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3782f8ac8d876a1a517404f7de84805249586828 | Summarize the following news article. | Child says man counted to three "before he shot mom and dad"
Byrd Billings grabbed man's neck, struggled before he was shot, boy says .
The boy said Melanie Billings "got shot in her shirt"
Seven males are charged with first-degree murder and home invasion robbery . | [
"(CNN) -- The son of a Florida couple known for adopting special-needs children was in his parents' room when they were slain in a home invasion last month, according to documents released by prosecutors. Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 35, is one of seven people charged with murder. A nurse who works with special-n... |
14ed71f12d371bd7b238520aac99c2e60b111cc6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two bombs explode at revered Sufi shrine .
NEW: Violence has spread to Punjab, Pakistan's heartland .
NEW: Human rights panel calls on government and clerics to stand up to militants .
Shrine attack kills 50, wounds more than 200 . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll climbed to 50 on Friday after a pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests at one of Pakistan's holiest shrines, police said. More than 200 people were injured in the blasts outside the Data Darbar, a famous Sufi shrine complex. Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pe... |
ae3ef4ace865f6b84e799f6d14e29bd578fb2b00 | Summarize the following news article. | The website says the male voice is that of Mel Gibson .
The man threatens to burn his house down .
It is the fourth such recording released since Friday .
Police are investigating domestic violence allegations against Gibson . | [
"(CNN) -- RadarOnline on Wednesday released another audio recording of an explosive argument purportedly between actor Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, in which the man can be heard threatening to burn their house down. It's the fourth such recording released since Friday by the website, which h... |
f5d7b45558b9bc76d7785227f89a40f113f4294e | Summarize the following news article. | "The Last Airbender" movie is adaptation of animated TV series .
Some fans of show boycotted movie because three lead actors are Caucasian .
Movie is being panned by many critics . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- \"An agonizing experience,\" wrote Roger Ebert. \"Colossal folly, the fiasco of the summer of 2010,\" said Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel. Merciless reviews are rolling in for M. Knight Shyamalan's latest work \"The Last Airbender,\" and if critical reaction to the film is any indica... |
97289e23fe800f28cfc2378beb7c0ef7c7823202 | Summarize the following news article. | The water along Yosemite's Merced River beaches is blissfully cool in summer .
The tide pools in Washington's Olympic National Park are full of intriguing creatures .
Crissy Field gives you everything you love about San Francisco in one scenic package . | [
"(Sunset) -- Check out these 10 scenic spots to swim, float and soak in the sun at the West's amazing national parks. Best for adventure: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona . Okay, here's the catch. There's just one way to reach most Colorado River beaches in the canyon -- and that's by rafting down the river. Onl... |
19de20f4213d3a7d4f5080e52e8155cab297becb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Yes" won 67.2% of the vote, while "No" took 30.3% .
NEW: President Obama congratulates Kenyans on credible and peaceful vote .
Constitution could bring major changes to East Africa's largest economy .
President Mwai Kibaki says Kenya faces challenges ahead . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- President Mwai Kibaki proclaimed Thursday a \"happy end\" as an overwhelming majority of Kenyans voted to adopt a new constitution that is sure to bring big change to the East African country. \"The historic journey that we began over 20 years ago is now coming to a happy end,\" Kibaki said... |
c40f6cc6afb870f5e176ccc2c8ec9208427ecc02 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N.: Heavy traffic making 200-mile Santo Domingo-Port-au-Prince drive take up to 18 hours .
This hinders post-earthquake aid distribution from the Dominican Republic to Haiti .
U.N.: Hospitals in the Dominican Republic near the Haitian border are overwhelmed .
U.N. shifting aid distribution away from main highway betw... | [
"(CNN) -- As delivery of aid to Haiti is hampered by damaged ports and an overwhelmed airport, another conduit into the earthquake-ravaged nation -- its border with the Dominican Republic -- has become a challenging crossing itself, a United Nations situation report says. The 200 miles from the Dominican capital of... |
9b30abd36c2427fe376e7f3d74238fd1209a49af | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: So-called Crown Fire is 82 percent contained .
Weather conditions more favorable to firefighters .
Fire ignites 14,000 acres, fire officials say .
Two other fires blacken thousands of acres in southern California . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- More favorable weather conditions Saturday helped firefighters in their bid to contain the roaring Crown Fire, one of several in southern California. Firefighters had the fire 82 percent contained Saturday evening, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Authorities said that ... |
02ffb5821af4a3a5b9e585aaf9ca7d4ba35af275 | Summarize the following news article. | NATO meeting in Iceland to discuss Arctic security challenges .
Thawing of Arctic poses questions over who controls region's resources .
Number of countries laying claim to Arctic due to untapped fossil fuel deposits . | [
"(CNN) -- NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws. Global warming is opening up more parts of the Arctic to development and raising security concerns. The area -- one of the planet's mos... |
47bc4eb905e9de220dda8e4d6dbf447a1bbafe8a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President touts development of green technologies .
Says 55,000 new jobs have been added by the U.S. auto industry .
Obama defends government support for the companies as a good investment . | [
"Detroit, Michigan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, speaking at auto plants here Friday, praised the recovery of the embattled U.S. auto industry and celebrated the tough choices he says made a comeback possible. \"Last year, many thought this industry would keep losing jobs, as it had for the better part of the pa... |
b87513a7d731eb2f91e5ada34beaaef209b367c9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The displaced in Pakistan include thousands of Afghan refugees .
Some 14 million people have been affected by the rain and floods .
The death toll stands at 1,245, Pakistani authorities say .
1,334 people have been injured; 302,000 homes damaged . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Some 14 million people have been affected by the torrential rains and flooding that have left more than 1,000 dead in Pakistan, a spokesman for the national disaster authority told CNN Tuesday. While 1,245 people have been confirmed killed, officials believe the number of dead may reac... |
f57fa971d17f958def15fabf50929764b039c805 | Summarize the following news article. | Ashton Kutcher puts banner with Twitter name, aplusk, on CNN Center .
Kutcher also brought 800 boxes of Ding Dongs to restaurant named after Turner .
Kutcher promised to "ding-dong-ditch" Turner if he beat CNN in Twitter race . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The scene was more reminiscent of a Hollywood production than an elaborate prank by the Punk'd-master himself. A banner with Ashton Kutcher's Twitter name, aplusk, was unfurled Wednesday over the CNN logo at CNN Center. Ashton Kutcher, along with his wife, Demi Moore, dropped by Atlanta, ... |
93bed10a3fba8b0fefbb61600b8623dd598a1f69 | Summarize the following news article. | Mukesh Kapila was the United Nations' top official in Sudan in 2003 .
Since that year, an estimated 300,000 Darfuris have been killed or died .
He says a U.N. monitor's warning of violence "disappeared into a big hole"
Kapila says atrocities could have been prevented if the world had taken action sooner . | [
"(CNN) -- \"I'm angry at having presided over the first genocide of the 21st century,\" said Mukesh Kapila, a British doctor and former U.N. official. Mukesh Kapila said atrocities in Darfur could have been prevented if the world had taken action sooner. He was referring to what he considers the world's ineffective... |
a56cd23f87b3e0f1abcde633deaa8729fb6b9c26 | Summarize the following news article. | Slovakia is first large ex-communist nation to join European single currency .
Country is 16th country to use euro after 11 EU members launched it in 1999 .
Firms hope euro move will end uncertainty after coping with volatile currency . | [
"(CNN) -- Slovakia became the first of the larger ex-communist EU members to join the European single currency on Thursday amid hope the move will provide stability in the global economic storm. The country is the 16th country to use the euro after 11 EU members launched it 10 years ago, meaning that from New Year'... |
b0b32a0f9af067e0a8146136cb1f8ab9878e84e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Some jobs remain unfilled because not enough skilled workers, manufacturers say .
David Frum: Immigration policy has created influx of unskilled labor .
He says pool of new workers more suited to needs of last century .
Frum: U.S. policy should emphasize admitting highly skilled immigrants . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- We're getting to the point where even good news comes wrapped in bad news. Good news: Despite the terrible June job numbers (125,000 jobs lost as the Census finished its work), one sector continues to gain -- manufacturing. Factories added 9,000 workers in June, for a total of 136,000 hires sin... |
f3643996840c97d687832c1d0815108e8b88ad51 | Summarize the following news article. | Argentina is the first Latin American nation to allow same-sex marriage .
The federal law was enacted July 15 .
The legality of same-sex marriage had been determined at the local and state levels .
Another couple celebrated a same-sex marriage in December . | [
"Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Two men who have been together for 34 years have become the first couple to obtain a same-sex marriage since it became legal in Argentina on July 15. Artistic representative Alejandro Vanelli and actor Ernesto Larrese were married in a civil ceremony Friday morning in Buenos Aires,... |
190c78fa32140ab35e2bec2fdb80d6aa2aae685e | Summarize the following news article. | City to pay more than $7 million to victims of 2006 shooting .
Bell was to be married the following day .
Bell was killed, his friends seriously wounded .
Police are acquitted in 2008, Justice Department does not file civil rights charges . | [
"New York (CNN) -- New York City will pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of a man killed by police outside a Queens' nightclub in 2006 and by his two friends, who were seriously wounded, a spokeswoman for the city's Law Department said Tuesday. The estate of Sean Bell, who was... |
aa19789487b417613d453b57cdb5bce65c5975b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Four months after massive quake, progress in Haiti is painfully slow .
People are afraid to return to their homes, even if they've been deemed safe .
Life in camps is difficult, but for many, it's the best option they have .
Despite their tremendous suffering, many Haitians hang onto the hope of a better future . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Horror has given way to acceptance; it can be seen on people's faces. But desperation surfaces everywhere: . In the rubble still strewn about the streets, in the steadily rising piles of garbage, in the 1,300 makeshift camps that still house so many people. Four months on, the tragedy of t... |
f7201c6974708accc88685663c1bc5bfa5a70445 | Summarize the following news article. | Almost all the deaths are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official says .
State media: A U.N. agency has dispatched a shipment of aid for the victims .
Floodwaters have swept away hundreds of homes . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Flooding caused by monsoon rain has killed more than 400 people across Pakistan, a provincial government official said Friday. Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province information minister, said the death toll is now 408 people in that province and 25 in Pakistani-control... |
c7169f71fd83a23fa79852ce164e34ed1d668f52 | Summarize the following news article. | Passengers are taken to a small town on the shore of the Arctic Ocean .
The 128 passengers are unhurt, Canadian Coast Guard says .
The ship ran aground on unmapped rock Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- The Canadian Coast Guard finished the job of ferrying passengers Monday from a cruise ship that ran aground on an unmapped rock. Officials aboard the Clipper Adventurer reported their troubles Friday. The crew failed to dislodge the ship during high tide on Saturday. Sunday, a Coast Guard icebreaker arriv... |
df02f86ddcebac8cc182875668f9df8904a2b516 | Summarize the following news article. | Civil War relics at Kennesaw State University were deemed potentially hazardous .
Officials evacuated the building as a precaution .
A bomb squad removed the questionable relics . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A building at a Georgia university was evacuated Monday morning after some Civil War relics stored there were found to be possibly dangerous, officials said. Officials at Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta called an all-clear around 1 p.m., about an hour and a half after they e... |
fca6deace3cedd5d2abc611a53016fb04835ed8b | Summarize the following news article. | The bishop is killed in a California church office .
The suspect is killed in a gunfight with police .
Unlike in some religious traditions, Mormon bishops lead individual churches . | [
"(CNN) -- A Mormon bishop was shot and killed in Visalia, California, on Sunday, police said. The suspected gunman was killed later in the day in a gunfight with police, Visalia California Police Chief Colleen Mestas told CNN. Bishop Clay Sannar, 42, was shot dead in an office at Visalia's Church of Jesus Christ of... |
e276e5b9bc4184162a17e296c00be50185624089 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Watch CNN.com Live Earth Day coverage at 4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. ET .
Pollution in United States' largest estuary has reduced fish, crabs and oysters .
Chesapeake Bay project aims to grow millions of oyster "moms and dads"
Oysters can help crabs and fish flourish by filtering poisons from the water . | [
"YORKTOWN, Virginia (CNN) -- It's daybreak on Sara Creek, a sleepy backwater that sits near Yorktown, Virginia, and empties into the Chesapeake. The early morning fog slowly lifts to reveal the ripples of water, the boats swaying, and a picturesque harbor. Tommy Leggett works to reduce polluted waters in Chesapeake... |
f2be93b602a48d5bdefc3c6ea48009fcaaf50db5 | Summarize the following news article. | Sheriff's lawyer: Government expectation of documents and access is "unreasonable"
Lawyer refuses to commit to Justice Department's September 10 deadline .
Justice Department official says DOJ still expects requested documents on time .
Officials are investigating alleged civil rights violations by the sheriff's office... | [
"(CNN) -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is challenging the Justice Department's request for certain documents in its investigation of alleged civil rights violations by the sheriff's office. In a letter to the Justice Department on Friday, Arpaio's lawyer said the sheriff couldn't agree to the dep... |
219d03c0a1d5d014b951386b62c55506f3dd9aed | Summarize the following news article. | New study suggests correlations between narcissism and behavior on Facebook in young adults .
People who scored higher on narcissism test spent more time on Facebook .
Male narcissists were more self-promotional in their "About Me" descriptions .
Female users with narcissistic tendencies tended to use images in their s... | [
"(Mashable) -- In a rather small survey conducted by a young psychologist, Facebook was shown to have some interesting correlations with self-esteem and narcissism in young adults. In a survey of 100 college students, young people with narcissistic personality traits were shown to exhibit Facebook activity that wa... |
4d45f66fc7dc4f495d67f77e04ab7acdd866ba9a | Summarize the following news article. | A new group releases a commercial in response to the New York controversy .
The spot includes a wide variety of speakers talking about Islam and themselves .
The group behind the commercial officially launches it on Monday . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A doctor. A cop. A little girl. A Phillies fan. They're all Muslims. And, they emphasize in a new online commercial that begins appearing this week, they're all Americans. \"I don't want to take over this country,\" the dozen-plus speakers say in the public service announcement. \"I don't suppo... |
7c0154303393448921df6331f18f27876ce8df55 | Summarize the following news article. | The decade that's ending doesn't yet have a name .
David Frum says the decade was marked by unsolved issues of earlier years .
Frum: Terrorism, health care inflation, immigration issues came home to roost .
He says these problems haven't been solved in this decade either . | [
"(CNN) -- It's sometimes said that the '00s opened with a Pearl Harbor and ended with a Great Crash. Yet this dramatic decade still lacks even a name. The Forties had big bands and a bigger war, the Sixties protests and hippies, the Seventies \"malaise.\" But what do we call the decade just ending? The Double-Zeros... |
ddc32bcd4de2d99e48ef2b90ba483dcda02ab0a7 | Summarize the following news article. | The new Silverstone Formula One circuit has been officially unveiled .
The circuit will host the British Grand Prix as well as the British MotoGP .
Silverstone are to stage the British GP for the next 10 years after Donington withdrew . | [
"(CNN) -- Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, has officially unveiled a new circuit that will host both Formula One and MotoGP this year. The new $7.5 million 5.9km layout has come in the wake of Silverstone being handed the British Grand Prix for the next 10 years, after it looked certain the race would b... |
1bc6a17bbe518ac3e53230baab95fbb69d3b97f6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Men in custody may have been testing security .
NEW: The items included bottles with phones or watches attached .
Arrests follow Chicago-to-Amsterdam flight .
Dutch investigators keep lid on details . | [
"(CNN) -- Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said Monday. The men were taken into custody after landing in Amsterdam on a flight from Chicago, Illinois, Dutch prosecu... |
df9acd5a2ce58a096ffd101c09cceb36e93ca69c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Modern Family" beats "Glee" for best comedy Emmy win .
NEW: "Mad Men" wins Emmy for best drama series .
Claire Danes wins her first Emmy, in "Temple Grandin"
Aaron Paul of "Breaking Bad," Jim Parsons of "Big Bang Theory" score surprise wins . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- First-time winners and new shows took the lion's share of the hardware Sunday night at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. \"Modern Family\" beat out the heavily favored \"Glee\" for outstanding comedy honors, and wound up winning six Emmys out of 14 nominations while \"Mad Men\" and \... |
25cd57f83bda5aa4944b7312b1f9861b670a6089 | Summarize the following news article. | Do job-related Facebook friends really need to know details of your personal life?
Facebook user decided to separate her "friend friends" and her "work friends"
Expert: More than one hour per day on social sites is too much .
Set goals for how you use sites and make your friends aware of them . | [
"(CNN) -- Lindsay Spencer was two years out of college and facing one of the biggest decisions of her young life: what to do with those Facebook friend requests from people she met through her job. Blurring work and personal friendships is prompting Lindsay Spencer to maintain separate Facebook pages. \"There's not... |
9cf3cbd70370bfee5a6436193653ea211c75f781 | Summarize the following news article. | Germany coach Joachim Low has signed a two-year contract extension .
Team manager Oliver Bierhoff has also agreed to stay on for a further two years .
Low guided Germany to third place at the World Cup in South Africa .
He will have the task of helping Germany qualify for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine . | [
"(CNN) -- Germany coach Joachim Low has ended speculation over his future by signing a two-year contract extension in the wake of a successful World Cup campaign. Low's assistant coach Hansi Flick, goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke and national team manager Oliver Bierhoff have also signed on for a further two years.... |
a774b1cf39193ea81a6fe5d38cf3a294eb390317 | Summarize the following news article. | Mister Jalopy: "You need to be able to modify ... repair, rebuild and reuse"
"Makers" want manufacturers to produce items that can be repaired .
One of their slogans: "If you can't open it, you don't own it"
Maker Faire in northern California expected to draw thousands of innovators . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- There is a \"maker's movement\" gaining prominence on a global scale. Mister Jalopy works out of converted hot-rod repair shop. This is where he builds \"the stuff of my dreams.\" One of its pied pipers is a man known by his pen name, Mister Jalopy. His agenda is simple. \"You need... |
a629b917be43a51670bef044f5ac789c0f3a7b82 | Summarize the following news article. | Water supply problem in the West has turned into a crisis .
Rainwater represents half of all the water that Los Angeles needs .
California Aqueduct is almost a century old and wastes enormous amount of energy . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Andy Lipkis was 15 years old on the first Earth Day in 1970 -- the year he says he realized what his calling in life would be. A file photo of the rainwater cistern while it was being constructed at TreePeople's headquarters. Three years later, Lipkis and his teenage friends would ... |
dc9fd8f9f131c08121264b79d0f1d840756ae99b | Summarize the following news article. | Aleksandar Kolarov completes his move to Manchester City from Lazio .
Manchester City have spent nearly $139 in close season transfer window .
Big spending City also linked with Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester City's transfer window spending neared the £90 milliion ($139 million) mark after completing the signing of Serbian international left-back Aleksandar Kolarov from Lazio. The 24-year-old has been granted a work permit and the formalities of the reported £19 million ($29.32 million) deal with t... |
76cf9f58a58a7f0ffe0a55a170b2727e115c7286 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's 'Apps Store' has become hugely successful and mimicked by others .
Away from hand-held gadgets, apps being developed for cars and TV set-top boxes .
Such apps could be accessed through home computers or smart phones . | [
"CNN -- When Apple launched its App Store last summer, few imagined it would reach today's numbers so quickly, if ever. Auto-apps could become the next way to customize your ride. The store now hosts over 85,000 titles and has passed 2 billion downloads. Even Apple is surprised. Now the concept of the app store has... |
1b9475cf7f540750c5635753d9eb0e0f3ac72e2d | Summarize the following news article. | Eco-minded companies in death care industry offer "green" funerals .
Dying woman had her ashes added to an artificial reef off Florida coast .
CEO of Eternal Reefs: "We're the surf and turf of natural burial."
1.6 million tons of concrete, 827,060 tons of toxic fluid buried in United States yearly . | [
"(CNN) -- Carole Dunham, 69, loved the ocean. Last July, she was diagnosed with cancer and had only a few months to live. Dunham knew her last footprint had to be a green one, and she started looking into eco-friendly alternatives to traditional burial. Carole Dunham, 69, had her remains memorialized on an offshore... |
4fd5093eb62067964b34af1cae0d4ac461591f47 | Summarize the following news article. | Report contrasts with lower-key approach Clinton took on her visit to Beijing .
Review for 2008 alleges extrajudicial killings, torture, coerced confessions .
Clinton had said "pressing on those issues can't interfere" with other crises .
Report acknowledges U.S. human rights record is a concern around the world . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The State Department issued a report Wednesday sharply critical of China's human rights record, despite the Obama administration's decision to take a different approach to the Asian country. In India on Wednesday, Tibetans living in exile protest Chinese rule in Tibet. \"The government of China... |
eab3179a6e8458bf1855595bd72d529988d6751d | Summarize the following news article. | Images of Haitian infants and children in distress keep world watching and worried .
Calls from families hoping to adopt Haitian orphans flood phone lines .
Aid agencies explain why hasty adoptions are dangerous and offer advice on how to help .
U.S. lawmakers step in, trying to make adoptions more efficient . | [
"(CNN) -- There's nothing like images of infants and children in distress to make outsiders yearn to help, which is why the unfolding story of Haiti's orphans -- the most helpless of earthquake victims -- has kept people riveted. But what can be done and what should be the focus of attention and efforts remains a ... |
8ba2e55f2129678d031aa2fb9bc09decab7cdada | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled the globe for documentary on genocide .
Amanpour: The few people who stand up and confront evil give me hope . | [
"(CNN) -- No one teaches reporters how to cover a war, much less wars that include genocide. Most of us rely on the wisdom of experienced colleagues and a lot of on-the-job training. CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a Sarajevo cemetery; she returned to Bosnia for \"Scream Bloody Murder.\" My first war assignment -- Bos... |
78256304208102f68f02bd0530b1caf43527a540 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Holbrooke first went to Bosnia in 1992 in the early days of the war .
The former diplomat recommended using U.S. force against the Bosnian Serbs .
He watched as Bosnia's Muslims suffered years of heartbreak and death .
In 1995, after weeks of NATO bombing, Holbrooke negotiated an end to the war . | [
"SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNN) -- Richard Holbrooke first visited Bosnia in 1992 as a private citizen. Richard Holbrooke's 'bombs for peace' policy was vindicated when bombings brought an end to the war. Three years later, he would become one of the most influential U.S. figures working to end a war that had i... |
d17c2272bc1f616dae7acbcaf8fc8ac9768bfa51 | Summarize the following news article. | Elissa Wall says she "wouldn't change a thing"
Warren Jeffs' Utah convictions thrown out by state Supreme Court .
Report: Texas launches new efforts to extradite Jeffs .
Feds say they will take Jeffs into custody if he is freed on state charges . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman who claims polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs forced her as a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin said she is not giving up, despite the Utah Supreme Court's overturning Jeffs' convictions and ordering a new trial. \"This is not the end, and I by no means am backing down,\" Elissa Wall sa... |
2830ff42a500da29310c6875a2107fdbb166f8f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Genocide's foot soldiers were neighbors of those they tortured and killed .
Many ordinary people are manipulated into participating, researchers say .
Architects of genocide use group identity, mob mentality to execute their plan .
Other tools include propaganda and dehumanization . | [
"(CNN) -- Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Slobodan Milosevic. They are household names, infamous for masterminding genocide. But who were the foot soldiers who did the dirty work? Recently discovered photos show Nazi officers relaxing at a retreat near Auschwitz. In many cases they were equally notorious in their communitie... |
3da421828586dc74c6863f76da630048018513d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Francois Ponchaud was sent to do missionary work in Cambodia in 1965 .
A priest, he became a crusader against the worst genocide since the Holocaust .
Ponchaud kept a dossier of refugee accounts and radio transmissions .
His articles and book helped expose the Khmer Rouge's brutal totalitarian regime . | [
"PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Francois Ponchaud was a newly ordained Catholic priest when he arrived in Cambodia in 1965 from a small village in France. Francois Ponchaud said refugees' accounts of the genocide \"went beyond my wildest imagination.\" He was sent to do missionary work. But within a decade he would... |
9e08737a6559bacfe5f302ad6b4bdefa8c62b0c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Henderson's organization, ShelterBox, helps disaster victims worldwide .
It provides free ShelterBoxes, containing items such as blankets, tools and tents .
The organization has aided more than 600,000 victims of disasters since 2001 . | [
"HELSTON, England (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Since 2001, Tom Henderson's organization, ShelterBox, has supplied aid to more than 600,000 people. \"We were one of the first ... |
c2377c7f61e7c65fb0b9fd83e504983bbe5914d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Brazil's president offers asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani .
Lawyer of woman says his wife is being unfairly held .
Brazil's president has been involved in diplomatic talks with Iran in recent months .
Iran says Ashtiani's stoning sentence was commuted, but no word on alternate sentence . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazil's president has offered asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, state-run media reported Saturday. President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva was quoted by Brazil's official state news agency EBC as saying \"I want to make an appeal to my friend Ahmadinejad ... and to the government of ... |
29adacafd71e4a1d1866568940fcc34af10787f5 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. birth rate fell 2.6 percent last year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics .
An expert says the drop is likely because of the current recession .
The U.S. birth rate also fell in 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of babies born in the United States dropped 2.6 percent last year, according to a recent study, the latest in a long list of falling indicators. The birth rate, which takes into account changes in the population, fell to 13.5 births for every 1,000 people last year, from 13.9 births in 2008, an... |
a61577d50afd7b6630ebf1647c40c34dd426a294 | Summarize the following news article. | Kenneth Kaunda became Zambia's first President after independence in 1964 .
During the country's struggles, Kaunda was jailed twice by the colonial authorities .
Once in power, he governed for 27 years under one-party rule .
Twenty years out of politics, Kaunda continues to campaign against the spread of AIDS . | [
"(CNN) -- Considered one of modern Africa's founding fathers, Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda has spent much of his life fighting some of Africa's toughest battles. From his struggles against the racism and oppression of colonial rule in the 1950s to the fight against AIDS today, it's been an eventful life ... |
b7bb09fa8a7c630cb99df3c5e4a022aad611473c | Summarize the following news article. | "Gerrymandering" derived from Elbridge Gerry, former VP and Massachusetts governor .
The term refers to redrawing legislative districts for political gain .
Gerry signed Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation; was Madison's VP . | [
"(CNN) -- The man known for one of the most partisan practices in American politics had once quit government for a time because of partisanship. Elbridge Gerry was once an accomplished statesman devoted to his country, but nearly 200 years after his death, his legacy is overshadowed by the tactic that bears his nam... |
e54317ba48cdb099a2452e3d9c107dc4c41e6d1a | Summarize the following news article. | The GenTouch78 is a 7-inch tablet running the Android operating system .
It's a web-enabled tablet that at $150 is truly affordable for a mass consumer audience .
Tablets like this could become popular among people who have never owned a computer . | [
"(CNN) -- It's not as fancy as an iPad, but it's far more affordable: Kmart's July 25 circular advertised a 7-inch tablet by Augen running the Android operating system. The GenTouch78 is on sale through July 31 for $149.99. That's far less than the cost of a laptop computer, and significantly less than the cost of ... |
e8b87da56e1a9a4351f747fca38d00018283e234 | Summarize the following news article. | Former Mexican foreign minister says Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials .
It's claimed they were plotting to overthrow him fearing he'd betray Cuban revolution .
Report says plotters received support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez .
Some long-time Cuba watchers skeptical over the report . | [
"(CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Fidel Castro... |
9b675a699697bd561094ebade672e62c9b3e8aa0 | Summarize the following news article. | In the first-ever meeting of the teams, the U.S. won 88-51 .
Scrutiny of the game was due more to the political situation than anything else .
The Iranian players said they were excited to go up against NBA stars . | [
"(CNN) -- Political discussions about Iran's nuclear aspirations were benched Thursday when the U.S. and Iranian national basketball teams went head to head at the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. The Americans clinched first place in Group B with an 88-51 win over Iran. But most of the attention wasn'... |
1547026cb832a5f4b1839011a193c9448b30f167 | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Tuition and fees, adjusted for inflation, rose 439 percent from 1982 to 2007 .
Public policy and education center gave an "F" in affordability to 49 states .
U.S. leadership in college enrollment has slipped, it said . | [
"(CNN) -- The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report released Wednesday. The price to attend college, adjusted for i... |
00bcc69870cdffe5e108a7be95754c3476bf9082 | Summarize the following news article. | Three blasts strike a Shiite procession in 30-minute span .
218 people are wounded, with 7 in critical condition, officials say .
2,500 police officers were assigned to procession after attack warning . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 28 people are dead and at least 218 others were wounded Wednesday after three blasts during a Shiite procession here, authorities in Pakistan said. Khalid Ranjha, a Lahore government official, said two of the dead are children and two others are women, and seven of those injur... |
137006346d309c8b7d74e3877865bc6a2f95ba42 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he is "hopeful -- cautiously hopeful" about the talks .
Netanyahu says, "We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us"
Abbas says, "Let us... put an end to this long period of suffering forever"
Obama is hosting Netanyahu, Abbas, Mubarak, and King Abdullah II at the White House . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday, President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that he was \"hopeful -- cautiously hopeful\" that the talks could achieve a two-state solution to the long running Mideast conflict. \"Though each of us holds a title of honor ---... |
8e1f29200304bf185d8e9682a7d51bbd190f6753 | Summarize the following news article. | Islamic Center in New York planned for 11 stories, source says .
Project will be 120,000 square feet, 10,000 of which would be Muslim prayer space .
Interfaith area being considered in the $100 million facility . | [
"(CNN) -- New details emerged Tuesday about the controversial \"Park51\" project, involving the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque in New York City. A source familiar with the project told CNN's Allan Chernoff the structure is being planned as an 11-story building. It will cover 120,000 square feet. Within... |
fd6c105f0c869a9ae39f9b488dbc1e0d80f4000c | Summarize the following news article. | Law says landlords have to give history of infestation in previous year .
New York is the second state after Maine to adopt such a measure .
New York City officials issue 4,811 bedbug notices in 2009, compared to 82 in '03-'04 .
Bedbugs have struck high-end retailers, movie theaters and office buildings . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Facing a sharp increase in bedbug cases, New York became the latest state Monday to require landlords to disclose an apartment building's bedbug infestation history within the previous year to potential tenants, according to a release from New York State Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal, who spon... |
a8d888ce4d620708f27a827f548fd1dde21a4c73 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fiona is now a tropical depression .
Fiona expected to pass near Bermuda Saturday .
Gaston could become a tropical cyclone in 48 hours . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Bermuda's weather officials have relaxed local storm advisories after news arrived that Fiona is downgraded to a tropical depression. But Gaston, however, can still regain strength in the next two days and become a tropical cyclone, U.S. forecasters said Friday. Fiona's center -- which was... |
cea3ee573a0381575edf3a8ae3bed3f5eb697672 | Summarize the following news article. | Edgar Valdez Villarreal is known as "La Barbie" because of his blue eyes and fair complexion .
Valdez was captured by federal police on Monday .
He is purported to be a top leader in the Beltran Leyva drug cartel .
His arrest is a high-profile win for Mexican authorities . | [
"(CNN) -- American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, believed to be one of Mexico's most ruthless drug traffickers, was captured Monday, Mexican authorities said. Federal police made the capture, though the exact location and timing of it were not immediately known. The arrest, a high-profile win for Mexican authoritie... |
1151ff9c7f0ee56e628465b4a0ed46bfaaa24185 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Odierno notes Iraqi fight against tyranny .
NEW: Iraqi officials attended the ceremony .
NEW: Biden: "High-speed invasion" became struggle against extemists . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates helped usher in the next chapter for the United States in Iraq on Wednesday, presiding over a ceremony launching a new military operation designed to train, assist and advise the Iraqis. The ceremony, held at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, marked... |
4c23ddde05db267e74b059ac055964c5cb1add84 | Summarize the following news article. | Ray Midgett finds shipwreck while on his regular beachcombing route .
He and other beachcombers had found numerous coins and other items from the wreck .
Winter storms uncovered the wreck, but historians feared it would be re-covered .
Midgett lobbies a state senator to get wreck removed so it could be studied and pres... | [
"Corolla, North Carolina (CNN) -- Ray Midgett hunts the Corolla beaches on the Outer Banks of North Carolina almost every day. \"Beachcombing, or metal detecting, or relic hunting is in my blood,\" said Midgett, a retired government worker who hits the sand between October and April. \"There are so many shipwrecks ... |
7ff2df28a1c416e5ca8e2d2d8d3b65a22cb3d4b0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sarkozy resting, talking with advisers at hospital, president's office says .
NEW: Initial tests show nothing abnormal, according to president's office .
French President taken to hospital after becoming faint while jogging .
Sarkozy is an avid jogger . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy became faint while jogging late Sunday morning and was taken to a hospital, the presidential office said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is often seen jogging with bodyguards. He did not lose consciousness, and initial tests showed nothing abnormal, said a ... |
1b4b5a3b5f2817e80bb8ae2de54134c41e6016b6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeals for aid .
NEW: Clinton says the crisis aid is essential part of building ties with Pakistan .
About 3 million people have been affected by monsoon rains and flooding .
Some Pakistanis say their government has been slow to respond . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Intense rain and gushing flood waters threatened Wednesday to cause more misery in monsoon-bloated Pakistan, where 3 million people are already suffering. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Americans to donate to relief efforts, saying that experience in post-earthquake Hait... |
7eec33048d1087c8b2367d0623b8d69a6f4deafb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: National Hurricane Center says a "westward deviation" could bring storm to land .
Various warnings and watches are extended north to Massachusetts .
Tropical Depression 9 is upgraded to Tropical Storm Gaston .
President Obama talks to the FEMA director about preparations for Earl . | [
"(CNN) -- Hurricane warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina to Delaware and covered parts of Massachusetts on Wednesday as forecasters upgraded Hurricane Earl to a Category 4 storm and warned it will be approaching the East Coast by late Thursday. Hurricane models have Earl passing close to North Carolin... |
2f51452fb8ae838feb1faff58ee82b379e792cd0 | Summarize the following news article. | Amitai Etzioni: Tea party correct that government not responsive to majority .
He says they are right to be disgusted by Washington deals that grant special favors .
He says tea party movement is wrong about the solution .
Gutting government is not the answer; getting it on the right track is, says Etzioni . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Several observers on the left side of the opinion spectrum write dismissively of the followers of the Tea Party. About the kindest labels appended to them are \"rednecks,\" \"highly volatile\" and \"laughable.\" Young research assistants at George Washington University see them as \"psychopaths... |
50243bee21a5e6d263d6a53e1136dc3a2100f7e0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lawmaker who proposed bill is disappointed .
Bill passed state Assembly in June .
Groups supporting and opposing the measure are speaking out .
Governor says he would have signed it into law, LA Times reported. | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- California's Senate has voted down a measure that would have banned plastic bags at grocery stores. The new ban was rejected by a 21 to 14 vote late Tuesday. The ban would have included grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores. The California Assembly passed the legislatio... |
71293f85568cd14853f38cb0c3089dd5ff418824 | Summarize the following news article. | Children are large source of labor at Cambodian capital's largest trash dump .
Phymean Noun quit her job to give them an education -- and a way out .
Today she provides 240 children a free education, food and health services . | [
"PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Walking down a street in Cambodia's capital city, Phymean Noun finished her lunch and tossed her chicken bones into the trash. Seconds later, she watched in horror as several children fought to reclaim her discarded food. Phymean Noun is helping give Cambodian children a chance at a b... |
3aab5e6978bf9d9e26cbd390396fab6b4bd92cea | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Federal agency releases guidance on closures related to H1N1 .
In Maryland, schools prepare for instruction when students aren't in class .
Some schools have ramped up cleaning, offered hand sanitizer in classrooms .
The value of closing school because of H1N1 is still being debated . | [
"(CNN) -- Even 6-year-olds at Hamilton Central School in central New York came to school prepared for swine flu. Jessica Poyer, a first-grade teacher, noticed in the spring that kids had begun bringing their own hand sanitizer, tissues and water bottles. Guidelines on when schools should dismiss the student body be... |
165174328054a88c7491df0305f0fa8b87be6525 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to give Oval Office address on end of combat mission in Iraq .
Presidents don't give speeches from the Oval Office casually, says historian .
Obama's other Oval Office address was two months ago . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Before President Obama says a word during his Tuesday Oval Office address, the backdrop will make a statement for him: that he is the decider. Obama is set to give his second Oval Office address, a speech meant to mark the end of combat missions in Iraq. But besides the remarks he will make, th... |
28d966a0aee3331baae16dd975de03b1104796f6 | Summarize the following news article. | An earlier offer via U.N. was OK'd by Pakistan .
U.S. ramps up an ad campaign .
Health care is a major priority . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- India offered another $20 million in aid to its neighbor and rival Pakistan on Tuesday, but an official in the flood-ravaged country said he has no knowledge of the aid. Abdul Basit, spokesman for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday he is not aware of such an offer by India. Basi... |
9bd26d6d80d794e0f95d414431e80ad85c67c931 | Summarize the following news article. | California state senators are expected to vote on plastic bag ban Tuesday .
Bill passed state Assembly in June .
Groups supporting and opposing the measure are speaking out . | [
"(CNN) -- The California State Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill that would ban the use of plastic bags by retailers in the state, including grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores. This year's Senate session ends Tuesday, so it's the last opportunity for the Senate to pass the bill. The Califo... |
1e923a2c86dda4ffdcae0a3f261a17ad99f62638 | Summarize the following news article. | Lohan has left jail after spending 13 days behind bars .
Sheriff's department says she is being taken to a treatment facility .
A judge sentenced Lohan to 90 days in jail for a probation violation . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from the Lynwood Correctional Facility early Monday morning after less than two weeks behind bars, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Lohan was released at 1:35 a.m. (4:35 a.m. ET), Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Benjamin Grubb... |
5253b47365e1fae0e3733ea97ee70033403aa74a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Homeland Security cautions against "jumping to any conclusions"
An initial U.S. investigation finds no connection to terror, two officials say .
The two are Yemeni citizens, the Dutch say .
The men in custody may have been testing security, source says . | [
"Amsterdam, Netherlands (CNN) -- Two men arrested at Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands are being held on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act, Dutch authorities said Tuesday. They are Yemeni citizens who were en route to the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, from Chicago, Illinois, officials said. They were a... |
453b6fc7f002aa6ebd7f985e353700ef6567d38e | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Maxine Waters denies breaking any House rules .
Waters joins Rep. Charlie Rangel in possibly facing trial by the House ethics committee .
Waters is facing charges for violating House rules .
Waters is charged with seeking federal aid in 2008 for a bank with ties to her husband . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A House ethics investigative panel has charged a high-ranking Democratic congresswoman with violating House rules by seeking federal assistance for a bank with financial ties to her husband. According to the House ethics committee, California Rep. Maxine Waters helped arrange a meeting in Septe... |
535a7a17153427fe5029e661031137db575761f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Storms cause flash flooding in eastern Massachusetts .
Several cars stuck in water in Somerville area .
Floodwaters cause delays for mass transit system . | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy rains caused flash flooding across the Boston metro area Saturday, stranding cars and causing damage, the National Weather Service reported. No injuries were immediately reported. Flash flood warnings were issued for four counties in eastern Massachusetts, and 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in the regio... |
24dd357821634d33254dcc040d7ae2ec08e65d2b | Summarize the following news article. | Police say the man was carrying 18 monkeys in a belt under his shirt .
Authorities say they grew suspicious when Cabrera was nervous during questioning .
Titi monkeys are an endangered species requiring permits for ownership . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican authorities searching a man with a bulge under his shirt at the airport in the nation's capital found 18 monkeys hidden beneath his clothes, police said. Investigators grew suspicious after Roberto Sol Cabrera Zavaleta, 38, became \"markedly nervous\" when asked what he was transporting, Mexico's ... |
0bbd06f301854ffd3ac042092440caefc1d0d8fa | Summarize the following news article. | Statistics show the violence is in urban and rural regions .
Turkey has adopted legislation to protect women .
There are only 52 state-run shelters for women in the nation . | [
"Kapikoy, Turkey (CNN) -- Hamide Yeni is a woman on the hunt. The women's rights activist wears a determined expression on her face as she paces the dirt roads of this remote village, looking for the man who Turkish authorities say beat his wife and put her in a hospital twice in less than 12 months. \"Have you see... |
998237a307393e111dc13466e920147ddcf44b46 | Summarize the following news article. | Helicopter crashed near James Island off La Push, Washington .
One survivor hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries .
Helicopter is in water, power lines it hit are down at beach . | [
"(CNN) -- Three crew members were killed and one was injured Wednesday when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed in waters near James Island in LaPush, Washington, officials said. The surviving crew member is hospitalized in Seattle with non-life threatening injuries, said Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore. The hel... |
4b828c7b41100816ae2d08e49aa903cc775ebc38 | Summarize the following news article. | Mother of Mitrice Richardson does not believe her daughter is in Las Vegas .
Richardson was last seen September 17, 2009 .
She suggests the search could be a "diversionary tactic" by California authorities .
She has filed a wrongful death suit against deputies in her daughter's disappearance . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The mother of a California woman missing for nearly a year is dismissing a recent turn in the search for her daughter that has led investigators to Las Vegas, Nevada. In a statement released Sunday, Latice Sutton -- mother of Mitrice Richardson -- said she \"does not believe Mitric... |
42140e86a6bef7275d75b2a68e5201ee8d662bf2 | Summarize the following news article. | The former New Zealand prime minister will chair the panel of inquiry .
Israel and Turkey will both have representatives on the panel .
Its first report is due by mid-September . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- Calling it an \"unprecedented development,\" United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday the U.N. will launch a panel of inquiry to investigate the May 31 Gaza flotilla incident that left nine Turkish activists dead. \"For the past two months, I have engaged in intensive c... |
615a20a92067c4b29c5f306140310a29259dc60d | Summarize the following news article. | "I think we're having a good year," House Minority Leader John Boehner says .
"The House is definitely in play," political observer says .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats "feel very confident about where we are"
To gain control, Republicans need to pick up 39 seats in the House, 10 in the Senate . | [
"(CNN) -- Republicans are predicting big wins in the November midterms. Across the aisle, Democrats are saying the same thing about their chances at the polls. But both can't be right. Republicans speculate that they will take back the House -- and possibly the Senate -- as voters express their frustration at where... |
c8d681e6082c90ab00352732a532f2a387b7eaad | Summarize the following news article. | Naomi Campbell is due to testify in the trial of Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor .
Witnesses say Taylor gave Campbell a diamond .
Campbell had to be ordered to testify .
Taylor is accused of crimes during a civil war in Sierra Leone . | [
"(CNN) -- The defense in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor filed an emergency motion to delay supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony against him, the court announced Monday. She is scheduled to take the stand against him at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone on Thursday. Prosecutors... |
698fc981ac7622a870b505498ba0baf5169f6686 | Summarize the following news article. | The oldest family farm in U.S. -- the Tuttle farm in New Hampshire -- is up for sale .
After working for up to 17 hours a day, Will Tuttle says he has health problems .
His grown sons aren't interested in farming and he won't pressure 2 younger sons .
Conservancy will ensure farm would be worked and viable for generati... | [
"Dover, New Hampshire (CNN) -- The Tuttle farming legacy may come to an end soon. Since 1635, the Tuttle farm has been passed from father to son and after years of thought, Will Tuttle has put what's known as the country's longest family-run farm up for sale. As the 11th generation Tuttle man to farm this now 134-a... |
404fa2e195c1221b2cc4259a8751146fb898cd33 | Summarize the following news article. | About half of the hundreds of wildfires in Russia are extinguished or contained .
At least 28 people -- including two firefighters -- are dead .
In one village, all 500 residents have been evacuated, and nearly every house is burned . | [
"(CNN) -- With nearly 86,000 people evacuated from fire-ravaged regions, Russian authorities said Sunday that firefighters were gaining control over blazes sweeping across thousands of acres in western Russia. \"Despite complicated weather conditions, the situation is under control thanks to preventive measures and... |
85e323f3f8e5c8c01a5990d58242620b37881639 | Summarize the following news article. | The Cuban president says it will become easier to have a private business .
Raul Castro says jobs will be cut "in the considerably inflated" state sector .
Fidel Castro did not attend his brother's speech to the National Assembly . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Raul Castro said Sunday that his government would allow more private businesses and make it easier for those businesses to hire workers, as the socialist economy struggles to get back on its feet and shed up to one million redundant state jobs. The government \"agreed to broad... |
74863ee4330d0aaf5de1c5aa09119f1e5e711382 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama made two speeches in first two days after vacation .
Ed Rollins says the president's speech on economy had no new ideas .
Rollins says speech on Iraq left questions unanswered .
He says it doesn't make sense to blame our economic problems on the Iraq war . | [
"New York (CNN) -- In the first two days back from his Martha's Vineyard family vacation, President Obama gave two speeches on two important subjects. The first was a four-minute address from the Rose Garden on Monday on the economy. This was obviously a quickly thrown together speech to let the country know that ... |
4861d5a698f18bcfd2a2b001b9874189d5486004 | Summarize the following news article. | British woman is the new Guinness World Record holder for fastest typing on a phone .
She breaks the old record, held by a Seattle, Washington man, by nine seconds .
The new world record still awaits official approval from Guinness . | [
"(Mashable) -- 25.94 seconds. That's how much time it took Melissa Thompson of Salford, England, to type a complex sentence on a Samsung Galaxy S, which makes her the new Guinness World Record holder for fastest typing on a phone. The sentence for this particular record, as determined by Guinness, reads as follows:... |
445091560bc5bf3232a261865bfa582a3bd6da84 | Summarize the following news article. | Sheep meat, milk need more research, FDA says .
Heated debate has raged for years over use of cloned animals for food production .
Products from cloned animals won't be labeled .
Food products from cloned animals not expected on store shelves for years . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Food from healthy clones of cattle, swine and goats is as safe as food from non-cloned animals, the Food and Drug Administration said in a report released Tuesday. Debate has raged around food products from cloned cattle, such as this one produced by the company Viagen. \"Extensive evalua... |
775b5f2d789831303525f4a2bb3961e703b73611 | Summarize the following news article. | The second survivor is a migrant from Honduras, officials say .
The only previously known survivor was from Ecuador .
That survivor said someone else also had lived, the Ecuadorian president said .
The bodies of 16 victims were returned to Honduras on Wednesday, Mexico said . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A second person survived a massacre in which 72 migrants from Central and South America were killed last week in northern Mexico, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Mexican officials said. A man from Ecuador was previously thought to be the only survivor. That man, identified as Lu... |
8a868635c94fddd27a9bb3aa0a665afe524d0c9a | Summarize the following news article. | Debris kills two people and a third is electrocuted .
Torrential rain and winds hit N. Korea, where crops were threatened .
N. Korea has already struggled to feed its people . | [
"(CNN) -- Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Kompasu also halted much of the metropolitan area's subway service, toppled trees and caused widespread power outages, the agency said. Airlines canceled or diverted domestic and internationa... |
cce6790b09c9a0821b16d4f713c6ea06b6511b2d | Summarize the following news article. | 25-foot dead whale washes ashore on New York's Jones Beach Island .
It's estimated to weigh 20 to 25 tons .
Experts are moving the whale up the beach Thursday; will perform an necropsy Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- A 25-foot dead whale washed ashore on New York's Jones Beach Island on Thursday morning, a New York State Parks official said. George Gorman, director of recreational services for New York State Parks, told CNN that officials believe it's a humpback whale. Jones Beach Island is a barrier island bordering ... |
b4dadb3cafc0d292a9f8b29f8159df03ffc410be | Summarize the following news article. | Gloria Borger says President Obama's discussion of economy fell flat .
She says the change message, which worked well for Obama in campaign, is old by now .
Obama is visible but isn't connecting with public the way Bill Clinton did, Borger says .
Key test for Obama will be after midterms as he deals with new Congress, ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- There are just times, when you are president of the United States, that formally speaking to the American people is part of the job. Not because it's politically wise, or even politically advisable -- but because you have something important to say. As in, the seven-year-combat-mission-in-Iraq-... |
5f00573a36baf359c3a0c4699a6832a0fa9a7146 | Summarize the following news article. | Action to animation; Brazil to Korea this year's films are characterized by diversity .
Heath Ledger blew audiences away as The Joker in "The Dark Knight"
Matteo Garrone's "Gomorrah" stripped the glamour out of gangster life in Italy .
Sally Hawkins stole hearts and Best Actress at Berlin in "Happy-Go-Lucky" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- From an animated documentary detailing one man's efforts to regain his memories of being a young soldier in \"Waltz with Bashir\" to Christopher Nolan's box office behemoth \"The Dark Knight,\" movies in 2008 have been notable for their creativity, diversity and international flavor. \"Man... |
a7abe20e704150cf1b62777093b1f69aa86167a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Americans expected to gobble down 150 million hot dogs .
Contestants at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest will have 12 minutes .
Fourth of July holiday is No. 1 occasion for sales and servings of beer in U.S.
Sparklers can reach temperatures of about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit . | [
"(CNN) -- Millions of hot dogs, beers and explosive devices will help Americans celebrate their country's 234th birthday on July Fourth this Sunday. If people didn't gobble down the 150 million hot dogs they are predicted to eat on the holiday, the wieners could be strung across the nation five times, from San Die... |
838e92d5a7daefa772ebbb0a3e65fb146989bc8a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gates says American troops will eventually leave Afghanistan .
NEW: Transition to Afghan security control will begin next year, he says .
NEW: Karzai says parliamentary candidate wounded in airstrike . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The American people need to know that American troops will not still be fighting in Afghanistan in 2025, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said, but the United States' relationship with that country will be a long-term one. Gates and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke after the two met Thurs... |
5e4ec82e8b2b2c39576c2e6d75594c2e1a42612f | Summarize the following news article. | A deputy stopped Michaels' buses on Indiana's I-69 .
Police says illegal drugs were found on one bus .
No charges have been filed . | [
"(CNN) -- Controlled drugs were found in one of two tour buses carrying rocker Bret Michaels and his band during a traffic stop in northeast Indiana late Wednesday, police said. No one was arrested, but the evidence was passed along to the DeKalb County prosecutor for consideration of charges, according to the poli... |
65ffa809ae8e7553c91edfe0083f037adba16c9f | Summarize the following news article. | Degradation of the Everglades leads to its addition to the list .
This is the second time the Everglades has been added to the list .
Madagascar forests make list after illegal logging and hunting . | [
"(CNN) -- Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar have been added to a list of world heritage sites in danger. The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision at its 34th annual meeting in Brasilia, Brazil... |
c0e3227ad46a0aebfe7cbeae07101902a931cbcf | Summarize the following news article. | People have chosen some strange place for their cremated remains to go .
Marvel Comics editor Mark Gruenwald's ashes went into ink used in Squadron Supreme .
Grieving parents had some of son's ashes used in tattoo ink on the father .
LSD advocate Leary, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's ashes went into space . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Want to be cremated, but worry that your ashes will just end up sitting in some boring urn? Fear not! Have a look at these 10 bizarre places that ashes have gone. 1. Into a comic book . When longtime Marvel Comics editor Mark Gruenwald died in 1996, he left an interesting final wish: he wanted to... |
6be9eb3a5137fa33479c38ea6e4b2933fbe20e50 | Summarize the following news article. | Fernanda Romero testifies in her own defense Tuesday .
The actress tells jurors her marriage was not fake .
Closing arguments are set for Wednesday .
Romero is charged with paying a pizza delivery man to marry her . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Tears rolled from Fernanda Romero's eyes as the Mexican soap opera actress told jurors that she really loved Kent Ross, the pizza deliveryman she married five years ago. Their marriage was real, but it soon fell apart because of his drinking and her focus on a modeling and acting c... |
d2acb496a5e26b8f73de09de92d135a607b1378b | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican media says local chief put under house arrest for 45 days .
With Francisco Velasco Delgado's removal, military takes control of police .
Mayor: Delgado's detainment to "facilitate all types of investigations" into murder .
Retired general killed after being area's anti-drug chief for less than 24 hours . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The police chief in Cancún has been relieved of his duties and placed under house arrest while he is investigated in the killing of a retired Mexican general who had been the area's anti-drug chief for less than 24 hours, Mexican media are reporting. A Mexican soldier guards the entran... |
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