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The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

INDIA-ELECTION/ PM Modi set to sweep to general election victory

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set for a historic victory as India began counting on Thursday hundreds of millions of votes from its general election, according to data from the Election Commission. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-BANKS/ Judge rules against Trump, paves way for banks to provide his business records to Congress

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from providing financial records to Democratic lawmakers investigating Trump’s businesses. USA-CURRENCY-TUBMAN/

U.S. Treasury backs away from plan for Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury will not introduce a redesigned $20 bill picturing escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman next year as planned, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday.

BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-SENATE/

U.S. lawmakers want to help rural telecoms replace Huawei, ZTE equipment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide about $700 million in grants to help U.S. telecommunications providers with the cost of removing Huawei equipment from their networks.

QUALCOMM-ANTITRUST/ U.S. judge says Qualcomm violated antitrust law; appeal planned, shares plunge

Qualcomm Inc illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees, a U.S. judge ruled, a decision that could force the company to overhaul its business practices. ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES-ONCE-UPON-A-TIME/ Tarantino did not tell Polanski about film set against Manson murders

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Quentin Tarantino said on Wednesday he didn’t tell Roman Polanski in advance about his latest movie, set in the run-up to the notorious 1969 Manson murders which claimed the life of Polanski’s wife at the time, actress Sharon Tate. FILM-ROCKETMAN-MUSICAL-BIOPICS/

From 'Your Song' to your movie: 'Rocketman' builds on new music biopic LONDON (Reuters) - With hit tunes, a plot about one of the world’s best known performers and flamboyant costumes, “Rocketman” brings Elton John’s story to the big screen, the latest musical biopic offering a concert-like experience at the cinema.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-MIL-DRAKE-ANTETOKO/

Agent blasts Drake over trolling of Antetokounmpo Is rap star Drake getting into the heads of the Milwaukee Bucks, especially star player Giannis Antetokounmpo?

SOCCER-WORLDCUP-USA-FOUDY/ Soccer: U.S. '99 World Cup win should have done more for women's game - Foudy

The United States’ World Cup triumph on home soil in 1999 was a watershed moment for the sport but midfielder Julie Foudy had hoped it would help the women’s game grow at a much faster pace. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JAPAN-CHILDREN/INSTITUTIONS (PIX)

INSIGHT - The kids aren't alright: Japan struggles to protect its most vulnerable children Long criticized for institutionalizing the bulk of its children who can't live with their parents for reasons such as abuse and neglect, Japan has drawn up a new road map that would dramatically raise the rate of family-based care.

24 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT DDAY-ANNIVERSARY/VILLAGE (PIX) (TV)

How a 12 year-old French girl helped stranded U.S. paratroopers on D-Day The village of Graignes near the Normandy coast was swift to help U.S. paratroopers given a disastrous misdrop on the morning of D-Day. It was a collaboration the village would pay a heavy price for, now referred to by Graignes' inhabitants as the "secret massacre" of the D-Day landings.

23 May 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT TURKEY-ERDOGAN/

Turkey's Erdogan makes speeches, may comment on elections, U.S. ties, economy Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a meeting regarding an Arabic-Islamic science historian (1000 GMT) and a Labour Assembly meeting (1130 GMT) and could comment on elections, relations with the United States and the economy.

23 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-MEASLES/CAMPS (PIX)

Swimming, s'mores and shots: Amid U.S. measles outbreak, summer camps tighten vaccination rules Facing the worst measles outbreak in a quarter-century, summer camps in New York and across the United States are tightening policies on the measles vaccination, no longer permitting campers who previously had religious exemptions to enroll if they have not received the medically recommended immunization.

23 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

USA-DEFENSE/SPENDING Senate committee to release massive defense policy bill

Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee hold press conference to discuss their draft of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual bill setting policy for the department of defense. 23 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

IRAQ-SYRIA/DISPLACED (PIX) Iraq weighs captives' rights against fear of new Islamic State

Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more. His problem is persuading people to believe that he did not support the jihadists. Now a camp in Syria, he is perceived as an IS supporter - a status that leaves him facing long-term detention under plans the Iraqi government is developing. 23 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-IMMIGRATION/COURT

U.S. House asks judge to block Trump border wall funding The U.S. House of Representatives will ask a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from diverting $6.1 billion approved for the Defense Department toward construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. The House argued in court papers the move violates the Constitutional separation of powers doctrine, but the administration has countered that President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency allows the transfer of the funds. 23 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

PENNSYLVANIA-SHOOTING/ Court hearing for accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers

Lawyers for Robert Bowers, who is accused of massacring 11 people last year at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, are due in federal court on Monday for a pretrial hearing. Bowers, 46, faces charges that could carry the death penalty. 23 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS COLUMN-MILLER/SOCIALSECURITY (PIX)

Why pessimism on Social Security could come back to bite millennials Why does the word "old" come to mind for so many of us when the topic of Social Security comes up? Retirement benefits are the biggest component of Social Security. But the program also is very important for disabled people of all ages, as well as surviving children and spouses of deceased beneficiaries. And perhaps most important, today’s young people will need Social Security every bit as much as today’s retirees and near-retirees - and probably more so if current economic trends persist.

23 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT EGYPT-CENBANK/

Egypt's central bank announces interest rates The Central Bank of Egypt's monetary policy committee is due to meet and decide if Egypt's interest rates will change or remain the same.

23 May 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT GREECE-ECB/COURT

EU Court to decide whether ECB must compensate investors who lost money in Greek bailout The European General Court rules on whether private holders of Greek bonds who were forced to take losses during the restructuring of the Greek debt in 2012 are entitled to compensation from the European Central Bank because it did not object to Greek measures that imposed a haircut to all creditors, including those who opposed the bailout plan.

23 May 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT USA-FED/CONFERENCE

Federal Reserve's Kaplan, Bostic, Daly, Barkin participate in technology panel Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly participate in "Technology-Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy" panel hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in Dallas, Texas.

23 May 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT ZIMBABWE-POWER/ (PIX)

Zimbabwe's new energy minister to update parliament on power cuts, fuel shortages Zimbabwe's new energy minister is set to update parliament on fuel shortages and rolling power cuts that have left some areas without electricity for up to 10 hours and emasculating small businesses and the informal sector where most of the population earns a living.

23 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT HP-RESULTS/

Q2 2019 HP Inc Earnings Release 23 May 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY WEATHER-FORECAST/HURRICANE

U.S. releases outlook for 2019 Atlantic hurricane season National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center releases its forecast for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season.

23 May 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/AMFAR (PIX) (TV) Stars attend annual amfAR gala in Cannes

Hollywood stars join charity cause in Cannes to support the fight against AIDS. 23 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/THE TRAITOR (PIX) (TV) Film on Sicilian mobster turned informant screens in Cannes

Marco Bellocchio's film "The Traitor" on Sicialian mafia boss turned informant, Tommaso Buscetta, premieres in Cannes. 23 May 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

FILM-LGBT/ (PIX) Gay rights group releases report on LGBT representation in Hollywood movies

U.S. gay rights advocacy group GLAAD releases report on LGBT representation in Hollywood (embargoed for release at 10 am ET) 23 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/MEKTOUB MY LOVE INTERMEZZO PREMIERE (PIX) Abdellatif Kechiche premieres new film in Cannes

Director Abdellatif Kechiche attends the red carpet premiere of his new Cannes competition entry "Mektoub My Love: Intermezzo". 23 May 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT