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f39f6d8ded51b8fa6b665a38ef407f8cdc7a78f1 | Summarize the following news article. | The team is under investigation by the NCAA .
A booster says he showered players with gifts .
The self-imposed bowl ban "is a necessary step for our university," the school says . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- The University of Miami announced Sunday that it is barring its football team from bowl consideration this year as it remains under investigation by the NCAA over allegations that a booster showered dozens of players with cash and jewelry, and supplied prostitutes for players. \"We understand and sh... |
e5b1d604d8c1b7f5a47911a72cb1f4f24d2d4573 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect's family shocked by allegations, his mother says .
Jose Pimentel is accused of plotting to attack U.S. veterans, police and post offices .
Pimentel said he was one hour away from finishing his first bomb, police say .
"He was not part of a larger conspiracy," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says . | [
"(CNN) -- A New York man authorities say once pondered changing his name to Osama Hussein to honor his personal heroes -- Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein -- remained jailed Monday on bomb-related charges in what police described as a plot to attack police, military personnel and postal facilities. Police arreste... |
43507fc34747f3246eaa89543a342e8d9be39b57 | Summarize the following news article. | Since 2009, London's O2 Arena has hosted the ATP World Tour Finals .
The event is played out between world's top-ranked male singles and doubles stars .
The O2 is predominantly a music venue, playing host to artists like Rihanna .
The O2 Arena's deal to host season-ending event runs until 2013 . | [
"(CNN) -- For most of the year London's O2 Arena, located on the south bank of the famous River Thames, plays host to the world's biggest music acts. But since 2009, the venue has also spent one week in November staging tennis' season-ending showpiece -- the ATP World Tour Finals. The event pits the world's top eig... |
3c0e7ae6c1801da227636c397d579670473f28dd | Summarize the following news article. | State Department confirms the boy's citizenship, but offers no further information .
"I slit their throats," accused teen hit man says .
"I either work or he'll kill me," he says, describing a drug cartel boss . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- A 14-year-old accused of ruthless killings on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel boss is a U.S. citizen, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Monday. Gini Staab would not provide any further information. \"We have confirmed the boy's U.S. citizenship but can't say anything more about the boy... |
3b47c2b9d1cc058c021486c06480ae337bc13403 | Summarize the following news article. | John Moore took images of Benazir Bhutto moments before death .
Moore "surprised" to see Bhutto rise through sunroof to wave to crowd .
Moore was also at Karachi rally where Bhutto was attacked in October . | [
"(CNN) -- The photographer who took images of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto moments before her assassination Thursday told CNN he was \"surprised\" to see her rise through the sunroof of her vehicle to wave to supporters after delivering her speech. Getty Images photographer John Moore captured Ben... |
ca122d39b375e4aa4fd8f0f4ef708342987a1ce5 | Summarize the following news article. | Ferrari president accuses critics of Fernando Alonso's German GP win of hypocrisy .
Ferrari fined $100,000 and may face more punishment after controversial incident .
Felipe Massa appeared to let Alonso pass after being told by team to slow down .
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner criticized the Italian marque's race... | [
"(CNN) -- Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has leapt to the defense of the Italian Formula One team following Fernando Alonso's controversial win at the German Grand Prix on Sunday, accusing its critics of hypocrisy. Ferrari was fined $100,000 by motorsport's ruling body the FIA, and referred to the World Moto... |
ec0c7e0d260a3651f4200f4978ffede195429f0a | Summarize the following news article. | "Paranormal Activity 3" implicitly understands that we've been through enough tricks .
The movie is a prequel, set in September 1988 .
Katie (Chloe Csengery), will grow up to be the Katie Featherstone in the first film . | [
"(CNN) -- It would be no exaggeration to say that we spend the 89 minutes of \"Paranormal Activity 3\" waiting -- taut with tension -- to see a face. Not just any face, mind you. A face of nightmare terror and shivery awe, one that will shoot a scary volt of revelation right through us. We're never entirely sure if... |
295d48922b18baa8325895ff2846472ca9988660 | Summarize the following news article. | The repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy will become final on Tuesday .
The law, barring gays from serving openly in the military, was enacted in 1993 .
Obama signed a bill repealing it in late 2010, setting off a transition process .
An ex-Air Force sergeant outed by the policy says the military often doesn't ... | [
"(CNN) -- David Hall thought that he'd been careful, working diligently in his job as an Air Force sergeant, and staying quiet about his outside life, including his sexual orientation. Then, a female cadet went to his commander, with the revelation that Hall -- who had been first in his ROTC pilot's training class ... |
97bba7ae03ea7a50f726f8bbf7ea8f83f10d8f19 | Summarize the following news article. | All Things D says phone is 12 to 18 months from hitting stores .
HTC phone will run a modified version of Google's Android, report says .
INQ Mobile's Cloud Touch and Cloud Q put Facebook front and center . | [
"(Mashable) -- Facebook is working with HTC to develop a phone that has a much deeper integration with the social network than any previous \"Facebook phone.\" That's according to a report from All Things D, which says the phone is probably 12 to 18 months away from hitting store shelves. Codenamed \"Buffy\" after ... |
e7d6fb7334d730cae04769c1e0ad1f2243799b3e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The dead include three children on a Thanksgiving trip with their father .
NEW: "No one could survive that crash," the local sheriff says .
A resident says he saw a mushroom cloud of flames . | [
"(CNN) -- Six people, including three children, were killed when their plane crashed into rugged mountains east of Phoenix on a Thanksgiving eve trip, authorities said Thursday. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu identified the dead as a father and his three children, plus two other men. All were Arizona residents and... |
342af5a6def5b082cb6773027c31d59dfa45cde0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "She was the First Lady of the USO," Carol Channing says .
She met Bob Hope in 1933 when she was singing at a New York club .
Dolores Hope put her singing career on hold to raise four adopted children .
Bob Hope was 100 when he died in 2003 . | [
"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Dolores Hope, the widow of actor-comedian Bob Hope, died of natural causes at her Los Angeles home Monday, her family said. She was 102. \"I had such a huge admiration for both of them,\" actress Julie Newmar said. \"The quality it takes to get just one year older, says a lot about that fact t... |
162ba845bc5639524d191f6ed147669c2840cdb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol auto-parts company .
Police: Four to five workers barged into his office and beat him with iron rods .
Police have arrested nine people and are expected to round up more . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday. Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol, the auto-parts company. Some four to five workers, bel... |
3efa3a9c43c46b668f86fdd79bb92481af5794a6 | Summarize the following news article. | In the past 50 years, revolving restaurants have opened in more than 50 countries .
Drehrestaurant Allalin, the highest revolving restaurant, is on top of a Swiss glacier .
Top of the World is the crown of the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- When you're dining at a revolving restaurant 250 feet above Cape Town, you expect the views to be fantastic. The real surprise is when the food appears -- and it's excellent. What better way to savor a beautiful city than from this vantage point: a window seat at a revolving restaurant where ... |
01545b1602bda0c6b45e6b8a419d6831ec960764 | Summarize the following news article. | Antalya has launched a long-term initiative to become a climate-friendly city .
Turkey's tourist hotspot wants to use solar power to generate electricity .
The country has been slow in developing a sound solar industry . | [
"Anatalya, Turkey (CNN) -- Lapped by the pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish coastal city of Antalya attracts millions of sun-seeking tourists each year, beguiling them with its sweeping scenery, picture-perfect beaches and blazing sunshine. It is this abundance of sunlight -- Turkey receives grea... |
c204e3ada36f49f152db21d99cd667881d951283 | Summarize the following news article. | Foreign Ministry: One person was rescued Tuesday, about 20 hours after a distress call .
It is unclear why the ship sank on Monday .
Report: The 15,000-ton sunken vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2008 . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Seven crew members from a South Korean cargo ship remained missing Tuesday after the boat sank Monday in the South China Sea, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said. Fourteen people have been rescued, according to the ministry. The ship was headed from Penang, Malaysia, to China and dis... |
e66c50f42b73ba63861b52d697da612e82f61ead | Summarize the following news article. | Gian Piero Gasperini's reign at Inter ends after just three months .
The 53-year-old lost two of his first three Serie A matches in charge of Inter .
Former Genoa coach also tasted defeat in the Italian Super Cup and Champions League . | [
"(CNN) -- Gian Piero Gasperini has paid the price for Inter Milan's poor start to the season, being sacked as coach following the 2010 European champions' 3-1 defeat by newly-promoted Novara on Tuesday. The 53-year-old took charge in June, but under his guidance the 18-time Italian Serie A titleholders earned just ... |
06d8caa4a0f92518d748e2c72bfc4ce6a5e378e3 | Summarize the following news article. | The award honors comedians who have shaped American society with their work .
Ferrell calls it "the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy"
Fellow comedians shower praise on him . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The stars were out Sunday night as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts bestowed its prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on actor and comedian Will Ferrell. The award, which was established in 1998, honors comedians who have shaped American society with their work, as ... |
1ea3b77b7271b9dffba9934e8783f3f5c65942dd | Summarize the following news article. | The UC Board of Regents chair says she supports the right to protest peacefully .
The UC Davis chancellor apologizes and says she feels "horrible" about the incident .
Video of police pepper-spraying demonstrators sparks widespread criticism .
The school has placed the police chief and two officers on administrative le... | [
"(CNN) -- Another University of California official expressed dismay about the recent use of pepper spray by police on Occupy Davis protesters. UC Board of Regents chair Sherry Lansing said she was \"shocked and appalled\" by images of police actions during the protest last week on the campus of University of Calif... |
b0c434d6736e888d3effcc2677c944a9e5449621 | Summarize the following news article. | Humane Society calls the governor's response "inadequate"
Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the law must change .
He talks just days after authorities shot exotic animals on the loose .
Of the 56 animals released, only six were taken alive . | [
"(CNN) -- Ohio's governor on Friday signed an executive order covering ownership of dangerous wild animals, which will strengthen enforcement of existing laws, and said he will push for tighter regulations through legislation. Gov. John Kasich spoke to reporters just days after authorities in his state used lethal ... |
2c486e55b359f09d6db13a28c330c6bc8f0879be | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A Kenyan man is charged in connection with the attacks .
Judith Tebbutt was taken from a Kenyan lodge earlier this month .
Officials believe she is being held in a remote corner of Somalia .
Analyst believes this is the work of Somali pirates . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by pirates in a remote corner of Somalia, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi. \"Gangs from Southern Somalia took her up the coast and then moved her several times,\" said Andrew Mwangura, a piracy expe... |
62c644793138b1bac4120329684a6f0dd370781f | Summarize the following news article. | GOP candidates debate national security, foreign policy .
Debate was the 11th major showdown between the Republican candidates .
Gingrich was latest front-runner in the polls heading into debate . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Republican presidential debate on Tuesday focused on national security issues exposed deep fault lines within the GOP over how to grapple with the nation's challenges overseas. The eight Republican candidates who took to the CNN debate stage in downtown Washington differed on a range of issue... |
7cdd879f7f6cc2fc921a2549c026539df963f3ca | Summarize the following news article. | A man and woman are found stabbed to death at Luke Air Force Base .
A knife was found at the scene .
There's no threat to military personnel, a base spokeswoman said . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Glendale, Arizona are investigating the stabbing deaths of a husband and wife who were found dead on the grounds of Luke Air Force Base. Their bodies were found Sunday night inside a post office on the base, according to Glendale police Detective Jeff Doukas, who said more details are expected t... |
8eeb7608bea6dfef1ed763077c64afda7b564bf5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Barack Obama declares Asia-Pacific trip a success .
NEW: Obama says deals cemented on the trip will support U.S. jobs and exports .
NEW: Obama also meets with Chinese premier over maritime disputes, economic issues .
NEW: Obama is scheduled to return to Washington early Sunday . | [
"Bali, Indonesia (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama declared his nine-day Asia-Pacific trip a success on Saturday, returning to the trip's domestic impact after focusing for days on the United States' role in the region and its relationship with China. In his weekly address, delivered from Bali, Indonesia,Obama s... |
2c69dee5073fb37f4e727de7836d65f5b180b0b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Irish Mayor Darren Scully resigns after saying he would no longer represent people of black African origin .
He said the black Africans were aggressive towards him and accused him of not standing up for them .
As a result, he said on radio, he had decided to actually stop representing them .
Opposition parties demanded... | [
"County Kildare, Ireland (CNN) -- The mayor of a town in Ireland has resigned and faces a possible police investigation after saying he would no longer represent people of black African origin. Councillor Darren Scully was Mayor of Naas in County Kildare, near the Irish capital, Dublin. Interviewed on local radio T... |
2040f642dc780a6a096019311fca16a8888fa229 | Summarize the following news article. | Napoli beat Manchester City 2-1 in Champions League Group A .
Edinson Cavani scores twice to sink English Premier League leaders .
Bayern Munich seal passage to last 16 with 3-1 win over Villarreal .
Manchester United held 2-2 at home by Benfica in Group C . | [
"(CNN) -- Napoli stunned Manchester City 2-1 Tuesday to leave the English Premier League leaders struggling to qualify from Group A of the European Champions League. Edinson Cavani put Napoli ahead in the first half before Mario Balotelli equalized for Roberto Mancini's men, who have failed to repeat their sublime ... |
26f9464431c86f61f24ca79cd9ebe7ca51c719ed | Summarize the following news article. | The small town of Prattsville in upstate New York was ravaged by Irene .
On Thursday, residents -- many still displaced -- will gather for Thanksgiving .
"We are coming back to life, little by little," says Prattsville resident Ken Aurigema . | [
"(CNN) -- In an upstate New York town ravaged by the wrathful remnants of Hurricane Irene in late August, 12 displaced families will break bread together at Thanksgiving dinner. \"We are trying to rebuild,\" said Ken Aurigema, who with the help of his family will be cooking for at least 30 people Thursday at the Ca... |
55928bd9cfc833e58d8aea717088957077731595 | Summarize the following news article. | High-end hotels building "economy" brands that are closer to city centers than hostels .
A boom in Asia-Pacific business travel means more affordable accommodation for everyone .
Business travelers don't want to waste money on ammenities they won't use . | [
"(CNNGo) -- Sure, luxury accommodation in Asia takes the headlines, but what about us regular folk who just want a decent bed before hiking in Berastagi? Big hotel chains such as InterContinental, Swiss-Belhotel International and Accor have recently announced plans to build more than 350 economy and express hotels ... |
5787d2717116fca7c587d0db3aa6ad2ba3e786b6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Parents "refuse to believe anything except that she is ... alive," attorney says .
"Baby Lisa" is said to have been seen last on October 3 .
Police have searched the Kansas City home where she lives .
They took clothing, blankets and rolls of tape . | [
"(CNN) -- A cadaver dog searching the home where a missing 11-month-old Missouri girl was reportedly last seen indicated a positive \"hit\" for the scent of a body, according to documents released Friday. The information was included in an affidavit, dated Tuesday, police filed to request a search warrant of Lisa I... |
313ef26ae14977c16b3c3abb76acc0c79ec80172 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Preliminary results give the incumbent a comfortable lead .
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner went into Sunday's vote as the undisputed front-runner .
Fernandez supporters crowd the Plaza de Mayo .
Fernandez, 58, has said her second term will be dedicated to her late husband's memory. | [
"Buenos Aires (CNN) -- Dressed in black, evoking her trademark style, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner addressed cheering crowds after preliminary vote counts on Sunday showed her heading toward re-election. \"I have come to places in my life I have never thought I'd arrive. The honor of not jus... |
189741815e1d4a8e3c9425d7ea0ff6ef6953989b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Three decades of work "was a hell of a journey." Michael Stipe says on website .
NEW: Band members "walk away as great friends," says Peter Buck .
NEW: "We built something extraordinary together," Mike Mills says .
Group formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980; first hit single was in 1987 . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- It's the end of the R.E.M. as we know them and they feel fine, according to a statement from the group posted online Wednesday. \"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band,\" the message said. \"We walk away with... |
28932a7785d6b8b7ecc14d29782a8fc01a8c2f08 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Oakland police clear city lot of encamped protesters .
UC Davis chancellor sets up task force to look into police pepper spray incident .
Newt Gingrich tells protesters to bathe and get a job .
DC occupiers want a vacant school building converted for community use . | [
"(CNN) -- What started as the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York in September has spread across major cities worldwide as a call to action against unequal distribution of wealth. Here is a roundup of some of the movement's recent developments: . DAVIS, CALIFORNIA . The University of California at Davis placed ... |
cd4ee12cdaa1a2c35bc92a7d251532c1d12d3e51 | Summarize the following news article. | Texas Rangers record a 4-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals to level World Series 2-2 .
Pitcher Derek Holland restricts Cardinals to two hits in eight 1/3 innings .
Game Five of the best-seven-series is at Texas Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- Pitcher Derek Holland restricted St. Louis Cardinals to just two hits in eight and a third innings to help Texas Rangers record a 4-0 win Sunday night to level the World Series at 2-2. The Cardinals had hit 16 runs in a comprehensive victory in game three on Saturday, with Dominican Albert Pujols smashing... |
49e7149c569016812d5f94b9c3a676058771f0a1 | Summarize the following news article. | NTC fighters move into Sabha without resistance .
Pro-Gadhafi forces are leaving Bani Walid residents to starve, an NTC spokesman says .
Purported Gadhafi message touts his political system .
Libya's revolutionary fighters plan an assault on Bani Walid . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Troops loyal to Libya's new leaders maintained strong momentum Tuesday against pro-Moammar Gadhafi holdouts as they planned an assault on one loyalist city and moved into another without resistance. A National Transitional Council official said fighters were planning a major assault on Bani... |
855dac54707e7f430eb39603f0b53d40209f19fb | Summarize the following news article. | Immigration actually slowed down in the last decade despite the uproar, authors say .
They say the immigration issue is much more contentious because of a poor economy .
Some areas have seen immigrant population more than double, prompting controversy .
Authors: While some pass laws to curb immigrants, other places wel... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Alabama now has the toughest immigration law in the nation. The law went into effect on September 29, prompting hundreds of families to pull their children from school and workers to disappear from Alabama farms. A federal appeals court has blocked some provisions, including the one requiring s... |
85eac009f12b8aaaacab265b57a50fb62fb4e848 | Summarize the following news article. | The two-time Indy 500 winner was killed Sunday at a Las Vegas race .
Born in England, he likened himself to Richard the Lionheart .
He also was a bit superstitious .
Drivers recall 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 ... |
e1cbcef1d77c75e0e59d3f99549884b54cd8fe74 | Summarize the following news article. | On her blissed-out sixth album, "Talk That Talk," she's stopped trying to play it so tough .
She's still got two token I-like-it-rough tracks -- ''Birthday Cake'' and ''Cockiness (Love It)''
The album is all about dragging you out of the bedroom and onto the dance floor . | [
"(EW.com) -- Enough with the chains and whips already. Ever since 2009's \"Rated R,\" the relentlessly dark, blood-on-your-hands record she released after being assaulted by her then boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna, 23, has equated falling for someone with feeling tortured. On last year's \"LOUD,\" she even tried to... |
d4583b8aafd1f94e88f76fbe6a63354c51938ada | Summarize the following news article. | Patrice Evra accuses Luis Suarez of using a racial slur .
British media reports suggest Suarez shouted the Spanish word "negrito"
Experts say what that word means depends on when -- and how -- it's said .
"It's often a term of endearment," one scholar says . | [
"(CNN) -- A racially-charged word with many meanings may be at the root of a dispute between two sports rivals that reaches far beyond the soccer field, analysts say. Manchester United's Patrice Evra, who is black, says the word Uruguayan Luis Suarez shouted repeatedly during a match last month was a racial slur. E... |
feacdb29d6daff7611ede83f64f42e1be234edf1 | Summarize the following news article. | Young woman had been hidden in an upstairs apartment, police say .
Police took the woman and 6 children into protective custody .
Four others were found locked in a filthy basement on Saturday .
Philadelphia's mayor calls the case "sheer madness" | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- The suspects charged with imprisoning four mentally disabled people in a Philadelphia boiler room may have been holding seven other people, including the accused ringleader's 19-year-old niece and six children, police said Wednesday. The niece, Beatrice Weston, had been kept in a closet in an... |
7c0ccfd8baa650bb56dce421743012d043efea19 | Summarize the following news article. | The crown prince's burial is scheduled for Tuesday .
He died Saturday in a New York hospital .
His death raises succession questions for Saudi Arabia . | [
"(CNN) -- The body of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the heir to the Saudi throne who died in New York on Saturday, arrived Monday in the Saudi capital, greeted by crowds of people, authorities and troops. The body was flown into Riyadh Air Base, according to two Saudi government officials. The death of... |
34e5d44b998133ffb48044f6ec29710af9053c2a | Summarize the following news article. | Scholar says 2011 "is to the Arabs what 1989 was to the communist world"
U.N. resolutions, NATA sorties helped in Libya but are unlikely elsewhere .
The power of the state remains formidable in a majority of Arab countries .
The overthrow of three leaders doesn't change the dilemmas that Arab world faces . | [
"(CNN) -- Three gone (Gadhafi, Mubarak, Ben Ali), two holding on in the face of daily protests (al-Assad, Saleh), two more (Kings Abdullah of Jordan and Mohammed of Morocco) trying to stay ahead of the curve of protest: After 10 months of the Arab Spring, the region is still in the throes of a heady and unpredictab... |
6ce554fd42f88a2661440081950df7c9cc6be702 | Summarize the following news article. | K.J. Choi makes contribution to help those in Japan, where he played earlier in career .
Korean veteran follows example of Japan's Ryuji Imada, who asked for donations .
Both are playing at the PGA Tour's Transitions Championship in Florida this week .
Anthony Wall takes two-shot lead at halfway stage of European Tour'... | [
"(CNN) -- South Korean golfer K.J. Choi has pledged $100,000 to the Japan disaster relief fund through his personal charity foundation. The 40-year-old, who won two tournaments on the Japanese circuit before becoming the first from his country to qualify for the U.S. PGA Tour, will give the money to the American Re... |
c7147ba3242871a59b80860245ab60c3d04c5ecb | Summarize the following news article. | Lipnicki is celebrating the milestone birthday in Las Vegas .
The party continued Saturday with a cake and dinner at Lavo .
Lipnicki has spent a bulk of his time studying and fiercely working out . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Get ready to feel old. Jonathan Lipnicki, the inquisitive tyke who charmed Tom Cruise's \"Jerry Maguire\" with his oversized glasses and musings on bees' ability to smell fear in the 1997 film, turned 21 Saturday. The actor is celebrating the milestone birthday in Las Vegas with his parents, his si... |
c2874999a3b9f4dd664c4a710352a545ced43fb8 | Summarize the following news article. | "Metta ... means loving, kindness and friendliness," his publicist says .
He is scheduled to be at a Los Angeles court Friday morning .
He joins a group of sports stars who have changed their names . | [
"(CNN) -- This may be the last time Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest will answer to that name. The NBA star, who is known for his defense and unpredictable behavior, will now be known by a different name. On Friday, the basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest will officially become Metta World Peace, hi... |
0fa0ba6bda1eaa4a62d4614d7fd0c262feb42e2c | Summarize the following news article. | David Frum: Elections in Spain were a victory for conservatives .
He says Spanish economic boom was financed by huge debts .
Unemployment now tops 20%, and the euro handicaps Spain, he says .
Frum: Rethinking the Euro is key to solving Spain's problems . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Americans don't usually pay a lot of attention to Spanish politics, but the election of 2004 proved an exception. The election that occurred Sunday should be a second. The election of 2004 was seen as a referendum on the Iraq war. Sunday's election could be seen as a referendum on the euro-elit... |
51959e1b030095c0cb5335af0334451a9ff9df76 | Summarize the following news article. | Multiple law-enforcement agencies are searching for Arthur E. Morgan III .
His 2-year-old daughter's body was found Tuesday in a New Jersey stream .
State authorities and the FBI are involved in the search . | [
"(CNN) -- A warrant has been issued for a New Jersey man who is suspected in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, authorities announced Wednesday. Multiple law-enforcement agencies are searching for Arthur E. Morgan III, authorities said at a news conference. A group of boys discovered the child's body partly subm... |
908db446bdd214aa34d35ff35095bd70af46e1b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal reach Champions League knockout stage after 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund .
Robin van Persie scores twice to keep up his remarkable tally of goals this season .
Bayer Leverkusen beat Chelsea 2-1 with a last-minute winner to virtually seal their place in last 16 .
Holders Barcelona win 3-2 at AC Milan to en... | [
"(CNN) -- Dutch striker Robin van Persie continued his superb scoring streak this season, netting another double as Arsenal beat German champions Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the European Champions League to clinch top spot in Group F and secure qualification for the last 16. Captain Van Persie had already found the ne... |
13a1b6ff688074fdc26be5e945b0e3eb12c505da | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The DA also filed special allegations including premeditation .
19-year-old Ruben Jurado is expected to be arraigned Wednesday or Thursday .
He is accused of shooting an Army soldier at his homecoming .
The soldier was already recovering from wounds suffered in Afghanistan . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The man accused of shooting and paralyzing a U.S. Army soldier at a homecoming party in the soldier's honor faces one count of attempted murder, the spokesman for the San Bernardino, California, district attorney said Tuesday. District Attorney Michael Ramos filed the charge Tuesday against 19... |
ea676ef728d389927fc97b16569a2710449e394c | Summarize the following news article. | More deaths are reported from the flooding, officials say .
About 600,000 people are living in refugee camps .
The United Nations wants donations for flood relief efforts . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 361 people have died and 600,000 were living in refugee camps because of flooding in Pakistan, the country's national disaster authority said Tuesday. The flooding in Sindh and Balochistan provinces has destroyed 1.5 million homes in 41,000 villages, the government said. The United Nations World ... |
482552a6427aad8bd1da10c9cf0089b2a7994b17 | Summarize the following news article. | Update lets people sort information by Recent Stories or Highlighted Stories .
Recent Stories option will order News Feed items in reverse chronological order .
The social network originally revamped News Feed in September . | [
"(Mashable) -- Facebook is rolling out an update to News Feed that lets people sort information by Recent Stories or Highlighted Stories. The update adds a \"Sort\" link at the top of the News Feed. Clicking it brings up two options for organizing News Feed content: \"Highlighted Stories First\" or \"Recent Stories... |
c526bd86375648fc711d7bcf80f06de1aba08595 | Summarize the following news article. | Death of the nun, identified as Qiu Xiang, was reported by state-run Xinhua and exile groups .
She is the second Tibetan woman, and sixth person overall, to die in this way since March .
Activists say the suicides reflect an increasingly repressive environment under Beijing's control .
China rejects accusations of oppr... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A Buddhist nun in southwest China has died after setting herself on fire, the 11th Tibetan -- and second nun -- to self-immolate since March. The death of the nun, identified as Qiu Xiang, was reported by state-run Xinhua and confirmed by exile groups. The 35-year old set herself on fire at a ro... |
b79554402366295eb63e3b66f902b295f0f79ea4 | Summarize the following news article. | Marian Salzman says next year could be a year of anger .
She says the lukewarm economy is making men and women angrier .
People are focusing on technology to broadcast views, strengthen social ties, she says .
2011 could also be a year of reinvention for many people, Salzman says . | [
"(CNN) -- I've been a trend spotter for almost 20 years, and people have asked me -- some joking, some not -- if I foresaw that I'd be identifying cultural trends this long. Trend spotting and ESP: not the same thing. Nobody can foresee something that precise that far ahead. But I love using my background in sociol... |
71dfb72b77e5849d0fcbebba645b5b88b962fd09 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bahrain's crown prince says security is not negotiable and calls for dialogue .
Riot police appear to shoot a man point blank with tear gas, a video shows .
About 5,000 university students demonstrate against the government .
It's one of several protests in Bahrain Sunday, eyewitnesses say . | [
"(CNN) -- Supporters of the rulers of Bahrain threatened about 5,000 university students protesting against the government at Bahrain University Sunday, eyewitnesses said. The government denied that unjustified force was used. Elsewhere in the strategically important kingdom, riot police fired tear gas at protester... |
04b43299114d0be071cde7dfb11b86aa378f4909 | Summarize the following news article. | WHO classifies radio frequency electromagnetic fields as a "group 2B" possible carcinogen .
Group is catch-all category, and includes everything from carpentry to chloroform .
Scientists aren't sure how to communicate cell phone RF emissions to consumers .
Specific absorption rate is the most commonly cited benchmark . | [
"(CNN) -- Following the World Health Organization's announcement that radio frequency emissions from cell phones may increase the risk of some kinds of brain cancer, what do you need to know about the radiation coming from your phone? How can you protect yourself? And should RF emission information be listed on ce... |
10a673a2490e97cd6e35ebf1c6176f9411ac0c4d | Summarize the following news article. | Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have been held as spies for more than two years .
Muslim American and Christian leaders are returning from Iran, group says .
The group was in Iran at the invitation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . | [
"(CNN) -- A prominent group of Muslim American and Christian leaders are scheduled to return to Washington Monday, following a six day visit to Iran where top government and clerical officials indicated to them that two American hikers would be released. \"Our goal has been to foster interfaith ties, build a system... |
6e0ea4ed30e9aeb3552f15643c69a6c68115570d | Summarize the following news article. | The outbreak is not over, but new cases are on the decline .
At least 123 cases have been reported in 26 states; 25 people have died .
The tainted cantaloupes were recalled last month .
The outbreak is the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in the United States since 1998 . | [
"(CNN) -- Unsanitary conditions at a Colorado cantaloupe farm's packing facility are a possible contributing cause of one of the nation's worst outbreaks of listeria contamination in food, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Centers for Disease Control official said it is too early to decl... |
6b256877ff4c32ee10cd86f1350937dc345d4b98 | Summarize the following news article. | 4 black women in their 50s and 60s were allegedly attacked while at home alone, police say .
They were all alumnae of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority .
The alleged attacker -- black and in his 30s or 40s -- knew personal info about his victims .
Authorities have not named anyone, though they've released a video of a pos... | [
"Plano, Texas (CNN) -- Texas police are hunting for a man they believe broke into the homes of four former members of the same sorority, then sexually assaulted them. The alleged attacks took place over a span of months, and occurred in the Texas cities of Plano, Coppell and Corinth, according to police. No one has... |
296622dbe01f8fe71d7715a635ae678750270034 | Summarize the following news article. | Graphic photos of violent death of Moammar Gadhafi dominate Europe's newspapers .
Some tabloids effectively dance on Gadhafi's grave. Sun headline: "That's for Lockerbie"
Even the left-leaning Guardian recognizes the success of NATO's military campaign .
Germany's Die Welt ponders question of how Gadhafi's end came abo... | [
"London (CNN) -- Graphic photos of the violent death of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi dominate most front newspaper pages on Friday, amid a sense of relief that an end to the conflict in the North African country is in sight. Some tabloids effectively dance on Gadhafi's grave. The headline in The Sun tabl... |
973c620a6ef5c4d14a13c5c839af20e643bda7ba | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook unveils "real-time" features .
The changes will roll out over coming weeks .
New apps will post to Facebook automatically, if approved .
The result: Facebook is watching your every online move . | [
"(CNN) -- A couple years ago, a Microsoft researcher named Gordon Bell embarked on a personal experiment: He would wear a video camera around his neck all the time and keep this \"life recorder\" always turned on, so it would record everything he did. It was like an external memory drive for his brain, he wrote in ... |
aae29a7438a79a3a29ede0365a2f8d289358ccad | Summarize the following news article. | 17 years too little time for convicted terror plotter, federal appeals court rules .
Ruling: Federal judge in 2007 trial didn't weigh criminal history adequately .
Dissenter: Lower-court judge's sentencing discretion shouldn't be question .
Jose Padilla, 40, a former gang member, plotted to set off "dirty bombs" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The 17-year sentence given to convicted terrorist plotter Jose Padilla was ruled too lenient by a federal appeals court on Monday, a legal victory for the Obama administration. A divided 2-1 panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the federal judge presiding over the 2007 conspirac... |
ab881d1285c875c91ba7a3dabf3d51c7b86f3d06 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 116 cases have been reported in 25 states .
The tainted cantaloupes were recalled last month .
Two elderly woman from Louisiana are the latest victims . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of deaths linked to cantaloupes contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has risen to 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday. At least 116 cases of listeria have been reported in 25 states, the agency said. The two latest fatalities came in Louisiana... |
e11aa23db1dd7ad38c4800ec1b86462d2ab80646 | Summarize the following news article. | Twenty years ago, I moved to the U.S. from the Soviet Union with my family, says Igor Krotov .
I have worked for CNN since 1992, and my son is now a young man, he says .
Last year I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I had to undergo surgery, Krotov says .
Krotov: My illness taught me to appreciate life; I feel grat... | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- In October 1991, I came to America with my wife, my 6-year-old son and my mother-in-law. Last month, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our life in this country. I remember the journey from what was then the Soviet Union vividly. Being driven to Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, the long goodbyes... |
6bb1b257ac14be35c34bbc252be49be79ae159cf | Summarize the following news article. | Food and climate expert Tara Garnett talks to CNN about carbon labeling .
Garnett: Low carbon foods not answer; we need to reduce "high impact foods" in diet .
Garnett: Carbon labeling not always clear for consumers but good for manufacturers . | [
"(CNN) -- Many leading brands, including Cadbury-Schweppes, Tropicana and Tesco, have begun introducing \"carbon labeling\" on products to give customers an idea of the environmental impact of the food that they are buying. How much carbon has that created? Food with CO2 emissions labels can be confusing. CNN spoke... |
bb714d266b0af04f8a1f10b970bbeeb9ec9cfdcf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Andrew Grant DeYoung is executed by lethal injection .
He was convicted of killing his parents and sister .
At the defense's request, a lower court allows for a videotaping of the execution . | [
"(CNN) -- In a case that drew national attention because it was to be videotaped, convicted murderer Andrew Grant DeYoung was executed by lethal injection Thursday night, a corrections department spokeswoman said. DeYoung was declared dead at 8:04 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson,... |
ad11185d0bc480809fec1b21ad1fd0dacc80b1d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan tells phone companies to block 1,500 words from text messages .
Cell phone users respond with derision .
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority sends mixed messages on its plan .
The banned words list includes terms related to sex and prostitution . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Under heavy criticism for a telling cell phone carriers to ban certain words in text messages, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority went into damage control mode Wednesday. PTA spokesman Mohammed Younis Wednesday denied the existence of the plan, which has met with derision from mo... |
98a5607b449f5af4eccbcfda4dbe14924f35cb4a | Summarize the following news article. | Mitch Gilbert found two envelopes, each containing $5,000, at Las Vegas airport .
He waited for someone to come looking for it, and checked back two weeks later .
He recently returned the money to an El Paso, Texas, man who had lost it .
"I wanted to show my kids the right thing to do," the Colorado man says . | [
"(CNN) -- Odds are a lot of people who find gambling winnings stuffed into two envelopes would pocket the cash and move on. Not Mitch Gilbert. \"Some people thought I was crazy to give it back,\" the Greenwood Village, Colorado, real estate businessman, told CNN on Tuesday. \"I had to give it back. It wasn't my mon... |
f0ea857b992421110ba5edc6ace9e6c9ae1ece20 | Summarize the following news article. | ATP World Tour Finals is the marquee event of men's tennis .
Season-ending tournament brings in 250,000 people over eight days .
Event director says sponsorship has sold out, generating significant revenue .
ATP happy for it to stay in London but decision to be made in 2012 . | [
"(CNN) -- Brad Drewett is reluctant to divulge exact numbers, but the ATP World Tour Finals is a big deal for men's tennis. The season-ending event, worth $5 million in prize money this year, is the tour's marquee event -- an elite eight-man showpiece that attracts top sponsors and acts as a massive advert for the ... |
9f4562558aaa212548aeb3ea7d656935646a75a2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Early results are expected quickly .
Ortega's opponents are backing two competing candidates .
Ortega was first elected president in 1985 . | [
"(CNN) -- Left-leaning Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, leading the polls in a three-man race, looked poised to win re-election on Sunday. Ortega cast his ballot shortly after polls opened. They closed at 7 p.m. ET , with early results expected Sunday night. Nicaragua's constitution bars presidents from being re... |
d065ba72cfa5899618d380d6bbb01fbcc84cfd23 | Summarize the following news article. | Former baseball star pleads no contest to several charges .
He faces up to four years in prison at January sentencing .
Complaint says Dykstra, two friends fraudulently drove off with luxury cars from dealership . | [
"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Former baseball great Lenny Dykstra reached a deal with prosecutors, pleading no contest Wednesday to three counts of grand theft auto and filing a false financial statement, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. Dykstra, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star who led th... |
b3eb1fc639351e11d72bb4a2328b5c28fb539f6d | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. Security Council resolution forbade travel to the Gadhafi family .
Gadhafi's wife, three children, some grandchildren were able to flee Libya into Algeria .
Libya's National Transitional Council called Algeria's decision an "act of aggression"
State Department: International decision is "clearly" called for in thi... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Disturbed by the news that Moammar Gadhafi's wife and three children, along with some grandchildren, were able to flee over the Libyan border to Algeria in spite of a U.N. travel ban, the U.S. State Department nonetheless is taking a low-key approach. \"There are concerns that this isn't in kee... |
3a9005447b6fb2859cb64e16846f369cd695643e | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi continues his incredible scoring spree for Barcelona .
Argentina ace grabs his second straight hat-trick in Spain's La Liga .
His goals lift Barca level with Real Madrid after 4-2 win at Real Zaragoza .
Messi also scored a double in 4-0 Champions League rout of Stuttgart . | [
"(CNN) -- World Player of the Year Lionel Messi grabbed his second straight hat-trick in Spain's La Liga to power Barcelona to a 4-2 in over Real Zaragoza on Sunday night. Messi, who scored twice in the midweek Champions League defeat of Stuttgart, has scored eight goals in a week and 11 of Barca's last 14. He is ... |
9035836199a177437c0193094571be1dd59f23e3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Halliburton says the report unfairly criticizes them .
Government regulators were outmatched and underfunded, report says .
Years of industry and government complacency is cited . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- If the government does not take drastic steps, another deepwater oil spill like the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico could devastate the coastal areas of the United States, an oversight commission warned Tuesday in a long-awaited report to the president. More research, funding and oversight are n... |
d5d89e373d53ab360ee0db45fec84f327a40f2ac | Summarize the following news article. | The suspect must report daily to police, a court spokeswoman said .
The judge's order requires him to report daily to the police station nearest his home .
The Cuban national was arrested on the resort island of Mallorca .
Spanish authorities say he was attempting to recruit for al Qaeda . | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A Cuban man arrested in Spain this week for alleged ties to al Qaeda was released Friday on provisional liberty, but must report daily to police, a National Court spokeswoman told CNN. The 24-year-old suspect, identified only by his initials J.E.F.M., was released after a 45-minute closed-do... |
9651a43f5a6860d69bb00f3c2c129cd3d2e1e45f | Summarize the following news article. | Re-entry of the atmospheric research satellite is likely to come Friday afternoon, NASA says .
Most of the satellite will burn up during re-entry, it says .
There is little chance that the pieces that survive will hit anyone, it adds . | [
"(CNN) -- A satellite whose orbit is degrading is likely to crash back to Earth on Friday, and 26 pieces have a good chance of surviving the heat of re-entry, NASA said. Despite being pretty sure that the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, will re-enter the atmosphere sometime Friday afternoon, U.S. time... |
748144c3733a045eacf35c7c99dff498e9f1a7c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Simon Cowell's "X Factor" will finally premiere on Wednesday .
The format of "The X Factor" is similar to "American Idol"
The show becomes a contest between the judges as much as the contestants .
Cowell himself is likely to be the show's biggest draw . | [
"(CNN) -- The wait is almost over. After months of hype, a reported $35 million in marketing costs and one high-profile judge switcheroo, Simon Cowell's \"X Factor\" will finally premiere on Wednesday. But will it be one talent contest too many? And can the show possibly be as big a hit in the U.S. as it is back in... |
05cb8aa8982022c5c8beee927163c614bf86f95b | Summarize the following news article. | Recording, images on Islamist websites purport to show fair-skinned man fluent in English .
Al-Shabaab militants say he's from al Qaeda leader al Zawahiri, in Somalia to dispense aid .
Event suggests a strengthening of ties between Al-Shabaab and al Qaeda hard-liners .
But the identitiy of the man hasn't been determine... | [
"(CNN) -- The mysterious visitor stands in a patch of scrubland in Somalia, surrounded by Islamic militants wielding AK-47s. His face is covered by a white-and-red headscarf; he is slim and seems young. But there is something puzzling about him: His skin is fair, and when he speaks in an audio recording, his Englis... |
885fdea249eef93404dc2deb329d4ff0d691b163 | Summarize the following news article. | Fox has ordered a new series, "Hotel Hell," featuring Gordon Ramsay .
Ramsay will travel across the country to try and fix every aspect of struggling hotels .
He'll have four shows on the air, more than any other broadcast network reality TV personality . | [
"(EW.com) -- Gordon Ramsay is expanding beyond cooking and setting his sights on a new makeover target: Hotels. Fox has ordered a new Ramsay series where the reality kingpin will partner with a team of hospitality experts, traveling across the country to try and fix every aspect of struggling hotels, motels and bed... |
98bffc925ffd133faf3b221dca98c0d905d5bf6b | Summarize the following news article. | Eight detectives will remain assigned to the case .
Lisa Irwin disappeared from her Kansas City home on October 4 . | [
"Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) -- A command post set up to investigate the disappearance of missing Missouri girl Lisa Irwin has been shut down, Kansas City police said Wednesday. Investigators are back in their usual offices, but Detective Kevin Boehm said the case is still open and police continue to work on it. Po... |
584b3f1e98a48c9880a43345ec51293494f8a78b | Summarize the following news article. | Two hit-and-run drivers seriously injured the girl on October 13 .
Video showed more than a dozen people passing by the two-year-old .
The girl later died from her injuries .
Her story spurred intense debate about morals in Chinese society . | [
"(CNN) -- A 24-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter for the death of Wang Yue, the toddler who garnered international attention after she was run over and ignored by passersby, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities arrested a man named Hu Jun, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The man, who i... |
7ec9203b2f7cdd1e850955039652f50ccfc30cdb | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United beat Romanian side Otelul Galati 2-0 .
Wayne Rooney scored two penalties to secure Man Utd's first Champions League win this season .
Real Madrid thumped Lyon 4-0 .
Manchester City score a 90th minute winner to beat Villarreal . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United secured their first victory in this season's UEFA Champions League with an unconvincing 2-0 victory against Romanian side Otelul Galati at The National Stadium in Bucharest. After a tepid first period the game burst into life in the second half with a string of penalties and red cards fo... |
f01216fcb544772a328b2756b7cbf277d64b2a8b | Summarize the following news article. | Ruben Navarrette: Students wore flag T-shirts to provoke Mexican-American students .
Navarrette: Principal asked them to remove shirts, and they and their parents sued .
Showing common sense, he says, a judge dismissed the case, ruling in school's favor .
Navarrette: Parents taught kids to play the victim, failed to te... | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- When is wearing a T-shirt with the American flag on it considered provocative? Answer: When you wear it to a high school with a dress code that explicitly prohibits \"any clothing or decoration which detracts from the learning environment.\" And when the high school, where 20% of the... |
75db5b997e7a9728bfcc161198e2ba1557783926 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Thailand's prime minister warns of more flooding to come in the capital .
NEW: More than 113,000 people have taken refuge in emergency shelters .
Floodwaters pour through the northern Bangkok suburb of Rangsit .
The flooding is the worst in Thailand in half a century . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned Saturday that more water would pour into the capital, Bangkok, as the country endures its worst flood in half a century, state media reported. Giving her weekly television address to the nation, Shinawatra said efforts were being made ... |
6f81ef8ec0d525b49298a639c4a3f191c43bc8ee | Summarize the following news article. | A Russian-born artist resurrects a centuries-old art form for her delightfully intricate paper illustrations .
Brodskaya learned the technique from an old Russian textbook .
While her clients include Target and Hermès Brodskaya hopes to make more personal work in the future . | [
"(Oprah.com) -- Her technique . Yulia Brodskaya uses two simple materials -- paper and glue -- to make lush, vibrant, so-three-dimensional-they're-practically-hallucinogenic \"papergraphics.\" Once called quilling, this style of intricate paper filigree is believed to have been used by nuns and monks during the Ren... |
488ff72faf49b00a20cd8a66150d0e2b26e2e7a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Publicist: She arrives 20 minutes late to do community service at Los Angeles County morgue .
Coroner says Lohan missed her 10 a.m. ET start time .
A judge has already revoked Lohan's probation because of other similar failures . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- After missing her first day of community service at the Los Angeles County morgue, actress Lindsay Lohan gets a second chance to appear on time Friday. \"Lindsay arrived at the morgue approximately 20 minutes late and will be returning for orientation tomorrow,\" said her publicist Steven Honi... |
e3b00fd5ad84f260c99329f3233a219cc40529d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Congress looks unlikely to reach a deficit reduction deal by deadline .
Dean Obeidallah: Follow NBA owners' example and lock out members of Congress .
The only way to force dramatic change is to limit congressional terms, he says .
Obeidallah: Stop political posturing, make a deal and revive nation's economy . | [
"(CNN) -- If the congressional \"super committee\" does not reach a deficit reduction deal by Wednesday's legally mandated deadline, I propose we take a page from the NBA owners and lock Congress out. I'm serious. We, the taxpayers, are the owners of Congress and if Congress won't make a deal that helps our nation,... |
f2623609a8c6664a1855df45fc73b0802e3c9a90 | Summarize the following news article. | A year ago, moderates in both parties lost primaries in New Jersey and D.C.
John Avlon says their defeats were the result of partisanship in closed primaries .
Christine O'Donnell appealed to the party base but lost the general election .
Avlon: Having open primaries would go a long way to improving politics . | [
"(CNN) -- One year ago this week, America got a wake-up call about a core problem in our politics that empowers ideological extremists and special interests. On September 14, 2010, both Delaware Rep. Mike Castle and Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty lost closed partisan primaries, depriving most voters of a chance to v... |
5ff70440950cf8841603909026f357e8d3efd6b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Romney promises to repeal Obama health care plan, yet critics find links between two .
Stuart Altman says both plans had their basis in Richard Nixon's health care plan .
All three plans built on private, employer sponsored health insurance .
Romney, Obama plans don't significantly restrain costs, he says . | [
"Waltham, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Mitt Romney has pledged to repeal President Obama's universal health care law if he is elected president. Critics find his position rather strange, arguing that the plan he helped develop when he was governor of Massachusetts is quite similar in design to the Obama plan. Romney disp... |
41ccc9f851833dc5a5c0282b9fc98f5428ee9207 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN visits plantation where Michelle Obama's slave roots began .
Her great-great grandfather is believed to have been a slave on Friendfield Plantation .
Anywhere from 200 to 500 slaves lived on the plantation over the years .
He likely lived in a tiny white-washed slave house on the property . | [
"GEORGETOWN, South Carolina (CNN) -- In many places across the South you can walk in the footsteps of slaves, and if you understand the history, it is not a happy journey. The same is true at Friendfield Plantation outside Georgetown, South Carolina. This is a former slave house on Friendfield Plantation, where Mic... |
ad36318b295c1c1c44653b26cf0c0e74c65b229e | Summarize the following news article. | McDonald and Thompson were part of the Kids in the Hall sketch comedy group .
From 1989 to 1995, the Kids in the Hall enjoyed TV success and pop culture fame .
Despite being known for sketches, the current tour is stand-up comedy . | [
"(CNN) -- \"It was booked as a Kids in the Hall tour, but the stages were too small.\" Kevin McDonald explains -- as only he can -- his current U.S. comedy act with Scott Thompson. They're calling it \"Two Kids, One Hall.\" \"They could only fit two-and-a-half of us,\" he says, \"So we fired two-and-a-half, and the... |
dc61714841389ff01e25621b0e8643cf6d1263ee | Summarize the following news article. | A health official says 25 people have died .
Most of the cases are in the city of Lahore .
The outbreak has caused panic in the city . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Dengue fever has killed 25 people and affected more than 6,000 over the past two months in Lahore, Pakistan, a health department spokesman said Monday. In total, 6,400 cases of dengue fever have been documented, said Ikhlaq Ahmed, spokesman for the health department of Punjab province.... |
2db9f44607562e8f282a688b339ec17494d36f61 | Summarize the following news article. | Jahessye Shockley was last seen on October 11 .
An $11,000 reward has been offered in the case .
"I want the national media to pick it up," her grandmother says .
"Continued coverage absolutely is critical," a retired police officer says . | [
"(CNN) -- Ten days later and despite an $11,000 reward, police have not found a missing 5-year old Arizona girl. Jahessye Shockley wandered out of her Glendale, Arizona home on October 11, unnoticed by her older siblings who were supposed to be watching her. Her mother called police after returning home from an err... |
e74ae3e76b1f0831048f345ecb8c312755d6b1a7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The stock market is due to reopen Thursday .
Three top government officials quit Monday and Tuesday, the state news agency reports .
The prime minister resigned Sunday, after three people died in protests .
Demonstrations in Tunisia have triggered unrest across the Arab world . | [
"(CNN) -- At least three Tunisian government officials resigned Monday and Tuesday, the country's official news agency reported, in the wake of the resignation of the prime minister on Sunday. Popular protests in the North African nation led to the resignation of the longtime president in January, prompting a wave ... |
b3f397ca9f6e2f2a48cc2502cdfe251ca9cba09b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Duvalier's lawyer says "all that money" has been given for Haitian relief .
A new Swiss law will ease repatriation of funds .
A government lawyer in Haiti says the money will never go back to Duvalier .
Jean-Claude Duvalier may be charged in Haiti for pillaging state coffers . | [
"(CNN) -- The sun had not risen yet on that February day in 1986 when Jean-Claude \"Baby Doc\" Duvalier's eight-vehicle motorcade of luxury cars and jeeps arrived at the Port-au-Prince airport, then named for his father. Surrounded by soldiers and about 100 journalists who came to witness the end of an era in Haiti... |
a244f33ca548bc42e64c1e8811302f3123bcdcee | Summarize the following news article. | Libyan state TV reports "gangs" in Benghazi kidnapped Abdul Fattah Younis al Abidi .
Earlier Wednesday, al Abidi said he quit the government and supports protesters .
He predicted protesters will achieve victory in "days or hours" | [
"(CNN) -- Hours after Libya's former interior minister said he resigned to support anti-government protesters, the Libyan government said he had been kidnapped. Abdul Fattah Younis al Abidi told CNN Wednesday that he resigned Monday after hearing that 300 unarmed civilians had been killed in Benghazi, Libya's secon... |
a0787327cd569874d9e69a96afefbbabc1604b08 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Bashar al-Assad has passed the "point of no return," says an Israeli minister .
24 people are killed during clashes in Syria, a rights groups says .
The violence coincides with an Arab League deadline .
International pressure has been mounting against al-Assad . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 24 people were killed in cities across Syria during a government crackdown Saturday against those in opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, according to a U.K.-based human rights group. Gunfire and explosions could be heard in the western Syrian city of Homs, as residents contended with fuel sh... |
cc79acce1a1616f103120a000c8491fdd2a2a768 | Summarize the following news article. | David Cameron is in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
Cameron: "A strong, successful and stable eurozone is in all our interests"
The two countries are among the largest economies in Europe .
Europe is in the grip of a debt crisis that has shaken market confidence . | [
"(CNN) -- Britain's David Cameron and Germany's Angela Merkel restated their commitment to a strong Europe Friday, as they sought to show a united front in the face of Europe's debt crisis. Their talks in Berlin come amid tensions between the two nations over how to restore financial stability in Europe. \"The Unit... |
6ec0b196a90176522baa8542ef5461c1f974ff1e | Summarize the following news article. | Re-entry is expected between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 12:45 a.m. Saturday ET, NASA says .
The space agency still can't say with certainty where the satellite's remnants will land .
About 26 pieces, some weighing hundreds of pounds, are expected to survive reentry . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- A defunct satellite plummeting toward Earth is expected to re-enter the atmosphere between 11:45 p.m. Friday and 12:45 a.m. Saturday ET, NASA reported late Friday evening. \"During that time period, the satellite will be passing over Canada and Africa, as well as vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic ... |
2128047c67affd6ff93c977014ffa6d1137b1f6d | Summarize the following news article. | Ayman al-Zawahiri says he is not defending Sudanese regime, actions in Darfur .
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity .
Al-Zawahiri says Sudan expelled Osama bin Laden, other mujahedeen .
He further asks why U.N. cares so much about Darfur, so little about Gaza . | [
"(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, facing an international arrest warrant, is paying the price for pandering to the West, al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an audio statement released Tuesday. Ayman al-Zawahiri, seen here in 2007, said Tuesday the Sudanese president pandered to the West. \"I am... |
486e1c62a19a99d83cdf45cc206ebfea4c9b3744 | Summarize the following news article. | Occupy This Album will be a music compilation record .
The album is inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement .
David Crosby, Graham Nash and Jackson Brown are a few of the artists who will be on the record .
All proceeds from the record will be distributed to the Occupy movement . | [
"(CNN) -- Some legendary names in music and art are voicing their support for the Occupy movement, with a music compilation record called \"Occupy This Album,\" the album producers say. David Crosby, Jackson Brown, Devo, Third Eye Blind, Yo La Tengo, Lloyd Cole, The Guthrie Family and filmmaker/activist Michael Moo... |
14528edb109dd9d3e774f068bf6ba46eabfd6385 | Summarize the following news article. | Wife of presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi generates huge crowds .
Never in the history of Iranian presidential elections has a wife been in the forefront .
"This is the first time after the Revolution we see a lady behind the president"
Could draw young voters in Iran, where median age is 27 . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Dancing in public is not allowed in Iran, but thousands could hardly contain themselves at a recent presidential campaign rally in the capital city, Tehran. Supporters hope Zahra Rahnavard will become Iran's future first lady. On this day, the deafening cheers were not for presidential hopef... |
7e8df00ef4208c96ecfb86992fc6dc6110bc95e5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mexico's new interior minister promises federal support .
A recent analysis says Guadalajara could become the next drug war hot spot .
The bodies were left near a monument on one of the city's main avenues .
Major violence is rare in Guadalajara, Mexico's second-most populous city . | [
"Guadalajara, Mexico (CNN) -- Authorities found 26 bodies Thursday inside three abandoned vehicles in Guadalajara, Mexico, an official said. All the victims were men, said Ulises EnrÃquez, a spokesman for the Jalisco delegation of the Attorney General's Office. The vehicles were discovered near a monument on one o... |
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