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cf88657d3a40b96629fce83d7cd55ca6d207be16 | Summarize the following news article. | Israel declares test a "major milestone" in development of anti-missile system .
Arrow could protect Israel from medium range missiles fired from countries like Iran .
The U.S. participated in the test described as "target-only tracking" | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel declared a Friday test of its Arrow weapon system a \"major milestone\" in the development of a system to defend against medium range missiles that could be fired from countries like Iran. In a statement the Israeli Defense Ministry said the test \"provides confidence in operational Israe... |
f35d6b191118fdf6f559f2c8d0a06c9b07425b0e | Summarize the following news article. | The Human Rights Watch report is based on interviews with eyewitnesses .
Many of those killed are women and children, the group says .
The deaths are "a desperate attempt to crush the uprising," researcher says . | [
"(CNN) -- Syrian security forces have summarily executed at least 101 people, including civilians, since late 2011 in attacks on cities and towns, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday. The report \"documents the involvement of Syrian forces and pro-government shabeeha militias in summary and extrajud... |
589609a4114b2b14e45a42331b5fe87434f76c63 | Summarize the following news article. | "Seinfeld" and "Friends" coasted past 100 episodes, leaving fans wanting more .
"Gossip Girl's" 100th episode aired on Monday, attracting about 1.4 million viewers .
Source: If budding stars Lively and Meester can't deliver ratings, there's a problem . | [
"(CNN) -- A TV series' 100th episode signifies success and, in most cases, a profitable afterlife in syndication. Shows like \"Seinfeld\" and \"Friends\" coasted past their centenary episodes, leaving fans wanting more. But it's not just ratings juggernauts that reach the milestone. Sometimes networks and viewers j... |
89cb46af4f13fbd3fb4bc5a05d36484012582973 | Summarize the following news article. | The singer "was not driving erratically," his lawyer says .
Brown showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test, police say .
Brown is Whitney Houston's ex-husband . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Bobby Brown \"is innocent until proven guilty\" on a drunken driving charge that followed a traffic stop this week in California, his lawyer said. \"Mr. Brown has not been convicted of anything associated with this incident,\" attorney Tiffany Feder said Tuesday night. \"Mr. Brown is taking th... |
d8c1159057e88fc4b73c9313bb32b5cad916b3b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Antoine Arnault heads up luxury fashion label Berluti, part of the LVMH group .
Arnault says the market for male fashion is growing twice as fast as that for woman .
Last year menswear spending grew 14% globally . | [
"(CNN) -- For years it has been dominated by women, but now luxury fashion is kicking off its high heels and slipping into something more masculine as it strides through the economic downturn. The market for male fashion is growing twice as fast as that for women, according to Antoine Arnault, son of one of Europe'... |
c56559c345fb90059e00f2734ef9f2ea4909a95d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Pope Benedict XVI delivers mass in Santiago de Cuba .
He will fly to Havana on Tuesday .
The island nation was once an atheist state; this is only the second papal visit there .
Church officials now say the island is about 60% Catholic, though few openly practice . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba's southeastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Monday, delivering Mass before throngs of Cubans in only the second papal visit in the island's history. He was greeted upon his arrival by Cuban President Raul Castro and the nation's clergy, including Cuban Cardina... |
21064c1160e24914ac934109f76ada8ab844276c | Summarize the following news article. | There are jobs that offer a more flexible schedule than 9-to-5 hours .
Telemarketers, Avon ladies, eBay shop owners, real estate agents set own hours .
Painters, graphic designers, photographers, illustrators can enjoy job flexibility .
Substitute teachers, textbook developers and tutors can determine own schedule . | [
"CareerBuilder.com) -- Jobs offering work-from-home options and flexible hours are sought by workers ranging from parents who want to be there when the kids get home from school to employees tired of daily commutes. But what types of occupations offer this type of arrangement? More fields than you may think. Below,... |
a27e29f7ecdc3845f54456c55caa3b8e715e9b8f | Summarize the following news article. | "Have a great day, buddy," one voice says .
It is not clear who shot or posted the video .
Marine Corps: "This matter will be fully investigated"
"It's hideous, it turned my stomach," DOD spokesman says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A number of websites including TMZ and YouTube posted a video Wednesday showing four men dressed in U.S. Marine Corps combat gear urinating on the apparently dead bodies of three men sprawled on the ground in front of them. One of the men says, \"Have a great day, buddy.\" A voice asks, \"You g... |
b4ba00ad3145bbdaf5453f95646bf1386c1a1200 | Summarize the following news article. | Ed Husain: U.S. spent vast blood and treasure on ousting Saddam Hussein, building Iraq ties .
He says when Nuri al-Maliki, Barack Obama met to formally end war, things were tense .
He says Iraq still wants U.S. help aid but avoids U.S. foreign policy aims, has ties to Iran .
Husain: If U.S. can't count on Iraq by now, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly 4,500 American soldiers lost and 32,000 wounded. A trillion dollars of borrowed money to remove Saddam Hussein and create an Iraq that would not only be safe from possessing weapons of mass destruction but also friendly toward the United States. These are the United States' heavy sacrifices in bloo... |
8651363a15bd8f307bbca7acd2475983d5db4e3a | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney general likens Barbour to "Boss Hogg"
State Attorney General Jim Hood wins temporary injunction .
Some misunderstand clemency process, Haley Barbour says .
Attorney general calls pardons "a slap in the face ... to law enforcement" | [
"(CNN) -- A Mississippi judge Wednesday evening issued a temporary injunction forbidding the release of any more prisoners pardoned or given clemency by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour, whose actions created an uproar. The pardons include four convicted murderers and a convicted armed robber who were released Sunday. T... |
b3e3d2809785021551dfaca3494c7a3a7ec9ba8e | Summarize the following news article. | Leonard Pitts Jr.: Unconscious expectations can blind us to the obvious .
He says many people expect black students to perform more poorly .
Programs have demonstrated that investing in children's education pays off .
Pitts: We already know secret to improve performance, but do we have will to do it? | [
"Editor's note: Leonard Pitts Jr., a columnist for The Miami Herald, won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and is the author of a new novel, \"Before I Forget\" and \"Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood.\" Leonard Pitts says we know what it takes to improve the performance of African-American... |
5fe7a7f289328def69c1c9ed27f6ea1452e33f65 | Summarize the following news article. | IBM says mobile technology will close the digital divide .
Even in rich nations, however, not everyone will have access to robust mobile devices .
IBM's prediction of the demise of the digital divide is silent on affordability . | [
"(CNN) -- IBM recently released its annual 5 in 5 list, in which the technology company tries to predict emerging trends and technologies that will transform our lives over the next five years. No. 4 on this year's list concerned mobile technology. Specifically, IBM says that, thanks to mobile technology, the digit... |
91ab234162c1f42ae8525ff642ebbf7a9715eb62 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Erdogan says Turkey is reviewing ties with France .
Turkish PM Erdogan threatens sanctions if the bill becomes law .
The genocide issue regularly comes up in the U.S. Congress .
The French Senate must vote on the measure now . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- Turkey is fuming over French legislation that would criminalize any public denial of what the bill calls the Armenian genocide last century in Ottoman Turkey. \"We are reviewing our relations with France,\" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after the French National Assembly passed th... |
e72b1f399b36bf55173ac96496bc8ac9e0fa2e8a | Summarize the following news article. | The Kentucky men's basketball team beat Louisville to advance to Monday's NCAA final .
After the Saturday game, hundreds of fans flooded the streets of Lexington to celebrate .
The school notes "criminal incidents"; police say couches and cars were lit on fire .
The team's coach says its fans are passionate, but they "... | [
"(CNN) -- Hours after raucous University of Kentucky students torched cars and couches after their men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA championship, the Wildcats' coach said that he understood fans' passion but was \"disappointed\" by some of their actions. \"The state of Kentucky is so connected to this pro... |
4274f60f01035d776421b344fdc2372848d7b0e4 | Summarize the following news article. | After months of debates and rallies Iowa is the first state where people actually get to vote for a candidate .
The state holds caucuses where communities debate each candidate's merits before voting, sometimes with a show of hands .
Iowa's status as first to vote means it is watched closely although it does not always... | [
"(CNN) -- A frequently overlooked place of farms, friendly towns and relatively few people is, for now, the epicenter of U.S. politics. The place is Iowa. The question is Why-owa? The answer is a quaint and quirky institution known as the Iowa caucuses -- an unusual, old-fashioned evening of talking about the candi... |
331c39bf97f234e49a69a1b25e71d71025592157 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona maintain eight-point lead in Spain after 1-1 draw away to rivals Real Madrid .
Home team played for most of second half with 10 men after Raul Albiol's red card .
Lionel Messi scores subsequent penalty but Cristiano Ronaldo levels from the spot .
The two teams will face each other three more times in the next... | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to give 10-man Real Madrid a 1-1 draw in the second \"El Clasico\" of the Spanish season on Saturday that left Barcelona on course for a third successive La Liga title. Lionel Messi equaled the record of 49 goals in a Spanish season with a penalty six minutes after ... |
b7990d77ecedde7743695687bb5f6729fb96c3ca | Summarize the following news article. | Rafael Nadal will play world No. 1 Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray in final .
Spanish second seed beats Roger Federer in four sets in Thursday's semifinal .
The 2009 champion extends his career record over great rival to 18-9 .
Defending champion Djokovic plays two-time runner-up Murray on Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- World No. 2 Rafael Nadal battled from behind to win another epic encounter with his great rival Roger Federer on Thursday and earn a place in the Australian Open final. The Spaniard triumphed 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in three hours and 42 minutes as he set up a clash with either defending champion Nova... |
8d367c3bc720e7c376598f2abddeb42cb5c6cdf7 | Summarize the following news article. | Florida's 'stand your ground' law permit citizens to use force in self-defense .
Zachary Weaver: National Rifle Association had reasons to support the law .
Weaver: Law officers who opposed the measure should have gotten more attention .
He says given the tragegy of Trayvon Martin, we need to reconsider the law . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- The death of Trayvon Martin is an undeniable tragedy. People are outraged, and rightly so, because a young, unarmed teenager lost his life. The incident has brought Florida's \"stand your ground\" law into sharp focus in the center of a media and legal firestorm. The shooting of Martin was not somet... |
a14d5a6884635d0a2ec6fdb91333d0b071766f83 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people .
The iPad is incredibly easy to use and easy to learn with no hidden menus or buttons .
iPad is great for what our grandparents would want to do with it, like photos, games and e-mail . | [
"Editor's note: Business Insider is contributing a series of columns to CNN.com that challenge commonly held beliefs about the tech world. (Business Insider) -- Apple's iPad tablet isn't just for geeks, yuppies, and rich people. It's also for grandparents. That may not be the target audience you're thinking of for... |
3c4f8562ebf7e08c9ea04863eed45decd9689d63 | Summarize the following news article. | The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Arizona's immigration law .
Ali Noorani: Arizona's law matters to the fastest growing electorate, Latino voters .
He says it's mind-boggling that Mitt Romney is still an anti-immigrant firebrand .
Noorani: If GOP can't come up with smart immigration policy, it will suffer in... | [
"(CNN) -- A month after defending the health care law, the Obama administration again confronted the buzz saw of skeptical Supreme Court justices on Wednesday -- this time on immigration. But come November, Republicans may very well be on the losing end of the argument. As has been widely reported, oral arguments r... |
6ba0a689d8d3fcc1c315f161d6944dff9c6c767b | Summarize the following news article. | The BoJ increased the scale of its key asset-purchasing programme by Y5tn to Y70tn.
Economic data suggested slowing growth and persistent deflationary forces.
Politicians within Japan have been urging the BoJ to do more to fight mild deflation.
Economist: "It is not sufficient to recover its long-lost credibility as an... | [
"(Financial Times) -- The Bank of Japan announced further easing measures on Friday, as economic data suggested slowing growth and persistent deflationary forces in the world's third-largest economy. The BoJ increased the scale of its key asset-purchasing programme by Y5tn ($61.7bn) to Y70tn, while adjusting the te... |
208bdded75792665197541b0dbaca7c2add4a782 | Summarize the following news article. | America is rightly focusing on Asia but it must recognize the risks, says Andre Billo .
He says Asian nations fear China's power but appreciate its investments .
U.S. is seen by these countries as a security counterweight to China, he says .
Billo: U.S. must guard against risk of an incident being escalated into war . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States is sailing back into the Asia-Pacific region, but initial euphoria is being tempered by the dangerous realities of the work left to be done. Like a new college student heading off to school, it is increasingly apparent that gaining admission was the easy part: To graduate requires a full... |
864bc5ba1afa68f14130efafb5623112237046a9 | Summarize the following news article. | British fighter Dereck Chisora slaps Vitali Klitschko at weigh-in ahead of their fight .
Chisora squares off against WBC heavyweight champion Klitschko on Saturday .
Ukrainian champ Klitschko stunned by Chisora's slap but vows revenge . | [
"(CNN) -- British challenger Dereck Chisora has risked the wrath of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko by slapping his opponent at the weigh-in ahead of their title fight on Saturday. Underdog Chisora struck Ukrainian Klitschko as the two went face-to-face after they had taken to the scales 24 hours prior to... |
eee6890a535af48fdee7e1df6a528a1e68493b5d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: George Huguely pleads not guilty .
Suspect and victim were members of the college's highly ranked lacrosse teams .
The prosecution contends Huguely fatally injured Yeardley Love during a fight .
The defense calls the death a "tragic" accident . | [
"Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN) -- Jury selection in the trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend got off to a slow start Monday. Many who were questioned were dismissed because they said they already knew too much about the case, were emotionally invest... |
ee3cbabe5be13415b0ea53e7e7f53c9a5ad842a7 | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: Some people in Washington say there are too many debates .
He says the debates have played a more important role than paid advertising .
Avlon says the candidates' performances under pressure are revealing . | [
"(CNN) -- Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Florida, sponsored by CNN, will be one of more than 20 such encounters in the past nine months. Beltway conventional wisdom says there have been too many debates. With a slight too-cool-for-school groan and accompanying eye-roll, the argumen... |
88a6ac2aa05e9ca0c6f83aba397f8dbb7966367d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The government did not seek new powers to shut down social media networks, it says .
Home Secretary Theresa May called a meeting with social media representatives and police after riots .
The government is considering "whether and how we should be able to stop people" from using sites like Twitter .
Two men were i... | [
"London (CNN) -- British Home Secretary Theresa May sat down with officials from the social media industry Thursday, her office said, as the government considers trying to ban people from social networking during or after crises. But the government \"did not seek any additional powers to close down social media net... |
604d6f783cc05b2ae220e85a5fc7bbf65cfd408e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Workers need to know what happened before anyone returns to the rig -- union leader .
The risk of explosion may be less than first thought, an oceanographer says .
The wind is blowing the gas cloud away from the rig's flare .
Energy firm Total evacuated the Elgin rig in the North Sea after the leak . | [
"London (CNN) -- Energy giant Total was trying Wednesday to contain a gas leak that forced the evacuation of a platform off the coast of Scotland. A union representing workers on the rig warned there was an \"urgent need\" to stop the leak, which began Sunday. \"If the gas cloud somehow finds an ignition source, we... |
6bf64919e48a7d8f2498f0c0187ce4fa7944c579 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Panetta says service members must meet the "highest standards of conduct"
NEW: Grassley questions White House counsel's review .
The prostitution scandal has embarrassed the Secret Service and Pentagon .
The White House says there is no indication any of its staff members were involved . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A member of the U.S. military assigned to the White House Communications Agency is under investigation in connection with alleged misconduct in Colombia, bringing to 12 the total number of military personnel being reviewed, officials said Monday. One Defense Department official said the militar... |
08a2e8fd227f9b7d6d7cfb533d4369fe8b12d1bd | Summarize the following news article. | Bahrain Grand Prix organizers abandon plans to stage a race this year .
Race had been given a provisional new date of October 30 .
Decision by World Motor Sport Council was widely criticized .
Civil unrest in gulf kingdom has left about 30 people dead . | [
"(CNN) -- The Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead after organizers said Friday that they had abandoned plans to re-schedule the race later this year. Bahrain were to host the opening race of the 2011 Formula One season on March 13, but it was postponed on February 21 after civil unrest in the gulf kingdom. Last w... |
431adbb68317d5c9d3ea6d0f013453359eae01be | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa Randall says U.S. has lost leadership in some parts of science .
The top research tool in her field of physics, the Large Hadron Collider, is in Europe .
She says many have lost faith in the value of scientific thinking .
Randall: Science provides a rigorous and open way for people to find the truth . | [
"(CNN) -- On a recent visit to Barcelona, Spain, my local translator, who told me he was becoming increasingly interested in physics as he listened to my responses to reporters' questions, commented that he couldn't believe the biggest advances in my field will come not from America but from Europe -- for him, an u... |
2d57129627aead535682c01d921f08ddb588c7c7 | Summarize the following news article. | The 14-vehicle crash also includes 3 Mercedes-Benz cars and 2 Toyotas .
10 drivers are hospitalized, but no one is seriously injured, police say .
A group of luxury car enthusiasts were driving together on the road .
Report: Witnesses say the road was wet . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz cars and a Lamborghini have crashed in a massive -- and very expensive -- 14-vehicle accident in southwestern Japan. The wreck took place Sunday on Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, according to Yamaguchi prefectural police. One of the Ferraris skidded and collid... |
eaccc25a8c9ea9c899c8296cba33c69555bc37f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Race, scheduled to launch the F1 season, was canceled in February over unrest .
F1 officials visited kingdom before Bahrain lifted emergency laws Wednesday .
Motorsport's ruling body confirms the reinstatement of the grand prix .
The Sunni royal leadership continues to crack down on Shiite opponents . | [
"(CNN) -- The Bahrain Grand Prix has been reinstated to the 2011 Formula One calendar after unrest in the Gulf kingdom forced its cancellation earlier in the year, officials announced Friday. The race, which had been scheduled to be the opening race of the elite motorsport season on March 13, was canceled in Februa... |
28d9187a93212cf92ecd72ac6a66801c6c59d529 | Summarize the following news article. | A study by astronomers says the moon's position may have had a role in Titanic sinking .
Meg Urry: An unusual lineup of the Earth, sun, moon in January 1912 would have boosted tide .
She says higher tides could have floated icebergs into the route of the oceanliner .
Urry: If theory is true, there should be evidence of... | [
"(CNN) -- Blaming the moon is a popular pastime. Police say crime rates go up during a full moon, nurses claim birth rates go up, authors set werewolves and vampires loose upon the land, and people think craziness abounds -- witness the word \"lunatic,\" which derives from \"luna,\" the Latin word for moon. None of... |
8d2b5fb4b19048122f13cdf4a81817efed5bd7a9 | Summarize the following news article. | The FARC announced in February that it would release 10 hostages .
The 10 are the last of the goverment hostages held by FARC .
Monday and Wednesday have been set as the dates for their release .
FARC still has an unknown number of civilian captives . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombian rebels are prepared to release 10 hostages on Monday and Wednesday, officials said. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, had announced the impending release of the 10 -- the last of the government hostages they hold -- in February, and since then has been negotiating details of t... |
677279ad7944e0abcc6ce60385c3b5a76c859e55 | Summarize the following news article. | Juventus beat 4-0 to remain three points clear at the top of Serie A .
AC Milan also win, defeating Siena 4-1 .
Juventus head table on 77 points with three games remaining . | [
"(CNN) -- Juventus maintained a three-point lead at the top of Serie A with a convincing 4-0 win at Novara on Sunday to stay on course for a first league title in nine years. Two goals from Mirko Vucinic and one a piece for Marco Borriello and Arturo Vidal earned Juventus their eighth straight win and takes their l... |
72181ebb417ae8daef4a38d2d52e9ae32385ad60 | Summarize the following news article. | Madonna will premiere the video for "Give Me All Your Luvin" on Thursday's episode of "Idol"
The song includes guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
The video was directed by Megaforce and will have a football and cheerleader theme . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- Madonna will premiere the video for \"Give Me All Your Luvin,\" the first single from her new album MDNA, on this Thursday's episode of \"American Idol.\" The song, which will include guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., will be released as a digital single exclusively in the iTunes st... |
09525cffeacdba954a262af333c1ef58e5496c8a | Summarize the following news article. | Hilary Rosen: Whitney Houston was strong, poised and immensely talented .
She says Whitney Houston came under pressure to satisfy critics, struggled with drugs .
Houston was an advocate for causes including the struggles against apartheid and AIDS .
Rosen: The media should celebrate the positives about people while the... | [
"(CNN) -- I met Whitney Houston after the debut of her first self-titled album on Arista Records. She was poised, graceful and strong. She was also sweet and laughed easily. This seems unremarkable today other than the fact that strong women were not exactly well-supported in those days in the music business. As in... |
042f45fabe07e5e8938c4b23d84cd72e571abdc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Khaled Meshaal meets with King Abdullah II in Amman .
It's his first official visit since Jordan expelled Hamas in the 1990s .
Abdullah is attempting to broker new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks .
Israel, Palestinians point fingers over the latest impasse . | [
"(CNN) -- The exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamic faction Hamas met with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday in his first official trip to Jordan since his expulsion in 1999. In a statement issued by Hamas, Khaled Meshaal expressed his appreciation to the king for supporting Palestinians. \"Any future meetings... |
2003f781b7152d9f91228e522882a591f82ca52b | Summarize the following news article. | Jake England and Alvin Watts face murder and hate crime charges .
They are accused of killing 3, wounding 2 in a predominately African-American neighborhood .
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 30 . | [
"(CNN) -- An Oklahoma judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for two men accused of killing three people in a shooting spree in a predominately African-American neighborhood in Tulsa this month, according to an attorney for one of the suspects. Jake England and Alvin Watts face murder and hate crime charges in conne... |
e04fc9dde2214e6bc20600020553ec6eae13f2a7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michael Schumacher is relieved after visiting Felipe Massa in hospital .
Formula One legend will replace Massa for European Grand Prix in Valencia .
Massa suffered fractured skull in high-speed crash at Hungarian G.P.
Massa expected to go home to Brazil on Monday says his personal doctor . | [
"(CNN) -- Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has admitted his relief after visiting stricken Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in hospital. Michael Schumacher will make a dramatic return to Formula One as a replacement for Felipe Massa. The seven-time world champion has agreed to come out of retirement to replace Mass... |
d075b759761f4cd7706989f2f068ef02636d6884 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Houston was a "hero for Gen X black girls," one fan says .
Last year's fallen icons included American singer and songwriter Vesta Williams .
Heavy D and Nick Ashford also died last year .
"Icons from that era stood out," fan says . | [
"(CNN) -- Another musical titan whose soaring voice ruled the charts for decades has fallen. Whitney Houston joins an august list of the departed since Michael Jackson's death nearly three years ago. \"First there was MJ, then there was Heavy D and now Whitney,\" said Shaun Jones, 47, of Titusville, Florida, adding... |
8341a20efccf0d222594a05059ba459d3d9d4a52 | Summarize the following news article. | Details behind Apple's launching of its retail stores reveal a furtive way of doing business .
Retail executives say Apple's strict secrecy in its store-development process is peculiar .
Apple is set to open a store Friday inside New York's Grand Central Terminal . | [
"(CNN) -- When Apple pulls the veil off of its newest store on Friday, New Yorkers will get their first glimpse at the classical architecture-meets-computers retail space inside Grand Central Terminal. Behind a temporary black facade, which has teased commuters for weeks with \"arriving soon\" messages, Apple has b... |
9d8a78515bb136a4e724e2c490f909aba7c89d9c | Summarize the following news article. | Hermila Garcia had been police chief for two months .
She was attacked as she drove to work .
Garcia was one of several women to take jobs as police chiefs . | [
"(CNN) -- One of a small number of women who have filled a void by becoming police chiefs in violence-torn Mexico was gunned down Monday, authorities said. Hermila Garcia, 38, became the top cop in the town of Meoqui just two months ago. Gunmen attacked her as she drove to work by herself, authorities said. Garcia ... |
99c7a83b282d53a0a827d42a55c6f89bc1f76bb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Industry observers says British singer Adele may be the one to beat at the Grammys .
Magazine editor says there's no denying Adele's talent, even if you're not a fan .
Singer scored six nominations this year for her album "21" | [
"(CNN) -- This week's special unveiling the top Grammy nominations was a 60-minute encapsulation of the year in music: There was Lady Gaga, of course, a Nicki Minaj sighting, a glimpse of Katy Perry and another of Bruno Mars. But the five-letter name on everyone's lips was Adele, the British singer who picked up si... |
a2767aef7fc8d6ce8687f0e2a5a339331eff5133 | Summarize the following news article. | Pair lives outside of Washington, where getting around without a car isn't easy .
Colleague submitted airman's name to a military support group .
Operation Homefront provides financial help and other assistance for military families .
Couple is expecting, and "they need the vehicle to take care of the baby," group pres... | [
"Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (CNN) -- Senior Airman Aaron Becker repairs medical equipment at a clinic for wounded soldiers at Andrews Air Force Base. Co-workers say he is always giving to others, but they also say Becker's a friend in need. A colleague recently submitted his name to a nonprofit military suppo... |
92e90088cd6d9695cc24e2fad1bfe3cd6f008bd3 | Summarize the following news article. | The Women's Professional Soccer league has been suspended for 2012 .
The WPS, which began in 2009, is involved in an expensive legal dispute .
Legal proceedings revolve around the termination of the magicJack franchise .
Stars such as U.S. duo Hope Solo and Abby Wambach and Brazil's Marta play in WPS . | [
"(CNN) -- Top-level female football in the U.S. was dealt a severe blow on Monday when it was announced the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) season had been suspended. The league only began in 2009, but an expensive legal dispute with a former franchise owner has driven the board of governors to halt the five... |
00a340f3a884fcbdad7c0399782d9ca9d2d68ef7 | Summarize the following news article. | A judge sentences Joshua Komisarjevsky to death .
The 12-member jury voted for death by lethal injection on each of the six counts .
Another man also has been sentenced to death in the case .
A jury convicted Komisarjevsky in October on six felony charges . | [
"New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- A judge in New Haven sentenced a 31-year-old man to death Friday for his role in a deadly home invasion that killed a woman and her two daughters in 2007. Jurors convicted Joshua Komisarjevsky in October on six capital felony charges. The 12-member jury had recommended death by leth... |
be8fc9fffd65a5a38153e83acc304a83c2e206e1 | Summarize the following news article. | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins a four-nation Latin America tour .
The trip is the latest step in a longstanding effort to shore up support in the region .
Analyst: "Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot"
Iran recently launched a Spanish-language television network . | [
"(CNN) -- Beef from Brazil is on Iranian dinner tables. An Iranian-built hospital treats patients near Bolivia's capital. Iranian-funded factories dot the Venezuelan countryside. Iran has forged hundreds of agreements with Latin American nations and pledged billions of dollars to fund them. More deals could be in s... |
76ce1bf5e73d8dbdbd2061f53861eb9129c9b45c | Summarize the following news article. | South Korea's media has been filled with reports about tragic cases of school bullying .
This week two more students from same class reportedly took their own lives due to bullying .
Experts say many South Korean teenagers desperately need a means to escape .
The hyper-competitive nature of South Korean society is held... | [
"Seoul (CNN) -- It took two teenage suicide cases due to school bullying last year in South Korea for people to notice something was very wrong. The students lived in different cities and went to different schools, but both jumped to their deaths after saying they could not take the pain of being bullied any longer... |
82732507ab0b7e507e1180e446f9d1f8a2d6c9a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jakadrien Turner told police that she was from Colombia after being arrested .
She created an alter ego and didn't fight her deportation, a U.S. official says .
In fact, she was a 15-year-old runaway teenager from Dallas . | [
"(CNN) -- Jakadrien Turner's lies last year to authorities in Texas -- including adopting an alter ego and claiming she was from Colombia -- set off a harrowing journey that, according to posts on a Facebook page featuring photographs of her, she seemed to later regret. By Friday, the troubled teenager was finally ... |
34a06913f70259b017570414cc044621aa83097e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Paul McMullan says the public and celebrities are complicit in tabloid culture .
The ex-journalist names a former David Cameron aide as knowing about hacking .
He is testifying at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics .
Police say about 5,800 people were targeted by phone-hacking journalists . | [
"London (CNN) -- The editors of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid knew that their reporters were hacking phones in search of stories, former News of the World journalist Paul McMullan testified Tuesday. He named Andy Coulson, who went on to become an adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Reb... |
0dfbc29dcc6643ed4788a3d4ed7766c4d342a8ec | Summarize the following news article. | A British lawmaker accuses News International of more hacking of royals and politicians .
Rupert Murdoch's media group rejects the allegations .
British media name Tony Blair and Kate Middleton as possible victims .
London's Metropolitan Police confirm they are considering allegations they have received . | [
"London (CNN) -- A powerful British media group is fighting new accusations that it illegally got information on members of the royal family and top politicians, after a lawmaker accused it of hacking. Police have information that \"strongly suggests\" that a private investigator targeted royals, lawmakers and high... |
95e0431038191046ab6235e498d43a62dd356a33 | Summarize the following news article. | Iran is struggling to import staples and export crude oil, other key products .
U.S. and European sanctions have led to inflation, price spike for items, shortages .
International shipping companies are more reluctant to call at Iranian ports, unload Iranian oil .
Iranian Business Council director: Traders starved of f... | [
"(CNN) -- Russian steel, Ukrainian maize, tea from India, palm oil from Malaysia -- myriad products are shipped through the Gulf emirates. Iran wants and needs them all. But in the last few months, the growing web of U.S. and European sanctions has begun to paralyze its ability to import and export key products. Mu... |
d62b9959176e10a3340c460eda5936084d77e974 | Summarize the following news article. | Before her death, Whitney Houston had a history of substance abuse issues .
An interventionist calls her partying and pills found in her room "a bad, bad combo"
One expert calls drug and alcohol addiction "incurable, but ... treatable"
Recognizing, and avoiding, situations that might trigger a relapse is important . | [
"(CNN) -- For a recovering addict, reveling at a party or having pills in your room can be seen as a sign you are in control, having successfully defeated your demons -- or just as likely, experts say, a sign of weakness that could lead to a dangerous, if not deadly, outcome. On any given day, an estimated 23.5 mil... |
e8c3a16bbcd4cb58756ff6bf69686321dd99b6f1 | Summarize the following news article. | The Sun on Sunday launches after News of the World closed in disgrace .
News of the World was at the center of a hacking and bribery scandal .
The Sun strikes a defensive tone talking about the scandal in its editorial .
It's aiming to replace what was the best-selling paper in Britain . | [
"London (CNN) -- Rupert Murdoch launched a new British tabloid Sunday to replace his disgraced News of the World, seven months after the best-selling Sunday paper was shut down over a phone-hacking and bribery scandal. The \"new\" newspaper isn't entirely new -- it's a Sunday edition of Murdoch's Sun tabloid, which... |
7dd95941678580f9794b90006aa8b148b0a42737 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Massachusetts pool employees and their supervisor are ordered to resign .
Marie Joseph, 36, drowned four days before her body was discovered .
Poor found poor water clairty the main hindrance to her body being discovered .
Authorities plan to enact a new water clarity test at pools statewide . | [
"(CNN) -- Two pool employees and their supervisor were forced to resign on Wednesday after a woman's body went undetected in a public Massachusetts pool for four days in June until her body floated to the top. The Vietnam Veteran's Swimming Pool manager and assistant manager -- as well as the Southeast Regional Dir... |
5fed6c7b8d6232fc23796a26b0f1aa2eab7621eb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Consular access has not been provided, a State Department official says .
Abdelkader Chaar, 22, is a medical student in Syria, says his uncle .
The family has not been told why Chaar was arrested .
The United States is in touch with Syrian authorities . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. government confirmed Friday the arrest of a U.S. citizen in Syria, a State Department official said. Consular access has not been provided, said the official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation. Abdelkader Chaar, 22, is thought to have been arrested in Alep... |
36648fc56e71e04df23e14d75855c77bc10d33d6 | Summarize the following news article. | After the Secret Service scandal, Colombia asked President Obama to apologize .
Frida Ghitis: Obama shouldn't apologize, but he needs to start taking Latin America seriously .
She says the U.S. has been ignoring, at its own peril, a region amid its renaissance .
Ghitis: Obama should push for stronger economic ties and ... | [
"(CNN) -- The Secret Service scandal has all the elements of a salacious story: Sex, alcohol, national security, politics, exotic tropical settings and sex -- or did I already mention sex? But beyond the breathless coverage and oh-so-shocked commentary lie some serious repercussions. The scandal originated in the C... |
3d57edad0cd781aeea07ddb2f9678e419395f165 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: Often it's the voice of a friend that you miss the most .
He recently heard an audiotape that brought back memories of a lifelong friend who died .
Greene: "Like friendship itself, the voices never die" | [
"(CNN) -- The voice is what you end up missing the most. If you've ever had a friend who has meant the world to you, and the friend has died, you'll find yourself half hoping to hear the voice even years after the friend has gone. I have a feeling that there are more than a few of you reading these words today who ... |
d483cde4b77f1b4bc9789b592b440c7ecef39e5f | Summarize the following news article. | There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries .
Residents feel the quake in Mexico City, hundreds of miles from the epicenter .
Aerial survey of the capital shows no major damage, mayor says . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 32 miles (51 kilometers) southwest of La Mira, Michoacan, USGS said. The U.S. agency said the quake was about 40 miles (65 kilomete... |
9b32209bfe836bf63578dd8ec0bf333f0386ba7d | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: Celebrity endorsements are accepted as natural .
He says people wouldn't have faith in film critics whose praise is paid for by movie studios .
Greene: Why put any credence in what a celebrity is paid millions to say? | [
"(CNN) -- When Butler plays Duke for the national championship of college basketball Monday night, you can count on two things with absolute certainty: . 1. The television ratings for CBS will fall somewhere within the range of really impressive to enormous. 2. You will see commercials featuring famous professional... |
48970e575fb5ff9410b3231e56756d303e34f5a0 | Summarize the following news article. | "Angry Birds" just got 30 new levels with a chance to find one more .
Title of the new western-themed episode is "Ham 'Em High"
Clue to be found in Super Bowl game unlocks a secret level . | [
"(Mashable) -- The enormously popular \"Angry Birds\" game for iOS and Android just got 30 new levels with a chance to find one more, and the update is free. The title of the new western-themed episode is \"Ham 'Em High,\" and it includes subtle additions and improvements. (To clarify -- the Android version is new... |
dbd7512dccac0c2f1037ae994f0b6bb4edf49a3b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Some U.S. lawmakers are concerned 9/11 victims may have had their phones hacked .
NEW: The concerns appear linked to a tabloid report .
Three senators, a congressman ask Justice Department to investigate News Corp.
A fourth senator tells CNN he may launch his own investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- The phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire intensified in the United States on Wednesday as three senators and a congressman urged federal authorities to investigate whether one of Murdoch's U.S.-based companies may have violated anti-bribery and other laws. A fourth senator told CN... |
2cc8b5c1767a9974e9a58d506a41089e3c7de82d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: PM Cameron hosted an embattled ex-editor at his estate, a source says .
The chief executive of Dow Jones is resigning .
Rupert Murdoch apologizes to family of murdered teenager .
The media giant says he is sorry for hurt suffered by those affected . | [
"London (CNN) -- Two key executives in Rupert Murdoch's media empire resigned Friday, and their former boss added public relations muscle as he began a series of apologies in the phone-hacking scandal. Out are Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, and her predecessor in the job, Les Hinton, who mos... |
7cc9552c05f3acaefb9a694216137a65327c0d26 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "After contact with our specialist police negotiators the man came out," police say .
Authorities reopen Goodge Street Tube station but Warren Street station is closed .
The man at the center of the security alert is in custody, police say .
No hostages have been identified, police say . | [
"London (CNN) -- Police have arrested the man believed to be at the center of a security alert Friday that closed a major shopping street in central London, a police spokesman said. After the arrest, officers searched the building on Tottenham Court Road to make sure it was safe, the Metropolitan Police said. No ho... |
4ff9a7bf9fdec8531a6463f687608ec6406f8dd2 | Summarize the following news article. | While the war is over for America, Iraq must deal with a country still racked by violence .
Iraqis must heal the scars left by nine years of war that left more than 100,000 dead .
The Iraqi government has shown signs of crumbling even before the last U.S. soldier left . | [
"(CNN) -- It is true many Iraqis celebrated the fall of Saddam Hussein but few expected they would be held hostage to policies over which they -- the Iraqi people -- had no say but for which they would still have to pay the price. It is nearly impossible to put into words what this nation has gone through, the bloo... |
77778181de94271f132fd97972822836c8b8a33e | Summarize the following news article. | Three men convicted of a shooting that paralyzed a 5-year-old girl are given life sentences .
Thusha was seen on surveillance video dancing happily moments before she was hit by a bullet .
"I cannot think of a worse time in my life," her mother says .
A police officer welcomes the sentences, says the men will have year... | [
"London (CNN) -- Three men convicted in a London gang shooting that left a little girl paralyzed were sentenced to life in prison Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said. The plight of Thusha Kamaleswaran, whose last carefree moments before she was caught in the crossfire last year were captured on surveillance vide... |
bb3224d5fff3164f76a0dc6ce6257b579621a0ef | Summarize the following news article. | CNN photojournalist David Rust returned to Bosnia for the first time since the war .
He sees big changes in Sarajevo and friends, 20 years on, look older but healthier .
McDonald's on sniper alley sounds incongruous but provides jobs in new Sarajevo . | [
"(CNN) -- Although the war in Bosnia began on April 6,1992, my involvement in the conflict didn't start until July 23, when CNN photojournalist Margaret Moth was shot by a sniper and nearly killed. I was part of a CNN team sent in to replace my wounded colleague and spent more than two years covering the story. Las... |
4472d4b6b8063bd990e8cc3a55e4d7219dd04977 | Summarize the following news article. | Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer could meet in the last four at Australian Open .
Top seed Novak Djokovic and world No. 4 Andy Murray may also meet in semis .
Women's No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki starts off against Australian Anastasia Rodionova .
The 100th edition of the Melbourne grand slam begins on Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are used to meeting in grand slam finals, but the dominance of Novak Djokovic in 2011 means the two great rivals will feature in the same half of the draw for the first time in seven years at the Australian Open. The former world No. 1s, who have clashed in eight title decid... |
372681f061759f91f56ed5ff0586babec98e1150 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Africa's choice for the top job at the World Bank .
The Harvard-educated economist says she would make the bank nimbler and more responsive .
President Obama has nominated Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College .
The World Bank president has always been an American . | [
"(CNN) -- The Nigerian contender to head the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said Wednesday she is ready to lead from day one and would make it a nimbler, more responsive organization. Okonjo-Iweala told CNN's Richard Quest she was the best candidate for the job because of her 25 years working at the bank and her ... |
5c4c14f48967f4794b7ce9ceaa310a4bc53d6238 | Summarize the following news article. | An international group says it rejects any government announced by the coup leaders .
A military spokesman says the acting president and prime minister are detained .
He says no one was hurt or killed despite gunfire and explosions .
Guinea-Bissau has had several coups since it gained independence in 1974 . | [
"(CNN) -- A group of Portuguese-speaking countries condemned a coup that has roiled the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau, plunging the African country into more chaos after nearly four decades of instability. Foreign ministers from the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries group discussed the coup at a gathering i... |
d5ab6d09830d0fa10972af121734d754c37607b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Luis von Ahn founded the company behind CAPTCHA .
He used that technology to help digitize old books .
His new project provides a free way to learn languages and thereby translate the Web . | [
"(CNN) -- I want to translate the Web into every major language: every webpage, every video, and, yes, even Justin Bieber's tweets. With its content split up into hundreds of languages -- and with over 50% of it in English -- most of the Web is inaccessible to most people in the world. This problem is pressing, now... |
5b2bd63e989daced4e0dc08ef26bbb19ee92af9f | Summarize the following news article. | Presidents of South Sudan, Sudan to meet April 3 .
Clearly defining contries' border is main point of talks .
Both countries blame each other for harboring rebel fighters . | [
"Juba, South Sudan (CNN) -- Clashes erupted Monday on the volatile border between Sudan and South Sudan in the run-up to a planned meeting between the nations' presidents as part of a troubled peace process. South Sudan army spokesman Philip Aguer accused Khartoum of launching aerial bombing raids on troops in Jaw,... |
c4d13cf2106bbe7cfaad805b16d249b9ed594889 | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams into the quarterfinals of WTA tournament in Miami .
Williams avenges 2011 U.S. Open defeat to Samantha Stosur .
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka fights back to extend 2012 run to 26-0 .
Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na also progress . | [
"(CNN) -- Serena Williams avenged her 2011 U.S. Open final defeat to Samantha Stosur with a straight-sets win over the Australian sixth seed to reach the last eight of the WTA tournament in Miami Monday. Williams went into the final at Flushing Meadows last year as a hot favorite to add to her tally of 13 grand tit... |
721c1c9cfa1f675817697d8a56e361011be79327 | Summarize the following news article. | The $218 million winner will be announced in Red Bud, Illinois, Wednesday .
Red Bud's mayor believes the winner is from his farming community .
Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Illinois town for two weeks .
Kansas and Maryland lottery officials allow their winners to stay anonymous, but not Illinois ... | [
"(CNN) -- With just 3,700 residents in Red Bud, Illinois, Denise Metzger is using the process of elimination to guess who bought a lottery ticket now worth $218 million at her convenience store last month. \"We're watching to figure out who hasn't been coming in,\" Metzger, manager of the Moto Mart, said Tuesday. \... |
c7b73570957ac927936c22c55f00deda2401c319 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The UK plans to send a warship to the Persian Gulf .
Iran says it will hold military drills next month .
Iran launched a 10-day drill in the strait in late December .
Iran threatens to block the strait if sanctions are imposed on its oil export . | [
"(CNN) -- The United Kingdom said Saturday it plans to send a warship to the Persian Gulf, a move that follows Western criticism of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Ministry of Defense described the deployment of the HMS Daring as \"long-planned\" and \"entirely routine.\" The destroyer will re... |
c4faef1218eea8042cc2bc673c15c75130d16eae | Summarize the following news article. | Breivik will be kept under 24-hour observation by mental health experts, a court rules .
He has said he will not cooperate with two psychiatrists .
He is accused of killing 77 people in a bomb attack and gun rampage last summer .
Breivik says he is not insane and was acting to protect Norway from multiculturalism . | [
"Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- A Norwegian court ordered Anders Behring Breivik, charged with killing 77 people last July, to undergo a month-long psychiatric evaluation as experts seek to determine his mental state ahead of a trial. Breivik is accused of killing eight people in a bomb attack in Oslo and 69 more in a gun r... |
1424fb9b98651d0e042fa5edc67474827951f286 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bells toll to remember the tornado victims .
NEW: "The message is this: We are coming back," says a local official .
Friday marks one year since a massive tornado hit Tuscaloosa, Alabama .
The twister killed 53 people in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011 . | [
"Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CNN) -- The pounding of hammers inside his home is probably the sweetest sound in the world to Tuscaloosa resident Gary Limmroth. It's the sound of progress. One year ago, he barely made it into his basement as a massive tornado with winds up to 200 mph picked up his home, churned it into piec... |
b9b770ec68824b6cd6defd7c84048e3e8652176d | Summarize the following news article. | The candidates seem to relish a chance to follow up on Saturday's debate .
Huntsman: "I will always put my country first"
Santorum offers perhaps his strongest statement on gay rights .
Gingrich, Romney say they have worked with Democrats to hammer out deals . | [
"(CNN) -- Five things learned from Sunday's GOP debate: . Everybody gets their follow-up . There's been a lot of grousing about the back-to-back debate schedule but, in fact, the candidates seemed to relish the chance to follow up on their performances Saturday night. Both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich were panne... |
a14bc40387a31a64c21c9b200af466205213de6f | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama is making the longest U.S. presidential visit to Colombia .
Obama announces a program to help U.S. businesses access southern markets .
The sixth Summit of the Americas won't include Cuba, however .
The hemisphere's drug war is expected to be addressed . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's trip to Cartagena, Colombia, will be historic from the moment Air Force One touches down Friday. His weekend visit will mark the longest time a U.S. president will have spent in that country, where security concerns had limited previous presidential trips. During his vi... |
0eda5fd3990861e17ada88beb1195bfde52334da | Summarize the following news article. | A January crash on Interstate 75 in Florida left 11 people dead .
A state report found state troopers made mistakes before the crashes .
It says trooper who ordered interstate reopened was not formally trained to do so .
Trooper said he reopened the interstate highway because he felt it dangerous not to . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida highway patrolman who ordered the opening of an interstate highway, despite dense fog and smoke from a nearby brush fire, had not received any formal training on opening or closing roads and was not aware of the agency's relevant policy or procedures, according to an investigation into the deadl... |
45fbdcafd3a93da5368baf07b593e509281a9986 | Summarize the following news article. | Confirmed tornadoes are expected to be around 75 .
All of the storm deaths were in Oklahoma .
Advance warnings are credited with preventing more fatalities . | [
"(CNN) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed 59 tornadoes from a weekend outbreak of storms that killed six people. \"The Storm Prediction Center estimates the total will be around 75 when all surveys are complete,\" the weather service website said. There were initial reports of 135 tornadoes -- spread acr... |
c3c252841200de4b9e19172a5b6c3b8a2bbe14b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Two presidents have been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 .
One president has resigned from office: Richard Nixon, on August 8, 1974 .
Two members of Congress have been expelled for unethical conduct since the Civil War .
Four governors of Illinois have been sentenced to prison since 1973 . | [
"(CNN) -- As the first week of the John Edwards federal criminal trial comes to an end, where the former Democratic senator and presidential candidate is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars of donations to conceal his affair with a campaign videographer without reporting the money to federal authoriti... |
77a9c14d542ab61099d5d339277acb7f859c103f | Summarize the following news article. | Half of all cell phones in U.S. are smartphones, needed for mobile marketing .
The Gap, Banana Republic are among the brands using mobile to target shoppers .
Some worry the technology used to link stores directly with shoppers lacks regulation . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Your smartphone might help retailers to be smarter about your purchasing habits and even let them send you targeted discounts while you shop. Mobile marketing is an essential tool for the retailer in the next two years, said Gary Schwartz, the CEO of Impact Mobile, a mobile-tech firm. He said ... |
9b329a74ae9741a56224f5622b8e06ebd6cbeaed | Summarize the following news article. | The agreement avoids the fractious negotiation process of previous contract talks .
Air traffic controllers will get the same pay raises approved for other federal employees .
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has 15,000 members . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal officials and the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers announced Wednesday they are extending an existing work contract for another four years. Controllers will get the same pay raise given to other federal government employees instead of independently negotiating raises, the Federal... |
a359f433db9995012532a0aaf38e106aadbca200 | Summarize the following news article. | A new Smithsonian exhibit features American stories, large and small .
The exhibit at the Museum of American History opened Thursday .
Kermit the Frog, Ben Franklin and more tell the tale of America . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Reinforcing identity and learning more about who we are: That's the theme of \"American Stories,\" a new exhibit now open at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. \"There are so many stories in American history,\" says museum curator Bonnie Lilienfeld. \"We tell big... |
84522a33a29acbf3b6a66c5fed5f8f055619e4f2 | Summarize the following news article. | 9,000 Marines will be tranferred from Okinawa to Guam, Hawaii and Australia .
This resolves a pact to reduce U.S. troops in Okinawa, easing local tensions .
Cronin: The move also balances U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region .
Cronin: U.S. presence helps preserve order, influence in the fast-growing region... | [
"(CNN) -- The long-term strategy behind America's military repositioning in Asia is gradually revealing itself. A series of moves over the past six months will set the stage for rebalancing U.S. naval, air and ground forces in the region. In November, the United States announced a permanent rotation of Marines thro... |
647fbc6baf75affac67308d71cf512c7e979321e | Summarize the following news article. | Osama bin Laden's family "scattered" after the 9/11 attacks, widow tells police .
The al Qaeda leader lived undetected in Pakistan for many years .
He was killed last May in a raid .
Widow says Pakistani families helped arrange her travel and housing . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden spent years on the run in Pakistan after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, moving from one safe house to another and fathering four children, at least one of whom was born in a government hospital, his youngest widow has told Pakistani investigators. A depositi... |
119df844688092bf7c153bcef25e7a7183dfcb5c | Summarize the following news article. | Clashes in China reportedly kill several Tibetans, rights groups say .
China has accused the groups of trying to "distort the truth" about the unrest .
The Tibetan government-in-exile calls for intervention by the international community .
The United States says it is "seriously concerned" about the reports of violence... | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- The Tibetan government-in-exile has called on the international community to take action to halt violence in western China that has reportedly killed several Tibetans and left others wounded. \"The Central Tibetan Administration urges the international community to not remain passive before the ... |
63e00fcb66f66e56516833149d85d8d1fb4feed8 | Summarize the following news article. | 5-year-old girl was left permanently paralyzed by the shooting .
She was playing in her uncle's shop when gang members fired through the door, police say .
The men have been convicted in London of charges including attempted murder .
A man in the store was also hit and still has bullet fragments in his head, police say... | [
"London (CNN) -- Wearing a pink dress and red cardigan, her long hair in pigtails, 5-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran skips and twirls in the aisle of her uncle's small London store. These are the last dance steps she will take. Surveillance video from the store, used in the conviction of three men Monday, shows Thusha... |
9ea637a2b83337d4d7c0e75d6c2cc84718f5bf75 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The goal is to elicit laughs; the group has no political agenda .
Pranksters will converge at train stations donned in shirts, shoes and no pants .
No Pants Subway Ride started in New York in 2002 . | [
"(CNN) -- Train commuters in major cities worldwide will get a little cheeky Sunday as part of the annual No Pants Subway Ride that ... well ... is exactly what it says. Pranksters will converge at train stations decked out in shirts, shoes and no pants. The only requirement is to act nonchalant -- read, listen to ... |
34ebd6f24a723abd608aac9267031859d6f426bc | Summarize the following news article. | Princess Cruises is investigating what happened after passengers raised the alert .
One of its cruise ships is accused of failing to come to the aid of the stricken vessel .
Cruise line: A communication breakdown meant the captain wasn't told of the boat .
A sole survivor, Adrian Vasquez, 18, was eventually rescued aft... | [
"(CNN) -- An American cruise line has said it \"deeply regrets\" the deaths of two Panamanian fishermen amid claims that one of its cruise ships failed to help their stranded boat. Princess Cruises said passengers on the Star Princess apparently alerted a crew member to the disabled fishing boat in March, but initi... |
2801368b21eaccb776ffe09f5ea5ee7e5a063bb8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Marc Ravalomanana's plane has arrived in South Africa after being turned away .
Ravalomanana was ousted from Madagascar in 2009 following a military-backed coup .
He has been living in exile in South Africa .
Efforts have been under way to restore peace to the Indian Ocean island . | [
"Johannesburg (CNN) -- A plane carrying Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was turned away from Madagascan airspace Saturday as he tried to return from exile, his spokesman and the airline said. Ravalomanana, who had been in South Africa in exile, took off from Johannesburg Saturday morning in what was hi... |
0b32ef8b9275c4d5a0cef388c229d2a34eaef8f4 | Summarize the following news article. | John Cossman has been battling cancer for eight years .
He turned to clinical trials to stay alive after regular treatment options ran out .
He underwent his fourth clinical study this summer; he's one of 16 people in the study .
Before FDA approval, a drug goes through yearslong testing . | [
"(CNN) -- John Cossman's friends call him cancer's iron man. He's had more than 90 radiation treatments and 200 chemo treatments since being diagnosed with head and neck cancer eight years ago. The cancer has spread to his right lung, his right arm and his brain. Four years ago, he ran out of treatment options -- e... |
aa75bc0c7a280f1e56359cc22267a6cc88c34d08 | Summarize the following news article. | Seven athletes will compete for Sri Lanka at the Beijing Olympics .
Sydney Olympic medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe is biggest hope .
Susanthika Jayasinghe, Anuruddha Ratnayake top nation's medal hopes . | [
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's National Olympic Committee has finalized the list of its athletes who will represent the nation at the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held at the Chinese capital, Beijing, this year. Thilini Jayasinghe, shown here in 2006, will compete in badminton for Sri Lanka. The Sri La... |
e24236918ceeaf3cf91442ab3db8d6e08287cf08 | Summarize the following news article. | French authorities are probing Mohammed Merah's background .
Merah was shot dead last week following a standoff with police .
Officials are looking into Merah's trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Mohammed Merah had plenty of stamps in his passport, according to French intelligence officials. He traveled through at least seven Middle Eastern and central Asian countries on his way to Afghanistan in 2010. It was a meandering journey that might have been a metaphor for a young man in search of a purpo... |
487067583c2ce8495a7555cd312824796eb891b9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: CNN's Arwa Damon reports from inside Syria .
NEW: "The country is heading towards, or already is in, a full-blown war," she says .
A funeral is held for 19 soldiers and officers killed by terrorists, SANA reports .
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton vows to help get aid to those wounded and dying . | [
"Syria/ United Nations (CNN) -- As diplomats at the United Nations slammed Syria, violence continued to rage on the ground and residents wondered out loud what the implications of total war might be. \"Everyone we've been talking to ... believes that the country is heading towards, or already is in, a full-blown wa... |
160f1014fc899e984f7866670e327ff90ff04bd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain asks China to investigate the mysterious death of a businessman .
Neil Heywood was found dead in November in a Chinese hotel .
He had ties to a company formed by former officers of the UK's spy agency .
The mystery is part of a story that goes to the inner sanctum of China's Communist Party . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- \"Please excuse me, I can't talk about this.\" Clunk! The phone line goes dead. We had tried to get this British businessman to talk about the mysterious death of Neil Heywood. Heywood has emerged from the shadows to be a key link in a story of intrigue, mystery and betrayal that goes all the way ... |
f1f9939ca1970f4bfdc9225688bbdf8aa429147e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Benjamin Colton Barnes, the suspected killer, previously was charged with DUI .
"There was no obvious sign of death" besides the cold, a sheriff's spokesman adds .
Barnes had been a communicator in the U.S. Army, an FBI agent says .
Authorities say he fatally shot a Mount Rainier park ranger on New Year's Day . | [
"Mount Rainier National Park (CNN) -- National park officials said Monday afternoon that the man found dead in Washington's Mount Rainier National Park is Benjamin Colton Barnes, the suspect in the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson the previous day. Barnes was found around 10:45 a.m. Monday, dressed i... |
7ac1f43a9cc2674fcfb735deec2dfb48b361e0c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Police launch investigation into the search of a man's house by Apple employees .
An official declined to comment further, citing police policy .
Apple has declined to offer its side of the story . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- Police here have opened an investigation into the search of a man's home by Apple employees, an official said Wednesday. San Francisco police were flooded with inquiries and barraged with criticism after releasing a statement on Friday saying four officers had aided Apple, which sent two of ... |
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