The Daily Populous

Tuesday February 6th, 2018 morning edition

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'Frasier' Star John Mahoney Dead at 77.

John Mahoney, the beloved dad on "Frasier," has died in Chicago ... TMZ has learned.

The British-born actor famously played Martin Crane, the father of Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce's characters, for 11 seasons of "Frasier.".

Besides his TV success, John was in tons of movies -- like 'American President,' "Say Anything..." and "Eight Men Out" -- during more than 30 years in show biz.

John was also active in theater, and won a Tony in 1986. »

Exclusive: U.S. consumer protection official puts Equifax probe on ice - sources

Authored by reuters.com

Equifax (EFX.N) said in September that hackers stole personal data it had collected on some 143 million Americans.

Richard Cordray, then the CFPB director, authorized an investigation that month, said former officials familiar with the probe.

Meanwhile the CFPB has shelved plans for on-the-ground tests of how Equifax protects data, an idea backed by Cordray. »

1999 at the movies: The year of living dangerously

Authored by theglobeandmail.com
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episode of The Simpsons, the cartoon family's middle child bravely announces to father Homer that she's going to abstain from eating meat.

That long-ago 12-month stretch offered everything a carnivore of cinema could hunger for: The Matrix.

"Someday, 1999 will be etched on a microchip as the first real year of 21st-century filmmaking. »

Teenager delivers hundreds of solar lamps to Puerto Ricans living without power

Authored by money.cnn.com

His goal: to raise $100,000 and use the money to buy portable lamps and hand-operated washing machines for residents in the hardest hit parts of Puerto Rico.

Since that time, Gomez Colon has raised more than $125,000 and has donated 1,400 solar lamps to some 840 households.

Still, hundreds of thousands of residents remain in the dark, according to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. »