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Was just watching CBC news network as they were talking about the 2020 race, and they seemed to have used a logo created by one of our members (I forget who) for Istanbul! Hilarious!

Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48

(AP)

LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. More here:

http://www.cbsnews.c...ton-dies-at-48/

Is it a hoax? Is it real? What ever it is its gone viral, although strangely has been left out of the media spotlight.

Conklin, Alberta-


The Pas, Manitoba-


News coverage in Costa Rica-
http://www.youtube.c...d&v=WgcZ_bii1PA

Since it's getting so close too Olympic Time, perhaps subforums should be added? (Like opening ceremony subforum for example.)

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- A major earthquake collapsed several buildings in eastern Turkey on Sunday, trapping an unknown number citizens under debris in Van Province, state news agency Anadolu reported Sunday.
The buildings collapsed in central Van, in the village of Tabanli, the report said.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a magnitude of 7.3, though Turkey's National Earthquake Monitoring Center reported a magnitude of 6.6.
Aftershocks are expected.
The USGS reported a depth of 4.5 miles, or 7.2 kilometers; the center in Turkey said the quake was about 3 miles, or 5 kilometers, deep.
The quake took place 12 miles from Van, at 1:41 p.m. local time, the USGS said.
Video from CNN Turk showed the inside of shaking buildings, and people gathering outside on the streets.
The area is "no stranger to having these seismic events," but Sunday's quake is considered major, CNN Meteorologist Reynolds Wolf reported.
One concern is displacement of water along Lake Van, which could send water gushing into nearby areas, particularly along the west side, Wolf reported.