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Reuters | Updated: 04-03-2019 03:27 IST | Created: 04-03-2019 03:27 IST
REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect or on Media Express. TOP STORIES

GLOBAL USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-REVELATIONS

Ostrich jacket, fake rallies, therapy dogs and other odd scenes in Trump-Russia probe WASHINGTON - Question: What do you get when you combine Russian agents, a therapy dog and a $15,000 ostrich-skin jacket?

Answer: A criminal investigation that could decide the fate of a U.S. president. MIDEAST-CRISIS-ISLAMIC-STATE-SDF

Islamic State deploys car bombs in defense of last enclave BAGHOUZ, Syria - Islamic State unleashed car bombs against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) assaulting Baghouz, in a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in its final patch of territory, fighters from the U.S.-backed force said on Sunday.

U.S. USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA

U.S. House panel launches probe into possible obstruction by Trump WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organizations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, the panel's chairman said on Sunday.

USA-TRUMP-WORKFORCE White House to host CEOs for workforce advisory meeting

WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday is hosting major chief executives who joined a Trump administration advisory board on workforce issues. BUSINESS

PORSCHE-TAX Porsche says it is dealing with tax investigation issues

FRANKFURT - Volkswagen's Porsche unit on Sunday said it was cooperating with state prosecutors to clear up investigations into alleged tax debts related to early retirees and taxable benefits enjoyed by former top executives. COMPANIES-AT-T-WARNERMEDIA

AT&T plans to revamp CNN's digital arm: WSJ NEW YORK - John Stankey, the AT&T executive at the helm of WarnerMedia, is planning to revamp cable news network CNN's digital operation, believing it isn't reaching its potential and requires more investment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT USA-BOXOFFICE

Box office: 'How to Train Your Dragon 3' stays victorious, 'Madea Family Funeral' scores strong debut LOS ANGELES - After a close race for the top spot in North America, Universal and DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" pulled ahead to secure the domestic box office crown.

PEOPLE-KATHERINE-HELMOND Actress Katherine Helmond of TV's 'Soap,' 'Who's the Boss?' dies at 89

Actress Katherine Helmond, a seven-time Emmy Award nominee who played lusty matriarchs on the hit television sitcoms "Soap" and "Who's the Boss" from the 1970s into the 1990s, died last month at the age of 89, her talent agency said on Friday. SPORTS

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP NBA roundup: Mitchell pours in 46 as Jazz halt Bucks' streak

Donovan Mitchell scored a career-best 46 points, and the Utah Jazz rallied from a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit to end the Milwaukee Bucks' seven-game winning streak 115-111 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ROUNDUP

NHL roundup: Benn's hat trick leads Stars over Blues Jamie Benn returned from a brief injury absence to record a hat trick and help the visiting Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues for the second time in 10 days, 4-1 on Saturday night.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA (PIX) U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meets The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors holds a quarterly meeting, with Iran and North Korea among the agenda items.

Monday is the first day of the week-long meeting, and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano is due to hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. (1330 GMT). 4 Mar

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA (PIX) (TV) U.S. mission to Palestinians to be merged into embassy to Israel

The United States Consulate General dealing with the Palestinians is expected to be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel that was opened in Jerusalem last year. The position of consul-general reporting directly to Washington is due to be eliminated and a new Palestinian Affairs Unit will report to Ambassador David Friedman under a single diplomatic mission.

The move has angered Palestinians. 4 Mar

USA-ELECTION/NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina sets schedule for re-run of congressional race tainted by fraud

North Carolina election officials on Monday are due to set a schedule for a re-run of the election for the congressional seat representing the state's 9th District after declining to certify the first result due to a fraud scheme run by a Republican political operative. 4 Mar

CHINA-PARLIAMENT/ (PIX) (TV) National People's Congress spokesperson speaks at a news conference

National People's Congress spokesperson Zhang Yesui speaks at a news conference ahead of China's annual parliament gathering. 4 Mar 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-2020 (PIX) In 2020 battleground state, looming Mueller report could hold dangers for Democrats

At first glance, the long-awaited Mueller report might seem a political gift for Democrats aiming to reclaim the White House next year. But dealing with the probe's conclusions will be a delicate dance for Democrats, said a half-dozen Republican, Democratic and independent strategists and analysts.

4 Mar 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

MIDEAST-CRISIS/ISLAMIC STATE U.S.-backed fighters battle to crush last Islamic State enclave

U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are expected to press an attack to crush Islamic State's final territorial enclave at Baghouz. Reuters journalists report from the area. 4 Mar

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-GUNS/SANCTUARY (PIX)

Sheriffs are defying states, refusing to enforce gun-control laws A rapidly expanding number of counties in at least four states are declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, saying they will refuse to enforce any state law that they deem violates the U.S. constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Exposing a rift between rural and urban America as much as the Republican and Democratic parties, conservative sheriffs and county commissioners who suddenly found themselves in the minority after November's elections are rebelling against majority rule and Democratic promises to enact gun control. 4 Mar 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS IMERYS-BANKRUPTCY/

Creditors to get role in Imerys U.S. bankruptcy Unsecured creditors of the U.S. business Imerys, a maker of talc that filed for bankruptcy in the wake of personal injury lawsuits, will begin taking an active role in the company's Chapter 11. An official committee of creditors will be appointed in the bankruptcy, giving them a seat at the negotiating table.

A key question for Imerys will be the role of personal injury lawyers on the committee. The company filed for bankruptcy in February amid the mounting cost of defending lawsuits that linked cancer to asbestos in its talc, which is used in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder. Coverage on merit.

4 Mar AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/HOUSINGSTARTS

Australia home building approvals for Jan Approvals to build new homes suffered a shock slide in December so some bounce in January is possible.

The trend is very much down, however, as falling home prices and tighter lending chill a once red-hot market. 4 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

VALE SA-DISASTER/ Vale ADRs react to resignation of CEO, other top executives

Vale's U.S.-traded shares may be volatile on Monday after the resignation of the company's CEO and other top executives cast new uncertainty over the Brazilian iron ore miner's strategy going forward. The executives stepped down in what was labeled as a temporary measures on the recommendation of prosecutors investigating the collapse of a tailings dam that killed hundreds of people.

4 Mar AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/INVENTORIES

Australia business inventories, profits for Q4 ABS data on inventories and profits for Q4 which feed into GDP figures due on Wednesday.

4 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

AFRICA-CULTURE/ (TV) Rich archive of vanishing African ceremonies seeks a home

Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have spent more than four decades traveling across Africa photographing ceremonies and rituals that are rapidly vanishing in the modern world. Now they are seeking an African home for their archive - more than a million images - as prominent Africans speak at a cultural gala about their countries' rapidly changing rituals and what the loss means to them.

4 Mar 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT BRITAIN-ROYALS/BABY-HISTORY (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

A history of Britain's royal babies Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their first baby in the spring.

A timeline of royal babies through the years before the birth of the new baby who will be seventh-in-line to the throne. 4 Mar 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

FASHION-PARIS/STELLA MCCARTNEY (PIX) (TV) Stella McCartney show in Paris Fashion Week

Stella McCartney show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th. 4 Mar 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

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