The Iran War is Not a Distraction from the Epstein Files It is much more than that. It is a debacle built on greed.

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#MediaFocus #ABC suspends talk show host #JimmyKimmel indefinitely over remarks about right-wing influencer #CharlieKirk's killing, a BBC report said.

#MediaFocus A group of more than ten men stormed a #gold processing workshop in Hung Hom's Fu Hang Industrial Building early Wednesday morning, stealing HK$65,000 worth of gold dust and prompting police to launch a manhunt using security footage, local media reported. #HongKong #香港 #黄金

#MediaFocus The New Yorker noted that a dismal jobs report has affirmed the earlier warnings about the economic impact of #DonaldTrump's policies. Americans aren't buying his new "Golden Age", MAGAnomics isn't working. #US #economy

#MediaFocus #CharlieKirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed at one of his trademark events at a college in Utah on Wednesday. The Washington Post notes that the United States has entered a new age of political violence. #US

#MediaFocus According to The New York Times, #China is the engine driving nations away from fossil fuels, and the implications for the planet's health could scarcely be greater. #energy #GreenEnergy

#MediaFocus The #US Supreme Court has granted the president immunity from prosecution in certain circumstances. According to The Conversation, if the majority approves these broad and indefinite #tariffs, it may bring the country closer to establishing an American monarchy.

#MediaFocus #US President #DonaldTrump will sign an executive order Friday to alter the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, reverting to the agency's former namesake, a Fox News Digital report said.

#MediaFocus United States Attorney General Pam Bondi told President #DonaldTrump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. #US bit.ly/44L2SIK

#MediaFocus #Suchao has become more than just #soccer — it's a cultural festival and a boost for local economies. One weekend even generated over a million yuan in cultural tourism revenue, highlighting the wider impact of this grassroots competition, a Footboom report said. #苏超

#MediaFocus #US President #DonaldTrump on Wednesday unveiled a plan to impose a unified #tariff rate on more than 150 countries and regions, according to a report by Politico. bit.ly/46L6o7c

#MediaFocus Seventy-six percent of adults in the #US believe the country's democracy faces a "serious threat", according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist survey released on Tuesday. bit.ly/4nBcD3G

#MediaFocus The new "All-American" smartphone being sold by #US President #DonaldTrump's family is reportedly manufactured in China, a Daily Beast report said.

#MediaFocus Massive cuts to federal #health programs are frustrating tribal leaders across the United States as the move will affect Native American health, local media reported on Tuesday. #US bit.ly/4mJwKfl

#MediaFocus Trump's #China policy reflects his impulsivity, and is a chaotic mess that harms #US citizens far more than it harms the Chinese, according to an article published on The American Prospect, a news source that focuses on public policy and politics.

SMITH may #pair it with the #Edmonton-Ellerslie vote to #divide the election focus between ridings hoping for less impact provincially. Dilutes #mediafocus on Nenshi. #Diverts #oppositionresources across multiple ridings.

UCP to win in Ellerslie and counter a likely NDP win in Strathcona

#MediaFocus CNBC reported on May 22 that according to an analysis from Wells Fargo, #US President #DonaldTrump's #tariffs are designed to provide incentives to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, but the goal isn't as feasible as it appears.

#MediaFocus The Guardian said that with his usual threats, US President #DonaldTrump is trying to ward off the dire reality that he has created and is bearing down on him. But he can't rescind his harm to the #economy.

#MediaFocus Nike factory workers will likely feel the impact of tariff war directly.

Dara O'Rourke, an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who's studied wages in Nike factories, said the tariffs could become a "huge hammer", a ProPublica article showed.

#MediaFocus #India launched military strikes on targets in #Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday and Pakistan claimed it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets, in an escalation that has pushed the two nations to the brink of wider conflict, CNN reported.

#MediaFocus Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen in a WSJ report warns that uncertainty, #tariffs and trade policy are upending American small business firms, with their supply chains in logistics, transportation, warehousing and distribution all at risk. #trade

#MediaFocus #US President #DonaldTrump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on #movies produced outside the country, saying the US movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American filmmakers, a Reuters report said.

#MediaFocus During Apple's Q2 FY2025 earnings call on May 2, CEO Tim Cook indicated that US #trade policies are expected to result in approximately 900 million in financial impacts to the company, CNN reported. #tariffs

#MediaFocus The Economist argues that the decline in #US manufacturing jobs stems from productivity gains and changing consumption patterns — not trade — making #Trump's tariff-driven reshoring economically illogical. #China's robust supply chains, meanwhile, withstand US #trade pressure. #tariff

#MediaFocus According to Business Insider, in the coming weeks, Americans can expect major disruptions to the prices and availability of goods — store shelves may be emptier, prices will rise, and some products will run out sooner than others. #US #tariff #trade

#MediaFocus According to an article published on Moneycontrol, an Indian news outlet, Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University has said that "Trump is not going to do what #India wants, which is to make India the replacement for China. It's not going to happen." #US #trade

#MediaFocus The first 100 days of #Trump's second term have been among the most destabilizing in American history, a blitz of power grabs, strategic shifts, and direct attacks that have left opponents, global counterparts, and even many supporters stunned, Time magazine reported on April 25. #US

#MediaFocus Talks to end the war in #Ukraine have stalled, leaving President #Trump increasingly frustrated and blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky for failing to accept a US peace plan, The Wall Street Journal reported.

#MediaFocus According to The Atlantic, #Trump had overestimated America’s leverage. At the end of this standoff, #China, not America, would come out stronger: more self-reliant at home and more respected abroad. #tariff #trade