The Presidential Daily Brief - 06/01/2016

[The Presidential Daily Brief] [The Presidential Daily Brief] IMPORTANT June 1, 2016 [Investigators collect samples from the carcasses of baby tigers found at Thailand's Tiger Temple. Source: Getty] [Forty Dead Tiger Cubs Found in Thai Temple] They've got tiger blood on their hands. An investigation into the Tiger Temple, a tourist attraction promising visitors up-close-and-personal contact with big cats, has discovered dozens of dead cubs in a freezer on temple grounds. Many of the 137 living felines from the temple have already been removed as authorities probe allegations of wildlife trafficking and abuse. Monks say they notified officials of all animal deaths as required, but [Thai] authorities deny it - and the bodies, highly valuable on the black market, are being examined. Sources: [BBC], [NYT] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Donald Trump Sows GOP Division, Earns North Korean Support] Get in line or go home. That's the message from the presumptive [nominee] to any Republicans not supporting his bid for the White House. "That's who I am," Trump said at a press conference, explaining his attacks on New Mexico's Gov. Susana Martinez. He noted that reporters who publish unfriendly coverage can expect similar treatment. Meanwhile, an editorial in North Korean state media praised the reality TV star for being "wise" and "far-sighted" and expressed hope that his presidency would see U.S. troops vacate the Korean peninsula. Sources: [WSJ (sub)], [BBC], [NK News] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Parents of Child Who Fell in Gorilla Cage Under Investigation] Were they monkeying around? When a 3-year-old boy entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo last week, officials, fearing for the child's safety, shot 17-year-old endangered [gorilla] Harambe. Now the zoo is being probed by accrediting bodies, but Cincinnati police say they're focusing on the possible negligence of the child's parents. Animal rights groups have demanded an investigation, and online petitions have hurled abuse at both the zoo and the parents, who could see criminal charges over the incident. Sources: [CNN], [Reuters] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [US and Europe Race to Salvage Trade Agreement] They're trying to TTIP the scales. Officials from Brussels and Washington are stumping for their Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, hoping to regain lost momentum. While Britain and Italy are gung ho for the deal, France, which is currently wracked by strikes and deeply suspicious of TTIP's potential effects on protected meats and [cheeses], needs more convincing. And there's a time crunch: If the deal isn't signed before Barack Obama leaves office in January, officials say it's unlikely the next president will push it through. Sources: [FT (sub)], [BBC], [The Independent] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] Briefly Longest, deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland. [(BBC)] Fighting continues on outskirts of Fallujah. [(NYT)] Chinese and North Korean officials meet to mend ties. [(WSJ)] sub Decision expected on civil rights inquiry over Minneapolis police shooting. [(AP)] Trump University taught class on profiting from housing crisis. [(Reuters)] INTRIGUING [Georgian Vegan Café Blames Neo-Nazis for Hot Dog Melée] There are more than ideals at steak. Kiwi-Café, one of the few vegan eateries in Tbilisi, says it was hosting a screening of Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty Sunday night when a crowd of men started throwing sausages, grilled meat and fish. The café is blaming Georgian nationalists known as the Bergmann Group for the incident, which turned into a violent brawl, but they also say irritated locals joined in, and that the [police] - who are now investigating - were "very aggressive." Sources: [Gawker], [Huffington Post], [Buzzfeed] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [How Poland Became the World's Leader in Digital Education] They're not doing things by the book. The Eastern European powerhouse is chugging ahead with a program of digital textbooks with open licenses - meaning students don't have to buy new books every year, and teachers can remix lessons as they see fit. Considering Poland's historical penchant for rote learning - not to mention its notoriously poor educational system, which sees 50 percent of students seeking outside tutoring - this is a big shift. But activists say the next step may be even bigger: No textbooks at all. Sources: [OZY] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Sign Anti-Hate Speech Agreement] Is this the end of self-expression? If you express yourself by inciting violence against people of particular races, genders, or national origins, maybe: That's what's prohibited by the new European Commission-backed code of conduct that some global tech leaders have just signed. It's a reversal from the laissez-faire policies companies like Twitter have historically espoused when it comes to abuse and harassment. But some [free speech] advocacy groups are outraged, and EU watchdogs are investigating reports that they were shut out of the negotiating process. Sources: [TechCrunch], [Fortune] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] ['Mary Poppins Returns' to Fly Into Cinemas in 2018] Will she be practically perfect in every way? Emily Blunt's slated to play the spellbinding [nanny] alongside a new character, Jack the lamplighter, played by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The all-new score won't be penned by Miranda, but rather by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the team behind Hairspray. Set in Depression-era London, the Rob Marshall-directed sequel will follow Jane and Michael Banks trying to navigate adulthood with the help of a visit from their supercalifragilisticexpialidocious former nanny and her famous medicine. Sources: [Hollywood Reporter], [EW] Share: [Facebook] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Pitcher's Zika Struggles Raise Olympic Concerns] "It wasn't a cold, trust me," said Detroit Tigers [pitcher] Francisco Rodriguez, who contracted the dreaded virus in the offseason while visiting his native Venezuela. He described Zika as two weeks of body aches, vomiting and headaches - and said it took two months to fully recover his strength. While K-Rod didn't suggest anyone should skip the Rio Olympic Games this August, he "wouldn't blame" athletes like Serena Williams and Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol who've admitted concerns, and advised competitors and spectators to research the disease ahead of time. 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