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023efd2b40b245ffca3a19cebc20f7a6da311454 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Stovell says he wants a "secure" DNA test to prove paternity .
NEW: Lawyer says his memories were "amplified" in recent years .
James will announce Thursday night with which team he'll sign .
Lawsuit says Stovell had one-time tryst with James' mother . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Washington lawyer has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming he is the father of basketball star LeBron James. Leicester Stovell alleges that the athlete and his family have been involved in a cover-up to deny paternity by committing fraud and misrepresentation. He told HLN's \"Prime News... |
63a92f6d39d272f69e7382fb0a3c9e63bb225675 | Summarize the following news article. | Colin Farrell is hot stuff as a vampire named Jerry .
David Tennant as Peter Vincent is the tacky Vegas magician enlisted to kill Jerry .
Director Craig Gillespie is wise to turn Farrell and Tennant loose . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- Menace and mirth can cancel each other out. But the combo clicked in 1985's \"Fright Night\" (banish the 1988 sequel), and it clicks again in this frisky 3D remake. For that, bow to Colin Farrell. He's hot stuff as a vampire named Jerry (really) who moves next door to teenage Charley (Anton Yelc... |
cea3d74b7ff5ef19e031f503646a00fb55c38f05 | Summarize the following news article. | Portman's rom-com "No Strings Attached" is coming out right before the Oscars .
Sandra Bullock made history in 2010 for winning both an Oscar and a Razzie .
Halle Berry followed her 2002 Academy Award with a Razzie Award in 2005 . | [
"(The Frisky) -- Natalie Portman is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for her performance in \"Black Swan.\" And while the young actress certainly deserves the attention for the mind-bending role, we're a little concerned that a dud of a movie is about to hit theaters that could distract critics from her performance in t... |
5054217df67765d262ac9ca02fe53986f7ff9c0e | Summarize the following news article. | Nestle recalls frozen spaghetti and meatballs dinner .
Recall of the product is voluntary, company states .
Production code on packages is 0298595519 P . | [
"(CNN) -- Nestle Prepared Foods Co. on Tuesday announced a voluntary recall of a frozen spaghetti and meatballs dinner it manufacturers which may be contaminated with pieces of red plastic. The recall applies to packages of LEAN CUISINE® Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs frozen dinners that were manufacture... |
863f2385951fde7f5dd841e612977aed7ebc4469 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hillary Clinton arrives in Pakistan after stern words on the need to tackle terror .
Clinton: We're going to be fighting, talking and building in Pakistan .
CIA chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman accompanying her .
Clinton says she is working toward a peaceful Afghanistan . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took off her diplomatic gloves Thursday, challenging Pakistan to crack down on terrorist havens on its side of the border with Afghanistan. In a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Clinton -- in unusually forceful language -- laid... |
c49f3841f8640ccb913e53963f4d5198f256736a | Summarize the following news article. | Two-time Indy 500 winner was killed Sunday at Las Vegas race .
Born in England, he likened himself to Richard the Lionheart .
He also was a bit superstitious .
Driver recalls Dan Wheldon's growing maturity, love of family . | [
"(CNN) -- Dan Wheldon brought a bit of England with him when he began driving extremely fast cars in the United States. \"When I first started racing, a lot of the guys said that I raced with a lot of heart, occasionally not my head, but always with a lot of heart, like the way that Richard the Lionheart fought in ... |
2b1f2df133c0cfbf1739b2d3d472f67660e38b6e | Summarize the following news article. | A new study compares AT&T, Verizon and Sprint for iPhone 4S service .
Verizon dropped calls the least at 2.1%; Sprint dropped the most at 3.7% .
AT&T led the pack in maximum data speeds, with Verizon a distant second .
Phone was able to complete data tasks on all three networks 100% of the time . | [
"(WIRED) -- The iPhone 4S is available on three major carriers, leaving potential buyers to wonder whether AT&T, Verizon or Sprint is the better network choice. Pricing plans aside, carrier quality is a significant factor in anyone's purchasing decision, and now consumers have hard data to help them choose: A just-... |
c5f434cf2a4164d5f44aa96e5612320cbc234c6e | Summarize the following news article. | American sprinter Tyson Gay has been ruled out for the rest of the athletics season .
Gay, 28, has undergone hip surgery and will now focus on preparations for 2012 .
The former world champion had set the fastest 100 meters time this year . | [
"(CNN) -- American sprinter Tyson Gay will miss the remainder of the athletics season after undergoing surgery on a hip problem. Gay, 28, will now miss the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, which are set to get under way on August 27. The former 100 and 200 meters world champion had an arthroscopic procedu... |
940dbbbf6aa5b6b060de1958f228b3fae5e761fc | Summarize the following news article. | Pilot error caused U.N. helicopter crash killing 10 people, probe finds .
Crew did not consult weather forecast nor plan a route before taking off .
Air crew comprised of two Russians and one Belarussian . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Pilot error caused the crash of a U.N. helicopter in March which killed 10 people, a Nepalese investigating official said Wednesday. A U.N. worker at the site of the March helicopter crash that killed 10 people in Nepal. The helicopter was traveling from a camp for former Maoist rebels in... |
6b38004ce8b12a2b52672a3827d17012d92a984f | Summarize the following news article. | Sri Lanka produces a 400-page response to U.N. allegations that it committed war crimes .
The U.N. report says the government used "widespread shelling" that killed many civilians .
Sri Lanka's response will be presented to Parliament, though the president did not say when .
The country's civil war ended in May 2009 af... | [
"Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's response to a scathing United Nations report alleging war crimes and human rights violations has reached the president's desk. President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the 400-page document on Sunday night. The response, compiled by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commissi... |
7ebd15560f449ac99faf411ab2072cd1ea5e8e26 | Summarize the following news article. | Abuse of prescription drugs is reaching epidemic proportions, the administration says .
A new effort to combat the problem is being launched .
Biden: The plan will "lessen the burden this epidemic takes on our families" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Prescription drug overdose is now the fastest-growing drug problem in the country, surpassing the number of people who overdosed during both the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and the black tar heroin epidemic of the 1970s combined, the Obama administration says. The problem is so severe, ... |
426a88b16a83475567ea661442acfc8903f11a95 | Summarize the following news article. | Transporation Secretary Ray LaHood presses pipeline firms to upgrade aging delivery systems .
The move comes in response to recent deadly explosions in California and Pennsylvania .
The administration wants to increase fines for pipeline safety violations, among other things .
The Transportation Department will convene... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday that the Obama administration will push legislation designed to overhaul and upgrade America's aging oil and gas pipeline network. The initative is partly a response to a series of deadly pipeline explosions, including one last year in San Br... |
e0ec1bea0b6366943ce62cc7b8036cb7f2cdc6e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Dozens of Libyans gathered outside embassy in London to celebrate Gadhafi's death .
Crowds chanted, cheered, sang and waved Libyan flag to celebrate dictator's end .
Four-year-old girl had spent months praying for Gadhafi's death .
Family says Selsabeel Ageli's grandfather was murdered by Gadhafi regime . | [
"London (CNN) -- With her cheeky grin and bright, mischievous eyes, it is hard to imagine that four-year-old Selsabeel Ageli has spent months wishing for the death of an elderly man. But the British-Libyan youngster has done just that, going to bed every night in recent months praying that ousted Libyan dictator Mo... |
5393e60f6e4c071bee8123b699a236bdbf0e47bc | Summarize the following news article. | Police use water cannons to disperse anti-IMF protesters in Istanbul .
Some protesters broke shop windows in and around Taksim Square .
IMF delegates are in the city to discus ways to battle poverty . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Police used pepper gas and water cannons to disperse crowds of demonstrators who took to the streets Tuesday to protest a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. A protester fires a catapult at police during demonstrations in Istanbul. Some protesters broke shop win... |
91d2d43b6d32fc169e451eed4fab5d90869f734f | Summarize the following news article. | Guests can mellow out inside wine casks in the Netherlands .
A sleek Cape Town, South Africa, hotel has an Airstream trailer park on the roof .
A Costa Rica hotel offers stays inside a salvaged airplane . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity. The casks at the Hotel De Vrouwe Van Stavoren in the Netherlands once held the equivalent of 19,333 bottles of wine. Upside-down stay . At Berlin's Propell... |
aca24466713433464030dc9153de3bfb6b7627c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi scores his first international goal for Argentina in 16 games .
Gonzalo Higuain also nets a hat-trick in 4-1 victory at home to Chile .
Copa America champions Uruguay open World Cup campaign with victory .
2014 World Cup hosts Brazil beat Costa Rica 1-0 in friendly international . | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi ended his international goal drought to help Argentina make the perfect start to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign under new coach Alejandro Sabella on Friday. Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 victory over Chile but of similar importance was Messi's first... |
c316a1692a587de6fc29a8c2050568a9d0965ab6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Greek lawmakers pass new austerity measures despite protests .
Clashes break out in Athens between different groups of protesters and police .
One protester dies after cardiac arrest, hospital officials say .
European Union leaders worry that Greek debt threatens the euro . | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek lawmakers voted to approve a new round of tough budget-cutting measures Thursday, despite a second day of angry protests in which one demonstrator died. Tens of thousands rallied outside the parliament building as lawmakers debated the unpopular measures, aimed at bringing down the co... |
3d27598093e94dcc0ff600a91b7642d70f214116 | Summarize the following news article. | "Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill" director Quentin Tarantino talks about his films .
Tarantino realised early in his career audiences would either love or hate his films .
The movie geek's second film "Pulp Fiction" won the Palm D'Or at Cannes .
On his style: "I'm trying to get you to laugh at things you've never laughe... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Editor's note: Watch Tarantino talking about the making of \"Pulp Fiction\" on The Screening Room podcast. To receive regular movie podcasts subscribe here. Quentin Tarantino's first trip to Sundance wasn't exactly a success. Tarantino's hyper-violent, super cool debut feature \"Reserv... |
a3f1cc464821c139a90fff50d7bfffa45855697d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rural crash area had clouds and reduced visibility .
NEW: "These are difficult times," president says at public funeral .
Investigators don't find evidence of an explosion or a fire aboard the aircraft .
Mexican Interior Minister Jose Francisco Blake Mora dies with seven others . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- The helicopter crash in Mexico that killed Interior Minister Jose Francisco Blake Mora and all seven other people aboard shows no evidence of an explosion, a Mexican official said Saturday. \"In visual and preliminary investigations of the crash site, the remains of the aircraft do not show ev... |
4802bb5d952dfeb6a2a94ea498764b077e95c80f | Summarize the following news article. | Beer sales in European bars and restaurants have fallen sharply in recent years .
Heineken recorded a 4.6% drop in sales in 2010 .
The Dutch brewer has a new strategy it hopes will appeal to European consumers . | [
"(CNN) -- As European consumers shift their drinking habits away from bars and into their homes, industry giants such as Heineken are looking at ways to adapt. Beer sales in bars and restaurants - traditionally the primary outlets for the Dutch brewer's products - have fallen sharply across the continent in recent ... |
f681c9fef9cfd02946b874aa6c2d78f1d25ea580 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says the airstrike "was not a deliberate attack on Pakistan," the White House says .
White House: Obama and Zardari reaffirm their commitment to U.S.-Pakistan relations .
The conversation is the latest bid to address strained relations between the two nations .
A NATO airstrike killed 24 Pakistani troops on Novem... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called Pakistan's president Sunday to express condolences over the airstrike that killed 24 soldiers near the Afghanistan border more than a week ago, the White House said in a statement. \"The president made clear that this regrettable incident was not a deliberate attack on P... |
09269beacc7358c6e4a4eb0a8ccb2546d727196f | Summarize the following news article. | Melody Barnes says she will leave the White House at the end of the year .
Obama cites Barnes' contributions to education reform and innovation .
Barnes says she needs "to move out of a 24/7 work schedule," | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Melody Barnes, the domestic policy adviser to President Barack Obama, will leave the White House at the end of the year, she said Thursday. \"I plan to take some time off and enjoy my family,\" she said in a written statement.",
"\"I'll also be considering opportunities in the private sector,... |
493baf394404af8b91c412232f6a978cf252bb89 | Summarize the following news article. | It's the second time Pacquiao has defeated Marquez .
His win fuels speculation that he will finally face Floyd Mayweather Jr. | [
"(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao defended his WBO welterweight title at the sold-out MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, defeating Juan Manuel Marquez by majority decision. Both fighters went toe-to-toe throughout the 12-round fight Saturday night with neither getting knocked down on the canvas. The fight went down to the Nevad... |
d65746211dcd49b94bf08ed89f23def85fb0ebbb | Summarize the following news article. | Nicolas Anelka banished from World Cup after abusing France coach Raymond Domenech .
Striker was unhappy after being substituted in Friday's 2-0 defeat by Mexico .
French Football Federation issues statement saying player's behavior was unacceptable .
England striker Wayne Rooney apologizes for berating fans after draw... | [
"(CNN) -- France striker Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup in South Africa following a row with national coach Raymond Domenech. The French Football Federation released a statement on Saturday confirming that the 31-year-old had abused Domenech after being substituted during Friday's 2-0 defeat b... |
3b56797d72de193dcea1af3c0401e8ba51df4172 | Summarize the following news article. | Perdido Key, Florida, didn't see as much oil as other nearby tourism-driven places .
Businesses still suffered, laid off workers or closed down .
Beaches are open, but few visitors are renting condos, even at reduced rates . | [
"Perdido Key, Florida (CNN) -- Everyone here has a clear memory of what summer should be: . White sand beaches busy from sunup to sundown; the souvenir shop running out of bikinis, boogie boards, airbrushed sand dollars and decorative hermit crab shells; more stop than go on the two-lane road that cuts through the... |
7516325f4a696bc3bcf45f42cf657c68f7e64f21 | Summarize the following news article. | Jamaica's Usain Bolt sets 100m world record of 9.72 seconds in New York .
Fellow-Jamaican Asafa Powell held the previous world record of 9.74 seconds .
World champion Tyson Gay of United States finishes second in 9.85 seconds . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt is officially the fastest man on the planet as he set a new 100 meters world record of 9.72 seconds at an international meeting in New York. Bolt served notice of his immense talent ahead of the Beijing Olympics by breaking the world 100m record. Bolt was trimming two hundred... |
80b0098529bf1bc825dac49ffc880d363b8b138a | Summarize the following news article. | Theodore Forstmann suffered from brain cancer .
Forstmann dated "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi, 41, over the last several years .
Forstmann was also briefly linked to Princess Diana . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Theodore \"Teddy\" Forstmann, a veteran business leader and philanthropist who was romantically linked to Padma Lakshmi, died Sunday. He was 71. Forstmann suffered from brain cancer, his spokesman tells The New York Times. Although the famed billionaire never married, he dated \"Top Chef\" host Lak... |
113c17be01f0988d748267f6db394e5ac475428a | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reads aloud the last chapter of audio book .
Her husband, Mark Kelly, reads the rest of the book .
The memoir chronicles the couple's careers .
Giffords was shot in the head in January . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, who was shot in the head in January, reads aloud a portion of her upcoming audio book, her office said Thursday. Giffords has made what doctors call a miraculous recovery since the shooting at an Arizona supermarket, which left six people dead and 12 others wounded... |
19de0927e626fe0e8d553e26aac5f87c1dacf589 | Summarize the following news article. | "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview" is based on a 1995 interview taped for PBS .
Most of the 69-minute interview was never aired .
In it, Jobs talks about Adobe, Microsoft and his ouster from Apple .
The interview is now playing in a handful of movie theaters . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- Dozens of people, many tapping on iPhones and discussing the \"Steve Jobs\" biography, lined up at a shopping center here on Thursday. But these Apple fans weren't in line to buy the company's latest gadget. They were here to see \"Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview,\" a documentary of sorts tha... |
b5e27e3ab99e5ea7d606553bf2411d3185803cd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Snooze is a iOS app that donates 25 cents every time you go back to sleep .
Crowdmug lets you trade cash for pics of the scene at local bars and restaurants .
DuoDater is a new dating site so you can go on double dates with your friends . | [
"(CNN) -- We're in a time of flux, my friends. We're sandwiched somewhere between the lazy, crazy days of summer (BBQs! Impromptu trips up the coast! Smuggling fireworks across various and sundry borders!) and the holidays (turkey! ceremonies of various religious ilks! self-loathing brought on by turkey and ceremon... |
ecc421101a45523ed3e7d51be75e9eade5459b75 | Summarize the following news article. | Opposition to the al-Assad regime is becoming more organized and armed .
Violence is also taking on sectarian overtones .
Along with the increased violence, the Syrian economy is worsening . | [
"(CNN) -- The cell phone video stutters as it records the movement of soldiers and Syrian militia on the streets from an upstairs window. A whispered commentary describes the scene. Another video shows vehicles riddled with bullet holes, shattered apartments, glass shards and concrete lumps mixed with patches of bl... |
3b8cf4392b0c9b67d1821eb72f780690069d2feb | Summarize the following news article. | One of Apple's most recent patents helps protect glass screens by using a shock mount .
Another patent filed by Apple is for an adapter for multiple DC-to-DC converters .
A third patent involves the use of location-based services . | [
"(WIRED) -- Apple is a powerhouse of ingenuity, patenting ideas as soon as an engineer can scratch them down on paper (or iPad). Around three dozen Apple patents made their way through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week alone. Here we share three of the most notable -- one helps prevent cracked cover gl... |
97cce02b17aac2eecd6b147185da1cb1b6bdec53 | Summarize the following news article. | Protests are expected at a Vancouver event with Bush and Clinton .
Amnesty International wants Bush arrested for war crimes .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is ready for clashes .
The ex-presidents plan to speak at an economic summit . | [
"Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear. Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush ... |
e39009f9bacd4e3294e8ac9c95ad01fd5eee5222 | Summarize the following news article. | The three defendants are all in their 80s .
A fourth defendant has been ruled unfit to stand trial for dementia .
They are charged with crimes against humanity .
During the four-year Khmer Rouge rule, about 1.7 million people died . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of Cambodians packed a courtroom in Phnom Penh on Monday as three top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial for their role during the bloody four-year regime in the mid-1970s. The U.N.-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia has scheduled four days of opening statements for the defend... |
b2748499f612db178b466737368bb80de8f7a38f | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq claims Turkey has banned Iraqi flights from landing .
Turkey denies making such a decision .
The dispute is over money owed by an Iraqi oil company to Turkey . | [
"(CNN) -- Iraq has banned all Turkish flights from landing in the country in response to a dispute over millions of dollars owed by an Iraqi government oil company to Turkey. Iraqi transportation ministry spokesman Karim al-Nuri said the decision to block Turkish planes from Iraq, including the semi-autonomous Kurd... |
06f988b60b8e7bd64c62997019f4de7874df8192 | Summarize the following news article. | Official results say Ortega won reelection with more than 62% of votes .
Police say protests and clashes throughout the country have left at least four dead .
The Organization of American States reports irregularities, but ratifies the results .
A human rights representative says police are behind violence, but police ... | [
"Managua, Nicaragua (CNN) -- Nicaragua's election officials have officially declared President Daniel Ortega's victory, but opponents are protesting the results. A report from the Organization of American States indicated \"irregularities in the elections,\" but supported official results saying that Ortega won re-... |
aee571e11bf5d92e2a455b4709666181d76a236c | Summarize the following news article. | "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair .
"Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick .
"The Thing" is the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences . | [
"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidence... |
58a9f6b64d34bb12016a672c583f0f34082e8597 | Summarize the following news article. | "When I moved to America, I was more voluptuous," Sofia Vergara says .
"I don't really think that plastic surgery can make you look young," she says .
"I think the most unhealthy thing is that I'm obsessed with dessert," she says . | [
"(Health.com) -- \"I'm sorry I'm late, it's that I just woke up!\" laughs Sofia Vergara, at eleven-thirty on a Sunday morning in Los Angeles. \"We worked until very late last night,\" says the 39-year-old in the rolling Colombian accent we've come to love from her character, Gloria, on \"Modern Family.\" About the ... |
7daa41e6437aab1cf51fd4e3148bc840f6c33ad9 | Summarize the following news article. | Adidas is now working with top designers, such as Stella McCartney .
But its main priority will always be sportswear .
Adidas has navigated the worst of Europe's economic difficulties due to its strong brand . | [
"(CNN) -- Adidas, the brand loved for its sports gear, might be expanding into fashion but it won't desert its fitness loving fans, the chief executive says. Adidas is now working with top designers, such as Stella McCartney, to create a distinctive genre of sportswear and lifestyle fashion products. But while ceo ... |
5e5209fe7987f569c50cd69e684c9a982cff5108 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A driver says the cars "are not designed to bang wheels" as happened Sunday .
NEW: Coroner says Wheldon died of "blunt head trauma," deems death an "accident"
The 2-time Indy 500 winner was testing a safer IndyCar in the weeks before his death .
Fellow driver Dario Franchitti says the Las Vegas speedway is "not a ... | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- Weeks ago, Dan Wheldon was behind the wheel of a new prototype car for the IZOD IndyCar racing series -- one meant to make his sport safer, albeit ideally no less exciting. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, who'd been one of a handful of key collaborators in the safety effort as identified o... |
03c04afd510e24045254ec555637017b2d1a39ef | Summarize the following news article. | More than 700 people were injured in clashes over attempted march .
The clashes took place in area that is home to the Al-Khalifa ruling family .
Opposing crowds carried swords, hatchets, pieces of wood with nails .
The Bahraini ambassador to U.S. denied allegations of police force . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of people were injured in Bahrain Friday, when rival groups clashed over an attempted march in the town of Riffa, a residential area where the ruling Al-Khalifa family lives. The national health ministry said 774 people were injured and 107 were hospitalized in the wake of the fighting. Anti-gove... |
341fde78ab8c11bee4062405de56000d47145a92 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama gets 12 stitches after taking an elbow to the lip .
Gibbs: Obama is sewn up in the White House doctor's office .
The owner of the errant elbow calls Obama "a tough competitor and a good sport" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Apparently no good deed goes unpunished for President Barack Obama, who was trying to make sure he didn't get a flabby belly after Thanksgiving but wound up with a fat lower lip instead. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the president received a dozen stitches after getting hit with... |
ac144c6e928c6cb3ba0ad8f919541a8c7be07dfd | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor began her legal career as a prosecutor .
She worked in the Manhattan DA's office from 1979 to 1984 .
Her former colleagues remember Sotomayor as driven and focused .
Manhattan DA Robert M. Morgenthau on Thursday's Senate witness schedule . | [
"Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice. Sonia Sotomayor is flanked by her supervisor, Warren Murray, and D.A. Robert Morgenthau, right, in ... |
5179e64174627824968d08eb6540e7baec17e318 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fresh Tahrir Square clashes leave nearly 90 wounded .
Report: Egypt's stock market sees an unprecedented wave of buying .
Voters pick members of the lower house of Egypt's parliament .
The lower house will be tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptians reveled in their chance to vote in a post-Hosni Mubarak era during a second day of parliamentary elections, but nightfall brought new clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square that stretched into Wednesday. At least 88 people had been hurt, 28 of them seriously enough to go to a hospital, a Health ... |
71529c81a9ea8d1205545c952a48ac011f9c17f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg happy about possibility of female colleague .
Ginsburg: "Women belong in all places where decision are being made"
She says Sotomayor "well-equipped to handle the challenges our work presents" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- While most sitting Supreme Court justices refuse to comment about current and future nominees to that bench, one member says she can't wait to welcome Judge Sonia Sotomayor to that exclusive club. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg her views occasionally are ignored by the male justices. Justice Ruth... |
d90048a9331024c1e5a37a8b2d87f06ccc7c86d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Three quakes strike near Christchurch within two hours .
Two of the quakes have magnitudes of at least 5.0 .
Power is out and phone lines are down in Christchurch, a resident says .
A 6.3-magnitude temblor struck the same area in February, killing more than 180 people . | [
"(CNN) -- A pair of earthquakes with magnitudes of at least 5.0 struck within 90 minutes of each other near Christchurch, New Zealand, on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, reviving vivid memories of a deadly quake that killed more than 180 people in February. \"Everyone is on edge here anyway,\" said Rhy... |
52c4574f8d6dbc3e501d55f9f3030fc29f21c31c | Summarize the following news article. | Colleagues recall Sotomayor as tireless, focused worker .
"Her hobby is people," says friend, former Columbia University colleague .
Critics call her "prickly"; former aide says tough talk is saved for the bench .
Lifelong Yankees fan's most high-profile case ended baseball strike . | [
"Editor's Note: This is the last in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor was nominated to U.S. district court in 1991 and federal appeals court in 1997. (CNN) -- So... |
8b6e9daa35cd41136539e4f8a620e62a87e9cf30 | Summarize the following news article. | Gardening co-ops can have unexpected benefits for like-minded members .
As the scope of the Wonder Weeders' gardening projects grew, so did their friendships .
Eight years on, the Wonder Weeders have weathered great change and have new goals . | [
"(Real Simple) -- Gayle Jamison's garden in Woodstock, New York, is a well-ordered oasis filled with gentle lines of peonies and hydrangeas, artfully placed azaleas, and weeping cherry trees. A soothing vista dotted with various shades of pink and purple, the garden is so immaculately maintained that you would expe... |
52b026b4fba08c943369f0166f08ca711cae892f | Summarize the following news article. | Solheim Cup level at 8-8 going into Sunday's singles matches in Ireland .
U.S. women's team battle back from 7-5 down in Saturday fourballs .
Europe's Laura Davies becomes the competition's record points scorer .
Davies plays fellow veteran Juli Inkster in one of the key clashes . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States have battled back to set up a final-day showdown in the Solheim Cup women's golf teams event in Ireland. With Europe doubling their one-point lead to 7-5 after Saturday's morning foursomes matches at Killeen Castle, the U.S. kept alive their hopes of a fourth straight title on Sunday by ... |
8cdb4327c58595caae1bd3ac2ad169306759ed32 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Embassy says a criminal investigation is under way .
Authorities found Brian Adkins dead over the weekend .
U.S. official says it was Adkins first tour of duty as a foreign service officer .
There were no apparent threats against Adkins . | [
"(CNN) -- Brian Adkins, a newly assigned American diplomat in Ethiopia, was found dead last weekend at his home in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, an embassy spokesman and a senior State Department official told CNN. U.S. Embassy press officer Michael McClellan identified Adkins and said he was from Columbus, O... |
cf7e820823f0af6e13f7c51f2c7d42023fb1d09f | Summarize the following news article. | "Warrior" is a two-track drama of fighting and redemption .
It tells the parallel stories of Brendan and Tommy, and has a grainy '70s-style look .
"Warrior" is at times almost gravely self-important . | [
"(EW.com) -- Brendan Conlon (Joel Edgerton), a high school physics teacher, has a house the bank is about to foreclose on and a daughter with an (expensive) heart defect. He's also a former mixed-martial-arts champion, and so -- strictly for the money -- he decides to get back in the ring, even if the clawing, kick... |
06d7217d8a48064f2849d4f9d5a754979252f7d1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama calls Benjamin Netanyahu's speech "important step forward"
Palestinian legislator accuses Netanyahu of calling for creation of ghetto state .
Demilitarized state could not have army or control its airspace, he says .
Before Sunday, Netanyahu had not endorsed a two-state solution . | [
"(CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel could accept a peace agreement with a \"demilitarized Palestinian state\" as its neighbor. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would agree to peace with Palestinians. In his first speech accepting the concept of a two-state solution for th... |
6e40d76507b1b93e9d49a0c913b165ba5b402c14 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: Bone found near home where Jaycee Dugard allegedly held captive .
Investigators: Accused abductor Philip Garrido had access to area where bone found .
Fragment was analyzed by outside expert, will go on to state DNA lab .
Garrido, wife Nancy pleaded not guilty to abducting Dugard in 1991, other crimes . | [
"(CNN) -- The bone fragment found near the California home where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years is \"probably human,\" a sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday. Jaycee Dugard was locked in a shed tucked under a blue tarp in her alleged captor's backyard. Investigators said they found the bone la... |
9a3123a9bd9906241e5af178c53812e63ce1dcd0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Judge's role "not to make law, it is to apply the law," Sotomayor tells panel .
Democrats praise Sonia Sotomayor's experience and dedication to rule of law .
Republicans say she's the kind of activist judge that threatens legal traditions .
Sotomayor's journey "a truly American story," committee chairman says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said Monday that her hotly disputed judicial philosophy is, in fact, quite simple: Remain faithful to the law. Judge Sonia Sotomayor speaks Monday to the Senate panel considering her nomination to the Supreme Court. \"In the past month, many senators h... |
a7fd75a39e14b3cc3cd6bcc8de329c182fe59ab9 | Summarize the following news article. | Incubus' Brandon Boyd has been indulging in a love of painting .
Band has new greatest hits album out, will hit the road in July .
"These were the things I was supposed to do," says Boyd . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Brandon Boyd blends into his Venice, California, neighborhood like any other resident. Brandon Boyd, front man for Incubus, is going on the road with the band in July. He surfs. Shuns Starbucks in favor of the local smoothie shop. Walks his French bulldog, Bruce. Oh, he also paints... |
9cf71838d120008adb2f1a7fe4653b7c62daea87 | Summarize the following news article. | Emma Coleman Jordan is professor of law at Georgetown University .
Coleman Jordan worked on nomination process of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor .
Sonia Sotomayor faces tough Senate hearings, Coleman Jordan writes .
"We can only count on her diligent preparation to face partisan interest," she says . | [
"Emma Coleman Jordan is a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. She was a White House fellow in 1980-81, serving as special assistant to the attorney general and working on the nomination process of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice. She was also counsel to Professor Anita ... |
b97cac6ac6596da250043ebda72c96f20d7d5eeb | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III wants Tiger Woods in his 2012 team .
Fred Couples has picked Woods as a wildcard for the Presidents Cup in November .
The former world No. 1 has dropped down the rankings to 50th after two hard years .
Woods has hired Couples' former caddy Joe LaCava as his new bagman . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III plans to emulate the decision of his Presidents Cup counterpart Fred Couples and select former world number one Tiger Woods for next year's contest with Europe. Woods, a 14-time major winner, has struggled with form and fitness since problems in his personal life emer... |
def54568abe05472d42c9d404fe5b2f486bc11ac | Summarize the following news article. | Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal get steamy in "Love and Other Drugs"
Colin Firth is getting Oscar nods for his role as King George VI in "The King's Speech"
After dominating the film-festival circuit, "Black Swan" is coming to theaters December 3 . | [
"(CNN) -- 'Tis the season, for movies, that is! This holiday season is introducing audiences to a whole new crop of flicks guaranteed to drive you to a theater, despite the $10 ticket. Check out the movies taking 2010 out with a bang. \"Burlesque\" Christina Aguilera stars as a small-town girl who goes to Los Angel... |
6bd6f088605313642b8eb6703e64f0761b519340 | Summarize the following news article. | Sonia Sotomayor arrived at Princeton in 1972 in fourth co-ed class .
She read children's classics to enhance her English writing skills .
She launched a Puerto Rico action group and campaigned for Latinos .
By the time she went to Yale, she was confident and outgoing, classmate recalls . | [
"Editor's Note: This is the third in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, and revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice if confirmed. Sotomayor won the Moses Taylor Pyne Prize, the highest honor given to an undergradu... |
93876d0383451efaa98a111387c7b6fa003c98e1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Schools in France are safe," Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret says .
NEW: "There is no specific danger in Besancon," he says .
Five children and their teacher were held at a nursery school Monday .
Suspect was armed with two swords, French Ministry of Education says . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- The mayor of a French town where students were held hostage for more than four hours Monday wants to reassure parents that \"schools in France are safe.\" \"We do not want to create an environment of terror in the classroom,\" Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret said. \"We shouldn't focus on this issue.\" Ab... |
a92cbe5d7c2f47d498467aa3eeffa693d1262966 | Summarize the following news article. | Red Cross worker killed during shelling in the conflict zone in Sri Lanka .
Majurin Sivakurunathan was killed along with his mother during shelling .
Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and rebel Tamil Tigers has intensified . | [
"(CNN) -- A Red Cross worker was killed Wednesday during shelling in the conflict zone in Sri Lanka, the third aid worker killed in six weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. A photo supplied by a humanitarian group on Sunday shows civilians allegedly injured in government shelling. The worker, i... |
31d6c8e0cdbb75f463b0061c961b81e9441f2655 | Summarize the following news article. | 74% of people in poll think George Washington did lie to the public as president .
"Honest Abe" Lincoln fares only a little better -- 71% believe he lied as well .
Poll suggests Americans think the problem of dishonesty is not a new one . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Folklore says that George Washington was known for never telling a lie. But as the United States marks its first president's birthday, a new poll indicates that 74 percent of the public thinks the father of our country did lie to the public while he served as president. It's an indication that ... |
87e8d510f059dd5cc47edb5dd1defb487d963d0e | Summarize the following news article. | German Bundesliga match is called off after referee fails to show up .
Officials later reveal that ref Babak Rafati tried to commit suicide .
German FA president says that Rafati is "stable" in intensive care in hospital .
The 41-year-old had been due to control game between Cologne and Mainz . | [
"(CNN) -- A German top-division football match was called off on Saturday after the appointed referee apparently tried to commit suicide before the kickoff. Cologne's game against Mainz was postponed when match official Babak Rafati failed to show up, the home team's website reported. German Football Assocation pre... |
d185409b8b2c31836347364d55ad64e8edba1afb | Summarize the following news article. | 6-time world champion Floyd Mayweather hasn't boxed in more than a year .
He'll fight WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on Saturday night in Las Vegas .
Ortiz, 24, has a 29-2-2 record; Mayweather is undefeated in his 41 bouts .
Mayweather is facing at least 6 lawsuits and has had several run-ins with the law . | [
"(CNN) -- Six-time boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather returns to the ring Saturday for the first time in more than a year, squaring off against Victor Ortiz. Mayweather, 34, has won all 41 of his professional fights and is a six-time world champion at five different weights. He is hoping to add more laurels at ... |
19c134c84f928590e062a435f08d5b486986f938 | Summarize the following news article. | Juventus are back on top of the Serie A table after a 3-0 home win over Palermo .
Unbeaten Juve lead Lazio on goal difference, although they also have a game in hand .
Previous leaders Udinese now in fourth place after slumping to a 2-0 defeat at Parma . | [
"(CNN) -- Juventus are back on top of the Italian Serie A table after a comfortable 3-0 home win over Palermo on Sunday maintained their unbeaten start to the season. Goals from Simone Pepe, Alessandro Matri and Claudio Marchisio put Juve ahead of Lazio, who drew 0-0 at Napoli on Saturday, on goal difference -- wit... |
de37583a132c390bbefd644124d5d8f73fdca5e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Adam Scott leads at the halfway stage of the Tour Championship in Atlanta .
Australian shoots five-under 65 to move one clear of Korea's K.J. Choi .
He also takes top spot in FedEx Cup points projections from Webb Simpson .
Simpson one of five players who will claim $10 million with victory on Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Golf's $10 million jackpot is well and truly up for grabs this weekend after the FedExCup series pacesetters faltered in Friday's second round. Five players are guaranteed to take home the loot if they can claim the Tour Championship's additional $1.44 million first prize on Sunday, but it was Adam Scott ... |
4926b49248d6bbe7d1e84ca1e436bf09ed3c2793 | Summarize the following news article. | "Gears of Wars" described as "the most influential game of this generation"
Third installment wraps up the story arc for the Gears team, answers lingering questions .
Game starts a couple years after the conclusion of "Gears 2" and finds Marcus in jail . | [
"(CNN) -- With an awesome story and continuation of the gameplay that has made the franchise great, \"Gears of War 3\" ties a brilliant and bloody bow atop a video-game trilogy that's been seven years in the making. The latest third-person shooter game from Epic Games and Microsoft wraps up the \"Gears\" story arc ... |
2c2946a3847455f211f49e8f856e4ad910f63124 | Summarize the following news article. | Candace Bushnell has a new book, "One Fifth Avenue"
It's story of the scramble for a penthouse apartment owned by a high-society queen .
Bushnell says she often knows her characters better than any real person .
Books "have to say something about contemporary life," she says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Any woman who's ever watched \"Sex and the City\" has at some point tried to guess which of the characters she's most like. The overly confident Samantha? The slightly prudish Charlotte? The pessimistic Miranda? The overanalytical Carrie? Candace Bushnell attends a fashion show during th... |
0e535d2d842d1db2fd1cf862a21821fc9f82cd49 | Summarize the following news article. | About 10 militants storm the police station .
The attack comes a day after Pakistani Taliban denied reports of a ceasefire . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for an early Wednesday morning attack on a police station that killed two officers and injured seven others, a spokesman for the militant group told CNN. Approximately 10 militants charged the police station, tossed grenades and then ope... |
4c5a0bb92951788598f436857beb5adaab9fbf33 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: The flood of money into U.S. politics is a scandal .
He says money from powerful interests prevents rational choices on budget cutting .
It helps explain why Wall Street got bailed out, and U.S. homeowners didn't, he says . | [
"Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- In recent weeks, there have been two important stories developing about the 2012 campaign. On the surface, they have nothing to do directly with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney or Michele Bachmann. The stories revolve around money. American Crossroads, a political action committee founded b... |
0688ddd6bed1a5a1144386658b07769513f305f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Patrick Vieira's move to Manchester City appears to have moved a step closer according to Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho.
English Premier League City had been linked with a move for the 33-year-old midfielder who has a stop-start career at the San Siro.
Juan Sebastian Veron has rejected the chance to join City and int... | [
"Patrick Vieira's move to Manchester City appears to have moved a step closer after Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho confirmed he has played his last game for the Italian club. English Premier League side City had been linked with a move for the 33-year-old midfielder who has a stop-start career at the San Siro sinc... |
b70e3f191f5c5feaa3d7718c6ee7ded0818a66ef | Summarize the following news article. | Nancy Garrido faces charges with her husband in abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard .
Her attorney says media coverage has included "misstatements ... speculation"
Attorney Gilbert Maines says he's working on getting Nancy Garrido to confide in him .
Maines says the case is "horrendous" for Nancy Garrido as well as the vic... | [
"EL DORADO HILLS, California (CNN) -- The attorney for Nancy Garrido, charged in the Jaycee Lee Dugard abduction case, expressed concern Wednesday that intense media coverage may prejudice his client's ability to get a fair trial. Phillip Garrido and his wife in 1988, shortly after his release from jail for rape. \... |
853c1b9d1bc3edd7f0ca6a45b131bbacdcb947d0 | Summarize the following news article. | This Paris visit focuses on lots of walking, sitting and eating instead of rushing .
Montmartre has secret vineyard; Île Saint-Louis is a charmer .
Watching the crazy traffic around the Arc de Triomphe can serve as excellent entertainment .
Assemble your own meal at the fruit, produce and specialty food shops on Rue Cl... | [
"Paris (CNN) -- When you're in love in Paris, you show it with a lock. A combination lock, a bicycle lock or, most commonly, a simple padlock -- hundreds of them -- all inscribed with the names of lovers and clinging to the chain link railing of the Pont des Arts, the Bridge of Arts, the keys romantically tossed in... |
4eaef0391cf553abf35256150a09ee0d9b281bc6 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan is leading the way with advances in cutting-edge medical technology .
Researchers have developed nurse robots that can assist in hospitals .
The "Intelligent Toilet" can test blood pressure and give health advice . | [
"Japan has long been the world leader in robotics research, but in recent years it's also been leading the way when it comes to cutting-edge medical technology. A prototype \"Finger Rehabilitation Glove,\" designed to aid recovery from paralysis. From robot nurses that can lift hospital patients in and out of their... |
36574da2df5d71952f3428ed617b62286aa1416e | Summarize the following news article. | Michaele Salahi "abandoned the marriage," Tareq Salahi's divorce petition says .
His wife's affair causes him "great harm, humiliation, and embarrassment," Salahi says .
An e-mail from her paramour's email address includes a penis photo, the divorce filing says .
The band Journey is paying for Michaele Salahi's travel,... | [
"(CNN) -- Tareq Salahi is \"greatly hurt and disturbed\" by wife's \"adulterous affair\" with a rock musician and he wants a divorce, according to court documents. \"Real Housewives of D.C.\" star Michaele Salahi left her husband last week to join Journey guitarist Neal Schon on tour, which Tareq Salahi said \"caus... |
fa79ac193bddc262fb35a468c8bdfaae536bbd7d | Summarize the following news article. | Emad Shahin: Military government in Egypt has been blocking transition to civilian rule .
He says the armed forces are standing in the way of democracy .
Protesters had to return to the streets to reset the revolution, he says .
Shahin: Military using violence, arrests and torture to repress those seeking change . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- In Cairo, where huge protests are now in their fourth day, the angry protesters in Tahrir Square are reclaiming the pro-democracy revolution they started January 25. Since it took control of the management of the transitional process, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces -- appointed by the forme... |
e6153725110f97d0c88a8c2e09fb4126d6a9cc40 | Summarize the following news article. | Natalie Wood was major movie star, considered one of world's most beautiful and talented .
Films include "Rebel Without a Cause," "West Side Story," "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"
Wood drowned in 1981; case was recently reopened . | [
"(CNN) -- Natalie Wood was terrified of the water. As an 11-year-old shooting \"The Green Promise,\" she was thrown off a bridge during a storm scene and nearly drowned. The incident scarred her for life. Thirty-two years later, Wood died after falling into the ocean off Catalina Island in California. Wood's life i... |
7877f16e39ec6c179f5c846d7538b57e136b7ab8 | Summarize the following news article. | Todd Graham: Key currency in debates is your stock of credibility .
He says Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman added to their credibility .
Credibility of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain running low, he says .
Graham: Newt Gingrich successfully defended unpopular stances . | [
"(CNN) -- As last night's Republican presidential debate over national security issues demonstrated, credibility is crucial to winning a debate. Think of credibility like money you have in a bank. Each time you stretch it thin, you have less the next time you might need it. It is your own personal bank of believabi... |
83178ba4f912844c7bc4f55f25d3c9a0a1d38b51 | Summarize the following news article. | Chiquita to pay $25M fine, serve probation, Justice Department says .
Plea agreement avoids prosecution of the banana producer .
Court papers: Chiquita paid groups that controlled lands where bananas grew . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Banana producer Chiquita will pay a $25 million fine and serve five years' probation for once paying millions of dollars to groups in Colombia considered by the U.S. to be terrorist organizations, a Department of Justice spokesman said Tuesday. A worker at a banana plantation in Santa Maria, Co... |
95d6d06f0cae05b7ad566759311ca6653445d456 | Summarize the following news article. | Travelers worry as bankruptcy fears swirl around American Airlines .
Snyder: Chances of a big airline failing in the U.S. are incredibly slim .
Ultimately, the best advice is to just be alert, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- For the first time in a few years, talk about airline bankruptcies has ramped up once again, with concerns expressed this week about a certain carrier based in Texas. Whether the reports about American Airlines are true or not doesn't really matter -- it's enough to make people anxious. I've received a fa... |
b74a9e7177690530880ad67bed3683540d4b4ba3 | Summarize the following news article. | The woman, Jameela Barnette, was killed as she tried to attack an officer, police said .
She had been charged with sending threatening packages to two lawmakers .
Both packages contained threatening letters and one contained a hoax WMD .
U.S. Rep. Peter King and New York State Sen. Greg Ball received the packages . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- A woman charged with sending threatening packages to two lawmakers, including a U.S. representative, was killed Sunday after she tried to attack a police officer at her home near Atlanta, police and the lawmakers said Monday. Jameela Barnette, 53, was armed with a knife and handgun when a police o... |
7e70f2aa19dee8dd0d21bf1258518e546f997e6a | Summarize the following news article. | Study suggests Tai chi as a good exercise for fibromyalgia patients .
Tai chi practicers experienced less pain, stiffness and fatigue .
Doctor says the benefits of tai chi were also lasting . | [
"(Health.com) -- Doctors often recommend exercise for patients with fibromyalgia, but the chronic pain and fatigue associated with the condition can make activities like running and swimming difficult. Tai chi -- a slow, meditative martial art -- may be an effective alternative, a new study suggests. Fibromyalgia ... |
ea8490a4010322704534112af20830b4dc3aea79 | Summarize the following news article. | John Kalymon was a member of a Nazi-backed police unit, a court has found .
He came to the United States from Germany in 1949 and became a U.S. citizen in 1955 .
Efforts continue to find the few former Nazis remaining in the United States . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A 90-year-old Michigan man who officials say rounded up and shot Jews in Nazi death camps during World War II is a step closer to being deported, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. In January, a judge found John Kalymon of Troy, Michigan, to have been an armed member of the Nazi-sponsore... |
0179773e5a0acce1c05218d797138f9f03af46c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan ambassador to Israel and two others expelled .
Move in response to Venezuela breaking diplomatic relations over Gaza attack .
Venezuelan foreign minister says country is proud of the expulsion from Israel . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israel has expelled Venezuela's ambassador in response to Venezuela's expulsion of an Israeli envoy and the rupture of diplomatic relations earlier this month. A pro-Palestinian mural in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Venezuelan head of mission Roland Betancourt and two other diplomats were gi... |
583439f1c530515c17470cf131e825df53fc1b80 | Summarize the following news article. | The annual Crime Victimization Survey shows a 13% drop in violent crimes .
The Justice Department says there has been a sharp drop in simple assaults .
The department's report is based on an extensive telephone survey . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Violent crime in the United States continues to drop significantly despite the difficult economic environment, according to new statistics released Friday by the Justice Department. According to the Crime Victimization Survey released annually by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2010 violen... |
4a30275b3480d725e21baf8756f3ae452194a7c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Some of the best-dressed at this year's Emmys wore body conscious gowns .
"Mildred Pierce" co-stars Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood both wore Elie Saab gowns .
"Modern Family's" Sofia Vergara thought her Colombian emeralds added excitement .
Julianna Margulies revealed that she picked her white Armani Privé the night... | [
"(InStyle.com) -- This year, the Emmy Awards come on the heels of New York Fashion Week. How does the red carpet measure up to the runway? \"The Spring and Fall collections were all about loose shapes and subtle, restrained sensuality,\" says Hal Rubenstein, InStyle Fashion Director and author of the upcoming \"100... |
81c4c8867f9f62d59f54a7af3b0899804697d744 | Summarize the following news article. | Amy Poehler, smiled at the camera and then promptly ran up onto the stage .
A sketch where characters from different shows all popped up at the Dunder-Mifflin office .
Ricky Gervais once again faced some of the celebs he slammed . | [
"(CNN) -- Let's face it; most awards shows can be pretty dull. It's not that we don't tune in to every single one, of course, but it's always a pleasant surprise when the ceremony is actually fun to watch. Last night's Emmy Awards hosted by Jane Lynch not only honored Emmy shoo-ins like \"The Daily Show,\" \"Mad Me... |
f7beeedc5f5d922e3490d2778be0b090f095257e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 35 people have died in violence Thursday, an activist group says .
The Arab League could impose economic sanctions Sunday if Syria ignores deadline .
Syria is under international pressure to halt its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters .
The United Nations says more than 3,500 have died since the protes... | [
"(CNN) -- Syria has until Friday to agree to let Arab League observers into the country to monitor the government's response to civil unrest or else face economic sanctions from its neighbors, a senior Arab League diplomat said Thursday. Syria's membership in the 22-country Arab League was suspended this month afte... |
4114126d286fb43f8c509f3359d323c2c807c323 | Summarize the following news article. | Yemen's future is far from predictable after Saleh's departure, an analyst says .
Armed units from the Saleh family and the al-Ahmar family remain at odds .
The tens of thousands of anti-Saleh demonstrators are likely to play a role .
A combination of factors probably led Saleh to finally step down . | [
"(CNN) -- After months of bloodshed, intrigue and revenge that made Yemen seem like an Arabian version of Hamlet, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally transferred his powers to his vice president, and elections are to be held in three months. At the ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to seal the transition deal ... |
8d7e008c066f416dcf1f40286a2e15b26303e7fa | Summarize the following news article. | A new paper says "good screening tools and efficacious treatment" for autism are lacking .
Several leading autism experts question the article's conclusions .
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening at 18 and 24 months .
One of the report's authors says finding and helping children with autism is his go... | [
"(CNN) -- A report from Canadian researchers published Monday says there is not enough sound evidence to support routine screening of children for autism, but several autism experts are questioning the paper's conclusions. The article, published in the journal Pediatrics, is based on a review of existing studies. C... |
4d55c9acc31b8253d85842442c57f9e4091730be | Summarize the following news article. | As a boy, Jarreth Merz witnessed violent coup in Ghana .
His family left for Europe, but he returned in 2008 to film Ghana's election .
After close vote and a runoff, a winner was declared and power transferred .
Merz: Election helped show that democracy is viable in Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- In 1979, Jarreth Merz, then a young boy in Ghana, saw the dramatic results of a military coup. Watching on an old black and white television set, he and a group of his friends witnessed one of the nation's generals being blindfolded and shot to death by a firing squad. Shortly afterward, his family fled t... |
fa5fd3609aa1319f6666e2139af7cb06189ec1b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Responses to latest changes announced by Netflix have been mostly negative .
More than 23,000 customers comment on a blog by Netflix CEO about the change .
Under changes, Netflix's DVDs-by-mail service will be re-branded as "Qwikster"
Many customers already were upset over price increases in July . | [
"(CNN) -- It has been a rough couple of months for Netflix. The company that virtually defined online movie rentals was swamped by an unprecedented wave of customer ire two months ago when it raised prices for both its DVD mailing and online streaming services. Netflix announced this week that it's splitting itself... |
5f31ec4f5715f7d24dc66bc4683f1fc5afa92c30 | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: Michele Bachmann distorted the truth at CNN debate .
He says she wrongly said the CIA's interrogations had been outsourced to ACLU .
Her claims that Obama avoid energy independence and killed pipeline are wrong, he says .
Avlon: Bachmann plays politics by "talk show rules," aiming for impact, not accuracy . | [
"(CNN) -- There's an old saying that a lie can go halfway around the world while the truth is putting its boots on -- and in politics, a steady drumbeat of misinformation and mischaracterization can too often shape the national debate. So we wanted to set up a regular online column to confront fear-mongering with t... |
09d15d29ff736f00a72492fe5dd8a6787d429856 | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Pat Quinn wants "integrity" restored to state government .
Reform commission will report to Quinn's office .
Quinn took over as Illinois governor Thursday when Rod Blagojevich ousted . | [
"(CNN) -- In his first executive order as Illinois governor, Pat Quinn established Friday the Illinois Reform Commission as an official state body under the governor's office. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wants a review of state government practices completed in 100 days. \"I think we are sending a message to the people... |
3cb1efaccb2bdf73ffdaa14abf7a145d47dc690d | Summarize the following news article. | Saad Hariri hopes to finish what his father, Rafik Hariri, never had a chance to do .
Hariri's coalition retained control this week despite challenge from Hezbollah alliance .
Hariri: U.S. will play a key role in efforts to attain peace in the Middle East . | [
"BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Saad Hariri is poised to follow in his father's footsteps and become Lebanon's next prime minister, a position he said he \"will not shy away from.\" Saad Hariri said he will discuss taking the position of Lebanon's prime minister with his allies. \"I will discuss it with my allies,\" the ... |
89f8668b19dfb562e515dc7c9e0a59d4bfe78583 | Summarize the following news article. | The outcome is a credit to reporting by News of the World, its parent firm says .
Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif are guilty of plotting to cheat and take bribes .
Mohammad Amir earlier pleaded guilty to the same charges .
The Asian betting market is worth up to $50B a year, a cricket official estimates . | [
"London (CNN) -- Two top international cricket players from Pakistan were found guilty Tuesday of plotting to cheat and to take bribes in a major match against England last summer. Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif could potentially go to prison for up to seven years for the criminal offenses, part of a scandal that ro... |
8f25a3eced088cfdc2d813d3ac66a3887ef158c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Rehman served as information minister .
Haqqani resigned amid a probe into a secret offer by Pakistan's president to the U.S.
Media reports have speculated Haqqani played a key role . | [
"(CNN) -- A day after Pakistan's ambassador to the United States stepped down, Islamabad named Sherry Rehman as the new U.S. envoy. A graduate of Massachusetts' Smith College, Rehman served as the information minister in 2008 until her resignation the following year. She is also founding chair of the Jinnah Institu... |
bf38b1482466e7afd32b05ba2cd04aa49a64a90c | Summarize the following news article. | United States retain the Presidents Cup after beating Internationals 19-15 in Melbourne .
Tiger Woods defeated Aaron Baddeley to score the winning point for the United States .
Woods had also provided the winning when the United States won the team event in 2009 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former world number one Tiger Woods scored the winning point in the Presidents Cup for the second competition in a row to help the United States retain their trophy against an International team in Melbourne on Sunday. Woods claimed a comfortable four and three success over Australian Aaron Baddeley in th... |
3d1bf1482c113f788b9d3dcd31dc87d68752c467 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An official denies the government is responsible for deaths of protesters .
At least five people are killed by pro-government gunmen, medics say .
Protests are bigger than expected a day after the president steps down .
Demonstrators want Ali Abdullah Saleh to face trial . | [
"Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- At least five people were killed in Yemen when pro-government gunmen shot at anti-government protesters in the capital, medics in Sanaa's Change Square told CNN Thursday. The violence came a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down from power after months of protests against... |
a9912896ddfd6107ce3527e2802353123d9cff6b | Summarize the following news article. | The draw has been made for the 2012 African Cup of Nations .
The tournament will get underway with Equatorial Guinea v Libya on January 21 in Bata .
Stade d'Angonde in Libreville will host the final on February 12 . | [
"(CNN) -- After a dramatic end to a year-long qualifying campaign, the 16 teams competing in the 2012 African Cup of Nations have learned their group stage opponents after the draw for January's tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea was made. The two-yearly tournament will be without some of African football's ... |
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