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188fb732462a54f5d6e578f3d78cce0ca37ee02f | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Alonso maintains his lead in F1 drivers' standings with second race in Melbourne .
Alonso four points ahead of teammate Felipe Massa after finishing fourth in Australian GP .
World champion Jenson Button secures victory in his McLaren to move up to third overall . | [
"(CNN) -- World champion Jenson Button is up to third place in the drivers standings after his victory in the Australian Grand Prix. The Briton, who was claiming his first success in a McLaren after winning the world title for Brawn GP, secured the maximum 25 points in Melbourne to move up to 31 points overall. It ... |
714f3654cdcd576322679a2b2ce224c093f6e79e | Summarize the following news article. | Taxi driver ducked for cover as a colleague was shot dead at point blank range .
Don Reed, a former soldier, was shot in the back by gunman Derrick Bird .
Bird was involved in a dispute with other taxi drivers, cab firm owner says .
Bird eventually found dead in Lake District village following police manhunt . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A taxi driver shot in the back by Cumbrian gunman Derrick Bird has described how he dived for cover as he watched Bird shoot a friend in the face. Twelve people were killed in a shooting rampage which began in the port town of Whitehaven on Wednesday and ended with Bird, also a taxi driver... |
f38c67caf9a886d2b934b3a7d369b153a724df52 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain to step up North Sea oil rig inspections .
Move prompted by Gulf of Mexico spill, Britain says .
"Every reason to increase vigilance," Britain says . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Britain will step up its inspection of North Sea drilling rigs following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the government announced Tuesday. The government will also increase monitoring of offshore drilling compliance and has asked a new oil industry group to report on Britain's... |
eed6f13cf12c480a3f0a90adc37fdf4c925b7ebe | Summarize the following news article. | India seeks to speed divorces .
Previous law required divorce by consent except for cruelty and desertion .
New law adds "irretrievable breakdown" | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Caste and religion are potential headings on matrimonial columns of Sunday newspapers. At times, matchmaking classifieds profile mystical birth-chart defects of the candidates. In India, marriages are solemnized as a well-guarded union. But the country has now moved to at least unshackle ... |
d2d0913f87fdcc234f7f663700306a1fd1f97c86 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese director Chen Kaige found international fame with 'Farewell My Concubine'
Made a brief foray into filmmaking in Hollywood before returning to China .
Personal experience during Cultural Revolution had large impact . | [
"(CNN) -- Director Chen Kaige's films often examine the close ties of love, passion and friendship, but his own relationship with his artist and filmmaker father is one that has informed much of his life and colored his work. Chen Kaige captures the pains and passions of relationships on the silver screen. As a 14-... |
fbcf77d4da178c3e7e6ff07ee0b3075be15f0dbb | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona crush Valladolid 4-0 to retain their Spanish Primera Liga title .
Lionel Messi scores 33rd and 34th goals of the season as Barca finish on 99 points .
Real Madrid finish three points behind in second place after a 1-1 draw at Malaga . | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored his 33rd and 34th goals of the season as Barcelona crushed Valladolid 4-0 to retain their Spanish Primera Liga title by three points from Real Madrid, who were held 1-1 at Malaga on Sunday. The 22-year-old Messi put the icing on the cake of a memorable campaign for him personally, help... |
3fc6d9865ad7ed5f32011b4e70bbba5cfde8fc2b | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook's data says what people do but little about why they do it .
When people share info with Facebook, they become vulnerable to Facebook .
Do people really know who is included in their "Friends-of-Friends?" | [
"(CNN) -- Facebook's privacy problems have been in the news ... again. Although complaints may have started deep in the blogosphere, even Time Magazine has made them its cover story. In response, Facebook announced a new privacy model to address complaints that it's too darn hard to actually navigate privacy setti... |
3c162c40a5576647b28913825871d44bbf764ae7 | Summarize the following news article. | Federer queries plans to move French Open away from Paris home at Roland Garros .
French Open has been player at Roland Garros since event began in 1928 .
Officials are examining three possible sites in the suburbs of the capital . | [
"(CNN) -- World number one Roger Federer has expressed concern over plans to move the French Open from Roland Garros to the suburbs of Paris. Officals are looking into the possibility of shifting the clay court grand slam to one of three possible sites outside the city if they are unable to agree plans to expand Ro... |
7a3e581512314a45685580c9c02d0431a1b96f79 | Summarize the following news article. | Cocaine bust largest ever in West Africa, SOCA says .
Latin American cocaine was bound for Europe .
Latin drug cartels have been active across the Atlantic .
Europe has expanding market for cocaine . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Police in Gambia have seized a record haul of Europe-bound cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars, a statement from British authorities said Wednesday. The 2,100 kilograms (4,630 pounds) of cocaine has a street value potentially worth many times higher since it is often diluted with... |
066a7371951ca384ba4dcf18ea3222e6e213a2bc | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Rushin is thrilled that more people are caring about soccer .
He says more and more Americans are succumbing to Cup fever .
The game will be difficult to eradicate, Rushin writes . | [
"Hartford, Connecticut (CNN) -- I knew every last American had been touched by the World Cup when my father-in-law told me how much he enjoyed \"the first few innings\" of the Brazil-Ivory Coast match. Needless to say, he's just discovering soccer. He still thinks a red card is what communists keep in their wallets... |
5f415ce21b79554f0df708b4a2a20b0b73307393 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Applies only to activities coordinated or controlled by foreign terrorist groups .
6-3 ruling upholds provisions of the 2001 Patriot Act .
Providing support in any form "furthers terrorism," chief justice writes .
Dissenting justice says First Amendment should sometimes prevail . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A divided Supreme Court has ruled the government has the power to criminalize \"material support\" of a foreign terrorist organization. The 6-3 decision Monday preserves a key provision of the 2001 Patriot Act, amid claims it threatens the free-speech rights of Americans who would assist non-vi... |
69591845a3906fd96179ca9387f052dcf2aeaf30 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Lohan's lawyer says dad is worried about alcohol, substance abuse .
Lawyer: Father is ready to take "all appropriate legal action" to prevent a tragedy .
Michael Lohan persuaded a deputy to help him enter her Hollywood home last week .
Lindsay Lohan's 16-year-old sister has been staying with the actress . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan's father will \"pursue any and all appropriate legal action\" to prevent his daughter from becoming \"another Hollywood statistic\" because of alcohol and substance abuse, Michael Lohan's lawyer said Monday. The much-publicized dispute between the actress-singer and h... |
71ff5c9fcb14d58827092a4f442e224dbe986691 | Summarize the following news article. | More than half of all ecstasy seized in U.S. in 2007 was laced with meth .
Teen in Albany, New York, says, "It's easy to get"
Ecstasy is coming in at rapid pace from Canada, law enforcement officials say .
Canadian officials say gangs with ties to China and India are behind the smuggling . | [
"ALBANY, New York (CNN) -- Nick, 16, says ecstasy is rampant in his high school, with kids often mixing the drug with meth and other substances. More than half of all ecstasy seized in the United States last year was laced with meth, authorities say. \"You just have to know the right person. It's about as easy as a... |
27ef1c16a975278b6c229c95abda1a8d3b4924f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Chechnya has seen construction surge in formerly war-torn areas .
Chechan president was rebel fighter .
Activist: critics of president have ended up dead .
Neighboring Russian regions have grown more violent . | [
"Grozny, Chechnya (CNN) -- It has been ten years since my last visit to Chechnya. I knew the place had changed. I didn't realize how much. For a decade, Chechnya was the most violent, hopeless, war-torn corner of Russia. Russia's impoverished, conscript army had been locked in an ugly struggle with Chechen insurgen... |
bcd070277d5ebd1f561cd560539ce7119a5e60a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Hurricane may strengthen to Category 2 before its second landfall in Mexico .
Dean is expected to hit central Mexico on Wednesday .
Mexico's president cuts short a meeting in Canada to return home .
Downed power lines, damaged buildings in Mexico, northern Belize . | [
"VERACRUZ, Mexico (CNN) -- With Hurricane Dean hours away from a second dangerous encounter with Mexico, government officials warned residents of Veracruz and other coastal towns to prepare for its arrival. A resident tries to make his way through a flooded street in Chetumal, Mexico, Tuesday. Not only is the area ... |
b37204c13ea38b511265e41ac69fb12acfb63f85 | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish reservoirs on average half full after six dry months .
Past six months are driest in Spain in 70 years, when record-keeping began .
Worst-hit areas are Catalonia and central Spain .
Government building 60km pipeline to supply Barcelona . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spain is reeling from its most severe drought in 70 years with the nation's reservoirs on average just half full, the Environment Ministry reports. The tower of a former church, underwater before the drought, reappears in the Mediano reservoir. Rainfall has been less than half of what's cons... |
e0992d278ed2f8d21687e6d6824908c32320b185 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Dolbeer: Planes are contending with an increasing number of birds .
Environmental rules have led to large jump in numbers of big birds like geese .
Dolbeer says airports are taking steps to reduce risk of bird strikes .
He says more attention should be paid to solving the problem . | [
"(CNN) -- The problem of planes hitting birds comes down to a key fact: \"We're competing for airspace,\" says Richard Dolbeer, a biologist who spent 20 years studying the problem at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Richard Dolbeer says \"bird strikes that would disable both engines on an aircraft is fortunately... |
85155369e2e13ca01de97d633bd6786b0ae9937a | Summarize the following news article. | In the cold Alaskan winter, geologist keeps watch on Mount Redoubt .
Michelle Coombs thinks the volcano will erupt within days or weeks .
The biggest danger could be ash getting in a jetliner's engines .
At Alaska Volcano Observatory, they're getting extra help, monitoring 24/7 . | [
"Anchorage, Alaska (CNN) -- It's 3 degrees and snowing outside the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, but inside the operations center, things are heating up. Geologist Michelle Coombs monitors the Redoubt volcano from the Alaska Volcano Observatory. \"This is kind of the nerve center, if you will,\" says geo... |
72f9cab724d4f6a4fe71b5b7b3fd480f616cad02 | Summarize the following news article. | Anderson Cooper went free diving with great white sharks in South Africa .
Before entering bloody water, guide advised Cooper to "project confidence"
Cooper: Shark dive was "among the most remarkable experiences of my life" | [
"(CNN) -- \"Planet in Peril: Battle Lines\" traveled to a place off the coast of South Africa known as \"shark alley,\" one of the best places in the world to see great white sharks. CNN traveled to \"shark alley\" off the coast of South Africa, one of the best places in the world to see great whites. Shark tourism... |
5727f9752dc83ced16b608fda2b3cf23cb3c4876 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigeria is one of world's richest oil states; people are among poorest in world .
Nigerian agency: $300 billion to $400 billion in oil profits squandered, stolen .
Militant group MEND attacks oil pipelines, demands profits given to Nigerian people .
UN: Niger Delta has had more than 6,000 spills; 10 times more than Exx... | [
"PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (CNN) -- Trash litters its cities. Electricity is sporadic at best. There is no clean water. Medical and educational services are limited. Basic infrastructure is severely lacking. \"Planet in Peril\" met in a secret location with members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger De... |
29433153917eedd0be2c6cc1e5349e8aec904564 | Summarize the following news article. | 13-6 vote sets up final confirmation vote by full Senate .
Panel voted mostly on partisan lines; 1 Republican joined Democrats .
At least 5 GOP senators back Sotomayor, making Senate confirmation almost sure . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, setting up a final confirmation vote by the Senate. With Republican senators' support, Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation by the full Senat... |
2ca5396100e4d25c9a1a6b1e07a188937120fc94 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Orrin Hatch says nominee's off-the-bench comments are troubling .
Sen. John Cornyn cites "surprisingly radical view of the law"
Vote on nomination to come soon, with approval expected .
Conservative groups have been pushing senators to oppose . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two key Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee announced their opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Friday, a further sign the party's conservative base is uniting against President Obama's first high court pick. Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination is to be put ... |
5527817ffd04344abdbf1dbc2fd7030eb597d218 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2006, Wyoming provided enough natural gas to heat 27 million homes .
Biologists say the increased pace of drilling is hurting wildlife, habitat .
Studies show sage grouse down by 80 percent; mule deer down by 42 percent .
Communities say they want balance between drilling and habitat protection . | [
"PINEDALE, Wyoming (CNN) -- Call it modern horse-trading. Balancing the nation's energy needs with its interests in protecting wildlife and habitats. An antelope grazes near a gas well in Jonah Field, one of the hot spots for natural gas in Wyoming. The practice is playing out in Wyoming, where energy companies pum... |
05135c9713aeb8865f613ae14481d0f189d7cbf9 | Summarize the following news article. | Laura Gómez: Critics of Sotomayor take her remarks out of context .
She says judge carefully hedged comment about "wise Latina" judge .
Gómez: Key merit of diversity on court is public view of judges' legitimacy . | [
"Editor's note: Laura Gómez is professor of law and American studies at the University of New Mexico. Gómez, who has a Ph.D. in sociology and a law degree from Stanford University, is the author of \"Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race.\" Laura Gómez says Sonia Sotomayor's \"wise Latina\" co... |
c3580900fd7769073cb8b10ec0089987eb5c406b | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Barkow: Sonia Sotomayor's experience would set her apart on top court .
He says her time as a local prosecutor gave her invaluable experience .
Barkow says that background would be of great value to Supreme Court . | [
"Editor's note: Anthony S. Barkow prosecuted federal and local crime for 12 years in the U.S. attorney's offices for the Southern District of New York and for the District of Columbia and is now the executive director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law. Anthony ... |
7e101fab46a96430e3007ee741dcb7137047b05f | Summarize the following news article. | American Bar Association unanimously gives Sonia Sotomayor its highest rating .
ABA rates nominees on professional qualifications; it says ideology not considered .
Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court seat start Monday .
Republicans step up attacks on Sotomayor's qualifications for high court . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been given the American Bar Association's highest rating for \"professional qualification,\" a political boost less than a week before her confirmation hearings begin in the Senate. Confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination ar... |
20477237597a8cfad6a20789d9b587430866957f | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court justice nominee resigns from Belizean Grove .
Sotomayor says her membership did not violate Judicial Code of Ethics .
But she says she doesn't want issue to distract from her record . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor has quit her membership in a women's club, the New York-based Belizean Grove. Judge Sonia Sotomayor says the club does not discriminate. \"I believe that the Belizean Grove does not practice invidious discrimination and my membership did not vi... |
5c35c8f15e890bbad9646747bcc70afb4a3fdea5 | Summarize the following news article. | Colleagues recall Sotomayor as tireless, focused worker .
"Her hobby is people," says friend, former Columbia University colleague .
Critics call her "prickly"; former aide says tough talk is saved for the bench .
Lifelong Yankees fan's most high-profile case ended baseball strike . | [
"Editor's Note: This is the last in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor was nominated to U.S. district court in 1991 and federal appeals court in 1997. (CNN) -- So... |
53f15fbe1c29f7782f799ac4557a8e7890384363 | Summarize the following news article. | Almost half of Americans favor Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court justice, poll says .
Most Democrats support her while most Republicans oppose, according to poll .
Sotomayor would succeed retiring Justice David Souter .
Confirmation hearings set to start Monday . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice. Critics warn confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor could turn into a partisan batt... |
b5007e5439a2a7abf6ff53a9f707a3f83e38ebfe | Summarize the following news article. | You get the chance to quiz American business tycoon Donald Trump .
Trump is hoping to build the 'world's best golf course' in Scotland .
CNN interviews Trump on Thursday May 27 -- just add your question below . | [
"(CNN) -- American billionaire tycoon Donald Trump could never be accused of underselling himself and his myriad of business projects so it came as no surprise when he said wanted to build the \"world's best golf course\" in Scotland. Trump is visiting the site at Menie, just north of Aberdeen, where he has been g... |
ced1bf649fa40471056da789931f60a99b5f264e | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg happy about possibility of female colleague .
Ginsburg: "Women belong in all places where decision are being made"
She says Sotomayor "well-equipped to handle the challenges our work presents" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- While most sitting Supreme Court justices refuse to comment about current and future nominees to that bench, one member says she can't wait to welcome Judge Sonia Sotomayor to that exclusive club. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg her views occasionally are ignored by the male justices. Justice Ruth... |
77e3c63f84c99f3051a12635a77de9d962417f11 | Summarize the following news article. | "There's no reason to unduly delay consideration," Sen. Patrick Leahy says .
Republican leaders have called for confirmation hearings in September .
Sonia Sotomayor would be first Hispanic Supreme Court justice if confirmed .
GOP Sen. Mel Martinez predicts Senate will confirm Sotomayor . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court on July 13, the committee's chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said Tuesday. Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes her way around Capitol Hill on Monday on crutches after breaking her... |
330920692593745b24ef4b5ce9956a49d411e6cf | Summarize the following news article. | The Players is "crown jewel" of the PGA Tour .
Sawgrass synonymous with its par three, island green 17th hole .
Greg Norman set the overall tournament record in 1994 . | [
"(CNN) -- This week marks one of the most-exciting non-major events of the golf season -- the Players Championship at the famed TPC Sawgrass. With a deep field and a great course, you won't want to miss any of the action. Before the tournament tees off, we had a chance to catch up with TPC Sawgrass PGA Head Profess... |
f5a604e1a81a03a1b5c4254dbfede9e6e563ff32 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Kim will be sidelined for 10-12 weeks after deciding to have thumb operation .
American golfer hopes to be fit for Ryder Cup teams event in Britain in October .
He won Houston Open last month and finished third at Masters despite his injury .
Kim helped the U.S. reclaim the Ryder Cup from Europe with victory at... | [
"(CNN) -- American golfer Anthony Kim hopes to be fit for the prestigious Ryder Cup teams event in October after deciding to have a thumb operation that will rule him out for up to three months. Kim, who is second on the U.S. Ryder Cup points list behind Phil Mickelson, pulled out of this week's Players Championshi... |
2c4218d622ac2ef107e91981d3bc23472a426fd7 | Summarize the following news article. | For music, try the "Philadelphia Folk Festival" or the "Outside Lands Music Festival"
Watch planes zip through the sky at the "Chicago Air and Water Show"
Enjoy independent movies at the "Atlanta Underground Film Festival"
If buffalo wings are your thing, head to the "National Buffalo Wing Festival" | [
"(CNN) -- As summer winds to an end, beach umbrellas are coming down and pools are closing, but that doesn't mean the fun is finished. From the National Buffalo Wing Festival crowning the next 'wing king' to the country's best folk artists coming together in Pennsylvania, festivals across the country have fun for e... |
e0748ef5b1bbd2a503704199f08f6e9603b7034e | Summarize the following news article. | American Jason Bohn secures his second PGA Tour title in New Orleans .
Bohn carded a final round of five-under to beat Jeff Overton by two shots .
Ian Poulter and Padraig Harrington end boycott of PGA Championship in England . | [
"(CNN) -- A flurry of late birdies helped American Jason Bohn secure his second PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The 37-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Saturday, completed his third round at the rain-affected tournament on Sunday morning before carding a five-under 67 later in the day t... |
a6922169d05382dc12358c21490980aa9a782d8e | Summarize the following news article. | Abigail Thernstrom: There were hopes ethnic politics would fade after Obama's win .
She says nomination of Sonia Sotomayor rekindled racial and ethnic debate .
Thernstrom: Two pending Supreme Court cases also raise identity politics issues . | [
"Editor's note: Abigail Thernstrom is the author of \"Voting Rights -- and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections,\" published this month by the AEI Press. She is the vice-chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Her writing can be... |
d1f4b8713239005ff4ec596bd5789786b0dde800 | Summarize the following news article. | Sam Stosur defeats top seed Serena Williams in the French Open quarterfinal .
Stosur triumphs 6-2 6-7 8-6 in two hours and 24 minutes to reach semis .
Australian will play Jelena Jankovic in last four .
Jankovic beat Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets . | [
"(CNN) -- Australian Sam Stosur continued her giant-killing habit at the French Open by beating top seed Serena Williams to book a place in the final four. Stosur, who eased past four-time champion Justine Henin in the previous round, triumphed 6-2 6-7 8-6 in two hours and 24 minutes at Roland Garros. The seventh s... |
12eee07a208f2389f2cd10b9437ab76209ebac4f | Summarize the following news article. | Irish Americans, who make up 12 percent of U.S. population, prepare to celebrate .
A political-roast host hopes for a call from President Obama .
Emerald Isle ancestors are remembered coast to coast, even in the desert .
Traditional step dancing hits Chicago before the river turns green . | [
"(CNN) -- It's about that time of year, when dyed green rivers and Guinness beers flow, the shamrock sunglasses and leprechaun T-shirts come out, and corned beef and cabbage enters the mainstream menu. Harvey Losh felt and showed his Irish spirit as he marched in a Seattle St. Patrick's Day parade. With St. Patrick... |
b34e5fe1e741da6c54bdc8b9ac51dfc8b1b83b22 | Summarize the following news article. | Fans came out by thousands to pay tribute to Michael Jackson .
Stevie Wonder, John Mayer give emotional performances .
Director Kenny Ortega: "We had to invite the world to join us here in Michael's house"
One fan: "I started crying. It was really good" | [
"(CNN) -- They were there for Michael Jackson. Crowds rushed into the memorial service before it started and walked slowly out when it ended. They were celebrities. Motown founder Berry Gordy came. So did singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson. Diana Ross sent her wishes, as did Nelson Mandela. They were fans -- two... |
9da319fb44143840f86db1baec4244d9b24e2010 | Summarize the following news article. | Manny Pacquiao announces that he may retire from boxing due to his mother's concerns .
Filipino fighting legend says he does not need to fight against Floyd Mayweather .
The 31-year-old says he has already fulfilled all the boxing dreams he ever had .
He will now stand for office in local elections on May 10 . | [
"(CNN) -- Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has dropped a shock hint that he might quit the ring -- because his mother does not want him to fight anymore. Pacquiao is widely expected to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a much-hyped showdown later this year, but the 31-year-old claims his place in boxing history i... |
7f38ff1927b872c834b3ac3c9b9d4d4b054025a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, confirms the "super fight" with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. is off .
The two camps failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the issue of drug-testing before their match-up .
Retired judge Daniel Weinstein failed to secure agreement for what could have been the most lucrative fight in histor... | [
"(CNN) -- The promoter for Filipino world champion boxer Manny Pacquaio, Bob Arum, has confirmed the \"super fight\" with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not happen after mediation talks between the two parties failed. \"The fight is off, Floyd Mayweather walked away,\" Arum told the USA Today newspaper in a te... |
a745283fc26d28838b83c6295dc3e67094250c3c | Summarize the following news article. | Rafael Nadal eases into last 16 of French Open with straight sets win over Lleyton Hewitt .
Third seed Novak Djokovic also through after win over Victor Hanescu .
Andy Roddick and David Ferrer make third round exits in Paris . | [
"(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a fifth French Open crown with a straight sets win over former world number one Lleyton Hewitt in Paris on Saturday. Second seed Nadal was made to fight hard against a determined Hewitt, but wrapped up a 6-3 6-4 6-3 victory in two hours 28 minutes on the Philippe Chatr... |
820dd2039546c6ad6dbae04d3afec63b5327a171 | Summarize the following news article. | Protective order filed against boxer Evander Holyfield, according to court records .
Documents allege Holyfield struck wife, hit her with water bottle .
Holyfield's $10 million home went into foreclosure in 2009 . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Candi Holyfield, the wife of former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, has filed for a temporary protective order against her husband, according to court records. The case was filed last week in Fayette County, Georgia, Superior Court, according to the Web site for the court c... |
b7b4abe511f562e8ff71e2a9b5e59c353c5b43c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins leaves American outfit Team Garmin .
The 29-year-old joins his native Britain's first professional elite-level line-up, Team Sky .
He signs a four-year contract after being released from final year of his deal at Garmin .
Wiggins will work under British Cycling's performance dir... | [
"(CNN) -- Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins has left American outfit Team Garmin-Transitions to join his native Britain's first professional elite-level line-up. The 29-year-old, who has won the last two Olympic individual pursuit titles and finished fourth at last year's Tour De France, has signed a four-ye... |
71d2214159a303b6bfa432e9742b3899f3e211cd | Summarize the following news article. | Readers overcame childhood obesity, dislike of exercise through fun fitness .
Charles D'Angelo went from hiding out during recess to six-packed man .
Staci Lambert-Westcott grew more comfortable with exercise, owned a gym .
iReport.com: How do you make fitness fun for yourself? | [
"(CNN) -- Cowering in a school restroom stall, young Charles D'Angelo would eat his lunch alone to escape classmates bullying him about his weight. A woman at his Catholic school's rectory let him watch the news with her during his break instead of playing outside. After losing 160 pounds, Charles D'Angelo got a sh... |
d339c13b91a78ab44d3cf072d202063c4845324e | Summarize the following news article. | University of Illinois study is first to study effects of classmate put-downs .
Study suggests taunting can make it difficult for students who are behind to catch up .
Professor on high level of verbal harassment: "I think it's sort of a wake-up call"
Study finds name-calling is a problem in public and private schools ... | [
"(CNN) -- Whoever said names will never hurt you was wrong, according to a new study. A new study suggests exposure to verbal put-downs from peers can make it harder for good students to achieve. The study from the University of Illinois suggests dealing with classmate put-downs can make it harder for good students... |
54926cd278eb0d58311d4aab2c5d68533c8d86c6 | Summarize the following news article. | LeBron James of U.S. gave another shooting clinic in 118-81 rout of Argentina .
Result locked up a FIBA tournament gold medal to go with an Olympic berth .
Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez rates U.S. one of best teams he has seen . | [
"LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- LeBron James put on another shooting clinic in a 118-81 rout of Argentina as the United States locked up a tournament gold medal to go with an Olympic berth at the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday. James and Chauncey Billups hoist the trophy after the U.S. won the FIBA Americas title to go... |
d6df4fef75651a6e25a2d8e3b3e2b38e84fc840e | Summarize the following news article. | French newspapers react to team crashing out of World Cup .
Pitiful, ridiculous, shameful," screamed the headline on Le Parisien .
Most of the papers hold coach Raymond Domenech responsible for exit . | [
"(CNN) -- Reaction in French media to the national team crashing out of the World Cup has been unstintingly scathing on the players and embattled coach Raymond Domenech. Among the worst critic was Le Parisien newspaper, which described the team as: \"Pitiful, ridiculous, shameful.\" \"It's hard to find the words to... |
faa85d3d537443c0435f738d9c24d844aa2d0b79 | Summarize the following news article. | Usain Bolt completes his hat-trick of gold medals at the World Championships .
Bolt helps Olympic champions Jamaica to victory in men's 4x100m relay final .
It was Jamaica's seventh gold after the women also claimed sprint relay victory . | [
"(CNN) -- Usain Bolt completed his hat-trick of sprint titles at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin as he helped the all-conquering Jamaican side power to victory in the men's 4x100m relay final. Bolt (second right) celebrates his third gold medal after helping Jamaica to victory in the 4x100m relay. Bolt ... |
8ac7f7f25c10e6a690e13cd597eb03b6dfe8243c | Summarize the following news article. | Brazil and Portugal draw 0-0 in Durban .
Brazil go through as group winners, Portugal as runners-up .
Ivory Coast beat North Korea 3-0 but fail to qualify . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazil and Portugal played out a disappointing draw as Group G reached its climax but both cruised into the last 16 of the World Cup. Striker Nilmar came the closest to breaking the deadlock for Brazil, as his shot was diverted onto the crossbar by Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo. Brazil finish as group winne... |
6e856d21899461f28ba05b242df4218c80c13da2 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain beat Chile 2-1 to go into last 16 as winners of Group H .
Spain will now face Portugal in the second round .
Chile go through as runners up and will play Brazil in next round .
Switzerland draw 0-0 with Honduras and finish third in group . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain's World Cup campaign finally burst into life as they beat ten-man Chile to finish top of Group H and avoid a last 16 clash with tournament favorites Brazil. David Villa and Andres Iniesta scored the goals as the European champions leapfrogged their opponents into top spot courtesy of a 2-1 win. Swit... |
3ffc50ef52a2e336f7616b664668831e556b79b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Sven-Goran Eriksson says he could start with Didier Drogba against Brazil .
Ivory Coast captain Drogba fractured his arm in a pre-World Cup friendly .
Drogba played 25 minutes of his side's 0-0 opening draw against Portugal .
Fabio Capello will not say if he is to play goalkeeper Robert Green against Algeria . | [
"(CNN) -- Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to play his injured captain Didier Drogba from the start of their crucial World Cup Group G clash against Brazil on Sunday. Drogba fractured his arm during a pre-World Cup warm-up match against Japan but still managed 25 minutes during Ivory Coast's 0-0 draw a... |
03a2e9426d75d08757190b8c550c77d71ccf0c90 | Summarize the following news article. | Some people make the most of a job loss by pursuing careers they've always wanted .
A Michigan program helps fund a woman's nursing education after job loss .
Former GM employee becomes the oldest intern at a mayor's office .
Several government Web sites can help you change careers, fund education . | [
"(CNN) -- Alicia Azzopardi was laid off just before Christmas. It couldn't have happened at a better time. Trent Vondrasek, who went from the auto industry to an unpaid internship, poses with his children. \"I was so upset when I left my job,\" said Azzopardi. \"I was crying, and I just didn't know what to do.\" Th... |
4d63cd60d8b55b100ea3668ddfdd1e6f3b39c63c | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Bradley says U.S. team is battle hardened after Confederations Cup .
U.S. earned 1-1 draw with England in opening World Cup match .
Clint Dempsey says U.S. can't afford to lose Friday's game with Slovenia .
Dempsey: "If we lose this game, potentially we'll be out of the tournament" | [
"(CNN) -- American striker Clint Dempsey says the U.S. team has drawn confidence from impressive performances against Brazil, Spain and England but says Friday's World Cup clash with Slovenia is a match his side cannot afford to lose. Dempsey struck the lucky shot which slipped through England goalkeeper Robert Gre... |
4ca488f0a2aa6f60511a96371df56a4f890c8165 | Summarize the following news article. | Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is out indefinitely with a back injury .
Italy face New Zealand on June 20 after 1-1 draw with Paraguay in opener .
Dutch star Arjen Robben is still eight days from full fitness, Netherlands coach says .
Influential Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta fit to face Switzerland on June 16 . | [
"(CNN) -- Italy have admitted they do not know when star goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will be able to return to action at the 2010 World Cup. Buffon, who helped Italy win the tournament in Germany four years ago, had to be substituted at half-time during his team's 1-1 draw with Paraguay on Monday because of a sciat... |
0309267b9e02f22a6a546ae553ebf6cc97ac2aea | Summarize the following news article. | Rudy Ruiz: America's obesity epidemic costs the nation billions .
He says taxing unhealthy food is one way to combat spread of obesity .
He says government subsidies make unhealthy food more affordable .
Ruiz: A study predicts 75 percent of Americans will be overweight by 2015 . | [
"Editor's note: Rudy Ruiz founded RedBrownandBlue.com, a site featuring multicultural political commentary. He is host of a nationally syndicated Spanish-language radio show and wrote a guide to success for immigrants (\"¡Adelante!\" published by Random House). He is co-founder and president of Interlex, an advocac... |
4099c4b8850cbd135c6b8cf5fffa98fd62a40e10 | Summarize the following news article. | Slovenia go top of Group C after 1-0 victory against Algeria .
Captain Robert Koren scores winner thanks to Algerian goalkeeper mistake .
Algeria reduced to 10 men when substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal sent off for two bookings . | [
"(CNN) -- Slovenia edged out 10-man Algeria 1-0 in Sunday's World Cup Group C match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. A strike from Slovenian captain Robert Koren in the 79th minute found the net after the Algerian goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi made a clumsy attempt at parrying the ball away. The result put Sl... |
7df154c38c99d9e2951a6dc5013669aa547ee580 | Summarize the following news article. | Musician Hugh Masekela was an inspirational campaigner against apartheid .
He left South Africa in 1960 to go to music school in London and New York .
His hit songs included Grazin' in the Grass" and "Bring back Nelson Mandela"
He returned to Jo'burg in 1990 and continues to record and tour the world . | [
"(CNN) -- The music of Hugh Masekela is the sound of South Africa. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years his songs have expressed both joy and indignation, exploring themes of inequality and hardship, protest and hope. Hugh Masekela, still an inspiration. More than just an inspirational musician, Masekela... |
29718492e82a9d6c07d9c0a39974a4d45c7906cf | Summarize the following news article. | Security guards are protesting their pay outside some World Cup stadiums .
Guards handle tickets, slowed down start of Italy-Paraguay match .
Local police brought in stadium in Cape Town to handle security .
World Cup organizers say it is wrong for workers to disrupt match-day proceedings . | [
"Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- More than 100 security guards have been protesting outside some of the World Cup stadiums this week in South Africa, calling on soccer's world governing body FIFA to upgrade their pay. Along with dealing with security, the guards handle tickets -- so a strike delayed the start o... |
4a0734077b689eeaae9d8ac04e96196a0166e8c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Own-goal from Denmark defender puts Netherlands on the way to 2-0 Group E victory .
Poulsen heads cross off teammate Daniel Agger and into net for first goal after halftime .
Dutch seal victory with 85th-minute goal from Dirk Kuyt after Eljero Elias hits post .
Keisuke Honda scores only goal as Japan beat 1990 quarterf... | [
"(CNN) -- The Netherlands made a winning start to their World Cup campaign as a moment of defensive madness cost Denmark dearly in Johannesburg, while Japan defeated a disappointing Cameroon 1-0 in Monday's other Group E match. The Dutch failed to live up to their pre-tournament billing as one of the favorites, nee... |
ffa4f4f345f35058f54aa696d6211830ba078f12 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter confirm Rafael Benitez as their new coach .
Benitez has signed a two-year deal with the European champions .
The Spaniard left Liverpool last month . | [
"(CNN) -- European champions Inter Milan have confirmed the appointment of Rafael Benitez as their new coach. The Spaniard left English Premier League side Liverpool last month and has been in negotiations with the Italian club for nearly a week. He takes over from Jose Mourinho, who left for Real Madrid just weeks... |
90ee2d736c8d6758207f2a1fc2b5f533eacf9396 | Summarize the following news article. | Late Ghana penalty sinks Serbia in first Group D match in Pretoria .
Asamoah Gyan scores from the spot to give Ghana and Africa first 2010 World Cup win .
Serbia reduced to 10 men after defender Aleksandar Lukovic given marching orders . | [
"(CNN) -- A late penalty by Asamoah Gyan handed Ghana a deserved 1-0 victory against Serbia in the opening Group D match played in Pretoria on Sunday. The striker, who plays for French club Rennes, emphatically converted from the spot past Vladimir Stojkovic in the 84th minute to the obvious delight of the partisan... |
c1a7f776bd3c7ed1779acd13633f756ce2835ee0 | Summarize the following news article. | Switzerland inflict a shock defeat on one of the World Cup favorites Spain .
Gelson Fernandes grabs the only goal in a match Spain dominated .
Spain is now facing an uphill task to qualify from Group H .
Jean Beausejour scores only goal as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in Group H opener . | [
"(CNN) -- Unfancied Switzerland inflicted the first big shock of the World Cup by consigning European champions Spain to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Durban. It is a nightmare start for Spain, which arrived in South Africa ranked as the second best team in the world. It will surely now have to win its next two group ga... |
752e3c3b378ebbbe0d76ddc95b1ce3f21ed531fc | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Phil participates in panel at Capitol Hill .
He spoke about cyber-bullying among students .
A recent study shows 73 percent of teenagers used social networking sites . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Dr. Phil McGraw, better known simply as Dr. Phil, brought his fiery brand of advocacy to Capitol Hill Thursday on the topic of student cyber-security, and specifically online bullying. As part of a panel at a House Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee hearing, McGraw compared the World... |
f73b8e1acbcf11fbd4714e8fbd6e9bc77b88ea66 | Summarize the following news article. | Legends of African football gathered at a pre-World Cup gala dinner in Johannesburg .
Former Nigeria star Jay Jay Okocha believes African football has finally come of age .
FIFA and CAF official Amos Adamu thinks African football is as good as it ever has been .
Former South African footballer Jomo Sono will be offerin... | [
"Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- The hosting of the 2010 World Cup by South Africa was always going to be an occasion for celebration among football lovers around the world, but for former soccer greats who call the continent home, the event has a significance beyond mere fandom. Having moved from a period wher... |
8efd26d664df7d8e6f81a50b909290bf0d977731 | Summarize the following news article. | Filmmaker Dana Glazer feared Ralph Benitez would steal his phone when they first met .
Benitez's stature grew as Glazer learned more about his role as a father .
The Latino dad opened his home as a safe haven to neighbor kids .
Benitez was part of a documentary of fatherhood. He died in 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- He didn't look like much when I first saw him strolling up to me at a campsite in Harriman State Park, New York, exactly two years ago. His hair was stringy and unkempt, his thin face unshaven. A smudged shirt and dirt-covered pants hung from his wiry, 50-year-old frame. I was leaving the communal bathroo... |
f045fb5a420921cce043b87c6b6fd58963cad0c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Most fallen soldiers of current wars are buried in Section 60 .
People leave personal mementos, including cans of beer and hot sauce .
Army making effort to ensure the mementos don't end up in trash . | [
"Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- It may surprise the casual visitor at Arlington National Cemetery to see a rubber duck on a headstone or an old football helmet lying in the manicured grass of a fallen soldier's grave. After all, America's most hallowed ground is the final resting place for war heroes, astronauts, eve... |
4eb385307e1549571684538eea6c150484faa2d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Most fallen soldiers of current wars are buried in Section 60 .
People leave personal mementos, including cans of beer and hot sauce .
Army making effort to ensure the mementos don't end up in trash . | [
"Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- It may surprise the casual visitor at Arlington National Cemetery to see a rubber duck on a headstone or an old football helmet lying in the manicured grass of a fallen soldier's grave. After all, America's most hallowed ground is the final resting place for war heroes, astronauts, eve... |
55b056fe6a31034242c7cd0fa794deda92e9558c | Summarize the following news article. | Daniel Altschuler, Fredrik Meiton see similarities in Honduran coup, Israeli flotilla attack .
After each, they say, both governments said world didn't appreciate threats they faced .
Such defenses expanded distance between each country and the world, pair says .
They say Israel will pay price for its flotilla attack r... | [
"(CNN) -- There is good reason to hope that Israel has been paying attention to Central America in the past year. In the event that it has not, it might fall on the U.S. to give Israel a crash course. Israel is not the only small, open country whose recent actions have alienated much of the world. Last June, the Ho... |
e46cd2d56d6b66ad3f68ca031114aee8fe512ec7 | Summarize the following news article. | Colosseum plans to open underground corridor in August .
Gladiators once prepared for battle in passageways .
Animals also kept in underground section . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Visitors to a popular tourist destination in Rome should soon get their first look at a once-formidable world that has been hidden from public view for nearly 2,000 years. For the first time, the Colosseum plans to let visitors explore an underground corridor that has previously been off limit... |
b33c99d5aac582a69d3f5e135c6c48ae93e38a4d | Summarize the following news article. | Arne Duncan said hurricane was best thing to happen to city's failing schools .
He apologizes for word choice but stands by sentiment .
"The progress we've seen ... has been absolutely remarkable," he says .
Many Louisiana education officials echo his thoughts . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan has spent the past couple days backpedaling from comments he made Sunday suggesting that Hurricane Katrina was good for New Orleans' failing schools. But, while he's apologizing for poor word choice, his comments echo a truth spoken by many in New Orleans. \"It w... |
e6e1f6f5bf3f2161702e2e21c01b72bd9aa6d0f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Health survey looked at 46,000 adults five to six years after 9/11 attacks .
Adults who were expose to intense dust clouds developed asthma at higher rates .
23 million Americans have asthma, which causes airway swelling and inflammation . | [
"About 1 in 7, or 13.5 percent of adults who encountered intense dust clouds after the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11 were later found to have asthma, compared with just 8.4 percent who had no dust cloud exposure, researchers in Atlanta and New York City reported on Tuesday. Among rescue workers... |
79aaafc653e26620ca9c1f8990b5e477387d7443 | Summarize the following news article. | Newest high court justice gives oral summary of cruise ship case .
She turned to fellow justice for pronunciation of Italian company .
Sotomayor was also honored over the weekend in New York . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Having trouble pronouncing an Italian word? If you sit on the Supreme Court, consult an expert. On Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was announcing the court's opinion in Krupski v. Costa Crociere SpA (09-337), a lesser-known appeal dealing with the scope of the right to file an amended lawsuit t... |
06422affc0727239af6cafef605be0f0abb50400 | Summarize the following news article. | Hoh tribe of Washington state weary of constant flooding .
Several homes have been abandoned, other structures have permanent sandbags .
Tribe will move most of reservation to higher ground, new land has been purchased . | [
"Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington (CNN) -- For the Hoh, life centers on the silver waters just off their reservation. Throughout the tiny Native American tribe's history they have lived and fished on the westernmost point of Washington state where the river that shares their name meets the Pacific Ocean. Accordin... |
b817f72285bc5e826ad3b3831c5379b93a4e878e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bolivian president to return home to approve negotiations with provinces .
South American nation have met to discuss violence in Bolivia .
At least 30 people killed during past week of protests .
Violence is centered in the eastern province of Pando . | [
"LA PAZ, Bolivia (CNN) -- Heads of South American nations lent support Monday night to President Evo Morales of Bolivia, who says opposition leaders are trying to overthrow his government. Indigenous people from El Alto, Bolivia, take part in an anti-U.S. demonstration in La Paz on Monday. Confronting their first c... |
785ea455992e7790f9d8e8a16e8deaea28e0f12b | Summarize the following news article. | Matthew Sanchez fractured his C5 vertebra while playing football .
After surgery and intensive therapy, the teen was able to resume competitive sports .
Sanchez and three friends rode bikes to raise money for Shepherd Center .
The center has a program that helps veterans get cutting-edge care . | [
"(CNN) -- Matthew Sanchez had rarely seen his father cry. But when Rudjard Hayes looked at the X-rays of his son's spine after a high school football accident, he held his wife close and broke down, not knowing that his son could see him. Matthew Sanchez, now 20, relearned how to walk at Shepherd Center using the p... |
288bfe9b98c3ae2671287b0cc5c6d47e8d385d41 | Summarize the following news article. | Law allows police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency .
Lawsuit says law will "seriously impede law enforcement investigations"
Suit says there are no "race-neutral criteria" to determine who in the U.S. lawfully .
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says law does not involve racial profiling . | [
"(CNN) -- A police officer in Tucson, Arizona, asks that local law enforcement be exempt from enforcing the state's new immigration law in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday. Officer Martin H. Escobar claims in the suit that the law will \"seriously impede law enforcement investigations and facilitate the... |
a7fce747e06329a5f19949f3590e06a655358d60 | Summarize the following news article. | Women post open letter to pope urging abolition of celibacy .
Authors claim to have had intimate relations with clergy .
Women call celibacy a man-made law that needs revisiting .
Vatican has no comment . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- About a dozen Italian women have posted an open letter to the pope on the internet in which they claim to have had intimate relationships with priests and urge the church to abolish celibacy for Catholic clergy. The letter was posted on an Italian online forum in March but was not picked up in... |
6d9fd720205fbcd9f4015df4868a6a45a74b4b28 | Summarize the following news article. | FDA: Chantix and Zyban will carry warnings about mental health risks .
Risks include depression and suicidal thoughts when using the drugs .
Drug makers must conduct study how often these serious symptoms occur .
Some symptoms could be the result of nicotine withdrawal . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two popular anti-smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. \"Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death,\" an FDA official said. The FDA said Chantix and Zyban will ... |
18e5b2e91c680c10193df21eaa5dcbd1ba519198 | Summarize the following news article. | Josian Heyerdahl will join the Plastiki during the voyage .
Apprehensive about sailing in stormy weather, but excited by the adventure .
The 26-year-old is inspired by her grandfather, Thor Heyerdahl . | [
"(CNN) -- Granddaughter of Thor Heyerdahl, Josian will join the Plastiki during the voyage. The 26-year-old scientist thinks she will miss a hot shower while aboard but is thrilled by the prospect of the unknown on the adventure. Read her answers to our questionnaire, below. CNN: What did you want to be when you we... |
4163552b2143b0e54c763eac14ae5722582a8e5b | Summarize the following news article. | American Airlines found cracks on two 767-300 aircraft .
Boeing says it will recommend more frequent checks of 767 aircraft .
Cause of cracks is still unknown, testing is underway .
About 260 planes could be affected by the recommendation . | [
"(CNN) -- Boeing says it has notified all 767 aircraft operators about cracks found on two American Airlines 767-300 planes, and by mid-July will recommend more frequent maintenance checks. American Airlines found the cracks in large pylons that hold engines onto the wings of two of its 767-300 aircraft, which Boei... |
eff29808c02b92efb17d31b90e737eb3236cdea7 | Summarize the following news article. | P.S. 176X could be world's largest largest school for kids with autism .
560 students range in age from 3 to 21 .
Size allows an extraordinary range of services: chorus, band, arts, job internships .
Best way to educate growing, diverse population of kids with autism is debate topic . | [
"Editor's note: Claudia Wallis, a former Time editor at large, completed a yearlong Spencer Fellowship at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism in which her reporting focused on the treatment and education of children with autism. To see more of her autism project, visit her Web site. P.S. 176X principal Rima Ri... |
9d3cf93b0ee540913752de4bae135514c1fa3d15 | Summarize the following news article. | Tottenham complete the signing of Hertha Berlin star Kevin-Prince Boateng .
The 20-year-old Germany Under-21 international signs for a fee of $10.8 million .
Midfielder Boateng was voted the best young player in Germany last year . | [
"LONDON, England -- Tottenham have completed the signing of Germany Under-21 midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from Hertha Berlin for a fee in the region of £5.4 million ($10.8 million). Midfielder Boateng, 20, was voted Germany's best young player in 2006. Boateng, 20, was voted Germany's best young player in 2006 a... |
6564e103281893b1ea039c01d2f9332edface656 | Summarize the following news article. | Qingdao is located in northeast China, north of Shanghai .
The city hosts a beer festival and is home to distinctive European architecture .
The Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 by German settlers . | [
"QINGDAO, China (CNN) -- Another round of toasts and exclamations of \"hajiu\" sounded out around me. I took a sip and set down my small glass of Tsingtao beer as my new friends downed theirs and refilled. Our seafood dinner, perched on the single cluttered table of a tiny antique shop, was punctuated regularly by ... |
8996de9a75dd604f95553bc577f250d7a68e8ab6 | Summarize the following news article. | Yasuni in Ecuador's Amazon region is thought to be the world's most biodiverse forest .
Scientists in the area have used motion-sensing cameras to track rare animals .
Threat to the area comes from huge oil reserves deep beneath the forest floor . | [
"(CNN) -- Yasuni National Park in Ecuador's Amazon region is thought of as the most biologically diverse forest in the world. Covering around 1 million hectares of rainforest in eastern Ecuador's Amazon region, it is home to an abundance of plant and animal life. Dr. Kelly Swing leads the Tiputini Biodiversity Rese... |
79a5fb31cf2a1105cc1f28a5b4c1583df6019451 | Summarize the following news article. | A growing movement encourages people not to eat meat on Mondays .
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is associated with the project .
Michael Pollan, Katie Lee and Paul McCartney are big supporters of Meatless Mondays . | [
"(CNN) -- If you find yourself asking \"where's the beef?\" you may have a case of the Mondays. Meatless Monday is an increasingly popular movement in which carnivores cut out meat one day a week for health and environmental reasons. The campaign started in 2003 as a nonprofit public health initiative of The Monday... |
d81f1592086f1919c2286c741999b3cb0cbe6901 | Summarize the following news article. | Falcon Heene said he went in attic because he had gotten in trouble earlier .
Dad said he "lost it" when he saw balloon land without his son inside .
Family searched small drawers, friends' houses in case he was hiding .
"I dropped to my knees," father said when boy emerged from attic . | [
"(CNN) -- Six-year-old Falcon Heene was cowering inside the attic above his family's garage. Falcon Heene, to the left of his father Richard, said he was yelled at earlier in day for playing in balloon. He had gotten in trouble several hours earlier for playing inside the family's homemade helium balloon and told h... |
e517c0bff6a2fd82ec44bdedc779643ce4cfec3a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect gone after missing Wednesday check-in with police .
NEW: Suspect faces deportation to United States .
NEW: State Department has no plans to expel Russian diplomats . | [
"(CNN) -- A suspected Russian spy is missing after being arrested in Cyprus and released on bail, a police spokesman told CNN Wednesday. Authorities arrested Robert Christopher Metsos, 55, in Larnaca after an Interpol \"red notice\" was served on him, Cypriot police said Tuesday. Police said he was released on bail... |
ca85bd6bd53c0d795b6abcafa52de0a24e88b913 | Summarize the following news article. | Oil affects sections of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key beaches .
Some waters closed to swimming because of emulsified oil along the shoreline .
All of Florida's beaches are still open, including tourist hot spots Panama City and Destin .
Health officials have issued advisory against swimming in Alabama Gulf waters . | [
"(CNN) -- The oil spill on the Gulf Coast has states and visitors bureaus working hard to keep the public updated and reassure beach-bound travelers. Here are some of the latest updates from destinations affected by the oil disaster: . Northwest Florida . Oil has affected sections of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key... |
41c46b57edc22d0be110d14c65ce1bccff9987b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Junichi Sato, colleague face charges after finding corruption in Japan's whaling industry .
Sato: He and Toru Suzuki were held, questioned, often taped to chairs, for 23 days .
Sato says Japan uses guise of "scientific research" to slaughter whales .
Sato: As IWC does nothing, Iceland, Norway and Japan kill 30,000 wha... | [
"(CNN) -- After just two days of closed-door negotiations, the leaders who had gathered at the International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco, announced no agreement was reached on the IWC chair's proposal to improve whale conservation. Greenpeace did not support the proposal, but we had hoped governments woul... |
01a17b2ede1c89dd0619310554597c9c6e71a075 | Summarize the following news article. | Abbi Obermiller last seen June 6 .
Text messages indicate she was planning to run away with her boyfriend, police say .
Boyfriend denies knowledge of her whereabouts .
He has been charged with obstruction of justice for failure to cooperate in investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Norwalk, Ohio, are searching for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since June 7 after trading text messages with her boyfriend that indicated the two were planning to run away together, police Sgt. Jim Fulton said Monday. Fulton said police believe Abbi Obermiller left her grandparents' ho... |
d7f7e6b6296ab3dc7aa9915df9ae21802e00447b | Summarize the following news article. | Floyd Keith says NCAA colleges are beginning to hire coaches of color .
He says after years of failure, the advocates of diversity are succeeding .
Keith says victories by teams coached by African-Americans have helped .
Advocates have worked hard to set the groundwork for the changes, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Since assuming the role of executive director of the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) in 2001, my most frequently asked question has been: \"What is the reason for the lack of black head football coaches in the NCAA?\" My answers were always objective, not subjective. I focused on the facts. The num... |
9aa63194c554a192c3029bc4b2ea965c20a91f77 | Summarize the following news article. | Paraguay beat Japan to book a place in the last eight of the World Cup .
South American side won 5-3 on penalties after a goalless game .
Japan's Yuichi Komano missed the crucial penalty .
Paraguay will now face either Spain or Portugal in quarterfinal . | [
"(CNN) -- Paraguay booked a place in the last eight of the World Cup for the very first time in their history at the expense of Japan but only after a dramatic penalty shoot out in Pretoria. Japan's Yuichi Komano missed the crucial spot kick and Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo was the man to seal the game with the w... |
45f63277338bc636bdde3c8c5aef7763d6cd4e4e | Summarize the following news article. | The game will aim to educate players how to be prepared for different types of disasters .
"Disaster Hero" is being funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency .
The Web-based game is expected to launch sometime next year . | [
"(Ars Technica) -- In an attempt to raise awareness of disaster preparedness, the American College of Emergency Physicians has teamed up with casual games publisher and developer Legacy Interactive to create \"Disaster Hero. The game, which is being funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE... |
5e20feb0f3eabb6bf9449f738b7d9cc065d0f611 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to make the quarterfinals of the World Cup .
Barcelona striker David Villa scored the only goal of the game on 63 minutes .
Spain will now face Paraguay in the last eight in Johannesburg on Saturday .
Portugal defender Ricardo Costa sent off in the dying minutes for an elbow . | [
"(CNN) -- David Villa was Spain's hero yet again as his goal helped them past Portugal and into the last eight of the World Cup with a 1-0 second-round victory in Cape Town. The Barcelona striker registered his fourth goal of the competition just after the hour as he stabbed a shot past Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo,... |
265cc72565f1593e9a0d3a7e31a45ca9c2efc744 | Summarize the following news article. | France international Thierry Henry has been told he can leave Barcelona this summer .
The 32-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to MLS side New York Red Bulls .
Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is also expected to leave the Spanish side .
The 27-year-old is set to join his brother Kolo at English club Manch... | [
"CNN -- Spanish champions Barcelona have announced that striker Thierry Henry and midfielder Yaya Toure will leave the club before the new season. France international Henry scored four goals in 15 starts last season for the Champions League semifinalists, as he fell down the pecking order following the arrival of ... |
385f3e957f789564a2e0bd6679b35e9ed1b53084 | Summarize the following news article. | Benny Willingham, 61, kept his affairs in order, relatives say .
"If [God] takes me tomorrow, I've had a good life," he said, according to sister .
Granddaughter mourns for miner who "taught me everything"
Mining communities are close as family, local residents say . | [
"(CNN) -- One of the men killed in Monday's coal mine explosion in West Virginia knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him, his family said Tuesday. The blast at the Massey Energy Co. mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, killed at least 25 miners; four others are unaccounted for, officials say. The cause of the e... |
f614c0296c36f29e4448009033a30a5541ff83fe | Summarize the following news article. | Solicitor General Elena Kagan lets down guard in videos .
Videos of Supreme Court nominee posted on Senate Judiciary Committee's website .
Videos show Kagan's humor as well as nominee's serious side . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, has gone out of her way to avoid controversy during her legal career, but she can be seen and heard letting down her guard at times in videos posted on the Senate Judiciary Committee's website. Kagan's appearances at s... |
74385ab6879be6fb2006262c20af2313d166b395 | Summarize the following news article. | Scuffles, shouting mar health care town hall meeting in Florida .
Members of crowd shout "tyranny" during discussion of proposed health care reform .
Some Democrats claim conservative groups are "manufacturing" public anger .
Conservatives admit suggesting confrontational questions to ask lawmakers . | [
"(CNN) -- A health care town hall meeting in Florida on Thursday dissolved into bouts of heckling and violent pushing and shoving among attendees. A Tampa, Florida, health care reform meeting sparks noisy exchanges between attendees. The meeting in Tampa, which featured Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Fl... |
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