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44abcbd0f6ea04c68dec97228487a5ab354ff388 | Summarize the following news article. | Ars Technica says Apple is about to unveil a set of tools to create interactive e-books .
Previous rumors said that Apple will show no new devices .
Report says company also plans to expand its platform to distribute these e-books . | [
"(Mashable) -- Apple is scheduled to host an education-related event on January 19 -- shrouded with a veil of mystery, as always. A new report from Ars Technica says the company is about to unveil a set of tools to create interactive e-books. Previous rumors said that Apple will show no new devices, and that the ev... |
c13ce47fca8074ad7c3ff86207635a3a4b1c6606 | Summarize the following news article. | Tech Check is the weekly podcast from CNN Tech .
This week we look at not-always-shiny details from the new Steve Jobs biography .
Will upstart Unthink take a bite out of Facebook? We break it down .
Netflix earns the not-so-coveted Tech Fail of the Week award . | [
"(CNN) -- On this week's Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Stephanie Goldberg break down details from the new Steve Jobs biography. The book, written by Walter Isaacson and released this week in the wake of Jobs' death, takes the reader behind the scenes of Jobs' rise to the top of the consumer-tec... |
b647631d723b1c91a1affc0e0633750eb023cb14 | Summarize the following news article. | An approaching tropical storm prompts the two countries to hold off on military training .
North Korea had blasted the planned maneuvers as war games conducted under a false pretext .
South Korea accuses North Korea of sinking one of its ships this year . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea and the United States postponed joint anti-submarine military exercises due to an approaching tropical storm, U.S. Forces Korea said. The exercises were scheduled to begin Sunday and run through Thursday, the forces said in a statement. Tropical Storm Malou is forecast to arrive in the region ... |
2a0d0dc570ed3a6addbd1804c389b13f8c63a23e | Summarize the following news article. | Barbara Risman: Society hasn't reached consensus on what's OK in workplace .
She says sexual harassment cases often involve "he said/she said" dialogue .
Risman: Men remain more powerful in workplace, so rules must be consistent .
She suggests rule that it's illegal for bosses to make sexual overtures to subordinates . | [
"(CNN) -- In my mind -- and in the law -- there are two kinds of sexual harassment. The first kind is quid pro quo and easy to spot. A really detestable (usually) man gives his (usually) female subordinate employee or student an ultimatum: Put out or lose some opportunity, be it a grade, a job or a promotion. Durin... |
12bd82f89bffb51891026497a837969ee5553b6c | Summarize the following news article. | Shadi Hamid: Egypt election seems a success despite street protests the week before .
He says real problem looms when elected Parliament and military council vie for power .
He says Muslim Brotherhood wants pure parliamentary system; this comes with pitfalls .
Hamid: Military wants to hold on to power, but Parliament r... | [
"(CNN) -- After 60 years of waiting, Egyptians may very well find themselves with a strong, assertive Parliament. On Monday and Tuesday, millions of Egyptians spent hours in long, looping lines, waiting to cast ballots in the country's first elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. The two days of votin... |
76a9a777dde1e4f72247e86b39f92f109bf94428 | Summarize the following news article. | National Weather Service tracks major storm in Bering Sea .
U.S. Coast Guard makes preparations .
Business district of Nome largely protected by sea wall . | [
"(CNN) -- A powerful and dangerous Bering Sea storm prepared to slam Alaska's west coast late Tuesday, bringing a brutal mix of high seas, blizzard conditions and strong winds, the National Weather Service said. Sustained winds in some areas are expected to reach up to hurricane-force levels of 75 and 80 miles per ... |
082b65819cc72af6d6d870112e7faf551156fc10 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney General Luther Strange says he is "perplexed and troubled" over DOJ request .
Feds want to make sure that Alabama schools are not denying children equal access to schools .
Move comes after Alabama passes a controversial immigration law . | [
"Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) -- Alabama's attorney general questioned Wednesday whether the federal government has the legal right to ask for data from school districts in the state, which has recently passed controversial legislation intended to reduce illegal immigration. In a letter sent Wednesday, Attorney Genera... |
c127e3d4caa9a8fc0feb20a9e905075dcc6e9a1d | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Errol Barnett has a close encounter with a bull elephant in Zambia .
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site .
Breeding program aims to increase numbers of white rhinos .
Zambians proud that their country is a tourist destination . | [
"Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (CNN) -- \"Stop the car, stop the car! There's a bull elephant in the road!\" Words I listen to closely as they're being shouted by a man sitting next to me clutching an AK-47. His name is John, a park ranger protecting myself and the CNN crew as we venture through the Mosi-oa-Tunya National ... |
a848aa1d825d9f6edc668c60328429f72186f277 | Summarize the following news article. | Google and Samsung say they canceled an event in honor of Steve Jobs' death .
The companies were set to unveil a new Android phone next week .
The event was planned to conincide with a wireless industry trade show . | [
"(CNN) -- Apple rivals Google and Samsung said Friday that they have canceled the launch of a new smartphone next week to honor the death of Steve Jobs. The press announcement for the Android phone was set for Tuesday at a wireless industry trade show in San Diego, but representatives from Google and Samsung decide... |
750a3f4d4693b92331106823307a04c727cfaa55 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dewey Bozella, 52, defeated Larry Hopkins by unanimous decision .
Bozella spent 26 years on a murder conviction overturned two years ago .
The fight, at L.A.'s Staples Center, was Bozella's first professional bout .
The main event features Bernard Hopkins, 46, against a man 17 years his junior . | [
"(CNN) -- A 52-year-old cruiserweight who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit won his professional boxing debut Saturday night. Dewey Bozella defeated Larry Hopkins by unanimous decision in the four-round match at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pugilist served time in New York's Sing Sin... |
85e4ca1da31f2d5572d0e0d16cc33fdbcc90ce6c | Summarize the following news article. | Apple genius always kept users in mind .
Gadgets designed around experience, not electronics .
Jobs always knew exactly whom he was addressing . | [
"(CNN) -- Just imagine, for a moment, a world in which Steve Jobs had never lived. How might daily life be different? Computers are still around, but not as you know them. They're complex, hateful things, mostly used in the office for spreadsheets and other business applications. Nobody bothered to sell a good-look... |
6befff8363c2825e9ff903411af3e0865c6eeff9 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Chinese ships were attacked on the Mekong River on October 5 .
China's Foreign Ministry says at least 12 sailors were killed in the attack .
China says it's working with Thai authorities to hunt down the criminals . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 12 Chinese sailors have been killed after their cargo ships were attacked on the Mekong River in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Yunnan Province has said. The ministry's website stated that two Chinese cargo ships -- the Hua Ping and Yu Xing 8 -- were att... |
6d8085c522c68510f5092b2804a0668d978f283e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "He thought he'd end up in heaven," the prosecutor says of AbdulMutallab .
NEW: A witness testifies that another passenger yelled, "Hey man, your pants are on fire!"
NEW: AbdulMutallab joins attorneys for a sidebar with the judge .
NEW: AbdulMutallab remained calm through the proceedings . | [
"Detroit (CNN) -- The judge in the federal trial of alleged \"underwear bomber\" Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab refused Tuesday to prevent the prosecution from calling the device he allegedly carried a \"bomb.\" U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds also refused to exclude a photo of AbdulMutallab's burned genitals from the... |
8d437dd2fcd1e0ba7912912f7adce1095418d11c | Summarize the following news article. | Americans for Safe Access sues the feds for their California crackdown on medical pot .
The suit contends the federal government is violating the Tenth Amendment .
This month, California's four U.S. attorneys target big commercial pot growers .
Prosecutors say the growers sell medical pot to healthy people . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A medical marijuana advocacy group sued the Obama administration Thursday, saying its policy \"to subvert local and state medical marijuana laws in California\" is unconstitutional. Americans for Safe Access accused the U.S. Justice Department of deploying aggressive SWAT-style raids, prosecut... |
796e65af501f043c64b736be4b696a5663173eac | Summarize the following news article. | "I did seriously consider killing Ron," Rowling said .
It's easy to imagine that he might have bit the dust relatively early .
How much freakier the latter Potters would have felt without good ol' Ron around . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\" features one of the more soul-destroying death orgies in Fantasy-lit history, with a whole cavalcade of Potter supporting players winding up as casualties in the climactic wizard battle. The series never shrank from death -- Books 4 through 6 each end with a maj... |
09f8ebf0d5319187d944977219fb8edb62f23c29 | Summarize the following news article. | GOP insiders in South Carolina say that each candidate has worrisome issues .
Romney has been seen as too centrist, says poll .
The anti-Romney vote is split between Gingrich and Santorum .
Ron Paul's national security positions keep him out of mainstream, says poll . | [
"(CNN) -- As South Carolina Republicans begin voting in the first primary of the south today, GOP insiders say that all the candidates have had their problems in Palmetto State, one reason why today's outcome has been so hard to predict. One veteran South Carolina GOP operative summed up the dilemma of many of his ... |
99bee62198b84b46adbf8e5e8fc5b519c8f9290d | Summarize the following news article. | "It will be a year on Thanksgiving," Fisher said .
Fisher still hopes to lose 10 more pounds .
"You do the treadmill first, which is this horrendous, evil thing," she said . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Jenny Craig may have helped its spokesperson Carrie Fisher lose 50 lbs. over the past year, but it was the psychiatric hospital Silver Hill in New Canaan, Connecticut, that helped her get her life back together, she says. \"They really did heal me. It's the alma mater that matters,\" the Star Wars ... |
57283b50d2c9b6bc4d834c675ef2884fa768ef95 | Summarize the following news article. | Tuvalu and Tokelau in the South Pacific running out of drinking water .
Tokelau with a population of 1,500, could run dry in just one week .
Tuvalu, located midway between Hawaii and Australia, has two weeks of water . | [
"(CNN) -- Two idyllic South Pacific islands are facing a water crisis; they're running out of it, and fast. The island nations Tuvalu and Tokelau have declared states of emergency after six months of little or no rainfall. It's estimated that at the current rate of consumption the Tuvaluan atoll of Funafuti, home t... |
f82bd4fa2f7af7fd6af9cf32ded1a5c13a5c0431 | Summarize the following news article. | Stacy Dean: Criticism aside, food stamp program is a lifeline for 46 million people .
Dean: Program is highly efficient; only 3% of funds went to ineligible people .
Numbers of recipients growing because of weak recovery and joblessness, she says .
Number of recipients will go down as jobs increase, she says, but the n... | [
"(CNN) -- In their attacks on the food stamp program, some Republican presidential candidates are leaving a deeply misleading impression of the nation's leading anti-hunger program. No one aspires to enroll, but for those who must, it is an essential lifeline that addresses one of the harshest impacts of poverty an... |
373af2684ba5aa4faddcf09950172945245909b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Agnieszka Radwanska crashes out of Kremlin Cup to Lucie Safarova .
Pole Radwanksa misses chance to seal spot in WTA Championsips .
Marion Bartoli can claim final place if she wins Kremlin Cup .
Defending men's champion Viktor Troicki eases to opening victory over Pere Riba . | [
"(CNN) -- Agnieszka Radwanska faces a nervous wait to see if she will make the WTA Tour Championships after losing to Czech Lucie Safarova in the second round of the Kremlin Cup Wednesday. Victory for the pole would have seen her qualify as the eighth and final player, but Safarova battled to a 6-4 4-6 6-4 win in M... |
a91bf0276c8a0c9d9cb2e435692da967c9e5be01 | Summarize the following news article. | New Apple CEO Tim Cook passed his first test as presenter, analysts say .
Observer: A Cook keynote is unlike a "Steve Jobs show"
Cook looked more like an orchestra conductor than a pitchman .
Analyst: "I thought it was a little more crisp than a Jobs presentation" | [
"Cupertino, California (CNN) -- Tim Cook, Apple's newly appointed CEO, did not introduce a single product on Tuesday. At Cook's first news conference since officially taking over for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, his team of executives announced a new iPhone, an application for sending greeting cards, and a location... |
68c71ae0575269f48ece4dedbb837b55a282e5da | Summarize the following news article. | The horse collapses and dies in front of hundreds of spectators .
His rider is led out of the ring in shock .
Lamaze rode Hickstead to several wins, including an Olympic gold . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities will have to await a necropsy to find out killed one of the equine world's top athletes, a stallion named Hickstead. Hickstead collapsed and died in front of hundreds of spectators at the Rolex F.E.I. World Cup in Verona, Italy, on Sunday. The Dutch Warmblood stallion completed the 13-track sh... |
daa7135f16e90132da0f30a0827fe664cc3456c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Dharun Ravi will go to trial in February over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges .
He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time .
His roommate, Tyler Clementi, later killed himself, jumping from the George Washington Bridge .
The plea deal would have required 600 hours o... | [
"New York (CNN) -- A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man. Dharun Ravi faces a 15-count indictment, which includes hate crime charges, in connection with the deat... |
69b73c9a1b804ed1de14d9c1db013e3fea0f392b | Summarize the following news article. | Karzai appears to endorse opening of Taliban office in Qatar .
Karzai says talks are the only way to end violence in Afghanistan .
Recent reports say the U.S. and others may want to strike a peace deal with the Taliban . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to endorse talks between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar. Karzai's announcement Wednesday followed news a day earlier from the Taliban that it tentatively agreed to open an offic... |
6249f653449fce3417e6c973c2d5ab8a438c2b3d | Summarize the following news article. | A park in Lower Manhattan is crowded with "Occupy Wall Street" protesters .
This effort began in July, and people have camped out there for 3 weeks now .
Similar efforts have sprung up in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle .
The movement is leaderless and its members have various "political persuasions" | [
"New York (CNN) -- A spirited and leaderless protest in the Wall Street section of New York has entered its third week, helping to inspire a growing number of demonstrations united in their passion if not necessarily their reasons for hitting the streets. The hub of the movement, in Lower Manhattan, was abuzz with ... |
0980f090aa14a73cd82a342d7329bcdbdc28984b | Summarize the following news article. | Six U.S. Marines die in a helicopter crash, a U.S. military official says .
French troops are killed by an Afghan soldier were unarmed at the time, an official says .
President Nicolas Sarkozy: France may bring troops home early if security isn't restored .
NATO chief Rasmussen pays tribute to four French soldiers kill... | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Allied forces suffered a day of heavy losses in Afghanistan Friday after a helicopter crash killed six U.S. Marines and an attack killed four French soldiers, prompting Paris to consider an early troop withdrawal. The Marines died after their CH-53 helicopter crashed in Helmand province... |
1fd95a33ed598ecf607f52d81a1a34e3292ecbc3 | Summarize the following news article. | With a nod to Zuckerberg, ex-Facebook president Sean Parker joins Twitter .
"Sorry Zuck," starts Parker's lone tweet on the account he started Monday .
Parker co-founded Napster and is known through his portrayal in "The Social Network"
New account comes as Parker is reportedly about to launch a video service . | [
"(CNN) -- With an apology to his former business partner, ex-Facebook president Sean Parker has broken down and tweeted. \"Sorry Zuck, I had to do it eventually,\" Parker wrote Monday on his newly minted Twitter account. The apparent mea culpa to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is, so far, Parker's only post. But, by ... |
f863239437c0883125d49ac7519aefd373406f0f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The band director's attorney again calls for reinstatement .
The arrests are not related to the November hazing death of Robert Champion .
They four students are charged with hazing those who wanted to join a clarinet group .
The college is looking into how best to address hazing problems . | [
"(CNN) -- Four members of Florida A&M University's fabled Marching 100 band have been arrested on hazing charges, a spokeswoman for the Tallahassee college said Friday. The charges are unrelated to the November hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. FAMU police arrested three of the students Thursday night; th... |
90561542ceb4ea225f09adc95142a922d6e5184a | Summarize the following news article. | Yonhap News Agency has published alleged photos of Kim Jong Il's grandson .
The 16-year-old Kim Han-sol will reportedly attend a Bosnian international school .
The reclusive North Korean first family is rarely shown in photographs . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Just like any other first family in the world, North Korea's secretive Kim dynasty is often the focus of gossip and rumors, especially in neighboring South Korea. There was a lot of speculation after a recent report that Kim Jong Il's grandson, identified as 16-year-old Kim Han-sol, was... |
f27ee0ca2728db04f5e0fb8f79f8544caab884e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Al Davis was "a true legend," NFL commissioner says .
Al Davis was the owner of the Oakland Raiders .
He had a six-decade career in professional football .
The cause of death was not immediately known . | [
"(CNN) -- Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who had a storied career in professional football as a coach, commissioner and owner, died Saturday, the team said. He was 82. In a brief post on their website, the Raiders said a statement would be issued later in the day. The cause of death was not immediately released. M... |
984a4678db998a323d462f1b77e837d3cbfdee67 | Summarize the following news article. | Maintaining Apple's rapid growth will be a big challenge for new CEO Tim Cook .
Cook must keep driving product development and Apple's logistics revolution .
Apple could end up shipping more than 175 million gadgets this year .
Cook is expected to unveil a new iPhone Tuesday in California . | [
"(CNN) -- On Tuesday, new Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to help unveil Apple's latest iPhone at its first big event since co-founder Steve Jobs stepped aside in August. Cook will no doubt be scrutinized for how he fulfills his new role Tuesday as chief pitchman for Apple's products. And the new iPhone, expected to... |
f7709df3257aafd7b4f8f4e7bce939b98b63951c | Summarize the following news article. | No. 1 LSU faces No. 2 Alabama Saturday in college football game of the year .
Alabama coach Nick Saban has coached both teams to national championsips .
Saban has angered some with his ugly departures from previous coaching jobs .
Saban is only coach to take two different schools to college football's BCS championship ... | [
"(CNN) -- Back in 2005, when he stopped studying third down tendencies long enough to work on a motivational self-help book, Nick Saban kept hammering on one phrase. The book's title was \"How Good Do You Want to Be? A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life.\" The phrase the University of Al... |
ebdc9f3b832e2e6c625fa285460ae12be05ccaf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Foreign Policy magazine names Caracas, Venezuela, the murder capital of the world .
Venezuela to step up efforts to fight crime in Caracas in 2009 .
Violence is gang- and police-related, and often poor on poor .
New Orleans, Louisiana, comes in third on magazine's list of top five . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 510 people were killed in Caracas, Venezuela, in December, giving support to a recent report that called the city the murder capital of the world. A chalk message reads No More Murders as a student protests killings in Caracas in this file photo. It's against that backdrop that the country's mi... |
01c859022eaefb83681929ea3fa699e2a7c06620 | Summarize the following news article. | Without dissent and protest, there is no United States, Roland S. Martin says .
Characterizing Occupy Wall Street protesters as anti-American is disgusting, he says .
Martin: It's not an assault on capitalism, but a call for decency in in the financial industry . | [
"(CNN) -- \"An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.\" -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan, 1964 . It's downright disgusting to listen to conservative and Republican lawmakers, ... |
220911d867916dd9add07dd86660bc94a1828cbb | Summarize the following news article. | The Park51 center is locked in a dispute with Con Edison .
The utility says Park51 owes back rent .
The center says the demand is "grossly inflated"
Park51's plans drew intense opposition in 2010 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Lower Manhattan's controversial Park51 Islamic center is now in a court battle with utility Consolidated Edison, which says the center owes it $1.7 million in a dispute over back rent. In court papers, Park51 says it owes Con Edison only $881,000 and calls the utility's demand \"grossly inflated.... |
d6a4383563dba77480bc436ec15f82a9b56a7a68 | Summarize the following news article. | Joachim Krueger says video of a toddler run over twice in China has shocked, horrified many .
He says we wonder why it took so long for someone to help and ask are people in China callous?
He says what researchers call "volunteers dilemma" not unique to China; cites NY case .
Krueger: "Bystander effect" sometimes less ... | [
"(CNN) -- A security camera video of a toddler being run over twice on a street in China has swept across the Web in recent days and has drawn a chorus of horrified denunciations. How, we wonder, could so many passers-by have so callously ignored the girl's plight? As humans, we are horrified when we learn that a p... |
e34b6da38a120498e4c47ad6dd567a645c61e14e | Summarize the following news article. | Jody Sindelar says paying Medicaid recipients to quit could save taxpayers money .
She says Medicaid recipients smoke more than rest of population, can afford it less .
She says tobacco-related disease costs Medicaie $22 billion a year; incentives can help .
Sindelar: Challenge in structuring such a program; some state... | [
"(CNN) -- Last month, President Obama proposed cutting almost $72 billion from Medicaid, the program that provides health care to America's poor. Such deep reductions are necessary, he declared, to bring down our staggering national debt. But what if there were a way to both save taxpayer dollars and improve Medica... |
ee392c1361ca3143f7cb492d94b89ef3b1a57bb6 | Summarize the following news article. | There is more to the vote against Syria than the "Arab Spring"
As much as Arab autocrats fear their people, they also fear Iran .
Iran's regional position has strengthened in the last decade .
America's is perceived to be withering . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- I strolled through the halls of the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo the other day, perusing all the family photos of Arab leaders at various summit meetings over the years. There was deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, deposed and violently disposed of Libyan \"Brother Leader\" Moammar Gad... |
dd0c91321b10ce166b82bc566994556b334c9f19 | Summarize the following news article. | On October 14, a melee broke out between two Georgia high school football rivals .
One coach, trying to break up the fight, suffered serious injuries .
A player from each team suffered a concussion .
Some say the violence was fueled by talk via text messages and social media . | [
"Warrenton, Georgia (CNN) -- Coach David Daniel's worried pacing along the sidelines of a recent game doesn't even begin to tell the story inside his mind. But the wound over his right eye gives you a sense of his pain inside, two weeks after he was caught in the middle of a post-game melee that sent him to a hospi... |
ecfa69229d7a51540ef2292c41df25de67bec958 | Summarize the following news article. | The USS Nautilus was the first submarine to reach the North Pole in 1958 .
Submarines played pivotal role in intelligence gathering and nuclear deterrence in Cold War .
Submariners face rigorous training and high standards to qualify . | [
"(CNN) -- When Al Charette traveled to the North Pole, he went under it. The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, made history when it reached the North Pole on August 3, 1958, beneath the ice. Charette, who was part of that Cold War crew, recalls how this milestone was of much more significan... |
74999197b3f961d79bc0602e675f4032a053002d | Summarize the following news article. | "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" is a remake of the original for Xbox 360 .
The developers went to great pains to stay true to the first "Halo's" formula .
The team working on "Halo 4" has more freedom to flex their creative muscles . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- Executing a successful remake of a video game can be like shooting blindfolded, and that's especially true when you're dealing with the fervent following behind Microsoft's \"Halo\" series. Longtime fans look for any reason to balk at attempts to repackage their beloved games, and for \"Halo... |
38daf951bbcaac8de1916f2aebc31cae4107cc6b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 19 people are arrested in Washington, D.C.
In Chicago, a police spokesman says there are "multiple" arrests .
At least 14 people are arrested for violating a New York park curfew early Sunday .
The New York protests are among several that took place in the U.S. and around the world . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Police hauled away protesters in various cities Sunday as Occupy Wall Street rallies continued for the 30th day. In Washington, D.C., 19 people were arrested by Supreme Court Police, a spokeswoman said. New York authorities arrested 14 people for violating a midnight curfew by sitting in a founta... |
c25ac6ec657f066d2689b0758ebc5d12f5f29e7a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sen. McCain criticizes Obama, says he's campaigning on a taxpayer-funded trip .
President launches a three-day visit to North Carolina and Virginia .
The two states are key battlegrounds in the presidential race .
The White House has called on Congress to pass the jobs bill incrementally . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama took the push for his stalled $447 billion jobs plan to North Carolina on Monday, telling two audiences that alternative proposals put forward by his Republican critics amount to little more than sops to the rich that will gut critical regulations and fail to restore econ... |
ad17853cd7821d07d896bc626e1a72dedaf44e21 | Summarize the following news article. | A court ruling takes away the threat of deportation for a woman in a same-sex marriage .
Monica Alcota's "strong moral character, family presence, and deep (community) ties" are cited .
"Now we can make plans, and we have all the time in the world," Cristina Ojeda says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York woman releases a deep sigh of relief as she reflects on a court ruling that her spouse will not be torn from her by the looming threat of deportation. \"Now we can make plans, and we have all the time in the world,\" Cristina Ojeda, 26, tells CNN. Monday, she received a letter confirmi... |
f220a617e9d5effb43333161b9f3e63eb54e6816 | Summarize the following news article. | Sachin Tendulkar dismissed for 73 in final over of second day in Melbourne Test .
India reach 214-3 in reply to Australia's first-innings total of 333 in opening match .
Record run scorer Tendulkar has been stuck on 99 international centuries since March .
Chanaka Welegedera takes 5-52 as Sri Lanka skittle South Africa... | [
"(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar's wait for a history-making 100th international century continues after the legendary Indian cricketer fell short again in the first Test against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday. The 38-year-old \"Little Master\" was dismissed for 73 in the final over of the second day as the tourists r... |
713707da510243ec95bc2cb173a060838e1034fe | Summarize the following news article. | Operation Finally Home builds custom homes for wounded U.S. veterans .
Actor and Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez is closely involved with the nonprofit .
Martinez: I know the mental, physical struggles these veterans are dealing with . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor and Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez is the spokesman for Operation Finally Home, an organization that provides free custom-built homes for injured veterans. The nonprofit was started by Dan Wallrath, who was a top 10 CNN Hero last year. Martinez recently sat down with CNN's Sonya Hamasaki to talk abo... |
cecb28bcbe89bdf06e6aa99dde580c08cd016847 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police: At one point, authorities received reports of at least 10 fights .
A "series of fights" break out at the Mall of America, officials say .
A witness says there were "chairs being thrown everywhere"
The mall describes itself as the nation's largest . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities arrested at least nine people after a \"series of fights\" at the nation's biggest shopping mall sent chairs flying and caused after-Christmas shoppers to flee, officials in Minnesota said Tuesday. Police and security officers at the Mall of America arrested a mix of young adults and juveniles... |
61556f20e7f453083b51645af1d60e121410273d | Summarize the following news article. | Just 1 of 12 newsstands in 4 U.S. cities surveyed report selling out of the issue .
A Playboy official tells CNN sales are going "very well"
Lohan earns nearly $1 million for posing nude for Playboy .
Legal troubles keep the actress off the big screen . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan's nude photo spread for Playboy is helping the men's magazine break sales records, according to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. CNN calls to a dozen newsstands in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta Sunday found just one that is sold out of the issue, and that store expected ... |
e9c52eb123ca032a8be40f9373e1471236509e5e | Summarize the following news article. | Aguilera, 30, remains under contract for the second season of the singing competition .
"The Voice" is set to premiere February 5, following the Super Bowl .
Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will continue to work alongside Aguilera . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Reports that producers of NBC's \"The Voice\" plan to fire coach Christina Aguilera are baseless, says the network. \"There is absolutely no truth to the rumor,\" Paul Telegdy, NBC Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, said in an official statement. Aguilera, 30, remains under contract... |
3cd8072434af40fbb07dd2b63daa6bdba19f2c4b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sheen's attorney confirms lawsuit is settled "to the parties' mutual satisfaction"
Sheen's lawsuit against the studio and producer is dropped, Warner Bros. TV says .
Sheen's suit stems from his firing from the hit CBS sitcom .
Terms of the settlement of Sheen's $100 million lawsuit are not public . | [
"(CNN) -- The $100 million lawsuit spurred by Charlie Sheen's dramatic firing from his hit CBS TV sitcom earlier this year has been settled \"to the parties' mutual satisfaction,\" Warner Bros. Television and Sheen's attorney said Monday. Warner Bros. and producer Chuck Lorre fired Sheen from \"Two and a Half Men\"... |
9a5f79b2ce4cd2c56bb2d7c44dce2bf77647534c | Summarize the following news article. | "I will always love, be there for her," Kasey Kahl said on Twitter .
Vienna Girardi won Jake Pavelka's season of "The Bachelor"
Kasey Kahl wooed Ali Fedotowsky on "The Bachelorette" with song . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- It's another \"Bachelor\" break-up: Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl have called it quits. \"Yes vienna and I have split. It's been 5 weeks now. I can't fake it anymore. I will always love, be there for her, and wish her the best,\" Kahl, 27, posted to Twitter on Sunday. \"@KaseyRKahl will always be m... |
ddacafce8f7193add52f87036ebe38c960a82294 | Summarize the following news article. | Study estimates 1,980 emergency room visits occurred on New Year's Day 2009 .
That compares with 546 such visits on an average day .
Parents, community leaders urged to pay attention . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of minors treated in hospital emergency rooms for drinking on New Year's Day 2009 was nearly four times the average daily figure, according to a federal study. The study, published this week in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, was based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Netw... |
1c808dc175df4016e16bd947f4a6a9c6584dcc5f | Summarize the following news article. | Analysts say Amazon.com's Kindle Fire will cost more to build than $199 .
Selling the tablet for $199 is very aggressive compared to the $499 iPad .
Amazon is apparently hoping to make up the losses on media sales . | [
"(CNN) -- How did Amazon.com manage to build a tablet computer for less than the $199 price tag? According to analysts' estimates, the company couldn't. In order to meet the low asking price, Amazon will sell the Kindle Fire at a loss when it debuts on November 15, analysts said. The Internet's largest retailer is ... |
44c5f5ba8a7b75387e8b4f3fc18146fe394f84ec | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The EPA says ground-level air tests don't "show elevated toxic chemicals"
A city official says that any released toxins appear to pose "no threat to the public"
The Waxahachie fire chief says the fire overran the plant's sprinkler system .
A main chemical produced at the plant was anhydrous ammonia, an EPA officia... | [
"Waxahachie, Texas (CNN) -- Preliminary air quality tests show \"no threat to the public\" from a massive fire at a Texas chemical plant Monday, city and federal officials said. Waxahachie Fire Chief David Hudgins said authorities believe that the fire \"overran the sprinkler system,\" and it sent thick plumes of s... |
6a864e27615e163f0d217fc962274fa518982d77 | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa Irwin was last seen asleep at her home at 10:30 p.m. Monday .
Police say it appears someone came in through a window .
Lisa's parents: Please drop her off in a safe place . | [
"(CNN) -- The parents of a missing 10-month-old Missouri girl issued an impassioned plea for her return Wednesday, as police said they have found little to go on in investigating her disappearance. \"We just want our baby back,\" Deborah Irwin, clutching a teddy bear and crying, said of her daughter Lisa. \"Please ... |
16b5b36e7015c9b6e183bebf1e2517e799b33e44 | Summarize the following news article. | O'Donnell recently said she's in love .
O'Donnell was attracted to Rounds the moment she saw her in a Starbucks .
Her new nightly talk show, "The Rosie Show," debuts Monday on the OWN network . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Rosie O'Donnell was attracted to Michelle Rounds the moment she saw her in a Starbucks this summer. But she never thought it would be reciprocated. \"I thought she was a 28-year-old heterosexual girl, because that's what she looked like to me. And she's a 40-year-old gay woman,\" O'Donnell, 49, tel... |
d2fb77380bb64b1819201e52ddaedb9118d7d824 | Summarize the following news article. | DES linked to vaginal cancer in young women exposed to drug in the womb .
DES daughters at higher risk for reproductive complications, study says .
DES-exposed women 82% more likely to develop breast cancer after 40 . | [
"(Health.com) -- Ginny Bank was 14 when her mother sat her down and said they needed to see a gynecologist. While pregnant with Ginny in the mid-1960s her mom had taken a synthetic estrogen known as diethylstilbestrol (DES), which at the time was prescribed to prevent miscarriages and complications. Later that deca... |
b6fa990836af314d9cc024ba7f3b731cf9eb34b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jonathan Silver was head of Energy Dept.'s Loan Program Office .
DOE Secretary Steven Chu: He has resigned to take a position in the private sector .
Republicans say resignation "does not solve the problem"
Chu: Loan program supporting "28 projects with a total loan amount of $16 billion" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The head of the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Program Office has resigned amid a fiscal firestorm over the bankruptcy of a company that received a $535 million federal loan, DOE Secretary Steven Chu said. The loan program's executive director, Jonathan Silver, was planning to leave his post ... |
22bb33609849ed9bc1235da294b9caeeb351766a | Summarize the following news article. | Assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian died in June .
On October 28, several items from his estate will be auctioned in New York .
They include the machine that he used in more 100 assisted suicides . | [
"(CNN) -- The machine used by the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian in more than 100 assisted suicides will be among the items up for sale later this month, the auctioneer and his estate announced. The Michigan pathologist helped spur an international ethics debate by helping suffering patients die and pushing for this pract... |
33a8a1e529c82b82d34eaeddf47ff435b600dd7c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Defendants allegedly planned to try to steer a $780 million government contract .
NEW: Two defendants are employees of the Army Corps of Engineers .
NEW: The two are suspected of using their positions to try to funnel contracts . | [
"(CNN) -- Four Virginia men were arrested Tuesday on allegations of bribery and kickbacks in what prosecutors describe as an elaborate scheme thought to involve hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts connected to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The suspects include two long-time Corps employees charged in a... |
d665b422263ee0980c0aadecb90ef197c8da9afb | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's iPhone 4S will have a new voice-assistant feature called Siri .
Siri is based on a government-funded research program .
Apple acquired Siri in April 2010 . | [
"Cupertino, California (CNN) -- The iPhone 4S may not look any different from its predecessor, but it is Apple's only model with a sort of robot living inside. Apple's new phone, which was announced on Tuesday to be sold in stores on October 14, will have a new function called Siri. The program lets people bark com... |
7f953609170f1bb7463c140f72e7eaa6c8780e34 | Summarize the following news article. | The baby was found on board the Carnival Dream .
The 20-year-old mother was interviewed by authorities on St. Maarten .
The ship has returned to Port Canaveral, Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- The FBI was investigating after a dead newborn baby was found onboard a Carnival cruise ship, authorities said Sunday. The baby was found by a Carnival Dream crew member Wednesday morning in a guest cabin, said Special Agent Dave Couvertier, spokesman for the FBI field office in Tampa, Florida. Carnival p... |
c10b39d1cf1c38dfc6a220f795c9be43e670a9da | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Scholar says plot does not fit Quds Force "M.O."
Ayatollah Khamenei calls the U.S. allegations "absurd"
Iranian diplomat: U.S. claims of a meeting with Iran are not true .
The U.S. alleges Iran was involved in a plot to kill a Saudi official in the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader took verbal jabs at the United States Saturday in his first public reaction since the United States accused Iran of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the allegations \"meaningless and absurd.\" \"They (the U.S.) want to isolate... |
4c760f4b896f24bbe8e3f927a712831de36c8601 | Summarize the following news article. | Harmoush was the self-styled leader of a rebellion of mutinous soldiers against the Syrian government .
He was last seen in September on Syrian television .
In that appearance he recanted his support for the opposition .
His wife says she does not know if she is a wife or a widow . | [
"Altinozu, Turkey (CNN) -- Gofran Hejazi does not know whether to refer to herself as a wife... or a widow. She and her four children have been in limbo ever since August 29, the last day she saw her husband in the flesh. \"My eldest son sometimes opens up the computer, puts up his father's photo and starts crying,... |
5bfcd0557beeb60277ef705f4f6ad1ceac11ffa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Capt. Dale Dye and his wife Julia have written a graphic novel about the raid .
The pair used Capt. Dye's contacts in the special operations world to do research .
Academy Award winning-director Kathryn Bigelow is planning a film on SEAL Team 6 . | [
"(CNN) -- Stealth helicopters zoom toward a mystery compound in northern Pakistan, intent on capturing or killing the most wanted man in the world. Under cover of night they reach their target, but within moments one chopper is down and the mission is in jeopardy. The daring raid against Osama bin Laden contained e... |
52fbc5dac69aa75a85a554d63d5ba5aa105d2f83 | Summarize the following news article. | Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas .
Their first match was a draw, while the Filipino won the second on points .
Pacquiao has indicated he may finally fight Floyd Mayweather soon . | [
"(CNN) -- Famed boxer Manny Pacquiao prepared to square off Saturday against Juan Manuel Marquez, hoping to retain his championship and affirm his supremacy after controversy surrounded their first two bouts. Pacquiao, who also serves as a representative in the Filipino Congress, is regarded by many as the best pou... |
17e144ae5ec79dd4a737c16d7ca8e4a7c839305c | Summarize the following news article. | Ricardo Guzman Romero was killed on Wednesday .
He was campaigning for the president's sister in a race for governor .
Eighteen mayors have been killed since 2010 . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- A Mexican mayor campaigning for the president's sister in a gubernatorial race was fatally shot in the southeastern state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office said. The killing of La Piedad Mayor Ricardo Guzman Romero on Wednesday is the latest in a number of mayoral killings dati... |
7e0da641ca5b2249a9ba9c39c6c8a47767bff564 | Summarize the following news article. | Arnold and Klein both have skeletal dysplasia, a disorder that causes dwarfism .
They used a surrogate to have a baby, because pregnancy could pose problems to her health .
Since filming their happy visit to the doctor, the couple's surrogate lost the pregnancy . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Pregnancy joy turned to sadness for the stars of TLC's \"The Little Couple,\" as they learned on Tuesday's episode of the successful transfer of an embryo to their surrogate, who later miscarried their unborn child. Dr. Jennifer Arnold and husband Bill Klein, who both have skeletal dysplasia, a bon... |
86f5fd8d264d3a8bbab81874ddf8f10203abaa51 | Summarize the following news article. | Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann was released on Basilan island .
Authorities are declining to confirm whether a ransom was paid for the woman's release .
Lunsmann was abducted in July along with her son and her nephew .
Lunsmann and her son, Kevin, are U.S. passport holders . | [
"Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- A Filipino-American woman abducted in July in the Philippines was found Sunday on an island stronghold of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, police said. Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann, 43, was found at Suba Kampong township on the Philippine island of Basilan after her captors released her... |
639907b61650bf2f9b4efbfd583f16ffc9e4b303 | Summarize the following news article. | iPods, while overshadowed by the iPhone 4S, got freshened up by Apple .
The iPod Nano and Touch both saw price cuts .
Apple unveiled 16 new "clock faces" for the Nano -- including the time-honored Mickey Mouse .
iCloud will integrate with new operating system, let users store music, videos on remote servers . | [
"(CNN) -- Remember the iPod Nano and iPod Touch? They'll be getting some feature and style upgrades, as well as some price-slashing, in the near future. Although the iPods were largely overshadowed by Tuesday's iPhone 4S news, Apple CEO Tim Cook also announced a handful of tweaks to Apple's iconic music-player line... |
43cc94769df9f51876e8d84e45bb4e760a8a7573 | Summarize the following news article. | iPhone 4S went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. Friday .
The phone is faster and has a better camera than the previous version .
It will be available in stores on October 14 .
Phone is available to Sprint customers for the first time . | [
"(CNN) -- The iPhone 4S -- Apple's newest creation -- quietly went on pre-sale at 12 a.m. on Friday. The homepage of the company's website, however, remained a dedication to the company's co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday after a history of pancreatic cancer. The phone, which has been panned by some cri... |
46527ec702a55e077cee90d288fe0e7bbeb13685 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Sracic: Are Democrats now reconsidering their vote in the 2008 Democratic primary?
Hillary Clinton's favorability rating is now sky-high at 69%, Sracic says .
Prospects for many Democratic elected officials in 2012 are now rather dismal, he says .
Still, only Mitt Romney appears to be a significant challenge to Ob... | [
"(CNN) -- Are Democrats beginning to reconsider their vote in the 2008 Democratic primary? With the nation's economy -- and arguably its politics -- in shambles, it is not very surprising to find in a recent Bloomberg poll that 34% of respondents think it would have been better for the country if Hillary Clinton ha... |
9c50f8636bd39b418680cc69a8697dc0f1e49e41 | Summarize the following news article. | Sonya Walger is coming back to TV in USA's upcoming "Common Law"
In the buddy cop drama, Warren Kole and Michael Ealy play homicide detectives .
Walger played Penny on "Lost" and has been in "In Treatment" and "Tell Me You Love Me" | [
"(EW.com) -- Geek goddess Sonya Walger is coming back to TV: The \"Lost\" and \"FlashForward\" star has landed a series regular role in USA's upcoming \"Common Law.\" In the buddy cop drama, Warren Kole and Michael Ealy play homicide detectives whose constant quarreling gets them sent to couples therapy. Their shri... |
6ebb8ab29b94430fa68f0e256c7703d9a41f8bff | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rick Ross reportedly suffers a seizure .
NEW: The event marks his second medical emergency of the day .
A source tells CNN another incident happened aboard a Delta flight .
The rapper was alert when rescue workers met him, the source says . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- Rapper Rick Ross suffered medical emergencies aboard two separate flights, forcing both back to the ground, officials said Friday. Ross was taken to a Florida hospital after he suffered an unidentified medical emergency on a Delta flight to Memphis a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of t... |
3d35ba0d4523ab63d7889a66a597334b9a0d5df8 | Summarize the following news article. | Google's Halloween-themed doodle shows time-lapse carving of giant pumpkins .
Video shows employees carving massive pumpkins into Google logo .
Some of the pumpkins in the video weigh more than 1,000 pounds . | [
"(Mashable) -- You know there's something significant going on when Google creates one of its whimsical \"doodles\" on its home page, and Halloween is no exception. In case you can't see it where you are, this year (in some countries), there's a time-lapse video showing some of the most gigantic pumpkins in the wor... |
56da041715a26f75cab6d59a535681913c41dcbe | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: State-run Iranian media describes the report as "anti-Iran political theater"
Bahrain announced Saturday that 5 alleged "terrorist cell" members had been arrested .
A prosecutor's spokesman offers details Sunday to official media on the alleged plotters .
The suspects had ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Bas... | [
"(CNN) -- Bahraini authorities on Sunday explicitly tied the recent arrests of alleged \"terrorist cell\" members with Iran, claiming the suspects got funding from that Middle Eastern nation and had ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij, according to a state media report. A day earlier, a Bahrain Ministry of... |
2c4c626c50d4e77443f60ecb4095764528597d0b | Summarize the following news article. | Evacuations are in effect in El Salvador, where 32 people are dead .
28 people are killed in Guatemala .
More rain is forecast . | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy rain that has killed at least 60 people in Central America is not expected to let up soon, authorities said Monday. El Salvador is the country hit hardest so far. The government has declared a state of emergency and ordered evacuations. At least 32 people have died in El Salvador, including several ... |
6e4f299d7c85fe625ad967011829735d80bf52c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Jiang Zemin appears at a ceremony marking China's 1911 revolution .
It is his first public appearance since rumors months ago about his health .
Jiang was China's president from 1993 to 2003 . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- China's former President Jiang Zemin appeared in Beijing on Sunday, the first time he's been seen publicly since rumors surfaced months ago that he had died. Jiang, 85, was among many current and former dignitaries attending a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of China's 1911 revolution, whic... |
e2c03b6485be15913dd0829b548c92cc75ff5b7c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rina weakens to a remnant low .
NEW: The storm has 30-mph sustained winds .
NEW: No coastal watches or warnings are in effect .
NEW: Continued weakening is expected over the next two days . | [
"Cancun, Mexico (CNN) -- The storm known as Rina fizzled Friday as it moved over the Yucatan Channel, the strait between Mexico and Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect after Rina lost much of its punch. The storm had diminished in strength from a Category 2 hurric... |
2289460265fbe265f9395aba1aff6d2e25a58ade | Summarize the following news article. | Savannah, Georgia's Italianate and Victorian homes became Tammy Jo Long's obsession .
Long researched floor plans and fixture resources to get a historically accurate renovation .
Long's renovations are available to rent for a vacation in Savannah . | [
"(Oprah.com) -- When Chicagoan Tammy Jo Long visited Savannah, Georgia, ten years ago, she was delighted by its fountain-filled parks, corner cafés -- and grand architecture. Long had always been a design aficionado, but the Italianate and Victorian homes she encountered in Savannah became \"an obsession,\" she sa... |
49da42b65c21e8990b3900f5351df45f9b43486a | Summarize the following news article. | Siku is being bottle-reared because his mother cannot produce enough milk .
The cub is growing rapidly and has now opened his eyes, his handler says .
Park director Frank Vigh-Larsen wants Siku to highlight the threat to polar bears .
Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt, so are vulnerable to climate change in the Arcti... | [
"(CNN) -- What's white and black, and has people fawning all over? Meet Siku, a polar bear cub born in captivity in Denmark. The cute cub is being reared by handlers at the Scandinavian Wildlife Park because his mother isn't producing the milk to feed him. Since his birth last month, Siku has become a Web star. He ... |
90c8bac394e189b2cc3da62a7ef387bd3aa27536 | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton says the U.S. values its relationship with Russia but is committed to democracy .
Calls for Russia's parliamentary elections to be re-run will go unheeded, an analyst says .
Putin says Secretary Clinton's words sent a signal to opposition leaders .
More than 20,000 people have signed up via Facebook for a prote... | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed the United States Thursday for encouraging opposition protests that have broken out since parliamentary elections Sunday. His accusation followed comments by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week on Russia's election in which she called for a... |
263d0d5091cc3f3f24616f442602db9e92d66cc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Snetro was a machinist in the Navy during World War II .
Snetro, 93, is still haunted by the image of a Japanese torpedo bomber .
To cope with the stresses of war, Snetro turned to sports . | [
"(CNN) -- It has been more than 65 years, but for 93-year-old Anthony Snetro, the image of a Japanese torpedo bomber closing in on him will never go away. Snetro still has vivid memories of the day his life flashed before his eyes. \"Our ship was starting to swing around,\" Snetro softly recalls. \"All of a sudden,... |
db9ba5e02380a1f814eaa081458fe05b60051d80 | Summarize the following news article. | There were fears further heavy rain combined with high tides would overwhelm Bangkok .
307 people have been killed during months of monsoon rains across Thailand .
Authorities in the capital confident the capital has been spared as flood defenses hold .
Thais across country donating food, water and clothing to help the... | [
"(CNN) -- Thai authorities on Monday moved to ease fears that the devastating floods that have engulfed much of the country will swamp the capital. The country's Flood Relief Operation Command (FROC) reported that flood defense measures in low-lying Bangkok have held and that the bloated Chao Praya River has not ri... |
73d73da52fc23ddeb7df32181fdd0b48c47fd697 | Summarize the following news article. | Charlie Sheen has had his share of ups and downs .
The comedians took a no-holds barred approach .
Sheen fired back with his own zingers . | [
"(EW.com) -- It's been an interesting year for Charlie Sheen. From getting fired from his gig on \"Two and a Half Men\" to flooding Twitter with non-sensical ramblings (#winning anyone?), and most recently, appearing on the Emmys to wish his old co-stars good luck, he's had his share of ups and downs. And tonight, ... |
cc5cc98bc69af5b73a23593fb1435a0b7c8cb98d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The tropical storm passes the Philippines .
NEW: The system has affected more than 135,000 people, a national agency says .
President Aquino plans to visit the region Tuesday .
"Do we still have Christmas, mother?" a crying young girl asks . | [
"Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Washi moved away from the southern Philippines early Monday, but not before leaving behind a wake of destruction and at least 652 people dead, according to the Philippine Red Cross. There were no public storm warnings for the East Asian island nation Monday morning, acco... |
bdf34279e961d22afc128cfb25fe2e90023ec4e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Randall Kennedy: Cain lauds founding fathers, ignoring the fact they protected slavery .
Kennedy: Cain says blame yourself if you're jobless and dismisses documented racism .
Cain would cut Social Security and Medicare, he says, and redistribute income upward .
Kennedy writes that Cain's policies are anti-black and bla... | [
"(CNN) -- Herman Cain claims that brainwashing explains why so few blacks support conservative Republicans such as himself. He is wrong. The thinking, sentiments, and policy preferences he supports give good cause for rejecting him. In his new campaign manifesto, \"This is Herman Cain: My Journey to the White House... |
b1f3e2915f9bb5d6631ea7d4850c9566d1321478 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Secretary of Defense says Israeli isolation is not "a good situation" in the Middle East .
Panetta says he plans to offer U.S. help to Israel to improve its relationships .
Panetta says there is little question Israel has maintained its military superiority in the region .
He'll meet with Israeli, Palestinian ... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned that Israel must improve its relations with neighboring countries, saying the country is becoming increasingly isolated in the region. Panetta made the comments ahead of his arrival Monday in Israel, where he will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a... |
676b684b100d0b5972ba818d868f262bcd9aeaa7 | Summarize the following news article. | Photographer Don McCullin's exhibition "Shaped by War" opened in London Friday .
McCullin has photographed wars in Vietnam, Congo, Biafra and the Middle East for more than 30 years .
Today McCullin is more comfortable shooting landscapes and Roman ruins .
McCullin: I've got a last chapter of my life and I want it to be... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Don McCullin is best known for the unwavering gaze of his war photography. For thirty years he traveled to places most people run from, depicting horror unflinchingly and with enormous compassion for the people he captured in unimaginable situations. Considered one of the greatest war phot... |
6067e41df86334f0b03aabee2eb49be52d9342fc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clinton says "it's Iran and others who are threatening to develop missile technology"
" We believe our defenses would be more effective if we cooperate," NATO chief says .
Missile defense topped the agenda at a meeting of the NATO-Russia council .
NATO has asked Russia to participate in the system, but negotiation... | [
"Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- NATO and Russia remained at odds over the alliance's plans for a missile defense system in Europe after a foreign ministers meeting in Brussels Thursday. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said \"differences remain\" over the plans, but he rejected Russia's complaints that NATO... |
73f0ee949cc0cc537a00b94bb842e329983a3f18 | Summarize the following news article. | Scott Dekraai's attorney says he is considering a change of venue request .
Prosecutors file eight first-degree murder charges and one attempted murder count .
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Dekraai, of Huntington Beach .
Authorities say Dekraai and his ex-wife, among the killed, were fighting over cus... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a 41-year-old Southern California man charged Friday with murder in this week's mass shooting at a hair salon, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. Scott Evans Dekraai of Huntington Beach, California, allegedly shot his ex-wife a... |
95be84b01e88881252c29c0c22cb4fe014c67f11 | Summarize the following news article. | A company spokeswoman apologizes for the delay .
A winter weather system blasted broad swaths of the West and Midwest this week .
"This makes no sense," says a frustrated customer . | [
"(CNN) -- Instead of presents, there might be IOUs under some Christmas trees in Colorado on Sunday. This week's snow storm has delayed the delivery of some 50,000 UPS packages into the Denver area, CNN affiliate KUSA reported, citing a company spokeswoman. \"We know it's Christmas. We apologize for the delay, but ... |
184a3264a90bb6594de6090bc3828a3e9d09129d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lohan could be booked in and out the same day, sheriff's spokesman says .
If she violates probation again, she must serve another 270 days in jail .
The judge said she cannot be released on home confinement .
"The morgue is willing to keep you," the judge says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan must start serving a 30-day jail term next week after admitting that she violated her probation on a necklace theft conviction, a Los Angeles County judge ordered Wednesday. \"It's possible she could be booked in and booked out\" the same day, Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesman... |
ecadbb58e5b73d5595ffa65a8745f092e0b0ed14 | Summarize the following news article. | Flooding in Thailand leaves at least 244 dead and 1,215 factories submerged .
It affects 28 provinces, including 820,000 households in four provinces .
Doctors in the Philippines are treating thousands forced to evacuate due to floods .
Laos, Cambodia and other nations also have been impacted . | [
"Bangkok (CNN) -- Much of Southeast Asia continued its recovery from heavy rains and extensive flooding Friday, including scores of deaths and extensive damage in Thailand. The wet weather is not entirely abnormal in the region, which is still in the midst of its wet season. Still, the extent of destruction has bee... |
4cf8449964f8e60adec21bef5a43def948617af8 | Summarize the following news article. | The Spanish actor said he's excited about the role .
"So to play that is going to be fun," Bardem said .
"I cannot give you many details," he said . | [
"(EW.com) -- After months of speculation about who would play the villain in the next James Bond installment, we finally have an answer, friendo: Javier Bardem. During an interview with Christiane Amanpour on Nightline, in which the Spanish actor talked about his involvement with a charity to help west Saharan refu... |
1a6171b00e96cb4215d8ff9db5d94320f81605aa | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian military official: We will use "suitable equipment" to punish any attack .
Israel test-fires a rocket propulsion system .
The events come amid speculation in Israel about possible military plans . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran issued a warning to Israel on Wednesday, with a top military figure saying Iran will \"punish\" any threat. \"The United States is fully aware that a military attack by the Zionist regime on Iran will not only cause tremendous damage to that regime, but it will also inflict serious damag... |
3f689764f638f401a2bc56789c698328cbea21b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Orlean is known for "The Orchid Thief," but she's also written about Rin Tin Tin .
Her latest novel is a biography of the famous German shepherd from Hollywood .
"I think I'm often drawn, whether I realize it or not, to the idea of what drives people," she said . | [
"(CNN) -- Never mind that Susan Orlean took an obscure story of flowers and turned it into the masterful 1998 best-seller \"The Orchid Thief\" (and was then played by Meryl Streep in the movie version, \"Adaptation\"). When Orlean told people she was planning to write a biography of Rin Tin Tin, the German shepherd... |
9246a2c301e8457f4d300da6f9b2bb091fb4920a | Summarize the following news article. | A majority of Croatians vote in support of the nation's entry into the European Union .
Croatian leaders signed an accession treaty in December to join the EU .
Croatia would become the alliance's 28th member state . | [
"(CNN) -- Croatians voted Sunday in support of their country's bid to join the European Union, paving the way for the southern European nation to become the alliance's 28th member. According to official results, posted on a government website, about 66% of voters backed Croatia's entry into the EU and 33% sided aga... |
84b9c6520aadfa96eb9bb1d350b0f37f8622fc1b | Summarize the following news article. | About 700 protesters were arrested, then released .
The group says it is protesting the economy, among other things .
Police say protesters blocked lanes to Brooklyn Bridge .
Protesters bang drums and chant, "the world is watching" | [
"New York (CNN) -- Police arrested hundreds of protesters who occupied an iconic New York bridge during demonstrations against the nation's financial system, before releasing the demonstrators with tickets. The \"Occupy Wall Street\" protesters extended their rally to Brooklyn Bridge, where they were cited for bloc... |
f534e89a78fe0bec10b42e5fc6407108e94a01be | Summarize the following news article. | Paterno: "If this is true we were all fooled"
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky faces sexual child abuse charges .
Two other university officials are charged with perjury in an alleged cover-up .
Sandusky, out on bail, maintains he is innocent . | [
"(CNN) -- Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno said Sunday the string of sexual child abuse charges against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky are \"shocking.\" Sandusky, 67, allegedly engaged in fondling, oral and anal sex with young boys over a period of more than 10 years, according to an investigative ... |
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