Your Presidential Daily Brief: NC Reaches 'Bathroom Bill' Deal | Turkey Ends Syrian Campaign

[The Presidential Daily Brief]( [The Presidential Daily Brief]( IMPORTANT March 30, 2017 [U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting in Ankara today. Source: Getty]( [North Carolina Drafts Deal to Repeal 'Bathroom Bill']( The ball's in their court. North Carolina's been feeling serious economic pressure to repeal the controversial "bathroom bill," which critics say discriminates against [LGBT]( citizens. That pressure's recently increased as the NCAA, which opposes the bill, scouts event locations. Now Republican state legislators and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper have reached an agreement to repeal and replace the bill. With a debate and vote scheduled for today - and past compromises having failed - it's unclear if they'll have enough support for the plan. Activists warn the compromise still allows for discrimination. Sources: [WSJ (Sub)]( [NBC]( [NYT]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Turkey Declares End to Syrian Military Campaign]( It's a delicate time. Turkey's concluded its seven-month military campaign in Syria, declaring Operation Euphrates Shield a success. In backing the rebel Free Syrian Army, Turkey has actively opposed Bashar Assad's forces, ISIS and U.S.-backed Kurdish groups. The announcement came as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to [meet]( with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today. With the U.S. choosing to partner with a Kurdish militia instead of Turkey in the upcoming coalition assault on Raqqa, it may be tough for Tillerson to avoid alienating the volatile strongman. Sources: [BBC]( [FT (Sub)]( [Al Jazeera]( [NYT]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Trump's Travel Ban Suspended Indefinitely by Hawaiian Judge]( It never got out of the gate. After President Donald Trump's first executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations was blocked, the second, which removed Iraq from the list, was temporarily halted by a federal judge in Hawaii. Now Judge Derrick Watson has indefinitely extended that suspension, reiterating that the order amounts to unconstitutional religious discrimination, considering campaign promises from the president to [ban]( Muslims from entering the United States. As long as the order is being contested in court, officials won't be allowed to enforce it. Sources: [Reuters]( [BBC]( [Washington Post]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Britain Attempts to Tie EU Trade Deal to Security]( It's a bold move. British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to win a post-Brexit free-trade deal that includes the critical finance industry by alluding to "security" and making veiled threats to drop out of Europol may not make much headway with EU leaders. Negotiators in Europe insist any trade talks must begin with a plan for withdrawal and settling [Britain's]( expected multibillion dollar bill for the divorce. Meanwhile, insurance giant Lloyd's of London announced it'll launch a subsidiary in Brussels to avoid losing EU business. Sources: [Bloomberg]( [FT (sub)]( [BBC]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Briefly Know This: As a House inquest flags, the Senate Intelligence Committee says it will [thoroughly investigate]( Russian interference in the 2016 election, including potential ties to the president. The Oscars have banned [cell phones]( for future accountants after the debacle over Best Picture this year.  And in a reversal, the White House says [Ivanka Trump]( will have an official title: Assistant to the President. Read This: In the future, could [Ms. Pac-Man]( and other arcade games be used to train military drones? The mechanics of games provide the training that could help artificial intelligence deal with unpredictable situations. Talk to Us:  We want your feedback on the Presidential Daily Brief - what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at pdbrief@ozy.com. [Sponsored by: Valerian]( [Is This the Comic Book That Birthed Modern Sci-Fi?]( In 1944, a chance meeting occurred between two young boys in an underground bunker. They had independently sought refuge from the onslaught of bombs raining down on their French suburb. It's an encounter that would shape the world of sci-fi for generations to come. Meet the creators of Valerian. Sources: [OZY]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( INTRIGUING [Brazilians Use Carnival to Protest LGBT Abuses]( They're taking it to the streets. Despite Brazil's reputation as a tolerant and open society, it's been shifting rightward politically, leaving members of the LGBT community feeling more at risk. While the government doesn't keep track of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes, one independent watchdog estimates that 2016 saw 343 LGBT Brazilians killed - the deadliest year since it started the tally in 1981. Now the community is taking efforts into its own hands and, despite limitations, using the public platform of Carnival in the hope of increasing visibility and acceptance. Sources: [OZY]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Domino's Will Deliver Pizza by Robot in Europe]( The fourth law of robotics: A robot must deliver cheesy bread when requested. Domino's Pizza is set to start making deliveries using specially designed six-wheeled automatons in Germany and the Netherlands, having already delivered pizzas by drone in New Zealand. The European pizzabots will initially only deliver meals to those living within a 1-mile radius of a Domino's store. But the company's CEO says their need for drivers over the next decade will outpace the available human workforce, necessitating the use of a [pizza-toting]( robot army. Sources: [Business Review]( [TechCrunch]( [Bloomberg]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SpaceX Recycles Rocket in World First]( It's the relaunch of a classic. Today SpaceX is launching a communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, but this time a successful mission will make history as the first time a reused rocket has been sent into orbit. This Falcon 9 delivered cargo to the [International Space Station]( last year before landing upright on a floating drone ship at sea. Reusing rockets has been one of SpaceX's main goals from the company's inception: Tens of millions of dollars could be saved with each successful relaunch, making the final frontier more affordable and accessible. Sources: [NPR]( [TechCrunch]( [The Verge]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Bob Dylan Finally Agrees to Accept Nobel Prize]( Act casual, Bob. The famously award-shunning songwriter's prize for literature, which he won in October 2016, has been languishing with the Swedish Academy. But this weekend - while he's already in [Stockholm]( for two concerts - he'll finally make time to pick it up. Dylan has so far neglected his duties as a Nobel Prize winner, including delivering a lecture, a requirement if he wants to receive the $900,000 prize money. Characteristically, Dylan plans to collect his award privately, and will deliver the lecture on tape. Sources: [Rolling Stone]( [Spin]( [Billboard]( Share: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Referee's Business Attacked Following Final Four Fallout]( What a foul response. By all accounts, John Higgins didn't have his best day when he refereed the Kentucky-North Carolina Elite Eight game Sunday. But for making a few questionable calls, some irate Kentucky fans decided death threats were an [appropriate]( response, while others targeted his Nebraska roofing business. On Facebook, hundreds of angry 1-star reviews quickly left Higgins' company with a 1.7 rating. As news spread, however, positive reviews managed to boost it back to 3.5 stars. Kentucky released a statement reminding fans to be good sports. 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