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fbf24dbf677932ba7db741a42d7832b9e85173a3 | Summarize the following news article. | The National Trust for Historic Preservation names 12 distinctive destinations .
Locations named share a commitment to historic preservation and revitalization .
The historic mining town of Virginia City, Nevada is on the 2009 list . | [
"(CNN) -- The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2009 Dozen Distinctive Destinations range from a quintessential New England waterfront community to an Old West boomtown in Nevada. Virginia City, Nevada, is steeped in gold and silver rush history. Each year the organization identifies locations across the U... |
ff16cd6034f031bb4b09ddb46aabd0e20c5e3bca | Summarize the following news article. | Verdicts, sentencing in Madrid train bomb trials to be delivered Wednesday .
All of the 28 defendants are men except for one Spanish woman .
Among the 28 are 14 Moroccans, nine Spaniards and two Syrians .
Charges dropped against one defendant; seven suspects died in hideout blast . | [
"The accused in the Madrid train bombing are scheduled to hear the verdicts and sentencing on Wednesday morning. All of the 28 defendants are men except for one Spanish woman. All the defendants have pleaded not guilty during the trial. Defendants in the Madrid 2004 train bomb trial pictured earlier during proceedi... |
32bd3e85d68819845fd6c6e3a96c64129e705956 | Summarize the following news article. | Ban on Nigeria's national football team is rescinded by African country's president .
World governing body FIFA had given Nigeria a Monday deadline to overturn decision .
President Goodluck Jonathan had banned all Nigerian national teams for two years .
He was furious after Super Eagles' poor showing at the World Cup i... | [
"(CNN) -- Nigeria's president has backed down on his decision to suspend the national soccer team, according to the African country's football federation. The announcement came just before Monday's deadline set by world governing body FIFA, which had threatened to expel Nigeria completely if the ruling was not over... |
5521ec44ce91d3ddeffbb93a28441b3dce466fc4 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain will play Germany in the World Cup semifinals after beating Paraguay 1-0 .
Striker David Villa nets only goal in 82nd minute to go top of overall scoring charts .
South Americans had a goal ruled out and then missed a penalty in second half .
Spain also missed a penalty soon after before Villa's fifth goal of the... | [
"(CNN) -- David Villa came to Spain's rescue again to put the European champions into the World Cup semifinals for the first time with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paraguay in Johannesburg on Saturday night as both teams missed a penalty. The striker, who scored the only goal in the second-round victory over Port... |
46a6c8a2832e30febc0943eb801229d2ab8aff39 | Summarize the following news article. | Joseph Duncan committed his first sexual offense at the age of 12 .
He was sentenced to death last August for the murder a 9-year-old boy .
Duncan could be sentenced to death a second time if convicted again . | [
"(CNN) -- A convicted sex offender who was sentenced to death for killing a 9-year-old Idaho boy is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges related to the killing of a 10-year-old California boy. Joseph Edward Duncan III will answer charges in the 1997 abduction and murder of Anthony Martinez. Joseph Edward Dun... |
82c2a5229c39444df11f849d809b62fc1b64ff46 | Summarize the following news article. | Germany coach Joachim Low claims Spain are favorites to win the World Cup .
The two teams meet in Wednesday's semifinal in a rematch of the Euro 2008 final .
Germans are the top scorers in this year's tournament, netting 13 goals in five games .
Spain defender Carles Puyol and midfielder Cesc Fabregas passed fit to pla... | [
"(CNN) -- Germany coach Joachim Low has tried to lift the burden of expectation off his young team by claiming that Wednesday's semifinal opponents Spain are favorites to win the World Cup. The Germans, who came into the tournament missing several key injured players, have been tipped to win a fourth title in South... |
3a3819ceafd43b9235ef41164e00e2c12e088e31 | Summarize the following news article. | Songwriter couldn't finish his Bud Light when he heard the news .
College student says he felt proud to drink Bud .
Outrage over Bud sale will soon fade, beer expert predicts .
Americans increasingly turning to microbrews, expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- Philip McClary was grilling out at his home in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday night when he heard hometown brewer Anheuser-Busch would be bought by the Belgian company InBev. \"I was actually drinking a Bud Light when I heard, and I couldn't even finish it. That's the honest-to-God truth,\" he sa... |
972f2adb31bc4b56798eac4c971d2a35b0ed9107 | Summarize the following news article. | Franz Beckenbauer lavishes praise on German team ahead of semifinal .
Germany won 4-0 over Argentina, having earlier also routed England 4-1 .
Two-time World Cup winner also dismisses the chances of semifinal opponents Spain . | [
"(CNN) -- Football legend Franz Beckenbauer has begun the mind games ahead of Germany's World Cup semifinal against Spain on Wednesday, describing his compatriots as \"the perfect team\" and calling them favorites to reach the final. Beckenbauer, who led Germany to twin World Cup triumphs as both a player and coac... |
16c7917a669fa544ff4a2c0367bc096fd3d29768 | Summarize the following news article. | Brazil coach Dunga sacked after their World Cup exit to Netherlands .
Brazil lost 2-1 in quarterfinals to end their dream of sixth World Cup triumph .
Dunga heard the news shortly after he returned with team from South Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazil coach Dunga has been sacked after their shock World Cup quarterfinal exit to the Netherlands. His side were beaten 2-1 on Friday after taking a first half lead and looking set to secure a place in the last four. \"The cycle of work started in 2006 and which culminated with the elimination of Brazi... |
705316f2675744b98dd34302683e5ae2474bebf2 | Summarize the following news article. | Gallas pins blame for disastrous French World Cup campaign on former coach Domenech .
Defender was interviewed in French culture magazine Les Inrockuptibles .
He says French players found it hard to build a relationship with the coach .
French midfielder Patrick Vieira plans to retire from international football . | [
"(CNN) -- France defender William Gallas has attacked former national coach Raymond Domenech, blaming him for the team's disastrous performance at the World Cup in South Africa. In an interview with French weekly culture magazine Les Inrockuptibles on Wednesday, Gallas became the first French player to speak about ... |
f171341222b2f7d73454c267776c09c069556b2b | Summarize the following news article. | Taiwan president allows visit by Dalai Lama .
NEW: Beijing opposes the visit "in whatever form and capacity"
Dalai to visit island to pray for victims of Typhoon Merakot .
Tibetan leader's spokesman denied there was any political subtext to visit . | [
"(CNN) -- China \"resolutely opposes\" a planned trip by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Thursday, hours after Taiwan's president announced the visit. The Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan could anger China, which accuses him of advocating independence for Tibet. Beijing oppose... |
09506d03f6eb639209a867336af9afa5e93e6d05 | Summarize the following news article. | The four men had worked for Hartford Distributors for around 30 years .
Two shooting victims will be buried Sunday and Monday .
A candlelight vigil for the victims is scheduled for Sunday evening .
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has called for Monday to be a day of remembrance . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of family members, friends and neighbors of four of the eight victims of a workplace shooting rampage gathered at funeral services around Manchester, Connecticut, on Saturday to share tears and memories. The four men who were laid to rest had each worked at Hartford Distributors for around 30 yea... |
120da313c3efc3d318457941ffcdca25c9820b59 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Plane narrowly misses sleeping homeowner .
Two people on board twin-engine plane are killed .
The incident occurred in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County .
People in the house escaped without injury . | [
"(CNN) -- Two people aboard a twin-engine airplane were killed Saturday when it crashed into a house in western Pennsylvania, sending the homeowner fleeing with his dog, officials said. Westmoreland County Public Safety spokesman Dan Stevens said skies were clear when the aircraft \"just spun in its own axis\" and ... |
0ddc048dc6f1857194a99f82e431f12f57f0ee99 | Summarize the following news article. | Contact to build air refueling tankers is worth $30-40 billion .
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer's bid will not be accepted .
Messenger gets to air base gate on time, but not to the office to deliver bid . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- What may be the most contentious Pentagon contract is the focus of yet another fight, with this round centered on whether a bid for a $35 billion contract should be thrown out because it arrived five minutes late. For about a decade the Air Force has been trying to replace its fleet of KC-135 a... |
456ae9db05a09667f169537b69a7d4102781a525 | Summarize the following news article. | Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas launches new Moto2 team for this season .
The Moto2 series is the division below motorcyling's elite MotoGP class .
Riders Kenny Noyes and Joan Olive will compete for the new team in Qatar . | [
"(CNN) -- Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas is to sponsor a new Moto2 motorcycling team for the 2010 season, which will be called Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas, the official Moto GP Web site has reported. The team will compete in the Moto2 world championship, the series below motorcycling's elite MotoGP series, wit... |
7c3cd0945b49293c168cabacda36dc67a7ab4941 | Summarize the following news article. | The Senate failed to approve nearly $5 billion for a settlement with minority farmers .
The settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers was reached in 1999 .
Prominent members of both parties have voiced support for approving the funds .
The National Black Farmers Association blamed both parties ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate failed Thursday to approve nearly $5 billion for a settlement between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers reached more than a decade ago, prompting finger pointing by members of both parties and outrage among many black farmers. \"We are very, very, very disappointed... |
d05005947208c9378af67dd8600f4539009a2139 | Summarize the following news article. | First parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935 .
City officials wanted a solution to parked cars that hurt businesses .
Meter inventor was a journalist and lawyer .
A legal challenge went in the city's favor and meters thrived . | [
"(CNN) -- As you sift through your pockets Friday looking for change to pay the parking meter, stop and take a moment to wish it a happy birthday. It was on this day 75 years ago that the first parking meter was installed. And 75 long years later, these coin-gulping contraptions remain as despised as they were when... |
322a20b815f319e088b6a0215be832e0004f7c34 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cohen is projected winner of GOP 9th district primary .
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam has 48 percent of the vote in the GOP tgovernor's primary .
The GOP winner will face Democrat Mike McWherter .
The GOP race grabbed national attention last month . | [
"(CNN) -- Bill Haslam, the mayor of Knoxville and considered a moderate Republican, easily won the Tennessee GOP primary for governor Thursday, the Associated Press projected. With 76 percent of the state's precincts in, AP reported Haslam had 48.2 percent of the vote as he defeated Congressman Zach Wamp and Lt. Go... |
01b747e2c5eda2982ac07dc097ad9397c619ad5c | Summarize the following news article. | Fidel Castro says he has a new book, titled "The Strategic Victory"
The book chronicles fighting between his rebels and former dictator Fulgencio Batista .
Castro says the book's 25 chapters contain photos, maps and illustrations .
Castro's rebels declared victory over Batista on January 1, 1959 . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba's Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he would publish a new book in August on the fighting more than 50 years ago between his ragtag rebels and the 10,000-strong army under former dictator Fulgencio Batista. In an essay published Tuesday on the state-run website, www.cubadebate.cu, Castro said... |
f38a6e9b322488d94cbb2677e26c24eef13548a8 | Summarize the following news article. | GAO report found many for-profit colleges used deceptive and questionable marketing practices .
Undercover probe targeted 15 colleges .
All of the schools studied get more than 89 percent of their revenue from federal funding .
The Obama administration has proposed new rules on federal student aid to for-profit college... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Government Accountability Office Wednesday released the results of its undercover investigation looking at deceptive and questionable marketing practices at 15 for-profit colleges in six states and Washington, D.C. The written report was presented at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Health... |
0cfb7c46fe04d36119b5c3bed575f6c9751b57e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Speakers at TED Global conference in Oxford stress connections between ideas .
Matt Ridley: Ideas "have sex," multiplying their value and driving up living standards .
Steven Berlin Johnson: Great ideas aren't born overnight but evolve over time .
Human happiness is not about producing and acquiring more things, they s... | [
"Oxford, England (CNN) -- The first coffeehouse to open in England, a still-operating café on High Street in Oxford, is more than a place to get a beef and horseradish sandwich, according to author and blogger Steven Berlin Johnson. It represents a turning point in Western culture that helped usher in nearly 500 ye... |
700289e58516cff1a4f98723f6dced8196c14e34 | Summarize the following news article. | AWB spokesman retracts vow to avenge leader's death .
He said original statement made by an "emotional member" of the AWB .
Eugene Terreblanche was bludgeoned and stabbed to death .
Two of Terreblanche's farm workers scheduled to appear in court Tuesday . | [
"Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A South African white supremacist group has retracted its statement vowing to avenge the killing of its leader, Eugene Terreblanche, a spokesman for the group said Monday. \"The statement was made by an emotional member of our organization,\" said Pieter Steyn, a spokesman for ... |
cf42ea7cb75d70b75cf18f0ff3f96bba6273dcea | Summarize the following news article. | Kathy Tandy went from 432 pounds to 260 pounds by eating sensibly .
She says she used to eat 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day .
She couldn't fit on airplanes or in seats at the movie theater .
Now, she's enjoying life, playing with her grandkids and traveling to Europe . | [
"OXFORD, Iowa (CNN) -- Kathy Tandy was so big, she got weighed on the town's cattle scales. It was the only way she could get an accurate measurement of her weight. Kathy Tandy went from 432 pounds to 260 pounds by walking and watching what she eats. \"It was humiliating,\" she says. \"It was awful.\" At her worst,... |
0d3b2da27143c513aa4f155787d97b509adb7fac | Summarize the following news article. | California Rep. Maxine Waters is accused of violating House ethics rules .
She has asked the ethics committee to hold a trial before November .
Waters is a 10-term congresswoman .
Rep. Charlie Rangel also faces ethics charges in the House . | [
"(CNN) -- California Rep. Maxine Waters is pressing the House ethics panel to set her trial date before the midterm elections in November. \"I have made a very public request to come out with the formalized charges and to set up a meeting to hear them,\" she said Thursday in an interview with KCRW, a public radio s... |
127ce726eb964ecbbac5c09d2e1f25cba42d272a | Summarize the following news article. | Young Ghanaians are rediscovering traditional beads .
The government is trying to promote the country's bead industry .
Some beads are made from recycled materials, including glass bottles . | [
"Krobo, Ghana (CNN) -- A new generation of Ghanaians are rediscovering their heritage -- and rediscovering the appeal of traditional beads. Many Ghanaians used to associate beads with an old-fashioned coming-of-age ritual for girls. But not anymore. Tairee, a student at the University of Ghana, is proud to wear tra... |
33f1f4798b96534346cce8365b0efb4ebed1eb7d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rain in South, Mid-Atlantic could continue until Wednesday .
Tropical Storm Ida reaches Dauphin Island, Alabama .
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana declare emergency .
Up to 8 inches of rain expected to be dumped on some isolated areas . | [
"(CNN) -- Ida has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it lost momentum during its approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Tuesday. But the storm is still spreading plenty of rain across the Southeast, generally 3 to 6 inches with isolated maximum storm totals of 8 inches. This could con... |
5e4fe6f8938ae950112734189d7243bb0fa62c52 | Summarize the following news article. | Forecasters expect Ida to reach hurricane status by Saturday night or early Sunday .
Mexico's Northern Yucatan Peninsula under hurricane watch, tropical storm warning .
At 7 p.m. ET, Ida was heading north-northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph) | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical storm Ida could regain hurricane status Saturday night as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. The northern Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning, the National Hurricane Center said. Pinar del Rio, in western Cuba, is also under a tropical s... |
2e7b75837bec97bfd88ac6212eb8a11bd3f84f46 | Summarize the following news article. | Crashes mar the second stage of the Tour de France, won by Sylvain Chavanel .
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong drops to fifth after crashing in Belgium .
Chavanel claims yellow jersey for first time as 123-strong group of riders agree not to race .
Frenchman has almost three-minute advantage over previous leader Fab... | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong reflected ruefully on Monday's incident-packed second stage of the Tour de France, which saw Sylvain Chavanel claim the first yellow jersey of his career following a spate of crashes. The Frenchman moved almost three minutes ahead of previous leader Fabian Cancellara wi... |
993fba6d70d5dbd0a148723ab00ec5b967e25621 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Flight continues to Los Angeles without detained passenger .
Officials say passenger tried to smoke during flight .
FBI takes male passenger into custody . | [
"(CNN) -- An American Airlines flight headed to California was diverted to New Mexico and a passenger detained for allegedly smoking onboard, officials said. The FBI took the male passenger into custody, said Daniel Jiron, a spokesman for the Albuquerque International Airport. \"Apparently, he had some matches on h... |
80d60a18922e9a3e5181764be3cb02332ea57480 | Summarize the following news article. | March is Women's History Month .
Learn how this celebration come to be, and why it is held in March . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- March is Women's History Month, a federally recognized, nationwide celebration that encourages all Americans to reflect on the ways in which women have shaped U.S. history. But how did this celebration come to be, and why is it held in March? \"I long to hear that you have declared an indepen... |
4874590078f92cab6f42ffa34eedeafbc05808a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Albright served as U.S. secretary of state under former President Clinton .
She wrote about the relationship between politics and religion in her 2006 book .
"Religion is instrumental in shaping ideas and policies," she says . | [
"Editor's note: This is part of a series of reports CNN.com is featuring from an upcoming, six-hour television event, \"God's Warriors,\" hosted by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. Madeleine Albright: \"In order to effectively conduct foreign policy today, you have to understand the role o... |
d7cee916e31af8022660864de3d4b58fbf9f7e7a | Summarize the following news article. | Chicago couple accused of refusing to sign sales contract .
George Willborn and wife offered $1.7 million .
Agent says seller told him he would prefer not to sell to African-Americans . | [
"(CNN) -- A Chicago, Illinois, couple, their real estate agent and a real estate broker face charges of violating the federal Fair Housing Act for refusing to sell a $1.8 million home to black radio personality and comedian George Willborn, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said. The five-bedroom... |
ee664c20b29a18a281a4f136ec944791cee6f9d8 | Summarize the following news article. | The family of missing Mitrice Richardson believes the remains may be her .
Clothing was found "near the body," assistant chief coroner says .
Richardson was last seen leaving a Malibu sheriff's station September 17 . | [
"(CNN) -- County coroner's officials in Los Angeles, California, hope to release results Thursday morning of their examination of skeletal remains found in a remote area of Malibu Canyon. The family of a woman, missing nearly a year, await word on any clues the bones will yield. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter sa... |
cf0c1bd817365a59f0bc89e4a33340bcc2680255 | Summarize the following news article. | Willie Herenton hopes voters in Tennessee's 9th District will look at color of his skin .
Herenton challenging incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen in Democratic primary .
Cohen has backing of Obama, Congressional Black Caucus .
Both candidates say they think Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of their work . | [
"Memphis, Tennessee (CNN) -- Forty-two years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while promoting the importance of the content of one's character. Today, an African-American candidate who marched with King is hoping the voters in a Democratic primary race will look at the co... |
8b23b0771473f5ec428d78ff62e3de53fe162869 | Summarize the following news article. | All tropical storm warnings on Baja California peninsula were discontinued .
Once a powerful Category 4 hurricane, Jimena now a tropical storm .
Officials caution heavy rains could cause life-threatening flooding, mudslides .
Storm forecast to be near or over central Baja California through Saturday . | [
"CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (CNN) -- Jimena remained a tropical storm Thursday afternoon, but was losing its punch as it remained nearly stationary over Mexico's Baja California, the National Hurricane Center said. After making landfall on Baja California, Hurricane Jimena started weakening Wednesday night. All tropica... |
63456c43cbc59a09ed35a1d2463ccc34161f7fa4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Forensic evidence links Arizona escapees to burned bodies found in New Mexico .
NEW: One escaped inmate's stepfather says he'd shoot stepson .
Two of three escapees are still at large .
Authorities believe the pair have left Arizona but are still in the U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- Police have forensic evidence linking a pair of escapees from an Arizona prison to the investigation of a couple found dead in New Mexico this week, an official with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety said Saturday. The fugitives, who escaped from prison eight days ago, are suspects in the investi... |
ac3f4b1b27cb9723c33c27bb6a8c2d4716058ac8 | Summarize the following news article. | Animal rights campaigners oppose UK royal guards wearing furry headgear .
Scheduled to stage meeting with defense ministry in London Tuesday .
Iconic headgear has been worn since the battle of Waterloo in 1815 .
Army expert: Fur comes only from Canadian bears that have died naturally . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Animal rights campaigners were holding a meeting Tuesday with Britain's Ministry of Defence to argue against the use of bearskin in the iconic furry headgear worn by royal guards at Buckingham Palace. A PETA activist in Sofia, Bulgaria earlier this year protests against UK troops wearing b... |
0c11b80c2b4c31db9a7edfb9a151c08f7cd3ccbe | Summarize the following news article. | The death toll now tops 1,313, Pakistani authorities say .
The U.N. launches a flash appeal for $460 million in aid .
Pakistanis face soaring food costs and long-term shortages .
The Taliban tell people to reject U.S. aid . | [
"Nowshera, Pakistan (CNN) -- The start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincided in Pakistan on Wednesday with the nation's worst natural disaster, the staggering scope of human suffering revealing itself in wretched ways. From the Swat Valley in the north to Sindh province in the south, as many as 15 million P... |
c6906989da578f356da0b3584ad2b914750d3deb | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. liberties are the dream of many in the Muslim world, Sharjeel Kashmir writes .
Kasmir: Those dreams are marred by suspicion that greets Muslims here .
Kashmir: Muslim Americans are not the enemy, and can be part of the solution .
He says people should engage with Muslims as people, not as stereotypes . | [
"New York (CNN) -- It's a beautiful August morning in Jersey City, New Jersey. I have just finished my regular jog around Liberty State Park. No matter how often I stand here at my favorite spot to stretch, I can only marvel that this is actually my neighborhood and my view. In front of me, the Hudson River lies at... |
1bfca137fef7571a9551c64e3b34353f38b2f63d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tip led to arrest of bank robbery suspect .
Michael F. Mara, 52, currently charged with one count of robbery .
Authorities say the "Granddad Bandit" is responsible for some two dozen bank robberies .
Suspect was arrested at his home in Louisiana on Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- A tip led to Wednesday's arrest in Louisiana of a suspected serial bank robber dubbed the \"Granddad Bandit,\" federal authorities said. Michael Francis Mara, 52, was captured at his home in Baton Rouge, FBI Special Agent Sheila Thorne told CNN. The FBI went to the residence to execute an arrest warrant w... |
ab770a6d81ee6c7f3d51b57714c0d4498ddb9fd1 | Summarize the following news article. | Rostenkowski first entered Congress in 1959 .
He became chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee in 1981 .
Rostenkowsi was defeated in the Republican landslide of 1994 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Illinois congressman Dan Rostenkowski, who rose through the ranks of Chicago's rough-and-tumble political scene to become one of the most powerful men on Capitol Hill, has died, according to the office of Chicago Alderman Richard Mell. He was 82. He died in Wisconsin after an extended illness, Mell... |
b65767f4374499332222bae72dee8d06eb76f885 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan acted as U.S. spearhead against Soviet Union when it invaded Afghanistan .
Fawaz Gerges says the U.S. lost interest, leaving Pakistan to pick up pieces in Afghanistan .
He says Pakistan relied on Afghan Taliban to impose order on Afghanistan .
He says Pakistan sees its interest tied to Taliban and need to coun... | [
"London (CNN) -- On a recent visit to India, British Prime Minister David Cameron had this to say about Pakistan, historically a close friend of the West's: \"We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able, in any way, to promote the export of terror, whether to ... |
9be63bd40f1a33f669023640c597cccdb5f08623 | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick tells radio station he hopes to return .
Co-defendant Tony Taylor agrees to cooperate; could include testimony .
Indictment: Vick, others ran ring that executed dogs that didn't fight well . | [
"RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- A co-defendant in the federal dogfighting case against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Monday morning. Tony Taylor walks into the federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, to enter his guilty plea. Tony Taylor has also agreed to cooperate fully with the governmen... |
f265e418001cdac221bb87f2470690136719f25f | Summarize the following news article. | Victor Dzau: Companies offer programs to improve health of their workforce .
He says programs should be based on national standards to ensure they work .
Dzau: CDC should do research to show what standards companies should use .
He says government should give companies tax credits if their programs succeed . | [
"Editor's note: Dr. Victor Dzau, a physician, is chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and chief executive of the Duke University Health System. Dr. Victor Dzau says workplace wellness programs could play a key role in health care reform. DURHAM, North Carolina (CNN) -- At the World Economic Forum earlie... |
dcb1644fe867feaa59d4cbeae2a8773315a668a1 | Summarize the following news article. | The most powerful source of vitamin D is the sun .
Recent research has linked caffeine to a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease .
For most, benefits of eating fatty fish outweigh mercury risks . | [
"Like other branches of science, nutrition is constantly evolving. As researchers learn more about vitamins and minerals, for example, dietary advice changes. Coffee is the top source of antioxidants in an American diet. Take vitamin D, the \"sunshine\" vitamin, so named because it is produced primarily in the skin... |
284ef37d7fd616bf57938a6768bedd376498c868 | Summarize the following news article. | 'Cathy' has run in hundreds of newspapers for 34 years .
Cathy's comic neuroses have made her a popular character .
Creator Cathy Guisewite says it will end in October .
Guisewite wants to spend more time with her family . | [
"(CNN) -- For 34 years, she has obsessed about food, relationships, work, and her mother -- but now Cathy the comic-strip character is about to say goodbye. Creator Cathy Guisewite says she is ending the comic strip in October in order to spend more time with her family and pursue new creative ventures. The strip, ... |
e0c71efde7b7b3203f18ab752cf50ec7c1303dd4 | Summarize the following news article. | Elliot Hester says he gets why Slater blew up, made dangerous emergency chute exit .
He says he's faced similar situations with passengers who think rules don't apply to them .
But airline rules are uneven, he says, and attendants have no power to enforce them .
Hester: Airlines should have uniform code that begins at ... | [
"Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- In a few short days, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has achieved folk-hero status. He's the man who allegedly cursed out a disruptive passenger over the on-board public address system, then opened an aircraft door, inflating the emergency chute in the process. He grabbed a beer f... |
42e9f445f4f941c9f4dc871bb367f85768dde850 | Summarize the following news article. | New coalition includes top Shiite parties and a few non-Shiite parties .
Coalition replaces old alliance that had included prime minister's party .
New alliance doesn't include, but is holding talks with, prime minister's party .
Alliance includes former prime minister, followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's main Shiite parties Monday announced the formation of a new alliance that excludes the prime minister -- at least for now. Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari announces the new Iraqi National Alliance in Baghdad. The coalition, named the Iraqi National Alliance, was formed ... |
3272ba2c5b634e443871796fd730131f41188e3f | Summarize the following news article. | Couple worried about vendors' reactions while planning their wedding .
They e-mailed instead of calling vendors to protect their own feelings .
Kirsten, a journalist, and Maria, a graphic designer, decided to start own magazine .
Equally Wed showcases gay weddings for anybody planning their own . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Kirsten Ott walked down the aisle in a white strapless gown with an embroidered bodice and cascading ruffles. Maria Palladino, dressed in a white suit, waited for her at the end of the aisle with a minister. Surrounded by their family and close friends, the women committed to each other f... |
9936fafaa421fdb02997f02fff54852a211c39a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Shania Twain appeared as a mentor on the show in April .
Source: Talks with country star Twain began after she got good reviews .
Departures of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres started the search . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- \"American Idol\" producers are pursuing country star Shania Twain as a possible judge for the TV competition, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. The talks with Twain began after she got favorable reviews for her appearance as a mentor on \"American Idol\" in... |
c135bbced6dbc3490390b90bfe65bf0a3819318d | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. R&B superstar was friend of Michael Jackson .
Usher has sold over 40 million albums .
Passing on the advice of "King of Pop," he's now mentor to teen sensation Justin Bieber . | [
"(CNN) -- You know you've reached a special level of fame when you're known by just your first name. For R&B superstar Usher (full name Usher Raymond), achieving his place among the entertainment industry's first-namers has come with the sale of tens of millions of records and multiple Grammy Awards. \"I'm definite... |
4e13a7632d7a40f8dd1a80a1f4d089e134d503e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Body of missing man is found in a freezer in a Lyon apartment .
The man's girlfriend has been taken into custody in the case .
Poinard was a well-known chef in the 1970s and 80s . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- The body of a retired restaurateur who's been missing for two years has been found in a freezer in the French city of Lyon, police there told CNN Wednesday. The corpse of Jean-Francois Poinard, 71, was discovered Tuesday in the apartment he had shared with a girlfriend in Lyon, regarded as t... |
bae5ee7bff43f8119c7d6a71e54ad974e51d796f | Summarize the following news article. | Perseid meteor shower peaks early Friday morning .
NASA will host live web chat during the show .
Best viewing is in Northern Hemisphere .
The Perseids have been observed for at least 2,000 years . | [
"(CNN) -- There's still time to charge that laptop and brew some coffee before the Perseid meteor shower peaks predawn Friday. OK, it's easy to understand why the coffee will come in handy during the long watch overnight. But the laptop? Meteor gazers can join a NASA live chat with astronomer Bill Cooke. The Marsha... |
b646c7d330ce68bf878e2322bed238ba4b331295 | Summarize the following news article. | Sophia Nelson: GOP, once progressive, now tone-deaf on race and ethnicity .
Immigration woes won't be helped by GOP revisiting 14th Amendment, she says .
GOP helped pass 14th Amendment granting citizenship to those born in U.S.
Nelson: Tinkering with Constitution wrong; would alienate blacks, Hispanics . | [
"(CNN) -- Every time I think the Republican Party cannot get any more tone-deaf on issues involving race and equal rights, someone in leadership proves me wrong. In case you missed it, a group of Republican senators -- Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Jefferson \"Jeff Davis\" Sessions... |
40ef5896a51b6e1b07c67ef7437955e4efc682a2 | Summarize the following news article. | VisitBritain launches a new etiquette guide ahead of the 2012 Olympics .
It is designed to help the tourism industry be culturally sensitive .
Tips were compiled by VisitBritain staff . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Avoid saying \"thank you\" to a Chinese compliment, and don't ask a Brazilian personal questions. Those are among the tips in a new etiquette guide designed to help create a warm welcome for visitors ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. The list was compiled by VisitBritain, the national tou... |
413c03506e42a06ee3d2ce91bf1bcd264f4325aa | Summarize the following news article. | Scott McGann carried fake bomb into LaGuardia Airport terminal, authorities say .
McGann, 32, indicted on terror-related charges, prosecutor says .
Suspect undergoing court-ordered psychiatric evaluation .
Incident disrupted travel plans for passengers, caused some flight cancellations . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man accused of entering New York's LaGuardia Airport with a bag containing wires and batteries has been indicted on terror-related charges. Scott McGann, 32, faces an August 18 arraignment after he undergoes a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. Scott McGann, 32, was indicted Wednesday on cha... |
1b4065108cb40e645c70b36e412bb6781479819f | Summarize the following news article. | Mitrice Richardson disappeared September 17 after release from sheriff's station .
She was arrested hours earlier for refusing to pay restaurant tab .
Family says she suffered from mental health issues .
Mother says sheriff's officials negligent for releasing daughter in her mental state . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of a missing California woman is suing the county of Los Angeles and several sheriff's officials for wrongful death and negligence in her daughter's 2009 disappearance, court documents say. Mitrice Richardson, a 24-year-old former beauty pageant contestant, was last seen leaving a Malibu, Calif... |
d375265e909fc8ea89494f6b1c655eb10854bb77 | Summarize the following news article. | A family of four was killed by a wrong-way driver in Idaho on Thursday, police say .
Eusebio Jacobo Pineda was driving east in the wesbound lane of Interstate 84, they say .
State police say everyone in Amado Herrera's family was wearing seatbelts . | [
"(CNN) -- A family of four is dead after a man driving the wrong way on an interstate highway in Idaho slammed into them head-on, authorities said. Amado Herrera, 48, of California, was driving west on Interstate 84 near Glenns Ferry, Idaho, with three passengers when a pickup truck slammed into them Thursday night... |
0c9ed3d42a5306a325587480a5cb5926e8219a5e | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian woman may be executed by stoning .
Ashtiani says she was cleared in her husband's murder .
Her attorney claims the murder was not proven .
Iranian official says Ashtiani guilty of numerous crimes . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman facing possible stoning and one of her lawyers argue that Iran is mischaracterizing the status of adultery and murder charges against her. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and attorney Hootan Kian say even though Ashtiani was cleared of her husband's murder five years ago, Iran continues to insist she w... |
f21bfe8b5173e07c000151c3e92540e459b156de | Summarize the following news article. | David Paterson: "Too long we have pretended" that gay people have equal rights .
Paterson vows to introduce the bill that former Gov. Eliot Spitzer tried to pass .
The bill would legalize same-sex marriage in the state of New York . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Saying \"the time has come,\" Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday he will introduce a bill in the state legislature to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. Gov. David Paterson said it's time to to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. \"The time has come to act. The time has come for lead... |
b1bdf81f14ac08f360f5f23b0bc4d6da010c5262 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials fear hundreds of thousands more could be stranded .
Many residents are ignoring warnings to evacuate area .
More flooding is expected this weekend, Pakistani official says .
Promised U.S. military helicopters start to arrive . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A second wave of floodwater is expected to wash through southern Pakistan this weekend, adding hundreds of thousands of people to the number already stranded by a first wave earlier this month, Pakistani officials said. At least 1,384 people have died and another 1,630 have been injure... |
943506dcb064d195273924660ba6d5d3953c9ebd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI and state police agency to look at civil rights violations in beating case .
S.C. deputy hit the man 27 times and it was on videotape, a CNN-affiliate says .
The state police agency is looking into two other brutality cases . | [
"(CNN) -- The FBI and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating possible civil rights violations in the case of a sheriff's deputy who was captured on video beating a handcuffed inmate with a baton. The Kershaw County Sheriff's deputy was fired after an August 5 surveillance video showed him h... |
50e081ca3228e16daaa149df82df8eda3bb2510c | Summarize the following news article. | Alabama attorney general files suit against BP and Transocean .
BP won't comment on lawsuit .
Attorney general: BP hiring expert witnesses so they won't be able to testify against firm .
He says BP is working on a report to argue it wasn't grossly negligent to limit its liability . | [
"(CNN) -- The state of Alabama has filed suit against BP, Transocean and others in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to Alabama Attorney General Troy King. In a statement announcing the lawsuit filed Thursday, King said, \"Some will, no doubt, sound the alarm that the lawsuit is premature. As Alabama's law... |
497c7416d35422d6855cb59fa1a4f32e27fee1ad | Summarize the following news article. | Web designers are starting to take accessibility very seriously .
About 60 million people in U.S. can't use the Internet in the normal fashion .
Photos or images can create problems if publisher doesn't add alt text .
Sophisticated speech recognition technologies are finally coming to fruition . | [
"(CNET) -- Yahoo's Victor Tsaran knows how much time Web designers spend agonizing over color and font-width choices when laying out an application. So when he started Yahoo's accessibility push two years ago, he had a tough time arousing sympathy for engineers grousing about how much extra time was needed to creat... |
9f9aaa3a103725fdc3ebb5a01ffbdce05cfdd1e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Wartime rape is "the least condemned and most silenced war crime," U.N. official says .
U.N. initiative aims to put sexual violence in conflicts on international policy map .
U.N. is monitoring five countries because of sexual violence in conflicts .
In Congo, more than 200,000 women have been raped in 12 years of figh... | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations is trying to put sexual violence on the international policy map, telling political and military leaders that wartime mass rape \"is no more inevitable than, or acceptable than, mass murder.\" Rape is being used by armed groups to reignite flames of conflict and to terror... |
1af3e7eef02dcd86b31c6337aa20cfe865bfa151 | Summarize the following news article. | In November, suspect's father told officials at U.S. Embassy in Nigeria that son went to Yemen .
Umaru AbdulMutallab said he believed son was under influence of religious extremists .
Official says Embassy notified State Department, which found no cause to revoke visa .
"There was no suggestion he was about to carry ou... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When the father of suspected terrorist Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab visited the U.S. embassy in Nigeria in November, he told officials he believed his son was under the influence of religious extremists and had traveled from London, England, to Yemen, a senior administration official said Monday. ... |
ac021e0650a1b4d3570666d7fb6a921f49b80dd0 | Summarize the following news article. | Americans' poor health, relative to other countries, is cited as a reason for health reform .
David Frum says there's little evidence health bill will improve U.S. life expectancy .
He says research shows unhealthy habits explain why Americans get sick more often .
Individual choices to adopt healthy lifestyles would h... | [
"(CNN) -- Health care reform is proceeding toward the president's desk, likely to become law in the new year. Supporters promise the bill will cut costs and extend coverage. But here's the real test: What will the trillion-dollar expense of this bill actually buy? Will it improve America's health? My guess: No. For... |
dfda40084f6de596b8d39e6ba8eece1c8d28d6db | Summarize the following news article. | Gabor suffered "complications" from hip surgery .
The actress left the hospital 2 days earlier .
Zsa Zsa Gabor broke her hip in a fall from her bed in July . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a Los Angeles, California, hospital Friday because of \"complications\" relating to her recent hip replacement surgery, her publicist said. Her husband called an ambulance to their Bel Air home to take the actress to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on ... |
17271772198999984826904553adf1efdc9863e1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Official says investigators have spoken with two of the survivors .
NEW: The pilot was involved in an accident in 1997 .
Autopsies show those killed in plane crash suffered blunt force trauma .
The condition of the former NASA chief has been upgraded from critical to serious . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of the four survivors of this week's crash on an Alaska mountainside were well enough to talk with government officials looking into the cause of the crash, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Deborah Hersman told reporters on Friday. Both survivors recalled the pilot giving a safet... |
e84971cbf55b810885bc17f9394cc7066d9503f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Texas Republicans claim the 14th Amendment could aid terrorist goals to attack U.S.
Ruben Navarrette says the "terror babies" fear is groundless .
He says it's the latest scare tactic being used to whip up a frenzy over immigration .
Navarrette: Let's have a debate about immigration on the merits, not on fantasy . | [
"Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- By spending a few days here in America's fifth-largest city -- which also happens to be at the heart of the nation's immigration debate -- I had the chance to see this volatile issue from many different vantage points. But as far I know, I didn't see any terror babies. Regular viewers of ... |
b7331eb3ed33c8c9c85968525609360b2a8d0c83 | Summarize the following news article. | No Native Americans, Asian-Americans, homosexual or disabled justices named to high court .
First Hispanic, Sonia Sotomayor, named last year .
Kagan would become third woman on Supreme Court .
Would join fellow Jewish-Americans Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Diversity is not a word that describes the Supreme Court's makeup over most of its existence. Only three women justices have served (the first in 1981), and only two African-Americans (the first in 1967). The first Hispanic was named last year, but no Native Americans or Asian-Americans have be... |
2babe1e404c3252f6c3b26898d140a2ab3b3945c | Summarize the following news article. | Laura Schlesinger repeatedly using the N-word in a radio show conversation .
She could have pivoted from the caller's question to explore racial issues, Roland Martin writes .
Martin: Many of us, when confronted with racism, won't challenge those closest to us .
Bigots need reforming, not the offended, Martin writes . | [
"(CNN) -- The beauty of having your own radio or TV show or column is that you have a wonderful opportunity to address many of the significant issues of the day by using the enormous platform that has been bestowed upon you. That's why when I read, and then heard, the stunning, childish, and venomous discussion Dr.... |
f806dfb529efddd4bf39a65391ea773b23078b84 | Summarize the following news article. | Kobayashi arrested after hot dog contest .
NEW: Not a publicity stunt, spokeswoman says .
Rival Chestnut won this year's challenge .
Kobayashi faces two misdemeanor charges . | [
"New York (CNN) -- He didn't compete for the hot dog eating title this year, but he did cause a scene at the contest. Takeru Kobayashi was arrested at Coney Island after his rival, Joey Chestnut, won the annual Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The six-time champion of the contest was trying to make hi... |
16ae4d5a3f493708650f60d3182d27c52cd81b2f | Summarize the following news article. | Casey Anthony's mom warns, "I swear there are maniacs out there"
"Many people believe in you and are trying to get to the truth"
Anthony faces capital murder charges in daughter Caylee's 2008 death .
Letters released as part of discovery in upcoming trial . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of child murder suspect Casey Anthony affirms her belief in her daughter's innocence and expresses fear for her safety in letters released by court officials on Thursday. \"You stay strong Casey,\" Cindy Anthony tells her daughter in one letter from May. \"Many, many people believe in you and a... |
dc755239bd8894ed9ccbf04c62df04e1829f6502 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A 25-year old suspect is under arrest in connection with the shooting spree .
NEW: Keith Johnson has been charged with four counts of second degree murder .
Eight people were shot, four fatally, at the City Grill restaurant .
Four others were injured and one is in critical condition . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Buffalo, New York said Saturday evening that they have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a shooting spree that left four dead outside a downtown restaurant earlier in the day. The Buffalo Police Department said 25-year old Keith Johnson is in custody and has been charged with fou... |
cbce8bdb0f6be79786de1b138d4ecc53e0d56db7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two dead miners survived by spouses, children .
Mining accident happened Thursday in Elko County, Nevada .
Barrick Gold Corp. vows to try to prevent future accidents .
The bodies were found 1,300 feet underground . | [
"(CNN) -- Two miners who died this week in a Nevada mining accident were identified Saturday, according to the mine's owner. Crews late Friday found the bodies of Daniel Patrick Noel, 47, and Ethan Joel Schorr, 38, both of Spring Creek, Nevada, Barrick Gold Corp. said in a statement. Noel is survived by a wife and ... |
ee4c77eb0cceef4b423f5fc8c7b032653dd0a77b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Investigation of the plane wreckage at the crash site is complete .
Two survivors upgraded from fair to serious condition, while another remains critical .
One witness tells CNN the plane was "messed up," but the crash was survivable .
Stevens' funeral will be held next Wednesday in Anchorage, Alaska . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal investigators, joined by local officials and others, spread across Alaska on Thursday seeking the cause of a plane crash that killed five people, including former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. Deborah Hersman, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters that the initial inves... |
01a033acb35063f347289196cb89e8afaef802c2 | Summarize the following news article. | The 47-year-old woman was killed Saturday morning .
The Taliban accused her of adultery, a local official said .
Woman was whipped before she was shot . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has executed a pregnant widow accused of adultery in western Afghanistan, provincial and district officials said Monday. The 47-year-old woman, Sanam Gul, also known as Sanam Bibi, was killed in Badghis province Saturday morning, said Ashrafuddin Majidi, the provincial gover... |
078cf91ce33682f797f8d745cea7f93dd5f8ab5e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspected U.S. drone kills 12 militants in Pakistan's tribal region .
The target was a militant hideout in North Waziristan, officials say . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed 12 militants in Pakistan's volatile tribal area late Saturday, officials told CNN. Two intelligence officials say a militant hideout was targeted by a missile in the village of Issori in North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tri... |
7bd4fc51dff9c0347908783180d99f6d31975aa8 | Summarize the following news article. | Her bodyguard calls Anna Nicole's doctor "very soothing"
Smith was "unbearably obsessed" after her son's death, Maurice Brighthaupt testifies .
Howard K. Stern's defense lawyer questions key prosecution witness's motives .
Stern and two doctors are charged in a drug conspiracy in Smith's 2007 death . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith's former bodyguard, who accused Howard K. Stern of injecting her with drugs, acknowledged he went public with the charge only after Stern called him a thief on CNN. Maurice \"Mo\" Brighthaupt, who testified Friday for the prosecution, was cross-examined Monday by ... |
e89f51cb5e220ff056e6302265c28d32f8e33822 | Summarize the following news article. | Medvedev says crop losses will eventually affect the prices of flour, meat, and milk .
A quarter of the nation's crops have been lost, the Russian president says .
Forecasters say virtually no rain is forecast in Russia this month . | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- A quarter of Russian crops have been lost in the recent drought, leaving many farms on the brink of bankruptcy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. The government should prevent increases in the price of grain and fodder, which will eventually affect the prices of food products... |
b928293fed8fa652a7e8ebd1256c9e7db515eb77 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: No immediate reports of damage, casualties .
Earthquake hits south of the Mariana Islands early Saturday .
No tsunami warning has been issued .
The islands are made up of two U.S. territories . | [
"(CNN) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck south of the Mariana Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Mariana Islands -- an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean -- are made up of two U.S. territories, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The islands sit about three-qua... |
54b63415d005e761d89e2d33366b4c8156a43b3b | Summarize the following news article. | Migrants trying to flee Egypt for Israel were killed by smugglers, official media says .
The Egyptian government is investigating the incident .
There are conflicting reports on the number of casualties . | [
"(CNN) -- As many as four African migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea trying to cross into Israel from Egypt's Sinai desert were shot dead by smugglers and 10 others were wounded, according to state media. The smugglers opened fire when the group refused to pay them, according to Egypt's official MENA news agency. E... |
b6bc7591f950b6647f2d5cbf11bcfaccd8da0ec8 | Summarize the following news article. | Waters insists neither she nor her staff did anything wrong .
Waters has been charged with helping a bank linked to her husband .
Waters says she wants to go to trial .
She is one of two prominent African-American Congressional Democrats facing ethic charges . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A defiant Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, insisted Friday that neither she nor her staff broke any House rules. Waters also blasted the House ethics committee for failing to schedule a trial to resolve allegations she helped steer federal bailout money to Massachusetts-based OneUnited Bank --... |
db932f4c45adb46ab5fba720189619b3f4e52ee9 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. David Liepert: Al Qaeda has come to dominate U.S., Canadian view of Islam .
Liepert says 50 Islamic scholars in Canada are taking back the religion from radical Muslims .
Violence and rivalries have no place in faith -- any faith, Liepert says .
He says declaration repudiates anyone who seeks to use Islam for any p... | [
"Calgary, Canada (CNN) -- Immediately before 9-11, al Qaeda was considered almost below most Americans' notice. One Washington Post/ABC News poll found that in early 2002, only 14 percent of Americans thought Islam encouraged violence. These days, the popular perception of Islam is dominated by al Qaeda and its ra... |
c21947066b9f129bb4597787c11c699c92a338be | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Jobs' keynote address will kick off Apple's five-day WWDC conference .
"You won't be disappointed [with my keynote]," said the Apple CEO in an e-mail to a customer .
Gizmodo may have spoiled the surprise by leaking a prototype of the new iPhone .
Apple is also expected to talk about its next-generation mobile ope... | [
"(Wired) -- Apple has announced that CEO Steve Jobs will be emceeing the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 7 in San Francisco. Continuing his trend of doing one-to-one e-mail marketing for his $43 billion (revenue) company, Jobs himself helped tout the conference with a personal e-mai... |
1abef54291d4c13632967765d377d7607b431f0f | Summarize the following news article. | Actor Kevin Costner says BP has ordered 32 of his company's oil cleanup machines .
Costner began developing machine with brother in early '90s .
Devices use centrifuge to separate oil from water, recycle crude . | [
"(CNN) -- BP officials have turned to a new source for help with their oil cleanup efforts: actor Kevin Costner. The oil giant announced Monday that it had ordered 32 machines from Costner's company, the actor told CNN in an exclusive interview on \"AC360.\" The machines use a centrifuge mechanism to separate oil f... |
b070cbcdb1199c3ab6cce865ad4428b32926fe2d | Summarize the following news article. | Nick Bostrom says technology will let humans manipulate their own biology .
Ray Kurzweil predicts humans will be mostly non-biological by around 2030 .
Biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics could merge mankind with machines . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A group of experts from around the world will Thursday hold a first of its kind conference on global catastrophic risks. Some experts say humans will merge with machines before the end of this century. They will discuss what should be done to prevent these risks from becoming realities tha... |
ccfa0b193f07341aec51ad75d2b4263c394b8798 | Summarize the following news article. | New deal attempts to put a market value on nature's eco-systems and its services .
Rainforests viewed as giant global utilities providing service to humanity .
Reductions in Amazon rainfall could affect the American Mid-West .
Canopy Capital argue markets and Governments must play a role in climate change . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It is a familiar refrain to hear the earth and its resources being described as precious and that climate change is, and will, prove extremely costly. The Iwokrama Reserve covers 370,000 hectares of the Guiana Shield. It is one of the four remaining rainforest regions of the world. But his... |
5560610d3dd4742ff85a59ec6b3f94e24af3d5b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Bombs buried in the soil along Lebanon's southern border with Israel were ferreted out .
Small U.N. team from the French battalion assigned to remove cluster bombs .
Team estimates it's scanned about 18 percent of the area blanketed in cluster bombs . | [
"Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers... |
76430887f0902605aa6a9172f6d787166c82ef63 | Summarize the following news article. | Hawaii will play host to hundreds hoping to be world Pokémon video game champions .
Pokémon launched in 1996 in Japan, two years later in the United States .
U.S. champ has put in as many as 3,000 hours on Pokémon, is confident he can win worlds .
Creators say Pokémon games appeal to serious and casual players alike . | [
"\"Pikachu, I choose you!\" With those words, 400 Pokémon players from 26 countries around the world will vie Saturday and Sunday for the title of World Champion in the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Kids and teens compete in two age groups by playing the \"Pokémon HeartGold\" and \"SoulSilv... |
b84426b38db7dcf768603eb791df03723f9ea683 | Summarize the following news article. | Recession billboards offer upbeat messages during rough economic times .
Ad campaign pops up in 30 states, including hard-hit Michigan, Rhode Island .
Anonymous donor paid for campaign's design . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Amid ominous economic forecasts and repeated bleak reports about America's financial future, messages of hope can be hard to come by. New billboards offer upbeat messages to get people to stay positive during the recession. One advertising campaign, dubbed \"Recession 101,\" has hit the nation's ... |
21ebcfbd40066e31086479b099ef115e346baa0e | Summarize the following news article. | Architect whose home was flooded by Katrina works pro-bono to build $2-million high school stadium .
"There's a deeper meaning ... when you feel like you're serving a larger purpose," he says .
Firm's $150k donation may be fruitless if funds aren't raised in time .
"It's a very scary time for our project right now," sa... | [
"(CNN) -- New Orleans architect Mark Ripple only plays the occasional game of poker, but he's willing to put all his chips on the table and risk at least $150,000 on somebody else's dream. That's the estimated value of in kind contributions that Ripple, his partners and consultants are donating to build what's been... |
81eac4813a610b36d5fb6edc8dcb5af4a77210cb | Summarize the following news article. | Elias Abuelazam declined to change his plea at a second hearing .
He is linked to 18 stabbings in Michigan, Virginia and Ohio, police say .
Authorities say he was in custody twice before they knew he was a suspect .
He was arrested this week at the airport in Atlanta on suspicion of killing five people . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Serial killing suspect Elias Abuelazam agreed in an Atlanta courtroom Friday to be sent back to Michigan to face charges. Abuelazam did not appear in court for a second hearing, which had been scheduled because his lawyer had not arrived in time to attend the first. His attorney, Edwar Ze... |
0226cd790152d3b68eadb4e11be794e6799c29ff | Summarize the following news article. | James Bond assassin Scaramanga had a golden gun that went missing .
Three of the "Easy Rider" choppers were stolen before that film was released .
Four hand-made superhero suits were stolen from the set of the first Spider-Man film .
Two rubber copies of "Blade Runner's" strange-looking handgun were taken . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- There was a time when movie props were worthless. When a film wrapped, the studio would often recycle props and costumes for use in other films, or sometimes simply throw them away. But that's changed over the years, and now movie collectibles are a big business, with high-profile props going for... |
500b8554fce870aba93a5141a458b2bc9434bfb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Maxine Waters refutes allegations of ethical improprieties .
Waters has been charged with helping a bank linked to her husband .
Waters says she wants to go to trial .
She is one of two prominent African-American Congressional Democrats facing ethic charges . | [
"(CNN) -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee, said Tuesday she has not been given due process and she \"will not be a sacrificial lamb for anyone.\" The 10-term congresswoman is alleged to have helped steer federal bailout money to a bank in which her husband ... |
fcf173fc557b9abca2d189ecdf278ba4dd963eb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense Department budget cuts could mean the loss of thousands of jobs .
Virginia senators oppose possible elimination of Joint Forces Command .
Recession leads to lower proposed increase for next year .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces cuts to hold down overall costs . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced some far-reaching proposals Monday for restructuring the massive budget at his agency, including getting rid of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. The cuts could mean a loss of thousands of jobs. The current Defense Department budget totals more than $530 bi... |
79c6d7821307bb8c2aee306fa8a76be8958d34dd | Summarize the following news article. | The Education Department is holding its first-ever summit on school bullying .
Study: Nearly a third of students ages 12-18 reported being bullied in school .
The summit looks to come up with a plan to reduce and end bullying . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- School bullying is the target of a two-day summit in Washington that kicked off Wednesday morning with Education Secretary Arne Duncan saying bullying undermines learning in schools. \"It is an absolute travesty of our educational system when students fear for their safety at school, worry abou... |
cddc2b6a20a2ffe7b002b0d48e7e380be4b954fa | Summarize the following news article. | The men are presumed drowned at American Falls Reservoir in southeastern Idaho .
Three men disappear while trying to save a fourth man . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities will resume their search Monday morning for the bodies of four men who are believed to have drowned in southeastern Idaho after one of them fell overboard and three others went missing trying to rescue him, the Power County Sheriff's Department said. \"It is not confirmed they are deceased at ... |
24fe8ef076b1ac9aaab4dff49aa79040f83108ea | Summarize the following news article. | Cameron Todd Willingham maintained his innocence up until his execution in 2004 .
Dorenda Brokofsky says new evidence makes her think she made wrong decision .
"I don't like the fact that I may have to face my God and explain what I did," she says .
3 inquiries have concluded that arson was not likely cause of deaths . | [
"(CNN) -- At least one member of the jury that sentenced Cameron Todd Willingham to death in the arson homicides of his three children says she is struggling with the idea that she might have convicted an innocent man. It has been 17 years since Willingham was convicted in Texas of setting a house fire that killed ... |
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