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2d27fa5c03ed625427c7f8d8855a52bc8cca9875 | Summarize the following news article. | Senators ratified Garry Conille as Haiti's next prime minister .
President Michel Martelly had failed to get his first two choices approved .
Conille is a development expert who served as an aide to Bill Clinton .
The new government must lead post-earthquake recovery efforts . | [
"(CNN) -- It has been nearly a year since Haiti held elections, but it was not until late Tuesday night that the troubled nation finally was able to form a new government. Garry Conille, a United Nations development specialist and aide to Bill Clinton, was ratified by the Haitian Senate after debate that lasted mor... |
00962710a65712639b1732041fd9553f5b658749 | Summarize the following news article. | A car bomb has killed one of Israel's most prominent crime bosses, police say .
Police sources say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly .
Explosive device was apparently detonated by remote control in Tel Aviv . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A car bomb killed one of Israel's most prominent crime bosses in Tel Aviv Monday, Israeli police sources say. Police at the scene of the car bomb blast which killed crime boss Yaakov Alpheron. Police say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly when an explosive device was apparently detonated by rem... |
af728967098e29a6738a4d24c8056a22c928a31e | Summarize the following news article. | People fear they'll have something taken away from them, Michael Cannon says .
Obama promises those with coverage they like can keep it .
Concerns coming up at town hall meetings echo sentiments from the campaign .
Congress will have to "rethink the plan" after recess, Diana Owen says . | [
"(CNN) -- Beyond the noise of raucous crowds and angry protesters who have turned town hall meetings into shouting matches is genuine concern from ordinary citizens who are afraid that President Obama's health care proposals would only make things harder for them, experts say. The battle over health care reform has... |
0de8afec544cbbf61b6b5fc849e9072243df85de | Summarize the following news article. | A suicide truck bomb killed more than 70 people Tuesday .
Somalia's president visits hospitals and bombing scene, calls for three days of mourning .
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia's president on Wednesday declared three days of national mourning for the victims of a suicide truck bomb that killed more than 70 people in Mogadishu, the nation's capital. According to the Health Ministry, 72 were killed Tuesday and 103 remained injured, 38 of those in serious condition. A major... |
2f264cf145c2823ca9db7e7d11961b7d707a8abc | Summarize the following news article. | Demjanjuk, a retired autoworker from Ohio, denies any role in the Holocaust .
He says he was a prisoner of war during conflict, not a camp guard .
Demjanjuk, 89, moved to Germany after losing legal fight against deportation . | [
"MUNICH, Germany (CNN) -- Alleged Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk had no choice but to bring Jews to their deaths in extermination camps, Demjanjuk's defense argued Monday as his long-awaited trial got under way. Demjanjuk, 89, faces charges of being an accessory to about 27,900 murders during World War II. But his ... |
7858149efb8e64034e6d9fa87936357c7a878f17 | Summarize the following news article. | O'Connor announced her split from fourth husband, Barry Herridge, on Monday .
The two tied the knot in a well-planned December 8 drive-through wedding in Las Vegas .
O'Connor says she went on a frantic hunt for cannabis on their wedding night . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- It looks like Sinead O'Connor is walking away from her 16-day marriage bolder but wiser. The \"Nothing Compares 2 U\" singer, 45, announced her split from fourth husband, Barry Herridge, on Monday, 18 days after the two tied the knot in a well-planned December 8 drive-through wedding in Las Vegas. ... |
e3a252fab6b198d52da212a0fca92df75997233e | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutor: Galvao's recent presence at murder site adds to evidence against him .
Galvao was arrested Friday on charges of land fraud and slavery .
He already faces a conspiracy to murder charge in connection with nun's death .
Galvao has denied illegally obtaining land and being involved in Stang's murder . | [
"(CNN) -- A lengthy investigation into the erratic behavior of a Brazilian accused of ordering the murder of a 73-year-old American nun led to his recent arrest, a Brazilian prosecutor in the state of Para told CNN. U.S. missionary sister Dorothy Stang as seen in 2004 working in the Amazon forest in Para, Brazil. R... |
3e8124d9489a3f487b184e877b25292068af417d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nick Aaronson is remembered as "very popular" and "much loved"
NEW: His body indicates he had been struck several times, authorities say .
Officials are investigating Aaronson's death .
Union: Reports do not indicate a safety breach at the hotel . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- A US Airways flight attendant was found dead in his hotel room in Mexico City, company spokeswoman Tina Swail said Saturday. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of Nick Aaronson's death, she said. A spokesman for the attorney general in Mexico City said authorities were called in t... |
8ed20a0401db73f5ea53a89fc373a4bd8a18383b | Summarize the following news article. | France tells U.N. members about its plans at a Thursday meeting, a diplomat says .
Another diplomat says that Britain similarly announced its intentions .
Palestinians have applied to become a U.N. member state, despite Israeli opposition . | [
"(CNN) -- France and Britain plan to abstain from a Security Council vote on the Palestinians' bid for statehood, two U.N. diplomats said Thursday. France told members of the U.N. Security Council about its intentions at a Thursday afternoon meeting of the admissions committee for new U.N. membership, a Security Co... |
63fed9d304d618cfc8763c03d0910861fb6b5170 | Summarize the following news article. | Suit says Guardsman, contractors exposed to cancer-causing chemical at Iraq plant .
Suit alleges KBR knew of contamination threat and did nothing to protect soldiers .
Some Guardsmen suffer from nasal tumors, respiratory problems .
KBR says it's not to blame for creating unsafe conditions at plant . | [
"(CNN) -- Attorneys for 16 Indiana National Guard soldiers on Wednesday sued the largest U.S. contractor in Iraq, alleging the company knowingly exposed the soldiers to a cancer-causing toxic chemical. 16 Indiana National Guardsmen have sued the Houston-based company Kellogg Brown and Root, known as KBR. The lawsui... |
3fd57e31e9256bb496fb04ad35307acd914ce39b | Summarize the following news article. | Incident could indicate an increasingly chilly reception for some American visitors .
Group traveling on a U.S.-issued license, planned to do humanitarian work .
Cuban authorities put five back on plane to Mexico; rest spend night on airport floor .
In another recent incident, an American contractor was detained . | [
"(CNN) -- The brief detention in Havana, Cuba, last week of a Portland, Oregon, church group comes on the heels of the detention of an American contractor and could indicate an increasingly chilly reception for some American visitors, according to the church travelers. The December 26 trip for 14 members of the Fi... |
0bcaebda77da034d1778792785a7bbbb006a6780 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "I don't think we can finally defeat al Qaeda" without getting bin Laden, McChrystal says .
NEW: General, U.S. ambassador testify before House and Senate armed services committees .
McChrystal: Perceptions of Afghan people and insurgency will be critical to success .
McChrystal: "I don't view July 2011 as a deadli... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Finding al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and rolling back a resurgent Taliban are necessary steps toward winning the war in Afghanistan, the top U.S. commander there told a Senate committee Tuesday. Bin Laden remains at large more than eight years after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New Yor... |
e3207cf4d961768a4c8a86380555630eaa2da715 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian government sources say the "safe house" is for the leaders' welfare .
The leaders and their wives are not under arrest, the sources say .
A human rights group is alarmed, saying the move violates international law . | [
"(CNN) -- Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi and their wives were placed in a \"safe house\" for their own welfare, but they have not been arrested, Iranian government sources told CNN Saturday. \"The opposition movement is very much looking for martyrs so if this is true it's for the... |
c2addc211edfe1796ed0229bcb0df73857da1e23 | Summarize the following news article. | The politicians announce their intent to visit an island near disputed territory .
The disputed islets are known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan .
In July, Korean Air conducted a test flight over the islets .
The Japanese government issued a ban on flying with Korean air . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Three Japanese lawmakers were denied entry at a South Korean airport Monday after they announced they would attempt a visit to an island near disputed territory in what Korea calls the East Sea and Japan calls the Sea of Japan. The lawmakers arrived at Gimpo International Airport near S... |
c0b58a56a3a51c401c83280322d4133e6a38f5e3 | Summarize the following news article. | President-elect: "We have a big responsibility not to fail the Guatemalans"
Guatemala City resident: "I am very happy because we are going to have a change"
Retired Gen. Perez Molina garners more than 53% of the vote .
Security issues loomed large during the campaign . | [
"(CNN) -- Retired army Gen. Otto Perez Molina won Sunday's runoff presidential election in Guatemala, seizing on voters' concerns about growing insecurity in the Central American nation. Perez Molina led with more than 53% of the vote, Guatemala's election authority said. His opponent, businessman Manuel Baldizon, ... |
22ef637f4f284746b389f1cecfc3cc3d9be45c8e | Summarize the following news article. | Archaeologists in London find rare, valuable dish at Roman cemetery .
Millefiori dish was fragmented but held together for about 2,000 years .
Complexity of the dish indicates it was highly-prized and valuable item .
Dish on display at the Museum of London Docklands . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Archaeologists excavating a site in East London have made an \"extremely rare and unprecedented\" find -- a delicately detailed dish made of hundreds of pieces of tiny glass petals, the Museum of London Docklands announced Wednesday. The dish unearthed after about 2,000 years. The \"millef... |
f1bbd5df8865655111a9764f726b837a84687452 | Summarize the following news article. | "Tower Heist" is the cinematic version of a Trump property .
Murphy's nowhere to be found in the first half .
Sidibe's self-possessed working girl is something new . | [
"(EW.com) -- Although the tower in question in the gimcrack action comedy \"Tower Heist\" is fictional, many New York tourists will recognize the aggressive nouveau-riche opulence of the building's exterior as that of an actual Manhattan hotel condominium owned by aggressive nouveau-riche Donald Trump. The aestheti... |
49511db16818d1d771e37c1426145f430aea9266 | Summarize the following news article. | The new Kindle Touch 3G will have limited access to the Internet .
The 3G version of the Kindle Touch with special offers costs $149 .
The Kindle Keyboard 3G will continue to have unfettered Internet access . | [
"(ArsTechnica) -- Amazon has clarified that the next generation of its 3G Kindle, the Kindle Touch 3G, will not be able to browse the Internet without a WiFi connection. Users will still be able to use 3G to sync book and document purchases, but anything beyond Wikipedia will be off-limits. Browsing was (and still ... |
05e27d9b951e9c5a454b85f46bec24373b1532e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple is expected to debut a new iPhone on Tuesday .
Rumor has it the phone will be called iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S .
Tech blogs have been speculating about the phone for months .
Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO, expected to make announcement at headquarters . | [
"(CNN) -- It's the worst-kept secret since Adam Lambert's sexuality: Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone on Tuesday. There are a bunch of reasons you already knew this. For one, every tech journalist on earth has been writing about the new-now-next-generation iPhone since the company's last \"Jesus phone\" -- ... |
67192b2c4807425a6f8f327cda89f6ef1b1809d9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Parents say they are cooperating with police, relative says .
Lisa Irwin's mother says the girl is "everything"
Lisa was last seen asleep in her crib at 10:30 p.m. Monday .
Police say her parents are not suspects in her disappearance . | [
"(CNN) -- The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl late Thursday indicated they are cooperating with detectives, counter to what police said earlier in the evening, a relative said. A woman who identified herself as Ashley Irwin, sister of Jeremy Irwin, read a statement on behalf of her brother and Debor... |
ba6031325c16f33a4fae2fbb1be9e86a8fe6f9c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Keith Monahan to be KARK's new chief meteorologist, the station says .
Brett Cummins resigned after being found next to a corpse in an empty tub .
The incident occurred at a home outside Little Rock, Arkansas .
The cause of the man's death is "undetermined," say police . | [
"(CNN) -- An Arkansas TV station has officially replaced former weatherman Brett Cummins, a month after he was found in a tub next to a dead body, the station's news director said. KARK has named Keith Monahan, who had been working at KIAH in Houston, as its new chief meteorologist, said news director Rob Heverling... |
d4c9e390fa3693dd346ac29d5a2fa7d57549ea41 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense worked to discredit DNA evidence linking defendants to killing of Meredith Kercher .
Eight jurors -- six members of public and two judges -- ruled on appeal .
Knox need not remain in Italy pending possible appeal by prosecution . | [
"(CNN) -- American Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, won their appeals of their convictions in the killing of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. Here is a guide to the Italian appeal process. On what grounds did Knox and Sollecito appeal their convictions for murder, sexual a... |
7b0bf9e17d30ea2179485569d7aa993815d453a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Frank Martinez Garcia was convicted of murdering his wife and a police officer .
He also wounded a relative and fired at a nearby elementary school .
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last-minute appeal Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- A Texas man convicted of murdering a San Antonio police officer before turning his gun on his wife was put to death Thursday evening, soon after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal. The time of death for Frank Martinez Garcia was 7:02 p.m. CT (8:02 p.m. ET), said Texas Department of Cri... |
50990fd6870521c972c0555141575f318d1c6620 | Summarize the following news article. | Interior Ministry: Flooding has killed 442 people .
It is Thailand's worst flooding in decades . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's floodwaters inched toward downtown Bangkok Saturday, threatening some subway stations as leaders urged residents not to open defenses set up to divert the waters from the capital. At least six subway stations are on the floodway, authorities said. Residents have threatened to ... |
cc9d4ea04b5d69deea4def8aaf05bf0aa0c8c9cf | Summarize the following news article. | Farmers are afraid to harvest in paddies they believe are contaminated .
A reduced rice crop could lead to food shortages .
Some aid groups call the cholera response in Haiti inadequate . | [
"(CNN) -- Cholera has already killed almost 3,000 Haitians. Now it is threatening to cause misery in another vital way. A chunk of Haiti's rice harvest will probably be lost because of farmers' fears of cholera contamination, the United Nations said Wednesday. On top of that, consumers are afraid to buy rice grown ... |
6a11f59f119f0774314a34184b119e4960a15ada | Summarize the following news article. | Lake Chad could dry up in 20 years, U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization says .
Lake supports livelihoods of 30 million people .
In 2001, lake was one-fifth of 1963 size .
Climate change, population pressure fuel lake's decline, agency says . | [
"(CNN) -- Up to 30 million people are facing \"a humanitarian disaster\" as one of Africa's biggest lakes shrinks, a United Nations agency warned Thursday. Porters remove goods from a boat on Lake Chad in 2007. Lake Chad was about the size of Maryland -- bigger than Israel or Kuwait -- in 1963, satellite images sho... |
6010e7b9fe9967bc32d6bcd2b1003bb63a33a704 | Summarize the following news article. | One car bomb targeted Televisa, a CNN affiliate .
The attacks occurred in the same state where 72 bodies were discovered this week .
No fatalities or injuries were reported in the bombings .
Televisa was previously attacked nearly two weeks ago in Monterrey . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- At least two car bombs exploded Friday near the television studios of Televisa in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state in northeastern Mexico, authorities said. One blast occurred outside the TV station while the second happened next to the municipal transit service offices... |
0c3ceb5d6b6ff38c90efd58d87c0b52da434232d | Summarize the following news article. | Mormon leader James Strang named himself king of Beaver Island, Michigan .
Key West mayor declared Florida Keys were seceding from Union in 1982 .
Northern California and southern Oregon have been trying to merge since 1852 .
"Yoopers" and "Trolls" are forced to get along in Michigan . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- We all know about the Confederate states leaving the Union. But that was far from the only secessionist movement in American history. Here are some rebellious regions you won't find in too many history books. This map shows some rebellious regions that have tried to seceed from the United States.... |
6e00f92831ec1ec594373d12c0b4867d7d4a37e2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gadhafi's government suspends diplomatic relations with France, a minister says .
NEW: The U.S. broadens its sanctions, freezing assets of Gadhafi's relatives and officials .
The EU council calls for Gadhafi's departure .
Pro-Gadhafi forces steadily bombarded the oil port city of Ras Lanuf . | [
"Ras Lanuf, Libya (CNN) -- The military forces of Moammar Gadhafi on Friday pounded Ras Lanuf, the key oil port once in the hands of rebel forces, with its leadership confidently vowing to retake all territory from the opposition despite growing international pressure. Even as it targeted its domestic enemies, the ... |
8ac5659c4d61e619e7d5838ff2180d5130212feb | Summarize the following news article. | No damage has been reported from Thursday night's aftershock .
A small amount of radioactive water spilled from another nuclear plant .
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi have been struggling to keep the reactors from overheating . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station returned to the plant Friday after a strong aftershock forced them to leave a day earlier, the plant's owner said. The quake forced crews at the plant to evacuate as it rattled northern Japan late Thursday night. They returned to the plant about... |
612b9e4eac2c002a8ad9e3438e632c2369ea2447 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Sracic says if Occupy Wall Streeters want change, they should run for office .
He says demonstrating in a park won't do anything about corporate power in U.S.
He says protesters want inclusion, consensus, but they have it; it's called democracy .
Sracic: Rallies are fun; running for office not as much. To change U... | [
"(CNN) -- Zuccotti Park is not Tahrir Square, because the United States is not Egypt. In case this is not obvious to those camping out near Wall Street and in various other cities around the country, consider the following: In about 13 months, all 435 members of the House of Representatives must stand for election.... |
7b18ffd4e905ffa179f3549590b9fd7fef29727a | Summarize the following news article. | Writer's daughter was thrilled when she received a special doll for Christmas .
After she outgrew the toy, the family tried several times to give doll away .
Illness, accidents and arrests happen when doll leaves the house .
Father: We're "never, ever going to abandon" the "evil zombie doll" we adore . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- Can an innocent Christmas present plunge a normal family into consensual madness? Yes, it can, especially if the catalyst is a three-foot My Size Barbie, the first exceedingly popular toy that my daughter, Gaby, ever asked for insistently. Her obsession meant I ended up in some remote Toys \"R\" Us ... |
cb95765df8b95b2c0a3dca4b162ecdeafcc4dfcc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Paterno says he is praying for victims .
Reports of Paterno's retirement "premature," son says on Twitter .
Sandusky's preliminary hearing rescheduled to December 7 .
Two other university officials are charged with failing to report abuse . | [
"(CNN) -- Penn State students and supporters of head football coach Joe Paterno rallied Tuesday evening outside his home amid growing calls for him to resign related to his response to child sex abuse allegations brought against a former assistant. The crowd in State College, mostly young people, greeted and cheere... |
0ffc96773f598d415036b1a17797863483a091c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Klosterman says he was partially inspired by the classic "The Invisible Man"
The main character in the book can render himself invisible .
The author says he wants his fiction to feel like journalism . | [
"(CNN) -- Chuck Klosterman's seventh book and second novel, \"The Visible Man\" (Scribner), is out Tuesday. Its story is told by an Austin, Texas, therapist named Victoria Vick and centers around one of her clients, Y___, a man whose name we never learn and who, more importantly, has an unusual talent. Thanks to a ... |
5b22f42d4e11702c7774de0446b38a1290baea83 | Summarize the following news article. | A pilot was killed in a crash Saturday .
No one on the ground was injured .
NTSB investigators are on the scene to probe the crash . | [
"(CNN) -- Events at a West Virginia air show were canceled for a second day Sunday after a crash a day earlier that killed a stunt pilot, show organizers said. No one on the ground was injured in the crash Saturday. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Martinsburg on Sunday to begi... |
994ea9cfc22be5e37bd05455c56ee210277d7072 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook and Twitter users post "RIP, Steve Jobs"
Apple is inviting people to email their memories and condolences .
Flags are flying at half-staff at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California .
The many websites devoted to Apple rumors and products place large banners in memory of the company's co-founder . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- iSad. That was the reaction of many as millions took to the web with the news of the death of 56-year-old Steve Jobs. Facebook and Twitter messages were filled with links and anecdotes about the impact technology -- and more specifically, Apple -- had on users' lives. Apple invited people to... |
257d04a82d1718fca56a3c7928a7dc4df91d7409 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors sought 15 years for Lillo Brancato Jr. for attempted burglary .
Last month, Brancato was cleared in officer's death during alleged home invasion .
Actor said homeowner allowed him to enter home to get drugs when needed .
Brancato played a wannabe mobster on "The Sopranos" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- An actor who played a wannabe mobster in \"The Sopranos\" was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary that left an off-duty New York police officer dead. Lillo Brancato Jr. appeared on \"The Sopranos\" and played alongside Robert De Niro in \"A Bronx Tale.\" The Bronx County... |
9664c072917307f3804f49a66550f5fb3de09475 | Summarize the following news article. | Victim's father says he would have preferred Brunn die "in the electric chair"
Ryan Brunn died of an apparent suicide, a Georgia corrections spokeswoman says .
He pleaded guilty Tuesday in the murder of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera .
The girl was found dead in a trash compactor three days after she went missing . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Ryan Brunn, the man who this week was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering a Georgia girl, apparently killed himself in his prison cell Thursday, a corrections spokeswoman said. Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Kristen Stancil said that Brunn was found unresp... |
6f974375907bb162da17cec3213a1d0c55ffc007 | Summarize the following news article. | A former teacher wants to sue the church school that dismissed her .
The Evangelical Lutheran Church and School says it is immune from such suits .
Justice Sotomayor: "Doesn't society have a right" to censure "certain conduct?"
Chief Roberts: The EEOC is judging "how important a ... religious belief is to a church" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Few issues divide the Supreme Court -- and the country at large -- more than church-state matters, and arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday involving a workplace discrimination lawsuit against a Lutheran church proved especially touchy. At issue is whether the Americans with Disabili... |
c49f3a2486de1816571d6795b7fc2f432ea9c989 | Summarize the following news article. | Turkish officials say filtering is needed to protect kids from Web content .
"We don't need protection," marchers' signs say .
Turkey rules "not fooling anyone," journalism group report says . | [
"Istanbul (CNN) -- Several thousand opponents of new Internet filtering rules, set to take effect in Turkey in August, marched in protest in Istanbul on Sunday. Demonstrators carried signs in Turkish and English reading \"Don't touch my Internet\" and \"We don't need protection,\" while they chanted slogans against... |
dcef6ceba198fbcaac6b63154286d04919e580b7 | Summarize the following news article. | UK police practice of keeping DNA records of suspects is "human rights violation"
The European Court of Human Rights says it is "indiscriminate"
Two Britons took action after police retained samples despite dismissal of cases . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British police practice of keeping DNA records of anyone they arrest is a human rights violation, The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously Thursday. The European Court of Human Rights says the UK should not be keeping DNA records of everyone they arrest. Two Britons took th... |
066ae28b06375c5713fa9be3904efe38fe97c642 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The president is expected to speak on Wednesday .
A new government will be named shortly, a government spokeswoman says .
The government has resigned, state TV reports .
At least 37 people have been killed in demonstrations since last week, the U.N. says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Syrian government resigned Tuesday amid an unusual wave of unrest that has roiled the nation, state TV reported. President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignations Tuesday, the same day that tens of thousands of Syrians poured onto the streets of Damascus to demonstrate in favor of the government. A ... |
3e6b975abe626f9f861bf5613df0c43e615a995c | Summarize the following news article. | Dennis deLeon was a human rights commissioner, long-time AIDS activist .
The Latino Commission called him a "pioneer," "tireless advocate for social justice"
Commission president: "It will be a challenge to pick up the mantle Dennis has left for us"
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg praises deLeon . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Dennis deLeon, former New York City human rights commissioner and long-time AIDS activist, has died, according to the organization he helped launch. He was 61. The Latino Commission on AIDS issued a news release Monday, saying that deLeon was a \"pioneer\" and a \"visionary,\" as well as a \"tir... |
293f59d5d16e91d063aaeced5c49f52664afa637 | Summarize the following news article. | "We almost made it out of town," says Christian missionary .
Protesters broke the windshield of the bus .
Vehicle made it to the safety of a U.N. peacekeeping camp . | [
"Cap-Haitien, Haiti (CNN) -- The Christian Motorcyclists Association came to Haiti to distribute motorcycles to pastors. Instead, angry Haitians, some of them on motorbikes, ended up attacking the 11 American missionaries when they tried to flee this city aboard a big, yellow bus. \"We almost made it out of town,\"... |
e0aa91acaa80b4d5220c4ac27ab0c0b7e77e2421 | Summarize the following news article. | Sources: Five Blackwater guards charged in 2007 shooting that killed 17 Iraqis .
Sixth guard in plea negotiations, sources say .
Charges are not publicly known because indictment is under seal .
Charges could be made public as early as Monday . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Five security guards from Blackwater Worldwide have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square, two sources said Friday. An Iraqi woman looks at a blood-stained car of two women killed in the 2007 Nusoor Square shooting. A sixth secur... |
e0affd8b6a23b188c736bf3d1930b75ac92b2683 | Summarize the following news article. | Violinist Midori Goto was child prodigy; played with NY Philharmonic at age 11 .
Set up Midori & Friends musicial education group and is a UN Peace Ambassador .
Has an MA in Psychology and travels the world playing with leading orchestras . | [
"(CNN) -- She is only 37 years old, but violinist Midori Goto has already spent 25 years taking center-stage with the world's best orchestras. Midori first hit center-stage when she was just 11-years-old. Born into a musical family in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 -- her mother and brother are both accomplished musicians -... |
65c7eaa259de9e8b8e14804e8fef7d64bec34a0f | Summarize the following news article. | Manufacturers and pharmacies are reporting a surge in demand for face masks .
It is unknown exactly how much protection a surgical face mask provides .
A more effective type of mask is called an N95, which is expensive .
Doctor: Masks carry both physical and psychological benefits . | [
"(CNN) -- In Mexico City, the government ran out of surgical masks after handing them out to one of every five residents. A mother and son wear face masks as protection from swine flu at Sydney international Airport in Australia. Manufacturers and pharmacies in Europe are also reporting a surge in demand for face m... |
cb2d85bded49daabd0769bb9f89d695547404d05 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Activist group says at least 12 dead on Friday .
The death total in Syria includes at least 187 children, the United Nations says .
Activist reports clashes between military defectors and security .
Obama administration officials testify before a House panel . | [
"(CNN) -- The top U.N. human rights official deplored the \"devastatingly remorseless toll of human lives\" in Syria and exhorted the world community on Friday \"to take immediate measures\" to protect citizens. \"The onus is on all members of the international community to take protective action in a collective an... |
a9752ee523113b21bb2cfb9c8c0004d4c2ef3d28 | Summarize the following news article. | US Airways Express plane bound for Kentucky diverted to Pennsylvania .
Orthodox Jewish man preparing to pray apparently prompted authorities to divert flight .
FBI spokesman says there appeared to be no threat from the man .
Airline spokesman earlier cited "security precaution" for diversion . | [
"(CNN) -- An Orthodox Jewish man apparently preparing to pray prompted authorities to divert a Louisville, Kentucky-bound US Airways Express plane Thursday. FBI spokesman J.J. Klaver said there appeared to be no threat from the man, who was described as wearing something on his head that included leather pieces. Th... |
b98a8d31d8aa030ed7d9aa0a5869736b5f8ca7c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim found with throat slit in Dubai apartment .
Hisham Moustafa, Egyptian tycoon and lawmaker, tells court he did not order murder .
Egyptian chief prosecutor alleges former police officer paid to carry out killing .
Case creates strong interest in the Middle East . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- An Egyptian real estate mogul and a former police officer pleaded not guilty Saturday to the murder of a rising Lebanese pop singer who was found slain in her United Arab Emirates apartment. Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim was found slain in her apartment in Dubai in July. Prosecutors allege th... |
d92249f15f20e1e83259d7373f690362ef3631c9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 56 arrested near Republican National Convention .
NEW: CNN staff sees police use projectiles, tear gas and pepper spray .
Nearly 5,000 protesters marched peacefully in St. Paul .
"Splinter group" smashed windows, throw benches into streets . | [
"ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- At least 56 people were arrested Monday after police fired projectiles and used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a crowd demonstrating near the site of the Republican National Convention. Police fire tear gas to dispurse protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday. CNN photojournali... |
8fa9642b6f3b08f0cc943661de9bc18fc9a51a13 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI crime lab began in 1932 with one person; it now employs 500 .
Quantico, Virginia, lab processes hundreds of pieces of evidence each month .
Lab inspired "CSI," but lab forensics expert says the show is unrealistic .
Mistakes have been made on some big cases: "No one's infallible" | [
"Editor's note: This story is the second of a three-part series focusing on the FBI as the agency hits the 100-year mark. A lab worker examines a tire tread at the FBI's famed crime lab in Quantico, Virginia. QUANTICO, Virginia (CNN) -- Behind closed doors, the scientists and agents of the FBI scrutinize fibers, po... |
a11ce4101321f83fbcb27347bb568237449a2bd5 | Summarize the following news article. | Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch has cancerous tumor .
Band postponing tour, delaying release of next album while he gets treated .
Yauch: Tumor "only localized in this one area" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Beastie Boys canceled all scheduled concerts and delayed their next album release while member Adam \"MCA\" Yauch is treated for a cancerous tumor in a salivary gland, Yauch says in a video statement to fans. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch will be treated for a cancerous tumor in... |
1d7e3225e1913b841440a6837fc02ca3f5e9aec6 | Summarize the following news article. | Women have been strikingly noticeable in street demonstrations .
Many hope the protests will lead to changes in gender discriminatory laws .
Iranian women have been slowly building a movement for greater rights . | [
"(CNN) -- Like thousands of other Iranian women, Parisa took to Tehran's streets this week, her heart brimming with hope. \"Change,\" said the placards around her. Iranian women demonstrate Thursday in the streets of Tehran, the capital city. The young Iranian woman eyed the crowd and pondered the possibility that... |
fbf4382e0511ba1851037511282e68a1159abf48 | Summarize the following news article. | Terra Jolé is an actress and singer who performs as "Mini-Gaga"
She has achondroplasia, which is one of the most common form of dwarfism .
Jolé has a sizable fan base that includes some famous faces . | [
"(CNN) -- She stands just over 4 feet tall and prowls the stage rasping Lady Gaga hits. But come weekends, you won't find Terra Jolé in the nightclubs partying like a rock star. \"Most short people are at boobie or neck range\" with other patrons in the clubs, she explains. \"I'm at ass range.\" Such quips are defi... |
79c6f628019520921805736031de8ed397e929ca | Summarize the following news article. | The Pentagon tells Congress it hopes to interst India in its most expensive weapon .
The top-of-the-line F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is still being tested .
But India recently rejected purchase of other U.S.-built fightrers .
Arms sales are seen as a way to cement relations between the U.S. and India . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon is portraying India as a major customer for U.S. military equipment, worth an estimated $6 billion in the past decade, even as U.S. companies are shut out of a multibillion dollar bid for fighter jets that India is starting this week. In the newest edition of a congressionally mand... |
17c1e869a1d7592937e8c2ef9d7a5bd76e0f2ad5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: White House: The "unprecedented" subpoenas are part of a "partisan" effort .
Stearns: The White House is "unable or unwilling" to answer basic questions .
The House subcommittee voted on party lines in favor of subpoenas .
Federal analysts looking at the Solyndra loan in 2009 warned of possible problems . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A House panel voted Thursday to subpoena the White House for documents related to the solar energy company Solyndra. The House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on oversight and investigations voted along party lines, 14 to 9, in favor of issuing the subpoenas for internal documents ... |
2d701bf7f60550354d4dc7fd634e46ed77a51607 | Summarize the following news article. | A scuba diver became the third fatality from a shark attack in as many weeks .
Authorities believe the man was killed by a great white off the Australian coast .
West: Shark encounters more likely, as water-based activities become more popular .
But he says many more people drown on average off Australian beaches . | [
"(CNN) -- There is no doubt that the three recent fatal shark attacks in Western Australia involve great white sharks. This species is known to inhabit the shallow waters along this coast and are known to migrate south around this time of the year to the seal colonies on the southwest coast. While they may stay aro... |
0d3a95bfedf226973388d2acfd3c89b7a0fdd677 | Summarize the following news article. | David-and-Goliath match-up in fast food world sees McCurry defeat McDonald's .
McDonald's claimed that the "Mc" in McCurry trampled on its trademark .
McCurry owner P. Suppiah: "We're very relieved -- much, much relieved" | [
"(CNN) -- McDonald's probably won't be exclaiming \"I'm Lovin' It\" in this case. McCurry restaurant owners A.M.S.P Suppiah and his wife Kanageswary Suppiah. In a David-and-Goliath match-up in the world of fast food, McCurry -- a small Indian curry shop in Malaysia -- has won an eight-year legal battle against the ... |
3167aafa72e9a2d22e08bac77ce0eca6c1d31720 | Summarize the following news article. | Thai PM lays out three-point flood recovery plan .
Floodwater moving closer to heart of Thai capital .
Thousands refusing to leave home, risk being trapped without food .
More than 500 people have died, interior ministry says . | [
"(CNN) -- As filthy floodwater continued to seep towards central Bangkok, Thailand's Prime Minister laid out a three-point plan to get the country back on its feet after the worst flooding in 50 years. Immediate aid will be issued to people whose homes and businesses have been destroyed by the deluge which has clai... |
f2e944622d5207445d4c86b1b762737c15500a65 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI searches homes, office in Minneapolis and Chicago .
The searches are part of a joint task force probe of terrorism, the FBI says .
An activist says hard drives were taken during the searches . | [
"(CNN) -- Political and anti-war activists in the Midwest said they were the target Friday of searches the FBI called part of an investigation into the \"material support of terrorism.\" Warrants led to the search of five residences and one office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, said FBI spokesman Steve Warfield, who sa... |
66127a2e4e6aeb7337fb1c9357b91df551e40991 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahmadinejad accepted the intelligence minister's resignation .
Supreme Ruler Khamenei then rejected the change .
It is the latest indication of a rift between the two . | [
"(CNN) -- A rumored rift between Iran's two most powerful leaders surfaced Sunday when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei overruled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's acceptance of the resignation of the country's intelligence minister. The Fars semiofficial state news agency reported that Ahmadinejad had accepted the resignation... |
e7afee48c4b9de7df9b5a170d9caf0b663fdcdae | Summarize the following news article. | Fans start registering for tickets Thursday .
"Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert" is set for October 8 in Cardiff, Wales .
Fans gumble because of the line-up announcement delay .
Jackson's mother, four siblings endorse the show, but two brothers object . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Acts signed for October's tribute concert for Michael Jackson include Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS, the promoters told CNN Thursday. Members of the Jackson family taking the stage October 8 in Cardiff, Wales, include several of Michael Jackson's brothe... |
70fdfb067cc3bce57c1c562a5c55d60dc2d01200 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama returning to United States after four-nation tour of Asia .
Obama announced plans to send envoy to North Korea for nuclear talks .
Obama met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to discuss free trade agreement . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- President Obama wrapped up an eight-day tour of Asia on Thursday, holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and speaking to American troops at Osan Air Base. Nuclear negotiations involving North Korea and Iran highlighted a news conference held by the leaders. Obama announ... |
a5648015932545eb049bc7b9798d752c6b00d20d | Summarize the following news article. | Nicolas Sarkozy overheard calling Benjamin Netanyahu 'a liar' at G-20 summit .
Gaffe is not the first time a politician has been caught on-microphone but off-guard .
George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden all made similar gaffes . | [
"London (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama have come under fire after they were overheard talking rudely about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the G-20 summit. Sarkozy was overheard telling Obama: \"I can't stand him. He's a liar,\" according to French websi... |
85018c06691fe0434b264447a0d4cb13efc95e43 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. officials say Pakistan's only recourse under international law is to expel Raymond Davis .
The American. who is accused of murder in Pakistan, is a CIA contractor, a U.S. official said .
Davis provided security for officials, the official said .
Lahore police arrested Davis January 27 after shooting two men he sai... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The American accused of killing two Pakistani men isn't a diplomat, as U.S. officials have said, but rather a CIA contractor in the country providing security for CIA officers, a U.S. government official said Monday. The revelation that Raymond Davis was working for the U.S. intellige... |
08afa236214b479e9a0fac95dd31c2f853248f25 | Summarize the following news article. | Muslims oppose recent court ruling allowing a Catholic newspaper to use the word "Allah" for God .
60 percent of the people in Malaysia are Muslim, while 9 percent are Christian .
The three churches attacked were in the Kuala Lumpur region of the country . | [
"(CNN) -- Attackers firebombed three churches in the southeast Asian nation of Malaysia overnight, assaults that come amid widespread Muslim ire over a court ruling that allowed Christians to use the word Allah as a term for God. Malaysian news reports said no casualties have been reported, and police have promise... |
a03f524c2921d6a9c87db57a6347f0f0c59fba6c | Summarize the following news article. | The man suspect of being behind the attack on the USS Cole will go on trial .
The formal "referral of charges" is the first step in the military commission process .
His attorneys and the ACLU criticize the decision to use a military commission . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Pentagon moved closer Wednesday to its next military trial on the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the suspected ringleader of the deadly bombing of the USS Cole. Saudi-born former millionaire Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri is charged with the 2000 bombing in the Yemeni port of Aden tha... |
bb1c993cbaf3455e788589486d6bfe6af69f8c4b | Summarize the following news article. | Maastricht city authorities say they need to cut visitor numbers .
Many visitors cross the border to use cannabis in the city's coffee shops .
Now only Belgian and German tourists will be allowed in to such shops . | [
"(CNN) -- Coffee shops in the Dutch city of Maastricht have banned foreign tourists, except those from Germany and Belgium, from entering their premises from Saturday, according to the local association of coffee shops. Coffee shops in the Netherlands are places where customers can legally buy and consume cannabis.... |
7ed8286a52f10fa1f6208b26b7661e7257848b18 | Summarize the following news article. | The African Space Research Program is based in Uganda .
A team of over 600 volunteers are building an aircraft and space shuttle .
The group has just secured funding from the Ugandan government .
The founder says they'll have a shuttle built in 4-6 years . | [
"(CNN) -- You could say Chris Nsamba has always been something of an overachiever. By the age of 16 he'd already won three science competitions for adults. Now in his late 20s, the Ugandan is still dreaming big: He hopes to build and launch the first African manned shuttle into space. \"It isn't about money, it isn... |
a1f8937926db0f9cfe63be2ea1755f8ffb5e7177 | Summarize the following news article. | Azza Fahmy is Egypt's preeminent jewelry designer .
She collaborated with fashion designer, Julien Macdonald on his A/W '08 collection .
International exposure has increased sales in the lucrative Middle East markets .
Azza Fahmy on the competitive luxury industry: "Like any business, it's not joke" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- At London Fashion Week, all eyes are usually on the clothes. Egyptian Azza Fahmy is one of the Arab world's preeminent jewelry designers . But the Arab and Islamic-influenced brooches, bracelets, necklaces and rings adorning the models heading down Julien Macdonald's catwalk are also getti... |
00156d9892fb27f1d2e100cbdd8a3997f8273781 | Summarize the following news article. | Contaminated cantaloupes have caused illnesses in 19 states, the CDC says .
In addition to the deaths, a total of 84 people have fallen ill, the agency says .
The fruits are thought to be tainted by listeria monocytogenes bacteria .
Colorado-based Jensen Farms has recalled its cantaloupes . | [
"(CNN) -- Fifteen people have now died after consuming cantaloupe contaminated with the listeria monocytogenes bacteria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. At least 84 people in 19 states have become ill with the bacteria, the agency said. And the number of illnesses could still grow, added... |
219af552d473052f9524dc55e10524da47bcf2f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Jose Ernesto Medellin executed in Texas by lethal injection last year .
State Department says ruling won't aid other foreign inmates .
U.S. Supreme Court ruling had allowed execution to proceed . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A United Nations court has found that the United States violated an international treaty and the court's own order when a Mexican national was executed last year in a Texas prison. Jose Ernesto Medellin was executed by lethal injection for raping and murdering two girls aged 14 and 16. The Inte... |
8bfbb1ae9624c4dd7ca4f7e4f420a34440f24241 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge won't stop Yves Saint Laurent from selling shoes with red soles .
Designer Christian Louboutin had asked him to do so .
Attorney says color red is associated with Louboutin .
But judge said the claim is "overly broad" | [
"(CNN) -- French shoemaker Christian Louboutin is seeing red -- and will likely be seeing a lot more of it -- after a judge in Manhattan denied an injunction that would have kept fellow designer Yves Saint Laurent from selling shoes with red soles. The lawsuit, filed in June, takes issue with four specific shoes f... |
09a2806b16a9121612794c37ce05d64684e5ba8e | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Cardona says Occupy Wall Street is not political or economic; it's personal .
She says protesters railing against corporate greed, status quo of unfair taxation .
She says GOP supports system, thwarts Obama's attempts at protection for middle class .
Cardona: Class warfare? Yes, and the wealthy class won. It's ti... | [
"(CNN) -- I appeared on a couple of segments on CNN this week where the topic was the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. A question raised was whether this was political. The Republican/tea party spokesperson said yes, arguing that labor unions were behind it (in fact the labor unions did not join until this week).... |
666ccb2ca3ca0d63df1ebb1958d1c9cac4452e9c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Player's Association says owners are more dug in than in the past .
The commissioner says the sides are far apart, and no new talks are scheduled .
The league's owners began a lockout of its players in early July .
Sides are deadlocked over salaries, revenue sharing . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The first two weeks of the NBA's regular season have been canceled, as basketball players and management have yet to reach a deal on a new labor agreement, Commissioner David Stern announced, according to NBA.com. The two sides remain far apart, Stern said from the NBA meetings. He added that no ... |
a7417b03249d4920d6cb27436de61d8376e36c39 | Summarize the following news article. | Captain formally retired from the U.S. Navy on Saturday .
Vice President Biden presides over formal retirement ceremony .
Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, shot last January, takes part in the event .
The ex-astronaut says Giffords reminds him not to accept failure . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords joined about 50 dignitaries and family members Thursday in Washington to mark the retirement of her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, from the U.S. Navy. Kelly, 47,enlisted the military in 1987 and served as a combat and test pilot before joining the U.S. space program. He was ... |
c5da5bc5b561af64eca8ab0b2e634ba8efa33ef3 | Summarize the following news article. | Man confronts Republic candidate demanding answers for his father's killing .
Patrick Kelly was shot dead attempting to rescue a kidnap victim in 1983 .
Family of murdered lawyer Pat Finucane will talk with British Prime Minister Cameron .
Finucane's family wants inquiry, and says British government was complicit . | [
"(CNN) -- The tragedy of Ireland's violent past seemed close to the surface this week as an Irish presidential candidate was confronted about his former role as an IRA commander, and Britain's prime minister talked with a family about a Catholic victim of \"the troubles.\" Irish presidential candidate Martin McGuin... |
4b95bec3a488218a1a54eb8551f3994e25c2503a | Summarize the following news article. | Report on suicides is to be released Wednesday, senior Army official says .
Active-duty suicides declined in 2010, but rose among Reserve, National Guard .
Increase was among stateside troops, most of whom were never in a war zone .
Army doesn't have any answers for the discrepancy, official says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Army on Wednesday will report that while the number of suicides in the active-duty force declined in 2010, the number of suicides in the Army Reserve and National Guard increased, a senior Army official said. The increase in Reserve and National Guard suicides is among troops who are i... |
d176d04053215e672493c9a78111394dec5aa1fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Number and rate of TB cases has been on the decline since 1993, CDC says .
A hospital employee unknowingly exposed patients and staff to TB, the hospital says .
The exposure occurs between November and February .
TB can be fatal if not properly treated . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Nearly 700 patients and 100 employees at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta have been exposed to tuberculosis after coming in contact with a hospital employee carrying the disease, a hospital spokesman said Thursday. The Georgia Department of Community Health and the hospital have identified 680... |
f3377825b27b9d4196f2174befba808ad085e33e | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony says she has not spoken to her parents in years .
Zenaida Gonzalez is suing Anthony for defamation .
Gonzalez lost her job, received death threats, attorneys say . | [
"(CNN) -- Attorneys representing Casey Anthony invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 60 times during a deposition given in a civil suit against her, according to a transcript of the proceedings. In addition, Anthony's attorney Charles Greene asserted he would also invoke the Fifth Amendment o... |
3ccd5fd11147973fdf05a5bd6312c13d53fac3d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Anthony Franco is sentenced to time already served .
One count of residential burglary is dismissed in a plea deal .
He must undergo a year of psychological counseling .
Franco allegedly climbed over a locked security gate to her Hollywood Hills home . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A 28-year-old California man pleaded no contest Thursday to stalking actress Halle Berry, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. Richard Anthony Franco of Commerce was sentenced to 386 days in county jail, but received credit Thursday for 193 days already served and won't do a... |
cd4e1c1d706cc4d849d0f4ec975341700d0cee02 | Summarize the following news article. | The day after Summer Olympics end is expected to be the busiest in Heathrow's history .
The airport estimates it will check through 10,000 athletes on that one day .
To ease the crush, it plans a temporary terminal just for departures .
Heathrow will also allow athletes to check their luggage at Olympic Village on that... | [
"London (CNN) -- August 13 is likely to be Heathrow Airport's busiest day in its history, so the airport is building a temporary terminal to check through more than 10,000 athletes on that one day, the day after the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Games. With 80% of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, m... |
339c876b2c45d609dbbd3955fdfa1886ae80b463 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: New York police arrest 70 protesters, including 42 in Times Square .
NEW: Two police officers are injured .
NEW: Protesters are upset about corporate greed and the economy .
Protesters, police report good relations in Los Angeles . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Protesters upset about corporate greed rallied in New York's Times Square Saturday night, marking the 29th day of a movement that is tapping into popular frustrations about income disparities and an ailing U.S. economy. People hoisted signs in the iconic square and chanted. At one point, police b... |
7aa4c007af6f36015226ed01ee5a54ef549e6ed5 | Summarize the following news article. | The alternative rock pioneers are prepping the release of "The Great Escape Artist"
CNN visits band during video shoot for new single, "Irresistible Force"
Lead singer Perry Farrell says the song chronicles how the universe was created . | [
"(CNN) -- If you didn't know that Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins were members of Jane's Addiction, you might think they belonged to three different bands -- and Farrell is the first to admit it. \"One guy's just a ball of sunshine. That's Stephen,\" the singer said. \"Then Dave is like a black hole... |
3b48c1ec9f28e2d1851807adc14bafabd25d43e5 | Summarize the following news article. | The claims are made on an al Qaeda website .
There are fears of a return of sectarian bloodshed in Iraq .
A string of explosions killed dozens of people last week .
Violence and political turmoil erupted just days after U.S. troops withdrew . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a string of attacks that killed almost 70 people and wounded more than 200. The seemingly coordinated explosions Thursday struck during the height of morning rush hour, hitting a number of Baghdad's primarily mixed Sunni-Shiite neighborhoods. Nin... |
e12243d845712277cadf6d6b4bf4e52db939ed06 | Summarize the following news article. | Jack, the lost cat who roamed an airport for two months, has been euthanized .
The feline was found at John F. Kennedy International Airport's customs room last month .
A health check revealed a number of problems after the cat was discovered . | [
"(CNN) -- The saga of Jack the cat, the lost pet that roamed New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for weeks before being found last month, has an unhappy ending. The feline had to be euthanized Sunday evening, American Airlines announced on Facebook, where the cat's plight has attracted thousands of fol... |
b4671ae226439ee90d6aab00b11e95f814c45a51 | Summarize the following news article. | Senate Democrats eliminate controversial millionaire's surtax from jobs bill .
Republicans opposed the surtax .
The jobs measure would offer tax incentives to firms hiring veterans .
The bill would also provide job training to everyone leaving the military . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Senate Democrats proposed Friday tax incentives for businesses hiring veterans as well as job training for all service members leaving the military. The measure was unveiled as the next piece in President Obama's jobs bill and as a remedy to unemployment among veterans. \"It would basically mak... |
e15c2e14abf065484c2799e57a97510ddf1662b8 | Summarize the following news article. | The IOC confirms it will pursue the latest allegations of corruption involving FIFA officials .
FIFA vice president Issa Hayatou is also an IOC member .
Hayatou is alleged to have accepted bribes in the 1990s for World Cup rights .
NEW: Hayatou says he is considering legal action against the BBC . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Tuesday it intends to refer the latest allegations of corruption involving officials of world football's governing body FIFA, to its ethics commission. According to a report by the BBC, Issa Hayatou -- who is a long-term IOC member, the FIFA vice preside... |
fa12e4ae3c9c3c8036c20479d024ab34ac025751 | Summarize the following news article. | British scientists are using a new way to pinpoint penguin colonies in Antarctica .
Satellites pick up images of penguin waste as actual penguins cannot be seen .
The method helped scientists identify 38 penguin colonies -- of those, 10 were new . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Call it a case of high tech meeting low tech, really the lowest of tech. Satellites are locating penguin waste, which is easier to find than the penguins themselves . British scientists are using pictures from high-powered satellites to pinpoint emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The ... |
c7b0dd9a7a0c0522803b12b468235c66081ee217 | Summarize the following news article. | Thai authorities consider super-express waterway to prevent future floods .
Under the plan, existing natural canals would be linked in 200-km "super-highway"
Super-canal would hold 1.6B cubic meters of water and massively speed drain run-off . | [
"(CNN) -- Thai authorities are considering the construction of a super-express waterway through Bangkok to prevent future floods similar to the one that has crippled the Thai capital and brought manufacturing in other parts of the country to a standstill. A team of disaster experts from Chulalongkorn University in ... |
8791dd500d8e82a0c4c864384db1f8b9759a358d | Summarize the following news article. | Obama will headline a rally in Madison, Wisconsin .
11 percent of those who cast ballots in 2008 were first-timers .
Democrats face tough odds in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other top Democrats are heading back to school Tuesday, in hopes of convincing first-time voters from the 2008 election to vote again in 2010. The president is scheduled to headline a Democratic party rally at the University of Wisconsin in Madison while the v... |
65826077d28f172fb677b78063ea31a420da75f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge says Obama gave no orders .
Defense attorney says he will appeal .
Judge nixes president as a witness in court martial .
Flight surgeon says Obama has not proved his citizenship, and orders to deploy are illegal . | [
"(CNN) -- A judge on Thursday denied a request for President Barack Obama to testify at a court martial for a U.S. Army flight surgeon who refused to deploy to Afghanistan until he saw proof that Obama was born in the United States. The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, said any evidence or witnesses related to Obama's... |
d11c882582e8a71d61ba41205cc92a2b67c1af63 | Summarize the following news article. | "We are so excited," says Michelle Duggar .
"Josie is the most energetic, busy little almost-2-year-old," says Michelle .
"We are just going to do the best we can," says Michelle . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- They're going for an even 20! Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, stars of TLC's \"19 Kids and Counting,\" are expecting their 20th child this spring. \"We are so excited,\" says Michelle, 45, who is now about three-and-a-half months into her pregnancy and due in April. \"I feel good. I am past the sickne... |
c7ecb19484bff681293c0d517ed3a93fbce6f5ea | Summarize the following news article. | Agriflu, made by Novartis, is not intended to protect against the H1N1 virus .
The vaccine was approved using an accelerated approval process, the FDA said .
Vaccine induces antibodies in the blood that are effective in preventing seasonal influenza . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved a new vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza. Agriflu, made by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, is not intended to protect against the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The vaccine was approved using an accelerated approval process,... |
d5dcdbdabe6f637c14e86efe0112fc039363cd45 | Summarize the following news article. | Eurozone financial leaders will meet Monday in Brussels .
Papandreou won't be head of the new government, a statement says .
He and opposition leader Samaras will talk Monday to plot details .
The deal hinges on Greece approving a 130 billion euro bailout deal . | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will meet Monday with the leader of the country's main opposition party to discuss who will become the nation's next prime minister -- a day after an announcement that Papandreou he will step down amid the country's financial crisis. Papandreou's plann... |
ea0a841074b7b54b7375e780bdc50b57b8046e0d | Summarize the following news article. | They take to the streets as the nation marks the three-month anniversary of a massive quake .
The March 11 earthquake triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant .
"We need electricity, but we cannot put lives at risk," Kentaro Morisawa says . | [
"(CNN) -- Japanese protesters took to the streets Saturday to demand safer energy as the nation marked the three-month anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that sparked the worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. The massive quake on March 11 triggered a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, forcing the evac... |
298a1efbcc478267fe34ad5008f4b8c3c6c3419a | Summarize the following news article. | Ireland's "unfriendly step" will "not go unanswered," a deputy minister says .
Ireland says a probe found Russian intelligence services forged passports .
Ireland calls the incident "disturbing"
The investigation was launched after Russian agents were discovered in the United States . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Ireland's expulsion of a Russian diplomat over spying allegations is \"clearly an unfriendly step that will not go unanswered,\" Russia's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday, according to a report. Vladimir Titov's remarks were reported by the state-run RIA-Novosti news agency. The ministry pres... |
7dc2404f75f204d7923ec7706a78ac1976bf2a2c | Summarize the following news article. | Bank robberies in New York have risen 54 percent compared with last year .
On Monday alone, robbers targeted five banks, some striking in broad daylight .
NYPD: Not clear whether the bad economic times are fueling the spike .
Expert doubts law-abiding citizens are turning to crime to make ends meet . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A rash of bank robberies in New York has the city's police commissioner worried that criminals have turned banks into \"virtual cash machines\" and some wondering whether tough economic times are fueling the trend. A surveillance camera captures a bank robbery suspect in New York on December 2. O... |
0b35b8df4fb055e27f21c3fc102f56202e779341 | Summarize the following news article. | Fire affects 3,000 acres in North Washoe Valley .
At least 10,000 people have been evacuated, officials say .
There has been no containment of the fire, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- A fast-moving brush fire burning just south of Reno, Nevada, on Thursday prompted evacuations, closed a major highway and led the governor of Nevada to declare a state of emergency. The more than 3,000-acre fire began burning around 1 p.m. Thursday in North Washoe Valley, according to a press release from... |
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