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fd1a8d119f7b3cb6ed7568df9f417a96805f3c9f | Summarize the following news article. | District attorney accuses police chief of leaking affidavit to the media .
Syracuse mayor defends actions of the police department .
Assistant coach Bernie Fine was placed on administrative leave last week . | [
"(CNN) -- The investigation into claims that a Syracuse assistant basketball coach molested young boys is at a standstill as law enforcement officials find themselves at odds. In a news conference on Wednesday, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick harshly criticized Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowl... |
864e17c6bc22018869eda2b37aee46c546ad4534 | Summarize the following news article. | The British coast guard calls off a search for five missing sailors .
Two rescued sailors are "in reasonable condition;" a third is in unknown condition .
The ship capsized in gale-force winds .
Prince William was co-pilot of a rescue helicopter . | [
"(CNN) -- Two sailors from a ship that capsized in the Irish Sea in gale-forced winds were rescued \"in reasonable condition\" Sunday while five remained missing, the British coast guard said. The body of an eighth sailor was recovered, the coast guard said. After a daylong search in rough seas, the British coast g... |
12e4721c94f5fe5294803d8db4c0116ecb483e80 | Summarize the following news article. | The head of Egypt's military warns of "dire consequences" if a political crisis continues .
A member of a demonstrators' alliance says the group will announce a new government .
Egypt is divided over the ruling military body and the newly appointed prime minister .
Egypt's parliamentary elections are set to begin Monda... | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Streets in Egypt's capital remained tense Sunday a day ahead of elections. As protesters packed Cairo's Tahrir Square, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued warning of \"dire consequences\" if the nation's political crisis continues, state-run Al-Masriya TV reported. Field Marsh... |
0588557f5d1c8a277920f30189075f01a5d8afab | Summarize the following news article. | Contest held to create a concept for a video game about losing one's virginity .
Winners are two-woman team of Heather Kelley and Erin Robinson .
Winning concept involves choosing outfit and mood music, ditching roommate .
Game conceived as a series that could be played on a Wii or even an iPhone . | [
"SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNET) -- In an industry dominated by men, leave it to women to come up with the winning idea in a contest to create a concept for a video game about losing one's virginity. Two women won a contest this week to create a concept for a video game about losing one's virginity. On Wednesday, ... |
47ab94b354415119762197461e80af78018cfa21 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police fire occasional tear gas canisters into the crowd, protesters throw stones .
Police and military are deployed in Tunis as protesters gather .
Authorities impose an overnight curfew on Tunis and surrounding areas .
Protests in Arab nations started in Tunisia after a fruit cart vendor set himself on fire . | [
"Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- Several hundred protesters were gathered in the center of Tunisia's capital Sunday as riot police stood guard. Members of the Army and military vehicles were also deployed on the main street outside the country's interior ministry. After police fired occasional tear gas canisters into the c... |
cd5ef6e014e3b8ed81993d42d406e4da8ea0e4be | Summarize the following news article. | "That was his life," mother says of the victim's band work .
Robert Champion, a 26-year-old drum major, became ill and died after a game .
At least 30 band members were let go this semester because of alleged hazing .
"We are concerned about the culture of cover-up," family lawyer says . | [
"(CNN) -- A lawyer for the family of Robert Champion, a Florida university drum major who died this month in what officials have called a hazing-related death, said Monday he will sue the school. \"We are intending to file a lawsuit to get answers\" about hazing at Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University, law... |
459e12e3ffeb9387b6a89c22dc6caca04d04ef24 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Reza Sadeghnia pleaded guilty in plot to kill an Iranian-American dissident .
He was allowed to return to Iran, but his deadline to return to U.S. passed months ago .
WikiLeaks cable: He had been linked to a previous plot involving a London dissident .
Sadeghnia's would-be target believes he was let go in a pri... | [
"Glendora, California (CNN) -- It's the kind of Southern California town made for daydreaming: Quiet streets and sunny skies, a place where tranquility seems rarely to be disturbed. But according to police, as well as classified U.S. diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora was ... |
0cac981b6269a6efd526fcf7a7d72b4733208706 | Summarize the following news article. | Spc. Asbai Ramirez was in Iraq during much of his wife's pregnancy .
He returned to the U.S. on his baby's due date, but had to take classes .
On Thanksgiving, he flew to Louisiana then rushed to the hospital .
Ramirez says he got there about 30 minutes before his son was born . | [
"(CNN) -- Asbai Ramirez had toiled for months as a U.S. soldier in Iraq. But it was his 7,000-mile trip home -- racing against the clock to his wife's bedside, for the birth of their baby -- that he described Monday as \"pretty intense.\" The Army specialist told HLN's Vinnie Politan that the tight timetable and sh... |
2048e4649520690e3768af7e11d5b8ee615b946a | Summarize the following news article. | Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years, surviving would-be assassins, ill health .
He was a major player in Mideast politics, helping enforce the Camp David accords with Israel .
Mubarak didn't allow political dissent, and had a questionable economic track record .
Mubarak's fall signals the start of a new era i... | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- For nearly 30 years, one man dominated Egypt. Hosni Mubarak, 82, survived would-be assassins and ill health, crushed a rising Islamist radical movement, and maintained the peace with neighboring Israel that got his predecessor killed. His government's continued observance of the Camp David ac... |
e0102b1534fe233634bc7d046347f384406a9e77 | Summarize the following news article. | Series of catchy ads and PSAs focus on victims of intellectual property crimes .
The majority of the "knockoff" products originate in China, officials say .
Crimes affect jobs, innovation and consumer safety, attorney general says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In an effort to confront the growing problem of global counterfeiting of U.S. consumer goods, the government Tuesday launched a campaign designed to grab the public's attention. A series of catchy and dramatic TV and radio public service announcements and print ads were unveiled at a White Hous... |
15468e9c370e73982742e9e249f90d9651659011 | Summarize the following news article. | Cristina Fierro was 16 when the former NFL star was accused of sexual misconduct .
Now 18, she went public with her story earlier this year .
She's now accusing Taylor of assault and battery, seeking damages .
Taylor's lawyer blames new legal action on lawyer's "intoxication with media coverage" | [
"(CNN) -- Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a teenager last year, was sued by the victim in federal court in New York on Monday. The lawsuit \"may be the first civil lawsuit of its kind on behalf of a child victim of sex trafficking against a buyer of a commercial sex act... |
97938e08f1bf61b431e36810a29a9b871717b7aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police chief says only Greek Embassy parcel contained an explosive .
Chief: "The alarm system has worked"
An anarchist group claims responsibility for the bombings at the Swiss, Chilean embassies .
A Greek official disputes an Italian minister's claim that the bombs originated in Greece . | [
"(CNN) -- Italian police on Monday found an explosive package at the Greek Embassy in Rome, the second time in as many weeks that embassies there have received explosives through the mail. The parcel did not explode, and authorities hope that it will provide information that will help in their investigation. Police... |
28ab48e124e30c097cf56023250856e19c046900 | Summarize the following news article. | FDA blocks import of shrimp, catfish, eel, basa and dace from China .
Fish won't be allowed until importers prove they are safe .
The fish were treated with antibiotics and antifungal medication .
The antibiotics are not allowed in U.S. fish . | [
"ROCKVILLE, Maryland (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is blocking the import from China of five species of seafood until their importers can prove they are not contaminated. About 10 percent of catfish eaten in the U.S. comes from China, according to the National Fisheries Ins... |
3cce76d0f636e94c4da6a9468cc94cd1b494d6c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Mountains in Peruvian Andes that used to be covered with ice are now barren .
Mountain communities that depend on water from glaciers are threatened .
Engineer and self-described inventor wants to bring ice back to the mountains .
His solution: A mixture that turns mountain rocks white, lowers their temperature . | [
"(CNN) -- High in the Peruvian Andes, where it's so dry and cold that very little vegetation grows, life depends on one animal: the alpaca. But in recent years, raising alpacas has become a greater challenge. Mountains that used to be covered with ice around the town of Licapa, elevation of 4,200 meters (about 13,7... |
2d3d96085822b15d322e4d37e800506fda90d0bf | Summarize the following news article. | Netherlands, Italy and France all claim Euro 2012 qualifying away wins on Friday .
The Dutch are the most impressive as they thump Hungary 4-0 in Group E match .
France win 2-0 in Luxembourg while Italy secure a tight 1-0 success in Slovenia . | [
"(CNN) -- Friday proved a good evening for some major European football nations, with the Netherlands, Italy and France all claiming away victories in their Euro 2012 qualifying groups. However, it was the Dutch who were most impressive coming away from their Group E match in Hungary with a thumping 4-0 success. To... |
f420a386aa58d090eb1717329356364345224fce | Summarize the following news article. | CNN exposé on Thailand's alleged abuse of boat people wins Amnesty award .
Dan Rivers' documentary highlighted persecution of ethnic Rohingya people .
Documentary secured commitment to intervene from Thai prime minister . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A CNN documentary that sparked worldwide condemnation of Thailand's alleged practice of pushing Myanmar's Rohingya boat people out to sea has won an Amnesty International Media Award. Dan Rivers: \"This story underscores all the reasons why I became a journalist.\" The winning half-hour do... |
2f83e7aff1e5749b4938e9be8cd681170f7373ac | Summarize the following news article. | Lubna al-Hussein's case is scheduled to continue August 4 .
Al-Hussein, 18 others were rounded up this month for wearing indecent clothes .
Ten arrestees have received 40 lashes, al-Hussein says .
Al-Hussein was told her pants were too tight, her blouse too transparent . | [
"(CNN) -- A Sudanese journalist could receive 40 lashings after she was caught wearing trousers. Lubna al-Hussein was arrested with 18 other women this month for wearing indecent clothes. A Sudanese court began hearing Lubna al-Hussein's case Wednesday. It will continue the hearing August 4. At the time of her arre... |
ecb2e7aacfac92aedb800c8477420facccc550d7 | Summarize the following news article. | A Kenyan judge rules that President Omar al-Bashir be arrested if he visits .
The ruling sparks a diplomatic row between the two nations .
Kenya's foreign minister describes the ruling as "unhelpful" | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- The Kenyan government plans to appeal a warrant issued by its high court calling for the arrest of the Sudanese president over alleged war crimes. A Kenyan judge on Monday ruled that President Omar al-Bashir be arrested if he sets foot in the nation again after the government failed to exec... |
d3f91a69f87a6991ffc8854e3702dd65fdb0a3cd | Summarize the following news article. | Cesare Battisti faced life in prison in Italy for four alleged murders .
The Brazilian court upheld a decision to reject extradition .
Italy will turn to the International Court of Justice . | [
"(CNN) -- Diplomatic tension between Brazil and Italy heightened Thursday after Brazil's Supreme Tribunal freed a fugitive wanted for multiple killings in Italy in the 1970s. The high court's decision appeared to put an end to years of wrangling over the fate of Cesare Battisti, who was condemned to life in prison ... |
4f022128fd292c6841d3169b1466ca8b851ce304 | Summarize the following news article. | A federal court panel drew the map after the state legislature's map was challenged .
Texas government officials say the federal plan is "fatally flawed"
Texas is getting four new congressional seats . | [
"(CNN) -- Texas officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and temporarily block a controversial congressional redistricting plan from going into effect Monday. The state's attorney general, Greg Abbott, filed an emergency \"application\" with the justices, saying a map approved by a federal panel in Sa... |
8ea52e837386f4ac195d432926544c0a162c469e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "It's going to be a tragedy on many levels," says Miss. emergency management spokesman .
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens a spillway to protect New Orleans .
There's been flooding around Memphis, though levees appear sound, officials say .
The river near Memphis is expected to crest at a near-record 14 feet abov... | [
"New Orleans (CNN) -- Waging war against historic flooding in eight Midwestern and Southern states, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a spillway north of New Orleans on Monday in an effort to calm the rising Mississippi River. A crowd gathered near the entrance to the Bonnet Carre spillway to watch workers us... |
daec59660a5888576fadc71549eb48bba220b7d7 | Summarize the following news article. | "Mission Impossible II" and "Red Cliff" director has worked with Hollywood A-listers .
Latest film a welcome return to working outside of Hollywood studio system .
Growing up in Hong Kong was "hell"; found escape in cinemas and theaters .
Originally wanted to be a priest, but encouraged by ministers to be an artist . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- With the late evening sun casting a dramatic light across the 65th floor of an empty Hong Kong office block, everything was primed for a spectacular entrance from Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo. Director John Woo: Hardboiled on the outside, soft on the inside. With the scene set and cameras... |
21c83dcaa7d6a8c2396c354e703530e7cb230871 | Summarize the following news article. | Traffickers could try to exploit unrest in North Africa, experts fear .
European law enforcement officials send experts to Italy to investigate .
Italy has long been at forefront of Europe's battle to stem flow of illegal immigrants . | [
"London (CNN) -- People trafficking syndicates could try to exploit the unrest in North Africa, potentially causing a surge in the number of victims arriving in Europe, experts fear. The trade in people trafficking is worth $3 billion a year in Europe alone, but organized smuggling syndicates are constantly looking... |
6b85c4b14e548e4829a11b5323c5f82b2734eb49 | Summarize the following news article. | Egypt's attorney general freezes former president's assets this week .
He is expected to be brought to Cairo for questioning next week .
Mubarak resigned February 11 after 18 days of protest against his rule . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament. Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told ... |
04ed2e09b217db75f57d19962a56db516552049f | Summarize the following news article. | Muslim Brotherhood members had to endure decades of persecution by Egyptian authorities .
It has drawn wide support in Egypt during times of crisis when the government was seen as slow .
It was widely involved in the protests that led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak's regime .
But it remained on sidelines during recent pr... | [
"(CNN) -- They were outside every polling station I visited in Cairo: earnest young men bent over laptops on rickety tables, checking names and ID numbers against voting lists, explaining to people where they were supposed to vote, and, in light of Egypt's wildly complicated electoral system, how to vote. Scattered... |
239fc9433b964fa106a0b7ea2ce2706273cdb777 | Summarize the following news article. | Riot police stand by, as Chen supporters gather outside courthouse .
Prosecutors: Chen embezzled 600 million New Taiwan dollars (U.S. $17.7 million)
Former first lady Wu Shu-chen receives same sentence .
Wu Shu-chen was also convicted last week of lying to prosecutors . | [
"TAIPEI, Taiwan (CNN) -- Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was convicted Friday on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison, according to officials at Taipei City Court. Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian walks inside the Taipei Detention Centre in Tucheng on Friday. He ... |
26a858f7aad3399efa938c4ff1cf3a41e28505a4 | Summarize the following news article. | A 71-year-old man is killed when a train derails near Naples .
It critically injured one person .
It caused less serious injuries to about 40 people . | [
"(CNN) -- A train derailed outside of Naples, Italy, Friday, killing one person and leaving about 40 injured, a railroad service spokesman said. A 71-year-old man died, and one passenger is in critical condition, said Giustiniano Carmine, a spokesman for the Circumvesuviana rail service. Most of the other injuries ... |
8218edfa983997111959a847e2316eb5e623f327 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Palin belonged to Pentecostal church for more than two decades until 2002 .
Campaign: Palin is deeply religious, doesn't consider herself Pentecostal .
Pastor: Issues of belief could be misunderstood, played upon by people .
Speaking of the troops in Iraq, Palin says they were sent on "task that is from God" | [
"WASILLA, Alaska (CNN) -- For more than two decades, vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was a practicing Pentecostal. She belonged to the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. But though she attended the church from her teenage years to 2002, the Alaska governor hasn't talked much ab... |
924bda95344311192c1cfb2ac74fbdc2b6fd6d45 | Summarize the following news article. | Rome's mayor announces the city will end bid to host a Formula One grand prix .
Organizers had hoped to be added to the elite motorsport's 2013 calendar .
Mayor says Italian capital will now focus on its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games .
Northern city of Monza is the traditional host of one of F1's oldest races . | [
"(CNN) -- Rome's mayor has given up hope of hosting a Formula One race in the Italian capital, and announced on Friday that he will instead focus on winning the rights to stage the summer Olympics. Italy already hosts one F1 race in the northern city of Monza, but Rome officials had hoped the historic city would ha... |
94caecbbc70cf7e2f7be8fb93d727f99fdc3f94e | Summarize the following news article. | National Democratic Party of Germany trying to persuade Zeca Schall to leave country .
Schall is a German citizen who came from Angola 21 years ago .
Schall is a member of the ruling Christian Democratic Union .
Has received death threats and his party will no longer allow him to do interviews . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A black politician campaigning in eastern Germany has become the victim of a racist campaign by a far-right party. Zeca Schall says he is not thinking of leaving Germany despite the threats. The National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) says it is trying to persuade Zeca Schall, a German ... |
7d3a203e7dcce9bf19aa3c152c3fa2b48c371ee9 | Summarize the following news article. | Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world .
It started rumbling Tuesday and spewed lava Wednesday .
It doesn't yet appear to be threatening people . | [
"Rome (CNN) -- Mount Etna rumbled Wednesday, sending lava down its side. Italian vulcanologists are monitoring the Sicilian volcano, they said Thursday. Etna began tremors Tuesday night, the Italian Institute of Vulcanology said. They reached their peak Wednesday morning, and lava flowed down the eastern rim on Wed... |
06cefa7fe11bdf3464f7a6b460c70c8363ebaf45 | Summarize the following news article. | Twitter says its site is being blocked in Egypt .
Egyptians took to the streets in what could be a sequel to the recent revolution in Tunisia .
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were widely used in Tunisia's uprising and in Iran last year . | [
"(Wired) -- Twitter confirmed Tuesday evening that its microblogging site has been shuttered by Egyptian authorities. This came hours after widespread reports that access had been cut off, as Egyptians took to the streets in what many hope and some fear would be a sequel to the revolution in Tunisia last week. The ... |
4575ac4ee7b438ba34a68579f3525a24abbdd3a4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An opposition group demands that officials be sacked over the crackdown .
Hundreds of people are treated at the scene and dozens end up in hospitals .
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters .
Tahrir Square was the heart of the revolt against then-President Hosni Mubarak . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt sent hundreds of troops with armored vehicles onto the streets Wednesday to protect the Ministry of the Interior, the army taking over from the police, as anti-government protests raged. The confrontations began when a planned memorial for people killed in Egypt's revolution earlier this year ... |
31851ecbbc8f42895c20f4720cb7443723b737b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Life in the spotlight for the wives of the candidates may play a number of ways .
Michelle Obama has been portrayed as angry, negative and unpatriotic .
Heiress Cindy McCain is the Republican's second wife .
McCain left his first wife, Carol Shepp, after returning from Vietnam . | [
"(CNN) -- Every move scrutinized, every word analyzed: life in the electoral spotlight where a clothes selection can be as much a defining moment as policies espoused. Cindy McCain entered John McCain's life after his return from the Vietnam War. This is life - not for the presumptive presidential nominees Sen. Bar... |
4cf9c2f24f2db38a2a7118afa221efafda1cb178 | Summarize the following news article. | Liberians head to polls Tuesday amid excitement .
Front-runner is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf the first African female president and Nobel Peace prize winner .
Main opposition party's VP candidate is international football star George Weah . | [
"Liberia (CNN) -- Thousands of young men shouting, driving in pick-up trucks and taking control of the streets of Monrovia was, only a few years ago, a reason to flee. They are scenes reminiscent of the 14-year civil war that devastated Liberia and left an estimated 250,000 people dead. But today, these young men a... |
0d42600041b88a754e5479f707ab4ef0a5e9d254 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 4,100 people were injured in the quake last Sunday .
The town of Ercis was hard-hit .
More than 230 people have been pulled alive from the rubble . | [
"Istanbul (CNN) -- The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Turkey a week ago was at 601 as of Sunday, the Turkish state-run Anatolia news agency reported. More than 4,100 people were injured in last Sunday's 7.2-magnitude quake, which struck Turkey's Van province. At least 455 people died in the town ... |
f4f23e5065d75e7172bb1453b80e51c77f5419ed | Summarize the following news article. | Currently, taxpayers can direct $3 to support presidential elections and conventions .
That option may disappear if a bill passes the Senate .
Fewer than 7% of taxpayers took advantage of it in 2010 .
The $600 million collected so far would be redirected to other programs . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Remember the little box you can check off on your federal tax return to donate three dollars to pay for presidential campaigns? House Republicans voted that in this era of e-mailing or texting campaign contributions, it's time to get rid of the federal program, and remove taxpayer money from pr... |
2bec967c48ccc22d25eaa81beb4741e7066819cc | Summarize the following news article. | New film 'Anonymous' claims Shakespeare did not write works attributed to him .
Wells: Claims Shakespeare was a fraud fly in the face of historical evidence .
Classes questioning authenticity of Shakespeare now taught at university . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The idea that Shakespeare did not write the works attributed to him didn't surface until 1856, 240 years after he died. Until then no one even suggested he might not have done so. The theory originated with an American woman, Delia Bacon, who spent a night in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford... |
9da60f4c80f0445af71adefb69a390f1620b50ae | Summarize the following news article. | Barbara Risman: Why do Cain adultery accusations seem to stick, but not harassment ones?
She says men dismiss harassment because of worry about own workplace actions .
She says adultery hurts the spouse; harassment hurts every woman in a workplace .
Risman: We will have a real post-feminist era when workers all treat c... | [
"(CNN) -- Why is having an affair worse than being a sexual harasser? Why does a woman's claim that she had a 13-year extramarital romance with Herman Cain seem to be more deadly to his Republican presidential campaign than accusations by several other women that he aggressively pressured them for sex -- behavior t... |
6359413b693a803d040c6b6955a8fb0a68a92196 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Giordano's "different lifestyle" is irrelevant to his guilt or innocence, his lawyer says .
The Maryland man gives his first interview since his release from jail in Aruba .
He denies any involvement in Robyn Gardner's August 2 disappearance .
Giordano says he bought travel insurance, and Gardner was automatically... | [
"(CNN) -- An American man who was held in Aruba for nearly four months in connection with the disappearance of his traveling companion insisted Thursday he had nothing to do with her vanishing but said it will \"weigh heavily on me for a very long time.\" \"I feel as if a person I cared about, a companion ... has d... |
eabfd257367772f5fc66cbaf7d3c6c549e1d0ebf | Summarize the following news article. | Komisarjevsky was convicted of 17 charges, including three counts of murder, in October .
The sentencing phase of his trial took 6 weeks, leading up to closing arguments Friday .
The prosecution describes his crimes as heinous and the death penalty as appropriate .
The defense says he has a mood disorder and poses no d... | [
"New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- The lawyer for a man convicted of murdering a Connecticut mother and her two daughters described his client as \"damaged\" and suffering from a mood disorder Friday during a last-ditch attempt to spare his client's life. On October 13, Joshua Komisarjevsky was convicted of 17 charge... |
53a739550c87ee711c336509c2526bc784b3e029 | Summarize the following news article. | A Wisconsin official said rookie lawmakers walked into a "Holocaust" in Madison .
He later told reporters, "That was a bad word" | [
"Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) -- A Wisconsin Republican official compared the protests over Gov. Scott Walker's attempts to curtail collective bargaining rights for public employees to the Holocaust on Wednesday, a remark he later conceded was \"a bad word\" to use. Wisconsin Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ... |
2a16e101949cdfdffd96e4d2138f74293d6b981c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Egypt shutters its banks until Wednesday .
The head of the National Bank of Egypt told workers he has submitted his resignation .
Police protest for better pay and shorter hours . | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's new government on Sunday ordered banks closed for the next two days after protests by National Bank workers apparently drove out the head of the institution. The chairman of the National Bank of Egypt, Tarek Amer, told employees via e-mail that he submitted his resignation on Sunday, ... |
68bd5f6099c765dc879f20f647bf340a58122415 | Summarize the following news article. | The children and their mother were shot Wednesday in Bay City, Texas .
The suspect, the woman's husband, fatally shot himself, police say .
The mother's condition has not been made available . | [
"(CNN) -- All four of the children wounded in a mass shooting in east Texas have died, police confirmed Thursday. Lt. Andrew Lewis, a Bay City Police spokesman, said the deceased children were 2, 3, 4 and 5 years old. He did not identify them. The 2-year-old was a girl and the 4-year-old a boy, he said. The childre... |
7ad20b2e72535faa8881efebe8af3e1365258e00 | Summarize the following news article. | Tech Check: Coming to terms with Cyber Monday and Spotify music apps .
Tech Check is the weekly technology podcast from CNN.com .
Doug Gross, John Sutter and Stephanie Goldberg tackle reader comments about Facebook .
The crew also "fails" somebody over a new iPhone flap . | [
"(CNN) -- On this week's Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, John Sutter and Stephanie Goldberg take a look at the digital rush of mass consumption that is \"Cyber Monday.\" This year, the Monday after Thanksgiving became the biggest shopping day in the history of the internet, with an estimated $1.25 billion spent onl... |
3f6089605e216455ffe8ce2eb23779ab2bcf1620 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Band director Julian E. White says he accompanied Champion to the hospital .
On 911 tape, a hectic and confused scene plays out as Champion lies unresponsive .
Authorities have not specified what caused the 26-year-old drum major's death . | [
"(CNN) -- Band members who were with Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion on the bus in a parking lot in Orlando, Florida, where he died last month tried frantically to get him help when they realized he was not breathing, a 911 tape released Thursday reveals. \"One of our drum majors is on the bus and... |
39cfce7503aa40191664099ad9851d7ab1df89cd | Summarize the following news article. | Maj. Nidal Hasan is accused of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood .
His lawyer had argued against allowing the death penalty as a possible sentence .
Hasan is partially paralyzed after being shot by police responding to the rampage . | [
"(CNN) -- A U.S. Army general Wednesday approved a possible death penalty in the future military trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the American Muslim accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell, the Fort Hood commander, formally announced that the charges against Hasan will be trie... |
733371c910ea1cb6e1bf22c0a25f699e88f72da4 | Summarize the following news article. | Fargo spokeswoman says city has goal of filling 1 million more sandbags .
"I don't think people are as worried" as they were in late March, she says .
National Weather Service issued flood warning due to precipitation forecast . | [
"(CNN) -- In anticipation of more flooding next week, residents of Fargo, North Dakota, began stacking sandbags Wednesday for the second time in just over two weeks along the banks of the Red River. A trucker relaxes April 1 on sandbag pallets in Fargo, North Dakota, which is preparing for more flooding. They hope... |
6573afcc4cc3258c20d8b7dfef4fe0395fcc2a5b | Summarize the following news article. | Gunman and police battle on a bridge in Doula, Cameroon .
The violence comes days before a presidential election .
Unrest was expected after President Biya, in office nearly 30 years, opted to seek another term . | [
"Doula, Cameroon (CNN) -- Gunmen opposed to Cameroon's long-time leader traded fire with police for hours Thursday in the nation's largest city, Doula. Eyewitnesses told CNN the gunmen, wearing military uniforms, blocked the busy Wouri Bridge brandishing signs reading \"Biya Must Go\" and \"We Want The Dictator Out... |
23a5d0679e6023af0bcaca40d4d1507b1533005f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Wisconsin's state Assembly has passed an amended version of the bill .
NEW: Democratic Sen. Jim Holperin said he has returned to Wisconsin .
NEW: Holperin said the remaining 13 absentee Democrats will be returning individually .
NEW: Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has received death threats . | [
"Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) -- After weeks of demonstrations in the state capital, Wisconsin Republicans cleared a final hurdle to a controversial proposal on Thursday after the state's Assembly passed an amended version of a bill that would curtail the bargaining rights of most state workers. The vote was 53-42 in f... |
f61c2c2036923e3cb2a8da3267794bf7beefefb9 | Summarize the following news article. | "Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad and The Politician" wins Venice film award on its first screening .
Three sections cover interviews with protesters, police officers and people close to Hosni Mubarak .
Many police officers, some still serving, changed their minds just before filming started .
The police were often feare... | [
"(CNN) -- A serving Egyptian police officer describes firing tear gas into crowds of protesters trying to reach Tahrir Square during the country's revolution in January. \"I just had a job to do,\" he says. \"I had my orders, a mission.\" Another describes himself and fellow Central Security officers as \"bogeymen.... |
865194be4d4996d3c6061450b5a03cb91487ef87 | Summarize the following news article. | Three-quarters of Hispanics don't sleep with their significant other or partner .
A lack of sleep appears to be affecting people's lives and relationships .
Asians report fewest sleep problems and are least likely to use sleeping aids . | [
"(Health.com) -- Your racial and ethnic background can shape many aspects of your life: the type of food you eat, where you live, and your political views. Now a new survey suggests that how you sleep and what you do before you hit the hay -- whether it's watch TV, pray, or have sex -- varies by ethnic group as wel... |
7262a23dc781964fe7bd68f70efcd5fd1dda8e85 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian prime minister faces a growing political storm over how to measure poverty .
Proposed policy changes may lead to many of India's poor losing their benefits .
India is home to more poor people than the entire sub-Saharan Africa region . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Prime minister Manmohan Singh faces a growing political storm over how to measure poverty in India amid fears that new benchmarks proposed by a powerful policymaking body could see many of the country's poor lose their welfare benefits. The poverty line estimates in India, traditionally worked... |
0e4d633d175d038d09bc3b1d8b0b67774a62da03 | Summarize the following news article. | CTIA proposes an app rating system to streamline maturity ratings .
Google spokesman says Android will stick with the market's current rating system .
In its App Store, Apple provides an age rating ranging from 4+ to 17+ . | [
"(WIRED) -- In an effort to streamline and simplify the maturity ratings of software in mobile app stores, CTIA, the international wireless industry association, yesterday proposed a ratings system that store owners could voluntarily adopt. Google and Apple basically told the CTIA to stuff it -- they're sticking wi... |
58d06486e3d80435fae98de1ee44d3c2722e83ca | Summarize the following news article. | "Shame" is a penetrating, deeply unsettling look at addiction and obsession .
Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is constantly in pain; sex is the only relief .
He is thrown off the rails by a visit from his equally but differently damaged sister . | [
"(CNN) -- Books, movies, magazines and newspapers repeatedly refer to addiction, usually concerning drugs or alcohol. It is only recently, in the modern realm of celebrity addictions that the public discourse has added sex to the list of potential afflictions (see: Tiger Woods, David Duchovny) and the general publi... |
a4da12c7764533049b99c8f7fb2003b26539db18 | Summarize the following news article. | 'Harry Potter' cast members answer CNN iReporters' questions .
iReporters posed video questions for Daniel Radcliffe and others ahead of new film .
Emma Watson on her favorite scene in new film "The Half-Blood Prince"
Director David Yates on how they create 'Harry Potter's" magical creatures . | [
"(CNN) -- What would you ask the cast of \"Harry Potter\" if you had the chance? You asked Daniel Radcliffe which literary characters he draws on for his portrayal of Harry Potter. That was the question we posed to you on CNN's iReport ahead of the highly anticipated sixth installment in the series, \"Harry Potter ... |
db4ab0f449df2a79cdae02192e20b25b0c3ba52e | Summarize the following news article. | A two-day runoff starts Monday for remaining seats in Egypt's parliament .
Islamist parties did very well in the first round of voting, held last week .
Israeli leaders call results so far "troubling," say Egypt shouldn't alter its relations .
Amr Moussa says it's expected a "new Arab world" wants a "new set of relatio... | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- The next phase of Egypt's complex elections process continues Monday, with runoff races pitting candidates vying to join the lower house of parliament. The two-day vote -- which continues into Tuesday -- comes exactly a week after Egyptians cast ballots for the first time since last February's toppl... |
39405d7bb73434ad12a0106c15cc194689eb4de5 | Summarize the following news article. | Wisconsin tops of the list of drunk driving, agency says .
Rhode Island tops the lists of drugged driving .
The agency surveyed more than 400,000 people to get its results . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of people who have driven drunk or drugged is down, a new government survey said Thursday. Still, in an average year, 30 million people drive drunk, according to the survey released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In addition, 10 million people drive after unde... |
08e826af517e47ff0f304554b2a98492a0b458aa | Summarize the following news article. | The book celebrates 13 "groundbreaking" Americans .
Random House says the manuscript was completed before the president took office .
The first run of the book will include 500,000 copies .
Proceeds will be donated to the children of fallen and disabled soldiers . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Half a million copies of a new children's book by President Barack Obama hit the shelves Tuesday. First daughters Sasha and Malia inspired the president to write \"Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,\" publisher Random House said. The publisher describes Obama's latest book as \"a moving ... |
0eb9aef24749f6b8746d83d7e1d204e48a4d51db | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Arab League secretary general will travel to Damascus .
Red Cross president concludes meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad .
The ICRC will be given access to government-held detainees, group's head says .
The organization is also trying to ensure the sick and wounded have access to medical care . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross has been granted access to a detention facility in Syria for the first time since unrest broke out in the country, the committee's president said Monday after meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger called the breakthrou... |
044a9ce43e766804918b056502de087f41d162b6 | Summarize the following news article. | November's Road to Durban comes from South Africa .
Nkepile Mabuto visits a coal mine helping to build clean and efficient new homes .
Ayesha Durgahee discovers an aquarium harnessing the power of the wind and sun . | [
"(CNN) -- This month on Road to Durban, CNN's Robyn Curnow, Nkepile Mabuse and Ayesha Durgahee meet in Johannesburg, South Africa's most populated city, to explore the efforts being made to cut the country's carbon emissions. Electricity from sugar . Nkepile Mabuse discovers how waste from the country's largest sug... |
94d6a4ef5a088bdbf2a5a0fc565c8f07dee1bc0a | Summarize the following news article. | Inspired by the help New York got after 9/11, Jeff Parness started a volunteer group .
The nonprofit, New York Says Thank You, helps a different community rebuild each year .
Its volunteer base keeps growing as more people look to 'pay it forward'
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Jeff Parness still remembers the pain of September 11, 2001, when his friend and business partner, Hagay Shefi, was among the thousands killed in the World Trade Center attacks. But Parness, a native New Yorker, also hasn't forgotten the support that his hometown received from other communities i... |
0110d245c9f9da9fc17de11bd32c433f9314533c | Summarize the following news article. | The women are from Russia and Eastern European countries .
Prosecutor: defendants wanted the women to be "their personal profit centers"
Charges include extortion and visa and marriage fraud .
Federal agents confiscated files at several clubs in pre-dawn raids . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal officials charged 20 people Wednesday in a scheme to recruit illegal immigrants from Russia and Eastern European countries to work as exotic dancers in New York strip clubs, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Charges against the 20 individuals incl... |
619dc291216a732868a889ca2d1029960ed90c16 | Summarize the following news article. | Former President Lula was diagnosed with cancer over the weekend .
He had his first chemotherapy this week .
He made a video thanking people for their support . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who remains a popular figure in his country, vowed in a video posted on YouTube to beat his recently diagnosed throat cancer. The two-minute personal message was published Tuesday, the same day as Lula was released from the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in ... |
0f6642d1f9e5a00cb09567e1da7748b86f5cea9a | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they think a single serial killer is responsible for bodies found in Long Island .
Police previously thought only the first set of remains could be the work of a killer or killers .
The body of the woman who triggered investigation is still missing .
The women who were killed advertised prostitution searches... | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- After a nearly year-long investigation, police say they now believe 10 sets of human remains uncovered along a desolate stretch of Long Island, New York, beach are linked to a single killer. \"The theory is now that we're dealing with one serial killer,\" Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richar... |
7930c0a0c61c005ca7e31a2d39e203353ad42826 | Summarize the following news article. | 85,000 households were still without power Saturday evening, two utilities report .
Hundreds of utility and public workers are out to clean up debris, restore power .
L.A. County spokesman calls the windstorm "probably the worst" in over a decade . | [
"(CNN) -- Southern California residents and recovery crews continued their cleanup efforts Saturday, two days after powerful winds downed power lines, damaged structures and caused other devastation. \"From what we have been told, this was probably the worst windstorm to hit this particular area in over a decade,\"... |
56d6709f2883a7fb2b5e2aebe1d87dd68751c29a | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan beaten 3-0 at home by Napoli as Joel Obi is sent off in first half .
Visitors top Italian league table ahead of Juventus-AC Milan clash on Sunday .
Coach Claudio Ranieri suffers his first defeat in charge of Inter .
Malaga went top in Spain with a last-gasp 3-2 victory at home to Getafe . | [
"(CNN) -- New Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri suffered his first defeat on Saturday as Joel Obi was sent off in an ill-tempered 3-0 home reverse against new Serie A leaders Napoli. Inter were already annoyed to have a 24th-minute goal by Giampaolo Pazzini ruled out for offside, but tempers flared when Nigeria int... |
fc566b40f2d559666fcd7ee22a95c1ad992f114a | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Coburn: It's not necessary to raise taxes on the rich to pay for payroll tax cut .
Instead, he says, end the annual $30 billion in tax break handouts to the rich and famous .
Coburn: They get deductions for second homes, yachts, gambling losses, child care .
Earmarks, deductions for millionaires amount to a tax hik... | [
"(CNN) -- The debate in Congress this week about whether to pay for extending the payroll tax cut by imposing a new tax on millionaires will have nothing to do with solving our nation's economic challenges and everything to do with election-year politics. Senate Democratic leaders have already signaled they will us... |
80e02450839ab9c1a08082e404c6f0398ae2e92f | Summarize the following news article. | The company is especially looking for technical talent .
Strong applicants to Facebook "just get the social space," Thomas Arnold says .
In the end, the big filter is cultural fit . | [
"(Mashable) -- So you want to work at Facebook, one of the world's hottest companies -- what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed? It's not going to be easy -- you have competition. Facebook received 250,000 job applications last year and is consistently rated as one of the best places to work. ... |
7242066702de205a56253dbdbe4cb3c0e2a9508e | Summarize the following news article. | Marty Linsky says it's impressive that Occupy Wall Street has so many supporters .
But he says it isn't likely to have a big impact unless it develops leadership .
Governing by consensus means agreement on watered-down, vague goals, he says .
Linsky: Great movements of 1960s were narrowly focused, well organized and st... | [
"(CNN) -- I would not take anything away from the success of Occupy Wall Street in bringing so many people together in Lower Manhattan and elsewhere. It is quite an accomplishment. Notwithstanding what has happened so far, the hard work of leadership has not yet begun. It is relatively easy to get disempowered, ang... |
17a47d6db655aac453bcf1059e9c675ad86fd825 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi scores twice to help Barcelona thump BATE Borisov 5-0 in Belarus .
The double strike means Messi is now joint second in Barca's all-time scoring list .
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain becomes the youngest Englishman to score in Champions League .
The 18-year-old helps Arsenal to beat Olympiakos of Greece 2-1 at th... | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi scored twice for Barcelona as the European champions crushed BATE Borisov 5-0 to claim their first Group H win in this season's Champions League. Barca opened the scoring in the 19th minute of a wet evening in Belarus, when Alyaksandr Volodko turned a Dani Alves cross from the right into his ... |
af13c81cfe31721f854152634e7a7b2e1b5ced84 | Summarize the following news article. | Kindle Fire is a completely different kind of tablet, designed for the pure consumer .
Tablet means to take advantage of the cloud with services like Amazon's $80 yearly Prime .
Smaller form factor makes it extra portable, easy to whip out on the bus or the subway . | [
"(WIRED) -- Steve Jobs made it clear what he thought of 7-inch tablets in October 2010. They're \"too small,\" and as good as \"dead on arrival.\" But the announcement of and anticipation surrounding Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet may soon have Jobs eating his words. If you've been living under a rock and haven't hear... |
d55f8b6f05ab69d640bf7bec960ecc2e10b29be4 | Summarize the following news article. | The draw for Euro 2012 will take place in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Friday .
The European Championships sees the best soccer nations on the continent do battle .
Poland and Ukraine are co-hosting next year's event and are racing to be ready .
A series of delays had worried UEFA officials but both countries insist t... | [
"(CNN) -- On Friday the countdown will officially begin to soccer's Euro 2012 finals -- arguably the climax to the second biggest festival of football on the planet behind the World Cup. The draw for the co-hosted tournament will be held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and football fans across the continent will lea... |
1f681cb3b220e2a05ff90c0de48ce73b32ce17f0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An alleged victim's lawyer rips what she calls Sandusky's "delusional rationalization"
"I enjoy spending time with young people," Sandusky says .
Sandusky says Paterno never spoke with him about allegations of misconduct .
The scandal has left much missing from his life, Sandusky says . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal, attempts to clarify in a new interview how he feels about his relationships with young people. \"If I say, 'No, I'm not attracted to young boys,' that's not the truth,\" Sandusky said in an extensive interview with Th... |
9f495a73728bc54686a5a83c7862b41a075b91b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Ouattara created a reconciliation commission .
More than 3,000 people died in the violent post-election crisis .
Supporters of the former president threaten to boycott upcoming elections . | [
"Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- President Alassane Ouattara opened negotiations Thursday with a coalition of opposition parties to try to convince supporters of the country's former president not to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections. \"We hope It is the beginning of a republican dialogue,\" said Miaka Oureto,... |
310fdee10f808d5e659106df18cbaa2311c15fc7 | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft's web-based Windows Phone Marketplace goes live years after competitors'
Version 7.5 update will roll out to existing Windows Phone owners slowly .
Portal launches with over 30,000 apps in tow, an admirable enough number . | [
"(WIRED) -- Finally, the Windows Phone 7 operating system is starting to catch up. Microsoft's web-based Windows Phone Marketplace went live Tuesday, years after competitors Apple and Google launched their own. The app store launch is in conjunction with the rollout of Microsoft's latest iteration of the Windows Ph... |
7a5526b37eee78a266cb5ed01fa2366a7d4f11f4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: About 195,000 New Jersey residents remain without power .
About 612,000 Connecticut residents still have no electricity .
Trick-or-treat postponements spread through the Northeast .
The death toll from the storm is now at 15 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- New Jersey resident Becky Fisher said Tuesday that she's counting the favors she'll now owe her neighbors after a powerful snowstorm left her family and more than a million others without power across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Fisher, along with her husband and their 6-month-old daug... |
e0996c538301735d674b828c13760759f8e216d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Man hospitalized since he shot President Reagan in 1981 seeks to become outpatient .
A psychiatrist says she thinks Williamsburg, Virginia, is the right place for Hinckley, for now .
He has been doing volunteer work at a hospital library there while visiting his mother .
His depressive disorder and an unspecified psych... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Testimony on day three of proceedings about the future of presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. turned to whether Williamsburg, Virginia, is the right place for him to eventually live as an outpatient. \"I think it is right now,\" said Dr. Deborah Giorgi-Guarnieri, a psychiatrist whom Hinckl... |
af5541a672dde7871b8a84d82238483bf5d7691e | Summarize the following news article. | Groupon adds online retailing to daily deals .
Groupon Goods will feature actual items alongside services like restaurant discounts .
Items will be shipped straight from retailers, with a limit on how many you can buy . | [
"(CNN) -- Groupon, always good for a discounted pizza or spa treatment, is adding gadgets and other goods in an e-commerce expansion. Groupon Goods, unveiled this week by the Chicago-based Web service, is a departure for the company which, since 2008, has been sharing mainly service-industry offers with users as it... |
5c2a38f463a54931defa96b27f3c336ed2c64a63 | Summarize the following news article. | "Our sincere apologies go out again to the victim," the U.S. Army says .
Pfc. Kevin Flippin broke into the teenager's home and raped her, court says .
The U.S. Army reinstated a curfew after the rape allegation surfaced .
Military officials had rescinded the previous curfew on July 2, 2010 . | [
"(CNN) -- A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old South Korean girl in September, court officials said Tuesday. The Uijeongbu District Court handed down the sentence Tuesday, about a month after the rape occurred in the area of Dongducheon, where the U.S. Army's... |
c6d553abddfd8d68679bd0ddbdd2223c2366fbf4 | Summarize the following news article. | All but a skeleton staff was sent home from the embassy Thursday .
More of the staff is expected to return to the embassy Sunday .
Anti-Israel demonstrations have taken place in Amman for the past several weeks . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli ambassador to Jordan has returned to Amman a day after security concerns pushed officials to send much of the embassy staff home early, an Israeli foreign ministry spokeswoman said Friday. All but a skeleton staff at the Israeli Embassy in Amman went home due to security concerns Thu... |
e3b34804e5c797bac42331b4c7cca727907928db | Summarize the following news article. | Andra Gillespie: Herman Cain's remarks add to ongoing discussion of black politics .
Gillespie says there's a lot of diversity in political views among African-Americans .
Many blacks identify as conservative but favor strong federal government, she says . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Herman Cain's assertion that blacks' overwhelming support of the Democratic Party was evidence of their having been \"brainwashed\" was the latest salvo in an intra-racial war of words over the state of black politics. From President Barack Obama's recent run-ins with BET News and the Congressiona... |
a7cf45d1a0733ebf4a6054975fc4b592b79f4d47 | Summarize the following news article. | Sanctions considered by the Arab League would hurt the Syrian people -- state media .
U.N. Committee Against Torture says it is deeply concerned by reports of torture of children .
Turkey's foreign minister says Syria must choose between cooperation and isolation .
An Arab League deadline passes without a response from... | [
"(CNN) -- Syria's failure to respond to Friday's deadline for it to allow Arab League observers into the country to monitor the government's response to civil unrest moves the country a step closer to economic sanctions from its neighbors, a senior Arab League diplomat said. \"The Syrians responded with more reques... |
a13ae773f12b68b8b3ac7bfab99b29e9f9f30135 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian cricket legend Shane Warne and actress Elizabeth Hurley have become engaged .
Couple confirme news on their Twitter pages, saying: "Thanks for all your congratulations"
Warne, 42, proposed to Hurley, 46, on Friday at St. Andrews in Scotland . | [
"London (CNN) -- Australian cricket legend Shane Warne and actress Elizabeth Hurley are engaged, it was confirmed on Sunday. The couple confirmed the news on their Twitter pages, with both saying: \"Thanks for all your congratulations.\" They also linked to a picture of themselves about to go to dinner in St. Andre... |
a01d1888815c7a49c3fc1b85b4ae52a8ca876f9a | Summarize the following news article. | South Bend, Indiana, native Terence Moore: Players come to Notre Dame "to be great"
Irish remain relevant, despite lack of national championship for 23 years, he says .
Several Notre Dame players are speculated as future high picks in the NFL draft . | [
"South Bend, Indiana (CNN) -- The glow from the Golden Dome still is wonderfully blinding on bright days. Touchdown Jesus, the nickname of the skyscraper-sized mural on the side of the Hesburgh Library, continues to inspire with its version of Jesus stretching his arms high and wide as a football referee signaling ... |
814c49e038b6c1a77ce94eaedb662bd7a56c507d | Summarize the following news article. | Mongolia has a population of around 3 million people and is three times the size of France .
It is located in Northeast Asia between China and Russia .
The country's rich natural resources are fueling its economic boom . | [
"(CNN) -- From sweeping grasslands to the desolate Gobi desert, Mongolia's dramatic landscape lends itself to the idea that it is one of the world's last frontiers. Mongolian national identity is entwined with its nomadic history of horsemen and herders. Traditional pursuits like horse-riding are alive and well and... |
3a76f08aa01e49c66c4c792f2910581874663551 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libya's new authorities found mustard gas missiles about a month ago, they say .
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was notified .
"The United States was notified because it is ... equipped to deal with this issue"
Gadhafi agreed to destroy his chemical weapons in 2003 and the project was und... | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's new authorities found chemical weapons about a month ago and asked for international aid in securing them, a top military spokesman for the National Transitional Council told CNN Monday. \"We found mustard gas missiles in Jufra and we asked our friends to come and help us,\" Col. Ah... |
c50b77a9f5a641a3640c41340521bfce5310d331 | Summarize the following news article. | "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" will air at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, December 11 .
The live, global telecast will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles .
The annual show honors the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Cast a vote for Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com . | [
"(CNN) -- \"CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute\" returns to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles as the network celebrates its fifth year of honoring \"everyday people changing the world.\" CNN's Anderson Cooper again hosts the star-studded gala, which this year will be broadcast live around the world at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 ... |
d51a3435076fad0dea00c60964978fc180025213 | Summarize the following news article. | Air Moorea aircraft crashes after takeoff in Moorea Island, en route to Papeete .
Police say 14 bodies recovered; all 20 people aboard 'feared dead'
Papeete authorities say victims include two tourists and two European officials .
Air Moorea says it had never had an accident in its 35-year history . | [
"PAPEETE, France (Reuters) -- A passenger aircraft crashed in French Polynesia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, with another six still missing, French authorities in Papeete said. A Twin Otter aircraft similar to the Air Moorea plane that crashed after takeoff from Moorea Island Thursday . An Air Moorea Twi... |
5a03a963eebf7a4caa1a0c8712811afab70fc576 | Summarize the following news article. | Delta flight attendants describe how their jobs changed over the years .
For more than two decades, flight attendants could not be married .
Delta allowed men to become flight attendants in 1973 . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Marty Gardner faced strict standards when she started training to be what was then known as a stewardess in 1954 for Delta Air Lines: Being young and single were conditions for employment, and weight, girdles, hats and gloves were monitored closely. Her flying career ended after five year... |
307d2489d2d167a3a37b6203e924193b24650782 | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan's Antonio Cassano will undergo heart surgery .
The striker was taken ill after Saturday's 3-2 win over Roma .
The Italy international has been diagnosed with a heart condition .
Cassano, 29, will now face months on the sidelines . | [
"(CNN) -- Italian football champions AC Milan have announced that Antonio Cassano will undergo heart surgery, after the striker was hospitalized following last weekend's 3-2 win against Roma. The Italy international fell ill after Saturday's match at the Stadio Olimpico, with a statement from the seven-time Europea... |
1527a20f941ca73ee541a8aacc88f4a20f11274f | Summarize the following news article. | Lexi Thompson becomes the youngest-ever winner on the LPGA Tour .
The 16-year-old clinched a five-shot victory at the Navistar Classic .
Thompson participated at the women's U.S. Open aged 12 . | [
"(CNN) -- Lexi Thompson struggled to describe her delight after she won the Navistar LPGA Classic on Sunday to become the female golf tour's youngest-ever winner. Thompson's five-shot triumph at the Robert Trent Jones Trail's Capitol Hill Senator Course -- aged 16 year, seven months and eight days -- beat the recor... |
022b50e462964776125b41050126739b8c492d4c | Summarize the following news article. | Casey Stoner will start Sunday's Japan Grand Prix at front of the grid .
Honda star sets new lap record at Motegi as he heads off Jorge Lorenzo .
Riders have raised more than $140,000 for the "We are for Japan" campaign .
Stars had initially refused to compete in Japan due to radiation fears . | [
"(CNN) -- MotoGP championship leader Casey Stoner claimed his 10th pole position of 2011 on Saturday to boost his bid for a ninth victory this season at the Japan Grand Prix. After 14 of 18 meetings, the Australian holds a 44-point lead over world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will start Sunday's race second on the g... |
8266a12c948d41a7881289b8ab4890e912241d7d | Summarize the following news article. | Yonathan Zohar says people are eating more fish, so natural fish stocks are rapidly depleting .
He says we must accept that if we want to eat fish, we have to farm them like any other food .
Aquaculture industry's challenge: to be safe, efficient; also offers big promise, he says .
Zohar: GE salmon should be available,... | [
"(CNN) -- The debate over genetically engineered salmon should be put in the proper context: As the world's population grows at an accelerating pace, so does the consumption of seafood. This is true not only because there are more mouths to feed, but also because as people become more aware of the health benefits a... |
7693784afa0dc37610960b2196f08ac9b6bf4230 | Summarize the following news article. | The actor says he tried to shame press photographers but they ignored him .
Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says you have to risk a million pounds to get justice .
Lawmakers are looking into press ethics in the wake of the News of the World scandal .
Police and an independent inquiry are also looking into press act... | [
"London (CNN) -- Actor Hugh Grant tried to persuade photographers stalking the mother of his child to leave her alone, but they just said: \"Show us the baby,\" he told British lawmakers Monday. \"Do you really think this is a way for grown men to be behaving?\" he said he had asked paparazzi staked out at the home... |
b3b919a769529fbb5365f9733dbe475815893cb4 | Summarize the following news article. | Families of those killed would get $300,000 each, while injured would get 65% of medical bills .
State law limits total payout to $5 million, Indiana's attorney general says .
Stage collapse killed 7, injured dozens waiting for Sugarland concert at state fair in August .
Most victims are also suing the country duo and ... | [
"(CNN) -- The families of seven people killed and 61 survivors injured when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in August are being offered a total of $5 million by Indiana's attorney general. The settlements proposed by the state are separate from the lawsuit most of the families filed last month against S... |
55cd9b8d55fd53be87ffa1c992f0e23256e4edab | Summarize the following news article. | Heavy rains in latest typhoon cause a landslide that sweeps a van off a road, killing 1 .
Gates are opened at four dams that have reached maximum containment, officials say .
At least 52 people were killed by Typhoon Nesat, which hit earlier this week . | [
"Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- A second typhoon in a week pounded the Philippines over the weekend, weakening Sunday only after prompting evacuations, causing severe flooding and contributing to at least one death, officials said. Typhoon Nalgae, known locally as Quiel, lost some strength by Sunday morning, though i... |
f055aa0b4dd02c1d8cc8a9658bd04c54e83cec3d | Summarize the following news article. | Ruben Navarrette: Two authors blame baby boomers for broken government .
They say that boomers are too inflexible, see disagreement as assault on their values .
He says other factors contribute to paralysis in Washington .
Navarrette: Constant fundraising and power of special interests are key . | [
"(CNN) -- Could it be that the reason our government is broken is because of which generation is running things? Authors Morley Winograd and Michael Hais think so, insisting that the problem is that power is now firmly in the hands of self-righteous baby boomers who have spent their entire lives convinced that anyo... |
d05fa582bbb4fbc1272b68d9e9cd48786d9cf44e | Summarize the following news article. | The PJ World yacht is priced at more than $150m .
It has its own helicopter hangar and six-man submarine .
The yacht's hull and engine are designed to emit low emissions . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Want to make the ultimate superyacht entrance? Why not go by submarine through \"James Bond-style\" doors? Or if you'd prefer, take a helicopter ride then keep it stowed securely away in your very own on-board hangar. Sounds far-fetched? Not at all. These feats are all possibilities on the... |
31a3ffab7c9a5a1882f38d2be67a59beaf2baee8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Turnout at the protest is small .
The protest group's motto is "No Zionist embassy on Jordanian land"
The move comes a day early in anticipation of an anti-Israeli protest .
All but a skeleton staff has been sent home from the embassy . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli Embassy in Amman on Thursday sent home all but a skeleton staff due to security considerations, an Israeli Foreign Ministry official told CNN. The official, who asked not to be identified in keeping with diplomatic protocol, said the staffers typically travel from Amman to Israel eve... |
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