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2f7bb5cea4f35263ad8ce16ce61b85b7d48ae4ef | Summarize the following news article. | Flames emerged from a Delta plane's engine during takeoff, passenger said .
Smoke filled the cabin, and the flight returned to Atlanta's airport .
There were no reported injuries among the 182 passengers . | [
"(CNN) -- Engine trouble during takeoff forced a Delta plane headed to the Bahamas to return to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday morning. Passenger Angela Havely said flames emerged from the left engine on takeoff. \"There was a lot of smoke,\" she said, adding that she feared for her ... |
61a5c061287c6b294111455f7a14d0825cf6312f | Summarize the following news article. | A judge refused bond for Redmond O'Neal at Thursday's arraignment .
O'Neal's felony record makes it illegal for him to have a gun .
If convicted on the heroin and gun charge, O'Neal could get 3 years, 8 months in prison .
He was arrested after a traffic stop in Santa Monica, California, Tuesday . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- His father, Ryan O'Neal, and sister Tatum O'Neal sat behind Redmond O'Neal in court Thursday as he entered a not guilty plea to charges he possessed heroin and an illegal handgun. The Los Angeles judge denied bond for the 26-year-old son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. Redmond O'Neal was st... |
1232a6629286b2d2dd3df5ea5de5fd759024b912 | Summarize the following news article. | Publishers hope Apple's iPad tablet will breathe new life into their struggling industry .
A handful of publishers already have struck content deals with Apple for the wireless device .
Apple's iBookstore may do for print media what iTunes did for the music industry .
Newspapers and magazines have suffered as readers h... | [
"(CNN) -- Now that they've gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life into their struggling industry. A handful of publishers already have struck content deals with Apple for the handheld wireless device, which displays ... |
670fe570e0036b602ee42db69e7adc4093eae6a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Levi Aron has been accused of drugging, smothering and dismembering Brooklyn boy .
Aron has pleaded not guilty to charges in 8-year-old's death .
Suspect has been found mentally competent to stand trial, attorneys say .
Suspect and victim are members of a close-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York man accused of drugging, smothering and dismembering an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, attorneys revealed in court Thursday. Prosecutors say Levi Aron abducted the boy, Leiby Kletzky, from his Brooklyn neighborhood on July 11. The accused the... |
ef2bd3aae21b31460b1ac42357db37642fcfd0da | Summarize the following news article. | In March, death toll in Darfur given as 200,000; 2.5 million people displaced .
U.N. official now says that figure is closer to 300,000 dead since 2006 .
Official reports that sexual violence has increased, food rations hurt in region .
Darfur conflict began five years ago when ethnic African tribesmen took up arms . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The number of deaths in Sudan's Darfur region since 2006 may have been underestimated by as much as 50 percent, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs said Tuesday. An man injured in clashes with tribal fighters outside the African Union Mission in southern Darfur in 2007. In M... |
b6f5201dc2a2ed09ccd2d3e74110319cba9f1eb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Mason Jennings' new CD, "Blood of Man," is very personal .
Jennings doesn't shy away from tougher episodes of his life .
One contributor to the songs: intense yoga sessions, says Jennings . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mason Jennings is free of drugs or alcohol. Has been for some time now. But danger still lurks in his music. Rolling Stone recently dubbed Mason Jennings \"one of the best songwriters you've never heard of.\" Effortless melody, dexterous wordplay, tight compositions -- they come ea... |
f05ceeb544f61a855cc5b4d90db9f1fb1b7f52aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama praises unity between parties in passing nuclear arms accord .
NEW: McCain decries "outdated linkage between nuclear arms and missile defense"
The New START passes in a 71-26 vote as some Republicans back treaty .
Treaty will resume inspections, limit each nation to 1,550 warheads and 700 launchers . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to approve the new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia -- a major foreign policy victory for the Obama administration near the end of the lame-duck session of Congress. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, was cleared by a 71-26 vote. Several Rep... |
05066c376972cfc3c4044796e12dc1aff0a4e698 | Summarize the following news article. | Churchill Downs racetrack is closed because of storm damage .
Barns are damaged at the famous horse track and stable workers have been relocated .
The National Weather Service says the area was likely hit by tornadoes . | [
"(CNN) -- A powerful storm system that ripped through the Louisville, Kentucky, area left thousands of people without power and forced the closing of the internationally famous Churchill Downs racetrack on Thursday. The National Weather Service said damage from the Wednesday night system, which also struck the Univ... |
4269fdccab37fce32f633e20d3b6ba8450365eb9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A Palestinian official calls for sincere steps from Israel .
President Obama says the idea of pre-1967 borders with land swaps is nothing new .
Any controversy over his speech on the issue lacks substance, Obama says .
The president spoke to the main American-Israel lobbying group . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Sunday that any controversy over his remarks last week that Israel-Palestinian negotiations should start from pre-1967 borders and include land swaps was \"not based in substance.\" In his first speech as president to the main American-Israeli advocacy group, the Ame... |
ddb58d29c20a3d255b70319392942296d18baaab | Summarize the following news article. | Union used the number to indicate "the broader impact of halting airport construction jobs"
The true number of laid-off workers is probably one-third of that figure, expert says .
Professor says the FAA should be able to release the actual number . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- An oft-repeated statement that the Federal Aviation Administration's partial shutdown has forced the layoff of 70,000 construction workers is, at best, an over-simplification, and at worst, an exaggeration, according to the expert behind the number. Democratic leaders, and even some Republicans... |
95ff70553649c7248082e1f4ef1c817eeca0184b | Summarize the following news article. | Samuelsson was adopted at the age of three .
He cooked for President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner .
He has won three James Beard Awards . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson is a gastronomic tour de force. The Ethiopian-born chef has won three coveted James Beard Awards, an accolade described as \"like winning the Olympic gold medal for chefs,\" and has been celebrated as one of \"The Great Chefs of America\" by the Culinary Institute... |
b256c9429880912fde03561b49245e1e553c95a9 | Summarize the following news article. | China warns of labor unrest and more layoffs during economic crisis .
Human resources minister says unemployment will rise .
$585 billion economic stimulus package won't kick in until 2009, he says .
China being hit by reduced demand and rising costs . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China's job outlook is \"grim,\" and the global financial crisis could cause more layoffs and more labor unrest until the country's economic stimulus package kicks in next year, the nation's minister of human resources and social security said Thursday. Thousands of graduates crowd a jobs f... |
7bf245887637ada29587497cd75f0e7e8589252a | Summarize the following news article. | Mole one of 20 people employed to process and censor MPs' expenses .
Soldiers guarding them did so to earn extra cash between tours of duty .
Mole became angry at MP claims as soldiers saved to buy essential equipment .
Claims included thousands of dollars' worth of interest on mortgages already paid . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The person who leaked British lawmakers' controversial expense claims earlier this year, triggering a national scandal, was motivated by outrage at apparent equipment shortages for British troops, a newspaper said Friday. The mole was angry at apparent equipment shortages for British troop... |
325dde588491c1a9b0bfd3234bcf0d9a4774003b | Summarize the following news article. | Presidential spokesman says deal gives sharia law a role in Swat Valley .
Valley is wracked by violence; central government has little influence in the region .
Last week, pro-Taliban cleric said government not serious about allowing sharia law .
Swat Valley is about 300km from Islamabad and near the Afghan border . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law Monday a peace deal for the nation's violence-plagued Swat Valley, according to a presidential spokesman. Women wearing burqas in North West Frontier Province. The deal implements Islamic law, or sharia, in the Swat Valley region of ... |
3a0a577245e7a66c0f227a8c114a64ad58424cab | Summarize the following news article. | New Zealanders spot an emperor penguin 3,000 kilometers from its habitat .
It's possible the bird mistook or tried to substitute the sand for snow or ice .
The penguin is dubbed "Happy Feet" by locals, but a zoo steers clear of naming it . | [
"(CNN) -- An emperor penguin discovered thousands of kilometers away from Antarctica with a bellyful of sand is recovering after an endoscopy Monday, a New Zealand zoo official said. The procedure removed \"much of the gunk that was in his stomach,\" including \"rocks, sticks and stones,\" said Dr. Lisa Argilla, ma... |
6ce2e9b3705f840ecb5313d8a06f3a5da3959eab | Summarize the following news article. | Falling-glass incident is the third in recent weeks involving the Austin, Texas, hotel .
Hotel says it will close while it replaces all balcony glass; guests are being relocated .
The hotel is being sued over a June 10 incident in which two people were injured . | [
"(CNN) -- The W Austin hotel is closing indefinitely after glass fell from the balcony panels of the Austin, Texas, building for a second day in a row and the third time in recent weeks, the hotel's parent company announced Tuesday. The hotel will be closed \"until further notice\" as the glass panels are replaced,... |
3ae9ca623330d707d32e52e382ca408bf45e7138 | Summarize the following news article. | Stephen Tyrone Johns died "heroically in the line of duty," museum says .
Suspect is 88-year-old white supremacist, law enforcement officials say .
Man with "long gun" entered museum, fired at guard, police spokesman says .
Security guard and shooter were wounded in exchange of gunfire, police say . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A rifle-wielding white supremacist entered Washington's Holocaust museum on Wednesday afternoon, fatally shooting a security guard before being wounded himself by return fire from other guards, authorities said. Stephen Tyrone Johns was shot and killed while working at the U.S. Holocaust Memori... |
393320ae72d8b9855b68002dbd4aba62ff92f6c9 | Summarize the following news article. | "Crown Forces Watch" had called for people to post pictures of police officers .
Police Federation of Northern Ireland said publishing pictures was an attempt to "target police officers for murder"
The page appeared after a series of recent police raids and arrests .
Police Federation calls for those involved to be pro... | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- A Facebook page has been shut down following claims Northern Ireland police officers were being set up for assassination on the social networking site. \"Crown Forces Watch\" had called for people to post pictures of police officers and details of security operations across North... |
aa962409d51fc4cd879cde843eed2ff51289bae3 | Summarize the following news article. | Principal Voices panelists discuss ways world can address climate change .
Of current economic turmoil, IPCC Chief Pachauri says "it's just a distraction"
Panelists include sea campaigner Alexandra Cousteau and Dr Carl Hodges .
Panel agree small lifestyle changes are just as important as new technology . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Fish tanks, financial markets and the future of the world's climate came together at the third Principal Voices debate of 2008 in Chicago. The Principal Voices discussed climate change against the backdrop of the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. In the tranquil and slightly surreal aquatic setti... |
0ab2c1d0d04904fdc38a81091ddd003012e6a241 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two more join 10 others who are considered viable jury pool candidates .
Twelve jurors and eight alternates must be picked before Casey Anthony's trial .
Opening arguments are planned for Tuesday in Orlando .
Anthony is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, and then lying to investigators . | [
"Clearwater, Florida (CNN) -- Jury selection in the Casey Anthony murder trial continued Saturday afternoon following the rejection of nine potential jurors, including one man who posted to his Facebook account that he had a \"title, cover and all\" ready for a book about the case. Attorneys and Chief Judge Belvin ... |
7ef810a5575cc50335f3b2ecb7d513198ab3588e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: McCain says White House will provide information on Libya mission .
The House speaker sets a Friday deadline for President Obama's response .
A House resolution passed June 3 asked for more details on the mission .
The White House has said it is complying with the War Powers Resolution . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration could be in violation of the War Powers Resolution if it fails to get congressional authorization by Sunday for U.S. participation in the Libya military mission, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday. In a letter to President Barack Obama that his aides made public, B... |
56467cf38add43fd44250a74cb5e50fea5a73fea | Summarize the following news article. | Obama visits village in Ireland where his great-great-great-grandfather hailed from .
The village has spruced itself up in preparation for the visit .
The trip is sure to go down well with 40-million with Irish roots living in the U.S. | [
"Moneygall, Ireland (CNN) -- \"You discover a lot about yourself when you're running for president,\" Barack Obama said on the campaign trail in 2008. \"It was brought to my attention last year that my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother's side hailed from a small village in County Offaly.\" Two years into h... |
aa2e66566cdbf30bb98bd3b581d277251fb836fe | Summarize the following news article. | A special tribunal issued indictments in the Rafik Hariri killing .
The four suspects are members of Hezbollah .
Lebanon is divided over the tribunal's probe .
The indictments could have a ripple effect through the region . | [
"(CNN) -- One dead politician in a tiny Arab country and now, six years on, the quest for justice in his assassination divides a people and could add to regional instability. A United Nations-backed special tribunal issued indictments Thursday for four members of the Shiite militant Hezbollah movement in the assass... |
6cf86f35e80b45dd7bb9106d491dc0a8e64e50be | Summarize the following news article. | Wayne Rooney conducts row with abusive fan on social networking site Twitter .
Man Utd striker reacts to threat by saying "I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds u little girl"
Rooney later dismissed the exchange as light-hearted joking . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has claimed a heated exchange with a fan on social networking site Twitter in which he said \"I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds\" was light-hearted banter. Rooney replied to a Twitter user called sam_oldham_LFC, believed to be a Liverpool fan, on Wednes... |
17e9d48a40f740f67b2034296f32b4b7b3478800 | Summarize the following news article. | "Not a day that passes I don't think about my child," Katherine Jackson says .
She moved from the home where Michael lived to escape "sad memories"
Blanket lets his hair grow long to honor his father, she says .
Jackson's mother will step out of court when autopsy photos are shown . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Katherine Jackson's sadness over the loss of her son is constant nearly two years after Michael Jackson's sudden death from an overdose of a surgical anesthetic. \"There's not a day that passes I don't think about my child and he should be here right now,\" Jackson said in a CNN interview at h... |
0e46150ef7941a93828ae3e59c5626e7cb81f45c | Summarize the following news article. | John Isner and Nicolas Mahut clash again in repeat of longest match in tennis history .
American wins again, this time in nine fewer hours in first-round match .
The 26-year-old triumphs 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 7-6 (8-6) before daylight fades .
He earns a second-round meeting with Spanish 16th seed Nicolas Almagro . | [
"(CNN) -- After just two hours and three minutes, John Isner stepped off the grass of Wimbledon's new No. 3 court a very relieved man on Tuesday. This time last year it took the American three days to win his record-breaking clash with Nicolas Mahut on court No. 18 in the longest match in tennis history, lasting ju... |
ec4793872aea37bfa3ef01feea9c518f56adecbf | Summarize the following news article. | People who consume foods rich in vitamin B12 may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's .
B vitamins may help lower homocysteine levels, an amino acid linked to the disease .
Alzheimer's disease risk could be minimized with general good nutrition . | [
"(Health.com) -- People who consume lots of foods rich in vitamin B12 -- such as fish and fortified cereals -- may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than people who take in less of the vitamin, a small study conducted in Finland suggests. In the study, which was published in Neurology, researchers ... |
68c1faedafb81c9c4044fc86e9eeac5b7276dfad | Summarize the following news article. | Gulf oil spill threatens sacred burial ground of Louisiana's Point Aux Chenes Indian Tribe .
Most of the tribe's 700 members also rely on fishing and fear the spill could end their way of life .
Members say no federal or state officials have advised them on dealing with the disaster .
Native Americans from Alaska told ... | [
"Pointe Aux Chenes, Louisiana (CNN) -- The marshes here have long been a refuge for the Native Americans living in Louisiana's bayou. \"We came to live here because it was marshland, where nobody else wanted to live,\" said Chuckie Verdin, the chairman of the Pointe Aux Chenes Indian Tribe. The tribe is made up of ... |
45f2454f59b62035ea889a99b1c8aa0d502da7c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Anuradha Koirala, the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year, is saving Nepalese from sex trafficking .
Koirala and actress Demi Moore featured in "Nepal's Stolen Children," a CNN documentary .
The documentary, part of the CNN Freedom Project, premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. ET . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 17,000 women and girls from Nepal become sex slaves every year. Many end up in India, China or other Southeast Asian countries, and roughly half of them are children. Anuradha Koirala -- the 2010 CNN Hero of the Year -- has been fighting to end this sex trafficking for nearly two decades. Since ... |
2284dfa5afea60f3f83449e989c571531e3e5d14 | Summarize the following news article. | Several others were wounded, the witness says .
The incident reportedly occurred Friday morning .
A U.N. official says 600,000 children may die .
The Red Cross is asking donors for $87 million more for Somalia . | [
"Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- At least seven Somali civilians were killed Friday morning when people trying to take food clashed with government troops at the Badbaado refugee camp in Mogadishu, a witness told CNN. Mahamed Ali, a refugee at the camp, said several other people were wounded in the incident, which was ... |
387b8cedcc0811e36b6c2ae1e3d177b91e696a29 | Summarize the following news article. | "We hope he is dead but we cannot confirm it," an Afghan intelligence spokesman says .
Pakistan's interior minister rejects the reports .
An ISAF official says there is no indication it is true .
The Afghan Taliban reject "false claims" of Omar's death, saying he is alive and well . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Afghan Taliban forcefully denied reports Monday that their leader is dead, dismissing them as \"claims and rumors\" from the \"Kabul stooge regime's intelligence directorate.\" Mullah Mohammed Omar \"is alive and well and is leading the Mujahideen in all aspects while living safely ... |
a54fe94e7eb662d53ad7641f6f786ce6a174795e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sudanese president's plane left Iran for China but turned back, Sudanese officials say .
NEW: There were fears that some countries would act while his plane was above their airspace, the officials say .
The Sudanese president was scheduled to visit China . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- The Sudanese president was scheduled to arrive in China on Monday, but the visit has been delayed without official explanation, Chinese ministry officials said. Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in t... |
8e4d86063d5008c8f3da5748799e9e24286629aa | Summarize the following news article. | Gian Piero Gasperini will become the new coach of Italian club Inter Milan .
The former Genoa boss will sign a two-year deal at the San Siro, replacing Leonardo .
Brazilian coach Leonardo is expected to move to French team Paris St. Germain .
He had been in charge of Inter since December, winning the Italian Cup . | [
"(CNN) -- Uncertainty over Inter Milan's coaching position ended on Friday as chairman Massimo Moratti announced that former Genoa boss Gian Piero Gasperini will be replacing Leonardo. The 53-year-old, who guided Genoa into Serie A in 2007 before being sacked last November following a bad run of form, will sign a t... |
1515d01cf36861192950434eb271efad7bdcde5c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fire consumes 92,735 acres by Thursday .
National preserve lands begin closing in response to the fires .
Los Alamos lab remains closed through at least Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- The Las Conchas fire in New Mexico swelled to 92,735 acres burned Thursday, and strong winds threatened to be firefighters' greatest challenge moving in to the fifth day battling the flames. \"We have seen fire behavior we have never seen before,\" Fire Chief Doug Tucker told reporters Thursday. Tucker sa... |
30931f7b1344350aabcc3a460cc98bc00326e5b5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A defense attorney says he expects the trial to continue on Monday .
Judge abruptly calls recess in the Casey Anthony murder trial .
Judge Belvin Perry cites only an unspecified legal issue .
Before recess, lawyers tussle again over undisclosed testimony . | [
"Orlando (CNN) -- What had been planned as an extended weekend work day in the Casey Anthony murder trial abruptly ended Saturday morning as the judge overseeing the case ordered a recess over the sudden emergence of what one analyst said must be a major issue. \"Obviously it's big, and obviously it's troublesome a... |
e83f4699dc340cdc666bd466e9f32e224822f527 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeffs leaves the courtroom during the sentencing phase of his trial .
One of the attorneys whom Jeffs had fired earlier represented him Friday .
Jeffs was convicted of sexually assaulting to teenage "spiritual wives" | [
"San Angelo, Texas (CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs asked to leave the courtroom Friday and will not be representing himself during the penalty phase of his sexual assault trial. But before being escorted out of the Texas courtroom, Jeffs delivered a message to jurors demanding that the proceedings ceas... |
3b5f0c8716dc47c7066450b35e1e5a6681c30276 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea complete the signing of Barcelona youngster Oriol Romeu .
The 19-year-old joins for $7 million but the deal includes a buy back option .
Jeffren Suarez leaves Barcelona to join Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon . | [
"(CNN) -- English club Chelsea have completed the signing of Oriol Romeu from Spanish and European champions Barcelona. The 19-year-old is currently playing for Spain at the World Under-20 Championships in Colombia and has signed a four-year deal with last season's Premier League runners-up. The deal is worth $7 mi... |
0f179fc91baf1921dd04847fe49b9834e5a8a22d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The suspect and the mother of the missing child reportedly had a disagreement .
The child, Jeremy Guthrie, is 4 years old .
He was abducted Friday morning from a shelter in Atascadero, California .
Police are searching for a suspect who was also staying at the shelter . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities along the central coast of California are searching for a missing boy they believe was snatched from the shelter where he was staying by another resident. Police issued an Amber Alert Friday for 4-year-old Jeremy Guthrie, who is thought to be wearing a camouflage shirt and bright blue underpan... |
892a6b157dff9fe8ba161adcd279c45d8acf51aa | Summarize the following news article. | Self-help guru found guilty of negligent homicide in deaths of three people .
The jury finds Ray not guilty of manslaughter charges .
Three people died in 2009 after participating in ceremony led by Ray .
Participants had paid up to $10,000 to join Ray's "retreat" | [
"(CNN) -- Self-help guru James Ray has been convicted of negligent homicide in the deaths of three participants in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony, but he was found not guilty of manslaughter charges. The case will continue June 28, when the jury will convene to make a decision regarding aggravating circumstances i... |
759578c4e9c7b45b0bb617478a013e8125501ca3 | Summarize the following news article. | LulzSec says it attacked the Brazilian government website, which is down .
It says police are "so desperate to catch us" they nabbed someone "mildly associated" with LulzSec .
The hacker's computers to be examined for information related to UK police, CIA and Sony hacks .
The suspect is linked to attacks on internation... | [
"London (CNN) -- The computer hacking collective LulzSec denied that a teenager arrested this week was a key player in the group, and claimed Wednesday it brought down the Brazilian government's website. \"TANGO DOWN,\" the group announced on Twitter, using military slang that has been appropriated by hackers to sa... |
f367f28135282930b11cd97c8fef01281b811a46 | Summarize the following news article. | The final NTSB report shows several people involved were on cell phones or computers .
NTSB chairwoman: "It is well past time to pay attention"
The July collision killed two Hungarian tourists . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- The sinking of a duck boat that killed two people was \"another tragic example of the deadliness of distraction\" the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday after a final report showed several people involved were on the cell phones or computers. The National Tran... |
979d298a8426a3c4946173d4e571a8886a27840d | Summarize the following news article. | Reaction pours in to Obama's Arab Spring speech .
Rebels call Obama's speech "positive for Libya"
An Egyptian viewer says reform needs "a steady push"
A U.S. analyst calls the speech "more timid than it needed to be" | [
"(CNN) -- Voices around the Middle East and North Africa gave mixed grades to Barack Obama's address on the region Thursday, with Libyan rebels calling it \"good enough\" and a Palestinian official calling it a \"half-full glass.\" In Benghazi, the heart of the Libyan revolt against longtime strongman Moammar Gadha... |
cad762a1747b1996c6999e5036dae8224d47ccf7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Davon Crawford shoots self after police find him in bathroom .
Crawford was accused of shooting wife, her sister and her three children .
12-year-old escaped; 7-year-old in hospital after being shot .
"Domestic argument" may have sparked shooting, police chief says . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected of killing five members of his family and wounding another on Thursday committed suicide after police surrounded him in a house, police in Cleveland, Ohio, said Friday. Police say Davon Crawford, 33, killed his new wife, her sister and three children. Acting on a tip, police surrounded th... |
d55553874e7832c77ae113095ed8410d8ddfcc6c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Arlene slows, but still packs winds of 40 mph .
NEW: A hurricane warning has been lifted along Mexico's eastern coast .
National Hurricane Center: Rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides . | [
"(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Arlene appeared to be losing steam as it lumbered across Mexico Thursday, but authorities said the possibility of torrential rains and flooding still threatened many parts of the country. Arlene, the first named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, was moving west-southwest at about... |
60edc70e05a42e9cabf992f30c9787e89b2320a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona will host a MotoGP Grand Prix until 2016 .
The race track has been a venue for the motorcycle discipline since 1992 .
The MotoGP season continues this weekend with the Netherlands Grand Prix . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain's Circuit de Catalunya, on the outskirts of Barcelona, will continue to host MotoGP races for the next five years, under a new grand prix deal. Dorna Sports, the organization which owns the commercial and broadcasting rights to the sport, and Salvador Servia, the track's general director, have agree... |
530055759b99726809eb1b89aea464305834e134 | Summarize the following news article. | Novak Djokovic qualifies for season-ending ATP World Tour Finals event in London .
World number two has won 37 straight matches and seven titles in 2011 .
Despite his imperious form the Serbian still claims Rafael Nadal is favorite for French Open .
Djokovic can be crowned world number one if he reaches the final at Ro... | [
"(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic's blistering start to the year has secured him a place at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals even before the second Grand Slam event of the year. The Serbian has won 37 straight matches in 2011, claiming the Australia Open and six other tournament titles. His most recent came at the Ro... |
113e784f86fb0bc571e7b220c180b143eb7b2a11 | Summarize the following news article. | Wladimir Klitschko takes big weight advantage into title match against David Haye .
Klitschko weighs in more than two sets heavier than Haye .
Klitschko defends IBF and WBO crowns while Haye has WBA heavyweight title .
Sell out crowd of over 50,000 for Saturday's bout in Hamburg . | [
"(CNN) -- Wladimir Klitschko will take a hefty weight advantage into his world heavyweight title unification match against David Haye in Hamburg Saturday. The Ukrainian tipped the scales at 17st 4lb, while Britain's Haye came in at 15st 2lbs, over two stones lighter. Haye, a former cruiserweight champion, will be ... |
962085c8790b642f50d58ea1abd31b568f31d6a2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Northwestern professor now says benefit to students didn't justify harm to school .
He had allowed a couple to demonstrate a sex toy in after-class session .
The university president was "troubled" by the incident . | [
"(CNN) -- A Northwestern University professor who allowed a couple to demonstrate a sex toy in front of students apologized Saturday, saying he regrets upsetting people and should not have allowed it. While psychology Professor J. Michael Bailey called the incident a \"mistake,\" he also said the February 21 incide... |
f417bdc1969dd02f6fac14206220cb8584399d28 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican authorities have begun releasing interrogation videos .
Most of the subjects are suspected drug lords awaiting trial .
Government has been under pressure to show results of drug offensive . | [
"(CNN) -- One smiles for the camera, another appears defiant, while a third looks serene. They all look straight into the camera. Their confessions are blunt and candid -- it's a relatively new strategy used by Mexican authorities. Under pressure to show results from a nationwide offensive against organized crime, ... |
3e4455c56e3390fc2d235e144a3883ed058e6d31 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa was invited to Prince William's wedding .
He declined the invitation "with deep regret" because of unrest in his country .
Prince says British media reports misrepresent his views on crisis in his country . | [
"(CNN) -- Bahrain's Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa has decided to decline an invitation to the royal wedding in London, citing the unrest in his country. Al-Khalifa wrote to Britain's Prince William to let him know that with \"deep regret\" he was declining his invitation. The decision was \"left for as long as... |
e28ef8978690cac1ea61c9f51424906bfdc6e179 | Summarize the following news article. | Pfizer's Prevenar and Sanofi Pasteur's ActHIB are suspended in Japan .
Authorities are investigating whether the vaccines played a role in five recent deaths .
Both companies maintain that their vaccines are safe .
A pediatrician says doctors are concerned that authorities are overreacting . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- A safety panel convenes in Japan Tuesday to examine whether two vaccines widely used around the world contributed to the deaths of five children in the past month. Japan's health ministry ordered doctors to stop immunizing infants with the vaccines while authorities investigate Pfizer's Prevenar vac... |
f6af1f94f53aba06a3ede64428f7ca97ac54ba01 | Summarize the following news article. | Hassan Nasrallah has blamed the killing on Israel .
Hariri's killing sparked outrage toward Syrians .
Four Hezbollah members were indicted, a source said . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Hezbollah's leader plans to speak Saturday about the indictment of four party members in the assassination six years ago of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon's former prime minister. The group's press office said Hassan Nasrallah plans to make remarks about the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon... |
d6bb91c88497fd46dc24499233abbbcf106c15f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight Mexico players suspended for six months and fined after hotel incident .
They were caught bringing women back to team hotel in Ecuador ahead of Copa America .
Mexico team is one two guest nations at the South American tournament .
Brazil's Samba Queens win their opening game of Women's World Cup in Germany . | [
"(CNN) -- The Mexican Football Federation has banned eight players from taking part at next month's Copa America tournament in Argentina after they were caught bringing women back to the team hotel. The octet were suspended for sixth months and fined more than $4,000 each following the incident after a friendly mat... |
520a830cce9d8f7a03961794ab32d547ebe224f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Kinect introduces a gaming system where there is nothing to hold and no buttons to push .
Three camera sensors and four mics help Kinect recognize who is standing in front of it .
Microsoft says 30,000 North American retailers will have Kinect available on Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- With Kinect, the new controller-free system for its Xbox 360 gaming console, Microsoft isn't just trying to revolutionize video gaming. The company wants to change how people interact with all their entertainment choices. Kinect, which goes on sale Thursday, allows players' physical movements to control a... |
47259b16d802a67f1a040e041dd769383cdeae1c | Summarize the following news article. | Golfing legend Tiger Woods poses with his family, including new son Charlie .
Charlie Axel Woods was born on February 8, a brother to 20-month-old Sam .
Woods had been waiting for his son's birth before announcing a return to golf .
World No.1 has been sidelined since June 2008 after undergoing knee surgery . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The first photos of Tiger Woods cradling his new baby boy have been released amid speculation the injured world number one could announce a return to competitive golf \"any day now.\" Tiger Woods poses with his family including new son Charlie and dogs Yogi and Taz. Charlie Axel Woods was ... |
5532ca31f3f1b46f0ce8322f86fa9fa2e6d96b24 | Summarize the following news article. | Most of those killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash were Navy Seals, officials say .
Men killed were not bin Laden's killers but belonged to same unit .
SEALs are not Rambo wannabes, said a former member .
Keeping quiet is a SEAL code; they don't brag about their missions . | [
"(CNN) -- Most of those killed on the helicopter that crashed in eastern Afghanistan overnight were a part of the fighting force known as the Navy SEALs, two U.S. government officials said. The men who died were not the ones who killed Osama bin Laden in May, but they belonged to the same unit, a military official ... |
5244513bbebc43817bc131b60a57159c86f9954b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rocket, satellite thought to be in Pacific .
A spacecraft contingency was declared about six minutes after launch .
The spacecraft will not reach orbit . | [
"(CNN) -- A satellite and the unmanned rocket that carried it apparently crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after lifting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday morning, NASA said. A protective shell atop the Taurus XL rocket did not separate as planned, slowing the rocket and preventing it ... |
09b9ad25a760f807228db47db25a208afd6ac2bc | Summarize the following news article. | Fans come from overseas, around U.S. for New York event .
Joan Rivers, Paula Poundstone headline this year .
Executive director of Lucy Ball Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy hopes to expand . | [
"(CNN) -- Donning her signature red updo and red lipstick and polka-dotted dress, 915 Lucy Ricardo look-alikes gathered in Jamestown, New York, on Saturday, setting a record for the most Lucys in one place at one time. Setting the \"Lucy\" record was just one part of a weekend's worth of events celebrating the come... |
f7ce44cb799f06da8ea743ed509233cb15141b9a | Summarize the following news article. | With an intense urban center and outlying natural beauty, Hong Kong is a paradox .
Take advantage of Hong Kong's cooler fall weather and explore its scenic islands .
Explore Hong Kong via tram or ferry for an inexpensive, fun way to sightsee . | [
"(CNN) -- With its intense urban center and outlying natural beauty, Hong Kong's intriguing, paradoxical nature beckons you to come for a visit. A thriving metropolis ablaze with millions of scintillating lights is only one side of this city's allure. An extension of Hong Kong, its islands and green expanses offer ... |
81f7ae9f6de2704df183f7886b9321ca32a8c6fe | Summarize the following news article. | Suspected top Beltran Leyva cartel lieutenant arrested at airport in Nuevo Leon .
12 more suspects arrested; airplane, cars, drugs, cash, guns confiscated .
Rodolfo Lopez Ibarra, aka El Nito, arrested on his way back from a baptism . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A top Mexican drug cartel suspect has been arrested along with 12 accomplices, including five women, federal authorities said. Police guard suspected members of the Beltran Leyva cartel after they were arrested in a 2008 raid. Rodolfo Lopez Ibarra, known as El Nito and believed to be ... |
fa5e4853e186e20b7d72a48b9af87aad4ae67af3 | Summarize the following news article. | President Ali Abdullah Saleh took office July 17, 1978 .
He was severely burned in an attack June 3 and had 8 surgeries in Saudi Arabia .
The president has refused to sign a deal that includes his removal from power . | [
"Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- President Ali Abdullah Saleh will return to his country Sunday, a homecoming that also marks the 33rd anniversary of his rule, a senior ruling party official said Wednesday. Zaid Thari, a political advisor for Saleh's ruling General People Congress Party, said the president's health is improv... |
b44dba787e63ea57530b75b89d8f396f620688fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jeffs' niece, sobbing, tells jurors she was sexually assaulted by her uncle .
Jeffs requests to be excused to avoid hearing his religion degraded .
Prosecutors say the penalty phase of the trial could last several days .
The polygamist sect leader faces a maximum sentence of life in prison . | [
"San Angelo, Texas (CNN) -- Warren Jeffs' nephew and niece testified Saturday during his sentencing phase about the alleged abuse they suffered at his hands. The polygamist sect leader was convicted this week on two counts of sexual assault on a child. Brent Jeffs, 28, told jurors that his uncle raped him when he w... |
cef0bb3196f8646e0e22e7c9ab52ac3e46e59571 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A U.S. State Department spokeswoman declines to comment on the case .
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will have a month to appeal the extradition .
French officials say the "consent of the United States" allows the process to start .
Panama requests Noriega's extradition on charges he had a political riv... | [
"(CNN) -- France will begin the administrative process to extradite former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to the Central American country, the French foreign ministry said Monday. The \"consent of the United States\" allows the extradition process to start, the French foreign ministry said on its website. A spoke... |
8a834c4fa447f7a904fd19d1e2d23fd6bf28106c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Assault rifles, other weapons and gear, and cash totaling $440,000 seized .
NEW: Detainees suspected in drug trafficking, extortion and kidnapping .
The Mexican navy announced the arrests of 30 Gulf cartel members .
At least one marine and eight cartel members died in confrontations . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexico's navy on Wednesday announced the arrests of 30 members of the Gulf drug cartel following several armed confrontations in the northern state of Tamaulipas. At least one marine and eight cartel members were killed in the firefights, navy spokesman Jose Luis Vergara said, accordin... |
754648fee7f70ce3f987dc976ee7200af22c4263 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrzej Lepper was a former deputy prime minister and agriculture minister .
A populist, he founded his trade union and political party to help suffering farmers .
His Self-Defense Party paid tribute to a "distinguished politician, statesman" | [
"(CNN) -- Poland's former deputy prime minister Andrzej Lepper was found dead in his apartment in the capital, Warsaw, on Thursday, his party said in a statement. Lepper, 57, who headed Poland's populist Self-Defense Party, served as deputy prime minister from 2006 to 2007, as part of a coalition government led by ... |
d5458144e8264e89a1fe0001007bb454b7f24281 | Summarize the following news article. | Sturgeon jumped in a boat, breaking Tina Fletcher's tibia and fibula .
Gulf sturgeon can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds .
Up to 14,000 of these fish swim into the Suwannee River each season, official estimates . | [
"(CNN) -- Still using crutches to walk, Tina Fletcher is the most recent victim of a gulf sturgeon strike while on the Suwannee River in Florida. \"I have been on the river my whole life,\" she says. \"For some freak accident like this to happen -- it's just crazy.\" It was Memorial Day weekend when Fletcher and he... |
31b5ded1ec47247d61092497d33ca5ceac008ba4 | Summarize the following news article. | Chiluba ruled the country from 1991 to 2001 .
He was popular for setting up political reforms in the early years of his term .
He later resorted to an autocratic rule that targeted the opposition . | [
"(CNN) -- The first democratically elected president of Zambia, who become the focus of a lengthy corruption trial during his retirement, died at his home early Saturday, his spokesman said. Frederick Chiluba was 68. He ruled the nation from 1991 to 2001. \"The death was a surprise for us because he was normal duri... |
d391164eb789c29456f697bdb049b058ff77acc7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An opposition leader says crackdown, not protests, are hurting country's standing .
Defendants are forcibly taken out of court after the verdict .
The verdicts come after human rights groups have urged Bahrain to stop the trials .
"This court does not meet international standards for human rights," an activist say... | [
"(CNN) -- A Bahrain court sentenced eight Shiite opposition activists to life in prison after finding them guilty of plotting to overthrow the country's Sunni royal family, state media said Wednesday. They were among 21 people who were convicted on terrorism-related charges in connection with the anti-government pr... |
93d676d5f2ebd59dd3f5aa7f1cf73ed3f20e3bdc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Souris River is forecast to set a new flood record .
NEW: Heavy rains and releases from upriver are causing it to swell at Minot .
The Souris River flows straight through the city .
Some 12,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have ordered the evacuation of some 12,000 people from the city of Minot, North Dakota, and surrounding areas because of expected record flooding, officials said Tuesday. The swollen Souris River flows straight through the city and is expected to overwhelm area levees, said Cecily Fong, spokes... |
65d65188c797b679e34843fd3b5ed281d51884a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods and GM are ending their nine-year endorsement association .
General Motors searching for "budget efficiencies" during difficult economy .
Woods wants more personal time with wife Elin expecting a second child . | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods and General Motors have announced that they will conclude their nine-year endorsement deal at the end of December. World number one Woods is happy to have more 'personal time' with wife Elin expecting their second child. The parties agreed to a \"mutual and amicable separation\" that included ... |
89d15e8d6587e1ff80b1bb3b8d45440fca29c31a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libya's deputy foreign minister says talks are continuing .
Report: Rebel leader says Moammar Gadhafi can stay, if he resigns .
Gadhafi would have to remain under supervision, rebel leader says .
New reports emerge of fighting in Libya's western mountains . | [
"(CNN) -- Libya's rebel leader says he does not have a problem with Moammar Gadhafi remaining in the country, once he resigns and as long as he remains under supervision, according to a television report. Mustafa Abdel Jalil contradicted earlier opposition statements that Gadhafi's exit from the country was an abso... |
698aa6d0b04aaf59c2c4585aca13b35b973e7f95 | Summarize the following news article. | Angelina Jolie is a U.N. goodwill ambassador .
The actress, and a load of toys, made their way to a refugee camp .
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey is approaching 10,000 . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Angelina Jolie, a longtime goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency, arrived in southern Turkey on Friday to visit Syrian refugees, a high-profile trip focusing attention on misery faced by ordinary citizens who have escaped violence in turbulent Syria. Jolie, who is scheduled to visit the ... |
724719ee9d4656b0f603d68e047f7641b163fb00 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods cards a two-under round of 68 on his return to golf .
Former world number one sits six shots off the lead at Bridgestone Invitational .
Australian Adam Scott leads the tournament on eight-under-par .
British Open champion Darren Clarke is joint last on seven-over . | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods offered glimpses of a return to the form that secured him 14-major championships as he fired an opening round 68 at the Bridgestone Invitational. Playing his first tournament for nearly three months after an injury lay-off, Woods finished day one in Ohio at two-under-par, six behind leader Ada... |
74c9a2ec745aed002af9c5b04dca37c2f86c74e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Air France Flight 447 mysteriously crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 .
All 228 people aboard were killed .
Plane manufacturer Airbus is now being investigated by a French magistrate . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- A French magistrate is investigating Airbus for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the mysterious 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 into the southern Atlantic Ocean, according to the airline manufacturer and a court spokeswoman. Judge Sylvie Zimmerman is presiding over the inquiry into th... |
e72a2abf3cd49265242b8ba94ff56734b8ce791c | Summarize the following news article. | Clashes erupt at the central election panel, which is tabulating votes .
The Socialist Party mayor holds a 10-vote lead .
But a final count could tip the vote in favor of the government candidate .
Political tension has run high in Albania since a 2009 disputed election . | [
"Tirana, Albania (CNN) -- Tension escalated in the Albanian capital Thursday as opposition members clashed with police outside the building where a commission is still counting votes from a local election that was seen as a crucible for stability in the Balkan nation. Members of the opposition Socialist Party attem... |
b464777029c007fb1fab1ff3ec1b07d0805f48ca | Summarize the following news article. | "Take Me Home Tonight" stars Topher Grace as an MIT grad .
Movie, set in the summer of 1988, isn't much different from the real (cheesy) thing .
But it possess a certain backward-glancing innocent appeal . | [
"(EW.com) -- There are deep-dish '80s nostalgia movies, like \"Adventureland\" and \"Hot Tub Time Machine.\" Then there's \"Take Me Home Tonight,\" which duplicates the car crashes, drug jokes, all-night-long plot twists, and robot hip-hop dance moves of low-rent '80s party flicks with such casual fidelity that yo... |
b92d8cd9dc2ff09d96942ac92b4185e5b1356b40 | Summarize the following news article. | Mike Coughlan has apologized for his role in the 2007 "spygate" F1 scandal .
Coughlan was suspended after being found in possession of Ferrari documents .
The former McLaren engineer has now returned to the sport with Williams team . | [
"(CNN) -- Mike Coughlan, the Formula One engineer suspended for two years in 2007 following the \"spygate\" scandal, has apologized for his actions after returning to the grid with Williams. Coughlan was working for McLaren when he was found to be in possession of confidential documents belonging to rivals Ferrari.... |
62767172c0876d6ca07df98d444c74a1c796837b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The wounds to the blast victim are "not life-threatening," official says .
NEW: Witnesses saw a "man in camouflage" the night before, an ATF spokesman says .
NEW: The neighborhood search finds no other bombs .
NEW: Evacuated residents can return to their homes . | [
"(CNN) -- A pipe bomb hidden inside a newspaper exploded when an elderly Vacaville, California, man picked up the paper near his doorstep Sunday morning, ATF spokesman Marc Willis said. The man, who suffered \"certainly serious, but not life-threatening injuries,\" was airlifted to a hospital, Vacaville city spokes... |
21af38956e0919e4342a84760bfa6033f6b1210d | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew Lloyd Webber is working on a stage revival of "The Wizard of Oz"
Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera" turns 25 this year .
His song "I Don't Know How to Love Him," was first named "I Long for Kansas Morning" | [
"\"Piers Morgan Tonight\" airs weeknights on CNN/US at 9 p.m. ET and on CNN International at 0200 GMT (live simulcast), 1200 GMT, and 2000 GMT and HKT. CNN -- Andrew Lloyd Webber told CNN's Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson wanted to play the title role in the film version of \"The Phantom of the Opera.\" According... |
d17bf4023bd25da8efa99fb96eef2a5676a9ed52 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal draw Udinese in the final qualifying round for the European Champions League .
Four-time champions Bayern Munich to face Swiss outfit FC Zurich .
Two-time European champions Benfica will play Dutch side Twente .
The two-legged ties will be played across August 16/17 and 23/24 . | [
"(CNN) -- English Premier League side Arsenal and Italian Serie A Udinese have been drawn together in the final qualifying round for the European Champions League. The two-legged tie will see last season's fourth place teams in England and Italy go head-to-head for a place in the group stages of Europe's premier cl... |
9e1dd61b816b3dedd6ca1ca14eef6901e4e6c28f | Summarize the following news article. | China overtook Japan as the world's second largest economy last year .
Japan has the developed world's highest debt to gross-domestic-product ratio .
The nation's ruling party has been under increasing pressure to cut the country's spending deficit . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan will review and possibly cut financial aid to China, in light of Beijing's growing economic power, the nation's foreign ministry said Friday. \"With China overtaking Japan in terms of gross domestic product, it is completely inconceivable for Japan, which has been outranked, to increase its OD... |
deab056eca8a2e908885079b5327a63f045e2847 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A primary election will be November 8 and a general election, January 31 .
A Republican businessman says he will run for the seat .
The daughter of one of Wu's fundraisers accused him of unwanted sexual advances .
Wu postponed his formal resignation until after the debt-ceiling vote this week . | [
"(CNN) -- Oregon Democrat David Wu officially resigned from Congress late Wednesday night in the wake of accusations of unwanted sexual advances toward a fundraiser's daughter. Wu, who was serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives, announced his resignation last week but postponed his official depart... |
3b14566b522d50064ac87a3b964450e5cfda8048 | Summarize the following news article. | Charlie Sheen completely revamps the show that bombed in Detroit .
He turns his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour into a talk show .
Why does he pay for sex? He "ran out of things to buy," he says . | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- Was Saturday night some crazy bad dream? Because the Charlie Sheen show I saw at the Chicago Theatre on Sunday night bore absolutely no resemblance to whatever it was the Detroit crowd and I witnessed Saturday. The entire nonsensical, rambling, random multimedia production? Scrapped. In its place:... |
495f660b88251649abb8c4c4b2565c89ec921181 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Sharapova will play Samantha Stosur in Sunday's final in Rome .
Three-time grand slam champion beats world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in semis .
Stosur reaches her first final since 2010 French Open, beating China's Li Na .
Australian has not beaten Sharapova in seven meetings, but this is first on clay . | [
"(CNN) -- Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova has the chance to win her first title in a year after beating current top women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals of the Rome Masters on Saturday. The Russian avenged her defeat by the Dane at the same stage of the Indian Wells hard-court event in Marc... |
c116d457098c441a3a9a528127ada8f9caa3c611 | Summarize the following news article. | Reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg 3-1 in season-opener .
Kevin Grosskreutz scores twice with Mario Goetze grabbing the other .
Goetze has been called up to Germany's squad for friendly against Brazil .
Bayner Munich open their campaign Sunday against Borussia Moenchengladbach . | [
"(CNN) -- Reigning Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund opened the new season with a convincing 3-1 home win over SV Hamburg Friday night. Midfielder Kevin Grosskreutz scored twice with 19-year-old Mario Goetze grabbing the other goal with an impudent finish. Hamburg, who were second best for most of the match p... |
88e3fe790df201fd82a86bcb2aa3ca7f7c94bdc1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Aqua berm manufacturer at Nebraska power plant for a repair effort .
The inflatable berm surrounding key buildings deflated Sunday .
The Fort Calhoun plant remains secure, its owner says .
Some of the grounds are under water . | [
"(CNN) -- The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected Monday to visit a Nebraska power plant surrounded by Missouri River floodwater. The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, about 20 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska, is one of two in the state that has been getting increased attention from the Nuclear Reg... |
c316abc61ae08684a88c77cbc50d9207bb9699fc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The prosecutor calls the capture an "important milestone"
Serbia's president announces that Goran Hadzic is seized .
Hadzic is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity .
The announcement comes less than two months after the capture of Ratko Mladic . | [
"(CNN) -- Goran Hadzic, the last Yugoslav war crimes suspect still at large, was captured in Serbia Wednesday, a war crimes tribunal announced. An ex-Croatian Serb rebel leader who has been a fugitive for seven years, Hadzic was wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes in connection with the wars that foll... |
1d72be5483e7d01bf7f2e3eace7c4f05c27e4015 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: One of two former MPs says he, colleague were "tortured"
Detainees had gone on hunger strike to protest detention without trial .
Protests demanding political reform began on February 14 .
Bahrain is a strategically important nation to the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Bahraini authorities have released more than 140 detainees, including two ranking former opposition members of Parliament and a prominent opposition lawyer, government officials said. The two former MP's are members of the largest Shiite opposition group, Al-Wefaq, which resigned from Parliament in Februa... |
a1372307116a2828f8ec4a933aeded730640487c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Judge abruptly calls recess in the Casey Anthony murder trial .
NEW: Judge Belvin Perry cites only an unspecified legal issue .
NEW: Before recess, lawyers tussle again over undisclosed testimony .
Casey Anthony is charged in the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee . | [
"Orlando (CNN) -- What had been planned as an extended weekend work day in the Casey Anthony murder trial abruptly ended Saturday morning as the judge overseeing the case ordered a recess over the sudden emergence of what one analyst said must be a major issue. \"Obviously it's big, and obviously it's troublesome a... |
6872f1e71d3905c50bf359dc2ee68dc27a7f1211 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: White House spokesman says China has an obligation to rein in North Korea .
Government ministers from South Korea and Japan will attend the December meeting .
China has also proposed resumed six-party talks .
North Korea says current military drills could lead to "all-out war any time" | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Government ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea will sit down in Washington early next month to grapple with the tensions in the Koreas, South Korea's Foreign Affairs Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry did not provide further details about the date of the meeting, bu... |
aba9478959897230a4ce74d7bed72754847ac081 | Summarize the following news article. | Jett Travolta died Friday while on vacation with family in the Bahamas .
The 16-year-old had seizure, struck head on bathtub, lawyer says .
Boy had suffered from Kawasaki disease, an inflammation of artery walls .
The teenager will be buried in Ocala, Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctors will attempt to determine Monday why actor John Travolta's teenage son died. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine Jett Travolta's cause of death. Jett Travolta, 16, was found unconscious Friday while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital an... |
e69bff8b3f72e799e376d868580fbc214e765a2d | Summarize the following news article. | The U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq releases a report on the human rights situation there .
The report finds widespread problems still existed in 2010, the year covered by the report .
Extremists, poverty and judicial problems were responsible for many violations, the mission says . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Violence by extremists, widespread economic problems and significant failures in the judicial system contributed to shortcomings in Iraq's 2010 human rights record, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said in a report released Monday. \"The human rights situation throughout Iraq remains... |
8df2acab89cb1b10da198362d72e84cdcb97dde8 | Summarize the following news article. | The Syrian crackdown is "not accepted" by Riyadh, King Abdullah says .
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador and called for reform in Syria . | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah condemned the crackdown on anti-government protesters in Syria on Sunday, saying there is \"no justification for the bloodshed.\" In a written statement released via Saudi state television Sunday night, Abdullah said the kingdom had recalled its ambassador from Damascus for co... |
536429c8e14801f0d034a308d2481ff4512d736b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Saleh says "gangsters," not the "youth's revolution," is behind the attack .
NEW: A top EU official urges an "immediate cease-fire" and a swift transition of power .
A sheikh and at least three bodyguards were killed, while Saleh was among those hurt .
The Hashed tribe denies it carried out the attack on... | [
"(CNN) -- Hours after surviving the shelling of a mosque at his presidential palace that killed a Muslim preacher and several guards, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday insisted he is in good health and blamed \"gangsters\" for the attack. The president sustained a slight injury to the head in the Sanaa ... |
e28ecb2f6d7f65a743bb8dfab2efba2dfaed883b | Summarize the following news article. | A four-day, 31-mile hike along Yosemite's North Rim didn't go exactly as planned .
Weather and difficulty finding trail markers led hikers to change their planned route .
The hikers endured different types of terrain and multiple challenges .
The group was prepared with GPS, maps, a compass and gear for various conditi... | [
"(CNN) -- I'm somewhere between a car camper and an outdoor enthusiast. It did take me over 10 months of owning hiking boots to actually start breaking them in, but I know how to build a campfire and I'm not afraid of a few days without a shower. When my boyfriend, Matt, an REI credit card-carrying outdoor adventur... |
c3b7736844dd76d88407b6a3a94f72c834543ef1 | Summarize the following news article. | Bernie Ecclestone believes Sebastian Vettel can match Michael Schumacher's record .
F1 supremo also claims that Vettel faces tougher competition in the paddock .
World champion Vettel leads the Formula One drivers' standings after eight races .
Schumacher won seven world titles before retiring in 2006 and returning las... | [
"(CNN) -- Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has backed Red Bull's world champion Sebastian Vettel to match the achievements of fellow German driver Michael Schumacher. Vettel, 23, claimed his maiden title during a dramatic final grand prix of the 2010 season in Abu Dhabi, while the 42-year-old Schumacher claime... |
14b0b98ca5e376f872258431e1608953f237580b | Summarize the following news article. | Napoleon Bonaparte's brother Joseph wanted to be a writer not a king .
Joseph Bonaparte abdicated the throne of Spain and went to live in New Jersey .
He lived like royalty in a mansion, which burned to the ground in 1820 .
Joseph even claimed to have encountered the "Jersey Devil" | [
"(MentalFloss.com) -- As Napoleon Bonaparte expanded his new French Empire and conquered much of Western Europe, he doled out the spoils of war to his friends and family, whether they wanted it or not. Napoleon's older brother Joseph, described by historians as \"idealist, mild mannered, and lacking in vigor,\" had... |
44785a38799d5c2b4b5700f17953c89a79e041d1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW:In evaluations, superiors give positive reviews of Dawkins, who had secret clearance .
The Navy and Army vet is now in federal custody after being charged with passport fraud .
His arrest comes after he failed to say he had previously submitted a passport application .
His supporters call it an innocent oversight, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Days after photographing scenes at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, a U.S. Navy veteran found himself behind bars -- where he could remain for a decade -- for alleged passport fraud. Former U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Elisha Leo Dawkins was arrested in April, spending Friday like many others in a feder... |
ce0dc61ef980b6d75fa48a8c000d23c42db8f1e7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Six people were killed and three injured in Tuesday's quake .
It was centered about 77 miles east-southeast of Tokyo .
Monday's 6.6-magnitude quake triggers several landslides in Iwaki .
The earlier quake prompted workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to evacuate briefly . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- At least six people were killed when a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Japan Tuesday morning, a local fire department said. The six were killed when a landslide triggered by the quake buried three homes in Iwaki, the city's fire department said. Three people were rescued and hospitalized, and fire o... |
2a57b16233dfcb9f88337aebb3788ec98597e836 | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer for French journalist says he will file a criminal complaint over 2003 incident .
Banon's mother advised her not to file a complaint for fear it would hurt her career .
Strauss-Kahn was arrested on an unrelated sex charge, but the case may be crumbling .
He resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund aft... | [
"Paris (CNN) -- Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn may face new sexual assault charges in France this week, days after charges against him in New York appeared to be on shaky ground. In anticipation of those new claims, a lawyer in France for the former IMF chief said he had filed a coun... |
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