Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10:00 GMT/06:00 ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES GLOBAL JAPAN-POLITICS Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier TOKYO – Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS Islamic Jihad backs Hamas response to US Gaza plan CAIRO/GAZA – Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas that also holds Israeli hostages, on Saturday endorsed Hamas’s response to a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza – a move that could help pave the way for the release of Israeli captives still held by both groups. U.S. USA-SHUTDOWN Bid to end shutdown fails in Senate; Trump freezes aid to Chicago WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as a bid to end the government shutdown failed again in the Senate. USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION-BIRTHRIGHT Second US appeals court rejects Trump's order curtailing birthright citizenship BOSTON – President Donald Trump's effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a second U.S. appeals court on Friday, handing him another defeat on a core piece of his hardline immigration agenda whose ultimate fate may lie with the U.S. Supreme Court. BUSINESS TRUMP-MINING-CRITICAL-METALS Exclusive-Trump administration eyes stake in company developing Greenland rare earths mine Trump administration officials have discussed taking a stake in Critical Metals Corp, four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, which would give Washington a direct interest in the largest rare earths project in Greenland, the Arctic territory that President Donald Trump once suggested buying. USA-ECONOMY-JOBS For a jobs day data fix in a US shutdown, here is what the experts are saying WASHINGTON – With U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employees furloughed due to the federal government shutdown, the agency's website shows a release from Wednesday as its most recent data update instead of the monthly employment report for September that had been scheduled for Friday. ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE-SEAN-COMBS Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction NEW YORK – Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison over his conviction on prostitution-related charges, with the judge rebuking the hip-hop mogul for subjecting two former girlfriends to years of abuse. MUSIC-TAYLOR-SWIFT-ALBUM Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' presents pop phenomenon at the peak of her power LOS ANGELES – Superstar Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," arrived on Friday with a promotional blitz including midnight sales at Target stores, a release party at movie theaters around the globe and pop-up experiences in New York and Los Angeles. SPORTS TENNIS-BEIJING Tennis-Ruthless Anisimova ousts defending champion Gauff to reach China Open final BEIJING – U.S. Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova advanced to her second WTA 1000 final of the year on Saturday, outclassing defending champion Coco Gauff 6-1 6-2 in the semi-finals of the China Open. CRICKET-INDIA-SQUAD Cricket-India name Gill ODI captain, Rohit, Kohli in squad for Australia tour NEW DELHI – Shubman Gill was named India's 50-overs captain on Saturday in place of Rohit Sharma, who was named in the squad along with batting stalwart Virat Kohli for three one-day internationals in Australia this month. UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CZECH-ELECTION/PRESIDENT (TV) Czech president starts talks with party leaders on forming new government President Petr Pavel is expected to start consultations with leaders of parties who win parliamentary seats in the Oct 3-4 election on forming a new government. The president is a key player at this stage as he has the right to appoint the prime minister. 5 Oct
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