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974042778e15819198e9199c28db0756f8872de5 | Summarize the following news article. | Calderon says violence is down 60%, comparing statistics from October and April .
A criminologist says that comparison paints an inaccurate picture .
He notes that Juarez residents also face kidnapping, extortion and assaults .
Residents say they are skeptical of Calderon's assessment . | [
"(CNN) -- The homicide rate in Mexico's most violent city -- Ciudad Juarez -- is down, according to Mexican President Felipe Calderon, but some residents of the city are not convinced. \"We are facing an entirely political statement, which is not based on reality. A statistic must be considered as a long process an... |
cb2b79b25f46e58118963fff94397586edac8e98 | Summarize the following news article. | The investigation started with with a tip from ICE, authorities say .
Investigators tracked the suspects to the southern state of Tlaxcala .
They each will serve a minimum of 16 1/2 years in prison .
Mexico, like many countries, struggles to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal judge in Mexico has sentenced four people to a minimum of 16 1/2 years each behind bars for human trafficking, the Mexican attorney general's office said Tuesday, marking a rare conviction in a country struggling to get a grip on the illegal trade. The investigation began because of a tip from t... |
808f24910f781caa8d417ffde0bd188d60e4206f | Summarize the following news article. | The business mogul says he wants to remain in the private sector .
Trump: "Business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector" | [
"(CNN) -- Real estate mogul and television celebrity Donald Trump, who generated a media publicity blitz by saying he might run for president in 2012, announced Monday that he will instead remain a businessman. \"After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the presiden... |
4de76f2c6070c4c1ea3b78498cda643644c38795 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Toyota tests all SUVs .
Toyota: Suspension of Lexus GX 460 expands to the Middle East and Russia .
Consumer Reports magazine cites turnover risk in warning not to buy SUV .
Magazine: Concern magnified because Lexus GX 460 has high center of gravity . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Toyota announced Thursday it was testing all its SUVs after it suspended worldwide sales of the Lexus GX 460 because of a reported risk of rollover. The carmaker does not plan to suspend the sales of other vehicles it's testing, said Ririko Takeuchi, a spokeswoman. But it will suspend Lexus G... |
b9342c607aa3218ccaa06e471207095006032d58 | Summarize the following news article. | Users can update entries on the site if they're approved by administrators .
One of the longest entries is about Fidel Castro .
The site says the U.S. has taken territory and resources from other countries by force . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuba is launching its own version of Wikipedia Tuesday with an online encyclopedia that describes the United States as the \"empire of our time.\" The site EcuRed, at www.ecured.cu , already has nearly 20,000 entries. One of the longest is about former leader Fidel Castro, the founder of the ... |
e814a2e7c448f0530856747a61087c0fba475945 | Summarize the following news article. | Neda's mom speaks to CNN from Tehran, thanks world for rallying behind her daughter .
"Neda was a martyr for her homeland," she says .
She visits Neda's grave every Friday, and throngs of people still greet her .
"Neda has made me enormously proud" | [
"(CNN) -- The night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran, the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream. \"There was a war going on,\" she told her mom the next morning, \"and I was in the front.\" Neda's mother had joined her in the street protests that erupted after Iran's disputed J... |
5c0b48567c5bf8cc0739d23ec1e3e477da8ef05d | Summarize the following news article. | Wajeha al-Huwaider says Saudi guardianship system is too restrictive for women .
Activist says Arab nation must respect women more or lose them for good .
Women are not allowed to vote or drive in Saudi Arabia .
Al-Huwaider urges women to attempt to cross border to highlight restrictions . | [
"(CNN) -- Wajeha al-Huwaider picked up her passport, got in a taxi, and headed from her home in eastern Saudi Arabia to the nearby island kingdom of Bahrain -- a 45-minute drive that many Saudis take to get away for the weekend. Wajeha al-Huwaider says women face too many controls in Saudi Arabia. Despite having a ... |
ca41449fc42754a0b15bc9599994fcc2ec543abd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The ruling party won 81 of 87 parliamentary seats .
NEW: The opposition took six seats .
The People's Action Party has ruled Singapore for more than five decades .
The opposition mounted its strongest challenge to date . | [
"(CNN) -- Singapore's ruling party was returned to power in general elections Saturday, despite the strongest challenge to date from the opposition. The People's Action Party, in power since 1959, won 81 seats, while the opposition Workers' Party took six, according to the Elections Department. Saturday's voting in... |
27ad96011d177ebf001e73f85a8aeaa9079cddb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Gas fire now fully contained with home hot spots .
Fire chief says everyone in San Bruno, California, now accounted for .
Four killed, 38 houses destroyed, seven severely damaged, officials say .
Pacific Gas & Electric says its transmission line ruptured; NTSB to investigate . | [
"San Bruno, California (CNN) -- Firefighters have fully contained a massive gas-fueled blaze in California that killed four people, while search efforts and attempts to determine the cause of the fire were still under way on Friday. The fire triggered by a ruptured natural gas transmission line sent giant fireballs... |
dbc3be7939f5bf3fd3fbbba60ff7925939f43a29 | Summarize the following news article. | "We're really going home," Robert Gates whispered to his wife at his farewell ceremony .
Gates has a history of being asked to return or stay longer than planned in public service .
Thursday's event was marked by blistering heat and relentless jet noise .
Defense secretary writes a heartfelt farewell to those who serve... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, a career civil servant who has advised eight presidents over four decades, turned to his wife at the Pentagon's official farewell ceremony Thursday and said \"Becky, we're really going home this time.\" Gates' promise to his wife was a not-so-subtle reference ... |
973afca70397adb06b9a45f0810cb767a73fcfa7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Afghanistan's prime minister condemns attack by "enemies of humanity"
The Pakistan Taliban claims responsibility for the attack .
The blast happened outside a police station .
A suicide bomber blew himself up near law-enforcement and court buildings . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide bombing outside a police station in northwestern Pakistan that left at least 25 people dead, saying it was part of a series of attacks to avenge the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In a phone call to CNN, Ta... |
e0e9809482405e1127b8a54656a2683af6e021cb | Summarize the following news article. | Abductors wanted between $8,000 to $10,000 for each Cuban from relatives in Florida .
The Cubans had been held in a series of safe houses in Cancun for a month .
The Yucatan Peninsula has become a major landing point for Cubans smuggled into Mexico .
Smugglers charge up to $10,000 per person to bring the Cubans into Me... | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican authorities have rescued six undocumented Cuban migrants who had been held for ransom for a month in Cancun, a vacation hotspot on the nation's Yucatan Peninsula, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Wednesday. The abductors, who were not apprehended in Tuesday night's rescue, were seeking b... |
557a61bf7f20a8c603609e22afd1358d2a013ba2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackie Kennedy Onassis's love letters were written when she was a teen .
She wrote them to her then-boyfriend at Harvard .
They were valued between $25,000 and $35,000 .
"A French lady" bought them for $134,500, the auctioneer says . | [
"(CNN) -- What price love -- or more accurately, what price a love letter? When it comes to such letters written by a teenage Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, that price is $134,500, according to the auctioneer Christie's. And if you like happy endings, it was \"a French lady\" -- perhaps appropriately enough --... |
10abf86e91f98d467b246a77ba7fff7a81676040 | Summarize the following news article. | North tells delegation from the South to "go back"
North Korea refuses to talk with anyone from President Lee Myung-Bak's administration . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A rare inter-Korean meeting ended prematurely Wednesday with no progress. North Korea told the South to \"go back\" according to Lee Jong-Joo, a spokeswoman for South Korea's Unification Ministry, insisting they would not talk with anyone from the government itself. A delegation of twel... |
b285fdc8b30eba631e42f295a406a1893186d384 | Summarize the following news article. | Ban Ki-moon sent letters to U.N. members noting his intent to run for re-election .
He calls himself a "bridge builder" who seeks to find common ground .
His first term has been marked by economic, environmental and political crises . | [
"(CNN) -- After an eventful first term marked by humanitarian crises, a global recession and the Arab Spring, Ban Ki-moon announced Monday his intention to seek a second five-year stint as the United Nations' secretary-general. Ban voiced his hope of staying in place at a news conference Monday in New York, where t... |
28540c92c94d1364530b1e1921763cb2f025e9ab | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: EU agrees to 210 million euros to compensate farmers .
The outbreak has killed 25 people, all but one of them in Germany .
Germany's health minister says the rate of infection is falling .
Bean sprouts are suspected of being the source but tests have not proven it . | [
"(CNN) -- The European Union on Wednesday agreed to pay 210 million euros ($307 million) to farmers who suffered losses due to the E.coli outbreak that has killed at least 25 people, mostly in Germany. The figure is up considerably from the 150 million euros EU agriculture officials proposed Tuesday, and Dacion Cio... |
f41272b4343902eb05a9f31adac346c3e867606c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Apartment residents receive e-mail on temporary guest .
Strauss-Kahn is staying in a New York apartment after leaving Rikers Island jail .
Source: Strauss-Kahn is paying for a security guard to monitor him around the clock .
The IMF says it will try to select a new managing director by June 30 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Building management told Manhattan apartment residents that it was not consulted before a leaserholder invited former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stay as a guest, according to an e-mail obtained Saturday by CNN. The general manager for 71 Broadway sent an e-mail in... |
b419ae17b557d7a183af93ec0b19296011757d06 | Summarize the following news article. | Japanese baseball season finally gets under way in Chiba, Greater Tokyo .
Rakuten Eagles beat Lotte Marines despite more quakes before and during game .
Some games being held during the day to conserve electricity in disaster-hit nation .
Japanese Football Association rethinking decision to pull out of Copa America . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite more earthquakes rocking Japan on Tuesday, the devastated country's delayed baseball season was finally able to begin. Sendai-based Rakuten Eagles, unable to use their own stadium due to damage from last month's initial quake, triumphed 6-4 away to Japan Series champions Lotte Marines in a game he... |
5e8279677d084c3f4636b3eaca8dec2cd411fea8 | Summarize the following news article. | Shane Warne takes two wickets in a comfortable win over Deccan Chargers .
Unbeaten 54 from AB de Villiers earns Bangalore Royal Challengers victory . | [
"(CNN) -- Rajasthan Royals eased their way to an eight-wicket victory over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. South African spinner Johan Botha was the star with the bat, hitting eight fours and a six in an unbeaten 67 off just 47 balls as Rajasthan passed Deccan's total of 137 for eight ... |
78a734e1381bb3226d8f4534a606a2acd44c3554 | Summarize the following news article. | Reports say iPhone app posted nude photo of 15-year-old girl .
Apple approves mobile phone applications before posting them .
Some say it is impossible for Apple to filter out all objectionable material .
Legal expert: Apple and developers unlikely to be held liable for user-posted content . | [
"(CNN) -- Nude photos and other potentially objectionable materials have been showing up in the iPhone application store in recent weeks, raising questions about Apple's ability to control iPhone content. An iPhone app called BeautyMeter was pulled from the app store after a nude photo surfaced. In the most recent ... |
2eb9714a42357cb4aa918322005b7359899c77c7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, returned to work this week .
NEW: Jobs will be in the office several days a week and also working from home .
Jobs, 54, a cancer survivor, has been on medical leave for six months .
Bloggers say Apple should release more information about Jobs . | [
"(CNN) -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back on the job after a six-month medical leave, the company said Monday. Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, is back at work, a company spokesman said Monday. \"Steve Jobs is back to work. He is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the other days,\" Apple spokesman Steve Dowling ... |
272eae7819b390308be89baa511916d52ff2c924 | Summarize the following news article. | Opener Shane Watson hammers a world record 15 sixes in a one-day innings .
Watson beats the record of 12 set by Xavier Marshall of the West Indies in 2008 .
Watson's score of 185 not out also a record one-day total by an Australian .
The 29-year-old helped Australia defeat Bangladesh by nine wickets in Dhaka . | [
"(CNN) -- Opener Shane Watson hammered a world record 15 sixes in a one-day innings as he helped Australia defeat Bangladesh by nine wickets in their second one-day international in Dhaka. Watson, who went on to make a career-best 185 not out, also smashed 15 fours in his 96-ball innings, as Australia needed just 2... |
593835aa5c6e203af26631fdf13d5515b4f53ea5 | Summarize the following news article. | Here's how to freshen your Facebook pages and clean up your social media presence .
Socioclean will comb through your Facebook profile to make it future-employee appropriate .
Tweeter Karma lets you see which of your Twitter followers are following you back . | [
"(CNN) -- Springtime, when young lovers' \"ehh\" turns to desperate fancy, when we clear the metaphorical (and literal) skeletons from our proverbial (and literal) closets, when the sun pulls the cobwebs from her blighted eyes and bestows upon us her tentative warmth. Winter is almost over, friends, and with spring... |
324204a9c2ce94a23baed5a9a4bca30a25ea9ab8 | Summarize the following news article. | Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata in the opening game of the Indian Premier League .
Super Kings win by two runs as nail biting 20-over clash goes down to final ball .
Srikkanth Anirudha top scores for Chennai with 64 runs .
147-year-old cricket digest the Wisden Almanack joins Facebook . | [
"(CNN) -- MS Dhoni continued his winning streak after guiding the Chennai Super Kings to a nail biting victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening clash of the Indian Premier League. The seven week 20-over tournament offers yet more action for the cricket-loving Indian public after Dhoni led them to a World C... |
8eaaafc4b166e772fb893ed18dde96a68c1d58eb | Summarize the following news article. | The United States still needs strong anti-terror strategies, she says .
The strategy includes measures abroad and at home .
It's the first time the homeland has been the primary focus, a top official says .
Obama's counterterror adviser outlined key points on Wednesday . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- The death of Osama bin Laden \"is not the death of terrorism, unfortunately,\" U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told CNN at an international security conference Thursday. Al Qaeda has been reaching out with \"English-language publications and the like,\" prompting an increase in th... |
e26fafa021f98b30be4ed402ba4e1abed8a3f5a8 | Summarize the following news article. | India captain MS Dhoni says his team are peaking ahead of the Cricket World Cup final .
Dhoni's team take on Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday .
Skipper says India have a great unity in the camp as they go for second World Cup title . | [
"(CNN) -- India captain MS Dhoni believes his team are peaking at the right time as they prepare to battle Sri Lanka for the Cricket World Cup. Dhoni believes the lengthy format of the competition, which started on February 19, has suited his side, who secured their place in the final with a win over Asian rivals P... |
9912ab5b42a4bbf049a711838d297cde3fd2c010 | Summarize the following news article. | The two pilots were involved in a fatal plane crash in 2006 .
All 154 passengers and crew of a Boeing 737 were killed .
The small plane they were piloting survived .
Authorities say the two pilots were inexperienced . | [
"(CNN) -- Two American pilots involved in a plane collision over the Brazilian Amazon that resulted in the deaths of 154 people were sentenced to community service, a Brazilian judge ruled. Judge Murilo Mendes originally sentenced Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino to four years and four days in prison, but then M... |
0e20eeba826bbbb1418d012ca67fc7cdcd8888a1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "If he had life in prison, that would be going home for him," a juror says .
Jurors say the case took an emotional and physical toll .
They decided Monday that Steven Hayes should die for his crimes .
"We came to the right decision," one says . | [
"(CNN) -- Jurors who convicted a man of three murders in a 2007 Connecticut home invasion and recommended he be put to death for his crimes said Tuesday that serving on the case changed their lives -- and took an emotional and sometimes physical toll. \"This has strengthened my faith,\" Paula Calzetta told In Sessi... |
aa6903dba4a08aad586b5131ddbbce7bfb7d4554 | Summarize the following news article. | OR Books plans to use tweets posted during protests to create 160-page book .
"Tweets from Tahrir" which is set to hit bookshelves April 21 .
"To read these tweets is to embark a rollercoaster ride," description says . | [
"(Mashable) -- Twitter's role in the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is disputed. But nobody disputes that the microblogging platform helped tell the story of the revolution as it unfolded. Now, OR Books plans to use tweets posted during the protests to create a 160-page history of the event. \"Twe... |
9e66d9bf0bc3a0d953fdc4cfb828bdbc09aa93f4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: : A North Carolina man describes hitting the ground to shield his daughter from a twister .
Weather service confirms at least 97 tornadoes in three-day outbreak .
Weekend outbreak is largest since 2008, records show .
Storms forecast for Tuesday could bring tornadoes, hail to Midwest . | [
"(CNN) -- Two days after the largest tornado outbreak since 2008 raked the Southeast, killing at least 45, the focus shifted Monday to cleanup. \"Everybody's been coming together,\" said Doug Western, pastor of Kendale Acres Free Will Baptist Church in Sanford, North Carolina. Along with the adjacent parsonage, the... |
52067e3f7cfb338a71c763db379a1503cbe63fe3 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince William and Catherine arrive in Ottawa, the first stop on their tour .
It is the couple's first official trip since their wedding in April .
Prince William says it is a "great privilege" to be invited to Canada . | [
"Ottawa (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William and his wife will join thousands of people Friday to mark Canada Day during their first official foreign trip as a married couple. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in Ottawa on Thursday aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force jet . \"Catherine and I are... |
98d057724a7be12d9a0d755cae16ff9ff56d1d3a | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-president, Bill Gates testify before Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
They talked about why global health should be important to U.S.
"We have to build a world with more partners and fewer adversaries," Clinton says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Aside from a moral obligation, improving the health of people in other nations is smart foreign policy, former President Clinton said Wednesday. \"We live in an interdependent world in which we have learned the hard way that no matter how brilliantly our forces perform, we can not kill, jail or... |
8a9dfa49e3c778f83abc1dd1c976f6cab1c9349a | Summarize the following news article. | Casey Anthony is on trial for the murder of her daughter, among other charges .
Testimony concluded Friday, and closing arguments are expected on Sunday .
The prosecution claims that she killed her daughter then lied to investigators .
The defense calls it "a tragic accident that happened to some very disturbed people" | [
"(CNN) -- Three years after 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was last seen alive, the murder trial of her mother is nearing an end. The Casey Anthony trial has lived up to the intense pre-trial hype and drama, beginning six weeks ago with her lawyer's blockbuster opening arguments alleging that her father -- George Anthon... |
91cf7a8654cf906941a18855ac98b19cab85ae48 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michael Bargo could face the death penalty if convicted, his attorney says .
NEW: "We are not admitting any guilt at this time," says attorney Charles Holloman .
Divers find three paint buckets suspected of containing the victim's remains .
Bargo appeared in court Thursday, where he was denied bond. | [
"(CNN) -- The suspected ringleader of a group arrested for allegedly luring a 15-year-old boy to a Florida home, shooting him several times, burning his body in a fire pit and putting the remains into paint cans, could face the death penalty if convicted, his attorney said Thursday. But defense attorney Charles Hol... |
bc869cc87e06ed10dd7cb279fe66b9a52ccb6a1a | Summarize the following news article. | Seawater radioactivity levels drop sharply in new tests .
Nitrogen being injected into Unit 1 due to hydrogen buildup .
One leak of highly radioactive water, from Unit No. 2, into the Pacific Ocean has been stopped .
But an official says, "We cannot be optimistic, just because we were able to plug this one" | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Radioactive iodine in seawater around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant dropped sharply even before workers plugged a water leak believed to be from its crippled No. 2 reactor, the plant's owner said Wednesday night. Stopping the flow of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean was a ... |
0068a4b536d5c968ae74540d550a6adacee6a8f9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Army Corps of Engineers is expected to open the spillway once river flows hit a trigger .
NEW: Projections indicate the tipping point could come as early as Saturday, Jindal says .
NEW: The Morganza Spillway has not been opened since 1973 .
Opening the Morganza Spillway would flood the Atchafalaya River Basin . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could open the Morganza Spillway as early as Saturday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Friday. The Mississippi River Commission has directed the Corps to operate the crucial spillway once river flows reach a certain trigger: 1.5 million cubic feet per second. Projections ... |
7c14fdf7bfa4cd4282d83c2edb15894c6613bce4 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 2 million people received lifesaving drugs because of Bush's plan .
Obama promises to continue working "to address the crisis around the world"
WHO: Cases crop up 2.7 times faster than number of new people getting treatment .
White House: Nearly quarter-million babies born HIV-free because of plan . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama doesn't often offer praise for President George W. Bush's foreign policy, but on Monday he offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa. Zimbabwean orphan Evans Mahlangu shows the free medicine he got by walking to Mozambique in February.... |
6bfddbfabec4e6320fa4fd4df185cb62d090d59b | Summarize the following news article. | The hijacking of the yacht Quest in February ended with four deaths .
The piracy and hostage-taking charges carry mandatory life sentences .
The three Somali men deny any role in the deaths . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Three Somali men pleaded guilty on Friday to piracy and hostage-taking charges involving the yacht Quest, a February hijacking that ended with the death of four American citizens. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali, Mohamud Salad Ali and Ali Abdi Mohamed -- all in their 30s -- entered guilty pleas in federa... |
99843cb045bdab466182cf9d04ed04b488e399b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Belarus president vows to resist anti-government movement .
He says any government-toppling insurrection will be stopped .
News reports say police used tear gas and batons on protesters Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Vowing to crackdown on a new wave of anti-government protests, President Alexander Lukashenko warned Sunday in Minsk there will be \"no color revolution\" scenarios in Belarus, the nation he has ruled with an iron fist since 1994, the official Belarusian Telegraph Company reported. The so called \"clappi... |
a0829053930ec36dccf85e5ce5133ec93381eec0 | Summarize the following news article. | Two al Qaeda militants die on Thursday after Chechen security forces confront them .
Chechen's president says one of the militants was responsible for supplying armed groups in the region .
Yusef Muhammed al Emirat is accused of being involved in nearly every suicide attack in the Russian Federation in recent years .
R... | [
"(CNN) -- Chechen security agents have killed a top al Qaeda militant believed to responsible for numerous terrorist attacks in Russia's Northern Caucasus region, officials announced Friday. Chechnya's Interior Ministry said Yusef Muhammed al Emirat, a native of Saudi Arabia, died Thursday during a sting operation ... |
1cfb11d33560b4a579b9405ec244b1571bb7f7f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands of residents can return home Tuesday .
The Las Conchas fire is still threatening a number of ancient American Indian sites .
Los Alamos National Laboratory will reopen to employees Wednesday .
More than 123,000 acres have been burned since the fire started . | [
"(CNN) -- New Mexico homeowners who were evacuated more than a week ago will be allowed to return home Tuesday, fire officials said. \"Homeowners will be driven to their homes in government vehicles to stay,\" said Reynaldo Rivera, public information officer for the Los Conchas fire. Thousands of families in Cochit... |
677fa033e5d8f334dec058a11f0e0e31e2e284b7 | Summarize the following news article. | The spillway was opened May 14 to head off flooding in southern Louisiana .
The move diverted water down the Atchafalaya River basin to the Gulf of Mexico .
Three of the spillway's 17 opened bays had been closed by Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal authorities began closing portions of central Louisiana's Morganza Spillway as the swollen Mississippi River receded Wednesday, reducing the need to divert water down another waterway. The Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday that it already had closed three of the 17 open bays at the Morga... |
c574f4f2294e57563d3051adc932c95fa62dd705 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Muslim Brotherhood offers support for the protesters .
"The laws in force in Syria will be implemented," government warns .
Daraa is the scene of tanks, helicopters, and mass arrests, witnesses say .
Residents are afraid to go out to collect the dead, a witness says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Syrian government on Thursday warned its citizens not to participate in unlicensed protests, saying that \"the laws in force in Syria will be implemented for serving the security of the citizens and the stability of the homeland.\" The announcement came late in a day during which Syrian tanks and secu... |
982cf5000128718bd06d8d8402185aa2b3fefa3e | Summarize the following news article. | Disease outbreak has occurred in northern Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay .
The outbreak has killed at least 21 people .
Health officials recommend that people planning to go to affected areas get vaccine .
Concern began in Argentina last month after 17 monkeys died of yellow fever . | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Argentinians planning to travel to the northern part of the country, Brazil and Paraguay were lining up for vaccinations Tuesday, because of a yellow fever breakout that has killed at least 21 people in the region. An Argentinian man receives a vaccination in Buenos Aires, Argentin... |
081aeda3952b89018bbe104dd8ad7ceb74605d41 | Summarize the following news article. | Syrians citizens hightail it to Turkey .
Most of them are ethnic Turkmens, an official says .
Turkey wonders if this is "the tip of the iceberg" | [
"Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- About 250 people raced across the Syrian border into Turkey, government officials said Saturday, a flight that reflects the fear and violence gripping the Arab nation. The people hustled to the southern Turkish Yaylidagi district in Hatay province on Friday afternoon, according to local a... |
27b21016f8fff99a22b00d7354f19e5746f645e3 | Summarize the following news article. | High water and a swift current has helped break up an oil spill .
Exxon says about 750 to 1,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Yellowstone .
The spill occurred when a pipeline ruptured near Billings .
Cleanup efforts have been hampered by flooding . | [
"(CNN) -- Dozens more workers Monday joined the effort to clean up an oil spill that dumped hundreds of barrels of crude into Montana's Yellowstone River over the weekend, ExxonMobil said. ExxonMobil said between 750 to 1,000 barrels (32,000 to 42,000 gallons) of oil escaped late Friday when a pipeline ruptured ben... |
335d4b7a55e6226b41aebe5eadb8c9dfc2e4dbfc | Summarize the following news article. | The incident occurred during Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show .
The British Press Association said a safety net failed during the stunt .
Police have not released the victim's name . | [
"(CNN) -- A man who was taking part in a human cannonball show in Detling, England, was fatally injured Monday when the event failed to go off as planned, Kent police said. The incident occurred in the afternoon during Scott May's Daredevil Stunt Show at the Kent County Showground, southeast of London, police said.... |
f54aa248e6f1688517d47a6fe73b6342d28dcfcc | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Alonso is fastest during practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix .
The Ferrari driver edged out McLaren's Lewis Hamilton with Nico Rosberg third .
McLaren's Jenson Button was fourth with championship leader Sebastian Vettel fifth .
Red Bull's Vettel was quickest during the morning session . | [
"(CNN) -- Ferrari's Fernando Alonso set a blistering pace on the first practice day ahead of this weekend's Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. The Spaniard edged out McLaren's British driver Lewis Hamilton in the afternoon session after drivers' championship leader Sebastian Vettel had gone fastest for Red Bull in the ... |
63ea712c6140965613b1b1aa5d22b80c9d33d997 | Summarize the following news article. | As World Malaria Day approaches, many are optimistic about ending malaria deaths .
In the past two years, rapid progress has been made in malaria control .
Some countries like Zambia have reported a 60 percent decrease in malaria deaths . | [
"LONDON, England -- Malaria is preventable and curable, yet every 30 seconds, a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from the disease, according to the World Health Organization. The Roll Back Malaria partnership has pledged money for nets, anti-malarial treatments and research for a vaccine. Last year on April 25, the... |
16e327f37f36bac876c4b19c318697e5cded9fbf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Authorities discover she was a he .
Police give chase after bystanders call .
Crime Stoppers profiled the suspect earlier in the week .
An arrest warrant was out for a 58-year-old woman . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- A robbery suspect nicknamed the \"Grandma Bandit\" died in a shootout Friday in Atlanta, Georgia, authorities said. Later, authorities discovered that Grandma was actually Grandpa. \"After further investigation, detectives have determined the person believed to be a female suspect in fact is a mal... |
5348f415cdf20584770b0dc39ac3b0a43133cb58 | Summarize the following news article. | President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged Sri Lankans to protest in Colombo on Sunday .
They came to protest a critical U.N. report alleging war crimes .
Human rights groups have accused both rebels and government troops of abuses . | [
"(CNN) -- At their president's urging, Sri Lankans took to the streets Sunday to rail against a critical United Nations report that found credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the final stages of the country's civil war. Hundreds turned out for the peaceful de... |
2e0c29c544c6bdbecf8bad9ffbe0f7d387d49c28 | Summarize the following news article. | Miron: Government should not subsidize health insurance .
Public health insurance will increase costs and reduce quality, he says .
Providing everyone with health insurance rewards unhealthy behavior, Miron says .
Miron: Give the poor health insurance vouchers instead of public insurance . | [
"Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN) -- In the coming weeks, Congress will attempt to forge a health care bill from proposals developed by five House and Senate committees. The final bill will likely include a mandate that most Americans buy health insurance, subsidies for the purchase of insurance and bans on denial of... |
04718a9467ff51ef2170612128b601d4b25a6b19 | Summarize the following news article. | A bomb blast wounds at least 11 people in Pakistan's volatile tribal, an official says .
The blast comes as the U.S. is putting pressure on Pakistan to root out insurgents .
The U.S. says terror groups are running training camps in the region . | [
"Islamabad (CNN) -- A bombing Monday at a restaurant in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border wounded 11 people, including four children, authorities said. The blast occurred in the town of Miran Shah in North Waziristan, said Muhammed Khan, a government official. The blast comes as the United States has... |
cefef2cb674da098810b1519e3d5c580e0a0c25e | Summarize the following news article. | Forensic tests confirm body found in creek is not Lauren Spierer .
The 20-year-old Indiana University sophomore disappeared June 2 .
Investigators have not been able to make any progress .
The coroner's office will use DNA and dental records to identify the body . | [
"(CNN) -- The body found in a creek near Indianapolis is not missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, a medical official said Tuesday. Forensic tests found no link to Spierer and have determined the body belongs to an African-American female, said Alfarena Ballew, chief deputy coroner for Marion County. O... |
e49814818f53d8d22dd1abef7c62fc54b833634d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lyon: The prosecution overreached .
Legal experts say Casey Anthony could go free Thursday .
A jury acquits Anthony of murder charges .
"Why can't she make money off of her story? Why can't Casey do it?" a legal expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- Don't be surprised if Casey Anthony walks out of jail a free woman after her sentencing Thursday, legal experts say. And, they add, there is nothing stopping her from cashing in on book or movie deals -- as her acquittal on serious charges now means she is free to profit off her story. With Tuesday's not ... |
74af427c67ae8618fa68ca37ee0447c81b389539 | Summarize the following news article. | Find out what happened in Iraq on the day when Britain's combat troops left .
Understand what caused tension in the close ties between the U.S. and Israel .
Liven up your knowledge about what it would take to prepare for zombies .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 23, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Baghdad, Iraq • Israel • Iceland . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Your school probably has fire drills, tornado drills. But h... |
785ff65490f45eed5b7bd88caaf6674598720d5e | Summarize the following news article. | Man pleads guilty to piracy for role in hijacking that left 4 Americans dead .
Mounir Ali accepted a plea deal by U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis .
He is the 11th person to plead guilty . | [
"(CNN) -- A Yemeni man pleaded guilty to acts of piracy on Thursday for his role in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of east Africa that resulted in the deaths of four Americans. Mounir Ali, 23, accepted a plea deal by U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis, becoming the 11th person to plead guilty in the armed hi... |
b30e444e4f4bf1cc3e9d46d29a53c5ba830651e8 | Summarize the following news article. | The Greek government offers to transport humanitarian aid to Gaza on its ships .
Its authorities have barred 10 ships full of activists from sailing to Gaza .
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon welcomes the offer, saying "it could help reduce tensions"
But a Palestinian leader says this won't address what it calls an unfair blocka... | [
"(CNN) -- Days after blocking a Gaza-bound flotilla, Greece's government offered Sunday to ship aid to the Palestinian territory -- a move applauded by the U.N. chief but derided as insufficient by protest organizers and Palestinian authorities. Greece's foreign ministry released a statement Sunday afternoon in whi... |
ab0ac9096bd24d2b349aa746d110b67b5d5fce81 | Summarize the following news article. | The state law is part of the broader nationwide immigration debate .
Georgia officials say they will appeal the ruling .
The judge says law enforcement officers cannot enforce two sections of the law .
Most provisions of the law will be allowed to move forward . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday temporarily blocking key provisions of a new Georgia law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration, while allowing other parts of the law to move forward. Most of the law, known as HB 87, was scheduled to go into effect Friday. U.S. Distr... |
6dadcd5ee5daad0697c525acedd98187221eae7c | Summarize the following news article. | Lohan must start work at Los Angeles' Downtown Women's Center .
Her community service also includes several weeks at the morgue .
The actress stays out of jail while her lawyer appeals the 120-day sentence .
Lohan still faces trial for the necklace theft in June . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan got a temporary reprieve from a 120-day jail term for violating probation Friday, but the actress must immediately start court-ordered community service that should keep her busy for months. Lohan released from jail . While Lohan recently traveled to New York to discuss acting ro... |
76ee012d3ebd451aff3068b28395900cf157c1d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Tanks said to be pulling back from Hama .
City has been wracked with violence and a general strike .
Syria has denied that a military campaign was under way against Hama . | [
"(CNN) -- Security forces have begun removing tanks from the volatile Syrian city of Hama, a sign that the tensions there could be easing. Ammar Qurabi, chairman of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria and Omar Habbal, a prominent opposition activist in Hama told CNN that tanks just inside the city a... |
52073506a1990cbab6cd81fa01885b0b9c8b6833 | Summarize the following news article. | Billboard on African-American abortion rates was put up over Soho restaurant .
It read: "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb"
Lamar Advertising said it was taken down for public safety reasons . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York billboard that focused exclusively on African-American abortion rates was taken down because of concerns for public safety, said Hal Kilshaw, spokesperson for Louisiana-based Lamar Advertising, on Thursday. The billboard was erected by group opposed to abortions. The billboard was atta... |
41c016eb9281358106f1daf1befac72c2656dd21 | Summarize the following news article. | President Omar al-Bashir will visit South Sudan when it marks its independence .
South Sudan is to become the world's newest country on Saturday . | [
"Juba, Sudan (CNN) -- The president of Sudan will visit South Sudan when it marks its independence from the north on Saturday, a government official said Thursday. President Omar al-Bashir will make the trip as an expression of hope for \"brotherly relations\" between his government based in the north and South Sud... |
dbcd135c5b81e07cb22987ad489ca84ef266ccd7 | Summarize the following news article. | Gadhafi offers to increase state salaries and give families money .
Libyan ambassador: "It's not a crime to say 'I want to be free' "
Ban: "The violence must stop"
U.S. suspends embassy operations in Tripoli . | [
"Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- As clashes in the Libyan capital continued Friday between government security forces and anti-regime protesters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters unequivocally: \"The violence must stop.\" His remarks came as state television was airing images of the embattled but defiant ... |
b4549e1e351ec948f6bf3bc17993bbfa56208d7f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court rules against Missouri, so levee can be breached .
NEW: The Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, is 60.3 feet -- 50% above flood stage .
Missouri asks the Supreme Court to halt a plan to explode a levee to lessen pressure .
The proposal would flood Missouri farmland but save an Illinois town . | [
"Birds Point, Missouri (CNN) -- Persistent, heavy rains have helped swell the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to the highest levels ever recorded, said an Army Corps of Engineers official Sunday. This ominous development prompted Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, president of the Mississippi River Commission, to order several b... |
a3d35b29654601ee5015c4695b0e73143fb49eca | Summarize the following news article. | Sgt. Darren Jones has pleaded not guilty .
He is accused of shooting at civilians and participating in a coverup .
His lawyer says there is no evidence Jones killed or wounded anyone . | [
"(CNN) -- Jury selection begins Thursday for an Army sergeant charged in what military authorities say was a conspiracy by a group of soldiers to kill Afghan civilians for sport and then cover it up. Sgt. Darren Jones is one of 12 soldiers, all members of the Washington-based 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, accused in ... |
9d9f1b23ce9b16ca5dd09479ef99c5740fdc813f | Summarize the following news article. | Wladimir Klitschko tells CNN that David Haye will be his 50th knockout victim .
The two heavyweight boxers face off in Hamburg, Germany on July 2 .
Klitschko holds the IBF, WBO & IBO belts, Haye the WBA version .
The Ukrainian has won 55 of his 58 fights during a 15-year career with 49 via KOs . | [
"(CNN) -- Boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko has told CNN that David Haye will become the 50th knockout victim of his career when the two face-off in July. The IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion is set to face WBA champ Haye in Hamburg, Germany, on July 2 in a bid to unify four of the division's five belts... |
88f178d616b28b77ed7dfa852cd86b66bba1bc37 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials rescinded job offer after learning of transition .
Ex-Army Special Forces officer David Schroer became Diane Schroer .
Judge finds discrimination on basis of gender .
ACLU applauds ruling; library has no comment . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former Army commander who underwent a sex change operation was discriminated against by the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Friday in an important victory for transgenders claiming bias in the workplace. Diane Schroer won her federal lawsuit against the Library of Congress after offic... |
6dadb1172f9f7c319440589c62979cb73bbdaaae | Summarize the following news article. | Susanne Janson manages a home in Thailand that cares for poor children in need .
Janson's two young daughters perished in the 2004 tsunami that ravaged nine Asian countries .
Since moving to Thailand, Janson has helped raise more than 100 children .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | [
"Phuket, Thailand (CNN) -- When Southeast Asia was rocked by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2004, Susanne Janson was glued to her television in Stockholm, Sweden. Her two daughters -- 14-year-old Eleonor and 12-year-old Josefin -- were vacationing in Thailand at the time with her ex-husband and his new family,... |
da3e65ef8abf93fccdc7a19acf4f0a88b7a364e2 | Summarize the following news article. | WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden over sex allegations .
The case is not related to his website, which leaks secret information .
He says the allegations are an attempt to smear him .
A judge last month rejected his lawyers' arguments against extradition . | [
"London (CNN) -- Lawyers for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange have filed an appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face questioning on sex charges, a member of his defense team said Thursday. The appeal was submitted to London's High Court on Tuesday, but lawyers do not expect the case to be heard for ... |
7ebebec179da53acdc8eef6b8a03830a259a848c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: NTSB: The investigation will take a "long time" due to the location of the wreck .
A small plane experienced engine trouble near Demopolis, Alabama .
FAA official: All seven family members on board died .
The Cessna aircraft crashed about 2 miles short of a runway . | [
"(CNN) -- A small plane went down short of an airport in rural Alabama, killing a couple and five of their children, authorities said. \"It's going to take a long time (to investigate) since the wreckage is so deep in the woods,\" Nick Worrell of the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night. The NTSB ... |
ebe296c5a079d5f5ef946833ee3bf4345fbb8c9b | Summarize the following news article. | Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow Airport threaten to strike over Christmas .
BA starts legal action in bid to prevent strike by cabin crews that could threaten 1 million passengers' travel plans .
Cabin crew union Unite meanwhile accepts British Airways' offer to meet for talks .
Union plans to begin act... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow Airport threatened Wednesday to strike during the week of Christmas, as British Airways went to court to try to stop a strike called by its cabin crews. The planned industrial action looked set to throw one of the world's busiest airports int... |
db96615f761e49553d8eb1411f68a6cf1a907ee4 | Summarize the following news article. | Six soldiers and one civilian were charged with murder .
Sarfraz Shah was shot in a public park .
The fatal shooting was caught on video . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court has indicted six soldiers and one civilian on murder and terrorism charges in the death of an unarmed man whose fatal shooting was caught on video. The seven men pleaded not guilty, said Muhammad Khan, a public prosecutor in a special anti-terrorism court in the south... |
9133d0c4e08ae66c98dc9002100bb6cf09072ffd | Summarize the following news article. | An man jumped into Berry's yard Saturday and Sunday, police say .
The intruder told a staffer he was "there to see somebody," police say .
He left each time after the employee told him to go, police say . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- An unidentified man twice jumped over a fence and into actress Halle Berry's yard this past weekend, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman said Monday. Berry or her employees called police each time, but no one has been arrested, according to LAPD Officer Sarah Faden. It's not unusual for photograp... |
f42d06069ee8d5daf91b893a3eb846cd7f95d00b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Essien is ruled out for six months after undergoing knee surgery .
The Chelsea and Ghana midfielder injured himself in training last week .
Chelsea have been heavily linked with Luka Modric and Joao Moutinho . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will be out of action until 2012 after undergoing surgery on his right knee. The 28-year-old Ghana international damaged ligaments in his right knee during training last week, the third serious knee injury of his professional career. The English Premier League side confir... |
4b7ebb122e9b4964234cf261e3fd74c5d2cc8dc3 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Barry H. Landau and Jason Savedoff had millions of dollars worth of documents .
Pieces include documents signed by Abraham Lincoln and inaugural ball invitations .
Landau is the author of "The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy"
Landau has told CNN he has collected more than a million ... | [
"(CNN) -- Barry H. Landau is recognized as one of the foremost collectors of presidential artifacts and memorabilia, having worked with every White House since the Lyndon Johnson administration. Now police in Baltimore are accusing him and another man of stealing millions of dollars worth of historical documents fr... |
6b1da65cfdb132e72421041e2bd460f65aa241cc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Defense lawyers say they will appeal the extradition decision .
Judge orders extradition of suspect to Mexico .
Bruce Beresford-Redman is charged with killing his wife at a Cancun resort in 2010 .
The former reality TV producer has been jailed in Los Angeles while fighting extradition . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that there is enough evidence that former reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman murdered his wife at a Cancun resort to justify his return to Mexico to face trial. Beresford-Redman, once a producer on TV's \"Survivor,\" will appeal the extradition order to a ... |
af65535e2a36a7d876dcb9285e4db9b73b9c7471 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: No "credible threats" to Anthony despite anger, sheriff says .
"I felt our case was solid," detective tells reporters .
Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter last week .
She is scheduled to be released from jail Sunday . | [
"Orlando (CNN) -- The detectives who built the murder case against Casey Anthony said Tuesday they stand behind their evidence but urge the public to respect the jury's verdict of acquittal. \"In any case -- especially a case with this many witnesses and this much evidence -- you can always look back and improve on... |
7b1e393ac77bddc9b2f378bd11f53f74388d4cfc | Summarize the following news article. | Marathon great, Grete Waitz dies of cancer aged 57 .
Norwegian runner won a record nine New York City marathons and two London marathons .
Waitz won the gold medal at the world athletics championships in Helsinki in 1983 . | [
"(CNN) -- Norwegian marathon runner Grete Waitz, winner of a record nine New York City marathons, has died at the age of 57 following a six-year fight with cancer. Waitz, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer since 2005, died overnight on Tuesday in hospital in Norway's capital Oslo, according to Helle Aanes... |
3c414f7459e45e644c3d07365e2f49cf7000aca3 | Summarize the following news article. | Louisiana refuses to list two men as adoptive parents on an amended birth certificate .
The men argue they have a due process right to have both officially recognized .
The adoption was finalized in New York, but the child was born in Louisiana .
An appeals court has ruled against the same-sex couple . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A same-sex couple has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a cross-state dispute over their efforts to have both of them officially listed as the parents of an adopted 5-year-old boy. The California couple filed an appeal this week with the high court, saying Louisiana, where the child was b... |
25c50a62adc78acfd20df1230d3003559d7201c5 | Summarize the following news article. | AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega says the network faces short-term problems .
T-Mobile USA's assets could alleviate the troubles AT&T faces, he says .
But AT&T faces a potentially long regulatory approval process . | [
"Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- AT&T's wireless network will face major challenges \"in the short term\" unless the carrier is able to begin integrating T-Mobile USA's infrastructure, said AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega. He didn't specify an exact timeframe for when his company's problems could compound but acknowle... |
b1afd4628b56af53b302bda9792da04d526d29bd | Summarize the following news article. | Zardari defends Pakistan in a Washington Post op-ed .
He claims "early assistance" helped lead to bin Laden's courier .
Zardari says there have been years of cooperation . | [
"(CNN) -- The Pakistani president Tuesday said his country provided initial help that ultimately led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, but he said it had no clue about the terror mastermind's whereabouts and didn't participate in the U.S. raid to kill the top militant. Asif Ali Zardari, writing in a Washington Po... |
32af12b49b7348c22be5af73798bfb2e88e5e8d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Jared Lee Loughner no longer has to take anti-psychotic medication, a court says .
The defendant has also been diagnosed as schizophrenic, prosecutors say .
Loughner's attorneys say forcing him to take strong drugs violates his rights .
Loughner is accused of shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others . | [
"(CNN) -- A three-judge federal appeals panel has ruled that Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner can refuse anti-psychotic medication. Tuesday's ruling comes days after the court said it would review an appeal by attorneys for the government who argued the alleged gunman should be forced to take anti-psychot... |
723a8672b48e0411643528ff7dca377725f84009 | Summarize the following news article. | Martin Kaymer chasing second major title at this week's British Open .
German won last year's U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits .
He signals out good putting as the key to victory at Royal St George's .
Kaymer singles out U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy as big threat . | [
"(CNN) -- Martin Kaymer's victory in last year's U.S. PGA Championship has given him the \"belief and motivation\" to add to his major tally at this week's British Open at Royal St George's this week. The 26-year-old German burst to prominence with his victory at Whistling Straits and had a brief spell as the worl... |
bfd6fc5b1a12cb263ba3a91ccb6981f80d479414 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The couple is going through a divorce .
Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, is arrested for aggravated mayhem .
She is accused of drugging her husband and cutting off his penis, police say .
The couple is going through a divorce, according to police . | [
"(CNN) -- A Southern California woman was in jail Wednesday after allegedly drugging her husband, cutting off his penis, throwing it into the garbage disposal and turning it on, Orange County police said. Catherine Kieu Becker put a drug or poison in her husband's dinner Monday evening to make him sleepy, according... |
d4eaaca39745f07f022fbf8024da699a0eac18fd | Summarize the following news article. | Medical examiner's report shows player had five different painkillers in his system .
Austin Box, 22, was found unconscious May 19 and later declared dead .
Parents say they regret Box couldn't "share his pain" with loved ones .
He was slated to begin next season as the starting middle linebacker . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of a University of Oklahoma football player was caused by multiple drugs in his system -- including five different painkillers -- at the time of death nearly two months ago, according to the state's toxicology report released Tuesday. \"It is with much sadness we look back and see that recently ... |
37de08c3ba26b24e223a2e003789d9086b905d5f | Summarize the following news article. | The National Weather Service has taken down heat advisories in some states .
High pressure over the Plains is keeping the weather pattern stable, allowing heat to build .
The heat wave could harm crops, especially corn .
Parts of New Jersey and New York also reported record highs . | [
"(CNN) -- A blistering heat wave retreated to the south Wednesday, bringing some relief to the Ohio Valley and northeastern United States. The number of states under heat advisories has diminished to 12 -- half the number earlier in the week. Dangerous heat is expected across parts of northern Texas through Thursda... |
06de5076fcdf6bb3d6d14446899496aaa23b9263 | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Stricker finished on 22-under to win the John Deere Classic by one stroke .
Stricker has now won the tournament for the last three years in a row .
Rookie Kyle Stanley was second, with Matt McQuillian and Zach Johnson tied for third . | [
"(CNN) -- American Steve Stricker clinched a one-shot victory on the final day of the John Deere Classic to win the event in Illinois for the third year in a row. The 44-year-old finished with two birdies to card a 69 and move onto 22-under-par, narrowly defeating rookie Kyle Stanley. Canadian Matt McQuillan and wo... |
d167150d6b7017cd561ab15b859ef95859ca5e05 | Summarize the following news article. | James "Whitey" Bulger was hunted by the FBI for 16 years .
An FBI agent says Bulger had 15 different aliases during that time .
Bulger and his companion were arrested in California in late June .
Newly released photos show cash and weapons recovered from Bulger's apartment . | [
"Boston (CNN) -- Government prosecutors have released a series of new photographs showing cash, weapons and even a grenade recovered from the Santa Monica, California, apartment where fugitive James \"Whitey\" Bulger and his long-time companion, Catherine Greig, apparently lived for 15 years while he was being hunt... |
b35c81572df68a78735224dc46d692d9afac4f1c | Summarize the following news article. | Videotapes taken by Phillip and Nancy Garrido were released by prosecutors Tuesday .
DA's office: Release is part of an effort to improve "detection of sexual predators"
One clip shows children in playground as Phillip Garrido plays a guitar and sings .
In another, a parole agent searches house, some years before Dugar... | [
"(CNN) -- In a shaky videotape released Tuesday, the couple who kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard can be heard discussing how to operate their new camera as they zoom in to capture images of children in a playground. In another, taken some years later, Phillip Garrido accompanies a parole agent who is searching their hom... |
d7b7c7fc2d9dd81a32a159bde6c74591878d5b31 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitrice Richardson's family has fought to have her death investigated as a murder .
But Los Angeles County authorities don't have any evidence of a homicide .
Richardson's body is exhumed so that the family's private pathologist could investigate .
Richardson disappeared in 2009, and her mummified remains were discover... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Los Angeles County authorities exhumed the remains Wednesday of a woman whose mysterious disappearance and death in Malibu Canyon have been the subject of a family crusade for justice, the coroner's office said. The grave of Mitrice Richardson, who disappeared at age 24 in September 2009, was ... |
9004f5088e805ba195848324ef077eb934ba5256 | Summarize the following news article. | Amazon introducing on-screen ads to its lowest-price model .
Ad-supported Kindles will begin shipping on May 3 .
Director: "It was very important that we didn't interfere with the reading experience" | [
"(Ars Technica) -- Amazon has sold loads of cheap Kindles ever since it decided to introduce a WiFi-only model and drop the price to just $139. Now, the company is taking its low-priced-Kindle initiative a step further by introducing on-screen ads to its lowest-price model, allowing the company to drop the price b... |
4cfd025a5b47ead41d673ec7b2d1e0395030ec46 | Summarize the following news article. | A man she shared a Dallas hotel room with shoved a suitcase across her chin, police say .
The hip-hop artist's lower lip was cut, police say .
Minaj refused to file a complaint against the man she was arguing with, police say .
The two were "only friends" and not lovers, Minaj tells police . | [
"(CNN) -- Nicki Minaj suffered a swollen lip when a man shoved a suitcase across her chin Monday night at a Dallas hotel, but the hip-hop artist refused to file a complaint against him, according to a police report. Minaj, 28, and Safaree Samuels, 30, had \"a verbal altercation\" at the Hotel Palomar pool, Dallas p... |
f59f892d999f7df44329581a1a85c490391b9497 | Summarize the following news article. | Government shutdown results in dual layoffs for St. Paul, Minnesota, family .
Democrats, Republicans at odds on how to pay for state budget gap .
Both parents' jobs were deemed "nonessential" by the state .
They fear they'll have to dip into kids' college savings to survive . | [
"St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) -- Seventeen-year-old Claire Thomas has found the silver lining in Minnesota's government shutdown: she gets to spend more time with her two mothers on her summer vacation. Toby McAdams and her partner, Wendy Crowell, were both included in the mass layoff that left more than 20,000 state ... |
0aa0e608581dfaa32896a1436ced85c1a7d84f73 | Summarize the following news article. | Levi Aron appeared in a New York court to be formally charged .
Defense attorneys said Aron hears voices and requested a mental evaluation .
Leiby Kletzky, 8, went missing Monday .
Police recovered human remains they believe to be those of Kletzky . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Levi Aron was arraigned in a New York court Thursday on charges of murder and kidnapping in the first degree in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and remanded under suicide watch until a mental evaluation is completed. Aron, 35, showed no emotion as he entered the court handcuffed and did not ente... |
aa0f21066a1b5bc7a7c536e6ae027077768e4263 | Summarize the following news article. | "Homefront" is a first-person shooter from Kaos Studios and THQ .
The game shooter expands on current tensions with North Korea .
North and South Korea unify and ultimately occupy the United States in 2027 in the game . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Homefront\" tries to craft an expansive, historical \"What if?\" scenario. But the new game ends up delivering \"Oh ... not again!\" game play. The first-person shooter from Kaos Studios and THQ expands on current tensions with North Korea, but delves into a future where North and South Korea unify and ... |
dba1a24c75970755e8564cb723e4c8641f2ea1ec | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ai confirms he has been extended an invitation by a Berlin university .
Weiwei was released last month on bail .
Chinese dissident is answering tax evasion charges . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- A company that Chinese authorities say is controlled by dissident artist Ai Weiwei challenged tax evasion allegations Thursday. An attorney; Ai's wife, Lu Qing; and an accountant were to represent the design firm at the hearing. Pu Zhiqiang, a famous human rights lawyer in China, told CNN that the... |
8ea37bf3b12d5428c6b37d5d868271ee5459465b | Summarize the following news article. | Federal authorities accuse Mexican Mafia and an affiliate gang with racketeering .
Charges include drug trafficking, assaults and murder .
26 of 57 defendants were arrested; 25 others were already in prison .
The remaining six are fugitives . | [
"Santa Ana, California -- Federal authorities arrested 26 members or associates of the Mexican Mafia gang in southern California Wednesday on charges involving drug trafficking, racketeering and murder, officials said. A total of 57 defendants were charged, including 25 already incarcerated on unrelated offenses, a... |
2dd9488663a930518d7eaecb0138e725774223ce | Summarize the following news article. | The global gridlock created by a population set to grow to 9 billion people by 2044 .
Ford envisions a future where all cars are connected .
The answer to the crisis is not to build more roads, but to build a smarter transportation system . | [
"(Mashable) -- Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. is confident that the auto industry is on its way to eliminating CO2 emissions. He's less confident, however, that the world is prepared to adequately deal with an even larger problem: the global gridlock created by a population set to grow to 9 bil... |
266cea7a69d7344f97cf88ee88c47003320340d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Shane Warne has retired from all forms of cricket after playing his final match .
Warne captained Rajasthan Royals to a 10-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians .
41-year-old quit international cricket in 2007 after taking 700 Test wickets . | [
"(CNN) -- Australian spin legend Shane Warne has retired from all forms of cricket after playing his final match for Indian Premier League side (IPL) Rajasthan Royals. The 41-year-old, one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, ended his career on a high note, captaining the Rajasthan Royals to a 10-w... |
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