Your Tuesday Briefing

View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, March 14, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( Europe Edition [‘Brexit,’ Netherlands, Scotland: Your Tuesday Briefing]( By PALKO KARASZ Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • A day of parliamentary Ping-Pong ended late last night with Prime Minister Theresa May winning authority to begin [Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union](. Mrs. May could start the so-called Brexit process as early as today. Raising the stakes, [Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon]( called for another referendum on Scottish independence. These added to the [existential threats facing Europe]( today. And so did Turkey in [escalating its row with Europe]( saying the Dutch ambassador, currently away, would not be welcome back. _____ Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times • The number of Americans without health insurance could [rise by 24 million]( in the next decade under the Republican plan to repeal President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The American Health Care Act, as Republicans call the bill, would cut $337 billion from the federal deficit over the same period, the independent Congressional Budget Office said in a report. _____ Stephen Crowley/The New York Times • President Trump plans to invite [President Xi Jinping of China for a two-day visit]( to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida next month, according to news reports. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson is expected to complete plans for the meeting during his trip to Asia this week, which includes a stop in China. Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany [has postponed]( her [first visit to the White House]( until Friday, at Mr. Trump’s request, because of an [approaching snowstorm](. _____ Khaled Desouki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian autocrat who was toppled in 2011, [may be released from his hospital detention](. This month, [he was cleared of responsibility]( for the killings of 239 people during the protests that ended his 30-year rule. _____ Business Olivier Hoslet/European Pressphoto Agency • European antitrust regulators moved closer to thawing [a dispute with Gazprom]( provisionally accepting commitments by the Russian energy giant to address its dominance in gas markets. • The race for self-driving cars is heating up. Intel, the microchip giant, [is paying $15.3 billion for the Israeli firm Mobileye]( which specializes in the sensors and cameras that make them possible. • The Federal Reserve is expected [to raise its benchmark interest rate]( on Wednesday, potentially [putting it at odds with Mr. Trump]( who has promised faster economic growth. • Amazon’s rare fumble [in its cloud computing operations]( has given rivals like Google and Microsoft an opening to poach clients. • The dollar [inched up against the euro]( overnight. Here’s a snapshot of [global markets](. In the News James Hill for The New York Times • The fight to protect Lake Baikal, a giant blue apostrophe on the Siberian map, has shifted from industrial pollution to more mundane matters like sewage. [[The New York Times]( • Russia has deployed special forces to an air base in western Egypt near the Libyan border, in an apparent effort to support a Libyan military commander. [[Reuters]( • A United Nations human rights official called for an independent inquiry into the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader. [[The New York Times]( • Japan will send its largest warship to the disputed South China Sea, claimed by China. It is Japan’s biggest show of naval force since World War II. [[Reuters]( • Polish prosecutors summoned Donald Tusk as a witness in a case against former secret service officials, two days after he was re-elected president of the European Council, against Poland’s objections. [[Reuters]( • Catalonia’s former leader was barred from holding public office after being found guilty of organizing an illegal independence referendum in the Spanish province. [[The New York Times]( • China’s offer of a larger-than-life statue of Karl Marx is overshadowing plans for bicentenary celebrations in his German hometown. [[The New York Times]( • Carlos the Jackal, the notorious Venezuelan terrorist, back on trial in France for a 1974 grenade attack, said he was a “professional revolutionary.” [[The Guardian]( • An Australian, Sara Connor, was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the killing of a police officer in Bali. Her British boyfriend was sentenced to six years. [[ABC]( • Boaty McBoatface is back. A British submarine, infamously named through an online competition, will begin collecting data on global warming. [[The New York Times]( Smarter Living Illustration by Sam Island • If you’re hitting the gym this morning, here’s the [right way to stretch before exercising](. • Recipe of the day: [Roast miso chicken]( adds immense flavor to a weeknight meal. Noteworthy [Adnan Abidi/Reuters. Technology by Samsung.]Adnan Abidi/Reuters. Technology by Samsung • Our latest [360 video]( brings you the Hindu festival of Holi from the Indian town of Nandgaon, where it is believed to have originated. • In memoriam: [Igor Shafarevich]( Russian mathematician and anti-Soviet dissident, died at 93; [Lloyd Conover]( chemist and inventor of breakthrough antibiotics, died at 93. • At a time of upheaval, museums [invite social activism](. And if you’d really rather escape, here’s how to beat the crowds at [the British Museum](. Back Story George Tames/The New York Times If you’ve ever felt ripped off by a company, an event this week might interest you. Wednesday is [World Consumer Rights Day](. Started in 1983, it was inspired by an address President John F. Kennedy gave 55 years ago. [Many of the passages]( resonate today. “The march of technology — affecting, for example, the foods we eat, the medicines we take, and the many appliances we use in our homes — has increased the difficulties of the consumer along with his opportunities,” Kennedy said. He said the government should safeguard the right to safety, to being informed, to choice and to being heard. Kennedy’s message helped pave the way for activists like Ralph Nader and his push for vehicle safety. Upton Sinclair, whose 1906 novel “[The Jungle]( depicted the deplorable standards in the meat industry, prompting legislative action, is viewed as an early advocate for consumers. The movement, though, is often cast in the role of underdog. “There are a lot of powerful interests trying to tilt the scales against consumers,” the publisher of Consumer Reports [wrote in 2012](. “But there is one important asset that they don’t have and we do. That asset is people power.” Sean Alfano contributed reporting. _____ Your Morning Briefing is published weekday mornings and updated online. What would you like to see here? Contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com. Sponsor a Subscription Inspire a future generation of readers by contributing to The New York Times [sponsor-a-subscription program](. For every subscription granted through contributions to this program, The Times will provide a digital subscription to one additional student. Have questions? Email sponsor@nytimes.com or call [1-844-698-2677](. FOLLOW NYT [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Prefer a different send time? Sign up for the [Americas]( or [A]( and Australia]( editions. | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Morning Briefing: Europe newsletter. 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