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13f086eb034064a74afd3600576b2f6f502c7e94 | Summarize the following news article. | Fresh clashes break out as talks collapse, a Thai official says .
Thailand says 27,000 people are living in shelters .
Each side blames the other for the violence, which erupted near two disputed temples . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thai officials on Wednesday pulled out of planned cease-fire talks with Cambodia, hours after fighting flared up again in a bloody border dispute that has sent tens of thousands fleeing over the past week. About 27,000 people are living in shelters in Thailand, the nation's health minist... |
a84ded38c088a6015c4cc7f530b9d9bb47b42fec | Summarize the following news article. | Terry Hall pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy .
Hall received $21 million from contracts with Department of Defense, prosecutors say .
Case stemmed from "wide-ranging investigation of corruption," authorities said .
He is eighth person to enter guilty plea in connection with scheme . | [
"(CNN) -- A former U.S. military contractor has pleaded guilty to federal charges in a kickback scheme involving Army contracting officials, the Department of Justice said. Terry Hall, 43, of Snellville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in federal court in Birmingham, A... |
1c5f649f94e8f20b6fe624a842302208b781edbc | Summarize the following news article. | "It is especially damaging because of their increased public profile," says John Amaechi .
Sports leaders can "turn these negative events into a positive teachable moment," expert says .
Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for his statement .
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was fined $50,000 for his slur . | [
"(CNN) -- Gay slurs hurled by three figures in professional sports in the last month are more than just testosterone-fueled temper tantrums, some say. The behavior, they say, is symptomatic of a deeper problem and should be used as an opportunity to tackle homophobia in professional sports. \"Kobe Bryant, Joakim No... |
ff555732893aa06393bb4ffbcbe8f2b79d158961 | Summarize the following news article. | Frank Moore pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m. ET in Huntsville, Texas .
Moore shot Samuel Boyd, Patrick Clark multiple times outside bar in 1994 .
Moore says he acted in self-defense after the men shot at him, tried to run him over .
Supreme Court declined to issue stay of execution . | [
"(CNN) -- A former drug dealer was executed in Texas on Wednesday night for the murders of two reputed gang members -- 15 years to the day after the crime. Texas death row inmate Frank Moore says he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two in 1994. Frank Moore, 49, was pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m. ET, a sp... |
0d3c81672b050844fc87ee4ed40db4662d88bac9 | Summarize the following news article. | The men are not considered suspects at this time, a Pakistani police official says .
Gunmen abducted an American from his Pakistan residence Saturday, authorities say .
He is identified as Warren Weinstein, the U.S. Embassy says .
There has been no claim of responsibility, or demands . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The three security guards and the driver of an American development expert who was abducted in Pakistan on Saturday have been detained for questioning, a police official said Monday. The four men are not considered suspects at this point, said the official, who asked not to be named be... |
ff47ee35a8d30ee36afc952f9fe0cc37abcc1628 | Summarize the following news article. | Spokesman for Tony Blair's office denies the systems of former PM have been hacked .
He says the details seem to be from the personal email account of a former staff member .
Document appears to give personal details for Blair and address details for personal contacts .
Member of hacker group Team Poison says the infor... | [
"London (CNN) -- Personal details about Tony Blair that appear online were apparently not hacked from the former British prime minister's computer systems, but from the email account of a former staffer. Responding to a report about a hacker group that claims to have accessed Blair's personal data, a Blair spokesma... |
5a65fcfa3b8976e33b23cbd1848f56431b5b4862 | Summarize the following news article. | Shooting took place at the Balderas station in central Mexico City .
Luis Felipe Hernandez Castillo, 38, had been writing graffiti .
When police tried to stop him he drew a gun and began firing .
Witnesses heard Hernandez Castillo yelling anti-government slogans . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities deployed more than 1,000 additional police officers to reinforce security at the capital's 175 subway stations on Saturday, a day after a shooting inside a station left two people dead and eight injured at the height of evening rush hour. Camera footage shows Luis F... |
67e3d20bbadc184c57efe184ce8ccc402de23bed | Summarize the following news article. | California man survives on leaves and water from a creek after his car plunges into a ravine .
Authorities: David Lavau's car came to rest near another that went off the road earlier .
Lavau's family began to search for him when he failed to return home, the CHP says .
Lavau's son found him after driving the route, sto... | [
"(CNN) -- A man stranded after his car plunged down a steep embankment in the Angeles National Forest survived for six days by eating leaves and drinking water from a creek, authorities said Friday. David J. Lavau, 67, of Lake Hughes, California, was found in a ravine a week after losing control of his car on a rur... |
c103fd3b3524deecefc13441a96da0bee01897d7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tornadoes reported Sunday in Alabama and South Carolina .
In Mississippi, two sisters, 9 and 14, die inside mobile home, coroner says .
Hundreds of homes, buildings flattened by nearly mile-wide twister that traveled 150 miles .
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour plans to request emergency federal aid on Monday . | [
"Yazoo City, Mississippi (CNN) -- Rescue crews in Mississippi continued to search for survivors Sunday from a powerful tornado that ripped through the state a day earlier, killing 10 people, injuring dozens of others and leveling scores of homes. Two children and a 3-month-old baby were among the victims. Two siste... |
48f70c4ae9343f68373be5d28fa5df61fa31300c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: About $9.8 billion would pay for body armor and protective vehicles .
NEW: More than $2 billion would go to aid for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq .
NEW: Democratic lawmaker says funds would prolong U.S. occupation of Iraq .
Funds would bring tab for Iraq and Afghanistan wars to $947 billion . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration will ask Congress for another $83.4 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the end of September, Democratic congressional sources said Thursday. President Obama's spending measure is likely to be the last supplemental request submitted to pay for the ... |
c1a8279f6ccd264061b62c8ed8f5275d25367df3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michael Lohan will remain in the hospital for at least 24 hours .
NEW: His condition is unrelated to the incident, police say .
Lohan was arrested in West Hollywood late Monday .
His former fiancee confirms she is the alleged victim . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The father of actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested in connection with a domestic dispute, authorities said Tuesday. Michael Lohan, 50, was arrested late Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's West Hollywood Station said in a statement. Deputies arrested him on suspicion of inflictin... |
16032c5ee785586dd13cf05818718744c15f9bea | Summarize the following news article. | Gadhafi says U.N. Security Council brings not security, but terror .
Five nations' veto power unfair, Libyan leader tells U.N. General Assembly .
Global challenges require unified action, U.N. secretary-general says .
Climate change, disarmament, poverty, war among issues addressed . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday delivered a lengthy, rambling address in his first appearance before the United Nations -- slamming both the U.N. Security Council and the United States. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. He broached c... |
1461e8467324d91c571a5da4036db52a6abd5572 | Summarize the following news article. | Series of accidents in 1988 left Christian Rossiter unable to live normally .
Rossiter: "I can't even wipe the tears from my eyes"
Ruling means nursing facility cannot be held liable for allowing him to die .
Critics fear the ruling will set a dangerous precedent . | [
"(CNN) -- An Australian high court ruled Friday that a quadriplegic man has the right to refuse food and water and can be allowed to die, a rare legal finding that some see as a major victory for right-to-die campaigners. An Australian high court ruled Friday that Christian Rossiter has the right to refuse food and... |
342c5ceb11d798132258b59c36f4484d16d57f9e | Summarize the following news article. | New Amnesty report says Peru's poor pregnant women dying of neglect .
Peru has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the Americas .
In wealthy developed nations, only 9 women die for every 100,000 births .
Problems faced include a lack of health staff who speak indigenous languages . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country. Vertical births where women are kneeling or crouching and holding on to a rope are common in Peru. The report, \"Fatal Fla... |
38bc2f7e83bcf41376a97ad2093230abbf3a1056 | Summarize the following news article. | Fonda noticed a car parked for days near Sunset Boulevard .
He found a dead man in the car .
Police say the man killed himself . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- \"Easy Rider\" actor Peter Fonda found a body while driving down Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades community of west Los Angeles on Wednesday, police said. Fonda, 70, noticed that a car had been parked on side street off Sunset Boulevard for two days, so he stopped to check it out, acc... |
a07f9a04fb64984c0f9f6a4f7ee033386d9240b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Jobs' values were shaped by his upbringing and life experiences .
"That's been one of my mantras: focus and simplicity," Jobs said in 1998 .
Traversing India sparked Apple co-founder's conversion to Buddhism .
Jobs on his goals: "We're here to put a dent in the universe" | [
"(CNN) -- It's well known that the secret to Apple's meteoric success in the world of consumer technology was the vision, leadership and creativity of Steve Jobs, the company's celebrity founder. \"Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that -- it is... |
0e6c992c9cd429212d27bafe72462c14e59fbcf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: Men had been preparing a huge amount of explosive material .
Could have caused bigger blast than attacks in Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005 .
U.S. interests in Germany were among the targets of the plot .
Uzbek militant group, Islamic Jihad Union, claimed responsibility for the plot . | [
"(CNN) -- Four men accused of involvement in a foiled terrorist plot against Western targets went on trial Wednesday in Germany. Fritz Gelowicz appears in court on April 22 in Dusseldorf, northern Germany. Three of the men -- two Germans and a Turk -- were arrested in September 2007. Authorities said they had begun... |
0d61f5e56db5a35b952bded46844b5a5b010cff1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Mr. Chae" was convicted of torching a Korean palace in 2006 .
NEW: Chae has confessed to starting the Namdaemun fire, police chief says .
NEW: Easy access, lightly populated area dictated Namdaemun choice, police say .
The more-than-600-year-old Namdaemun was country's oldest wooden structure . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- A 69-year-old who was previously convicted of torching a palace has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed Namdaemun, South Korea's oldest wooden structure and a national treasure, authorities said on Tuesday. People on Monday look at the debris of the Namdaemun gate in ... |
dd4c711da28e4cda1ce53ccc157b8f34fd78b2b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Gabriela Vazquez and her husband entered the U.S. illegally five years ago .
They found jobs, had two children and made a home in Montgomery .
Now, they are hurriedly packing to return to Mexico .
With new state law, "They can take me away from my children anytime," she says . | [
"Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) -- Gabriela Vazquez maneuvers through piles of clothes and toys while trying to control her two small children. \"They never stop,\" she says, while pulling a pair of pants from an almost-empty drawer and deciding whether to toss the pants to the \"keep\" or \"leave\" pile. The decision i... |
35b06a332cf5ee9edf946289751360b8f32e58e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Murder trial makes American student notorious in Italy .
Amanda Knox, 21, is accused with former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito .
British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox .
Italian media portrays Knox as seductive femme fatale . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The Italian media call her \"Foxy Knoxy,\" portray her as a \"devil with an angel's face,\" and there are 11 Facebook pages dedicated to her, all in Italian. Both Raffaele Sollecito (left) and Amanda Knox deny charges of murder and sexual assault. Amanda Knox, 21, is an American college stude... |
8921943c2d9632422b632d98284ca98b14e11cf1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rep. Peter King got involved after the wife of one of the men appealed for help .
The three contractors were detained in central Iraq on December 9 .
Two of them are U.S. citizens and military veterans, the third is from Fiji . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Three security contractors, two of them American veterans and one from Fiji, have been freed in Iraq almost three weeks after they were detained by the Iraqi Army, U.S. Rep. Peter King said Wednesday. The men, who were working for a security firm, were arrested by Iraqi Army forces in Mahmudiyah o... |
84d2952b2076753b7bb7830387d44f40f0de65ea | Summarize the following news article. | Both men worked in a turkey processing plant .
30-year-old Anthony Hill's near-nude body found on South Carolina road .
Rope around neck and upper torso .
Officers follow trail of blood and human tissue to suspect's house . | [
"(CNN) -- This week's shooting death and subsequent dragging of a black man in South Carolina are being investigated as a possible hate crime, the Newberry County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Sheriff Lee Foster said the body of 30-year-old Anthony Hill was found early Wednesday on a road near an elementary school ... |
148960d4ed34939c6fcca34df3277d983841caea | Summarize the following news article. | Thrift stores worry new lead rules will force them to toss kids' inventory, shut doors .
New rules -- in effect Tuesday -- apply to toys, children's clothes and books .
CPSC says its trying to help stores understand what is safe .
CPSC spokesman: "We're headed for a lot of chaos in the economy because of this" | [
"SILVER SPRING, Maryland (CNN) -- As Marilyn Seitz helps customers find just the right size, she wonders how much longer before she's forced to close her doors. Maryland thrift store manager Marilyn Seitz says the new rules have the potential to put the store out of business. The Pennyworth Thrift Store in Silver S... |
54a7c45f3d44ed01247e89591ebb340f9c6c8137 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Israeli releases list of first group of prisoners proposed for exchange .
NEW: Those on list "have dedicated their lives to killing Jews," father of bombing victim says .
The swap is expected to take place early this week .
The deal includes an Israeli soldier held since 2006 and more than 1,000 Palestinian prison... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel early Sunday released the names of the first group of Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, setting in motion a process that will allow the public to file objections to specific releases. The list features 477 names, including those of Ah... |
68696d9248e020540758670587c54236d42262e2 | Summarize the following news article. | The game spins off the end of "Arkham Asylum"
Storyline is filled with intrigue and drama; fighting skills alone won't work .
Catwoman is a playable character, with her own adventures and upgrades .
"Arkham City" is a great mix of classic characters, new highlights . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Batman: Arkham City\" takes everything that was great about the first Arkham title and makes it bigger, bolder and better. The Dark Knight goes up against his most murderous foes with new weapons and allies in a story that expands the Batman universe. Spinning off the ending of \"Batman: Arkham Asylum,\... |
3ae04cba7a9b38661b06943938961b4991d6399b | Summarize the following news article. | Japan produce stunning performance to beat Denmark 3-1 in Rustenburg .
Netherlands beat Cameroon 2-1 in Cape Town to continue 100 percent record .
Japan to meet Paraguay, Netherlands to face Slovakia in last 16 . | [
"(CNN) -- Japan have comfortably beaten Denmark 3-1 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg to book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup. First half goals from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo gave the Danes a mountain to climb. They never looked like they would recover and a miserable night was completed... |
caf20d0ce08358492b9cb387eca0c25a131168ce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A former police inspector says the operation will cut down on Rio's drug supply .
Governor: "We are rescuing communities that were abandoned for decades"
Rio de Janeiro is trying to crack down on crime before the 2014 World Cup .
Steep roads in Rocinha are covered in oil, possibly in an attempt to hinder police . | [
"Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Rio de Janeiro's special police forces declared Sunday that they were in full control of one of the city's biggest and most notorious shantytowns, Rocinha, after a predawn operation aimed at wresting control from drug traffickers. The operation, involving 3,000 police and security forces... |
0d2eebc8d722b3d34fbe46fdc0768ede5b1713b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Lion was among exotic animals set free by owner, killed by authorities .
Four men and one juvenile were charged Monday in Ohio .
"They got the cat into the trunk, and we stopped them," sheriff says . | [
"(CNN) -- Five people have been charged with attempted theft in Ohio after allegedly trying to steal the carcass of an escaped lion that was set free by its owner -- along with other exotic animals -- and ultimately killed by authorities. Authorities apprehended four adults and one juvenile October 19 as they attem... |
34a976e6ff2a6c5cf3d4262b142413a7d1bca2d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Transportation Institute finds Americans spent one less hour stuck in traffic in 2007 .
Joblessness, costly gas makes 2007 first year since 1982 trend has slowed .
Congestion down, authors say, but it "means things are getting worse slower"
Study: Once economy gets better, long waits in traffic will get worse . | [
"(CNN) -- Americans are spending less time stuck in traffic and wasting less gas, according to a new report. Americans spend a little less time in traffic, a study shows, but drivers on I-110 in Los Angeles might not notice. Rising joblessness and stinging gas prices have put the brakes on worsening trends in traff... |
ec7221a62a491973d73b836c00ea03a257c45855 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama found the speech "outrageous and offensive," the White House says .
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address included 9/11 conspiracy theories .
Delegates from U.S., Britain, Sweden, Australia and Spain walked out on the speech .
The Iranian president also linked wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to colonial expansion . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- Delegates from the United States and other nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a fiery speech that criticized Washington, capitalism and the world body itself. Though incendiary statements from Ahmadinejad are nothin... |
a7b1acfc97bc422dd22e182c26fa31931bb711aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Egyptians are real "winners" of election process, official says .
Liberals say they'll try harder in the next two rounds .
The Muslim Brotherhood calls results the "will of the people .
he Islamist surge reflects a trend in North Africa . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Islamist parties made dramatic advances in Egypt's parliamentary elections during the first round of voting for lawmakers this week, a result reflecting a growing embrace of religious-oriented sentiment across turbulent North Africa. \"We accept the results of the elections in any case because it's ... |
7bef992bcf36b2264e3b40d82f84be86432da085 | Summarize the following news article. | Two ballot measures had national implications in an off-year election .
Mississippi rejects amendment that would have defined life as beginning at conception .
Ohio voters repeal law that limited public workers' collective bargaining rights . | [
"(CNN) -- Mississippi voters Tuesday rejected a controversial amendment that would have defined life as beginning at conception while Ohio voters repealed a law that limited the collective bargaining rights of public workers, CNN projects. The two ballot measures had national implications as Americans voted in an o... |
095ca12c78836611369cfdbe7b0e58c99429dea3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Four injured are in serious condition, while two others are "comfortable," a hospital says .
The flight was coming from Belfast in Northern Ireland .
Northern Irish leaders express shock and hope the injured will recover quickly .
The plane crashed on its third attempt to land, authorities say . | [
"(CNN) -- Six people were killed and six were injured when a small plane crashed at Cork Airport in southern Ireland on Thursday, local officials said. Survivors were taken to a local hospital, the Cork County Council said. Four of the injured are in serious but not critical condition, and the other two are \"comfo... |
6067682b5335d1bdba06b6683d6d3cf8ada5bce2 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: preliminary tests show a suicide victim used the same gun that killed a publicist .
Police say the suicide victim, Harold Martin Smith, had tried to rob publicist Ronni Chasen .
Chasen was driving her car through Beverly Hills while Smith was on his bicycle, police say . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was murdered as she was driving through Beverly Hills, California, in a random \"robbery gone bad,\" by a man who killed himself last week, according to preliminary findings in the Beverly Hills police investigation. Speculation that Chasen was targeted by a pr... |
f7f2a23b134db34717b94c0798e36d951afdbf5a | Summarize the following news article. | Online videos show what a pilot claims was lax security at the San Francisco airport .
The airport says the videos present "false and misleading information"
It says it meets or exceeds every federal security requirement .
The TSA has suspended the pilot from the Federal Flight Deck Officer program . | [
"(CNN) -- The leadership of San Francisco's airport fired back Saturday at critics who had rallied around a commercial pilot who had posted videos online showing what he described as shortcomings in security. The series of videos featured scenes from inside the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and were nar... |
b7f57556131d4e1f529309dd5b461c9c2bf68ee2 | Summarize the following news article. | Andy Murray fight back to beat Rafael Nadal in the final of the Japan Open .
Murray allows Nadal just four points in the final set to win 3-6 6-2 6-0 .
It is Murray's 21st win in 22 matches, a run which has seen him win three titles .
The two players are seeded to face each other again in the Shanghai final . | [
"(CNN) -- World number four Andy Murray continued his superb end of season form, coming back from a set down to beat top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday. Murray won last week's Thailand Open, as well as last month's Cincinnati Masters, but he looked to be o... |
9cf17d8828b0bdaaf1e2e12d9bdc4135da2d43a4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Vote was unanimous, ministers tell CNN affiliate .
Vote followed tumultuous day in the markets, with Dow Jones down 300 points .
Europe needs to push ahead with the deal, White House spokesman says .
A rejection of the deal could send Greece crashing out of the euro . | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greece's cabinet voted Wednesday to support Prime Minister George Papandreou's call to hold a referendum as soon as possible about the latest bailout plan, ministers coming out of the meeting told a CNN affiliate. The vote was unanimous, though some of the ministers expressed criticism prio... |
c0c48b407163ccfcffabaa23376816ee1de76d7a | Summarize the following news article. | A source says the Afghan attacker was part of a local guard force .
A U.S. official says the American killed was a CIA employee .
The gunman shot indiscriminately, an official says . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- An Afghan employee of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan who opened fire at a CIA annex there worked as part of a local guard force, a U.S. official said Monday. Embassy spokesman Gavin Sundwall said the lone gunman killed a U.S. citizen and wounded another in the shootings Sunday. The wou... |
dedf394c36adb53a9a0961b6425769fb50812753 | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero commits suicide .
Valero had confessed to killing his wife, police said .
The 28-year-old had a record of 27 wins from 27 fights - the best in 300 years of boxing . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero committed suicide in his prison cell after being arrested for the murder of his wife, according to the World Boxing Council (WBC). The 28-year-old had confessed to stabbing his wife Jennifer Carolina Viera de Valero in a hotel in the city of Valenc... |
b6fb38d763b86fb8d77a475196a86b7ad0599036 | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft is hoping to improve the reputation of Hotmail .
The Web-based e-mail service, once a dominant player, is losing steam .
Hotmail faces a growing list of competitors, including Apple, Facebook, Google . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- Remember when Hotmail was hot? Dick Craddock, who manages the group responsible for Microsoft's Web-based e-mail service, can still recall the day of celebration in 2004 when the Hotmail division had just posted a stunning financial quarter. Craddock, along with other Microsoft execs and dev... |
c011994f38f3e123a81dfbeef5ffa8f932d3df2c | Summarize the following news article. | Mayor-elect Gustavo Petro was connected with the M-19 guerrilla group .
He was jailed for two years and later ventured into politics .
Uruguay and El Salvador also have politicians with histories in rebel groups .
Petro says voters are "saying yes to reconciliation" | [
"(CNN) -- Voters have elected a former guerrilla who became a crusader against political corruption as the new mayor of Colombia's capital. A military tribunal jailed Gustavo Petro in 1985 for his connections with the M-19 leftist guerrilla group, which was known for high-profile attacks against Colombian authoriti... |
f349e34e561e0887fcc47c35c2a613b4d16a6e61 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on two-day visit .
Talks expected to include negotiations on natural gas deal worth $1 trillion .
Experts say economic cooperation will dominate the meeting agenda .
Marks Putin's first state visit since announcing his intention to contest Russian presidency . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Tuesday, kicking off a two-day visit to China, his first state visit since announcing his intention to contest the Russian presidency next March. Aside from meeting his counterpart Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in the 16th Regular Meeting betw... |
f9a7e187f0fde774bd90a8b268b2d8c5d3f7b194 | Summarize the following news article. | Watchdog: Contractor providing security guards allowed "deviant hazing, humiliation"
Video showed naked man, another man apparently drinking liquid poured down back .
Watchdog warns Sec. of State Clinton of security threat posed by behavior .
ArmorGroup, North America has contract until July 2010 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some private security guards hired to protect the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan say their contractor has allowed widespread mistreatment, sexual activity and intimidation within their ranks, according to the watchdog group Project On Government Oversight (POGO). A spokeswoman for watchdog group P... |
e6a0044bc6f523d049c959c50b57d39656621cb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Hyundai is reducing emissions at its steel plant in Dangjin, South Korea .
Facility which includes 35 kilometers of conveyor belts cost around $5.5 billion to build .
Plant has enclosed its storage and transport routes to limit dust entering surrounding area .
Company says it recycles all of its byproducts and monitors... | [
"Dangjin, South Korea (CNN) -- Steelmakers are known to be one of the worst polluters in manufacturing, but South Korea's newest plant claims it is designed to go green. Hyundai Steel's Dangjin plant, which sits an hour and a half south of Seoul on the west coast, is the youngest steel plant in the world and has ad... |
b701bce15e9be2f3350cdf610f8255e6480041cf | Summarize the following news article. | Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza moves step closer to extradition .
Hamza loses High Court appeal against extradition from UK to U.S.
Hamza's followers included the so-called "shoe bomber" Richard Reid . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza moved a step closer Friday to extradition to the U.S., where he faces terrorism-related charges. Abu Hamza al-Masri's followers include the \"shoe bomber\" and the only person charged in the 9/11 attacks. UK authorities had ordered his extradition, but he ap... |
ca2803d52e53efd9be9f5be27ef0497a314287ef | Summarize the following news article. | Money expert Suze Orman points out hidden costs to money moves .
How not using a credit card could hurt your FICO score .
You may not have enough financial protection for your children's future .
Playing too safe with your investments could come back to pinch you later . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- I know you've got the major risks in your financial life well taken care of: Your 401(k) is properly diversified to help you weather market volatility, and your reserve cash fund is on call to cover life's inevitable emergencies. Good work! But I'm worried about your financial blind spots -- those p... |
c954ad0f64806603eef1d413b02a6ab9ba30d0b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Safety Board urges quick fix for Boeing 777 engine problem .
Rolls-Royce engine blamed for two incidents last year .
NTSB: "High probability" of similar recurrence .
Some 56 U.S. aircraft involved; 228 worldwide . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal transportation safety officials Wednesday issued an \"urgent\" recommendation calling for a redesign of a component on some Boeing 777 aircraft engines -- a component blamed for two major mishaps in the past year. The engines on this British Airways jet lost power as it prepared to land... |
1f03cf8d35244fda16499159009d0c6df08f8b33 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Storm is gradually weakening, with maximum sustained winds of 55 mph (90 kph)
Tropical Storm Paula pushes across western Cuba .
Paula could become a tropical depression on Friday .
Forecasters say the storm could bring rain to parts of the Florida Keys . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Paula pushed across western Cuba Thursday evening with wind gusts just under hurricane strength in some places, bringing heavy rain and high winds to the island nation, forecasters said. The storm is gradually weakening and is expected to become a tropical depression Friday, ... |
2dceaf6ab0ec3a6ed45e3be21932a67985b6812c | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta opera inspires visually impaired kids to "do anything"
"I am so proud of myself," young girl says after performance .
Program was formed in 1985 to help blind, visually impaired kids adjust from birth . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- As little Tatyana Larbi, aka Little Miss Muffett, sings about selling her cotton and twigs to the \"sister pigs,\" you can tell the young girl is enjoying her moment in the limelight, even if she can't see the audience's response. The mother of Brooke Stegall, 5, says opera gave her visu... |
3660100a05fe7d068f17162c319eb19edbd302fd | Summarize the following news article. | Hagman, 80, says "it is a very common and treatable form" of the disease .
He will receive treatment while working on the upcoming remake of "Dallas"
Hagman underwent a liver transplant in 1995 . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor Larry Hagman said Friday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but noted \"it is a very common and treatable form\" of the disease. Hagman, who turned 80 last month, is best known for his role as J.R. Ewing, the son of a Texas oil tycoon on the primetime television series \"Dallas,\" and as a dash... |
1383656b170ac4ffd76d30bd9d284af427bb7c0c | Summarize the following news article. | Mexico says it arrested Zetas regional boss Carlos Oliva Castillo .
He was as high as third in the organization .
Cartel members tried to rescue him from authorities . | [
"(CNN) -- A top Zetas drug cartel leader -- who allegedly ordered the attack and arson at a casino that killed 52 -- has been captured, Mexican defense officials said Thursday. Carlos Oliva Castillo, alias \"La rana,\" or frog, was arrested Wednesday at a safehouse without a single shot being fired, the country's M... |
dba6138946a5a2878847551df59942d8e9842e4f | Summarize the following news article. | 11 people died in September when racing plane crashed into spectators .
Group that runs event says it expects to get permits for this year's races .
NTSB is investigating the cause of last year's crash, holding hearing on shows' safety . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly four months after a P-51 Mustang veered out of control and slammed into spectators at the Reno, Nevada, air races -- killing 11 people, injuring scores of others and jeopardizing the future of the event -- race organizers Wednesday said the show will go on. The head of the Reno Air Racing Associati... |
eecd2d13ed1464141ea4a9ac7c79456da3a2c85c | Summarize the following news article. | Tibetan exile leaders back Dalai Lama's current "middle way approach"
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, seeks genuine autonomy from Beijing .
Small minority want to demand Tibet's independence, spokesman says . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan exile leaders, meeting in northern India to debate a potential new approach to Tibet's decades-long struggle for autonomy, have voted to stay with the Dalai Lama's current \"middle way approach,\" according to a spokesman for the spiritual leader. Some have sought Tibet's independ... |
ea79eb7934d150f1b3606ba5ca4ca96ac3cd8121 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 28 people are reported dead in Guatemala .
More than 20 people are killed in El Salvador, including 7 children .
More rain is forecast from remnants of hurricane . | [
"(CNN) -- Dozens of people have been killed in Central America as heavy rains continue to hammer the region. In Guatemala, the death toll has risen to 28 and close to 110,000 people have been affected so far, the state-run AGN news agency reported. Citing the president, the agency said 15,000 more people are at ris... |
abb485fd959c7dbaf20fb859c254a41cc8421c18 | Summarize the following news article. | A new law in Cuba allowing some real estate sales goes into effect next week .
The legislation is seen as a major reform .
Owners are limited to one residential home and one vacation property . | [
"(CNN) -- In a move that could reshape the Cuban economy, the government on Thursday announced a new law that allows for the sale of real estate. The National Assembly in August approved a plan to permit the sale of real estate, and the legislation itself officially was put on the books Wednesday. It goes into effe... |
4e8962bcfbc22432b35f709c422b7edf732f42eb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Official says the pilot saved lives by guiding the plane to a less crowded area .
Firefighters put out blaze caused by cargo plane crash in the southern city of Karachi .
The plane hit buildings under construction in an area housing Pakistani naval officers .
All 8 killed were Russian crew members of the Sudan-bou... | [
"(CNN) -- A plane crashed early Sunday in the southern port city of Karachi, killing at least eight people on board and sending flames shooting through the night sky, a Pakistani official said. The cargo plane took off at 1:45 a.m. from the Jinnah Karachi International Airport for Khartoum, Sudan, said Pervez Georg... |
c0cfb1707eb8d0c6ce900685b468cec31d58af5b | Summarize the following news article. | Three provisions are attached to $410 billion spending bill signed by Obama .
Travel restrictions to Cuba from U.S. loosened; it will be easier to send money there .
Sales of U.S. agricultural and pharmaceutical products could be easier now .
Some critics say measures should not have been attached to spending bill . | [
"(CNN) -- The $410 billion budget President Obama signed Wednesday will make it easier for U.S. residents to travel to Cuba and to send money to family members on the island. It also could facilitate the sale of agricultural and pharmaceutical products to Cuba. The residents of Havana, Cuba, often rely on bicycle t... |
34afbe24a8b9aad914a92bd7a2629d3ef7a6d917 | Summarize the following news article. | "Jay and I are engaged again :)" Kristin Cavallari tweeted .
The couple originally got engaged in April, only to split in July .
Jay Cutler rooted for his ex on "Dancing with the Stars" | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Kristin Cavallari has something big to celebrate this holiday season. The former \"Hills\" star, 24, is re-engaged to her NFL beau Jay Cutler, 28. \"This time its official,\" she Tweeted Wednesday. \"Jay and I are engaged again :).\" The reality star and the Chicago Bears quarterback originally got... |
50a308c85c6489417a38e8a38f1cb18eedc6a0e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama: Suu Kyi is a personal "hero"
Military junta should release remaining prisoners .
Burma Campaign UK urges the world not to forget other prisoners . | [
"(CNN) -- As news of the much-awaited release of Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi reverberated throughout the world, activists and world leaders were seizing the opportunity to make a case for democracy and human rights in this besieged nation. Myanmar -- formerly known as Burma -- has been ruled by a Marxis... |
faab7fa75d45db61bf6c483f926c1c1cd13c3ed1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Passengers aboard Delta flight say they heard crash, saw fire and smoke .
Smoke inside the cabin followed report of engine trouble, airline says .
A Delta spokeswoman says the airline can't confirm the reports of fire . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Engine problems forced the pilot of a Delta Air Lines aircraft to turn back Thursday night shortly after takeoff from Atlanta, the company said Friday. The aircraft returned to Atlanta without incident, spokeswoman Gina Laughlin said. Passengers aboard Flight 1442 from Atlanta to Charlotte, North ... |
7c1d89c5db0cc2c17f88ee8957e521dc80d8f48c | Summarize the following news article. | Take incorrectly hemmed jeans to a good tailor .
Use Velcro to keep your blouse from gaping .
Open vents and pleats with a pair of scissors or a seam ripper . | [
"(RealSimple.com) -- Here are nine common (and commonly ignored) dressing oversights -- and easy ways to fix them. Problem: Incorrectly hemmed jeans . Solution: A good tailor . Don't cut off the extra length and at the same time lose the nice crisp hemline (marked by the recognizable yellow thread). \"A good tailor... |
26ff02412660259cbdd3931a6b83c161471fc2bd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President tweaks GOP hopefuls over debate incident .
Obama says he will continue to advocate for equality .
Many gay rights activists applaud Obama's track record .
But some critics say he has done too little to advance same-sex marriage . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, speaking to a gathering of gay and lesbian activists, said Saturday that he is committed to equality, citing the repeal of the military's \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy as an example. Obama said his accomplishments on gay rights issues have been substantial since he la... |
6f47af982021509d9a62c1b9417d5ff9cecff760 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Morley Safer says Rooney spoke up "for citizens fed up with everything"
In his final essay, Rooney says, "I wish I could do this forever, but I can't"
Andy Rooney has been with CBS since 1949 and with "60 Minutes" since 1978 .
He delivered 1,097 original essays during his time on the TV news prorgram . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Legendary and curmudgeonly TV commentator Andy Rooney offered his final remarks Sunday on the news show \"60 Minutes,\" capping a career that has spanned more than six decades. In his final essay, delivered around 8:15 p.m., Rooney said, \"This is a moment I have dreaded. \"I wish I could do this... |
f2908056896dc8c88723249ef00fb9a384ca09cb | Summarize the following news article. | Bacon says he did a majority of his own dancing .
He wished he had been able to do some of the flips .
The new "Footloose" opens Friday . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Kevin Bacon is not the kind of guy to look back at his past work. But when the studio unearthed his audition tape from 1984's original \"Footloose,\" he couldn't help himself. \"It was like a weird time-travel, out-of-body type thing,\" Bacon, 53, told PEOPLE. \"It's like if you went and saw the in... |
00cb03ed4ee4f0b4fb5467e5cbbab6eb28c773b8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: GOP members of Congress urge White House to ratchet up economic sanctions .
NEW: Sanctions should target refined fuel supply, Iran's central bank, Rep. Mike Rogers says .
A nuclear watchdog report expresses serious concern over Iran's nuclear program .
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismisses the report as ... | [
"(CNN) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a critical report Tuesday saying that it has \"serious concerns\" about Iran's nuclear program and has obtained \"credible\" information that the Islamic republic may be developing nuclear weapons. The IAEA report, the most detailed to date on the Iranian prog... |
f83de8eff319f5e65338fb5815908fbd34217ece | Summarize the following news article. | The Navy says washing with soap and water removed the radioactivity .
The U.S. 7th Fleet moves ships and planes away from the Fukushima Daiichi plant .
The Navy says "airborne radioactivity" was detected 100 miles away from the plant .
The most exposure anyone onboard received is less than a month's normal radiation do... | [
"(CNN) -- Tests detected low levels of radioactivity on 17 U.S. Navy helicopter crew members when they returned to the USS Ronald Reagan after conducting disaster relief missions in Japan, the military said Monday. No further contamination was detected after the crew members washed with soap and water, the Navy sai... |
aa36ee9167e00aa5d55a2d20f152771e682d2d10 | Summarize the following news article. | Drug-related conflicts bring waves of violence, death that some liken to a civil war .
U.S. helps fuel violence with market for illegal drugs, weapons supply for drug gangs .
"The drug gangs are better equipped than the army," expert says .
Pervasive corruption among public officials also at center of drug cartels' suc... | [
"(CNN) -- A shootout in a border city that leaves five alleged drug traffickers sprawled dead on the street and seven police wounded. A police chief and his bodyguards gunned down outside his house in another border city. Four bridges into the United States shut down by protesters who want the military out of their... |
7cbfbe752d8a201d6e45520ee3e305f5deba67ac | Summarize the following news article. | French plane collides with Lithuanian plane during training exercise .
No one is hurt . | [
"(CNN) -- A French Mirage 2000 jet fighter collided with a Lithuanian plane during a training mission Tuesday in Lithuania, the French Defense Ministry said. No one was hurt during the training exercise at an air force base in Siauliai, Northern Lithuania, military officials from both countries said. Two French jet... |
a5987d12b7aede0219b2b853508cf16da4683754 | Summarize the following news article. | Glen Mazzara is executive producer and showrunner for "The Walking Dead"
The popular serires returns Sunday night for its second season .
Mazzara says he is constantly thinking about zombies in his spare time .
He offers insights into how the show comes together . | [
"(CNN) -- Should zombies rise up someday soon and take over the world because of an unidentified plague or virus that's caused the collapse of modern society as we know it, how would you react? Such is the fundamental question of AMC's widely successful show \"The Walking Dead,\" which returns this Sunday for its s... |
63ba4107135a1e077c9c64d06d14f8b4d48c6030 | Summarize the following news article. | Sean Parker throws $1 million party to celebrate arrival of Spotify .
Parker says primary motivation for business isn't becoming a millionaire .
"Steve [Jobs] is one the greatest business artists in history," Parker says . | [
"(CNN) -- At 31, Sean Parker has a lot more going for him than Justin Timberlake. As the co-founder of music-sharing service Napster and the former president of Facebook, he's an Internet pioneer. He's a billionaire. And he throws a hell of a party. Last week, during Facebook's f8 conference in San Francisco, Parke... |
c7e8e2cb16ff4318e80292a8722fd29cb2dda72f | Summarize the following news article. | iReporters agree that trekking in Nepal is an incredible experience .
To prepare for the terrain do some uphill walking before you go .
Before you get on the path, make sure you have enough Nepalese currency . | [
"(CNN) -- Magnificent snow-peaked summits and quaint thousand-year-old villages provide the backdrop for an unforgettable adventure in Nepal. Exploring the dramatic landscape on foot is nothing short of extraordinary, trekkers say. \"[One night] the back doors were open towards the view of Mount Everest and the oth... |
105bd915e119e4f0946c9485853aab8d0306453d | Summarize the following news article. | A panel proposes new sections for the Australian Constitution to recognize indigenous people .
The government says it will consider the recommendations before deciding how to proceed .
It has promised a referendum on the issue by the next election .
Changes to the Constitution by referendum rarely do well in Australia ... | [
"(CNN) -- An Australian panel on Thursday suggested changes to the country's Constitution to give better recognition to the indigenous population that inhabited the vast continent long before Europeans settled there. The indigenous Australians -- often referred to as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples --... |
6d148ea491fbf5e431cd39a7eb3fe3d6f6b7ff9a | Summarize the following news article. | The TSA will test machines that match a boarding pass with the passenger's ID .
The TSA has not disclosed which airport will get the test machines .
The machines will be tested starting early in 2012 .
The machines could improve security and traffic flow in airports . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In a move that could improve security and keep airport lines moving, the Transportation Security Administration early next year will begin testing machines that match a traveler's boarding pass with his or her government-issued ID, while verifying that both documents are authentic. The machines... |
1088d77f3e91723c97aa3d0d02b8a08536bf5b54 | Summarize the following news article. | Complaints about iPhone 4S battery life mount .
Some iPhone owners say their batteries drain much faster than advertised .
Apple has not publicly acknowledged the concerns .
Comments on a post on Apple's support forums go for 185 pages . | [
"(CNN) -- It all sounds eerily familiar. A new iPhone. Massive sales. Then, an apparent glitch that, while it doesn't affect everyone, is prevalent enough to irk customers and catch the eyes of tech journalists everywhere. Poor battery life on the iPhone 4S, released on October 14 to great fanfare and record sales,... |
ad0cabb578a94c3f2bc20b4910322b42987dcfc3 | Summarize the following news article. | It isn't just the DNA," Kercher's mother says .
The Kercher family remains "satisfied" by the conviction, Kercher's sister says .
Amanda Knox tells the court: "I haven't murdered. I haven't raped. I haven't stolen."
She is fighting to be acquitted; prosecutors want her sentence increased . | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Nearly four years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate in this picturesque Italian university town, Amanda Knox pleaded with a jury Monday to overturn her conviction for murder. \"I am not what they say I am. I did not kill. I did not rape. I did not steal,\" Am... |
4ed3154ae6c38d5fffe065a1ad53981bb08259f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Herman Cain has repeatedly denied sexually harassing women .
Ari Fleischer: If he is lying, he's in big trouble .
But if Cain is telling the truth, the response to story is disconcerting, Fleischer says .
Fleischer: Washington's scandal industry has kicked into full gear . | [
"(CNN) -- If Herman Cain committed sexual harassment and is now lying about it, his goose is cooked and it should be. But if he is telling the truth, there is something terribly disconcerting about the way the Washington \"scandal industrial complex\" -- full of reporters, former campaign workers and pundits -- has... |
ec85ff070156e76ef37172ef705391d7fc318550 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeanne Tripplehorn knows how preachy and awkward cancer movies can get .
"Five" tells stories of different women coping with breast cancer in five vignettes .
Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Alicia Keys each directed a vignette . | [
"(CNN) -- Jeanne Tripplehorn's movie is about women and breast cancer. And it's airing on Lifetime. Uh oh, this could get weepy. Tripplehorn, who has starred in cable show \"Big Love,\" knows how preachy and awkward cancer movies can get. \"This was something different,\" she said, of the film ,which airs Monday at... |
66bb69d9d3a3c7f85fb5646c506bedbd31d579db | Summarize the following news article. | William Bennett: Herman Cain should confront allegations of sexual harassment .
He says four women making such claims cannot be dismissed as insignificant .
If Cain is to be taken seriously, he needs to respond directly, Bennett says .
Bennett says those who criticized Bill Clinton's behavior can't ignore issue . | [
"(CNN) -- When I became one of Bill Clinton's earliest and chief accusers for the sexual harassment charges against him, two things were eminently true about my motives: (a) I did not become an accuser because Bill Clinton was a Democrat and I was a Republican, I didn't care one whit what the partisan fallout would... |
1c64e74f74d18097ac92cf82cdda2e3e4cffad1a | Summarize the following news article. | Populist movements in Europe have a large online following .
Supporters rail against multiculturalism and Islamic extremism .
Some parties compete in elections with growing success . | [
"(CNN) -- They distrust government and the justice system as well as Europe's political elite. They rail against multiculturalism and believe their national identity is being swamped by immigration and their culture strangled by Islam. They are implacably hostile to \"big money\" -- banks and other financial instit... |
f5d6bbb0be9a3fbe976ceb457832ca40de76d2ef | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Opposition official says another confrontation is expected in Zabadani .
The opposition says Syrian troops were driven from Zabadani .
Residents aided defecting soldiers in the fight, an activist says .
Arab League monitors visited Zabadani on Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Syrian activists say opposition forces have wrested control of the town of Zabadani from government troops, but the authorities' tanks remain perched on its outskirts. \"There was massive protests in Zabadani, so the Syrian Army tried to disperse them. But our troops were very organized and aggressive wit... |
8e8134bc1726fa35a8840b87d1e6e3ee23c82557 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Callan: The women accusing Cain relate encounters from years ago .
The courts wouldn't hear these cases because of statute of limitations, he writes .
Harassment claims, true and false, often settled out of court to avoid bad publicity .
Callan: Cain might win in court, but in politics, what matters is public judg... | [
"(CNN) -- In the midst of a swirl of rumors about Herman Cain, a woman who accuses him of sexual harassment holds a news conference. Her attorney, Gloria Allred, employs her studied grimace as Sharon Bialek tells of an encounter 14 years ago that, if true, constitutes an unreported sexual assault. At his own press ... |
fffc660ed605dc82ba9f8de5b8e39e444002bf8f | Summarize the following news article. | The world's elite will converge on Davos with the eurozone crisis at the forefront of discussions .
The theme of this year's event is "The great transformation: shaping new models"
Forum organizers say the backlash against rising inequality is jeopardizing globalization .
Critics say the event does little to actually i... | [
"London (CNN) -- Following a year in which \"people power\" was the rallying cry from the Arab Spring to the Occupy movement, the annual World Economic Forum might seem an elitist anomaly. Never mind the 1%, this is the 0.00004%: around 2,600 of the world's top political and business leaders, coming together to add... |
1e4137af928e50562f864af1b7b02c5f0a3c615b | Summarize the following news article. | "Real Steel" won the weekend with an estimated $27.3 million .
With $10.4 million was the political thriller "The Ides of March"
"Dolphin Tale" slipped 34 percent for $9.2 million . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Real Steel\" showed what it was made of, as the robot-boxing action drama won the weekend with an estimated $27.3 million. That's the strongest opening ever for a boxing-themed picture, beating \"Rocky IV\"'s $20 million debut in 1985 (when not adjusting for inflation). DreamWorks' $110 million film,... |
35f70f5d9903c87dce4bf91e5aea4d7a61525693 | Summarize the following news article. | Todd Graham: Candidates directed their questions at front-runner Romney .
He says Romney handled the questions deftly .
Graham says Cain seems well prepared while Perry fares poorly .
He says candidates should get to ask each other more questions in the future . | [
"(CNN) -- My favorite part of academic debate has always been the cross-examination period. We got a little piece of that (but not enough) in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday hosted by Bloomberg and the Washington Post. The presidential hopefuls were allowed to ask an opponent one question. Mitt Romney fa... |
e107524d4eb2c0377629dc79824214c39d33deee | Summarize the following news article. | Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of torching a mosque in northern Israel, the police say .
The second suspect, an 18-year-old, is scheduled to appear in court, the police say .
The mosque was set on fire and scrawled with graffiti in an apparent "price tag" attack .
Residents angered over the mosque attack,... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A second 18-year-old was set Monday to make his first court appearance in connection with the torching of a mosque in the northern Israeli village of Tuba Zangaria, authorities said. The suspect, who was not identified, is the second to be arrested in connection with last week's attack, Micky Ro... |
da2a48a72e56a86e57ee07a63473c4c087491ae9 | Summarize the following news article. | Aga Khan Studs is located in the Normandy region of France .
The "Superfoal" born in February is the product of two champion horses .
The foal is the child Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winning duo Zarkava and Sea the Stars . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Success breeds success.\" So reads the motto of Aga Khan Studs, one of the most formidable breeding operations anywhere in the world. It is at the Aga Khan's vast stud in Normandy that one of the most eagerly-awaited births in the history of racing took place in February of this year when Zarkava, the w... |
fa28624690e4c08e21d6c0a0ab5478e7151a018f | Summarize the following news article. | The pilgrims this year reportedly have come from a total of 183 countries .
President Obama and his wife extend greetings for a happy Eid al-Adha .
Hajj is an annual pilgrimage that lasts about five days . | [
"(CNN) -- Millions of Muslims from around the world were in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the first day of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that every able-bodied Muslim is expected to perform at least once in his or her life. Dressed in white and following in the footsteps of the prophet Mohammed, pilgrims cli... |
56bedfc51969c6268efe51305e619211bcb6f231 | Summarize the following news article. | Lady Gaga calls the Born This Way Foundation a "passion project"
She will direct the organization with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta .
The charity will use "digital mobilization ... to create positive change," a statement says .
Several other foundations are also partners . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Pop star Lady Gaga stepped up her battle against bullying Wednesday, announcing the creation of a new foundation aimed at empowering youth. In a statement, Lady Gaga called the Born This Way Foundation a \"passion project\" that she will direct with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. \"Together we h... |
24961deb8e923516f8adf961eeff9cf2a1dba700 | Summarize the following news article. | The sitcom's title was shorted to "Apartment 23" before the upfronts in May .
The official new title of the show is "Don't Trust The B----- in Apartment 23"
"Good Christian B**ches" was changed to "Good Christian Belles" and then to "GCB" | [
"(EW.com) -- After ABC changed a new show's mildly profane title during development, upcoming comedy \"Apartment 23\" has now more-or-less reverted to its original head-turning name. The official new title of the show is \"Don't Trust The B----- in Apartment 23,\" dashing out the letters of the curse in an attempt ... |
3270763d29bf07774ecfb23bb5629776790b997b | Summarize the following news article. | Services are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia .
Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer only recently .
Public may view his remains Friday, Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- The family of boxing great Joe Frazier on Wednesday announced details of his Philadelphia funeral services and said he died as \"one of God's men.\" Frazier, who handed the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat, died Monday, just a month after being diagnosed with liver cancer. The 67-year-old athlete's... |
516b9c699d87c6016dba55a03365d0b70b5501ed | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The White House expresses disappointment at Israel's move .
Netanyahu: "It is our national right to build our capital"
Abbas' spokesman said the decision is "to accelerate the destruction of the peace process"
The announcement follows UNESCO's approval of the Palestinians' bid for full membership . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his government's decision Wednesday to speed up construction in East Jerusalem. \"We will continue to build in Jerusalem. This is our right and obligation,\" Netanyahu said at a Knesset memorial ceremony for former tourism minister Rehavam Ze'ev... |
966c37bc17394be5d580acd2908777531aa13730 | Summarize the following news article. | Friday marks the 125th anniversary of the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty .
A Russian immigrant recalls her Ellis Island passage in 1930 .
The Statue of Liberty was a French gift .
Webcams stream video footage from the torch on anniversary . | [
"New York (CNN) -- As snow fell across New York Harbor, Isabel Belarsky clutched her mother, Clara, aboard a passenger ship that puttered toward Ellis Island and wondered what their new lives would bring. The year was 1930. About a week earlier, the 10-year-old girl from what is now called St. Petersburg, Russia, h... |
d286aa2b9b3e142d2048d0c0658789305380247a | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Jobs pioneered inventions that changed the way the world consumed media .
Pixar made the first fully computer-generated animated film .
Billboard editor says Jobs brillance made buying music easy and fun . | [
"(CNN) -- During a 1996 interview with television talk show host Charlie Rose, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took exception to Rose's characterization of him as \"a guy who founds high-tech companies and tries to make another billion.\" \"Yeah, well, I don't think of myself that way,\" Jobs said. \"The things that I ... |
29865dd7110ab3ae090ca2402dec55a6a53696c3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "All My Rowdy Friends" has been the MNF intro since '91 .
Williams slammed the Obama-Boehner golf outing with a comment referring to Hitler .
Williams says ESPN "stepped on the toes of the First Amendment'' | [
"(CNN) -- ESPN says it has severed its relationship with singer Hank Williams Jr. \"We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years,\" the network said in a statement released Thursday. The success of 'Monday Night Football' has always been about the games and... |
6390314c2f1f83833d41e3ba52b1db2b85c74684 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A message left by a drug gang claims responsibility, the city's prosecutor says .
NEW: Mexico's defense ministry is near the site where the heads were found .
The heads were found near the border between Mexico City and neighboring Mexico state .
Brutal turf battles between drug cartels, common elsewhere in Mexico... | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- Authorities found two severed heads along a highway in Mexico City on Monday morning, the city's attorney general said. The heads were inside a car near the border dividing the city from neighboring Mexico state, Attorney General Miguel Mancera told reporters. The nation's defense ministry was... |
10a6d7956cddab66d382818af7090ada640a5345 | Summarize the following news article. | By any standards, "Coriolanus" is an ambitious undertaking .
Ralph Fiennes' bold, dynamic movie will make you glad he took up the challenge .
Fiennes is utterly compelling, a kind of Roman Rambo . | [
"(CNN) -- Voldemort did not die in vain. Ralph Fiennes may have dedicated a good part of the last decade to torturing Harry Potter, but he's also found the time, the energy and the clout to pull off his first film as director. By any standards, \"Coriolanus\" is an ambitious undertaking, a modern-day interpretation... |
ad151f3918070e9fd84875b990e2aeb233cd63a1 | Summarize the following news article. | New Florida law eases penalties for teens engaged in "sexting"
Previously, they could have been charged with a felony, forced to register as a sex offender .
Law provides for range of penalties, from fine to felony charge . | [
"(CNN) -- Before Saturday, a Florida teenager who sent or received nude photos or video could have been charged with a felony and forced to register as a sex offender. But a new law, recognizing the proliferation of cell phones and computers, eases the penalties for \"sexting\" infractions. A first offense is punis... |
cf12d629ea1acb821b3074761ed21eaf5e47970b | Summarize the following news article. | Before his family knew what Listeria was, William Beach was dead .
After eating Jensen Farms cantaloupe, Beach collapsed on the floor .
In Colorado, Herbert Stevens is still recuperating from his bout with the bacteria .
Both families are suing Jensen Farms . | [
"(CNN) -- William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto something else. In August, when summer's heat seemed unending in Mustang, Oklahoma, Beach took to savoring fried chicken -- ... |
aba5bb65832781203bd58f16f68659f8baca2402 | Summarize the following news article. | "Miss Bala" is based on the true story of former Miss Sinaloa, Laura Zúñiga .
Laura (Stephanie Sigman) is a beautiful woman who dreams of winning the Miss Baja title .
The film is expertly shot and director Naranjo does a great job creating dread . | [
"(CNN) -- Gerardo Naranjo's \"Miss Bala\" is one of these films that comes along every so often that captures the imaginations of the critics and has most of us dancing around singing \"Hallelujah.\" Every time this happens, however, there are one or two critics of otherwise sound mind who have a less than enthusia... |
7b26c4ad8615ef4922f4f38c836399adea215eef | Summarize the following news article. | Labor leaders say the Occupy Wall Street protesters raise issues they support .
The movement is more than two weeks old .
Protesters are camping in a park in New York's financial district .
Labor organizers don't have an estimate on Wednesday's participation . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Several unions endorsed the two-week-old Occupy Wall Street movement and plan to join the protesters' street theater in New York on Wednesday, labor leaders said. \"It's really simple. These young people on Wall Street are giving voice to many of the problems that working people in America have b... |
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