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c193e75c6efa76c91d0f121f75ca20711f926bc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Argentina beat Brazil for the first time in five years in friendly international in Doha .
Lionel Messi scores the only goal of the game with a solo effort in injury-time .
United States beat 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa 1-0 in Cape Town .
World Cup quarterfinalists Paraguay thrash Hong Kong 7-0 in another friendl... | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored a superb late goal to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over South American rivals Brazil in a prestige friendly international in Qatar on Wednesday. The world player of the year struck in time added on to give Argentina a first win in five years against the five-time world champions, who t... |
5f3db40c5895aaf52d25c19740cc13bc2cfa5e83 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Chicago's fire department says the fire started at the back of the building .
NEW: The police department has opened a criminal probe into the fire, a spokesman says .
Two Chicago firefighters were killed and 17 were hurt when a wall and roof collapsed .
The deaths occurred on the 100th anniversary of massive Chica... | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- A fire that killed two Chicago firefighters and injured 17 earlier this week grew from wood or trash burning in the \"rear portion of the building,\" the fire department said Friday. An \"open-flame ignition of ordinary combustibles,\" such as wood or rubbish, led to Wednesday's blaze, Chicago Fir... |
59bd589ebcb3fd36fd8feb8bb80e3d95e461b650 | Summarize the following news article. | Post on a Facebook page falsely accused a Philadelphia man of serial killings .
Six women have been attacked, three of them fatally, in the city's Kensington area .
Authorities are warning female residents not to walk alone .
Because of DNA linking all three killings, police have said they are looking for a serial kill... | [
"(CNN) -- Fears of a serial killer stalking women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have prompted some residents to take matters into their own hands -- and onto the internet, with frightful results for one man. Many residents of the city have joined a Facebook page titled \"Catch the Kensington Strangler, before he c... |
bbfd034a9bfcdb45cdab191448453c61a6ecfd99 | Summarize the following news article. | Republican millionaire is making a strong run against a popular governor running for Senate .
John Raese's campaign is his fourth attempt to win statewide office .
Raese says he's more conservative than the Tea Party .
Gov. Joe Manchin calls himself "fiercely independent" | [
"Morgantown, West Virginia (CNN) -- Wealthy Republican businessman John Raese has run three times for statewide office in West Virginia over the past few decades and has never won. It wasn't that long ago that most political observers here and in Washington thought his fourth campaign would be a losing battle too -... |
eea24b22ed5db65b44682f41b7e6373c9c500913 | Summarize the following news article. | Royal Mail adds nearly 14,000 extra rounds for postal deliveries .
Its director says the UK is experiencing the worst December weather in 30 years .
Royal Mail is trying to catch up on the delivery backlog . | [
"London (CNN) -- Britain's Royal Mail has added nearly 14,000 extra rounds for its postal deliverers, hoping to clear a huge holiday backlog caused by winter weather woes. The service said it planned to complete 7,000 extra delivery routes Sunday, bringing packages, cards and letters to a million homes and addresse... |
28e1d9906a9ffeacc8a5e5337156a5a3f256bf4b | Summarize the following news article. | Ginger Littleton hit the gunman with the purse .
Clay Duke took over a school board meeting, upset that the district had fired his wife .
He later shot himself after a security officer wounded him .
Sales from the purse will go to charity . | [
"(CNN) -- A purse used to smack a gunman at a Florida school board meeting has sold on eBay for $13,100, the auction site said Wednesday. Proceeds from the sale will go to Salvage Santa, a charity started by Mike Jones that restores old bicycles and toys and gives them to children in the Florida Panhandle around th... |
ba20b594ace42d7680253b5697912794d6b82cdc | Summarize the following news article. | Drew Westen says the election was a repudiation -- of what? Americans just want jobs .
Jeffrey Miron explains why California rejected Prop 19, to make pot legal .
Ten of the craziest, most effective or most damaging attack ads, from Adam Hanft .
Remember 1994; the youth vote; Tea Party's message to Republicans and more... | [
"(CNN) -- Democrats, as President Obama said Wednesday, took a shellacking in Tuesday's contentious midterm elections. They lost control of the House to Republicans but managed to cling onto a reduced majority in the Senate. The election will reverberate throughout American politics, with the newcomers vowing to lo... |
ba71192bcd467034e4d6921687bfb7574051eaf5 | Summarize the following news article. | Some Google employees are leaving to create or join rival businesses .
Notable defections include engineers building programs that spike Google ads .
Google says its attrition rate hasn't changed in seven years . | [
"(CNN) -- Many computer engineers consider a job offer from Google as the golden ticket. Outdoor volleyball courts, free gourmet food, on-site haircuts, massages and laundry are among the perks Google has offered its employees at its main campus in Mountain View, California. But some of the people who do leave are ... |
3dcd8a591e8d92ab2785a55c545d4296d5df274f | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama signed into law a repeal of "don't ask, don't tell"
Secretary Gates said that the government must certify that the military is ready .
There is also a 60-day waiting period after that .
In a memo, Gates tells troops to abide by waiting period . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite President Barack Obama's signing of a law repealing the military's \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a memo to troops warning them that it remains in effect until 60 days after the government certifies that the military is ready for implementation. The Pentagon ... |
6674bff976e2aa4780a2c44635cba5592de8976f | Summarize the following news article. | Lochte wins three golds on last day of world short-course swimming championships .
In all, Lochte claims a record seven medals at the championships in Dubai .
Spain's Mireia Belmonte Garcia crowned top female swimmer with three golds and one silver .
United States tops the medal table with 12 gold and 25 in total . | [
"(CNN) -- Ryan Lochte doubled his gold-medal haul on the final day of the 10th FINA world short-course swimming championships in Dubai on Sunday. The American added gold in the men's 200 meter backstroke -- setting a new championship-best time -- and the men's 100m individual medley. The 26-year-old, the leading U.... |
6b3c8d8e6a31553c6dd94e53f7a8faac56f3c37a | Summarize the following news article. | The videos show what he called lax security at the San Francisco airport .
"I was trying to bring up the obvious, ludicrous TSA-type of security," the pilot says .
The TSA suspends him from the Federal Flight Deck Officer program and takes his gun .
TSA says he may have violated a regulation, pilot says . | [
"(CNN) -- A California-based commercial pilot says the Transportation Security Administration retaliated against him after he posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in airport security. The series of videos showed scenes from inside the San Francisco International Airport and were narrated b... |
1c1033b1803fe61aca958cad2752ea8b6ca82f57 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: John White says of his sentence being commuted: "It's a blessed day"
Gov. Paterson said he wanted to lessen the suffering after "this tragic event"
John White shot Daniel Cicciaro in 2006 during an altercation at his home .
The shooting stemmed from a dispute between White's son and a group of white youths . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Gov. David A. Paterson commuted the prison sentence Thursday of a man convicted of killing an unarmed teenage boy during a racially charged confrontation, officials said. John White was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting death ... |
bb01fbe03f31ab696fa9e3f24a15579261b4c889 | Summarize the following news article. | Morrison was accused of shouting obscenities at a crowd and exposing himself .
He was pardoned in early December .
Florida Gov. Charlie Christ helped to get the pardon for Morrison . | [
"(CNN) -- The surviving members of The Doors don't have many kind words for the recent pardon of legendary singer Jim Morrison by Florida authorities. Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist helped pave the way for the pardon earlier this month, clearing Morrison from a 40-year-old indecent exposure arrest and convicti... |
7bcb0e435c5bc6c91352a1db4266a0f3efb6a9cb | Summarize the following news article. | Indian schoolboy Armaan Jaffer hits a record-breaking 498 in an under-14's tournament .
Jaffer's total is the highest for a schoolboy and included 77 fours from 490 balls faced .
His school teammate Sarfaraz Khan scored 439 to break the record in 2009 .
The 13-year-old is the nephew of former India Test batsman Wasim J... | [
"(CNN) -- A 13-year-old Indian boy has batted his way into cricket history with a record-breaking innings of 498 in a school tournament in Mumbai, India. Armaan Jaffer, the nephew of former India international batsman Wasim Jaffer, hit the highest score ever made by a schoolboy in a local under-14 competition on We... |
a572fdc58227b4e9b9da535d370d2ac8eedcd31a | Summarize the following news article. | An actor fell during the performance and was hospitalized on Monday .
New safety protocols are being implemented for the show .
Broadway actor recants a Facebook post that musical director should be jailed . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Performances of the troubled Broadway musical \"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark\" are scheduled to resume Thursday evening after a performer was injured during a show, a spokesman said. The show's producers acted on the guidance of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the New York ... |
8af6e46941674a6f456e1fd326dc673aa6c4e9fd | Summarize the following news article. | The Rev. Soaries says part of mission is helping church fight debt, delinquencies, deficit .
Church devised dfree program to guide congregants, others in resolving debt, he says .
Once they do this, he says, community may also help church pay off cost of new complex .
Soaries: There's joy, value in debt-free living; it... | [
"(CNN) -- When I was a child, I always wondered how an ocean liner could fit on my street. Never mind that a ship needed water. I lived on a small street in a small town in northern New Jersey and my father would constantly make reference to a time when his ship would come in. I later learned that this was a figure... |
c1068a4108d33c36a34d4238188f4e0c3388c098 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 168 members of the House did not vote .
The House passes the bill, sending it to President Obama .
Sen. Charles Schumer hails passage as a "great day" for America .
The bill provides free treatment for health issues from working at ground zero . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A compromise bill to provide free medical treatment and compensation to first responders of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack won final approval Wednesday from the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The bill passed on a voice vote in the Senate,... |
37a1ac2ae1d7c7ec125fb769340473ef240b1a12 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Iranian president is in Turkey for an economic summit .
The government began cutting subsidies on Sunday .
It deployed security forces to several major gas stations in Tehran .
Three years ago, protesters torched 12 gas stations in Tehran after a fuel ration . | [
"(CNN) -- Iranians coped with soaring gas and food prices sparked by the government's removal of massive revolutionary-era subsidies as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Wednesday for a two-day economic summit in Turkey. In the Iranian capital, Tehran, police manned gas stations as some cab drivers hiked fares and... |
3bfcf818ed3cad028f7f4241096a1a17e72a838f | Summarize the following news article. | New: A judge says Phillip Greaves cannot leave Florida .
This was Greaves first court appearance .
Greaves says he wrote the book to "exorcise" his childhood .
A Florida sheriff says Greaves' arrest was not entrapment . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida judge set bail at $15,000 Wednesday for a man who wrote a controversial book considered a \"how-to\" guide for pedophiles. Phillip Greaves, who was arrested in Colorado on Monday, said the book, \"The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct,\" can be used as a g... |
ce2ee76dea41261d151028e5b56d3f2865c42635 | Summarize the following news article. | PlayStation Home can be downloaded free of charge by PS3 users .
Users communicate, share gaming experiences through their own avatars .
Designed along the lines of 3-D Second Life virtual world . | [
"(CNN) -- Electronics giant Sony launched its eagerly anticipated social-networking site Thursday for PlayStation 3 users. A gamer plays Sony's PlayStation 3. PlayStation Home, which can be downloaded free of charge, will allow PS3 gamers to interact, communicate and share gaming experiences through their own perso... |
63e9383150f3f2dd6b036adbe793629ae4062a53 | Summarize the following news article. | Musician Joe Finley auditioned for a TV show even though his wife had been found dead .
Authorities say they are still investigating the death; Finley says her death is "murder"
Finley says police tried to get him to confess, but he says he had nothing to do with her death .
He's offering a $25,000 reward for the perso... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- An \"America's Got Talent\" contestant who was questioned by police in connection with his wife's death is now offering $25,000 for information leading to a conviction in his wife's \"murder,\" the contestant says. Joe Finley, 47, a Los Angeles, California-area rock musician, said he wants to ... |
12aceaa7295b8e824cf2f96dc4163a9997a29af2 | Summarize the following news article. | Talks between Medvedev and Singh cover a range of issues .
Russia supplies India with more than 60% of its military hardware supplies .
The two sides have held summits every year since 2000 . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Close allies since the Soviet days, India and Russia marked the first decade of their strategic partnership with a slew of agreements at their annual summit Tuesday. In their talks, visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed cooperation in... |
b62c25a6bb3681267b72d335cdbfd6bc42b006c1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Several of the victims spoke about the abuse .
Douglas Perlitz began a charitable school in Cap-Haitien .
He was believed to be a great humanitarian .
Perlitz admitted to engaging in sexual conduct with eight minors . | [
"(CNN) -- An American school founder who young Haitian men once hailed as a savior was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 20 years in prison for sexually abusing them. Douglas Perlitz, 40, was sentenced in federal court in New Haven, Connecticut, to 19 years and 7 months behind bars for abusing the Haitian men when they w... |
9ebb23bb3eec2f10e090a2a845acaa9ec4d6352a | Summarize the following news article. | Nasiruddin Haqqani was seized in recent days .
He was arrested while driving to the tribal region from Peshawar .
The son is a key fundraiser for the network . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A key member of an insurgent network in the Afghan-Pakistani region has been seized recent days, Pakistani military intelligence sources told CNN on Friday. He is Nasiruddin Haqqani, son of Afghan insurgent leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, whose notorious group, called the Haqqani Network, o... |
d8fad4c224b51cc5e3127f0612794f7f8b14ab99 | Summarize the following news article. | Two police officials are accused of security breaches and covering up evidence .
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan assassinated in December 2007 .
Officials said Bhutto's husband ordered them not to conduct a port-mortem exam . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan arrested two senior police officials Wednesday in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A court refused bail for the two officials, Saud Aziz and Khurram Shehzad, said special public prosecutor Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali. Aziz was the police ch... |
86140b61ed6d0855ec335514c20e42c0df0dbc7b | Summarize the following news article. | No one in the Pentagon seems to know how long it will take to enact repeal .
Pentagon's "Plan for Implementation" is all recommendations .
"The longer we drag this out, the more confused we get," gay service member says .
Gay service members say repeal makes them more likely to stay in the military . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When President Obama signed the bill repealing the so-called \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy, it did not immediately end the military's 17-year ban on gays serving openly. In fact, it will take a series of actions to make that happen, and no one at the Pentagon seems to know when the actual en... |
350cf100a08bd6bde260325798bb7cfde91d72a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Mardy Fish describe's ITF's decision on Wayne Odesnik as "a black eye for all sport"
Odesnik's two-year suspension for importing HGH has been halved due to cooperation .
The ITF expects the 25-year-old to continue giving assistance to anti-doping officials .
The former world No. 77 is free to return to tennis from Dece... | [
"(CNN) -- Mardy Fish has criticized tennis authorities for halving the suspension handed out to fellow American player Wayne Odesnik for importing controlled drugs. Odesnik will be able to resume his career from December 29 after the International Tennis Federation conditionally canceled the second year of his ban ... |
79bf95bd9283efcb24970d50e0f1f81e04be8441 | Summarize the following news article. | The movie's real strength is generating escalating waves of plot tension and misdirection .
The usually sunnier Banks is an interesting, counterintuitive casting choice .
There's passport forgery, robbery, lock picking, shooting, and driving too fast in a Prius . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"The Next Three Days\" follows an ordinary guy named John (Russell Crowe) as he executes a wildly complicated plan to spring his wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks,) from prison, where she has been locked up for a murder she says she didn't commit. Jailbreaking is not John's forte --he's a community-college ... |
4d7ed53a876256079ea6270564f8a3859311445c | Summarize the following news article. | Defense: Fernanda Romero's marriage was "unconventional" but real .
The Mexican actress is accused of using a fake marriage to get a U.S. green card .
Photographer Markus Klinko was the key prosecution witness .
Klinko says his goal was not to get his ex-girlfriend deported . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The sham marriage trial of Mexican actress Fernanda Romero, under way in a Los Angeles federal court, offered more drama this week than the soap operas she is famous for. The courtroom cast included celebrity photographer and reality TV star Markus Klinko, whom defense lawyers trie... |
7af61a5ba925afd587b7499fdb29fed07455b0c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Jackson: Nations are hoping to avoid bailouts like those of Greece, Ireland .
He says there's a rush to embrace austerity measures that inflict pain on the poor .
Jackson says we need to adopt frugal policies, spending less but investing more .
Government must lead; this is not a time to dismantle the state, he say... | [
"(CNN) -- No one can deny that these are difficult days. Ireland this week became the second Eurozone nation in six months to be bailed out by the International Monetary Fund. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted a slowing down of economic recovery through 2011, with more turbulence a... |
49373209a70f74c2f18ad7621a19db65c563a865 | Summarize the following news article. | Stanford University student creates YouTube Instant in three hours .
The site lets people search enormous YouTube video database in real time .
Student says he's been blown away by how quickly his tool went viral . | [
"(CNET) -- For Stanford University student Feross Aboukhadijeh, what started off as a bet fueled by youthful ambition and technical bravado, ended up an Internet hit and quite possibly a job. Last week, Aboukhadijeh, 19, was just an ordinary, albeit talented, college student as he tested out Google Instant, the We... |
301765017424a64326f6f970a9daef0b0ee88b28 | Summarize the following news article. | Hiding an item in your Christmas tree is an easy tradition to pass down .
One reader's family participates in a marshmallow fight every Christmas Eve .
Many families participate in a Yankee swap -- a trick gift exchange .
People wear a pair of yellow underpants in Latin American countries on New Year's Eve . | [
"(RealSimple.com) -- Readers share the uncustomary customs they celebrate year after year. Since we moved to Virginia four years ago, my husband and I have attended the annual National Menorah Lighting on the Ellipse, in Washington, D.C. A military band accompanies three cantors while they give the blessing and sin... |
8274d582831749fa3d6b9dd4a9f385693ff8bdaf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 57 killed, another 400 injured, says disaster agency .
Tsunami watch quickly expires, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says .
Older buildings damaged in Tasikmalaya in Indonesian island of Java, witness says .
Series of quakes hit Indonesia's Sumatra Island three weeks ago . | [
"CIANJUR, Indonesia (CNN) -- More than a day after a major earthquake jolted Indonesia's Java Island, killing at least 57 people, there is still no word from remote villages along the coast, a relief worker told CNN Thursday. Soldiers try to dig out the body of a victim buried by a landslide caused by the earthqua... |
06d7366ba7904198e2a8f66b0f173a802b0351c9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials will investigate de-icing fluid shortage .
Christmas Day brings smoother operations at Charles de Gaulle Airport .
About a foot of snow falls on the de Gaulle roof, forcing a partial evacuation .
European airports are recovering from long delays . | [
"(CNN) -- Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was rebounding Saturday after hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid during snow and ice that snarled air traffic across Europe, authorities said. Flight delays at de Gaulle were expected to decrease as the day went on. Officials could ... |
485024a590f0a25909132229a327552b8e21ea6a | Summarize the following news article. | Disney is hosting miners and rescuers next month .
The group is going to be Grand Marshals at a Disney World parade . | [
"(CNN) -- Following in the footsteps of many other celebrities, the miners who spent more than two months trapped underground in a Chilean mine are \"going to Disney World.\" \"The amazing story of these miners captured the attention of the world for demonstrating the true power and resilience of the human spirit,\... |
bd511c31c29148229e5ed3e2b8d47774698bf1d3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: NATO and Afghan troops kill 10 insurgents .
Car bomb explodes in Kandahar as police picked up their paychecks .
1 person died and 26 others were injured in the bombing . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan and NATO troops killed 10 insurgents during separate sweeps in southern and eastern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Monday. ISAF said coalition troops spotted insurgents placing an improvised explosive device in the Musa Qal'ah district of Helmand... |
e2ccd625fe1d425006cf8301b12286acf5205caf | Summarize the following news article. | Crash occurs late Saturday near Badaun, an official tells Indian state-run news agency .
In addition to the 36 killed, 28 needed treatment .
One vehicle was bringing people back from a ceremony marking the last rites of a relative .
Provincial government giving payments to those hurt and relatives of those killed . | [
"(CNN) -- Thirty-six people in northern India are dead and another 28 are injured following a collision between a bus and a vehicle carrying mourners from a funeral, an official news agency reported Sunday, citing local officials. The crash occurred late Saturday outside Badaun, in Uttar Pradesh state, District Mag... |
29de20e15787ee88e9cde19030ba1bd1b9809dbe | Summarize the following news article. | Other South American nations recognized a Palestinian state .
Palestinians have recently requested state recognition .
This comes amid a breakdown in talks with Israel . | [
"(CNN) -- Ecuador is the latest country to recognize an independent Palestinian state. The government said on Friday that President Rafael Correa recognized \"the Palestine State as free and independent within its borders since 1967.\" Others countries -- such as Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay -- recently made the s... |
71919e0dfa25ec870d8aae8d0466ac85d497459c | Summarize the following news article. | Santiago Sierra is your number one choice of controversial artists .
Also in the top five were Ai Weiwei and Jeff Koons .
This month, vote for your five favorite dancers of the 20th century . | [
"(CNN) -- The votes are in, the numbers tallied and icon can now reveal that Santiago Sierra is the artist you find most controversial. The Spanish artist's unapologetic art frequently scandalizes audiences, with some of his more controversial works including the transformation a former synagogue in Germany into a ... |
3399b4784ab6f0a29a2487db52312862ba813b19 | Summarize the following news article. | The two presidents spoke by phone on Thursday .
Medvedev congratulates Obama on Senate approval of the nuclear treaty .
The Senate passes the New START on a 71-26 vote .
The treaty will bring back inspections and limit each nation's warheads and launchers . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday congratulated President Barack Obama on the Senate's approval of a new nuclear arms control treaty between the countries, the White House said. According to a White House statement, the two presidents spoke by phone on the first day of Obama's Hawai... |
6f188641f085b6a95ae810769e75404ec9f130bb | Summarize the following news article. | Eight months of bickering and paralysis had appeared to end in a power-sharing agreement .
But that agreement appeared to fall apart late Thursday when the Sunni-backed bloc walked out .
"It is like assembling a car with different parts and hoping it will work," a legislator says . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- After eight months of bickering and political paralysis, Iraqi leaders were thought to have finally reached a power-sharing agreement Thursday for a new government, but that deal appeared to fall apart late in the day as members of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya List walked out of the parliamentar... |
1dc11d02c831da933e2b07c58d21f168da947e92 | Summarize the following news article. | The Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo will not step down, his foreign minister says .
The official dismisses as unlikely a threat by West African leaders to use force against Gbagbo .
On Friday, that group said it may have "no alternative" but to use "legitimate force"
The international community has called Gbagbo illegitim... | [
"(CNN) -- The disputed head of the Ivory Coast will not step down, one of his key ministers said Saturday, despite the threat by West African leaders to use military force to force him out. A day earlier, a statement from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States said its 15 members would not hesitate... |
9f477e2878124010286353170c0e756cafc4c751 | Summarize the following news article. | Hugo Chavez is expected to arrive in Tehran, Iran, on Monday for a two-day trip .
He and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will talk about expanding relations . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to arrive in Iran on Monday to discuss the expansion of relations between the two countries, according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency. Chavez will stay for two days in Tehran, and will be accompanied by a Venezuelan delegation, Fars said. He will meet with ... |
24ec273764e0ddb37d91165328cb061216e26815 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. report says the cholera outbreak's course is "difficult to predict"
Haiti hasn't seen a cholera outbreak in more than a century .
The epidemic has killed more than 1,100 in the earthquake-ravaged nation . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The cholera epidemic already blamed for more than 1,100 deaths in Haiti could worsen because of poor sanitation in the earthquake-ravaged country, U.S. medical researchers reported Thursday. A lack of treated drinking water, coupled with poor hand hygiene and food-preparation practices, m... |
a2a2e9d9c0fe05516e639bde41ea3e332e20386d | Summarize the following news article. | Demonstrators blame U.N. peacekeepers for the cholera outbreak .
Protests have been ongoing in the northern city of Cap-Haitien .
Aid agencies say the protests are hampering treatment . | [
"Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Like cholera itself, Haiti's protests against the United Nations spread Thursday to the capital, Port-au-Prince, as angry people took to the streets demanding the global body get out of their country. Similar demonstrations erupted earlier this week in the northern coastal city of Ca... |
d7180f6cdcca5ff796bb6731ced66c12dfa9cc8a | Summarize the following news article. | Angela Pierce was driving by when she saw a Dayton police officer and suspect scuffling .
She got out of the car, helping out the officer by repeatedly pounding on the suspect's head .
Pierce says, "I didn't even think about what he could have done to me" | [
"(CNN) -- When she saw a Dayton, Ohio, police officer tangled up with a man, Angela Pierce could have kept on driving. Instead, she got out of the car to team up with the officer and join the fight. While the danger was real -- especially with the suspect in arm's reach of the officer's gun -- Pierce told HLN's Jan... |
7909e83ce348a0009a1019c63d80cc3eb9c46422 | Summarize the following news article. | The surprise discovery shows the ancient Roman encampment was bigger than thought .
It includes tiles stamped with the mark of the legion that destroyed the Second Temple .
Archeaologists found a dog's paw print .
The Roman city helped determine the shape of Jerusalem to the present day . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse that was probably used by the soldiers who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday. The surprise discovery includes the mark of Rome's Tenth Legion -- as well as the paw print of... |
df7e8571a3e9e36cb24cba6232283177eb225412 | Summarize the following news article. | Fareed Zakaria: China has tremendous influence over North Korea .
He says China supplies much of the North's vital supplies and can play a positive role .
Zakaria says U.S. needs to work secretly with China to bring an end to conflict .
He says U.S. assurances could go long way toward gaining Chinese OK for reunificati... | [
"New York (CNN) -- The United States and China could play a crucial role in helping finally to resolve the conflict that plagues the Korean Peninsula, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. In one of the most violent incidents in decades, North Korea shelled a South Korean island Tuesday, killing four people. North Korea acc... |
4b681a64ab814eeb4b83f33535026179b339194b | Summarize the following news article. | The officer was dispatched to the apartments on a domestic assualt report .
He is the second Arlington officer to die in the line of duty this year .
On Monday, a Georgia state trooper was killed after a traffic stop . | [
"(CNN) -- An Arlington, Texas, police officer was among three people killed in a shooting at an apartment complex Tuesday night, officials said. It was at least the second fatal shooting in two days of a law enforcement officer in the United States. On Monday, a Georgia state trooper was fatally shot after a traffi... |
f8d69b594ef606434bdef20d725ec868ccde8521 | Summarize the following news article. | Europe and IMF discussing 100 billion euro bailout for Ireland's banking sector .
Irish PM announced swingeing four-year austerity plan .
No change to Ireland's low corporation tax of 12.5 percent .
Media express anger of Irish people over mess it is in; government is unpopular . | [
"Dublin, Republic of Ireland (CNN) -- Europe and the International Monetary Fund are in the process of finalizing a rescue package worth up to 100 billion euros to bail out Ireland's banking sector. What are the implications of the bailout for Irish people and the rest of the world? When will we know the full detai... |
5f02204596bd95154eae11179f9c4bc7df7b9b92 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg favors "underdogs" and entrepreneurs .
Apple and Google have struggled to make apps that work well with Facebook .
Small companies can freely build apps that work with Facebook . | [
"San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg favors the little guy, but that attitude can pose obstacles for popular websites that want to work with his company. Apple and Google, which are among the biggest technology businesses in the world, find themselves stonewalled at times by Zuckerberg a... |
7eae2b0fd79ccabd8df81e032a7d0c88b52c2c55 | Summarize the following news article. | Jean-François Julliard says Reporters Without Borders supports whistle-blower sites .
Julliard says WikiLeaks' indiscriminate document release can put civilians at risk .
Press group has spoken against government censorship of WikiLeaks, he says .
Julliard: WikLeaks must act responsibly to avoid giving authorities excu... | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- Last week Reporters Without Borders released a letter calling on WikiLeaks to take down the names of civilians identified as having collaborated with the International Security Assistance Force and with NATO forces. In our view making the names of Afghan civilians public could put them at ri... |
e4f853f619580cc9e76bc656fa2e010b71860d92 | Summarize the following news article. | "We need your help," site tells supporters .
Clinton joked about WikiLeaks at a Saturday night event .
Senate Republican leader calls Assange "a high-tech terrorist" | [
"(CNN) -- Under heavy pressure from the United States and allied governments, WikiLeaks appealed to supporters worldwide to mirror its website Sunday as it continued the process of releasing thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables. \"Wikileaks is currently under heavy attack. In order to make it impossible to... |
e00614a7baee7abb79a45af3f21415e124cd58d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Favorable exchange rates and off-season values help travelers get the most for their money .
Visiting less-traveled destinations can often ensure lower prices and fewer people .
For great values, fall is the right time to visit places such as Curacao, Cambodia, Iceland . | [
"(CNN) -- Looking for fine wine or a luxurious spa visit without a top-drawer price tag? Visit one of these nine destinations where lavish experiences and affordability intersect. Whether it's an off-season value, a cost-of-living advantage, a favorable exchange rate or simply a less-traveled locale, resourceful tr... |
54ce40f879de33fb5f19a3784b5be2d06513ce88 | Summarize the following news article. | People are profoundly uncertain about currencies, says Harold James .
He says sharp drops in housing prices and increases in commodities are causing fear .
James: Gold appeals to people because it limits governments' monetary policies .
Basing currencies on gold would result in deflation, then colossal inflation, says ... | [
"Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- There is at present a profound uncertainty about currencies. That is why the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, created such a stir with a brief reference to an enhanced role for gold in the course of a plea for a more sustainable international exchange rate system. The re... |
517bc3ddcb247ea00a4c0f81d37fd114dbadf5ab | Summarize the following news article. | Ricky Martin started his foundation to advocate for children around the world .
In 2004, he started focusing his efforts on human trafficking .
Martin: "You cannot turn a blind eye" to children being forced into slavery .
Martin was on the Blue Ribbon Panel that chose this year's Top 10 CNN Heroes . | [
"(CNN) -- Grammy Award-winning artist Ricky Martin has long been passionate about helping others, serving as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and working with Habitat for Humanity. But his main charitable focus is the Ricky Martin Foundation, which he founded to advocate for children around the world. This year, Martin... |
30ce4922d68a7d21ae9989835a03dc984734f108 | Summarize the following news article. | Diplomatic cables spell out successes against Mexican cartels .
Americans praise actions of Mexican naval units .
Cables detail operation against Arturo Beltran Leyva . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico's war against the drug cartels is frustrated by a risk-averse army and interagency rivalries, according to U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks. But amid some downbeat assessments of the challenges faced by President Felipe Calderon, some of the cables celebrate outstanding successes agains... |
79128a24514521e0e3f73cec54e5095c0b764f2c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Obamas tour Humayun's Tomb .
The president celebrates Diwali with local students .
Diwali is a festival of lights .
A day earlier, the president unveiled about $10 billion in contracts for U.S. exports to India . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama started his second day in India on a lighter note: pulling a few dance moves and celebrating a major religious festival with local students. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama spent Sunday morning at a local school, where students were celebrating Diwali. Youn... |
1fffdc7fefbae08431aac1d3c99a8055192e2d19 | Summarize the following news article. | The cables say Grace Mugabe and others profited from illegal diamond sales .
The Standard said the sales accelerated hyperinflation in the country .
A journalist group voices concern about potential fallout of the suit . | [
"Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The wife of Zimbabwe's president has sued a Zimbabwean newspaper for $15 million following its publication of allegations that she was linked to and profited from illegal diamond sales in the southern African country. According to papers filed at the High Court in Harare Wednesday, Grace ... |
5ddbe354cae63208c976fa77473ad45d43e4e7d1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Delta joins other carriers in cancelling flights, with more likely to come Sunday .
NEW: A blizzard watch is in effect for coastal New Hampshire and Maine .
Southern New England and metro NYC have a blizzard warning for Sunday and Monday .
It's all part of a storm system that's causing travel headaches along the E... | [
"(CNN) -- Snow fell in parts of the southeast Saturday, the leading edge of a powerful storm system that has prompted blizzard warnings in New York City and Boston and threatened to cause major travel headaches at the tail end of the holiday week. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the N... |
a058a6012e2021e8997a000ba3ccaa9bb8270a77 | Summarize the following news article. | Ajax captain Luis Suarez punished following incident in Dutch Eredivisie match .
Uruguay striker ruled out until early February after being found guilty of biting opponent .
He will miss seven domestic matches but can still play in the Champions League .
UEFA to investigate red cards given to Real Madrid players for ti... | [
"(CNN) -- Uruguay's controversial World Cup star Luis Suarez has been given a seven-match suspension after being found guilty of biting an opposition player in a Dutch league match. The striker will miss six Eredivisie games as well as a Dutch Cup tie, ruling him out until his club Ajax's next league match at home ... |
952f356b12d634cb14a0ec918c03b5b0fe76f1c8 | Summarize the following news article. | J.R. Martinez was severely burned while serving as a soldier in Iraq at 19 .
During recovery, he helped another young man in the same situation, which changed his life .
People don't understand that the feeling of helping others is "what's in it for them"
To start helping others, do what you do best, make them feel app... | [
"(CNN) -- This world is a busy place with billions of people and billions of things to achieve and experience. It's easy to live a lifetime without knowing the feeling of helping others. But can you really blame people for making a way for themselves and not others? That's the message you get from birth: \"Go after... |
9e434b6a9acb9276b6f1b425267cdc4a29788cb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Miami Heat beat two-time defending champions Los Angeles Lakers 96-80 .
LeBron James leads Heat with 31st triple-double of his career .
Kobe Bryant restricted to 17 points for disappointing Lakers . | [
"(CNN) -- LeBron James led the much-vaunted Miami Heat to a morale-boosting Christmas Day victory over two-time defending NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers. James notched 27 points with 10 assists and 11 rebounds for the 31st triple-double of his career in the 96-80 win in the heavyweight clash on the Lakers' home ... |
e526042f57b20c6001c1e6f4a71c55a3b581f8a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Klitschko brothers issue statement saying they want to fight Dave Haye in 2011 .
Wladimir Klitschko likely to fight Britain's WBA title holder first .
Vitali Klitschko holds WBC version of the heavyweight crown .
Koki Kameda wins the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title . | [
"(CNN) -- Brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have sent Britain's WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye a New Year message, saying they are both ready to fight him in 2011. Wladimir holds three of the current world heavyweight belts, Vitali has the prestigious WBC title, and Haye the other. Match-ups betwee... |
1d0975572bc4de6d9494d372b48b7298805b29b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Miami Heat's LeBron James is looking for sponsors for his 26th birthday party .
Investment opportunities are available for between $10,000-$500,000 .
The Miami bash will boast A-list celebrities according to marketing firm he hired .
James is participating in an 11-stop dinner party tour, set to run until April . | [
"(CNN) -- He earns millions of dollars every year, but basketball star LeBron James wants investors to splash out up to $500,000 each to sponsor his lavish 26th birthday celebrations. The Miami Heat player has hired a marketing firm to find backers willing to help fund his December 30 party, dubbed the \"Full Court... |
217b3248433f092e243c6c9314dbb81c232848a0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dutch intelligence report said more citizens wanted to join Al-Shabaab .
12 men of Somali origin arrested in Rotterdam .
They are in custody on suspicion of terrorism .
No weapons or explosives were found . | [
"(CNN) -- Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday. The country's intelligence service provided information that led to the arrests in Rotterdam, Public Prosecution Service spokesman Wim de Bruin told CNN. No weapons o... |
c259de4e95467f024fa8ea1ccb19a8db9eaebd6b | Summarize the following news article. | Brussels airport says all but one runway shut because of heavy snowfall .
Airports in London are operating, with some delays and cancellations possible .
Charles de Gaulle airport cancels a third of afternoon and evening flights .
About a foot of snow falls on the roof, forcing a partial evacuation . | [
"(CNN) -- A part of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was evacuated Friday due to the accumulation of snow on the roof and hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid, authorities said, as blustery winter weather snarled travel across Europe. Nearly 2,000 passengers were moved from Te... |
993b94b767fe03559e098b589e95922f420010e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Author Jodi Newbern: Try to include gift receipts in whatever you're giving .
It's usually OK to ask to return it unless it's monogrammed, Peggy Post says .
Author Sherri Athay says exchanging is OK if the gift doesn't fit you . | [
"(CNN) -- The sweater you wouldn't be caught dead in. The knicknack that doesn't match your decor. The Walkman (they still make those?) you'll never use. And it's always that same great-aunt/wacky uncle/out-of-touch grandparent that gives it to you. The holidays are great when you get gifts that you want. Yet ther... |
922c114fae88b3585011637e90b43efa1b3a16a7 | Summarize the following news article. | August Busch IV is the only member of his family on Anheuser-Busch InBev's board .
The body of Adrienne Nicole Martin, 27, is found in a Missouri home, police say .
The Frontenac home belongs to Busch, a former CEO of Anheuser-Busch .
Busch's lawyer says there's nothing suspicious in the "tragic death ... of a nice you... | [
"(CNN) -- Missouri police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found at the home of beer tycoon August Busch IV. Frontenac, Missouri, police officers got a 911 call just before 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, about an unresponsive woman at a residence later identified as belonging to ... |
a11aadfbf1ea1ab87f321aab92bc19445fca7cb7 | Summarize the following news article. | United Airlines debuted a 757 painted with the logo for the show's farewell season .
The Oprah plane will fly United domestic routes through May 2011 .
One customer on the inaugural flight will receive enough United miles for a trip around the world . | [
"(CNN) -- The Queen of Talk's influence is reaching new heights with the unveiling of a plane marking the 25th and final season of the \"Oprah Winfrey Show.\" United Airlines debuted a 757 Thursday newly painted from nose to tail with the logo for the show's farewell season. During its inaugural flight from Chicago... |
75cbf61c5668abe3217f762191200040026b83cc | Summarize the following news article. | Generally speaking, Mount Merapi has passed its dangerous phase," the government says .
It cited recent eruptions vs. historic ones and compared magma flow .
Eruptions that started on October 26 and have killed 191 people .
Nearly 344,000 residents have been displaced . | [
"(CNN) -- The worst might be over on Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano, disaster officials said Thursday. They urged calm in the aftermath of recent eruptions, which started on October 26 and have killed 191 people. \"Generally speaking, Mount Merapi has passed its dangerous phase,\" the National Agency for Disaster... |
0b1225617f43bbee49dedb6dd60f345a33a7307e | Summarize the following news article. | Boxing trainer Freddie Roach angry after being mocked in a video posted on Internet .
His Parkinson's disease was lampooned by fighters Antonio Margarito and Brandon Rios .
Roach's charge Manny Pacquiao will take on Margarito in a title bout on Saturday .
Mexican-American apologizes at a press conference for his part i... | [
"(CNN) -- Antonio Margarito has apologized for mocking Manny Pacquiao's Parkinson's disease-afflicted boxing trainer Freddie Roach in a video that has spread like wildfire across the Internet. The Mexican-American boxer made a surprise appearance at Thursday's press conference for the undercard bout between Brandon... |
c9a98aaa303f88b5eff0650a561ed0f36accef19 | Summarize the following news article. | Hu Jintao will travel to the United States early next year .
The trip will be "profound and far-reaching for bilateral ties," state-run media says .
The world needs strong ties between Beijing and Washington, President Barack Obama says .
Relations between the two countries have hit rough patches in the past year . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed for the first time that President Hu Jintao will visit the United States early next year. The trip will be \"profound and far-reaching for bilateral ties,\" state-run media reported, saying that preparations have begun for the visit. \"China and the Un... |
35a1676f8b2ec0e1e8767f87bb5944facfd5ceed | Summarize the following news article. | Keisuke Honda is the star of the Japanese football team .
Has played for CSKA Moscow since December 2009 .
Rumors of move to a bigger European team this winter .
Dream move would be the play for Real Madrid . | [
"(CNN) -- Keisuke Honda is the rising star of Japanese football. The 24-year-old has been likened to a Japanese David Beckham, both as an attacking midfielder with devastating free-kick skills, and as a pin-up with a distinctive off-the-pitch style. But the CSKA Moscow player would rather be known for his own achie... |
3a6996fe1334188cb7c907277e607cc4c93e71fe | Summarize the following news article. | Employee made lewd remark about female colleague in body scanner .
Critics of full body scanners say they are an abuse of privacy rights .
Police issued harassment warning over incident at Heathrow Airport .
Scanners introduced in aftermath of Dec. 25 attempt to blow up airliner . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- An employee at London's Heathrow Airport has been given a police warning after allegedly making a lewd remark about a female colleague as she stood in a full body scanner by mistake. The woman reported the incident to airport bosses and to police, according to the UK's Press Association. \... |
04456a027f9c7578390e215c8dde7b2a73864076 | Summarize the following news article. | A Russian lawmaker wants a commission to analyze how a top official leaked the information .
The lawmaker confirms a report naming a top intelligence officer as the U.S. source .
The officer gave the U.S. information on the spy ring, and fled Russia, the newspaper says .
The newspaper article alleges the colonel's info... | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- A Russian lawmaker is calling for a special investigation into a top intelligence official's alleged release of information on a Russian spy ring in the United States. The deputy chairman of the Russian parliament's security committee wants a special commission to analyze how information on... |
60c65fa36de4cf1ed566c3062b91df98aebe8501 | Summarize the following news article. | Daniel Domscheit-Berg says WikiLeaks has a structural problem .
He repeatedly clashed with the website's founder, Julian Assange .
The whistle-blower website has leaked thousands of classified documents . | [
"(CNN) -- A leading spokesman for WikiLeaks has said he is stepping down, citing organizational shortcomings and clashes with the group's founder. Daniel Domscheit-Berg, who was known as Daniel Schmitt while acting as spokesman, said the whistle-blower website has structural problems stemming from its rapid growth,... |
5d23a8fcbeb547c7b14f2949e2250884f04179f7 | Summarize the following news article. | The vessel MV Beluga Fortune was held captive for one day .
Crew locked themselves in a panic room, shipping firm CEO says .
Naval forces come to rescue as crew of 16 unharmed . | [
"(CNN) -- A cargo ship seized by Somali pirates off the coast of Kenya was freed Monday after one day under siege, and the German-based Beluga Shipping company said its crew of 16 was unharmed. The pirates were thwarted after the crew of the MV Beluga Fortune locked themselves in a panic room and switched off the m... |
14292b828ba851d056bd7e992350a1befae90f04 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clapper: We're not going to comment on specific intelligence .
Man talks about a "Mumbai-style" attack in Europe, official says .
He attended the same mosque in Hamburg as 9/11 hijacker Atta .
Europe plot is one factor in the increase in drone attacks in Pakistan . | [
"(CNN) -- A German citizen of Afghan descent was the source of much of the information on a potential \"Mumbai-style\" terror plot in Europe, a German counterterrorism official said Wednesday. The man, Ahmed Sidiqi, was detained in Kabul in July and transferred to U.S. custody where he has \"revealed details about ... |
7372cad5bbcc1326b4071c705062d941a07165e1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The attack is similar to previous killings at drug rehab centers .
Victims in Tijuana shootings ranged in age from 19 to 56 years old .
Four men opened fire inside a rehab center, fled in a vehicle, state-run news agency reports .
Sunday night's killings in Tijuana came one day after 14 people were killed at a Jua... | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican officials have identified 13 people killed Sunday night in a Tijuana drug rehabilitation center, the state-run news agency said Monday. Four heavily armed men stormed into the Centro de Rehabilitacion El Camino and opened fire, the Notimex news agency said. The reported ages of... |
d4f965bfd42f8a18e7aaa4d469cfb1654e25acc9 | Summarize the following news article. | The community of Highland was flooded last week .
Officials say total damage could hit $17.2 million .
As many as 600 volunteers help in the cleanup effort .
Two inches of rain or two feet of snow in the mountains is expected, says CNN meteorologist . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Volunteers flocked to a southern California community to help residents mop up last week's flood damage ahead of what meteorologists are predicting will be more rain. Five homes were destroyed and nearly 75 damaged in the San Bernardino County community of Highland when water and m... |
c2f72ab1ef9f46f5bfa428483109da6092ca7e04 | Summarize the following news article. | Colin Powell responds to suggestion he be named White House chief of staff .
"I haven't been asked, and I don't expect to be asked," he says .
He calls midterm election results "a body blow" for President Obama . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that he has \"no interest\" in government service in response to a recently televised suggestion by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell that President Obama name Powell as White House chief of staff. \"I haven't been asked, and I don't expect to be asked,\" Powe... |
87348d07d8365a86908783bc8f026a40a2d7afce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Super Typhoon Megi carries sustained winds of about 287 kph (178 mph)
Super Typhoon Megi, also known as Juan, is expected to make landfall Monday .
Winds could be in excess of 200 kph as it hits northern Luzon . | [
"(CNN) -- Emergency crews in the Philippines were on standby Monday morning as the island nation braced for a \"super typhoon\" that could trigger flooding and landslides. Super Typhoon Megi, also known as Juan, is expected to make landfall midday Monday at or near super-typhoon strength, with winds possibly in exc... |
0ba64928a058672b8a39bd4a3b7b66ef3bac81d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight people died in the January 2009 crash in Louisiana .
The chopper's windshields were not bird-strike resistant, the board says .
The crash occurred days before a Hudson River landing following a bird strike . | [
"(CNN) -- A 2009 helicopter crash in which eight people died was due to a bird striking the chopper's windshield, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. \"Contributing to the accident, the board said, were the lack of [Federal Aviation Administration] regulations and guidance requiring helicopter ... |
503b67af795cb761aadb32e7e0351d62789118f7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama administration lauds step to settle discrimination claims by blacks, Indians .
NEW: Officials are working to resolve similar lawsuits by women and Hispanics .
The Senate approved a roughly $1.15 billion settlement for minority farmers, sources say .
Black Farmers Association president calls the Senate action... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate approved a $1.15 billion measure Friday to fund a settlement initially reached between the Agriculture Department and minority farmers more than a decade ago. The 1997 Pigford v. Glickman case against the U.S. Agriculture Department was settled out of court 11 years ago. Under a... |
97a0a064f24e525f2caeba5e5df13fbe02b519dc | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Lewis listed as "world's most avid golfer" by Guinness World Records .
Texan has played up to 54 holes in a day this year on his way to world record .
The 64-year-old aims to complete 611 rounds by the end of 2010 at Four Seasons resort .
Members of his club paid to accompany Lewis on record-breaking 600th roun... | [
"(CNN) -- He has entered the record books with his 600th round of golf this year, but retiree Richard Lewis is not finished yet. The 64-year-old American has walked some 2,500 miles and hit over 50,000 shots after reaching the milestone at the Four Seasons Resort in the Las Colinas region of Dallas, Texas on Sunday... |
3da3a56efacda9e9808d8a023b02428a0f88fe17 | Summarize the following news article. | Nadya Suleman, mother of ocpuplets speaks to CNN about her amazing year .
"Octomom" -- as she has been dubbed -- says shes damned if she does or doesn't work .
Single mother says shes grown more in past 11 months than in her whole life . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- When Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January 2009 the news was greeted with amazement around the world. But astonishment soon gave way to criticism directed at her -- it was revealed that she was already a mother to six children -- and over the ethics of fertility treatment. So fa... |
7c2d1a80beb30d68cbcdc203efec51042babbe43 | Summarize the following news article. | England lead Australia by 346 runs with five first-innings wickets remaining .
Australia captain Ricky Ponting fined after arguing with umpires over decision .
He faces the prospect of an embarrassing third Ashes series defeat as skipper .
Jonathan Trott ends second day unbeaten on 141 after adding 158 with Matt Prior ... | [
"(CNN) -- Frustrated Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined for arguing with the umpires as England took complete control of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Monday thanks to Jonathan Trott's century. Ponting, who faces the prospect of becoming the first skipper from his country to loses three Ashes series ... |
281857c8d939dc2da94885a29d191b71624d4a36 | Summarize the following news article. | Web counterculture of tinkerers "hacks" bikes into faster electric bikes .
Engineer Justin Lemire-Elmore predicts a "bicycle revolution" within 20 years .
In China, 22 million e-bikes sold this year; 300,000 in the U.S.
Both sides acknowledge animosity between e-bikers and traditional bicyclists . | [
"(CNN) -- Justin Lemire-Elmore would be the first to admit he's a bit of a revolutionary. This is a guy whose teen years included teaching himself how to build bombs in his parents' basement. At 14, while trying to be the first on his block to make explosives, Lemire-Elmore accidentally burned the skin off half his... |
97809deab9095ad302d7de64f58a200d3b8d80ad | Summarize the following news article. | Amazon changed its policy to allow customers to give e-books as gifts .
But you cannot directly give a NookBook, an iBook or a Sony e-book as a gift .
E-book users can, of course, buy or obtain e-books in other formats . | [
"(CNN) -- This holiday season, many people received e-book readers as gifts -- but what about the books? It has been surprisingly difficult to give someone an e-book as a gift. You could buy them a gift card for the e-book service of their choice, and maybe suggest which book to purchase, but you couldn't actually ... |
b0f8c70d8439c432a44c0e7755e5d4852afad540 | Summarize the following news article. | President Santos praises the national police operation .
Paramilitary leader Pedro Guerrero was killed in the raid .
The operation took place on Christmas .
Two police officers were killed in the confrontation . | [
"(CNN) -- A right-wing paramilitary leader in Colombia was killed in a police operation on Christmas Day, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Wednesday. Pedro Guerrero, also known as \"The Knife,\" was a ruthless killer and a major drug trafficker, the president said. On December 24, national police fo... |
79903333ec2cf6a294518bf61428ba344718f41e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for the attack .
57 people were wounded, police officials say .
8 suspects have been arrested .
Gunmen attacked stock exchange earlier, killing 2 guards . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi security forces stormed a Catholic church Sunday where gunmen suspected of having ties to al Qaeda were holding worshippers hostage, ending an hours-long standoff, police officials said Sunday. Thirty-seven people were killed in the operation, including hostages, kidnappers and securit... |
2f2e746efe7262f473372bd3fae0c0c0dbb3d186 | Summarize the following news article. | Andy Roddick is fit and ready to defend his Brisbane International title .
The world number eight felt his 2010 season was affected by injury and illness .
Roddick is seeded second for the tournament behind world number four Robin Soderling . | [
"(CNN) -- Andy Roddick has told the official ATP Tour website that he is fit and raring to go as he prepares to defend his Brisbane International title next week. The world number eight feels he was never in tip-top shape throughout 2010, but he now believes he is over the illness and injury problems that prevented... |
05f601543749a34b9a149b2c774c20f166ad3d8f | Summarize the following news article. | Search crews have uncovered 23 dead bodies and seven injured survivors .
Red Cross rescuers are still hoping to find survivors in the rubble .
Officials are evacuating others in the area, which is considered unstable geologically .
Colombia's president says rains have caused devastating floods throughout the country . | [
"(CNN) -- As rescue efforts continue Tuesday, Colombia's president will visit the mountainside neighborhood where a massive landslide buried dozens of homes. By Monday night, search crews had uncovered 23 dead bodies there, the Red Cross said, and more than 120 people could still be trapped underground. \"We are st... |
b0618af3652cf74856235fb7574c1c49ed41f89f | Summarize the following news article. | Second body is found in the rubble of a furniture store, official says .
Store owner is in serious but stable condition .
Search and rescue crews removing rubble from the scene of the blast . | [
"(CNN) -- Search crews found a second body in the ruins of a furniture store destroyed by a gas explosion in Wayne, Michigan, the city's fire chief said early Thursday. The body of a 54-year-old woman, a store employee, was pulled from the rubble of Franks Furniture around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to Wayne F... |
fc6e74f81bb1921c24e2e65deb203d83bc802138 | Summarize the following news article. | Phanor Eriko Kuratomi was arrested in Mexico City on Friday .
He is accused of using women to smuggle drugs .
Also arrested were three women accused of smuggling the drugs . | [
"(CNN) -- A Japanese man accused of operating a drug trafficking ring between Mexico and Japan was arrested in Mexico last week, the Ministry of Public Security said Saturday. Phanor Eriko Kuratomi, known as \"El Casio,\" was arrested Friday in Mexico City, according to a ministry news release. The arrest was the r... |
c274a1e5c292ba39d44cae88fc812a6625968d7e | Summarize the following news article. | Didier Drogba misses a late penalty as Chelsea draw 1-1 at Tottenham on Sunday .
Drogba's injury time spot-kick was saved by Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes .
Drogba had equalized for the visitors after Roman Pavlyuchenko scored for Spurs . | [
"(CNN) -- Substitute Didier Drogba missed a last minute penalty as Premier League champions Chelsea drew 1-1 at rivals Tottenham in a thrilling London derby on Sunday. Drogba, who had earlier scored the equalizing goal for the visitors, saw his spot-kick superbly saved by Heurelho Gomes -- after the Brazilian goalk... |
bcc82e14c9b90ed5154d42963fa6f351cf10ccec | Summarize the following news article. | The letter is written by prominent rabbis' wives .
It says girls should not date or work with Arab men .
It follows another letter urging Jews not to sell or rent property to Arabs . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A letter from about 30 prominent rabbis' wives was causing a stir in Israel Wednesday because it urges Israeli girls not to date Arabs. The open letter comes three weeks after the uproar caused by another letter, which was written by 50 state-appointed rabbis and told Jews not to rent or sell pr... |
9d72de6156668e7939ea47c39a4572beb5c7dc4f | Summarize the following news article. | The number of detonated bombs went up fourfold in the past six months .
Deployed devices have roughly doubled from the previous period .
The findings are in a report from the Independent Monitoring Commission . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Bomb attacks by dissidents in Northern Ireland nearly quadrupled over the past six months from the period before, a report from the Independent Monitoring Commission said Thursday. Dissident republicans have steadily increased the number of improvised explosive devices they have deployed a... |
6ec429ab90c2222a770e213f8c5a90b6869f2dee | Summarize the following news article. | French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner greets the news with "great joy"
They were kidnapped September 22 while working for an oil services company .
It is not clear who kidnapped them, but a rebel group said it found them . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- Three French hostages kidnapped in Nigeria have been released, the French government said Wednesday. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner announced their release \"with great joy and deep relief,\" saying the Nigerian authorities had told him the news. The three French nationals were tak... |
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