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a4f655777ebf5da307cdfb9e5cb63f26d1cb2acd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Chinchilla takes 46.8 percent of the vote, with most election sites reporting .
She thanks women in victory speech .
Solis bows out, as PLN took nearly 2-to-1 lead .
Election day was festive throughout nation . | [
"(CNN) -- Costa Rica elected its first female president, as the ruling National Liberation Party claimed a historic victory. \"I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica,\" Laura Chinchilla said Sunday to flag-waving supporters in the capital, San Jose. \"My govern... |
f0b337644a4ea7d97c1c9c071f83a12af300e1d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Pierce County sheriff's deputies shot while responding to domestic violence incident .
One is in critical condition, other is stable, officials say .
Suspected shooter shot and killed, officials say .
Four officers were killed last month in the same county . | [
"(CNN) -- Two sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic dispute between a pair of brothers Monday night were shot and badly injured in the same Washington county where four officers were killed last month, authorities said. The Pierce County deputies were wounded while responding to a domestic violence incident ... |
e667db508fbf0a65814c4ae962d126430c1c0c57 | Summarize the following news article. | Mine disaster shines spotlight on community steeped in pride, hard work and danger .
Former miner a wreck: "When it comes to one of them getting hurt, we all hurt"
Miners include teachers, ministers and police officers, defying stereotypes, miner says .
Country singer Kathy Mattea feels kinship with miners; her history... | [
"(CNN) -- No matter the years she has been away and the miles that separate her, Crystal Roles still calls Naoma, West Virginia, home. She left the mining town with her high school sweetheart, soon after they graduated and married in 1989. But every trip back home -- to the area the world has been watching for days... |
63ed3097ad66d5e00bfc4c054c54256b400add39 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama will likely begin search for nominee with candidates he didn't pick last time .
Jeffrey Toobin says social issues will be front and center in debate over nominee .
He says Obama's majority in Senate means he will likely get choice confirmed . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Americans can expect a roaring debate over social issues in the discussion of the next Supreme Court nominee, but in the end, President Obama's choice to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens is likely to be confirmed, CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says. Toobin, author of \"The Nine: Insid... |
790429d654512d3de99f2bc61a579e5518930bb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Internal memo asks God to take New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie .
"It was inappropriate," union president acknowledges .
Governor says teachers should be ashamed .
Amid budget crisis, Christie has proposed severe cuts to education . | [
"(CNN) -- A New Jersey teachers union is coming under fire after an internal memo included a veiled threat to Gov. Chris Christie. The leaked memo, which was sent to union leaders in the New Jersey Education Association's Bergen County division, contains a closing paragraph written in the form of a prayer. \"Dear L... |
97f714e9f97a221e16ab921f1f06bf390e073780 | Summarize the following news article. | When Harry Truman won the White House, Jimmy the Greek hit the jackpot .
Ringo Starr put his money down in 1974 against the Beatles reuniting .
Arnold Palmer gambled to pay off his wife's engagement ring . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Most people limit their gambling to March Madness pools or the occasional trip to Vegas. Celebrities, of course, tend to do everything on a grander scale. Let's take a look at some famous people and the high-profile bets on which they cashed in or lost big. 1. Truman defeats Dewey, Jimmy the Gree... |
b837280cb17a0ca9de210c0644e4bdf76d4dae59 | Summarize the following news article. | General public sentiment in Niger appears to favor last week's coup, U.N. official says .
U.N.: Collapse of talks over president's effort to supersede term limits may have led to coup .
President Mamadou Tandja is said to be detained in a military camp .
New constitution in the works, U.N. official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The junta leading Niger following last week's coup and suspension of the constitution is working to return the country to democratic rule, a United Nations official said Sunday. \"The political party is very keen to return power to civilians and transition to an all-inclusive democracy,\" U.N. Special Rep... |
2b8a4ccc2a2103c17eed2b280d3f9b5227d574a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirlo believes Spain have the best chance of lifting the World Cup this summer .
Gennaro Gattuso is the most passionate player in the Italian national team .
Pirlo believes Ivory Coast are full of talent and may be a surprise in South Africa . | [
"CNN caught up with Italian midfield legend Andrea Pirlo who gave us his insight into the World Cup holders and made his predictions for this summer's tournament in South Africa. Describe Italy's coach Marcello Lippi: . He is serious but just when you have to work or when he has to deal with the press. With the pla... |
b1025283f5e2957b2ef8230e5de0801e5d7acce7 | Summarize the following news article. | Ejup Ganic wanted in Serbia on charges of conspiracy to murder .
He was vice president during bloody civil war of 1992-95 .
Engineer studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
Bosnia, Serbia signed agreement on extraditions Sunday . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The former vice president of Bosnia was arrested Monday in London on a request from Serbia, where he is wanted for conspiracy to murder and breach of the Geneva Convention. Metropolitan police arrested Ejup Ganic at Heathrow Airport on Monday afternoon, and he appeared at the City of Westm... |
40627c6a32d777d166b9b7a023fdde97ce47ecd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Unofficial vote called by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr .
He wanted his followers to designate a prime minister of their choosing .
Ibrahim al-Jaafari won 24 percent of the votes in last week's balloting .
The results play no official role in deciding who governs Iraq . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has won a non-binding vote that could influence the decision on who will be the country's next prime minister, an official in the office of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday. Tens of thousands took part in the vote last week i... |
9930a47bfab21c74131e408220e18f1ee6391f0f | Summarize the following news article. | Jane Velez-Mitchell: Locking up teen offenders won't solve problem of repeat crimes .
She says teens need therapy to help uncover source of their problems .
Missouri has lowered repeat crime by using innovative programs for teen offenders .
She says such efforts can not only reduce crime but also save money . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ten years ago, teen Daniel Giddings shot a man during an attempted robbery and was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison. During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds o... |
0cf8c9de6963783f19bd19b4dc446f92d1a32a52 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker UBT Ocean off the coast of Madagascar .
They are steering the ship toward Somalia, the ship's owner says .
Captain of tanker reported that pirates had come aboard on Friday .
Ship was carrying fuel destined for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and has 21 crew members . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Madagascar and are steering the ship toward Somalia, the ship's owner said. The captain of the UBT Ocean called the technical director for Broevigtank, the company that owns the ship, and reported that pirates had come aboard Friday, said Svenn Ped... |
9c264ee4b5744f986f5ea19ec5207983fedca433 | Summarize the following news article. | Grandmother in Argentina will have to stand trial for growing two marijuana plants, court says .
Personal use of marijuana is allowed in Argentina as long as it doesn't harm anyone else .
Appeals court says the woman couldn't prove the marijuana was solely for her . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal appeals court in Argentina has ruled that a grandmother must stand trial for growing two marijuana plants in her backyard. Argentina allows personal consumption of marijuana, and a federal judge had issued a stay against prosecuting the unnamed woman, who swore she used the marijuana solely for ... |
99c1220f90b8d1dbf7e78941f3abd250e893077a | Summarize the following news article. | Agathe Habyarimana was arrested at her French home Tuesday morning .
Charges include genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, complicity to commit genocide .
Juvenal Habyarimana killed in 1994 when his plane was shot down .
Killing sparked genocide which led to deaths of some 800,000, mainly Tutsi minority, people . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- The widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination sparked the 1994 genocide, was arrested Tuesday in Paris on a Rwandan warrant, French and Rwandan officials said. Agathe Habyarimana was arrested at her French home Tuesday morning and is scheduled to appear in c... |
579aa7a712af6558186aa3dbacea1d87e1fe0dde | Summarize the following news article. | Tombs of the Buganda Kings in Uganda destroyed by fire Tuesday night .
Ugandan security forces shoot three Buganda tribe members in clash at site .
Site had major cultural, spiritual significance for Buganda tribe, Uganda's largest .
It was not clear who set fire to the Tombs, which were built in 1882 . | [
"Kampala, Uganda (CNN) -- At least three men died from their wounds Wednesday after they were shot in a confrontation with Ugandan security forces at a destroyed historic site, the Ugandan government said. The men were part of a group of Buganda tribe members who rushed to the site of the Tombs of the Buganda Kings... |
b35ded8d89f2286c87ec511f515a96df74011bd4 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting continues in Somali capital day after 29 killed in clashes .
At least 80 wounded in fighting between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels .
State defense minister claimed victory in Wednesday's fighting .
Al-Shabaab wants to implement a stricter form of Islamic law, sharia . | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital Thursday, a day after a battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and scores injured. At least 80 people were wounded in the fighting, which started Wednesday morning and continued all day, according to government and medical officials.... |
b62c341af35b8f6371064326ec153c264e87e9eb | Summarize the following news article. | Actress Angelina Jolie visits Haiti as good will ambassador for U.N.
Jolie says earthquake devastation is like nothing she's ever seen .
Jolie says, "We have a moral duty to do what we can for any country that's suffering"
She says now is not the time to think of adopting Haitian children . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Angelina Jolie says she feels passionate about Haiti, whose \"extraordinary\" people are inspiring her with their resilience after the devastating earthquake one month ago. During a visit to Haiti this week, she said that despite the terrible tragedy, Haitians are dignified and calm. Jolie, a good... |
86bf33453ca46b248b086be731f16ab3bd441ea9 | Summarize the following news article. | Al-Shabaab accuses World Food Programme of distributing expired food .
U.N. estimates half the Somali population is starving .
Its food aid agency suspended work in Somalia in January due to rising attacks .
Somalia has not had a stable government since 1991 . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia's main militant group has banned the United Nations food agency and ordered its aid workers to leave the impoverished country. Al-Shabaab released a statement to the media Sunday, accusing the World Food Programme of distributing expired food and undermining local farmers, said Peter Smerdon, a WF... |
f77d560dd4ead09d0d4095d6f035da343468542c | Summarize the following news article. | Raquel Cepeda: The census tries to categorize people by ethnicity, race .
She says reality is Latinos have very varied, complex backgrounds .
She says many people resist being classified by simple labels . | [
"Editor's note: Raquel Cepeda is an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and former editor of Russell Simmons' Oneworld magazine. Cepeda wrote and directed the feature documentary, \"Bling: A Planet Rock,\" about hip-hop's obsession with diamonds and its effect on the decade-long conflict in Sierra Leone... |
418aba990d7d3a182cf932831467f01cef5455e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Search under way for Abu Dhabi executive Sheikh Ahmed after Morocco plane crash .
Sheikh Ahmed is brother of ruler of Abu Dhabi, UAE president .
Sheikh Ahmed ranked No. 27 on Forbes' "Most Powerful People" list . | [
"(CNN) -- The managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Fund is missing after his glider plane crashed into a lake in Morocco, the state news agency of the United Arab Emirates reported Friday. Authorities were searching for Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is a brother of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and presid... |
ae38b2d1ca4e839c6e1655ff27a9f5952f8be2de | Summarize the following news article. | Navios Apollo hijacked in Gulf of Aden on December 28 .
The vessel was carrying 19 crew members .
Crew members were freed Sunday and are sailing to Oman . | [
"(CNN) -- A Greek owned vessel that was hijacked months ago was released Sunday, naval officials said. There was no word of whether a ransom was paid to the pirates who hijacked the vessel. The Greek-owned vessel, named the Navios Apollo, was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden on December 28, the Europe... |
94921374cc9ed984e68f0cefee9726947a2f65d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Shenandoah, Pennsylvania was once called "Little New York" for its cultural diversity .
Beating death of Luis Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant, rocked town in 2008 .
Emotions ran high before trial of four white teens charged in case .
"This wasn't a racial crime," resident Jaelynn Mackalonis said . | [
"In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents, producers and photojournalists share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Cliff Hackel talks about his experiences while on location for the documentary \"Latino in America.\" Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, resident Jael... |
b01801996813b1c89c833d47e1b5f3bc31d3bb66 | Summarize the following news article. | Desire: "Oil may be present in thin intervals but reservoir quality is poor"
Argentina and UK at odds over ownership of South Atlantic islands .
Falklands government says it has "every right" to develop hydrocarbons industry . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The value of shares in a British company drilling for oil off the Falkand islands halved Monday, after it revealed the existing supply may not be commercially viable. In a statement on its Web site, Desire Petroleum said \"oil may be present in thin intervals but that reservoir quality is ... |
bc5dfd7d6e09322ed20ed1e926c2a25a1bde8721 | Summarize the following news article. | State Department concerned over Iran's ongoing persecution of Baha'is, Christians .
U.S. report claims Iranian government creates "threatening atmosphere" for religious groups .
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad decries West for ignoring monotheism . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The State Department condemned Iran's persecution of religious minorities on Friday following the Iranian authorities' detention of Baha'is and Christians in recent months. Iranian authorities have detained more than 45 Baha'is in the last four months, and as many as 60 Baha'is are imprisoned i... |
f2d603e1b19bf4d2f58c0f159575f97fb98a835f | Summarize the following news article. | Controversial Israeli housing project approved in Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem .
Move likely to further strain relations between United States and Israel .
Obama and Netanyahu met Wednesday in Washington to discuss Israel's housing plans .
U.S.-Israeli relations hit rough patch after row over future build... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a move likely to further strain relations between the United States and Israel, the municipality of Jerusalem has given final approval for a controversial Israeli housing project in the heart of a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Approval of the project paves the way for constructi... |
0878d4e06a54247df498a7921d3537a9db25814e | Summarize the following news article. | Vessel hijacked in Gulf of Aden on Monday .
The Al Nisr Al Saudi was headed to Saudi Arabia .
Ship being held near Garacad, Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a tanker that sailed under a Saudi flag, authorities said Wednesday. The pirates struck in the Gulf of Aden, a body of water between Somalia and Yemen, the European Union Naval Force said in a statement. The Al Nisr Al Saudi was en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a crew of 14, wh... |
1d92f8f80bc1128e2a191a02d2d8adea49f30171 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 200 people were slain on March 7 in mostly Christian towns .
Of the 163 arrested, 41 will be charged with homicide .
Massacre thought to be in retaliation for deaths of about 150 Muslims in January .
Nigeria has a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian south . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 160 people have been arrested in connection with the massacre earlier this month of scores of people in central Nigeria, a national police spokesman told CNN Monday. Of the 163 arrested, 41 will be charged with homicide, said spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu. The other 122 will be charge... |
ffef7f425714f8ce38079b5e93a72ce38c75dc34 | Summarize the following news article. | Antiwar activist's route from the White House to Bush's ranch forms peace sign .
Bryan rode scooter more than 11,000 miles on circuitous route .
Activist says she's hoping to start a dialog to end war in Iraq . | [
"CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan doesn't come around President Bush's ranch any more, but there's a new kid in town trying to get his attention. Peace activist Alix Bryan traveled 11,000 miles to President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Peace activist Alix Bryan, 33, arrived near the ranc... |
32b9b30113b1945182dfbed70f48764c45d54fad | Summarize the following news article. | Gang connected to drug cartel carried out 3 weekend killings, Ciudad Juarez mayor says .
Drive-by shootings killed U.S. employee at consulate and 2 others .
"We know that the U.S. citizens were targeted," Reyes told CNN .
State Department warns Americans of danger of traveling to parts of three Mexican states . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Authorities believe assassins targeted a pregnant woman and two other people connected with a U.S. consulate who were killed in drive-by shootings over the weekend, Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Monday. The killings were carried out by a local gang, known as Los Aztecas, t... |
06ebfef9282d64afc6c6d32a53e870d6b0ee77c7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "We have to recognize the facts as they are," spokesman says .
Legionnaires of Christ ask forgiveness for "reprehensible actions of our founder"
Vatican concluded in 2006 that Rev. Marcial Maciel was guilty of sexual abuse .
Priest allowed to retire; he died in 2008 . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The founder of a Mexican Catholic order sexually abused minor-age seminarians and fathered three children with two women, the religious sect has revealed. The Legion of Christ order and its lay Regnum Christi Movement asked for forgiveness Thursday for \"the reprehensible actions of our founde... |
6ad89d717e5eafa2d156acd9866bd3144b3fe7ab | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll climbs to at least 181; thousands left homeless .
Mayor: Record-breaking 11.3 inches (288 millimeters) of rain fell in Rio Tuesday .
200 could be trapped following another mudslide, Brazilian media report . | [
"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding and mudslides in Brazil continued to climb Thursday, with official reports of at least 181 fatalities. Thousands of people have been left homeless, said the government-run Agencia Brasil news service. The Rio de Janeiro mayor's office placed that figure ... |
65016ebfea480dcb7156c67056309d6e4373d668 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid and Barcelona locked on 77 points at the top of the Spanish league table .
Real have slight edge by just one goal on "for-and-against" differential with eight games left .
Both teams' coaches insist that victory will not decide the La Liga crown .
Defending champions Barcelona won the 79th "El Clasico" 1-0 ... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona and Real Madrid have both played down suggestions that Saturday's \"El Clasico\" showdown will decide the Spanish league title. With eight matches left in the season, the two bitter rivals are locked on 77 points at the top of the table with Real ahead by just one goal on \"for-and-against\" dif... |
2dc55c5fb33bafa34d0a867c256e76c28edd21aa | Summarize the following news article. | Pedro A. Moreno García: Lessening welcome to immigrants weakens U.S. values .
Moreno: U.S. must not close doors, build walls and become isolationist .
Moreno says U.S. at its worst when displaying xenophobia, racism or hate .
He says commandment "to love one another" does not have exemption clause . | [
"Editor's note: Pedro A. Moreno García is the associate director of Hispanic Catechesis Diocese of Austin, Texas. Pedro A. Moreno García says he believes each immigrant welcomed is an opportunity for America's growth. AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- A key element for the continued success of Latinos in America is the degre... |
e4ba08b17d6e93bb6cb5af465b28a3863b0ad01e | Summarize the following news article. | Reports identify Maryam Sharipova, a graduate of Dagestan State University .
Reports say she was responsible for the bombing at the Lubyanka station .
Two female bombers detonated their explosives about 40 minutes apart .
Authorities identified first bomber as fellow Dagestan native Dzhennet Abdullayeva . | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russian investigators have identified the second suicide bomber in last week's fatal Moscow subway attacks as Maryam Sharipova, a 28-year-old schoolteacher from Dagestan, authorities said Tuesday. Sharipova was born in the village of Balakhani, in Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic t... |
2e5456b2020e2379d481b80ff07d55561648e59f | Summarize the following news article. | CNN asked crew members about hopes and fears for the voyage .
Skipper Jo Royle looking forward to communicating message of the mission .
Will take journals for her MA research; believes mission is already a success . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN picked the brains of the Plastiki's crew members before they set off on the voyage. From the importance of the mission to a pint of Cornish cider, skipper Jo Royle tells CNN about her hopes and fears, how she plans to get through the voyage, and what she looks forward to most at the end of it. CNN: Wh... |
c3a30037ec2faf8577ac776de93137540818c761 | Summarize the following news article. | Phil Mickelson says it was special to have cancer-stricken wife Amy waiting for him .
Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer last May and is still recovering .
The American says he and his family will cherish the moment in years to come .
Mickelson's mother was also diagnosed with breast cancer last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Winning the Masters for the third time meant the world for Phil Mickelson, but nothing could beat seeing his wife Amy and three kids waiting by the 18th green after he completed an emotional victory on Sunday. \"It was a very special and emotional moment for us because we've been through a lot this last y... |
8f795a309dc4bc7b311e683c1bd6c8fe386559d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Texas Department of Public Safety: Mexican border cities a "bad idea" for spring break .
It is the agency's first specific advisory against travel, spokeswoman says .
State Department renewed a travel alert to Mexico last month .
Alert noted a rapid growth in violent crimes in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border . | [
"(CNN) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety took the unprecedented step Thursday of telling college students not to visit Mexican border cities during spring break because they are just too dangerous. Several universities issued similar warnings last year, but this was the first time the Texas law enforcement ... |
4d89a04a9cbb31f693b38f90e6d53f91c3e139e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Blind violinist Romel Joseph released from hospital .
He suffered a fractured hand and crushed legs in Haiti's January earthquake .
Stevie Wonder donated keyboard to help him practice while wearing cast .
Joseph plans to return to Haiti to start rebuilding music school . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Romel Joseph calls it his second life. \"When I came here, I said I was 99.9 percent dead, and I am leaving here 85 percent alive,\" he said. The blind violinist who was trapped for 18 hours after Haiti's earthquake in January was released from a Miami, Florida, hospital over the weekend af... |
fe59abb2303271c46016140a72f35f83edd8fe56 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian rugby league player Chris Houston charged with dealing drugs .
He will appear in court next month, accused of supplying cocaine and ecstasy .
His Newcastle clubmate Danny Wicks was also charged with dealing in December .
Newcastle and Australia star Andrew Johns admitted using ecstasy in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- An Australian rugby league player has been charged with dealing drugs just three months after his teammate was served a court notice for the same offence. Chris Houston, who plays for Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition, has been charged with supplying ecstasy and cocaine according ... |
b5496eecba988a00b3f3b6d3332667b34c32ab25 | Summarize the following news article. | For the first time in history, it's possible to end slavery, says Kevin Bales .
Economic trends have reduced the value of slaves and limited their usefulness, he says .
Bales: Education and skills training for freed slaves is crucial . | [
"(CNN) -- For the first time in history, slavery can be brought to an end. What's more, we already know how to do it. Even if the cost of ending slavery were astronomical, we should do it -- but in fact the cost is surprisingly low. A number of forces have come together to create a unique moment. On one side there ... |
6a9a9f6e5db60ec46afaf0a54496669816fcde38 | Summarize the following news article. | Top seed Venus Williams retains her Abierto Mexicano Telcel title in Acapulco .
American wins second tournament in a row following success in Dubai last weekend .
She comes from behind to defeat first-time finalist Polona Hercog 2-6 6-2 6-3 on the red clay .
David Ferrer beats fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the... | [
"(CNN) -- Venus Williams is looking forward to a continuing her winning run after retaining her Abierto Mexicano Telcel title in Acapulco on Sunday. The American followed up her victory at the Dubai Tennis Championships the previous weekend to win both tournaments for the second year in a row, taking her up to equa... |
7fa8cc3f6c9a7a29c734da36008914b27a4ea372 | Summarize the following news article. | America's Cup winners explain how a revolutionary wing sail gave them the edge .
Shirley takes to the skies in a glider to see this new innovation in action .
Shirley speaks to Paul Larsen, the speed record fanatic with a new wild idea .
In Dubai, Shirley takes to the water to experience hydrofoil sailing . | [
"In few other arenas is man's never ending quest for the next frontier more evident than in sailing. The pioneering spirit, which first sent the human race out to sea to explore what lay beyond the horizon, still exists today as man strives to go faster, further, and in constant pursuit of the next extreme. Forever... |
dd10316cb6449daf9bfec747c2fdb870dc35ed67 | Summarize the following news article. | Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova exits BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells .
Russian loses her opening match 6-4 4-6 6-1 to unseeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro .
Two-time champion Kim Clijsters cruises into third round, beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova .
Third seed Victoria Azarenka also wins in second round on Saturday ... | [
"(CNN) -- Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Saturday, but two-time champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round. Kuznetsova, who lost in the 2007 and 2008 finals, became the first top-ranked player at the Californian tournament to lose their opening match sin... |
67779cfa82ef044f1f22bbf57501094080f672c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain's Xavier Tondo claims sixth stage of the Paris-Nice cycling classic .
Alejandro Valverde finishes second to claim six-second time bonus .
Valverde trails race leader Alberto Contador by 14 seconds going into last day . | [
"(CNN) -- Cervelo's Xavier Tondo won the toughest stage of this year's Paris-Nice cycling classic as Alejandro Valverde finished second to ratchet up the pressure on race leader and their fellow Spaniard Alberto Contador. It was the biggest victory of Tondo's fledgling career and reward for a solo break with just ... |
9d6816acb6dd05eadca4c6878d8ce20d39094c6d | Summarize the following news article. | Disaster witnesses reflect on painful lessons learned .
Destruction on vast scale brings out the best and worst in human nature .
Leadership from inside the community is essential in recovery .
Man who survived El Salvador earthquake recalls examples of human resiliency . | [
"(CNN) -- At first, Kip Scheidler said he felt the ground tremble. Then the roof began to shake. Tiles tumbled from the ceiling as people bolted from their chairs to escape. When Scheidler tried to follow them, he could barely keep his balance as the ground wobbled. \"The weird thing is that afterward you will swea... |
b0433d06029adff0adc79738d058bae656ccf092 | Summarize the following news article. | Both newspapers will launch new Web sites in early May, offering free trial to users .
Rupert Murdoch: Free access business model favored by most content providers "flawed"
Financial Times only other major UK newspaper currently charging for online content .
News International hinted plan could be extended to cover com... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- News International announced plans Friday to charge for access to The Times and The Sunday Times Web sites starting in June. The publisher said both British newspapers will launch new Web sites in early May and offer a free trial period to registered customers. Starting in June, each site ... |
cbdb4729d811af1126b721148cf7415735be968d | Summarize the following news article. | British Airways: "We will fly more than 75 percent of customers booked to travel"
At least 51 BA flights leaving Heathrow Sunday were listed as canceled .
BA cabin crew members in dispute over pay and working conditions .
Airline and Unite union have been at odds for more than a year over planned changes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- British Airways was able to get three out of four planes to their destination this weekend despite the ongoing strike by cabin crew, the airline's CEO, Willie Walsh, said Sunday. Walsh told CNN he was \"clearly disappointed for customers who have had disrupted travel plans but I'm really p... |
8f49d30d5dea63f911842981171b48562f5b5690 | Summarize the following news article. | Move takes 1,200 loans off books .
NAMA: Government expects to complete purchase of 81 billion euros in debt by February . | [
"(CNN) -- Ireland's government-backed \"bad bank\" is taking on 16 billion euros ($21.5 billion) in debt from five troubled Irish banks -- a first step toward buying 81 billion euros ($109 billion) in bad loans, the government announced. The National Asset Management Agency, as the \"bad bank\" is officially known,... |
ad6106c7c5387d04fb0c40da573cad25ebeeb1ab | Summarize the following news article. | Kate Gosselin isn't the only celebrity to fall short of Hef's stringent standards .
When Audrina Patridge was 19, she hired a photographer to take photos of her topless .
Hefner rejected pictures of Shirley Jones because he "expected more nudity" | [
"(The Frisky) -- Kate Gosselin has had some tough blows this year and Hugh Hefner has dealt her another one. When asked if there was any possibility that Momzilla would grace the glossy covers of Playboy, Hef said, \"No! No!\" And the original playboy added insult to injury by suggesting he doesn't even know why sh... |
dee6b2403a29389307f11fef1f00f349b05abc89 | Summarize the following news article. | Vatican publishes new summary of procedures on sexual abuse cases .
Church been badly shaken by allegations of widespread child abuse by clergy .
Vatican has denied allegations Pope Benedict XVI was involved in cover-ups . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The Vatican is overhauling its rules on how it handles accusations of sexual abuse by priests, it said Monday, without giving any details. The powerful Catholic Church body that handles such allegations has been working on updating the 2001 rules \"for some time,\" the Vatican said. It publis... |
bcd5bab5bf83f95d5bd54f7c13724c9f85fa342c | Summarize the following news article. | British Airways says it was able to operate flights as normal at two London airports .
Airline says it can fly more than 75 percent of customers scheduled to travel .
BA cabin crew members in dispute over pay and working conditions .
Airline and Unite union have been at odds for more than a year over planned changes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- British Airways said its operations got off to a good start Saturday despite a second consecutive strike by thousands of its cabin crew members. The airline said it was able to operate flights as normal at two London airports, Gatwick and City, and that the number of crew members reporting... |
32710ee327d96ac5d90139b393a60f97a197c93e | Summarize the following news article. | Arthur Budzinski says he was abused by a Milwaukee priest as a child at a school for the deaf .
He received a settlement from the church in 2006 .
The New York Times recently reported the priest abused up to 200 deaf children . | [
"Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- Arthur Budzinski wiped away the tear running down his cheek. He had just returned from the basement, where he was talking to Gary Smith, a longtime friend and former classmate. The two men, both deaf, feverishly gestured to one another in sign language over a videophone, discussing th... |
139651baebf835aadc16eef5e487ad8f2cf11814 | Summarize the following news article. | People have a tendency to think we live in the worst of times, says Bob Greene .
He says we have a serious problem with unemployment among veterans .
Still, today's troubles don't equal the woes of the early 1930s, Greene says .
He says jobless veterans protesting in 1932 were chased out of Washington by U.S. Army . | [
"(CNN) -- We have a tendency, when things in the news get bad, to tell ourselves that it's never been quite this dismal before. We are tempted, when disputes become particularly acrimonious, to believe that the current bitterness is unprecedented. So it's beneficial, once in a while, to look at our current problems... |
4737e8aa47cea85a7efa0132aa7364b677ab3181 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarkozy expected to meet Haiti's president and prime minister on flying visit .
French leader is also expected to announce major aid plan for Haiti .
Sarkozy is first European head of state to visit Haiti since quake . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- France's President Nicolas Sarkozy made a landmark visit to Haiti Wednesday, announcing more than $100 million of additional aid to the former French colony where 212,000 people were killed by an earthquake five weeks ago. Sarkozy is the first French president ever to visit the count... |
4ad6114b6e0feb9b89c8501957ae1a1d73ec4a3f | Summarize the following news article. | Portsmouth beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in FA Cup semifinal at Wembley .
Goals from Frederic Piquionne and Kevin-Prince Boateng seal famous win .
Portsmouth will play Chelsea in final at Wembley on May 15 . | [
"(CNN) -- Portsmouth will play Chelsea in the FA Cup final after an upset 2-0 extra-time victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the second semifinal at Wembley on Sunday. French striker Frederic Piquionne opened the scoring for Avram Grant's men nine minutes into extra-time. Former Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boa... |
5fd4e2c41302747d2fb840b3a288bfb47541bfc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan says the five Americans are college students who wanted to wage jihad .
They were arrested earlier this month in small Pakistani city of Sargodha .
The order keeping them in custody expired Friday; now extended 10 more days .
Police asked for custody extension to have more time for investigation . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court Friday extended the custody of five Americans for an additional 10 days to allow time for police to complete investigations. The men, suspected of plotting terror attacks, were arrested in the small city of Sargodha earlier this month and transferred to Lahore, polic... |
d60cb0155c62516fe36c1356ce359d5c9e95a4ff | Summarize the following news article. | Joshua Napper among 25 miners killed in explosion at West Virginia coal mine .
Mother Pam Napper says, "I just think he knew what was going to happen"
Pam Napper grapples with deaths of two other relatives -- her brother and nephew .
She says such losses are part of life in a West Virginia mining family . | [
"(CNN) -- On Easter Sunday, the day before the explosion that would take his life, Joshua Napper got saved while attending church with his family, his mother said. When he left her home in Ohio to go work in West Virginia's Upper Big Branch South Mine, Napper left behind letters for his girlfriend and small daughte... |
9b42f88106d3f696184cfb9066c3a9dd288509be | Summarize the following news article. | Children 8-16 can watch the Masters free of charge from next year .
They will have to be accompanied by an accredited ticket-holder .
The tradition Par-3 tournament will be shown on television . | [
"AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Children will be admitted to the Masters for free starting in 2008 and the Par-3 contest will be televised, said Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne. Children will have the chance to see Tiger Woods in action at the Masters for nothing next year. The aim is to boost youth interest i... |
7e692018860d1220bceb4298cca177c6bee480c9 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Nic Robertson writes from scene of air crash in Russia .
Difficult to think of the horror of passengers' last moments .
Broken trees suggest airplane hit them and disintegrated .
Russia's Vladimir Putin is solemn at fallen leader's casket . | [
"Smolensk, Russia (CNN) -- When I found the first piece of fuselage, I was shocked. It was flimsy, the thin metal easily twisted back on itself. Gray on one side, some yellow on the other, it sat in a small puddle of mud a few feet from the road. I was half a mile from the runway, the tall silver birch trees nearby... |
e6255016b325fc5a78d0dac90f1082579ac3880a | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands pay tribute as body of Poland's first lady arrives home .
Polish president and wife died with 95 others in plane crash in Russia on Saturday .
Couple's funeral will be held Saturday in Warsaw, followed by their burial on Sunday .
Investigators examining cause of Saturday's crash near Smolensk airport . | [
"Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- The body of Poland's first lady, Maria Kaczynska, killed with her husband in an airplane crash in Russia, returned to Warsaw on Tuesday. Crowds turned out to watch her body being driven to the presidential palace, where the couple will lie in state. The funeral for the couple will be Saturd... |
e9dc5ee55ff540cd2e23274a93e150558a30e113 | Summarize the following news article. | Hal Holbrook is oldest supporting actor Oscar nominee ever .
Holbrook played Ron Franz in "Into the Wild," loved experience on film .
Holbrook known for playing Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Deep Throat . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Hal Holbrook has made his name playing famous historical figures. He won an Emmy for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in a 1974 TV miniseries, accolades as \"Deep Throat\" in 1976's \"All the President's Men,\" and a Tony as Mark Twain -- a performance he's been giving now for a ha... |
d1b60c27e8efa8d289c082d8656f5e9ab8c438fc | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin says defenders of Confederate soldiers say they were protecting their homeland .
He says the Civil War was fought over slavery, an indefensible institution .
Martin says modern terrorists also say they are defending their homeland .
He says Confederates should not be honored but should be considered "dome... | [
"(CNN) -- Based on the hundreds of e-mails, Facebook comments and Tweets I've read in response to my denunciation of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's decision to honor Confederates for their involvement in the Civil War -- which was based on the desire to continue slavery -- the one consistent thing that supporters of... |
1b7b064c88b7e06334c53bb984f72fdbb3aa3eb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Actress said she had sexual relationship with her father for years .
Experts: Incest is one of the most under-reported and least discussed crimes .
Real healing after incest is possible, Phillips says . | [
"(CNN) -- After actress Mackenzie Phillips spoke about her sexual relationship with her musician father, online and telephone calls to an anti-sexual assault hot line surged. Mackenzie Phillips told Larry King that incest survivors are \"incredibly underrepresented.\" Her interviews in the past few weeks brought a ... |
d071d1416b5c850c03607d274c214357275e9cc6 | Summarize the following news article. | Photoshop CS5 will arrive as part of Adobe Creative Suite 5 in late April or early May .
Prices for the suite range between $1,300 and $2,600 depending on the package .
The tools' ability to bend pixels will amaze photographers . | [
"(Wired.com) -- Photographers have their own version of sleight of hand. They can manipulate people, objects, landscapes and light in images, fooling lesser humans into believing the final product is a representation of reality, rather than something created by hand. In the old language, we called this \"trick phot... |
6700dc9f6cac5023a8940237acb7ccd33b792cec | Summarize the following news article. | Four-time Fed Cup champions Russia beat Serbia 3-2 in thrilling tie in Belgrade .
Russia will play the United States in semifinals after they beat France 4-1 .
Defending champions Italy and the Czech Republic to contest the other semifinal . | [
"(CNN) -- Four-time Fed Cup champions Russia edged Serbia 3-2 on Sunday to reach the semifinals of this year's competition where they will play the United States. Russia owed their victory to the doubles partnership of Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alisa Kleybanova, who beat Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic 6-1 6-4 in t... |
8df6e7a1627509659e9e71c3c36a0e179352fdb7 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi oil minister: 35 companies qualified to bid on service contracts for oil fields .
New contracts would raise Iraq's production by 1.5 million barrels per day .
Reduction in violence has boosted production to highest level since 2003 .
Reports: 5 companies close to signing short-term oil service contracts no-bid ba... | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's oil minister Monday opened international bidding on six oil fields that could increase the country's oil production by 1.5 million barrels per day. Iraqi flags flutter during the opening ceremony of a new oil refinery plant in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. But the oil ministry contin... |
3bbef19f187569bb9bfde18e50eed3fb430c3a8b | Summarize the following news article. | Vapor wake dogs can detect small traces of explosives in air .
Dogs are bred for job, but less than 2 percent will make the cut .
Prisoners in Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama help train dogs . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A man walks through Washington's Union Station with a backpack and puts it down by a potted plant. No one notices him. He looks like any traveler. But inside his backpack are explosives. Five minutes later, a yellow Labrador retriever named Zeta enters the same crowded room, straining at her ha... |
d1f988b4a5826ded38ec34a3d4b540d526ee766c | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama shows strong commitment to nuclear arms control, says Julian Zelizer .
He says other presidents have discovered controlling nuclear weapons is popular .
Some Democrats may be leery of taking a position seen as too dovish, he says .
Zelizer: Public prefers politicians willing to take risks to prevent nuclea... | [
"Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- In the week leading up to the meeting of world leaders in Washington, President Obama has been demonstrating a strong commitment to nuclear arms control. Last week, he signed the first major agreement with the Russians since 2002, which reduces the number of nuclear warheads and long... |
90cfb6df2649ef29eb3338fb9d86c86b21a3b23d | Summarize the following news article. | Experts tell job seekers they should look their best at interviews .
Ann Taylor fashion chief Separates perfectly acceptable-- more versatile than suit .
Isaac Mizrahi: Classic suit with modern details like fitted tailoring, three-quarter sleeves .
J. Crew design director: Punch up your look with a sleek, colorful bag ... | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Try separates . \"The way today's working woman dresses is much more relaxed,\" says Ann Taylor fashion director Kristin Rawson, who stresses that separates are perfectly acceptable--and often more versatile than a suit -- for an interview. Choose classic shapes like a pencil skirt and a cardigan ... |
32b29365518df1c7916f75b59e03af95fba59ecb | Summarize the following news article. | 20-year-old Joshua Packer arrested in stabbing deaths .
Man, pregnant wife stabbed to death in California home in May .
Couple's two young children were left unharmed; home not ransacked . | [
"(CNN) -- Police have made an arrest in the home invasion slaying last year of a Southern California couple in their beach house, authorities said Monday. Joshua Graham Packer, 20, of Ventura is facing charges including three counts of murder and two counts of robbery, Capt. Ross Bonfiglio of the Ventura County She... |
1129941a10ad8c41bddb3e7756b6c2f3eb6d1e63 | Summarize the following news article. | 29 miners were killed in an explosion last week .
Davitt McAteer named by West Virginia governor to lead investigation .
Mining disaster was the worst in the United States since 1972 . | [
"Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- West Virginia's governor on Tuesday named a former head of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to lead a state investigation into last week's coal mine explosion that left 29 miners dead. Davitt McAteer has overseen investigations into two previous mine accidents, the Sa... |
7d203dcb54e418dccc86157c08c6faf06352272b | Summarize the following news article. | Polish president's body arrives in Warsaw as country mourns his death .
Tens of thousands flood onto streets to pay respects to Lech Kaczynski .
Kaczynski died with 95 others in a plane crash in Russia on Saturday .
Investigators say aircraft's flight data recorders in good condition . | [
"Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia over the weekend, returned to tributes in his homeland Sunday afternoon. Soldiers in perfect step carried the casket from the plane that transported onto the tarmac, where mourners were waiting. Catholic ... |
c62266f2fffbd67a3a371fab3452b3e130a9331e | Summarize the following news article. | Crash of twin-engine T-39N trainer causes no injuries on the ground .
Crash causes about 10 to 15 acres of forest to be set ablaze .
Navy jet goes down just north of Morganton, about 80 miles north of Atlanta .
T-39N took off from Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- A Navy training jet crashed in a north Georgia forest on Monday, killing at least three people aboard and setting more than 10 acres of woodland ablaze, local and federal authorities said. A fourth person aboard the jet was unaccounted for Monday night, said Harry White, spokesman for the Naval Air Stati... |
083d83dab6db4d9819668fa69beea36e922b0e1f | Summarize the following news article. | How Scouts handled case of former Scout leader Timur Dykes at center of lawsuit .
Jurors in Portland award former Scout who had contact with Dykes $1.4 million .
On Tuesday, trial's second phase to determine punitive damages in 1980s .
Spokesman: Scouts have taken extensive steps to keep abusers out in recent years . | [
"(CNN) -- Jurors in Portland, Oregon, awarded a former Boy Scout $1.4 million after finding Tuesday that the organization was negligent in allowing a Scout leader who was a sex offender to have contact with him. The three-week trial ended with Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge John A. Wittmayer polling the juror... |
c8c77e22649bb29d60ea3da21d07d7124149b38d | Summarize the following news article. | Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a posthumous special award to Hank Williams .
Administrator: "Award highlights the board's desire to broaden its Music Prize"
In journalism, New York Times wins four awards and Washington Post also wins four .
Paul Harding's "Tinkers" wins award in fiction category . | [
"(CNN) -- The late country music icon Hank Williams was among the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners announced Monday. The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a posthumous special award to Williams, who died in 1953 at 29, for his lifetime achievement as a musician, praising the country legend for \"his craftsmanship as a songwr... |
3895c185944759005c3ac61e4a1818f709c8be74 | Summarize the following news article. | Airlines cancel hundreds of flights in Chicago, Northeast .
Another 10 to 20 inches of snow forecast for northern Virginia, eastern Maryland .
Federal workers, students in Washington told to stay home Tuesday .
Record 32.4 inches of snow fell on Dulles International Airport over weekend . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Another massive snowstorm barreled into the mid-Atlantic region Tuesday, as residents still reeling from a paralyzing weekend blizzard faced more of the same. Hundreds of flights were canceled, and airlines were waiting to see whether they would have to cancel more. No flights were expected to ... |
e075db4fa8698865a5120f47632cb8f9b5c07911 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City misfit Robinho makes a winning second debut for Santos .
Brazil forward backheels the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory against Sao Paulo .
He came off the bench in the second half and scored winner with five minutes to play .
Robinho returned to Brazil to boost his hopes of playing at World Cup finals in ... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester City misfit Robinho made a winning second debut for Santos as he scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory against Brazilian rivals Sao Paulo on Sunday. The Brazil forward has returned home in a loan deal in order to boost his hopes of playing at the World Cup finals in South Africa in June, ha... |
1232f6df11b35c14c7fbe7bd8644d7081305e85c | Summarize the following news article. | Two Mississippi teens killed when natural gas tank at well production site exploded .
Local teens in Carnes say the quiet, secluded site was a popular hangout .
Parents say deaths preventable if some warning signs had been posted .
Push is now on requiring fences, locks, warning signs at gas, oil tank facilities . | [
"Carnes, Mississippi (CNN) -- The deaths of two Mississippi teens are about to put a national focus on a little-recognized problem. Devon Byrd, 16, and Wade White, 18, were killed when a natural gas tank at a well production site exploded last fall in Carnes, in southern Mississippi. Local teenagers said the site ... |
ed249c28b02870d9b9e485bc39b7a706a35ea067 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Chaat Smith says Wilma Mankiller was one of the most accomplished, famous Indians .
She was inspired by the Alcatraz occupation in 1969 to become politically involved .
He says she endured health disasters, other challenges and persevered .
Smith: Her life made a new future possible . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Remembering Wilma Mankiller, who died this week, isn't hard, because first of all, who can forget a name like that? Wilma Pearl Mankiller. What a perfect name. Perfect, that is, after you've won two terms as leader of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, traveled... |
81d820d233d740afefbea09652f859a6c8bdf646 | Summarize the following news article. | Legia Warsaw are thrown out of Intertoto Cup after crowd trouble .
Lithuanian side Vilnius will play Blackburn in next round of the competition .
Legia are also handed a further year's suspension by UEFA . | [
"LONDON, England -- UEFA banned Poland's Legia Warsaw from European competition for two seasons on Wednesday in response to \"ugly and shocking\" crowd scenes during an Intertoto Cup match. Police horses have to disperse the crowd during Sunday's unsavory scenes. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body announced that... |
6077f993fa07f5fbc2fd6ba4da339410c3cdeb27 | Summarize the following news article. | Tea Party Express winds up tour Wednesday in Boston, Thursday in D.C.
Steny Hoyer: Tea Party having effect on whether lawmakers will seek re-election .
Tea Party having larger influence over GOP, professor says .
'We're in a war for the soul of this country,' activist Mark Williams says . | [
"(CNN) -- As Tax Day approaches, Tea Party activists are uniting to voice the message they've been honing for more than a year: It's time to reduce the size of government, honor the Constitution and return to fiscal responsibility in Washington. The Tea Party Express' third cross-country tour brings activists to Bo... |
d8b67090ed2aef137c162ba796e031cefff7a051 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-0 in the Bernabeu to go three points clear in Spain .
Lionel Messi with his 40th of the season scores the opener for Barca .
Pedro Rodriguez adds the second after the break to clinch victory for champions .
Inter Milan held 2-2 by Fiorentina in Serie A to lead Roma by two points . | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona took a giant stride towards retaining their Spanish league title with a 2-0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid in Saturday's 'El Clasico' at the Santiago Bernabeu to go three points clear at the top of La Liga. Lionel Messi continued his remarkable scoring streak with his 40th of the season and 27... |
dac7a926543efef62b76f3e1b05f18c3edc01ac7 | Summarize the following news article. | Follow first lady Michelle Obama's itinerary from Haiti to Mexico .
Learn about some events that took place on this day in history .
Discover how some dogs are being trained to sniff out danger .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- April 14, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Haiti • Mexico • Kyrgyzstan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Lend us your ears and follow your nose. This broadcast of CNN S... |
183c121ff6ed4b1089d35bc20f79dc6255ca418c | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb goes off in Belfast neighborhood .
No immediate claim of responsibility .
Other recent attacks blamed on dissident Irish republicans .
Occured just 30 minutes after police powers transferred from London to Belfast . | [
"(CNN) -- A car bomb exploded outside a British army base in Northern Ireland early Monday, injuring one person. The blast went off about 12:30 a.m. (7:30 p.m. Sunday ET) outside the Palace Barracks in the Belfast neighborhood of Holywood where Britain's MI5 intelligence service has its regional headquarters. The ... |
50cb4c70cc4caf885fd666b058a28c0a6a290f54 | Summarize the following news article. | Latest casualty brings to 256 number of UK troops killed in Afghanistan .
Figure surpasses death toll sustained by British forces in 1982 Falklands war .
Most recent death sustained during explosive-clearing operations . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The death of a British soldier on an explosives-clearing operation in Afghanistan has pushed the British death toll there past that of the 1982 Falklands War, the Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday. The soldier's death brings to 256 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan sin... |
d3c47f12ed8e7d7c2e4c522868064892fc164a39 | Summarize the following news article. | Taking away a privilege away from children was voted in placed second .
Not a single woman in the United States expressed a preference for spanking . | [
"(Reader's Digest) -- Spare the rod, period. That's what parents across the globe told us when we asked how they discipline their children. Respondents in all 16 countries in this month's global survey picked a good talking to as the best tactic for teaching a lesson, by a wide margin. Taking away a privilege place... |
aae1ee90c9619b609ffa9810a25ecf58f79e91c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators raid KFW bank offices over payments made to Lehman Brothers .
KFW transferred $412M to Lehman after the U.S. bank filed for bankruptcy .
Authorities investigate board members, bosses on suspicion of embezzlement . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- German investigators raided the Frankfurt offices of KFW bank Wednesday in an investigation into a payment of more than $400 million made in error to failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers. Investigators from Germany's Federal Criminal Office and the state prosecutor's office conducte... |
2627f5d0dcdff1f6e6d87937c5131607eead4d11 | Summarize the following news article. | Texas child welfare officials trying to determine father's identity .
Court documents: Authorities believe baby's mother was 14 when married .
Agreement said to have been reached during hearing, but details not released .
More than 400 children removed from FLDS compound in spring . | [
"(CNN) -- Texas child welfare officials have asked a judge to order a teenage member of a polygamous sect to let them take DNA from her infant so they can determine the father's identity, according to court documents filed in the case. An aerial view taken last year shows some living quarters at polygamist leader W... |
52deb82085c129f7f3910e2d95f0d712bea1b341 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeremy Jarvis, 13, who saw teen set on fire, apologizes, says he's praying for recovery .
Authorities say police have been able to interview victim for first time since incident .
Victim, Michael Brewer, 15, is in guarded condition at University of Miami hospital burn center .
Jeremy Jarvis not charged; extent of his i... | [
"Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- A 13-year-old who witnessed another teen being set on fire last month apologized Tuesday, saying he is praying for the boy's recovery and he is sorry for what happened. Reading to reporters from a statement, Jeremy Jarvis -- whose older brother has been charged in the incident -- ... |
68802505e98963618255d6b867ac79fb396721a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Rapper Dwayne Carter will be sentenced for a gun conviction .
Carter's sentencing was postponed so he could get dental work .
Work includes removal of diamond-encrusted braces . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Rapper Lil Wayne will go directly to jail after he is sentenced by a Manhattan judge Tuesday afternoon for a gun conviction, according to a person familiar with the case. Dwayne Carter, as he is known legally, pleaded guilty to felony gun charges in a deal with prosecutors October 2009. He is ex... |
da329453168905f81af221855aec9dfac2674443 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Federal offices in Washington will be closed Monday .
More than 300,000 from Pennsylvania to Virginia without electricity Sunday morning .
Dulles Airport resumes some flights; flights still canceled at Reagan National, BWI .
32.4 inches of snow at Dulles breaks old record . | [
"(CNN) -- Michelle Timberlake didn't expect to venture into the weekend blizzard that blanketed much of the mid-Atlantic. But the interior designer who normally wears high heels to work found herself running through hip-high snow Saturday morning when about 40 cows escaped from the pasture on her and her husband's ... |
d64de4f73d1819e57595b9ca3d35021f1a2f5b30 | Summarize the following news article. | Three million people take part in the world's largest annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia .
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi went with his family in 2008 and shot footage .
Alvi: Experience was "beyond what I could have ever imagined" | [
"Editor's Note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where v... |
1bab68b3506fead517d4a7dacaf8634af6ab35ea | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. shut down 19 of 24 land-based Loran-C navigation stations on Monday .
Administration says Loran no longer needed in era of Global Positioning System .
Critics warn GPS is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, suggest keeping Loran as backup . | [
"Washington -- Good night, Loran. In a series of small ceremonies, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday shut down Loran-C, a navigation and timing system that has guided mariners and aviators since World War II. The death blow came last May when President Obama called the system obsolete, saying it is no longer needed in... |
723b9fdcf726a25d4c1e094273e1e437c4833144 | Summarize the following news article. | Junot Diaz almost quit writing years before he won a Pulitzer Prize .
He had 75 good pages but couldn't write anything else he liked .
After putting away hundreds of filled pages, he tried to think of other professions .
Says a writer is someone who can't stop writing -- even though no hope, no promise . | [
"Editor's note: Junot Díaz's novel \"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\" won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. (OPRAH.com) -- It wasn't that I couldn't write. I wrote every day. I actually worked really hard at writing. At my desk by 7 a.m., would work a full eight and more. Scribbled at the dinner table, in bed, on t... |
da75d7e9d62b4ea42c5d81161ec70d7089ad972e | Summarize the following news article. | Newt Gingrich called Barack Obama "most radical president in American history"
John Avlon says Gingrich doesn't have his history straight .
He says FDR, Adams, Jackson, Lincoln, George W. Bush may have been more "radical"
Avlon: "We've grown almost accustomed to overheated attacks on presidency" | [
"New York (CNN) -- Newt Gingrich called President Obama \"the most radical president in American history\" at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference last week. The leader of the 1994 Republican Revolution is a smart man and a historian, so he must know better. But he's also exploring a run for president, an ... |
3e0dd95b121b940e7366030e08b4a8fb604efc21 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama calls Uganda's proposed law "odious" in speech at prayer breakfast .
Ethics group says foundation that sponsors breakfast supports the anti-gay legislation .
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington asked Obama not to attend breakfast . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama on Thursday strongly criticized controversial anti-homosexuality legislation being considered by Uganda's legislature. It is \"unconscionable to target gays or lesbians for who they are,\" Obama said during an appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast. The measure being consid... |
fff0486b2ea7e8ba4132c8e8cb87236f5966cad2 | Summarize the following news article. | Hamed Haddadi began playing for Tennessee's Memphis Grizzlies in August 2008 .
Despite U.S.-Iran tensions, strains appear absent with teammates, fans alike .
NBA had to apply to the U.S. government for a license to let Haddadi play .
He's been trying to bridge gap between Iranian-Americans and basketball . | [
"East Rutherford, New Jersey (CNN) -- From nuclear weapons to human rights, the image of Iran is quite negative in America. But with little fanfare, one Iranian man has won hearts and cheers battling Americans on the court in basketball arenas around the country. Hamed Haddadi is the NBA's first Iranian basketball ... |
4460cac839e1fd62e869482ba11a05d070cf3097 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian officials allowed CNN to see a copy of a letter sent to Russia with 7-year-old Artyem .
Official "How can you imagine that a 7-year-old boy can be [a] menace or a danger...?"
Sentiment shared now by many Russians: "I am against the idea of sending our children abroad"
Russian media have focused on several previ... | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Artyem Saveliev turns eight years old this week. His birthday will be anything but normal. Last Thursday his American adoptive family put him on a solo, trans-Atlantic flight from the United States to Moscow. They hired a Russian driver to deliver the boy from the airport to the Russian Min... |
4c929ed0322d66d7955fa2948f6082615e1452a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Some fast food outlets have not-on-menu items you can get if you ask for them .
Fatburger's Hypocrite is bacon-topped veggie burger; Popeye's offers naked chicken .
Some Subways will still make the popular pizza sub from the 1990s .
Wendy's offers the Meat Cube; McDonald's has a Neapolitan milkshake . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country. Not all food items are always listed on restaurant menus. Be warned, this mission includes very real dangers such as hardening arteries and skyrocketing cholesterol. We've compiled a list... |
7ff79e2565ee37c95d43a4b3855b8162aaa61124 | Summarize the following news article. | Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups creator is winner of Pillsbury Bake-Off .
Sue Compton whipped up a batch to win competition .
Recipe starts with Pillsbury Ready to Bake refrigerated sugar cookies .
Nuts, chocolate, jam, ice cream and fresh raspberries also are included . | [
"(CNN) -- Sue Compton is having a pretty sweet day. She's a newly minted millionaire, courtesy of her Pillsbury Bake-Off win, announced live Wednesday morning on \"The Oprah Winfrey Show.\" Her original recipe for Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups took top honors in the 44th annual contest. The winning baker said it wasn... |
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