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56e8ab671046d4307ebebb3a10eee48f3946ab0f | Summarize the following news article. | Yeardley Love, member of Virginia's women's lacrosse team, found dead in apartment .
George Huguely, member of school's men's lacrosse team, charged with murder .
Police interviewing friends to determine what relationship between Love, Huguely was .
The lastest on the investigaton on tonight's "Nancy Grace", HLN 8 p.m.... | [
"(CNN) -- A male University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with first degree murder Monday after a member of the school's women's lacrosse team was found dead in her apartment, police said. Police were initially called to the off-campus apartment by a roommate who reported \"a possible alcohol overdose,\" ... |
01320e7d24406f4c858dbb205e3582681f621c31 | Summarize the following news article. | Myanmar's Supreme Court rejects appeal by democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi .
Suu Kyi had sought to overturn her house arrest .
Suu Kyi has one final avenue for appeal to a special court .
Her house arrest was extended in August after an uninvited American stayed at her home . | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected Friday an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to overturn her house arrest. A diplomat who attended the hearing and spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that the appeal was unsuccessful. Suu Kyi, 64, has one final avenue for appeal to a special court in My... |
92b6038ef7b79c77f7120d75a48ca1063de518a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Shaquille O'Neal saw images from Haitian earthquake and asked "How could this happen?"
O'Neal: He and others knew little about Haiti and its slave revolution's impact on U.S.
It's essential for Haiti's future to remember its children, make sure they thrive, O'Neal writes .
Learn about Haiti's orphans on CNN's documenta... | [
"(CNN) -- When the January 12 earthquake hit Haiti, I watched hour upon hour of coverage on CNN. Like everyone else in the world, I saw images that were among the most horrifying caused by a natural disaster in our time. I had never been to Haiti at the time. Like many, I have friends and even family members of Hai... |
b0a5fb32fb2d97a4ff49362a77aa7288914b44b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan beat Lazio 2-0 to regain lead in Serie A from Roma .
Inter can win the treble after reaching the final of Italian Cup and Champions League .
FC Twente seal Dutch title after 2-0 win over NAC Breda . | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan stayed on course for the treble after beating Lazio 2-0 on Sunday to open up a two-point gap over Roma in the Serie A title race. It completed a superb week for Inter, who reached the final of the Champions League with an aggregate win over Barcelona on Wednesday. They also face Roma in the I... |
11c9c2ac359107a9c1481639b358ff646628aba4 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain striker Fernando Torres may not be fit for start of World Cup .
Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler to miss tournament due to a rib injury .
Midfielder Simon Rolfes also ruled out with a knee injury .
Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy told he can still make Dutch squad for finals . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain striker Fernando Torres may not be fit for the start of the World Cup, according to his English club Liverpool. The forward scored 18 goals in 22 games in the Premier League before his season was cut short by a knee injury. Torres had surgery to repair a torn cartilage in April and is now racing to ... |
235969ef4c4963603b9c34f8a5c613f4fbbe63df | Summarize the following news article. | Chef Jo-Jo Doyle has worked at Churchill Downs' kitchen for four years .
"The food is coming in waves all day long," Doyle says .
Track's staff will go through approximately 475,000 pounds of shaved ice . | [
"(CNN) -- Here's a solid bet: At a few minutes after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Chef Jo-Jo Doyle will have goosebumps on his arms, and he'll be in dire need of a nap. The 35-year-old chef will have been at Churchill Downs since 5 a.m., working with his teams to prep, among other Southern treats, 1,892 sheets of Derby Pie... |
670d075e5c03e349fc28978e99a2b019dccb2e55 | Summarize the following news article. | Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first hat-trick for Real Madrid in 4-1 win at Mallorca .
Portugal forward has now netted 36 times in his first season for Los Galacticos .
Real reduce Barcelona's Spanish league lead to one point with two games to play .
Sevilla reclaim fourth place from Mallorca with 5-1 victory at Racing ... | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo continued his sensational scoring form with a hat-trick on Wednesday night to keep Real Madrid's Spanish title hopes alive going into the final two matches of the season. Real trail Barcelona by one point after matching the defending champions' 4-1 victory over Tenerife the night before,... |
49327b670a524e6082bcf11a2bf5c0bb8829dcec | Summarize the following news article. | Floyd Mayweather is fourth in all-time list of revenue earners in pay-per-view fights .
Saturday's non-title fight with Shane Mosley will push him past $300 million mark .
Mayweather's 2007 win over Oscar De La Hoya most lucrative event in boxing history .
The 33-year-old opted out of title fight as he did not want to ... | [
"(CNN) -- Floyd Mayweather will cement his position as the most bankable boxer in the world in Saturday night's non-title welterweight fight against fellow American Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. The 33-year-old, whose nicknames include \"Money,\" has already generated $292 million in revenue in six pay-per-view fights... |
7b29f3f095a68b23f05fc2a3e1f93c1987caa75f | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect in bombing attempt made Pakistan trip in 2009, court documents say .
Court documents: Suspect admits receiving bomb-making training in Pakistan .
Faisal Shahzad often wore black and jogged at night, ex-neighbor in Connecticut says .
Phone calls related to purchase of vehicle led investigators to suspect . | [
"(CNN) -- A suspect charged in the failed Times Square car bombing is a Pakistani who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in April 2009 and used to work as a financial analyst in Connecticut. Faisal Shahzad, 30, most recently of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was arrested Monday night at John F. Kennedy International Airpo... |
2784353666059f21f437a81d11ddb7711d395806 | Summarize the following news article. | Oil laps islands that hold national wildlife refuge, says Louisiana governor .
"Our very way of life" is at stake, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says .
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig caught fire April 20; burned for two days before sinking .
11 workers presumed dead in incident . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The edges of the massive Gulf Coast oil slick grazed the barrier islands off Louisiana's Chandeleur and Breton sounds Tuesday as the company responsible for cleaning up the spill faced tough questions from members of Congress. With a damaged undersea well still spewing crude oil int... |
b5eee8795db4dbc16ed7f919df71e42a950c680f | Summarize the following news article. | Our traditional idea of motivation is to reward good behavior with money, Daniel Pink says .
He says research shows that carrot-and-stick motivators work only in limited circumstances .
He says many people motivated by need to be creative, productive, independent .
He says managers and parents can adopt better ways to ... | [
"(CNN) -- What really motivates us? And what motivational techniques lead us to work smarter and live better? Those are questions that behavioral scientists around the world have been exploring for the past half-century. Their answers might surprise you. In laboratory experiments and field studies, a band of psycho... |
d6ff808ed1a51bca7e23260ddfa418cb4466de95 | Summarize the following news article. | Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice including a late headed winner for Real Madrid .
The 3-2 win lifts Real to within a point of leaders Barcelona in La Liga .
Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 to boost Champions League hopes .
Valencis consolidate third place with 2-0 win over Espanyol . | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late headed winner as Real Madrid stayed a point behind leaders Barcelona in the Spanish title race after a dramatic 3-2 win over Osasuna on Sunday night. Real had to come from behind twice in the Bernabeu with former World Player of the Year Ronaldo grabbing a double. Trailing... |
5390b72b32c58be2efd006d3c98aa1a97497655b | Summarize the following news article. | A British newspaper claims John Higgins accepted a bribe to throw frames in future matches .
"My conscience is 100 per cent clear," said Higgins .
The Scotsman denies taking a bribe at any point in his career . | [
"(CNN) -- The 2009 snooker world champion John Higgins has said his \"conscience is clear\" following allegations of match fixing. British newspaper The News of the World claimed the 34-year-old accepted a $398,000 bribe to throw frames in future matches during a meeting with undercover reporters in Kiev, Ukraine. ... |
ff1356c6c05642327a9b1c9c07e6926f9f20f746 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Administration officials meet with BP execs to discuss spill response .
Florida governor extends emergency declaration to 16 more coastal counties .
Oil slick was nine miles off coast Monday .
Feds ban fishing for at least the next 10 days in part of the northern Gulf of Mexico . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Nearly two weeks after an explosion aboard an oil rig caused a leak from an undersea oil well off Louisiana, the impact is just beginning to unfold. Though the widening pool of oil remained offshore Monday, it was already a presence for some coastal areas. John Kelly, administrator of Gulfport,... |
759778cfb3f7191f2419794163fa628dda0200c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Current Supreme Court has six Catholics, two Jews and one Protestant .
Absence of a strong tradition of lawyering among evangelical Protestants .
Only one of the Supreme Court candidates on Obama's short list is a Protestant .
More evangelicals have begun pursuing legal degrees in the last few decades . | [
"(CNN) -- For most of American history, a Supreme Court with no Protestant Christian judges would have been unthinkable. Nearly three quarters of all justices who've ever served on the nation's high court have been Protestant. And roughly half of all Americans identify themselves as Protestant today. But since John... |
e735934ab9517351049614b3aa556bae2faded4f | Summarize the following news article. | Other may want a recount, but it seems Vancouver's tops for Winter Games condoms .
More than 100,000 rubbers were distributed; 8,500 more were sent as backup .
Since 1992 Barcelona Olympics, condoms have been free for athletes at games .
Health official proud of distribution, but hears Rio gave out 35 million at Mardi ... | [
"(CNN) -- The medals have been presented, the caldron extinguished and the crowds dispersed, but there's one record from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics that may have been overlooked: Most condoms distributed at a Winter Games. It's hard to say this conclusively, and judges from other host cities may demand a recount, ... |
dbff85ed8bd653c8869949c118514bc24808c6de | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bodies recovered from a flooded house and an upside down vehicle on a flooded road .
NEW: Multiple vehicles trapped by rising water on Interstate 40 .
NEW: Two young men who'd gone tubing on a flooded creek were missing .
Flood emergency issued Sunday for central Kentucky and south central Indiana . | [
"(CNN) -- Some of the worst flooding the mid-South has seen in decades is thought to be responsible for at least 11 deaths in Tennessee, the Nashville and state emergency management offices said Sunday. Five of the deaths were in Davidson County, which encompasses Nashville, according to the Nashville mayor's Offic... |
2ab17f3257e34ba2979ced501e418fd9a8c415db | Summarize the following news article. | Les Folies Bergere show in Las Vegas to close after 50 years .
Curtain at Tropicana Resort on the Strip goes down for last time March 28 .
Show, imported from Paris, opened on Christmas Eve 1959 .
It was known for its leggy, topless dancers wearing huge feathered headdresses . | [
"(CNN) -- You know it's a recession when leggy Las Vegas showgirls can't sell enough tickets to stay in business. Las Vegas showgirls strut their stuff in Les Folies Bergere, which is closing after 50 years. That's what's happening to \"Les Folies Bergere,\" a revue modeled after its famous namesake in Paris, that ... |
3d0924a1f012f0a96319f110646b26b7ae39eade | Summarize the following news article. | "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" sells for $106,482,500, the most ever paid for single work of art .
The 1932 painting shows Picasso's muse and mistress, Marie-Therese Walter .
Previous record was $104 million for Alberto Giacometti's "L'Homme Qui Marche I, bronze" | [
"New York (CNN) -- A Picasso painting fetched nearly $106.5 million at auction Tuesday, a record for any single work of art, Christie's New York said. \"Nude, Green Leaves and Bust\" sold for $106,482,500 to an unidentified telephone bidder, the auction house said in a news release. \"Silence fell over the packed s... |
cfec85077b4970d336f4877d608bac2eb55074e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says Gulf Coast oil spill is a "potentially unprecedented environmental disaster"
In late March, Obama announced plans to expand offshore drilling .
Administration officials insist priority is to get to the bottom of the current spill .
Spokesman says Obama's announcement was the start, not the end, of longer pro... | [
"(CNN) -- A month after announcing plans to expand offshore drilling, President Obama visited ground zero of the Gulf Coast oil disaster and warned that residents could be facing a \"potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.\" \"The oil that is still leaking from the well could seriously damage the economy... |
9ae1586e34384ca06b67021cbb59d4498c12d88d | Summarize the following news article. | LeBron James named NBA Most Valuable Player for second year in a row .
Cleveland Cavs star gains 116 out of a possible 123 first place votes .
James is determined to bring the NBA Championship to Cleveland . | [
"(CNN) -- LeBron James has been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row after claiming 116 of a possible 123 first place votes. It gave him a landslide win over the runner-up, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who had just four first place votes, with Kobe Bryant of the Los Angel... |
4d2e2196a44762023d38e362cea30a58b07d97ef | Summarize the following news article. | Actress had fought breast cancer for seven years .
She was nominated for Academy Award in 1966 and 1998 .
"She lived, loved and worked harder than ever before," family says . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Lynn Redgrave died Sunday after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, according to her family. Redgrave, 67, was surrounded by her children at her Connecticut home when she died, the family said in a statement Monday morning. The star of stage, film and television was twice nominated for an Acad... |
e45011170748fcf97876fb47f3c28359c69c564e | Summarize the following news article. | Donna Brazile: Oil spill comes as her hometown of New Orleans is on the mend .
Brazile: Greed, negligence caused BP oil spill, death toll; suffering to be long-term .
50 percent of "last resort devices" that didn't work this time failed in 2002 tests .
Besides BP, she writes, companies behind failed device must come un... | [
"(CNN) -- I spent a restless night, worrying that another man-made disaster might devastate my beloved hometown, New Orleans, just as its post-Katrina motto \"Recover, Rebuild, Rebirth\" was becoming real. The oil spill couldn't come at a worse time. Everybody was so up, waiting for the inauguration of our newly e... |
a7097dceb9c1c93a0fa522899769a069bd8650ab | Summarize the following news article. | High-speed Internet, television and Skype could combine to create videophone .
Samsung says it will put VoIP calling service Skype as application on its televisions .
"Teleconferencing is inherently kind of a low-quality experience," analyst says . | [
"(CNET) -- The imagined inventions of Victorian-era French novelist Albert Robida may be coming closer to reality. Who, you ask? Robida was an illustrator and writer for popular science-fiction magazines, and is sometimes compared to Jules Verne. In his 1890 novel \"Le Vingtieme siecle. La vie electrique,\" he desc... |
dbb60adc872e3ae5ddf637e45e671c8f850c678c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama briefed on procedures used to cap well, impact of the spill .
NEW: "We will spare no resource to clean up whatever damage is caused," Obama says .
Gov. Bobby Jindal: Residents can see the spill, which BP could not contain last week .
Venice and Port Fourchon expected to be the first areas affected ... | [
"Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- President Obama said Sunday his administration has mounted a \"relentless response\" to the oil spill unleashed by the sinking of an offshore drill rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama met with local, state and federal officials involved in the cleanup in southeastern Louisiana, the closest ... |
0f0305364f09847355347a93c3b08c8c582c46f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Livingston, Wisconsin, is the town nearest to the April 14 meteor strike .
The sleepy village has seen an influx of meteor hunters .
First-grader found 35-gram meteorite during recess, sold it for an undisclosed amount .
The meteor fragments can sell for between $10 and $20 a gram . | [
"Livingston, Wisconsin (CNN) -- It's the end of the day in rural southwest Wisconsin, and the Trocke family wanders through a ditch along a county road, their eyes fixed on the earth. Dan and Laurie Trocke, and their three kids, are on a mission for fragments of rock that came from about as far away as one can imag... |
774c120c524c816a3f298b0e07c29527b1ffe39b | Summarize the following news article. | As a child, Clara Chaya Hammer endured hunger and imprisonment .
As an adult, "Chicken Lady of Jerusalem" provided Sabbath meals to thousands in need .
Family will continue charity work Hammer single-handedly started 30 years ago . | [
"(CNN) -- Her adopted brood included a Russian immigrant who had lost an eye to cancer and a family whose father was killed by a suicide bomber on a bus. Clara Chaya Hammer, a Jerusalem great, great-grandmother who endeared herself to thousands by making sure the city's needy received a proper meal on the Jewish S... |
ef154409d08f603e21e4d153a9cb454a874a317d | Summarize the following news article. | Esther Duflo: We don't know if billions in aid to fight poverty actually worked .
She says scientific method can determine which policies work .
Duflo received award as most accomplished American economist under the age of 40 . | [
"(CNN) -- Governments and charities have spent billions to try to wipe out poverty, but award-winning economist Esther Duflo says we really don't know if that money has been well spent. But as a result of Duflo's pioneering work, we may be getting some answers to that question. The Massachusetts Institute of Techno... |
0e29fe4ef8d4632fe22edf858ade5b6ba7e3b4ec | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Ed Henry sat at main table with Jay Leno, Obamas at dinner .
Mrs. Obama asks if journalists find value in social media or if it's mostly trivial .
Henry encourages first lady to tweet from his phone, gets permission from Gibbs .
"Flotus" tweet is picked up by other users . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter. I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White H... |
98346f310fc16b84bce5519c600effced39243cf | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators found about 40 bodies stacked atop each other awaiting cremation .
Maryland board revoked license of Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium .
Room contained body bags of human remains strewn on the floor of the garage . | [
"(CNN) -- A Maryland funeral home has lost its license after investigators found about 40 bodies stacked on top of each other, leaking fluid, in a garage, a state official said. The state Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors revoked the license of Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium in Riverdale, Maryland afte... |
73225639fb2241529d4262c3c1fa852d9b143524 | Summarize the following news article. | Heavy smell of oil already hangs over Mississippi beaches .
A portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico is closed to fishing .
BP said it has prepared massive boxes to capture leaking oil . | [
"Gulfport, Mississippi (CNN) -- Ben Stone knows quite a bit about disasters. Five years ago, a 28-foot storm surge from Hurricane Katrina flattened his house and almost wiped out his hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi. Now, if a rapidly growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico comes ashore -- as some expect -- Stone ... |
7c2fb9cb09661e6763db3163f62dc4b951ecf2aa | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United return to top of English Premier League with 3-1 win over Tottenham .
Top scorer Wayne Rooney may miss rest of season after sitting out match with injury .
Champions United two points clear of Chelsea, who host Stoke on Sunday .
Tottenham retain fourth place in table as Manchester City draw 0-0 at Ars... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United returned to the top of the English Premier League with a 3-1 victory over in-form Tottenham on Saturday but the champions' title hopes suffered a blow with the news that top scorer Wayne Rooney may miss the rest of the season. The England striker sat out the home win, which put United tw... |
91643be562c9ad3c3e628b0900db4f380ab5bd6f | Summarize the following news article. | Obama administration insisted 9/11 trial in New York would be symbol of U.S. rule of law .
New York officials do not want Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tried in Manhattan .
Republicans want military, not civilian, trial .
Recommendation would mean Obama administration reverses itself on two fronts . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- White House advisers are considering recommending alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be tried in a military court instead of a civilian one in New York City, a senior administration official told CNN on Friday. In November, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to try... |
cbd5710050a89804230f4a21eeb426c7c1810813 | Summarize the following news article. | Edwidge Danticat says Haiti's children are brave and resilient .
She says they have endured great hardship since the earthquake .
Danticat: The survival of Haiti rests on the childrens' shoulders .
CNN report on Haiti's children, "Rescued," airs Saturday, May 8 at 8 pm ET . | [
"(CNN) -- They are everywhere, Haiti's precious and beautiful children. They make up more than a third of the country's 10 million-plus population. You see them on rooftops -- where there are rooftops -- flying kites. You see them gathered in small circles on the ground --where the ground is not muddy -- playing ma... |
2fb6ed2c0dca814f7a92c1ffa5767d8f6b538ef5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Civil rights and labor organizations say they'll announce boycott on Thursday .
Tucson and Flagstaff vote to file suit against Arizona's new immigration law .
Law allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. immigration status .
Critics say it will lead to racial profiling; supporters disagree . | [
"(CNN) -- The city councils in two of Arizona's largest cities have voted to file suit over the state's controversial new immigration law, which allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency. The Tucson City Council voted 5-1 to file suit, and the city council in Flagstaff approved a similar measure... |
86523609577b8addc51effe9d40930535cb71233 | Summarize the following news article. | International Workers' Day draws thousands of demonstrators annually .
Truck torched; ATMs, front of bank and car damaged in Athens, Greece .
More than 2.5 million people participated in May Day celebrations in Russia .
In the U.S., several dozen cities braced for protests against Arizona's new immigration law . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of people across the globe took to the streets on Saturday in annual demonstrations for May Day, the annual event marked by demonstrations demanding better working conditions. Known as International Workers' Day, the holiday draws thousands to peacefully protest. Others, as in Athens, Greece, cl... |
e62b9c556a84157f8f9e0a0ce655909b61ebc02b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect shot at officers at Pentagon screening area, police said .
NEW: Suspect was injured in return fire from two officers .
Pentagon police say one person is in custody .
Three people being treated at George Washington Hospital . | [
"(CNN) -- A man coolly and calmly approached the screening area outside the Pentagon Thursday evening and opened fire, grazing two Pentagon police officers before they returned fire, critically wounding him, officials said. The incident happened at 6:40 p.m., when the man wearing a coat -- with \"no real emotion in... |
3a6006a860997143e1b8ecc5764b1d303f55d3d2 | Summarize the following news article. | George Huguely, 22, arrested in death of Yeardley Love; both played lacrosse at UVA .
Huguely previously arrested in 2008 incident in which he threatened a police officer .
Officer from 2008 incident said she was forced to use stun gun on Huguely .
Court records show Huguely pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, public i... | [
"(CNN) -- The suspect in the killing of a University of Virginia student was arrested in a 2008 incident in which he threatened a police officer and was shocked with a stun gun, according to a police statement. George Huguely, 22, was arrested on suspicion of murder Monday, hours after a roommate found Yeardley Lov... |
c99d9350936cc3801254b4dcf089469027458bfe | Summarize the following news article. | Faisal Shahzad lived in suburban Connecticut, wife posted on Facebook .
Documents: Shahzad admitted he got bomb-making training in Pakistan .
Neighbors say Shahzad was pleasant but odd, once remarking he didn't like sunlight . | [
"(CNN) -- Faisal Shahzad had two faces, investigators and people who knew him say. He was a suburban father in Connecticut, married to an American citizen educated in Colorado. Wife Huma Mian, pretty and smiling in a Facebook picture, wore a traditional Muslim head scarf and posted on her page that she loved to sho... |
522584baa7b78529177a0fee7dccd818bb412977 | Summarize the following news article. | Nobel Peace Prize events continue with gala concert in Oslo, Norway .
Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine to host; Diana Ross to perform .
Concert will be broadcast live on CNN.com Live at 2 p.m. ET (7 p.m. GMT)
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari was presented with prize Wednesday . | [
"OSLO, Norway (CNN) -- A week of events to mark the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari continues Thursday with a stellar concert in Oslo to be broadcast on CNN.com Live. Former Finnish president Martii Ahtisaari was cited for his work in Namibia and Aceh, Indonesia. A... |
c7b9765de4626f4b19339cd764fd8e0ef5d415c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi scores 30th and 31st league goals of the season for Barcelona .
4-1 win over Tenerife boosts Barca's chances of retaining La Liga title .
Real Madrid must win at Real Mallorca on Wednesday night to keep their hopes alive . | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi netted a double as Barcelona moved ever closer to retaining the Spanish league title with a 4-1 win over Tenerife at the Nou Camp on Tuesday night. The strikes were the 30th and 31st for the La Liga top scorer and the victory puts the pressure on arch-rivals Real Madrid for their tricky trip... |
6ada2929b1aca22d118c1ebff24b7da1540a2bdb | Summarize the following news article. | Jane Velez-Mitchell: Chelsea King, 17, was straight-A student, track star, volunteer .
Velez-Mitchell: Chelsea killed in a park where a young woman had been attacked earlier .
Author thinks suspect, a sex offender, should have been in jail longer for crime .
She writes: If suspect had been in jail, if a sign warned of ... | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea King, 17, was a straight-A student, a high school track star and she loved to volunteer. Now, she's been killed, the latest victim of what you could call \"junk justice.\" When Chelsea went running in a San Diego, California, park, it's doubtful she had any idea that another young female runner h... |
e90724a43bff823ec5e1d785feff15675e65405a | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan take first step to becoming only Italian team to clinch a treble of titles in a season .
Diego Milito nets only goal in the 40th minute as Inter beat Roma 1-0 in Italian Cup final .
Roma reduced to 10 men when Francesco Totti is booked twice in the second half .
Marseille win French league title for the fir... | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan took the first step toward becoming the only Italian team to clinch a hat-trick of titles in one season by beating 10-man rivals Roma 1-0 in the final of the Italian Cup on Wednesday night. Diego Milito's first-half goal was enough to separate the two teams, who are only two points apart in th... |
a70424015a14f1adb0483bb006556e77411be371 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Isuzu driven from Connecticut to Times Square day before planned attack .
NEW: Shahzad accidently left keys to the Isuzu inside the bomb-laden Pathfinder .
Shahzad felt Islam was under attack, source says .
"The dynamic appeared to have changed in the last year," official says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Faisal Shahzad made a practice run in Manhattan the day before he allegedly tried to blow up a car bomb in Times Square, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of his questioning. Last Friday, Shahzad drove his white Isuzu from Connecticut through Times Square, where he staked out p... |
3807ad8c4ff09800bd9dbc8a6ecf3ff1b67d4212 | Summarize the following news article. | VBS finds documenting powerful Italian crime cartel "strange, infuriating"
Cartel's control of garbage disposal has resulted in environmental crisis .
Mutated animals, high cancer rate among consequences of years of pollution . | [
"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... |
151c8054937cbdaaf22f14c477817133e076fda1 | Summarize the following news article. | Unclear when country music landmark will reopen, Gaylord Entertainment CEO says .
Record amount of flooding drenches stage, damages instruments and memorabilia .
Massive rainfall in Nashville area causes more than $1.5 billion in property damage .
Floods leave 31 dead, others missing in three states as waters recede . | [
"(CNN) -- The Grand Ole Opry House is closed for repairs after record amounts of rain sent water 2 feet above its historic stage, damaging instruments, memorabilia and archival tapes at the country music landmark. Gaylord Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Colin Reed said he did not know how long the facility wi... |
cafdbc876a26978e3b7bfafa87f305bfd3fed82b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two Pakistani officials say Gadahn arrested; U.S. intelligence official casts doubt .
Report of arrest comes hour after video of U.S.-born Gadahn surfaces .
Gadahn praises November massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, in video .
In 2006, Gadahn was indicted for treason and providing material support to terrorists . | [
"(CNN) -- Conflicting reports emerged Sunday about whether Adam Gadahn, a U.S.-born spokesman for al Qaeda, has been arrested in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani government official told CNN that Gadahn was arrested Sunday in Karachi, and a second senior Pakistani government official later confirmed the arrest. But a U... |
70c835cae5c6d109063170e0371b2db594a2cec0 | Summarize the following news article. | Man running late for trial asks twin brother to stand in for him, officials say .
Defense lawyer realizes something amiss, alerts judge, who calls in fingerprint analysts .
Marcus Mauceri charged with criminal contempt, sentenced to 179 days in jail .
Brother Matthew Mauceri, the latecomer, cited for failure to appear ... | [
"(CNN) -- So, let's say you're flying into town for the beginning of your trial and you're running a little late. What do you do? A. Call the Court. Or, . B. Ask your twin brother to go to court and pretend he is you. It doesn't appear to be a difficult question, but in Clearwater, Florida, one defendant made the w... |
4a78ac4b9dda8b2e6e02010056f519355abc382d | Summarize the following news article. | Germany midfielder Michael Ballack talks to CNN Sport about the 2010 World Cup .
The Chelsea star will represent his country in the finals in South Africa .
Ballack will reach the 100-cap mark for his country during the month-long tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- Germany captain Michael Ballack is used to the huge pressure soccer can bring after a long career competing for major honors on the domestic and international stage. The midfielder has won four league titles in Germany, three while at Bayern Munich, and can boast two English Premier League successes and t... |
d02ed4da30f32ca552f2f5e0cc5f48cb4e6b179e | Summarize the following news article. | Karen Richardson, 30, is a graduate of Howard University in Washington .
Richardson says she was inspired by former Secretary of State Rice .
She originally worked for Obama's Senate office and later on his campaign .
Richardson: "I don't want to lose sight of what it took to get here" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Karen Richardson may not have known where she would end up, but she has always known that with hard work, anything is possible. Karen Richarson, a White House staffer, says anything is possible in America. Richardson, 30, works as a White House staffer on what the Obama administration sees as t... |
48baff7898ad812f405f0ce05357fca4c3b0f875 | Summarize the following news article. | Jelena Jankovic beats world No. 1 Serena Williams in three-set epic to reach Italian Open final .
Jankovic will play Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez, who beat her fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic .
The Spaniard also knocked out world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki earlier in the clay event .
Jankovic is seeking to win tournament for the... | [
"(CNN) -- Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic overcame current top-ranked player Serena Williams in an epic clash to reach the final of the Italian Open on Friday. However, hopes of an all-Serbian showdown were dashed when the return to form of another previous No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, was ended by Spaniard Maria Jose M... |
a586717c2bf9fa62aebd8e7d32c713c9878f4122 | Summarize the following news article. | Peter Jones department store in London selling coffee shots for $100 each .
Blend is a combination of Jamaican Blue Mountain and Kupi Luwak .
Kupi Luwak coffee beans are harvested from the dung of Indonesian jungle cat . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A London department store has started selling coffee for $100 a shot. Civet cats: The coffee beans are collected from the animal's faeces. If the price sounds unappealing, shoppers also have to overcome the unusual method of cultivation, which sees the coffee beans harvested from the feces... |
92943f3e1de43c6d64384a5b9cb8fa49b2a84ed4 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: Man, 19, tried to set off bomb at the base of 60-story office tower .
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi arrested Thursday .
Authorities: FBI ensured device wasn't explosive after learning of Smadi's plans .
Smadi had revealed plans to an undercover FBI agent, authorities say . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A 19-year-old Jordanian bent on committing \"violent jihad\" was arrested Thursday after undercover FBI agents foiled his attempt to bomb an office tower in Dallas, Texas, authorities announced late Thursday. Authorities say a suspect tried to set off a bomb attached to a vehicle at the base of... |
b5fb67063661391b10e06d93e96c0b9690f90caf | Summarize the following news article. | No party won a clear majority in British election, resulting in hung parliament .
NEW: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks to protesters .
Liberal Democrats plan to meet with the Conservative Party Sunday .
Conservatives refuse to give a timeframe on any deal . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The United Kingdom spent a second day suspended in uncertainty Saturday as leading politicians met to resolve a national election that failed to yield an outright winner. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, whose party came in third after Thursday's voting, held meetings with fellow party ... |
97e933056a27fed47db49b8ab1efab96814562e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Jobless and unemployed, Shay Kelley decides to embark on a new mission .
Starting on New Year's Day, she began helping the homeless .
She collected canned goods, then decided she wanted to do more .
Kelley is traveling to all 50 states with her camera, photographing America's homeless people . | [
"Denver, Colorado (CNN) -- When Shay Kelley lost her marketing job she got worried. When she lost her home and her car she got mad. \"I went off into the woods and I started yelling at God,\" she says. \"I didn't know why God would lead me up to this point in my life just to have me left with nothing.\" \"I was lik... |
eca00db7b323a5658876e7a2eb836e52a5b31a6b | Summarize the following news article. | Mohammed Ajmal Kasab sentenced to death by hanging for Mumbai attacks .
Kasab, a Pakistani is only man convicted for November 2008 attacks .
More than 160 people were killed during three-day siege . | [
"(CNN) -- The only surviving gunman in the 2008 attacks on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people was sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was convicted on Monday of murder, conspiracy, and waging war on India. He was sentenced to death on five separate counts, and life imp... |
2affdbcaa710b5d26bd4199cc884d67afba5e53c | Summarize the following news article. | Quincy Jones has excelled as a musician, composer and record producer .
He produced Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall", "Bad" and "Thriller" albums .
He has won 27 Grammys and been nominated for seven Academy Awards .
He set up the Listen Up! Foundation, which works on various youth projects . | [
"(CNN) -- It's difficult to overestimate Quincy Jones's contribution to American music. Over the last 60 years he has excelled as a musician, composer, record producer, arranger, conductor and media company executive. Quincy Jones has won 27 Grammy awards during his extraordinary career. In a career studded with la... |
ca1cb9876a7fa032050fd650ab9c8818663f9931 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Sarandon and her daughter Eva Amurri have no shortage of talent or style .
Paparazzi descended as soon as Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise was born .
Bianca Jagger set more than a few trends, now her daughter Jade does . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Style, beauty and a certain je ne sais quoi is in the genes for these ultra-glamorous mother/daughter duos. Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson . Goldie made a name for herself starring in romantic comedies that highlighted her sense of humor as well as her acting chops. If that sounds familiar, it's beca... |
6edce2b6f04c35b847dfc33ac0cdad095ce960a6 | Summarize the following news article. | World and Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva dominates her sport .
Has broken the world record 15 times since 2003; first woman to clear 5m .
Media-friendly looks and talent have made her very bankable sports start . | [
"(CNN) -- There are few sports that are so dominated by a single person like the way the women's pole vault is ruled by 26-year Russian Yelena Isinbayeva. Eyes on the prize: Yelena Isinbayeva has often complained about a lack of real competition in her event. Every time the world and Olympic champion competes it is... |
880687f83fd3c4b6f5f724fa820677f6545648c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Phil Pagano made Chicago's Metra commuter train line one of best in country, many say .
Pagano apparently killed himself by stepping in front of a Metra train .
Pagano, Metra's executive director, made no attempt to step off the tracks .
"He's had a fabulous and unprecedented career," says Metra spokesperson . | [
"(CNN) -- The man credited with making Chicago's Metra commuter train line one of the best in the country is an apparent suicide, killed Friday by the train he himself rode five days a week for more than two decades. Shortly before 8 a.m., Phil Pagano drove to a parking lot about two miles from his home in unincorp... |
50a7d27970dd5c97064ce939e1c2065c7d1656cf | Summarize the following news article. | BP took over U.S. oil companies ARCO and AMOCO in the 90s .
Takeover gives BP access to many U.S. oil fields and refineries .
BP shares have lost some 8 percent this week .
NEW: As of May 10, BP said the clean up has cost it $350 million . | [
"(CNN) -- A major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to cause substantial environmental damage along the Louisiana and Florida coastline. Here CNN's Jim Boulden explains the circumstances behind the leak and the consequences for oil giant BP as efforts to limit the disaster get underway. What caused the oi... |
5e82c68f022df4d80e15900b8c77b0848387eee7 | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich keeper Hans-Jorg Butt named in Germany's preliminary squad for World Cup .
Butt last played for Germany in 2003 but recalled after injury to Rene Adler .
Coach Joachim Low named seven Bayern players in his 27-man squad .
He will reduce it to 23 by the start of June before the team go to South Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- Veteran goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt has received his first international call-up since 2003 as Germany coach Joachim Low named seven players from Bayern Munich in a preliminary 27-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa. The 35-year-old Butt will be competing for a starting place with Schalke's Manuel N... |
8bc5707923712a33f75dbb01119ddfa3042cb325 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea thrash Wigan Athletic 8-0 to clinch English Premier League title .
Chelsea dethrone Manchester United who beat Stoke 4-0 but finish one point behind .
Didier Drogba with a second half hat-trick clinches award for top league scorer .
Wayne Rooney limps off before the finish at Old Trafford . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea routed 10-man Wigan Athletic 8-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to dethrone Manchester United as English Premier League champions. United, who needed Chelsea to slip up in the final match of the season, beat Stoke 4-0 at Old Trafford, but it proved academic as Chelsea brushed aside Wigan in ruthles... |
f78dbfb6b96efa20f901dd7b663b49797f74b249 | Summarize the following news article. | Exit poll projects David Cameron's Conservatives winning 305 seats .
Gordon Brown's Labour Party projected to win 255 seats, Lib Dems 61 .
UK heading for "hung parliament" in which no single party has overall majority .
Brown: "My duty is to play my part in Britain having a strong, stable and principled government" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Conservative Party leader David Cameron said it was \"clear that the Labour government has lost its mandate to govern this country,\" as exit-poll predictions put his party on course to win more seats than it had for 80 years. He said the Conservatives had fought a \"positive and energetic... |
e6d5cfb456cda445a6d9674c0ed914818557545a | Summarize the following news article. | Porto striker Hulk drafted into Brazil squad by coach Dunga .
Hulk has starred for Portuguese giants since signing last year .
Brazil face England in presitige friendly in Qatar and then play Oman .
AC Milan pair Ronaldino and Pato remain on the sidelines . | [
"(CNN) -- Porto striker Hulk has been called up to the Brazilian squad for friendly internationals next month against England and Oman. Hulk, whose full name is Givanildo Vieira de Souza, has starred for the Portuguese giants since joining them last year following three seasons in J-League football in Japan. He sc... |
f8ab7eff595a6bef236056765f13dd8cff74748a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Faisal Shahzad linked to Pakistani Taliban, U.S. attorney general says .
Shahzad is charged in foiled Times Square car bombing .
Terrorists "trying to find vulnerabilities in our defenses," Obama terrorism adviser says .
Debate on Miranda warning heats up in wake of bombing attempt . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The man charged in the failed Times Square bombing was working with the Taliban movement in Pakistan, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday. \"The evidence that we have now developed shows the Pakistani Taliban directed this plot,\" Attorney General Eric Holder said, describing the investigati... |
ab3b983aec43643056b735ba1d2d354342fc63f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Elena Kagan known as a political pragmatist, but lacks judicial record .
Confirmation battle for Diane Wood might be tough .
Merrick Garland viewed as a liberal moderate .
Sidney Thomas' Western roots would add regional diversity to the court . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- CNN has reported President Obama has personally met with four leading candidates for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy. The president is expected to announce his nominee in coming days so the Senate can complete the confirmation process in time for the new Supreme Court session in the fall. Ju... |
2db3dcd0bde13e5783454c6d98f3490440fc5780 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan successfully tests two nuclear-capable missiles, military says .
PM Gilani: Armed forces "fully capable of safeguarding Pakistan's security"
International community has voiced concerns over stability of Pakistan's government . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan has test-fired two ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said Saturday. Both the Shaheen-1, which can hit a target 400 miles (650 kilometers) away, and the Ghazvani, with a range of 180 miles (290 kilometers), were fired successfully, Pakistan m... |
853a0cde811373e83e2a3e101890d94ab05f7d5d | Summarize the following news article. | Taylor leaves courthouse after posting $75,000 bail .
Lawyer says former New York Giant Lawrence Taylor denies charges .
Former linebacker charged with rape, patronizing prostitute .
Police investigating accusations involving 16-year-old runaway . | [
"(CNN) -- Hall of Fame football linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged Thursday with rape and patronizing a prostitute in a case involving a 16-year-old girl, police in Ramapo, New York, said. Taylor's attorney said the former New York Giants star denied the charges and will fight them. \"My client did not have sex... |
70af269dacddc79f4a81c744b85b334a6f3124c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to fill empty Supreme Court seat .
Experts weigh in on the nomination and the chances for approval .
Opinions are mixed on whether she was a wise choice . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama named Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. CNN.com asked legal experts and commentators the significance of Obama's selection, what to expect from Kagan as a Supreme Court justice and what lies ahead in the confirm... |
c19b450aa5a406614bca9d515ec189153bb6c774 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama troubled by Greece's economic woes .
European Union leaders call for "stabilization mechanism" to ease markets .
Obama seeks resolutions to nuclear arms treaty, adoption issues with Russia . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is \"very concerned\" about Greece's economic crisis, sees mounting threats against the United States from non-state actors and wants to resolve the dispute with Russia over adoptions, he said in an interview released Saturday by the White House. \"I am very concerned about what... |
306f31a67b0d4f16f3d1358dd95b48f991d8acc5 | Summarize the following news article. | Cheryl Little says giving protected status to Haitian immigrants was wise .
She says such status was not granted in earlier disasters .
Little says further immigration changes would aid Haiti's effort to recover from quake .
A comprehensive immigration reform bill would be a major step forward, she says . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Marie, a Haitian mother, couldn't have been more grateful. \"Thank you God for TPS,\" she recently told an attorney helping her fill out forms that will protect her from deportation. She was referring to temporary protected status, which will allow her to work legally, help Haiti and suppor... |
e0d4baaf4ef93e6dd27a26e0459cdc245f03f5f9 | Summarize the following news article. | She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract .
Horne complained she was used as "window dressing" in white films .
She was grateful that her World War II-era films were seen by black and white soldiers .
Performing for live audiences was what Horne loved most . | [
"(CNN) -- Legendary singer, dancer, actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne, 92, died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. No other details of her death were made public. Horne was the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood s... |
11cbb0c7f771f053bd02f9b0e1f21c7917940837 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan beat Chievo 4-3 to stay two points clear of AS Roma in Serie A .
Roma leave it late to beat Cagliari 2-1 to keep their title hopes alive for final round .
Sampdoria stay fourth after a 1-1 draw at fifth-placed Palermo .
Juventus suffer record 14th defeat in a Serie A season . | [
"(CNN) -- Roma captain Francesco Totti scored two late goals as his side beat Cagliari 2-1 to ensure the Serie A title race goes down to the last week. But treble-chasing Inter Milan edged out Chievo 4-3 to hold a two-point lead going into the final round. Andrea Lazzari gave Cagliari the lead with a 73rd minute s... |
02b49af7785ec70782772c0d921e5ab286772f69 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigeria's information minister says President Umaru Yar'Adua has died .
Yar'Adua had given amnesty to armed militants in troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region .
He went to Saudi Arabia in November for heart treatment .
Yar'Adua took office in 2007 in election mired in controversy, accusations of vote-rigging . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, died Wednesday, the country's information minister said. He was 58. Yar'Adua had not been seen in public since November, when he went to Saudi Arabia for treatment of ... |
1e676fe79f86a4432ca58ad4db178161abd44886 | Summarize the following news article. | Lil' Wayne, aka Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges .
Charges stem from his arrest in 2007 outside New York City's Beacon Theater .
Lil' Wayne is a multiplatinum-selling and Grammy-winning rap artist . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Lil' Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison. The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The charges stem from his arrest in 2007 outside New York City's Beacon Theater. According to police, Carter had ... |
14d4a457e39d9e2d3aecba8f58c7c6d62a1d3e89 | Summarize the following news article. | Confederation of Africa Football's president will ask for Togo's suspension to be lifted .
Togo were banned for next two Africa Cup of Nations events after January withdrawal .
Togo's team bus was attacked by rebel gunmen ahead of tournament in Angola .
World governing body FIFA stepped in to mediate the row, which wen... | [
"(CNN) -- Togo may be allowed to take part in the next African Nations Cup after world soccer's governing body FIFA stepped in to mediate the row arising from the team's withdrawal from this year's event. The Togo Football Federation was fined $50,000 and excluded from the 2012 and 2014 tournaments after pulling ou... |
acb0094fd9837cc979aa8345c905cfaaa166f934 | Summarize the following news article. | Local divers assessing the waters off Pensacola, Florida for oil .
Pensacola Bay is home to the world's largest manmade reef, a major diving spot .
Oil spill is still approximately 60 miles from Pensacola's shore .
'If this oil shows up here it will definitely shut down a big industry in the panhandle,' says Captain Do... | [
"Pensacola, Florida (CNN) -- As the \"H2O Below\" charter boat leaves the dock and heads into Pensacola Bay, it is chock full of divers. But there's not a single paying client aboard. The boat is carrying a team of local dive industry professionals -- along with an underwater cameraman -- who arranged Wednesday's t... |
58b77b55639994a5a2273d8e092f3e877827a6ca | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer: Student had visited hospital days before his death from staph infection .
Hospital saw no signs of staph, treated skin lesions with Benadryl .
Omar Rivera, 12, died October 14 from infection with MRSA .
MRSA resists all but the most powerful antibiotics . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Just days before his death, the Brooklyn, New York, middle-school student who died from an antibiotic-resistant staph infection had visited a hospital with skin lesions and was treated with allergy medicine, according to the family's lawyer, Paul Weitz. Omar Rivera, 12, a New York seventh-grader... |
71fc44bf2da63416ee6da73b68ce9bde634c8e12 | Summarize the following news article. | Nomination of Robert A. Harding announced Monday .
"I can think of no one more qualified than Bob to take on this important job," Obama says .
Harding, who served 33 years in Army, would be the TSA's first African-American administrator .
He once was Defense Department's senior human intelligence officer . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama tapped a former Army general Monday to lead the Transportation Security Administration. Obama nominated Robert A. Harding, a retired major general with 33 years in the Army, to become the TSA administrator. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the... |
9f55d468ffc15f16f9974ee36c2fe76d66e6b92e | Summarize the following news article. | Shermer wonders why so many Americans don't accept the theory of evolution .
He comes up with six reasons why not, including misunderstanding and fear .
But he says, divine creation cries out for praise regardless of when it happened . | [
"(CNN) -- Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's \"On the Origin of Species\" on November 24, 1859. All 1,250 copies of the initial print run of the book were scooped up by readers eager to see the British naturalist going rogue with his radical new theory of evolution, \"By Mean... |
9be71fa7323fd2373f53fb99292d4f8c5465b91c | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan and Roma played out a goalless draw in Italy's Serie A .
Juventus moved back into the top four in Serie A thanks to a narrow win over Fiorentina .
Diego and midfielder Marco Marchionni grabbed the goals for Alberto Zaccheroni's side. | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan and Roma played out a goalless draw in Italy's Serie A in a result which does little to enhance the title ambitions of neither side. The result left Inter Milan three points clear at the top of the table and they will be able to increase that lead to six if they claim victory over Genoa at the Sa... |
a3cdbc7eb9e6b2610d60ad9e56220ef6f3ad60f9 | Summarize the following news article. | LPGA Tour golfer Erica Blasberg has been found dead .
25-year-old Blasberg joined the LPGA Tour in 2005 .
Blasberg's agent says he is "devastated" by the news . | [
"(CNN) -- The LPGA have confirmed that 25-year-old golfer Erica Blasberg has been found dead. Blasberg has played on the LPGA Tour since 2004, and had recently participated in her first event of 2010 in Mexico where she tied for 44th in the Tres Marias Championship. A native of California, Blasberg turned professio... |
25645a2944b1ef1743d8b7582f6ede70aed84753 | Summarize the following news article. | Diane Wood has a long, relatively liberal judicial record .
Wood has sat on the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago since 1995 .
Rulings on abortion, church-state disputes could result in tough confirmation battle .
She speaks French, German, and some Russian; plays the oboe and French horn . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- As a young working mother in the the early 1980s, Diane Wood, like many of her generation, struggled to balance work and family. The future judge and Supreme Court contender had just accepted a job teaching law in Chicago, Illinois, while pregnant with her second child. Soon after David was bor... |
776a351436a3f1dd5b0f7d2df7700dc36cbb05b5 | Summarize the following news article. | "Not in our town" was spray-painted on the businesses, police say .
62 percent of Montanans voted in '04 to allow caregivers to grow marijuana .
Billings City Council is working on a regulatory ordinance . | [
"(CNN) -- The Billings, Montana, City Council will take up the issue of regulating medical marijuana on Monday night in a meeting expected to be intense in the wake of the firebombings of two of the city's medical marijuana storefronts in the last two days. The southern Montana city's dispensaries legally provide m... |
cba069a16943117570188721e8c6b7896a62dc37 | Summarize the following news article. | Some conservative evangelical leaders call Arizona's new immigration law misguided .
They want federal reform that includes path to citizenship for illegal immigrants .
They're trying to persuade rank-and-file evangelicals to get on board .
Many evangelicals call push for reform biblically based; some want GOP to woo H... | [
"(CNN) -- Tea Party activists and other conservatives are planning rallies next month in support of Arizona's tough new immigration law, which has come under attack from Democrats, Latino groups and some maverick Republicans. But a growing chorus of conservative evangelical leaders has broken with their traditional... |
8840c35466b0b2b26547927dfea75dff902c0a41 | Summarize the following news article. | Measure: U.S. should recognize 1915 killings of Armenians in Turkey as genocide .
House committee passed the measure by one vote on Friday .
Move has strained relations with crucial ally, but is hailed by officials in Armenia .
"We believe it will stop where it is," senior State Dept. official says of measure . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A narrowly passed committee measure that recommends the United States recognize the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide will likely not get a full vote in the House of Representatives, according to a senior State Department official. The official said Friday that the... |
73604beaa075eeb0e6c153ee56763674d84082e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Oscar had to atone for history of overlooked female directors, says critic John Anderson .
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin were the funniest Oscar hosts ever, says critic .
Anderson: It will look profoundly shortsighted that "Avatar" didn't win best picture .
Salute to the late director John Hughes was "overlong," critic sa... | [
"New York (CNN) -- When Alec Baldwin closed out the Academy Awards on Sunday night by slapping director Kathryn Bigelow squarely on the backside, that pretty much said it all. It was Ladies' Night in a Boys' Town. Yes, the opening routine by Baldwin and Steve Martin was very funny; there was sincerity and genuine g... |
d85b6f625e9e57efaa1e3c21e626dd25e3414758 | Summarize the following news article. | UK's Scilly Isles take part in a day-long experiment monitoring electricity consumption .
Islanders being encouraged to switch off all non-essential electrical appliances .
E-Day is the culmination of a four-day long Earth Summit on the islands . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The days are getting shorter, the nights colder, but that doesn't mean that your electricity bill needs to go through the roof. In a unique experiment, the residents of Britain's Scilly Isles are hoping to show that reducing your electricity consumption doesn't have to be difficult. The Is... |
92d4f58c11c930173076f8d8d592f9032b86076f | Summarize the following news article. | 'Miracle on Hudson' pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger retires .
Whitney Thompson rallies against education funding cuts .
Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore honors his dead son . | [
"(CNN) -- Chesley \"Sully\" Sullenberger: On January 15, 2009, the airline captain, along with co-pilot Jeff Skiles, guided US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. In his autobiography, \"Highest Duty,\" the celebrated flier wrote that the landing was not a miracle... |
4fad68cd383b8982b4d13663b957cb271b1d9539 | Summarize the following news article. | Third Day is first Christian rock band to make cover of Billboard .
The musicians are determined to give fans "a good value"
New tour for Grammy-winning band begins March 5 . | [
"OFF THE BAHAMAS (CNN) -- As the lights come up, Third Day lead singer Mac Powell is a little stumped. He's asked the packed house for requests, but the band can't do the two of the most popular suggestions. Third Day has earned praise from mainstream publications but is still pigeonholed as \"Christian rock.\" The... |
02a10e3adde1d51286218cfd3e3b8d3a7697b5a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pope Benedict XVI says reality of church child abuse scandal is "terrifying"
Pontiff says most serious attacks on the church come from within .
Benedic was speaking en route to Portugal . | [
"Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI made one of his strongest statements to date on the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church, saying Tuesday the reality he has seen is \"terrifying.\" And he distanced himself from criticism of the media by senior Vatican officials, saying the most importan... |
776d6ca20da81a74bf13fffca0a5eaee74fb117f | Summarize the following news article. | Theresa Brown: This is Nurses Week, but hospitals don't do much to honor nurses .
Brown: Studies show that as hospitals cut nursing staff, more patients die .
Better staffing, she writes, means more attention can be paid to patients .
Best gift for nurses would be enough staff -- or at least a paid lunch, she says . | [
"(CNN) -- This week is Nurses Week and hospitals across the country, I'm sure, will celebrate it the same way mine does -- by not doing much. Last year we all got goodie bags that held confetti, hard candies and a small candle that was symbolic of helping us light our way. Another year all nurses who had worked fi... |
162e5ebb7ddf7363fcc20157ace3a333d880b454 | Summarize the following news article. | Naturalized U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent charged in Times Square bomb probe .
Authorities say he received bomb training in Pakistan's Waziristan region .
Fareed Zakaria says Pakistan has encouraged Islamic terrorist groups for decades .
Zakaria: Pakistani military sees militant groups as a weapon to prevent Indian... | [
"New York (CNN) -- The suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt was caught as he was seeking to flee to Pakistan, a nation that analyst Fareed Zakaria calls the \"epicenter of Islamic terrorism.\" \"It's worth noting that even the terrorism that's often attributed to the war in Afghanistan tends to come out of P... |
75a74fa41b151d74fac98fcfb20ac72d4e26ad26 | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Darden directs foundation that helps New Orleans residents rebuild their community .
He says Hurricane Katrina, flooded New Orleans offer lessons for Copenhagen meeting .
Darden: World is reeling from global warming; effects will continue and we must adapt .
Solutions exist, but it's time for the international comm... | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Copenhagen, Denmark, is 5,000 miles away from New Orleans, Louisiana. But representatives of the 192 nations gathering this week at the climate change conference need to keep the memory of a flooded New Orleans in mind. Two years ago this month, the Make It Right Foundation was laun... |
00504275ede73591d94a6c1f994fd4856610421c | Summarize the following news article. | Poets have long written about their mothers or to their mothers .
Robert Louis Stevenson: Poem tells mother to hear "The little feet along the floor"
Julia Kasdorf's poem tells how her mother taught her to comfort those in mourning .
Rudyard Kipling's poem said his mother would love him even if he were hanged . | [
"(Mother Nature Network) -- Mother's Day poems come in all shapes and sizes. Many address the poet's memories of his mother. Others describe the poet's gratitude for his mother. Some are very short. Some are very long. Sometimes the mother-child relationship is complicated and the poet discusses the good times alon... |
2dc7794eece34f8199306223e265dab2289e6165 | Summarize the following news article. | Raquel Welch: The Pill has altered society in ways good and bad .
An upside has been empowerment of women in life decisions .
Welch: Downside is loss of caution and discernment in choice of sex partners . | [
"(CNN) -- Margaret Sanger opened the first American family-planning clinic in 1916, and nothing would be the same again. Since then the growing proliferation of birth control methods has had an awesome effect on both sexes and led to a sea change in moral values. And as I've grown older over the past five decades -... |
b1ee0cbdc1d7240a729a680d6182bc2020e87ade | Summarize the following news article. | Diego Forlan scores both goals as Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in Europa League final .
Simon Davies leveled Forlan's first half strike but he struck again in extra time .
Atletico were winning European club trophy for the first time in their history . | [
"(CNN) -- Diego Forlan scored a dramatic extra time winner as Atletico Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in Hamburg to win the Europa League final on Wednesday night. It was the second of the match for Forlan, who had put Atletico ahead after 32 minutes with Simon Davies equalizing for the English Premier League side six min... |
785bd79d3f3aadca89bab6fa5b96061423690649 | Summarize the following news article. | Presidents of BP, Transocean to appear before two Senate committees Tuesday .
Senators expected to quiz them about massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico .
Homeland security chief heads to Alabama to see efforts to minimize impact of spill .
Officials worry that change in weather will push more oil into Mississippi De... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Congressional hearings into the massive oil spill growing in the Gulf of Mexico will start Tuesday, as winds continue to push the crude closer to the Mississippi Delta. BP America President Lamar McKay and Transocean President Steven Newman will appear before the Senate Energy and Natural Resou... |
616220b33025dffb16c462ad821d914ef3216868 | Summarize the following news article. | Gianfranco Zola has been sacked by West Ham United .
Ex-England coach Steve McLaren has left FC Twente for German club Wolfsburg .
Italian media claims Marco Van Basten has ruled himself out of the AC Milan job . | [
"(CNN) -- Italian manager Gianfranco Zola has been sacked by English Premier League club West Ham, while former England boss Steve McLaren has joined German side Wolfsburg. The Hammers announced in a statement on their official Web site that they had terminated Zola's contract after a season in which they finished ... |
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