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76ef9a4079673dc3c092c89d7f7e52bf4ca48c9c | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities say Mali men conspired to to provide material support to foreign terrorist group .
Suspects will appear Friday in federal court in New York, DEA says .
Documents reveal DEA sting with agents claiming to have ties to Colombia guerilla army .
Alleged plot involved Africa-to-Europe cocaine shipment, with terro... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Three African men suspected of ties to al Qaeda in North Africa have been arrested in Ghana and flown to New York to face charges that they engaged in drug trafficking and supported terrorism, federal officials said Friday. The three Mali natives will stand trial for an alleged drug conspiracy ... |
a116ac4d187c1107aa0005727bc7a1ace19bb686 | Summarize the following news article. | Four officers and two supervisors will face charges in post-Katrina shootings .
Other officers previously pleaded guilty to an alleged cover-up .
Police maintained they had fired in self-defense . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal officials announced indictments Tuesday against four police officers and two supervisors in the investigation surrounding the post-Katrina deaths of civilians on New Orleans' Danziger Bridge. At least three New Orleans police officers were in FBI custody Tuesday afternoon, an attorney for one of t... |
defc361eedbb7e607e09e936aa07d83c02721c1d | Summarize the following news article. | Federal Prison Industries uses prisoners in some of its work .
Helmets fail to meet Army standards during tests .
Justice Department investigating company, which has other defense contracts .
Company, managed by Prisons Bureau, says it will waive preferential treatment . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The company that made 44,000 helmets recalled by the Army has stopped all helmet manufacturing. Federal Prison Industries, the company that made the potentially defective combat helmets, was subcontracted to make the helmets by ArmorSource, the company named in the recall. Federal Prison Indust... |
9add949149333cdafe95e9e713e4282bb8e1dcfe | Summarize the following news article. | "Madden NFL 11" streamlines decision-making for a faster virtual gridiron experience .
Handheld gaming enthusiasts have it good thanks to titles like "Puzzle Quest 2"
Sci-fi fans should also have a look at "Transformers: War for Cybertron" on the PC . | [
"(CNN) -- Summer is a great time to barbecue, hit the beach or get out and explore the town. But for gamers it's often a huge disappointment, as the flow of new releases generally slows to a trickle. Mercifully, software publishers are beginning to wise up and use the slower months to issue an increasing number of ... |
be982dfeb6d400f185f05d993787bf7d9885bc97 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. rep in Haiti says progress has been made but many problems still ahead .
U.N. says 1,300 camping sites, 11,000 latrines built .
Rep cites access to clean water and medical facilities as preventing disease outbreaks . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- Six months after an earthquake devastated Haiti, a United Nations representative on the ground there says many challenges still lie ahead in the aftermath of the \"worst living disaster.\" Nigel Fisher, the deputy special representative for the stabilization mission in Haiti, told the U.N. ... |
43654e69912cf082442d80240be308a217bde0da | Summarize the following news article. | First-time voters such as students, new citizens made up 11 percent of electorate .
69 percent of new voters chose Barack Obama based on platform of change .
College students want Obama to end war, improve job market for them to enter .
New citizens hope Obama will boost economy, improve America's image abroad . | [
"(CNN) -- Like many voters on Election Day, Nurul Aman and his family dutifully rose before sunrise and headed to the polls in Andover, Massachusetts, to cast their votes. Nurul, Nilufur and Samuel Aman voted as a family for Barack Obama in their first presidential election this year. But this election was especial... |
1dd47395a2c041ac533209fa036dac481df25252 | Summarize the following news article. | As Haiti recovers from January quake, children bear a heavy burden, says Samuel Dalembert .
He says it's important that kids not only survive, but are educated and kept healthy .
Dalembert recalls growing up poor in Haiti, sharing with friends who had less .
He and other kids vowed if they got any opportunity, they wou... | [
"(CNN) -- On January 12, I went to basketball practice and then spent time with a kids' basketball league. The whole time my phone was in the car. When I finally looked at it, I had about 50 messages saying, \"Have you been watching the news about Haiti?\" It still haunts me to think that, as I went about my busine... |
fb70197bd219b53fe57a7f3f00bb5baddec12841 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kyron Horman's parents urge stepmother to co-operate with police .
Restraining order against stepmother Terri Horman unsealed .
Husband Kaine Horman believes she is involved in Kyron's disappearance .
Family members "remain hopeful" that Kyron is still alive . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother and father of missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman repeatedly urged stepmother Terri Horman to co-operate with police during a news conference Thursday. \"I really want her to do the right thing,\" said Kyron's mother, Desiree Young. \"Kyron is still out there and needs to be home.\" Court records r... |
a9fe00f537c58e8dbe3c334f434dfcccc3b76c19 | Summarize the following news article. | Relatives: Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd to marry after release .
Third hiker, Josh Fattal, plans to be best man, the relatives say .
Iranian authorities detained the 3 after they reportedly crossed a border into Iran .
Iranian official calls the trio spies, hints at prisoner exchange . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of three American hikers who have been detained in Iran for nearly 10 months -- Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd -- have gotten engaged in prison and plan to get married after their release, their relatives said Monday. The third hiker, Josh Fattal, plans to be best man at the wedding, the relatives said ... |
22c376d79c4cf310c3b4039407313eb4dd2b1ed7 | Summarize the following news article. | Rioters attack police on historic Protestant holiday .
At least 27 police injured in two different locations, including three hit by shotgun blast .
People throw objects and explosives .
Disruption began on eve of holiday . | [
"(CNN) -- Day-long clashes between police and rioters marked a controversial holiday march in Northern Ireland, leaving dozens of officers injured and widespread damage in Belfast. The violence began overnight, on the eve of July 12, known as \"The Twelfth\" by Protestants who march to celebrate the victory of Engl... |
13519607ff1cdc070b02ec214dae3122cb106ee3 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian MotoGP star Casey Stoner will leave Ducati at the end of the current season .
The 24-year-old will rejoin Honda, the manufacturer he made his debut with in 2006 .
Stoner will join Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso in a formidable line-up next year .
World champion Valentino Rossi is now expected to leave Yam... | [
"(CNN) -- Australian MotoGP star Casey Stoner will leave Ducati at the end of the season to join Japanese manufacturer Honda. The 24-year-old actually made his MotoGP debut with the satellite LCR Honda outfit in 2006 before moving to Ducati, where he won the world title in 2007. \"We are very pleased that Casey wil... |
f1cf320e05cf2c52e79e529924972b26aabd233f | Summarize the following news article. | Soldier from Idaho says he's frightened he won't be able to see family again .
U.S. military: Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, was captured June 30 from Paktika province .
Taliban commander: Taliban will kill him if foreign troops keep targeting civilians .
He was taken by members of the Taliban, the military says . | [
"(CNN) -- A United States soldier captured by the Taliban says in a video posted on the Internet he is \"scared I won't be able to go home.\" Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl shown here in a video made by his captors, members of the Taliban. The soldier was identified Sunday by the Pentagon as Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketch... |
6253d6787f436c13951e8247137b30ba18dc582f | Summarize the following news article. | 40-year-old held on $1 million bail in girl's abduction, rape, attempted killing .
He could get life in prison if found guilty .
"I want to see this through the end," victim says .
DNA and other tests led to suspect, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- A man arrested in connection with the 1990 abduction, rape and attempted murder of an 8-year-old girl appeared before a judge Thursday on an attempted capital murder charge, according to CNN affiliate KTRK. Dennis Earl Bradford, a 40-year-old welder, was arrested after DNA tied him to the crime, police sa... |
bd7c60d210456351306830a03110f1c2e640a2bd | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. increases aid to Jordan by 48 percent, says shows "bipartisan support"
Close ties between U.S., Jordan evidenced in 2000 with first U.S.-Arab FTA .
Bassem Awadallah is Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court in Jordan .
Awadallah: "You are going to see a real financial power in the Gulf countries" | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. reinforced its close ties with Jordan this week by increasing aid to the Kingdom by 48 percent. MME spoke with Dr. Bassem I. Awadallah, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, about Jordan's relationship with the U.S. Washington says the increase in aid to $663 million this year shows \"the bipartisa... |
44a488b91b2700bb4d08fd593802d0eb66922b42 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Palin family issues a statement wishing the couple well .
Bristol Palin says she and the father of her child are engaged - again .
The couple reconciled 3 months ago during custody discussions, they tell Us Weekly magazine .
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has not been told about their plans until now, the maga... | [
"(CNN) -- Bristol Palin and the father of her child, Levi Johnston, are engaged again. The couple reconciled three months ago during custody discussions about their 18-month-old son, Tripp, Us Weekly magazine reported Wednesday. According to the magazine, the couple said Bristol Palin's mother, former vice presiden... |
5dc853b4516e67489f6d7a73e600cdf77e502e83 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards describes life as a CIA spy .
Newly published book describes disillusionment after 1979 revolution .
Author, whose pen name is Reza Kahlili, says U.S. has long misperceived Iran's regime .
Kahlili says Obama administration is naive, predicts Iran will attack Israel . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The tale contains elements of a spy thriller: a soldier in Iran's feared Revolutionary Guard turns spy for the CIA after concluding that the government that had promised democracy had instead ushered in oppression, violence and death. But, Reza Kahlili says, this is no novel. In his new book, \... |
cadc44ed0b72fad9a495739da183ab214e705fc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Most credit card companies and banks offer help to victims of internet fraud .
However, it's unclear who is responsible when the company is a victim of crime .
A student loan company lost a laptop with Jake McCoy's personal data .
"I don't know why they were carrying around information on a laptop," McCoy said . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Like most college students, Jake McCoy had to apply for several loans to pay for his education. After a rigorous check of his credit, he secured the loans and has been paying them back since graduating from Baylor University in May 2006. Then, in October 2008, he received a letter from Ba... |
5c8bb665a378aacfd62a1c9c5c8379ec364dc56e | Summarize the following news article. | Teen tourist killed in crossfire on St. Thomas .
An unidentified man also fatally shot .
Shootout happened at a funeral . | [
"(CNN) -- A 14-year-old cruise passenger was killed in a crossfire Monday as she rode on a tour bus on the U.S. Virgin Islands, police said. Authorities said the shooting happened just before noon in the Coki Point area of St. Thomas. They found the girl wounded on the bus and a man who had been fatally shot in the... |
c9ef16cb8917202db9556bdbc6e1feee89b8111c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police identify a gunman in New Mexico as Robert Reza, 37 .
NEW: A woman identified as the shooter's girlfriend is listed in guarded condition .
Albuquerque police believe it was a domestic violence situation that spilled into the workplace . | [
"(CNN) -- A man who shot and killed two people at a fiber optics company in New Mexico Monday before turning the gun on himself has been identified as 37-year-old Robert Reza, a police spokesman told CNN Tuesday. Police responded to a 911 call Monday morning from Emcore Company that multiple shots had been fired. W... |
8fb2a452666bbdd0c95e72cd3082f03c9b933584 | Summarize the following news article. | Slayton wants to legally prove he's Dugard's dad .
Agents probing case in 1991 told him he was her dad .
His letters to Dugard have been returned unopened . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Kenneth Slayton wants to get a message to Jaycee Dugard, the California woman kidnapped as a child and held captive for 18 years. Slayton would like to get together with Dugard and her two children on Father's Day, but he said he is being blocked from communicating with the 29-year... |
bf727fde4cb32913e8c664eea61c9f5dcd17f9d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Poland was ruled by Soviet-backed regime after the Second World War .
Solidarity movement became a key factor in the fall of communist regime .
Centrally-planned economic system replaced by free market economy .
Poland joined the European Union in 2004 . | [
"(CNN) -- Leszek Balcerowicz, Poland's former finance minister, recently said his country is enjoying \"its best period in 300 years.\" CNN looks at how the country emerged from communism to become one of eastern Europe's most stable and thriving democracies. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa addresses striking workers... |
353a164ba39e7a5e2c0fd4b181293050bc9228a7 | Summarize the following news article. | British Library plans to publish world's oldest surviving Bible online .
Codex Sinaiticus contains all of New Testament, part of Old Testament .
Web site will have photographs of pages, search function . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The oldest known surviving copy of the New Testament gets the modern touch Thursday when parts of it go online for the first time. The full manuscript of the Codex Sinaiticus will be online a year from now. The British Library plans to begin publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century t... |
252509ecfd39ba9b83eef0e472ac8ab23b16f37e | Summarize the following news article. | Conservation organization says 700 mountain gorillas are left in the world .
Ten mountain gorillas have been killed in the Congo in last year, U.N. agency says .
Mountain gorillas weigh as much as 500 pounds . | [
"Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, Anderson Cooper goes to the Congo where he covered the killings of endangered mountain gorillas. Ten mountain gorillas reportedly have been killed in the Demo... |
196bef4543d3d2c222ec59c68d336f699b381c7f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The hearing for Colton Harris-Moore will be held Friday .
NEW: The 19-year-old had no legal representatives in court Wednesday .
At Friday's court appearance, he will be told of his rights and read his charges .
In the Bahamas, he pleaded guilty to illegally landing a plane . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A Miami, Florida, court appearance for Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called \"barefoot bandit,\" has been postponed until Friday, as he did not have a U.S.-based attorney to represent him Wednesday. Wearing government-issued socks, sandals and shackles, the 19-year-old Harris-Moore told the j... |
d94a597d844f3d5d7789c55dc42d69a26a5023fd | Summarize the following news article. | There are no reports of injuries .
Some homes are under threat in Camarillo, fire official says .
Residents were evacuated in Walnut, fire department says .
Camp Pendleton fire officials expect to contain that blaze by Wednesday . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A trio of wildfires burned through Southern California on Tuesday, threatening homes, shutting down roads and prompting some residents to evacuate, officials said. There were no reports of injuries from the three fires in Camarillo, Walnut and at Camp Pendleton. Capt. Ron Oatman of... |
3d92cc7821191fa6a89ddb64ce21a5d31a3a7517 | Summarize the following news article. | The Geek Squad rang the NYSE bell Tuesday for "Embrace Your Geekness Day"
Pop culture and ubiquitous technology make geek culture mainstream .
Businesses use geeks and geek interests to market to non-geeks .
New products aimed at geeks need little marketing -- geeks already want them . | [
"(CNN) -- Break out your D20s and your \"New Mutants\" collection! It's \"Embrace Your Geekness Day,\" and Wall Street embraced geeks by letting them ring the starting bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. Those bellringers are also known as members of Best Buy's Geek Squad, who drive to the rescu... |
fef4fbb08565fa2e5d58f7b8987f072c3d7212f6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Secretary of State Clinton says the scientist is in the United States of his own free will .
The Iranian scientist arrived at the Pakistani Embassy on Monday .
Iran claims U.S. kidnapped Amiri to force him to give up data about Iran's nuclear program .
U.S. has denied charge but remains tight-lipped on whether Ami... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A missing Iranian researcher, who Tehran claimed the CIA abducted, has sought sanctuary in the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, a senior U.S. official and two senior Pakistani diplomatic sources told CNN on Tuesday. \"Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri, who was kidnapped by the Americans, had gone... |
99ba0b2aa91e8cc7d2f4920ede62ac126450ca9c | Summarize the following news article. | Michele Witte's 10-month-old son suffocated in a drop-side crib in 1997 .
The baby's neck became stuck between side rail, headboard when screw loosened .
Witte has been working to get drop-side cribs banned .
Consumer Product Safety Commission approved standards that would ban drop-side cribs . | [
"(CNN) -- Michele Witte woke up about 1 a.m. on December 12, 1997, and went to change her son's diaper. Then she rocked him and laid her 10-month-old back in his crib. Later that morning, she went into his bedroom to wake him and found his lifeless body. She immediately fell to her knees screaming. Witte's son, Tyl... |
a03793bd30222a1ff299fb7f44d50a5a382d03a9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Amnesty International condemns the vote, saying the ban violates religious freedom .
Ban passes the lower house of the French parliament by a huge majority .
French people overwhelmingly favor a ban, the Pew Global Attitudes Project found this spring .
The bill still needs Senate approval to become law . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- France's lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. The vote was 335 to 1. The measure must still go to the French Senate before it becomes law. The Senate is expecte... |
4f13b2258d42977628c9881605d367afb0f6e2bb | Summarize the following news article. | Andres Iniesta is a doubt for Spain's opening match of the World Cup .
Iniesta was substituted after 39 minutes in warm-up match against Poland .
Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas both came on as substitutes as Spain won 6-0 . | [
"(CNN) -- Andres Iniesta could miss Spain's opening game at the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in a warm-up match. The Barcelona midfielder set up two goals for Spain in their emphatic 6-0 win over Poland in Murcia on Monday, but was substituted after just 39 minutes. Iniesta missed a large chunk of Barce... |
c88db6fee82a1bc00bdf1f95193c305135aff017 | Summarize the following news article. | Ruth Martinez worked in an office, but lived in her car .
Dina Acevedo left her husband but had no job or place to go .
Both are being helped by aid agencies in Los Angeles, California .
Aid worker says lately he finds more women with children are homeless . | [
"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- The tears begin and her voice trembles as Ruth Martinez remembers the first few days of her new world. CNN's John King talks to Ruth Martinez and her son Jacob. She would leave work, pick up her son Jacob at school and drive aimlessly, sometimes sneaking back to the office, \"to watch TV there... |
244a9f5d07f4bc2f53d62dbe12cec3e6641db4a0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Colton Harris-Moore has arrived in Miami, Florida .
NEW: "He seems to be very remorseful," his lawyer said .
"Barefoot bandit" pleads guilty to landing plane illegally .
Teen was sentenced to three months in prison or fined $300 . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- The \"barefoot bandit,\" teenager Colton Harris-Moore, was taken Tuesday from the Bahamas to Miami to face charges, the FBI said. Special Agent Judith Orihuela said he landed at 6:23 p.m. aboard an American Eagle flight on which the FBI was aboard, and will appear Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in ... |
18eda843670fc82c1153af3e9c1ab54f0443c37d | Summarize the following news article. | Celebrity chef Kathy Casey predicts two new drink flavors for 2010 .
She says hot cocktail flavors for 2010 will be fresh ginger and hibiscus .
Mixologist adds thyme to her Green-Eye Daiquiri . | [
"(CNN) -- Celebrity chef Kathy Casey predicts two flavor trends in cocktails for 2010 will be fresh ginger and hibiscus. Casey is known around the world for her expertise in mixing food and drinks. Her company, Kathy Casey Food Studios®-Liquid Kitchen, has been consulting with a new nightclub at the Fairmont Abu Dh... |
ad9fed8f5e3141965bdf09a83e4b8a92adc879ee | Summarize the following news article. | Kathy Broussard organized group of volunteer pilots, drivers to help patients get to hospitals .
Many patients are too financially strapped to afford flights, cab fare .
Houston Ground Angels and Pilots has completed 6,000 ground or air missions .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2010 CNN Heroes . | [
"Houston, Texas (CNN) -- For years, Kathy Broussard flew her single-engine Piper Cherokee across Texas, bringing critically ill patients to Houston for life-saving medical treatments. \"I would pick up patients and drop them off ... and they would call a cab, and that was how it was done,\" said Broussard, who was ... |
cf0b4e2fcf4248d79073b60050ad766440392093 | Summarize the following news article. | The Iranian scientist is en route to his homeland .
Shahram Amiri arrived at the Pakistani Embassy on Monday .
Iran claims U.S. kidnapped Amiri to force him to give up data about Iran's nuclear program .
U.S. has denied charge but remains tight-lipped on whether Amiri defected . | [
"(CNN) -- Shahram Amiri -- a nuclear scientist Tehran claimed was kidnapped by U.S. agents -- told a state-run television station in Iran that he was abducted by U.S. intelligence officials and faced \"psychological warfare and pressure that are much worse than being in prison.\" State-run Press TV said Wednesday t... |
c46f77c044926574023f5b3cbb1e57915825cd0c | Summarize the following news article. | One expert's benchmarks can help you plan a mobile "diet" that won't bust your budget .
Garza: An average residential smartphone user consumes about 255.5 MB per month .
Consumers can't do much to control the amount of signaling traffic from their smartphones . | [
"(CNN) -- Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog, contentious.com, explores how people communicate in the online age. As AT&T and other wireless providers move away from offering unlimited data plans, many smartphone own... |
62ad9d0ded0037f160d52cf222cd2426cee0ba0a | Summarize the following news article. | Some celebrities give from heart and self to help others .
Don Cheadle admires courage of relief workers in war torn Darfur .
Lucy Liu saw classes held next to mass grave for Pakistani quake victims .
Joan Allen reads books to disadvantaged children . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- From the humanitarian crisis in Darfur to art therapy and literacy programs, find out about the favorite charitable organizations and causes of some of Hollywood's biggest names. \"There is more hope and love on the cancer floor of the hospital than anywhere else in life,\" says Eva Longoria. Inte... |
4a934b245e31413cec09cdc46c88971b2cbffd39 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: One officer was hurt in a third night of violence in Belfast .
NEW: About 150 youths fired shots and threw bombs at officers .
NEW: Police are now trying to identify those involved .
NEW: Prime Minister David Cameron denounced "unacceptable" violence . | [
"(CNN) -- Police were watching for any further violence Wednesday after a third night of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that left one officer hurt, officials said. About 150 nationalist youths fired shots and threw petrol bombs and a pipe bomb at officers. They also shone high-powered laser pens into officer... |
513380820e7923b4fd25c6da9183ca32ca05e3da | Summarize the following news article. | A leading AIDS activist criticizes the White House for underfunding HIV/AIDS efforts .
The White House HIV/AIDS plan focuses on reducing infections and increasing access to care .
Roughly 1.1 million Americans are infected with HIV/AIDS .
AIDS accounted for 2 million deaths worldwide in 2008, the World Health Organizat... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration aims to cut the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States by 25 percent over the next five years, according to a nationwide HIV/AIDS strategy unveiled Tuesday. Federal officials are also seeking to combat a growing sense of complacency about the disease, ... |
41215ee4a4f0c308656dfa48a5bb049ca6a68383 | Summarize the following news article. | The payload ranged from a remote-sensing satellite to a student-built mini-spacecraft.
Monday's launch came two months after rocket failure .
India also has launched satellite into lunar orbit .
Aims to launch another lunar probe in 2013 . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India successfully launched five satellites into orbit Monday, one of them a mini-spacecraft built by students, space officials said. The main payload was a remote-sensing satellite -- CARTOSAT-2B -- which the country's space agency said would be used in infrastructure programs because of... |
f9464841d14dc6268537d8e20a7b0cc962a866bf | Summarize the following news article. | 15 people were hurt in a coke plant explosion, an emergency spokesman says .
Most of the injuries are burn-related .
One person had to be transported by helicopter to a Pittsburgh-area hospital .
Clairton Coke plant is the largest coke manufacturing facility in the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- An explosion and fire at a U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Wednesday injured at least 15 people, an Allegheny County Emergency Management spokesman told CNN. Kevin Evanto said authorities got a 911 call shortly after 9:30 a.m. reporting the blast at the United States Steel Corporation's Clairt... |
d3af33a823cb05ad21a27b151eb0242250dfb1d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Terri Horman attempted to hire a man to kill her husband, affiliate sources say .
She is the stepmother of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman .
Terri Horman claims Kaine Horman hurt her, the sources say .
Kaine Horman has filed for divorce and has a restraining order . | [
"(CNN) -- The stepmother of missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman attempted to hire a landscaper to kill her husband several months ago, CNN affiliates KGW and KATU reported Monday, citing sources with knowledge of the investigation. KGW reported that sources believe the woman, Terri Horman, approached the landscaper, wh... |
f70256b3d26e6e0cc7495f09be505018206164de | Summarize the following news article. | The geese were euthanized by carbon dioxide .
The USDA say geese can represent a significant aviation hazard .
PETA says euthanization "isn't a viable solution" for the problem . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Four hundred Canada geese from Brooklyn's Prospect Park were herded into crates and euthanized last week in an effort to reduce their number near New York's airports, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture. Measures to lower the number of Canada geese close to John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia i... |
bf76354fd1225aaaafa136662cbed24e20d21204 | Summarize the following news article. | Wedding took place in the Bahamas in early July .
Publicist: It was an intimate affair with close friends .
Both Bardem and Cruz are Oscar-winning actors . | [
"(CNN) -- Spanish actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz tied the knot in the Bahamas earlier this month, the latter's publicist told CNN late Tuesday night. The wedding took place at a friend's house, said Cruz's publicist Amanda Silverman, without specifying exactly when it happened. It was a small ceremony with ... |
3e53434fe4982f6acb5c5ccc3d928d7f2e44d65d | Summarize the following news article. | Watch a LIVE webcast on CNN.com on November 30, at 1200 GMT .
Leading anti-aging experts will share their insights on the search for immortality .
Send them your questions via soundoff, ireport and twitter . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN's global health show Vital Signs has teamed up with world renowned anti-aging experts to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality. Vital Signs host and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be joined by best-selling author Dan Buettner who has done extensive stu... |
4180eaf132bca05805519f42d68b5667925c6179 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists say the asteroid Lutetia is a remnant of the solar system's creation .
Craft came within 3,162 km of the asteroid .
Irregular-shaped rock has deep craters covering its surface .
Comet is the next stop for European space probe . | [
"(CNN) -- A European space probe headed toward its next target Sunday after sending back detailed images of an asteroid that scientists hope will increase understanding of how the solar system evolved. Pictures of the asteroid Lutetia from the Rosetta probe's deep space fly-by Saturday are some of the most detailed... |
c648b0afc789787c10f6a8e34ebd134c7aef1c0e | Summarize the following news article. | Senator Webb of Virginia warns of terror threat to offshore oil rigs .
Webb asks federal agencies to report on security measures .
Webb says rigs must be protected, much like nuclear reactors . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- While the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has put accidental spills squarely in the national spotlight, one U.S. senator is warning of another possible threat: deliberate sabotage. Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia is calling on the Obama administration to develop plans to safeguard offshore ... |
29f9ec139ec70f80b728ed5386a9e306c89d705e | Summarize the following news article. | American Venus Williams is through to the final of the Madrid Open .
Venus beat Israeli Shahar Peer 6-3 6-0 to secure her place against Aravane Rezai .
Rezai secured her place after opponent Lucie Safarova retired through injury . | [
"(CNN) -- Venus Williams is through to the final of the Madrid Open, where she will face Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai, after crushing Shahar Peer in straight sets on Saturday. The American, who will move up to number two in the world on Monday, behind her younger sister Serena, eased past Israeli Peer 6-3 6-0 to remai... |
5aef7669442044fa7d20a8596668f0749bc8f39c | Summarize the following news article. | As Egypt's finance minister, Youssef Boutros Ghali has pushed for reform .
Egypt's economy grew 7.1 percent in 2007, inflation still a concern .
World Bank: 17 percent of Egyptian population living in poverty .
Ghali: "We know that they deserve some of the fruits of the reform" | [
"(CNN) -- When Youssef Boutros Ghali slipped into the role of Egypt's finance minister in 2004, the country's economy was poised for rapid growth. Youssef Boutros Ghali is a strong advocate of economic reform in Egypt . After spending the previous ten years hovering around the four percent mark, gross domestic prod... |
851c5421ef830753dbe77bf1e8ab47c7efaa0735 | Summarize the following news article. | Weekly publication Westword in Denver, Colorado, marijuana-dispensary reviewer .
Paper wants to cover "burgeoning medical marijuana scene" says Web editor .
Colorado is one of 14 states where medical marijuana is legal by state law .
Federal law still bans its use . | [
"(CNN) -- It certainly isn't your average help wanted ad. A publication in Denver, Colorado, is looking for a journalist to review marijuana dispensaries. \"Do you have a medical condition that necessitates marijuana? Do you have a way with words? If so, Westword wants you to join the ranks as our freelance marijua... |
4bc24119cf4cf4d46dae7fe0e4b93a3114ce2344 | Summarize the following news article. | Haiti's devastating earthquake happened six months ago .
Wyclef Jean says many are working to help Haiti recover, but progress seems to be slow .
More than a million Haitians are still living in tent camps and are badly in need of help, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- It's been almost six months since the January 12 earthquake that devastated my beloved Haiti. Speaking for myself -- not for my organization Yéle Haiti -- I will say it: Speed is of the essence. I feel that progress is being made at the speed of a turtle. With the amount of money that has been raised to h... |
d0e0e3c38645d6eb85c796b2fbfab97988aa16bb | Summarize the following news article. | 1,200 National Guard troops will help patrol Southwest border .
More Customs and Border Protection agents will be added .
The additional manpower will be deployed starting August 1 . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. National Guard forces will begin deploying along the U.S. border with Mexico beginning in August and will be fully trained and deployed by the end of the month, government officials announced Monday. Some 1,200 Army and Air National Guard troops will be in place for a year to assist the Border Patrol... |
31d10f50c438448cc87cc08d626a0c57b2301cca | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama also says U.S. will seek full compensation for all damages from BP .
"Top-hat" containment device reaches Gulf floor .
New device would allow engineers to pump in methanol and keep hydrates from forming .
Interior secretary: Success of latest attempt could be known in next few days . | [
"Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- President Obama on Wednesday proposed a package of measures that would provide at least $58 million in additional funding for oil spill relief efforts and raise the tax that oil companies pay to maintain an emergency fund. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting congression... |
588cc28ec8727a2b1b42ac1b5a867edf3956eb17 | Summarize the following news article. | Baker, who received the Medal of Honor more than 50 years after his heroic acts, dies at 90 .
He took out several machine gun nests firing on his unit in Italy .
The U.S. government admitted racism was a factor in Medal of Honor decisions .
"I just feel I was a soldier and I did my job," Baker said after the 1997 cerem... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Vernon Baker earned a Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. But because of what the U.S. government acknowledges was racism against African-Americans who performed heroically in the war, it took more than 50 years for him to get what he had earned. Baker, one of only seven African... |
b1f808e74593ecf6c15b1026e8683c4d8bae1676 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Supporters to get name of running mate in text message .
NEW: Sen. Hillary Clinton is out, Democratic party source says .
NEW: Sources: Virginia Gov. Kaine, Indiana Sen. Bayh out of running .
Obama calling some of VP contenders, Democratic source says . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama's choice for running mate will be announced to supporters in a text message Saturday morning, senior Obama campaign officials told CNN on Friday night, and a senior party official said it won't be Sen. Hillary Clinton. Sen. Barack Obama says he has decided on his running mate but is not ... |
9f25f8439c65fbe1713dbcc9322771752f691c4a | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Joe Machin will name a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Robert Byrd .
Sen. Byrd died last month .
Sen. Byrd was the longest serving member in Congressional history . | [
"(CNN) -- West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin will announce on Friday his pick to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd. Manchin has said he'll push to hold a special election this November to fill the remaining two years of the term. The legislature is meeting in ... |
d25df722e43f2d1b660986e0c5ffcc09835a9823 | Summarize the following news article. | Rare film of Anne Frank is posted on YouTube by the Anne Frank Museum .
The museum hopes to draw more interest to Frank's story .
Other museums have also set up special YouTube channels . | [
"(CNN) -- Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who detailed her thoughts and her family's life while hiding in an attic from the Nazis in Amsterdam, can now be seen in rare video that has been posted on the Internet. Anne Frank got a diary as a gift shortly before her family went into hiding from the Nazis. The only ... |
fa1f80de8467faaf8534c8028161e356e4460fce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Analyst: Bombing could be a "turning point" in Mexico's drug war .
A man dressed as a police officer was found in the car just before it exploded .
"We still have car bombs," the Juarez cartel claimed in a message found downtown .
A counterterrorism expert says there is "some confusion" about explosion . | [
"(CNN) -- A car bomb killed at least four people in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said. It was the first time a car bomb has been used to attack federal police, said the city's mayor, Jose Reyes Ferriz. The incident happened about 8 p.m. Thursday in the city's most violent zone. Juarez municipal police spokesm... |
34176885ee9479836420d46b06cb19fa065a7a4e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: BP official: No indication we don't have well integrity .
"Well integrity" testing proceeds past 24-hour mark .
Pressure is still not at optimal level .
Government tells BP to step up monitoring . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The verdict so far: generally good news but still some uncertainty about whether there's a leak in BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico, now fitted with a containment cap. That's the assessment of the retired Coast Guard admiral overseeing the government's response to the oil spill, more... |
6e3609c4ef991daca8c7f5ab332a5e61e799bb25 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Twitter user: "in bed trying to sleep... just heard another blast!"
Man says he and friend escaped from men trying to take foreigners hostage .
Dubai-based man said shooting, grenades like "in video games"
No reports, sites have been vetted for accuracy . | [
"(CNN) -- Gunmen targeted several areas in the Indian city of Mumbai on Wednesday, taking scores of hostages, killing dozens and taking over the Taj Mahal Hotel and Hotel Oberoi. A fire burns through the dome of the Taj hotel in Mumbai Wednesday. Below is a list of eyewitness accounts from news agencies in the area... |
9efdb7fc233df1f3efd7bbe096a1b2ca564dd2c0 | Summarize the following news article. | To stem the complaints and bad press over the iPhone 4, Apple needs to take action quickly .
Here are what my top five priorities would be if I were in Steve Jobs' shoes .
The company should acknowledge the phone's antenna problems are real .
Issue free bumpers to address the reception problem, but don't recall the pho... | [
"(Mashable) -- It'd be an understatement to say that this has been a terrible week for Apple, and we haven't even reached the halfway point. On Monday, Consumer Reports dealt a devastating blow to the iPhone 4 when it declined to recommend the device to consumers due to the antenna reception problem. Consumer Repor... |
fb3c1798ebaa68c29c1d72a9357c37c4c5afeb1a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama says he did not feel the 3.6-magnitude earthquake Friday morning .
U.S. Geological Survey says the quake's center was near Gaithersburg, Maryland .
USGS says the quake is the largest to hit the area since 1974 .
Aftershocks may be felt, official says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama told reporters Friday he did not feel the earthquake that rattled parts of suburban Washington early in the morning. The rare quake, which struck about 5 a.m., was centered about 20 miles northwest of the capital, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It had a magnitude of 3.6... |
ab3c3d414d390786028760add1218158da7e4537 | Summarize the following news article. | Blair Taylor says in recordings released, Mel Gibson purportedly had racially offensive tirade .
The recordings, he says, should alert us to 21st century's sub rosa racial hostility in U.S.
Laws, societal pressure may have damped open racism, but it persists privately, he says .
Taylor: Society must push back aggressiv... | [
"(CNN) -- Actor and director Mel Gibson appears to be at it again. This time the issue is not a tirade berating Jews and women in front of police officers. Instead, it's an outrageous message that was apparently left on his girlfriend's answering machine and likely was never supposed to come under public scrutiny. ... |
0dbad7f139a58ac131e300a06e18f89d14fe01a9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: BP puts off crucial "integrity" tests to check effectiveness of new containment cap .
NEW: Testing procedures are being reviewed, a process expected to go through the night .
NEW: Move follows meeting with Energy Secretary Chu .
Thad Allen can't put odds on success of the new cap . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP has put off crucial \"integrity tests\" on the new stacking cap on its ruptured Gulf oil well so it can review testing procedures, a review expected to take place through the night and into Wednesday. The oil giant had expected the tests -- to check pressure in the well and deter... |
8ee51c05463aca3d9b74b89cc7578fd0e4f567b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Three friends were fishing 18 miles from the Deepwater Horizon on April 20 .
They arrived at the inferno before the Coast Guard .
Someone shouted to them: "We've got friends that are missing. Please go search!"
The men say they tried to tell BP, Transocean and received no response . | [
"(CNN) -- The three friends pointed the nose of their 31-foot boat in the direction of the best fishing, near the oil rigs off the Louisiana coast. It was April 20, a beautiful, calm morning. They caught a netfull. Hours passed into darkness. At around 9:45 p.m., they looked out and saw what appeared, at first, lik... |
f6e668e08712f31aa402b0f575c07e6ef0b7e179 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohammed Ayoob says French plan to ban veils is gift to those that push anti-Westernism .
It makes European human rights advocacy hollow by using it in this case for racism, he says .
Ban is sign that Europe trying to protect "Christendom" from Muslims .
Ayoob: Veil-ban is not about women as objects, but about irration... | [
"(CNN) -- The French National Assembly has just done a huge favor to those elements in the Muslim world that thrive on anti-Westernism. By voting to ban the veil in public places -- a move that brings a draft bill closer to becoming law -- it has transformed a minor social irritant for a section of the French publi... |
efa1a98d6acea77f3fa790047f605f589e78070d | Summarize the following news article. | Devon Denham, 5, was found unharmed in New Mexico on Monday .
The couple fled from police in New Mexico after a high-speed pursuit .
They were arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon .
Elizabeth Denham is believed to be the boy's mother; Mark Cochran is a registered sex offender . | [
"(CNN) -- A man and woman suspected of kidnapping a 5-year-old boy from Missouri were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Phoenix, Arizona, an FBI spokesman said. The boy -- Devon Denman -- was found unharmed Monday in the back seat of a stolen vehicle after a high-speed police pursuit in New Mexico ended with Elizabeth ... |
8a9df9d8abb8d983471041561ff5553747c5de7a | Summarize the following news article. | More than 5,000 people were arrested in Asia .
Operations were in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand .
The operation occurred during the World Cup period . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 5,000 people have been arrested and nearly $10 million seized in an operation targeting alleged illegal soccer gambling in Asia during the World Cup, Interpol reported Friday. The international police agency said it coordinated a month-long operation codenamed SOGA III, targeting activities link... |
4bd21f8468c2de59224c29264063ac463e7837a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Kendall Myers says he never wanted to "hurt any individual Americans"
Myers is sentenced to life; his wife is sentenced to more than 6 years .
Both were accused of spying for Cuba for almost 30 years .
They also agreed to repay the government more than $1.7 million . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A former State Department analyst was sentenced to life in prison Friday for spying for Cuba for almost 30 years. His wife and partner in spying received a sentence of six years and nine months, but will get credit for more than a year already served. Kendall Myers, 73, pleaded guilty last Nove... |
52ea6fd2bed6364088638691b859b6a49d3ef66c | Summarize the following news article. | Beck says he has a problem with how Harvard doesn't spend its money .
Universities run by highly educated hypocrites, Beck says .
Beck says most colleges fail on consistency and accountability . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks. Glenn Beck says universities should share the wealth from the tax break on their endowments. It's an industry that made an average profit of nearly 17 percent... |
6f65a325a1cf0302363e465bdf3e65e8457b7916 | Summarize the following news article. | Wisconsin man has extraordinary memory known as hyperthymestic syndrome .
He remembers specific dates, days of week, events from decades ago .
Researchers hope to gain new insights into how a superior memory works . | [
"LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (CNN) -- Give Brad Williams a date, and he can usually tell you not only what he was doing but what world events happened that day. He can do this for almost every day of his life. Brad Williams has hyperthymestic syndrome, experts say, and remembers what he did on allmost every day of his lif... |
ac14a1dbb86fca84b60841f2b94e65cca147aacf | Summarize the following news article. | An air marshal says he's losing job because of financial problems .
Disclosed his problems to TSA as required .
Lawyer says TSA has created "Catch-22" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Some people lose their homes because they have lost their jobs. John Gowan, a Federal air marshal, says he's losing his job because he is losing his home. The Transportation Security Administration this month notified Gowan, 43, that it is firing him because his security clearance was revoked,... |
a66633feaaf2834e4a0d12231229792974e08fae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Leak puts a stop to tests on ruptured oil well .
NEW: No timetable for when leak will be repaired .
U.S. officials gave BP additional direction for tests . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Equipment that the oil company BP was using to help stop the massive oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico is leaking -- another setback for the beleaguered company in its hope of stopping this disaster. The company will need to fix the leak before it can run crucial tests that could sho... |
12b69791e709ba5c0f14e7750fce6c50d90bd368 | Summarize the following news article. | Sources say inability to have child motivated alleged murder plot .
Juan-Carlos Cruz is accused of trying to hire homeless men to kill his wife .
Police say a homeless man came to them with information about Cruz .
Cruz is former host of Food Network's "Calorie Commando" | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Fertility issues were at the center of former TV chef Juan-Carlos Cruz's motivation in the alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill his wife, according to sources close to the couple. The former host of the Food Network's \"Calorie Commando\" was charged Monday with attempted murder an... |
38c45cffdaeba4225ecd72f821b7342bfff2bf57 | Summarize the following news article. | Raoul Moat was wanted in the shooting of three people last weekend .
He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a hospital .
Moat had been on the run for a week . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Fugitive Raoul Moat, wanted for the shootings of three people in northern England last weekend, died early Saturday after shooting himself, police said. Moat, 37, shot himself around 1:15 a.m. (8:15 p.m. ET Friday), Northumbria Police said. No gunshots were fired by police, and Moat was pr... |
c03f87375a17d9cdaa9781866ade34a4e3594865 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Governor says some on list may have legal status .
2 Utah state employees believed involved in creating list with alleged illegal immigrants' data .
The data includes personal information about 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants .
Gov. Gary Herbert calls the release of information release "deplorable" | [
"(CNN) -- The Utah Department of Workforce Services said Friday it has identified at least two employees believed to be involved in creating a list containing the personal information of a purported 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants. \"At this point we don't think it was a very large conspiracy. We think it was two,... |
dd45d1c1ab99cf28fd1024d1772d9fa9957d4e37 | Summarize the following news article. | Female candidates seek to change women's status in Iraqi society .
Many will be guaranteed seats under electoral quota system .
Candidate says she's running to challenge fundamentalist beliefs about women . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Four thousand women are running for office in Iraq's provincial elections Saturday, and many of them will be guaranteed seats under an electoral quota system. Iraqi women show off their ink-stained fingers after voting Saturday in Baghdad. Regardless of the votes their candidates receive, p... |
ccc1673b95946144ef9768755a778d48fc4852aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Government, BP encouraged by well pressure testing .
Testing will continue; pressure is still rising, though slowly .
Scientists are pouring through undersea images and data .
No oil has gushed into the Gulf since Thursday . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Encouraged by results so far, BP and the government agreed Saturday to another 24 hours of testing of the recently recapped Gulf well. BP's 48-hour window for pressure testing expired Saturday afternoon with no reports of flowing oil or evidence that the giant sealing cap caused fur... |
7ad3903cdeab6944f8b73ba48aff91d3e4dea99f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A city attorney says an officer violated policy when he tasered a Georgia woman in April .
Janice Wells says a prowler was at the house, while police say she complained of an unwanted guest .
A man who was there with her at the scene left .
When she refused to give the man's name, police tried to arrest her . | [
"(CNN) -- A Lumpkin, Georgia police officer who repeatedly tasered a 57-year-old woman violated police policy but resigned before he could be fired, a city attorney said Thursday. Lumpkin City Attorney William Nesmith said an internal police investigation revealed former officer Ryan Smith inappropriately tasered J... |
054cf733280ab456a52f50b2918d657a848f21e4 | Summarize the following news article. | John Skrentny: Immigration reformers must scale back; they can't get everything at once .
1986 act tying legalization and border control failed; won't work today, he writes .
Skrentny says start with the strongest claims to legalization: students and soldiers .
Author supports bipartisan DREAM act, which offers "mini-b... | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- Another player has entered the immigration battle as the Justice Department sues Arizona over its new immigration law. And the reason the fight is centered in Arizona is that reform has failed in Washington. Like the characters in \"Hot Tub Time Machine,\" reformers are stuck in 1986... |
f02bab270f2f8cb012e47e5ae89ab59d0bd1be08 | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Sarah Palin repeats claim she opposed Alaska's "bridge to nowhere"
Though she canceled the project in 2007, she had previously supported it .
Ex-aide: Palin opposed bridge after price doubled .
Democrats point out Palin's efforts to obtain other congressional earmarks . | [
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's boast to have opposed the infamous \"bridge to nowhere\" is a staple of the Alaska governor's stump speech, but her record is more complicated than the one-liner. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin canceled work on the Gravina Island bridge in 20... |
6c5ce8639c098fd51fb11924ef172278e0148f3f | Summarize the following news article. | Outlook Social Connector syncs social networking feeds with your Outlook contacts .
New Facebook status updates will pop up in realtime within Outlook .
Outlook will only pull data from e-mails connected to Facebook accounts . | [
"(Mashable.com) -- Microsoft is announcing today that it has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into Outlook, bringing the streams of millions of Facebook users into inboxes across the world. Last year, Microsoft launched Outlook Social Connector, a plugin that syncs social networking feeds with your Ou... |
5738e9371881e6d75df16a802b7c9f11d1c47e5b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fidel Castro accuses U.S. of wanting to replace nukes with super conventional weapons .
NEW: "Nothing remains," he says of such a weapons strike. "Everything disappears."
NEW: Castro warns against nuclear war in the Middle East .
His talk follows attendance at a dolphin show . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared on the island's state-run television for the second time in less than a week on Friday, using the forum to again blast U.S. arms policy. \"The Yankees want to offer a world without nuclear arms,\" he said, adding that the United States wants to substi... |
471a25bdd2ebea4a947e01f6f2afe064979ce3b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Governor responds to Obama's call for more troops to U.S.-Mexico border .
The deployment is scheduled to end in June 2011 .
Governor's office says more personnel would support counternarcotics operations . | [
"(CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered a temporary deployment Friday of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. The order reflects President Barack Obama's efforts to secure the border, Schwarzenegger's office said. Last month, the governor praised Obama's proposal to deploy 1,200 National... |
30e9f7d281468c4ede79e5ca1251c4d04d3882b3 | Summarize the following news article. | What happens if no presidential candidate gets enough electoral votes to win?
What if president-elect dies after Electoral College votes, but before inauguration?
Roger MacBride's electoral vote made him Libertarian Party folk hero .
Electoral vote "switcheroos" played role in Lincoln's presidential victory . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- As you will be reminded countless times, when you cast your vote in Tuesday's presidential election, you're not taking part in a nationwide popular vote, but rather helping decide who your state's Electoral College delegates support. Despite its name, the Electoral College never actually convenes... |
15b03d681752277ec81e09e42b930fe0de412412 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Conservation calls being heeded in New York, Con Ed says .
As many as 9,000 are without power in Connecticut, utility says .
Heat kink" forces delays on Metrorail's Red Line in Washington .
Elderly Philadelphia woman's death was heat-related, medical examiner says . | [
"(CNN) -- Power outages in Connecticut, rail service disruptions in Washington and warnings to conserve electricity in New York City mark the second day of the Northeast heat wave. As many as 9,000 customers of Connecticut Light and Power in Stamford were without electrical service Tuesday, according to the power c... |
1ba5f769ab865b20ede4b61b530b0917e2059412 | Summarize the following news article. | Today marks 30th anniversary of 'Miracle on ice' Olympic hockey game .
Rep. Ron Paul wins straw poll at conservative conference .
Court to hear battle over woman's desire to have head and brain preserved after death . | [
"(CNN) -- Herb Brooks: On this day in 1980, the former University of Minnesota coach led a hockey team of college kids in a 4-3 victory over the best national team the Soviet Union had ever sent to the Olympics. The squad from the USSR practiced 11 months a year. Brooks was coaching amateurs. According to the Inter... |
dfeccf6100d2d5caa74acc3b3c5d04598e81d67c | Summarize the following news article. | Firefighters have fully contained the 109,305-acre Jefferson Fire in Idaho, government site says .
The fire started Tuesday at the Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy site .
Power has been restored to the laboratory's nuclear fuel development complex .
Crews planned on mop-up work Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- A 109,305-acre fire, mostly on the grounds of a U.S. Energy Department facility containing a nuclear fuel development complex, has been fully contained, according to the government's InciWeb fire incident information website. The so-called Jefferson Fire, at the Idaho National Laboratory, about 40 miles w... |
a0eda0a520b6b1203f4f4c39261280a78f51331c | Summarize the following news article. | Officers were responding to a report of an armed man near the Fruitvale BART station .
Police tried Tasering the man twice, but were unable to subdue him .
The man turned on them with a knife, and police opened fire .
The shooting is under investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- A man was shot and killed Saturday in Oakland, California, during a confrontation with Bay Area Rapid Transit officers and Oakland police, police spokesman Jeff Thomason said. The incident occurred after Oakland police received a call about 8:15 a.m. (11:15 a.m. ET) of an armed man walking toward the Frui... |
9d6301a354e55d9b975335ff8b1e0ce335803a87 | Summarize the following news article. | New Jersey police say man used counterfeit money to post $400 bail .
On discovering error in bail, he returned to jail to ask for money back, they say .
Bills' identical serial numbers, poor paper quality were giveaway, police chief says . | [
"(CNN) -- Police say a Camden, New Jersey, man had the audacity to return to the jail where he posted a $400 bond with counterfeit bills, demanding a refund. Ronald T. White was charged with shoplifting July 7, but his bail was incorrectly written up. When he found out, authorities say, he returned to the Cinnamins... |
4c2ba689d8c2f02d863273083d18a4d021c722d8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two people are confirmed dead .
Rains Saturday result in flash flooding in Pike County, Kentucky .
Rescue crews worked throughout the night to rescue people from homes .
The Raccoon Creek area was the hardest hit . | [
"(CNN) -- Waters were receding Sunday as rescue crews conducted searches in the aftermath of flash flooding in eastern Kentucky that killed at least two people, a top county official said. Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne Rutherford confirmed the two fatalities Sunday, and estimated that 200 homes in the area were... |
cdfc66218ab35dfe3473b909acf87a93fa7f3894 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama and family going to Mount Desert Island, Maine, for the weekend .
GOP criticizing Obama for vacationing during environmental disaster .
Democratic strategist says criticism is "galling," considering Bush's frequent trips .
"The president is the president wherever he is," Paul Begala says . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama and his family leave Friday for a weekend getaway to Maine, but along with a little rest and relaxation comes criticism that the president is taking it easy while oil continues to gush in the Gulf of Mexico. The Obamas plan to spend the weekend on Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia Nation... |
80a878eddb67dfe6666f4bdd7830731ed1ff2054 | Summarize the following news article. | Federal Election Commission hits Vice President Biden with $219,000 fine .
Biden's 2008 campaign accepted contributions beyond the legal limit, FEC says .
Biden spokeswoman says the campaign will comply with the terms of the fine . | [
"(CNN) -- A day after the Federal Elections Commission slapped Joe Biden with a $219,000 fine for spending violations during his failed presidential bid, a spokeswoman for the vice president is calling the ruling \"commonplace.\" \"Some repayment is commonplace after presidential campaign audits and the repayment o... |
e7fa95f7ea5059896ddbf5dae6cba85cfe582528 | Summarize the following news article. | Unmanned aircraft have higher accident rates than regular aircraft .
The FAA urges caution in expanding the use of pilotless planes in the United States .
An FAA official told a House subcommittee that the agency must make conservative decisions on the issue . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Unmanned aircraft patrolling the nation's borders have an accident rate seven times greater than general aviation aircraft, and hundreds of times greater than the rate of jetliners, federal officials said Thursday in urging caution in expanding the use of pilotless planes. Unmanned aerial vehic... |
590a562d1d52f9b9e83635e2b4f382fec8c9fea9 | Summarize the following news article. | Deal would expedite compensation for victims who waive right to sue the state .
The deal, which totals $38 million, is on its way to Legislature for approval .
Under proposed terms, victims can collect up to $400,000 .
Those with damages more than $400,000 can pull from supplemental pool . | [
"(CNN) -- Two Minnesota state lawmakers said Friday that they have reached a deal to compensate victims of the Interstate 35 bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis last year. Thirteen people were killed and dozens were injured in last year's collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. State Sen. Ron Latz and ... |
75dd51b85d5ace4d4db054a5cf25cb75ce8c768e | Summarize the following news article. | LZ Granderson: There's a long list of anti-gay activists caught involved in pro-gay activity .
Family Research Council's George Rekers hired a gay male escort for European trip .
Granderson: Blacks call someone who undermines their own community an "Uncle Tom"
LGBT community needs a name for similar hypocrites, he says... | [
"Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- I sat on my friend's couch trying my best not to laugh. He was an associate pastor of the church I was attending, and he had taken it upon himself to introduce me to the ex-gay movement. I was in the early stages of coming out, and let's just say he wasn't very happy for me. On thi... |
a246637307b08d5f1090c14c5eca582de8465089 | Summarize the following news article. | CDC estimates between 8,330 and 17,160 people have died from H1N1 .
Between 6,390 and 13,170 -- were 18-64 years old, CDC estimates .
In a regular flu season, about 36,000 people in U.S. die from seasonal flu .
90 percent of those deaths usually are people age 65 and older . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, may have killed as many as 17,000 Americans, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Though 2,498 confirmed deaths linked to the H1N1 virus had been reported to the CDC as of January 30, the ag... |
472ec76d65b643256aaa45462bcc192c914e703b | Summarize the following news article. | Families submit petitions with 2,500 signatures to Iran's U.N. mission .
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were detained July 31 .
Petition seeks "compassion in this unfortunate case"
Signatures gathered at freethehikers.org and at vigils . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Families of three U.S. hikers detained by Iran submitted a 2,500-signature petition to Tehran's U.N. mission Thursday, appealing for their release \"as soon as possible.\" An undated family photo shows Sarah Shourd, one of three U.S. hikers detained in Iran since July 31. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shour... |
7b7597b0c3174fd59e4a0eebee37a3aa462d9ecf | Summarize the following news article. | Han Han is an outspoken blogger who has gained celebrity status .
Named one of Time Magazine's most influential people of 2009 .
Dropped out of school to write novels; races rally cars . | [
"(CNN) -- Han Han is China's rebel writer who has become the unofficial voice for his generation. As a teenager the 27-year-old began writing novels about angst-ridden characters that proved tremendously popular with China's angsty youth. But it is his blog that has propelled him to celebrity status in China and ea... |
dd20f9723a148a44317f4dc9618ef1e295a52c49 | Summarize the following news article. | Many people stay put in economic downturn, wedded to their communities .
Ruben Navarrette Jr. says young people should move to where the jobs are .
He says more Americans are taking jobs overseas due to recession .
Navarrette: Some states have much better job outlooks than others . | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- In the early 1990's, I was listening to the Rush Limbaugh radio show when a young man from Youngstown, Ohio, called in to complain about... well, life. The caller was upset that, since the steel mills had closed years earlier, there was no opportunity for him in his beloved hometown.... |
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