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465c991940baa398f0bd671d3274d525fb83b77b | Summarize the following news article. | Rolls-Royce says Qantas "incident specific to the Trent 900 engine"
Oil leaks found in Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on three Qantas Airbus A380s .
CEO: Alan Joyce told reporters the leaks were "beyond normal tolerances"
Rolls-Royce share value dropped by 10 percent since Qantas initial reported problem . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Shares in Rolls-Royce rose Monday after the company announced that it had made progress in understanding the cause of a Qantas mid-air engine blow-out. The shares rose by 2.62 percent -- they had been 14 percent down from Thursday after the Australian carrier revealed early Monday that oil... |
f2ad9f8ee2c5c4b408f8c577bf50e79135acafa4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fiance of wounded soldier says families of victims band together .
Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 murder counts .
The Article 32 hearing starting Tuesday could last a month .
The hearing will determine if Hasan gets court-martialed . | [
"Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- On the fifth day of every month, the loved ones of soldiers killed and wounded in the Fort Hood shootings last year make sure to think positive thoughts instead of dwelling on the carnage of last November 5. \"We call ourselves a family; that's how we cope,\" Jessica Hansen, the fiance of... |
f654cc2ef17ec8691a99a6f72267e92c63fc327c | Summarize the following news article. | Vladimir Putin had a go at Formula One racing in St Petersburg on Sunday .
Russian prime minister reached speeds of 150mph in the Renault car .
Former president has often been seen taking part in extreme sporting activities .
Russia will host its first F1 race in Sochi in 2014 . | [
"(CNN) -- Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin took time off from his political duties on Sunday to try his hand at Formula One racing in St. Petersburg. As the world's best racing drivers battled it out at the penultimate race of the 2010 Formula One season in Brazil, Putin got behind the wheel of a F1 car for th... |
83bcb12c054f4ab47da11c2c84bf49ea4d6b89dc | Summarize the following news article. | MotoGP is in mourning following the tragic death of Japan's Shoya Tomizawa .
The 19-year-old died in an accident during the San Marino Moto2 GP on Sunday .
His death was the first in the sport since compatriot Daijiro Kato died in April 2003 .
The main MotoGP race was won by Spain's Dani Pedropsa from Jorge Lorenzo in ... | [
"(CNN) -- MotoGP is in mourning following the tragic death of Japan's teenage rider Shoya Tomizawa after an accident in the San Marino Moto2 Grand Prix on Sunday. Tomizawa came off his Suter bike on a bend and was struck by the following bikes of Italian Alex de Angelis and Briton Scott Redding -- an impact which s... |
c646ad392c712c8c5fb570c68c9c20d1bf050941 | Summarize the following news article. | Lead ions have collided for the first time inside a massive machine in Europe .
The collision is part of an experiment aiming to recreate post-Big Bang conditions .
Scientists are working with basic elements to understand how atoms came together . | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to recreating the conditions at the birth of the universe and to understanding life as we know it, after the successful collision of heavy lead ions in a massive machine in Europe. This week, for the first time, ions were smashed together inside the Large Hadron Colli... |
9df35db7f5ea8b73e8d5dfbb4218601d1883b328 | Summarize the following news article. | There is no food, water or sanitation in the refugee camps .
Aid groups expected to travel into rebel-held territory in DR Congo .
British PM warns world cannot allow Congo to become "another Rwanda"
Four-day old cease-fire announced by the rebels seems to be holding . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of people who fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are crossing back into rebel-held territory because they say conditions at refugee camps are intolerable. A crowd of refugees gathers at the entrance to a USAID center near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With no f... |
ef82889e98c339cc7004b393bb8d53d1cda1deed | Summarize the following news article. | Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says Michael Schumacher not to blame for problems .
Seven-time world champion retired in third race of his F1 comeback in Malaysia .
Brawn expects the 41-year-old to keep showing improvement in Chinese Grand Prix .
German has been outperformed by young teammate Nico Rosberg so far this yea... | [
"(CNN) -- Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn believes Michael Schumacher can show improvement when the Formula One circuit moves to China next week. The seven-time world champion has struggled to challenge for a podium place in three races since returning to motorsport's elite class, and has been outperformed by young t... |
d56ac079466828513aad193f88c41ebd477f82cc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nearly 100 have been arrested at UC campuses over the past two days .
NEW: 41 demonstrators at Berkeley cited for trespassing after taking over building .
Higher-ed students across California have been protesting a 32 percent tuition hike .
University officials say fee hikes needed since they've already made deep ... | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Protesters of a tuition hike at University of California campuses stood their ground into Friday night, with 41 demonstrators at UC Berkeley cited for trespassing after their takeover of a campus building. Nearly 100 protesters at UC campuses have been arrested over the past two da... |
9bf4951468ed59fe40fc7448085b471f6cc5109a | Summarize the following news article. | Nick Heidfeld joins Mercedes as back-up for Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg .
The German will be reserve driver for the new team and also take on testing role .
The 32-year-old spent the past four years at BMW Sauber and has driven in 167 races .
He has had an association with German manufacturer since his early da... | [
"(CNN) -- Nick Heidfeld has joined Mercedes as back-up for Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg to complete the new team's line-up for the 2010 Formula One season. The 32-year-old, who raced for BMW Sauber for the past four years and has a decade of experience in motorsport's elite category, will take on a testing r... |
f8e0d21b8adbac970b448304f82d94d2dee47e8d | Summarize the following news article. | At least 162 people suffer severe burns .
Mount Merapi started erupting on October 26 .
Officials say almost 400,000 people have fled their homes .
The worst may be over, authorities say, but a danger zone remains . | [
"Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian volcano has killed 240 people since it started erupting in October, officials said Saturday, a day after it spewed more hot ash and sent residents fleeing. More than 390,000 people have been displaced, according to the nation's disaster coordination board. At least 162 peo... |
8e392572e6294edbb820d3104155a7da9586e516 | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Johnson is executive of Prince George's County, Maryland .
He says he is innocent and the facts will prove it .
He and his wife were charged Friday .
An FBI affidavit describes years of kickbacks . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A suburban Washington county official at the center of an FBI investigation into years of kickbacks says he is innocent and that the facts will prove it. Jack Johnson, who served as the executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, since 2002, spoke to reporters late Friday after the FBI relea... |
92a83e725440d6458383c2fcfaf2379458100331 | Summarize the following news article. | Compare New Orleans today with how it looked after Hurricane Katrina hit .
Learn about two rallies that took place in Washington, D.C. this weekend .
Consider a connection between the economic recession and the U.S. birth rate .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- August 30, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • New Orleans, Louisiana • North Korea • Washington, D.C. Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi everyone. I'm Carl Azuz and this i... |
5a1581a367dc89dcdd9d0ef2cfea0c03bd14baad | Summarize the following news article. | Army veteran Roy Foster struggled with addiction and homelessness .
He could find no safe haven and decided to turn his life around and help other homeless vets .
A quarter of homeless adults are vets, and need mental, physical, re-entry help, he says .
Foster co-founded center to provide shelter and services for homel... | [
"Palm Beach County, Florida (CNN) -- I am a U.S. Army veteran and I was once homeless and struggling with addiction. After I got out of the service, I was introduced to alcohol and drugs. I ended up on the street where I lived in drug houses, and saw shootings and crime of all types. The places I encountered when I... |
98e0b9528aaf0fd42acac7d00e8cd6ec07aa33f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Singer Phil Collins says he believes that he may have lived past lives .
His time is now spent working on his gigantic collection of artifacts from the Alamo .
Neck injury has left him unable to hold drum sticks, sign his signature .
"I wouldn't blow my head off," Collins says. "I'd overdose or do something" | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- In the new issue of Rolling Stone, on stands in the digital archives this Friday, Phil Collins says he believes that he may have lived past lives -- and that he's contemplated suicide. The reclusive singer -- who hasn't released an album of new material in nearly ten years -- took writer Erik H... |
70d5104753f886e9567678f6a61092ec0bef6d9c | Summarize the following news article. | Jorge Lorenzo keeps MotoGP title race alive with victory at Indianapolis .
World champion Valentino Rossi's lead halved to 25 points with five races left .
Italian fails to finish for first time since 2007 after crashing on the ninth lap .
His teammate Lorenzo wins by more than nine seconds from Alex de Angelis . | [
"(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo kept the MotoGP title race alive with victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday as world champion Valentino Rossi crashed out. Valentino Rossi ploughed into the grass alongside the Indianapolis circuit when he crashed out. Rossi saw his lead halved to 25 points with five races remaini... |
71851d02fa5c03d5e7e8c7c85b2ced90de2644d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Motor vehicle crashes lead to about $100 billion a year in U.S. costs, says the CDC .
Children's injuries cost $3.6 billion a year .
Motorcyclists and pedestrians tend to get worse injuries and have higher medical costs .
Preventive measures include monitoring teen drivers, seat belts, safety seats, helmets . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Motor vehicle accidents don't just impact the people involved, they also impact the economy, to the tune of just under $100 billion for medical care and injury-related productivity losses in the United States each year, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and ... |
f2e0ba4e39fc55779e9ecbf4edebf28c0b7f1df2 | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan go top of Serie A with 3-1 victory over Palermo in San Siro .
Previous leaders Lazio lost 1-0 to Cesena for second straight loss .
Champions Inter held to 1-1 draw at Lecce and drop to fourth .
Real Madrid thrash Real Murcia 5-1 to progress in Copa Del Rey . | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan went top of Serie A for the first time this season with a 3-1 victory over Palermo in the San Siro as previous leaders Lazio lost 1-0 at newly-promoted Cesena Wednesday. Pato opened the scoring for Milan before Armin Bacinovic equalized for the Sicilians but a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty and late... |
c0f9f0a065c559cf771d2a032b9f2c9cbfc5c572 | Summarize the following news article. | A U.N. report says North Korea exported nuclear and missile technology .
The materials went to countries including Iran, Syria and Myanmar, the report says .
There was no immediate response from North Korea .
The U.N. imposed sanctions against North Korea after a nuclear test in 2009 . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- A U.N. expert panel alleges that North Korea exported banned nuclear and ballistic missile technology to several rogue nations. The 75-page report, complied by a seven-member panel reporting to the United Nations Security Council, states that North Korea is involved in \"nuclear and ballist... |
96fad69c4ec78164a7f6d86624781cf078b94b87 | Summarize the following news article. | The NTSB is investigating the fire on the cruise ship .
Passengers were told there was a "flameless fire," one says .
One says his birthday cruise was ruined .
He says some elderly passengers were struggling . | [
"(CNN) -- Passengers who disembarked from a Carnival Cruise Lines ship that was towed to port after losing power earlier this week gave mixed reviews on the experience, with several declaring it \"an adventure.\" \"A lot of things went wrong, but it was really fun,\" said one small passenger, Ryan Harlan, who was t... |
97782db1e4d7199860c5e8c9bc2dae370d41cb61 | Summarize the following news article. | The suspects were taken into custody in two incidents .
Cocaine was found at Newark's airport; heroin was found at JFK .
Officials put the total value of the drugs at $1.4 million . | [
"New York (CNN) -- In a pair of unrelated incidents, three suspects were apprehended at New York-area airports within days of each other for attempting to smuggle $1.4 million worth of cocaine and heroin through customs, federal officials said Friday. In the first incident, on October 30, a woman was found with 30 ... |
24fc430591d637656e82511819fd2d2afc95168b | Summarize the following news article. | Some teachers use sites like MySpace to help connect, communicate with students .
Critics say the online communication breeds inappropriate relationships .
Proposed law would ban teachers from having online friendships with students .
Teacher says predators will get to children even if online friendships barred . | [
"(CNN) -- Randy Turner knows there's a huge gap in age and technology between him and his adolescent students. Critics say social-networking site communications blur the necessary line between educators and students. So when the 52-year-old set up a MySpace page and his students began asking to add him as a friend ... |
8a54b368bb5fb0cf5f221f2765244152ff41742e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama lays wreath at war memorial .
Obama pays tribute to Americans who have served in South Korea .
He'll attend the G-20 summit, which is aimed at stabilizing the world's financial markets .
The G-20 has acknowledged that the global economic recovery is uneven and fragile . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute Thursday to American troops who 60 years ago fought a Communist regime that he said continues to be a provocative threat to peace in the region. Speaking on Veterans Day at the U.S. Army garrison in Yongsan, South Korea, the president drew parallels between America... |
24365d691ac8ef7515ae7187aff9f9867ec7a156 | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool manager has mixed news over futures of Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres .
Roy Hodgson says midfielder Mascherano wants to go but striker Torres is staying .
Mascherano has been linked with a move to European champions Inter Milan .
Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva recalled into Brazil squad after missing... | [
"(CNN) -- Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool, according to the English club's new manager Roy Hodgson, but Spain striker Fernando Torres wants to stay. Mascherano has been linked with a move to European champions Inter Milan, where his former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is now coach, ... |
c450dacc06bbdc37d980ca1cf40ce900d5d4589c | Summarize the following news article. | More than 1,600 die from Pakistan flooding .
1.2 million homes are destroyed .
UN spokesman: "The floods seem determined to outrun our response" | [
"(CNN) -- The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1,639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surface, government officials say. More than 17 million Pakistanis -- about the population of the Netherlands -- have been affected by the monsoon floods tha... |
cf5b63ef30b63ae37772b75db41473beedaa8e68 | Summarize the following news article. | Putting together a peace deal in Afghanistan means overcoming big obstacles .
The U.S. Supreme Court considers a balance between privacy and free speech .
A victim and a former perpetrator share some of their experiences about bullying .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories... | [
"(CNN Student News) -- October 7, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Afghanistan • Pakistan • Arizona . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hope you know your branches of government, 'cause they're ... |
42e2a43925a89ac7a330e7582e3b5ad1b1e8cbb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Cathay Pacific and Qantas cancels flights at Jakarta's international airport .
Singapore Airlines continues to fly .
Travelers are asked to check with their airlines for schedule changes . | [
"Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Volcanic ash spewing from Indonesia's Mount Merapi has forced some airlines to cancel flights out of Jakarta's international airport, airport officials said Wednesday. Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas Airways had canceled flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, airpo... |
48f554d5419fbfa1599c4858e521f57d502fe11e | Summarize the following news article. | "Afghan Star" is Afghanistan's version of "American Idol"
The show, one of Afghanistan's most popular, has completed its fourth season .
Another show, "Koran Star," judges contestants' knowledge of Islam's holy book .
Many observers see TV programming as a culture war inside Afghanistan . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Hundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show. Elaha Sorur was the lone female finalist on this season's \"Afghan Star,\" the country's answer to \"American Idol.\" Instead of spending the time outside a New York venue or ... |
98560f53ce05c6cd57be76dfcb9478b28324a744 | Summarize the following news article. | Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla, wins the first-round vote .
She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff .
President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva campaigned for her .
Rousseff will face Jose Serra in the second round . | [
"Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazil's ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff garnered the most votes in Sunday's presidential election but fell short of the majority she needed to avoid a runoff. With 98.75 percent of the votes counted, Rousseff led the race with 46.74 percent of the vote, according to the Super... |
5d4469be2e23a07742e2e05c3a51b13005dd6fee | Summarize the following news article. | Both sides are hoping an agreement on settlements will be found .
Negotiators will be meeting daily in advance of another summit next month .
Netanyahu and Abbas met alone at State Department on Thursday . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President... |
ce8f72fdf05acafa7d3f31f4a64083dcef5fa10b | Summarize the following news article. | Padraig Harrington says he would be happy to partner Tiger Woods at the Masters .
Disgraced former world No. 1 Woods will return to golf at Augusta next month .
Harrington says he would be comfortable with the prospect of such a pairing at that venue .
Irishman shoots his best score of this year to take halfway lead in... | [
"(CNN) -- Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington fired his best score this year to take the halfway lead at the Transitions Championship in Florida, and then claimed he would be happy to be paired with Tiger Woods when the disgraced world No. 1 makes his golfing comeback at the Masters. The Irishman, whose last... |
4b004c43c3b3300d3ac15235458d91a9e8504ace | Summarize the following news article. | The fire department responded to 140 calls for wires down .
Fire crews from Dearborn, Warren and Harper Woods assisted .
High winds are believed to have knocked down power lines . | [
"(CNN) -- Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said. \"A lot of these fires were due to high winds and downed wires,\" said Karen Dumas, a city spokeswoman. There were no reports of deaths or injuries, she said. \"We had winds from 30-50 mph and ha... |
c518c2865e63fb69643ff8656e7f19effacc06f6 | Summarize the following news article. | The 93-year-old actress was released from a hospital Saturday .
Gabor has been in ill health since a hip replacement in July .
She's been unable to walk since a 2002 car crash . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor returned home Saturday from a Los Angeles hospital a day after she was rushed there by ambulance for a swollen leg, her husband said. Paramedics initially suspected Gabor suffered from a blood clot in her left leg, but an emergency room doctor at Ronald Reagan... |
f7902b9c505b0cb756fa99c8f3e601060b5d4fc8 | Summarize the following news article. | An auction of convicted scam artist Bernie Madoff's personal items brought in over $2 million .
The big-ticket items included an engagement ring, piano and velveteen slippers .
Maddoff, 71, admitted heading a scheme that defrauded clients out of billions of dollars . | [
"(CNN) -- Bernie Madoff's victims, who were collectively swindled out of more than $50 billion, effectively recouped more than $2 million on Saturday in an auction of the investment titan-turned-villain's personal items. The U.S. Marshals Service sold off nearly 500 pieces of personal property belonging to Bernie a... |
ad9cfcf7c5b7b637942b2172a7db5b8122b53414 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A neighbor says the shooting victims appeared to be 'a happy family'
A father, mother and two of their children are found dead in a Pennsylvania home .
Erie police say that the father is a suspect in apparent murder-suicide .
A bullet grazed the ear of a 2-year-old in the house . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are probing an apparent murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania, saying they suspect a father shot dead his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself. The two parents and children, ages 4 and 7, were found dead in an Erie home around 11 a.m. Saturday, said Erie Police Lt. Tom Eberl... |
0ad378bcf780549a01b559fe5e30cd596edf297b | Summarize the following news article. | Mom helped save 52 kids, eight adults after '07 Minneapolis bridge collapse .
Ordeal of surviving the collapse of 1,900-foot bridge changed her family forever .
Mother, daughter bonded tightly, returning to the bridge site 3 years later .
Mother's health issues from the collapse forced daughter "to be a grownup" | [
"Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) -- For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand. Three years ago Sunday Arrianna watched her mother Kim Dahl drive a school bus loaded with children across the Mississippi River when the bridge began to buckle up and down. Thirteen people were killed in t... |
08b3a1907da206fc96b3edcb2e1f7eb5d8b008d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Henrik Stenson creates a stir with 'striptease' at top tournament in Florida .
Swedish star strips down to the bare essentials to play his ball out of the mud .
Tactic works as he saves at least a shot and cards a three-under 69 . | [
"(CNN) -- Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson carded a solid 69 in the opening round of the WGC-CA Championship but it was his highly unusual recovery shot on the 12th on the Blue Monster course at Doral which raised more than a few eyebrows. Stenson did not leave much to the imagination with his Doral antics. Stenson s... |
1b64aacc734088ff7ded3996f3b6a177d0a9c785 | Summarize the following news article. | The Alaskan GOP senate nomination is still up for grabs .
Challenger Joe Miller says there's a bipartisan crisis of leadership in D.C.
Florida GOP Senate nominee says American voters are looking for alternatives .
Rick Scott, who spent $50 million on his campaign, wins Florida GOP primary for governor . | [
"(CNN) -- After a night rife with primaries in the far-flung four corners of the United States, plus one in the nation's breadbasket, one race in the far Northwest is still up for grabs. In Alaska, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trailing a political unknown. Joe Miller, who has the support of the Tea Party and fo... |
973044a3033da8740801c1701ebc42d5bff54446 | Summarize the following news article. | Mother, her two children and an adult friend are missing in Ohio .
Blood found in house, but sheriff would not provide details .
Community holds prayer service for the four . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities and residents in rural Ohio searched Saturday for two women and two children who have been missing for several days. Blood was found in the Howard home of Tina Herrmann, 32, and her children Sarah Maynard, 13, and Kody Maynard, 10, Knox County Sheriff David Barber said Friday. Herrmann's frien... |
3b11b18179b2ac8338f79282b7956361f642c492 | Summarize the following news article. | Pennsylvania game warden fatally wounded .
Suspect sustained gunshot wound and is in police custody .
David Grove is the first game commission officer killed in the line of duty since 1915 . | [
"(CNN) -- A Pennsylvania wildlife officer investigating possible poaching was killed during an exchange of gunfire after making a traffic stop late Thursday, authorities said. David L. Grove, 31, was fatally shot in Freedom Township near Gettysburg, according to State Police Commissioner Col. Frank Pawlowski. Autho... |
f6a5e10f17a7f45e141134b290c0d685ceeb9c31 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama and other world leaders are in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit .
A pool reporter hears Obama and the Thai prime minister talk about iPads .
The Oval Office has a phone, but no computer . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Apparently President Barack Obama doesn't need an iPad; he's got an aide for that: iReggie. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' retreat in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, a print pool reporter was within earshot of a brief exchange between the president and an iPad owner, Tha... |
fa84410ac8c249ff9aba302d0d0c3073d0ff89bd | Summarize the following news article. | Former Guns N' Roses guitarist kicked addictions four years ago .
Told CNN that it was getting in the way of the music; continues to play and perform .
Has not ruled our reforming original line-up of Guns N' Roses . | [
"(CNN) -- He's the rock demigod who lives and breathes music, but whose heart beats thanks in part to a pacemaker. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, is probably the most recognizable man in rock 'n' roll. Yet beneath the mane of curly locks and leather top hat is a devoted musician... |
d26c978eb8eb031ed69d83fc32f289a69fe22c45 | Summarize the following news article. | Violence hit Kenya after December 2007 vote, more than 1,300 people were killed .
Commission has said Kenya's judiciary is not credible enough to try suspects .
Critics say the Kenyan government is not putting its citizens' needs first .
Kenyan president says the nation should pursue healing and reconciliation . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya's plan to use its judiciary to try perpetrators of post-election violence reneges on an earlier pledge to use an independent tribunal, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Residents of a Nairobi slum shout during clashes between rival groups in January 2008. The fighting, which flared afte... |
2201f8d89e0707c3c203646977e8c7e2fd5666d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Copyright Office says jailbreaking your iPhone no longer violates copyright law .
If if users want software not in the App Store, they need to jailbreak their phone .
But Apple could pursue breach of contract if someone jailbreaks their phone . | [
"(CNET) -- To help answer some questions about this week's Copyright Office announcement regarding the legality of so-called cell phone jailbreaking, or the modification of the software that comes with iPhones and other handsets that is designed not to be changed, we've compiled the following list of Frequently As... |
c7ad04f062f6eeb5e983b1233bb75cf54d90f677 | Summarize the following news article. | Incidents underscore U.S. travel warnings for Mexico, U.S. consul general says .
108 U.S. citizens have been killed in the consular district since October 1, 2009, he says .
Consulate won't comment on extent of U.S. involvement in investigations . | [
"(CNN) -- With the Tuesday night shooting deaths of two students from the University of Texas in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, six U.S. citizens have been killed in the volatile region this week, according to the U.S. consul general. \"We offer our deepest condolences to the families of victims. These incidences underscor... |
0df922a6c3a68a4c8de1153c2a9c2077de53d8fd | Summarize the following news article. | Seventeen people are accused of taking part in the alleged fraud .
False claims were filed to get money from two funds, the U.S. attorney says .
The scheme went on for nearly 16 years, he says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Charges were filed Tuesday against 17 people accused of taking more than $42 million from programs established to help Holocaust survivors, authorities said. \"The alleged fraud is as substantial as it is galling\" said Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, calling it a \... |
24e9e4a329f35f1e7c2aa3d742f61e43404f4d8c | Summarize the following news article. | Thomas Steven Sanders, 53, was arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi .
In 1994, he was legally declared dead by family members .
Sanders is suspected of having kidnapped Lexis Roberts, 12 . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal agents in Gulfport, Mississippi, arrested Sunday a 53-year old man, declared dead in 1994, on kidnapping charges. Thomas Steven Sanders was arrested in the early morning at a Flying J Truck Stop. He is suspected in the abduction of Lexis Roberts, 12, of Las Vegas, Nevada. She was later found dead.... |
53fb36e956742dc3977a844bce3ee714741052e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Flavio Briatore successfully appeals against his life ban from F1 for his part in 2008 Singapore GP race fix conspiracy .
Ex-Renault boss Briatore was said to have ordered Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash .
The move helped Fernando Alonso of Spain claim the victory in F1's first-ever night race .
Former Renault ... | [
"(CNN) -- Flavio Briatore has successfully appealed against his lifetime ban from Formula One for his part in a race-fixing conspiracy at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, CNN confirmed Tuesday. Former Renault team boss Briatore was handed the ban last September by the World Motor Sport Council following an enquiry or... |
7363ddac18a5578008b80ccfb9aeaa63cd1e9a2e | Summarize the following news article. | 21 leaders wrap up a two-day economic summit in Yokohama, Japan .
The group also talks about a "necessity to jointly address climate change"
Obama ends a 10-day trip to Asia aimed at opening "new markets for American products" | [
"Yokohama, Japan (CNN) -- World leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Sunday pledged to work toward a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific region. \"We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to achieving free and open trade and investment in the region,\" the leaders said in a joint statement at the... |
dd2fa72f47b8ec972b84d7e6cd002d3e1e576a6a | Summarize the following news article. | Superbugs that can cause lethal infections are hitting South America .
The germs are genetically related to two strains of bacteria found in the U.S.
Researchers are tracking cases to understand how the organisms got there . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Variations of two deadly superbugs that had previously only been discovered in the United States have surfaced in South America. Variations of two U.S. strains of killer bacteria have cropped up in South America, researchers say. The drug-resistant microorganisms are sweeping across commun... |
42cf52524afd5f0affd27d76e4a9c7ad59544815 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fire official says most of the ill were senior citizens .
The president interrupts his speech to seek help for the stricken .
Authorities report more cases of sickness at site of the speech .
Obama was campaigning for Maryland's Democratic governor . | [
"Bowie, Maryland (CNN) -- President Barack Obama interrupted a campaign speech twice on Thursday to seek help for people in the audience who collapsed. \"I think we might have had somebody faint down here, so if we got the paramedics,\" Obama said about halfway through his remarks under bright afternoon sunshine at... |
1f0275b657c8e170acc88f2da64896579f4b2950 | Summarize the following news article. | At the inaugural ceremony in 1984, Madonna attained instant superstar status .
Britney and Madonna teamed up (along with Christina Aguilera) in 2003 .
In 1999, Lil' Kim appeared in an extreme glittering purple ensemble . | [
"(InStyle) -- It's been almost three decades since the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards. And from the very beginning, stars like Madonna aimed to please their fans by shocking them, with a combination of risqué routines -- remember that \"Like A Virgin\" floor dance? -- and outré fashion. So, in anticipation of th... |
61070a8bb07a60aaaaadcac0eab07dfe8f4241ba | Summarize the following news article. | Simma Lieberman says it's routine to see celebrities very publicly checking into rehab .
This trivializes the hard work of rehab, she says, makes it fodder for late-night gags and reality TV .
When celebs lapse, seem not to take treatment seriously, she says, it sends harmful message .
Lieberman: Let's stop feeding fas... | [
"Berkeley, California (CNN) -- At some point, the \"rush to rehab,\" reached the ridiculous. Does a week pass without some celebrity, politician or famous athlete heading to a rehabilitation treatment center? And often with the cameras rolling. Rehab is getting a bad name from this, and I worry that this will rub o... |
9b0e2ba17ce928cdde56b94d9609002ee518beb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities were tipped off after girl, now 32, applied for a marriage license .
Her mother is being held in Nevada pending extradition to New Jersey .
Police say she at first gave another name but later admitted her identity . | [
"(CNN) -- A former New Jersey woman now living in Nevada was arrested on suspicion of abducting her daughter during a custody struggle more than 25 years ago, authorities said. Nancy Dunsavage Fiedler, 57, of Incline Village, Nevada, was arrested Tuesday, according to the Somerset County, New Jersey, Prosecutor's O... |
def04eb8e525f9b9974d01dc541a415b3695608f | Summarize the following news article. | South Korea open their 2010 World Cup campaign with 2-0 victory over Greece .
Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung see the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists coast to victory .
Greece yet to score a goal or a point in any World Cup finals . | [
"(CNN) -- Goals from Lee Jung-Soo and Park Ji-Sung earned South Korea a comfortable 2-0 win against Greece in the opening match of Group B played in Port Elizabeth. The 2002 World Cup semifinalists created a string of chances against a poor Greek side who never looked like getting on the score sheet. Central defend... |
53121069c096ed09ea7734816c61575a4b5d55fe | Summarize the following news article. | Obama meets with economic board to discuss green energy, job creation .
Board chairman Paul Volcker says one cannot forget the risk of inaction .
Obama says he sees "some return to normalcy" in parts of financial markets .
Board members discuss challenges, opportunities for a green energy economy . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama said Wednesday the United States must take the lead on energy, citing the \"enormous job creation potential that exists.\" President Obama holds talks with members of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board on Wednesday. Obama's remarks came at the end of his first quarterly meeting with the ... |
d0995f4fa80e7fb7bd5a169c8f9ac7621b5c2fb1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama signs the Tribal Law and Order Act .
NEW: Obama comforts rape victim who breaks down while introducing him .
The new law expands law enforcement powers of tribal authorities .
Statistics: One in three Native American women are raped . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Tribal Law and Order Act, which provides greater law enforcement powers for tribal authorities on Indian reservations. At an emotional White House ceremony, Obama comforted a rape victim who broke down while trying to introduce him, by coming out ea... |
582bb7a88b4e6c0ac6e433dfaf6506f7f36ca59d | Summarize the following news article. | Clifton Mitchell is one of few ACORN workers convicted of voter registration fraud .
Mitchell: ACORN threatened to close his office if workers didn't meet quotas .
Allegations of voter registration fraud have surfaced in several states .
Study: Person more likely to get struck by lightning than commit voter fraud . | [
"SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Clifton Mitchell helped register nearly 2,000 voters for the community group ACORN. But not one of them actually existed. Clifton Mitchell filled out voter cards using fake birthdays, Social Security numbers and baby-name books. \"I regret it. I paid the price for it,\" he said. Mitche... |
8822623203f2e477043a18c11c808f4510faf83f | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Allen is looking to stage a return to prime time -- as long as it involves the right project .
Allen is said to be taking "a few select meetings" with writer-producers .
There are certain veteran TV actors who will always trigger a flurry of excitement . | [
"(EW.com) -- The fall season doesn't officially begin until Sept. 20, but the broadcast networks have already kicked off development for the following September. A number of hot projects have hit the marketplace -- a crime thriller and an Alcatraz drama from uber-producer J.J. Abrams, just to name two -- but those ... |
1d17a050052d49210cb9edb213cc95270f3f69ee | Summarize the following news article. | Lebron James said race played a role in backlash to "The Decision"
His announcement generated more negative reaction from whites, says Russ Bengtson .
He says James was asked about race factor, and never said anyone was being a racist .
Bengtson: Self-righteousness of backlash eclipsed selfishness of announcement . | [
"(CNN) -- In the grand scheme of things, LeBron James's answer to CNN's Soledad O'Brien regarding whether race played a role in the backlash to his \"The Decision\" special -- \"I think so, at times. It's always, you know, a race factor.\" -- wasn't much. This wasn't Isiah Thomas supporting then-teammate Dennis Rod... |
d2f2bff078830d49a585dab36906b1d2e23a85a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian Rohan Bopanna, Pakistani Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are the Indo-Pak Express .
They'll play in the men's doubles finals at the U.S. Open on Friday afternoon .
They want to ease tensions between their countries with message of peace through sport .
The players say they hope their chemistry rubs off on others . | [
"(CNN) -- India and Pakistan have finally found something they can agree on. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, an Indian and Pakistani doubles team, made it to the men's doubles finals in the U.S. Open. On Friday afternoon, the 16th-seeded pair lost to the top-seeded Mike and Bob Bryan, an American team of id... |
3fc83623f00896706b2bd867e612a9076f38a21e | Summarize the following news article. | Westboro Baptist Church brings anti-gay message to soldiers' funerals .
Father of a Marine who died a hero in Iraq sued; the case is now before U.S. Supreme Court .
The church defends its "highly disliked" speech as "needing protection"
One other lawsuit against the church could reach the high court next year . | [
"Westminster, Maryland (CNN) -- Matthew Snyder's funeral was to be a private affair, with family and friends gathering at a Catholic church to mourn the 20-year-old Marine who died a hero in Iraq, serving his country. But Matt's father says his grief was compounded by anger and helplessness because of about a dozen... |
bf89cef958e36031ab93cf1adf29c477d938a053 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: None of those who became ill required hospitalization .
Cargill Meat Solutions has recalled 8,500 pounds of beef .
Three people became sick from a strain of E. coli .
The USDA is urging consumers to check their freezers . | [
"(CNN) -- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The move came after three people, two in Maine and one in New York, were identified as becoming ill from a strain of E. coli, the govern... |
f60eea46dbc30c1163276811b38f84d9ce880bff | Summarize the following news article. | Actress Mira Sorvino is a U.N. ambassador raising awareness about human trafficking .
She has also been involved with CNN Heroes since it began in 2007 .
Sorvino: CNN Heroes "inspired me further to do what little I can on my side" | [
"(CNN) -- Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino is dedicated to ending human trafficking. She serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and she frequently travels abroad to raise awareness about the issue. Sorvino also been involved with CNN Heroes since 2007, the first ... |
034bc18083ed56ac411b4337326c8a6b26fc066b | Summarize the following news article. | Kristen Hall claimed she was owed a share of the country duo's profits .
Hall co-founded the group before Jennifer Nettles joined .
Hall left the band in 2005 to pursue a solo career .
Terms of the settlement are not public . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Country music act Sugarland settled a lawsuit with a co-founder who claimed she was owed a share of the group's profits since she left five years ago, according to a court filing. Kristen Hall left the trio Sugarland to write songs and to pursue a solo career in 2005, leaving Kristian Bus... |
24c805cdc24fb216d92cd4a41dc6a0f9cf590ada | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish unemployment rises to 20.09 percent .
4.6 million people are now jobless in Spain .
Spain has had one of the highest jobless rates in Europe . | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Spain's unemployment rate rose to 20.09 percent for the second quarter of 2010, up from 20.05 percent from the previous quarter, Spain's National Statistics Institute said Friday. It is the highest level in 13 years, and it comes despite a rise in seasonal jobs for the summer. The figure mea... |
0cb800d08045e64bdd01417ab9dadd52a75b87c3 | Summarize the following news article. | The newly detected star is 10 million times brighter than the sun .
Its birth weight was 320 times the sun .
Unlike humans, stars are born heavy and lose weight as they get older .
A team of astronomers used a sophisticated telescope in Chile . | [
"(CNN) -- Imagine a star so luminous that it would burn the Earth up if it were anywhere near, a star that outshines the sun as much as the sun outshines the moon. A monster even in the abyss of space. The star is not some scientist's celestial dream. Astronomers used a Very Large Telescope -- the instrument's offi... |
e182e1bce021bef9258b53684d6be2aabb4518be | Summarize the following news article. | Brett Favre decides to play one more NFL season with the Minnesota Vikings .
Veteran quarterback aims to finally retire following his 20th season as a player .
The 40-year-old is hoping to win his second career Super Bowl before he quits .
He has officially retired on at least two other occasions, then returned to play... | [
"(CNN) -- Veteran NFL superstar Brett Favre has promised that this will definitely be his last comeback, having decided to return for one more season with the Minnesota Vikings. Favre, who turns 41 in October, has previously retired with the Green Bay Packers in March 2008 and in February 2009 with the New York Jet... |
e3104d8e0fdba064e52efcf911db3947654c7bf8 | Summarize the following news article. | Germany midfielder Sami Khedira heads to U.S. after sealing Real Madrid transfer .
Former Stuttgart player joins pre-season tour, having passed his medical on Saturday .
Spanish giants will play two pre-season matches in California before returning to Europe . | [
"(CNN) -- German World Cup star Sami Khedira joined up with his new Real Madrid teammates on Sunday after completing his move from Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. The 23-year-old passed a medical on Saturday, and has now traveled to California for the Spanish giants' pre-season tour of the United States, the Real w... |
18cd8d8599ac9eab8a2288a641337a3928f4b711 | Summarize the following news article. | Jolie is in Pakistan as the envoy to the U.N. high commissioner for refugees .
She toured flood-hit areas of Pakistan, including the northwest .
Almost 21 million people have been affected by the floods . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Amid the overwhelming flood disaster in Pakistan, the world has \"no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope\" that things can improve there, actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie told CNN Wednesday. Jolie is in the country as the personal envoy of United Nations High Commission... |
e7f4fe24758b529bc177cc74121ac758a8641975 | Summarize the following news article. | Atletico Madrid lift the European Super Cup by beating Inter Milan 2-0 .
Jose Reyes and Sergio Aguero score for the Europa League holders .
Rafael Benitez loses his first competitive game in charge of Inter .
German champions Bayern Munich are beaten by newly-promoted Kaiserslautern . | [
"Atletico Madrid upset European champions Inter Milan to secure the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco. Goals from Jose Reyes and Sergio Aguero handed the Europa League winners a healthy advantage before Inter's Argentina striker Diego Milito missed a late penalty. It signaled defeat for new Inter coach Rafael Benitez in his... |
a911fbc6691b432d34981146f6ac2fbeee8b95a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Seth Caro and Malika Ameen left "Top Chef: Just Desserts" this week .
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt left "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here" three times .
Cassandra Whitehead left "America's Next Top Model" instead of getting a haircut . | [
"(The Frisky) -- As a reality TV fiend, I assumed that \"Top Chef: Just Desserts\" was going to be totally vanilla. Oh, how wrong I was. Throughout the season, pastry chef Seth Caro has had some serious drama with assorted meltdowns and crocodile tears brought on by such tragedies as the fact that there were no mor... |
f9930a4206e90f96ebc7e8b3fbabfff71e353650 | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Ferguson tells CNN he has "no complaints" with Man Utd owners the Glazer family .
Glazers bought Manchester United in 2005 but debts now stand at around $1bn .
Ferguson says he will continue as Manchester United manager as long as he is healthy .
United boss spoke to CNN World Sport on club's pre-season tour of th... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has defended the club's American owners telling CNN he has \"no complaints\" with the way they have done their job. The 18-time English league champions were bought by the Glazer family in 2005 but have long been targeted by the club's supporters for running up huge... |
bfcea47f90c7d4c93c15cf80fbea0d13d2a0263b | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona begin the defense of their Spanish title with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander .
Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid are held to a 0-0 draw with Real Mallorca .
AC Milan thump Lecce 4-0 as the Italian league season gets underway .
Bayer Leverkusen are thrashed 6-3 by Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga . | [
"(CNN) -- Spanish champions Barcelona started their season with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander but Jose Mourinho endured a low key start to his Real Madrid career as his team were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Mallorca. Argentina striker Lionel Messi was on target inside three minutes for Pep Guardiola's side, as they ... |
053161507729759244e7fb6a302ab71a29174269 | Summarize the following news article. | American golfer and world number six, Jim Furyk, was kicked out of the first FedEx Cup play-off .
40-year-old missed his tee-off time by oversleeping .
Furyk tells PGA Tour that he set an alarm on his cell phone which ran out of power overnight . | [
"(CNN) -- American golfer and world number six, Jim Furyk, was kicked out of the first FedEx Cup play-off on Wednesday after missing his tee-off time by oversleeping. Furyk, 40, told the official website of PGA Tour that he set an alarm on his cell phone which ran out of power overnight and failed to wake him up. \... |
d612a8bc41b06b5ce472f22727cbce948ea8d86a | Summarize the following news article. | Sachin Tendulkar closes on another double-century as India reach 435-5 on day three .
Hosts trail Australia by 43 runs in first innings with two days to play in second Test .
Tourists strike three times in final session as wicket shows signs of deterioration .
Australia need to win in Bangalore to level the two-match s... | [
"(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his ICC cricketer of the year award with another remarkable innings on Monday which should ensure that India wins the two-Test series against Australia if the pitch in Bangalore holds up. The 37-year-old batted throughout Monday's play as he moved from 44 to an unbeaten 191, ju... |
16eaf5305c580b6e69eb5de5520ba5937fbf3651 | Summarize the following news article. | Mainz their 100 percent record in the Bundesliga with a 4-2 defeat of Hoffenheim .
Mainz need one more win to secure record for most wins at start of Bundesliga season .
Wolfsburg held to a 1-1 draw with Moenchengladbach; Hamburg beat Kaiserslautern 2-1 . | [
"(CNN) -- Mainz made it seven wins out of seven in the Bundesliga on Saturday as they overcame 10-man Hoffenheim 4-2 at the Stadion am Bruchweg. The win equals the record -- held by Kaisterslautern and Bayern Munich -- for most wins at the start of a Bundesliga season. Tunisia striker Sami Allagui opened the scorin... |
7c044093c552cff169b540a39cb105dfad1f989d | Summarize the following news article. | G1 -- unveiled in New York last month -- released exclusively by T-Mobile .
The handset uses Google's Android software .
The technology allows users to connect seamlessly to the internet .
Will compete with rival "smartphones" such as Apple's iPhone . | [
"(CNN) -- The first mobile phone powered by Google has gone on sale in the UK -- its first foray into the European market. The G1 represents Google's first foray into the mobile phone market. The G1 -- unveiled in New York last month -- has been released exclusively by T-Mobile and will go head to head with product... |
cf2907b123619c93ef032ab26cca10088f77c6cf | Summarize the following news article. | Laurent Blanc choses not to select any of France's 23-man World Cup squad for Norway friendly .
Blanc makes the decision following the squad's boycott of training during the World Cup .
Franck Ribery, Eric Abidal, Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda among those suspended .
Captain Patrice Evra was involved in a row with... | [
"(CNN) -- New France coach Laurent Blanc has chosen not to select any of the 23-man World Cup squad, that refused to take part in a training session during their disastrous tournament, for next month's friendly international against Norway. Blanc, who took over from Raymond Domenech following France's exit at the g... |
dce177e1476160461b50d0e441ecd566f91a3484 | Summarize the following news article. | Butter was big business, and margarine, a cheaper substitute, terrified dairy farmers .
Lawmakers put a tax on margarine, banned dyeing it yellow .
From 1886 until 1948, Canadian law banned any and all margarine .
Wisconsin didn't allow dyed margarine until 1967 . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- How well do you know your margarine history? Let's take a look at the origins of the butter substitute, and the dairy lobby's attempts to defeat it. Where did the name \"margarine\" originate? In a chemist's lab. French scientist Michel Eugene Chevreul discovered a new fatty acid in 1813 that he ... |
d58e5a4a84513e2d7c381dae021081a5d2097871 | Summarize the following news article. | Jailed mobster Luciano Aviello claims his brother told him he killed Meredith Kercher in botched robbery .
Aviello says he buried brother's bloody knife, clothes and keys to Kercher's apartment .
Amanda Knox's lawyers want Aviello's story investigated for her appeal .
Knox, her former boyfriend were convicted of murder... | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A jailed Italian mobster claims he can prove American student Amanda Knox, her former boyfriend and a drifter are innocent of murdering Knox's British roommate because he knows who the real killer is -- his brother. Luciano Aviello, 41, made the statement during a videotaped interview with Kno... |
1cd393125088667f1804fb2517269aecf9cea89f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sources say Democratic leaders urge Obama to step up campaigning .
Democrats tout congressional record, highlight choice for voters .
Boehner calls for reforms in Congress .
Gibbs, Democrats say Republican strategy was obstruction . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- With Congress adjourned until after the November elections, the campaign season accelerated Thursday as top Democrats accused Republicans of a strategy of obstruction while the House GOP leader called for an overhaul of how the chamber works. President Barack Obama met with Democratic leaders f... |
7f35cb654a1627dfa9b3458a5e0356256e694941 | Summarize the following news article. | Ken Ballen says Pakistan floods are crisis that could rival 2005 earthquake, Asian tsunami .
But U.S. not meeting disaster with rapid, comprehensive approach, as before .
Extremists ready to assume aid role; U.S. squandering chance to woo Pakistanis, he says .
Ballen: Aid efforts are important opportunities to garner g... | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. response to the increasing natural disaster in Pakistan is, like so much else when it comes to American relations with that country, too little and too tentative. Epic flooding now hitting Pakistan is an unfolding humanitarian crisis on the scale of its 2005 earthquake, which claimed some 75,000 ... |
e73cc0804a53f0cb950791c9ed7281e9a26a3cdc | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid confirm agreement to sign Argentina's Angel di Maria from Benfica .
The striker, who is playing at the World Cup in South Africa, will sign a six-year-contract .
The capture of Di Maria is Jose Mourinho's first signing as Real Madrid manager . | [
"CNN -- Spanish giants Real Madrid have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Portuguese club Benfica for the transfer of Argentina striker Angel di Maria. The 22-year-old is expected to sign a six-year-deal at Madrid with the fee believed to be in the region of $30 million. Di Maria is Jose Mourinho's firs... |
b6a1dc04085263c57582f2337410d18b17d2ec5c | Summarize the following news article. | Newly-rescued Sauber team have been awarded the 13th place on the F1 grid .
Motorsport's governing body the FIA says Sauber will take the place of Toyota in 2010 .
Toyota have decided to pull out of motor racing's premier category due to the recession .
BMW had also pulled out but were bought out by former owner Pete S... | [
"(CNN) -- The newly-rescued Sauber team have been awarded the 13th place on the grid for the 2010 Formula One season. Motorsport's world ruling body the FIA revealed on Thursday that the Switzerland-based team will take the place of Toyota, who have decided to quit F1. Pete Sauber bought back the outfit from BMW la... |
02878cf098084bc701898dd86ec37c7c5ccb3b01 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronald Chambers was found on the floor of his cell and later pronounced dead .
He was convicted of capital murder in 1975, then sentenced to Texas' death row .
Chambers' conviction was twice set aside, but he was later convicted again . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly 35 years after a Texas judge sentenced him to death, Ronald Chambers was found dead Monday morning on the floor of his cell. Guards found Chambers, 55, unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. while doing their rounds, Dallas County Sheriff Spokeswoman Kim Leach said. He was then transported to Parkland Memor... |
682caca2bcdcd7bedf77febb03f4928226dba3e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid go three points clear of Barcelona with 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon .
Leaders have to come from behind before clinching 14th successive home league win .
Barcelona can draw level on points with victory at Real Zaragoza on Sunday .
Fourth-placed Sevilla end miserable week with 2-0 defeat by Espanyol . | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo was to the fore as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Sporting Gijon 3-1 on Saturday night and move three points clear of Barcelona at the top of Spain's La Liga. Former Real reserve player David Barral shocked the home fans with the opening goal eight minutes after halftime when he ... |
9b7466eb7846cdd4cd5bcebf7255a0861762aa20 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-0 to go top of Spain's La Liga .
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bojan Krkic got the goals for Barca .
Samuel Eto'o scored twice as Inter Milan beat Livorno 3-0 .
AC Milan were beaten 1-0 at Parma . | [
"(CNN) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic upstaged Lionel Messi as Barcelona edged past lowly Osasuna with a 2-0 victory to go top of Spain's La Liga. All the recent focus has been on Argentina striker Messi who came into the match on the back of two successive league hat-tricks. But Josep Guardiola's men were made to work hard... |
f5d0cbe307eaab2f038e57b3fa127da38149f32f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "She's made her way into everyone's heart," a family member says about Zahra Baker .
DNA evidence showed that a discovered bone was Zahra's .
Police have been searching for the girl since October 9 .
Her disappearance is being investigated as a homicide . | [
"(CNN) -- The search for a freckle-faced 10-year-old North Carolina girl is over, with police announcing Friday that they had found her remains. \"We have recovered enough physical evidence to believe we have found Zahra (Baker),\" said Hickory, North Carolina, police Chief Tom Adkins. \"Today, our community mourns... |
4d8460ab493e54cd477e0bfac1bd6105c4df39c2 | Summarize the following news article. | 34 vehicles, including 4 semi-trailer trucks, were in a huge pile-up Monday morning .
The accident was on Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs .
12 people were sent to hospitals, but police say none of the injuries are life-threatening .
It was snowing at the time of the accident . | [
"(CNN) -- Thirty-four vehicles, including four semi-trailer trucks, were involved in a chain-reaction pile-up Monday morning in Colorado that temporarily shut down a major highway and sent 12 people to area hospitals, state police said. The massive accident occurred on Interstate 25 northbound in Larkspur, about 40... |
d3fcb5f4b469f1f75af58ee03038d978d0cd02f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Rory McIlroy will return to the European Tour as a full member next season .
Northern Irishman had played fulltime for his rookie year on PGA Tour in 2010 .
The 21-year-old says he misses being at home with his friends and family .
McIlroy is skipping this week's Singapore Open, where Ian Poulter is defending champion ... | [
"(CNN) -- Young golf star Rory McIlroy has turned his back on the PGA Tour and decided to focus on playing in Europe next year, revealing that he feels \"lonely\" when on the U.S. circuit. The 21-year-old, who won his first PGA Tour title at Quail Hollow in May, will follow Ryder Cup teammate and new world No. 1 Le... |
bf9ae7b66a7d4f87f379b468efbd11054302cb71 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Minnesota State Patrol has responded to 401 accidents, 45 with injuries .
NEW: Dozens of flights have been delayed or canceled .
As much as 11 inches of snow have fallen since Friday night in parts of Minnesota .
A winter storm warning is in effect in that state as well as portions of Wisconsin . | [
"(CNN) -- While winter's start remains more than a month away, much of Minnesota and Wisconsin were under a winter storm warning Saturday, with some areas seeing almost a foot of snow. As early as 10:30 a.m., 11 inches of snow had fallen in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the National Weather Service reported. Other Minne... |
4d20111e71a06547613e161292a51cc44eb74da0 | Summarize the following news article. | Short-term memory loss is the hallmark early symptom of Alzheimer's .
The SSA approved benefits for people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's .
These signs often become noticeable in the workplace before anywhere else . | [
"(Health.com) -- The changes may be subtle, especially at first: An aging executive misses an appointment or two, or can't recall what was said in last week's meeting. A doctor who's nearing retirement suddenly blanks on a longtime patient's name. So-called senior moments like these aren't unusual as people age, bu... |
d8edafda099c512e9ad360c93b3ecb22534cecba | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish F1 star Fernando Alonso has his thumbs insured for $13.3 million .
The deal is part of an advertisement campaign by a Spanish-based bank .
Alonso is hoping to set up his title bid with Ferrari at next weekend's Spanish GP . | [
"(CNN) -- The thumbs of two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso are now insured for 10 million euros ($13.3 million) as part of a new campaign by Spanish-based bank Santander. Alonso's thumbs are both essential to F1 driving and \"a sign of victory and that everything is under control and well-protected,\" the... |
9ad82e98e4589683c52f06738f54148f24d4c17e | Summarize the following news article. | Men's U.S. Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic delayed until Monday due to rain .
Third year in a row tournament has needed an extra day to be completed .
Women's doubles final will also be concluded on Monday .
Play at Flushing Meadows will begin at 3pm local time . | [
"(CNN) -- The men's U.S. Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be played on Monday after officials made the decision to call off the match due to persistent rain in New York on Sunday. The final was due to start at 4.30pm local time but U.S. Open officials took the decision to postpone the match a... |
f29ea5eca94b7081e938c0ecb6d065dd9d86d00e | Summarize the following news article. | Pfc. Andrew Holmes is one of five soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport .
Soldiers are also accused of mutilating corpses and keeping grisly souvenirs .
A special agent testifies finding fingers wrapped in cloth at an air base .
Holmes' attorney has said his client did not kill any civilian . | [
"(CNN) -- A hearing for a soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians for amusement enters a second day Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Military officials will determine if there is enough evidence to court martial Pfc. Andrew Holmes over the allegedly premeditated deaths of three Afghan ci... |
cc0655c55dbf4f96a13656dc67f432699225b367 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Manlio Fabio Beltrones says Mexico's current war on drugs is a "fight of firepower"
There could be as many casualties as there were in the Vietnam War, he says .
Beltrones is a former governor of Sonora state, which borders Arizona . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico's government must create jobs and improve education to help fight drug trafficking, the country's senate president said in an interview with CNN en Espanol. \"Together they form a true strategy for fighting crime and violence,\" said Sen. Manlio Fabio Beltrones Rivera, a top official in Mexico's op... |
f06ff5f947457798d72e50b2a53a036b0378f7cf | Summarize the following news article. | Communication breakdown in Haiti leaves people around world anxious over fate of loved ones .
Few phone calls going through in Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude quake .
People were driven to texting, social networking sites and other online communication .
Thousands reached out through CNN's iReport Web... | [
"(CNN) -- A communication breakdown has left people in anxious limbo around the globe with those outside Haiti not knowing whether loved ones there survived a major earthquake, and those in Haiti unable to get word out that they're safe. With few phone calls going through in the Caribbean nation in the aftermath of... |
8a0de8d160bc3f49c2162483b70560513767fc14 | Summarize the following news article. | Rock music icon Bono expresses 'cautious joy' after the release of Aung San Suu Kyi .
The band's hit 2001 single, "Walk On," was dedicated to the Myanmar democracy leader .
Bono calls Suu Kyi "the Mandela of our moment" for her grace and conviction . | [
"(CNN) -- While Myanmar's military rulers ordered Aung San Suu Kyi detained for two decades, legendary rock band U2 gave her a voice -- in the form of the hit song \"Walk On\" -- on the world stage. Bono, the Irish band's lead singer and a long-time political activist, was among those cheering the pro-democracy act... |
a6a8c12b785ef69e905bc7819b92a88d7408e07b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Schumacher makes impressive return to F1 in first day of official testing for 2010 .
Seven-time world champion is third fastest in Spain, racing 40 laps for Mercedes .
Ferrari's Felipe Massa, making his comeback after six months out, is quickest in Valencia .
World champion Jenson Button and McLaren teammate Le... | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher made an impressive return to Formula One in the first day of official testing for 2010 in Spain on Monday -- but was upstaged by another driver making his comeback, Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Schumacher, who has ended a three-year retirement to drive for Ross Braw... |
4ef874ac9c010e029017417b865a1e48fe6d386e | Summarize the following news article. | Pacquiao the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven different weights .
Took WBC light-middleweight title after win over Mexico's Antonio Margarito .
Eagerly-awaited clash with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. no nearer . | [
"(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao staked his claim to be the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet after his brutal demolition of Antonio Margarito in their WBC light-middleweight title bout in Dallas, Texas late Saturday. Nicknamed Pacman, Pacquiao -- the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven differen... |
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