The Supreme Court appeared divided Monday on efforts to police homeless encampments‚ recognizing the makeshift camps as a burden on cities while also indicating sympathy for people who have nowhere to go. The justices heard arguments over ordinances implemented by Grants Pass‚ Oregon‚ that prohibit homeless people from sleeping in public parks and on streets and sidewalks. Critics say the ordinances‚ under which violators are issued tickets‚ run afoul of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on...

Driverless taxis run by artificial intelligence use less fuel than conventional ones‚ but the wider climate impacts are unclear. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the global economy. Companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars each year in these technologies. In almost every sector‚ AI is being used to drive operational efficiencies‚ manage complexity‚ provide personalized services and speed up innovation. As...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case stemming from a disputed regulation of so-called &;quot;ghost guns.&;quot; The big picture: The Biden administration appealed a lower court ruling that invalidated its attempt to regulate the firearms‚ which are typically self-assembled and do not have serial numbers‚ making them difficult to trace. The Supreme Court temporarily stayed the lower court ruling last summer. The court will take up the case‚ Garland v...

It wasn’t pretty‚ but Speaker Mike Johnson finally got a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine‚ Israel‚ and Taiwan through the House. It now heads to the Senate for assured passage. Johnson deserves credit for changing his mind on Ukraine funding once he acquired real responsibility as speaker and also for trying every alternative to keep his conference together before moving to pass the aid with Democratic votes as a last resort. Had the Ukraine measure stayed bottled up in the House‚...

It’s not too late‚ because it’s never too late. No outcomes are ever preordained‚ nothing is ever over‚ and you can always affect what happens tomorrow by making the right choices today. The U.S. Congress is finally making one of those right choices. Soon‚ American weapons and ammunition will once again start flowing to Ukraine. But delays do have a price. By dawdling for so many months‚ by heading down the blind alley of border reform before turning back‚ congressional Republicans who...

It took a long‚ winding route to get here‚ but Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ has finally done what few thought he would be willing to do. The House this weekend will vote on a series of bills to provide billions of dollars in emergency funding to U.S. allies including Israel and Ukraine. The Ukraine proposal has plagued Johnson for months. He’s been warned that without more aid Kyiv’s stand against Moscow would collapse. He’s also been told that allowing a vote on this critical funding would...

On Friday‚ the Biden regime proudly announced that women will be forced to allow men in their locker rooms and bathrooms with a new 1577-page Title IX ruling. Women will be forced to compete against men. And women will be forced to accept men on their sports teams. Women and young girls will be forced to share locker rooms and bathrooms based on gender identity rather than biological sex. And‚ as May Mailman‚ Director of Independent Women’s Law Center‚ notes‚ Title IX is not a...

The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX‚ the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at government-funded schools‚ after more than a year of delays and mounting pressure from advocacy groups.  The final changes‚ which reinstitute protections for student survivors of sexual assault and harassment that were rolled back during the Trump administration‚ will take effect Aug. 1.  “These final regulations build...

The Department of Education on Friday announced new rules updating Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972‚ the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded schools. The new regulations — which explicitly protect all students from discrimination‚ including survivors of sexual assault and those who identify as LGBTQ — advance the landmark civil law’s promise of “ensuring that no person experiences sex discrimination in federally funded education...

Listening to someone speak a language you don't know can be a trippy experience. You can glean a bit from someone's tone of voice and maybe pick out a few words here and there‚ but otherwise the sounds that are coming out of their mouth are meaningless. And yet‚ most of us are able to figure out what language someone is speaking if we're even just a little bit familiar with it. We know what Spanish and French and Chinese sound like‚ and could easily differentiate between people speaking those languages even we barely even know any words in those languages.But what about someone rapid-fire rhyming&;#63; If you've ever wondered what English rapping sounds like to non-English speakers‚ have we got a treat for you. Italian singer Adriano Celentano proved with his 1972 pop song‚ &;quot;Prisencolinensinainciusol‚&;quot; that you don't have to sing in English to sound like you are. And now‚ YouTube creator and comedic musician Daniel Thrasher has done the same thing‚ only with rap music.The song is called &;quot;IGOWALLAH (ft. Hoodie Guy)&;quot; and according to people in the comments who have experienced learning English‚ it's spot on—right down to being able to pick out a few actual words here and there.Watch:He even listed all of the lyrics in the caption of the YouTube video. It's even a real song on Spotify—and the lyrics are listed there‚ too. Imagine having to learn lyrics like this:Menku. Slemper with flango bajeegin. When you firspepple on a reemstrap‚ dredju mether wanna gubby&;#63;Many of the more than 34‚000 comments on the video confirmed that he nailed it. &;quot;The 'okays' being understandable is incredibly real considering okay is a pretty much universal word. Just goes to show the attention to detail.&;quot;&;quot;As a non native English speaker this speaks to my childhood. Never thought I'd hear this language ever again but here we are.&;quot;&;quot;I showed this to my non English speaking aunt and she said‚ &;quot;you know I don't speak English‚ why are you asking me what they are saying&;#63;&;quot;&;quot;Being able to say not actual words‚ but actually able to make it sound like it isn’t just slurred together‚ takes actual skill.&;quot;&;quot;It’s actually impressive how well this man can speak gibberish.&;quot;&;quot;As a non-English speaker‚ I can confirm that this is exactly what rap sounds like.&;quot;&;quot;The fact that he randomly sings in Spanish just once makes it so much more accurate.&;quot;Other people really liked the song itself.&;quot;This song is proof that even when the lyrics are Gibberish‚ a catchy beat makes all the difference.&;quot;&;quot;I’m not sure why but every few days I come back to this video for no apparent reason it’s weirdly a good song.&;quot;&;quot;This is how you know someone puts effort into their videos‚ they literally rehearsed this‚ actually memorised the lyrics‚ dude did everything that it takes to make a real song and he proudly did so. 100/10 music artist dude here.&;quot;&;quot;Why does this hit SO HARD.&;quot;If this is your first introduction to Daniel Thrasher‚ you've got a whole world of incredibly impressive musical comedy to discover. You can find him on YouTube‚ TikTok‚ and Instagram.