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9149773514a4619432b6110a8e8c625f216adad4 | Summarize the following news article. | AT&T's network is faster, while Verizon's is more reliable with phone calls .
The AT&T iPhone's download speeds are about double the speed of Verizon's .
The Verizon iPhone had a 10% better success rate when uploading data when sitting still . | [
"(WIRED) -- For downloading data, the Verizon iPhone is slower than the AT&T iPhone, and it's also slower than most other Verizon smartphones, according to a study published Monday. Mobile analysis firm Metrico performed a comprehensive study on several AT&T and Verizon handsets, including the iPhone on both networ... |
293df5a32f2349da3aec748ae9a4de87b62ca1fe | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Council reopens London Embassy; rebels report advances near B'ir al Ghanam .
14 members of the Transitional National Council's executive board are dismissed .
A TNC spokesman says the death of the rebels' military commander plays a role .
He says some who served on the board could be included in a new Cabinet . | [
"(CNN) -- Libyan Transitional National Council Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil has dismissed the rebels' 14-member executive board, a spokesman for the council said Tuesday. The death of the rebel government's military commander, Gen. Abdel Fattah Younis, on July 28 played a role in board members' ouster Monday, said ... |
e669d87ff2332bbea943528d403d19781c9b9a5e | Summarize the following news article. | An estimated 9.5 millionaires in world are worth $37.2 trillion, Merrill Lynch reports .
World's elite rich gave an estimated $285 billion to charity in 2006 .
Philanthropy can spur a backlash from host nations . | [
"(CNN) -- If the excessive lifestyles of the rich have been partly to blame for destroying the environment, then it seems equitable that they use their money to preserve it. But the degree to which they are actually helping does largely depend on what they do with their money. And some 'beneficiaries' of that aid a... |
394d838113baade796d557f2895b46d2d19dc45d | Summarize the following news article. | Football stadiums across Europe and the UK are using lighting rigs to grow grass .
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium is believed to have twelve lighting rigs .
The rigs have been used in Germany, Spain, Greece, Qatar, Ireland and Australia . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The floodlights, corporate boxes and big screens at sports stadiums are all massive power sappers - but there's an increasingly popular technology which is chewing more energy than ever before. Power-sapping technology: lighting rigs, like these ones installed at Telstra Dome are used to h... |
145568a553d4a49a1084b391a93dc5a7fb6476c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Britney Spears and producers still choosing songs for new album .
Spears announced album, due March 15, is titled "Femme Fatale"
Top 40 radio stations continue to spin "Hold It Against Me" in regular rotation . | [
"(RollingStone.com) -- Britney Spears announced today that her new album, due March 15, is titled \"Femme Fatale\" -- but the superstar singer and her Los Angeles producers are still choosing songs and determining the final direction of the overall sound. \"It's not done,\" Dr. Luke, co-producing the album with lo... |
5f7e168abdfcfd382a45e45797a728afc78d023f | Summarize the following news article. | Rebels claim they have killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, since last week .
A Sudan People's Liberation Army spokesman calls the number exaggerated .
Forces loyal to George Athor have been fighting since last year .
Southern Sudan voted for independence earlier this year . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 40 people have been killed in clashes between soldiers and a rebel militia in Southern Sudan, an official there said Monday, disputing rebel claims they have killed many more government troops. Rebel leader George Athor has been saying his forces have killed more than 100 people, most of them so... |
88b5324945cd4ae99f35db80ca4998be36edf01e | Summarize the following news article. | Hu: Patriotism and filial piety don't go hand in hand .
The government uses its power to violate people's dignity, he says .
He was released Sunday after serving a sentence for "inciting to subvert state power" | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- Prominent human rights activist Hu Jia, who was released over the weekend after serving a 3 1/2-year sentence, is promising his parents he will be \"careful\" in the future. In a phone call to CNN affiliate iCable News in Hong Kong on Sunday, Hu said his parents had asked him to not clash with the... |
1b85915467668faf2efa332866d424849c08da50 | Summarize the following news article. | Presidents Cup golf tournament is being held at the Harding Park course .
Under San Francisco law it is illegal to smoke while playing at the event .
Michael Jordan was photographed smoking at cigar during a practice round .
Jordan is the honorary assistant captain for the U.S. team at the event . | [
"(CNN) -- Basketball legend Michael Jordan has caused a furor at the President's Cup golf tournament after the former Chicago Bulls player was snapped smoking a cigar at the Harding Park course in San Francisco. Michael Jordan smoking a cigar at the Hardin Park golf course. Jordan -- who is acting as the honorary a... |
afbb1a598744a8267e16ffa376dd27a4c019c145 | Summarize the following news article. | Crime author Jo Nesbø comes out with his latest Harry Hole mystery, "The Snowman"
His character, Harry Hole, is driven by his good side as well as his darker side .
Author: "Your terror is the fuel for your writing" | [
"(CNN) -- He's a best-selling crime novelist from a Scandinavian country, but don't call Jo Nesbø the next Stieg Larsson. It's not that Nesbø doesn't care for the comparison. He just believes it's misleading. The 51-year old from Oslo, Norway says he has more in common with American hard-boiled crime fiction. Nesbø... |
79478a5c2f617af8cccecf47e1f5bccd437c1d41 | Summarize the following news article. | Is the iPad 2 really "post-PC" if you have to plug it into a computer to activate and sync?
Apple's Ping and GameCenter "social" products fall flat compared to Android .
Apple TV is no threat to established TV companies like Comcast or DirecTV . | [
"Editor's note: This is another in a series of Business Insider commentaries debunking common tech myths. (Business Insider) -- Apple and CEO Steve Jobs have celebrated a string of huge hits over the past several years, including the iPhone, the iPad and the MacBook Air. Reviews have been mostly glowing, sales have... |
e82d14139e2cdc530b31cd54d1a2e006674bc2ea | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan's eunuch community campaigns for proper recognition .
In Pakistan the term covers transsexuals, transvestites, hermaphrodites .
Shazia, a hermaphrodite, tells how her penis was removed at 17 .
She says she feels she is a woman, but her identity card calls her male . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Shazia knows what she sees when she looks in the mirror: a woman, feminine, delicate, attracted to beauty. But when others look at Shazia they see something else: a misfit. Shazia dances for the cameras at a party. \"People start staring at me in such a manner as if an animal from the ... |
52d24ac48b5cff057094a9d5eb808ad55f093ecb | Summarize the following news article. | Dec. 30 blast at a U.S. base in Khost, in southeastern Afghanistan, killed 7 CIA operatives, one Jordanian .
Official: Bomber was a Jordanian doctor recruited as a counterterrorism intelligence source .
A former U.S. intelligence official identified the man earlier this week as Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi .
Former... | [
"Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- The brother of the suicide bomber who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week told CNN his sibling's actions were \"out of character\" and that the man was \"under pressure.\" The bomber was a Jordanian doctor recruited as a counterterrorism intelligence source, a senior ... |
ae01a3678305013fd85b1f29d9fd66c70e0d4e3a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ashton Kutcher: "It's really about everyday people having a voice"
NEW: Kutcher: I realized I could use Twitter to "effectively change the world"
Oprah Winfrey, Ashton Kutcher taking Twitter's popularity to new heights .
Kutcher beat CNN early Friday in a race for 1 million followers on the site . | [
"(CNN) -- As Ashton Kutcher becomes the first to collect 1 million followers on Twitter and Oprah Winfrey sends out her first tweet, tech observers are debating: Does Friday mark a new peak for the microblogging service? Or the beginning of its demise? Ashton Kutcher told Larry King Friday that the battle was about... |
ea170dd9118c08ce4622a36b7437346e96a79969 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fire moves north, threatening northern suburban city of Edmond .
NEW: Blaze is "going to travel through a heavily wooded area," fire chief says .
NEW: Edmond initiates robocalls urging evacuations in southern part of city .
Another fire breaks out in southeast Oklahoma City on Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- One of two wildfires burning in Oklahoma City on Wednesday pushed north toward suburban Edmond, illuminating the windy night sky with spirals of flame and flying embers. The fire broke out Tuesday in the less densely populated northeast Oklahoma City and was moving in a northerly direction toward more lar... |
32d55ae107a1439837b4345d729213c755ccd592 | Summarize the following news article. | Moammar Gadhafi came into a power in a bloodless coup against King Idris in 1969 .
By 1972, he was urging Muslims to fight Western powers, including the U.K. and U.S.
Decades later, he appeared to moderate and seek rapprochement with the West .
The movement to unseat him began in February, centered first in Benghazi . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- For 42 years, Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya with an iron fist, a mercurial leader who inspired fear in Libya and beyond. Now he's on the run, hunted by rebels who made a lightning advance into Tripoli. The rebels overran Gadhafi's compound and are scouring the country for signs of the leader,... |
5b2718635124ffa912f5e9d1d668444b313c4c16 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A magistrate rules that authorities can hold Gary Giordano for another 60 days .
Giordano, 50, was arrested by Aruban police on August 5 .
He is being questioned in the case of missing 35-year-old Robyn Gardner .
The missing woman and the suspect arrived on the island July 31 from the United States . | [
"Oranjestad, Aruba (CNN) -- An Aruban magistrate ruled Wednesday that a Maryland man, detained in connection with the disappearance of an American woman, will remain in custody for another 60 days. A detainment hearing was held Wednesday morning for Gary Giordano, 50. Giordano was arrested by Aruban police on Augus... |
6b103a37ac7e83ab1b5360008557838b1752a0f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Riversimple launches car prototype with lowest level of carbon emissions .
Car is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and four electric motors over the wheels .
Company's looking for $33 million dollars to build ten cars for trials .
Designer Spowers used expertise he gained in motor racing to build prototype . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A former motor-racing engineer has unveiled a prototype of a new hydrogen-powered city car which claims to emit less than one third of the carbon emissions produced by its nearest rival. The Riversimple Urban Car has been nine years in the making and needs further funding for city trials. ... |
ef1d7bd8c16c5b7617bc66ed7d84943a47e4e58e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "appalled," his spokesperson says .
"We will ... find those responsible," interior minister says .
A tourist heard a loud boom and saw the damaged terrace .
The explosion happened in central Marrakech, popular among tourists . | [
"Casablanca, Morocco (CNN) -- A series of explosions that killed 15 people when they erupted Thursday morning in a cafe in the city of Marrakech was an act of terrorism, Morocco's interior minister said. \"We will investigate this act of terrorism and find those responsible ... and their nationality,\" Taib Cherqao... |
00bc0995c4cae067d6791a8854b12ce7688564b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona have won the Spanish Super Cup after a 5-4 aggregate win over Real Madrid .
The Super Cup is the traditional curtain-raiser to the Spanish football season .
The match at the Camp Nou was overshadowed by trouble between the players .
Real Madrid's Marcelo and Mesut Ozil and Barcelona's David Villa all sent off... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday to claim the Spanish Super Cup in an ill-tempered El Clasico clash. Lionel Messi's volley two minutes from time secured a 5-4 aggregate triumph for Josep Guardiola's side, after French striker Karim Benzema's goal in the 82nd minute looked to hav... |
af119fbc7e41ab7da13118661f844bdeaf5c8418 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 600 people killed in clashes between Murle and Lou Nuer tribes .
A World Food Programme warehouse is looted and a medical clinic is partially destroyed .
Ban Ki-moon urges the government of South Sudan to restore security in Jonglei . | [
"(CNN) -- The Security Council of the Republic of South Sudan on Wednesday ordered troops deployed to restore security and prevent retaliatory attacks after violent clashes in the past week. The caretaker minister of interior, Gen. Gier Chuang Aluong, said that Sudan People's Liberation Army troops would be rapidly... |
5c9c3cdfd4b4dc9164cc990f53ba5860dddd07f0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The column's author says Correa misunderstood his meaning .
El Universo says the judge's ruling violates free speech rights .
"We have defended the right to honor," Correa's attorney says .
A judge rules that $40 million must be paid to Correa . | [
"Quito, Ecuador (CNN) -- A judge in Ecuador ruled Wednesday that the directors and former opinion editor of El Universo newspaper must each serve three years in prison for an opinion article about President Rafael Correa, state media reported. The judge also ruled that the accused must pay $30 million, and the news... |
6ca195264b19b5c833faa21746641117bef4d2f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Coke pleas guilty to two charges in racketeering and assault .
He faces a maximum of 23 years in prison; sentencing is set for December 8 .
76 people died in a gun battle during a failed attempt to arrest Coke in May 2010 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Christopher Coke, an international drug kingpin whose arrest and extradition to the United States was preceded by a horrific gun battle in Jamaica that left dozens of civilians dead, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to racketeering and assault charges. Coke, who had pleaded not guilty to the charges a... |
7197663a247745d4958816f355637ad467038543 | Summarize the following news article. | Top seed Caroline Wozniacki is out of the Rogers Cup following a defeat to Roberta Vinci .
French Open champion Li Na and Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova claim their 2nd rd matches .
Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Vera Zvonareva also advance in star-studded event . | [
"(CNN) -- World number one Caroline Wozniacki made a shock exit from the Rogers Cup in Toronto after losing her second round match to Roberta Vinci 6-4 7-5 Wednesday night. Defending champion Wozniacki looked set to force the match into a third and deciding set after building a 5-1 lead in the second, but her Itali... |
022494f2d168e20a5eb3934ba81423c0fcefe0aa | Summarize the following news article. | Muslims were celebrating Eid al-Fitr; women were wearing the hijab .
Rye Playland employees sought to enforce headgear ban on park rides .
Westchester County Police responded; confrontation became violent .
CAIR official says women felt they were being discriminated against . | [
"Rye, New York (CNN) -- What was meant to be a celebration marking the end of Ramadan turned into a melee at an amusement park on Tuesday when a group of Muslim women were told they weren't allowed on certain rides with their headscarves. Rye Playland was full of visitors celebrating Eid al-Fitr when the festive mo... |
310fc5db86da44433cda3948a4e44aa1a749fb53 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer beats Santiago Giraldo 6-4 6-3 6-2 in first round of U.S. Open .
The 30-year old Swiss finishes with 36 winners and 35 unforced errors .
Other noted winners include Mardy Fish, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet . | [
"(CNN) -- Five-time winner Roger Federer opened his U.S. Open account Monday with a straight sets win over Santiago Giraldo in New York. Despite surrendering his serve three times, the 30-year-old Swiss enjoyed a relatively comfortable match against the Colombian, ranked 54 in the world, winning 6-4 6-3 6-2 on the ... |
3950e87027f1f6746da0d9ebabeba0967e736972 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer stuns clay-court king Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters final .
Second seed Federer secures his first title of the season with a 6-4 6-4 victory .
Nadal showed obvious weariness following semifinal epic with Novak Djokovic .
Dinara Safina clinches her second title of the year in the women's tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- Second seed Roger Federer won his first title of 2009 after stunning world number one and clay-court king Rafael Nadal in straight sets in front of his own fans in the final of the Madrid Masters on Sunday. Federer acknowledges the crowd after stunning Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the Madrid Masters f... |
f8afd99023498fb247af5365f8272ebd94c24728 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nasrallah says the indictment contains "no direct evidence" against the four .
Prosecution: The ringleader was sentenced to death over bombing U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait .
Cell phone data suggests the politician was under surveillance for at least 15 days before he was killed .
The U.N.-backed tribunal as... | [
"(CNN) -- The special court trying to bring the killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to justice published Wednesday previously secret details of the case against four men it has charged. Prosecutors assert that the ringleader of the group had earlier been sentenced to death in Kuwait over the 1983... |
9a25c09299cd42cd2e2a96f0035b1e3f58d9c9d9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The remains are expected to be sent for forensic examination Wednesday .
Authorities think Breeann Rodriguez's remains have been found along a ditch .
Breeann's neighbor Shawn Morgan is charged with first-degree murder .
Affidavit: Morgan tells police he suffocated the girl with a plastic trash bag . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have found what they believe to be the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, a 3-year-old Missouri girl whose neighbor told police he had suffocated the girl with a plastic bag and then tossed her from a highway. A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer found the remains Tuesday evening along a ditch n... |
eb16696df49822434b3abd4dc00d335413449f44 | Summarize the following news article. | New Jersey Gov. Christie hits congressional budget disputes .
"We don't have time to wait for ... Congress to figure out how ... to offset this stuff"
"Our people are suffering now. And they need support now," Christie says .
Power is restored to nearly all customers in New York City . | [
"(CNN) -- The debate over funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency continued Wednesday as federal officials traveled to New Jersey and New York to check on local recovery and response efforts after Hurricane Irene. The agency's disaster relief fund has less than $800 million remaining and could run out b... |
2e29ea2e9a2a10565228feed52872a0de03b5f4c | Summarize the following news article. | The 101 Ranch Fire is 50% contained .
Some evacuations have been lifted, an official says .
The Texas Forest Service battled 17 new fires on Wednesday .
Firefighters still battling hot spots in Oklahoma City . | [
"Brad, Texas (CNN) -- Firefighters have made some progress in battling a spreading wildfire in northern Texas, but dry conditions contributed to a rash of new fires as well, officials said Thursday. The 101 Ranch Fire in Palo Pinto County had scorched 6,200 acres as of Thursday, according to the Texas Forest Servic... |
e2a380c0bb825624c0ddaac37298ec97267f44b3 | Summarize the following news article. | World No.1 Novak Djokovic to begin U.S. Open challenge against a qualifier .
Defending champion Rafael Nadal drawn to play Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan .
Caroline Wozniacki begins quest for maiden grand slam against Nuria Llagostera Vives .
Three-time winner Serena Williams to face Serb Bojana Jovanovski . | [
"(CNN) -- World number one Novak Djokovic could face Roger Federer in the semifinals of the U.S Open after the pair were grouped in the same side of the draw Thursday. Djokovic, the top seed, has lost only twice in 2011, and has already clinched the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles this season. He has been draw... |
fb0edf31b8dfb43feeb69c15394787b0c89ca4ca | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Clijsters pulls out of U.S. Open with an abdominal injury .
Two-time defending champion Clijsters has missed final three grand slams of 2011 .
Clijsters sustained the injury in the Rogers Cup in Toronto last week .
Maria Sharapova marches into semifinals in Cincinnati to play Vera Zvonareva . | [
"(CNN) -- Two-time defending champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of this year's U.S. Open with a stomach muscle injury. The 28-year-old Belgian suffered the injury at the Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto last week and told the official WTA website that she would not be able to recover in time for the final grand... |
f7fade533d649e21d7d5bba04ad2f682ec09d6ac | Summarize the following news article. | Official: "I cannot give you a specific time of when President Saleh will arrive"
An official backtracks on claim that investigation into the attack on Saleh is complete .
Earlier, the government accused two opposition members of planning the attack .
President Saleh is said to be in Saudi Arabia recovering from burn w... | [
"Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans to return to Yemen following the investigation into his attempted assassination, a government spokesman said. The announcement follows claims weeks ago by the Yemeni government it had completed the investigation, accusing two leading opposition figures of pl... |
96b5fb645080c79be3426f08fc2cae8c35952452 | Summarize the following news article. | Kevin Pietersen scores 202 not out as England declare at 474-8 against India .
Tourists replay with 17-0 in their first innings on day two of opening match at Lord's .
Pietersen had resumed on 22 overnight in the 2,000th Test match in cricket history .
He survived early scare when umpire's decision was overturned after... | [
"(CNN) -- England batsman Kevin Pietersen ensured his place in cricket's history books with an unbeaten double-century on day two of the sport's 2,000th Test match. Pietersen passed 200 for the second time in his international career to allow England to declare on an imposing 474-8 at Lord's on Friday, while India ... |
91b308cd6ee0c89e3c28c48aebbd1f3ff42b23ee | Summarize the following news article. | Andy Schleck wins 18th stage of the Tour de France on Col du Galibier .
Schleck closes to within 15 seconds of race leader Thomas Voeckler of France .
Andy's brother takes second on the stage to improve to third overall .
Defending champion Alberto Contador loses time on the final climb . | [
"(CNN) -- Luxembourg's Andy Schleck dramatically revived his Tour de France hopes with a stunning victory on an epic 18th stage which finished at the summit of the imposing Col du Galibier. At 2,645 meters, it was the highest-ever stage finish on the Tour, and Leopard Trek's Schleck certainly hit the heights with ... |
b122ad3af08ac4bed4bdafae85f55f54cebb3865 | Summarize the following news article. | Airbus: Transparent fuselage, eco-friendly design the future of airliners .
European giant unveiled Concept Cabin ahead of "Le Bourget" Paris Air Show .
Airbus says Concept Cabin is "inspired by nature" and will be 100% recyclable . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- Imagine a night flight, 30,000 feet in the air, and being able to stare up at the stars through the plane's transparent fuselage. This will be the flying experience in 40 years time, according to aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The European giant unveiled its Concept Cabin Tuesday in Paris, ahead of n... |
7b53fc98475d096a6b02bb78b3815c7b55274d5b | Summarize the following news article. | Sylviane Finck Lozada phoned her family every day .
She last called her family in Belgium about July 5 .
She taught French and Spanish at Brusly High School in Brusly, Louisiana .
Authorities are trying to locate her husband, who took the couple's daughter to Venezuela . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 51-year-old schoolteacher who was reported missing July 18 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorities said Tuesday. Sylviane Finck Lozada, a French and Spanish teacher at Brusly High School in Brusly, Louisiana, for the past 13 years, last spoke to h... |
4cca95a5b57edab1fb204a3e12d97218a400cb9e | Summarize the following news article. | The sites allow people to report bribes and corruption complaints .
Chinese state media reports "citizens' anti-corruption websites" are illegal .
One web developer says he has received government permission for his site .
One expert says open-source anti-bribe sites pose serious ethical questions . | [
"(CNN) -- Chinese web developers are using a new weapon aimed at fighting corruption: sites encouraging people to share stories of bribes online. Such sites -- inspired by a similar idea in India -- have surged in the past few weeks, but they've had a shaky start. Interest in the idea gained widespread momentum on ... |
9b9b7248f513f621089a6cdb956828a3fa6da09b | Summarize the following news article. | Airlines won't have to list extra fees in ads until January .
Department of Transportation granted the extensions .
More compensation for bumped passengers starts this month .
Some new rules apply to international airlines . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The federal government is postponing some of the consumer protections scheduled to take effect later this month after airlines and travel agents said they needed more time to implement the changes. About half the protections will still take effect August 23 as planned. But the Department of Tra... |
5beb4fa9d397d8cdebad34bada2387514d7456e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova goes out in first round of U.S. Open .
Czech is beaten in straight sets by Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru .
Maria Sharapova taken to three sets by Britain's Heather Watson . | [
"(CNN) -- Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova crashed out and Maria Sharapova survived an almighty scare on the opening day of the U.S. Open Monday. Kvitova, who beat Sharapova in the final at Wimbledon, exited to Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru in straight sets, 7-6 6-3. Sharapova, second favorite behind Serena William... |
da05d6b0ba68275392a6755bd076fd2dae46453c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ashton Kutcher tweets about Carmageddon in exchange for traffic ticket fix, he says .
Interstate 405 in Los Angeles carries about 500,000 cars a day .
It's one of two major mountain highway passes in the heart of the nation's second-largest city .
The freeway's weekend closure is expected to disrupt travel in car-... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The closure of a mountain highway pass in the heart of the nation's second-largest city -- an event anticipated to be so calamitous to car-loving Southern California that it's been dubbed \"Carmageddon\" -- hit the area Friday night. Crews began closing ramps late Friday on Interstate 405, whe... |
6316fc3299442827437413cd045d8e88c5b00e8c | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting in South Sudan reportedly left at least 600 dead, at least 750 wounded .
Also at least 26,000 cattle stolen .
2,400 people died in 330 clashes across South Sudan, in first 6 months of 2011 .
Most of the clashes are over cattle rustling incidents . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.N. on Monday called for reconciliation in the newly-established Republic of South Sudan after fighting reportedly left at least 600 dead and at least 26,000 cattle stolen. The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General, Hilde F. Johnson urged restraint Monday after fighting between the Mur... |
7370c120cd741e1fcc06cf3a9528407383cccd61 | Summarize the following news article. | Shannon Stone died after falling over railing at Rangers Stadium .
Sports anchor: Accident a reminder of "how fragile human life can be"
Outfielder had heard Stone's son ask for ball and pitched one toward him .
Rangers have set up account in Stone's name . | [
"(CNN) -- Funeral services will be held Monday morning for a Texas man who died at a baseball game last week. Shannon Stone will be buried in his hometown of Brownwood, Texas. The 39-year-old firefighter fell to his death Thursday while trying to catch a ball at a Texas Rangers game. Ronnie Hargis was seated in the... |
97639f354f2d60cd1b367dc1d2a5c70773c72180 | Summarize the following news article. | Atletico Madrid star Diego Forlan confirms he is leaving La Liga side .
Forlan pays tribute to Atletico but says he cannot turn down opportunity at Inter Milan .
Roque Santa Cruz joins Real Betis on loan from Manchester City .
Yossi Benayoun reveals he is talking to several teams over a move from Chelsea . | [
"(CNN) -- Uruguay star Diego Forlan said Monday that he is leaving Atletico Madrid and is set to join Serie A Inter Milan. Forlan, who scored two goals in the final as his country lifted the Copa America this summer, has been with Atletico since 2007, but a posting on the club's official website confirmed his depa... |
42ebb197990d48a9f075a97a225faaf82d009fa0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Human Rights Watch documents recent deadly violence in Homs .
Hama is the scene of a bloody crackdown in 1982 .
Hama's governor is the third to be discharged since the unrest started .
At least 24 people were killed in Syria during Friday demonstrations . | [
"(CNN) -- The Syrian president sacked the governor of a restive province, a day after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of its capital. President Bashar al-Assad discharged Dr. Ahmad Khaled Abdul-Aziz from his post as governor of Hama province, the third provincial governor to be f... |
8ca85d447d66680b02116404bf4a7feb16f0352c | Summarize the following news article. | Decades-old system used to issue travel warnings, alerts .
Official: "It has nothing to do with the political situation"
State Department says alerts also target Europe, not just developing nations . | [
"(CNN) -- As riots sweep several British cities, the U.S. State Department is cautioning Americans in the U.K. to avoid areas of civil unrest, monitor local media reports and not engage in any debates that might turn violent. The guidance, carried on the website of the U.S. Embassy in London, is part of a well-oile... |
4c6d3f7aa2b0a37f89ecc02e8bb13e41e0f1b423 | Summarize the following news article. | For over nearly two hours, Rihanna maintained a relentless pace .
One of the most impressive spectacles was a very erotic S&M-themed mini-set .
Rihanna dressed in a tuxedo to cover Prince's "Darling Nikki" | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- \"Loud\" is the perfect name for Rihanna's summer tour, which kicked off with last night's sold-out gig at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena. Beyond just the volume of the show -- which was considerable -- the theme prevailed through the set, built around a giant speaker cabinet; the costumes (mostl... |
0caef4f7e221041ed5c395813d4af1352b26dae4 | Summarize the following news article. | As rebels enter the Libyan capital of Tripoli world leaders call for Gadhafi to step down .
Obama: "Tonight, the momentum against the Gadhafi regime has reached a tipping point"
French president Nicolas Sarkozy appealed for Gadhafi to "abandon what is left of his power" | [
"(CNN) -- With Libyan rebels on the brink of toppling Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule, leaders from around the world weighed in as the battle with regime forces intensified in the capital. Here are a few of the reactions: . . CHINA . . Ma Zhaoxu, Foreign Ministry spokesman: \"We've noticed the development in Libya. ... |
6b98784eae9196c57e6354b8d7baf9919a2efb99 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials say an 8-year-old girl died after being given an explosive-laden bag .
In the first roadside mine attack, four civilians -- including two children -- are killed .
Three civilians are killed in a second attack in Ghazni province .
The Afghan Ministry of Interior condemns the attacks . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Seven civilians were killed Monday from two separate roadside mines in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, the Ministry of Interior said. The first attack occurred in the Qara Bagh district of Ghazni province, the ministry said. A roadside mine struck a civilian vehicle and killed fo... |
ba8593049d43997ee10a304e37f6d53ae7a45d65 | Summarize the following news article. | Morrissey sustained hand and arm injuries after being attacked by a dog .
An x-ray revealed a fractured index finger on his right hand .
Despite the injury, Morrissey will roll on with his European tour . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- The Morrissey fan site True to You has reported that the singer recently sustained hand and arm injuries after being attacked by a dog. No specific details of the attack have emerged, though it did happen somewhere in England. He was treated for the injury in Malmö, Sweden, where an x-ray reveal... |
0a74ab0ebb290844e61c3630b37fa6fff8cf2213 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama discusses the driving force behind political unrest overseas .
Space shuttle Discovery takes flight for its 39th and final mission to space .
Hear what life is like for some African-American players in professional hockey .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student... | [
"(CNN Student News) -- February 25, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Libya • Wisconsin • Atlanta, Georgia . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. NASA ANNOUNCER: Two....one...booster ignition...and the final liftoff of Discovery. CA... |
3fe2369b233e42b55cd0f176de19ad1fb1f58336 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas dissent .
NEW: Justice Ginsburg writes, "law says nothing about appropriate sentences"
Supreme Court: Judges may impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine .
Ruling aims to shrink disparity between powder cocaine and crack sentences . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges have the discretion to give \"reasonably\" shorter prison terms for crack-cocaine crimes to reduce the disparity with crimes involving cocaine powder. Lawyers argue that crack-cocaine offenders were unfairly targeted. The 7-2 ruling repres... |
ef6b5b8ea4d471fa650a0906d6e4702425fed3e2 | Summarize the following news article. | The NTC is trying to minimize revenge killings, a Libyan dissident says .
Libya's rebel government: It will take 18 to 20 months to create a political framework .
Several entities will have influence in a post-Gadhafi world, an analyst says .
The council's chairman recently dismissed the rebels' executive board . | [
"(CNN) -- Libya's transition from autocratic to democratic rule will be a delicate one that will not occur overnight, observers told CNN Monday as rebel forces appeared to solidify their hold on Tripoli. The National Transitional Council, founded months ago in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, is likely to move to ... |
64fa0e2e66cf6f51c768084bcc3cfcbbc61093f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva share a young daughter, Lucia .
He must pay her $750,000 .
She can live in a home he bought until the child turns 18 .
Both of them are barred from publicly attacking the other . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The bitter child support and custody battle between Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva apparently reached a conclusion, with Gibson agreeing in court Wednesday to pay his ex-girlfriend $750,000 and share time with their young daughter. The settlement, which was revealed in a Los Angeles courtroo... |
3e1af1f969ab18dbc75afe9051123730d0b6f629 | Summarize the following news article. | Flash fires and burns have been reported when consumers add the gel to an already burning pot .
"The standard way of putting out flame doesn't work," CPSC official says .
The agency has received reports of at least 65 incidents, including two deaths . | [
"Bethesda, Maryland (CNN) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday a recall of pourable gel fuels used in outdoor decorative lighting because of burn and flash fire hazards. The voluntary recall, ahead of the Labor Day weekend, covers about 2 million bottles and jugs of gel fuel, and it follows ... |
c191eec13313de2c50e1f918971306159f5ffdc8 | Summarize the following news article. | Rafael Nadal is fit to face Mardy Fish in Wednesday's Wimbledon men's quarterfinals .
Nadal suffered a foot injury during his last 16 victory over Juan Martin del Potro .
But a scan on his foot revealed the injury was not as bad as first feared . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal has been passed fit to take on American Mardy Fish in the Wimbledon men's singles quarterfinals on Wednesday. Top seed Nadal was a doubt to face Fish after being troubled with an injury to his left foot during Monday's last 16 win over Juan Martin del Potro. However, the 25... |
2b99d3e56d831d716099d8eb635e1efe72a5ac5d | Summarize the following news article. | Brady Center slams gun makers' "scandalous record of carelessness"
Report suggests some of the missing guns may not have serial numbers .
Gun industry advocate calls the report's implications "absolutely ridiculous" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Thousands of firearms have gone missing from manufacturers' inventories since 2009 \"without a record of being legally sold,\" according to a report released Thursday by a gun control advocacy group. The report by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence put the number of missing weapons at 16,... |
7ce9be6e1cfef0790a806264325b404ff2b459a4 | Summarize the following news article. | A police captain in Ciudad Juarez is fatally shot while driving to work .
An average of five officers has been killed monthly since October 2010, police say .
Juarez considered flash point in Mexico's nearly five-year war on organized crime . | [
"(CNN) -- A municipal police captain was fatally shot while driving to work on Thursday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, becoming the 49th municipal police officer killed since October 2010, authorities told CNN. An average of five local police officers have been killed per month in Juarez during that period, municipal po... |
da0878c57acc4b419af137ac7c1be9d660a01c02 | Summarize the following news article. | The woman, who has lost pets to alligators before, lives near the Everglades .
Her left leg was amputated below the knee, Ferraro says .
A man shot the gator between the eyes . | [
"(CNN) -- An 8-foot-long alligator sank its teeth into a 90-year-old woman's leg and tried to drag her into a canal in southern Florida, a spokeswoman for the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. Margaret Webb was walking in her flooded yard Wednesday in rural Copeland, Florida, about 80 miles we... |
43fc949e1fde1d72bb36f9341f493935e242ccd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Tournament favorite Maria Sharapova reaches the Wimbledon semifinals .
The 2004 champion defeats Dominika Cibulkova for the loss of just two games .
Sharapova next faces German Sabine Lisicki, who defeats Marion Bartoli in three sets . | [
"(CNN) -- Tournament favorite Maria Sharapova powered into the Wimbledon women's singles semifinals on Tuesday, crushing Dominika Cibulkova for the loss of just two games. Fifth seed Sharapova, the 2004 champion and only grand slam winner left in the women's draw, proved in a different league to Slovakian Cibulkova... |
b39ca34456793868eee6397e0f79cc139a6c4ca7 | Summarize the following news article. | A special museum exhibition commemorating 9/11 opens in Washington .
The exhibit includes material from United Flight 93, which crashed after hijacking .
Going through debris from the airliner was "overpowering," a museum curator says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- National Museum of American History Curator Peter Liebhold describes the day several years ago he spent going through shipping containers filled with debris from United Airlines Flight 93 as \"overpowering,\" even though more than a year had passed since September 11, 2001, when the plane crash... |
8d675e73a98a04f155095f0d6e7b40b8cde6df8f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Detained man is a U.S. Marine reservist .
Roads reopen after security closures .
A White House spokesman says no explosives are found .
The FBI searches a house in connection with the investigation . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine reservist was detained early Friday after being found acting \"suspiciously\" in Arlington National Cemetery before dawn, setting off a security scare that closed commuter routes around the Pentagon for a few hours to snarl morning rush-hour traffic, authorities said. Information ... |
b897f69926911fd18c59c8e02897dbcd53ed80ce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: European Council president says a national consensus is needed .
Airports, highways, banks and more are for sale as Greece tries to raise billions of euros .
Euro zone ministers say new loans are contingent on Greece raising money through privatization .
Talks on a second bailout package follow three weeks of stre... | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greece is preparing to sell off billions of dollars worth of state assets including airports, highways and state-owned companies, as well as banks, real estate and gaming licenses, to meet international lenders' demands that it raise funds. European finance ministers said Sunday that they w... |
0a0b44620d0dec6fdfc1aa139ff51bcb36c56c51 | Summarize the following news article. | New: Clinton commends the swift passage of the U.N. resolution .
The resolutions establishes a six-month security force at Abyei, Sudan .
The two sides signed an agreement last week allowing peacekeepers .
South Sudan is to gain independence July 9 . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Monday to send 4,200 peacekeepers to Abyei, Sudan, as part of a recent agreement between Sudan and Southern Sudan. The resolution will establish, for six months, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), comprising \"a maxi... |
db037a51dd39b863f8c57363d51478bceeab187a | Summarize the following news article. | State media reports that he was kidnapped by seven gunmen .
The next day, a gray-haired man introduces himself as Adnan Bakkour on YouTube .
He calmly reads from a piece of paper while seated at a desk .
He lists reasons for his resignation in the video . | [
"(CNN) -- What happened to the attorney general of Hama? The mystery surrounding judge Adnan Bakkour deepened Thursday as Syrian state media and the attorney general himself offered conflicting narratives of his whereabouts. Syria's state news agency first highlighted Bakkour's case Tuesday, when it reported that h... |
494c15d8638656e243496221290698f45138eced | Summarize the following news article. | World Health Organization chief says the global H1N1 pandemic is over .
Chan says out-of-season flu outbreaks are no longer being reported in the northern or southern hemispheres .
Several countries - including India and New Zealand - are still experiencing significant H1N1 flu transmission .
WHO said other flu viruses... | [
"(CNN) -- The global H1N1 pandemic is over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization said Tuesday. \"We are moving out of the pandemic into the post-pandemic period,\" said Margaret Chan, director-general of the WHO. Chan said that while several countries -- including India a... |
71a338b066884ce184197687045554179cc63cf7 | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams beats Russia's Maria Kirilenko to reach fourth round at Wimbledon .
Defending champion will next play 2007 runner-up Marion Bartoli as she continues comeback .
French Open runner-up Francesca Schiavone loses to unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek .
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova on cours... | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champion Serena Williams joined her sister Venus in the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday, but French Open runner-up Francesca Schiavone suffered a shock defeat. Williams, seeded seventh in only her second tournament since last year's victory in London, had few problems in dispatching Russia's Ma... |
a8de6bbb80966e542f882aa07817bd05ff7c217a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama's speech will be at 7 p.m. on September 8 .
Carney says Obama decided this week to deliver his jobs speech in Congress .
A dispute on the timing of the speech dominates media coverage .
Boehner balks at Obama's original request to speak on September 7 . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The White House and House Speaker John Boehner's office announced Thursday they reached agreement for President Barack Obama to address a joint session of Congress on September 8, resolving a dispute that temporarily overshadowed the focus of the planned speech -- job creation and economic grow... |
4c458f86893187557f3093b621793b485baa15c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid have signed defender Raphael Varane from Lens for a fee of $14m .
The 18-year-old has signed a six-year contract with the Spanish giants .
Varane impressed for Lens last season despite their relegation from Ligue 1 . | [
"(CNN) -- Real Madrid have completed the signing of highly-rated young defender Raphael Varane from French side Lens for a fee in the region of $14 million. Varane played 23 matches for Lens last season, and despite the club being relegated from Ligue 1, he impressed with his displays. The 18-year-old, who was also... |
75a62ea6f3458fba0fb21bfc731f602ebaf75764 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Woman says Weiner asked her to lie about their communication .
NEW: "All right, my package and I are not going to beg," reads one e-mail from Weiner, according to Lee's lawyer .
Rep. Weiner has admitted "sexting" with several women and lying about it .
Weiner's wife has been traveling with her boss, Secretary of S... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner returned home from a work trip Wednesday as her husband faced mounting pressure to resign over a \"sexting\" scandal that he lied about before admitting his involvement. Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, is a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with whom she... |
a82db3a828120b09047c841d93113d3f5ceb0297 | Summarize the following news article. | A significant portion of the electorate continues to believe Obama wasn't born in America .
There is overwhelming evidence that Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 .
Emory's Drew Westen says race is a key factor, and that people often block out facts they dislike .
Northeastern's Bill Mayer notes the long history of consp... | [
"(CNN) -- Can the \"birthers\" ever be convinced that Barack Obama was born in America and is eligible to serve as president? Probably not, according to one prominent psychology professor and other political observers. Since Obama launched his bid for the White House, a sizable minority of Americans has expressed s... |
ab2c90f36a239c4f24cf99601e55f1c92ff61e4f | Summarize the following news article. | At least five deaths are reported in Syria .
Four people are killed in Lebanon during clashes .
Angelina Jolie is visiting refugees in southern Turkey .
Syria state TV reports "militants" open fire on security . | [
"(CNN) -- Mass protests unfolded in Syria on Friday, and related unrest reverberated across the Lebanese and Turkish borders in a volatile day that left at least nine people dead. Rami Abdelrahman of the London-based Syria Observatory for Human Rights said four people died in Homs and one in Deir El Zour during dem... |
3b661d63e7f5e889e564a7d19af2f4bc8a9dba89 | Summarize the following news article. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reaches Wimbledon semis for first time after beating Roger Federer .
Six-time champion Federer surrenders two-set lead for first time in 179 grand slam matches .
Tsonga next plays No. 2 Novak Djokovic, who beat teenager Bernard Tomic .
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal faces fourth seed Andy Murray in Friday's... | [
"(CNN) -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended Roger Federer's hopes of winning a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title on Wednesday as the French 12th seed staged a stunning fightback to reach the semifinals. Federer appeared to be cruising into the last four after winning the first two sets, but Tsonga inflicted the Swiss ... |
577945cbd654a453cb4795375e34c11b573a1d80 | Summarize the following news article. | Rory McIlroy, 22, hails from Northern Ireland, where he rose through the junior golf ranks .
McIlroy bounced back from disappointment at the Masters to win the next major tournament .
Some predict greatness for him, and he tells Piers Morgan he can be the best ever .
McIlroy's family made sacrifices, with dad bartendin... | [
"(CNN) -- On a hot April afternoon, young Rory McIlroy had the lead and only nine holes to play before he could become the Masters golf champion. Just 24 hours later, the Northern Irishman would tweet a picture of himself and Charl Schwartzel on a jet, both smiling, and one of them wearing the famed green jacket aw... |
ce4befc7af71d70775f4a03d39415ae5acdafefe | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged rape victim Eman al-Obeidy has become the public face of Libyan defiance .
The revolution movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Iran have also had their own iconic figures .
Experts say that all it takes is one powerful story to mobilize the public and inspire change .
The growth of satellite TV and the internet has ... | [
"(CNN) -- When Eman al-Obeidy approached journalists last week at Tripoli's Rixos Hotel, she did more than accuse Moammar Gadhafi's men of rape. She also became the face of the anti-Gadhafi movement. Since the highly publicized incident, which ended with a hysterical al-Obeidy being whisked away by government minde... |
5dc54ad2fa682b18c46990d35d0c5754fa6514a7 | Summarize the following news article. | The Australian man is gored in the bullring at the end of the course .
At least three other runners are injured Friday .
Hundreds of thousands expected at nonstop festival in Pamplona . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- A 24-year-old Australian man was gored in the thigh Friday, the second day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. At least three other runners went to hospital with injuries, officials said. The Australian man was gored in the bullring at the end of the course. One bull became separ... |
33f7301d9b60cb7f1871590751176192d93dd2f5 | Summarize the following news article. | The album's first half is full of conflicting ambitions, resulting in a sleepy recital of ballads .
Vocally, she's never sounded better, but the songs aren't Beyoncé's equal .
The singer is at her best when she sounds like no one but herself, such as in "Countdown" | [
"(EW.com) -- If show business were high school (and isn't it, really?), Beyoncé would be a front-runner for valedictorian. She's a class act on and off the charts, a can-do girl who shares her gifts with everyone while keeping her beyond-fabulous life -- the Obamas on speed dial, Jay-Z at the dinner table -- largel... |
1c1ab312750301b1e636ede07ef5eb703d694f49 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The EU's Juncker says the way is now clear for Athens to get an emergency loan .
Dozens of people are hospitalized with breathing problems, police say .
At least 19 police officers are injured, while an expert asks them to stop using tear gas .
The austerity package passes 155-138, with another vote Thursday on h... | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek lawmakers Wednesday approved a package of austerity measures demanded by international lenders, despite protests outside Parliament as they were voting, in a move that should clear the way for an emergency loan to Athens. Greek riot police fired round after round of tear gas to keep s... |
1d9f4f0d773c15f4c72a7a30119930f05780725c | Summarize the following news article. | Four were found dead Monday in a Sheraton Hotel room in Towson, Maryland .
The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, county police said Tuesday .
Family of 4 ID'd Tuesday as William and Betty Parente, Stephanie, 19, Catherine, 11 .
No motive yet known for slaying of family, from Garden City, N.Y. | [
"(CNN) -- A New York couple and their two daughters found dead in a suburban Baltimore, Maryland, hotel room died in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said Tuesday. Stephanie Parente, 19, was found dead along with her sister and parents in a Baltimore hotel Monday. The bodies, found Monday at a ... |
ac23e8f2d5308ab798dcb0b283b1ecff8b2c33fe | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The debris comes within about 820 feet, Interfax reports .
NEW: A NASA spokesman says the exact distance is not yet known .
The debris was spotted "too late to make an avoidance maneuver," NASA says .
Officials are investigating where the debris came from . | [
"(CNN) -- Unexpected space debris came flying close to the International Space Station on Tuesday, prompting its six astronauts to take shelter inside two Soyuz capsules, NASA said. Russia's Interfax news agency said preliminary data on \"the dangerous approach\" shows that the \"trash\" came within about 250 meter... |
a38e830a270fcb8f159d6794e62f5b5936bc76df | Summarize the following news article. | Explore a political crisis in Egypt and the major players who are involved .
Examine concerns about Social Security on the anniversary of its first payment .
Find out why the writing may be on the wall for learning cursive in school .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- January 31, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Egypt • Georgia • Los Angeles, California . 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: It is the very last day of January, but the very... |
a2417783b29038b0c1fcaef28b0806ef5c9e4d6c | Summarize the following news article. | The players test positive for clenbuterol, a banned substance .
Mexican soccer chief says players ingested bad meat .
The five Mexican national team players are out of the Gold Cup tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- The governing body of Mexican football has banned five players from its national team after they failed drugs tests taken in late May before the start of an international tournament. Decio de Maria, Secretary General of the Mexican Federation of Football, announced the suspensions of national team members... |
d6b2c327c8c9568facdd671231706d6fb9640693 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hosts Germany stunned by Japan in Women's World Cup .
Karina Maruyama scores only goal of the match in extra-time .
France beat England 4-3 on penalties in earlier quarterfinal .
Match ends 1-1 after extra time after late equalizer from France's Elise Bussaglia . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champions Germany were sent tumbling to a stunning 1-0 extra-time defeat by outsiders Japan in the women's World Cup Saturday. Japan had never beaten a European team and went into the quarterfinal in Wolfsburg as long-odds outsiders. But the hosts, roared on by a capacity and partisan crowd, co... |
1518803f30c09bd21e45ec1a6c67296b17b49bf5 | Summarize the following news article. | The oil-rich land is on the verge of independence from the north .
The company that holds the rights to one of its biggest oil blocks isn't developing it, official says .
Southern Sudan needs foreign investment to develop an infrastructure . | [
"Juba, South Sudan (CNN) -- Oil-rich Southern Sudan will review international contracts when it becomes independent, its minister of investment told CNN Sunday, focusing particular attention on the French company Total. \"We will review the contracts that have been signed, look at them critically, make sure that we... |
523e5507a351c5277d9a759a9e777e7ffc42fcd2 | Summarize the following news article. | London's Olympic Park has been designed to accommodate both people and local wildlife .
The site in the Stratford area of the city was contaminated and soil had to be treated .
London officials hoping to regenerate areas of ruined land along banks of the Thames .
The Games will officially begin with the opening ceremon... | [
"(CNN) -- It was once the polluted hotbed of the Industrial Revolution in London, a large area of land that became badly contaminated with toxic waste after centuries of abuse. But the hope of the local Olympic organizers is that, what was once a wasteland site in Stratford, will soon bloom with fauna and wildlife ... |
0b2c3e5a21e99ed9bf39a79f5aeee0a47c71529c | Summarize the following news article. | Spain under-21 goalkeeper David De Gea to sign five-year contract at Manchester United .
English champions agree deal with Atletico Madrid for the 20-year-old .
De Gea is expected to replace United's retired Dutchman Edwin van der Sar .
His under-21 teammate Thiago Alcantara signs new contract at Barcelona . | [
"(CNN) -- English champions Manchester United agreed a deal to sign highly-rated young goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. The 20-year-old, who helped Spain's under-21 team to win the European Championship title last weekend, passed a medical at Old Trafford on Monday and will join on a five-... |
913c64c68807daa0f869e6569cfa65486f197a79 | Summarize the following news article. | Colombia begin their Copa America campaign with a 1-0 win over Costa Rica .
Hertha Berlin striker Adrian Ramos scores the only goal on the stroke of half-time .
The result lifts Colombia to the top of the group ahead of Argentina and Bolivia . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombia opened their Copa America campaign with a victory on Saturday, defeating 10-man Costa Rica 1-0 in Jujuy. The 2001 champions went top of Group A courtesy of a goal on the stroke of half-time from Hertha Berlin striker Adrian Ramos. Costa Rica had a mountain to climb once they lost a player in the ... |
f2bace791d52e4b17436cede9779f90943f6a8ef | Summarize the following news article. | Thor Hushovd wears the yellow jersey in the Tour de France after stage two .
The Norwegian's Garmin-Cervelo team claim victory in the team time-trial .
Defending champion Alberto Contador is trailing in 75th position overall . | [
"(CNN) -- World champion Thor Hushovd is the new leader of the Tour de France after his Garmin-Cervelo team won Sunday's second stage team time-trial. The 33-year-old Norwegian, a winner of eight Tour stages, as well as twice taking the green points jersey for best sprinter, leads British teammate David Millar in t... |
3eaf1743bbf214e6d00989f5d105e2efe2bb2c3d | Summarize the following news article. | Photographer Vincent Fournier granted access to shoot at Kennedy Space Center .
Stop was part of Fournier's project paying homage to the world's centers of space study .
Fournier's fascination with machines is evident in most of his work . | [
"Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has been intrigued by the journalism of Vice, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York.VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by Vice, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are... |
480f26a8fd25e9f418a27c721c3fb19d7acdb315 | Summarize the following news article. | Jorge Lorenzo claims victory in Sunday's Italian MotoGP at Mugello .
The Spanish world champion beats Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner .
Stoner maintains his world title advantage by 19 points from Lorenzo . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo of Spain claimed victory in Sunday's Italian MotoGP at Mugello to close the gap on Casey Stoner in the overall title standings. Australian Stoner began the race in pole position and led for the opening 17 of the 23-lap race. But Lorenzo took the lead with a superb o... |
f17bc20b8453302a761c31e3ee665b410448fce3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Witnesses report heavy fire from Gadhafi forces in Misrata and Benghazi .
NEW: One man thinks it is "revenge" for a strike killing one of Gadhafi's sons .
NATO's leader reaffirms the mission, rejecting "any threat against Italy or any other ally"
Earlier Saturday, Gadhafi called on NATO to end airstrikes targeting... | [
"Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- Eyewitnesses in the embattled Libyan city of Misrata reported especially intense shelling by Moammar Gadhafi's forces overnight -- the heavy fire picking up at about the same time reports came out that one of the leader's son was killed in a NATO airstrike. \"There's been continuous and he... |
6f6591ecc1222823c2f8927d506f413043d4187a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The suspect is a 32-year-old local man, French police say .
He has been questioned and is being held in police custody, police say .
President Nicolas Sarkozy was grabbed by his shoulder as he met members of the public .
TV footage showed security officers wrestling a man to the ground . | [
"(CNN) -- A man grabbed French President Nicolas Sarkozy by his shoulder and pulled him up against a barricade Thursday before being tackled by security officers. The incident came as Sarkozy visited the town of Brax in southwest France. Television footage showed the man being wrestled to the ground by four bodygua... |
f1460b7b84f69b4b1a457a0b23b4c3a7fea03935 | Summarize the following news article. | 2008 CNN Hero Tad Agoglia is helping a small town in Georgia recover from a tornado .
His team came prepared with tractor-trailers full of helpful tools and equipment .
The team also brought years of experience; it travels from disaster area to disaster area . | [
"(CNN) -- Last week's tornado outbreak was the largest in U.S. history, according to the National Weather Service. At least 178 tornadoes tore across communities in 14 states and caused 327 deaths. Among the communities affected by the storms was Ringgold, a small town in northwest Georgia. Half of the town's busin... |
49a089f3505c7eb98bde003f0cda0ba21e420fea | Summarize the following news article. | Colombia defeat Bolivia 2-0 to secure place in Copa America quarters .
Radamel Falcao scores both goals as Colombia finish top of Group A .
Argentina need to beat Costa Rica on Monday or they will fail to qualify . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombia are through to the quarterfinals of the Copa America after beating Bolivia 2-0 in Sante Fe on Sunday to finish top of Group A with seven points. In-demand Porto striker Radamel Falcao put Colombia ahead in the 14th minute after running onto a long through-ball. And Falcao, who is rumored to be in... |
99998d81d4f06d10b84ffa6ce4d6aaac70a7461e | Summarize the following news article. | Greece's economy has been in economic crisis; protests have roiled the nation .
Some Greek-Americans are putting their tourism dollars to work in home country .
One woman canceled her Caribbean cruise so she could go to Greece .
Greek government loosening regulations on cruise ships, eliminating taxes for airlines . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Larisa Antypa was ready for her cruise in the Caribbean when news of the economic crisis in Greece, her home country, began to worsen. Antypa, a program coordinator for the Greek Cultural Center in Astoria, Queens, canceled her trip and decided that she would instead spend her vacation money in G... |
55b5d2c1fba40039205eb22a7d1230f55956f154 | Summarize the following news article. | Star-studded Brazil missed all four of their spot-kicks as Paraguay went on to win 2-0 .
Both sides were reduced to 10 men after Lucas Leiva and Antolin Alcaraz were dismissed .
Paraguay, who last won the Copa America in 1979, will now face Venezuela .
Venezula shocked Chile 2-1 in last quarterfinal with Gabriel Cicher... | [
"(CNN) -- Holders Brazil were knocked out of the Copa America Sunday, after a woeful penalty shoot-out display against Paraguay in Argentina. The star-studded Brazilians missed all four of their spot-kicks as Paraguay went on to win 2-0 and earn a place in the last four of the competition. A disappointing match end... |
a39be2c72c755c2fa61bc2726dd329b574c71124 | Summarize the following news article. | Health officials downplayed the danger last week .
Officials find cows at a farm had been fed contaminated hay .
Workers are still battling to stabilize the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan announced Tuesday it is banning all shipments of cattle raised in the Fukushima Prefecture amid fears that the meat may have been contaminated from radiation at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano made the announcement. Last week, a Japanese health officia... |
0cf5ab3f649e9d91628bdf330d2dc17721d38792 | Summarize the following news article. | Transparency International ranks countries by their perceived levels of corruption .
Somalia is perceived to be the most corrupt of the 178 countries, territories on the list .
Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are perceived to be the least corrupt . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia, Myanmar and Afghanistan have the lowest scores on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures how people in 178 countries and territories view corruption in their public sectors. On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being \"very clean\" and 0 being \"highly corrupt,\" all thr... |
3f6a3886352b5a48988d07820bfdf32aeb5a1d1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prosecutor says jurors thought they did the right thing .
Verdict brought justice for Caylee, defense attorney says .
Ashton claims Anthony showed premeditation in the death of Caylee, 2 .
The Florida prosecutor is retiring . | [
"(CNN) -- A prosecutor in the Casey Anthony trial said Wednesday that jurors might have acquitted her even if she had opened herself up to a tough cross-examination by taking the stand. \"From what I am understanding from those few hints we've gotten from the jury ... it sounds like their decision was based simply ... |
9d9156ffe1849262441ec8361660ef799caa43e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain's under-21 team beat Switzerland 2-0 in European Championship final .
It was Spain's third triumph at the two-yearly event and first since 1998 .
The country also won the 2008 senior tournament and the 2010 FIFA World .
Belarus beat Czech Republic 1-0 in third-place playoff to qualify for 2012 Olympics . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain's footballing dominance continues as the country's under-21 team emulated their senior counterparts by winning the European Championship title on Saturday. With Spain having also won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and top club side Barcelona claiming the 2011 UEFA Champions League, it gives the Iberian na... |
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