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3a74a105eef5416699d68bcb1838b7b20bd20cd2 | Summarize the following news article. | Ethiopian troops yet begin to withdraw from key positions in Somali capital .
Ethiopians had agreed to withdraw from some bases by Friday .
They were supposed to do so under a peace agreement designed to end conflict . | [
"MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Ethiopian troops have not yet begun to withdraw from key positions in the capital of Somalia two days after they were supposed to do so under a peace agreement designed to end years of conflict. Ethiopian troops are yet to leave the Somlai capital despite a peace agreement. The Ethiopia... |
06a2c3475ec2077a99483c735cd8aee2384af699 | Summarize the following news article. | The International Animated Film Festival in Annecy is the Cannes of animation .
Festival highlights the best in animation, from student work to studio shorts .
Experts say the future of animation is on mobile devices . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- From bedroom creators to big studios, hand-drawn to CGI, animation has charmed and entertained children -- and, increasingly, adults -- for many years. The Screening Room went to Annecy in France to discover the secrets of success in animated films... Annecy has hailed animators like direc... |
99ba3d1cc315f0e927108f7feeedc41de6e34b46 | Summarize the following news article. | Study in the U.K. finds cows treated with personal touch increase milk production .
Farmers who named their cows got almost 500 more pints annually .
Dairy farmer: "We love our cows ... and every one of them has a name"
Researchers questioned 516 dairy farmers in the United Kingdom . | [
"(CNN) -- Here's a tip for dairy farmers: If you want your cows to produce more milk, get to know them better. Herdsman Paul Nelson of Eachwick Red House Farm, Newcastle, England, with Highlight the cow. So says a study out of Newcastle University in northeast England, published online Wednesday in the academic jo... |
500d36ba2bc69c9436fdb45566bc88a30a69dd4e | Summarize the following news article. | Chairman of the board cites last quarter's below-expectations performance .
Job cuts to include management and executive positions .
Company is ranked as the world's No. 4 PC maker .
Lenovo anticipates taking pre-tax restructuring charge of approximately $150 million . | [
"(CNN) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo, expecting to report a loss for the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, announced it would cut 2,500 jobs as part of a restructuring expected to save $300 million. A woman walks past a Lenovo advertisement at a computer shop in Hong Kong. The cuts comprise about 11 perc... |
4dab2d6eab513446e7b5c76924cffde43f42cdb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Firearms difficult to purchase in Mexico are more easily obtained in United States .
Drugs and money go north to U.S. while guns go south to Mexico, authorities say .
Mexican drug cartels blamed for killings of police officers . | [
"JUAREZ, Mexico (CNN) -- A deadly trade is occurring along the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials say -- a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill Mexican cops. Authorities recently seized these .50-caliber bullets, already belted to be fed into a machine gun. In Mexico, guns are difficult... |
ccee27b87deb37c76b1c76042629af98af24a68b | 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... |
86bd905861391cbd3a98de15c83768b6d1400304 | Summarize the following news article. | Two freshman representatives document their experience for CNN .
Rep. Jared Polis is a Democrat representing Colorado's Second district .
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is a Republican representing Utah's Third district . | [
"Congressman Jared Polis . (D) Colorado: District 02 . Congressman Jason Chaffetz . (R) Utah: District 03 ."
] |
7ba64fb6411031273d83670d0b7ef77f24cc551b | Summarize the following news article. | Scotland Yard releases report into assassination of Benazir Bhutto .
Only apparent injury was a major trauma to the right side of the head .
UK experts all exclude the injury being a wound as a result of gunshot .
Injury consistent with her head impacting upon the lip of vehicle escape hatch . | [
"IP-455 Press Release 8 February 2008 The findings of a Scotland Yard inquiry into how Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto died after being attacked during a political rally in Rawalpindi were presented to the Government of Pakistan today. The bomb explodes near Bhutto's vehicle following a political rally in Rawalpindi. The... |
90ba568443486427c40cb12268d3e14629ded9f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Condoleezza Rice: "No doubt" Pakistani territory used by "probably non-state actors"
Rice: Pakistan is obligated to root out terrorists within its borders .
India has alleged Pakistan-based Islamic militant group linked to Mumbai attacks . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- \"There's no doubt\" that the deadly attack on India's financial capital last month was planned inside Pakistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Sunday. People in New Delhi, India, take part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Mumbai attacks on Sunday. Her comments to ... |
d86cefefb323606366763661f9ce20f787fffcc5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cleanup begins after tornadoes reaching 170 mph tear through Oklahoma .
Storms rip off roofs, scatter sheets of metal, other debris .
Hardest hit is Lone Grove, about 90 miles south of the capital, Oklahoma City .
Resident says post office is gone and a church is damaged . | [
"LONE GROVE, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A scene of devastation emerged Wednesday as circling helicopters broadcast images of housing developments smashed by tornadoes and severe storms that killed at least eight people in south-central Oklahoma Tuesday. Rescue personnel search for potential trapped victims Wednesday in Lone... |
72d11f6df74ab4431ce24b8cb391d239e998ec3e | Summarize the following news article. | Blast targets boy's high school in Mingora, Swat Valley .
Monday attack marks 183rd school destroyed in past six months of fighting .
Hundreds of people killed in wave of violence across North West Frontier Province . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Suspected Taliban militants blew up a government-run school Monday in Pakistan's violence-plagued Swat Valley, bringing to 183 the number of schools destroyed since fighting began in the area six months ago, officials said. Students gather outside a destroyed school on January 17 in Ku... |
a9898e0ed47b41926bc26486022e4bf5bfe23a55 | Summarize the following news article. | Kenenisa Bekele breaks the world two-mile record in Birmingham .
He wins the event in 8 minutes 04.35 seconds.
He is 0.34 seconds faster than compatriot Haile Gebrselassie's old record . | [
"BIRMINGHAM, England -- Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele broke the two-mile world record at an international indoor meeting in Birmingham on Saturday. Bekele shaved 0.34 seconds off the record held by Gebrselassie. The reigning Olympic 10,000 meters champion, on the same track where compatriot Haile Gebrselassie achieved... |
7498c99ad6c6f0e0d3929c214b290a172584efe8 | Summarize the following news article. | Christine Beatty pleads guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice .
Chief of staff for former Detroit, Michigan, mayor will serve four months in jail .
She gets probation, $100,000 fine; perjury, misconduct charges to be dropped .
Charges stemmed from text-messaging sex scandal involving mayor . | [
"(CNN) -- Christine Beatty, chief of staff for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from their text-messaging sex scandal case and will serve four months in jail, according to the Wayne County prosecutor's office. Under a plea deal, Christine Beatty, shown in August at an... |
8d817ad3977623d9cf2b0645d3f41574ee825d50 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say suspect had AK-47, grenade, pistol, ammunition in car .
Suspect Christopher S. Timmons was recently convicted on weapons charge .
Timmons had stopped officer to ask directions . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after an officer spotted a rifle in his car when he stopped the officer to ask for directions two blocks from the Capitol building. Police inspect the suspect's vehicle in Washington on Friday. Christopher Shelton Timmons, 27, has been charged with carrying ... |
9e813f1f7417a851c66be993479447763990eafb | Summarize the following news article. | Sears agrees to install anti-tip safety brackets on stoves for free .
Stoves tipping over blamed for than 100 deaths or injuries .
Sears will install brackets for free on new stoves over the next three years .
Consumer group says settlement may cost retailer more than $545 million . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Consumer advocates Wednesday hailed the settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Sears stoves in which the retailer agreed to install safety brackets for free to prevent the appliances from tipping over or provide other reimbursements. Stoves in danger of tipping over can be fixed for free under... |
54b3de3ff92f0898b0b0d1e14c618492c53b0927 | Summarize the following news article. | Colombian government: 3-year-old in foster home was likely born in captivity .
Child was at center of hostage release drama .
Rebel group had promised to release the boy, his mother, and another woman . | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Preliminary DNA tests indicate a 3-year-old foster child is the son of a woman being held captive by leftist rebels, Colombian officials announced Friday. Clara Rojas appears in a video released by the kidnappers in July 2002. \"There is a very high probability that Juan David belongs to ... |
11776ec820ac75e55bab9616774a114d82185e66 | Summarize the following news article. | Pyramid schemes took in at least $200 million from 3 million this year, officials say .
Colombia's leader says people falsely said he and his sons invested in schemes .
President Alvaro Uribe: "There's been slander against the good name of my family"
Firms defrauded public by purporting to offer a sure investment, gove... | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Wednesday he is releasing all information on his and his family's income to show he did not invest in or make money from pyramid schemes that have defrauded millions. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he's releasing the information to help t... |
68fad8f1601f937b18c43af593bf81a9b576e8f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Moderate Islamist is new leader of war-torn Somalia .
Moderate leader has chance to form inclusive government, analyst says .
Radical Islamist group still controls parts of Somalia .
With departure of Ethiopian troops, radical Islamists lose rallying cry . | [
"(CNN) -- It was an odd sight in Ethiopia's capital this week: a standing ovation for Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the man whom Ethiopian forces had removed from power in neighboring Somalia two years ago. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somalia's new president, answers questions at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. He once le... |
fda3227662b9f67900f063790d7190d45c1803ad | Summarize the following news article. | Thursday's deadly plane crash in Buffalo is part of a spate of recent incidents .
U.S. Airways Flight 1549 landed in Hudson River on January 15 .
Continental Flight 1404 slides off runway during takeoff at Denver International Airport . | [
"(CNN) -- The Continental Airlines plane that crashed in Clarence Center, New York, late Thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months. The wreckage of a Continental Airlines 737 sits off a runway at Denver International Airport in December. • On February 12, Continental Flight 3407 crashed en... |
56cc7a062049066591149f210a6a4c2f0c15f0ac | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Esther Reed went missing the same time that Brooke Henson did .
Reed assumed Henson's identity, took SAT and GED in her name, police say .
Police believe Henson was killed but say Reed was not involved .
Columbia University and Harvard confirmed that a Brooke Hanson was enrolled . | [
"(CNN) -- A high school dropout who stole the identity of a missing South Carolina woman and used it to gain admission to two Ivy League colleges has been arrested, police said Sunday. Esther Reed, who allegedly used a missing woman's ID to get into colleges, was arrested by U.S. Marshals. A fugitive for more than ... |
0ada64f40ebeba9e675cbd37ad110e643d48e74a | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Kazmierczak carried out shooting spree at Northern Illinois February 14, 2008 .
Father of Ryanne Mace told his daughter to always sit on the front row of class .
"There's always an ache, loneliness and a longing," says Ryanne Mace's mother .
Parents want to know more details about the shooting and the killer . | [
"DEKALB, Illinois (CNN) -- Eric Mace says he thought he was giving his daughter good advice by asking her to sit up front in class. Ryanne Mace was 19 when she was killed last year in a shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University. \"I'd like you to sit in the front row of every class that you're in and constan... |
585ac8d43bb92ff9c336d556458a1eb56e6917d7 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama says Beverly Eckert was "tireless advocate"
Eckert was the widow of a September 11 terrorist attack victim .
She was on way to Buffalo to mark what would have been husband's 58th birthday .
Eckert had co-founded advocacy group for September 11 survivors, families . | [
"CLARENCE CENTER, New York (CNN) -- President Obama on Friday praised Beverly Eckert, the widow of a September 11 victim and a prominent post-9/11 activist, who was one of the passengers who died in a plane crash outside Buffalo, New York. Sean Rooney and wife Beverly Eckert in an undated photograph. \"Beverly lost... |
f9f20c23b2fff49eaa8370d5e6bdb2d47fc673f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Meserve-Kunhardt family has been collecting Lincoln items for five generations .
Frederick Hill Meserve began collecting endangered Lincoln photographs .
He published groundbreaking work on images of the 16th president .
His descendants have carried on and expanded his work . | [
"(CNN) -- For five generations, the Meserve/Kunhardt family has been the collector and custodian of some of the most valuable photographs and memorabilia of Abraham Lincoln. Peter W. Kunhardt, left, Philip B. Kunhardt III and Peter W. Kunhardt Jr. co-authored \"Looking for Lincoln.\" In fact, eminent Lincoln histor... |
02aef53a8ae894b86d408fa90194ceaa1332ba5b | Summarize the following news article. | Nine suspects arrested off the coast of Somalia .
Second arrests in two days .
United States, Kenya working out legal details . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy arrested nine more suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia Thursday -- the second capture in two days -- after receiving a distress call from an Indian-flagged commercial ship. Suspected pirates are arrested in the Gulf of Aden. According to the Navy announcement, at 4 a.m. loc... |
adc30a2a730f5182608d7b7058d873f6eeefdbe0 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan may withdraw the last of its military mission in Iraq by the end of the year .
Japan's military has airlifted materials, troops between Kuwait and Iraq since 2006 .
Japanese ground force deployed in Iraq in 2004 to aid reconstruction left in 2006 .
Japanese Navy continues refueling missions in support of coalitio... | [
"(CNN) -- Japan may withdraw the last of its military mission in Iraq by the end of the year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday. Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was initially deployed in 2004 to help in reconstruction and left in 2006. Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has been airlifting materials and t... |
9838d5c70c0db67603b46f6210c9de3e8839a377 | Summarize the following news article. | Nude photograph of Madonna taken when she was student in 1979 .
Lee Friedlander pic sold by Christie's for $37,500 .
Anonymous bidder made purchase over the phone . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction. Christie's auctioned this nude photo of Madonna (partially shown) taken by Lee Friedlander for $37,500. The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purc... |
62b94281e554fa5b4922383cbf71bc8d574eb129 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Treasury to hold its first bond auction Wednesday, for $40 billion .
CNN's Ali Velshi says the Fed needs more money to keep Wall Street confident .
AIG has so many "tentacles," allowing it to go under could've been catastrophic .
High interest on $85B loan, government stake in AIG could bode well for taxpayers . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Treasury Department will begin selling bonds Wednesday to help the Federal Reserve, which has had to loan out an unprecedented amount of money to businesses because of the credit crisis. CNN's Ali Velshi says the Fed needs access to large amounts of cash to keep Wall Street confident. The Fed ann... |
8206e93e1cd8b63fd8efe25bbf7ac1bd95970734 | Summarize the following news article. | Bear the dog was born into poverty, had ears and tail chopped off for dogfighting .
Unknown soldier in Afghanistan first found Bear last year .
Royal Marines made preparations with company and locals to transport dogs .
Marine: "It shows that the people of Afghanistan and us, we can work together" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- His life has never been easy. Born into poverty and war, his ears and tail were chopped off when he was just a few months old in preparation for dog-fighting. He escaped to find a better life, only to be trapped in lonely, sterile quarantine for six months. Bear plays for the first time ou... |
15b8d972fa1a9192dfb6049a5737a592e403aceb | Summarize the following news article. | Patriarch Kirill becomes first new leader of church since fall of communism .
Kirill is seen as a modernizer and has met Pope Benedict XVI .
Patriarch Alexy II died December 5 after 18 years as head of the church . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- The Russian Orthodox Church enthroned a new leader Sunday at Moscow's spectacular Christ the Savior Cathedral in a ceremony attended by Russian leaders and Christian delegations from around the world. Patriach Kirill is the first new leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the collapse ... |
beed1717b0db010fcf22ab9b38c8955f81790c9b | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities call it one of the largest counterfeit operations ever discovered .
Official: Scheme profited "off the backs of legitimate companies"
Counterfeit operation allegedly involved 300,000 high-end bags and wallets .
The alleged leaders are three Chinese citizens living in New York . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three Chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the United States have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced Thursday. Shoppers sort through counterfeit brand name luxury bags and wallets on a Hong Kong street. \"This was a so... |
b399d17b960ec4ced75cece6a2456178546b888e | Summarize the following news article. | Military tried to justify detention practices, human rights groups say .
Groups present Pentagon documents to support accusations .
Groups: Pentagon also sought to delay Guantanamo releases to avoid bad press .
Communications came amid criticism over Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush Pentagon tried to find loopholes in the Geneva Conventions for its \"ghost detainee\" program in Iraq and to delay the release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to avoid bad press, three human rights groups contend. The Pentagon considered delaying the release of detainees from Guantanamo Ba... |
2dd03905dc81d75ead7eb410043041a7d619729d | Summarize the following news article. | Germany suffer 1-0 home defeat by Norway in biggest shock on Wednesday .
Christian Grindheim scores only goal as Norway win for first time in 73 years .
Lionel Messi on target for Argentina in their 2-0 victory over France in Marseille . | [
"(CNN) -- The biggest surprise on a busy night of international football on Wednesday came in Duesseldorf, where Euro 2008 finalists Germany were beaten by Norway for the first time in 73 years. Norway players celebrate Christian Grindheim's (No.16) goal in their shock victory over Germany. Midfielder Christian Gri... |
1b38d607e848ffcb6422759ccc6e3eefd3988abc | Summarize the following news article. | NTSB: People aboard experienced twice the normal gravitational force before crash .
Plane rolled past the vertical point before it crashed into home, NTSB official says .
Thursday's crash in upstate New York killed all 49 aboard plane, one in house .
Plane's de-icing system was turned on 11 minutes after takeoff, NTSB ... | [
"(CNN) -- A commuter airliner that crashed Thursday in upstate New York, killing 50 people, underwent violent pitching and rolling seconds before impact, with passengers experiencing twice the normal force of gravity, a federal investigator said Sunday. Only a few pieces of the Continental Connection Dash 8 turbop... |
d80c19f5e27b84db9445500b4fe801826dadbdb7 | Summarize the following news article. | Many community colleges have cut or frozen tuition for laid-off workers .
Scholarships and other forms of financial assistance have been made available .
Applications spike has burdened some schools with already strained resources .
Goal is to support lifelong learning, says Pennsylvania community college president . | [
"BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Janice McFadden's story hardly stands out. Applications for tuition-free courses have flooded in at Montgomery County Community College. The Pennsylvania woman was laid off in November after working at the same company for nearly 20 years. Now, as she looks for a job, McFadden wor... |
1374e965cf091ce058b3db6fe0a2239355684086 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: What explains why Americans watch sports so intently?
He says professional athletes depress us with steroid and scandal stories .
Greene: We watch for the greatness the greatest athletes can achieve .
He says it reflects the top-flight effort everyone can strive to contribute . | [
"(CNN) -- Why do we watch? Bob Greene says athletes like Lebron James show us the difference between ordinary effort and excellence. The question applies not just to Sunday's NBA All-Star Game, although that is the immediate case in point. The outcome of the game is not important -- few people remember who wins the... |
c8c3ddcb88aedc17e3972505eabbdd094817beeb | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. agency says food prices are to blame for an increase in hunger .
Food and Agriculture Organization issues estimates 963 million undernourished .
It is an increase of 40 million people over the past year . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- A U.N. report says hunger is on the rise globally and blames higher food prices. Populations within conflict zones such as the Democratic Republic of Congo are particularly vulnerable. The Food and Agriculture Organization has issued preliminary estimates classifying 963 million people as unde... |
af6c0b40f7025773bbb48f888a13a251dcccfcc9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama asking Congressional Black Caucus members to vote for bailout .
John McCain, Barack Obama call on Congress to act .
Obama, McCain, Joe Biden returning to Washington for vote .
Former President Clinton campaigns for Obama in Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that if the financial rescue bill fails in Congress again, \"the present crisis will turn into a disaster,\" and Sen. Barack Obama told lawmakers it's time to \"step up to the plate.\" Both presidential candidates stressed bipartisanship as they called for Congress to act b... |
85afdc41638cd05dbd2e1db2bad8662b8cc61fba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Defense minister blasts leak of video from hostage rescue .
International committee probing use of symbol by military rescuer .
15 hostages were rescued July 2 from rebel organization FARC .
Misuse of emblem could be war crime, legal expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its concern Wednesday over what may have been the improper use of its emblem in the daring rescue last month of 15 hostages in Colombia. What seems to be part of a red cross is seen on a man involved in the rescue in this official image. \"We are in c... |
23ae06eb107634f7969139f3c0696757772d4b68 | Summarize the following news article. | London tourist attraction offers visitors chance to curse former lovers .
Visitors must bring picture of their ex, rip it up and throw it in cauldron .
They can then select from a range of curses to inflict on their ex . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Love hurts, especially for jilted lovers on Valentine's Day. With that in mind, a London tourist attraction is offering visitors the chance to curse former boyfriends, girlfriends or spouses -- and get a discount on the entry price at the same time. \"Hex your Ex\" is the Valentine's Day ... |
8ec645803d00236d26f73f936e51178f5faa455e | Summarize the following news article. | Air operation was conducted on the PKK's "hiding positions"
PKK, Kurdistan Workers' Party, said it sustained no casualties in the operation .
Air attack follows clashes blamed on PKK that killed at least 15 Turkish soldiers .
The central Iraqi government has labeled the PKK a terrorist organization . | [
"(CNN) -- The Turkish military bombed PKK rebel targets Saturday in northern Iraq in response to clashes that left at least 15 Turkish troops dead, the PKK and the military said Sunday. Members of Turkey's honor guard carry flag-draped coffins of two soldiers killed in clashes with the PKK. The PKK, or Kurdistan Wo... |
45d62e9971a1595b0eab883f56f553c958a72a35 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rep. Henry Waxman demands documents on Iraq contractor .
Waxman accuses State Department of covering up "an epidemic of corruption"
State Department says it will provide information if it is kept classified .
Ex-Iraqi official estimates the total lost to corruption at $18 billion . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Democrats' top investigator in Congress reacted angrily Friday to a report that the former Blackwater USA employee accused of killing an Iraqi vice presidential guard was hired by another U.S. contractor weeks later. Rep. Henry Waxman says the State Department is covering up \"an epidemic o... |
80770c8e972c93bf7549e74096af9ce2245e6c34 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Phelps won't be charged in connection with bong picture, sheriff says .
Sheriff: "We didn't have enough where we could go arrest him"
British newspaper published picture of Olympic champion using a bong .
Sheriff defends probe, saying he would have been criticized if he hadn't investigated . | [
"(CNN) -- Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps will not face criminal charges in connection with a November party at which he was photographed using a bong, a South Carolina sheriff said Monday. Michael Phelps admitted \"regrettable behavior\" after a photo of him using a bong was published. \"We do not believ... |
3e19d4363cbc74ed00f60cfa971ec75aa3d719c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Court proceedings against arrested Zimbabwe opposition activist delayed .
His lawyers said prosecutors could not make it to the court 132 miles from Harare .
Roy Bennett arrested Friday, the day he was due to be made a government minister .
Movement for Democratic Change says the conspiracy charges are trumped up . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Zimbabwe Monday failed to bring to court an opposition activist who was scheduled to become a government minister on Friday but was arrested instead. Zimbabwe police officers at Mutare Magistrates Court where Roy Bennett's scheduled appearance was postponed. Roy Bennett of the Movement for Democ... |
5df5a494ac6c23820e182912dff09d52c0f7e200 | Summarize the following news article. | Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham say stimulus bill wasn't bipartisan .
Spokesman: President made "unprecedented effort to reach out to Republicans"
Congress passes $787 billion stimulus bill with support of three Republicans .
President Obama expected to sign bill on Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Top Republican lawmakers Sunday called on President Obama to change his political strategy, arguing that the passage of a massive stimulus bill on a party-line vote showed he has failed to deliver the \"change\" he promised. Sen. John McCain says the Obama administration is off to a \"bad beginning.\" \"... |
1a8c96ed743c04b8c42efd7a53a1d119669be655 | Summarize the following news article. | Kathy Jo Nicholson grew up in a polygamous home and community .
Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs was the headmaster at her school .
Nicholson, who flew from the community, says Jeffs was a harsh disciplinarian . | [
"CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CNN) -- When polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom last August, Kathy Jo Nicholson, a former member of Jeffs' sect, felt fearful even though she was only watching him on television. Nicholson, roughly 13 years of age, is shown here with five of her sisters... |
0a10d46e8d848941656352cdf58e587143896f2f | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country will help review of war on terrorism .
He says U.S. forces shouldn't leave Afghanistan soon since task is not over .
Karzai says civilian causalities, home searches have soured public support .
Karzai suggested forces should focus on poppy fields that fuel a drug trade . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that his country would join the strategic review of the U.S.-led war on terrorism. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, meets with Richard Holbrooke in Kabul on February 15, 2009. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting U.S. dipl... |
2401b95f39c201b1738143544175f5b6399429c1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Survivors identified as Henry Blake, Guy Schroeder, Adam Foster, Harold Attling .
Four fishermen rescued after boat goes missing in Alaska waters .
Five bodies have been recovered; search is under way for two other fishermen .
The Katmai, a 93-foot fish vessel, hasn't been found, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday is searching for two fishermen missing after a commercial fishing vessel went down in remote, treacherous waters off the Aleutian Islands about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The fishing vessel Courageous helps search for missing men in waters off Alaska. Four... |
63ca2843721d74accb08f480df5eff6f77322a82 | Summarize the following news article. | The al-Shabaab militia seized the cities of Bulo Marer and Quryoley .
The move gives it a strategic base in central Somalia .
Al-Shabaab an offshoot of Islamic party that ruled in Somalia for much of 2006 .
The group aims to impose Islamic sharia law in Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- An Islamic militia took over two strategic towns in Somalia Tuesday in a territory grab by the strengthening insurgency, a regional commander told CNN. Islamist fighters from Al-Shabaab group in Somalia display their flag. The al-Shabaab militia seized the cities of Bulo Marer and Quryoley from the U.N.-b... |
197854b01841383a0cc89b28c98d003142216084 | Summarize the following news article. | Animation is now a multi-billion-dollar industry .
Movie franchises like Shrek, Toy Story boost appeal to both adults and kids .
Dreamworks, Warner Bros target slice of Disney Pixar's success . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- This month on the Screening Room we're turning to the wonderful world of animated films. \"Shrek the Third,\" the latest in Dreamworks' inverted-fairytale franchise . Blockbusters like \"Finding Nemo\" and Dreamworks' franchise \"Shrek\" have turned animation into a multi-billion-dollar in... |
0f6e7c544db5d38bd510f30a8eeebadf5a5aa980 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. ambassador says bombing led to "bumpy time"
Afghan government says August airstrike killed 90 civilians .
U.S. says attack killed seven civilians and many insurgents .
Incident hasn't threatened nations' relationship, ambassador says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States ambassador to Afghanistan, William Wood, said Friday that changes in communications with Afghan military forces have been made in the aftermath of a disputed U.S. air raid on an Afghan village. Civilians are overcome with emotion outside a home destroyed by a U.S. airstrike i... |
f6637a6c30e7175aa86490edc177f8409d00c57d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sudanese government, Darfur rebel group sign confidence-building deal .
NEW: Government, Justice and Equality Movement holding further talks in two weeks .
NEW: Analyst calls agreement "first step in the right direction"
Around 300,000 people estimated to have died in six-year conflict . | [
"(CNN) -- Sudan's government and rebels from its troubled Darfur region signed a confidence-building agreement Tuesday in Qatar, a step toward ending a six-year conflict that has killed about 300,000 people, the emirate's state news agency reported. A member of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) stands guard n... |
7291796705735c70ebc81b0ad333f16839f2c728 | Summarize the following news article. | "Cancer-free baby" born; baby girl is first in UK to be screened for cancer gene .
Embryo was screened to check she didn't carry gene linked to breast, ovarian cancer .
Ethicists criticize screening for genes that could cause later health problems .
Doctors say cost of screening makes it unlikely all embryos will ever ... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The first child in Britain known to have been screened as an embryo to ensure she did not carry a cancer gene was born Friday, a spokesman for University College London told CNN. Genetic screening allows lab-fertilized embryos to be tested for genes likely to lead to later health problems.... |
369f23c601eb404faf7e0a41ef5bb537e02ebed2 | Summarize the following news article. | Aretha Franklin: Cold weather affected rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee"
Franklin on Obama presidency: "It's the age of Barack"
Franklin says she bought much-talked-about inauguration hat at Detroit millinery . | [
"(CNN) -- Legendary singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin sang \"My Country 'Tis of Thee\" at the inauguration Tuesday. Aretha Franklin says cold weather affected her voice during her performance at the inauguration on Tuesday. CNN's Larry King talks with \"The Queen of Soul\" about the reality of the nation's first bl... |
7af5a8125182334810e23eb2da393e7f7333f3b6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Terrorists armed with grenades, bombs, official says .
NEW: India's democracy 'can withstand this trial,' President Bush says .
Officials link boat floating off Mumbai to attacks; calls placed to Pakistan .
At least 183 killed during attacks, according to federal officials . | [
"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- An Indian official said the coordinated terrorist attacks that killed at least 183 people in nine sites across Mumbai this week could have been much worse. An Indian soldier carries his rifle outside the Taj Mahal Hotel on Saturday in Mumbai, India. \"We found bullets with them, hand grenade... |
e599cf8a991bda9abf12816ebeeaa08a62f8cd86 | Summarize the following news article. | Doctors without Borders report says cholera crisis shows no signs of slowing .
Aid agencies say it could be lead to other epidemics and health crises .
No sanitation or clean water, piles of garbage help spread disease .
Epidemic has been left to fester due to Zimbabwe political wrangling . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- The political crisis that has gripped Zimbabwe for nearly a year may be drawing to an end, but a deadly cholera outbreak there is only getting worse. Zimbabweans walk through mounds of garbage. Lack of sanitation and clean water make cholera spread. The newly formed cabinet of Z... |
9a0d14155b86e213894dc6af412b5ae6a3423e72 | Summarize the following news article. | Early-morning attack results in death of eight police personnel .
All men killed by gunfire -- attackers then blew up checkpost with explosives .
The checkpoint was part of the NATO supply routes . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Eight police personnel were killed in an early-morning attack Saturday on a police security checkpoint in Pakistan's Punjab province, a police official said. The attack happened at 3:30 a.m. Saturday (2230 GMT Friday). Some personnel were asleep in the checkpost guard quarters and oth... |
65029e0d677a79ed0c3f3fdf91ed346bc44910e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Fourteen artists, ranging in age and practice, displaying their works .
One work depicts Duch, a former Khmer Rouge leader facing genocide tribunal .
Cambodia's arts were stunted by the 1970s genocide and civil war .
Some 50 artists now practicing their craft in the Southeast Asian country . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Bamboo, woven into the shape of human stomachs. Red, sky blue and orange pencil shavings glued onto a large canvas form a woman's traditional hair clip. A collage of magazine clippings, drawings and found materials depict Cambodia's tumultuous modern history. Leang Seckon's \"Prison Guar... |
75c8898204f01e677486bf85b3333384a76dd78f | Summarize the following news article. | Turkish military bombs Kurdistan Workers Party positions in Iraq's Duhuk Province .
No casualties reported in second Turkish incursion into PKK territory this weekend .
Strikes follow clashes last weekend that killed 15 Turkish troops in border region .
Iraqi government, United States, European Union consider PKK a ter... | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Turkey launched another round of airstrikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Sunday, an Iraqi official said. File photo from 2007 of Kurdistan Workers Party fighters at the Mahsun Korkmaz Academy in Northern Iraq. Turkish warplanes and artillery units bombed Kurdistan Worker... |
751a7a20d45a6671c53be7a852039c84dbc89fcf | Summarize the following news article. | Phoenix, Arizona, couple lost three jobs in one year .
Restaurants, stores where they spent money are closing .
Economist says when a job is lost, demand falls for many businesses . | [
"PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- It was supposed to be just another day at work. Job losses suffered by Linda and Chris Metzger have had a ripple effect on other businesses in their community . In early March 2008, 31-year-old Linda Metzger went to the New York office where she had worked as an assistant vice president i... |
28e35b68caf037877b527d723704215db796acf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Venus Williams admits she's always sleepy, likes to nap before a match .
The sixth seed is playing in the Dubai Tennis Championships this week .
Venus aims to topple sister Serena to become world number one in 2009 .
Watch Venus Williams on Revealed this week at the times below . | [
"(CNN) -- The only thing Venus Williams treasures more than winning is a decent nap. Venus Williams knocks Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova out of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on February 17, 2009. Just before a match, when other top tennis players might be psyching themselves up for a three-set onslaught, the ... |
f0dde29cb61e0949145ac50052462378355306f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Senate approves bill with vote of 60-38 .
Sherrod Brown casts deciding vote after being flown from mother's wake .
House approves bill 246-183; no Republicans back measure . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Senate gave final approval Friday to a $787 billion recovery package that President Obama hopes will help boost an economy in freefall with a combination of government spending and tax cuts and credits. Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at right on the Senate floor Fr... |
78bdb6fa2c870f29a3ab835a02c45eeb40d3e986 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense Minister: Majority of the troops would be sent to Naples area .
This follows the murder of six people by local Camorra clan last week .
Second time since 1990s that army has been sent in to combat Mafia crime . | [
"(CNN) -- The Italian government has approved the creation of a new task force of 500 soldiers who will be deployed to combat the recent wave of Mafia crime in the country. The army has been deployed in major cities aross Italy since the early summer. Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa told the ANSA press agency Tue... |
5eb2bc3b42232bf1b2f246780c9e8cc8d61c1d0d | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani Taliban's interpretation of sharia includes banning girls from school .
Deal with the Taliban comes after a visit by U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke .
Taliban: 10-day cease-fire in Swat Valley is good-will gesture towards government .
Critics warn that previous dealings with the Taliban have allowed it t... | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani government officials announced Monday an agreement with the Taliban to allow strict Islamic law, or sharia, to be implemented in parts of North West Frontier Province. Delegation members of pro-Taliban leader Soofi Mohammad at a meeting in Peshawar Monday. It marks a major co... |
bee0fcc90f1bfbdc53aa7de5415c53dd7731360b | Summarize the following news article. | India urges Tamil Tiger rebels to allow civilians to leave Sri Lankan war zone .
Sri Lankan troops, Tamil fighters locked in battle for control of rebels' territory .
India estimates up to 70,000 are trapped in the region by the conflict .
Tamil Tigers have been fighting for independent homeland since 1983 . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels to \"release\" civilians, who it said numbered about 70,000 in Sri Lanka's war zone. A Sri Lankan soldier poses in front of a Tamil Tigers emblem in the rebel group's former military headquarters. India is ready to help evacuate them, Exte... |
163ed986c2ee496911f964a4a7cf7c7f90359118 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain's Princess Eugenie reprimanded for naked school frolic, reports say .
Sixth in line to British throne involved in end of term "high jinks," insiders say .
Princess due to attend queen's official birthday celebrations . | [
"LONDON, England -- Britain's Princess Eugenie has been reprimanded by her school after being caught frolicking naked on college grounds, it was reported Saturday. Princess Eugenie is sixth in line to the British throne. The 18-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, was apprehended fo... |
c7aa75130c60a0fed530dcc65aa06da2a01efc4f | Summarize the following news article. | All 65 passengers and 41 crew are safe, company reports .
MV Ocean Nova stranded in Marguerite Bay, about 900 miles from South America . | [
"(CNN) -- The owners of a cruise ship that ran aground in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, are hoping high tide will dislodge the ship Wednesday, a company statement said. The Ocean Nova, seen on a previous voyage, has a total of 106 people on board. Connecticut-based Quark Expeditions said the M/V Ocean Nova became s... |
d318a83dd7ceb51bae460dd5101238e21bc7b680 | Summarize the following news article. | With her pen, 11-year-old Pakistani Tuba Sahaab takes on the swords of the Taliban .
She crafts poems on children in Pakistan oppressed by hard-core Islamic militants .
Girls have been banned from school, their books burned, as militants spread terror .
Refusing to be silent, despite the danger, she regularly speaks ou... | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Tuba Sahaab looks nothing like a warrior. She is a slight girl of 11, living in a simple home in a suburb of Islamabad. But in Tuba's case, looks are deceiving. \"I want to give peace to my nation,\" Tuba Sahaab says, \"I will fight for it.\" With her pen, Tuba is taking on the swords ... |
0e400a3087db0f5a9ae1788bf1246f4fced51f84 | Summarize the following news article. | For the second known time, surgeons "Twittered" last week during surgery .
Doctors used social-networking site Twitter to give updates about the procedure .
Following along online were other doctors, medical students and the merely curious .
Surgeons hope twittering will help educate other doctors and the public . | [
"DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- It's 7 a.m. at Henry Ford Hospital, and surgeons are preparing to remove a cancerous tumor from a man's kidney. A doctor posts updates on social-networking site Twitter during a recent operation in Detroit. It's potentially a risky surgery, but everything's ready: The doctors and nurses ... |
688b08ca48de0ae9be1541955f7280c5547cc753 | Summarize the following news article. | Kylie Minogue among those named in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honors list .
The professor who created Dolly the sheep, Ian Wilmut, also honored .
Awards recognize those who make a positive contribution to British life .
Minogue battled back to health after she was diagnosed with breast cancer . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and the professor who created Dolly the sheep are among the prominent figures who have received awards from Queen Elizabeth II in her annual New Year Honors list. Kylie Minogue battled back to health after suffering from breast cancer. Minogue, 39 , and Pr... |
74711f6af07fc009ca37d7a1ba2e0eaf191ec776 | Summarize the following news article. | Camp Lemonier is the only American military base on the African continent .
The 1,800 U.S. troops conduct civil affairs operations in seven East African countries .
Their humanitarian mission is seen as an antidote to extremism . | [
"CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (CNN) -- U.S. Marines at Camp Lemonier -- the only American military base on the African continent -- spend much of their time vaccinating livestock, repairing schools and giving medical training. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Rear Adm. James Hart, in Camp Lemonier, December 200... |
d0dce59a1d23a82ba51e597e09f1bdfdc95ea846 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Consumers Union says filing shows need for stronger FDA .
NEW: Move will shield company from liability lawsuits, group says .
Bacteria in company plant in Georgia blamed for hundreds of salmonella cases .
Products from company plant in Texas recalled after dead rodents found . | [
"(CNN) -- The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in court Friday in Lynchburg, Virginia. Peanut Corp. of America plants in Georgia and Texas came under scrutiny after the salmonella outbreak. The documents wer... |
80a6f5df747cb8426858cca96f62b2c7b9f84f9c | Summarize the following news article. | Stars get attached to hairstylists, makeup artists they trust .
Rachel Weisz: "In real life I'm very unpolished"
Hilary Duff: Sitting in Rachel Goodwin's makeup chair is like therapy .
Hairstylist Renato Campora gave Kate Bosworth her sleek bob . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Ever wonder how actresses like Sienna Miller look stunning 24/7? Good genes, sure. But they also get a little help from their friends . Sienna Miller and favorite hairstylist Adir Abergel: \"If I worried what people thought about my look, I'd get it all wrong.\" Sienna Miller and hairstylist Adir ... |
7fa94958a480769cad0649a787cc59948c74df43 | Summarize the following news article. | Edwin van der Sar claims British record for minutes without conceding a goal .
CNN picks 11 of the top goalkeepers of all time .
Share your thoughts on who should in and who should be out . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Edwin van der Sar claimed the all-time British record for minutes without conceding a goal during Manchester United's 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday. Triumphant: Edwin van der Sar holds the British goalkeeping record for most time without conceding. The Dutch veteran also took the 30-year... |
8027c0d60791c73bf0d800598b8aad8091523f9a | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. puts Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, on list of terrorist groups .
TAK is affiliated with Kurdish separatist group PKK .
PKK has been attacking Turkey from inside Iraq .
Move against TAK comes after Turkish president meets with President Bush . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States has designated a Kurdish militant group in Turkey as a terrorist organization, the State Department said. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, speaks to reporters with President Bush earlier this week in Washington. The group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, known as TAK, is a... |
f155e440ae4f77514f9ba24dfb2a4360fa3c0653 | Summarize the following news article. | South Africa beat Australia by nine wickets in second Test in Melbourne .
Victory gives the South Africans an unassailable 2-0 lead in their series .
South Africa won first Test of the series in Perth by six wickets . | [
"(CNN) -- South Africa inflicted the first home series defeat on Australia in almost 16 years as they wrapped up a nine-wicket win over the world's number one ranked Test nation in Melbourne on Tuesday. South African captain Graeme Smith led from the front with 75 as his team wrapped up victory. Captain Graeme Smi... |
c26dba391aea18166902e590edff05db2580ee27 | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb attached to vehicle kills a leader of Sons of Iraq .
Coffee shop frequented by al Qaeda in Iraq foes also bombed; 19 wounded .
Roadside bomb aimed at Iraqi army patrol wounds at least seven .
Kirkuk suicide bomber kills police officer, wounds nine people . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A leader of the Sons of Iraq anti-al Qaeda group was killed Saturday when a bomb attached to his vehicle exploded, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. U.S. soldiers arrive on the scene of a suicide bombing Saturday in Kirkuk, Iraq. Two civilians were wounded in the explosion in southe... |
92de15f2a0ee9f92adcd9841b0aaf7a12dfa24ed | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors say the men planned to make bombs out of household items .
Eight accused of being involved in an Islamic fundamentalist plot .
American Airlines, United Airlines and Air Canada were alleged intended targets . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Eight men plotted to use bombs disguised in drinks containers to blow up planes heading towards the United States in mid-flight in the name of Islam, a British court heard Tuesday. The eight men deny conspiracy to murder by plotting to blow up transatlantic aircraft. Prosecutors told Londo... |
efd07f5b0d2fbb210968d714d2117347e2d7d440 | Summarize the following news article. | Pilot of tanker that struck San Francisco Bay Bridge "medically unfit," NTSB says .
Man was taking "a half-dozen impairing prescription medications," report says .
Crash in 2007 caused oil spill that killed about 2,500 birds, NTSB says .
Supervisor's poor oversight also cited as factor in NTSB report . | [
"(CNN) -- The pilot of a tanker that crashed into the San Francisco Bay Bridge in 2007, causing a major oil spill, was under the influence of multiple prescription medications that impaired his judgment, federal officials said in a report Wednesday. The November 2007 crash left a gash in the tanker's side and led t... |
46bed153c1ba79ff212ca7108c9a71e20ea190ec | Summarize the following news article. | Rwanda has dispatched some 1,900 soldiers, Rwanda News Agency reports .
The neighbors have traditionally been on different sides of the conflict in east Congo .
The struggle pits Tutsis, supported by Rwanda, against the Congo-backed Hutu .
The conflict is effectively an extension of the Rwandan genocide . | [
"(CNN) -- Rwandan troops have crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for a joint operation with Congolese forces against a Hutu militia, the United Nations said. At least 800,000 people are thought to have died during 100 days of violence in Rwanda in 1994. \"We can tell you there are Rwandan sol... |
045bc6fcee7b435fad7136430788add2b0809301 | Summarize the following news article. | Report: 38 percent increase in cancer in developing countries by 2030 .
Emerging economies such as China, Russia and India will be hit hardest .
Smoking, high-fat diets, decreased physical activity are cited causes . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Twenty-seven million new cancer cases are expected by 2030, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization's cancer research agency. Rates for breast cancer, shown here under a microscope, have tripled in some Asian countries. That compares to 12 million new cases... |
2d115e202c7b1ea797daab342d7f5945bed2487f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bobby Cutts Jr. guilty of murders of Jessie Davis, unborn child .
NEW: Cutts faces the death penalty in death of baby Chloe .
Jury deliberated for nearly 22 hours in murder trial of former police officer .
"I didn't mean to hurt her," Bobby Cutts Jr. testified . | [
"(CNN) -- A jury in Canton, Ohio, found former police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. guilty of murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Jessie Marie Davis, and their unborn child. Grasping tissues and moaning, Bobby Cutts Jr. testitfied he never meant to hurt girlfriend Jessie Davis. The jury of six men and six women reached th... |
8add33e4e12842214dfd6e4f77871ad33fc55133 | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli military says Hamas map shows location of explosives .
Map pinpoints locations in the middle of civilian neighborhoods, IDF says .
Hamas using civilians as "human shields," Israeli intelligence officer says .
Map also shows sniper positions at mosque entrance, in nearby mosques, IDF says . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli military says it has found a \"sketch\" detailing \"the deployment of explosives and Hamas forces\" in the Al-Attara neighborhood in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces says this map from Hamas shows positions of booby traps and snipers in Al-Attara. The Israel Defense Forces is... |
1800b380ee003a610439e6a51a3386b2e0b3186c | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly 5 billion tonnes of carbon absorbed by undisturbed tropical forests .
Study found that trees in forests are getting bigger .
New carbon sink discovered in Africa that mops up 1.2 billion tons of CO2 .
IPCC says each year humans emit 32 billions tons of CO2 . | [
"(CNN) -- Undisturbed tropical forests are absorbing nearly one-fifth of the CO2 released by burning fossil fuels, a new study has found. Trees in undisturbed tropical forests are soaking up more CO2 than people realized. The scientific report published in \"Nature\" magazine suggests that the world's remaining tro... |
7e151fdc3154f53dbdc846c8296350e8bc5ce1fa | Summarize the following news article. | Royal Air Force says civilian helicopter carrying 18 people ditches in North Sea .
RAF officer says all rescued alive, no immediate details of any injuries .
Rescue aircraft on the scene, more in the area off Scotland . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- All 18 people aboard a helicopter that crashed off the coast of Scotland have been recovered alive, a Royal Air Force officer told CNN. A Super Puma helicopter, similar to the one in this file photo, went down about 120 miles east of Aberdeen. The Super Puma ditched about 120 miles east of... |
b7a0bb1157ab0088f77bd0cef793faf421425a3f | Summarize the following news article. | Economic and fiscal policy minister says worst economic crisis since end of WWII .
Japan's gross domestic product fell 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter in 2008 .
A slump in exports has led to tens of thousands of layoffs across Japan . | [
"(CNN) -- Japan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation's economic and fiscal policy minister said Monday. A businessman walks past a homeless man taking a nap at a Tokyo park. The comments from Kaoru Yosano followed news of Japan's gross domestic product falling 12.7 p... |
6c9e9ac93c7a80d6bdb3dd6906e217938d50fc75 | Summarize the following news article. | Air Force Academy superintendent praises pilot's character .
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, 57, is former Air Force fighter pilot .
Sullenberger has 40 years of flight experience .
Sullenberger is frequent speaker on airline safety . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Chesley B. \"Sully\" Sullenberger III was \"the right guy at the right time at the right moment\" to guide a jet safely onto the surface of the Hudson River, a neighbor and friend said. Chesley Sullenberger is an Air Force veteran who has been with US Airways since 1980. Sullenberger has a cool, ... |
60325f1532dfe71a8a079d597c15f3e2e731506b | Summarize the following news article. | A passenger's situation dictates the quickest way to get a cab .
Taxi Magic, an iPhone app, can help you catch a cab easily .
Taxis drive past you at night because they can't see you .
Leave sporting events before the end of the game to get a cab quicker . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- How long did it take you to get a taxi last time you tried? If it was longer than 20 minutes, then chances are you live in the sticks or were calling on a busy Friday or Saturday night. Catching a cab can be easy, whether you're in a big city or a crowded sporting event. But seemingly everyone has h... |
2b8faeb992798b4bd9df316c1c907e9e132e0b0d | Summarize the following news article. | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan may allow U.S. military supplies heading to Afhanistan .
Kyrgyzstan president completes next step towards closure of U.S. base .
The U.S. says it's still working with the country to keep the operation open .
The Manas base is used to transport key supplies and troops into Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Kyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close an air base that the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, the president announced on his Web site. Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan. The news c... |
fc9cc9efab7f6588f46b527b3076241a9bcea672 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Iran now says aircraft was forced down a week ago .
There were no Americans on board the aircraft, U.S. says .
Iranians say they forced down plane after it violated Iranian airspace .
Iran had claimed aircraft was a U.S. "Falcon fighter" | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military coalition in Iraq confirmed Tuesday that a business jet -- not a U.S. military aircraft -- was recently forced down in Iran due to an airspace violation. A Falcon business jet is shown in an undated file photo. \"The airplane is now being confirmed as a light transport plan... |
01307bfd9eda40466465b19b4cabe4dc9e936abf | Summarize the following news article. | Emirati companies making significant investments in Kurdistan .
Kurdistan Gas City will include industrial, residential and commercial buildings .
Work will start on the project on September 21 . | [
"ARBIL, Iraq (CNN) -- Two United Arab Emirates based companies announced on Tuesday that they will be investing in the Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan. Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government, called the project \"a significant contribution to the Iraqi economy.\" Four hundred and... |
7554bcdf4be93baf973eccf5a3423bd8b383ac72 | Summarize the following news article. | Sheikha Lubna was first female minister in the United Arab Emirates .
Openness to foreign ownership is the "natural path", she says .
If countries "lock up" interest due to protectionism there are other places to go . | [
"(CNN) -- Not only is Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates, the first female minister of economy in the Gulf, and the first to start a Middle Eastern BB marketplace, but she's also the first minister - anywhere in the world - to launch her own perfume line. ... |
e8da17cd03b94b03e37ff2aa6870f3ba0214f43d | Summarize the following news article. | Chester Arthur Stiles faces 22 felony counts in connection with sex tape .
Tape showed girl younger than 3 being sexually assaulted .
Tape surfaced years after alleged assault .
Potential jurors know about case, have strong feelings about it . | [
"(CNN) -- Jury selection was under way Thursday in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting a toddler and capturing it on videotape years ago, a crime that triggered a nationwide manhunt and search for the girl when the tape surfaced in 2007. Chester Arthur Stiles faces life imprisonment if convicted of vid... |
8003a890632a3d401b30d4abaa542be27d595d12 | Summarize the following news article. | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown toured Gulf looking for more funds from the region .
Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt on Sovereign Wealth Funds .
What can the Middle East look for in the United States' new president?
MME talks U.A.E.'s Minister of Foreign Trade about relations with the U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- In Focus: Sovereign Wealth Funds . Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, U.A.E., talks to CNN about future relations with Washington . What a difference a credit crunch makes. Sovereign Wealth Funds control up to $3 trillion in assets, which could provide essential liquidity during the globa... |
251bbb4a78035144af2f9452119aef2a17d96ac5 | Summarize the following news article. | Rihanna wants to crush the idea of not wearing brown and black together .
Her light complexion gave her trouble fitting in at school in Barbados .
Singer's new four-bedroom home decor in Los Feliz to be inspired by India .
"If I had to come back in another form, it would be as my dog," Rihanna says . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- From barefoot tomboy to fashion supernova, fearless pop renegade Rihanna lives to bust all the rules. \"I love the heavy chain over this pretty dress -- it's exactly the way I would do it,\" says Rihanna. What are some rules you'd like to crush? The idea of not wearing brown and black together see... |
be69b853f62c35f58c9e77b6ddb888450d5b03fd | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly eight in 10 say things are going badly in the country .
Three of four Americans are angry about the way things are going in the country .
But three out of four questioned say that things are going well for them personally . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A new national poll indicates that nearly three out of four Americans are scared about the way things are going in the country today. A deputy oversees an eviction in Lafayette, Colorado, last week. Seventy-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released... |
4b3c67642970c39ac3ce9e0573d03fc40fa20b96 | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly intact skeleton of mammoth found at Los Angeles construction site .
Columbian mammoth's skeleton was unearthed near the La Brea tar pits .
Discovery called the museum's most important in almost a century .
Both of mammoth's tusks were discovered intact -- a rare occurrence . | [
"(CNN) -- He had a rough life during the Ice Age, walking around with a couple of broken ribs and a possibly cancerous lesion on his jaw before dying at a young age. Assistant lab supervisor Trevor Valle discusses the teeth and lower jaw of Columbian mammoth fossil \"Zed.\" Now, at least 10,000 years later, visitor... |
29ba104809ad68b1bbfcb6025ef595f481878185 | Summarize the following news article. | Governors of Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, others raise concerns .
They worry unemployment assistance compensation is too steep to maintain .
Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is for the plan, saying California needs help . | [
"(CNN) -- Though they support some federal action to help their states recover from the recession, several Republican governors said Sunday they plan to turn down a portion of what's offered in the stimulus bill that President Obama signed last week. Gov. Haley Barbour said the stimulus bill would force Mississippi... |
e404376f211534025dc5f3aeacd373408a99e866 | Summarize the following news article. | Police booked 464 adult prostitutes, 55 pimps and 55 customers on state charges .
FBI: 19 searches netted $438,000 in cash, plus illegal drugs, cars, computers .
Officials say Innocence Lost task forces recovered about 670 children in 6 years . | [
"(CNN) -- Law enforcement officials arrested more than 500 people, and took custody of 48 juveniles in a coordinated 29-city weekend sweep aimed at combating child prostitution, the FBI announced Monday. Task forces made up largely of state and local police officers arrested and booked what authorities said were 46... |
8c42f541a0eff6d8f29e00797d1c8a3fe20164bd | Summarize the following news article. | When in Roman history it was illegal to raise prices, hoard goods or close stores .
Europe's "irrational exuberance" in 1860s was when great buildings were constructed .
Shortages paper and leather led to U.S. bible shortage in 1943 . | [
"(MENTAL FLOSS) -- In the last 2,000 years, commodity shortages, financial speculation, wars, famines, and outright manias have created some pretty strange economic behavior throughout the world. Once worthless Roman coins found in the British town of Snodland are considered quite a treasure. Cake or death? In orde... |
6b54f55b45df538fd42c1c704128052df1a97516 | Summarize the following news article. | Tara Wall: Eric Holder's remark that we're a "nation of cowards" was wrong .
She says he ignores the millions of votes Obama got from white voters .
Instead of hope, she says, Holder offered anger and resentment .
Obama has urged Americans to focus on the racial progress that's occurred . | [
"Editor's note: Tara Wall is deputy editor for The Washington Times. Before joining the newspaper, she was a senior adviser for the Republican National Committee and was named a public affairs director in the Department of Health and Human Services by President George W. Bush. Read her columns here. Tara Wall says ... |
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