SCOTUS Rulings; Democratic Debate Recap; Couscous Diplomacy

Plus, the argument for — and against — publishing the traumatic photo from the U.S.-Mexico border. [NPR] by Jill Hudson and Dylan Scott First Up [The Supreme Court is seen in December 2018.]( Zach Gibson/Getty Images Here’s what we’re following today. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down rulings Thursday in several important cases. The Court said [partisan redistricting is a political question]( not one that federal courts can weigh in on. In a major setback for the Trump administration, the court left [the citizenship question]( blocked for now from the 2020 census. They also ruled that police may, without a warrant, order [blood drawn from an unconscious person]( suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls clashed in their first televised debate of the 2020 election season in Miami. Here are [five takeaways]( from Wednesday night's debate. The Federal Aviation Administration has found a new problem with Boeing's troubled 737 Max jets. Southwest, American and United Airlines, the three U.S. carriers that fly Max jets, have already [pulled the aircraft]( from their schedules through Labor Day weekend. The Trump administration wants to scale back a program that protects undocumented family members of active-duty troops from being deported, according to attorneys familiar with those plans. Attorneys are racing to submit applications for [parole in place]( fearing protections will only be available under rare circumstances. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good How a former child bride got a fatwa against child marriage. [Saleh Abbas, deputy grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, is second from the left in this photo of members of the university delegation to the African Summit on Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriages.]( Louis Leeson It happened in Senegal last week, at a conference organized by young Africans to address the issues of child marriage and female genital mutilation. Jaha Dukureh asked five influential imams to deliver [a fatwa against child marriage]( – a religious opinion issued by one or more Islamic legal scholars. The imans worked with Dukureh and her associates — all of them young advocates for women's empowerment — to write the text of the fatwa, which could have an impact on Islamic countries with high rates of child marriage. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show The argument for — and against — publishing that photo from the U.S.-Mexico border. [Authorities stand behind yellow warning tape along the Rio Grande bank where the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, were found, in Matamoros, Mexico on Monday, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Texas.]( Julia Le Duc/AP Journalist Julia Le Duc photographed the bodies of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, as they lay on the bank of the Rio Grande. The photo shows Ramírez's and Valeria's bodies lying face down. Valeria is tucked inside her father's T-shirt. The image first appeared in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada and has since been distributed by The Associated Press. The [traumatic image of the drowned father and daughter]( has gone viral on social media and renewed focus on immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. News organizations have faced difficult decisions about how to present the disturbing image. Editor's note: This story contains images that some readers may find disturbing. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listen Dating app burnout: When swiping becomes a chore. Burnout isn’t depression or extreme exhaustion — it's feeling like you've kept going past your breaking point. It can affect all parts of our lives, including dating. (Listening time, 5:05) [▶ LISTEN]( Should English remain the official language of the EU after Brexit? The deadline for Brexit, the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, is Oct. 31. But so far, British lawmakers haven't been able to agree on a divorce deal. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talked to Jeremy Cliffe, Brussels bureau chief for The Economist, about how Brexit could affect the official language of the future European Union. (Listening time, 5:55) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- History Lesson Couscous is helping Northwest Africa recognize its shared culture. [A woman prepares couscous in a small Amazigh (Berber) hamlet on the eastern slopes of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains.]( Karrastock/Getty Images In 2016, Algeria applied for couscous to be recorded on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, which documents hundreds of cultural treasures from Egyptian hand puppetry to tango dancing in South America. The move was not without its detractors. Morocco also lays claim to couscous, and has a fraught history with Algeria. But instead of letting rivalries spiral, UNESCO delegations from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania worked to present a joint bid to the U.N. agency. [Call it couscous diplomacy](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast Of The Day How niche sports are cashing in. [As Thanos dominates the universe in Avengers: Endgame, so Disney dominates the box office — for the foreseeable future.]( Stacey Vanek Smith Basketball, football and baseball may draw big crowds and score primetime television spots, but niche sports, like cornhole, axe throwing and even professional arm wrestling, are beginning to attract interest and money. The folks at The Indicator try their hands at axe-throwing to find out why certain old school sports are appealing to investors, broadcasters and participants alike. (Listening time, 9:57) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) goes on a European vacation, but can't catch a break.]( Jay Maidment/Sony Pictures - Film critic Chris Klimek says [Spider-Man: Far From Home]( doesn't give you a chance to forget the Marvel formula. - [Google Maps led about 100 drivers]( into a “muddy mess” in Colorado earlier this week. - Employees of [furniture maker Wayfair]( staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest sales of beds to detention facilities along the Southern border. - More retailers are [giving low-income shoppers options]( to use food stamps in online grocery shopping. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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](. 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