Netflix Co-CEOs Praise Reed Hastings as He Sets Exit: ‘Selfless, Disciplined and Graceful’

It’s the end of the Reed Hastings era at Netflix: The co-founder, chairman and former CEO of the company he transformed from a DVD-by-mail shipper to the world’s biggest premium streaming service will depart from the Netflix board in June. On the Netflix Q1 earnings interview with analysts, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters expressed…

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Rubio pulls green cards of 3 Iranian immigrants with alleged ties to regime

The Trump administration has revoked green cards for three more Iranian immigrants with alleged ties to the regime, a week after arresting two relatives of slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. The State Department said in a statement that Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi and their son were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody,……

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Shudder Buys Halloween Thriller ‘Hallowarrior’ With Milly Shapiro

Shudder has acquired “Hallowarrior,” a post-apocalyptic thriller that marks the feature debut of writer and director Ben Sottak. The Halloween-set film stars Milly Shapiro (“Hereditary”), Ajani Russell (“Skate Kitchen”), AJ Bowen (“You’re Next”) and Shannyn Sossamon (“A Knight’s Tale”). The deal includes rights in North America, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. “Hallowarrior” will have…

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Iran’s Currency Falls To Record Low As War, US Blockade Rattle Economy

Iran’s currency has fallen to a record low against the US dollar as the two-month-long conflict rattles the country’s sanctions-hit economy. Air strikes by the United States and Israel, launched at Iran on February 28, along with the American naval blockade on Iranian ports and vessels, have disrupted Tehran’s vital oil exports, hampered domestic production,…

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Senate Republicans block measure to stop Trump from attacking Cuba

Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to defeat a resolution sponsored by Senate Democrats to stop President Trump from launching military operations against Cuba without authorization from Congress. The resolution sponsored by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) would block Trump from using military force to topple Cuba’s regime, something that Democrats……

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