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c81e816b21dcfaebb983700a19776db8f9ae09e4 | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: Tea Party's roots in 1964 speech given by Reagan for Goldwater campaign .
In speech more civil than today's, Reagan envisioned lost freedoms, he writes .
Avlon says that time not as idyllic as some think and U.S. is more conservative today .
Avlon: Conservatives today would call Reagan, Goldwater, liberal o... | [
"(CNN) -- The Tea Party movement is trying to define politics in 2010, but its founding arguments can be traced to at least 1964 -- in a famous campaign speech given on Barry Goldwater's behalf by a Hollywood actor named Ronald Reagan. • \"This is the issue of this election: whether we believe in our capacity for s... |
4e92e4adb3c00db3b5044c2b039700da3add1d64 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Vote supporters celebrate outside parliament .
Catalonia is the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting .
Its parliament votes to outlaw it on animal cruelty grounds .
Bullfighting is an ancient tradition in Spain . | [
"Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds. The vote was 68 in favor and 55 against, with nine abstentions. Those who see the ancient tradition as animal cruelty were ecstati... |
26c37e18a186fc0289c92fb980e832ddf789afc3 | Summarize the following news article. | The two executions are the first since the ruling party took power in September .
Japan's last execution was in July 2009 .
Justice minister calls for a review of capital punishment in the country . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Japan hanged two convicted killers on Wednesday -- the first executions in the country since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last September. One of the men, Kazuo Shinozawa, was put to death for killing six female clerks at a jewelry store in 2000 and setting the store on fire. The o... |
cb64e795e1c533e80cf11a7d36f2ee7b38ff8888 | Summarize the following news article. | Twenty-one people have died in the tragedy .
More than 40 remain in hospitals .
The German chancellor wants a thorough investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- A 25-year-old woman who was injured in last week's stampede at the Love Parade music festival in Duisburg, Germany, died Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 21, prosecutors there said. The deadly crush happened Saturday in an underpass between the main event site and an expansion area. Witnesses told CN... |
9695629e6f68b7c67d33eb2e1487905acf5e3da0 | Summarize the following news article. | Georgia fisherman's camera catches 300 alligators hunting together .
Officials in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge says such behavior is unusual .
Ray Cason was heading out to fish at Stephen C. Foster State Park .
Alligators were likely eating mudfish (bowfin) | [
"(CNN) -- A voice heard on an amazing video of 300 feeding alligators says it all. \"I ain't never seen so many gators in my life.\" Ray Cason's biggest catch earlier this month, when he went fishing at Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia, was two videos that have made a splash... |
6898576b8223835fd4a49e18e0506a58af73d463 | Summarize the following news article. | The ACLU wants FBI records on collection of race and ethnicity data .
The FBI says field offices are told to "understand your entire community"
The FBI says such data helps the agency fight national security threats and crime .
The ACLU says gathering such data "invites unconstitutional racial profiling" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking records from more than two dozen FBI offices around the nation about the \"collection and use of race and ethnicity data in local communities,\" according to a press release issued by the civil liberties group. The ACLU is concerned about FBI practi... |
460904d88733ec632ef655df327e0863f71a2f3c | Summarize the following news article. | Florida man targeted IRS agent who was investigating him, officials say .
Prosecutors: Man met undercover FBI agent, thinking agent was a hit man .
Man made $10,000 down payment to undercover agent, authorities say .
If convicted, man could get up to 20 years in prison . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida man was arrested on suspicion of trying to hire someone to kill an Internal Revenue Service agent who was investigating him, prosecutors said Thursday. Randy Nowak, 48, of Mulberry, Florida, is charged with attempting to murder an employee of the United States related to the performance of her o... |
65dd0bd25de7383f6375817422cdffa52dd2fa56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll from illegal local brew rises to 19 .
Changa'a is a homemade brew sold cheaply in Nairobi slums .
The beverage can be laced with chemicals to hasten its preparation .
A number of deaths have occurred over the years from consuming it . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- At least 19 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said. An additional 11 more people from the Kibera area are hospitalized, complaining of stomach pains after drinking the brew ... |
4354ca00774d47f187fd9e751bbf6775ab462488 | Summarize the following news article. | Jama Idle Ibrahim admitted he intended to capture a U.S. merchant ship .
Instead, he and his colleagues targeted a U.S. Navy vessel .
A 30-year prison sentence is being recommended . | [
"(CNN) -- A Somali man Friday became the second person convicted in the United States of acts related to high-seas piracy in more than a century, although he wasn't convicted of piracy itself. Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, admitting he had intended to seize a U.S. mer... |
ea16813177cd6696f35176a17cfeb6dd594e4f46 | Summarize the following news article. | Karen Spears Zacharias said she relates to Tillman parents, who spoke with Larry King .
Her father was killed by a fellow soldier in Vietnam, she says .
Military should have put its energy into finding the truth about Tillman's death, she says .
Zacharias: Truth would have allowed Tillman's parents to put their son to ... | [
"Hermiston, Oregon (CNN) -- In war, one family's story echoes the pain of another. I was reminded of that while watching Larry King interview Pat Tillman's parents last week. Spc. Pat Tillman, who forfeited a multimillion-dollar football contract to serve his country, died in Afghanistan in 2004. Many may consider ... |
66d69c985a627b9373cd2899034cf2541efe0705 | Summarize the following news article. | Beauvoir, in Biloxi, Mississippi, was the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis .
Hurricane Katrina tore up the home's exterior and damaged historical paintings and furniture .
During the restoration process, workers learned new info about how the house was built .
It cost $4 million to restore the home . | [
"(CNN) -- You can't miss Beauvoir as you drive along scenic U.S. Highway 90 through Biloxi, Mississippi. Its grand staircase, with the railings scrolling outward, welcomes you like open arms. The front porch wraps around the entire front of the home, supported by regal white pillars, common during the antebellum pe... |
7d99037c3a0f492ef9deb8a283181e5afcd69bea | Summarize the following news article. | Under California law, a 14-year-old is not eligible for the death penalty or life without parole .
If found guilty, the boy could receive no more than 32 years to life plus 15 years .
Raul Renato Castro was charged with murder, sodomy, kidnapping . | [
"(CNN) -- A 14-year-old suspect in the murder of a 4-year-old boy found drowned and then stuffed into a clothes dryer in Mendota, California, has been charged as an adult, authorities said Tuesday. Fresno County, California, District Attorney Elizabeth A. Egan said Raul Renato Castro was charged with special circum... |
d38b08e20f76dd39ba5bfddd7d4b890e49777deb | Summarize the following news article. | Roland S. Martin says the famous speech is often misrepresented .
He cites a rally set for Saturday in Washington as one example .
Two-thirds of speech paints picture of an economic nightmare, he says .
The best move today would be to push for a jobs bill, Martin writes . | [
"(CNN) -- Very few things will make my skin crawl more than listening to someone totally misrepresent the famous \"I Have A Dream\" speech the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave on August 28, 1963. It's clear that far too many people haven't bothered to actually read or listen to the speech. Instead, folks -- especia... |
bf4167b0a88b296f24a4e548cd911bf685bb693f | Summarize the following news article. | Anecdotal evidence indicates mere specter of immigration bill is slowly paralyzing economy .
Hispanics make up 30 percent of the state's population .
Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill in April; jobless rate has risen each month since .
Real estate agents, restaurant owner report big slowdown in business . | [
"Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Jairo Tellez's seafood distribution business is a family affair. In the industrial warehouse that houses J and V Mariscos on the west side of Phoenix, his wife, Vicki, and four of his seven children load trucks, take phone calls, enter data and help care for his infant grandson, who has a... |
7e3c0866878bc679fe505268743d1165108cc0cf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Radar shows irregularities in yard where cadaver dogs alerted .
NEW: Another bone found as crews broke up concrete on the property .
Phillip and Nancy Garrido are accused of abducting Jaycee Dugard .
Ilene Misheloff ,13, went missing in 1989 and Michaela Garecht, 9, in 1988 . | [
"ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Investigators found another bone on property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido on Friday, as they scoured the yard for possible clues to the abductions of two other girls about 20 years ago, officials said. Police search for evidence relating to missing girls I... |
af55687fa9ebdfb29a31a01bb30d7f219057db6e | Summarize the following news article. | Archeological dig finds bodies showing teeth marks, injuries from weapons .
Experts say clues point to gladiators buried in cemetery .
'Highly unlikely that this individual was attacked by a tiger as he was walking home from the pub'
Israeli archeologists announced the discovery of a huge cache of religious objects abo... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Heads hacked off, a bite from a lion, tiger or bear, massive muscles on massive men -- all clues that an ancient cemetery uncovered in northern England is the final resting place of gladiators, scientists have announced after seven years of investigations. The archeological dig has found \... |
9a14ea2560b4aa15d54789e878f8440f1d150103 | Summarize the following news article. | Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally will be on same day, near spot of "I Have a Dream" speech .
Beck says timing isn't deliberate, his event is nonpolitical and it aims to honor American troops .
Critics say event dishonors civil rights movement .
The Rev. Al Sharpton, other civil rights leaders plan mass rally just a... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The planned large rally by Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Glenn Beck on Saturday on the National Mall is causing controversy because of its location and timing. Saturday is the 47th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\" speech, and Beck's rally will be i... |
4d8468f9673e53340a0bc7eb1d731bfaff8812eb | Summarize the following news article. | "This is the first time I was turned away," says son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani .
The Ashtiani case has sparked international outrage .
France wants EU to consider new "initiatives" against Iran . | [
"(CNN) -- The Iranian woman awaiting possible execution by stoning was denied visits from her family and attorney this week, just days after her lawyer's home was ransacked and searched. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's two children were turned away Thursday during visitation hours, her son, Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, told CN... |
42123ef3efb1de283594ff97a523a62cfcff40b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Arne Duncan says students would benefit from strong role models in the classroom .
He says getting more minority teachers into the mix is key to closing achievement gaps .
African-American and Latino male teachers make up about 3.5 percent of teachers nationwide . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Saturday that he plans to recruit more African-American and Latino teachers in a bid to narrow achievement gaps among students. African-American males make up less than 2 percent of teachers nationwide, Duncan told CNN, while African-American and Latino males -- c... |
a91b7f9ee40a6de9202a205c19cbb8c2c26a44d0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: All passengers got out alive .
Floods caused the bridge piers to collapse, forcing the train from its track .
The train was traveling from Shaanxi to Yunnan Province . | [
"(CNN) -- All passengers aboard a passenger train that fell into a river in southwest China's Sichuan ProvinceThursday got out alive, state-run CCTV reported Friday. The accident occurred in Guanghan at about 3:20 p.m. Thursday on the Shi-ting-jiang Bridge, part of the railway line that links Chengdu and Baoji, in ... |
a262960c8034c377d63d0cc4649d9bc3b6d92f52 | Summarize the following news article. | Gibson's Maserati hit a rocky hillside for "unknown reasons," highway patrol says .
Alcohol is not suspected in the wreck, it says .
Gibson was unhurt . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Mel Gibson crashed his 2008 Maserati into a rocky Malibu hillside Sunday night, but the actor was unhurt, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. Alcohol is not suspected in the wreck on Malibu Canyon Road, which the investigator concluded was \"non-intentional,\" CHP O... |
ea7055a3109c244476dc9559a590d76f83059f40 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea complete a league and FA Cup double after beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Wembley .
Didier Drogba's long-range free-kick proves the difference between the two sides .
The match sees both sides miss penalties and Chelsea hit the woodwork five times . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea have completed the English Premier League and FA Cup double for the first time in their history after a hard-fought 1-0 cup final win over Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. In a topsy-turvy match, which saw two penalties missed in a frantic second-half, Didier Drogba's superb long-range f... |
16d5978ad519ad4b63c7b9a1916d8eac3aba89d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions .
Questions will allow users to get answers to their queries from the Facebook community .
Feature will roll out to a limited group of beta testers Thursday . | [
"(Mashable.com) -- Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community. Similar in concept to Yahoo! Answers, Quora and Mahalo, Facebook Questions gives users the opportunity to ask questions just by clicking ... |
77169163d154c5f2fb85c7d4b0a94a648377a836 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mother of soldier says families need clearer access to resources .
Study concludes commanders need to be attentive to soldiers' behavior .
"High-risk behavior" was deemed a factor in many Army suicides .
Report: Commanders should realize that troops with problems should not deploy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A \"permissive\" environment with inconsistent discipline is one of the factors leading to a spike in Army suicides, according to a new report released Thursday. The 15-month-long Army study on suicide prevention concludes there is a need to promote and encourage healthy behavior among troops a... |
f954002cf8b9b7507cd9f104cee58da86ac43d46 | Summarize the following news article. | Kenyan anti-terror police picked up Abdullah Ibrahim el-Faisal days after he passed into country unnoticed .
El-Faisal sentenced in London to 9 years in prison in March 2003 for inciting others to commit murder .
He was paroled in 2007 after serving half his sentence and deported to Jamaica, according to reports . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya has deported a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric who was previously jailed in Britain for inciting racial hatred, the Kenyan immigration minister said Thursday. Abdullah Ibrahim el-Faisal was deported to the West African country of Gambia, Kenyan Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang told rep... |
4594ea539629c2524914ae061402fe38a526f426 | Summarize the following news article. | Auto racing magnate Jack Roush has been transferred to the Mayo Clinic .
Roush had facial surgery Tuesday night .
The NTSB says Roush's plane rolled hard to the right and cartwheeled upon landing .
Roush, an airplane enthusiast, was heading to an air show . | [
"(CNN) -- NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, who was injured in a plane crash Tuesday, was transferred from a Wisconsin hospital to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, according to a statement released Thursday by one of his companies. \"Following surgery Tuesday night, related to the facial damage sustained in th... |
f9f8e65c96339e0b242c2a0427835eb58312e4c4 | Summarize the following news article. | A small New York town is all abuzz about Saturday's expected nuptials .
Hillary Clinton is "under very strict orders" not to discuss daughter's wedding .
Couple is expected to wed at Astor Courts in Rhinebeck . | [
"(CNN) -- A picturesque New York town is all abuzz and ready for its closeup as the countdown to Chelsea Clinton's wedding starts. Clinton, 30, is expected to wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, 32, on Saturday in Rhinebeck. The former first family is guarding details of the upcoming nuptials like state secrets, ... |
a0259f841e9b1c30631b6b2e80556fb31f48cbe1 | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Department opposes fast-track timetable .
Arizona governor files expedited appeal .
Opponents of the law say the ruling "gutted" the measure .
Judge blocks police from questioning people's immigration status . | [
"Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- The legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law entered its next stage Thursday when Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal asks the court to lift a preliminary injunction granted by a federal judge that blocked the most controversi... |
5f40d622a7d10eac241efc5e5d4ed90594700095 | Summarize the following news article. | Flooding fuels an outbreak in Nigeria .
"The entire country is at risk," the government says .
A cholera epidemic is also raging in neighboring Cameroon . | [
"(CNN) -- A cholera outbreak has erupted this summer in Africa, killing more than 600 people in the neighboring countries of Nigeria and Cameroon. Nigeria's Health Ministry said more than 350 people have died since June and the infection threatens to spread to the entire country, the most populous in Africa. In nei... |
9103574e1c7ee0648e974f022dd6356ac8f5a323 | Summarize the following news article. | Angelina Jolie will be directing and producing her next film .
Drew Barrymore has been producing flicks since 1995 .
Sofia Coppola became the third woman nominated for Best Director . | [
"(The Frisky) -- Directing movies has gone exceptionally well for many leading men in Hollywood. Clint Eastwood has been nominated for the Best Director Oscar four times, and Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, and Kevin Costner have all gotten Oscar nods for stepping behind the camera. Oh, and George Clooney didn't do ... |
61b1bc96fcd2da8f62fef1775493615dd85a5af4 | Summarize the following news article. | Court focusing on maritime piracy opens in Mombasa .
U.N. builds court with international contributions .
Kenya taking on "heavy burden" in dealing with piracy . | [
"(CNN) -- A special court in Kenya has been initiated to hear maritime piracy cases, the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime said Friday. The court, opened on Thursday in Mombasa, was built by the U.N. office's Counter-Piracy Program with contributions from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Germany and the United S... |
1f04ad95af23afc0ed323f4b5214c07eeba83686 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities shoot bear they say killed man .
Bear attack occurred near Yellowstone National Park .
Researchers had tranquilized bear and placed radio collar on it .
Man's wife worked on grizzly bear research team . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities shot and killed a grizzly bear that mauled a 70-year-old man near Yellowstone National Park, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department spokesman said Saturday. Agents tracked the bear via a radio collar and killed it near the site of the attack, said the spokesman, Eric Kezsler. The Park County Sheri... |
45dd90d4b961a6bdeea15a4ccfe1205d5c74584d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials say it's the worst passenger plane crash on Pakistani soil .
Search ends for bodies in Pakistani crash .
Two of the people on board the flight were Americans, the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Recovery crews ended the search for bodies in the hills north of Islamabad Thursday where a passenger plane crashed a day earlier killing all 152 aboard, a government officials told CNN. Ramzan Sajid, a local official in Islamabad, said 130 bodies were recovered from the crash site and... |
ed193b98d3afdb247f8b08c849d1958bf864886d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.N. is increasingly worried about flood-driven malnutrition among children .
U.N. official says a "colossal disaster is getting worse"
About 1 million additional people have been displaced in Sindh province, the U.N. says .
Authorities have ordered evacuations in the Indus River delta . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Flooding has displaced an additional 1 million people in Pakistan's Sindh province in the past two days, according to new U.N. estimates released Friday. \"We have more people on the move, to whom we need to provide relief. An already colossal disaster is getting worse and requiring an... |
80874e1838fcd0053baf6eab3c3622c8181daa71 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ansel Adams' trustee says garage sale claim is a "con job"
NEW: The lawyer for the man who found photos calls Adams' trustee an "elitist"
NEW: An appraiser says the controversy is fueling sales of photo prints .
Photographer's grandson wants more tests before he accepts photos as Adams' | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A claim that several dozen glass plates bought for $45 at a garage sale were negatives from Ansel Adams brought an angry response of disbelief from the man who oversees the famed photographer's trust. Adams' grandson is also unconvinced. Matthew Adams, who runs the Ansel Adams Gall... |
609a11e649396dd8b7332132ec7cf333a815a972 | Summarize the following news article. | The body of Jarod Newlove has been found in Logar .
The men went missing on Friday .
The Taliban gave the body back without submitting demands . | [
"(CNN) -- A second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Washington, was one of two sailors involved in a firefight on Friday in eastern Afghanistan. They were traveling in Logar province when they were... |
2c1ca0e446108d19c73afef606b5c39a51d6bf0c | Summarize the following news article. | Al-Shabaab has ordered three aid groups to cease operations in Somalia .
The Islamist militant group is accusing the groups of spreading Christianity .
The groups say they are motivated by faith, but don't proselytize . | [
"(CNN) -- Al Qaeda-linked militants have banned three international aid groups from working in Somalia, claiming they are \"actively propagating Christianity\" in the predominantly Muslim nation. Al-Shabaab, the Islamist militant group battling Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government, ordered World Vision, Ad... |
01a4c9771d9a487c68d969f81528093a8d06aa9c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: NATO-led forces will secure Helmand in "25 to 30 days," British general says .
Mullah Abdul Salam arrested in Pakistan, say U.S., Afghan, Taliban sources .
Salam is Taliban "shadow governor" of Afghanistan's Kunduz province .
Four suspected militants reported killed in drone strike in Pakistan . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Another Taliban leader has been seized in neighboring Pakistan by security forces, sources said. Mullah Abdul Salam was arrested last week, according to Afghan government officials, Taliban sources and a U.S. official. Word of Salam's arrest comes days after news of the capture of the A... |
2554eaf6327c84ce7df0ae45ce7281d755eb4ebf | Summarize the following news article. | Brown says officials should have acknowledged that aid was not arriving quickly enough .
He also criticizes Homeland Security's handling of the storm .
The former FEMA head says he winced when Bush said he was doing a "heck of a job" | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- The Bush administration made a \"fatal mistake\" by talking up facts and figures without painting a broader picture of the obstacles in its widely criticized Hurricane Katrina response effort, ex-FEMA chief Michael Brown said Thursday. Brown told CNN's Anderson Cooper that the talki... |
2d4a5272ef4b2947dfe2486782ef035d02f1370e | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Lauterbach wanted to spend career in Marines, she says in video .
Lauterbach accused fellow Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean of rape .
Laurean faces murder charges in Lauterbach's death .
Marines should have transferred Lauterbach to another base, her mother says . | [
"DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) -- Early on, Maria Lauterbach knew exactly what she wanted to do in life. Dressed in her high school soccer uniform, Maria Lauterbach said she wanted to be a Marine, then a cop. \"After high school, I am going into the Marines,\" a smiling Lauterbach, dressed in her high school soccer uniform, s... |
e840f1436a3808864807ea376964fcab498e6204 | Summarize the following news article. | Kevin Ricks, 50, was charged with transporting and possessing child porn .
Alleged offense came to light when he was accused of sexual acts with ex-student .
Hundreds of images were found upon searching Ricks' laptop and home .
He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the charges . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A former high school teacher in Virginia was charged Wednesday with transporting and possessing child pornography, a discovery that was made after he was accused of engaging in sexual acts with a 16-year-old male former student, according to court documents. Kevin Garfield Ricks, 50, was arrest... |
dc5a776b0d17c5f02453b1deca6b13a0d5f9382f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Travolta wanted to see case resolved at trial, his representative says .
Announcement at rally spurs judge to declare mistrial in Travolta extortion trial .
Paramedic, former Bahamian senator allegedly sought $25 million from Travolta .
Alleged plot centered around death of 16-year-old Jett Travolta . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said. John Travolta, center, and his wife, Kelly Preston, enter the courthouse in the Bahamas last... |
c9284d0666be275bf46a0744b01e23556469831d | Summarize the following news article. | DNA taken from suspect Cpl. Cesar Laurean doesn't match child's, source says .
Swab obtained after suspect was extradited from Mexico to United States .
Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's body was found in Laurean's backyard in 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- The Marine accused of killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who was more than eight months pregnant, was not the father of her unborn child, a law enforcement source close to the murder investigation said Saturday. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who is being held on a murder charge, is scheduled for arraignmen... |
74b38310c7b8863a6db5dc53b2b72afea8014ee2 | Summarize the following news article. | Two accused of trying to extort millions from actor after son Jett died in Bahamas .
Travolta attorney Michael McDermott testifies he assisted police in a sting .
Defense argues McDermott tried to "set up" their clients with secret recording .
McDermott testifies video shows him meeting with one of the defendants . | [
"NASSAU, Bahamas (CNN) -- Videotapes secretly recorded by John Travolta's attorney were played Monday at the trial of two people accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from the actor after his son died in the Bahamas in January. Two people in the Bahamas stand accused of trying to extort millions from act... |
55a6599f2a2105018b6e69ce9997af70a90b0446 | Summarize the following news article. | Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, died January 2 .
Travolta family sent letter of thanks to Ocala, Florida, neighbors .
There has been outpouring of support for Travolta family . | [
"(CNN) -- John Travolta, in a letter thanking his Ocala, Florida, neighbors for sympathy shown in the wake of his teenage son's death, asked them to love their friends and family \"like there was no tomorrow.\" Travolta and Kelly Preston were vacationing in the Bahamas with their children when son Jett died. The le... |
a3b354637fac82635fefe068ebe7da40dc568c16 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Curfew imposed in Sunni neighborhood after fighting .
Blasts occur in Shirqat, Falluja and the Adhamiya neighborhood .
All of the attacks targeted military and police, police posts . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Attacks on military posts and police stations in Iraq claimed at least 21 lives Thursday. At least three Iraqi soldiers were killed and eight others wounded when a suicide bomber driving a mini-truck loaded with explosives hit an Iraqi military post in the town of Shirqat, police in Tikrit s... |
112b64254a63239955b1b6b6ea7acba5dd253671 | Summarize the following news article. | Vince McMahon: WWE has one of best drug-testing programs .
Wrestling boss tells CNN that individuals bear responsibility for actions .
Critics say WWE penalties for drug use are not harsh enough .
Wrestlers still can get drugs if they have prescriptions from doctors . | [
"(CNN) -- The late Chris Benoit idolized the Dynamite Kid, who was half of a professional wrestling team famous in the 1980s for spectacular high-flying, acrobatic moves. Chris Benoit strangled his wife and suffocated his son before hanging himself in June. The Dynamite Kid and his partner, Davey Boy Smith, were kn... |
410673eca772a632aa8d21c7af19689f2dec885c | Summarize the following news article. | More than 100 lawmakers back a bill to use government funds for contraceptives .
A backer says the bill is about sustainable human development, not religion .
Some one-third of the country's 90 million people live in poverty .
The ADB says the nation has one of the world's highest birth rates . | [
"MANILA, the Philippines (CNN) -- A debate is stirring in the predominantly Roman Catholic country of the Philippines: should the government provide contraceptives to the public? Sheila Villanueva, a 25-year-old maid with five children, said she would not use contraceptives. More than 100 members of the House of Re... |
3c1b8a785ff4fcee2bafdf73faa623b1fa708013 | Summarize the following news article. | Hiroki Ando, 11, suffers from cardiomyopathy, which inflames and impairs the heart .
He can't get heart in Japan because people under 15 not allowed to donate organs .
Hiroki's family raised $1.7 million in donations to send Hiroki to New York for surgery . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Hiroki Ando will likely die if he does not get a new heart. Hiroki in an ambulance on the way to catch his flight to New York, where he will wait for a heart. Hiroki suffers from cardiomyopathy, which inflames and impairs the heart. The same disease killed his sister five year... |
f0f8b6f04ebff4fddd9b2d29d423e162d57b5520 | Summarize the following news article. | Death Cab for Cutie, the Grammy-nominated indie band, has a new EP .
Chris Walla and Nick Harmer discuss the music, their moods and bands they like .
Harmer: "Bittersweet qualities of life" and not "dark brooding" drive songs .
Walla on activism: "You can't do everything all the time. ... Not everybody can be Bono" | [
"(CNN) -- Death Cab for Cutie, the Grammy-nominated indie band that shot to the top of the Billboard charts with its latest album, \"Narrow Stairs,\" has come a long way since its basement-recording beginnings in Bellingham, Washington. Chris Walla, left, and Nick Harmer of indie band Death Cab for Cutie discuss th... |
474662e4be55e1a34dadabcea4333cb9cec3cc0e | Summarize the following news article. | Kiron Skinner: It's become fashionable to talk of a "multipolar" world .
She says U.S. economy and defense forces still dominate the world .
Skinner: Obama's Nobel Prize recognized the primacy of the U.S. | [
"Editor's note: Kiron K. Skinner is an associate professor of international relations at Carnegie Mellon University, directs the university's International Relations and Politics Program, and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She is the co-author, along with Serhiy Kudelia, Bruc... |
40b46a5552185af98152bf1ad5abb6c42127ba60 | Summarize the following news article. | Most common car safety system is ABS or anti-lock brake system .
EBD: subsystem of anti-lock brakes called electronic brake force distribution .
GPS is system that drives new navigation systems: Global positions system .
RSC: roll stability control, new government regulation to prevent rollovers . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- If you don't eat, sleep and breathe cars, or devour car magazines in minute detail, there's a good chance you don't know all the technological terms that pop up in the media, new car advertising and literature. With new models being released all the time, the acronyms can be overwhelming. With every... |
ad934f4c548f751135fc4fbb376d8945fa577c8f | Summarize the following news article. | Otis Blunt was captured Wednesday in Mexico City, officials said .
Jose Espinosa was caught not far from the New Jersey jail Tuesday .
Last month, they escaped through a hole they dug in their cells' cinder block wall .
A guard whom the inmates taunted in a note they left behind, committed suicide . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The second of two men who last month pulled off a daring escape from a county jail in New Jersey was taken into custody Wednesday, authorities told CNN. Otis Blunt, 32, was arrested in Mexico City, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. He will be transported back to the United States as soon a... |
babf4e6908abf5bdcfd06a7bda536bca1ec8b1de | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Knight disputes ideas in opinion piece by Will Bunch about Glenn Beck, David Barton .
Bunch rejected idea of U.S.' Christian roots, but there's evidence for it, Knight says .
Moses shown on some Supreme Court friezes; some founders wrote of Christian principles .
Knight: U.S. unique in advancing individual right... | [
"(CNN) -- Will Bunch's CNN.com tirade earlier this week against television host Glenn Beck and David Barton -- the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that emphasizes history's \"moral, religious and constitutional heritage\" -- for allegedly creating \"pseudo history\" reveals... |
867a3caa9ceaf2aa6f3389ac3df91f1a86da79ea | Summarize the following news article. | Mullah Abdul Salam arrested last week, according to Afghan, U.S. sources .
Salam is believed to be the Taliban commander for Kunduz province .
Comes days after Taliban's reputed second-in-command was arrested .
Taliban fighting NATO-led push into area they control in Helmand . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least one Afghan Taliban leader has been seized in neighboring Pakistan by security forces, sources told CNN Thursday. Mullah Abdul Salam was arrested last week, according to Afghan government officials, Taliban sources and a U.S. official. \"The Taliban is down another shadow govern... |
4bcf831ac7634cff46c7f0483ce90942ea8f3111 | Summarize the following news article. | Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the US: 8 million have it .
You can take specific steps to protect your heart starting at an early age .
Reduce stress and anger, exercise and keep waist under 35 inches .
Dietary tips include cutting out trans fats, adding more fiber, fish and flaxseed . | [
"The statistics are sobering: Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States. And an estimated 8 million women have it. What's more, a new study shows that in recent years the overall heart disease risk for Americans -- especially women -- hasn't continued the healthy downward trend it showed ... |
ba134853add21d50909f5c950cbb461515a3c826 | Summarize the following news article. | Price of first-class postage stamp will increase 2 cents to 44 cents in May .
U.S. Postal Service says increase is tied to rising production costs .
Customers can buy "Forever Stamps" at current 42-cent rate until May 11 . | [
"(CNN) -- Sending a letter will soon be a little more expensive, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday. The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday a 2-cent increase on first-class stamps, effective May 11. The price for a first-class mail stamp will increase 2 cents to 44 cents, starting May 11. The Postal Servi... |
9cf720ddf0c72e5ececaab3523352d1e9b0b3448 | Summarize the following news article. | Under Taliban rule, girls were banned from schools .
The latest poisoning incident is part of a trend, a ministry spokesman says .
The girls are recovering at a hospital, a doctor says . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Dozens of schoolgirls and teachers were sickened Wednesday by poison gas in Afghanistan, medical and government officials said. The latest incident, this one at a high school, is the ninth such case involving the poisoning of schoolgirls, said Asif Nang, spokesman for the nation's educa... |
46343218161df21636698e5338c9466761dc4fad | Summarize the following news article. | Annie Lennox: I wear "HIV Positive" T-shirt to show my support for fighting the virus .
She says she became committed to the cause after hearing Nelson Mandela speak about it .
Lennox says the goal is to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015. | [
"Oxford, England (CNN) -- Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox proudly wears an \"HIV Positive\" black T-shirt, proclaiming her solidarity with the disease's victims, even though her status is HIV negative. \"I constantly want to bring attention to the issue,\" says Lennox. \"This is my way of campaigning visually.\" At ... |
04a6f94af6aa2de722c305f764fdca46bb9a683e | Summarize the following news article. | Seizure listed as cause of death on death certificate, TMZ.com reports .
Jett Travolta's autopsy was performed Monday in the Bahamas .
His body has been cremated, memorial scheduled for Thursday, family friend says .
Teen's parents say he had developmental disability linked to inflammatory disease . | [
"(CNN) -- John Travolta and Kelly Preston have returned to Ocala, Florida, with the remains of their teenage son, a family friend told CNN on Tuesday. Actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston say they are \"heartbroken\" over their son's death. They left the Bahamas late Monday night, said Obie Wilchcombe, a member o... |
5cba4441e0d976d7dffa98d5ef4214af2f08a8cf | Summarize the following news article. | Obama: "New Orleans is coming back"
President says efforts remain underway to rebuild after Katrina .
Officials are looking ahead to prepare for future disasters, he says . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Calling the federal response to Hurricane Katrina \"a shameful breakdown in government,\" President Barack Obama said Sunday as rebuilding continues, officials are looking ahead to avoid a repeat when future disasters strike. Speaking at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans... |
56be4bcbfa45f026c09b0db67bf6fbb09feadc11 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama says charter schools, teacher education and parent involvement are key .
The Race to the Top program rewards states for aggressive education reform .
NEW: Obama says states have already begun to raise their education standards . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday his plan to improve America's education system includes charter schools, intense teacher education and parent involvement. \"Now, I know some argue that during a recession, we should focus solely on economic issues ... but education is an economic issue, if ... |
de8b496f5750a5758a8c8c48bb32ac4ddb946ed5 | Summarize the following news article. | Yo-Yo Ma's new album is first holiday record for cellist .
Collaborators include James Taylor, Diana Krall, bagpiper Cristina Pato .
Why is he so active? He wanted "interesting life" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- When Yo-Yo Ma enters a room, everything changes. Yo-Yo Ma's new album, \"Songs of Joy and Peace,\" is his first holiday-themed record. His energy and warmth (he hugs everyone in sight) and curiosity (for every question you ask him, he asks two of you) envelop you like a blanket. He's also surpris... |
d24a7f520e5d49c1396096e3a2b53686cef8a6d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Newspapers still attract more ad dollars than the internet, but that should soon change .
Advertisers have fled newspapers for the greener, cheaper pastures of the internet .
On the web, an advertiser has a greater ability to target his or her ad spend .
Advertisers are buying ads on Google instead of traditional news ... | [
"(Silicon Alley Insider) -- Newspaper companies are a dying breed, and one consistent scapegoat for their demise is the rise of blogs and online news sites. In October 2009, Tom Curly, CEO of the Associated Press news service, said blogs were directing large amounts of revenue away from original content creators. A... |
82196242a74eaf80c9002566ec0b3675200cdf81 | Summarize the following news article. | LAPD asks state drug agents to probe seven Jackson doctors, one nurse .
One doctor referred to medical board .
Attorney General: No evidence to support criminal prosecution .
Dr. Conrad Murray already faces a criminal charge . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- None of the seven doctors and one nurse investigated by California authorities will face criminal prosecution in the death of singer Michael Jackson, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday. Investigators did not find sufficient evidence to recommend criminal prosecution... |
527121ef8d17e715a64619ca4bb6a288ce4ec5ab | Summarize the following news article. | Too soon to tell whether Earl could dampen U.S. Labor Day .
Outer rainbands were reaching Antigua and Barbuda .
Earl reaches Category 1 status .
Hurricane conditions are expected Monday on Leeward Islands . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Forecast to gain \"major\" Category 3 status, outer rainbands association with a strengthening Hurricane Earl were affecting the islands of Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, with conditions forecast to deteriorate, the National Hurricane Center said. Earl became a Category 1 hurricane on Sunda... |
91d8b67fca76a6d95582441ffe294a90bd890141 | Summarize the following news article. | Rik Paul: Some facts have been overlooked in the rush of coverage of Toyota .
He says some auto defects and recalls are routine and relatively minor .
Paul says other manufacturers also are subjects of unintended acceleration complaints .
Good can come out of this if regulators are given more funding, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Watching the Toyota recall crisis unfold over the past few months has been like watching a wildfire on a windy day. Just when it would appear that the flames might be contained, another powerful gust sweeps through, stirring them up and blowing them still higher. True, Toyota has acted as its own arsonist... |
642ba6a87d48e5b83a2acbc1ea0a4665d5443459 | Summarize the following news article. | Douglas Alward broke out of an eastern Colorado prison Sunday .
He was recaptured Wednesday about 50 miles away .
A hostage with him was released unharmed, prison officials said . | [
"(CNN) -- A Colorado convict serving time for attempted murder was recaptured Wednesday after breaking out of prison over the weekend, and a female hostage with him was released unharmed, prison officials said. Douglas Alward was caught near Yuma, Colorado, about 145 miles east of Denver and about 50 miles south of... |
35823d3c4e819a969d5b5fbaad001154cf0ad2bf | Summarize the following news article. | The plane is struck above the windshield .
It returns to the Los Angeles airport safely . | [
"(CNN) -- A bird struck the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines plane but the aircraft managed to land safely, officials said early Tuesday morning. The bird hit the plane above the windshield shortly after it took off Monday evening from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Vancouver, British Columbia, said Mi... |
057be5da3480b5ec0797cf2419c28dd316d55a43 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Her attorney urges people "not to rush to judgment"
NEW: Her rumored boyfriend was arrested for DUI, police say .
Paris Hilton faces drug possession charge . | [
"(CNN) -- Paris Hilton was released from a Las Vegas, Nevada, jail Saturday morning after being arrested late the night before on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said Saturday. The hotel heiress was riding in a black Cadillac Escalade which was pulled over in front of the Wynn Hotel on the Vegas strip at ab... |
4aa891109873fde1abb70ce715ea0f44fcfbf46a | Summarize the following news article. | Photographer Conrad Wyre III left New Orleans shortly before Katrina struck .
He left with his pregnant wife, but his parents stayed behind .
Wyre returned to help find his parents and other survivors .
He recently took part in iReport's then and now Katrina photo project . | [
"New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina struck, Conrad Wyre III is disappointed and disillusioned with the lack of progress made in New Orleans. \"Nothing's really changed,\" said the 35-year-old New Orleans native. He says some spots are still \"in shambles\" in 2010, and that many resi... |
bb6e9dae75c41d8441eb3a3477d7d39c5070a4d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Theresa Brown tells of dying patient who got much sicker from aggressive treatment .
She says "fighting" serious illnesses can cause terrible agony, keep patient from family .
Brown cites study suggesting palliative care offers better quality and longer life .
Dying patients should not be pressured to go through drasti... | [
"(CNN) -- The patient, in his late 70s, had survived prostate cancer and had a new diagnosis of leukemia. A few days before, he'd been healthy and fine, but now his white blood cell count was so high that it was clogging his circulatory system, making it hard for him to breathe. We brought his white count down and... |
ae0079d331f8ed465693a9099e6131ab28b06ec9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mom discounts missing woman's sighting in Las Vegas .
Mitrice Richardson has been missing for nearly a year .
A high-school classmate says he spotted her in a casino in June .
Police say they have more than 70 other possible sightings . | [
"(CNN) -- A California woman missing for nearly a year and believed to be dead may still be alive and living in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area, detectives from Los Angeles said Thursday. Investigators have spent about six weeks checking out a high-school classmate's report that he saw Mitrice Richardson at a hotel cas... |
286b5e043aa1bfd8f76cd8c26450d348be84e80b | Summarize the following news article. | Two News Orleans officers face federal charges in a 2005 beating death .
The incident occurred before Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans .
Five other current and former New Orleans officers were charged in two deaths after Katrina .
The Justice Department continues a broad investigation into alleged misconduct . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Two officers in the troubled New Orleans Police Department have been indicted in connection with the beating death of a civilian in 2005, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The federal indictment alleges that Officer Melvin Williams kicked the victim and struck him with a baton, fracturi... |
2060f74e8fb621157f5286f25e0e2ffe7326d208 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sharpton calls Beck's comments a "motivational speech"
Civil rights figures march to the site of a planned King memorial .
The Rev. Al Sharpton tells "Reclaim the Dream" rally "this is our day"
Rally took place as conservatives gathered in an event at the site of the King speech . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Civil rights leaders marking the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\" speech Saturday scorned a nearby Glenn Beck-led rally, saying it came with no message and with a presumption that King's famous discourse can be used as a conservative platform. The Rev. Al Sharpton... |
d5b69fa911e615228c33109e02104aac48e3ce6f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police say the medical examiner used dental records to identify Lorenzen Wright's body .
NEW: The cause of death was "homicide by gunshot wound," police say .
Family and friends mourn Wright's death .
Police say they are working "to bring justice" to Wright and his family . | [
"(CNN) -- A body found in southeast Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday has been identified as that of former professional basketball player Lorenzen Wright, Memphis police said. The cause of death has been ruled as \"homicide by gunshot wound,\" police said Thursday in a news release, adding that the Shelby County me... |
e21dd5542e702de51f15edbc04076cfa50223dcf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two firefighters are among the dead .
NEW: 1,257 houses have burned, while some 2,000 people are left without a home .
Putin calls on local officials to resign because of their fire response .
The fires are reportedly the worst ever to hit western Russia . | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Wildfires in Russia, among the worst ever there, have killed 25 people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes, and prompted the prime minister to call on local officials to resign, response officials and Russian news agencies reported Friday. The fires have been raging in five regions as Russia e... |
88ee2099c32fc5209351af3b7e7ead0101824003 | Summarize the following news article. | Rogelio Segovia Hernandez heads the armed wing of the Juarez cartel .
Authorities say he had a pistol, grenade and cocaine at the time of his arrest .
Segovia was accused of extortion of large sums of money from businessmen in exchange for protection . | [
"(CNN) -- A top lieutenant in a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in northern Mexico, federal police said in a statement Wednesday. Rogelio Segovia Hernandez, who heads the armed wing of the Juarez cartel, was arrested in Chihuahua on Tuesday. A reward of about $240,000 had been offered for his arrest, federal ... |
f9c9425743dae9fa55c9c2990fe21ea17e09f726 | Summarize the following news article. | A roundup of 2008 Oscars Best Foreign Film nominations .
Nominated countries were: Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Israel and Austria .
There was a strong political vein running through the nominated films this year .
Veteran Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda was previously awarded an Oscar in 2000 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Each year, any country in the non-English speaking world that wants to be in with a chance of winning must choose just one film to represent the entire output of their country's filmmaking industry. Then, over two months, a 30-strong panel whittles the entries -- there were 63 this year --... |
ac80b498eed6d353c735b64afec0af62e74d58c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Zach McGuire of Toledo, Ohio, wants to help his out-of-work father .
The 11-year-old is selling his toys to bring a little money into the family .
"You can't live in toys, or eat toys," says the altruistic boy .
He's helped others before, raising money for hurricane and wildfire victims . | [
"(CNN) -- An 11-year-old Ohio boy is helping ease his family's financial burdens, one toy at a time. Zach McGuire wants to do his part while his family goes through hard times, so he's selling his toys. Zach McGuire is selling his toys to raise money for his family, which like others across the country, has bills p... |
71271a2afb6935ec92b8502250f7070f69b87d99 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Assad, Abdullah urge officials in Lebanon to avoid violence .
NEW: They worked to enhance Lebanese reconciliation .
First visits for both since Hariri death . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia on Friday implored Lebanese officials to shun violence in settling political differences and declared their \"solidarity with Lebanon against all Israeli threats.\" Syrian President Bashar Assad and Saudi King Abdullah sat down Friday with Lebanese Pre... |
c51e2648d984ef665ea027f7fc84eda028d007ba | Summarize the following news article. | YouTube announced that it has increased its upload limit from 10 minutes to 15 .
The site explains that it's been beefing up its copyright protection tools .
YouTube is launching a contest of sorts called "15 Minutes of Fame" | [
"(Mashable) -- Good news for everyone out there who's ever thought to themselves: \"A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short.\" YouTube announced Thursday that it has increased its upload limit from 10 minutes to 15 for non-partners. So get kitty lookin' pretty and start rollin... |
cab3f40ce4add46a4eb87efc646aa371d8416fc9 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN talks to Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning, a fast-growing Web site .
Ning lets people with common interests gather around niche social networks .
The site boasts more than 1 million social networks -- some 200,000 of them active .
In March, the site added a real-time activity feed to help users stay updated . | [
"(CNN) -- Whether you're into baseball or backgammon, Harry Potter or heavy metal, Ning has an online network for you. Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning, says her site brings together people with common interest and passions. A fast-growing, free Web site launched two years ago, Ning lets members custom build their own s... |
e2683ae8dc04c3c11a358ae00a44debbe9d3f795 | Summarize the following news article. | Raymond Earl Knaeble has not been allowed to fly home from Colombia .
He says he has been given no reason, but thinks he is on the U.S. no-fly list .
In 2008 he converted to Islam, which he calls "a religion of peace"
He and nine others have filed a lawsuit against three U.S. officials . | [
"(CNN) -- A 29-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran sits in a bare apartment in a poor part of the Colombian capital, Bogota. He wants to come home, but he can't. He thinks it's because he's on the federal government's \"no-fly list.\" Raymond Earl Knaeble is one of an unknown number of Americans stranded oversea... |
22c75abfe07fb399a3e2d3513d9ab73f84df85e0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prudential is considering changing how it allocates death benefits to surviving military family members .
NEW: Insurance Information Institute says the industry's doing nothing wrong .
Eight insurance companies have been served subpoenas in investigation .
Cuomo: Families' payouts are placed in accounts; most of t... | [
"New York (CNN) -- After accusations that several insurers have underpaid families of those killed in action, one company is considering changing how it allocates death benefit payments, Prudential Financial Vice Chairman Mark Grier told CNN. Prudential may give families the option of accepting a direct lump-sum ch... |
d92cca5c6e62668e12621f9067d22992aca6d160 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge has imposed tight restrictions on Tuesday's hearing .
Lohan is sentenced to 90 days in jail .
Lohan is expected to be taken in custody Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to start her 90-day jail sentence Tuesday, but the star's last moments of freedom may not be captured by cameras. The troubled movie star is scheduled to be in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday morning where she will be taken into custody. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel has pla... |
68d0c1129d2f406a26e030d2f9fe753911fff272 | Summarize the following news article. | The Canadian coast guard is ferrying passengers from the ship .
The are being taken to a small town on the shore of the Arctic Ocean .
Some 128 passengers and roughly 69 crew members are thought to be on board .
The ship ran aground an unmapped rock on Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- The Canadian coast guard began ferrying passengers on Sunday from a cruise ship that ran aground on an unmapped rock. Officials aboard the Clipper Adventurer reported their troubles on Friday. The crew failed to dislodge the ship during high tide on Saturday, while Sunday, a coast guard icebreaker arrived... |
765f1bc789ac6352509491c4a8f926122e141a1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clemens released on his own recognizance after not-guilty plea .
The baseball great has been charged with perjury and obstruction of Congress .
He insists he never used human growth hormone or steroids .
"The Rocket" won seven Cy Young awards during his 24-year career . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Major league pitching legend Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he lied to Congress during a 2008 investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Clemens has been charged with perjury, obstruction of Congress and making false statements after telling ... |
585f8239dba4caff87c3209f0b7a2a789931f98e | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer: Resignation came amid "rumors of internal situations"
McPherson quit the day he returned from vacation .
ABC will announce a new president "shortly" | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Steve McPherson quit his job as ABC Entertainment president this week amid \"gossip and innuendo\" that \"goes with the territory,\" his lawyer said Thursday. The network confirmed McPherson's resignation, but would not comment on what McPherson attorney Tom Hoberman described as t... |
65ed6f9980b371ca9bebf3857aba956e7d3aa2f1 | Summarize the following news article. | An appeals court remanded the case of a Guatemalan woman seeking asylum in the U.S.
Perdomo argues that because of high murder rates for women, she is not safe going home .
Ruling could affect other Guatemalan women in the United States .
A key issue is whether being a woman constitutes a protected social group . | [
"(CNN) -- An appeals court ruling has raised the possibility that Guatemalan women will be able to seek asylum in the United States because of the high rates of femicide in that country. A Guatemalan woman seeking asylum based on her belief that she would not be safe in her native country will have her case reviewe... |
84daa4228908cb4cc2497067f184ca902750554a | Summarize the following news article. | The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States has decreased, the study says .
The largest drop was among Latin American immigrants not from Mexico .
Mexican unauthorized immigration leveled off . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States continues to decline from a peak in 2007, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. The center estimated that in March 2009 -- the most recent figures -- there were 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in the country, ... |
b0612a9a346b880aa6ed59d27dfa152fce4a69ab | Summarize the following news article. | Police say Brian Diez, 26, shot six people, killing five of them .
Diez abducted two children, whom he fathered with one of the victims, police say .
The children were found safe early Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected in the shooting deaths of five people at a Lake Havasu City, Arizona, residence on Saturday night was found dead early Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. The killings began just before midnight Saturday when police say 26-year-old Brian Diez entered th... |
7d133d55fee62f8e2d76584e2b816f1bd5914e1a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: John Marvin Jr. is charged with two counts of first-degree murder .
NEW: Flags are ordered lowered to half-staff across the state .
Standoff began after two police officers were shot late Saturday .
The officers' deaths leave the small town of Hoonah with only one officer . | [
"(CNN) -- A 45-year-old man who barricaded himself in his home after allegedly shooting two rural Alaska police officers to death surrendered Monday morning and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said. John Marvin Jr. gave up without incident around 9:30 a.m. (1:30 p.m. ET), according t... |
d2b0b31420e6014acf473642ca6aaed603078823 | Summarize the following news article. | The long-gestating Tupac Shakur movie may begin production this November .
The film, originally written in a documentary style, will not be a biopic .
Plans for the movie began in 2007 when Tupac's mother sold the rights . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- The long-gestating Tupac Shakur movie may finally begin production this November, now that director Antoine Fuqua (\"Training Day\") has brought on Oscar-nominated screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson to pen a new script. Wilkinson tells Vulture that the film, originally written ... |
b4e1bfe0dc77718be90e22af3190def96438a9d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Startled elephant stomps trainer at circus, killing him, authorities say .
Incident classified as workplace accident; OSHA to conduct investigation .
Circus members observed moment of silence for worker before continuing show . | [
"(CNN) -- Tragedy struck at a Pennsylvania circus Friday after a startled elephant stomped its trainer to death, police said. People at the Irem Shrine in Wilkes-Barre, which has been hosting the James Hamid Circus all week, rushed to help but not before the trainer sustained life-threatening injuries, said police ... |
e86f1da96e23a39f40102814e22db5ff975c7066 | Summarize the following news article. | Dozens of Jackson songs were found on hard drives after his death .
Jackie Jackson has been helping with his brother's next album .
Songs that didn't make it onto early albums may be on the next one . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Songs that didn't make the cut on Michael Jackson albums while he was alive and some forgotten recordings left behind on computer hard drives will be on an album released this fall, sources familiar with the project say. Jackie Jackson, one of the singer's older brothers, has been ... |
2fcf1f2f30cc7b6cbe72c08f147b569d4f7ebca1 | Summarize the following news article. | Gustavo Dudamel, known as "The Dude," brings Beatles-like frenzy to Los Angeles .
The Venezuelan, 28, is the new conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic .
His Saturday debut sold out 18,000-seat Hollywood Bowl faster than anyone ever .
Los Angeles Times music critic calls Dudamel "a phenomenon" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- He got a standing ovation before the orchestra even played a single note. Gustavo Dudamel has been compared to the legendary Leonard Bernstein by one critic. For weeks now, anticipation has been growing for the arrival of fiery young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to take ove... |
7507b80559ba6f745b076350f7ac16cc5afe6d91 | Summarize the following news article. | Imam Johari Abdul-Malik is director of outreach for a Washington Islamic Center .
He compares moderate Muslims' struggles to the civil rights movement .
U.S. Muslims have the right to live without the "terrorist" stigma, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- My job as an imam and outreach director for the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, located minutes from the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, was created September 11, 2001, to convey a more accurate image of the American Muslim community and to create opportunities for interfaith cooperation and understanding di... |
049ef32d3b7af3f453974931c8ea7a6834e2cb85 | Summarize the following news article. | People arriving for the Glenn Beck rally were greeted by a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Charles Euchner says King's message is still relevant today .
He says King had to confront a much more rancorous political climate than today's .
King overcame oppression through nonviolence, he says; where is today's King? | [
"Washington (CNN) -- On the 47th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on Saturday, the first sight on the National Mall for thousands of marchers was a four-story art installation that displayed four images and quotations of Martin Luther King Jr.. The participants in Glenn Beck's \"Restoring Honor\" rally p... |
c7e137602f1c364fa5ef0e076148ad7a351faba7 | Summarize the following news article. | Man claims Taser brought on cardiac arrest that starved his brain of oxygen .
Lawyers say Taser-funded research shows heart risk from Taser strikes .
Taser International insists no link between Taser and cardiac arrest .
More on the dangers tasers may pose on tonight's "Campbell Brown", CNN 8pm ET . | [
"Watsonville, California (CNN) -- Sitting at the kitchen table in his small house, Steven Butler has trouble even with a very simple question. He cannot tell you the day of the week or the month, and he has to have the help of a calendar to tell you the year. \"Once a moment is gone, it's gone,\" said his brother a... |
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