U.S.-Iran Tensions; Taiwan Approves Same-Sex Marriage; RIP Grumpy Cat

Plus, the 65-year anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. [NPR] by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [New cars sit in a lot at the Auto Warehousing Co. near the Port of Richmond in Caliornia last year. President Trump has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on auto imports, but the White House has not announced a decision.]( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Here’s what we’re following today. The Trump administration will delay auto tariffs for six months. The president is calling for [new trade deals]( to be negotiated with Japan and the European Union. The gap is narrowing between male and female youth suicides. A new study in JAMA Network Open reports the rate of suicide by young teenage girls has been rising faster than the rate for teenage boys. One possible reason: Girls use social media more. President Trump says he hopes the U.S. is not on a path to war with Iran amid fears that his two most hawkish advisers could be angling for such a conflict. The friction has rattled lawmakers who are demanding more information on the White House's claims of rising Iranian aggression. In a landmark first for Asia, Taiwan has legalized same-sex marriage. [Marriage equality]( was part of President Tsai Ing-wen's 2016 campaign platform. Chelsea Manning is back in jail. A judge held the former Army intelligence analyst in contempt of court after Manning refused for a second time to comply with a grand jury investigating [WikiLeaks](. The SAT will now score students' “disadvantages” to try to even the playing field. The new scores will be based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. [Test-takers won't see the score]( but colleges will. An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is finally being contained. [The Taylor Energy oil spill]( began after Hurricane Ivan triggered an underwater mudslide in 2004 that caused the company's oil platform to sink. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good Delaying gratification can be tough. Just ask Cookie Monster. NPR YouTube Ask Cookie Monster about self-control? Sounds like the setup to a joke. But [Cookie has evolved]( as Sesame Workshop has sharpened its focus on social and emotional skills. [Watch our favorite blue monster]( demonstrate some of his best self-control techniques. --------------------------------------------------------------- Digging Deeper How making history unmade a family. [Hillary and Julie Goodridge with their daughter, Annie (center). "It was a lot of stress for all of us, all the time," says Annie, now 23, of her parents' involvement in the lawsuit that made same-sex marriages legal. "When you have to be on all the time, it's hard to turn yourself off."]( Meredith Nierman/WGBH Fifteen years ago today, hours after Massachusetts became the first in America to allow same-sex marriage, Julie and Hillary Goodridge married amid great fanfare and great protests. But less than five years later, [they were getting divorced](. In winning the right to marry, they lost their own marriage. Now, Hillary, Julie and their daughter, Annie Goodridge, are speaking more candidly about the entirety of their experience. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listen The first legally married same-sex couple wanted to lead by example. [At Cambridge City Hall in Boston, Marcia Kadish (left) and Tanya McCloskey exchange rings as they are married before Clerk D. Margaret Drury on May 17, 2004. They were the first couple to be married in Cambridge that morning.]( Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Fifteen years ago, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the U.S. Kadish reflects on their marriage and on her late wife. (Listening time, 6:59) [▶ LISTEN]( 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education. Today marks 65 years since the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. NPR's David Greene talks to John A. Stokes, one of the student plaintiffs in the landmark legal case. (Listening time, 3:46) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show Renowned architect I.M. Pei has died at 102. [Architect I.M. Pei stands in front of the Louvre museum's glass pyramid in Paris, just before the structure's inauguration in March 1989.]( Pierre Gleizes/AP The creator of the famed pyramid atop [the Louvre Museum in Paris]( the Bank of China tower in Hong Kong and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Pei drew international acclaim and criticism. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Grumpy Cat is seen here posing on the set of Cats on Broadway in 2016. Bruce Glika]( Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/Getty Images - [Grumpy Cat]( — the blue-eyed kitty with the withering stare and adorable permafrown — has died at age 7. - High school students in a Tennessee town that hanged an elephant are [now working to save them](. - After a (partial) win in New York Supreme Court, [Woodstock 50]( may still happen. - Movie reviews for your weekend, including the third installment of the [Keanu-as-super-assassin]( series John Wick. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to our Daily News emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. 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