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A deadly earthquake swept through the Maule (MOW-LAY), region of Chile (CHILL-AY) Sat
Feb 27, which took the lives of more than 600 people, and is estimated to have displaced thousands more.
According to authourities the 3 minute quake with a maganitude of 8.8 affected 1.5 million Chileans(CHILL-AY-ENS),and about 500,000 homes were destroyed.
President Michelle Bachelet(BA-CHA-LET) says that Chile's (CHILL-AY-Z) earthquake was " a catastrophe of devastating consequences," in a press conference held on Sunday.
In other news, Cleveland Cavaliers (CAV-A-LEERZ)Lebron James has created an uproar after deciding to change his basketball number to No. 6 instead of No. 23.
According to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer James wanted to change his number out of respect for his hero Micheal Jordan, who wore the number throughout most of his basketball career.
Some fans argue that the number change only confirms that James will be going to another team.
"He only filed the paperwork to trick the city of Cleveland into supporting him for the rest of the season," one fan member told The (Cleveland ) Dealer.
Basketball fans arent the only fans in an uproar.Another group of fans are angered at Whitney Houston,who forgot the words to her song " I will Always Love You" at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday, February 22
Houston's representative dismissed any rumors of possible drug use as "ridiculous"
The 46 year-old R&B sifger, who admits to a history of drug abuse was said to have taken long breaks and even had her brother finish some of her lines during the concert.
However, Houston's representative later dismissed any rumors of continued drug abuse , calling the claims "ridiculous".
According to reports angery fans walked out calling the entire performance a waste of time and money.