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10b8f29db839d552810d0c5867f23f53a8d32697 | Summarize the following news article. | This is the second marriage for both Jeff Probst and Lisa Ann Russell .
Russell, 40, shares custody of two children with "Franklin & Bash" actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar .
Probst, 50, will preside over the finale of "Survivor: South Pacific" on CBS . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- The bride has spoken! Lisa Ann Russell and \"Survivor\" host Jeff Probst said, \"I do,\" PEOPLE confirms exclusively. The pair married Monday in front of family and friends in an intimate ceremony at a private Los Angeles residence, says a spokesperson for the couple. This is the second marriage fo... |
2a2705d617db2f14d98e340726b4eeccc697bdf9 | Summarize the following news article. | Romney's opponents step up their attacks over the weekend .
Social issues will play a large role in South Carolina .
Gingrich, Romney tout their bipartisan efforts .
Paul repeats harsh criticism to opponents' faces . | [
"Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Republican presidential candidates faced off twice in 11 hours on Saturday and Sunday in debates ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. While both debates were staged in the Granite State, it was clear that the rivals intended for their messages to go beyond New Hampshire. Her... |
51205e38fcc145158493df829b48618f3d61371a | Summarize the following news article. | Cannon's "resting and recovering at home" after a "mild kidney failure," his rep says .
The actor returns to his New York radio show next week .
The illness interrupts Cannon's Colorado holiday . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Nick Cannon checked out of a Los Angeles hospital over the weekend after being treated for \"mild kidney failure\" suffered in Aspen, Colorado, over the holidays, his rep said. \"He is resting and recovering at home and would like to thank everyone who has expressed concern, well wishes and pr... |
816a44b91914221c315a31bbd25fe066bfcb76e2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Penn State provides details on Center for the Protection of Children .
The wife of Jerry Sandusky calls the accusations against her husband "absolutely untrue"
Attorney for one alleged victim calls Dottie Sandusky's statement "sad"
He faces 12 new counts related to a child sex scandal . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's wife, Dottie, told CNN that she is angry about accusations of child sexual abuse occurring in her home, calling them \"absolutely untrue.\" \"No child who ever visited our home was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there,\" she said. \"We would n... |
8d4b5c62f1955859b6c6b27fea250fe59775e5f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Memo: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed waterboarded 183 times in one month .
Former CIA officer said in 2007 that Mohammed waterboarded for 30-35 seconds .
Obama: Memos released because methods were reported, are now banned .
CIA's ex-chief denounces decision to release memos . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- CIA interrogators used waterboarding at least 266 times on two top al Qaeda suspects, according to a Bush-era Justice Department memo released by the Obama administration. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, seen in a December sketch, was waterboarded 183 times in a month, a memo says. The controversial te... |
6edb6972305589da68779a7d55ecb6a935127f0e | Summarize the following news article. | Feller pitched 18 years for the Cleveland Indians .
He pitched three no-hitters for the team .
Feller was diagnosed with leukemia in August . | [
"(CNN) -- Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller died Wednesday night in Cleveland, Ohio, of acute leukemia, according to a statement from the Cleveland Indians. He was 92. Feller was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in August and underwent surgery at the Cleveland Clinic to implant a pacemaker in October. In mid-N... |
ded5c6ab2a1393978a93c069ce60fc0d4109477a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Abortion-rights group: Law is "insulting and intrusive"
The ruling clears the way for potential enforcement of the law .
Gov. Rick Perry hails the decision as a victory . | [
"(CNN) -- A three-judge federal appeals court panel Tuesday overturned a lower court's order blocking key parts of a Texas law requiring doctors to provide a sonogram to pregnant women before they get an abortion, potentially clearing the way for enforcement of the law. In August, just before the law was set to tak... |
ba670306341e8bcc53da274572456affdbb2aca7 | Summarize the following news article. | Tony Fadell is retired, but retained as a "special advisor" to Jobs .
Scott Forstall has a good chance of being the next leader of Apple .
Peter Skillman certainly has the right criteria for the Apple CEO role . | [
"(Fast Company) -- The tech world's getting used to the idea Steve Jobs is absent from Apple again, for medical reasons. We think he'll be back soon. But one day he won't come back, and who might fill the big chair then? For the time being Tim Cook is in control at Apple, as he has been every time Steve Jobs has h... |
1faf0025069b4af1c3095278358ce26fcaa37287 | Summarize the following news article. | The FARC's new leader suggests a "hypothetical negotiating table"
The rebel group has been at war with the government since the 1960s .
It has suffered a series of setbacks in recent years . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombia's main leftist group suggested on Monday it is willing to reopen talks with the government. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, has been at war with the state since the 1960s. While severely weakened in recent years, the guerrilla group has continued to carry out kidnap... |
65312ad4e1380d6e6591c6ba84dff4fc1c156767 | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Richards has been "erratic. Everyone was really worried about her," says a source .
Richards is not living with Ken, the boyfriend who was introduced as her love interest .
"She has lots of issues, she needs help," the source says . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- \"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\" star Kim Richards entered rehab last week to seek treatment for alcohol abuse and \"other problems,\" a source tells PEOPLE. \"Kim has been to rehab more than once before,\" says the source, \"but every time is a new time, and everyone just hopes this sticks... |
3f8e8c53fc51e35eb7b967e502555c9a532fa820 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. is vulnerable to rising food and oil prices .
Rising food prices are having a direct effect on food banks .
Food banks are seeing people who used to donate using food banks now . | [
"Opelika, Alabama (CNN) -- At the Community Market food bank, two small alcoves -- each with three chairs and a desk -- are used for interviewing potential clients. At the desk closest to the front door, Michael Davis sits across from an elderly woman with thick glasses. Dottie Battle is a volunteer at the food ban... |
a8a2eea27e9e79235da061ba5d3838016d036e77 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Osler: Oregon governor drew some angry reactions to convict's execution reprieve .
But executive clemency part of Oregon law, Osler says, an act of principle, not cowardice .
Osler: It's right to resist process that pulls prosecutors, jurors, families into flawed system .
Gov. Kitzhaber should go further and commu... | [
"(CNN) -- Some found it shocking when Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber granted convicted double-murderer Gary Haugen a reprieve Tuesday, setting aside Haugen's scheduled December 6 execution. Haugen, who killed another prisoner while serving a life sentence for a previous murder, had waived all appeals. In a previous ter... |
149b6b47bc149975ba5615831f75a2f18dfa485f | Summarize the following news article. | The Khyber Agency is one of seven districts in Pakistan's volatile tribal region .
The bomb was placed in a vehicle and remotely detonated, an official says . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast at a busy market in northwest Pakistan killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 60 Tuesday, an official said. The explosion occurred in the Jamrud Market in the Khyber Agency, one of seven districts in Pakistan's volatile tribal region, which borders Afghanistan. The bom... |
affc0bc568ea35212a8f75c230dac8e37abc3861 | Summarize the following news article. | AAA: 42.5 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles during the Thanksgiving weekend .
Orbitz: LAX, Chicago's O'Hare and Orlando International will be busiest airports .
All eyes are on the weather, which can turn a simple trip into a nightmare . | [
"(CNN) -- And they're off! Tens of millions of Americans are on the move for the annual November trek to see family and friends, feast on turkey and pumpkin pie, and rediscover the joys of their hometown on Thanksgiving. You probably know the drill: packed airports, crowded flights and lots of out-of-state license ... |
d79a993fc640a4aa73cb1a990fe71674ea57786c | Summarize the following news article. | Stringent restrictions are in place on soldiers at base in Washington state .
Rules follow the discovery that valuable, "sensitive" items are missing from a vault .
The items include things such as scopes, but no weapons or ammunition .
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information on the case . | [
"(CNN) -- Stringent restrictions remain in place Monday on about 100 soldiers at a large military base in Washington state after the theft of \"sensitive\" and valuable \"military-grade\" equipment. Members of the Army Criminal Investigation Command are at Joint Base Lewis-McChord trying to find out who is responsi... |
6624129842379f16526c46f4091fb3b13de4a8f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows young New Zealand girl facing off with a large lion called Malik .
The big cat glares and growls at the young girl just inches away from her face .
Zoo keeper: Malik is a huge and 'dark-natured' lion who is 'quite stroppy' | [
"(CNN) -- It's normally a story of man versus beast -- but in this case the man is a three-year-old girl, and her wild encounter is thrilling online viewers around the world. The video shows young New Zealander Sofia Walker facing off with a large lion on a viewing platform while visiting the Wellington Zoo with he... |
df252198e31dd31a02d897116196f78aab5b6817 | Summarize the following news article. | CW said it learned information about Preston after the show that disqualified her .
Preston might have bragged about her victory on Facebook before the finale .
Eventually D'Amato was named the winner . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- \"America's Next Top Model\" crowned a winner Wednesday night in its all-stars cycle, but not before a shocking and largely unexplained disqualification of one of the final three contestants. Lisa D'Amato, Allison Harvard, and Angelea Preston were battling for the crown, but after an unusual panel,... |
7786920140be6360f5d3cc842324a31552577303 | Summarize the following news article. | Chaz Bono is looking to woo the ladies on the dance floor .
Bono split with his fiancée in December .
Bono's been staying active, maintaining his DWTS weight loss . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- \"I really want to start dancing again,\" Chaz Bono tells PEOPLE. No, he's not expecting to be invited back to \"Dancing with the Stars,\" where he lasted an impressive six weeks this past fall. He's looking to woo the ladies on the dance floor, explains the newly single Bono, who split with his fi... |
343ec2af01b71c396ef8ea3a54e977b8d3bf6a02 | Summarize the following news article. | David Torrance: Margaret Thatcher biopic "The Iron Lady" a nostalgia trip .
The movie shows Thatcher as PM in the 1980s, and as a frail elderly woman, suffering from dementia .
Torrance: 1980s were a time "when politics was politics and elected leaders actually believed in something"
He says "The Iron Lady" may prove "... | [
"(CNN) -- There's always been something about Margaret Thatcher that makes grown men go weak at the knees, particularly members of the Conservative Party. Perhaps she revives memories of stern schoolmistresses; perhaps they just grudgingly admired a strong woman telling them what to do. I suspect the same will be t... |
9ce5ebdae002aaa551e4bc5dd1e278991f20a2e6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Justice Scalia: "The government is entitled to insist upon a ... modicum of decency"
The court looks at whether the FCC can limit expletives and nudity on broadcast TV .
Sometimes it's hard to tell "what is indecent and what isn't," Justice Ginsburg says .
The FCC just wants a few channels free of such material, C... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court appeared ready to give government regulators the continuing authority to regulate profanity and sexual content on broadcast television after a lively hour of arguments Tuesday. The justices and lawyers all stayed polite, not actually using any obscene words, preferring the leg... |
5b47a42c03992f0ddcc2806fbbcafb58fc5266bd | Summarize the following news article. | Ian Hunter Burnet, 22, left Virginia to celebrate New Year's Eve in New York .
He stayed with friends in Harlem, who last heard from him December 30 .
His parents have set up a Facebook page asking for information .
Ian Burnet is 5 feet, 10 inches and weighs 160 pounds; he has brown hair, green eyes . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Police in New York and Virginia are searching for a 22-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student who went missing days after arriving in New York City to celebrate New Year's Eve, according to authorities. Ian Hunter Burnet left Richmond, Virginia, on a bus bound for New York on December ... |
c337986212b3dc2e8ed96321070d4628e46ec78f | Summarize the following news article. | AT&T opens a Foundry Development Center in Silicon Valley .
Verizon Wireless also has an Application Innovation Center in San Francisco .
The cell carriers are working to improve their images among app makers . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- From the ninth floor of an office building here, Verizon Wireless executives peered out of a window at the breathtaking view of the East Bay. Behind them, baristas wrestled with an espresso maker and served up free cappuccinos to guests. The newly renovated office, located in SoMa, San Franc... |
3dd22aa71737a7e017c057ee8de49abe4b3066f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Mario Gomez scores both goals as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-1 in Bundesliga .
The result puts Bayern three points clear of Dortmund and Schalke at the top of table .
Champions Dortmund held 1-1 at home by Kaiserslautern in Sunday's other match . | [
"(CNN) -- A double from Bundesliga top scorer Mario Gomez saw Bayern Munich win 2-1 at 10-man Stuttgart on Sunday to open up a three-point lead at the top of the German table. Stuttgart took a sixth minute lead when Christian Gentner's superb volley gave Manuel Neuer no chance in the Bayern goal. But the home side ... |
8403bab64569b5ea605aee4557f84a27465b3cf5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman moves up in latest poll .
Mitt Romney says he expects his comment on firing people to be taken out of context .
"Romney enjoys firing people, I enjoy creating jobs," rival Huntsman says .
Newt Gingrich says he has to go negative against Romney . | [
"Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Hours before the first primary vote of 2012, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney tried to recover from a potential stumble Monday as his presidential rivals intensified their attacks against him. Voters in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary begin choosing their GOP candi... |
bdd97d21628896002b21743b0699eb1aa43bb8f1 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Devil Inside" earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days .
"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," continued its comeback performance with $20.5 million .
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" held onto third place with a $14.1 million weekend . | [
"(EW.com) -- The 2012 box office got off to a fine start this weekend, as Paramount's \"found footage\" (riiiight...) horror movie \"The Devil Inside,\" which the studio acquired for just under $1 million, earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days, becoming the first breakout box office star since \... |
c24f4333191121fb6db5f8f4d373cebfea115751 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain, Germany and France have long had a strange triangular relationship .
Britain has often been the odd man out, not fully buying into European unity .
Just who is coming along for the latest ride is not entirely clear . | [
"(CNN) -- In Europe, the English have a reputation. They are notorious for prodigious drinking at Mediterranean resorts, a complete inability to master other languages and the habit of recalling World War Two every time England plays Germany at football -- or when it's time to remind the French of their spineless d... |
8f4fdae350bf9cd28d635092284aeb18e6dadc5d | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Philbin, 21, went missing Sunday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin .
Searchers pulled his body from a river on Monday .
Toxicology results will be available in several weeks, police say .
There was no evidence of foul play, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- The son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin died from \"fresh water drowning\" and there was no evidence of foul play, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, police said Wednesday. The body of Michael Philbin, 21, was pulled from a river Monday, a day after he went missing while in Oshkosh to visit friend... |
4fc04a333ae13d226c897e7e71deb96bf2bc6a79 | Summarize the following news article. | Police arrested 46 people Saturday morning in Boston .
"Occupy" protesters have been encamped there since late September .
"Occupy Boston is NOT done! You can't evict an idea! :)," read one Twitter post .
A judge ruled that protesters' First Amendment rights do not extend to seizing and holding areas . | [
"(CNN) -- Police arrested 46 people Saturday morning after they swept through a downtown city square in Boston, Massachusetts, evicting \"Occupy\" protesters encamped there since late September, officials said. CNN affiliate WCVB broadcast images of handcuffed demonstrators being led away by police, who first offer... |
f62b194d62356d5ffae3f0b6c9aed23a4dec9b09 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum virtually tied for first place in Iowa .
Maria Cardona says the contest shows Romney can't make the sale to conservatives .
She says he has swung right to win their votes, which would hurt him in general election . | [
"(CNN) -- Tuesday night's tight contest for the top spot in the Iowa Republican caucuses reflects the ongoing tension that exists within the Republican Party. This struggle between the conservative religious voters -- whose voice is strong and loud in Iowa and was represented by Rick Santorum -- and the more modera... |
d71bbc5ad05f2f8a39c1cfe0c0e82a48aa2779ce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Syrian opposition reaches out to international powers .
The United Nations estimates that about 5,000 people have died in Syrian violence this year .
The Syrian National Council wants U.N. and Arab League action .
It says nearly 250 civilians died over a two-day period . | [
"(CNN) -- Syria's major opposition group condemned Bashar al-Assad's regime Wednesday for \"brutal massacres\" this week and urged the U.N. Security Council to protect civilians against \"acts of genocide.\" \"The regime is using children as human shields so that tanks and armored vehicles can storm residential are... |
1b0bf9de45351803c58cca7faa5de9b40eea9304 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The accused man can't have contact with the shooter, a court document says .
He posts a $50,000 bond that had been requested by prosecutors, a court clerk says .
Sarah McKinley fired a gun after checking with a 911 dispatcher, killing the intruder .
Alleged accomplice Dustin Louis Stewart is charged with murder, t... | [
"(CNN) -- A man who allegedly tried to break into the home of a recently widowed Oklahoma woman -- who shot and killed his alleged fellow intruder after calling 911 -- was freed Thursday on bail despite a first-degree murder charge, a court clerk said. Although he did not fire the fatal shot, 29-year-old Dustin Lou... |
3eb68f244f9159e05cfe40316ac9e27fc938cf3a | Summarize the following news article. | Ana Martinez is the curator-in-chief for the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
So far Martinez has produced 586 star ceremonies .
On Monday she will be at the helm for the unveiling of Steve Guttenberg's star . | [
"(CNN) -- When the 2,455th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is laid on Monday for actor Steve Guttenberg, Ana Martinez will once again be working behind the scenes as curator-in-chief to the iconic attraction. The Walk of Fame is one of showbiz's most visible landmarks,and Martinez has been its inconspicuous prod... |
ab5bc20cfca69daffd99ebc427199710be5bceae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 4 inches fall at Houston Hobby Airport, setting a record .
National Weather Service to investigate possible tornado touchdowns .
Houston has conducted 20 to 30 high-water rescues, another official says . | [
"Dallas (CNN) -- Severe weather hit the Houston area Monday, flooding streets and homes and leaving thousands of people without power, emergency officials said. Torrential rain fell across the area, causing flash flooding that left streets and highways impassable and submerged some vehicles. \"We have a lot of road... |
3a814abf6ae1fb9b3f26957bc562950dff7699df | Summarize the following news article. | Medical examiner releases complete autopsy report of FAMU's Robert D. Champion .
"His muscles were beaten so badly that they were destroyed," an expert says .
"The beating was so powerful, it just squashed the tissue," another expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- A final autopsy report released Wednesday shows that Florida A&M University drum major Robert D. Champion suffered muscle damage commonly seen in such events as car accidents, prolonged seizures, child abuse and torture, an expert said. The alleged fatal beating suffered last month by Champion, 26, during... |
738448815bcc62dc4c7ae1945583ec297f49db86 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea are through to the Champions League last 16 after 3-0 win over Valencia .
Didier Drogba scores twice as the Premier League side qualify as Group E winners .
Marseille score two late goals to win 3-2 at Dortmund and qualify from Group F .
Zenit St Petersburg draw 0-0 in Porto to secure their qualification from G... | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea have qualified for the last 16 of the European Champions League after two Didier Drogba goals helped them to a 3-0 Group E victory over Valencia at Stamford Bridge. The English Premier League side needed a victory to guarantee their place in the knockout stage and they got the perfect start when D... |
b90dc99fc6a8f568aa174f1b8b9fb3a935379a67 | Summarize the following news article. | Matt Damon plays grieving widower Benjamin in "We Bought a Zoo"
The movie is genuinely funny, sweet and kindhearted, our critic says .
He says it's great counterprogramming to some of heavier end-of-year releases . | [
"(CNN) -- Based on a true story, Cameron Crowe's \"We Bought a Zoo\" is the kind of real-life adventure tale with which anyone who has ever dreamed of truly making a new start can identify. How often have you been looking for an apartment or a house, hoping to find that really cool, gothic deconsecrated church, cli... |
ded65a46cc059b292afdd38e1d079e1933f498b7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lindsay Lohan has "done well" on probation the past month, the judge says .
NEW: The judge eased Lohan's travel limit once she does 12 shifts at the morgue each month .
NEW: Judge: "The morgue seems to be pleased, as pleased as a morgue can be"
If she stays on track, Lohan's probation will be eased in March, judge... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan's judge apparently is so pleased with how well the actress is complying with her probation requirements in the past six weeks that she's giving her more freedom to travel. \"Ms. Lohan, you've actually done well and done it not only on time but early,\" Los Angeles County Superior... |
f360912c0e86a96b56c8d22e8181b80c814b50b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense Secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi was fired Wednesday .
The move comes after the military slammed reported remarks by the prime minister .
Yousuf Raza Gilani accused top military leaders of violating the constitution .
Tensions have been running high since the so-called Memogate scandal . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani fired his defense secretary Wednesday, a move that spiked tensions between the South Asian nation's civilian government and its all-powerful military. The prime minister's spokesman confirmed to CNN the firing of Naeem Khalid Lodhi. State med... |
321a84a4300c664742a2498c802c3f941f66d78f | Summarize the following news article. | Ian Hunter Burnet, 22, left Virginia to celebrate New Year's Eve in New York .
He stayed with friends in Harlem, who last heard from him December 30 .
His parents have set up a Facebook page asking for information .
Ian Burnet is 5 feet, 10 inches and weighs 160 pounds; he has brown hair, green eyes . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The parents of a missing Virginia college student plan to travel to New York on Thursday to assist in his search. Ian Hunter Burnet, a 22-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University student, went missing days after arriving in New York City to celebrate New Year's Eve, authorities said. Burnet left... |
3c0dd1ef211dd6d6a0c2771da54c664bb0f69d38 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi crowned world footballer of the year after winning Ballon d'Or award .
Barcelona and Argentina striker claims the award for the third successive year .
Messi won four titles with Barcelona in 2011 including the Champions League .
Messi's club manager at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, is named coach of the year ... | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi has been crowned world footballer of the year for a third successive time after claiming FIFA's Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Zurich. The Argentina forward beat Barcelona teammate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to the prestigious title. Messi, 24, becomes only the fourth player... |
c2b925f6af165fa757ec97747cb42bd42564f9b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say Paul Bradley forced a friend's wife to attempt a bank robbery .
"I had coffee with him all last week," her husband said .
The woman told tellers she had a bomb strapped to her ankle when she went in .
Their assailant wore a mask and said little, so they were unable to identify their attacker at first . | [
"(CNN) -- A friend of an elderly Arkansas couple has been charged with forcing the wife to try to rob a bank with a fake explosive device, police said Thursday. Authorities in Fayetteville arrested 60-year-old Paul Bradley on Thursday, three days after 73-year-old Betty Davis walked into a bank there and told a tel... |
30c74bacfcc152db0eaafcc1dd0df893776de451 | Summarize the following news article. | Sectarian violence and fuel policy protests are tests for the president, an analyst says .
Gunmen attacked the Deeper Life church in Gombe as worshipers met for a service .
An eyewitness describes how people were gunned down as they tried to flee .
An Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has been blamed for other attac... | [
"Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- An Islamic militant group in northern Nigeria has claimed responsibility for attacks that killed at least 25 people in a rash of violence against the country's minority Christians, officials said, after it issued an earlier ultimatum that gave Christians three days to leave the area. Gunmen o... |
46f90e1b8cacae1dfc3aed47d1fdf18fc13e45a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Death sentences in the United States are below 100 for the first time since 1976 .
Only 43 people have been put to death in 2011, down 56% from 12 years ago .
A poll conducted in October found 50% of Americans favor a sentence of life in prison .
California voters could decide next year whether to abandon the death pen... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Death sentences plunged this year and the number of executions continued a steady decline as a result of \"growing discomfort\" felt by many Americans on the application of capital punishment. Only 78 people were sentenced to lethal injection so far this year, the first time that number has dro... |
a3e030d7960c6c00b50a756f79582ce3a655bc40 | Summarize the following news article. | The two endorsements come about two weeks before the Iowa caucus .
Bob Dole and The Des Moines Register's editorial board praise Mitt Romney's credentials .
The paper's support is coveted, but a number of previous picks have not won the White House .
Romney earlier won the endorsement of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley... | [
"(CNN) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has scored the endorsement of Bob Dole, who lauded the former Massachusetts governor in an ad Sunday in Iowa's The Des Moines Register newspaper. The public endorsement comes one day after the Register -- Iowa's largest newspaper -- backed Romney in his bid for ... |
9df0c6243d0e819271ed3dd140f0e777204582e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Norman, Oklahoma, police say the professor was arrested last week .
Dwain Pellebon, 54, is an associate professor of social work .
He faces two complaints of rape in the first degree, one complaint of lewd acts with a child . | [
"(CNN) -- A University of Oklahoma professor has been suspended amid allegations of sexual abuse, school police said Tuesday. \"OU officials acted swiftly to suspend (Dwain Pellebon) from any contact with students and from use of any university facilities,\" said Catherine Bishop of the university police department... |
a6677daed1be50280850563bce71a41c1c52f189 | Summarize the following news article. | Former Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor in September .
He had sued a defense contractor that is also his former employer .
He said the company had punished him for objecting to a weapons sale to Pakistan .
Meyer and the company say the dispute has been resolved amicably . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer and defense contractor BAE announced Thursday an \"amicable\" end to their dispute. Meyer filed a lawsuit in Texas in June claiming BAE, his former employer, had punished him for objecting to a weapons sale to Pakistan, and had prevented him from finding ot... |
269e5efffbe674609b9dd78dc49d7f96bed0e6f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Carey Goldberg says study shows marriage statistics down but rate of unmarried moms up .
She says she'd bought sperm to have baby, then met man who agreed to reproduce with her .
She says they had ups, downs, split, got back together, had another baby and got married .
Goldberg tells her daughter: It's fine to stay sin... | [
"(CNN) -- A couple of years ago, my daughter and I were playing the classic board game \"Life,\" and her little car reached the roadblock at which everybody -- absolutely everybody -- gets married. Needless to say, given a new set of striking statistics last week that showed a record low of 51% of American adults a... |
a6976888af5c1bfd90b01ea6331b8e7163f4a825 | Summarize the following news article. | China's ambitious new plan comes as the U.S. scales back its own space ambitions .
China wants to launch space laboratories and collect samples from the moon .
Its eventual goal is to carry out a manned lunar landing .
China is the third country after the U.S. and Russia to put a human in space . | [
"(CNN) -- China plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration. China also plans to launch manned-vessels and freigh... |
6dcaa6844247dc6edf1a3d6a21d8f61e85a14288 | Summarize the following news article. | Jane Fonda on her father: If there had been Prozac, our lives would have been different .
Fonda on Ted Turner: "I'm so proud of him. He's done so much good work in the world"
She hopes Barack Obama gets re-elected .
Fonda on GOP candidates: "I get depressed and scared when I look at the Republican debates" | [
"(CNN) -- Jane Fonda told Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson's 1981 visit to her California ranch inspired him to purchase what was to become Neverland Ranch. The actress and author of the new book \"Prime Time\" -- which is about the last third of life -- is a guest on tonight's \"Piers Morgan Tonight.\" \"I had a ... |
a215e95f247268f0dae9dc58010c092aeddd85e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Christian Bale plays a pseudo American priest in his new movie "Flowers of War"
The movie is nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign film category .
Bale engaged in a scuffle while filming and he is now at odds with the Chinese government .
China has never won a trophy and now has less chances of winning an Oscar th... | [
"(CNN) -- \"Flowers of War\" has a multitude of advantages over its rivals in the Oscar race for best foreign language film. Most obviously, it stars Christian Bale, who plays an American pretending to be a priest in order to survive the brutal 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking, China. Moreover, Bale's character, a... |
ff0c3942f7225d0fb154ea9458dbb93f64dfd44e | Summarize the following news article. | The movie is based on a 2002 novel by British journalist Allison Pearson .
Kate.2011 has the same accessories as Kate.2002, including a cute husband .
Pierce Brosnan plays a fairy-tale New York businessman as princely as he is single . | [
"(EW.com) -- How did the makers of \"I Don't Know How She Does It\" not know that there are two insurmountable problems with their bogus chick flick about the amusing travails of a working mother? The first is that the movie is based on a 2002 novel by British journalist Allison Pearson, and we live in 2011. True, ... |
7b4cd87ea720db964261ca611f23b0fb5ef25c03 | Summarize the following news article. | Sandusky's attorney says his client may not make bail until Thursday .
Charity faces financial troubles and reduces staff .
Additional child sex charges against Sandusky are announced .
Sandusky was arrested Wednesday and faces a preliminary hearing on December 13 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces additional child sex charges involving two more alleged victims, bringing the total to 10, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly. Sandusky was arrested Wednesday and charged with four counts of involuntary deviate sexual inte... |
d85d2aea88d6b70a1408b96924aebe95e2a6fab9 | Summarize the following news article. | The romanticism of handwriting doesn't translate to e-mails and tweets, Michael Schulder says .
"The Letter," a hit song, captures emotions of looking for a stamp, taking letter to mailbox, he says .
Wayne Carson, who wrote the song, met his wife through their shared love for songwriting . | [
"(CNN) -- The deep financial mess at the U.S. Postal Service has revealed a deep fault line in America about whether we even need the postal system. This week we heard from the \"let 'em shut down, I do all my communicating online\" group. And there are those who want to \"save the art of writing a letter by hand a... |
ce156efb7efa4f3f0c53226bab11b3643bda5355 | Summarize the following news article. | Gen. James Cartwright: "There are a lot of things here that are not finished"
Paul Bremer: "Can a democratic Iraq survive if America pulls out before the job is done?"
What Iran will do next is a key question .
Robin Wright: "Old sectarian divides are in many ways deeper than they were" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The departure of U.S. troops left many questions lingering in Iraq Sunday, analysts told CNN's \"State of the Union.\" \"There are a lot of things here that are not finished. There are activities in the region that are still sitting on the edge of potential conflict,\" said retired Gen. James C... |
18fbcc08e9384885ec09ad7bdb134eff424c9429 | Summarize the following news article. | A video showed police beating a woman and others trying to help her .
The violence occurred in Cairo's Tahrir Square Saturday during a stretch of unrest .
Twitter hashtags emerged -- #Tahrirwoman and #Bluebra .
A relative says of Suleiman's beating, "I'm glad her father didn't see this day" | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- When Azza Hilal Suleiman saw Egyptian military pummel the veiled woman, she stepped in to help and got kicked and clubbed by security forces, a beating that was captured in a video that went viral around the world and also showed live gunfire and the violent removal of a Muslim woman's clothing. \"A... |
2fca142464da70d563a1bdc92908f2036a1383cc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kim Jong Un greets the civilian delegation .
The group is led by a former first lady and the widow of an industrial tycoon .
The visit comes at a delicate point in relations between the two Koreas .
Pyongyang announced Kim Jong Il's death on December 19, putting the region on edge . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A delegation of South Koreans traveled to the Communist North Monday to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong Il, lying in state at Kumsusan Memorial Palace. The 18-member civilian delegation was led by Lee Hui-ho -- the widow of the former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, ... |
3b1e9d874f7d2e7bf16d828900524b31c2e28a99 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Alan Gross is not among those who will be pardoned .
Cuban President Raul Castro says prisoners from 25 countries will be freed .
The move shows the "generosity and strength of the revolution," he says .
The president cites the pope's upcoming visit as a motivation for the release . | [
"(CNN) -- Cuba will pardon more than 2,900 prisoners, the government said Friday, though U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross is not among those who will be freed. The decision to release the prisoners follows \"numerous requests\" from their family members and religious institutions, and is a humanitarian gesture, said C... |
8fb72dd35818117a26dfdc7167285d607a4b6eb4 | Summarize the following news article. | "It just doesn't sound like Amir to me," a former colleague says .
Hekmati's military experience helped in testing translation devices, she says .
The Arizona-born, Michigan-raised ex-Marine has been jailed in Iran since August .
Iran accuses him of spying; his family and U.S. officials say that's untrue . | [
"(CNN) -- An Iranian-American ex-Marine accused of spying on his ancestral homeland helped develop an electronic translator for U.S. troops but wouldn't have been involved in espionage, a onetime colleague said Wednesday. Iranian state television aired what it called a \"confession\" by 28-year-old Amir Hekmati ove... |
2d9ccd3803a1061708d7253c63a9634f675f5aea | Summarize the following news article. | Charles Armstrong: Kim Jong Il's life was so mysterious there was even doubt about birth year .
Father made Kim successor to forestall change that followed deaths of Mao, Stalin .
Armstrong: Economics was one of Kim's weaknesses, and North Korea suffered greatly .
Performance of Kim's son could decide the fate of North... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Kim Jong Il was the enigmatic leader of the most enigmatic country on earth. Much about Kim's life was, and is, shrouded in mystery. Even the year of his birth -- 1942 -- has been contested by knowledgeable sources in South Korea and Russia, who claim Kim was born a few years earlier but that his... |
5faf0b7632ae383290e1f7f4b84489f9a0f47e03 | Summarize the following news article. | A letter bomb is addressed to the CEO of Deutsche Bank .
It is delivered to the bank's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, police say .
New York's deputy police commissioner says the device was detected in the bank's mail room . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating a letter bomb addressed to the CEO of Deutsche Bank that was delivered to the bank's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, police said Wednesday. The device, which contained shrapnel, was detected in the bank's mail room around 1 p.m. local time, said New York Deputy Police Com... |
83fd5139aeb02fd7bc0b40785369a21b09af99b1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 6 are dead and at least 300 injured, the Egyptian Health Ministry says .
An investigation is under way, a government spokesman says .
Glass, rocks and Molotov cocktails are thrown .
The beating of an activist sparked the violence, activists say . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Six people were killed and at least 300 were injured when pro-democracy activists clashed Friday with Egyptian security forces in central Cairo, a government official said. Two of the dead were teenagers and one was an Islamic scholar, said Dr. Hisham Shiha, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health. A... |
117050c9ae0877c9e1b5a3d0d874ffcc5d271710 | Summarize the following news article. | Iowa professor questions state's first-in-the-nation role in presidential campaigns .
Stephen G. Bloom: "No way would Iowa ever be considered representative of America"
His criticisms draw stinging rebuttals from outraged readers who say he misses the point .
University president retorts: "Iowans are pragmatic and bala... | [
"(CNN) -- While the visiting national news media focuses on the latest utterances of Republican presidential hopefuls in advance of the January 3 caucuses, many Iowans have found a bone to pick with a journalism professor -- from the University of Iowa, no less -- who wrote: \"Whether a schizophrenic, economically ... |
838aea06e983edfbd24427e141cce1f87b484b50 | Summarize the following news article. | An animal rights group says it videotaped purported animal abuse at a turkey farm .
Sheriff's investigators launched a search of the farm in North Carolina on Thursday .
The farm is owned by Butterball, authorities in Hoke County say .
Butterball says any employee who violates its "zero tolerance" animal abuse policy w... | [
"(CNN) -- Sheriff's investigators in North Carolina launched a search of a turkey farm they say is owned by Butterball -- the largest producer of turkey products in the United States -- on Thursday after an animal rights organization said it infiltrated the farm and videotaped instances of purported animal abuse. \... |
f0fe3f1e78db646a178a8c321adaee342c718321 | Summarize the following news article. | Entrepreneurs had misfortune of a CES booth next to where Justin Bieber was appearing .
Rubberneckers overwhelmed their Xybotyx booth, but not to see their robot .
Startup co-founder: "It's the best of times, it's the worst of times" | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- For David Shafter, it should have been a dream: A crush of excited people swarming his booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where his startup is launching its first product. But all the people hoisting cameras and raising themselves on tiptoe for a better view Wednesday afternoo... |
c7ddac4a35f81dbdf9e80521e354f891612ddc68 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police spokesman: "As the days go on, our concern grows"
NEW: "We've ruled out no scenario. We've ruled out no one," he says .
Divers wearing special suits brave frigid temperatures .
Ayla Reynolds has been missing since mid-December . | [
"Waterville, Maine (CNN) -- Divers in Maine were scouring a river Wednesday in their search for a missing 21-month-old girl, but had found no sign of her in the frigid waters, authorities said. \"We're making progress. I can tell you honestly that as the days go on, our concern grows, as it's been 26 days. But I ca... |
e16e1d587728b8939853607ec1b89bd4bf1f5f50 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahmadinejad says his weapons are logic, culture and human values .
He refers to Venezuela's president as his "dear brother"
Chavez: Venezuela, Iran must stop the "imperial insanity" of the United States .
The Iranian president is on a four-nation Latin American tour . | [
"Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged closer cooperation on Monday, vowing to fight poverty and imperialism. The two leaders signed a series of accords in the areas of industry, science, technology and politics, the state-run AVN news agency ... |
a8cd6ef6034265fa3c8f2465f0caee5bc83130dd | Summarize the following news article. | Tahrir Doctors Society was started by medics who ran makeshift hospital during January revolution .
Doctors have continued to work despite being surrounded by armed forces in recent clashes .
In quieter times, society campaigns for free healthcare and runs traveling clinic . | [
"(CNN) -- Egyptian doctor Amany Sadek was treating patients in a makeshift hospital close to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday when the building was surrounded by armed forces. The doctors turned their lights off, kept quiet and were unable to let anyone in or out of their doors. \"It was horrible, we could hear shot... |
d42bd8a35e147633d3d750266939c6539aecece9 | Summarize the following news article. | Observers will be watching the funeral for succession clues, analyst says .
Kim Jong Il's eldest son is a notable omission from the guest list, he says .
Kim's funeral is expected to follow the template of his father's in 1994 .
Experts say no dramatic policy changes are likely in the short term . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea kept the world on tenterhooks Wednesday, when the funeral of leader Kim Jong Il was expected to take place in Pyongyang. On Wednesday morning, state television began broadcasting previously aired video of Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un and other mourners paying respects in front of the late dic... |
2a38a9669695cf2d083e1578d18aa9d0a5c27a62 | Summarize the following news article. | Anwar has spent more than a decade fighting sodomy charges .
The one-time student activist was once Mahathir's right-hand man .
The opposition leader dented the ruling party's majority at elections in 2008 .
Anwar has led a reform movement that has targeted social and political reform . | [
"(CNN) -- As the leader of Malaysia's reform -- or reformasi -- movement, Anwar Ibrahim has spent much of the past decade in court defending himself against sodomy charges. Once one of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's closest political allies -- and viewed by many as his heir apparent -- the 64-year old gre... |
1192d2e4a8f83790b884287c8f8669e6d6aa4d54 | Summarize the following news article. | It's that time again: midseason TV series .
Offerings include ABC's "Good Christian Belles" and NBC's "Smash"
Jessica Simpson and Nicole Richie will serve as mentors on "Fashion Star" | [
"(CNN) -- Good things come to those who wait. And that's exactly what viewers will be doing when TV's best midseason offering, \"Good Christian Belles,\" aka \"GCB,\" debuts March 4 on ABC. Reminiscent of \"Desperate Housewives\" in its less desperate heyday, \"GCB\" follows Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb), a woman who... |
8b1e1e15e71d334bf746734ce6ee6816d7cbc725 | Summarize the following news article. | France says there isn't much hope since North Korea is a "closed-off" regime .
South Korean president asks citizens to "go about their lives"
Australia: The time presents an opportunity to North Korea's new leadership .
Russia says Moscow expects that Kim Jong Il's death won't affect friendly ties . | [
"(CNN) -- Unlike in the death of any other world leader, reactions from the international community to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il were somewhat muted. Few countries issued statements in the hours immediately after Kim's death was announced on North Korean state television. And some, like the Unite... |
418f29d6b9594dc6bbfb243494c99746cba304b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan has the world's only monarch with the title Emperor .
The Chrysanthemum Throne is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world .
Akihito is the fifth child and first son of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako .
Akihito's interests include marine biology, tennis, playing the cello . | [
"(CNN) -- Japan's 77-year-old emperor is currently in hospital, several days after coming down with a fever, a spokesperson with the Imperial Household Agency says. Emperor Akihito, a ceremonial but revered figure in the Japan, was suffering from a worsening case of bronchitis and the fever he contracted Thursday, ... |
87fc6c82bc1b847edf2d0c5ee13814b5b95bccf6 | Summarize the following news article. | My Xbox Live lets users edit their 3-D avatars, chat with Xbox Live friends .
iOS users who download the app get a screen similar to Windows Phone-style interface .
My Xbox Live is available free for download on the iPhone and iPad in the App Store . | [
"(WIRED) -- Microsoft released an Xbox Live app for iOS devices on Wednesday, bringing features of Microsoft's gaming service to Apple devices for the first time. My Xbox Live lets users edit their 3-D avatars, chat with Xbox Live friends and revel in their achievements. You can also check out more information abou... |
155efa7320c65224d4e65a87c8b1f19517591721 | Summarize the following news article. | Donald Trump changed his party enrollment this week from GOP to unaffiliated .
In a column published in April, John Avlon explores Trump's prospects as an independent candidate .
Avlon: Trump's embrace of birther rhetoric would doom his appeal to most independent voters . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Among the political threats wielded by Donald Trump in his carnival barker quest for the presidency is that if denied the Republican nomination, he would run as an independent. As an independent myself, I usually cheer the prospect of any independent campaign. It shakes up the arrogant assumption... |
5073c3c45a497feb5e3923c0b78db737bf02bde1 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Mehmet Oz joins Oprah Winfrey on the cover of "O" magazine .
"I think I'm a better doctor than I am a husband," Oz, 51, tells Winfrey in January's issue .
The January issue of "O" will hit newsstands December 13. | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- In another Oprah first, the media mogul has chosen a man to join her on the cover of her \"O\" magazine: Dr. Mehmet Oz. Why him? Why now? \"The January issue is all about firsts. I met Dr. Oz in 2003 as his first guest on 'Second Opinion' -- a medical series he and his wife, Lisa, created for the D... |
c448ec20c6af6390b6d9f1b9c493be0485e025ec | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona go five points clear in Spain in coach Pep Guardiola's 100th match in charge .
Spanish champions defeat Racing Santander 4-0 to bounce back from first defeat .
Sevilla move to within a point of third-placed Sevilla with 2-1 victory at Mallorca .
Nine-man Inter Milan extend Italian lead to eight points after 0... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona moved five points clear in Spain as manager Pep Guardiola celebrated his 100th match in charge with a 4-0 victory at home to Racing Santander on Saturday. The injury-hit defending champions brushed off the pre-match loss of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to romp into a 3-0 halftime lead as they... |
c52f24a5661d2e8d2e7097699435486224e5d23c | Summarize the following news article. | The 20-year ban affects more than 1 million acres of public land .
The area is rich in uranium .
Environmentalists cheer the decision as a way to protect the park and water supplies .
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says it will stall economic growth . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration on Monday announced a 20-year ban on new mining claims on more than 1 million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, a move meant to protect the iconic landmark from new uranium mining. Previously approved operations will be allowed to continue, as will new project... |
45aa7e6d29ae7c957b4f80ef310df5dbf923fa02 | Summarize the following news article. | Service members' body parts incinerated, buried with medical waste .
Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base handles remains of returning war dead .
An earlier report found mismanagement at the mortuary . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A congressional panel investigating claims the Dover Air Force Base Mortuary mishandled the remains of hundreds of fallen U.S. military personnel will meet for the first time Tuesday. In November, U.S. Air Force investigators announced they had found \"serious misconduct\" and \"gross mismanage... |
1bbb205446ce3d6d44088f71763c2f3ad3b0ed17 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FAA head Randy Babbitt resigns after a weekend charge of drunk driving .
NEW: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accepts Babbitt's resignation .
Police allegedly saw Babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned Tuesday, three days after he was arrested on a drunk driving charge near his suburban Washington home. In a brief statement released to the media, Babbitt said he had submitted his resignation to his boss, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood... |
96d7d9f926656958738b8695d0d4e47da8fc3381 | Summarize the following news article. | An agitated man describes the death of a boy in Homs .
"What is the fault of this child?" he asks, speaking to a camera .
The boy, 10, was allegedly at home when he was apparently struck by bullet .
At least 17 died in Homs, activists say . | [
"(CNN) -- From a distance, he appears to be taking a nap. His long, delicate eyelashes are closed as his head rests on a blanket. The 10-year-old boy, however, is not asleep. The turn of his gauze-wrapped head reveals a mass of blood. Maher al-Husseini is dead, reportedly from a sniper bullet. He bled to death. In ... |
03981ca5c996bf78b3cf5c5e4fbdbe9128b10f02 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kevin's father tells CNN affiliate the boy had plotted his escape for a while .
"An innocent victim is returned to his family," the ambassador says .
Report: Kevin walked for two days, surviving on candies and coconut .
His mother and cousin were released earlier . | [
"(CNN) -- A 14-year-old Filipino-American boy abducted in July by suspected Islamic militants in the Philippines is free, officials said. Kevin Lunsmann was reunited with his mother, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said Monday, without offering additional details. \"It was a tough time. It was a tough five months,\" Kev... |
9bfc1146b1316ebe99e885294ccd64b67f428783 | Summarize the following news article. | A judge ruled the law unconstitutional and later revealed he was gay .
Proposition 8 recognizes marriages only between one man and one woman .
The case is expected to end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, both sides say . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- A three-judge panel will hear motions Thursday on whether a federal court decision to invalidate a ban on same-sex marriages in California should be overturned because the judge was gay and in a long-term relationship. Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker -- who has since retired -- ov... |
fd8b48109a66ec4aca9e490d9ecc9a3bf9515b3c | Summarize the following news article. | Residents of Liege say they are shocked by the attack and fear for their children's safety .
The motivation of attacker Nourdine Amrani, 33, is not known, police say .
Neighbors say they saw little of the suspect, who lived in Liege .
Amrani, previously convicted of arms offenses, was known to a local gun store owner . | [
"Liege, Belgium (CNN) -- Flowers, teddy bears and candles mark the spot Wednesday where a gunman tossed grenades into a crowded Liege market square a day before, claiming several lives and wounding scores more. The mood in Place St. Lambert, a square which would normally be bustling with Christmas shoppers, was som... |
cd387a341d22c4d3c21b9368d94f5eae817751ea | Summarize the following news article. | TSA says a "suspicious" item was detected during X-ray screening .
A city official says the item was explosives encased in military-grade wrapping .
A portion of Midland International Airport was closed while authorities removed the item . | [
"(CNN) -- A North Carolina man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport in Midland, Texas, federal authorities said. Trey Scott Atwater of Hope Mills was taken into federal custody Saturday morning after Transportation Security Administration agents spo... |
c63f02bc3ec7788da8368cdbd3e2ede87a39601b | Summarize the following news article. | Fight brewing over who has the rights to sign oil contracts for Iraq's Kurdish region .
Exxon Mobil signed a deal with the Kurdish regional government that Baghdad says is illegal .
Gulf Keystone says it is working an oil field of at least 8 billion barrels -- one of the largest oil fields covered in this part of the w... | [
"Erbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Along the road in the semi-autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan frozen oil bleeds out of the rock face. For Todd Kozel, CEO of the independent oil and gas exploration and production company Gulf Keystone, it was an irresistible lure at the time few were daring to invest in Kurdistan. But not a... |
e87dd5d7869075d272a1f89c11a0c3906c5ad7df | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dozens of protesters are detained, RIA Novosti reports .
Tens of thousands brave the bitter cold in Moscow to call for fair elections .
The mass protest follows one this month after parliamentary election results were announced .
Demonstrators want an investigation into this month's election results . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in Moscow, braving bitterly cold weather to demand fair elections after what they claim were rigged results earlier this month that returned Vladimir Putin's party to power. The protest, organized primarily through social media and word of mo... |
12f7d8edc320e3f2875cdba529e98e00e41675d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Evangelist, 93, showing progress in recovery from pneumonia, hospital says .
He is walking more, North Carolina hospital spokeswoman says .
Graham was admitted to the Asheville hospital Wednesday in stable condition .
No discharge date has been set; he also was hospitalized in May . | [
"(CNN) -- Evangelist Billy Graham is showing signs of improvement as he continues to recover from pneumonia in a North Carolina hospital, a spokeswoman for Asheville's Mission Hospital said Sunday. The 93-year-old Graham was admitted to the hospital Wednesday in stable condition. \"Doctors are encouraged by Mr. Gra... |
418ac3c0c8ba6795e33b51f4d5f9eb8f3e122163 | Summarize the following news article. | Iconic poster of Farrah Fawcett reportedly best-selling of all time .
Image graced many a young man's bedroom wall .
Professor: Poster "one of the last iconic pinup images"
Photographer says Fawcett "had no idea of how beautiful" she was . | [
"(CNN) -- The picture says it all. Curtis D. Tucker was thrilled to receive a Farrah Fawcett poster for his 14th birthday in 1976. The shot of 14-year-old Curtis D. Tucker shows him unrolling one of his birthday treasures in 1976, mouth slightly agape and eyes intensely focused on the gift. The present was one he h... |
a5e498f7832ee049566da21087ea58c12c41ce4c | Summarize the following news article. | A winter storm hammers the Midwest with more snow than some spots could handle .
There may not be room for two leaders in Cote d'Ivoire following recent elections .
The original rules of basketball are apparently worth more than $4 million .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news sto... | [
"(CNN Student News) -- December 13, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Minneapolis, Minnesota • Ivory Coast • Cancun, Mexico . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. This is CNN Stud... |
143db9c3a51278c0cd58043983eff5be06b45666 | Summarize the following news article. | "Things rolled out the wrong way through mistranslation," Rotem Zinger tells Israeli radio .
The 23-year-old is accused of sparking a 31,000-acre wildfire in a Chilean national park .
A prosecutor says the suspect could face a fine and prison time .
Authorities have said they don't know when the fire will be under cont... | [
"(CNN) -- The man Chilean authorities accuse of sparking a wildfire that has consumed more than 31,000 acres of a national park said Sunday that he is innocent. \"It is very important to me to say that this wasn't me (who started the fire). They dropped the case on me,\" Rotem Zinger told Israeli army radio. The 23... |
cacf05648870820a7574c69c380804e8f8fd48c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Lamont Peterson becomes the new world light-welterweight champion in Washington .
Local favorite Peterson defeats British champion Amir Khan on a split points decision .
It proves a controversial decision, after Khan was deducted two points for pushing . | [
"(CNN) -- Britain's Amir Khan has lost his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) world light-welterweight titles after a controversial split points decision defeat to American Lamont Peterson in their showdown at the Washington Convention Center. Khan was given the fight 115-110 o... |
ed82732aa66605ab7728430994f8f96d5ef37c69 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prominent opposition doctor killed, groups say .
More deaths were reported throughout Syria Saturday .
Video from Homs shows gunfire as mourners try to bury dead .
More than 4,000 have died in Syria since crackdown began, U.N. says . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 16 people were killed by security forces across Syria Saturday as unrest there continued, a human rights organizations said. Three people were killed in the city of Homs, where a strong military presence was reported, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Another three were k... |
3503b1c5f7f6669c605373bbb9b03dd7d5cb4d1e | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Jong Il leaves behind an unlikely legacy in popular culture .
North Korean grandiose portrayal of its leader inspired comedians .
Twitter trends reference "Team America," a film that featured a puppet Kim . | [
"(CNN) -- Kim Jong Il was a source of misery for North Korea's impoverished people and of fear for a world wary of his belligerent rhetoric -- but as an enduringly bizarre presence on the global stage, he was also an unexpected source of entertainment. While the reputedly ruthless leader was revered by a population... |
30052f18565110e452f0e451a28edc431497a20b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police don't know why man fired from street .
NEW: Man who filmed, yelled at suspect may have prevented more injuries, police say .
Police killed the gunman, Tyler Brehm, 26 .
Christopher Johns filmed the scene from his apartment window . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Authorities on Saturday identified a gunman killed by police after he opened fire at passing vehicles along a downtown street in Hollywood. But they said they don't know why Tyler Brehm, 26, went on a surreal shooting rampage captured on amateur video Friday. The video shows Brehm walking down... |
787525acbc55206655d8cec06e449319ba521ac2 | Summarize the following news article. | One of the two bodies found Christmas Day has been identified .
Three of the four women are linked to a website that accepts ads for escort services .
Lawyer: Not clear website was involved in deaths . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have identified three of the four women found dead this month in two incidents in Detroit, an investigator with the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday. Three of the women have been linked to a website that accepts ads for escort services, police have said. In the latest case, o... |
c51671729c7d360cb5a4c1ba90f13ebfd7793faf | Summarize the following news article. | Bell was working on improving the phonograph .
His early recordings are at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History .
"To be or not to be, that is the question" a voice on one recording is heard saying . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Voices recorded by inventor Alexander Graham Bell more than 125 years ago are being heard now, thanks to digital imaging technology. \"It's not high fidelity, but you can definitely figure out what they're saying,\" said Carl Haber of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, one of the scientists... |
53924dbbcd2f254efb6f8a937a5f773a023c0e7f | Summarize the following news article. | Former chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck refuses to talk about phone hacking .
Mahzer Mahmoud says he never heard about phone hacking until an arrest .
A government-backed inquiry is looking into British press ethics and practices .
The probe was prompted by the hacking of a murdered teen girl's phone . | [
"London (CNN) -- Three one-time insiders at the defunct News of the World tabloid testified Monday before a British government-backed panel investigating press ethics and behavior. Former chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck -- who has been arrested in connection with a police probe into phone hacking -- said he would ... |
774c01a7e1a40c24607f82b1426f86be984a3133 | Summarize the following news article. | Artillery fire and blaring horns commemorate Kim Jong Il's life .
Speeches at the ceremony proclaim his son Kim Jong Un as 'supreme leader'
The service takes place a day after the elder Kim's three-hour funeral procession .
His death earlier this month has created uncertainty about the country's stability . | [
"(CNN) -- Huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang on Thursday at a national memorial service for the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second day of state-orchestrated ceremonies to mourn the dictator who died earlier this month. The authoritarian regime used a mixture of somber music, hyperbolic speeches, booming ar... |
79d52c142b8e9868c154d5edbddb9875405213f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Bayer Leverkusen are up to second in the Bundesliga after win over Stuttgart .
2007 champions Stuttgart now bottom-of-the-table after 4-2 defeat to Leverkusen .
Champions League side Schalke suffer shock 2-1 defeat away to Monchengladbach . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayer Leverkusen regained second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday, with a 4-2 win at home to struggling Stuttgart. Stuttgart twice battled back from behind, but goals in the last ten minutes of play from Stefan Reinartz and Stefan Kiessling ensured victory for coach Jupp Heynckes' side. The 2007 German c... |
5c284aba57dc5334c4bf3490c26fcdec0a9f6578 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: McCain criticized Russia's "back-sliding on human rights and democracy" last week .
Vladimir Putin suggests U.S. drones and commandos had a role in Gadhafi's death .
The Russian prime minister questions Sen. John McCain's soundness of mind .
In response, McCain tweets: "Dear Vlad, is it something I said?" | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused U.S. drones and special forces of involvement in the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in comments Thursday. He also attacked U.S. Sen. John McCain over a warning that Russia might follow the same path as Libya, suggesting McCain was not of sound m... |
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