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6b2d47fa6a37ff76e4fa385f73ef2db5d5dd4144 | Summarize the following news article. | The 2013 Tour de France will start from the French island of Corsica .
Three stages will be held on the island, the first time the Tour has visited .
2013 marks the 100th edition of the biggest cycle race in the world . | [
"(CNN) -- Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme has confirmed the 2013 race -- the centenary edition -- will start on the French island of Corsica. Corsica, which lies off the southern French coast, will host the first three stages of the race from Porto-Vecchio to Calvi, the first time the Tour has ever... |
d44d883893eaeb2a31c4897377e85c76462a1845 | Summarize the following news article. | The film is to be called "Skyfall"
Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007 in the 23rd Bond film .
Javier Bardem will play the villain .
The announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of Sean Connery's casting news . | [
"London (CNN) -- The new James Bond movie will be called \"Skyfall,\" the producers announced in London Thursday. Oscar-winner Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig as 007 in the 23rd Bond movie. \"We'll start shooting today,\" Mendes said. Spanish actor Javier Bardem will play the villain, and Judi Dench will repris... |
fac3de9d9930154a50b15bfd556ed6fe9a0b0aa2 | Summarize the following news article. | F1 team Force India will auction a customized car for charity .
The car was driven by Giancarlo Fisichella in the 2008 season .
Motorsport artist Dexter Brown has painted the "art car"
The car has also been signed by F1 legends past and present . | [
"(CNN) -- Formula One outfit Force India will auction a specially customized car next week in order to raise money for charity and the team's driver academy. The \"art car\" was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella for 16 races during the 2008 season and has been decorated by motorsport artist Dexter Brown. The v... |
4af51d8ad0bea626804154b3158103ed9bf054ea | Summarize the following news article. | Two rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel, Hamas security sources say .
One strikes an abandoned building, the Israel Defense Forces reports .
Israeli warplanes target a "terror activity site" in response .
There are no related injuries, local medical sources say . | [
"(CNN) -- Israeli warplanes took to the air overnight Thursday, striking back after rockets were fired into territory from Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Hamas security sources said that two Palestinian rockets were fired into Israel on Thursday night. The Israel Defense Forces said in a news release... |
6560f1a479aa3cc5153a026f42c39831072d267d | Summarize the following news article. | More than 20,000 Japanese-Americans served in World War II .
They were honored in an event Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol .
Rep. Adam Schiff: The event "demonstrates the greatest of America"
Sen. Daniel Inouye: Recognition "a long journey, but a glorious one" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Nearly seven decades after the attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Japanese-American World War II veterans were honored Wednesday at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held at the U.S Capitol. In a rare moment of unity, Democratic and Republican Senators and members of the House of Representa... |
ed1f9c6acb4017216e04b7f7720ea28c8627c019 | Summarize the following news article. | The victim was traveling with family members .
The pilot radioed ahead about problems with the aircraft .
Sonia Marra got trapped in the helicopter, mayor says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A woman who died in a helicopter crash in New York's East River was identified by authorities as Sonia Marra of Sydney, Australia and died on her 40 birtthday, authorities said Wednesday. Marra was the only passenger who died after Tuesday's crash in the river near midtown Manhattan, New York pol... |
8af3bcadb646404917b293c53e9083f5c1e1de98 | Summarize the following news article. | Some young black conservatives view Cain's downfall with mixed feelings .
His many mistakes, they say, hurt their cause .
But his early success and tea party support show the movement could embrace a black conservative . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- As the now-former presidential hopeful Herman Cain moves to Plan B, black conservatives say it's time to stick with their Plan A, and use the leverage that the GOP candidate gave them. \"The movement should ...work actively, consistently, and thoroughly to bring the conservative message to new ... |
b959b43d7ff3ab22c4cfcf095f527b08a2333a64 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Parents calls Spears "adult child in the throes of a mental health crisis"
Britney Spears drove away from hospital in black Mercedes Wednesday .
TV helicopters, photographers covered Spears' every move -- to a hotel .
Spears has been hospitalized twice in a month's time . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Pop star Britney Spears is an \"adult child in the throes of a mental health crisis\" whose \"life is presently at risk,\" her parents said Wednesday night after the singer was released from a hospital. Jamie and Lynne Spears said in a statement that they were dismayed to learn tha... |
49ca353ceada479b13bf13507f39a27ed96b4395 | Summarize the following news article. | Court rules that Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden .
Ex-hacker glad for court ruling Wednesday, blasts Assange's big ego .
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker, praises Assange as a "hero"
First Amendment group: Extradition ruling could hurt journalists . | [
"(CNN) -- A court ruled Wednesday that WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over accusations of sex crimes made by two women, despite his legal battle to stay in Britain. Some key players in the WikiLeaks saga are split on how they feel about Assange, but they all agree t... |
55b2f08d97dc08bb095c5a51fbaebc7c6f3a27dc | Summarize the following news article. | Learn the status of some high-profile proposals in Congress .
Examine the impact of icy conditions on the southeastern U.S.
Look back at some of the most memorable stories from this year .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- December 17, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Washington, D.C. • Afghanistan • Pakistan . 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: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student News... |
d0c6f5d6674c0fa553d95925f232867e0eb8d06f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The father of the missing girl describes his daughter as beautiful, bright and intelligent .
NEW: "I just want my daughter back home," D'Andre Lane tells HLN's Nancy Grace .
Bianca Jones' father says she was in his car when it was carjacked .
She was last seen wearing a pink dress, pink tights, pink shoes and a pu... | [
"(CNN) -- Police on Tuesday scoured the area in Detroit where Bianca Jones was last reported seen, searching for any signs of the missing 2-year-old girl. Bianca was reportedly traveling with her father in a 2004 silver Mercury Grand Marquis on Friday when they were carjacked, said Sgt. Eren Stephens, a spokeswoman... |
79b96e49343fd19520f2e695c174ea4988cbd0a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Ruben Navarrette: Cain sex harassment charges a political attack as with Clarence Thomas .
He says Cain fumbled situation, but story is really about media, others pushing him from the race .
He says conservative black politicians are subject to stereotypes . | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- A black Republican who has rankled liberals and suddenly risen in prominence is torpedoed with old allegations of sexual harassment as he challenges the conventional wisdom about how African-Americans think and pursues an important position atop the federal government. Haven't we see... |
005fd0fe0dda2d0e94cc8279b91cef2c0fb4a704 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hospital staff makes release recommendations .
John Hinckley's sister says she supports letting him eventually live in Williamsburg .
She says he feels comfortable there and is accepted by many community members .
Hinckley has been hospitalized since he shot President Reagan in 1981 . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The sister of presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. testified Tuesday that she has seen no sign that her brother represents a danger to himself or others. Diane Sims, who said she loves her brother, said she supports a proposal that would expand his visits to their mother's home in Williamsb... |
69b3c3dfa176d7135331d7fcc1e063353fb2c2fc | Summarize the following news article. | Some of Apple's suppliers in China are accused of the polluting the environment .
Technology giant says it is committed to ensuring highest standards of social responsibility .
Apple widely popular in China and has just opened Asia's largest Apple Store in Shanghai .
The U.S. company has agreed to work with the green a... | [
"Suzhou, China (CNN) -- In the shadow of the bustling Kaedar Electronics plant a brightly colored kindergarten sits somewhat incongruously, its playground usually empty. \"Teachers always keep the windows shut,\" explained 3-year-old Wei Xiwei, who attends the community facility but is rarely allowed outdoors. In T... |
57da3a379558cb1aa9dbe35f0781ad4324356719 | Summarize the following news article. | Working group looked at more than 100 studies done since 2001 .
Survivors reported higher levels of PTSD and respiratory problems such as asthma .
More federal funds needed for medical services for at-risk groups, panel says .
Watch 9/11 memorials in New York and Washington on CNN.com Live . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On September 11, 2001, Kathryn Freed watched from two blocks away as a plane hit the World Trade Center's north tower. After September 11, most of lower Manhattan was covered in thick dust from the collapsed towers. \"Honestly, it was so surreal,\" Freed said. \"We heard the plane coming ... |
0742708005d75f2ce2248d74144a7d71fa8d1475 | Summarize the following news article. | Typhoon Roke approaches Japan, expected to make landfall midafternoon Wednesday .
4 deaths in Nagoya attributed to storm .
About 1 million people have been urged to evacuate Nagoya .
Several flights canceled; some trains not running . | [
"(CNN) -- Four people in Japan have been killed amid heavy rain from a powerful typhoon that is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon, authorities there said. The center of Typhoon Roke, which had sustained winds of up to 167 kph (103 mph) Wednesday morning, could hit Japan's Tokai region, which includes Na... |
0cd7ed6e4ef42294dfb7dd5d755eea710bd8418c | Summarize the following news article. | The attorney for Miami Officer Fausto Lopez says the case is a "misunderstanding"
Lopez was ticketed for reckless driving in his squad car at 120 mph on the Florida Turnpike .
Lopez was in a hurry to get to his off-duty job .
The case is "blown out of proportion," attorney says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Florida case of a trooper ticketing a Miami police officer in his squad car for driving 120 miles per hour \"is a simple misunderstanding that has been blown out of proportion,\" the officer's attorney said Friday. Officer Fausto Lopez, 35, of Miami was handcuffed at gunpoint last month and charged wi... |
aad875f42d7c296897fdbb80f6693b9af7b8abaa | Summarize the following news article. | Search for Shannan Gilbert in 2010 led to discovery of 10 bodies on Long Island .
A cell phone was also found alongside a pair of jeans and shoes, police added .
"It is our belief her body or parts of her remains are in that area," police commissioner says .
Authorities are searching for a possible serial killer . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The pocketbook of a New Jersey woman whose disappearance in 2010 led authorities to the discovery of 10 sets of human remains across two Long Island, New York, counties has been found, police said Wednesday. A cell phone that authorities believe may also belong to Shannan Gilbert -- whose disappe... |
c5186f50b7282af9940bb3254025b9477b2ebb08 | Summarize the following news article. | Babbitt was arrested on a drunk-driving charge Saturday night .
On Monday he was co-pilot on a government flight from DC to North Carolina .
The proficiency flight was scheduled before the arrest, officials said .
Babbitt resigned as head of the FAA on Tuesday; flight broke no rules . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A day and a half after he was arrested on a drunk-driving charge, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt co-piloted a government jet to North Carolina as part of a proficiency flight, Federal Aviation Administration officials confirmed Wednesday. The flight was planned before Babbitt's Saturday-night ... |
96b6623b4b45e42c97de8d3a0446caeae69835cd | Summarize the following news article. | Western protest movement in Canada grew into a political party .
Efforts to merge with Eastern conservative party proved difficult .
Reform Party founder doubts the Tea Party can unite the U.S. political right . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Before anyone ever heard of the Tea Party movement, there was a grass-roots conservative group from out West that shook up the political status quo. It happened in Canada more than 20 years ago, and the rebel Reform Party's rapid rise and eventual amalgamation into the political mainstream migh... |
17c286aa0d5eb9a0cb0d18f60678dd7fe4f235c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain's Andy Murray claims third ATP title of the season .
Murray beats Donald Young 6-2 6-0 to win Thailand Open in Bangkok .
Serb Janko Tipsarevic wins first ATP title of his career in Malaysia .
Home star Li Na beaten in first round of China Open . | [
"(CNN) -- Britain's Andy Murray claimed his third title of the season with a straight sets thrashing of Donald Young of the United States to win the Thailand Open Sunday. Top seed Murray made no mistake as he swept aside Young 6-2 6-0 in just 47 minutes to add to his victories in Cincinnati and at Queen's Club in L... |
2907103a7e255334b86095385134de1232d39390 | Summarize the following news article. | Will "Da Real One" Bell was a fixture on the Miami spoken-word scene .
He was shot and killed while closing his cafe, North Miami Police said . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in North Miami, Florida, are investigating the weekend slaying of a local poet and cafe owner who was gunned down in front of his business, a police spokesman said Sunday. Will \"Da Real One\" Bell was shot and killed while closing his Literary Café and Poetry Lounge, North Miami police Maj. Neal C... |
2e2b300de8bb0454c94134d1c90dd14a113eb8a7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 49 people have been killed in the past two days, the opposition says .
The opposition says many have been critically wounded in Rastan .
The government denies reports that warplanes have attacked Rastan .
The Syrian army has been fighting units that had defected from the military . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 49 people have been killed across several cities in western Syria during the past two days of fighting between pro- and anti-government forces, an opposition group said Thursday. Most of the deaths have occurred in the city of Rastan, where at least 27 people were killed amid heavy shelling, acco... |
a5fa86f42122f5367e9b0fbaae32eb3f800115a3 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 1,600 unclaimed bodies are cremated each year at an L.A. cemetery .
About 15 people came Wednesday for a service marking the latest burials .
"So many untold stories and so many disconnected people," one says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Beneath a simple gray stone marker that reads \"2008,\" on a gentle slope at the Los Angeles County Crematory and Cemetery, lie the unclaimed remains of the poor, the homeless, the addicted and the lonely. Several clergy members extended their arms over the spare gravesite Wednesday morning an... |
261a18add11711faeedd1326e694512527026b74 | Summarize the following news article. | Macedonia was the only country to emerge peacefully from the former Yugoslavia .
The country has had a long-running dispute with Greece over its name .
About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje on the Vardar River . | [
"(CNN) -- Macedonia is a small landlocked country bordering Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. About a quarter of its two million population lives in the capital Skopje, a city on the Vardar River brimming with evidence of a 2,500 year history that has seen it come under Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Yug... |
792ece017185387ba2bbc744769b1cc33488df59 | Summarize the following news article. | Northerhn Irish golfer Michael Hoey moves three shots clear at Alfred Dunhill Links .
World No. 271 cards his third successive 66 in European Tour event in Scotland .
Compatriot Graeme McDowell is second going into Sunday's final round .
Fellow countryman Rory McIlroy is also in contention tied for fourth . | [
"(CNN) -- Northern Ireland's incredible golfing year continued on Saturday as Michael Hoey remained ahead of his more heralded compatriots at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The 32-year-old will take a three-shot lead from 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell as he seeks the biggest win of his... |
f7f2398f82a39048e4fbfb5f6f7fd98d97d2a5fd | Summarize the following news article. | Skopje 2014 is a multi-million euro project to rebuild city center .
Triumphal arch, warrior statue and new museum opened for Macedonia's 20th anniversary celebrations .
Macedonia increases foreign visitor numbers by 25% this year . | [
"(CNN) -- When Macedonia celebrated the 20th anniversary of its independence from the former Yugoslavia last month, it did so in a capital city that has been radically transformed over the past two years. Almost 20 new buildings -- and a similar number of statues, fountains and monuments -- are being built around t... |
f95cd70a7a02caf8af74bff90f52ae472dbbd50a | Summarize the following news article. | The Daily Telegraph says the Kercher family will continue to seek justice .
Italian newspaper la Repubblica quotes Kerchers as respecting Italian justice system .
Many in the media focus on the courtroom battle over the DNA evidence .
Some British news websites initially reported that the appeal had been rejected . | [
"London (CNN) -- The release of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito from an Italian jail after they were cleared on appeal of killing British student Meredith Kercher has received extensive coverage throughout the European media. Britain's Daily Telegraph concentrates its reporting on the murder victim with a series... |
d0609e175589b4bc8dec50fe9a497a1f1202868c | Summarize the following news article. | Canucks fans took to the streets and set overturned vehicles ablaze in June .
Among the 60 suspected rioters are 50 men and 10 women .
Recommended charges include participating in a riot, mischief and break and enter . | [
"(CNN) -- Vancouver police said Monday they are recommending 163 charges against 60 people in connection with the riots after the city's hockey team lost the Stanley Cup. Thousands of angry fans, fuming over their team's loss, wreaked havoc across downtown sections of the Canadian city in June. \"It became, by many... |
9ebf2f6786e1b3e11c82202757ee06f2ee6fcc87 | Summarize the following news article. | Football's ruling body unveils the shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or award .
Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the trophy in 2010 and is nominated again this year .
The award will be handed out at a FIFA Ballon d'Or gala on January 9 . | [
"(CNN) -- European and Spanish champions Barcelona dominate the shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, the award given to the world's best footballer. Football's global governing body announced a 23-man shortlist for the award on Tuesday, with eight members of Josep Guardiola's Barca squad in the running for the ... |
21eb0ceb3205917f6963fdc618935cb3674db81d | Summarize the following news article. | The old record was set last year in the Cayman Islands .
Australia breaks the record with 357 bikini-clad women .
Four women are disqualified for overdressing . | [
"(CNN) -- Three-hundred fifty-seven. That's the number of women it took for Australia on Sunday to seize the record from the Cayman Islands for the largest bikini parade. The women, in tiny two pieces and pink visors, paraded around Surfers Paradise beach on the Gold Coast as throngs of onlookers whooped, hollered ... |
d8dbf8ca9feb0f9f4fa810576069b9bdda276f65 | Summarize the following news article. | Franklin Pierce's son was killed while on a railroad trip with president-elect .
Secret Service agent killed on the road while protecting Teddy Roosevelt .
Ferry carrying George Washington and his carriage ran aground in a storm .
President William Howard Taft traveled 30,000 miles by train annually . | [
"(CNN) -- Since the days of George Washington, U.S. presidents have carved out a long tradition of official road trips, if not by motorcade, then by railroad or horse and carriage. The first Secret Service agent killed protecting a president died on a trip with Theodore Roosevelt. In the late 1800s, President Ruthe... |
15005fc85ff170f25e2c08cd2ad77e8c0f53b852 | Summarize the following news article. | Three passengers were asked to leave an AirTran flight .
Women tell CNN affiliate an angry flight attendant is responsible for the episode .
Airline says it's reviewing the incident, compensates passengers for "inconvenience" | [
"(CNN) -- Three women kicked off an AirTran plane bound for New York say a \"bully\" flight attendant is to blame. The passengers -- who did not know each other before the Monday flight from West Palm Beach, Florida, to White Plains, New York, but were seated in the same section of the plane -- say the incident sta... |
dfff514206d5fc1a60ec1e51acfcd55cb64fa360 | Summarize the following news article. | Police accuse Atlanta-area high school teacher of offering to pay one student to kill another .
Attorney: The teacher had once asked the alleged target, 16, whether he was gay .
Attorney says the teacher, Randolph Forde, later threatened to punch the student .
Forde was joking, and no name was passed, TV station quotes... | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- A suburban Atlanta high school teacher has been accused of pursuing a \"hit\" on a 16-year-old student last month, and the case is under investigation by local authorities. Randolph Forde -- who teaches at Mundy's Mill High School in Clayton County -- has been charged with making terrori... |
0a52b3e112f60f5edeed97bd20748caea42738fb | Summarize the following news article. | VICE embeds with rebel groups on the front lines in Libya .
Journalists were surprised by how young some rebels were .
When asked why they were fighting, "freedom" was the common answer . | [
"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. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting pr... |
973fe84c5151da30d7bc048c61a6286e09aa3bb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani cricketers to be sentenced in London court on Thursday .
Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of corruption on Wednesday .
Mohammad Amir and agent Mazhar Majeed decided to pelad guilty .
They could face a possible nine-year jail term plus unlimited fines . | [
"(CNN) -- Three Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption pleaded for leniency on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing in a British court. Former national captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will discover their fate on Thursday, along with agent Mazhar Majeed. Majeed, like Amir, ple... |
dd6bea9a97fdb94efe8ceee2affb30cb951607e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan talks to CNN's Pedro Pinto about his move to Al Ain .
Gyan shocked the football world by leaving the EPL for the Middle East .
He insists the move isn't about the money .
Claims he and Sunderland coach Steve Bruce are on good terms . | [
"(CNN) -- On loan Al Ain striker Asamoah Gyan has dismissed claims that his recent move from Sunderland to the United Arab Emirates was motivated by money. Talking to CNN's Pedro Pinto, the Ghanaian also claimed there was no bad blood between him and Sunderland coach Steve Bruce after his last minute move to the Mi... |
d7c7b94f8506ae6b35a3b33f2c317886254073b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Florence's seasonal highlights include twinkling lights at Christmas .
Easter brings "Scoppio del carro," an exploding cart stuffed with fireworks .
In late June, Florentine men play a fierce combination of football and fighting .
The cricket festival on Ascension Day is thought to bring good luck . | [
"(CNN) -- Hot summers when the city is crammed with tourists; cooler winters when the rain can swell the Arno: Florence is an all-year-round destination. Here are some of the city's seasonal highlights. A Verdi player finds a gap in the Azzurri team's defence during the 2003 Calcio Storico . Vintage clothes For a l... |
ada42f9dc330accbd56ecc03c00ab9c3d913427d | Summarize the following news article. | Five people die in the Yemeni city of Taiz .
Four of those killed were civilians, observers say .
The heaviest clashes took place in the mountain region of Manakha .
Manakha is considered a stronghold for anti government fighters . | [
"(CNN) -- At least five people were killed Saturday in the Yemeni city of Taiz amid heavy shelling and ongoing clashes between government forces and opposition fighters, according to witnesses. Four of those killed were civilians, said Abdul Haleem Mag'ashi, head of a media outreach committee within the city. The s... |
f7ca6eb61f86f385d12e5533ad9d7d6f53823b1c | Summarize the following news article. | Experts say making small changes to your day is one of the best ways to lose weight .
"On your walk or run, add backward walking," says trainer Gunnar Peterson .
Dr. Tim Church recommends downsizing wine glasses to cut calories .
Author Missy Chase Lapine says, "Slip exercise into everyday life, and make it fun" | [
"(Health.com) -- We get it: You want to lose the jiggle but don't want to blacklist your favorite eats, count every single calorie, or overdose on gym hours. The great news is, you can drop weight without dieting: Experts say making small change-ups to your day is one of the best ways to lose. We grilled health and... |
7a880cbc7e51dbbac651013d05fb1502200800a5 | Summarize the following news article. | "He always stood up for the underdog," Assange's stepfather says .
Assange's mother said she was concerned he had become "too smart for himself"
The U.S. State Department recently slammed WikiLeak's "pattern of irresponsible," dangerous actions .
Assange: "It is my role to be the lightning rod" | [
"(CNN) -- He grew up constantly on the move, the son of parents who were in the theater business in Australia. His mother and his stepfather say from an early age, Julian Assange has been driven by a sense of fighting for justice. Now, that battle applies to himself as well. Assange, the 40-year-old founder and pub... |
7c100974b6cd94ca96e9b8cf15780cfa29e312f7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jury deliberations resume Monday in Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial .
Don't convict "Murray for the actions of Michael Jackson," defense says .
Defense blames "everybody but Conrad Murray, poor Conrad Murray," prosecutor says .
Jury must decide if Murray used an IV drip or if Jackson injected himsel... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor worked for more than seven hours Friday before telling the judge that they had not reached a verdict and were ready to go home for the weekend. The seven men and five women deciding the fate of Dr. Conrad Murray, who is charged with involuntary m... |
475dfc7c645d9161ac4c69f3095a9a1aaa82a40d | Summarize the following news article. | Manganese Bronze, London's struggling cab maker, in joint venture in China .
Tie-up with Geely hopes to sell 4000 vehicles in foriegn markets .
UK production now down to 12 vehicles a day and company is barely breaking even . | [
"Manganese Bronze, the maker of the classic London taxi and a former niche player in Coventry's once booming car-making arena, is now the last car company in the city and enjoys the curious status of being the biggest London-listed car maker by volume. Maker of London's classic black cabs is linking with Chinese ca... |
caad50a3438490cf9f8e2948e2429c6050fcc3bd | Summarize the following news article. | Kelli Abad disappeared the night that she and her husband argued, he says .
She has been missing for six weeks .
Her car is found near cliffs on the island of Okinawa with a note inside .
Her family is holding out hope but is aware of the possibility she's gone . | [
"(CNN) -- The husband of an American woman, who has been missing for six weeks in Japan, said Thursday that she had threatened to kill herself the night she disappeared after the two argued. Vince Abad, an airman at a major U.S. Air Force facility in Japan, said he and his wife, Kelli, had fought over the phone on ... |
47a794e670c6c2f0da4f5d6c2ace8b9742ac8054 | Summarize the following news article. | "I don't want fear or cancer to define me," Zohn said .
"It's localized in my lung area," Zohn, 37, says.
Zohn hopes to undergo another stem-cell transplant . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Even as he was enjoying his 20th month of remission from Hodgkin's lymphoma, Ethan Zohn worried about a relapse. \"I don't want fear or cancer to define me, but it's always in the back of your mind,\" the former \"Survivor\" winner tells PEOPLE in a new interview. His fears were confirmed on Sept. ... |
eaa9bb88bfd76c184edd62ec840b6a619e7cdce4 | Summarize the following news article. | As many as 43,000 mostly female fans watch Fenerbahce play Manisaspor in Istanbul .
Male fans had been banned because of a pitch invasion last July .
Turkish football has been mired in a match fixing scandal .
Club vice-president Ali Koc tells CNN's Pedro Pinto the match was "historic" | [
"(CNN) -- The football world hadn't seen anything quite like it before. On Tuesday night the Turkish giants of Fenerbahce took on Manisaspor in Istanbul in what should have been an empty stadium. A pitch invasion by Fenerbahce's notoriously boisterous fans during a friendly in July had forced the Turkish Football F... |
a4e15b01ad4f509ec273aeb6f9a19d9260337bc8 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA scientists discover and map an iceberg in the making .
Their observations are the first detailed airborne measurements of such a phenomenon .
The iceberg will be about 340 square miles . | [
"(CNN) -- NASA scientists say they have captured the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of a major iceberg about to break off into the sea. \"A lot of times when you're in science, you don't get a chance to catch the big stories as they happen because you're not there at the right place at the right time. Bu... |
aea86e545d9db825c57542eeaa234bdc198b7f4f | Summarize the following news article. | Manny Pacquiao is the new WBO welterweight world champion .
Floyd Mayweather Jr. used to hold the WBC title in the division and is undefeated in 40 fights .
Mayweather's fight with Oscar De La Hoya gave a record $77 million payday for fighters .
A Pacquiao bout with Mayweather expected to eclipse this total . | [
"(CNN) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said he is ready to make the big-money fight with newly crowned WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao happen. After victory in Las Vegas over Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto on Saturday, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said the \"whole world\" now wanted to see a fight with M... |
abb23520cec9bb2edbb6271f077357e7556ddbfb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A source says the 7-year-old's hands and feet were bound with plastic ties .
Brunn will enter a "not guilty" plea, his court-appointed attorney says .
A sheriff's spokesman says Brunn wore a bullet-proof vest due to the nature of the case .
Attorney: Judge rules the two younger half-siblings can return to family c... | [
"Canton, Georgia (CNN) -- New details emerged Thursday in the brutal slaying of a 7-year-old Georgia girl, hours after an attorney for the suspect said his client would plead not guilty. Seven-year-old Jorelys Rivera's mouth was duct-taped, and her hands and feet were bound with plastic ties, a source close to the ... |
7a14d1b97e7437038057f376b2f8a7748323626e | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City level with leaders Manchester United after 4-0 win at Blackburn .
Big-money signing Sergio Aguero injured before City score four second-half goals .
Manchester United win 2-0 at home to Norwich to stay ahead on goal difference .
Newcastle up to third place while Liverpool win controversial Merseyside de... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester City shrugged off the Carlos Tevez controversy to stay in contention for the English Premier League lead with a 4-0 rout of struggling Blackburn on Saturday. Roberto Mancini's men remained level on points with leaders Manchester United, who struggled to a 2-0 win over promoted Norwich, but the ... |
fa1dd9df9c97e127012077851aa41411b6bf7753 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid reach knockout stage with 2-0 victory away to Lyon .
Cristiano Ronaldo scores 100th goal for Spanish club after his double .
Bayern Munich stay top of Group A, while Inter Milan lead Group B .
Manchester United join Benfica on eight points at the head of Group C . | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo continued his battle for scoring supremacy with fellow superstar Lionel Messi with two more goals as Real Madrid reached the last 16 of the European Champions League on Wednesday. While Messi passed the 200 mark for Barcelona with a hat-trick on Tuesday that put the titleholders into the... |
4b718897a500b1ae19016bd4c123416cffefbed3 | Summarize the following news article. | Thomas Brodnicki has been charged with one count of stalking the teen star .
Brodnicki, 46, has pleaded not guilty .
Gomez is thought to be the girlfriend of pop star Justin Bieber . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A man accused of stalking television actress and singer Selena Gomez, 19, pleaded not guilty Thursday, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Thomas Brodnicki, 46, has been charged with one count of stalking the teen star, who is thought to be the girl... |
9549921c423c9d44ea883137321892813c18e923 | Summarize the following news article. | A judge rules that a lower court must reopen the rape case .
The alleged victim says she was drugged and raped .
She identifies Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal as the perpetrator .
The prince says he was in a different place at the time of the alleged attack . | [
"(CNN) -- A Spanish court has reopened an investigation into an allegation that one of the world's richest men, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, raped a young woman on a yacht on the island of Ibiza in 2008. But the prince says that not only is he innocent, but that he hasn't even been in Ibiza in more than a decad... |
4ed750169170a699f4194a589c604835c88ce450 | Summarize the following news article. | "We've always put his kids first," LeAnn Rimes said .
Rimes left husband Dean Sheremet for Eddie Cibran .
"We're happy, and we're married," Rimes said . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- While admitting again that she and Eddie Cibran made mistakes when they got together in 2009, LeAnn Rimes says there were tons of lies written about them, too -- but that the couple kept quiet for the sake of his children. \"You have to really take the high road a lot of the time when you want to s... |
f69eef83da592052bfae3c65cd6bde673f952645 | Summarize the following news article. | "Everything I've been doing is all a big lie," family recalls Madoff saying .
Madoff is in prison for swindling investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history .
His wife blames herself for her eldest son's suicide .
Andrew Madoff: "What he did to me, to my brother, and to my family is unforgivable" | [
"(CNN) -- The son and wife of convicted stockbroker Bernie Madoff said they had no inkling he was running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme until he came home on a December night three years ago and gathered the family together. \"He said, 'I have a confession to make. I've been running a Ponzi scheme.\" He said, '$50 bil... |
875b03949413c36ac993b2f102c943f1da5b1045 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook has just announced a new mobile application for feature phones .
The app gives users a better, almost smartphone-like Facebook experience .
Users will be able to use the Facebook app without incurring data charges . | [
"(Mashable) -- Facebook has just announced a new mobile application designed specifically for feature phones. The app will give feature phone users access to Facebook messages, events, pictures, news feeds, profiles and more. The app gives users a better, almost smartphone-like Facebook experience that includes sim... |
bb3a531ff57a39417f4ec913c40bc3fb9302f841 | Summarize the following news article. | Newly-wealthy Chinese make yearly pilgrimage to Asian Art in London week .
Major auction houses selling sought-after Chinese antiques .
Vase at Bonhams expected to sell for more than $8 million .
London has "phenomenal level of expertise" that keeps Chinese coming back . | [
"London (CNN) -- It is a year since an 18th-century Chinese vase was sold in London for $68 million, smashing world records. Now dealers and auction houses in London are feverishly anticipating a slew of sales as part of Asian Art in London, a week-long event that has been attracting newly-wealthy Chinese buyers an... |
2151fddef246707a9df0ab20f6a34a2dac197398 | Summarize the following news article. | Opinion polls suggest Greek voters will reject eurozone bailout loans .
A 'no' vote would have wide-ranging implications for the rest of Europe .
Under the current eurozone treaty, there is no way for Greece to leave the euro . | [
"(CNN) -- Greek Prime Minster Papandreou has called for a referendum on the terms of the loans from the eurozone and IMF. Markets are now trying to fathom out the possible outcomes of this decision -- and they are not all negative. Opinion polls suggest that the loan package will be rejected by Greek voters -- but ... |
59572c65c0695a5d5f9a950fc4d7cd603a5b1445 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan win first match this season in debut for new coach Claudio Ranieri .
Saturday's 3-1 victory at Bologna lifts 18-time Italian champions up table .
Serie A champions AC Milan also win first game of season, against Cesena .
Napoli held 0-0 by Fiorentina to leave both clubs on seven points from four games . | [
"(CNN) -- Claudio Ranieri was delighted after guiding Inter Milan to a morale-boosting first victory this season in his first match in charge of the Italian club on Saturday. Diego Milito and Lucio scored in the last 10 minutes to secure a 3-1 victory away to 10-man Bologna which lifted the 2010 European champions ... |
6788c2ab3bf72432fabb76809bbc34e021ec1e7d | Summarize the following news article. | Russia gets a new finance minister .
Anton Siluanov takes the post after Alexei Kudrin's ouster .
Kudrin's comments on defense spending did not sit well with Medvedev . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Tuesday named Anton Siluanov as acting finance minister after the influential Alexei Kudrin was forced out of the position he had held since 2000. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov will expand his duties to include fiscal responsibilities in the government, P... |
c6785cf46b60c0b32807f44a9305ff6b4d9583c4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sheen left the hospital Tuesday .
Law enforcement source confirms Sheen was the person hospitalized .
Source: Unidentified woman was in Sheen's hotel room .
Police report finding an "emotionally disturbed person" at New York's Plaza Hotel . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Police took actor Charlie Sheen to a hospital early Tuesday after responding to a call at New York's Plaza Hotel concerning \"an emotionally disturbed person,\" a law enforcement source said. Sheen's representative blamed an \"adverse allergic reaction\" to a medication for the hospitalization. \... |
f0a1527f06484ba1d37672aac114428c3c364a01 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. defense secretary warns U.S. cannot afford $1.2 trillion in military cuts .
He is skeptical Congress can "confront the challenges that are out there"
Panetta says that Pakistan "can't pick and choose among terrorists"
Iran tries to "undermine governments" and fosters terrorism, he adds . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns that excessive partisanship could well \"hollow out\" the military, saying \"we cannot tolerate\" if Congress fails to reach an accord on debt reduction and thereby triggers hundreds of billions of dollars in across-the-board cuts. Speaking with CNN's Erin Burnett... |
dcea8becc6865676d300e82465e6832bdde3dcc7 | Summarize the following news article. | Virender Sehwag sets one-day international scoring record .
He hits 219 off 149 balls to beat previous best of Sachin Tendulkar .
India's 418-5 is their best-ever total in one-day internationals .
They open winning 3-1 series lead over West Indies . | [
"(CNN) -- India's Virender Sehwag plundered the highest score in one-day international cricket as his team routed the West Indies by 153-runs Thursday to clinch their five-match series. Opener Sehwag has a reputation for fast scoring, but surpassed himself with a brutal knock of 219 off just 149 balls in India's hi... |
cd1e2cef7448bc390d5cf3a6c523e1aaaf72e184 | Summarize the following news article. | Greenpeace says money is being "siphoned away" from the disaster victims .
The government says the funds help support the recovery of a devastated whaling town .
Officials: The deployment of guards with this year's whaling fleet is the largest yet . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- The Japanese government has affirmed that $29 million from its budget for post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction is going toward extra security measures for the country's whaling fleet, angering environmental activists like Greenpeace. The whaling industry is \"siphoning money away from the vict... |
3f549c00a68a257992a0c0672d71d54f04ccac2b | Summarize the following news article. | Simmons has dated Shannon Tweed for 28 years .
The proposal comes after a nasty tiff between the two this summer . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- After more than two decades together, KISS bassist Gene Simmons has married his longtime girlfriend, according to his publicist. Simmons, who is also the star of the reality show \"Gene Simmons Family Jewels,\" has dated Shannon Tweed for 28 years. The pair got hitched in Beverly Hills, said t... |
1bb74bdeec5b90aec79c2dafb6eb55fefca748c1 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN producer helped negotiate end to crisis at Tripoli's Rixos Hotel .
All 36 journalists were freed unharmed .
CNN correspondent Matthew Chance called home to say his goodbyes .
Gunmen turned over weapons Wednesday: "You can go now." | [
"(CNN) -- The gunman showed that he was human. Most of the others who stalked the lobby of Tripoli's Rixos Hotel were young, brash, hostile Gadhafi diehards. Yet this man in his 50s, armed with a Kalashnikov, longed to see his children. His kids were out there somewhere in the Libyan capital, he said, gunfire and ... |
963df56906bebe99b68df157421ea39e51efa50a | Summarize the following news article. | "I'm still breastfeeding so I have to express milk and send it back," Kerr said .
Her son with Bloom, Flynn Christopher, is 9 months old .
"He's very hands on. I really couldn't ask for a better dad," she said of Bloom . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Miranda Kerr was all smiles as she left the Stella McCartney show at the Opera Garnier in Paris on Monday morning, but despite her cheery disposition, she says juggling mommyhood and modeling is no easy task. \"I'm still breastfeeding so I have to express milk and send it back to [9-month-old son F... |
634728a17e99040386a5d5b0e3f62030bcea71da | Summarize the following news article. | Z$1,000 note can only purchase a loaf of bread .
Zimbabwe's agro-based economy in free-fall for more than a decade .
Robert Mugabe blames country's economic collapse on sanctions . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has introduced a $1,000 note -- $10 trillion in the old value -- as the country battles to end cash shortages in the hyper-inflationary environment. Zimbabwe's currency is trading around Z$350 -- $35 trillion in the old value -- against U.S. dollar. How... |
08e904d027e299e32141237e561d01a81845020c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least seven people are confirmed dead and 51 injured .
NEW: More people are feared trapped in vehicles, police say .
NEW: Poor weather and a nearby fireworks display may have been a factor .
NEW: The crash in Somerset involved 34 vehicles, including heavy trucks . | [
"London (CNN) -- At least seven people are confirmed dead and 51 injured in a \"horrific\" traffic accident in southwest England, Somerset police said Saturday. The accident involved 34 vehicles, including cars, vans and large trucks, police said, some of which erupted into a \"fireball.\" Assistant Chief Constable... |
5b074129601ed6162e909ffc465e4ab40721ea3a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Vice President Biden likens "Occupy Wall Street" protesters to the tea party .
NEW: Republican Rep. Paul Ryan says lower taxes are needed to bolster the economy .
NEW: 10 demonstrators are arrested in Los Angeles for trespassing .
Similar protests have cropped up in more than a dozen cities . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Protests cropping up in more than a dozen American cities prompted President Barack Obama to discuss the phenomenon Thursday by saying demonstrators \"are giving voice\" to those frustrated \"about how our financial system works.\" Speaking at a White House news conference, Obama also defended th... |
d1a9839619d99370710cf3540b33e4dd8e3275b0 | Summarize the following news article. | There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall .
Their bailiwick synth-rock sometimes feels theatrically heavy-handed .
Debbie Harry's voice remains sharply sculpted . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- On Blondie's self-released ninth album, the New York new wave greats fold the present into their past -- from a \"Tide Is High\"-tinged cover of Brooklyn avant-folkies Beirut to a \"Dreaming\"-like basher with a melody via TV on the Radio. There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall (the ... |
c062b3a8c64a1c560e6ce7d7dce2e3d53afad564 | Summarize the following news article. | Wales manager Gary Speed was found dead at his home on Sunday .
Speed enjoyed a long playing career making 535 English Premier League appearances .
He took charge of the Welsh national side last year and was credited with a recent revival .
Speed's agent and friend tells CNN he may never know why Speed took his own lif... | [
"London (CNN) -- Gary Speed's agent and friend Hayden Evans has told CNN the reasons why the Wales football manager took his own life may never be known. Speed's death provoked shock and disbelief within the world of soccer after his body was found at his home on Sunday morning. The 42-year-old had a long and disti... |
a8553397d5077c8ac016c6f66b6a6ec7ffd3f033 | Summarize the following news article. | Prehistoric children as young as three made cave art 13,000 years ago .
"Finger fluting" art forms found in French cavern system at Rouffignac .
Flutings found high above ground suggest adults encouraged children . | [
"(CNN) -- Prehistoric children as young as three were encouraged by adults to make cave art 13,000 years ago, new research shows. The Cambridge University study sheds new light on the lives of children and the ancient art they made during the prehistoric hunter gatherer period in the French caverns at Rouffignac, k... |
554310110a683c8f37ae89e9aa499e9c5d433fcf | Summarize the following news article. | Shakespeare's plays will be presented in 37 different languages .
Theater companies from all over the world are taking part .
Among them are groups from South Sudan, Afghanistan and the United States .
The Globe to Globe festival is part of London's Olympic build-up . | [
"(CNN) -- It will be Shakespeare as nobody has seen it before. Over six weeks next spring, London's Globe Theatre will present all 37 of the Bard's plays in 37 languages, performed by companies from as many countries. Theater groups from the newly independent nation of South Sudan and conflict-torn Afghanistan, as ... |
ec380a4a54bd4c099b2fee36ceba39f26ce9ecd5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Over 1,300 detainees in Homs among hunger strikers, an opposition group says .
Syria accuses the United States of inciting violence, state media reports .
The Arab League says its foreign ministers will meet to discuss the situation in Syria .
Residents take to the streets in Aleppo after morning Eid prayers, acti... | [
"(CNN) -- What is usually a time of celebration was marked by gunfire and protests in Syria on Sunday as residents ushered in the first day of the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha. Twenty-three people were killed in the violence, activists said. At least 16 were killed in shelling and gunfire in the western city of Homs... |
2fd98d962c1148cc7561769005339ccdfe3c27cf | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: Can one predict presidential chances by GDP growth, approval, jobs?
He says Nixon, Reagan overcame poor approval ratings .
Avlon: Clinton hit George H.W. Bush over a small recession .
Obama faces strong headwinds in a 40% conservative electorate . | [
"(CNN) -- Is President Barack Obama running against the GOP or the GDP? In exactly one year -- November 6, 2012 -- we'll be lining up at polling places to cast our votes for the next president. How much of that decision will be determined by economic data and poll numbers? Some of the smartest political pros believ... |
d53d1e9ac8823e19056c5ee044e70bbd741d9658 | Summarize the following news article. | Leslie Waffen, 66, pleads guilty to embezzling government property, faces 10-year term .
He worked at National Archives and Records Administration for more than 40 years .
Waffen says he sold a 1937 voice recording of Babe Ruth for $34.74 on eBay .
Search of his home found 955 NARA recordings worth at least $30,000, co... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling on eBay sound recordings donated to the National Archives, including one of baseball great Babe Ruth. Leslie Waffen, 66, pleaded guilty to embezzling government property. He worked at the National Archives and Records Administration, known as NAR... |
50226b8f7b541b7b0466ab95998da6bca89ebead | Summarize the following news article. | There are the gags that deliberately play up ethnic stereotypes .
The subtler joke being that Harold and Kumar's own ethnicity is invisible .
The ex-best friends are reunited in a typically quixotic quest . | [
"(CNN) -- Dreaming of a white Christmas? Then you're in for a rude awakening. The only thing white about this riotously multiethnic black comedy is the blizzard of cocaine that flies through the air as Bing Crosby croons his yuletide standard at an out of control Christmas Eve party. If I said the latest sortie fro... |
233bae740d667bc5fb96d982a3e560a157328b85 | Summarize the following news article. | Robin Lim founded health clinics in Indonesia that offer free prenatal and birthing care .
When a tsunami hit in 2004, her midwife teams had to work with limited resources .
Lim: We try to have respect for everyone's faith .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | [
"(CNN) -- The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday spared the island of Indonesia, a nearby developing country that was devastated in 2004 by one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. Helping after that disaster was CNN Hero Robin Lim. Lim is the founder of Indonesia's Yayasan Bumi Sehat health c... |
1b248d11b4f7a7f8bccde87d6b405611bc922eb4 | Summarize the following news article. | Rights group wants to ensure the material is not linked to "bloodshed" in Egypt .
Political protests, clashes with security forces have continued in Egypt .
The U.S. State Department says it is aware of no current export licenses . | [
"(CNN) -- Amnesty International is demanding the United States stop allowing the export of arms and riot-control material to Egypt, where security forces have cracked down on protests. \"U.S. arms shipments to Egypt's security forces must be stopped until there is certainty that tear gas and other munitions, weapon... |
8d9cfee232e78c09e98ba0d2a8f9d92b03f5f562 | Summarize the following news article. | The Pakistan Cricket Board says it is a sad day for the game in Pakistan .
Relatives of the jailed cricketers protest their innocence .
Butt and Asif are jailed for 30 and 12 months respectively, Amir for six months .
Agent Mazhar Majeed is sentenced to two years and eight months in prison . | [
"London (CNN) -- Three top Pakistani cricketers were jailed Thursday after being convicted of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a match against England last summer, in a scandal that rocked the international sport. Former national team captain Salman Butt was sentenced to 30 months and bowler Mohammad Asif to... |
7c61a6e2a71f746214a59e15267877a5a4178917 | Summarize the following news article. | "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" opens in Atlanta .
Exhibit places King Tut in a continuum of Egyptian history .
130 artifacts span 2,000 years and more than a dozen reigns . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- \"Now, come, travel back in time. See where and how these rulers lived,\" Harrison Ford's deep voice beckons just before double doors swing open into a labyrinth of galleries displaying more than 130 ancient Egyptian artifacts. This canopic stopper covered one of the openings of a contain... |
8337ba1fdbed605c20593dcc15a52c9432185bb0 | Summarize the following news article. | China condom maker Safedom is looking to go global, aiming at industry giant Durex .
The company, majority-owned by its founder, has grown rapidly in its short life . | [
"(Financial Times) -- While most consumer goods companies are seeking opportunities in China, domestic condom maker Safedom is going in the opposite direction -- seeking European partners or acquisitions as part of a bid to go global. The company, majority-owned by its founder, has grown rapidly in its short life. ... |
b6e2bca64eea93108a8cb36e3ed3d69e6feff0e6 | Summarize the following news article. | World No. 1 Novak Djokovic beaten by Kei Nishikori in Swiss semifinals .
Serbian in doubt for next week's Paris Masters due to shoulder problem .
Japan's Nishikori plays defending champion Roger Federer in Sunday's final .
Juan Martin del Potro's Valencia defeat puts Tomas Berdych in ATP World Tour Finals . | [
"(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic has had a phenomenal 2011, but his exertions appear to be taking their toll. Injuries are threatening to derail the world No. 1's hopes of finishing the tennis season on a high note. Djokovic suffered just his fourth defeat in 71 matches this year on Saturday, losing 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to Ja... |
d9fadd3c5e2938a695cbd1e25684fb7d08c6ad13 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: Slogan "George Washington slept here" implied man-of-the-people event .
He says in today's high-security environment for president, no such thing possible .
He stayed at same hotel as Obama when he was in NY; security was maddening .
Greene: Presidents try to stay in touch with Americans, but where they go,... | [
"(CNN) -- \"George Washington slept here.\" It was once an American catchphrase -- cheery shorthand for a blithesome fact of American democracy: Our presidents come from among us, and have traditionally striven to continue moving among us. Any number of country inns and lodges, in the early years of the United Stat... |
e39afa33fad760a026f246cdfa4aeec28dab57c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Hanif Jadoon was a member of the Awami National Party .
The secular party is often targeted by the Taliban .
Police say no one has claimed responsibility for the attack .
Nine others are injured . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani politician and his bodyguard were killed Monday in a suicide attack in northwest Pakistan, a police official told CNN. Hanif Jadoon had just finished morning prayers on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha when a bomber approached his car and detonated his explosives, police ... |
2fc15f78f5a94164b76f3c1b17c02a603ebe8abd | Summarize the following news article. | Talk of force against Iran surfaces in the media .
China backs "dialogue and cooperation"
China is a permanent U.N. Security Council member . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- China's Foreign Ministry weighed in on the widespread anxiety over Iran's nuclear program on Friday, urging Iran to be flexible with the U.N. nuclear agency but staunchly deploring force amid talk of strikes against the country. Hong Lei, the ministry spokesman, made the comments, state-run news a... |
f78a0688d47452613666b2dc1b3f1c9fc0910387 | Summarize the following news article. | The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was a leader in the fight against segregation .
Martin Luther King Jr. called him "most courageous civil rights fighter in the South"
President Clinton gave him a Citizens Medal in 2001 for his leadership .
He was beaten with chains and injured by water from a fire hose; his home was firebom... | [
"(CNN) -- The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who helped lead the civil rights movement, has died, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute said Wednesday. He was 89. Shuttlesworth is among the iconic figures honored in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlant... |
65db5feaa38ae3a717e3e398c5df1bf348fc455f | Summarize the following news article. | Gustavo Kuerten plans to retire after his appearance at Roland Garros .
He has won the event three times over his 13-year career .
On the Open: "For me it is the most important tournament in the world" | [
"HONG KONG (CNN) -- He's a three-time former champion and darling of the Roland Garros crowd, but this week Gustavo \"Guga\" Kuerten took to the clay in Paris for the final time. Tennis great Gustavo Kuerten will retire after his appearance at this year's French Open. He won the French Open as a virtual unknown in ... |
d7df2f2899b96121c33526df5c1274065a4f9c7f | Summarize the following news article. | Lighthouse watchman last saw it 69 years ago before it sank near island of Market .
The Soviet submarine S-2 had a crew of 46 and four passengers when it sank .
Remains found between Swedish coast and Finnish island of Aland in February .
Sweden and Finland claim credit for sinking the submarine with mines . | [
"(CNN) -- Lighthouse keeper J.A. Eckerman was the last person to see World War II Soviet submarine S-2 before it sank in January 1940 between Sweden and Finland. A team of Swedish and Finnish divers had been searching for the Soviet submarine S-2 since 1999. As the submarine dove near the island of Market, northwes... |
53557de5dc78175fea5b24a9a6ef5d606f7a2098 | Summarize the following news article. | Opera House was designed by Pritzker Prize winner, Zaha Hadid .
Took more than five years to build and opened in May 2010 .
Water from Pearl River is used in the cooling systems . | [
"(CNN) -- It took more than five years to build, but since its opening last year, the Guangzhou Opera House has become the jewel among the sprawling Chinese megacity's bland urban landscape. Designed by British architect Zaha Hadid it looks more cosmic than communist, but Hadid has likened it to two rocks washed up... |
e572d99d6a4a2aa31a6bf92307013315ce2c43d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Antoine Fuqua started program for young filmmakers .
Fuqua ("Training Day") gives kids a motto: "No excuses"
Fuqua: "It's like the world is starting to open up" for the children . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- When director Antoine Fuqua rolls into a community to shoot a movie, he becomes part of that community. Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua began a program to foster young moviemakers in poor communities. This isn't the case of a Hollywood filmmaker cherry-picking glamorous locations like Beve... |
fa9219300cd649856727a9704c72dafea40303ee | Summarize the following news article. | Roxanne Jones is a proud Penn State alum, former Nittany Lions cheerleader .
Penn State sports had squeaky-clean reputation; Jones defended it through thick or thin .
Jones: Coach Joe Paterno must step down, it is inexcusable he did not tell authorities .
If this is true, it is far worse than any infractions seen at ot... | [
"(CNN) -- We are ... Penn State. I cannot recount the thousands of times that I have proudly proclaimed that chant throughout the years. I belted it out as a Penn State cheerleader, later as a proud alum standing in Beaver Stadium among nearly 100,000 raucous fans, and more recently on Saturday afternoons sitting s... |
57496418c912c19dac6b3bf38bf7b8c84f9e36c7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: First of three Murray girlfriends takes the witness stand Monday .
Doctor testifies Jackson couldn't have been saved even if Dr. Murray had told about propofol .
Balloon in Jackson's heart was "to prepare Dr. Murray mentally to accept" his death, doctor says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The emergency room doctor who declared Michael Jackson dead testified Monday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray that there was no way doctors could have revived the pop icon after he arrived at the hospital. Dr. Richelle Cooper testified Friday that Murray never told he... |
7f3084f8dedbd1a64b24a09e51410644d6cd5c0a | Summarize the following news article. | Debate ends on lighter note with candidates praising each other .
Santorum questions Romney's pro-life commitment .
Bachmann announces she filed papers to run for president .
Debate begins with criticism of President Obama . | [
"Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Seven Republican presidential contenders faced off Monday in one of the first debates of the primary season, offering policy ideas and criticism of President Barack Obama to try to separate themselves from the competition almost 17 months before the 2012 election. With Obama inte... |
52c6d619c99330a5a74eedca81e1796bbdae78b8 | Summarize the following news article. | South Africa begin their Rugby World Cup defense with a 17-16 win over Wales .
The Sprinboks scrape Pool D victory despite fielding 11 of their 2007 winning side .
There are also opening victories for both Australia and Ireland in Pool C . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champions South Africa have begun this year's tournament with a victory, but they were far from convincing as they scraped a narrow 17-16 Pool D win over Wales in Wellington. Frans Steyn and Francois Hougaard both scored tries for the Springboks, while Morne Steyn kicked two conversions and a pe... |
dd178ce4e4622427f0f2861d3c0643379f47fc68 | Summarize the following news article. | Amanda Brumfield was babysitting an infant who died after a fall .
She was acquitted of murder and child abuse .
Brumfield, 32, is estranged from her actor father . | [
"(CNN) -- The daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of an infant Wednesday, but a Florida jury acquitted her on murder and child-abuse charges, a court spokeswoman said. Amanda Brumfield, 32, was accused in the October 2008 death of 1-year-old Olivia Madison Garcia, who ... |
9e084035d534894c5c2dbb681c0029725c8b8ed9 | Summarize the following news article. | Patrick Makau of Kenya sets new world record in marathon .
Makau takes 21 seconds off the previous best held by Haile Gebrselassie .
Gebrselassie drops out of the race in Berlin at 35km mark .
Florence Kiplagat of Kenya wins the women's race . | [
"(CNN) -- Kenya's Patrick Makau set a new world record for the marathon in Berlin Sunday as previous record holder Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia failed to finish. Makau led home a Kenyan 1-2-3 in a time of two hours three minutes 38 seconds, shaving 21 seconds off the record set in the corresponding race in the Ge... |
af28c745280a1ef77dce8e4d3be9c9f0be36de9d | Summarize the following news article. | Georgia Southern University acquires letter written by prisoner of war .
The Union soldier wrote it from Confederate prison camp near Millen, Georgia .
Georgia Southern students have unearthed more artifacts from prison site . | [
"(CNN) -- Enduring privations of his own as a Civil War prisoner in Georgia, Cpl. Charles H. Knox was concerned about his wife and small child back home in upstate New York. Eight days before Camp Lawton was evacuated as Union forces closed in, Knox wrote to his wife, Frances, saying she might consider selling the ... |
e96adbb1ca1612bd42a8289bb805fc160c49a96a | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid coach handed two-match ban for future Spanish Super Cup matches .
Jose Mourinho was seen to jab his finger in the eye of Barcelona assistant .
Tito Vilanova was also suspended for one Super Cup match for his retaliation .
Pre-season match between Spanish rivals at Camp Nou erupted into ugly scenes . | [
"(CNN) -- Jose Mourinho's bust-up with a Barcelona coach has cost the Real Madrid boss a two-match ban which will not affect his pitch-side attendance in La Liga this season. The 48-year-old was punished after being seen jabbing a finger into the eye of Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova at the end of the second leg... |
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