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4582e30f8d03c905d029517f40ee1382a9fd0b7a | Summarize the following news article. | Cleanup efforts have made "measurable difference" on ocean surface, BP says .
Louisiana governor says thicker oil than previously seen has hit wetlands .
BP says it hopes to begin effort to "mud" well shut as early as Sunday .
U.S., Cuba in communication about projected movement of oil . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP said Wednesday that efforts to contain and clean up oil gushing from a ruptured pipe in the Gulf of Mexico have made a \"measurable difference\" even as Louisiana's governor announced that thick, heavy oil has begun polluting the state's wetlands and estuaries. Doug Suttles, BP's... |
2a5f60811df1861472c2e0ff9ab74bdbdd438d24 | Summarize the following news article. | GAO report examines Transportation Security Administration's work .
Report specifically targets TSA's behavior detection program .
Report requested by congressman who helped create agency . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A new report, due Thursday, raises questions about the Transportation Security Administration's ability to keep airports safe from terrorists. The report by the Government Accountability Office casts doubts on TSA's ability to adequately perform its security mission, said U.S. Rep. John Mica of... |
eeef836fec82befa725a09b8028c0de529dd6ad0 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona's Pedro and Victor Valdes among three uncapped players in Spain's 23-man squad .
England coach Fabio Capello brings Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher out of retirement .
Italian names 30-man provisional World Cup squad featuring several injured players .
Italy coach Marcelo Lippi omits veterans Francesco Tot... | [
"(CNN) -- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has included three uncapped players in his final 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa. Winger Pedro Rodriguez, 22, was named along with his Barcelona teammate Victor Valdes, who edged out 19-year-old David De Gea and Villarreal's Diego Lopez for the third goalkeepi... |
99d9f20d8a92485679ed714ee3d621da30cc01c0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Well could be shut off next week, BP official says .
NEW: Coast Guard announces flow rate assessment group .
EPA orders BP to find less toxic chemical to use to break up oil .
Oil seeping into Louisiana wetlands . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A BP official says a gusher of oil pouring from its damaged Gulf of Mexico well could be shut off as early as next week. BP Managing Director Bo Dudley said Thursday night the company will pump fluids into the well this weekend in the beginning of a process that -- if successful -- could lead t... |
527b6039c9417ec0dff3d5d0d771fcc95fb9fd5f | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli officials say Qatar offered to re-establish trade relations .
Qatar wanted to provide economic aid to Gaza .
Israel fears any aid would bolster Hamas, officials say . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel's government rejected a Qatari offer to re-establish trade relations that would have allowed the Gulf state to provide aid to Gaza, two senior Israeli government officials said Thursday. One official, who did not want to be named citing the sensitivity of the matter, said there had been \... |
e23b78a4afc0861e800aeb086efe40d944b8f75c | Summarize the following news article. | U.S., France, Britain, Germany also in group hammering out sanctions plan .
Draft resolution likely to be shown to U.N. Security Council today, secretary of state says .
Nations are concerned that Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons, which Iran denies . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The United States, Russia, China and other key nations have reached agreement on a \"strong\" Iran sanctions resolution, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday. Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton said the United States has been \"working closely\" with its ... |
cf6a16b66e7a739b767b9205e67545c6d6f80b33 | Summarize the following news article. | Picture has renewed interest in case of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway .
Couple took underwater photo near shipwreck during cruise stop in Aruba .
Whether the object in the photo is human remains is up for debate .
Holloway disappeared during senior trip to Aruba in 2005; no arrests have been made . | [
"(CNN) -- An Aruban police dive team will search the site where an underwater photograph was taken that might show human remains, a spokeswoman for the Aruban prosecutor said Saturday. The picture has renewed interest in the nearly 5-year-old Natalee Holloway case. Officials first heard of the picture, taken in Oct... |
c458a9693cafcb2f348675ce42e649b0c5a9dd5a | Summarize the following news article. | Rescue worker heard a passenger's screams .
19 children, 4 infants were onboard .
Survivor crawls out of a hole in plane, taken to hospital by villagers .
"It's all God's grace. I missed the flight and survived," man says . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Banchao! Banchao!\" Save me! Save me! A rescue worker could hear the screams of a passenger on Air India Flight IX-812, but the plane was consumed with flames. Fire was leaping in every part of the Boeing jet that crashed early Saturday in southern India. The rescue worker heard things bursting in the e... |
3ec3ebb16fc218bb4c3692098e7cb5cca309fe37 | Summarize the following news article. | Reboot aims to reinvent traditions of Judaism for today's secular Jews .
Group says cell phones, computers should be put away for weekly day of rest .
Sabbath Manifesto founder says he felt technology was taking over too much of his life . | [
"New York (CNN) -- As the story goes, God spent six days creating the world and then rested on the seventh day. He told the Jewish people to always rest on the seventh day of each week, which was to become known as the Sabbath for them for eternity. This was before Facebook, Twitter, BlackBerries and iPhones, of co... |
9bed095ab03dce589e33d9ca22e17456b385d5f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Fake eBay golf clubs scam left thousand out of pocket, court is told .
Nearly every major golf brand affected by worldwide fraud on online auction site .
Ringleader Greg Bellchambers has admitted fraud and conspiracy .
Six other co-defendants on trial for conspiracy at Snaresbrook Crown Court . | [
"(CNN) -- A worldwide network of fraudsters conned thousands of people into buying fake golf clubs on eBay, a London court has heard. Ebay was hit by a massive worldwide fraud in counterfeit golf clubs. In allegedly the largest fraud uncovered by the online auction site, the counterfeit clubs, as well as clothing ... |
7c0a14e848c3d72b6bd50eeb99c5b27521923b92 | Summarize the following news article. | Pope Benedict XVI urges "respect for creation"
Message warns of conflict over dwindling natural resources .
Developed nations should adopt "more sober lifestyles," he says . | [
"Vatican City (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI championed the environment in the Vatican's annual World Day of Peace message. In his address, called \"If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation,\" the pope said peace with the natural environment is the beginning of peace with all of God's creation, including peopl... |
e91f43b9f4eff051ca3cca7394fe053297c03786 | Summarize the following news article. | Conservatives on Texas board vote on changes to "balance" curriculum .
Texas textbook requirements often make it into those of other states .
U.S. education secretary says there won't be large "ripple effect" | [
"(CNN) -- Changes to social studies curricula introduced by conservative members of the Texas State Board of Education were approved Friday after months of ideologically driven debate. Three separate votes on amended guidelines for elementary-, middle- and high-school curricula each resulted in 9-5 splits along par... |
c1f5beef29ca1a3341ca6d78d30d9880ac4a1d5d | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Teacher says student beat her, video put on MySpace .
Second teacher says attacks at Baltimore high school not unusual .
School district administration investigating incident, chief of staff says .
Union chief meets with principals to develop safety policies . | [
"(CNN) -- Two teachers at a Baltimore, Maryland, high school say they were attacked by students, and one says such assaults are commonplace, according to CNN affiliate WBAL. \"No learning place should be this violent,\" art teacher Jolita Berry said of the school where she teaches. The school district says it is in... |
a2f2f33d42886dfc09ba23f85551d52774fb9277 | Summarize the following news article. | Dennis Blair's resignation as director of national intelligence effective May 28 .
Blair wasn't expected to resign for another month, senior intelligence officials say .
President asked CIA chief and national security adviser to go on Pakistan trip, not Blair .
CNN national security contributor: No "real chemistry" bet... | [
"(CNN) -- Dennis Blair, the president's top intelligence adviser, announced his resignation after 16 months of power struggles, politics and personality clashes. Blair was the third person to serve as director of national intelligence since the position was created five years ago. His resignation is effective May 2... |
f58e20c8a51f5c1bab40c1aaf0f92d3824d16fb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Fargo, North Dakota, prepares as Red River rises quickly .
Forecasters predict river will crest Saturday about 20 feet above flood stage .
At least seven deaths attributed to powerful nor'easter along Eastern Seaboard .
Thousands still without power after storm in Northeast . | [
"(CNN) -- Facing near-record floodwaters, Red River communities in Minnesota and North Dakota raced Tuesday to shore up levees and dikes, officials said. \"We're in the full flood fight mode here,\" Fargo, North Dakota, City Administrator Pat Zavoral said. Last week, warm weather and rain melted snow south of Farg... |
77cd7c564b999a0d7ed8acacaeaf529d80972af0 | Summarize the following news article. | Tattoo parlor run by cops leads to major bust of Georgia gangs .
Authorities even set up a MySpace page as part of the ring .
ATF says big-time gangs are gaining ground outside major cities .
ATF agent: "We're seeing it all over the country" | [
"AUGUSTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Walking into the Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor is a lot like walking into a head shop. One wall is lined with gang monikers and symbols, the other with bongs for smoking marijuana and other drugs -- one even shaped like a skull. The Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor was set up by authorities to get at ... |
4eb92dac6b97731277a6e0d9d58ab9401edaa8fa | Summarize the following news article. | Documentary screened at Cannes takes aim at Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi .
The film, "Draquila," takes issue with the way the prime minister handled the L'Aquila earthquake .
Italian Culture Minister boycotted Cannes because of the film, which he called "propaganda"
Filmmaker Sabina Guzzanti: "The idea was this: Ex... | [
"(CNN) -- She's been called Italy's answer to Michael Moore, and she doesn't pull any punches -- even when the subject she's taking to task is Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi. Filmmaker Sabina Guzzanti puts the prime minister's handling of the L'Aquila earthquake, which killed nearly 300 people and devastated the... |
ccca647f56a1f19ea4d0e04cfcae5b90f258cdf0 | Summarize the following news article. | Myanmar court jails blogger, poet and dissidents for anti-regime activities . | [
"YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Courts in Myanmar have sentenced a blogger, a poet and several dissidents to several years in jail for anti-regime activities, a court official told CNN Tuesday. Young people at an Internet cafe in Myanmar. The verdicts were announced Monday and Tuesday, the court official said. Blogger Na... |
9393799579c2e6f5bfd943c89c30b1d719467628 | Summarize the following news article. | UK spent $3.69 billion last year to cover British savers' losses when Icelandic banks collapsed .
Dutch authorities spent $1.87 billion for the same reason .
Iceland's parliament passed a bill authorizing a state guarantee for repayment of the loan .
President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson instead chose to put decision to rep... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Britain said Thursday it expects Iceland to live up to its obligations, two days after Iceland's president refused to sign a bill that would pay back billions of dollars Iceland owes the country. Britain spent 2.3 billion pounds ($3.69 billion) last year to cover the losses that British sa... |
09021f668bd30a632e1abf651fa8744b82f4e9f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Thai PM: Did not expect protesters would use weapons .
PM rejects call from anti-government protesters to dissolve parliament .
Government urged to lift state of emergency, acknowledge deaths of protesters .
Country gripped by tension after weeks-long political standoff . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's prime minister acknowledged on Sunday he did not expect protesters would use weapons and apply violence toward authority. Speaking on national television, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva made the admission a day after he rejected a call from anti-government protesters to diss... |
257b7ca82f50607e46df124f1be500546c8d37b3 | Summarize the following news article. | In Times Square, huge crowds welcomes 2010 with famous ball drop .
Crowds in London gather to hear Big Ben strike midnight, watch the London Eye fireworks .
Horns blare in Auckland, New Zealand . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 1 million people marked the passing of another year at the iconic ball drop in New York's Times Square, despite an early morning dusting of snow and late-night freezing rain. With the help of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and students from 12 city high schools, the dazzling crystal ball ... |
1b32e8a86a739b24c805c7628edac38b796cd688 | Summarize the following news article. | Some Louisiana seafood festivals canceled to concentrate on cleanup .
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi officials report cancellations, drop in bookings .
BP has offered money to the states to help them promote tourism .
Biloxi restaurateur who bounced back from Katrina vows he'll survive oil spill effects, too . | [
"Gulfport, Mississippi (CNN) -- Gulf Coast states have seen drops in tourism linked to the BP oil spill in the Gulf, though it has not caused any beaches to close, tourism officials told CNN Wednesday. More worrisome than the people who call to cancel are those who don't call to book their trip in the first place, ... |
e80e3cc649b4c50eaf28d66b937666e33d041ca5 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says budget calls for $25 billion increase in VA funding over next five years .
Homeless veterans will be targeted for support, Obama says .
Dramatically improved services planned for mental health, PTSD, brain injury . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama pledged Monday to make good on his promise to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he would \"dramatically improve\" mental health aid. President Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, seen here last month, vow to increase aid. Flanked by Veterans A... |
1000ebf0e605575525f12cc0940db80a80216274 | Summarize the following news article. | The "Lost" season six DVD will contain 20 extra minutes .
Why was Claire able to give birth, but the other women are not?
Jack has a wound on his neck that keeps reopening for no apparent reason . | [
"(The Frisky) -- Sunday is the series finale of \"Lost.\" For the past six seasons of \"Lost,\" every single episode has brought us at least one new oddity to ponder. And yet, as frequently as questions are posed, it's not that often a question is actually answered. This is why the love the show, but also what make... |
b6ce014097146c5ce7da43661ed74320f2ef01a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Mary Richardson Kennedy charged after police officer saw her run over a curb .
Arrest was Saturday night in Bedford, New York .
Police: Kennedy's blood alcohol level was 0.11 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was charged with drunken driving after a police officer saw her run over a curb outside a school, authorities said Tuesday night. Mary Richardson Kennedy was arrested Saturday night in Bedford, New York, a sergeant with the town's police department said. Kennedy'... |
1a0331e88fafad356dec35259e0665d85886dfa5 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama speaks at West Point's ninth wartime commencement .
Obama: Despite challenges, "we will succeed in Afghanistan"
World fight against al Qaeda "necessary and just"
Obama hails West Point milestone; two top cadets both female . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama told West Point graduates that the United States faces \"difficult days ahead\" in its fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and said that the threat posed by al Qaeda operatives across the globe \"will not go away soon.\" Speaking at the U.S. Military Academy commencement in New York, O... |
5acd2581be5350956209d6a328295759968d0ce0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Blackwater says its employees acted in self-defense .
Iraq blames the U.S. security firm for Sunday gunfight that killed eight civilians .
Condoleezza Rice calls Iraqi prime minister to discuss gunbattle .
Incident began when Western-style convoy came under fire in Baghdad . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi officials Monday condemned the weekend killings of eight civilians during a Baghdad street battle involving American security contractors and said they would shut down Blackwater, the company involved. A Blackwater helicopter hovers over Baghdad in July 2005. Blackwater said its employ... |
d89d46d2578992d6d90394e18ebc5d10cc25f167 | Summarize the following news article. | EPA says it "will continue to work over the next 48 hours to ensure BP is complying"
EPA issued directive to find less toxic chemical than Corexit, the current dispersant in use .
BP says only other less toxic alternative is Sea Brat 4, which may "degrade to a nonylphenol"
BP maintains "Corexit was the best and most ap... | [
"(CNN) -- BP plans to continue using a controversial subsea dispersant to break up a plume of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, saying that the leading alternative could pose a risk over the long term, the EPA indicated Saturday. The EPA issued a directive on Thursday, ordering BP to find, within 24 hours, a les... |
ab422f9c63eebd4011c3bfbdcb708cd7ec4b2b49 | Summarize the following news article. | Coloradans are among country's fittest residents, a new report says .
Fewer than one in five state residents leads an inactive lifestyle .
State also ranks 50th in diabetes and high blood pressure . | [
"(CNN) -- While most Americans continue to get fatter, Coloradans stand out as being among the fittest in the country, the Trust for America's Health says. Exercise and good nutrition are part of the Colorado public consciouness, says one former official. The state ranked 51st in obesity, with 17.6 percent of its 4... |
04065a963d5f3478437a53650f206d00e821cad1 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Vance Harris: Health care reform assumes doctors will be available .
He says primary care doctors are dropping out of the business .
He says he saves the system big bucks but gets only small payments .
Harris: My financial incentive is less than half what it was 20 years ago . | [
"Editor's note: Dr. Vance Harris is a primary care physician in Redding, California. An earlier version of this commentary was posted on SERMO.com, a private, physicians-only online community. Dr. Vance Harris says primary care doctors get minuscule payment for saving the system huge sums of money. (CNN) -- Health ... |
850cf63cc65225adcc45b2e0d377752b1f11b576 | Summarize the following news article. | Demonstrators call for overhaul of U.S. immigration laws .
Push comes four years after failed effort at reform .
Two senators recently proposed new plan, calling for "tough but fair" path to legalization .
President has called on Congress to act on plan "at earliest possible opportunity" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington's National Mall on Sunday to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. Speaking by video to the crowd, President Obama said he would do \"everything in my power\" to get a bip... |
8ae0c81f8996dd5bf26e515a5bcaf26d91f9d633 | Summarize the following news article. | Within 30 seconds of jump, Felix Baumgartner expects to break sound barrier .
Pressurized suit and oxygen tanks are among special equipment he will use .
Man who holds current record -- 102,800 feet -- is serving as consultant . | [
"New York (CNN) -- An Austrian daredevil is planning to become the first person to break the sound barrier in a free fall, without riding in a vehicle. This summer in New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner hopes to make the highest, longest and fastest fall ever. His attempt will take him to an altitude where the atmosphere... |
66f19a2b6b9bb17015d68d91cd5a7cf4e04cd0f8 | Summarize the following news article. | The 3-D centerfold will appear in the June issue, which hits newsstands Friday .
HBO is promoting "True Blood" by sponsoring the 3-D glasses included in each issue .
The subject of the photos is 51st Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk . | [
"(Mashable) -- \"What would people most like to see in 3-D? Probably a naked lady.\" Those are the words of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, whose magazine will soon include a centerfold playmate photographed naked and in 3-D. The 3-D centerfold will appear in the June issue, which hits newsstands this Friday. The subj... |
8b42d0db64ead1d7701a19bd2e563dbe5b61c3be | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities arrest 23, search 35 locations in Riverside County in probe of attacks targeting police .
Police hope sweep will lead to information about those responsible for the attacks .
Four booby trap-style attacks against Hemet Gang Task Force have occurred since December .
Attacks could be gang-related, but motive ... | [
"(CNN) -- Police in California say that with the arrests of 23 people this week, they are getting closer to those responsible for a string of brazen attacks against officers in a gang task force. The booby trap-style attacks believed to be targeting the Hemet Police Department began in December when, police say, a ... |
fb78373c7d5a72bf64598bb4f0e705738f31a4d7 | Summarize the following news article. | David Gergen: Growing concern that government is not responding adequately to oil spill .
He says it doesn't make sense that fate of U.S. coast is in hands of one company .
Determined government response would have mobilized more resources, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Coming back this weekend after a stay in Europe, I had that distinct sensation -- last felt when Lehman Brothers capsized, setting off the Great Recession -- that we once again find ourselves at the mercy of events and people just beyond our control. Here at home, one hears that by Wednesday dawn, we will... |
c22877400903fcc3050d273db20bb3fdd60f8739 | Summarize the following news article. | Art Linkletter hosted "House Party" and "People Are Funny"
"Kids say the darndest things" was his catchphrase .
"I was Oprah before there was Oprah," he once said .
His 1960 biography was called "Confessions of a Happy Man" | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Art Linkletter, the easygoing, smooth-voiced emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio and television shows \"House Party\" and \"People Are Funny,\" and author of \"Kids Say the Darndest Things,\" has died, according to his spokeswoman. Linkletter \"died peacefull... |
ced66dde7b7a822ba7a01a3197da920a9d9011b7 | Summarize the following news article. | A new film, "The Blind Side," tells inspirational story of hope and caring, says Ruben Navarrette Jr.
He says film points up how fortunate most Americans are .
Rather than appreciate their luck, many wallow in complaints about obstacles, he says .
Navarrette: There's so much in life that we take for granted . | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- Sometimes, a film is so powerful that it haunts you long after you've left the theater. Usually, it's because of the weight of the message. The film haunting me is \"The Blind Side.\" And the message? I'll leave that to Leigh Anne Tuohy to explain. Tuohy and her husband, Sean, are th... |
bd048204b6ed761bf356a1db0ef3782f494f64cb | Summarize the following news article. | Queen and royal family cost British taxpayers 66p ($1.31) per person last year .
Figure is a 4p (8c) increase on the previous year, according to Palace .
Accounts reveal need for more spending to maintain palaces . | [
"(CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth and the royal family cost British taxpayers an average of 66 pence ($1.32) per person last year, Buckingham Palace announced Friday in its annual report of royal finances. The Queen and the royal family cost Britons a little bit more in the latest financial year. The total cost of the quee... |
1063cd49ff2f412660657de882138951629f0eb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds gather for a candlelight vigil to honor teen girl missing since Thursday .
Human remains found in shallow grave in park where Chelsea King was known to run .
King, 17, was last seen at school; her car, with cell phone inside, was found at park .
John Albert Gardner III, 30, is being held on rape and first-degr... | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil outside a San Diego, California, church in honor of a teenage girl missing since Thursday. The vigil was held just hours after authorities said they found human remains in an area where they had been searching for 17-year-old Chelsea King. ... |
f0335ab56d7552006ea74675d97afec245e7b2a4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. declares fisheries disaster in oily Gulf .
Homeland security chief pledges help, Louisiana governor seeks resources .
BP to set aside $500 million to study spill's effects .
"Top kill," latest effort to plug the leak, set to start Wednesday morning, company says . | [
"(CNN) -- BP is doing all it can to respond to the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, a top BP official said Monday, even as criticism of the company's handling of the crisis was growing. \"We are going to clear every drop of oil off the shore,\" Tony Hayward told reporters at Fourchon Beach, Louisiana, where cleanup ... |
398803380e0f8954b3d8344266c61033937f77eb | Summarize the following news article. | "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" comes out Wednesday .
Film is sixth in the series, has moments of humor amid growing darkness .
Less back story for this one, director says: Fans can "go back to DVDs" and books . | [
"(CNN) -- The end is closer than the beginning. Ron (Rupert Grint, left), Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, second from right) and Hermione (Emma Watson) in the new film. Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts are now in their sixth year of seven at the school. They've seen a lot of changes, particularly as the influence ... |
808c01b015888549814d340191335ad15296fe08 | Summarize the following news article. | Police release interview with teen set on fire, allegedly by youths he knew .
Michael Brewer recalls threats, flames, running, jumping in pool to douse fire .
Three teens are charged as adults with attempted murder in the incident .
Brewer, 15, faces long recovery and rehabilitation process . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A 15-year-old boy who was set on fire, allegedly by a group of youths he knew, told police he remembered \"cold stuff all over my clothes and ... burning.\" \"Somebody poured something on me and lit me on fire,\" Michael Brewer tells police from his hospital bed in the audiotaped interview ... |
15fd472c0989f9c14fb0c162241d61179a0d8ee3 | Summarize the following news article. | Suspects recruited Oklahoma woman to join Klan, Louisiana police say .
She was shot after demanding to be taken to nearby town, authorities say .
Eight suspects are accused of trying to cover up killing .
One man is charged with second-degree murder . | [
"(CNN) -- Eight people were arrested Tuesday, one on a charge of murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman at a remote Louisiana campsite during what police say was an initiation ceremony for the Ku Klux Klan. Chuck Foster is charged with second-degree murder in the woman's death. The woman, whose i... |
77ec85e3b784ca925a9294244eaf1beeafa832e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court turns aside appeal over Nancy Benoit nude photos .
Hustler published pictures months after Benoit's husband killed her, son, himself .
Nancy Benoit's mother sued, saying daughter thought materials destroyed .
Case centers on rights of media, privacy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has decided that the family of a slain professional wrestling personality can continue its lawsuit against Hustler magazine, a case that tested privacy concerns and the competing right to publish \"newsworthy\" material. The justices without comment Monday turned aside an appe... |
83b4e76d95010378aa7b2c1b5c9f325e89e22eda | Summarize the following news article. | There's a shift in how Black Friday is being handled this season .
Retailers rethink the day since they don't make as much money .
Deals will be available throughout the remainder of the holiday season .
Monitor the best deals out there on any number of Web sites . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- For all the ballyhoo about Black Friday, the crown jewel in the holiday shopping calendar has been something of a bust for retailers. That's led to a shift in how the day is being handled this season. Historically, nobody outside the retail world was really familiar with the idea behind B... |
9879e8710cd38b4cef82e46d1721c07047620c2e | Summarize the following news article. | A general election must take place in the UK at least every five years .
The power of the monarchy has gradually dwindled since the 17th century .
Power in the UK parliament rests with the lower house, known as the Commons .
The last parliament where no party had a majority was in 1974 -- analysts predict it will happe... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The United Kingdom votes on a new government May 6 through a political system that dates back centuries. When does an election happen? The UK has no written constitution. Instead the country's electoral system is based on a series of parliamentary acts dating back to the 17th century, when... |
394330bcb7ab9dadf8e2581e89ef0b72565dd9b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Footrace, which begins May 17, is the equivalent of five consecutive marathons .
Racers must carry in backpacks all the food they need for the six-day competition .
After previous desert event, racer says all else in his life seemed relatively easy .
68-year-old helicopter flying record setter is the oldest female Nami... | [
"(CNN) -- Let's just say it. The whole thing sounds insane. Despite blisters and 130-degree heat, Canadian Sandy McCallum pulls ahead on a grueling day in the desert. For six days, people from across the world -- accountants, school teachers, farmers, CEOs -- will run 150 miles, the equivalent of five consecutive m... |
62281ac85e21b0498d6746e4cdca927ccfd65847 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gusty winds and snow created whiteout conditions across upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions .
NEW: About 3,000 University of Wisconsin students descend on field for snowball fight, campus police say .
Schools were also closed across Iowa and parts of Minnesota . | [
"(CNN) -- As if the heavy snow, ice and high winds from a major winter storm weren't enough, temperatures plummeted in the upper Midwest and elsewhere Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The storm brought blizzard conditions to some areas as gusty winds and blowing snow created whiteout conditions across ... |
cbb2f68e7d1cf2a48976a390cb608ad2db6ad2da | Summarize the following news article. | Police in Georgia take it upon themselves to check sex offenders' addresses .
Sex offenders in parts of Arkansas, Texas, IIllinois must attend meetings Halloween night .
Keeping tabs on sex offenders provides community with sense of comfort, police say .
Measures can create false sense of security, president of child s... | [
"Sandy Springs, Georgia (CNN) -- During the week before Halloween each year, Lt. Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia knocks on the doors of every registered sex offender in his jurisdiction. Rose set out in his unmarked Dodge Charger Wednesday with a printout of 20 names to verify that the ... |
bdbb013c01d96d07800a1f0ee88d6a3555cd86c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 5, with first documented case and only in village, is recovering .
Mother blames a nearby pig farm for virus, but tests there came back negative .
Thousands flood Mexican hospitals, scramble for masks . | [
"LA GLORIA, Mexico (CNN) -- Tucked away in this small mountain village in Mexico, off a dusty road flanked by pig farms, is where the earliest case of swine flu -- a virus spreading globally -- was confirmed. Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez, known as \"patient zero,\" survived the earliest documented case of swine fl... |
b3ce1f7179015f225e19dd7473a6580b9defb265 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities probe whether John Albert Gardner III was involved in Amber DuBois' disappearance .
Gardner, a registered sex offender, has pleaded not guilty to killing Chelsea King, 17 .
Amber was last seen walking to school on February 13, 2009, a few miles from Chelsea's school .
Chelsea also last seen at school; her c... | [
"(CNN) -- Carrie McGonigle doesn't want to believe that her missing daughter could be connected to a registered sex offender accused of killing a California teen. \"That would mean that she's dead, and I don't want to think that,\" said McGonigle, whose 14-year-old daughter, Amber DuBois, was last seen walking alon... |
6f1cd1904ae8e4ba8e452d8b9cc0fb3d5be406a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan Jews peaked at 40,000 in mid-19th century; now there's only one left .
Zablon Simintov won't join his wife and teen daughters in Israel .
Simintov spends holidays with visitors and survives off donations from Jews .
He was arrested four times and beaten while in custody under Taliban rule . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he's the last Jew in Afghanistan. The country's 800-year-old Jewish community -- an estimated 40,000 strong at its peak -- is now a party of one. But Simintov, for hi... |
ad40dc64690198005b23867a20b0a734d46512dc | Summarize the following news article. | Young Russian fans erect memorial to pop star outside U.S. Embassy in Moscow .
Zhenya Iordanskaya, 23, says she is still in shock over the death of the pop star .
Makeshift shrine includes homemade drawings, Russian religious icons, candles . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- They headed to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow after news broke that Michael Jackson had died. And they're still coming. Alexandra Belayeva, left, and Zhenya Iordanskaya visit the Michael Jackson memorial in Moscow. Young Russian fans, some of whom don't even speak English, bring homemade signs,... |
d95b9419442a4a20c0e67cf095b1ba214bc01d43 | Summarize the following news article. | Several thousand barrels of oil overflow Alaska pipeline tank .
Source flow has been stopped but pipeline still shut down .
Spill remained in designated containment area . | [
"(CNN) -- Several thousand barrels of North Slope crude oil spilled into a containment area along the Alaska pipeline Tuesday when an open valve at a pump station allowed oil to overflow a tank, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company said. Alyeska said the incident took place about 10:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. ET) during a ... |
4e84e800675ae68ddfa72f9562ba505ac94ec5df | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Berenson shares one-year-old boy with her lawyer .
Berenson has served nearly 15 years of 20-year sentence .
She was convicted of aiding rebels in 1995 plot to overthrow Peru's Congress .
She applied for conditional liberty in September, father says . | [
"Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Lori Berenson, a U.S. citizen jailed in Peru since 1995 for helping leftist rebels, has been granted conditional release, a judge announced. Berenson has served nearly 15 years of a 20-year sentence for aiding Peruvian rebels in a 1995 plot to overthrow Peru's Congress. Judge Jessica Leon Yaran... |
9b0554c16b44d6cf179c261b646da3c8ea702c7b | Summarize the following news article. | Obama cites Gulf oil spill while promoting alternative energy in California .
Obama's remarks came two weeks after key senators introduced energy reform bill .
Sem. Harry Reid's emphasis on immigration reform raises doubts about bill's future .
Bill includes expanded offshore drilling but gives states more leeway . | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama used the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to renew his pitch for alternative energy Wednesday, arguing that the unfolding environmental disaster \"gives you a sense of where we're going\" without comprehensive reform. The federal government is \"going to bring every resource ... |
b2ba136c0f0a570d66f0fd3702a8d4535558e759 | Summarize the following news article. | First strike will last three days from March 20, and the next four days from March 27 .
There will be no strikes over Easter; planned strikes could still be avoided .
Unite says BA plans will damage customer service and brand .
BA said union proposals would save the airline less money than its own changes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Union members representing British Airways cabin crew announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions. The first strike will last three days from March 20, and the next will last four days from March 27, said Len McCluskey, the assistant... |
0bba411a34b2c86cead2a6ceadd652e31b908ca0 | Summarize the following news article. | A Texas man has outfitted a 1939 Ford with a jet engine he hopes will make it go more than 300 mph .
Nicknamed the "Hemi Jet," it fires up this weekend at the Houston AutoRama .
The car has a Chrysler engine, a Chevrolet drivetrain and a Ford body .
Owner Joe Wilkins plans to run it flat-out someday at the Bonneville S... | [
"(Wired) -- Joe Wilkins knew there was only one way to give his supercharged, alcohol-injected Hemi-engined hot rod more power: Put a jet engine in the trunk. \"It started as a hobby and turned into a monster,\" said Joe Wilkins, the motor madman behind what might be the wildest 1939 Ford ever built. He's an invent... |
68c9dc664c55159ce116313cc4fa811004227eaa | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows Dugard baking cookies with her mother and playing with her dogs .
"It's been a long haul, but I'm getting there," Dugard says .
Authorities: Dugard does not want to speak to her alleged abductor or his attorneys . | [
"(CNN) -- Jaycee Dugard, who police say was kidnapped at 11 and held captive for 18 years, said she is \"doing well\" as she speaks out in a new home video. \"Hi, I'm Jaycee. I want to thank you for your support, and I'm doing well,\" Dugard says in the video released exclusively to ABC News, which posted excerpts ... |
db779570e2078b9345ef50b4fdd414813aded833 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian cruiser halted two small high-speed motor boats and a support vessel .
Russia: 10 pirates have been detained -- all of them are citizens of Somalia .
MT Chemstar Venus released late Thursday, Ecoterra International says .
Follows release of Ukrainian ship carrying tanks after a $3.2M ransom was paid . | [
"(CNN) -- A Russian heavy missile cruiser stopped three pirate ships off the coast of Somalia, and detained 10 pirates, according to a statement released Friday by Russian Navy headquarters in Moscow. Russian missile cruiser \"Peter the Great\" moored in Cape Town, South Africa, last month. The cruiser, Peter the ... |
b40ce7344f17d8a8b7e413c6a6855eed5ac85e1e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Would-be parents tell HLN they volunteered for polygraph tests .
Gabriel Johnson, 8 months old, hasn't been seen since December 26 .
Child's mother was arrested in Miami and is in police custody but won't say where he is .
Police believe they Arizona couple know more than they're saying . | [
"(CNN) -- An Arizona couple who wanted to adopt a woman's baby know more than they're saying about the 8-month-old boy's disappearance, police say. Gabriel Johnson hasn't been seen since December 26, police said, and his mother was arrested last week in Miami Beach, Florida, after not reporting for a December 28 ch... |
9e4ec605605e7b860873a03a9baef5fc2f3b272a | Summarize the following news article. | Experts from across the country gather to discuss mental health needs of children .
One in five U.S. children has a diagnosable mental disorder .
75 to 80 percent of affected children do not get the needed mental health services .
Hope is high that new administration will tackle issue in health care reform . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- As mental health advocates, policy makers, practitioners, educators and researchers gathered at the Carter Center to discuss the progress in addressing American children's mental health needs, a drama of sorts was reaching its conclusion halfway across the country. The former first lady ... |
cdd0bf236812d0093dc2904792488b1e05cd1bd2 | Summarize the following news article. | Sandra Herold died Monday of a ruptured aortic aneurysm .
Her chimpanzee, Travis, mauled friend Charla Nash in February 2009 .
Herold's heart "could take no more" after a "difficult" year, attorney says .
Nash is still recovering in Boston; doctors say she is a candidate for a face transplant . | [
"(CNN) -- Sandra Herold, the owner of a chimpanzee that was involved in a vicious attack on her friend last year, has died, her attorney said Tuesday. She was 72. Herold suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm Monday night, Roger Golger said. Herold \"had suffered a series of heartbreaking losses over the last several ... |
c960990b16bf7a2cd3371dc2c9aabe441bc6cd53 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mark Kerrigan free after posting $10,000 bail .
He is on an ankle monitor and must refrain from using drugs and alcohol .
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 . | [
"(CNN) -- The brother of skater Nancy Kerrigan, charged with assault and battery in an incident involving his father, was released on bond, authorities said Wednesday. Mark Kerrigan posted the previously set $10,000 bail and was released from custody, according to the Woburn District Court Clerk's office in Massach... |
3841a1a086c1126535adb14804d6e3d69aac10b6 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN looks at the fashion highs and lows of the Williams sisters .
Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open .
Venus wears a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps and skin-colored shorts underneath .
Not the first time th... | [
"(CNN) -- Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit -- a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps -- has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open. But this is not the first time the wardrobe choices of Venus and her younger sister Serena have come under the spotli... |
a6dedfb31fc142b14d161770763924fc8dc4a780 | Summarize the following news article. | Greenpeace activists want interior secretary to ban new drilling .
Protesters used crude from BP spill to write messages on boat .
Activists boarded private vessel contracted by Shell for Alaska operations . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven members of the environmental group Greenpeace were arrested Monday after protesting at a private ship that the group says is scheduled to depart for Alaska this summer as part of a drilling mission. The group said it was sending a message to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to ban new drilling in the ... |
5dcc6ffe991e1972372bc14f41a8c7a51d0b755a | Summarize the following news article. | Scientist's team announces creation of a cell controlled by a synthetic chromosome .
J. Craig Venter said it's the first self-replicating species whose parent is a computer .
Venter: Work holds promise for new vaccines and ways to use carbon dioxide productively .
He says creating life is key to understanding life . | [
"(CNN) -- Vaccines that can be quickly produced to fight evolving diseases such as AIDS, flu and the common cold. Algae that can be engineered to turn carbon dioxide into gasoline and diesel fuel. These are among the innovations that could result from the research of J. Craig Venter's team, which announced last wee... |
60c9b5b33556db5bba53e626057ced12988cef0a | Summarize the following news article. | Government instructs BP to scale back use of oil dispersants in Gulf .
EPA administrator says BP's use of dispersants can be reduced by 80 percent .
Official unhappy with BP's response to request it consider alternatives to current dispersant . | [
"(CNN) -- The federal government has instructed BP to scale back its use of oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday. Jackson said she believes BP's total use of dispersants can be reduced by as much as 80 percent. While the dispersants are succes... |
1ea7971780538f433c42704ccb6e94e2cb1546c2 | Summarize the following news article. | A run-down of the biggest online piracy moments since Napster in 1999 .
F is for Free Culture, a group that rejects the idea of modern copyright law .
D is for DRM, technologies companies use to try to restrict online piracy .
S is for Sweden, where the "Internet trial of the century" has just concluded . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- If mention of The Pirate Bay conjures up images of parrots, peg legs and planks, or geeky jargon like BitTorrent and jailbreak leaves you all at sea, this handy A-Z will help you navigate the choppy waters of the online piracy debate. \"X-Men Origins: Wolverine,\" starring Hugh Jackman, wa... |
3a6e54df3531ac60980bc396d1ff33a919e7bf75 | Summarize the following news article. | Gen. Russel Honoré: This disaster is the BP oil spill, not the Gulf oil spill .
BP should be fined, he says, even $100 million, each day the oil is gushing .
Money from fines should be used to help Gulf Coast and its people recover, Honoré says .
General believes BP and negligent government regulators should face jail ... | [
"(CNN) -- It's interesting how many people have swallowed the BP public relations' bait to call the explosion from Deepwater Horizon oil rig the Gulf oil spill. We need to call it what it is: the BP oil spill. The federal government needs to take control and take punitive action against BP and any negligent govern... |
399a49dc88b227bf7237a4c1364f209397907ce6 | Summarize the following news article. | The wrecked 2005 Prius' data recorder showed no indication of brake compression.
Police say there was no indication the driver engaged the brake.
Police say the data was collected in a cooperative effort with NHTSA and Toyota. | [
"(CNN) -- A Toyota Prius was not the cause of a March 9 crash in Harrison, New York, said authorities citing \"black and white\" results in their investigation. Harrison, New York, Police Capt. Anthony Marraccini revealed at a news conference Monday that evidence extracted from the wrecked 2005 Prius' data recorder... |
7f5d67ada50f7a7b8327c1ee2c188db8a7d54595 | Summarize the following news article. | NOAA predicts three to seven "major" hurricanes in the Atlantic .
Hurricane season starts Tuesday .
Unusually warm tropical Atlantic surface temperatures are expected to boost storms . | [
"(CNN) -- The coming summer and fall could be an \"active to extremely active\" hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted. There is a 70 percent chance that three to seven major hurricanes will swirl in the Atlantic in the six months ... |
84d4f8b36669aaa25ae084b7f17ece28edf2d77c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mexico says additional U.S. troops at border should battle organized crime, not illegal immigration .
Obama to send 1,200 more National Guard troops to help with anti-drug and intelligence efforts .
"It's simply not enough," Sen. John McCain says .
Previous border operation that sent more than 6,000 troops to the ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will deploy up to 1,200 more National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, an administration official told CNN on Tuesday. In addition, Obama will request $500 million to supplement current spending for enhanced border protection and law enforcement activities, th... |
b85fe344d0e5b9728b2805496441ec1a15e88544 | Summarize the following news article. | The iPad falls under the stadium's "no laptops" security policy .
Patrons won't be able to enter the ballpark with an iPad in their possession .
Wi-Fi is available throughout Yankee Stadium . | [
"(Mashable) -- According to Apple's latest commercial, \"iPad goes anywhere\" -- anywhere, that is, except for Yankee Stadium. Yahoo Sports confirmed with the stadium that the iPad falls under its \"no laptops\" security policy and patrons won't be able to enter the ballpark with one in their possession. Say what? ... |
a2008033ac3e22a5ab4203a06c59a014f46cacd2 | Summarize the following news article. | Poll says 60 percent of users are considering quitting Facebook over privacy issues .
Deactivation means profile info and content are hidden from view but are saved on servers .
Facebook execs recognize the backlash and that they've got a PR problem . | [
"(CNET) -- Are you confused by the myriad changes Facebook keeps making to its privacy settings? Are you angry about your data being exposed without your express consent? Are you just fed up and not going to take it anymore? You're not alone. A recent poll from Sophos found that an estimated 60 percent of users ar... |
676a04c1a5b89ca31962968927bc8a47b2bb4943 | Summarize the following news article. | Term "act of war" is missing in U.S. response to sinking of South Korean warship .
Hillary Clinton: U.S. "working hard to avoid an escalation, belligerence and provocation"
North Korea has denied responsibility for the March 26 sinking of ship .
"This is a very sensitive period. You have to be very careful," analyst sa... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The United States hopes cool, careful language will keep the North Korean crisis from boiling over. The United States has been vocal in condemning North Korea for what it calls an act of aggression and provocation in the March 26 sinking of a South Korean warship that killed 46 sailors. But you... |
2144ebc328adc12a725729c360821b6dcac5126b | Summarize the following news article. | Find a swimsuit that downplays what you don't love and highlights what you do.
Small bust: Underwires, boning and padding add shape and fullness to your chest .
A plunging halter top draws the eye up and away from any belly bulge .
Leave boy shorts at the store - -they make the derrière and thighs look bigger . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Think of a swimsuit as your strategic dare-to-bare ally: Find one in a flattering color and cut, and it can give you the confidence you'll want when it's time to drop the towel. There's no getting around the fact that swimsuit shopping can be a major drag, but if you put your mind to it, you will ... |
df844795e8b858bed4ca481daa0014e881063cf0 | Summarize the following news article. | Team wears shirts that say, "One Team; One Heart; One Love," for Yeardley Love .
Team wins 14-12 over Towson in first game since Love found dead in apartment May 3 .
Towson team wore orange armbands stitched with her initials, Y.L.
Love's former boyfriend, George Huguely, charged with first-degree murder in her death . | [
"(CNN) -- Love was present everywhere at the University of Virginia's Klockner Stadium on Sunday -- in the stands, over the loudspeaker and on the field. \"One Team; One Heart; One Love,\" read the warm-up T-shirts that members of the school's women's lacrosse team wore. Spectators waved a sign reading \"No. 1 Year... |
88ae4a1300b0bbc66862ba541e453b11a44b54d9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ex-New York police commissioner turns himself in to begin 4-year sentence .
He pleaded guilty to lying to Bush officials, tax fraud .
Kerik was nominated to be homeland security secretary in 2004, withdrew .
Calls conviction 'gross injustice, which I pray will be remedied' on appeal' | [
"New York (CNN) -- Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik arrived at the federal prison in Cumberland, Maryland, Monday to begin a 48-month prison sentence, prison authorities said. Kerik reported to the medium-security facility, which houses some 500 inmates, at approximately 1 p.m. ET, authorities... |
b67ca0a754c3db77736a6c3cd2b202c69206e5ad | Summarize the following news article. | Wanda Barzee to be sentenced Friday on federal kidnapping, state attempted kidnapping charges .
Faces 1 to 15 years in prison for incident involving Elizabeth Smart's cousin .
Barzee pleaded guilty in 2002 Elizabeth Smart kidnapping .
Prosecutors recommend state sentence to run concurrent with federal . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002 -- and attempting to kidnap Smart's cousin a month later -- will be sentenced for both offenses in state and federal court Friday. Wanda Eileen Barzee, 64, pleaded guilty in November to federal charges of kidnapping and unlawfu... |
5eaccea092ac3bb213c7bb2b9af202e618596836 | Summarize the following news article. | Coleman suffered a brain hemorrhage Wednesday .
Actor was awake and talking Thursday morning .
Coleman became unconscious Thursday afternoon .
He was placed on life support in the ICU . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor Gary Coleman, who had suffered from intracranial brain bleeding and was on life support in the intensive care unit of a Utah hospital, has died, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday. Family members and close friends were at his side when life support was terminated, Janet Frank said. Coleman, 42, fell... |
5a7d573e6ae3edd1c1677f5b71fa61ecd2ee8a4b | Summarize the following news article. | Gates wants veto of defense spending bill if projects he deems unnecessary remain .
$726 billion measure needs House, Senate approval before it goes to Obama .
Gates cites items funded by Congress, after he has labeled them unneeded .
Extra C-17 transport planes, alternate fighter jet engine are on his list . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will urge President Obama to veto a coming $726 billion defense authorization bill if it contains funding for unwanted projects Gates has been trying to cut for years. Gates has been vocal about financial reform at the Pentagon, trying to rein in some big-... |
00aee24828cbceb3857579c59c9a85f381e358a5 | Summarize the following news article. | North Central West Virginia airport offers free sightseeing flights to boost numbers .
Other small airports offer free flights, Christmas light tours to increase passenger traffic .
Republican senator wants FAA and Government Accountability Office to investigate . | [
"Clarksburg, West Virginia (CNN) -- North Central West Virginia Airport boasts quick check-ins, free, accessible parking and a convenient baggage claim. That's not surprising, considering that fewer than 20 people fly out of the facility on any given day. And all three scheduled daily departures to Washington have... |
97e27b58fee44929c760d817ca71d7950e304b58 | Summarize the following news article. | Hurricanes would pile on to problems of oil spill, Haiti quake survivors .
Storm surge could force oil from shore miles inland, forecaster says .
It's hard to predict how oil slick would affect a hurricane, experts say .
Oil could slow the storm's growth, or make it stronger . | [
"(CNN) -- A predicted busy hurricane season this summer is on a collision course with an unprecedented oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the results are anyone's guess, weather experts say. \"The problem is that this is a man-made experiment we wish we hadn't made,\" said Jenni Evans, a professor of meteorology ... |
982b89b66131ebc76670624f42b6b81c4a4be852 | Summarize the following news article. | DeWyze beats Crystal Bowersox in season finale .
The show also is the last for judge Simon Cowell .
Former "Idol" judge Paula Abdul joins tribute to Cowell .
Janet Jackson, Alanis Morrisette among performers on finale . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Lee DeWyze, a paint salesman from Chicago, Illinois, was announced the winner of Fox's \"American Idol\" on Wednesday night, edging out fellow 24-year-old Crystal Bowersox, a mother from Elliston, Ohio, affectionately known as \"MamaSox\" to her fans.a . After host Ryan Seacrest re... |
45343d7088a7be7d927c301fd7fde24fafc107d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Chefs and fishermen fear customers will refuse safe Gulf seafood .
Experts sampling water at oyster beds, fishing docks to see if haul is OK to eat .
Celebrity chefs head to Louisiana in show of support and to attend fundraisers . | [
"(CNN) -- Gulf Coast chefs and fishing advocates claim, \"Come on in; the water's fine!\" but find themselves facing a public awash in apprehension over potentially oil-tainted seafood. When New Orleans, Louisiana, chef John Besh recently urged people to choose U.S. shrimp over imports during an interview about the... |
64f70eefb7b2ff90d80a2a77e230819bc89564e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama vows to put federal muscle behind cleanup, says there are alternatives to "top kill"
Obama: "I ultimately take responsibility"
Feds to triple manpower on beaches that have been hit by oil .
Obama: Americans can help by visiting region; most Gulf beaches are open, safe, clean . | [
"Grand Isle, Louisiana (CNN) -- President Obama returned from a tour of the oil-stricken Gulf Coast on Friday and vowed to do all he could to help area residents and businesses clean up the mess and recover financially. \"We want to stop the leak, we want to contain and clean up the oil, and we want to help the peo... |
93bfbd3f635971882c6479693f53c1a40afefb81 | Summarize the following news article. | Human rights group says it warned of a possible attack .
NEW: Death toll rises to 98, government official says .
Strikes targeted two mosques in Lahore belonging to Ahmadi religious group .
Ahmadis are a persecuted religious minority . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from Friday's attacks on a religious minority in Lahore has risen to 98, officials said Saturday. The strikes with bombs and firearms took place at two mosques in Lahore belonging to the Ahmadi religious group, police and rescue officials said. At the Baitul Noor place o... |
d3eea7197348fc34267648907b99a79576390050 | Summarize the following news article. | There were rumors of rivalries on "Sex and the City 2" set; stars say they're untrue .
Generally, such gossip is about women; male stars don't raise same issues, observers say .
Author: Fair or not, "it's much easier to believe that women don't like each other"
Us Weekly editor says, "No one is a victim in the celebrit... | [
"(CNN) -- Get four successful women together on a movie set and you'd think it's all claws, all the time. Some rumors would insinuate that \"Sex and the City's\" Kim Cattrall doesn't get along with her co-star Kristin Davis, while another would allege there were catfights on the set of the sequel, as the stars reve... |
cb0c7433e9cfd48cdd2c394946781bb0dc742c4c | Summarize the following news article. | Transocean attorney denies company had employees sign releases .
Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon explosion testify to a House committee on Thursday .
Also testifying was a father of one of the 11 workers killed in the April 20 blast .
Survivors say the company compromised safety with employment cutbacks . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Survivors of the oil rig explosion April 20 that triggered an underwater oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, along with the father of a man who died in the blast, urged members of a House committee Thursday to hold Transocean and BP accountable for the incident. \"Please believe me, no amount of ... |
2ec51ef87ca25cd58c8cf6102b4c182d8917ad7c | Summarize the following news article. | As Congress voted on health care, tens of thousands marched for immigration reform .
Ruben Navarrette says Democrats showed moral courage in health care bill push .
He says immigration is a cause that can't wait .
He says system is broken and Congress should act now, not wait for better economy . | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- The Obama administration needs an air traffic controller to manage its domestic policy agenda. The items are starting to pile up on the runway. Move over, health care. Next up: immigration. It wasn't exactly a graceful transition. In fact, at first, it looked like bad timing that ten... |
361b9a95084e5182c02eaadf887c971e29a51efa | Summarize the following news article. | Two mothers blame Infantino "SlingRider" for their infants' deaths in 2009 .
Infantino issued a recall Wednesday of two baby slings, offering replacement slings .
Recall includes more than 1 million slings sold in U.S., Canada, Europe .
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says it identified 14 deaths with sling-sty... | [
"(CNN) -- It wasn't a long walk to Lisa Cochran's car in the Costco parking lot, but by the time she got there her infant son was near death. Cochran and her grandmother had just enjoyed a hot dog at the Salem, Oregon, wholesale outlet. She had 7-day-old Derrik out of his baby carrier as she ate and people at nearb... |
f16941c65b5719506aa437477bb683c10c66542f | Summarize the following news article. | More than 14,000 troops fired because of "don't ask, don't tell," says Alexander Nicholson .
Deal on DADT between White House, Pentagon, gay rights groups, is good, says Nicholson .
New legislation would firmly establish the mechanisms for ending gay ban, he says .
Nicholson: Most importantly, it would do so with covet... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The word compromise is never music to the ears of passionate advocates for a cause. This is especially true for advocates of overturning the military's \"don't ask, don't tell\" law, a law that was supposed to be a suitable compromise itself in 1993. But when idealism collides with political re... |
ee2c1f170c734717a6c9acc8ddc3edf8c33bb9e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Frank Dryman was convicted of killing Clarence Pellett on a roadside in 1951 .
Dryman was entenced to life in prison, then paroled in 1969, and disappeared .
Pellett's grandson worked Montana authorities and found him in Arizona .
Dryman was arrested Tuesday and awaits extradition to Montana . | [
"(CNN) -- For Clem Pellett, tracking down his grandfather's killer was not his original mission. \"I was just putting together an old family story ... and these serendipitous events happened, and we accidentally caught him,\" Pellett, of Bellevue, Washington, told CNN in a phone interview Wednesday. That \"old fami... |
06febdbc83191eda77746858ac81c43a21de2748 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he doesn't know if Elizabeth Birnbaum was fired or resigned on her own .
Interior secretary says the MMS Service director resigned; sources say she was fired .
Interior Department report cited inappropriate relationship between inspectors, oil industry .
Legislation has been introduced in part to help crack ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum resigned Thursday as head of the Interior Department's scandal-plagued Minerals Management Service, the department's chief said. Two sources told CNN that Birnbaum had been fired. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is involved in federa... |
9c11771fbb920e7e90c041e269b0c970eda80e41 | Summarize the following news article. | Gary Coleman's condition is critical, hospital says .
Hospital won't give details on his illness .
Child actor is best known for "Diff'rent Strokes" | [
"(CNN) -- Actor Gary Coleman is in critical condition in a Provo, Utah, hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Janet Frank, the spokeswoman for Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, confirmed that Coleman, 42, was being treated there after being admitted on Wednesday. Frank would not release any other infor... |
b19cd54b37f95af9c9bcbb43389001f00446055b | Summarize the following news article. | Minerals Management Service has a troubled history, government reports say .
Report: Inspectors got meals, tickets to sports events from companies they monitored .
Interior Department chief Ken Salazar says he's trying to change MMS culture, structure .
MMS Director Elizabeth Birnbaum has been fired, sources say . | [
"(CNN) -- The Minerals Management Service, a division within the Interior Department, was a troubled agency long before the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the recent revelations of employee misconduct. The agency -- which oversees U.S. offshore drilling, including the Gulf of Mexico -- has come under fire for ... |
3641bd0f06121f074115faaf31e90df45953c46f | Summarize the following news article. | NBC's "Parenthood" portrays a family in which the son has Asperger's syndrome .
Autism in its various types isn't often depicted in prime-time television .
Producers use consultants to keep the storyline as accurate as possible .
The show has faced some criticism over lack of realism . | [
"(CNN) -- In a scene from NBC's \"Parenthood,\" two parents are attempting to get their 8-year-old son ready for school. The child insists on wearing a pirate costume to class, again. His father asks him to take it off so he won't get teased. His mother says it's OK, mainly so she can get him out the door on time. ... |
444a4ec45f9d49c19dffd48da45c0054b0ccf7f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Department. of Justice is asking questions about Apple's business practices .
Investigators want to know whether Apple has employed anticompetitive tactics .
Apple's iTunes accounts for 70 percent of all digital song sales . | [
"(CNET) -- Investigators for the Department of Justice began asking questions about Apple's business practices involving digital music at least three weeks ago, multiple music industry sources told CNET. DOJ investigators have interviewed numerous executives at record companies and digital music stores and accordin... |
cb6a1550adea23cbe94c417f3a9f622c28c8d7bc | Summarize the following news article. | GOP Rep. Cantor says Dems have inflamed violence by using threats against them .
DNC spokesman denies that "Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain"
House Democrats have reported threats, other incidents .
"Violence and threats are unacceptable," House Minority Leader John Boehner says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Shots fired at a congressman's campaign headquarters. Windows smashed at Democratic offices across the country. A coffin placed on a lawmaker's lawn. Hate-filled voice mail messages left on members of Congress' phone lines. Those are just some of the incidents reported since the House passed hi... |
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