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35e47e9f55c697e17f6266169aa841d47732edda | Summarize the following news article. | Sentencing for Adis Medunjanin is set for September 7 .
Prosecutors said Medunjanin traveled to Pakistan's tribal region with two friends .
His attorney said his client went to Pakistan "not to join al Qaeda, but to join the Taliban" | [
"New York (CNN) -- A Bosnian immigrant accused of plotting to bomb New York's subway system as an \"al Qaeda terrorist\" has been found guilty on all counts, including conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder and supporting a foreign terrorist organization. Adis Medunjanin, wearing... |
ec96abe54e12bd9e864243e7c0b57fa83da0b56f | Summarize the following news article. | India will seek to become No. 1 team in world cricket's Test rankings .
Victory in third and final Test against Sri Lanka will lift hosts above South Africa .
New Zealand lose star paceman Shane Bond for rest of series against Pakistan .
Australia call up Victorian fast bowler Clinton McKay to replace injured Ben Hilfe... | [
"(CNN) -- India will seek to become the No. 1 team in world cricket's Test rankings with victory in the final match of the series against Sri Lanka starting in Mumbai on Wednesday. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team will seek to overhaul both current incumbents South Africa and their second-placed visitors and clinch a 2-... |
205ec0fa161a16d36e46ff451bb35db29954d805 | Summarize the following news article. | Wanted Saudi militant Abdullah Hassan Talea' Asiri had been hiding in Yemen .
Reportedly got in touch with Saudi authorities saying he wanted to turn himself in .
Asiri met with Saudi assistant minister of Interior for Security Affairs .
He explained other Saudi militants in Yemen also wished to surrender . | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry has identified the suicide bomber who attempted to assassinate the country's assistant interior minister last Thursday and released details of a phone conversation between the two men prior to the attack. A Saudi man reads a newspaper featuring a front-page story on Thursd... |
bc915a7a13e89cfd3905386441f1a2fe00badbea | Summarize the following news article. | A checked bag at Newark Liberty International Airport tripped alarms .
Land mine casings were found in the bag, the TSA said .
The woman was traveling to an explosives demonstration, officials said . | [
"(CNN) -- A New Jersey woman traveling to an explosives demonstration in California was stopped at Newark Liberty International Airport after land mine casings were found in her luggage, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. TSA explosives experts were called to the checked baggage screening area... |
65efca1a8bc3f1584e2ead2457e9b828828b0068 | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool defeat Manchester City 1-0 in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinal .
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scores the only goal with a first-half penalty .
It is City's second successive home defeat after the FA Cup loss to Manchester United .
Tottenham level with Manchester United in Premier League a... | [
"(CNN) -- Captain Steven Gerrard scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 in Wednesday's first leg of their English League Cup semifinal. Gerrard made no mistake with his 13th-minute spot-kick, after City defender Stefan Savic had fouled Daniel Agger in the area, to give Live... |
065d6a2e1471b6985c97d25a795a8f92ee7ddd4b | Summarize the following news article. | "Slingo" will have updated features to make the game interactive on Facebook .
"Slingo" is played by more than 55 million people through online, mobile and casino games .
The game's creators are partnering with Zynga, maker of such popular social games as "Farmville" | [
"(CNN) -- \"Slingo,\" a leader in online games for 17 years, is making its way to Facebook with a redesigned version of the popular bingo/slot-machine game. The game's creators are partnering with Zynga, maker of such popular social games as \"Farmville,\" \"Cityville\" and \"Words With Friends,\" to produce Zynga ... |
623d72ec6af2e4e18a4f611cc3e408398e218b9a | Summarize the following news article. | Lin scores 26 points in loss to New Orleans Hornets .
He also has nine turnovers .
"Nine turnovers is obviously never going to get it done," Lin says . | [
"(CNN) -- It had to end some time. The New York Knicks seven-game winning streak, sparked by the surprising play of Jeremy Lin, ended Friday. Despite scoring 26 points against the New Orleans Hornets , Lin and the Knicks loss. Lin, 23, who has played electrifying basketball in recent games, got off to a slow start ... |
b9fb1b15f44efda1a4fd7c338d5d0203030833ea | Summarize the following news article. | Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink takes over at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala .
Hiddink, who has also managed Holland, Russia and Australia, signs 18-month deal .
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o and Brazilian Roberto Carlos play for big-spending Anzhi . | [
"(CNN) -- Veteran Dutch coach Guus Hiddink is the latest man to take the reins at big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, succeeding Yuri Krasnozhan who resigned before he'd even taken charge of a match. Hiddink has coached his native Netherlands, South Korea, Australia, Turkey and Russia during a long and dis... |
5aa18332e59924f8f1cf4113c32d0cd9cc79e0e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Baby Falak is fighting for her life in a New Delhi hospital .
A teenage girl brought her there with severe injuries .
A police probe is unearthing a possible human trafficking ring .
10 people have been arrested in a case that could be huge . | [
"(CNN) -- In a New Delhi hospital, a two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a teenager brought her there three weeks ago, unconscious with severe head injuries and bruises, fractured arms and human bite marks covering her tiny body. All of India began following her ordeal through newspapers and television... |
3b9543a22d60c882b0b9ee7ad92e59693017e569 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mother wanted more severe charges to be filed .
Two suspects in custody in Leon County, officials said .
The case does not support murder charges, prosecutor said .
Champion died after he was beaten on a bus in November . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion said Wednesday she had been hoping more severe charges would be filed in her son's death, which authorities said was the result of hazing. Pam Champion told \"AC360\" that hazing, which prosecutors said is a term for bullying, doesn't amply d... |
5fe738ca0bf37db4d4b97da30dfb1840f657b509 | Summarize the following news article. | The quake struck Sunday morning near Antarctica's Shetland Islands .
The USGS reports it struck at a depth of 6.2 miles .
A U.S. agency warns there's a "small possibility of a ... regional tsunami" | [
"(CNN) -- A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday off the coast of Antarctica, prompting a warning that there was a \"small possibility\" it could trigger a tsunami. The tremor was centered in waters south of South America's southern tip, about 334 miles (539 kilometers) west of Coronation Island and 388 mi... |
4f5a326704a6db2927b8537be0836d6bf7893b71 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The mayor says Missoula is in uncharted territory .
The investigation focuses on complaints at the University of Montana in Missoula .
A Missoula prosecutor defends his office and the police officers involved in the investigations .
More than 80 cases of sexual assault and rape were reported over three years . | [
"(CNN) -- The mayor of a Montana college town Wednesday welcomed a federal investigation into allegations that sexual assault and rape complaints were improperly handled. But John Engen, mayor since 2006, was also surprised when he was notified of the probe. \"This is uncharted territory for us,\" he told CNN. The ... |
dca70c72c6434e3811224792833f676b25b27a73 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Oil workers will resume their strike on Monday, union leader says .
Meeting comes ahead of a planned shutdown of the Nigerian oil industry .
An oil industry union gave the government an ultimatum to restore fuel subsidies .
A decision to halt production would affect global oil prices . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigerian unions resumed talks with the government Saturday following days of national protests over corruption and soaring fuel prices in Africa's largest oil producer. The two sides met ahead of a promised labor shutdown of the Nigerian oil industry. In solidarity with protesters, the oil ... |
76100ae3a1d9a38ca2b118b84624fe4c611fb5a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Portuguese athlete Helder Ornelas gets four-year ban .
Ornelas first to be sanctioned under IAAF Athlete Biological Passport program .
Abnormalities in his blood profile were detected over a period of a year .
The 38-year-old Ornelas won the Milan Marathon in 2005 . | [
"(CNN) -- Portuguese distance runner Helder Ornelas has been handed a four-year ban after becoming the first athlete to fall foul of the IAAF's Biological Passport program. After abnormalities in his \"blood profile\" were flagged up in May 2011, the world governing body went back to scrutinize a series of blood te... |
0764fc12a29e67a514696b63804ec87fc92baf32 | Summarize the following news article. | Colorado Springs veteran Richard Myers steps in as Sanford's interim chief .
Myers, a 35-year veteran, is expected to serve for three to five months .
Sanford chief Bill Lee stays on administrative leave, the city says .
Sanford police have been under a microscope since the killing of Trayvon Martin . | [
"(CNN) -- Sanford, Florida, city officials have chosen a former Colorado police chief as an interim replacement for the top cop who stepped aside during the furor over February's killing of an unarmed teen. Richard Myers, the former police chief in Colorado Springs, will take office in Sanford at the end of the wee... |
36d630ee8252659c2bb9a2faa0d9eea9ba10115e | Summarize the following news article. | An appeals court dismisses a lawsuit filed by convicted terrorist Jose Padilla .
He wanted to sue John Yoo, who issued legal memos supporting harsh techniques .
The court says that "at the time (Yoo) acted the law was not sufficiently clear" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A convicted American terrorist plotter and his mother lost another legal round Wednesday in their efforts to hold accountable a former Bush administration official who issued legal memos supporting harsh interrogation techniques for suspected enemy combatants. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appe... |
2ef2d1f37ae5a0f9b23c5f48fc5199b83bc40f89 | Summarize the following news article. | Transit official: "There is no specific or credible threat"
Metro police deploy security differently "to provide a little more visibility"
System mindful of one-year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden .
Officials plan to continue the heightened security throughout the week . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Terrorism concerns surrounding the first anniversary of the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden prompted authorities to elevate visible security Wednesday on Washington's Metrorail system. \"There is no specific or credible threat. We are mindful that, in the past, al Qaeda has shown an in... |
748cc3c1276962fa493a118919e88f2b099c66c4 | Summarize the following news article. | "His status is uncertain," spokesman says of Isaac Newton Farris Jr.
Farris has been SCLC president since the death of his predecessor last year .
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was Farris' uncle .
The organization has gone though internal strife in recent years . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- The board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is meeting to discuss whether to keep its current president. \"There has been speculation\" that President Isaac Newton Farris Jr. will be dismissed, \"but that has not been decided,\" Maynard Eaton, the SCLC's communications director, said... |
ab44834c19cdeeafb77dcb1357ef7cc31f5f343e | Summarize the following news article. | Michael J. Fox says August brought good news, bad news for research on chronic disease .
He says new collaboration helped scientists find biomarker for Alzheimer's .
Later, Judge ruled to stop fed funds for stem cell research, bringing programs to halt .
Fox: Parkinson's Foundation backs moving past politics, advancing... | [
"(CNN) -- Biomedical research is complicated. For patients, the pace of progress can be frustratingly slow. Two announcements last month -- one about biomarkers, the other about stem cell research -- left many of us feeling that for every promising discovery, there are even greater setbacks. We started August with ... |
a45136d5bfc11031861b81fab5841ef4df075373 | Summarize the following news article. | Obada Mzaik, a dual American and Syrian citizen, went missing on January 3 .
The 21-year-old student was born in Columbus, Ohio; he was in Syria with his brother .
He is at least the second American citizen to have gone missing in Syria this month .
Mzaik's family back in the United States is now fearing the worst . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of an Ohio-born man is \"hanging on by a thread\" after her son disappeared earlier this month in violence-wracked Syria, according to family members. Obada Mzaik, a dual American and Syrian citizen, went missing on January 3 after he traveled with his brother on a flight from Detroit to Damasc... |
b222c4319ea32635578fe05f23f4094063c095ef | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool and Tottenham draw 0-0 at Anfield in the English Premier League .
Striker Luis Suarez returns after eight-match ban for racist comments .
Liverpool dominate but Gareth Bale squanders a late chance for Tottenham .
Granada beat Malaga 2-1 in the Spanish League thanks to Inigo Lopez's goal . | [
"(CNN) -- Luis Suarez returned to Liverpool colors after an eight-game ban but the Uruguay striker couldn't transform his side's home fortunes as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Tottenham in the English Premier League. Suarez's enforced spell on the sidelines came after the English Football Association found him gu... |
e57905033d98e77f7a648a59f80c2ef2254c8abe | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to meet with Iraqi political leaders to get their views .
"This is a big national issue, and it needs a national consensus," al-Maliki says .
Al-Maliki declined to give his personal viewpoint to reporters .
About 46,000 U.S. troops in Iraq now, down from a peak of 171,000 in 2003 . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday he will meet with Iraqi political leaders by the end of the month to get their opinions on whether some U.S troops should remain in the country after December, when they are slated to leave. \"This is a big national issue, and it needs a national ... |
625ac9d80d953d8aa23221659c14cdfcacd6bcf5 | Summarize the following news article. | Thomas Robinson's mother died in January 2011, just weeks after her parents passed .
Robinson found support in his Kansas Jayhawks teammates .
His young half-sister lives with her father, but he'd like to gain custody .
Robinson should be a top pick in the NBA Draft . | [
"(CNN) -- The coach asked his player whose mother had just died was there anyone back home he wanted the university to contact. Any adult who could help make arrangements. \"Coach, they're all gone,\" the player said. Thomas Robinson, a star player who had turned down the chance to go to the NBA, lost his mother an... |
79e9a8a0cd4c5931c24f844f8f2514a767b416e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Suu Kyi and 33 other members of her party were elected to the lower house .
They had delayed their parliamentary debuts over the wording of the oath of office .
The oath of office is a historic moment in Myanmar's recent reforms .
A previous election success by Suu Kyi's party in 1990 was ignored by the military rulers... | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in Wednesday as a lawmaker for the first time, a key step in the country's recent shift toward democracy after decades of repressive military rule. Suu Kyi, a pro-democracy campaigner who spent years under house arrest, traveled to the parliament in the... |
0670226a1976dd14431e93c21530c3d4dea74246 | Summarize the following news article. | Ai Weiwei says he will only get a "written hearing"
China says he owes $2.4 million in back taxes .
His supporters say he's being targeted for criticizing the government .
Ai is an internationally renowned artist . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- Dissident artist Ai Weiwei will not be allowed to publicly appeal a multimillion-dollar tax penalty the Chinese government says he owes, he said Thursday. Ai told CNN by phone that Chinese tax authorities sent him a note March 27 telling him he will not be given a public trial but a \"writt... |
4805c421defda29d525daa6ace9ed9689c3f0309 | Summarize the following news article. | Chase Heavener spent four months chronicling quarterback's NFL dreams .
Heavener was friends with Tim Tebow, who gave him unfettered access to his training .
Documentary follows Tebow from last game in college to night he gets drafted .
Heavener says Tebow is the real deal, what you see is how he really is . | [
"(CNN) -- Tim Tebow wants to be an inspiration. As the Denver Broncos quarterback approaches the second round of the NFL playoffs, a documentary offers a detailed look at his quest to convince the teams that he could bring his college success to the pro level. With typical humility, he says he just hopes the film i... |
075a0fd896c4d9ba135d55372ef419f41a682138 | Summarize the following news article. | Former employee receives 18-month sentence .
Leslie Waffen sold a 1937 voice recording of Babe Ruth for $34.74 on eBay .
Waffen worked at National Archives and Records Administration for more than 40 years . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A former employee of the National Archives was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for stealing rare recordings from the government to sell on the Internet. Leslie Waffen, 67, of Rockville, Maryland, pleaded guilty in October to an eight-year scheme to embezzle historic recordings donated... |
97ecb55581806c500f7e446162981e79df924df1 | Summarize the following news article. | Karen Harned speaks for the National Federation of Independent Business .
Harned: Reforms that we advocated were the ones that ended up being cut .
If health law is upheld, it will "create a command-and-control economy," she says .
Her assessment of having reform struck down: "We think the law is on our side" | [
"(CNN) -- As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in the constitutionality of the health care reform law, CNN spoke with two experts on opposing sides of the issue. Karen Harned is executive director of Small Business Legal Center for the National Federation of Independent Business. The group, along with 26... |
b0d89f203862a628fce7d8243ee33bf5c339a5ed | Summarize the following news article. | Caleigh Harrison, 2, was last seen April 19 on a Massachusetts beach .
No signs of her were found during extensive water, ground and air searches .
Her sister saw "a mean guy" kidnap the toddler, her father says .
Police have no evidence of an abduction or a "mysterious man," a spokesman says . | [
"(CNN) -- The sister of a missing 2-year-old Massachusetts girl saw \"a mean guy\" kidnap the toddler from the beach, her father says, though police insist they have no evidence of any \"mysterious man\" or an abduction. Caleigh Harrison was last seen by her mother and 4-year-old sister at Rockport's Long Beach, on... |
fa25aa3a90642c22b0919d20e5d0ebb459160f1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Plane's distress signals located but not its flight data recorder .
French navy and Yemeni authorities expand search efforts for wreckage, bodies .
Airbus 310 went down with 153 people on flight originating in Sanaa, Yemen .
U.S. accident investigators probing two recent failures aboard Airbus A330s . | [
"(CNN) -- Rescue workers have located the downed Yemenia Airways plane's distress signals, but not its flight data recorders, France's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Relatives of passengers on the doomed jet arrive at Marseille airport in southern France. The ministry clarified comments made earlier in the day by... |
a4705968fead17679e012ff5e2a5105bc176b935 | Summarize the following news article. | In Depth: CNN takes a thoughtful look at the many facets of the Trayvon Martin story .
CNN's Mark Whitaker: It's a crime story, a legal story, a family story, a media story .
CNN will air a special town hall at 8 p.m. ET Friday; Soledad O'Brien hosts .
On Monday, "Anderson Cooper 360°" will launch a week of reports at... | [
"(CNN) -- It's perhaps fitting that a story with so many layers should be symbolized by a layer of clothing. From fashion mainstay to symbol of injustice . The first layer, of course, is the crime story: What actually happened between high school student Trayvon Martin and neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman on ... |
0a200d84543cde8dd08c1c4ac1b653e3a5c5e603 | Summarize the following news article. | Two spotted leopards, two Macaque monkeys and a brown bear will be returned to widow .
Terry Thompson set off scare when he released 50 wild animals from his farm .
After releasing tigers, lions and other animals, the Ohio farmer shot himself .
State officials have no legal power to inspect cages where the five animals... | [
"(CNN) -- Five exotic animals once owned by a Zanesville, Ohio, man who let loose dozens of animals last year before committing suicide will be returned to the man's widow Friday, the Ohio Department of Agriculture said. Two spotted leopards, two Macaque monkeys and a brown bear will be returned to Marian Thompson,... |
4d245320932b716de716869fb98eb18c10a920cb | Summarize the following news article. | Jeff Pearlman: Mariano Rivera, the best pitcher we have seen, is likely out of the game .
He says Rivera, who got a bad knee injury, has collected a stunning record .
He says he's an admirable baseball hero, dignified, decent with rivals, teammates, fans .
Pearlman: Rivera had hinted at quitting to do other work in his... | [
"(CNN) -- Let's not be simple here. Let's not do what the TV talking heads at the sports networks are required to do. Let's not blather on about the Red Sox and the Rays and the American League East and whether the Yankees, minus their great closer, Mariano Rivera -- who was injured this week -- can still survive i... |
15c14d4d734cd465fb8af2d9b37f646c15669055 | Summarize the following news article. | Spencer Elden, featured on Nirvana's iconic album, is an aspiring artist .
"Nirvana baby," now 17, trades on his fame and is in talks for a movie role .
Elden snagged internship with L.A. street artist who created poster for Barack Obama .
Nirvana's "Nevermind" album marked major musical turning point, critics say . | [
"(CNN) -- All apologies, but here we are now, 17 years after Nirvana's breakthrough album irreversibly changed music, and the naked baby pictured on its cover is still chasing dollars. Spencer Elden, 17, recreates his pose from 1991's Nirvana \"Nevermind\" album. Spencer Elden, the underwater infant pursuing a doll... |
3dadef7ad1a1538a25e4297ee5c9d241f67a44d9 | Summarize the following news article. | The six-point plan for halting the violence in Syria won unanimous Security Council approval .
"The council has now spoken with one voice," Clinton says .
Meanwhile, she says, the United States is working on multiple fronts . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to accept the six-point U.N.-Arab League plan offered by envoy Kofi Annan as a way to halt the violence in Syria. \"Take this path. Commit to it. Or face increasing pressure and isolation,\" Clinton said addressing... |
052c8dc4a45a937769f157de05d83ad9b4d03ce2 | Summarize the following news article. | Gingrich suggests package delivery companies track undocumented immigrants .
Turns out FedEx worked with ICE in a sting operation .
Guatemalans in sting operation are suing FedEx and ICE . | [
"(CNN) -- GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got a good laugh from his audience of conservatives Friday when he ribbed the U.S. government for not using mail services, such as FedEx, to track down the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the nation. He said the media didn't need to fact check him b... |
d14f4b5892fdb50bcccb083d32cd28874c16f9d5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 2 possible suspects are in custody, a Memphis police sergeant says .
NEW: There was a loud noise after a bomb threat was made, according to police .
An assistant principal suffers smoke inhalation and is taken to hospital .
It appears to be a prank, a school spokeswoman says . | [
"(CNN) -- A pair of makeshift bombs blew up Thursday inside a Memphis, Tennessee, high school, sending one person to a hospital and two into police custody, officials said. The \"pressurized\" devices, which incorporated Drano clog remover, were placed in different hallways -- one on the second floor, the other on ... |
6043bb6737528f8e4269b8e869fb0fa1f9b6ecd8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Woods writes on Twitter, "Heading home now and I can't stop smiling"
He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida, by five strokes .
It's the golfer's first PGA Tour victory since September 2009 .
Arnold Palmer didn't congratulate Woods due to a blood pressure problem . | [
"(CNN) -- After years plagued by injuries and scandal, Tiger Woods pulled away from his competition Sunday to capture his first PGA Tour win since September 2009. Months after capturing the BMW Championship, Woods became a tabloid fixture for his affairs with several women that led to the end of his marriage. His g... |
8df4aa895d80639fa4bf46027675dc40ae6d4b52 | Summarize the following news article. | Millions could face food shortages and hunger in South Sudan, the U.N. says .
Food supply routes into South Sudan have been blocked, the report says .
South Sudan became independent from Sudan last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Less than a week after the United Nations declared an end to the famine in Somalia, a new report from the world body says millions of people in South Sudan will now face hunger if urgent action is not taken. The report released Wednesday by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO... |
673bf9a6635b3582364c76f9790720f595c8516c | Summarize the following news article. | NBC has ordered a pilot of Bryan Fuller's remake of the classic TV show "The Munsters"
The new version of the sitcom is bring re-imagined by the "Pushing Daises" creator .
The new show will have a darker and less campy feel than the black-and-white original . | [
"(EW.com) -- TV's original American horror story is taking another step toward returning to primetime: NBC has ordered a pilot of Bryan Fuller's remake of the classic TV show \"The Munsters.\" The new version of the half-hour sitcom is bring re-imagined by the \"Pushing Daises\" creator as an hour-long series explo... |
08370497ad47e6d9336e166c57ce1ef645a4b6e3 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. military is telling its troops to stop using CDs, DVDs, thumb drives .
Defense Department making moves to prevent disclosures of secret info .
One military source who works on these networks says it will make the job harder . | [
"(WIRED) -- It's too late to stop WikiLeaks from publishing thousands more classified documents, nabbed from the Pentagon's secret network. But the U.S. military is telling its troops to stop using CDs, DVDs, thumb drives and every other form of removable media -- or risk a court martial. Maj. Gen. Richard Webber,... |
bfb91467155d48d93cefd7e82550f6ed4ff7fc1d | Summarize the following news article. | Imported crayfish devastating fishing catches in the Nile River .
Yet it could provide means to help combat spred of parasitic disease bilharzia .
Potential to provide new industy in Egypt if seen in more positive light . | [
"(CNN) -- Aquatic ecologist Magdy Khalil has the most unusual of jobs. He's traveling from community to community along the river Nile, teaching Egyptian fishermen and farmers about the American crayfish. Procambarus Clarkii: A blight, but maybe also a boon for Egypt's Nile. That's because Egypt's best-known river ... |
1e778c58b4430fddb9036349c4ef4287a2527ee0 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. official: "We now have no reason to believe" the drone in the video is a fake .
Another official questions the intact appearance of the drone after a crash .
An Iranian general says the drone was downed "with minimum damage"
Iran's Foreign Ministry delivers a reprimand of U.S. to Swiss envoy . | [
"Tehran (CNN) -- Iranian TV aired images Thursday of what it says is a U.S. stealth drone that went down in Iran last week, an apparently intact RQ-170 drone propped on a pedestal and triumphantly displayed. \"Military experts are well aware how precious the technological information of this drone is,\" said Brig. ... |
872ebd505e367a7ddbd50dbcbb4d8c4b36c5ef21 | Summarize the following news article. | The trial was scheduled for May 15 .
"We don't know if we will have all the information we need," Sandusky's lawyer says .
Sandusky is accused of more than 50 counts of child sexual abuse . | [
"(CNN) -- The trial for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting several boys, has been postponed until June 5. The trial was scheduled for May 15 but it \"must be postponed to accommodate various logistical contingencies,\" court documents said. Joe Amendola, Sandusky's l... |
1fefa395760cf6e1226ec5ee24eb75526d7753ca | Summarize the following news article. | Face transplant recipient can now eat solid foods, smell, breathe out of nose .
The patient received her new face in one graft from a donor cadaver in December .
Skin on surface of a person's back is not large enough to cover a face and scalp .
Doctor: Social reincorporation is as important as the face transplant itsel... | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- The woman who received the first-ever near-total face transplant in the United States told her doctor she has regained her self-confidence, said Dr. Maria Siemionow, head of plastic surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic and leader of the transplant team. This illustration represents t... |
a068ecec3835cecee12e92783c99fb9ec70be487 | Summarize the following news article. | Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than the mind .
Disorder may damage blood vessels and increase the risk of dying early .
Veterans who had PTSD were 48 percent more likely to die of any cause during the study . | [
"(Health.com) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than the mind. The disorder may damage blood vessels and increase the risk of dying early, according to new research presented today at an annual meeting of the American Heart Association. The study included about 286,000 mostly male veterans betw... |
f228a99c09f8eebaba7bd8046abb4d3c1b40f897 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will contest Saturday's Australian Open final .
Russian fourth seed Sharapova beat Czech No. 2 Petra Kvitova 6-2 3-6 6-4 .
No. 3 Azarenka reached her first grand slam final with win over champion Kim Clijsters .
Three-time grand slam Sharapova won their most recent meeting in May 2... | [
"(CNN) -- In terms of age, just two years separate Australian Open finalists Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. But in terms of what the two young women have achieved in their tennis careers so far, they are poles apart. Since bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old Wimbledon champion in 2004, Sharapova's mode... |
1f505a60cd5ce1192851a5244ef500a073f6372e | Summarize the following news article. | Jones is expected to be released from a hospital Friday, according to his website .
He has been cutting records since the mid-1950s .
His last known serious health issues were in 1999, after a car accident . | [
"(CNN) -- Country music star George Jones has been hospitalized in Nashville for a respiratory infection but is scheduled to be released on Friday, his representatives said. The 80-year-old performer was to stay overnight Thursday for observation, according to a statement on his website. Jones began cutting records... |
3ebd253f534e875e4bccf7b27b46cad1145ce544 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: David Gatlin, Joseph Ozment, Charles Hooker and Anthony McCray are released .
NEW: All were serving life sentences in murder cases .
The four served as trusties at the governor's mansion during Haley Barbour's term .
Families of the victims express outrage at the pardons . | [
"(CNN) -- In his last days in office, outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned four men convicted of murder, a state official said Monday. David Gatlin, Joseph Ozment, Charles Hooker and Anthony McCray received full pardons and were released at 1 p.m. Sunday, said Suzanne Singletary, spokeswoman for the Mis... |
d27e9602ff8a829528a2947ec0cfa9d6a33d25b5 | Summarize the following news article. | African Union forces say they have pushed the terrorist group out of Mogadishu .
They are expanding operations outside of the capital .
The mission is to consolidate power for the transitional government . | [
"(CNN) -- African Union forces in Somalia have successfully pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu, a commander told CNN Thursday. The African Union Mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, is trying to consolidate power for Somalia's weak transitional federal government in Mogadishu,... |
7ff79da3b0736dd7a35f2e8c3871914f4c46a55a | Summarize the following news article. | A Canadian doctor says she was part of a team that examined Harry Burkhart in 2010 .
The team included a psychiatrist, the Canadian doctor says .
The diagnosis was "autism, severe anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression"
Burkhart is facing 37 counts of arson in a string of fires in Los Angeles . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A medical doctor in Vancouver, British Columbia, told CNN Thursday that California arson suspect Harry Burkhart suffered from severe mental illness in 2010, when she examined him as part of a team of doctors. Dr. Blaga Stancheva, a family physician and specialist in obstetrics, said both Burkh... |
67c3c72030096bbd4a0630f9874a1d834e85c92c | Summarize the following news article. | Chuck Norris on Newt Gingrich: "I have a pretty good idea what makes a warrior"
He lays out the "the trifecta of tyranny" that his new favorite Republican candidate is facing .
Norris's editorial would make you think Gingrich is a ninja assassin . | [
"(EW.com) -- Chuck Norris doesn't endorse presidential candidates -- he anoints political saviors. The actor, an avowed Republican, explains at the outset of an epic editorial on WND that, \"As a six-time undefeated middleweight world karate champion, I have a pretty good idea what makes a warrior.\" In the nearly ... |
80426988fc2af582e20f8bd1b6db78afc0846dc8 | Summarize the following news article. | Pope Benedict XVI made visit to Cuba .
He asked Raul Castro to make Good Friday a holiday .
Workers will have April 6 off . | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has granted Pope Benedict XVI's request to make Good Friday a holiday -- at least this year -- Cuban state media reported Saturday. During his visit to Cuba this week, the pope asked Castro to recognize the day Christians commemorate Jesus Christ's crucifixion, a V... |
54f4a8ed59f16da476cb43d0d5ba7586f8b4fe39 | Summarize the following news article. | Frida Ghitis: Toulouse shooting echoes the ravages of last century's anti-Semitism in Europe .
She says it's time to examine enduring European blind spot when it comes to anti-Semitism .
Examples abound that prejudice is given a pass if connected to Palestinian cause, she says .
Ghitis: This adds to air of anti-Israel,... | [
"(CNN) -- What would prompt a 23-year-old man, born and raised in France, to chase a small, terrified Jewish girl into a school courtyard, look her in the eye and shoot her in the head? The very idea brings back memories of the 1940s, of an era that many Europeans have worked diligently, with considerable success, ... |
be67b1f4edaff769c0d684eace2a0a589b5a9e78 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain score twice as Real maintain grip on La Liga lead .
Barcelona defeat Athletic Bilbao to 2-0 to stay six points behind in second place .
AC Milan held to a 1-1 draw at Catania in Serie A; Second-place Juventus play Napoli on Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Real Madrid took another decisive step towards their first La Liga title in four seasons with a thumping 5-1 win at Osasuna on Saturday. Karim Benzema got Jose Mourinho's side off the mark with a sweetly struck volley in the seventh minute before Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first of the night in the 37th... |
fd5c6c4bdca2cc291c67facf8156faf223da85e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Calderon says criminals have "unlimited access to high-powered weapons"
He stands before a new sign in Ciudad Juarez that says, "NO MORE WEAPONS"
The president says Mexico needs U.S. help to stop the violence . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico's president called on U.S. officials to stop gun trafficking across the border Thursday, saying the move would be the best thing Americans could do to stop brutal drug violence. \"The criminals have become more and more vicious in their eagerness to spark fear and anxiety in society,\" President Fe... |
fb9d021ddad636614ef79293224e6022787d0bf0 | Summarize the following news article. | A favorable DNA report was met with "jumping and hugging," Knox's mother says .
Evidence involved in Knox's conviction could have been contaminated, experts say .
Knox and her ex-boyfriend were convicted of killing Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher .
She was sentenced to 26 years in prison, but is appealing the verdict... | [
"(CNN) -- The family of American student Amanda Knox is happy that new DNA analysis has called into question her murder conviction, but won't celebrate \"until she walks out of that prison,\" her mother said Thursday. In an interview with CNN's \"Newsroom,\" Edda Mellas said her daughter is \"not taking anything fo... |
c239cc3651df40a467ee48be17599991a291739c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Victim won't give opinion on whether it was a hate crime .
Atlanta mayor doubles the reward to $10,000 .
An online video shows his brutal beating by men shouting anti-gay slurs .
Federal authorities are determining whether the case is a hate crime . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- The victim of a vicious beating by a gang of men shouting anti-gay slurs said Wednesday that he wants his attackers to face justice. Brandon White, 20, spoke out for the first time at a news conference in Atlanta. He said he should never have to worry about being assaulted just because he is a gay... |
ffc70edf4d18e4b7e740b83ad95957de530707b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting in two border states has intensified and displaced thousands .
Many are arriving at refugee camps where malnutrition and disease are rampant .
A Doctors Without Borders staffer says the charity is addressing an acute emergency .
South Sudan became gained independence last July . | [
"(CNN) -- Last July, the world celebrated the birth of its newest nation as South Sudan officially separated from the north. It was hoped then that after decades of bloodshed, the people of of both nations would finally know peace. But just a few months later, refugee camps are filling to the brim as fighting in th... |
957917ab81fbc3756f74a636f8f427e619f74bed | Summarize the following news article. | Diamond could yield one of the largest and highest quality round polished stones .
478-carat stone determined it to be of the highest color grading available .
Diamond found in Letseng Mine, in Lesotho . | [
"(CNN) -- A diamond unearthed in the southern African nation of Lesotho could yield one of the largest and highest quality round polished diamonds, according to a statement Monday from company that found it. A mining company unearthed this 478-carat diamond in the southern African nation of Lesotho. Experts in Antw... |
3be03e9ba7531e432e489a1b5e392d4c970bf1dc | Summarize the following news article. | The protester had burns on 90% of his body, police say .
More than 30 acts of self-immolation have taken place in the last year in China .
Tibetans want genuine autonomy from China .
Chinese officials call the acts "extreme" | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A Tibetan protester set himself alight in New Delhi on Monday ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India this week, police said. New Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said the 27-year-old man was part of a Tibetan protest over Hu's upcoming visit to the Indian capital for a s... |
7c56e18a816008768ec32147e94475a7648acbd9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama: Yemen could "serve as a model for how peaceful transitions can occur"
A car bomb kills more than 20 in Hadramout province .
Abdurabu Mansur Hadi is Yemen's new president .
Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh led the country for 33 years . | [
"Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Yemen's new president on Saturday promised to continue the fight against al Qaeda, calling it \"a religious and national duty\" for citizens of his restive nation. Abdurabu Mansur Hadi was sworn in Saturday in the capital, Sanaa. The ceremony cements a power transfer deal reached in November ... |
220abbb8b1d7837dbd99d168d51a54541f45734c | Summarize the following news article. | Four Rhode Island girls accused of attacking school friend .
Man who filmed the incident and posted it on YouTube says he thought it was a prank .
Police say other cell phone videos of incident were confiscated at school . | [
"(CNN) -- A man filmed a group of girls attacking a 12-year-old girl in his neighbor's garden, and told Providence, Rhode Island, police he thought it was a prank. Two of the girls have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy, and two others have been charged with simple assault and conspiracy... |
d153846131678248815eeb5c05f0a26e9c2e0fe6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Extending tests is "absolutely the best way" forward, BP says .
NEW: An expert says no signs indicate a well casing breach .
Officials are working to identify possible leaks of methane gas .
The lull in gushing oil is allowing the government to jump-start its claims process . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Tests on the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico will go on for another 24 hours as federal and company officials try to explain \"anomalous\" pressure readings and possible leaks, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. \"There is no indication at this time this is any ... |
c8fa1f3fac2b18c33b1d24d94170e5f3a7520132 | Summarize the following news article. | Kansas narrowly defeats Ohio State, 64-62, to advance to the NCAA finals .
They will face Kentucky, which beat Louisville 69-61 earlier in the night .
The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 75-65 earlier this season . | [
"(CNN) -- The University of Kansas men's basketball team squeaked by Ohio State late Saturday night, setting up an an NCAA tournament championship showdown with top-seeded Kentucky. Hours earlier, Kentucky defeated Louisville in its own semifinal. The Wildcats and the Jayhawks will play Monday night for the title a... |
c9b974fa05d4be752ace086faf4861935342f38c | Summarize the following news article. | File-sharing firm's attorney says U.S. authorities overreached in shutting company down .
Attorney Ira Rothken says Megaupload officials will defend themselves against the charges .
U.S. websites hacked after Megaupload's shutdown are mostly OK Friday, source says .
Hacking collective Anonymous says it targeted the web... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. authorities overreacted in shutting down the online file-sharing site Megaupload and seeking criminal charges against its executives, the company's American lawyer said Friday. \"We believe that the allegations are without merit and Megaupload is going to vigorously defend against the case,\" attorne... |
383c2ea65325d47f16b165972f0d123f751a406f | Summarize the following news article. | Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 2-0 to record second Group B win .
A Salomon Kalou strike and a Bakary Kone own goal seal victory .
Victory sees the Ivory Coast qualify for quarterfinals of Africa Cup of Nations .
Sudan and Angola share four goals earlier Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Ivory Coast's star-studded team beat Burkina Faso 2-0 Thursday to seal qualification to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Salomon Kalou put the Ivory Coast ahead in the first half and victory was sealed as Bakary Kone headed an own goal in the final minutes of the Group B clash in the Estado... |
520a5b925814aff50d6fb25e0f275fb2ef9639f1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Angry parents gather outside school; one mom plans to transfer deaf son .
A second Miramonte Elementary teacher is arrested .
He allegedly fondled two girls about age 7, police say .
His case is "quite different" from that of another teacher also charged with lewd acts . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said Friday. Capt. Mike Parker of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said that Friday's arrest is \"quite different\" from the arrest earlier this week of ... |
f0f94092d697f5adec949716b2fe91a814bf73f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Isobel Coleman says Egyptian vote a roller coaster; unclear how big a role Islam will play .
Military's disqualifications of candidates raise question about election's fairness, she says .
She says secularist Amir Moussa, a front-runner, faces challenge from Islamist candidate .
Coleman: Votes for Muslim Brotherhood's ... | [
"(CNN) -- Egypt's presidential race has been a political roller coaster. After banning 10 candidates earlier this month, the country's election commission banned and unbanned this week yet another well-known candidate, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, although the constitutional court is still reviewing that dec... |
5f6240b07a310dd8200c93b3460b0905dee97f6d | Summarize the following news article. | Monsignor William Lynn is accused of covering up evidence of sexual abuse .
Lynn served as the secretary for clergy under the former Philadelphia archbishop .
A grand jury report accused the archdiocese of failing to investigate accusations . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- Opening arguments started Monday in the first case in which a Roman Catholic archdiocese official is accused of covering up evidence of suspected sexual abuse of children. Monsignor William Lynn and the Rev. James Brennan appeared before Common Pleas Judge Teresa Sarmina inside a nearly fille... |
f7bad8bbad201558e00fabfed4dde4abd1039932 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts and 2008 GOP presidential nominee .
Romney is under fire for a health care plan he signed into law as governor .
Republicans and Democrats see "Romneycare" as the prototype for what conservatives deride as "Obamacare" | [
"(CNN) -- For Mitt Romney, it's not just a question -- it's more like a campaign illness he'd like to cure once and for all. \"I was hoping I would be asked that question. Great. It's about time,\" Romney joked at a recent GOP forum in New Hampshire. The question, of course, was about the health care reform bill Ro... |
06c6e1196cb7b39f664df2f6b1f630978ccaa50c | Summarize the following news article. | Syrian expatriates across the world are uniting against the regime of Bashar al-Assad .
Their mission is cutting across ethnic and religious lines .
Many Syrians are raising money in the U.S. and speaking about the crisis . | [
"(CNN) -- It has been five years since Mohammad Z. left Syria to train as a doctor in Detroit. He works long hours. He's big on hockey. He's devoted to the Red Wings. He's immersed in America, yet his heart is with Syria and the Syrian people. It's hell inside Syria. But for Mohammed and other Syrian expatriates wh... |
c686753c5341ca0e81d6cc047c63c9caf90b8551 | Summarize the following news article. | John McCain met with boos as he pledged to work with Barack Obama .
McCain voters go online to vent, find solidarity .
McCain's concession similar to Sen. Hillary Clinton's calls for unity .
Obama should ask McCain to help set tone, strategist Donna Brazile says . | [
"(CNN) -- As Sen. John McCain bowed out of the historic presidential election Tuesday night, he urged his supporters to bridge their differences with Sen. Barack Obama and unite for the good of the country. Supporters of John McCain react as their candidate concedes in Phoenix, Arizona. \"Sen. Obama and I have had ... |
98cfd2cafaf5d8eb213d15f7b7435a063b99870f | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United fight back from 3-0 down to earn a draw at Chelsea .
Two Wayne Rooney penalties sparked the recovery in the second half .
The result leaves United two points behind Manchester City in Premier League .
Newcastle defeat Aston Villa 2-1 to move up to fifth, a point behind Chelsea . | [
"(CNN) -- Substitute Javier Hernandez scored a late header as champions Manchester United fought back from three goals down to earn a remarkable 3-3 Premier League draw at Chelsea on Sunday. On a bitterly cold afternoon in south-west London, United knew they needed a victory at Stamford Bridge to keep pace with riv... |
57ea0ad57325f18616e02e32aaac473d19699624 | Summarize the following news article. | Davy Jones died of a heart attack at age 66 Wednesday .
The Monkees frontman and token Brit captivated audiences with his talent and charisma .
Source: People looked up to Jones as "the first person who made them interested in music" | [
"(CNN) -- Davy Jones was more than just the star of countless bedroom wall collages in the late 1960s. The Monkees frontman and token Brit who captivated audiences with his talent and charisma was the quintessential teen heartthrob. News of Jones' passing (he died of a heart attack at age 66 Wednesday) prompted nos... |
5cbeb4c047098e43ca812b7d6c6bcd9b2d52860a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Abu Othman may well have been speaking under duress, Reporters Without Borders says .
Citizen journalist Ali Mahmoud Othman helped foreign journalists in the city of Homs .
Activists fear Othman may have been tortured since he was detained in March .
Foreign news outlets have been severely restricted in reporting ... | [
"(CNN) -- Syrian state TV aired Saturday what it said was a confession by citizen journalist Ali Mahmoud Othman, who activists say was arrested in March after he helped foreign journalists escape from the besieged city of Homs. Othman helped run a media center in Baba Amr area of Homs, which provided information to... |
8ea2620d01e84d6f89e031ab70050b4ab2fbaf79 | Summarize the following news article. | Study: Statins can help healthy with good cholesterol levels cut heart disease risk .
None of study's participants would qualify for taking statins under current guidelines .
Maker of Crestor funded study; lead author says firm had no input in study's design .
Cardiologist: New research could add 10 million to ranks of... | [
"(CNN) -- Healthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released at the American Heart Association meetings in November. Today, only people with high levels of cholesterol... |
ea1a773e60869e7da7ea25c830f51f2b4e4d9c44 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A website claims an alleged abduction victim has been released .
NEW: The website also says Anonymous is not releasing information for the time being .
Barrett Brown says he expects to receive e-mails naming Zetas affiliates .
Analyst: Inside Anonymous "there has been disagreement" about the purported plan . | [
"(CNN) -- A Texas man who is a self-proclaimed supporter of Anonymous says he's joining the hacking ring's purported fight against one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels. Barrett Brown, 30, told CNN that in the next two days he expects to receive thousands of e-mails naming alleged Zetas drug gang affiliates tha... |
983e64e0b82f19b668612f483db1b513471a5ad5 | Summarize the following news article. | An appeals court ruled last week that "don't ask, don't tell" cannot remain in place .
The Obama administration is asking the court to reconsider that ruling .
The administration supports the repeal but objects to having courts set the timing . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration Thursday evening asked a federal appeals court in California to reconsider its order last week temporarily blocking the U.S. military from enforcing its \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy on gays and lesbians serving in the military. U.S. officials have been moving ahead ... |
fa81790bb9f63939509e44378ad974bb69a58f7e | Summarize the following news article. | Report: A criminal complaint says Delmon Young made an anti-Semitic remark .
"I sincerely regret what happened ... I take this matter very seriously," Young says in a statement .
New York police: The other man in the dispute sustained minor injuries . | [
"(CNN) -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was arrested in Manhattan on Friday and charged with aggravated harassment after a dispute with another man, New York police said. Young appeared intoxicated when police arrived at the scene outside the Hilton New York hotel, and he was treated and released from a ho... |
3b87dbd4bf5e732209f137d5d1fef4da8e0cafe1 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohamed Nasheed's party says police targeted him with a "violent attack"
A lawmaker says four members of Parliament have been abducted .
The former president is calling his ouster a coup .
Nasheed was the first democratically elected president in decades . | [
"(CNN) -- Police attacked the former Maldives president Wednesday, beating him up a day after he stepped down, the Maldivian Democratic Party said. \"We strongly condemned the violent attack by the Maldivian Police Service on President (Mohamed) Nasheed and senior officials of the MDP,\" the party said in a written... |
5245906f224a07f69babefdc28adb5208c715afa | 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) -- December 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Iraq & Kuwait . California; Tennessee; Boca Raton, Florida . 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... |
75d357874f067f901f01ab71c99458d44750f45b | Summarize the following news article. | Jay Paterno resigns after meeting with new coach Bill O'Brien .
"I will not be a part of the Penn State football staff moving forward," he says .
His father, the legendary "JoePa," was fired amid sex abuse scandal in November . | [
"(CNN) -- Penn State quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno says he has resigned from the university's embattled football program after meeting with the school's new coach. Jay Paterno's resignation comes two months after his father, legendary head coach Joe Paterno, was fired over the sexual abuse scandal that erupted in ... |
fa57aab1d981ac4127b5dce219b623eac065fec9 | Summarize the following news article. | Sony's new CEO has pledged to cut 10,000 jobs - about 6% of its workforce .
Comes after the company finishes its fiscal year with a record $6.4 billion loss .
The iconic Japanese conglomerate hasn't made a profit in four years .
The firm's electronics business has been hit by low-cost competitors . | [
"(CNN) -- Based on profits, Sony Corp. is an outstanding company -- in life insurance sales and hit movies such as the \"Men in Black\" and \"Spider-Man\" franchises. But in the industry where Sony made its name -- consumer electronics -- the company needs a lifeline as it finishes its fiscal year with a record $6.... |
4efa8a16bf6c9577b475c78f5f2afb165c930230 | Summarize the following news article. | Little-known South Carolina congressman shouts, "You lie!" at President Obama .
Wikipedia disables editing for Rep. Joe Wilson's entry, citing "vandalism"
Name-calling rampant on Facebook and Twitter as political passions run high . | [
"(CNN) -- Two words, delivered with index finger punctuating the air and directed at the president of the United States, made a little-known South Carolina congressman one of the most controversial men on the Internet -- at least Wednesday heading into Thursday. Many Facebook and Twitter users condemned Rep. Joe Wi... |
8c06a63c8985722ea31165c0181bc583b5d6d3bd | Summarize the following news article. | In 2012, resolve to kill off these bad behaviors on the Web .
That copy-and-pasted Facebook status? Try writing your own instead .
Avoid bad Twitter spelling and comment-section trolling .
Deal with the public? Treat people well, or the Internet watchdogs will not be pleased . | [
"(CNN) -- If your New Year's resolutions have lasted this long, congratulations. You're 1/366th of the way home. But it's not too late to throw a few more on the pile. And since half of us spend an hour or more online every day, according to the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, it's worth c... |
3ec7418b9957207df8b21f7dbae7388ce3ea7232 | Summarize the following news article. | Lindsay Lohan will attend the 2012′s White House Correspondents' dinner .
In 2002, bat-biter Ozzy Osbourne attended .
David Cross showed up in 2009 and allegedly snorted cocaine . | [
"(EW.com) -- This Saturday night, while you're watching John Cusack brood in \"The Raven\" or catching up on \"Game of Thrones\" -- or doing something besides staring at a glowing rectangle -- a certain flame-haired actress will be dining with America's commander-in-chief. That's right: Lindsay Lohan, newly minted ... |
d6f6263553bd281a8b23c3668bc3514fd8086fbc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Italian PM Berlusconi's attorney calls the judge's actions "shameful"
NEW: The court adjourned the corruption case until September 19 .
He is fighting allegations he paid for sex with a minor and abused power when she was arrested .
Berlusconi also faces corruption charges related to his media empire . | [
"Milan, Italy (CNN) -- The judge in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of sex with a minor rejected all defense motions Monday and scheduled the next hearing for October 3. Judge Giulia Turri dismissed defense motions one by one in a hearing attended by neither Berlusconi nor the woman at t... |
f0d8cc6cc55d413ddd1e1fb9a20e0df1f1dd24d9 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. special envoy and ambassador for human trafficking meet with Suu Kyi .
The delegation arrived in Myanmar on Monday .
It has met with top government officials . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. diplomats met with the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday in another sign of thawing relations between Washington and the Southeast Asian nation. Derek Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to Myanmar, and Luis CdeBaca, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for human trafficking, held talks wit... |
481fe308bcdf825a3615f01f8ea1bd5f07676f9f | Summarize the following news article. | Obama seems to call out Romney on what he has said about bin Laden .
Romney was reacting to Obama ad questioning his resolve on bin Laden .
Obama says Ronald Reagan wouldn't have made it out of 2012 GOP primaries .
Romney campaigns with another potential vice presidential candidate in New Hampshire . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday appeared to call out Mitt Romney over what he said about going after Osama bin Laden on the campaign trail four years ago, as opposed to on the eve of the first anniversary of the raid that killed the terrorist leader. Asked about Romney's comments earlier in th... |
0276ac7a8bc00bdc47e1e99774ee7d5017f0f0a8 | Summarize the following news article. | It is not clear whether political detainees will be among those released .
Myanmar has made moves in recent months to reach out to its critics .
Last month, its foreign minister held a rare, historic meeting with U.S. officials .
State Department official: "There are dramatic developments under way" | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar announced Tuesday it will grant amnesty to 6,300 prisoners on Wednesday, one in a series of recent moves that could help the isolated nation normalize relations with Western nations including the United States. But is it really an authentic step toward greater freedoms in one of the world's most r... |
01ebb1bcd5f11a6c36046ff82c954f96fc5e104c | Summarize the following news article. | Mali and Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations .
Seydou Keita scores the winning spot-kick as Mali beat Gabon on penalties .
Ghana are taken to extra time by Tunisia before securing a 2-1 success . | [
"(CNN) -- Mali and Ghana are through to the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations after both achieved hard-fought quarterfinal victories on Sunday. Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita scored the winning spot-kick for Mali as they defeated co-hosts Gabon 5-4 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 after 120 minute... |
74b4ee0752ac0c919e88c448916f639884895733 | Summarize the following news article. | Aid agencies fear the situation will deteriorate rapidly .
Drought has led to a failure of crops .
In all, 10 million people in the Sahel region are at risk . | [
"(CNN) -- The knock on the door is a sign of bad things to come. \"Do you have any work?\" they ask. They have fled their villages and come into the city out of desperation. Their bellies ache from hunger. \"For those of us in the city, we are seeing the first signs of food crisis spreading across our country. We h... |
fbf0b89c424e2cf8b43fc1fcd79a74f326fd62f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Elaine Kamarck: Allegations of debauchery in Secret Service have serious implications .
She says terrorists could easily know if that's the case and exploit agents' vulnerabilities .
She says changing culture by adding more women could help .
Kamarck: Presence of women in powerful jobs has pushed back at macho misbehav... | [
"(CNN) -- Is the Colombia prostitution scandal rocking the Secret Service an isolated incident? Or is it evidence of a debauched organizational culture that permeates the entire agency when its agents are out of the country and don't think anyone is watching? This is the question that has been on everyone's mind as... |
f685fe5969ebaa23ee2fd0abed5a30538df169d9 | Summarize the following news article. | There are more than 100 wineries in Washington's Walla Walla Valley .
Navarro Vineyards in Anderson Valley, California, offers daily tours and tastings .
Virginia's premier wine country spreads out around the city of Charlottesville . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- Perhaps they're not the first place you think of when it comes to wineries, but these four regions offer character and great wine, without the hoopla. Stone Hill Winery is set high on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. Walla Walla Valley, Washington . In the mid-90s when oenophiles start... |
4bf7003277e0a85d17b3f888b255b99a65542f89 | Summarize the following news article. | Smoking rates in the U.S. have dropped dramatically over the past several decades .
In 1965, 56% of smokers consumed 20 cigarettes daily. By 2007, it had fallen to 41% .
The decline in heavy smoking appears to be linked to a decline in lung cancer . | [
"(Health.com) -- Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, and those who do smoke are on average smoking less, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Smoking rates in the U.S. have dropped dramatically over the past several decades, falling from 40% in 1965 to about 20% in 2006. Much of t... |
033d2d71d856b243cf655abefa66dee1e59488d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Suu Kyi was released from house arrest on November 13 .
They had been separated for a decade .
The political activist has spent most of the past 20 years under house arrest or in prison . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The younger son of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi left Myanmar Tuesday after a long-awaited visit with his mother, from whom he'd been separated for a decade. Kim Aris was seen arriving back in Bangkok, Thailand, later in the day. Aris had been in Myanmar for a little more than two ... |
235d4531fb6f3fe52d6a96a0e02ed0dc633c18d1 | Summarize the following news article. | The research contradicts numerous earlier studies that did find an increased risk .
Felson, however, says the new findings aren't sufficient to quell the concerns .
Previous studies have found that TNF inhibitors as much as double the risk . | [
"(Health.com) -- A class of injectable drugs used to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis doesn't raise the risk of serious infection when compared with more conventional treatments, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research, which was funded by ... |
87a24b15459257d0b55960af41fcafc34acac6e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: More than 55,000 cases of dengue reported this year in Brazil .
The disease has killed 67 people this year in Rio de Janeiro state .
Dengue hemorrhagic fever "can be fatal" if unrecognized and not properly treated .
CDC says there is no vaccine to prevent dengue or dengue hemorrhagic fever . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 55,000 cases of dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past four months, authorities said Thursday. The disease has killed 67 people this year in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, the state's ministry of health reported. Slight... |
770443487f0c1a1b9a97a49cd1d4e1e786916bb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Brian Regan has become a top-ranked comedian by keeping material clean .
Regan's humor is observational, focuses on everyday life .
One inspiration for comedy career was being able to sleep in, Regan says .
"Comedy is a good way to deal with anything," Regan says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- If you're a comedy fan, you've probably heard of him by now. Comedian Brian Regan, 50, is famous for his clean jokes about everyday life. He is on tour. Famous for his clean jokes about everyday life, comedian Brian Regan is at the peak of his career, gaining new followers with every perf... |
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