Rom-coms had a golden age in the 1990s. But are they really as iconic as we remember, or could the lines just as easily be mistaken for lines from a Disney movie?

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In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of "lower prices, bigger paychecks" ahead of next year's midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark.

Nearly eight years ago, President Donald Trump denied using the word "shitholes" to describe African countries during an Oval Office meeting on immigration. But now he has fessed up. In a speech Tuesday night in Pennsylvania, Trump boasted about pausing migration from what he called "Third World" countries, when he was interrupted by an audience member who yelled out "shithole." That triggered Trump to recall a White House meeting during his first term that caused a stir over whether the president used a vulgar term to describe African countries.

The average rent in the United States now hovers around $2,000 a month, according to Zillow, a figure that's climbed 36% in just five years. According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a sharp rise in immigration during the Biden administration has played a measurable role in pushing housing demand, especially in the rental market, even higher.

The deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia has sent shockwaves through Jewish communities worldwide, and it comes amid a sharp global rise in antisemitic violence. Data show this was not an isolated incident, but part of a broader and accelerating trend that intensified after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel.

Toxic heavy metals in solar panels are locked in stable compounds and sealed behind tough glass, preventing escape into air, water, or soil at harmful levels. Most concern focuses on cadmium and lead. 40% of new U.S. panels use cadmium telluride, which does not dissolve in water, easily turn to gas, or approach the toxicity of pure cadmium.AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Skeptical Science.