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0fe4b6f2566f6124687c6f0a6db663309bf89c17 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsalan Iftikhar: Imagine if recent violent acts had been committed by Arab Muslim men .
White man Joseph Stack flew plane into IRS building; another shot Pentagon guards, he writes .
Iftikhar: Outcry would ensue if Muslim left note calling violence "the only answer," as Stack did .
Terrorism is terrorism, whether it i... | [
"(CNN) -- Within the last month, our country has witnessed two senseless, high-profile acts of criminal violence that would have been labeled terrorism if brown-skinned Arab Muslim men with foreign-sounding names had committed them. Because two white men committed these acts of violence, however, our political and... |
ddf3f8346614833577c7b3a44d2dd801bdb059a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Dinara Safina has been forced to pull out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championships .
World No. 2 still suffering from the back injury that has plagued her since last year .
The 23-year-old withdrew from her fourth-round match at Australian Open due to the problem . | [
"(CNN) -- World No. 2 Dinara Safina has been forced to pull out of next week's Dubai Tennis Championships due to her ongoing back problems. The Russian announced on her Web site that she had been suffering from the injury since last year. \"Unfortunately, I will not be able to play the Barclays Dubai Tennis Champio... |
a8db356fa0dace6c75ca24b0324ff73b3c703e7c | Summarize the following news article. | A VBS.TV crew gets into North Korea after months of negotiation .
Their "strange" tour included a 100,000-man show at which they were among 15 spectators .
VBS founder Shane Smith says it was "like being nowhere else on the planet" | [
"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... |
9c35ba802f365928554e7349eb5a522c5136cb6e | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Dennis: Eliminate Education and Agriculture departments, the EPA, the stimulus bill .
Dennis: Government jobs must be substantially cut; employees sent to the private sector .
Tea Party wants welfare and unemployment benefits drastically cut, he says .
Take a chainsaw to government, get it out of the private se... | [
"Dallas, Texas (CNN) -- The modern Tea Party movement began on February 27, 2009, when small groups in 22 American cities gathered to protest the signing of President Obama's stimulus bill. The Tea Party groups viewed the stimulus bill as the crowning moment of decades of irresponsible government fiscal behavior. ... |
65ac6a35c36c1b10bf12bada19028f7db8605f76 | Summarize the following news article. | Two people in pickup truck died Saturday in collision with Trace Adkins' tour bus .
Adkins was not on bus during crash .
Adkins performed at concert Saturday, but he will sit out tour stop on Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Two men died Saturday morning when their pickup collided head-on with one of Trace Adkins' tour buses north of Shreveport, Louisiana. Adkins was not on the bus, but five members of his band and crew suffered minor injuries, the country music singer's Web site said. The bus was en route to Bossier City for... |
78c248480c8815958e11188fba1a6056e2cdcc71 | Summarize the following news article. | Michio Kaku: President Obama's changes to space program alter vision that's held for 50 years .
Kaku says cuts and new priorities make some critics believe NASA's glory years over .
Kaku: Program must rely on Russia until private firms can get our astronauts back in space .
Kaku: NASA must streamline operating costs, i... | [
"(CNN) -- In a long-awaited speech Thursday in Florida, President Obama will boldly go where no president has gone before, laying out an entirely new vision for the U.S. space program. The firestorm of controversy has already begun . For more than 50 years, presidents have pushed for government rockets to send astr... |
943e5fe5210cbe5078d3f719b7bb547ae17c766a | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish leaders Barcelona held to frustrating 0-0 draw at city rivals Espanyol .
Daniel Alves sent off as Barca move four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid .
Real can reduce the gap with victory away to third-placed Valencia on Sunday .
Fourth-placed Sevilla win 3-0 at Sporting Gijon, who have two players sent ... | [
"(CNN) -- Spanish leaders Barcelona gave Real Madrid hope of snatching the Spanish title after being held 0-0 at city rivals Espanyol on Saturday in a tense match that saw Daniel Alves sent off with half an hour to play. Real can now cut the champions' league lead to just one point by winning at home to third-place... |
cb82dca2faaca7944667dd34b0bfa5de430fa447 | Summarize the following news article. | Israelis, tourists at Ben Gurion Airport have had their Apple iPads seized .
Authorities: Devices' Wi-Fi standard doesn't match Israel's standard, which follows Europe .
Tourists will be able to get the devices back when they leave the Israel . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A number of Israelis and tourists entering the country at Ben Gurion Airport have had their new Apple iPads seized by customs officials. Israeli authorities say the devices' Wi-Fi standard does not match Israel's standard, which is also used in Europe. Yechiel Shavi, spokesman for the Ministry o... |
4f3fc92ddd81570bcae9abd0bed6b465009099e6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death of figure skater's father on January 24 ruled a homicide .
Daniel Kerrigan, 70, died after a "violent argument and struggle" with his son .
Mark Kerrigan in jail on assault and battery charges, may face additional charges .
He is being held on $10,000 cash bail; next court appearance is February 24 . | [
"(CNN) -- The medical examiner has ruled that the death of Daniel Kerrigan, the father of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, was a homicide, the Middlesex County district attorney's office said Tuesday. The skater's brother, Mark, was arraigned in January on assault and battery charges in an incident involving his fathe... |
216981064a19e2097f0b839838428a4fca123b33 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. senator said Thursday he'd been told charges were dropped against 9 of 10 .
Haiti official says judge still has to decide status of charges .
Missionaries say they were trying to help children after massive earthquake .
Group's leader, Laura Silsby, remains in Haitian jail . | [
"(CNN) -- Haiti's top prosecutor on Friday denied reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children after a devastating earthquake hit the nation in January. Attorney General Joseph Manes was responding to news from the office of U.S. Sen Jim Risch, R... |
e155bd47850b91c7df33ae506fdf3bd695c1718f | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive .
Sibat's lawyer has also sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon .
Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network .
Sibat arrested, tried and sentenced during pil... | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for \"sorcery\" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday. May El Khansa told CNN that she got confirmation from Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanon's justice minister, that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still a... |
05b768b2c51ae4cab73708f58367a628ec753a1f | Summarize the following news article. | Most of deaths have been in Mexico's eastern Michoacan state .
A dozen people missing after mudslides, Michoacan governor says .
Flooding has affected up to 37,000 people nationwide, officials say . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides in Mexico increased Tuesday to 41, a government agency announced. Most of the deaths -- 30 -- have occurred in eastern Michoacan state, on the central Pacific coast. The state attorney general's office released a list of the deceased Tuesd... |
67142505a596c1ed033384358400456167378c20 | Summarize the following news article. | Crackdown under way as part of an investigation into human smuggling .
Authorities made at least 40 arrests on Thursday, ICE officials said .
Immigrants were shuttled in vans from the border to Tucson and Phoenix, officials said . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of law-enforcement officers were making arrests and executing search warrants Thursday in Arizona as part of an investigation into human smuggling, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said. Authorities made at least 40 arrests in an investigation into the suspected smuggling of illegal... |
22ab285169b05273e3ec7212284441768abdc7cb | Summarize the following news article. | There are some obscure lyrics to the children's songs we all know and love .
"My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" involves terrifying nightmares .
After spelling out BINGO the dog's name, this song goes on about some fine ale .
And after a girl drops a green and yellow basket, someone else takes it . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song -- which is entirely possible -- or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. 1. \"The Teapot Song\" goes on to further explain this little teapot character: . I'm a clever ... |
4987829d04a89d82b3b66bc7fad79060b8b2ff92 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Explosives packed in bag noticed by waiter, home secretary says .
NEW: Four of the dead not from India, security official says .
At least eight people killed and 33 injured in explosion in Pune .
Shop, known as the German Bakery, is frequented by tourists . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- An explosion Saturday at an eatery in the western Indian city of Pune killed at least nine people and injured 33 others, authorities said. \"It appears to be a bomb blast, and bombs obviously are related to terrorism,\" said U.K. Bansal, special secretary for security in India's Interior ... |
b288e6fbdaed1a5e313b5b3d55e1cb2f37a6e8ae | Summarize the following news article. | John Albert Gardner III admits to raping, murdering Chelsea King, Amber Dubois .
Plea deal sparing Gardner the death penalty also includes attack on jogger in December .
Without plea, not enough evidence to charge Gardner in Dubois' death, prosecutor says .
Chelsea King's dad says he wanted to avoid agony of trial, bri... | [
"(CNN) -- Calling capital punishment in California an \"empty promise,\" the father of murdered teen Chelsea King said he supported a deal to take death off the table for his daughter's killer in order to bring closure to the community. \"We stand here because of a despicable evil act committed against our beautifu... |
21bd40c76a60d997d039716e98f6144fc0335fcc | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Torres ruled out for about six weeks as he needs operation on his knee .
Liverpool striker will miss rest of European season and faces battle for World Cup fitness .
Arsenal's English title hopes suffer big blow with shock 3-2 defeat at Wigan .
Real Madrid close to within a point of Spanish leaders Barcelona, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Spain striker Fernando Torres faces a race against time to be fit for the start of the World Cup after being ruled out for the rest of the European soccer season. Torres' English club Liverpool announced that the player was to have knee surgery on Sunday night and would be sidelined out for about six week... |
aa1eaa0a8651412d8b741f894b4e2f98554cce00 | Summarize the following news article. | Cameron Douglas pleaded guilty in January to distributing meth and cocaine .
Federal judge rebuffed pleas by defense lawyers for a more lenient sentencing .
Douglas, 31, was arrested in January 2009 at a New York nightclub .
He is the son of actor Michael Douglas and his first wife, Diandra Luker . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The son of actor Michael Douglas apologized to a federal judge before being sentenced to a five-year prison term Tuesday, promising to follow \"the true right path\" when released. Cameron Douglas, 31, pleaded guilty to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in January. \"I ... |
202f5f922e3aa82ea2016735be1d97cb3f3a09a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Meteorologists: very fine ash in upper atmosphere will remain for "quite some time"
Low-pressure system expected to push ash toward the Arctic, bring rain .
Volcanologist: Activity will become less and less explosive over time .
Ash particles are as fine as pollen, but hard, abrasive and mildly corrosive . | [
"(CNN) -- The Icelandic volcano producing the ash cloud snarling much of European air traffic has not stopped erupting. Is there any chance that flight schedules could return to normal any time soon, and does the weather forecast provide any relief? Here are some common questions and answers about the ash cloud cri... |
e57030df902c8e2413762b34c13ce023057759ff | Summarize the following news article. | Talks are expected to resume in mid-January with new proposals .
1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expired on December 5 .
Leaders agreed to honor START until a replacement treaty could be negotiated .
U.S. and Russian presidents had hoped a new agreement could be ready this year . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The United States and Russia say they will be unable to reach a deal on an arms control treaty by the end of the year to replace their existing one, which expired this month. Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley told reporters Tuesday that the U.S. delegation -- led by Assistant Secretary ... |
b4b59feabc7f0da438816390002e5279e75b5ebf | Summarize the following news article. | George Washington has racked up a growing fine on two overdue books from NYC library .
The discourses on international relations, parliamentary debates were never returned .
New York Society Library would like to track down the books .
The library has known about the missing books since the 1930s . | [
"(CNN) -- He never told a lie, as the story goes. So maybe if he were alive today, President George Washington could tell a New York City library what he did with two books he checked out 221 years ago. The two books -- weighty discourses on international relations and parliamentary debates -- were checked out on O... |
3e471aee217c2421d941f727f308a59e51d5e476 | Summarize the following news article. | "Muslims go home" found sprayed on the Al-Farooq Islamic Center .
A written note also was left disparaging Islam, police said .
The FBI also is involved in the investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- A spray-painted anti-Muslim message was discovered Thursday morning on the front of the Al-Farooq Islamic Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, according to police. A written note disparaging Islam also was left at the mosque, police said. Video from the scene showed \"Muslims go home,\" in red spray p... |
b58189e55d61bc04e2d3a0937c059d94f9aa17e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Claudio Ranieri's Roma side are through to the final of the Italian Cup .
They are through despite losing 1-0 to Udinese in the second leg of their semifinal .
Roma will now face Inter Milan in the final for the fifth time in the last six seasons . | [
"(CNN) -- Claudio Ranieri's Roma side are through to the final of the Italian Cup, despite losing 1-0 to Udinese in the second leg of their semifinal on Wednesday. Serie A leaders Roma will now face Inter Milan at their own Olympic stadium next month in a battle of the leading two teams in the table -- after going ... |
c1ca923e0affa1b6c7008bf6de2127a8b332ed0f | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Earl Bradley previously pleaded not guilty to 471 felony counts .
Latest charges involve 24 girls he saw as patients from 1999 to 2009 .
Officials say charges are based on "video and digital evidence" | [
"(CNN) -- A Delaware pediatrician was indicted Wednesday on 58 additional counts of rape and other sexual offenses in the alleged child abuse of his patients, state Attorney General Beau Biden announced Monday. Dr. Earl Bradley, 56, previously pleaded not guilty to 471 felony counts involving 102 girls and one boy.... |
edfcd91240184f11591995e4bca491e36537d177 | Summarize the following news article. | Blog editor says his site shelled out $5,000 to get a possible 4G iPhone prototype .
Gizmodo says it received a letter from Apple that erases any doubt the phone is real .
The leaked new iPhone is 3 grams heavier than the iPhone 3GS, blog says .
Photos show a less curvy iPhone with a ceramic back, unlike the current pl... | [
"(CNN) -- Apple Inc. hasn't said how much future generations of the iPhone will cost, but an editor of a technology blog said his site shelled out $5,000 to get its hands on a possible prototype. Gizmodo Senior Editor Jesus Diaz said his blog paid \"a source\" $5,000 for the phone, which was shown in a video on the... |
e14bfa8041267aea20518ab56c13896c0519c239 | Summarize the following news article. | Wimbledon men and womens' champions to receive £1 million prize money.
The figure is £150,000 higher than last year's total.
Wimbledon championships to be a "World Cup-free zone"
Rafael Nadal pulls out of Barcelona Open to rest knee injury. | [
"(CNN) -- Wimbledon organizers have increased prize money for the men's and women's champions to £1 million ($1.53 million). The All England Club has sanctioned the £150,000 rise to offset the effects of the falling value of the British pound against the US dollar and euro. The total prize money for the event will ... |
8d05f2b673cd1ba9ce3a2544551c0019d38b5ec7 | Summarize the following news article. | The Winter Olympics are hit by tragedy after the death of a competitor .
Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia was killed suring a training crash for luge event .
The 21-year-old smashed into a pole after coming off the track at high-speed . | [
"(CNN) -- The Winter Olympics has been hit by tragedy after the death of a Georgian competitor following a crash during training for the high-speed luge event -- the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Georgian Embassy have confirmed. Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, was on the final corner of the course during ... |
1b813bfc5f135cd9f616937c73c4f679f98f348d | Summarize the following news article. | Mourinho plays down threat posed by Barcelona star Messi in Champions League semifinal.
Inter take on the defending champions in Milan on Tuesday night.
Barcelona arrived in Milan on Monday after a 14-hour journey by road. | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has played down the threat posed by Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as two of European football's giants face off in the Champions League semifinal on Tuesday night. Messi has been in scintillating form all season, scoring all four goals in Barca's quarterfinal second leg ... |
1a0fcba46d26ea918f2c3fd78b82f7e8d7d8f3fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Most weather advisories canceled Monday except higher elevations in Alabama, Georgia .
NEW: CNN meteorologist: "Snow that was in last night's forecast isn't going to happen"
Hundreds of Atlanta flights for Monday were canceled as system approached .
Slick conditions in Kansas cause at least two massive pileups . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Early-morning commuters in much of the Deep South, braced for the possibility of a second round of snow and ice, had an easier-than-expected ride Monday as warmer temperatures kept winter weather at bay. Most winter weather advisories and warnings were canceled early Monday except for por... |
b82bbd0a382c5b3ed7be22b697226e1e6c9638fc | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Torres insists he didn't put his country before his club .
Torres has been ruled out for six weeks after an operation on his knee .
Liverpool striker will miss rest of European season and faces battle for World Cup fitness . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain striker Fernando Torres has rejected accusations he put the World Cup before his club Liverpool after he was ruled out of action for six weeks. Torres traveled from England to Barcelona by car to see a specialist, due to the ongoing disruption to flights caused by the ash emanating from a volcano in... |
076f488be801ae3c4ff30a48c4fd55e3fd1b5d4f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Seats removed from plane, fuel drum missing from airport .
FBI takes lead role in investigation into Austin, Texas, crash .
Pilot's wife expresses her "sincere sympathy to the victims and their families"
Joseph Stack believed to have flown plane into IRS building in suicidal attack . | [
"Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The man who flew an airplane into a building housing an Internal Revenue Service office may have replaced some of its seats with a drum of fuel to cause maximum damage, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said Friday. The official, who would not speak on the record bec... |
ae4c83eca82961d79758e629c133b15d04dca9a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Operation Moshtarak focuses on area where heroin produced, Taliban has shadow government .
Taliban finances uses illegal opium trade to finance activities .
Gun battles broke out hours later after headquarters seized, CNN correspondent says .
Taliban militants try to attack Marine locations with small arms and rocket-p... | [
"Marjah, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Marines fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan achieved a main objective Tuesday -- taking over the police headquarters in the center of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah. CNN correspondent Atia Abawi, embedded with the Marines, said troops didn't receive any resistance when ... |
2fbaa5ca9f2d663046f9ddd73a0bba1777617ad7 | Summarize the following news article. | Columbine High School will be closed on day of anniversary .
"Day that changed us forever," former President Bill Clinton said last year .
Memorial park has posted a wish list of items sought to complete it . | [
"(CNN) -- The scrolling list of online student activities for Tuesday, April 20, lists a spring play rehearsal, a talk by \"famous photographer, John Fielder\" -- and \"NO SCHOOL.\" It's a tough day to be within those walls. It was there, 11 years ago, that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold embarked on a massacre -- sh... |
ac24a441b37520cca21278a020b8b18ec8df27cb | Summarize the following news article. | Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in control of military operation in Afghanistan, experts say .
Afghan Taliban's second-in-command reportedly captured in Pakistan .
Baradar has had close relationship with Osama bin Laden, analysts say .
Capture may suggest change in Pakistan's cooperation with U.S., some experts say . | [
"(CNN) -- Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban commander whose capture was made public this week, is one of the most senior figures in the movement to be seized -- second only to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Baradar was Afghanistan's deputy defense minister when the Taliban controlled the country,... |
d7c2868e29194aec2a3bdeb63a07006e6428be7f | Summarize the following news article. | Valerie Plame Wilson is a former CIA officer who worked to stop spread of nuclear materials .
She says nuclear weapons and terrorism represent No. 1 threat faced right now .
Plame says nations need to reduce nuclear arsenals and tightly control materials .
If governments don't act now, we will witness use of a bomb in ... | [
"(CNN) -- The story of how I became a national figure in the media is widely known, but few people know what I actually did for the CIA. I was a covert operations officer specializing in nuclear counter proliferation -- essentially, making sure the bad guys didn't get the bomb. My job was to create and run operatio... |
075e0eb572789dbbae8ced8d2e79bc3c82090c73 | Summarize the following news article. | BMW Oracle take a winning 2-0 lead in the best-of-three America's Cup series .
The American challengers beat Swiss holders Alinghi by over five minutes on Sunday .
Software magnate Larry Ellison founded BMW Oracle over 10 years ago .
Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco now official defender of America's Cup . | [
"(CNN) -- BMW Oracle won the America's Cup as victory in Sunday's second race off Valencia against Swiss holders Alinghi gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series. The syndicate, founded by software magnate Larry Ellison, is the first American team to win yachting's most prestigious trophy sinc... |
2d5c5fa56f27d2755ee61771007e96be67d1aedd | Summarize the following news article. | Roy Edward Disney dies at 79 after battle with stomach cancer .
His dad co-founded Disney entertainment business with his uncle Walt Disney in 1920s .
"Little Mermaid," "Lion King" among successes when Roy E. Disney headed animation .
Roy E. Disney received two Oscar nominations in 50-plus year career . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Roy Edward Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney, died Wednesday after a yearlong battle with stomach cancer, according to a Walt Disney Co. spokesman. Disney \"played a key role in the revitalization of the Walt Disney Co. and Disney's animation legacy,\" the company said. He died in... |
cce7b1af5b6bfce95a6a0d171517798e6c56df30 | Summarize the following news article. | Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Asia's biggest budget airline .
He studied in the UK and joined Richard Branson's Virgin Records .
In 2001 Fernandes bought Air Asia for just 26 cents . | [
"(CNN) -- Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Air Asia, Asia's leading low fare, no frills airline, flying to destinations across the region. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant for Richard Branson's Virgin Records from 1987 to 1989. The amateur guitarist went on to bec... |
7ed688f8ba985ab22e8f2db8dd9d29572860096b | Summarize the following news article. | The iceberg, measuring 140 square km cleaved off an ice shelf nearly 10 years ago .
Named B17B, it was about 1,056 miles (1,700 km) off the coast of West AustraIia .
In November this year a flotilla of icebergs was spotted drifting towards New Zealand's coast . | [
"(CNN) -- A massive iceberg -- more than twice the size of New York's Manhattan island -- is drifting slowly toward Australia, scientists said Wednesday. The iceberg, measuring 140 square km (54 square miles), cleaved off an ice shelf nearly 10 years ago and had been floating near Antarctica before commencing on it... |
9af5b50a6fb30e8fe329419fb7cc622e1f81d61b | Summarize the following news article. | On Tuesday's "Oprah Winfrey Show," Nadya Suleman revealed what her life is like .
She said the media has both invaded her privacy and been a way to make money .
She said she never thought she would have 8 more kids, and doing so was a selfish choice .
Suleman said she's determined to take care of her family on her own ... | [
"(CNN) -- For Nadya Suleman, being in the spotlight is a double-edged sword. The media have invaded her privacy and turned her into a carnival attraction, she told Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday. But Suleman also acknowledges that the media has also become a source of income for her, a single mother of 14 children. \"Tha... |
5740909456a51bd9f78d4bf03528fc89ab7bec6b | Summarize the following news article. | Charges will be filed if warranted, sheriff's spokesman says .
Tabloid published photo it says was taken at University of South Carolina .
Photo shows Phelps with a water pipe used for smoking pot .
Phelps apologized over weekend for "regrettable behavior" | [
"(CNN) -- A South Carolina sheriff's office is investigating whether Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smoked marijuana on the University of South Carolina campus. Michael Phelps is facing a criminal investigation into whether he smoked marijuana on a college campus. Authorities will file criminal charges if the... |
cbb0becce60184622ec756d64d1c5e88b799e11f | Summarize the following news article. | British program gives daily injections to addicts as part of a comprehensive program .
Injections are paired that with intensive counseling and addiction treatment .
Program costs $22,000 per patient per year; proponents say that's cheaper than jail .
Patient: "I could start taking responsibility in a rational way" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- If treating heroin addicts by giving them heroin seems counterintuitive, having the government fund that addiction to the tune of more than $22,000 per patient per year comes across as downright radical. A heroin addict identified as Sarah says the program had an almost immediate affect on... |
e7f13b23724311d9bd63358f560aa5f2a3dd6e30 | Summarize the following news article. | Military closing mobile Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, Orange Julius, other outlets in Afghanistan .
Eateries are called nonessential, officers say the closures won't upset troops' morale .
Troops: Morale is about the amenities sent from families, friends in U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- When Command Sgt. Maj. Michael T. Hall of the International Security Assistance Force announced that fast-food offerings like Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and Orange Julius were being shuttered in Afghanistan, he was blunt about it. \"This is a warzone, not an amusement park,\" he wrote on the ISAF blog. These ... |
98aba1921843bc42d8e52152c07ba4f0bafee64d | Summarize the following news article. | Advocates say lawmakers are on their side, but they want them to speed up the process .
Rep. Butterfield says Congress needs to have a payment plan or declare an emergency .
Lawsuit says U.S. Agriculture Department discriminated against African-American farmers . | [
"(CNN) -- African-American farmers hoping for government settlement money in a racial bias case met with lawmakers Wednesday and called on Congress to come up with a way to fund the $1 billion deal. Litigation known as the Pigford Case established a longstanding pattern of discrimination at the U.S. Agriculture Dep... |
410f7773987b6ae462c0b9fb88ac1b16ab0234d6 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama to attend memorial service for West Virginia miners killed in explosion .
April 5 blast was worst U.S. mine tragedy in nearly 40 years .
Obama has ordered review into cause of explosion . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama will deliver a eulogy on Sunday for the 29 workers killed in a mine explosion in West Virginia. Before the service in Beckley, the president and Vice President Joe Biden will meet privately with the miners' relatives. \"All the hard work. All the hardship. All the time spent underground. I... |
147e237d6a7839b1d3d073c7a5bcf3da560f85a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Robaina, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, died on his farm in Pinar del Rio .
Robaina's tobacco leaves are considered some of the best in the world .
A box of premium Vegas Robaina cigars can fetch more than $500 .
Robaina kept his lands after the 1959 revolution, when many others' were nationalized . | [
"Havana, Cuba -- Alejandro Robaina, considered a legend among Cuban tobacco growers, died Saturday, according to Cuban cigar company Habanos S.A., which produced cigars named for him. Robaina was 91. He was diagnosed with cancer last year and died on his farm in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio, said Hab... |
c029d90f3441e2df1391897f48ecc70db4a906af | Summarize the following news article. | Author Stefanie Iris Weiss wants you to make your love life green .
She says couples should go for a bike ride and leave their car at home .
She suggests older men eat oysters instead of taking Viagra . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- You may drive a hybrid car, eat organic food, use \"green\" beauty products and design your home according to the latest environmentally friendly standards. But if you haven't considered \"greening your love life, you are still a total environmental disaster,\" according to Stefanie Iris Weiss,... |
d8a3286e4a7dbb39edf568987efc6301c41f0ab2 | Summarize the following news article. | Arizona bill requires police to question people if there's reason to suspect they're in U.S. illegally .
Governor has not yet signed bill .
Attorney says lawmakers from 4 states have asked how to follow Arizona's lead .
"Arizona's approach is the wrong one," ACLU attorney says . | [
"(CNN) -- Now that Arizona lawmakers have passed what's considered some of the toughest immigration legislation in the country, other states are watching to see whether they should follow in the state's footsteps or stand back. Arizona's bill orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all time... |
8986bae56f553b23e113ef20805d79b3602e43ed | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. businessman Stan Kroenke is largest shareholder at English soccer club Arsenal .
Kroenke has just signaled his intention to buy NFL side the St Louis Rams .
CNN's Jim Boulden says Kroenke's Rams move means he may not buy Arsenal . | [
"(CNN) -- The international draw of its star players, the huge sums paid for rights to broadcast live action and the loyal nature of its consumers have long made the English Premier League an attractive home for investors. In recent years this has included a number of American billionaires who, having made their mo... |
09b4e2b93310ee5e5ec394fd4b593fab955e8ca2 | Summarize the following news article. | Western leaders heading for Ukraine to show support for pro-Western government .
West concerned at what it sees as Russia "re-drawing of the map in the Caucusus"
UK foreign minister tells Ukraine not to give Russia a pretext to intervene in its affairs .
Ukraine, like Poland, looks toward EU for possible membership . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Western politicians are currently scrambling for air tickets to Kiev. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband rushed to Ukraine soon after Russia announced its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will follow. Ukraine's President Viktor Yuschenko ha... |
d16bb30c3d2616b2973c0c09428c1b33b38e358c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rivals criticize Clinton for changing stance .
Sen. Hillary Clinton says she will not support licenses for illegal immigrants .
N.Y. governor describes "polarized" public opinion on immigration .
Gov. Eliot Spitzer says federal government "has lost control of its borders" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday he is giving up his proposal to grant driver's licenses to undocumented workers, a plan he said would \"improve the safety and security of the people of my state.\" New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer says Wednesday in Washington that opposition to his plan d... |
72dab5f3f5064b035c9cfa05a36a2b6d29e14106 | Summarize the following news article. | American tennis player Wayne Odesnik has accepted a voluntary suspension from tennis .
Odesnik pleaded guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia .
The 24-year-old was stopped in January by customs officials in Brisbane . | [
"(CNN) -- American Wayne Odesnik has accepted \"a voluntary provisional suspension\" from tennis after pleading guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia. Odesnik, currently ranked 111th in the world, was heading for the Brisbane International tournament in January when he was stopped by customs offic... |
95c7100b23cf729c5564d028ed77e25b2ab751f7 | Summarize the following news article. | The right diet can be the difference between a gold and silver medal .
Carbohydrate intake is the key to sustaining a punishing training regime .
A sprinter like Usain Bolt needs to eat 450g of carbohydrates each day .
Rehydration with sports drinks is essential during endurance events . | [
"(CNN) -- Just what is it that separates a champion athlete from the also-rans? Natural talent, hard work and determination are all essential, but athletes and coaches are becoming increasingly aware of the crucial role diet plays in sporting success. Olympic athletes are fueled by high-carb diets. Dr Samantha Ste... |
04636d43796993bf93608f5b8a1be932694afd8f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll revised downward; emergency center says at least 87 wounded .
Three grenades land on roof of elevated train station, official says .
Pro-government demonstrators mobilize to support Abhisit then disperse .
Protesters demand PM to dissolve government, hold new elections and leave country . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's prime minister huddled with the chiefs of the country's armed forces early Friday after a string of grenade attacks killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others in the already-tense capital. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called an emergency meeting of top officia... |
b0fd23d2b9899c28bb8714116945ca122cd84d8b | Summarize the following news article. | Boss of Gambino crime family, other members arrested, U.S. attorney says .
Daniel Marino, who U.S. attorney says is group's boss, charged with murder .
One of Marino's charges connected to '89 killing of man who testified about mafia .
Some defendants accused of operating prostitution business with girls as young as 15... | [
"(CNN) -- Fourteen alleged members of the Gambino crime family have been indicted on charges including murder, racketeering, prostitution of minors and trying to locate and intimidate a sequestered jury, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan, New York, said Tuesday. \"Today, the Gambino family ha... |
890e347cdb3e72859a6d0f90ab9985a436297b43 | Summarize the following news article. | The ninth season of "The Biggest Loser" features its heaviest competitors yet .
A 30-year-old deejay from Chicago, Illinois is the heaviest competitor ever at 526 lbs.
The first episode of the new series premieres January 11 . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Last Tuesday, Danny Cahill became the biggest 'Biggest Loser' ever when he dropped 239 lbs. in seven months to win the eighth season title. Now, as NBC goes back to a couples edition of the series, the contestants and the challenges they face get bigger as well. On January 5, \"The Biggest Loser: C... |
3400e073a8cc770c31fffda9cd1cc81be777c2fd | Summarize the following news article. | Some food fights are so polite that the public may not notice .
But Burger King commercialized its copying of McDonald's Sausage McMuffin .
Burger King executive: No direct feedback from competitors .
In 2008, McDonald's launched chicken sandwich similar to Chik-fil-A's . | [
"(CNN) -- If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then fast food giant Burger King is paying its longtime industry rival a royal compliment. In a new television commercial, Burger King's mascot, a slightly sinister king with an outsized, motionless plastic head, breaks into the headquarters of McDonald's a... |
214d2e91de6d11d3a28df38ff4a5dbd53c9a1dae | Summarize the following news article. | Bout accused of buying planes to transport weapons to Africa, Mideast .
Bout, a Russian, has been in jail in Thailand since 2008 .
U.S. has been trying to extradite him, hopes latest charges will help .
American Richard Chichakli also accused of illegal purchase of Boeing 727, Boeing 737 . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- International arms dealer Viktor Bout has been indicted by federal authorities on a series of new charges, including counts of illegally purchasing U.S. cargo planes to ferry weapons to warring parties and regimes in Africa and the Middle East. The new indictment, announced in New York and Wash... |
ec1b9aad0528a3603b7f75ab56d3ab7a2b098375 | Summarize the following news article. | China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo claim figure skating pairs gold .
Husband-wife team had returned to competition after two-year absence .
South Korea's Mo Tae-Bum wins gold in men's 500-meter speed skating .
Japan claims silver and bronze in men's 500-meter speed skating . | [
"(CNN) -- China's figure skating pair of Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo capped an emotional comeback to the Winter Olympics on Monday by capturing the pairs figure skating gold. By winning the event, Shen and Zhao captured their country's first gold medal in figure skating and fulfilled a quest that had previously eluded... |
17bf45c47b949a1a3e41f9e5e5016df3a7a6272b | Summarize the following news article. | SEC investigation: Dozens of employees, contractors surfed porn sites on work computers .
Staffers violated government-wide ethics rules, report finds .
Report: All cases occurred while country was teetering on verge of financial collapse . | [
"(CNN) -- As the country was sinking into its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, Security and Exchange Commission employees and contractors cruised porn sites and viewed sexually explicit pictures using government computers, an SEC investigation obtained by CNN showed. \"During the past five years, the S... |
1d6a9ecfcf5668fc7bb6641decfe6409b7282ecd | Summarize the following news article. | Floyd Mayweather's fight with Shane Mosley will not be for the World Boxing Association title .
Mayweather refused to pay the WBA's sanctioning fee ahead of May 1 bout .
The 33-year-old says his boxing legacy is more important .
Mosley is current WBA welterweight champion . | [
"(CNN) -- Floyd Mayweather will not be fighting Shane Mosley for a world title on May 1 after the \"Money Man\" refused to pay the World Boxing Association's sanctioning fee. The five-time world champion takes on Mosley in Las Vegas on May 1 but insists his legacy is more important to him than fighting for \"Sugar ... |
4ab30c1a4e8761bd49cd922f4bc4d1eef77c071d | Summarize the following news article. | Jill Tarter says the SETI Institute is offering the world raw cosmic data from its telescopes .
She said technology has enabled nonscientists to help search for extraterrestrial life .
When the setiQuest site is fully developed, even kids will be able to search data .
Tarter: More people combing data means a greater po... | [
"Mountain View, California (CNN) -- At this moment we have reached a major turning point for both science and the public at large. The SETI Institute is now offering the world the first taste of raw SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) data collected by the Allen Telescope Array in California. With this ... |
8cc13b414a66b87d2334370e33c7bddc12905442 | Summarize the following news article. | About 30 gunmen stormed into the Holiday Inn at around 2 a.m.
Man in handcuffs told gunmen which rooms to go to .
A businessman from Mexico City was among those kidnapped .
Same gunmen reportedly entered a second hotel . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican authorities on Thursday continued to investigate the kidnappings of at least six people from a Holiday Inn in Monterrey, Mexico, Wednesday. Nuevo Leon state Attorney General Alejandro Garza y Garza said in a news conference that the unidentified gunmen entered a second hotel as well, the state-run... |
169a6b1962a925c0623e6129aadeb32a1844ba55 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta ruled out for up to a month with a calf injury .
Spain star may not be fit to return until final match of domestic season on May 16 .
He will miss both legs of Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan this month .
Fourth-placed Sevilla suffer shock 2-1 defeat at relegation-thre... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona will be without influential midfielder Andres Iniesta for most of the decisive run-in to the end of this season as the Catalan side seek to retain their Spanish and European titles. Iniesta had only just returned to Josep Guardiola's team last week as a substitute for the second leg of the Champ... |
e62614b710de2d91dee869657b758c2401e45d81 | Summarize the following news article. | Medicine for psychotic problems found at Abdo Ibssa's home .
Ibssa believed doctor at the hospital had placed an electronic chip inside him .
Suspect opened fire at hospital after asking for doctor who had performed his appendectomy .
Police: Ibssa shot three women outside hospital before shooting and killing himself . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected of opening fire at a Tennessee hospital Monday, killing one and wounding another before killing himself, had a history of mental health problems, police said Tuesday. Investigators searching suspected shooter Abdo Ibssa's home found medicine for psychotic problems and a note indicating tha... |
5efd41aa8a8ec6cb82f9a359b298a454d5c5a54a | Summarize the following news article. | 140 Haitians have crossed the U.S.-Canada border since the Haiti earthquake .
Some Haitians are seeking refuge based on a U.S. policy revised post-quake .
One refugee's attorney says his client is confused and just wants to be with his family . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly 2,000 miles from Haiti, there's a ripple effect from the earthquake that devastated the country on January 12. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have arrested 140 Haitian men and women who have crossed the border from Canada into Vermont since late January. Many had gone to Canada well befo... |
25c26cfb67d84f80268ead13034b8a57e54672b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama has come in at eighth in a list of golf-playing American presidents .
Mr Obama comes in higher than both George Bush and Ronald Reagan .
The current president had played golf eight times more than Bush did during his entire tenure . | [
"(CNN) -- Barack Obama has come in at eighth in a list of golf-playing American presidents, higher than both George Bush and Ronald Reagan. Bush was known for his love of golf, but figures released by Mark Knoller of CBS Radio, the unofficial White House statistician, have revealed that Obama has played golf 32 tim... |
314bb5c71f22a6fbaa8d11ec5291875b3d04d378 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahmadinejad warns U.N. Security Council against imposing tougher sanctions .
Told a press conference he prefers council members move in the "spirit of cooperation"
U.N. Security Council and Germany are discussing possible sanctions .
Sanctions would be in response to Iran's nuclear ambitions . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the United States and other nations Tuesday not to impose tougher sanctions in reaction to the Islamic country's nuclear ambitions. Iran already faces U.N. sanctions and the five permanent Security Council members -- the United States, Britain, Rus... |
221c29704ab315450cfad1b77a44437e52403c89 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Losers" is based on Andy Diggle's Vertigo comic book .
Film stars Chris Evans, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Columbus Short and Zoe Saldana .
It musters a modicum of snap, crackle and pop, but it's hard not to feel short-changed . | [
"(CNN) -- If you've been to the movies recently, you've probably been pummeled with trailers for interchangeable all-star action movies: \"The Expendables,\" \"The A-Team\" and \"The Losers.\" Mercenaries are in this year, and khaki is the new black. \"The Losers\" is first out of the blocks, and it's a cheerfully ... |
92e87695879000bee339fdde83e706d43fa60ede | Summarize the following news article. | FA Cup finalists Portsmouth will not be allowed to play in next season's Europa League .
Portsmouth were guaranteed a place in Europe because Chelsea will be in Champions League .
But the English FA have vetoed this because of the club's financial crisis . | [
"(CNN) -- FA Cup finalists Portsmouth will not be allowed to play in next season's Europa League, the English Football Association (FA) have confirmed. The financially-stricken side, who became the first-ever Premier League club to enter administration earlier this year, would have been gauranteed a place in Europe... |
9f01299cb9a0b5763afb0d41b18211dd1669249f | Summarize the following news article. | Some lawsuits legitimate, but not this one, Vatican lawyer says .
Illinois man accuses Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI of covering up abuse .
Plaintiff says he was molested by priest at Wisconsin school for the deaf . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The Vatican said a lawsuit accusing it and Pope Benedict XVI of covering up sexual abuse by a priest at a Catholic school in the United States has no merit. \"While legitimate lawsuits have been filed by abuse victims, this is not one of them,\" Vatican lawyer Jeffrey Lena said Friday. \"Inste... |
20294bd7c32cb2ea5b1d7ec51a3f149544671937 | Summarize the following news article. | About 40% of people facing eviction from foreclosure are renters, coalition finds .
Many times, evictions hit renters who are working and financially up-to-date .
Only New Jersey and D.C. offer renters any protections during a foreclosure .
Former mortgage underwriter Maria Stephens was forced to go shelter with her bo... | [
"RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Maria Stephens barely flinches when her three rambunctious young sons strike up a baseball game in her living room. \"I thought you boys were going to play in the front yard,\" she laughs while Christian, 2, swings a black plastic bat near the kitchen table. Maria Stephens went from mak... |
49e4a9b40aeddc756c065ba726b389449dd8c5c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Customs, ICE officers "did not always sufficiently safeguard their firearms," report says .
Of 243 guns, 179 were lost "because officers did not properly secure them"
Guns were left in unlocked cars, fast food restaurants, bowling alleys .
Homeland Security responds by overhauling property management policy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Nearly 180 Department of Homeland Security weapons were lost -- some falling into the hands of criminals -- after officers left them in restrooms, vehicles and other public places, according to an inspector general report. The officers, with Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs... |
e4fc56a0253ac73f9f8b8f82c077cfdb18e3b46c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gunmen may be drug dealers retaliating several recent arrests, police say .
Six police officers, one civilian killed Friday in noon shootout in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico .
Five of the dead were federal police officers, one was a female city officer, mayor says .
Two officers, one civilian wounded . | [
"(CNN) -- A 17-year-old boy was among the seven people killed in a noon shootout Friday on the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, police said Saturday. The other victims were police officers, Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Friday. Five were federal police officers and one was a female city police officer, all part of ... |
693fcb8a4861231b029f0dd2c46e9e75bdbb8382 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City express an interest in signing Liverpool striker Fernando Torres .
City manager Roberto Mancini says many teams in Europe would like Torres .
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists Torres is happy at Liverpool .
Torres is currently sidelined with a knee injury . | [
"(CNN) -- Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists Fernando Torres is happy at the English Premier League club after Manchester City were linked with a multi-million dollar bid for the Spain striker. Torres has scored 18 goals in 22 league games for Liverpool this season but will miss the rest of the campaign after... |
e2ca333d250bdb55749bfd24a6444a388f830635 | Summarize the following news article. | Army vet was driving work truck when he saw plane hit building .
Robin Dehaven used ladder from his truck to reach trapped workers .
He and other bystanders helped people out of burning building . | [
"(CNN) -- Robin Dehaven usually replaces windows. On Thursday morning, after a small plane crashed into an Austin, Texas, office building, he was breaking them, having rushed into the burning structure to help people escape. Dehaven, an Army veteran who works for a glass company, was driving to a job when he witne... |
b726b1e5bbbab54b0e5c70dbb4d6ad4c8aaa8aaa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 10 have been killed, including a 3-month-old, state emergency official says .
Survivors share harrowing accounts of encounter with twister .
Five of the dead were in Choctaw County, in north central Mississippi .
President Obama has "been briefed on the tragedy in Mississippi," spokesman says . | [
"(CNN) -- A tornado almost a mile wide tore through Mississippi on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and causing significant injuries and damage as it raked cities from the central western border with Louisiana northeastward to Alabama. Two of the dead were children and one was a 3-month-old baby, according to M... |
8428705d1d2940cfef094ddfc32a4f53afde4942 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama, others subject of snide "prayer" that seemingly calls for their deaths .
Facebook page has received more than 600,000 "thumbs-up" messages of approval .
Facebook says page doesn't violate company's content policies . | [
"(CNN) -- What do President Barack Obama, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have in common? They all have been the subject of a snide \"prayer\" circulating that seemingly calls for their deaths. A recently created Facebook page reads, \"Dear Lord, this year you took my favori... |
df641ecd8fc437bcd5983af9115f608113b28253 | Summarize the following news article. | Punches, eggs and smokebombs thrown in Ukraine parliament .
Scuffle happened during session ratify a treaty with Russia .
Treaty extends Russia's navy presence in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula until 2042. | [
"(CNN) -- Lawmakers in Ukraine scuffled with each other, throwing punches and eggs, as parliament met Tuesday to ratify a treaty with Russia that extends the latter's navy presence in the Ukraine's Crimean peninsula until 2042. The ruling Regions party eventually ratified the treaty but not before howls of protest ... |
910db0801bce522f74cc96238f15e471fb5eb37d | Summarize the following news article. | There's "something wrong with this lady," attorney Roy Miller says .
Lawyer told reporters he regrets calling client Amy Bishop "wacko"
Bishop charged with murder in killings of three University of Alabama colleagues .
She allegedly opened fire at faculty meeting last week . | [
"(CNN) -- The defense attorney appointed to represent an Alabama professor accused of shooting her colleagues said Friday he regrets describing her as \"wacko.\" But at a news conference, Roy Miller said \"something's wrong with this lady.\" He also said his client, Amy Bishop, is \"aware of what she's done and she... |
1d66cf286afeeb2bb177453bb1de75d06ba80bb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Howard has now made over 135 appearances for English Premier League side Everton .
This summer will see USA's sixth consecutive World Cup finals appearance .
Send your questions to this stars of English and American football . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN gave you the chance to pitch your questions to Team USA's goalkeeper Tim Howard recently and now he has answered. The U.S. are hopeful of glory in South Africa where English Premier League star Howard will be helping his team do battle against England, Algeria and Slovenia in World Cup Group C. Play t... |
1dca5d75384d8896f1be62e0eedf4c6e19eaf866 | Summarize the following news article. | Arrest in Pakistan "a major blow for the Taliban," Asia-Pacific expert says .
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar reportedly captured in Karachi, Pakistan .
Arrest signals Pakistani-U.S. cooperation, Sen. John Kerry says .
Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan denies that Baradar has been captured . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The seizure of the Afghan Taliban's top military leader in Pakistan represents a turning point in the U.S.-led war against the militants, U.S. officials and analysts said. The arrest of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar represents the most significant Taliban capture since the terrorist attacks of Sep... |
5647c5ff425d715d4ab4f0bbb77a53569d686817 | Summarize the following news article. | "If you have to take time to say 'sorry,' you're not being authentic," ethicist says .
Tiger Woods' apology the latest "I'm sorry" in February .
Society needs apologies, but "serial apologies ... never work," business ethics expert says . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Tiger Woods' comments Friday may become the most scrutinized apology in history, fodder for dinner tables and Internet chat rooms alike: Was he genuine? Was it a PR stunt? Can he do anything to restore people's faith in him? The biggest knock on golf's biggest star is that it took him thr... |
3847b9bcd4187a48be8f9229c573b00cad29558d | Summarize the following news article. | NAACP Vice Chair Roslyn Brock has emerged as the favorite .
Some question need for NAACP in "post-racial" American .
Bond says group is needed as long as racial disparity exists . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the oldest civil rights groups in the nation, will announce the successor to Chairman Julian Bond on Saturday as the organization strives to prove its relevance and influence to a new generation. NAACP Vice Chair Rosly... |
da0897b007de9a94816a301a891d5044cf80edc9 | Summarize the following news article. | An estimated 10 percent of today's workforce telecommutes from home .
2 million American businesses support some kind of telecommuting program .
Survey: 36 percent would choose telecommuting over a pay raise . | [
"Editor's Note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. This article first appeared in September 2005. (CareerBuilder.com) -- Are skyrocketing gasoline prices cursing your commute? Wondering why you're driving to work... |
90a1d1eca3b8c936ec7e15ebfaa0adf597bf0d60 | Summarize the following news article. | Draft report from U.N. watchdog agency says Iran could secretly be working on a nuclear bomb .
Fareed Zakaria says report is a major development, could spur new sanctions against Iran .
He says talk of a military strike against Iran is wrongheaded and dangerous .
Zakaria: Time not on the side of Iranian regime that's s... | [
"New York (CNN) -- A new report saying that Iran could be secretly working on a nuclear weapon is a major development, but not one that should lead the U.S. to consider a military strike against the Tehran regime, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria. The draft report, obtained by CNN and not yet approved by the Int... |
4f85d9c444ddf58c8e3292a78893d91889a26369 | Summarize the following news article. | Plane crashes into East Palo Alto, California, neighborhood, fire chief says .
Three deaths on the plane; no one injured on ground, chief says .
Plane took off from Palo Alto Airport in foggy conditions before crash, official says .
Day care center in one house hit, but no children were there, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- All three people on board a twin-engine plane died Wednesday when their aircraft crashed into a residential East Palo Alto, California, neighborhood, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said. The victims were employees of Tesla Motors, a luxury electric car company. \"Three Tesla employee... |
f39569fe43194ccd514822cc3f0787d4848409f7 | Summarize the following news article. | World renowned British primatologist is a tireless conservationist .
Worked over five decades in Africa studying apes and educating others .
Her Roots and Shoots movement is set on educating next generation . | [
"(CNN) -- Jane Goodall left her home in London for the wilds of Africa when she was just 26-years-old driven by the love of and the fascination for animals. Jane Goodall has spent a lifetime studying primates. Despite no formal training, her enthusiasm to study primates led to the key discovery that chimpanzees hav... |
e7ca1b74790e8d8b262ef4a23e60b3464f2d1f68 | Summarize the following news article. | Engineers fly from U.S. to Dominican Republic 4 days after quake, drive to Haiti .
They find 4 power plants off line, power lines down, 56-ton transformers off their bases .
Before the quake, only 60% of capital's residents had electricity; 40% nationwide .
With scant safety supplies and tools, team and Haitians restor... | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As soon as he heard the news about Haiti's earthquake, Myk Manon began planning to get himself and two fellow power specialists from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association into the heart of the disaster zone. On January 16, four days after the 7.0-magnitude quake had flattene... |
2cb366c30e1763f2b68c3048887cd5759ca3d1f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama is first sitting U.S. president to visit Graham home, Graham's spokesman says .
Obama was "extraordinarily gratified" for the meeting, White House says .
Graham presented Obama with two Bibles -- one for him, other for Michelle Obama .
Army pulled invitation for Graham's son to speak at Pentagon on Day of Prayer ... | [
"Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) -- President Obama prayed Sunday with the Rev. Billy Graham at Graham's mountaintop home before leaving North Carolina to attend the memorial service for 29 West Virginia coal miners killed in a recent explosion. Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Graham at his f... |
737370b6f63e5bb55e089a9055a07c6951efdf2b | Summarize the following news article. | Chennai Super Kings win the final of the IPL by beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs .
Suresh Raina hits unbeaten 57 for Chennai and takes key wicket of Harbhajan Singh .
Sachin Tendulkar scores 48 in losing effort for Mumbai .
It was the third staging of the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- Chennai Super Kings won the third staging of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final of the Twenty20 tournament on Sunday. Mumbai with home advantage and with an in-form Sachin Tendulkar in their ranks fell well short in their pursuit of the 168 for five wicket... |
94a642acbdf2330fe5dd41d65e8a0526553d4f05 | Summarize the following news article. | New color photo of Carina Nebula marks Hubble Telescope's 20 years in space .
Hubble helped to determine age of universe, shed light on how galaxies were formed .
Hubble has captured more than 500,000 images since 1990 . | [
"(CNN) -- For 20 years, it has circled quietly above us, capturing a dark, secret world billions of light years away. From black holes to primordial galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided out-of-this-world images of space where no human has ever gone. NASA, the European Space Agency and the Space Telesco... |
f589b8c54322e512248293e6f4e143a073f6965c | Summarize the following news article. | "Wakefulness" pills promise to keep future workers alert through the night .
They tweak sleep-related area in brain so users don't feel jittery, just alert .
One drug is already giving an edge to Air Force pilots on 40-hour missions . | [
"(PopSci.com) -- As a species, we've hit the bedtime barrier. You can eat at your desk, socialize in the break room, and answer text messages on a date, but sooner or later, you're going to have to sleep. Your a.m. routine may involve downing a burst of liquid energy, boosting your performance for 22 hours at a str... |
4288f733a7149326dca1ad489f4bdefd3afc1f16 | Summarize the following news article. | Take note of what could be a major blow to Taliban militants .
Unravel part of the mystery surrounding a legendary boy king .
Lend your ear to a sound that blends classical and hip-hop .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- February 17, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Iran . 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: This Wednesday, February 17th, CNN Student News begins with a big stor... |
ea47d6bd9234abaaa61c9c399846a57e1102c91b | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Close-range explosion caused S. Korean ship to sink .
Families of dead sailors on Sunday begin period of mourning .
Ship went down in Yellow Sea; cause not yet known .
Death toll now stands at 40; six sailors listed as missing . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- An explosion at close range, and not a direct hit, caused the 1,200-ton patrol ship Cheonan to sink last month, a team of South Korean military and civilian investigators has tentatively concluded. The investigators' determination was reported Sunday by the Yonhap news agency. \"Instead... |
7d297b1ac2a64c776a1343c35bfc66d021d6a757 | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Verdasco reaches second final in a week with victory at Barcelona Open .
Verdasco denies compatriot David Ferrer third successive final outing in Spanish event .
Fifth seed comes from behind to triumph 6-7 (3-7) 7-5 6-1 in Saturday's first semifinal .
He will face second seed Robin Soderling in final after Swe... | [
"(CNN) -- Fernando Verdasco denied fellow Spaniard David Ferrer a third successive final appearance at the Barcelona Open after coming from behind to win a tense last-four clash on Saturday. Fifth seed Verdasco, the losing finalist last weekend in Monte Carlo, triumphed 6-7 (3-7) 7-5 6-1 to set up a title showdown ... |
87c6ec137995e501eeecc2a76703949bbb1393b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid remain one point behind Spanish leaders after beating Zaragoza 2-1 .
Kaka scores 82nd-minute winner as he comes off bench after six weeks on sidelines .
Barcelona earlier bounced back from midweek defeat to beat bottom club Xerez 3-1 .
Xerez have two men sent off in final minutes as Barca have eye on Champi... | [
"(CNN) -- Brazilian superstar Kaka celebrated his return from injury by scoring Real Madrid's winner against 10-man Zaragoza on Saturday night, keeping the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona. Kaka ended a six-week absence as he came off the bench in the second half and slotted home his eighth goal this season wi... |
4f4a0c11934970c0e191ebb831186337d9d41924 | Summarize the following news article. | Minaret in Meknes, Morocco, was 400 years old .
Incident came as worshipers were gathering in northern town .
King ordered that mosque be rebuilt . | [
"(CNN) -- A 400-year-old minaret collapsed Friday on worshipers in Meknes, Morocco, killing 36 and injuring 71, the official news agency Maghreb Arabe Presse reported, citing the Interior Ministry. The collapse occurred as hundreds of people were gathering in Bab Berdieyinne mosque in Meknes, a town in northern Mo... |
f23ef4f13343cb5ad1fd9e7a351c71f4ee83e4b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Joel Sartore's work appears in 'Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species'
The Nebraska native traveled the country to photograph 69 endangered animals and plants .
Sartore says many people are surprised that so many species are on the verge of extinction .
Sartore: "My job is to ... get people to see what's goin... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Joel Sartore's photograph of gentle Bryn is a permanent record, but she has been lost forever. The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit died in 2008 shortly after the picture was taken. She was the last of her kind. Sartore, who has worked for the National Geographic Society for two decades, called the ... |
8346e4455c19955bf0892a29763053424d50bdaa | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll from Tuesday's sugar factory bomb blast in Afghanistan reaches 75 .
Dead included 59 schoolchildren; 93 schoolchildren also injured in blast .
Attack was deadliest-ever suicide attack since fall of Taliban in 2001 . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The death toll from Tuesday's fatal bomb blast in this country's northeast has increased to 75, Afghan officials said Friday. Afghan women weep over the coffins of victims from Tuesday's bomb blast. Zohur Afghan, a spokesman for Afghan Education Ministry, said that after a thorough inve... |
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