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1761fc8c2518e3cd880f00c149f4027f482f07b6 | Summarize the following news article. | London's Metropolitan Police are to investigate incident between Terry and Ferdinand .
Man Utd's Patrice Evra has also accused Liverpool's Luis Suarez a using a racial slur .
2011 has seen numerous incidents a racism in football . | [
"(CNN) -- The recent incident involving Chelsea and England captain John Terry and Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand has seen the issue of racism in football dominate the headlines. The decision by London's Metropolitan Police to launch an investigation into what occurred during the October 23 match follows alle... |
f899f4c9d9dfcecd0c79660b87ad02ad6ea358df | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The United States is pledging $90 million in emergency economic assistance .
Tahrir Square is home to the demonstrations that led to the ouster of long-time Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak .
Clinton's tour lasts less than 15 minutes . | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took a short tour of Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday. During the anti-government demonstrations that eventually led to the ouster of long-time Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the square was a rallying spot for protesters who transfo... |
639d4e2fb9958b2619288c8638183c6ea3dbda82 | Summarize the following news article. | Protests are held in London, Geneva and Toronto .
In Geneva, people chant slogans in Arabic, French and English . | [
"(CNN) -- Egyptians and activists around the world took to the streets in various cities Saturday to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt and to join the call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Outside the Egyptian Embassy in London, people rallied, chanted, hoisted banners and dem... |
c5dd0d345a8e2826c4bc87bd6dd1a5704a0090ec | Summarize the following news article. | Cairo's Criminal Court approved the freezing and seizure of Mubarak's assets .
He is expected to be brought to Cairo for questioning .
Mubarak resigned February 11 after 18 days of protests against his rule . | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- The Cairo Criminal Court approved a freeze on the assets of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and upheld a travel ban against him Tuesday as the nation moves forward in pressing corruption charges against the ousted leader. Mubarak's attorney, Samir Shishtawi, said he has filed an appea... |
2e6cc88810f84a3b2ff1a18f841c234ec21efd8e | Summarize the following news article. | Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief, now wields most power in Egypt .
An opposition leader dismisses him as Mubarak's "twin"
Suleiman has had close ties with U.S. officials . | [
"(CNN) -- Long a pillar of Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule over Egypt, Omar Suleiman now sits at the top of the pyramid as its de facto president. Under pressure from street demonstrations calling for his ouster, Mubarak named his veteran spymaster to the long-vacant vice presidency in late January. Suleiman quic... |
f172a441b722a10223348952ffb61e750aa89ab0 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Embassy in Cairo says its staff is working to identify the Americans involved .
One of three tour buses crashes into a parked dump truck loaded with sand .
19 American tourists and two Egyptians are injured . | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Eight American tourists -- six women and two men -- were killed in a traffic accident Sunday while on a tour bus in Aswan, Egypt, the country's interior ministry said. An additional 19 American tourists and two Egyptians -- the bus driver and a tour guide -- were injured. A total of 116 Ameri... |
e0d5e79de89963fb4038d1e30923e3f65cc54e9f | Summarize the following news article. | Khaled Abdel Nasser was the oldest son of President Gamal Abdel Nasser .
He was accused of organizing a revolt in Egypt in the 1980s .
He tried and acquitted in connection with the deaths of two Israeli diplomats in Egypt . | [
"(CNN) -- Khaled Abdel Nasser, son of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a key figure during a 1980s Egyptian revolt, is dead, a spokesman for the Egyptian general prosecutor said Sunday. He was 62. Nasser was battling liver disease and went into a coma two weeks before his death on September 15, said A... |
d771dde28836b191c134186b178e1541ea9fdddb | Summarize the following news article. | Italian region to pay women not to have abortions .
Women would be from low-income families .
Authorities blame economic reasons for abortions .
Critics call it short-term solution . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A northern Italian region has approved a measure to pay women from low-income families not to have abortions. Authorities from the Lombardy Region, on Italy's border with Switzerland, approved the creation of a 5-million euro ($6.1 million) fund aimed at providing help to low-income families, ... |
366a992de38c876074930e9044e4e7ed43694dac | Summarize the following news article. | Syrian protester's father was political prisoner when she was a girl .
She was arrested during uprising, detained in same jail where he was held .
Catherine al-Talli: Bloodshed won't deter protesters demanding regime's end .
UN: Death toll has exceeded 4,000, including hundreds of children . | [
"(CNN) -- When Catherine al-Talli was 13 years old, a group of strangers came knocking at her family's home in Syria. It was 1992. Her mother let them in, and feverishly they explained that earlier that day they saw Syrian security forces surround al-Talli's father, a democracy activist, at a bus station. \"They to... |
868364e90e6ac733d142e5cb3772875057d20b81 | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters have embraced Egyptian troops since they were deployed on the streets .
This is in sharp contrast toward how they've approached the much reviled national police .
The military is well represented in Mubarak's government .
An expert says the military must decide how to keep order without antagonizing the publ... | [
"(CNN) -- When tens of thousands hit the streets to decry an authoritarian regime -- calling for its overthrow, trying to overrun police, setting fires -- one might expect the arrival of army tanks would be met with fear, consternation and violence. But not in Egypt. The warm embrace that demonstrators gave troops ... |
17fef86cf55a466d79162d1f286ec4283b0a8a3d | Summarize the following news article. | Tibetans who long to see their homeland were able to touch native soil again .
Artist Tenzing Rigdol smuggled the soil in sacks from Tibet to India .
The dirt was spread on a stage so Tibetans could walk on it .
Rigdol's father died without ever seeing Tibet again . | [
"(CNN) -- They lined up hundreds strong to touch the dirt. Some fell to their knees, clutching the gritty stuff as though it were a long-lost child. Others lifted it to their lips to savor a taste of the home they left behind decades ago. Exiles -- who face never returning to Tibet as long as it is under Chinese ru... |
e04d1d350391a274cfab27923cff3b9eb8178134 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting continues in Misrata, Ajdabiya .
Hundreds gather at the Libyan ruler's compound in Tripoli .
The rally comes after explosions believed to be NATO airstrikes hit targets .
Libyan forces react with anti-aircraft fire . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- As fighting continued in the Libyan cities of Ajdabiya and Misrata Sunday, a rebel spokesman questioned the commitment of NATO's mission there. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were bombing Ajdabiya from 40-50 kilometers (25-31 miles) away, Libyan rebel spokesman Shamsiddin Abd... |
b78014990b56d81602844e8f8af87059f6615c1b | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama is heading to Egypt to make address to Muslim world .
Obama is the most popular U.S. president in years for Egyptians .
But the region has a long history of disappointment in the United States . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Languishing in a Cairo prison last year, a prisoner noticed that every day, the prison staff would clean the adjacent cell, even though there was no one in it. Why, the prisoner asked his guards, did they do it? It's for Barack Obama, they responded. Because when he loses the election, he'll ... |
2e81656515a81bd5c6bf8e3ed516fadedc7d214b | Summarize the following news article. | Ali Landry and her husband welcomed their second child Saturday .
Marcelo Alejandro was 8 lbs and 21 inches long at birth .
Landry and Monteverde, 34, also have a daughter, 4-year-old Estela . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Ali Landry and her husband, director Alejandro Monteverde, welcomed their second child Saturday in Los Angeles -- a boy named Marcelo Alejandro -- the actress's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. Shortly after announcing her pregnancy, the former Doritos spokeswoman, 38, told PEOPLE in June that she was... |
0776b470aa7ce48492722c76198475b9300d5c2e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former lawmaker says documents he filed are "solid and concrete" evidence of wrongdoing .
Egypt's attorney general orders the assets of former President Mubarak and his family frozen .
Mubarak's family is also prohibited from leaving the country .
Mubarak resigned February 11 after 18 days of protests against his ... | [
"Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's attorney general issued an order Monday freezing the assets of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family and prohibiting them from leaving the country. Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud ordered the moves after Mustafa Bakri, a member of Egypt's parliament who lost his seat aft... |
f2d78883c856ebb2066baca6c05329fed834c2f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Filmmakers accused of working for the BBC's Persian service .
BBC says no one works for it inside Iran .
Rights activists say Iranian government can't tolerate independence . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran has detained six documentary filmmakers on accusations that they worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation's Persian service, activists said on Monday. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urged authorities to end the \"ongoing intimidation and arrest of filmmakers and journalist... |
618e94c78dd31dcc364ee33ed9d85a09f8e5bb4d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An Air Force official says no gunman was found and the site is "secure"
The lock down was initiated hours earlier after "unconfirmed sightings" of an armed man .
FBI agents, along with Tucson police, were dispatched to the Arizona air base to help .
No shots were fired and no one was hurt, a U.S. military official... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Air Force officials called off their response late Friday afternoon at a Tucson, Arizona, base after reports that an armed man had entered an office building, the U.S. military branch said in a statement. Earlier in the day, a U.S. military official told CNN that a gunman was believed to be holed up ... |
7dfa0b6fb79dc168e3f08bc6f5f6008d3cf358f9 | Summarize the following news article. | CDC reports disposable diaper sales fell a whopping 9% last year .
There was a 2.8% increase in diaper rash cream, despite fewer babies .
Parents shell out an average of $1,500 a year for diapers . | [
"(Parenting.com) -- Brace yourself for yet more stark economic news: babies may be suffering from more diaper rash in this down economy, reports Advertising Age, which is labeling \"America's baby bottoms\" as the \"economy's latest casualty.\" Yes, that's right: tiny heinies as the latest economic indicator, accor... |
73d0874b511f58f4c58e20611469a09fe2bb1a35 | Summarize the following news article. | A group called "Zeta Killers" releases a video on the Internet .
The group says its goal is to exterminate the Zetas cartel from Veracruz state .
Authorities say that they will investigate any group that takes justice into their own hands . | [
"(CNN) -- A video purporting to be from a vigilante group whose goal is the eradication of the Zetas cartel from the state of Veracruz, Mexico, has surfaced on the Internet, but its credibility remains unproven. Five masked men dressed in black appear on the video, sitting behind a long table. The spokesman explain... |
98ce10e96942862485f78908827d5f24aeabd9f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Location of debris is still not determined .
A man in Hawaii says he thinks he saw pieces fall from the sky .
About 26 pieces, some weighing hundreds of pounds, were expected to survive re-entry .
It is not clear exactly where the pieces might have landed . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- Kris Rakowski put the dog out late Friday and looked to the skies above his Maple Grove, Minnesota, residence. He saw lights -- a bunch of them. \"They almost looked like fireballs or fireflies, strobing,\" Rakowski told CNN Saturday. The art director, 35, who first began looking for possible signs ... |
e7dff142f274e6ad68ecfa89675cbdc2501922ff | Summarize the following news article. | Joshua Radin's new album is "Simple Times"
Radin, a friend of Zach Braff, had songs played on "Scrubs"
Ellen DeGeneres liked one tune, asked Radin to play her wedding . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- He performed at Ellen DeGeneres' wedding this past summer, and he's as quick-witted as Adam Sandler. Could Joshua Radin be the next great wedding singer? Joshua Radin got a push from old friend Zach Braff, but has been making his own fans. \"No, don't say that,\" the singer-songwriter says good-n... |
d2f65349dbc6bc3717fd20eaed806fe81518df92 | Summarize the following news article. | Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered extensive last meal and didn't eat it .
State senator said allowing such a request was "ridiculous"
Chief of criminal justice department orders change to protocol .
Brewer was executed for the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr. | [
"(CNN) -- The hefty last meal ordered but not eaten by an executed Texas inmate brought a complaint from a state senator and the end Thursday to the practice of special menus. Sen. John Whitmire, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, wrote Thursday that he opposed the practice of providing a last meal ... |
66b8f1cd14d13ac3ad56954589d980def31be1b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Rupert Murdoch has notched up more than 45,000 followers after joining Twitter .
Murdoch's tweets so far focus on family, politics and cinema releases .
80-year-old's social media appearance called a PR stunt by some .
News Corp. official confirms to CNN that account is genuine . | [
"(CNN) -- A phone hacking scandal may have cost Rupert Murdoch his biggest-selling newspaper in 2011, but the billionaire media mogul managed to end the year with a modest addition to his empire -- an account on Twitter. Within 48 hours of debuting with tweets about family, work and politics, Murdoch had pulled in ... |
f55618a2ca3dde958b9c20239c5ded393f2c1e2b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: ISAF spokesmen say they have no indications Haqqani network was involved .
Interior ministry spokesman cites evidence about vehicles used, people involved .
U.S. officials have sounded alarms about the network and its ties to Pakistan . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 17 people on Saturday suggests it was the work of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, an Afghan official said Monday. \"We have some contacts and some evidence on the ground and some information about the vehicles used and the peopl... |
69b1a283c8119896b495f0291b6a94917edd6283 | Summarize the following news article. | Friday marks the 125th anniversary of the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty .
A Russian immigrant recalls her Ellis Island passage in 1930 .
The Statue of Liberty was a French gift .
Web cams are expected stream video footage from the torch . | [
"New York (CNN) -- As snow fell across New York harbor, Isabel Belarsky said she clutched her mother, Clara, aboard a passenger ship that puttered toward Ellis Island, and wondered what their new lives would bring. The year was 1930. About a week earlier, the 10 year-old girl from what is now called Saint Petersbur... |
0079c51f12f563e5224ac9cb5125f5ee15f5747f | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Football Fanzone profiles a football blog every month .
In March the profiled site is the Republik of Mancunia blog .
The Republik of Mancunia is a dedicated blog for Manchester United fans . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- With Manchester United continuing their top form from last season and aiming for what would be a remarkable clean sweep of trophies this year, it's only appropriate that we should profile a blog somehow linked to the Red Devils. Fan focus: The Republik of Mancunia blog is popular with Manc... |
99e7cc8a9176295f024fbbbe4bc368b41fd59d73 | Summarize the following news article. | King says he's bidding as a part of an investor group .
The former CNN talk show host is a native of Brooklyn, where the Dodgers once played .
The club filed for bankruptcy in June, and owner Frank McCourt agreed to sell . | [
"(CNN) -- Longtime talk show host Larry King says he's joined an effort to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. \"It would be a thrill of a lifetime to be a part owner, a partial owner, of a team I grew up rooting for as a child in Brooklyn,\" the former host of CNN's \"Larry King Live\" said Wednesday.\" \"To go to a ball... |
fe1c8684b545aa1360a58e126129e3128cc4188e | Summarize the following news article. | Melissa McCarthy as two daughters with actor-husband Ben Falcone .
McCarthy says that being a mother actually helps her feel less insecure about her looks .
McCarthy will be hosting this weekend's "Saturday Night Live" | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Melissa McCarthy is no longer just a bridesmaid. She's the bride. The \"Mike & Molly\" Emmy winner and \"Bridesmaids\" scene-stealer has some big plans on her plate -- from launching her own plus-size fashion line to getting hockey's prized Stanley Cup (for a movie) -- during what is already a stel... |
95dbc63c99de1c44883b5279b66e2afaec74ff90 | Summarize the following news article. | Football's governing body FIFA reveals plans to target corrupt activity .
President Sepp Blatter unveils proposals for three new task forces .
"Good governance committee" will bring together their recommendations .
FIFA to release court documents over ISL marketing company corruption case . | [
"(CNN) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has unveiled a raft of reforms aimed at restoring credibility to world football's ruling body, which has been hit by a succession of scandals over the past decade of his tenure. Accusations of corruption came to a head in the lead-up to last December's vote to award hosting rig... |
d81a57f117bbefa3a84d9eb2e719c74eae2a9e38 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. company iRobot has donated four ground-based robots to help with recovery efforts .
The PackBot is an agile, battle-tested unit used for bomb dispersal .
The Warrior is a larger, heavy-load bearing, 347-pound robot . | [
"(CNN) -- As Japan's disaster evolves, so too are the measures taken to mitigate the chaos. One such initiative comes from U.S. military contractor iRobot, which will help Japan's army incorporate robots into their recovery efforts. The company joins at least two Japanese robotics teams on the ground in the quake- ... |
8562f71674cbc78f20971362f87aa4cc22c6adea | Summarize the following news article. | The average American worker doesn't use about six paid vacation days annually .
Napa Valley hotels are celebrating the end of harvest with discounted winter rates .
Hotel perks include free wine, overnight parking and spa discounts . | [
"(CNN) -- After traveling all year for business meetings or conventions and taking vacation to cover a child's inconvenient half days at school, many harried Americans are left with a dilemma. With a few weeks left in the year, their remaining precious vacation days are about to expire. The average American worker ... |
7ea6eee3fff37eaf5fbd98e1b218cf7caa737ae6 | Summarize the following news article. | The ministers come from nations considered most vulnerable to climate change .
An important world-wide climate change meeting is coming up in South Africa .
The ministers agreed to stand united on a number of climate issues . | [
"Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged global leaders Monday to launch a multibillion-dollar climate fund agreed to last year in Cancun, Mexico. The U.N. chief made the call as he attended a conference of climate vulnerable countries held here in the Bangladesh capital. Representatives... |
285580b4ff4907c6613cdbd4a55fe36714b00569 | Summarize the following news article. | Occupy Wall Street demonstrators migrate south .
Authorities extend permit in Washington, D.C.
Congressman questions continued forbearance . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some \"Occupy\" demonstrators who've clashed with police in New York City have migrated south as the new year begins, joining their colleagues in the nation's capital where authorities continue to allow protest camps at two locations. \"We're here because we got pushed out of New York, but we'r... |
4c29396eb22faa76572b85576acd6672cfc031ee | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Zuckerberg unveils new profile pages called "Timelines"
The aim: For people to document their entire lives on one page .
Facebook CEO: "We wanted to design a place that feels like your home"
Forbes writer: Facebook users should be skeptical of concept . | [
"(CNN) -- When designer Sam Lessin started working at Facebook he wanted to make a point. So he printed his Facebook profile page and stretched it out in the company's California offices. There it was, multiple years of his life, on a scrolling piece of paper. A story big enough to cross the room. It's a story you'... |
41b855e9cf55d4ebf8bdfab9a53d715200f5c39d | Summarize the following news article. | Victims' families are disappointed that Anders Behring Breivik is ruled insane .
Breivik will still face trial next year .
He is accused of killing 77 people in a gun and bomb rampage .
The July massacre was the deadliest attack in Norway since WWII . | [
"(CNN) -- The man accused of killing 77 people in a terrorist rampage that shook Norway last summer is insane and cannot be sentenced to prison or preventive detention, but can be confined to a mental hospital for the rest of his life, police said Tuesday. Anders Behring Breivik suffers \"grandiose delusions\" and ... |
e43428b05db734ab75d031c7ff63bc1bb22c50d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Analyst: Anonymous battling Zetas is like "the Werewolf vs. Frankenstein"
An online video purportedly from Anonymous threatens the Zetas .
The video says the group will release names and addresses of cartel supporters .
An Anonymous source says members have discussed targeting the Zetas . | [
"(CNN) -- Could a Mexican drug cartel be the next target for a group of hackers known for online attacks against banks and government institutions? A video purportedly from the international hacker ring Anonymous threatens the Zetas, warning that the names, photographs and addresses of cartel supporters can be publ... |
1431f92037f9fa3f7c02a69238d657e53c59895c | Summarize the following news article. | Sony is redesigning its video download service for the PlayStation 3 .
Microsoft plans to launch live TV for the Xbox .
Push for game consoles as media hubs faces competition from big tech companies . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- When Microsoft released the first Xbox nearly a decade ago, analysts considered the then-money-losing endeavor to be a sort of Trojan horse into the living room: a bid to become the home's central media hub. Now, Microsoft is facing an undisguised assault from Apple, Google, Samsung Electron... |
72a9f40669e499bcc59a9abb50acad26f7c7eccb | Summarize the following news article. | An original 1938 Superman comic sells at auction for a record $2.16 million .
The comic is believed to have been sold by actor Nicolas Cage .
The previous record for a comic book sale price was $1.5 million . | [
"(CNN) -- Someone out there just leapt all comic book purchase price records in a single bound. A near-pristine copy of Action Comics #1 -- better known as the first appearance of Superman -- sold at an online auction Wednesday night for a staggering $2.16 million. The seller? None other than cash-strapped actor Ni... |
94b979fff8da63f3d37d8231dfb2ca1eb2fa439b | Summarize the following news article. | Billy Sharp reveals a t-shirt saying, "That's for you son"
Sharp's son Luey died Saturday, two days after he was born .
"My goal had to be something special tonight for my special boy," Sharp says .
Fans honored Sharp and his family with a minute of applause before the match . | [
"London (CNN) -- English soccer player Billy Sharp scored what he called the most important goal of his career Tuesday -- a shot in memory of his son Luey, who died Saturday, two days after he was born. Sharp pulled up his jersey after the goal went in to reveal a t-shirt underneath reading \"That's for you son.\" ... |
04c8cc49e22a128b8bf806c2665ca27bb47eff5d | Summarize the following news article. | Ed Husain: Killing Anwar al-Awlaki demolishes the values that America stands for .
The killing also gives a propaganda victory to America's enemies, he says .
Husain: Al-Awlaki could have been discredited before he radicalized .
The United States cannot kill its way out of terrorism, Husain says . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama authorized the killing of an American citizen because he had declared war on the United States and encouraged others to bring harm to America. Whatever Anwar al-Awlaki's wrongs -- and there were many -- when America kills its own without a trial, it not only demeans itself but it hands ove... |
c56f08bc9b9b689a28660c9f643574a782a7ee91 | Summarize the following news article. | Everyone who tries to emulate Thompson's Gonzo genius falls short to a certain extent .
"The Rum Diary" is supposed to be Thompson finding his path to self destruction .
We don't know how much of "The Rum Diary" he composed in the late '50s . | [
"(CNN) -- I have never been whacked out on LSD. However, if I had ever had the chance to meet Hunter S. Thompson, a real acid pro, my fantasy is that during a brief conversation in which he got to know me a little bit I'd feel comfortable asking him at the end of our talk: Do you think I could handle acid? Even aft... |
76c145333e2d5fb19a80142368914ed25ccaa0aa | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has defended Fernando Torres .
The Spain striker missed an open goal during Chelsea's 3-2 defeat .
Torres scored only his second Chelsea goal in the second half of the loss . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has defended Fernando Torres after the striker missed an open goal during the club's 3-1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday. Villas-Boas, 33, saw his team fall 3-0 behind in the first half at Old Trafford, through goals from Chris Smalling, Nani and Wayne Rooney, befor... |
3576fb69706166ac03e3daa7b03c5869f99134c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Survey: Vienna, Zurich and Auckland have the highest quality of living .
Luxembourg City scores highest in personal safety .
Baghdad ranks last out of 221 cities for both quality of living and personal safety .
Honolulu, San Francisco and Boston are the top-ranked U.S. cities for quality of living . | [
"(CNN) -- It's famous for its rich cultural history, a waltz and Wiener schnitzel. And for the third year in a row, Vienna, Austria, can also boast the highest quality of living in the world. According to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living survey, Vienna beat 220 other cities to earn the distinction. Zurich, Switzer... |
aeab5f99be86ac64a91130c10bef0fcc62fb4005 | Summarize the following news article. | Chopped and shredded romaine lettuce is recalled over contamination concerns, the FDA says .
The recall involves the same bacteria that caused 13 deaths from tainted cantaloupes .
No illnesses have been reported from the lettuce, the FDA says . | [
"(CNN) -- A California lettuce grower has recalled 2,498 cartons of chopped or shredded romaine lettuce shipped to wholesale food service distributors in 19 states and Canada over concerns the produce may be contaminated with the same bacteria that caused 13 deaths in an outbreak traced to tainted cantaloupes. The ... |
6bc40f4b9a5ad9b14e95ccebf2770653a3dc4199 | Summarize the following news article. | Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are currently on different coasts .
The pair also spent their sixth wedding anniversary apart .
Moore, 48, has been in New York City to promote "Five" | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Just how telling are 140 characters? Amid new tabloid reports of infidelity by Ashton Kutcher, and trouble in his marriage to Demi Moore, the two -- who are currently on different coasts -- have curbed their prolific Tweeting in some possibly telling ways. On September 23, Moore shared a quote from... |
4459c278a551e6621a82c1117a4668ed9ee04c3d | Summarize the following news article. | Fred Pearce says there's good news attached to the 7 billion population milestone .
He says woman are having far fewer children than their forebears; global average is 2.5 .
He says small families new norm as old reasons for having more children are gone .
Pearce: Problem now is smaller population has upped its consump... | [
"(CNN) -- This week the world will reach 7 billion people. Understandably that raises concern about a soaring world population. But there is a good news story from the demographic data that is not often told. We -- or rather the poor women of the world -- are defusing the population bomb. Women today are having hal... |
008fe7b1213d06fbfe9fd7ebb04cf7dc2d824195 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The downed plane had video and data recording devices, a NTSB official says .
NEW: Some of the data was transmitted, and several memory cards have been found .
NEW: The pilot did not send a "Mayday" call, as had previously been reported .
More of the 9 people killed in Friday's crash were identified Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- The small, World War II-era plane that crashed Friday during a Reno, Nevada, air race was equipped with data and video recording devices that investigators hope to use to help determine what happened and why. Seven people, including the pilot, were killed when the plane crashed into spectators at the race... |
ad7c3510fd07a42b600bd2776f0e616ce284ae78 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The United Nation's death count reaches 4,000 since the beginning of the Syria unrest .
Syria suspends membership in Mediterranean group .
U.S. sanctions are imposed on two high-ranking officials .
Kuwait is asking its citizens to leave Syria . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- The Arab League and other world powers boosted pressure on the Bashar al-Assad regime to end its nearly nine-month-long crackdown on demonstrators, a relentless push against mostly peaceful citizen protest that has now claimed at least 4,000 deaths. Nabil el-Araby, the secretary-general of the Arab ... |
ff40625f1000daf05fa59445f8f472c4de246b63 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United have hit back at former midfielder Owen Hargreaves .
Hargreaves claimed he had been mistreated by the club's medical staff .
The England midfielder spent four injury-plagued years at Old Trafford .
Hargreaves recently joined United's archrivals Manchester City . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United have hit back at Owen Hargreaves after their former midfielder claimed he had been mistreated by the English champions' medical staff. Hargreaves, who joined United's archrivals Manchester City in August after his contract at Old Trafford expired, was reported in the British press as hav... |
998e2351f68be303626235f339dbd07aa5373de8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: High-rises sway on Vancouver Island, but no injuries or damage is reported .
NEW: The shaking lasts 10 to 20 seconds .
The center of the earthquake is 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver .
There is no immediate tsunami danger, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The center of the earthquake was approximately 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver and nearly 50 miles underground. Many people on Vancouver Island felt the quake, e... |
aedcd09336c5429d810185fd7b3c47bd86e8f9f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Adil Othmani gets the death sentence for an explosion last spring in Marrakech .
The blast tore apart a cafe, killing 17 people .
Blast occurred at square popular among tourists . | [
"(CNN) -- A Moroccan court on Friday sentenced to death Adil Othmani, the main suspect in a terrorist attack in Marrakech last spring, Morocco's state news agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse, reported. Othmani was held responsible for an explosion that tore through a cafe April 28, killing 17 people and wounding 20 other... |
0c537e5b1bfd0d684018d3ab9e1eddee30397f65 | Summarize the following news article. | Sebastian Vettel can clinch a second world title at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix .
The German holds a 124-point lead over Jenson Button in the drivers' standings .
The Red Bull driver is poised to become the youngest double world champion in F1 history . | [
"(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest world champion in a five-way shootout at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November 2010, and the German needs just one point in Japan this weekend to seal a second world crown. Vettel's dominant form in 2011 has led him to victory in nine of 14 races... |
10d7ecf75a70bf27e38c08e40ef1d1f8b9a8551c | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea lose vote to buy back their Stamford Bridge stadium .
A group of the club's fans who own the freehold opt against handing it back .
The 'Chelsea Pitch Owners' have owned the freehold since 1997 .
Club says they are losing $56 million of revenue a year due to limited capacity . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea have warned a group of supporters they are slowing the progress of the English Premier League outfit after they opted not to return the freehold to the club's Stamford Bridge stadium. The ground, in the west of the English capital, was sold to a fans' organization called the Chelsea Pitch Owners (... |
4daf092fb2cdb90e0f3d040354f2b94cd4ba941a | Summarize the following news article. | Striker Carlos Tevez has been suspended for two weeks by Manchester City .
The suspension follows his non-appearance from the bench against Bayern Munich .
Tevez earlier issued a statement denying that he had refused to play when asked .
City coach Roberto Mancini has said Tevez will never play for the club again . | [
"(CNN) -- Striker Carlos Tevez has been suspended by Manchester City after the furore surrounding his non-appearance from the substitutes' bench during the 2-0 Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich on Tuesday. City manager Roberto Mancini slammed the Argentine international following his team's loss at the Allia... |
fe6b3f9b457b57a9cc8b21572adbcb7e0dd78245 | Summarize the following news article. | Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been sacked after Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Wigan .
That defeat left Sunderland 16th in the Premier League, just two points above the drop zone .
Bruce is the first manager to lose his job in the English Premier League this season . | [
"(CNN) -- Steve Bruce has become the first English Premier League managerial casualty of the season after being sacked by Sunderland on Monday following a poor run of recent results. On Saturday, Sunderland relinquished a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 at home to bottom side Wigan Athletic, with the winning goal coming in in... |
1a70210ffa7692ce1a08d2cd94769e6e26165f06 | Summarize the following news article. | Faezeh Hashemi was arrested last year for taking part in anti-government protests .
The announcement comes as parliamentary elections near.
Her father is Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian president . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was sentenced to six months in prison for making anti-government statements, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported Tuesday. Hashemi was arrested last year for taking part in anti-government protests, and the... |
9461b864f98af928348b7cdc02627e8350eed24c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama jokes White House may get egged if first lady hands out fruit and raisins on Halloween .
Obama appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
Obama says he won't pay attention to the GOP primary until it's down to one or two candidates .
Obama tells Leno that Gadhafi's death sends "a strong message" to other di... | [
"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- President Barack Obama addressed a broad range of political topics during an appearance on NBC's \"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\" Tuesday, insisting among other things that he's not spending too much time yet focused on next year's potential GOP campaign rivals. \"I'm going to wait until eve... |
eec7ddd22f4d28eaba954d5813e70a12167850f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Highlights from Elizabeth Taylor's extensive jewelry collection on display at Christie's in London .
Dazzling gems include 33.19-carat diamond, a present from Richard Burton to Taylor .
Collection known as the "crown jewels of Hollywood"
Jewels may cause bidding frenzy in the salesroom, say Christie's . | [
"London (CNN) -- Though she may have had numerous husbands and lovers, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor had one enduring love: jewelry. Her dazzling collection of jewels, many of which were given to her as presents by husbands including Richard Burton and Mike Todd, were referred to Friday in London by Jonathan Rend... |
484b513330430ed3b89d8d5191d89a8dde7b957b | Summarize the following news article. | Chirac was accused of embezzling funds from the city of Paris while mayor .
Nine others were accused of corruption .
The judge has yet to deliver a verdict in the case .
Chirac has always denied wrongdoing while mayor . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- A Paris prosecutor has asked for corruption charges against former President Jacques Chirac to be dropped, courthouse press representative Sylvie Polack confirmed Tuesday. Chirac was accused of misuse of public funds when he was mayor of Paris, from 1977 to 1995, before he became president. The pros... |
e8c91c17c18b3f4352c8ef8602a151f0dec4dfc4 | Summarize the following news article. | Petty Officer Jon Moore finds the bottle during a clean up project in Hawaii .
The bottle has a note and origami flowers .
The letter was sent by a sixth-grader five years ago .
"I'll definitely respond," sailor says . | [
"(CNN) -- On a scenic Hawaiian beach, a sailor found a message in a bottle that was sent about five years ago by a sixth-grader in Japan. Petty Officer Jon Moore spotted the bottle Thursday during a beach clean up project near the Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai. Moore was among a group... |
2ddfad7be3904e922300cb9c98e79b623f83e990 | Summarize the following news article. | Heidi became a German media sensation after moving to Leipzig Zoo last year .
She was raised in a North Carolina animal sanctuary after being found orphaned .
Her health worsened in recent weeks, the zoo says; she was put to sleep to avoid suffering . | [
"Berlin (CNN) -- An opossum that gained worldwide fame for its comedic cross-eyed looks has been put to sleep after its health deteriorated, Leipzig Zoo said Wednesday. The female opossum, called Heidi, became a German media sensation after her picture was published in late 2010 and had more than 330,000 fans on Fa... |
45f2ca4166ee3f285e11ff217255a9b382143fce | Summarize the following news article. | Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather face each other in the ring on September 17 .
The bout will air on HBO Pay-Per-View live from the MGM in Las Vegas .
Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya is Ortiz's mentor .
Mayweather stands undefeated as a professional boxer . | [
"(CNN) -- When Piers Morgan pointed out that \"Vicious\" Victor Ortiz will be \"facing a guy that has beaten just about everyone that's come in front of him,\" the boxing champ told the CNN host, \"Fear doesn't even exist in my dictionary anymore. It was one of those things where my upbringing alone got rid of all ... |
dac6bda9a8ba3276b5dda8d73cd39e0ef9766369 | Summarize the following news article. | Howell Raines: Obama, Dems run from class warfare notion even though it's potent issue .
He says class struggle over income distribution not un-American, historically beneficial .
He says as corporations sit on $2 trillion, not reinvesting, Dems, media buy into job creation myth .
Raines: If this is class warfare that ... | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama says the new Buffett Rule \"is not class warfare,\" raising once again the question of why he and his party keep rowing back from one of the Democrats' most potent arguments. They seem to have accepted the Republicans' pejorative definition of economic class warfare as an un-American evil.... |
91fbf9a93c98e6729f656ee740edd5f7b67c1ce7 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense attorney describes Sandusky's version of shower incident .
Former coach has maintained friendship with several alleged victims, attorney says .
Jerry Sandusky and his attorney maintain his innocence . | [
"(CNN) -- Jerry Sandusky's attorney said Wednesday that a young man at the heart of cover-up allegations against Penn State University officials told him he was not a victim and had no sexual contact with the former assistant football coach. Defense lawyer Joseph Amendola told CNN contributor Sara Ganim that the yo... |
5e5b72713c0704b4c1fb5135f05838a3898134e7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Harry Burkhart's mother has no lawful immigration status, ICE says .
Dorothee Burkhart is wanted in Germany on 19 fraud counts .
LAPD arrests her during a traffic stop on an extradition warrant a day before the first Hollywood fires .
52 fires cause $3 million damage in the Los Angeles area . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The mother of a German national suspected of one of the worst arson sprees in Los Angeles history appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Tuesday in the German government's effort to extradite her on fraud charges. Harry Burkhart, 24, may have been motivated to set the fires by his mother's ar... |
1a925a8e5635e926253fe207308a9c0cb4d9c850 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Billy Graham has pneumonia, according to Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.
NEW: Graham is stable and "responding well to antibiotic treatment," a pulmonologist says .
The 93-year-old evangelist was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday .
He is in "good spirits" and resting comfortably, his spokesman says . | [
"(CNN) -- Billy Graham is being treated for pneumonia and \"is responding well to antibiotic treatment,\" said a pulmonologist at the North Carolina hospital where the evangelist was admitted Wednesday. Dr. Mark Hellreich, who is treating Graham at Mission Hospital in Asheville, said Thursday that the 93-year-old i... |
88080efaeb51dffa57038d4228f7b97416a2711e | Summarize the following news article. | Mount Rainier National Park will reopen Saturday .
Ranger shooting suspect was vindictive, a former girlfriend alleges in court papers .
Another woman tells CNN affiliate KCPQ that Barnes was a "loose cannon"
Ranger Margaret Anderson, killed Sunday, was the mother of two young girls . | [
"(CNN) -- The man authorities believe was responsible for the New Year's Day shooting death of a national park ranger in Washington state was a former soldier who owned many knives and guns despite an emotionally unstable, vindictive and anger-prone mind-set, the mother of his toddler daughter said in court documen... |
4ad73711bbf8be8afb1969c8658abcb9c9ceb1c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Pop singer was filming "We Found Love" video on farm outside Belfast .
Farmer asked film crew to stop after he spotted Rihanna strip to bikini top .
His wife says the Barbados-born singer actually went topless .
Province's lawmakers even discussed the controversy . | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Pop superstar Rihanna has been ordered to cover up by a Christian farmer who took exception to her \"inappropriate behavior\" while filming a music video on his land. The controversy has erupted in Northern Ireland and was even discussed Tuesday by lawmakers in the province's ele... |
a4090ce0d5f4c47fef1764e427d29a38b10c403f | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United drop first points of English season with 1-1 draw at Stoke .
United head table on goal difference from rivals Manchester City, who beat Everton .
Third-placed Chelsea beat Swansea as Fernando Torres scores and is sent off .
Newcastle retain fourth place as Demba Ba scores hat-trick against Blackburn . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United's perfect start to the English Premier League season came to a halt on Saturday when the defending champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Stoke City. United had won five matches in a row, and took the lead through a superb individual goal from midfielder Nani in the 27th minute as the Port... |
a9127de5251ac8a39841af06122929a4489282ed | Summarize the following news article. | Richards: The Charlie that you've seen over the last six months is not the man I married .
Richards: "If anyone can pick themselves up, make a huge comeback, it's Charlie"
Denise Richards' priority is her daughters: Sam, 7, Lola, 6, and her adopted newborn, Eloise .
Richards' dream acting gig is a Quentin Tarantino dir... | [
"Watch the full interview with Denise Richards tonight. \"Piers Morgan Tonight\" airs weeknights on CNN/US at 9 p.m. ET and on CNN International at 0200 GMT (Live simulcast), 1200 GMT and 2000 GMT / HKT 2000 . CNN -- \"If Charlie [Sheen] is to sort his life out,\" Piers Morgan asked Denise Richards. \"Can you ever ... |
3fef94583f769db43257e290d00d2a70bd69b745 | Summarize the following news article. | The film focuses on the tumultuous time in the band's career 20 years ago .
There are sound-only interviews that Guggenheim was able to draw from each band member .
There is a lot of levity too, including a satirical montage of bands that have imploded . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- \"Making Achtung Baby is the reason we're here now,\" Bono says early on in Davis Guggenheim's new U2 documentary, \"From The Sky Down,\" which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night. The film -- which focuses on the tumultuous time in the band's career 20 years a... |
756af424ee2c35fd9180811ad85665f6e25e206e | Summarize the following news article. | Marine archaeologists have found a shipwreck dating from the 13th century off the coast of Japan .
The vessel is thought to have been part of Kublai Khan's massive invasion fleet .
More than 4,000 artifacts, including pottery shards, cannonballs and anchors were found near the wreck . | [
"(CNN) -- In Japanese legend they are known as The Kamikaze -- the divine winds -- a reference to two mighty typhoons placed providentially seven years apart which, in the 13th century, destroyed two separate Mongol invasion fleets so large they were not eclipsed until the D-Day landings of World War II. Marine arc... |
002c962834b7886c600a31a35053543e324883bd | Summarize the following news article. | Defense attorneys want John Hinckley to be transitioned out of a mental hospital .
"The hospital doesn't know what Mr. Hinckley is thinking," the prosecutor says .
The hearing may determine whether to eventually free him from a mental hospital .
After John Hinckley shot Reagan, he was found not guilty by reason of insa... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A hearing continues Thursday to determine the future of John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in March 1981. After an expected week and half of testimony, a federal judge will consider whether Hinckley should eventually be released from a mental hospital, where he... |
363a87d1a4cc2d53a131f722f35d1e28647ec640 | Summarize the following news article. | Herman Cain's comments on abortion brought him heavy criticism .
David Frum says abortion may be the hottest social issue, but it may not always be so .
He says American politics was riven by debate over alcohol for generations .
Changing social views and behavior may greatly lessen abortion issue, he says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- What's the most emotional and divisive issue in American politics? Abortion, right? Just this weekend, former Republican front-runner Rick Perry used the abortion issue to slam current Republican front-runner Herman Cain at the Iowa Faith and Freedom forum. Perry said: . \"It is a liberal canar... |
2464ca3a779e35ed4baacc9572b1ecd472cf0d5b | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Tyler described the incident in detail Thursday on NBC's "Today" show .
He says he was battling food poisoning .
The singer notoriously battled drug and alcohol problems . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Accidents happen, but the show must go on. That was Steven Tyler's outlook after he suffered a painful fall in a hotel bathroom in Paraguay on Tuesday -- an incident he described in detail Thursday on NBC's \"Today\" show. The Aerosmith frontman and \"American Idol\" judge, 63, says he was battling... |
51823d32eefde682c27a94a79d763fa7fc58416e | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Danin: Arab League's tough sanctions on Syria show new activism in region .
Public opinion now has power, he writes; leaders can't stand by as Syrians are slaughtered .
Danin says Arab League is taking charge to ensure Arabs are in the regional drivers' seat .
Danin: Arab leaders can no longer ignore others' bru... | [
"(CNN) -- The Arab League's decision to impose sweeping sanctions on Syria, a move followed by Turkey, reflects an unprecedented level of collective action by the historically moribund regional body. The Sunday vote by 19 Arab states to punish Syria further isolates Damascus and undermines President Bashar al-Assad... |
2aca37a9f70aab6c59eed244c7849a0450bbcdca | Summarize the following news article. | 870 packages of cocaine weighing almost a ton found inside sharks, navy says .
Discovery made at southeastern port of Progreso in the Yucatan state .
Inspectors detected anomaly in two shipping containers during a routine X-ray . | [
"(CNN) -- The Mexican navy smelled something fishy and their intuition paid off. They found nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks. The cargo, which was aboard the freight ship Dover Strait, had been loaded in Costa Rica, Mexican navy says. Navy inspectors at the southeastern port of Prog... |
a55f44926a06bf5b9e74947bcd17088ce6c901df | Summarize the following news article. | John Mayer says he has a granuloma next to his vocal cords .
Granuloma is a small area of tissue inflammation .
Mayer's soon-to-be-released album "Born and Raised" will be delayed . | [
"(CNN) -- Acoustic rocker John Mayer has bowed out of a series of concerts after suffering from \"something next to my vocal cords called a granuloma,\" he said in a statement released Friday. The singer and songwriter said he had undergone months of monitoring, but the condition -- a small area of tissue inflammat... |
f2067aced571d24ec93583c47395267dae2de998 | Summarize the following news article. | Pope Benedict XVI meets with victims of clergy abuse in his native Germany .
He "expressed his deep compassion and regret," the Vatican reports .
It is his first state visit to Germany, which included meetings with top officials .
The pope also pushed for "a fruitful collaboration" with Muslims . | [
"Berlin (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with a group of people who had been sexually abused by clergy in his native Germany, where disenchantment with the Roman Catholic Church has grown in the wake of the scandal. The meeting, which occurred at a seminary in Erfurt, came on the second day of the pontiff's fo... |
df9efcf01f2e82a58cb4db0b7522d5e5e305695a | Summarize the following news article. | Mike Lang says his stomach turned when he heard about the Penn State sex abuse scandal .
Syracuse University fired assistant men's basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday .
Lang alleges that when he was a boy, Fine touched him inappropriately many times .
Now 45, Lang says he considered Fine a father figure and a "great... | [
"Syracuse, New York (CNN) -- A second man who has publicly accused a former Syracuse University coach of molesting him told CNN's AC360 on Tuesday that he was speaking out so that no other children would be hurt. Mike Lang accused former men's assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, 65, of touching him inappropriat... |
276dc7bdd0709770bc547153d430c5488d718957 | Summarize the following news article. | The fire began Monday afternoon .
Smoke has drifted to the Houston/Galveston area 100 miles away .
No structures are threatened; only a dozen firefighters are working the blaze .
"We don't like to put firefighters out in a sea of grass," says an official . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is battling a large grass fire in the marshlands of Jefferson County, Texas, an agency official told CNN on Tuesday. The fire began Monday afternoon about 12 miles west of Sabine Pass and about 200 yards from the Intracoastal Waterway, Jim Stockie, spokesman for the fish... |
9413f12365648d4c97e7e3f3e583c2f5c2c0f778 | Summarize the following news article. | Levin, Stoops: Homeless aren't protected by hate-crime laws or tolerance lessons .
They say new report documents disturbing level of violence vs. homeless .
They say popular culture leads some to think of hunting homeless as a sport .
Levin, Stoops: Laws must forcefully block violence against homeless . | [
"Editor's note: Brian Levin is a professor of criminal justice at California State University, San Bernardino and director of the university's Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism. Michael Stoops is executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington. Brian Levin says the homeless are ex... |
f5898fe7b0f3ea8cbd23c909d8fc77be7001c54e | Summarize the following news article. | Russian Finance Minister Kudrin steps down over differences with Medvedev .
Medvedev has already signed the order dismissing Kurdin .
The economist has been credited with helping Russia weather the global downturn . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order dismissing longtime Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, the Kremlin reported Monday on its website. The state-run RIA-Novosti news agency said Kudrin had resigned amid a dispute with Medvedev. The announcement came shortly after Medvedev had given Kudrin un... |
2f0b0c7039b15959e41e260b77ebf54f8cce5f2b | Summarize the following news article. | Freedom Radio Iraq broadcasters turn off their microphones Friday night .
They have been broadcasting to U.S. military personnel in Iraq for eight years .
The end of the station is part of the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq .
Music and news will continue but will come out of Europe . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- At the stroke of midnight Friday, the good music and bad jokes of Freedom Radio Iraq fell silent. Army broadcasters who pumped out tunes, wisecracks and information to their fellow American military personnel in Iraq formally turned off their microphones after eight years. \"This is the radio s... |
d5fd7f18c7ec5b84545b2624fffba85a3892f812 | Summarize the following news article. | Sega is looking to revive its flagship franchise with "Sonic Generations"
Sega has not released a stellar Sonic game in about a decade .
"Sonic Generations" celebrates the series' 20th anniversary . | [
"(CNN) -- Age has slowed Sonic, the beloved blue hero from an earlier generation of video games, but Sega may have finally rehabilitated the venerable hedgehog. \"Sonic Generations,\" which arrives in stores Tuesday for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, comes at an opportune time. With a crucial holiday season immine... |
04b2146d2b9d6fa8df5c80e2ea1e89a6143c6deb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Other princes were told, by the king, to pledge allegiance to Nayef, state media says .
NEW: Besides being crown prince, Nayef also will be deputy premier and interior minister .
A leaked U.S. Embassy cable described Nayef as a "hard-line conservative"
The previous crown prince died Saturday in New York . | [
"Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia's interior minister, has been named the new crown prince of the key oil-producing nation, ascending at a time of regional turmoil amid the populist Arab Spring movement and simmering international issues involving Iran and other neighbors. The news, f... |
f68bf0d007a093884b8dd2975c1f659a965d23c6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 6 million Latino kids were living in poverty in 2010, according to study .
NEW: Pew Hispanic Center study: 4.1 million of those are children of immigrants .
NEW: Prior to 2007, more white children lived in poverty than Latino kids, study reports .
NEW: Providers of services to poor say the report reflect... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- For the first time in U.S. history, the largest single group of poor children in any racial or ethnic category is Hispanic, according to a new survey. Calling it \"a negative milestone\" in Hispanics' explosive growth in the United States, the Pew Hispanic Center study said in 2010, 37.3% of p... |
85011424baef3efe94373bf46db1036c3325d219 | Summarize the following news article. | British Museum celebrates 'unexpected and incredibly generous' gift .
Complete set of Pablo Picasso's Vollard Suite etchings donated by friend of museum .
$1.5m bequest in memory of donor's father, Major Horace Parker, who died last year .
All 100 etchings are to go on display at the museum next summer . | [
"London (CNN) -- A complete set of 100 etchings by Pablo Picasso -- never before seen in public -- is to go on display at the British Museum after an \"extraordinary\" $1.5 million gift. Businessman Hamish Parker -- a long-term fan of the London museum -- donated the entire Vollard Suite in memory of his father, Ma... |
1286783a20af9af9f4574c90a9fd790b4ad2aeb7 | Summarize the following news article. | Incident in Manchester United-Tottenham game puts spotlight on refereeing decisions .
Female official in Brazil awards goal after ball boy puts shot into visiting team's net .
French referee embarrassed after World Cup incident involving Luis Fabiano .
Englishman finally sends off player after giving him three yellow c... | [
"(CNN) -- It is the role that every fan of the beautiful game counts on but which few people envy. The much-maligned position of the football referee is a job that attracts criticism, controversy and castigation on an almost weekly basis with little glory in return. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is the latest to ... |
64372898d91de1c7d52d43a0c12673bb15408619 | Summarize the following news article. | An anti-Gadhafi official predicts "drastic" changes soon in Sirte and Bani Walid .
He says loyalists no longer control parts of Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace .
"Fierce fighting" is ongoing in the southwestern city of Sabha, he adds .
A "final call" is issued for pro-Gadhafi forces to switch or face "treason" charges . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- In an effort to hold onto the few remaining places they still control in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's forces put up stiff resistance again Saturday as revolutionaries fought to wrest control of the loyalist strongholds of Sirte and Bani Walid. Fierce fighting erupted in the coastal city of Sirt... |
710b3b773c02ff91346a07e6d73d866777d7c08d | Summarize the following news article. | Executed environmental activist's family sued oil company .
About half of settlement will go to help people of Ogoni region .
Residents have long complained that Shell was polluting land . | [
"(CNN) -- Oil company Royal Dutch Shell will pay $15.5 million to settle a lawsuit against its Nigerian subsidiary by the family of executed Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other dissidents, the plaintiffs announced Monday. A team from Royal Dutch Shell works amid spilled oil in Atali, Nigeria. Th... |
184bf8f8e46d5338089d4747e1732a14bd76cb1c | Summarize the following news article. | The former "Monster Garage" star will guest star on "Chopper"
"American Chopper" is going live for the first time .
James, Paul Teutul, Senior and Paul Teutul Jr. will be in a bike-building battle . | [
"(EW.com) -- Huge news for \"American Chopper\" fans: Jesse James is returning to the network that made him famous to compete head-to-head against the Teutuls on \"American Chopper.\" Marking his first appearance on Discovery Chanel in five years, the former \"Monster Garage\" star will guest star on \"Chopper\" ac... |
42bf18c84d690514a51ab16ea5b5b7e50ceff0d1 | Summarize the following news article. | The Galaxy entered the game as the clear favorite .
The sole goal came in the 72 minute .
Beckham's contract expires at the end of this year .
Referring to other teams' interest, he says, "It's always nice to be wanted" | [
"(CNN) -- The Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the Major League Soccer final Sunday, in what could be David Beckham's last significant game on U.S. soil. The Galaxy entered the final match, which was on their home turf in Carson, California, as the clear favorite. The squad hasn't lost this year at... |
accdd1b26221c1f366448c116ecacec51dcc2634 | Summarize the following news article. | Rebels attack outskirts of Khartoum as CNN arrives in Darfur .
U.N. powerless as operations under lockdown .
Details emerge of international payments to keep rebels from fighting . | [
"(CNN) -- The flight down wasn't too bad, a little bumpy, but it went up and came down just fine. U.N. peacekeeper force commander General Martin Luther Agwai . When Sarah called the local office about permission to film, she got an earful of abuse. The official wanted nothing to do with us. I wasn't too worried ye... |
631196925563f6e1548e45b18a952df407000cdb | Summarize the following news article. | North Chicago's police chief is on paid administrative leave, the mayor says .
Mayor orders investigation into six cases of alleged excessive use of force .
"Why did it take someone dying before someone finally did something?" attorney asks . | [
"(CNN) -- The mayor of North Chicago placed the city's police chief on leave and hired a retired officer to lead an investigation into six cases of alleged excessive use of force by police over the past 18 months. Police Chief Michael Newsome is on paid administrative leave, Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. said Tuesday. ... |
39f2ee7917a6081e8bcb2f2646c919136675dcf0 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Sharapova pulls out of the Pan Pacific Open in Japan after twisting her ankle .
She was losing 4-3 in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova .
World number one Novak Djokovic also announced he was pulling out of the China Open due to injury .
Players had threatened a strike due to tournamen... | [
"(CNN) -- World number two Maria Sharapova limped out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after twisting her ankle during her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Sharapova had hoped for revenge after the Kvitova beat her in the final at Wimbledon this year. But with Sharapova losing 4-3 in ... |
fb4a220595879a55a873062c9bf3398573ce6dab | Summarize the following news article. | Diego Duran's condition is upgraded from critical to serious .
The bullet is still lodged in his head .
The 12-year-old boy was watching fireworks when he was hit .
"It's a miracle that he's alive," says the boy's mother . | [
"(CNN) -- A 12-year-old west Florida boy apparently struck by a bullet fired skyward during a New Year's Eve celebration is improving, but remains in serious condition, authorities said Tuesday. Overnight, his condition was upgraded from critical to serious, said Larry McKinnon of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's ... |
cea6ac133923e62b186aeb17db37be6640a81200 | Summarize the following news article. | The suicide bomber was standing among mourners at a funeral .
The ceremony was for a member of an anti-Taliban militia .
On Tuesday, a school bus was attacked . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber killed 26 people and injured 63 others during a funeral procession in northwestern Pakistan Thursday, a senior police official told CNN. Saleem Murrawat, the police chief of the Lower Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the ceremony was for a member of a ... |
0d7583f6256585ef49a5b8bbc3b3e6580a37daef | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Rabil says the popular uprising in Syria poses issues for U.S. foreign policy .
He says multiethnic nation headed for sectarian strife; some opposition militarizing .
He says Syria linked to shifts in both Arab politics and Saudi and Iranian-led axes of power .
Rabil: U.S. must use caution, focus on ties with re... | [
"(CNN) -- The popular uprising in Syria against the Alawi-led minority regime of Bashar al-Assad poses a serious challenge to U.S. national security in the Middle East. As it fights for its survival amid escalating violence, the Syrian regime risks not only the deepening of civil strife in the country, but also pro... |
4dd03466609309c5293018fed72fd8d2fdd610b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Lord's Resistance Army has terrorized people in Africa for two decades .
The group is led by the elusive Joseph Kony .
Experts point to Kony's strategies and politics as some reasons why he is still at large . | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced recently that about 100 U.S. troops are being deployed to Central Africa to help \"apprehend and remove\" the elusive Joseph Kony and his top commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army. It's not the first time the United States has gone in to help put an end to the marauding... |
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