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10407ccd5210dea19402d8d55b45ba1f26912fac | Summarize the following news article. | Google has topped a Harris poll of the most reputable companies in the U.S.
Technology companies dominated the top of the list .
Among the others were Apple (No. 5), Intel (No. 6), Amazon (No. 8) | [
"(Mashable) -- Google has topped a list of the most reputable companies in the U.S., according to a Harris Interactive poll. Harris Interactive asked more than 30,000 respondents to identify the 60 most visible companies in the U.S. and rate them based on 20 different attributes, including financial performance, em... |
e7d584289f7599035adf8dab89432bb78c0395a9 | Summarize the following news article. | An Islamic militant and imam are sent back to their home countries .
Deportation proceedings have started or will be launched against three others .
President Sarkozy said last week a crackdown on Islamic militants had started .
The crackdown follows the killing of seven people by a suspected Islamic militant . | [
"(CNN) -- The French Interior Ministry announced Monday it has deported two Muslims and plans to expel three more in a crackdown after the killing of seven people by a suspected Islamic extremist. A statement by Interior Minister Claude Gueant said the moves were part of \"an acceleration of the deportation procedu... |
41823a0049e0125d46c908f6973c573890c4ff84 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rep. Darrell Issa slams the spending .
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson says "taxpayer dollars were squandered"
Las Vegas training conference for 300 attendees cost $822,000, report says .
GSA employees spent more than $100,000 to scout location, report says . | [
"(CNN) -- The head of the General Services Administration resigned Monday after a scathing report that called government spending on a training seminar in Las Vegas \"excessive, wasteful, and in some cases impermissible.\" The White House put out a statement that President Barack Obama was \"outraged\" when he foun... |
eb65cd2225f443fb8490f6724563b69358f8098d | Summarize the following news article. | Chip with codename "Claremont" is known as a near-threshold voltage processor .
In demonstration, PC powered by a solar cell the size of a postage stamp .
Chip switches into NTV mode, under 10 mW, when its workload is light . | [
"(WIRED) -- Researchers at Intel debuted an experimental processor at the company's developer forum this week, which could lead to devices with significantly lower energy consumption. The chip -- codenamed \"Claremont\" -- is known as a near-threshold voltage processor, which allows transistors to operate at super-... |
d7bdc7507e794471d08dd284836d675ce7884617 | Summarize the following news article. | Bobbi Kristina Brown is released from the hospital .
Brown was born in 1993 to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown .
Brown and her mother performed together on national TV in 2009 .
Brown said previously on Twitter that her mother was phenomenal . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- As the world was grieving and looking for answers in the death of Whitney Houston, Houston's 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, police said. Beverly Hills police said Sunday the teen was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at about 11:15 a.m. She was re... |
e2ea9b128bd517f33eeadf08f70dd500906510a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Our Netiquette columnists answer readers' questions about Googling dilemmas .
Knowing when to stop and how to respond to a search can be tricky .
Google yourself regularly to distinguish bad rumors from you or your name-twin . | [
"(CNN) -- Last week, we laid out some ground rules for using The Google to see what the Internet's saying about your co-workers, your love interest and yourself. And as soon as the column went live, the reader feedback started pouring in. Hey, Googling is a quotidian skill these days: The \"Sex and the City\" write... |
ac1808b00ce3c59b09c7665412039783a35f07f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Putting is a skill that can be mastered by anyone, experts tell CNN .
Practice really does make perfect, says Irish professor Aidan Moran .
Research shows there can be transferable skills to other walks of life .
Biggest challenge is keeping focused away from an outcome, psychologist says . | [
"(CNN) -- \"You drive for show, but putt for dough.\" That's the often-repeated mantra of the late South African golfer Bobby Locke, who put his own words to good use in winning four British Open titles. Good advice for any golfer, but the skills needed to knock a small ball into a slightly bigger hole can be appli... |
660c1beda0c87ad73dd4899fdccf88a03589580a | Summarize the following news article. | Taylor Swift retains her title as ACM entertainer of the year .
Host Blake Shelton wins male vocalist of the year .
A real-life couple gets married on stage to "Marry Me"
Shelton and Reba McEntire host the annual awards show on CBS . | [
"(CNN) -- For the second straight year, Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. \"I want to say to my fellow nominees in this category, I respect you so much and I love you,\" said the 22-year-old star, who was the only female nominated in the category this year. She beat ou... |
2b312962f1d6949a0bc29856561056c82079ef21 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The dead includes a man, his two sisters and their husbands, police say .
NEW: Police are working with the South Korean consulate, police say .
NEW: Man had been asked to leave the shop, but he returned later with a gun . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- The shooting deaths of five people at a suburban Atlanta spa Tuesday night was a murder-suicide triggered by a domestic dispute, police said Wednesday. A man shot himself to death after killing his two sisters and their husbands at the Su Jung Health Spa in Norcross, Georgia, according to a police... |
a9cf054ca8ac6ed61eef0af0fe810239d625573d | Summarize the following news article. | Shots are fired in only one in 10 of the night raids carried out, Gen. John Allen has said .
Pentagon reports "progress" toward a deal with Afghanistan on the raids .
U.S. officials say the practice is vital, but night raids are deeply unpopular among Afghans .
Talks on an agreement have been going on for weeks . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan and the United States may soon reach a deal over night raids by U.S. and Afghan special forces on local dwellings that would increase Afghan control over and participation in the controversial operations. Night raids are deeply unpopular among Afghans, but U.S. officials say... |
7c6712f3fd24f5c56a87f5dcd7be24b0d6d5a00b | Summarize the following news article. | "The Revisionists" is a new time-travel thriller from author Thomas Mullen .
The main character, Zed, has been sent back in time to protect the the future .
Mullen says his focus is on the nature of history and how it's shaped than the science of time travel . | [
"(CNN) -- What if you could change history? Would you go back and kill Hitler before the Holocaust? Arrest Oswald before JFK was assassinated? Stop Bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks? Of course you would. But what if you had to stand by and let those events unfold in order to achieve a more perfect future? That's th... |
61e3e5b3af423489265dfd3db3229544b5f37fe1 | Summarize the following news article. | Second season of "Game of Thrones" promises more intrigue, bloodshed .
Multiple contenders vie for the throne as war looms in Westeros .
Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage's character, Tyrion, becomes a political player .
The HBO series is based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels . | [
"(CNN) -- Last year, \"Game of Thrones\" became a breakout hit for HBO, turning George R.R. Martin's fantasy novel into an epic show that pleased diehard fans of the book while pulling in a wider audience with ample servings of sex, violence and intrigue to rival \"The Sopranos,\" \"Boardwalk Empire\" and \"True Bl... |
17a0204215e20c503a88433daa7af14f6bf77239 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FAA spokeswoman says it doesn't appear issue was related to crash .
Warning concerned runway 23, the same one the crashed plane was lined up to use .
Airline advised possibility of "abrupt pitch up, slow airspeed, and approach to stall"
Southwest Airlines spokeswoman said earthen dam was interfering with signals . | [
"(CNN) -- Just weeks before a Continental Connection commuter plane crashed near Buffalo, another airline had reminded its pilots about safety issues with instrument approaches at the airport. Only a few pieces of the Continental Connection Dash 8 turboprop were recognizable after the crash. However, a spokeswoman ... |
28fdcb5a1c49da70d5c97d71338b1f3de5f83234 | Summarize the following news article. | Questions arise over what a publicly traded Facebook would mean to users .
Some fear a constant need to please stockholders would mean less innovation and more ads .
Others say a cash infusion would be good for startup companies Facebook may buy .
The Wall Street Journal: Facebook will go public next year at $100 billi... | [
"(CNN) -- If Facebook and Wall Street become friends, will you like it? For the past couple of years, the potential for Facebook to go public has been bandied about a lot in tech circles, with more and more of the digital tea leaves suggesting that the social-networking juggernaut will, in fact, one day become a pu... |
4268a506e5d6cf50742bd44afb78f9c1fd67ea93 | Summarize the following news article. | Last week, Kevin Smith revealed that his "Clerks" characters might be heading to Broadway .
He is planning a stage production of "Clerks III" in 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original .
Smith tells EW that he's already broached the subject with several members of the cast . | [
"(EW.com) -- When Kevin Smith announced last year that his upcoming hockey movie \"Hit Somebody\" would be his final film as a director, you could almost hear a collective sigh of disappointment from hard-core fans of Dante and Randal, Jay and Silent Bob. Smith's convenience-store drones and derelicts introduced Sm... |
2b26c7855155ca4909586e1f0d44111f7179df05 | Summarize the following news article. | Some of football's biggest names have rowed with their managers .
Football Fanzone has listed some of the most memorable spats since 1999 .
Do you agree with the list? Have your say in the sound off box below. | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Would you be offended if your boss got your name wrong? Maybe. Would you want to leave your job? Maybe not. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson gave David Beckham the boot after a defeat to Arsenal in 2003. But if you're already unhappy, like Charles N'Zogbia, being called \"Insomnia\... |
73e2210cf911f4c336f689bc51b497a9687b51d9 | Summarize the following news article. | "We are in a critical situation," treasury minister says .
Civil servants' salaries will be frozen; business taxes will increase .
Announcement comes a day after strike is called to protest labor market laws .
Cuts are part of effort to bring deficit in line with EU demands . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- Spain's new conservative government announced 27 billion euros ($35 billion) in cuts from the budget this year to reduce the deficit in the midst of the nation's prolonged economic crisis. \"We are in a critical situation. This is the most austere budget in our democracy, and with tax measures to b... |
aaf2396b3362e632bf67142413c8eec635c96fa6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 119 people are injured, civil defense officials say .
NEW: 40 homes are reported destroyed or damaged .
The quake strikes some 9 miles southeast of Ica . | [
"Lima, Peru (CNN) -- More than 100 people were injured when a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday, civil defense officials said. The magnitude 6.3 quake hit about 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Ica, at a depth of 39.2 kilometers (24.4 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Civil defens... |
e36609f15b5d82b2cedcc27bb72aeb45fc4edd92 | Summarize the following news article. | Former World Cup referee Lu Jun jailed in China for match fixing .
China's state news agency reports Lu Jun sentenced to five and a half years .
Jun found guilty of accepting $128,000 to fix seven matches in Chinese league .
Three other referees also found guilty of match fixing and handed jail terms . | [
"(CNN) -- He was the soccer referee known as \"golden whistle\" who officiated in high-profile events such as the World Cup and the Olympics. But a Chinese court has called fulltime on Lun Ju's career by jailing him for match fixing. China's state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday that Lu has been sentenced t... |
f90462a66921b745b3092132eb2c9602e51a7c05 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin objects to the notion that you have to take Iowa to win .
Martin: No candidate should drop out based on performance in Iowa or New Hampshire .
The 48 other states must not be dismissed, he says; changes in fortunes happen .
Iowa boosted Obama, he says, but not winners Huckabee, Buchanan or Tsongas . | [
"(CNN) -- To the Republican voters in the other 49 states, I sympathize with you. It must be painful to turn on every cable and broadcast network, read the websites and follow the blogs and realize that you mean absolutely nothing when it comes to choosing a GOP nominee for president of the United States. Please, d... |
5eecadb79272016d120424218b83de169f9aff55 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona win 3-1 in first leg of Champions League tie against Bayer Leverkusen .
Alexis Sanchez scores twice and Lionel Messi wraps it up for Spain's titleholders .
Lyon beat Cyprus' APOEL FC 1-0 to edge first leg of their last-16 tie in France .
Besiktas and Olympiakos win last-32 first-leg ties in the second-tier Eu... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona put one foot into the quarterfinals of the Champions League after completing a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. The reigning European champions dominated possession for large parts of the game with Alexis Sanchez opening the scoring in the 41st minute of the opening leg of the last-16 tie... |
bff17c00b08d8986e1e18521f847ba8263588e99 | Summarize the following news article. | Spicewood Beach may need supplemental water for several months, official says .
The community's water supply is "dangerously low"
The town is under a Stage 4 water emergency . | [
"(CNN) -- A small central Texas community has begun trucking in thousands of gallons of water to avoid running dry during the state's historic drought, a water official said. Two trucks filled with about 8,000 gallons of water reached Spicewood Beach Monday afternoon and the precious liquid was immediately pumped i... |
23ba6003feeffe46c2684cd5e90460d7956fe26d | Summarize the following news article. | Ed Husain says pundits, others wrongly calling for military intervention in Syria .
He says, first answer: What will that look like, specifically? Who will take control after Assad?
He says military options would do much more harm than good; U.S. must continue to resist .
Husain: Why don't rebels ally with democracy li... | [
"(CNN) -- Some of the bravest, noblest women and men I have met are members of the United States armed forces. To them, military intervention is not about winning a debate on television or sounding smart on Twitter. With the United Nations ruling out support for military options to stop the bloodbath in Homs in Syr... |
be7a023866770a95d1d08cd22f6e42fb59b45f88 | Summarize the following news article. | Ai Weiwei says he had planned a party to "observe" a government order to raze his studio .
Ai says he was not allowed to leave his house .
His house is guarded by police, he says . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- A Chinese artist and activist said Saturday that he has been placed under house arrest for planning a demolition party to \"observe\" a government order to raze his studio. Ai Weiwei said he had planned a concert and a river crab feast at the party in Shanghai on Sunday. About 800 people we... |
c30ba26e8b8d0c5fb4fae0fe2c538ed7bb2ca155 | Summarize the following news article. | Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said the Jeremy Lin mania is because Lin is Asian .
Rick Quan: While Lin is talented, race is a factor that people can't ignore .
Quan: Lin is the first Chinese-American to make a major impact in the NBA .
He says that Lin has given Asian-American men someone to feel proud of and rally around... | [
"(CNN) -- In the frenzy over the sudden phenomenal success of Jeremy Lin -- known as \"Linsanity\" -- there's been some talk of race. Floyd Mayweather Jr., the famed boxer, caused controversy when he said the other day, \"Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he d... |
feb5a4f55c2ecc851cdd08f8f0fa42a2cc32a04a | Summarize the following news article. | "It's been such an incredible journey," Marg Helgenberger .
"Time plays with your mind when you're on a show like that," she said .
"They'd have to start figuring out a way to have me come back now," Helgenberger said . | [
"(EW.com) -- Goodbye, Catherine! In preparation for Marg Helgenberger's last episode of \"CSI\" -- which aired on Wednesday on CBS -- EW talked to the 53-year-old actress about becoming the third original star (behind Gary Dourdan and William Petersen) to depart the long-running crime drama, as well as what she'll ... |
b0d571f15639254207f5c90b83045c0fc3666a33 | Summarize the following news article. | The cause of the fire at the Penly nuclear plant is under investigation .
There was no release or radiation, and there were no injuries, the owner says .
The plant is on the English Channel coast in northern France . | [
"(CNN) -- A fire broke out inside the reactor building at a nuclear power plant on France's northern coast, but there were no injuries or release of radiation, French utility EDF reported Thursday. The cause of the blaze in Unit 2 of the Penly nuclear power plant, near the English Channel port of Dieppe, was still ... |
d11cb25a2422515e10b0d3e28dca49e452722248 | Summarize the following news article. | Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has been on a hunger strike for about eight weeks .
He is protesting his life sentence for participating in anti-government demonstrations .
His daughter was detained outside Bahrain's Interior Ministry . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities in Bahrain said Friday that they've arrested the daughter of a human rights activist who has drawn international attention and widespread protests with a hunger strike that he's sustained for nearly two months. Zainab al-Khawaja was detained outside the Interior Ministry complex, said her lawy... |
24570c21bc6c1c28bc19f463c6b42e123951b313 | Summarize the following news article. | France welcomes a deal by coup leaders to restore power to a civilian government .
The parties agree to set up a transition process leading to a presidential election .
The announcement comes after rebels declare independence for territory in northern Mali .
The international community had imposed restrictions on Mali ... | [
"(CNN) -- France on Saturday welcomed an agreement between military coup leaders in Mali and a regional bloc that would return the country to democratic rule, two weeks after a coup plunged it into turmoil. Mali state television announced late Friday that the leader of Mali's coup, Captain Amadou Sanogo, and the Ec... |
c70200f6713399cc09175fb7d8d91d73c639c9c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Coup leaders to hand power back to civilian government .
The parties agreed to set up a transition process leading to a presidential election .
The announcement comes after rebels declare independence for territory in northern Mali .
The international community had imposed restrictions on Mali amid turmoil . | [
"(CNN) -- Mali state television announced late Friday that the leader of Mali's coup, Captain Amadou Sanogo, and the Economic Community of West African States have agreed to a plan under which the coup leaders will hand over power to the civilian government in exchange for the end of trade and diplomatic sanctions.... |
daa1322ff110064644a6c239b3b6da180e151c26 | Summarize the following news article. | Costner recalls a woman who doubted herself .
He reveals how she was chosen to star in 'The Bodyguard'
'You were as beautiful as a woman could be,' he says .
He speaks about the burdens of fame . | [
"(CNN) -- A blockbuster movie could not have been scripted better: a woman whose unparalleled voice earned her the kind of single-name recognition that felt like an unbearable burden. Fitting, then, that superstar Kevin Costner should eulogize his co-star in this way. At Whitney Houston's funeral Saturday, Costner ... |
c98ab52776161cbb7ca591bc5a43059407de2ead | Summarize the following news article. | Phobias are No. 1 psychiatric illness in women, No. 2 in men older than 25 .
Phobia: "excessive and unreasonable fear of a specific object, place or situation"
Afflicts 19 million people in U.S., says Anxiety Disorders Association of America .
Avoidance is no substitute for treating phobias, expert says . | [
"(LifeWire) -- Carol Ann Carnese never considered herself an anxious person. Except when it came to wet wood. Does this small creature terrify you? You might have sciurophobia - the fear of squirrels. \"If I saw someone lick a wooden spoon, I had to turn away,\" says the 41-year-old massage therapist from Portland,... |
d5550fc94eb2bf9da3287b012aea4edee1ca3886 | Summarize the following news article. | Google gained more than 1 percent of all internet traffic share since January .
Only one global ISP handles more traffic .
Internet traffic is growing at a staggering 40 to 45 percent each year . | [
"(Mashable) -- The internet is growing fast, but Google is growing even faster. According to online security company Arbor Networks, Google now represents an average 6.4 percent of all internet traffic. This is a new record for Google, as it gained more than 1 percent of all internet traffic share since January. N... |
dc299836f52031a0b15bac0df1ee4f647f011236 | Summarize the following news article. | British artist Derek Riggs brought Eddie to life on Iron Maiden's album covers .
Early on, Riggs was told he looked like a "weirdo" who should seek therapy .
He reveals the true inspiration for Eddie, and how he's changed over the years .
Riggs on Eddie: "He kind of follows me around like Frankenstein's monster" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- His demonic face has stared maniacally from the cover of every Iron Maiden album since they released their first LP in 1980. Derek Riggs' favorite image of Eddie, as a clairvoyant, \"because it's so completely manic.\" Edward T. Head, better known as Eddie, is a former theater mask who ove... |
c0b5e60f4ae028d28811196dcaba05ef472d784f | Summarize the following news article. | Years before the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein was slaughtering Iraq's Kurds .
Peter Galbraith was one of the first Westerners to see the effects of the killing .
A Senate staffer at the time, he tried to invoke the U.N. Genocide Convention .
The House killed his sanctions bill with backing from the Reagan White House... | [
"(CNN) -- Years before the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein was slaughtering Iraq's Kurds with bombs, bullets and gas. Kurdish refugees fleeing Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons attacks in 1988. The Reagan White House saw it as a ruthless attempt to put down a rebellion by a minority ethnic group fighting for indepen... |
6bc1e20cf666ad46d6f1bd1bd1fc936413f50a6d | Summarize the following news article. | Whitney Houston sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos .
She won at least 411 awards, including 6 Grammy honors .
The mother of one daughter, she was 48 when she died . | [
"(CNN) -- As a singer and as a person, Whitney Houston had been described as larger than life. The numbers speak to that, adding up to a legendary career. 2 . Years that Houston took to make her first album after iconic music producer Clive Davis discovered her in a New York nightclub in 1983. 12 million . Copies o... |
895f2e11ba0c0d1bddd4af35fa47fca3ba22e6f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Violence and rhetoric escalating between Sudan and South Sudan .
Observers fear the two neighbors are sliding back towards war .
International Crisis Group says China should be doing more to resolve conflict .
China has large stakes in oil consortia in the country . | [
"(CNN) -- If all had gone to plan, Sudan and South Sudan would have been neighbors co-existing in a strained but civil peace, aware of a bitter history but resolved to moving on. Instead, just nine months after jubilant scenes in South Sudan as the nation declared independence, its relationship with the north is de... |
7e62aaebbf7302ab0698f4c53248fbe2bf62e89d | Summarize the following news article. | Desmond Lachman: IMF bailout of Greece, Ireland and Portugal puts the U.S. taxpayer at risk .
Potential massive IMF lending to Italy and Spain would be even more risky, Lachman says .
U.S. taxpayers' exposure to Italy and Spain could be on the order of $220 billion, he says .
Lachman: Obama administration owes it to th... | [
"(CNN) -- There is a major disconnect between what the Obama administration says and what it does about bailing out countries in the European periphery. For while the administration keeps insisting that Europe has the financial wherewithal to rescue those European countries in distress, it has allowed the Internati... |
749664885e841cfff9d8e8c0ef3667faf92a29a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nine jurors were selected by mid-afternoon; 12 total are needed, plus six alternates .
William Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Hudson's mother, brother and nephew .
Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, has denied the charges .
Opening arguments are set for April 23, and the trial may last 4 we... | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- More than three years after actress and singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed, jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of the man charged in their deaths. William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, is accused of fatally shooting Hudson's moth... |
b21cbb25a49c1216b61699d9c41dcd5d16fb3f13 | Summarize the following news article. | Ozzie Guillen's comments are protected by the First Amendment .
But there is a fallout from his remarks about Castro .
In Miami, Fidel Castro is a very sensitive topic . | [
"(CNN) -- Ozzie Guillen's remarks on Fidel Castro may be constitutionally protected, but he has learned there is nothing shielding him from the ire of Miami's large Cuban community. His comment to Time magazine that he loves Fidel Castro and later comment that he \"respects\" him rankled the Cuban-American communit... |
8ec9552e9bed0f4e3f384311252f798c43f9324e | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Oklahoma & Texas • Iraq • Tripoli, Libya . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is ... |
c00c7ca1cd73c82bb8692a6c9443028f81c831de | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 18 jurors are selected in total, including six alternates .
William Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Hudson's mother, brother and nephew .
Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, has denied the charges .
Opening statements are set for April 23, and the trial may last four weeks, the judge says . | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- Jury selection in the trial of a man accused of killing relatives of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson wrapped up Tuesday. Eighteen people were selected, including six alternates. The group includes 10 women and eight men. The murder trial comes more than three years after Hudson's mother, brothe... |
ca818c89476c586d253cfb560d4aa22c1294337b | Summarize the following news article. | Hollywood uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer is famous for his ability to predict hits .
He's the man behind the wildly successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise .
The king of action is now moving into chick flicks with "Confessions of a Shopaholic"
He opens up about newly powerful female audiences and spotting movi... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hollywood uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer is famous for his almost uncanny ability to recognize a potential hit movie. Sixth sense: Hollywood action king Jerry Bruckheimer is famous for his uncanny ability to recognize a potential hit movie. Once described as \"the man with the golden gut,... |
c33ccf8923ac1fab626bcbb3ecc9b63cb1dc11bc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Top Afghan officials postpone a visit to Washington, a U.S. spokesman says .
1 dead, U.S. service members and police are wounded when a Sunday protest turns violent .
U.S., France pull their civilians from Afghan ministries after the ministry shooting .
30 have been killed, 200 hurt in unrest stirred by NATO membe... | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A demonstrator died and several U.S. service members and Afghan police were injured as protests over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base turned violent Sunday, said officials. The bloodshed in northern Kunduz province came a day after a gunman killed two U.S. military officers... |
8ff102e15dfd219f9d5418d143c99a5b2785ec60 | Summarize the following news article. | International Rescue Committee hospital is filled with people starving to death .
Ahmed Mohammad, 6, is treated for malnutrition at hospital on Somalia-Kenya border .
Once fat is all gone, a starving person's body resorts to eating muscle tissue .
Patients like Ahmed must be given calories in small amounts because of s... | [
"Dadaab, Kenya (CNN) -- In the middle of a famine, there is a place that houses the sickest survivors of all. Along the border between Somalia and Kenya at the International Rescue Committee hospital it is simply called a stabilization center. As a medical term, it refers to the desire to normalize vital signs, re... |
22023dc5f7f957760e98ead4fa5cccc684a0dc34 | Summarize the following news article. | Greg Smith, former Goldman Sachs employee, writes in New York Times that he quits .
Matt Levine: Media outlets misunderstand the nature of titles at investment banks .
He says it is a mistake to read Smith's piece as a revelation of the decline of Wall Street culture .
Levine: If more bankers leave, it's probably becau... | [
"(CNN) -- The financial world is in an uproar about the New York Times opinion piece by Greg Smith, a former vice president in Goldman Sachs' equity derivatives business. As a former vice president in Goldman Sachs' equity derivatives business who also made it into The Times when I quit, I can't help but feel a bit... |
a623c9603e37590c550603634c0da35447f7fa4d | Summarize the following news article. | The Taliban claim responsibility in a phone message to media .
Both attacks were on government facilities, authorities say .
Many of the dead were police officers, officials say .
Fourteen people were killed in Herat province attack, four in Helmand province . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for two suicide attacks on government facilities in Afghanistan that killed at least 18 people and wounded 27 others. Many of the dead were police officers. The first attack took place outside the police district administrator's office in the G... |
c147c116a3d34a80e9c733bd0da90b39ba942148 | Summarize the following news article. | Timothy Stanley says Santorum is tragic conservative steeped in potential -- and bad luck .
He says Santorum popular, but GOP denied him momentum by GOP after Iowa results snafu .
He says Santorum's Midwest victories still leave him chasing Romney, who's well positioned .
Stanley: If GOP backed him, if Iowa results had... | [
"(CNN) -- Rick Santorum is emerging as a tragic hero of American conservatism: so much potential, such bad luck. His victories Tuesday night demonstrate what might have happened if the Republican Right had coalesced around him for the past month instead of the hyperbolic Newt Gingrich. But a counting error in Iowa ... |
b657a9226e5e167ae7a1b80495b7c42d8be48573 | Summarize the following news article. | A small amount of radioactive gas escaped from a steam generator, the NRC says .
The leak does not pose any threat to human health, an NRC spokesman says .
Operators shut down the No. 3 reactor at California's San Onofre plant as a result . | [
"(CNN) -- A small amount of radioactive gas escaped from a steam generator at Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant during a water leak, but there was no threat to public health, federal regulators said Wednesday. Operators shut down the plant's No. 3 reactor on Tuesday after the water leak was disco... |
8923f471b0352553f60a4164a126b674d1c5d686 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The report criticizes "systemic and repeated failures" by UC-Davis leaders .
It calls police use of pepper spray on demonstrators "objectively unreasonable"
The November incident drew widespread criticism of UC-Davis authorities .
There was "little evidence" that police faced violence from protesters, the report s... | [
"(CNN) -- The pepper-spraying of student protesters at the University of California-Davis was an \"objectively unreasonable\" use of force by campus police, a state review of the incident concluded Wednesday. Scenes of UC-Davis police Lt. John Pike spraying seated demonstrators with the irritant at near point-blank... |
ce6d581d8202aa5001853ce81d142db2073e29e8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. Attorneys' Office in Utah says it has federal detainers in place for Jeffs .
Prosecutor says opinion may make future cases difficult .
Jeffs' case is sent back to a lower court .
Justices say the jury instructions were erroneous . | [
"(CNN) -- The Utah Supreme Court has reversed Warren Steed Jeffs' two convictions on charges of rape as an accomplice and ordered a new trial, saying that instructions given to jurors were erroneous. Jeffs, the \"prophet\" of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or FLDS, was sentenced to ... |
0c99586b962a847c1897ace3defb9e500cd3c542 | Summarize the following news article. | Xavi Hernandez has signed an extended deal with Barcelona .
Midfielder will remain at the club until 2016 .
Xavi says he wants to stay at Barcelona until he retires .
Young winger Pedro signs improved contract with Barcelona . | [
"(CNN) -- Xavi Hernandez has signed an extended deal with Barcelona that will keep him at the Camp Nou for the rest of his career, the Spanish club have announced. The midfielder's new contract will be triggered if he plays in over half of Barcelona's games in the final two years of his current deal. Should he hit ... |
cc2a689f378c6283db62cb0865ade76d2e0264c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Pinterest users can create online idea boards centered around art, technology and more .
Chill.com has a chat feature that doesn't limit comments to the confines of a comment box .
Make more of a statement with your songs of choice, and share it via This Is My Jam . | [
"(CNN) -- Sharing is a wonderful thing -- when executed correctly. It's super fun to share hugs (when they are wanted, it's important to note), delicious desserts and interesting, thought-provoking books but not so fun to share colds, STDs and/or upsetting, possibly dangerous secrets. Some genres of sharing, howeve... |
88c75435d262644dc6a868c8129e67d0358940bf | Summarize the following news article. | Eddie Van Halen's newly designed guitar is the Wolfgang .
Famed guitarist says band will tour again, with son reprising bassist role .
Van Halen due to be married soon .
Reticent guitar player: "The equipment speaks for itself" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- There are rock stars, and then there are Rock Stars. Eddie Van Halen is a Rock Star. Eddie Van Halen wanted to create a guitar that was practically indestructible -- at least by him. Take an incident in the summer of 2007. A security guard stopped me as I attempted to drive through... |
1e27516a9e447e1d25a384f583476a4763dcd7b7 | Summarize the following news article. | The preserved body of Vladimir Lenin is on display in Moscow's Red Square .
Moscow has been named the world's most expensive city .
Izmailovsky Market has the best souvenir shopping at reasonable prices .
iReport.com: Show us your travel snapshots . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- As I raised my hands toward the ceiling and then pointed them toward my head, I had to wonder: How would the 19th-century Russian writer Nikolai Gogol feel if he knew that a bunch of foreigners were dancing the YMCA at a nightclub named after him? The iconic St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Squ... |
2def17c62ea101f1a81e0b77cba93b03fbee6df6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The European Commission president says he wants to see EU law fully respected .
NEW: President Barroso and Prime Minister Orban are to meet in Brussels next week .
The EU and the IMF have threatened to withhold aid over the matter .
The opposition and rights groups have criticized the country's new constitution . | [
"(CNN) -- The European Commission warned Hungary Tuesday it faces legal action over controversial reforms introduced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the move reflects its determination to see that EU law is fully respected. \"We hoped tha... |
f9e17918f99e96c297932684b8e95980859ebd9b | Summarize the following news article. | Bryan Cranston says the drama's final 16-episode season will break into two separate runs .
AMC wants to divide the season so it has a strong summer airing for this and next year .
Cranston is expected to direct the ninth episode of Breaking Bad's final season . | [
"(EW.com) -- The question of whether AMC will indeed split the final season of Breaking Bad is close to an official verdict. Emmy-winning series star Bryan Cranston says AMC will break the award-winning drama's final 16-episode season into two separate runs, as has been speculated for months. \"We're splitting it,\... |
1e1af8dfcb6a456329692f6fdf1d28bb4d6b4aca | Summarize the following news article. | Blake Hounshell says Hom is likely to fall as Syria regime continues brutal crackdown .
He says U.S. committed to ousting regime but has not gone all in to end complex conflict .
He lists 6 ways the U.S. faltered, including taking force off the table; worrying about al Qaeda .
Hounshell: There are no good options, only... | [
"(CNN) -- As bloody month after bloody month goes by, the United States grows ever more committed to overthrowing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The cause is undoubtedly a just one: Avaaz, the human rights group that has been most deeply involved in the Syria crisis, reported Thursday morning that ... |
11685ca47ef887009caa65dba6606bac149195ff | Summarize the following news article. | Beat the heat from the inside out with CNN Student News' latest summer webcast .
Find out what's causing the sun to sizzle so strongly in the eastern U.S.
Take a bite out of some foods that can keep you nourished when you're hot . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- July 22, 2011 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . • Washington, D.C. Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. First Up: Hot Foods . CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hey, I'm Carl Azuz, reporting from Washington, D.C. thi... |
8647542729fde22bc7bc47e4075e6a79e05673a4 | Summarize the following news article. | WikiLeaks begins releasing what it says is a cache of documents from Stratfor .
The private intelligence company has been targeted by hackers in recent months .
The authenticity of the documents could not be immediately confirmed . | [
"(CNN) -- The website WikiLeaks has begun releasing what it says are 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor, starting with a company \"glossary\" that features unflattering descriptions of U.S. government agencies. In a statement released early Monday in Europe (Sunday evening ET), the web... |
a3bdc3151816ddbdc8ca1453b220fd4c52a12372 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeremy Lin's success has been warmly embraced in China .
Victor Cha says his gains aren't likely to make a difference in relations between U.S., China .
The relationship between the two nations is strained by many issues, he says .
Cha: Competing and winning is the best way for the U.S. to gain China's cooperation . | [
"(CNN) -- Jeremy Lin, the benchwarmer-turned-star starting point guard for the New York Knicks, has powered his team to eight victories in nine games, and captured the imagination of people around the world. Who could resist this story? It's role model, underdog and the unconventional star all rolled into one. A yo... |
757302b74d607a3452cff6046ddcf7d7c2fec323 | Summarize the following news article. | Lt. Col. John Loftis and Maj. Robert Marchanti II were killed Friday .
They were killed in the spasm of violence that has wracked Afghanistan for a week .
Marchanti was a "gentle giant" who taught in Maryland schools, a colleague said .
Loftis had just marked his 44th birthday, his mother said . | [
"(CNN) -- Troops in white gloves and camouflage carried a pair of flag-draped caskets off an Air Force transport in Delaware Monday as the bodies of two senior U.S. military officers killed inside Afghanistan's interior ministry arrived home. Air Force Lt. Col. John Loftis and Army Maj. Robert Marchanti II were gun... |
2df5eb19d68f9799d76a379b7526242b68796a55 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency for New York's Suffolk County .
National Weather Service has issued warnings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania .
Weather Service says the fires occurred after a dry spell in the region .
Firefighters continue to battle brushfires on nearly 2,600 acres in the U.S.... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Firefighters continue to battle a series of brushfires raging on nearly 2,600 acres in the U.S. Northeast, which officials say were triggered by high winds and dry conditions. Parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service after a recent d... |
4e683797b16f520984035d041873980e62514d6f | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Buying reinforced Humvees, not MRAPs, possibly cost lives .
Defense Department knew of roadside bomb risk ahead of Iraq war, report says .
Report: Department didn't immediately take available steps to get MRAPs .
MRAPs are designed to shield troops from mines and other explosives . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Marine Corps knew of the threat posed by roadside bombs before the start of the Iraq war, yet did nothing to buy protective vehicles for troops, according to a report to be released by the Pentagon. Marines' armored Humvees are parked at a miltary camp in Fallujah, Iraq, in May 2007. A... |
a8ac06760b443ec4a1dbffb589e432cef12f6531 | Summarize the following news article. | Latin American leaders visit Caracas, Venezuela, for celebration .
Socialism only "path to redemption," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says .
Chavez trying to get constitutional change to allow him a third term . | [
"CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Latin American leaders assembled Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's rise to power, a period described by state-run television as \"a decade of successes.\" Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, center, is flanked by Bolivia's Evo Morales, right, and Nicaragua's... |
2c1ad5d968cd0723461a5025445da3abe95c61a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Some 30 to 35 people are being diagnosed daily with the infection in the Gorakhpur district .
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain .
It is primarily caused by food and drink contamination and mosquito bites .
The very young and the elderly are more likely to have a severe case . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- At least 435 patients, mostly children, have died this year from encephalitis in one of India's most impoverished regions, health officials said. Most of the deaths happened between August and September, according to K.P. Kushwaha, chief pediatrician at BRD Medical College and Nehru Hospital in ... |
82cec4412875a54746f47358cfdd37f28af6a4dc | Summarize the following news article. | United Arab Emirate Ras al-Khaimah to host America's Cup next Feburary .
Defending champion Alinghi will race Oracle in best-of-three series .
Billionaire backers of rival syndicates have been involved in protracted legal battle .
Alinghi won America's Cup in 2003 and made succesful defense in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- Alinghi will defend the America's Cup against U.S. challenger Oracle in the United Arab Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah next year. Alinghi's America's Cup yacht was unveiled on Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the background. The Societe Nautique de Geneve, the home club of the Swiss syndicate, made the official... |
aabf1b725ea94885d240de0fbbadc6a82eaefa79 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian cases of the H1N1 virus reach more than 1,200 .
Phase 6 is highest on pandemic alert system and means global pandemic .
Designation does not reflect the severity of the disease, but how widespread it is . | [
"(CNN) -- A sharp increase in the number of reported cases of the H1N1 virus in Australia may prompt the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the first global pandemic in over forty years. Australian rugby league star Karmichael Hunt is one of several players being tested for the H1N1 virus. The number of Aus... |
d3f829fd838a305ffa60fe39ac59baa523a601fa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Palestinian PM calls it "piracy" and slams the Middle East Quartet .
Israeli security forces take transmitters, tapes, computers and paperwork, Wattan TV says .
Israel says the station's broadcasts interfered with Israeli TV and flight communications .
Wattan TV vows to continue broadcasting . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli security forces and intelligence officers raided a Palestinian television station overnight and took computers, tapes, transmitters and paperwork, the director of the station said Wednesday. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called it \"piracy.\" The raid began at 2 a.m., Wattan TV... |
d804e373cbca503c0d9fcb103693c8af16bbf6ab | Summarize the following news article. | Inventor touts AeroShot as caffeine without the coffee, soda or tea .
But New York Sen. Charles Schumer says he has some concerns .
"This product could be very dangerous," he says .
The product comes in a dispenser that puffs out a powdery mixture of caffeine and B vitamins into your mouth . | [
"(CNN) -- Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether a form of caffeine sold in lipstick-shaped containers is safe for consumers. The inventor touts AeroShot as caffeine without the coffee, soda, tea or a pill, but a U.S. lawmaker questions whether it's safe. The product comes in a lipstick-... |
891abbeecfa28db4913c4ee6925c3014919f575b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Wolraich: Protestants were deeply wary of Catholics for most of U.S. history .
In 1960, he writes, evangelicals feared JFK's Catholicism more than secularism .
Wolraich: But a common enemy, secular authority, has united evangelicals and Catholics .
Doctrinal divisions could rise again, he says, and put Catholic... | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Rick Santorum, who is campaigning to become America's second Catholic president, disagrees from the bottom of his gut with the first Catholic to hold the office. In October, he told a Catholic university audience that when he read the 1960 speech in which John F. Kennedy said: \"I believe in an Ameri... |
bacd535501039729b106f75255948546c3bd7453 | Summarize the following news article. | Six Midwest states, Canadian province of Ontario want action on Asian carp .
They want the court to order Illinois to shut down locks and dams and build a fish barrier .
The large, voracious Asian carp is seen as a threat to native species .
The fish got into the Mississippi River system from a fish farm during a flood... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court for a third time has turned aside an urgent appeal from Great Lakes states to close Chicago-area shipping channels so invasive Asian carp won't have a doorway into the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. The justices Monday turned aside without comment another request for in... |
cc3da06f04cb8fc3b5dcd4f058b7d58499630443 | Summarize the following news article. | Nicollette Sheridan returns to the witness stand Friday in her case against producer Marc Cherry .
Her lawyer asks Sheridan to show on him in full force how she says Marc Cherry hit her on "Desperate Housewives" set .
"It was shocking, humiliating, it was demeaning," she said.
It was "a light tap on the head" to demons... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former \"Desperate Housewives\" actress Nicollette Sheridan returns to the stand Friday in her legal battle with show creator Marc Cherry and ABC over the TV killing of a character she played on the hit comedy series for five seasons. During Thursday's court session, Sheridan, 48, slapped her ... |
4ec2310173999d331b3b8e8d3a8fc848a389cf08 | Summarize the following news article. | South Sudan Theatre Company producing Shakespeare play "Cymbeline" in Juba Arabic .
Juba Arabic is widely spoken in South Sudan .
They will perform the play at London's Globe Theatre in May .
Theater survived Sudan's civil war, says the company's director . | [
"(CNN) -- A theater company from South Sudan is translating Shakespeare into the local dialect for the first time, before performing the play at London's Globe Theatre. Six months after the birth of South Sudan as an independent nation, it is a country still trying to define its culture and national identity. The S... |
24858104395d90c62b2672f17736256ab0d1024b | Summarize the following news article. | This version of "The Scream" was painted in 1895 by artist Edvard Munch .
It will be on display at Sotheby's starting April 27 .
The composition is expected to go up for sale on May 2 .
It could fetch tens of millions of dollars . | [
"(CNN) -- One of the world's most iconic works of art will be auctioned in May, and could fetch tens of millions of dollars, according to Sotheby's Auction House in Manhattan. \"The Scream,\" created in 1895 by artist Edvard Munch, will be on display at Sotheby's starting April 27 and then go up for sale May 2. \"M... |
af01627402ae466a0fecf687cba85a3847b579c2 | Summarize the following news article. | "News To Me" airs Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. ET .
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"\"News To Me\" is the world as YOU see it. Your videos, pictures and stories showcased in an original, fast-paced and interactive show on HLN. Host Eric Lanford brings you the best of citizen journalism and the stories BEHIND the Web's most talked about videos. Redneck Mommy Eric Lanford talks to a stay-at-home mo... |
6c1a58216ebdbbc3d39fbf5b59fbc8b406e789bf | Summarize the following news article. | Yang Lan is a television star and media entrepreneur in China .
Her career got started when she competed in audition with a thousand other college women .
She says today's young generation in China faces economic, social obstacles .
She says China's youth will transform the country and be transformed themselves . | [
"(CNN) -- Yang Lan got her start in an audition two decades ago when she beat out 1,000 other young college women for a spot on television. Today she is a TV star and media entrepreneur in China who says her shows have been watched by more than 200 million people per week. An ambassador for the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
156a69ed97ce46c24601f1ce4145b6bd2e2234bf | Summarize the following news article. | Archeologists are excavating site in Fumicino, Italy, just outside Rome .
This summer found remains of amphitheater, warehouse, Imperial palace .
Rodolfo Lanciani reported discovery of theater in 1860 but no one could find it .
Finely carved fragments, white marble head of a statue also found at site . | [
"FUMICINO, Italy (CNN) -- Under a canopy of elegant Italian pines, the foundations of a mini Roman Coliseum are at once unmistakable and exhilarating. The intricate statue head archeologists unearthed while excavating the site at Fumicino, Italy in early 2009 . The structure at \"Portus,\" the Romans' ancient Medit... |
b3f21d757fd58bec7400cab57d27fdf15c4506d8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police give the all-clear; the package contained a novelty or inert grenade .
New York police investigate a suspicious package in the building .
The package was found in the building's mail room .
The building is across from the former World Trade Center site . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Police say a novelty or inert grenade was responsible for the evacuation of a Manhattan skyscraper across the street from the former World Trade Center, the site of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. Authorities have since given the all-clear at Two World Financial Center after a bomb squad ... |
419938f71392cc91172630327118f387353243a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Left-wing insurgents are still holding a state lawmaker in Orissa .
They have released the second of two Italians they kidnapped .
The Indian authorities have offered to free 27 prisoners . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- Maoist insurgents in the Indian state of Orissa have set free the second of two Italians they kidnapped almost a month ago, but a local legislator is still being held, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Italian citizen Paolo Bosusco has been released, said S.K. Panda, a spokesman for the ... |
88264706c1f224ef36c72801240c29fc9e6e4490 | Summarize the following news article. | University of Georgia professor sought in shooting deaths of wife and two others .
Investigators find professor George Zinkhan's Jeep near Athens, Georgia .
University fired marketing professor after off-campus shootings .
Zinkhan had purchased plane ticket to the Netherlands, FBI agent says . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators have found the vehicle of a University of Georgia professor wanted in the killing of three people. Authorities examine a Jeep belonging to professor George Zinkhan on Friday in Clarke County, Georgia. Police found George Zinkhan's vehicle early Friday in northwestern Clarke County, home to t... |
8843ba2ffe0240cb8581bd28670f477466147435 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
The weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of stories covered on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- August 19, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Syria • New Hampshire, Illinois and Texas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Fridays are awesome on CNN Student News! So is a ... |
1f85d24307efc2e3d3503075c6ddda4ef54878da | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams loses in straight sets to Russian world No. 56 in Melbourne .
Ekatarina Makarova earns quarterfinal clash with fourth seed Maria Sharapova .
World No. 2 Petra Kvitova reaches last eight after beating Ana Ivanovic .
Defending champion Kim Clijsters will face top seed Caroline Wozniacki in quarterfinal . | [
"(CNN) -- Unseeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova upset five-time champion Serena Williams of the United States 6-2 6-3 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The fourth-round match was played as temperatures hit above 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). Makarova's two previous grand slam ... |
fa4313f0b8ffa2f136dc244e50cc43f6f43b0f1f | Summarize the following news article. | Authors: Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney was unfair and malicious .
They say Romney speaks out on behalf of issues important to women .
Authors: Democrats fear that she resonates with voters skeptical of Obama policies .
Conservative women are joining the political arena in droves, the authors say . | [
"(CNN) -- President Bill Clinton once famously said, \"The most difficult job in the world is not being president. It's being a parent.\" As mothers, we both know this well, but we wonder if President Clinton's fellow Democrats share his respect for parents, particularly those who choose to stay home with their chi... |
74103a6bf2a07d1f3bd651eea9747fd195c1dc8c | Summarize the following news article. | Police arrest a man on suspicion of making a racially abusive gesture .
The alleged abuse comes during a Liverpool match against Manchester United .
Liverpool Football Club has been involved in several alleged racist incidents .
England captain John Terry has been arrested on charges of racial abuse . | [
"London (CNN) -- Police in England arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of making a racially abusive gesture at a high-profile soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United earlier that day, they said Sunday. Charlotte Spink, a press officer for Merseyside police in Liverpool, said the suspect was a 59-year-... |
4ae6aaee5e5e2b5bfa1c9459954a8b272e879f25 | Summarize the following news article. | Dog smuggling is booming in Thailand around the Mekong border region with Laos .
Thai authorities say the trade has been growing thanks to a strong market in Vietnam .
Animal welfare groups say operators often pick up strays off the street including pets .
Dog meat in Vietnam is regarded as an auspicious dish to eat ar... | [
"(CNN) -- Chinese New Year is a dangerous time for pet dogs in Thailand. Traditionally the time of peak demand for dog meat in Vietnam, the dog smugglers of the Mekong work deep into the night shipping thousands of animals -- sometimes dozens to a cage -- across the river border with Laos to be trucked on to the di... |
9fd5050e4866ae422719b5217dc16eb5b317aa56 | Summarize the following news article. | 150 years ago Thursday, Union raiders stole a train in Georgia .
They were chased by conductor, other crew members .
The incident became known as "The Great Locomotive Chase"
Towns along the chase route are commemorating the event . | [
"Kennesaw, Georgia (CNN) -- It was the most famous high-speed chase of its day. The pursuers didn't have flashing blue lights. They couldn't swing around and cut off the hijacked vehicle. But they didn't have to. The locomotive General weighed more than 20 tons and was confined to a single iron track between Atlant... |
81fe3fcb7343f4125ec71b6cb95c51b80aa02edd | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's new iPad is just called 'iPad'
The previous iPad was called iPad 2, leading to speculation about an 'iPad 3'
Twitter users mock the lack of a name during Apple's announcement .
Tech journalists struggle to figure out what to call it . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- At the pep rally where Apple debuted its third-generation tablet computer, one question was on everyone's lips: So, what do we call this thing? The answer, according to an Apple spokesman: \"It's just 'iPad.' It's what it is.\" Or it is what it isn't. It's not the iPad 3, and it's not the iP... |
cd38f822016739e05914966dbaf9d8bfe8d45a7b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Al-Khawaja's daughter is at a police station and asked for a lawyer, her husband says .
NEW: She was previously released from custody on Saturday .
She was trying to visit her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, on a hunger strike for 60 days .
Al-Khawaja, a rights advocate, got a life sentence for his role in anti-gove... | [
"(CNN) -- Hours after being released from custody, the daughter of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist was feared to be detained again early Sunday, her family said. Zainab al-Khawaja called her mother Sunday morning, telling her in a brief conversation that she was at a Manama police station and asking for ... |
31056342c7c4d4219a8c96381d5da3cbee9a50d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Congress recently passed the FAA reauthorization bill .
It would allow U.S. airports to "opt out" of TSA screening and privatize .
Republicans say the current system is bloated and, in some cases, redundant .
Democrats say the provision compromises safety, undermines TSA authority . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- One year after the TSA administrator brought efforts to privatize airport screening to a virtual standstill, Congress has kick-started the program, opening the door for other airports to \"opt out\" of TSA screening. A provision in the just-passed FAA reauthorization bill requires TSA chief Joh... |
5aa93cab55030f3e04894e0df0847c8631c5d0f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Anderson's early film credits include stunt double, fencing coach for Errol Flynn .
He's best known for performing Darth Vader's 'Star Wars' swordfight .
British fencing president calls him "one of our greatest fencing masters"
Anderson competed for Britain in the 1952 Olympics . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, the man who wielded Darth Vader's light saber, died Sunday at 89, according to the British Academy of Fencing. Anderson's film work began when he was a swordfight stunt double and coach for Errol Flynn in the 1953 movie \"Master of Balantree,\" but perhaps his best-know... |
a7b8e3324ecccb9e9a1806d6a63d8051b793bf8b | Summarize the following news article. | At least 63 people, perhaps as many as 98, were killed Saturday .
Annan proposed a ceasefire, release of detainees and aid delivery .
An activist reports heavy shelling of Idlib, in the vein of Homs .
If the talks fail, 'we will head toward the abyss,' says one dissident . | [
"(CNN) -- In what he described as a candid and comprehensive conversation, Kofi Annan, the special United Nations envoy to Syria, laid out proposals Saturday to President Bashar al-Assad that were aimed at halting the relentless carnage. It was the first time since Syria's long and bloody conflict that al-Assad met... |
1021abd6214bf129ccc75e4eb1cc77f8693e9417 | Summarize the following news article. | Walking is the cheapest and easiest way to explore Malmo .
Have a steam followed by an icy dip in the sea for a truly local experience .
Enjoy a two-nation vacation by taking a trip to nearby Copenhagen .
Feasting on crayfish is a traditional way to mark the end of summer . | [
"(CNN) -- First trip to Malmo? Here's some insider advice to help you get the most out of your visit. Locals like to take a cold dip after a sauna at Ribersborgs Kallbadhus. Getting around town Most of Malmo's attractions are reachable by foot, but flat terrain and an abundance of cycle paths also make the city id... |
aa5aa09192326123d21f38c5ffa7777579c252bd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cruise ship captain's attorney calls house arrest ruling "quite positive"
An Italian court orders the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia to remain on house arrest .
Prosecutors wanted Francesco Schettino sent back to jail .
Defense lawyers wanted him freed . | [
"Rome (CNN) -- The Italian captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia must remain under house arrest while investigators look into possible charges against him, a court in Florence, Italy, ruled Tuesday, a defense lawyer said. The court rejected a prosecution motion that Francesco Schettino be sent bac... |
add6c18a1176c56c7185a693e6ad18f6483c15d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "These acts were purposeful," says a prosecutor .
Dharun Ravi, 19, faces a 15-count indictment that includes hate crime charges .
Jury will decide whether the alleged bullying was borne of a gay prejudice .
Tyler Clementi flung himself off the George Washington Bridge just days after the incident . | [
"(CNN) -- A former Rutgers University student went on trial Friday in New Jersey on hate crimes charges and other counts for allegedly using a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter with another man. The roommate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge just days afte... |
b3a204dc970728f7c13d1fa206a552bfc67fc5be | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Arab League names Jordanian diplomat as Syrian envoy, Petra reports .
Opposition groups praise the Arab League call for support .
Syria rejects Arab League, pointing to "hysteria affecting some Arab governments"
Government troops keep up bombardment of Homs, activists say . | [
"(CNN) -- Arab League members Sunday called for a joint peacekeeping mission in Syria with the United Nations and urged members to support the Syrian opposition as it faces a bloody government crackdown. The moves are aimed at putting additional pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, which... |
4e92a896a3821652b51e2be63b99c0635443529a | Summarize the following news article. | Bombing occurs near central secretariat in Nepal's capital .
Previously unknown group claims responsibility, police say .
Two people were killed on the spot, and another died at a hospital . | [
"Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- Three people were killed and seven others injured, two of the seriously, when an improvised explosive device went off Monday near government offices here. It is unclear who is behind the blast, a rare occurrence in the Himalayan capital, although a previously unknown group, United Ethnic ... |
a3a90ad218f8098f281fbe2608d15714fe6f2d59 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gingrich wants apology from Afghanistan for U.S. troop deaths .
Two American troops were killed Thursday by man in Afghan army uniform .
An Afghan religious scholar says American "carelessness "was "a crime"
Two people also die and nine, including Americans, are injured in a protest, an official says . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan rage over the burning of Qurans by NATO troops continued Thursday even after a President Barack Obama apologized for the \"error.\" Afghanistan erupted in violent demonstrations after the troops burned the Islamic religious material at the beginning of the week. Two American troo... |
527aad9597c35dd45ce1595369d8b2b1cada2fed | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators have contacted all the doctors and pharmacies tied to Houston, sources say .
Nothing criminal has been found so far in her death, sources say .
Toxicology results could be completed by March 23 or so, sources say .
Houston, 48, died in her Beverly Hills hotel room; she had battled substance abuse . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Investigators of singer Whitney Houston's death have wrapped up the logistical part of their inquiry by having contacted all physicians and pharmacies with ties to Houston, and nothing so far appears criminal, sources close to the investigation said Friday. Authorities, however, said they're s... |
58045d3858b9812d1e9a56391cec1f6692eed51d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A coach who chased shooter says resuming class shows "evil (will) not win out"
NEW: Staff have prepared for two days for students' return, the superintendent says .
Three students died in the Monday shooting attack in Chardon, Ohio .
T.J. Lane was charged Thursday with three counts of aggravated murder . | [
"(CNN) -- Students at Ohio's Chardon High School prepared to head back to class Friday for the first time since a gunman walked into the school's cafeteria and killed three teenagers. Two other students were hospitalized and another was grazed by gunfire Monday morning. The person who authorities say is responsible... |
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