The Daily Populous

Friday November 17th, 2017 night edition

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In the entire history of American action cinema, there are very, very few movies that take their fight scenes as seriously as John Wick does.

Carefully and patiently, Viggo tells Iosef that he and his associates used to call John Wick, that nobody, baba yaga—the bogeyman.

They’re more likely to make John Wick clones, like Ben Affleck in The Accountant, say, or Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde.

John Wick is, in a lot of ways, a traditional action movie, one that works very much within the rules and structures of the genre.

A year before starring in John Wick, Keanu Reeves went to Hong Kong and China to make his directorial debut.

Keanu Reeves is, quite simply, one of the greatest action stars of all time.

But other than John Wick, my favorite action movie of 2014 was another strange mood piece about an unstoppable killer. »

U.S. seniors struggle more to pay for healthcare compared to other countries

Authored by upi.com
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But America's seniors are still sicker than the elderly in other countries -- and are more likely to go without essential care because they can't afford it, according to the Commonwealth Fund study.

In other countries, government health insurance is not restricted to the elderly, but covers everyone, he said.

The United States is complacent about the value and benefits associated with Medicare, even though it's a universal system, Blumenthal said. »

Sorry, poor people: The FCC is coming after your broadband plans

Authored by arstechnica.com
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The FCC is also taking steps to prevent resellers—telecom providers that don't operate their own network infrastructure—from offering Lifeline-subsidized plans.

"Over 70 percent of wireless Lifeline consumers will be told they cannot use their preferred carrier and preferred plan," Clyburn said.

Consumer advocates say that some poor people simply won't be able to find a carrier that supports Lifeline. »