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97b7010de0b30777043c93662aa9a7a4be161072 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Doctor tells Gabor's daughter incident was "not life-threatening."
Gabor, 93, rushed by ambulance to UCLA Medical Center .
She underwent hip replacement surgery there earlier this summer .
Gabor went home from hospital two weeks ago "to spend her final days," publicist said . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital after her husband found her \"unresponsive\" Tuesday morning, her publicist told CNN. Gabor, 93, was taken by ambulance from her Bel Air, California, home to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she had undergone hip replacement ... |
3b88bd1e8008b2b9a72fc0402f84116a4f0549a1 | Summarize the following news article. | NOAA predicts four to seven hurricanes, with one to three major storms .
Predictions similar to last year's forecast .
In 2008, there were 16 named storms, eight hurricanes . | [
"ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- Forecasters predict the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will be \"near-normal,\" with four to seven hurricanes likely, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, less than two weeks before the season begins. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecas... |
8c8a774f19b60a31ceab5fcefb82cb1755563b00 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Barbara Johnson, 37, was killed at her Indianapolis home .
Police are processing a vehicle they say may have been used in the shooting .
A police spokesman tells CNN affiliate WISH "it could've been a lot worse"
Police are still searching for the suspect who fired an assault rifle into a crowded party . | [
"(CNN) -- The morning after a masked gunman killed two people and wounded six more at a party, police in Indianapolis, Indiana, were still on the scene investigating, authorities said Tuesday. Indianapolis police said the victims were Barbara Johnson, 37, who lived at the home where the shots were fired, and Charle... |
d25f4f55ebefa8278f3ff136e698be383dce6237 | Summarize the following news article. | MTV reality star set to appear in New Jersey court later this month .
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was arrested Friday on disorderly conduct charges .
She could be fined between $250 and $1,000, says court official .
"Jersey Shore" premiere drew more than 5 million viewers, according to Nielsen . | [
"(CNN) -- Nicole \"Snooki\" Polizzi, of MTV's reality show \"Jersey Shore,\" will soon learn her fate after the young reality star was arrested Friday on disorderly conduct charges, court officials said Monday. Polizzi is set for a first-appearance court date on August 18 at 9:00 a.m. in municipal court, said Seasi... |
66263c84e52786f7d575e4da6b9b9a666445e914 | Summarize the following news article. | Brittney Kustes was last seen July 17 .
She was driven to a drop-off point Friday night .
Her mother says her daughter was "mentally tortured" during her disappearance .
Police are searching for a registered sex offender believed to have been with her . | [
"(CNN) -- A 19-year-old Kentucky woman missing for two weeks has been found, and police are searching for a registered sex offender believed to be involved in her disappearance, authorities said Monday. Brittney Kustes was last seen July 17 at her grandparents' home in Brooks, Kentucky, just south of Louisville, Ke... |
55697ff4fe3e415ca19ba1e27e1c38770d5cc4b7 | Summarize the following news article. | $1 million bounty was sent as a text message, the sheriff's office said .
Threat originated in Mexico, sheriff's spokeswoman says .
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he's had previous death threats, including a $5 million bounty .
"It's part of my job," sheriff tells CNN . | [
"(CNN) -- Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday he shrugged off reports of a $1 million bounty on his head by Mexican drug cartels, saying this is not the first -- nor the largest. Arpaio, who calls himself \"America's toughest sheriff,\" told CNN he had a $5 million bounty on his head when he w... |
7d5c56edc6322597ff699ff776fa67253f991afa | Summarize the following news article. | Differing narratives emerge from Israeli, Lebanese sides .
Hezbollah leader denounces Israel in speech marking 2006 war .
An Israeli officer, Lebanese soldiers and a journalist are killed in Tuesday's clash .
Israeli tank fired shells into Lebanese territory, Lebanese army says . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A clash between Lebanon and Israel along their volatile shared border Tuesday left an Israeli officer and several Lebanese soldiers dead while escalating fears of renewed violence between the nations. Lt. Col. Dov Harari, a battalion commander, was killed in the fighting, according to an I... |
1c465314f578c8dc1e1a8e173b4b8dc7eb59c13f | Summarize the following news article. | Experts have debated whether job training works, says Sheila Maguire .
She says giving people basic job skills isn't enough .
Maguire: New research says training people in specific industry sectors pays off .
Job training needs to be tailored to the kinds of skills employers need, she says . | [
"(CNN) -- Recent newspaper articles and a flurry of online responses have put the role of job training in our economic recovery under a microscope. Even in the midst of high unemployment, some industries are having trouble finding workers with the right skills. And yet some people graduating from federally funded w... |
112ba9ef50575b1e6bc06b11feaf02f6a20af248 | Summarize the following news article. | "The investigation has become criminal in nature," sheriff says .
Syler Newton was reported missing in the early morning hours of July 25 .
The search effort has turned to one of recovery, sheriff says . | [
"(CNN) -- The case of a missing 2-year-old boy who disappeared from an Arizona campground more than a week ago has turned into a criminal investigation, the Yavapai County sheriff announced Monday. Syler Newton was last seen shortly after midnight July 24, sleeping in a tent with the family at the Beaver Creek Camp... |
4c5578d1a7af91d37c67f92a764079c839be035c | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa Turkki was babysitting the girls Saturday night, police say .
She called 911 requesting assistance for the injured girls .
She has been charged with first-degree assault .
The girls are in stable condition and improving . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman babysitting her two young nieces Saturday night was arrested after police say she stabbed the girls multiple times in their Katonah, New York, home across the street from property owned by Martha Stewart. Lisa Turkki, 39, of East Syracuse, is being held in Westchester County jail on two counts of ... |
4ee07108ccc9a6c5240db999191e84c637c50aaf | Summarize the following news article. | An FBI webpage includes a quote comparing al Qaeda to Mexican drug cartels .
A senior agent says that the cartels are more violent than al Qaeda .
The FBI explains that it is just one agent's point of view from the field . | [
"(CNN) -- An FBI webpage quoted an agent calling Mexico's drug cartels more violent than al Qaeda -- a comment sure to grab attention, but which doesn't tell the whole story, the agency said. On its website, the FBI was highlighting a special series of stories on law enforcement challenges along the Southwest borde... |
4aef152ffb50dc342a88037025e91399ccb47d74 | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan state television broadcast images of Simon Bolivar's exhumed skeleton .
President Hugo Chavez suspects the former military leader was murdered .
Chavez has described Bolivar, who died in 1830, as "the father of the revolution"
Bolivar is credited with liberating several Latin American nations . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan state television has showed the skeletal remains of one of Hugo Chavez's heroes as the country's president called for an investigation into his death. Most historical accounts say tuberculosis killed Simon Bolivar, who died in 1830 at the age of 46. But Chavez ordered investigators to exhume th... |
f5c408314a64ea2508d378e4b7a400cd542923ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Just before 11 p.m. ET, sustained winds reported at 105 mph .
Earl is now a strong Category 2 storm .
In U.S., warnings and watches stretch from North Carolina to Massachusetts .
Some people are staying put on Outer Banks: 'I'm looking forward to it' | [
"Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (CNN) -- Weakening by the hour but still covering a massive area, Hurricane Earl spun off the North Carolina on Thursday night, lashing parts of the Outer Banks with rain and high wind. People along the East Coast made just-in-case preparations despite the waning power of the storm... |
14bc36a218377318737d4396b4cfbde93c1d6013 | Summarize the following news article. | Martin had been online dating for a few months and thought she'd finally found the one .
After a horrible first date, Martin realized she'd have to let Dan down the next day .
Dan sent her a message first, and told Martin she needed to lose weight to date him . | [
"(The Frisky) -- Dan had a big grin in his profile picture, like he'd just said something super funny. He liked foreign novels, old buildings and could spell in complete words. He looked like a cute professor. Could this be ... my guy? I'd been online dating for a few months -- long enough. There were the guys who ... |
6c753fff4e97b22c00c043292b19978c58403b2c | Summarize the following news article. | The bride: Annie Lobért, a former prostitute and founder of Hookers for Jesus .
The groom: Musician Oz Fox, longtime member of the Christian band Stryper .
Couple wed in South Las Vegas in front of an applauding crowd and a Web audience .
Lobért's mission: To save the souls of women who sell their bodies . | [
"(CNN) -- She was a call girl working the streets of Sin City. He's a guitarist in a heavy metal band. They found commonality in their Christian faith and Friday evening, the two were married in a Las Vegas, Nevada, ceremony broadcast live via the Web. Its Web site says Hookers for Jesus \"addresses the realities o... |
88c3795e884e4bccdd21b9ca75e9f8c0d8c29488 | Summarize the following news article. | TED Global speakers focus on ways to overcome faults in human nature, human systems .
Laurie Santos: Humans make same mistakes on risk that monkeys do .
Tim Jackson: We spend money we don't have on things we don't need .
Ethan Zuckerman: Make the web really worldwide . | [
"Oxford, England (CNN) -- Was last year's financial crisis a chance event? Or was it the product of 35 million years of evolution? Laurie Santos' research suggests that some of the bad choices made on Wall Street and in the mortgage business may have been deeply rooted in the basic nature of the human species. Sant... |
51b79263121ed0914f2b8262d8c2a44130697ea6 | Summarize the following news article. | Todd Landfried: Nobody considered an alternative to Arizona's SB1070 .
Kicking 300,000 out, loss of businesses could cost $29 billion annually, he writes .
He says law has already created far more job, economic, social problems than it solves .
Landfried proposes Ellis Island-type centers on the borders that channel jo... | [
"(CNN) -- Despite everyone talking about Arizona's new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, no one has asked if it was Arizona's best option. Was there no other approach to address immigration without undermining the state's economy or shredding our social fabric? Nobody had a better idea for balancing security with ... |
b2b86e425c9ac2222b7d2dad76aa551e15f7f61f | Summarize the following news article. | In 1960, an earthquake shook Chile, the most powerful one ever recorded .
Ariel Dorfman recalls that the quake brought Chile's people together to rebuild .
He says the society has become much more prosperous and individualistic .
Dorfman says nation's "deepest wells" of solidarity, fellowship can help it rebuild again ... | [
"Durham, North Carolina (CNN) -- The earthquake of 2010 is not the first one of this magnitude in Chile's long, traumatic history. Almost 50 years ago, I was watching a soccer match in the National Stadium in Chile's capital when, seconds after a gigantic rumble from under the ground terrified the 60,000 fans atten... |
8a167bbaa6db9445c353e7de9ceed1aacf33d64d | Summarize the following news article. | Dagestan is in the turbulent Caucasus region .
The minister suffered from minor injuries .
Similar attacks killed his predecessors . | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- A car bomb in the Russian republic of Dagestan killed a driver and injured a government official and his two bodyguards on Saturday, state-run news agencies said. Bekmurza Bekmurzayev -- Dagestan's minister of national policy, Information and external relations -- received minor, non life-t... |
476a44a8b4dd63de6c518b34443d0a824a5079b7 | Summarize the following news article. | McCain says the report highlights "waste and mismanagement"
A new report by two Republican senators criticizes stimulus projects .
The report says the cited projects fail to deliver what the Recovery Act promised .
The White House responds that the bill is working as planned . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Monkeys on cocaine. New windows for a closed visitor's center. Modern dance as a tool for software development. A report released Tuesday by conservative Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain cited these and 97 other projects as leading examples of misguided or wasteful spending under the Obama admi... |
b017c798bd9b72dbf74b990f82ca6559b0c6a6bf | Summarize the following news article. | Report is sent to the Defense Department's inspector general .
Sending the report to a higher level could indicate others will be cited .
McChrystal lost his job after he and staff members made comments to Rolling Stone . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Army's inspector general has completed an initial review into the circumstances surrounding comments by former Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staff that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, Army spokesman Col. Tom Collins told CNN. The interview resulted in President Barack Obama firing the... |
1b07101f86a345a4aa9d5bdedea347567499fdf3 | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Department challenges the law .
Judge says Tucson officer does not have legal standing to sue .
Arizona governor says she is pleased by judge's decision . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal district court has dismissed a challenge filed by a Tucson police officer against Arizona's tough new immigration law. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton said Tuesday that Tucson officer Martin Escobar lacks the legal standing to sue, according to court documents. Escobar's lawsuit was one of seve... |
c4310fe6e40defcb06e322f47f2e219dd0892780 | Summarize the following news article. | Liliane Bettencourt is at the center of several ongoing cases .
She is reported to be France's richest woman .
One case involves alleged secret payments to politicians . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- French police raided the Paris home of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Wednesday, a local prosecutor told CNN. Investigators have been looking into Bettencourt's finances for weeks after allegations of secret, possibly illegal payments to French politicians, including President Nicola... |
25ddcab1f93e6e74bc21fe80486b237886070893 | Summarize the following news article. | Cartoon depicts eagle in Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood .
American Daryl Cagle created the controversial cartoon .
Many Mexicans think it is mocking their country, which is beset by violence . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- An American's cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism. The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled in the center of the emblem. Mexico's coa... |
e7727dc041fed583a5da19952940b6e533758651 | Summarize the following news article. | Militant Islamic group controls radio stations .
Government says al-Shabaab is spreading propaganda .
It also says militants are recruiting young men, boys . | [
"(CNN) -- An al Qaeda-linked militant movement has taken control of a radio station in Somalia's capital, the government announced Saturday. The weak central government claims the group is spreading propaganda from at least two radio stations, including Mogadishu's Holy Quran radio, a private FM station, which it t... |
7e0609e5675a0191484c68955f25c45d35dbbea8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Assange's lawyer says he is 'very surprised' at the 'unbelieveable' decision .
Prosecutors are reopening the rape case involving the WikiLeaks founder .
They say 'there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed' | [
"(CNN) -- The rape case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being reopened, Swedish prosecutors said Wednesday. \"There is reason to believe that a crime has been committed,\" read a statement from Marianne Ny, Sweden's director of public prosecutions. \"Considering information available at present, my ju... |
4ac117ab67569cbb07379a12228993ffbd2c74f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury co-starring in revival of "A Little Night Music"
Broadway show will be Zeta-Jones' first on the Main Stem; Lansbury a veteran .
Stephen Sondheim show is famous as source of "Send in the Clowns" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Catherine Zeta-Jones is limbering up for her Broadway debut. Catherine Zeta-Jones will make her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's \"A Little Night Music.\" The Oscar-winning star of \"Chicago\" will appear alongside Angela Lansbury in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical \"... |
404451845e71b4adba191d79b514b49f0a5a330e | Summarize the following news article. | A noisemaker installed near a Metro entrance aims to keep people moving .
It was put in place after a late-night brawl, the building management company says .
While the device is aimed at youths, this one is set for all ages, the company says .
One passer-by said it might deter him from shopping at nearby stores . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A new anti-crime technology has reached downtown Washington -- but so far, it's getting a mixed reception. A device called the Mosquito, which makes a high-pitched noise aimed at driving away young loiterers, has been installed near a Metro entrance just down the block from the Smithsonian's Na... |
1d1bc9e7d4602a7182498a4ab59b0a3602d44c3b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials hope to have all bodies removed by late afternoon Monday .
Nine bodies remain in West Virginia coal mine after 13 removed on Sunday .
Explosion has prompted renewed questions about mine safety .
President Obama to meet with safety officials over cause of the mine explosion . | [
"Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- Recovery crews worked in a West Virginia coal mine Monday, hoping to bring out by late afternoon the last nine bodies remaining there out of the 29 miners who died in an explosion a week ago, officials said. Authorities redirected airflow in the mine to decrease methane levels that ha... |
434ce064bd4a0c0ccee6901b6417681bc8d86eaa | Summarize the following news article. | They call themselves Fistful of Mercy, after the track of the same name .
The trio had recorded the nine acoustic tracks that make up "As I Call You Down"
The band will hit the road together in October . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- In February, when Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison arrived at the Carriage House studio in Los Angeles' Silverlake neighborhood, they had three days booked and zero songs to record. \"I thought I was going there to add some guitars or harmonies on Joseph's album,\" says Harrison, who... |
e0642055141aec95736da9d301908f747554ea33 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2003, James Lee, pleaded guilty to smuggling a woman from Mexico .
This revelation is a stark contrast to his manifesto railing against immigrants .
Police killed Lee Wednesday; the hostages were unharmed . | [
"(CNN) -- The gunman who held three people hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters was once convicted of smuggling an illegal immigrant into the country from Mexico. In 2003, James Lee, pleaded guilty to smuggling a woman from Tijuana, according to documents from a California federal court. He was sentenced t... |
6bac21def6f89b72b1f58aed65a4c45d1d438fce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Judge in Los Angeles declares a mistrial .
Most jurors said it was impossible to reach a verdict with a "hostile" juror .
The judge decided not to replace that juror .
Actress Fernanda Romero allegedly paid man to marry her for a green card . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The judge declared a mistrial in the sham marriage trial of Mexican soap opera actress Fernanda Romero on Friday after jurors said they were deadlocked with no hope of agreeing. The U.S. Attorney's office did not immediately say if the case will be retried, but the judge set a hear... |
d2effd4f4001e46ab0d021de731415df61d98ae1 | Summarize the following news article. | Cocaine fell out of Hilton's purse as she was looking for lip balm, police say .
She said the purse wasn't hers, but some items in it were .
Hilton is set to appear in court October 27 . | [
"(CNN) -- Prosecutors in Clark County, Nevada, filed a felony charge against Paris Hilton on Monday stemming from her arrest over the weekend on suspicion of cocaine possession. Hilton was charged with possession of a controlled substance. She is set to be arraigned October 27 in Clark County District Court, accord... |
fde1de410666cec7e926aa5d8871ac33a1a18001 | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft and Sony are releasing motion-sensing gaming systems this fall .
The Wii proved motion controls' power to extend video games' mainstream appeal .
Despite systems' high price tags, both companies counting on appeal to casual enthusiasts . | [
"(CNN) -- Four years ago, Nintendo's gesture-tracking Wii system proved the power of motion controls to extend the mainstream appeal of video games. Now Microsoft and Sony are readying their own motion-sensing solutions. But will these user interfaces be novel enough to move gaming fans en masse? Launching Septemb... |
185fa1ba9614424bb68b4388ae29c75eda503ad1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Some 25 families are expected to be affected by the decision .
Diplomats are asked to have their children out of Monterrey by September 10 .
The travel warning follows an August 20 shooting in front of an international school .
The U.S. has a travel warning issued for Mexico because of drug-related violence . | [
"(CNN) -- The State Department told U.S. government employees in Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday to send their children elsewhere because of heightened security risks related to drug violence. The order is the first of its kind in any Mexican city, said Brian Quigley, a spokesman for the U.S. Consulate General in Mont... |
5fa0be2f1bef7b34baffb7929122760e70ea7f62 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Scholars say defendants are scapegoats in effort to build credibility, maintain order .
Three charged with murder in beating deaths of protesters imprisoned after election .
Fars: Enough evidence exists to prosecute 12 officials from Tehran's Kahrizak prison .
Officials initially said protesters died of meningitis... | [
"(CNN) -- Three Iranian prison officials have been charged with murder after three imprisoned protesters were beaten to death in the aftermath of the country's disputed presidential election, Iranian media reported Saturday. Iran's military court announced that nearly two dozen officials from Tehran's Kahrizak pris... |
00459587adf060c93966ce7f1e2e33fae1d87f7c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Defendant Rachel Wade's lawyer says sentence is "very fair"
Wade sentenced in April 2009 stabbing death of Sarah Ludemann .
Wade was convicted of second-degree murder .
The two women were involved with the same man . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday. While acknowledging mitigating factors -- primarily Wade's youth and lack of a criminal past -- the judge said her acti... |
34d11ea7a2de4bc762d996325bbcfd443b419027 | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Keith was 5 when his father shot him in the head .
His mother and brother were killed in the attack; his father then committed suicide .
Now 30, Chris tells his story to youth groups and at juvenile justice centers .
"I just want to try my best to see others make it," he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Chris Keith was 12 years old when he learned his family didn't die in a car wreck. His father suffocated his mother and then shot Chris' 8-year-old brother, Mikey, in the back of the head while he slept, his grandparents explained. The elderly couple had taken the boy to a counselor. As they told him the... |
ef619e55fd521f373a537120bbd7716b8f7123f0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: UPS confirms two crew members were killed in the crash .
NEW: The NTSB says it will send an investigator to aid UAE authorities .
The aircraft was part of United Parcel Service's cargo fleet . | [
"Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A United Parcel Service cargo plane crashed in an unpopulated area near the Dubai airport, killing the two crew members on board, UPS officials said Friday. The 747-400, a UPS-operated cargo plane, crashed with two pilots about 8 p.m. as it took off for Cologne, Germany, UPS of... |
f18c39b8839384a67020f55fd02cfdef643cd2ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prime minister says government will not abandon Christchurch .
Two people are being treated for serious injuries .
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of the South Island early Saturday .
Roads and buildings were damaged . | [
"(CNN) -- Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled. No deaths were immediately reported. The Christchurch City Council declared a state of ... |
2d055c387fa34de4a3398e26e6599f64e6c06aee | Summarize the following news article. | 4 killed in latest Kashmir violence .
Police fired to disperse protesters blocking a highway and throwing stones .
Separatists want control of Kashmir, part of which is still ruled by India . | [
"Srinagar, India (CNN) -- Indian police fired on pro-independence protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir Monday, killing four people and wounding 16 others, a senior police officer said. The deaths bring to 69 the number of people killed in 87 days of violence, as demonstrators stage large protests and block hig... |
a3e66d441a6421092f5735c6e2d65d1295a9c2e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Residents of a Wyoming town became concerned about well water in 2008 .
EPA tests have found various chemical compounds .
Affected well owners have been advised not to drink the water .
Federal officials have not determined the source of the compounds . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigating drinking water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, found benzene and methane in wells and in groundwater, agency officials said. At a community meeting with well owners, EPA officials revealed Tuesday they found low levels of petroleum compounds in 1... |
8caa3433e611cd26ae78ed1c7c6398736ff71e19 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Italy is leading the case for clemency for the woman, news agency reports .
Pope Benedict XVI is closely monitoring the case, the Vatican said Sunday .
The pope would intervene through diplomatic channels and not publicly, the Vatican said .
The woman was convicted of adultery but Iran says a final verdict has not... | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday. As he has in the past in humanitarian cases, the pope would intervene if asked by authorities in another count... |
59df107cc4bedce307006037fda5cb7eea6de6cd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Son says attackers targeted his father's house repeatedly to stop him from participating .
Iranian opposition leader does not attend after his security force advises him to stay away .
Ahmadinejad denounces Israel in a university speech .
Some protesters are carrying Iranian flags and banners supporting Palestinia... | [
"(CNN) -- Protesters gathered in Iran on Friday for a demonstration to observe an annual holiday that marks the country's solidarity with Palestinians and calls for the end of Israel occupation. One notable absence was Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi, whose security force feared for his safety and advised h... |
45ef0cef7e5adac3603456a431907e150453c360 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark David Chapman will be interviewed by parole board members in August .
In 2008 parole was denied "due to concern for the public safety and welfare"
He has served 29 years of his sentence of 20 years to life . | [
"(CNN) -- John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, is up for parole for the sixth time, just months short of the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death. Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed by two members of the parole board during the week of August 9. Four letters were submitted against Chapman's releas... |
dfc78e188418e88596b17d207bcf8f2a130714de | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Slater is no longer employed by JetBlue .
He is famous for sliding down an emergency chute after an onboard incident .
Slater pleaded not guilty to reckless endangerment and criminal mischief . | [
"(CNN) -- A JetBlue flight attendant whose fame took off after his dramatic exit down an emergency chute is is no longer employed by the airline. JetBlue spokeswoman Jenny Dervin told CNN on Saturday that Steven Slater no longer works for the airline. She said that the separation occurred last week, but declined to... |
877de9ca368cb55a9a8f32798869da473abe905b | Summarize the following news article. | Hawking: "Given existence of gravity the universe can and will create itself from nothing"
His new book is an attempt to answer "the Ultimate Question of Life"
Archbishop of Canterbury rejected Hawking's claim that God has no role .
Rowan Williams: Belief in God not about plugging a gap in explaining how one thing rela... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Religious leaders in Britain on Friday hit back at claims by leading physicist Stephen Hawking that God had no role in the creation of the universe. In his new book \"The Grand Design,\" Britain's most famous scientist says that given the existence of gravity, \"the universe can and will c... |
4555c61135560a893bcbd62bcb71246a98c56bba | Summarize the following news article. | The model of car you drive may be telling people all about you .
Prius drivers: College educated, want to be part of the "green club"
Corvette: An "affordable giant-killer" for men in midlife crisis .
Smart ForTwo: "Experimenters with a sense of humor" who sprint away from stops . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Since there have been cars, people have chosen their rides based on what their cars say about them. AOL Autos put a list of cars before automotive industry experts to capture their take on several popular cars. Drivers of the dependable Camry know what's important in life, says expert. Our panel con... |
223f76c16de22d8f8defa1f8b5994c168cd4ac40 | Summarize the following news article. | Newer Acura MDX is classified as a crossover SUV, but it's a deluxe version .
BMW 328i is sleek, finely-tuned and beautifully-designed driving machine .
Infiniti's M series is another winner with an aggressive engine performance .
Consumer Reports recommended a slew of used Lexus models . | [
"This is the second part of a two part series on the best used luxury cars. (AOL Autos) -- Recently, Consumer Reports magazine issued its list of best and worst used cars, and divvied them up by price range. The Porsche 911 has several versions, but all have been annointed with the \"supercar\" appellation. Using ... |
be19bb0b18f50ac8b11abbba154f4bbd578cf773 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prime minister says government will not abandon Christchurch .
Two people are being treated for serious injuries .
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of the South Island early Saturday .
Roads and buildings were damaged . | [
"(CNN) -- Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled. No deaths were immediately reported. The Christchurch City Council declared a state of ... |
ee8eb30e17a5fa1b8f45cc5286b26faa94d25805 | Summarize the following news article. | Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer objects to U.S. reporting to the U.N. about new immigration law .
Co-authors say the U.S. seeks to be a model for human rights around the world .
They say treaties require the U.S. to report on human rights issues .
Everything that was reported was true, co-authors say . | [
"(CNN) -- Since World War II, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have consistently held the United States out as a worldwide model for the protection and promotion of human rights standards. The U.S. government has also consistently acknowledged the importance of all countries upholding and protecting ... |
e14ed299f15da86386ae6a13cfc072d48553190b | Summarize the following news article. | Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental one of Mexico's most wanted, it says .
Garcia Simental is accused of more than 300 murders .
He is accused of disposing of body parts by dipping them in acid, police say . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Teodoro \"El Teo\" Garcia Simental, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, was arrested Tuesday, Mexican and U.S. authorities said. The capture of the high-level drug trafficker comes on the heels of successful military operations against another cartel last month. Mexican feder... |
c54d5ce97a6fe7eb312ad9ca042abe2d63a2f4db | Summarize the following news article. | There are no term limits for federal lawmakers .
Some GOP lawmakers want to limit terms to 12 years in the Senate; 6 years in the House .
Two-thirds of the House and Senate would need to approve the amendment .
Similar proposal failed 14 years ago . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A handful of Republican senators have proposed a constitutional amendment to limit how long a person may serve in Congress. Currently, there are no term limits for federal lawmakers, but Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina, and several of his colleagues are advocating that service in the Senate b... |
11379f7da93483d8272126b99db98261b40d28a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Subarus don't always have the best luck on the set of "Eureka"
Colin Ferguson is a founder of Detroit's Second City and improvs regularly on "Eureka"
Ferguson claims he is not the reigning Canadian "Duck, duck, goose" champion . | [
"(CNN) -- Colin Ferguson and the Syfy channel have built a loyal following for the show \"Eureka,\" now in its fourth season. The series' titular, top-secret town is filled with uber-geniuses and one wily sheriff, which turns out to be a great mix for science fiction. Ferguson is in Atlanta, Georgia, to promote \"E... |
e74a8a69c03afe8d35d03dee7f907d9a813a5121 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul the octopus will retire, the aquarium says .
The 2-year-old correctly predicted the result of eight World Cup matches .
The aquarium is now considering work offers for Paul . | [
"(CNN) -- Paul the octopus -- who correctly predicted the outcome of eight World Cup matches in a row -- is officially retiring from the prediction business, said the aquarium in Germany where he lives. \"A host of offers from around the globe will be carefully vetted in the coming days to see if there are opportun... |
7390f26499f2e98c863c9a6a2d1b3436341bd439 | Summarize the following news article. | Bode Miller competes in sectional qualifying for U.S. Open tennis championships .
Five-time Olympic gold medal winner in skiing hopes to make it to Flushing Meadows .
Miller was a high school tennis champion and his family own a tennis camp . | [
"(CNN) -- Alpine skiing superstar Bode Miller is swapping the piste for the tennis court as he attempts to qualify for the U.S. Open championship at Flushing Meadow later this year. Miller will be competing in the sectional qualifying tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii on Thursday with the winner advancing to the U.S.... |
986e7b47af92de7fb95691b7d74547d4935ac506 | Summarize the following news article. | Four people were aboard the plane; their conditions are unknown .
The plane was unable to gain altitude after takeoff .
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash . | [
"(CNN) -- A small plane with four people aboard crashed Monday in a residential neighborhood of Las Vegas, Nevada, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The conditions of the four passengers were not immediately known. The single-engine Piper Cherokee was unable to gain altitude after taking off... |
d9bca8bc77997ff6c079e25cd8f14b62aaa5da2c | Summarize the following news article. | Eight people arrested in daylight shootout between suspects, Mexican federal police .
Shootout paralyzed sections of Juarez, Mexico, for a time Wednesday .
Five suspects tied to one drug cartel, three to another .
Federal police hail arrests as most significant since they took charge from military last month . | [
"(CNN) -- The Mexican Federal Police captured eight people involved in a daylight shootout that paralyzed three sections of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. Among those arrested were five cartel members with ties to the Sinaloa cartel who admitted to being involved in the kidnapping of a... |
91272482445569666d9f3f359e22bcad93e09f9e | Summarize the following news article. | Japanese scientists produce clones of mice dead and frozen for 16 years .
Feat could lead researchers to resurrect long-extinct species, like mammoth .
Researchers used cells from mice that were frozen for 16 years at -20 Celsius . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese scientists have produced clones of mice that have been dead and frozen for 16 years -- a feat that could lead researchers to one day resurrect long-extinct species, such as the mammoth. Dolly was cloned using cells from live animals. Now scientists believe they can resurrect extinct ... |
83210a109562a2301a7f5ff6bccf51fbbe39a347 | Summarize the following news article. | Video cameras are being put in place at Skyline Elementary in Portland .
Police continue to search and seek witnesses .
Kyron Horman's father has said he thinks his now-ex-wife was involved . | [
"(CNN) -- Tuesday was the first day of classes at the Portland, Oregon, school where Kyron Horman allegedly was last seen in early June. The new year at Skyline Elementary also brings additional security measures to protect the children and staff. In a letter to parents, Principal Ben Keefer said video cameras will... |
c9dc6693df5fa392aa05075a830aa5b768e602c8 | Summarize the following news article. | New CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll released Tuesday .
It suggests the free trade issue may pose a problem for McCain .
Poll: 51 percent of Americans view foreign trade as a threat to the economy . | [
"(CNN) -- As Sen. John McCain prepares to promote free trade during a high-profile trip to Colombia and Mexico, a poll out Tuesday suggests the issue may be a political hurdle as the general election campaign heats up. Sen. John McCain's free trade stance could pose a problem in November, according to a new poll. A... |
066434e382fd3567927ce858b213b0b1338577a5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Times of London publishes a scathing editorial condemning Iranian authorities .
An Iranian woman sentenced to be killed was whipped for another offense, a lawyer says .
He says he heard it from a woman who was in prison with her .
French foreign minister vows to help Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani . | [
"(CNN) -- Contradictory reports swirled around the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, with one Iranian lawyer saying Monday that she had been whipped 99 times for another alleged offense but another casting doubt on it. A woman who was in prison with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to... |
96b1a9761e71fa40a5a1d1c32c57e08eb438f7aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The failed blowout preventer is brought to the surface .
A new blowout preventer has been placed on the capped well .
BP will continue work on its Gulf relief well . | [
"(CNN) -- A blowout preventer that may hold important forensic evidence as to why it failed, triggering the world's largest accidental oil spill, has been brought to the surface of the Gulf and placed on a vessel, officials said Saturday night. The device \"was taken into custody by the U.S. Department of Justice a... |
b0340a15ab40448db19aef4092839df33b3f906e | Summarize the following news article. | McCain's bid for fifth term still on track .
Meek to face Rubio, Crist in Florida race for U.S. Senate in November .
Scott defeats McCollum in Florida's GOP primary for governor .
Five states had primaries Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain told supporters he will \"take nothing for granted\" after defeating former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in a bitterly fought Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Arizona Tuesday. \"I ... will fight with every ounce of strength and conviction I possess to make the case for my continued service in ... |
f25583dffab97d010127ae09562fee08bc5c1f51 | Summarize the following news article. | "Akira" ushered in a new wave of sophisticated and diverse anime .
Many backgrounds created for "Akira" can be appreciated as standalone works of art .
Joe Peacock is exhibiting his personal collection of "Akira" cels at Dragon*Con .
Says one follower: "Akira" is "considered the pinnacle of animated art . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Walking through the downtown hotels hosting Dragon*Con, it's remarkable how many costumes on display are influenced by Japanese animation. Dynamic hairdos, gravity-defying clothes and exotic weapons are the hallmarks of the dedicated anime fans who proudly dress up as their favorite chara... |
55c8d041eb7fed363965dc8c27924adf694d5079 | Summarize the following news article. | Danny Trejo plays Machete, a former federale out to kill a drug lord .
A never-hammier Robert De Niro plays a corrupt Texas senator .
Trejo, 66, convincingly kicks pretty-boy ass . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- This unholy mess replaces the artful ambition of \"The American\" with torture, blood spray, kinky sex, twisted fun and a bizarro critique of U.S. policy on illegal immigration. It's a digital gorefest that expands on the faux trailer Robert Rodriguez included in \"Grindhouse,\" the 2007 exploit... |
278b31b52c4e527997f635cdbd71fc6b24c676d1 | Summarize the following news article. | He defends fire department response, staffing .
The fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down .
85 fires were reported across Detroit over a four-hour period . | [
"(CNN) -- Detroit Mayor David Bing called Tuesday's 85 fires in the city a \"natural disaster\" and defended the fire department's response. \"I have ultimate confidence in the Detroit Fire Department,\" he said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. \"I think they've done an outstanding job.\" Asked whether the... |
081f7bceb58cab13ce0e87fbb566d8cc528c8bba | Summarize the following news article. | Actress Julia Roberts has embraced Hinduism .
She tells Elle magazine she will not undergo plastic surgery .
Roberts speaks about her love for her children . | [
"(CNN) -- Julia Roberts, star of the new movie \"Eat, Pray, Love,\" which tells the story of a soul-searching character, is now a practicing Hindu. Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says. The family, she told ... |
27ae6efd1483f6147297d1b3892fdc9e60ed6af1 | Summarize the following news article. | Obesity, evidence that operator was taking sleep aid leads to conjecture .
Transportation board criticized for failing to screen for sleep disorders .
Board also notes lack of systems to prevent trains from using same stretch of track . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Boston trolley operator killed in a crash last year likely had a sleep disorder and fell into a \"micro-sleep\" shortly before the collision, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled Tuesday. Since last year's trolley crash in Boston, Massachusetts, there has been another incident on th... |
a0b36430b5cf92cd4ad21d2827984cefc9396839 | Summarize the following news article. | Oshine came from South Africa to England to lose weight .
She's never seen another orangutan before, Monkey World says .
"We have a long way to go, she is obese!" the center tweets . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A South African has become so fat on her diet of marshmallows that she's been taken to England to lose weight. She's \"quite a character,\" her new caretakers say, but settling her into her new home has proven tricky -- she's an orangutan who has never seen another of her species before. O... |
169373088c69b19c13fa446ec02c0edc6ccb08a3 | Summarize the following news article. | The FBI says it has clear photos of the robber's face .
The photos are detailed and show some of the man's features . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A brazen gunman wearing a porcelain doll mask robbed an Atlanta, Georgia, bank and made off with a stash of money, the FBI said. However, authorities said the bank robber waited a little too long to put on his mask. The FBI has clear pictures of him looking nervous as he enters the bank T... |
358f69732001b33ba4c07380a5f8281b98cbb626 | Summarize the following news article. | The first "Glee" episode will feature renditions of "Empire State of Mind" and "Telephone"
The following week will see the premiere of the show's all-Britney Spears episode .
Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" will also be featured . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- In its first season, \"Glee\" featured some weirdly eclectic song choices: Remember \"Thong Song\" and \"Sweet Caroline\" in the \"Mash-Up\" episode? But in the season-two premiere on September 21, the show will outdo itself. Rolling Stone has learned that the first episode will feature renditio... |
5bc2d1bec655e6967bc87a83bd4287b52c81c230 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say their investigation began after the children's mother called 911 .
Jeffrey York is accused of rape and child endangerment .
He has pleaded not guilty . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Ohio say a father cut his family off from the outside world, sexually abused at least one of his daughters and locked one child in a closet-sized room for a year. A grand jury has indicted Jeffrey York, 47, on charges that include rape and child endangerment, CNN affiliate WJW reported. Police i... |
a4c0e721349101db0547e3c1bdd8e0008a77e776 | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Johnson has artist-friendly record label, Brushfire Records .
Johnson also puts green interests at forefront .
Singer-songwriter's new album is "Sleep Through the Static" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Don't let Jack Johnson fool you. Jack Johnson makes sure his business and his concert venues are environmentally friendly. Tabbed as a \"mellow rocker\" by perhaps one too many publications, the chart-topping singer-songwriter has a fire within that belies his laid-back manner -- a fire that ex... |
f328d346de8cdccace963b30e8739661a51ab389 | Summarize the following news article. | Interior minister says cease-fire statement does not meet government's requirements .
Spanish government officials have said the group must agree to lay down its arms forever .
ETA is blamed for more than 800 deaths in its long fight for independence . | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- The Basque separatist group ETA's cease-fire statement is insufficient, Spain's interior minister said Monday. Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, in the government's first major reaction, said that the statement, released to media Sunday, is \"very far from the minimums\" that the Sp... |
3b828c6c525f8eb8bf9a2263318e66fb5e684c5f | Summarize the following news article. | Judge suggests the prosecution's case is falling short .
California law says depending on drugs for pain is not an addiction .
The actress' lawyer and 2 doctors are accused of providing drugs to an addict .
Judge discovers the legislature changed the definition of addict . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The judge in the drug trial of Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer and two doctors raised questions Wednesday about the California law being used to prosecute them. Judge Robert Perry said he did not realize until researching the law on Tuesday night that the California Legislatur... |
ed73e66cebd8bac567334f2db2b176cfa61e5fe0 | Summarize the following news article. | C. Vanessa White was baptized a Catholic as a young child .
She says growing up she saw spiritual gifts of black Catholics were often diminished .
She says she works to help blacks see their story as a part of the Catholic Church . | [
"(CNN) -- I come from a family with diverse religious traditions: Baptist, Methodist, Apostolic, Buddhist and nondenominational. My mother was a spiritual seeker, and when she became Catholic, I was baptized into the Catholic faith as a young child. Growing up, I attended a parish with Irish, Polish and black Catho... |
08564f0e57d8a6e5de4c5544eb7a8e697704f1de | Summarize the following news article. | Portugal's Sergio Paulinho wins stage ten of the Tour de France .
Paulinho hands Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team their first Tour victory .
The top ten riders in the general classification standings were unchanged after stage ten . | [
"(CNN) -- Portugal's Sergio Paulinho won stage 10 to hand Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team their first victory in the Tour de France. Paulinho narrowly held off Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus after both riders launched a bid for the line with 14km of the stage remaining. The peloton never threatened to go with the pai... |
4bc4f805dcac653d5a56bac6d8c9adcae387c6f4 | Summarize the following news article. | South African president Jacob Zuma insists the World Cup is uniting the nation .
Zuma says the national pride on show is of "priceless benefit"
The World Cup begins on Friday when South African play Mexico .
Zuma says he hopes former president Nelson Mandela will attend the World Cup . | [
"(CNN) -- Jacob Zuma insists the World Cup has already brought South Africa closer together, five days before the tournament begins. The South African president says football fervor has gripped the nation ahead of the opening on game on Friday, which sees South Africa take on Mexico at the Soccer City Stadium in Jo... |
cdc720141ce16526375d70a05091670e48a7abd9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. military says an Iraqi soldier shot Americans .
A separate attack wounded another U.S. soldier, Iraqis, official says .
In first attack, 9 also wounded inside an Iraqi army commando compound near Tuz .
The attacker was shot and killed . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- An Iraqi soldier opened fire Tuesday on a group of U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, killing two and wounding nine others, the U.S. military and the Iraqi military said. They are the first American deaths in Iraq since the U.S. combat mission officially ended last week. The attack occurred ins... |
fadc6d5b8674fb447d24a9bbfa09a28d0f8d0f2e | Summarize the following news article. | World Cup hosts South Africa are beaten 3-0 by Uruguay .
South Africa's defeat means they are all but out of the tournament .
Diego Forlan scored two goals for Uruguay .
Hosts must beat France in their last game and hope other result goes in their favor . | [
"(CNN) -- South Africa's World Cup dream is hanging by a thread after Uruguay took a firm grip on Group A with a ruthless 3-0 win over the hosts. Diego Forlan gave the South American side a first half lead after his shot deflected off Aaron Mokoena and into the net. South Africa pushed forward in the second half bu... |
f14879683bda2f9655bc9f0afb978ce4a4fbab25 | Summarize the following news article. | President Felipe Calderon lays out his record in state-of-the-nation speech .
Three drug lords were captured or killed this year, the president says .
Authorities also have arrested 125 cartel cell leaders or lieutenants, he says . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have had significant successes against drug traffickers, President Felipe Calderon said in his fourth annual state-of-the-nation speech Thursday, noting that three major kingpins have been captured or killed in the past year. In addition, Calderon said, authorities ... |
a3f54bced21d75511dd8b76df524b2ebf5616342 | Summarize the following news article. | Vice President Goodluck Jonathan is acting head of state .
President Umaru Yar'Adua underwent three months of treatment in Saudia Arabia .
Yar'Adua's absence sparked protests in the capital, Abuja . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's acting head of state has urged citizens to maintain peace and stability while the nation's ailing president recuperates after more than three months at a Saudi Arabia hospital. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan's comments came after President Umaru Yar'Adua returned home early Wed... |
e3377662f01abdf3d67729512380f21866a97bdc | Summarize the following news article. | Reputed leader of Los Zetas cartel in Mexico's Veracruz state reportedly in gunbattle .
Braulio Arellano Dominguez dies in firefight with authorities, attorney general says .
Los Zetas considered one of Mexico's most advanced and violent drug cartels . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said. Braulio Arellano Dominguez, also known as \"El Gonzo,\" \"Zeta 20\" or \"El Verdugo,\" was mortally wounded ... |
08a6f9d0fd18214778ce673b2a496780446e1bd4 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutor cites incomplete judicial process .
Shourd is one of 3 American hikers held in Iran for more than a year .
She was to have been released Saturday . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- The release of American hiker Sarah Shourd has been \"canceled\" because the judicial process has not been completed, a prosecutor said Friday, according to the semiofficial Iranian Labour News Agency. Iranian officials had said Thursday that Shourd, one of three American hikers held in Iran ... |
b01c21e1d2ff5809de2f212d6519e03919d0d00d | Summarize the following news article. | Haiti has endured extraordinary suffering, Elizabeth McAlister says .
She says the nation's different faiths view the suffering differently .
Some view the earthquake as a sign of the Apocalypse, she says .
Social scientists offer answers based on history, racism, environmental degradation . | [
"(CNN) -- We are all sick at heart to witness the unfathomable suffering in Haiti. Why do bad things happen to innocent people? Why Haiti, again? Even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said recently, \"It is biblical, the tragedy that continues to stalk Haiti and the Haitian people.\" How we make meaning of this s... |
b859e75ae0dbb018984e2951a0de5a1391620743 | Summarize the following news article. | Testing by the FDA found the treats could be contaminated with salmonella organisms .
There have been no reports of illness among pets or people as a result of the treats .
The recall involves 74,700 8-ounce bags of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs . | [
"(CNN) -- A leading pet product company has issued a voluntary recall of nearly 75,000 bags of dog treats due to salmonella concerns, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The move by Hartz Mountain Corp. came after random sample testing by the FDA indicated the presence of salmonella organisms in one... |
59feab69a94f30e2200d08d3ae5434a2fd4d76af | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Hayes is one of two accused of killing a woman and her two daughters .
The woman's husband, who was beaten but survived, wants the death penalty .
The attorneys have asked to make opening statements, which are not automatic in the state . | [
"New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- After months of jury selection and delays caused by the defendant's alleged suicide attempt, the triple murder case against Steven Hayes, one of two accused in the killing of a Connecticut physician's family, is set to begin Monday. Hayes, 47, and his co-defendant, Joshua Komisarjev... |
0893a2b8c5930b1e9a803a8fefc99c0c375b5b0f | Summarize the following news article. | Judge says no pending cases justify keeping file closed .
CNN had sought the records and praised the decision .
A grand jury refused to bring charges in 2007 .
An appeal of the latse decision is likely, lawyer says . | [
"(CNN) -- A Louisiana judge has ordered prosecutors to release their files on the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital in the days following Hurricane Katrina, finding that no related legal cases are in the works. Baton Rouge District Judge Donald Johnson ruled that investigators' records of the Memorial Me... |
dbd9be40571a2b18a9725662ed951c273c7bc316 | Summarize the following news article. | Diego Maradona has plastic surgery on his face after getting bitten by one of his dogs.
Maradona will be discharged on Tuesday, hospital spokesperson tells CNN.
Maradona will lead Argentina at the World Cup finals in South Africa in June. | [
"(CNN) -- Argentina football coach Diego Maradona has undergone plastic surgery on his face after being bitten by one of his dogs. The 49-year-old was admitted to the Sanatorio Los Arcos clinic in Buenos Aires on Monday after suffering an injury to his top lip, hospital spokesperson Izarriaga Facundo told CNN. He i... |
43032869ce1e77ac8ed5659584036603592b56d1 | Summarize the following news article. | "I want God to reach out and touch those young men," son of slain man says .
"If I die tonight, I die a happy man," the victim said hours before his death .
3 teenage boys are charged in the killing . | [
"(CNN) -- The son of an 81-year-old man who was fatally beaten Sunday after attending his granddaughter's wedding in Lynchburg, Virginia, said he holds no animosity toward the three teenagers who are being held as suspects. \"I don't want retribution, I want redemption,\" Gregg Baker said about the killing of his f... |
ab0e17309ff6afca977dab11a64901234502f116 | Summarize the following news article. | UNAIDS launched a five-year program to battle the high rate of HIV infection among women .
Initiatives include increasing available preventative care and treatment .
Singer Annie Lennox is supporting the new women-focused campaign . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- Suksma Ratri separated from her husband after suffering ongoing domestic violence. But four years ago, the young mother from Indonesia found out her ex-husband had become extremely ill, and possibly had AIDS. Ratri immediately went to her doctor to be tested. The results were what she says ... |
ee20219664ff345ae4dc1032d12f42af752d99ba | Summarize the following news article. | Some "kids" are proud of how stylish their parents were years ago .
Photos from the '60s and '70s are popping up on sites celebrating parents .
3 to check: Dads in short shorts, My Parents Were Awesome, My Mom, The Style Icon .
Old photo albums and recessionary times may have sparked nostalgia . | [
"(CNN) -- Dads in short shorts and moms in beehive hairdos are becoming all the rage on the Internet. Parents are usually the first to show off pictures of their kids, but that role has been reversed in a new breed of style blogs in which children submit nostalgic and stylish photos of their parents from back in th... |
1225d808239ca4be4b010d1b7a5c517340e69a3f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Russian peacekeepers, South Ossetia deny involvement in shooting .
Leaders' motorcade was not hit, and there were no injuries, Interior officials say .
Ministry: Motorcade was passing a checkpoint near Georgia's South Ossetia .
The shots were fired from Russian-controlled territory, ministry officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- Shots were fired Sunday near a motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland, but the motorcade was not hit and there were no injuries, according to the Interior Ministry of Georgia. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, shown in France on November 13, called the incident a provocation. The m... |
85a310264e5a756ddd72a9837a403037e2745548 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods is included in the United States Ryder Cup team as a wildcard pick .
Woods says he is "honored" to be included on the team by captain Corey Pavin .
Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson and Stewart Cink also included in the 12-strong team .
Ryder Cup takes place at Celtic Manor in Wales between October 1-3 . | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods has been included in the United States Ryder Cup team by captain Corey Pavin. Woods, who held on to his world number one status at the Deutsche Bank Championship after an 11th placed finish, was handed one of four wildcard picks despite an indifferent year. The 34-year-old struggled for form i... |
95863335b77b40005ec53a0bf083dbaa6ec2498f | Summarize the following news article. | Big-spending Real Madrid seeking to win first Spanish league title since 2008 .
Jose Mourinho returns to Spain, where he was Barcelona's assistant coach for four years .
He believes he can repeat last season's success, when he won three titles with Inter Milan .
Goalkeeper Iker Casillas says expensive squad is focused ... | [
"(CNN) -- Jose Mourinho is confident that Real Madrid can break Barcelona's dominance in Spain in his first season in charge of the nine-time European champions. The capital club won the last of its 31 La Liga crowns in 2008, but Mourinho exclusively told CNN that he believed he could continue the success that saw ... |
f83643bea11f5fad335b6662291c84360f71ffdb | Summarize the following news article. | Celine Dion learns twins' gender in June .
Pregnancy is result of sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt .
Acupuncture was used to bolster pregnancy chances . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Celine Dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family, her representative said Sunday. Dion, 42, and her husband-manager Rene Angelil, 68, will find out next month the gender of their twins, representative Kim Jakwerth said. The pregnancy was the result of her sixth... |
8be2a25d677d8ee1dc049be969d1a26d2fccb398 | Summarize the following news article. | McCarthy died of natural causes in Massachusetts .
McCarthy was in hundreds of movies, TV shows, stage plays .
He won a Golden Globe and got an Oscar nod for "Death of a Salesman" | [
"(CNN) -- Kevin McCarthy, whose 65-year-long acting career included the horror classic \"Invasion of the Body Snatchers,\" died Saturday. He was 96. The chiseled-jaw character actor appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, starting in 1945, according to the Internet Movie Database. McCarthy died of natur... |
7492fbe16e181e4950db6d7eebc15d36920760d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Andy Roddick loses to Yen-Hsun Lu in five sets to crash out of Wimbledon .
Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal advance to quarterfinals in straight sets .
Novak Djokovic overcomes illness to defeat Lleyton Hewitt in four sets . | [
"(CNN) -- Three-time finalist Andy Roddick has been knocked out of Wimbledon after an epic five-setter against unseeded Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan on Monday. The American fifth seed, who came very close to beating Roger Federer in last year's final, went down 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 in the fourth round at the All Englan... |
3e90b422eee1dfe82abe541fe1ff936dad4cdfa8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December .
Winfrey is preparing for the final season of her longtime talk show .
The show's first episode aired on September 8, 1986 .
Her new network, OWN, launches on January 1 . | [
"(CNN) -- Oprah Winfrey opened her talk show's 25th and final season Monday with the surprise of a lifetime for her audience, a favorite tactic for the media maven. The 300 audience members will travel to Australia in December -- courtesy of Winfrey -- on an eight-day, seven-night trip that has been in the making f... |
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