• Iran issues arrest warrant Trump for the Killing of Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol to help

    Iran issues arrest warrant Trump for the Killing of Qassem Soleimani, asks Interpol to help

    Iran’s chief prosecutor in Tehran, Ali Alqasimehr, has issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump and thirty-five other, as yet unnamed, Americans for the January 2, 2020, killing of IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Via BBC: Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said Mr Trump and 35 others faced murder and terrorism charges, and that …
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda: I ‘literally gave two f - ks’ for ‘Hamilton’ PG-13 rating

    Lin-Manuel Miranda: I ‘literally gave two f - ks’ for ‘Hamilton’ PG-13 rating

    He’s not throwing away his shot at a PG-13 rating. With “Hamilton” coming to Disney+ on July 3, die-hard fans are concerned that the Pulitzer-winning musical will have to be censored for kids. Fortunately, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, 40, assures the public that he’s making only one family-friendly modification to his magnum opus — dropping a …
  • New ‘Hamilton’ movie trailer is here to hype Disney+ launch

    New ‘Hamilton’ movie trailer is here to hype Disney+ launch

    Do not throw away your shot because the “Hamilton” trailer is here. Launching on Disney Plus on July 3, the minute-long trailer shows off footage from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical. The film features footage with the original cast, including Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos, Jonathon …
  • Justina Machado gets animated for ‘One Day at a Time’

    Justina Machado gets animated for ‘One Day at a Time’

    Justina Machado didn’t even need to leave her house to shoot the “One Day At A Time” animated episode. “I did it in my living room,” Machado, 47, tells The Post about the special, “The Politics Episode,” airing June 16 at 9:30 p.m. “That was a day that everybody in my neighborhood decided they wanted …
  • Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump Campaign Email Accounts, Google Says

    Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump Campaign Email Accounts, Google Says

    Chinese hackers have targeted the emails accounts of former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign staff, while Iranian hackers attempted to hack Trump campaign email accounts, Google confirmed Thursday. The campaigns have been briefed on the threats, both of which were so-called spear-phishing attacks in which spam emails that include malicious links are sent to targets …
  • Iran Frees U.S. Navy Vet after Two Years in Prison

    Iran Frees U.S. Navy Vet after Two Years in Prison

    A U.S. Navy veteran held in Iran for the past two years has been freed. Michael White, 48, was detained in July 2018 after traveling to Iran to see a woman he had met online and fell in love with. White was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 2019, in part for insulting …
  • Iran tells US to 'stop violence' against Americans: 'Let them breathe'

    Iran tells US to 'stop violence' against Americans: 'Let them breathe'

    The Iranian foreign ministry is calling on U.S. officials to “stop violence” against Americans as protests erupt over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “To the American people: the world has heard your outcry over the state of oppression. The world is standing with you,” foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told reporters in Tehran Monday, …
  • Ted Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation into Twitter over Allegations of Iran Sanctions Violations

    Ted Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation into Twitter over Allegations of Iran Sanctions Violations

    Senator Ted Cruz on Friday called for a criminal investigation into whether Twitter is violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by allowing Iranian officials to hold accounts on the platform. In a letter to the Justice and Treasury Departments, obtained by Axios, the Texas Republican said the social media giant is committing a “blatant and willful …
  • Trump Admin. to End Waivers that Allow Some Foreign Businesses to Work on Iranian Nuclear Sites

    Trump Admin. to End Waivers that Allow Some Foreign Businesses to Work on Iranian Nuclear Sites

    The Trump administration is planning to end waivers that allow certain foreign businesses to work at Iranian nuclear facilities, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The waivers, which were included in U.S. sanctions placed on Iran in 2015, allow certain Russian and Chinese companies to conduct business at Iranian nuclear sites. Operations covered by the waivers …
  • ‘Hamilton’ designer David Korins talks $800K Disney+ staging

    ‘Hamilton’ designer David Korins talks $800K Disney+ staging

    Disney+, which paid $75 mil for worldwide rights, will stream Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” July 3. Every actor is from Broadway’s original cast. Each would have performed on 2015’s opening night. David Korins, who designed the theater’s set, which was configured to accommodate 51 numbers, told me: “It had taken four months to build and cost …