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Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6 am GMT/ 2 am ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect or on Media Express. TOP STORIES GLOBAL ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-DEAL Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a "recipe for chaos" and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza. FRANCE-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC) Back to the future as France's Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday just days after he quit the job, a move that enraged some of the president's fiercest political opponents who pledged to vote out the new government. U.S. TENNESSEE-EXPLOSIVES Blast destroys Tennessee munitions plant; 18 missing and feared dead Eighteen people were missing and feared dead following an explosion at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee on Friday that obliterated the building and was felt for miles around. SHUTDOWN-FEDERAL-WORKERS White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the U.S. government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. BUSINESS TRUMP-CHINA Trump ratchets up US-China trade war, promising new tariffs WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce between the two largest economies with promises to sharply hike tariffs in a reprisal against China curbing its critical mineral exports. TRUMP-PHARMACEUTICALS Trump, AstraZeneca announce US drug pricing deal at White House WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump unveiled a deal with UK-based drugmaker AstraZeneca on Friday under which the company will sell some medicines at a discount to the government's Medicaid health plan in exchange for tariff relief, similar to a drug pricing pact reached last week with Pfizer. LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC-TAYLOR-SWIFT-CHARTS Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' storms UK charts, sets new records LONDON – Taylor Swift set records and topped the UK music charts on Friday, with her new album "The Life of a Showgirl" powering straight to No.1 and three of its tracks also taking the top spots. FILMFESTIVAL-LONDON-JAY-KELLY George Clooney pulls from personal experience to play filmstar in 'Jay Kelly' LONDON –Two-time Oscar winner George Clooney drew from his own life to play a Hollywood legend in his new movie "Jay Kelly." SPORTS ATHLETICS-NYC Athletics-Brown wins 100m, 200m at Athlos, Hodgkinson ends season on a high NEW YORK – American Brittany Brown surprised herself with the sprint double at New York's Athlos meet on Friday, as Briton Keely Hodgkinson won the 800 metres to end her injury-dented season on a high. SOCCER-ENGLAND Soccer-England World Cup spots up for grabs for top characters, says Tuchel Players with exceptional quality and character will always have a chance to be included in England's World Cup squad, manager Thomas Tuchel said, as he takes a step-by-step approach to building the team. UPCOMING STORIES USA-TRUMP/CHICAGO-ICE Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, 38, was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Sept. 12 shortly after dropping his two children off at a school and daycare in Franklin Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, as part of an attempted arrest. New interviews with family, co-workers and people who knew him in his hometown in Mexico reflect a quiet, hard-working father of two who had built a stable life in the United States over the past 18 years. Reporter: Renee Hickman Editor: Emily Schmall FILMFESTIVAL-LONDON/HAMNET Oscar winning director Chloé Zhao brings Shakespeare connected story ''Hamnet'' to the London Film Festival. The drama stars talent including Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Reporter: Marie-Louise Gumuchian FILMFESTIVAL-LONDON/AFTER THE HUNT Julia Roberts stars in ''After The Hunt'' a drama about a professor dealing with an allegation against a colleague. From director Luca Guadagnino it's premiering at the London Film festival. Reporter: Marie-Louise Gumuchian

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