaution several years ago, the masterpiece was unharmed.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently took it upon himself to fill in a pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood that he said he had been “waiting” for three weeks to be repaired.

The “Terminator” actor posted a video on his social media account of himself and his “team” working up a sweat as they poured concrete into the hole.

“Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” the former California governor wrote. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”

In the video, one of his neighbors stopped her car to thank him.

“You’re welcome,” he told the woman. “You have to do it yourself. This is crazy. For three weeks I’ve been waiting for this hole to be closed,” he said.

Schwarzenegger’s spokesperson Daniel Ketchell said that residents in the neighborhood made repeated requests to fix the pothole and others in the area after the streets were ravaged by recent storms.

Prince Harry will attend the coronation of his father King Charles III without Meghan Markle.

On Wednesday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duke of Sussex will be at the ceremony being held at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6.

“Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that The Duke of Sussex will attend the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on May 6th,” the palace shared. “The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.”

While there are three days of events surrounding the coronation, the 38-year-old is not expected to attend any other outings aside from the crowning ceremony. A friend of the prince told People magazine that Harry wanted to be at the service to support his father during an important moment in his life.

Charles, 74, will be crowned alongside his wife, Queen Camilla.

The Duchess of Sussex will be staying behind in California with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. According to the outlet, the 41-year-old will spend the weekend celebrating Archie’s fourth birthday, which falls on the same day as the coronation.

The couple were most recently with the rest of the British royal family in the U.K. for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch passed away in September of last year at age 96.

On March 5, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed that Harry received email correspondence from the king’s office about the coronation.

“I can confirm the Duke has recently received email correspondence from his majesty’s office regarding the coronation,” said the spokesperson. “An immediate decision on whether the duke and duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time.”

A source close to the royal household told the outlet that Charles was eager to have his son present for the event.

“It is such a momentous occasion for Charles, and he would want his son to be at the coronation to witness it,” said the palace insider. “He would like to have Harry back in the family. If they don’t sort it out, it will always be part of the king’s reign and how he has left his family disjointed. He has had a reputation as a distant parent, and it would be awful for him for that to continue.”

Harry’s attendance comes despite the rift within the House of Windsor prompted by Harry’s decision to reveal family secrets in his bestselling book, “Spare.”

The revelations, including details of private conversations with his father — and his brother, Prince William — fanned tensions between Harry and his family that became public when he and his wife moved to North America in 2020.

The book also included allegations that members of the royal family regularly feed the press unflattering information about other members of the House of Windsor in exchange for positive coverage of themselves.

The acrimony between Harry and his family once again spilled into public view in March when the Sussexes acknowledged they were asked to vacate their home in Britain.

A pair of Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan during the famed 1998 NBA finals sold at Sotheby’s for $2.2 million on Tuesday, becoming the most expensive pair of sneakers ever auctioned and setting a new benchmark in a burgeoning market that auction houses are closely watching.

The sneakers, officially dubbed the 1998 NBA Finals Game 2 Air Jordan 13s, were sold by Sotheby’s online in a sports memorabilia sale. Bidding had been open for over a week.

While Sotheby’s can now boast a sneaker record, the result was toward the lower end of the shoes’ $2 million–$4 million estimate.

Part of the reason the sneakers were able to go for such a price was because Jordan wore them during a season in which the Chicago Bulls dominated. The 1997–98 season for the Bulls, itself the subject of an ESPN documentary from 2020, is famous because it brought an end to storied string of victories for the team.

Jordan’s unparalleled recognizability surely boosted the sneakers’ profile, too. Sotheby’s touted what it called the “current record for game-worn sports memorabilia,” set by a jersey donned by Jordan in the 1997–98 season that sold for $10.1 million in 2022. And there is now a film about the making of Air Jordan, the Ben Affleck–directed Air, which just released theatrically in the US.

Sotheby’s, like its competitor houses Christie’s and Phillips, devoted itself mainly to art for many decades. Yet in an effort to court younger collectors in adjacent fields, the houses have begun placing greater weight on auctions for sneakers and other collectibles.

Sneakers in particular have proven a cash cow for these houses. Four years ago, in 2019, Sotheby’s made headlines when it sold 100 pairs of sneakers for $1.29 million, an unheard-of figure at the time. In 2021, the house set the record for an individual pair of sneakers, with shoes dubbed the Michael Jordan Regular Season Game Worn Nike Air Ships selling for $1.47 million.

Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectibles, said of the new result, “Sotheby’s is extremely proud to hold the world record for most valuable game-worn sports memorabilia at auction and the most valuable sneakers ever sold, both of which—to no surprise—are directly tied to the global icon, Michael Jordan.”