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5887f1d7e8d02ba7923b14b1adf2af6e04639eb3 | Summarize the following news article. | "We are going to start bringing the gold to our national bank," Chavez says .
Chavez says a decree will allow the takeover a gold-rich area in southern Venezuela .
He says the moves will bring more money and security to Venezuela .
One critic describes the reserve relocation as "the looting of the nation's savings" | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuela will nationalize the exploration and mining of gold and recall $11 billion in gold reserves from foreign banks, President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday. \"We are going to start bringing the gold to our national bank,\" Chavez said in a conference call with several of the nation's financial leaders ... |
da64e8ba388fb7ca79803b455469dfbaf9b0821d | Summarize the following news article. | Chavez announced in June that he has cancer .
He has undergone treatment in both Venezuela and Cuba . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heads home Thursday after undergoing five days of medical tests in Cuba. Chavez made the announcement on state-run VTV on Wednesday night. Once home, Chavez said he will make a religious trip to the state of Tachira, which borders Colombia. \"Well, we will return tomorrow,... |
a0709f58278ea409487eca7e853d8c2848b724fe | Summarize the following news article. | President Alvaro Uribe ready for "constructive" dialogue, government says .
Indians demonstrating for greater land rights, protesting free-market capitalism .
At least four protesters have been killed and 130 wounded, Indian leaders say .
Authorities say protesters hurling rocks, Molotov cocktails at security forces . | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and leaders of a massive Indian protest plan to meet Sunday in the city of Cali. Protesters march this week along the Pan-American Highway in Villarrica, Colombia. The president spoke by phone Thursday evening with one protest leader, Daniel Pinacue, and ... |
10bd1ef7104615b8b2c4c946349d8af364eb7c9d | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez condemns "imperial insanity" behind unrest in Libya .
He calls for respect and protection for Venezuela's ambassador and embassy staff .
"The drama of Libya ... is only beginning," Chavez says .
Chavez and Moammar Gadhafi are close allies . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told reporters Wednesday that his country's embassy in Libya's capital was \"attacked and plundered.\" Chavez demanded respect and protection for his country's ambassador and embassy staff, and condemned the \"imperial insanity\" that he said was behind the \"destruction\... |
8bfd688155b176eca85eb2d875c91f1fcd8e1e2e | Summarize the following news article. | Benjamin Arellano Felix also is ordered to forfeit $100 million .
He pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money .
Arellano Felix is the former leader of the Tijuana drug cartel .
His lawyer says the sentencing is a disappointment . | [
"(CNN) -- A former leader of Mexico's Tijuana drug cartel was sentenced Monday in the United States to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $100 million after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to launder money, officials said. Benjamin Arellano Felix pleaded guilty to the charges in January in U.S... |
c23b9d3c6e479b9fc26574b9fabe80700065e118 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mexico City's mayor reports some blackouts, no major damage .
The depth of the quake was some 40 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey says .
There were no immediate reports of injuries . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Saturday night, about 100 miles south-southwest of the capital, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which hit at 7:47 p.m. local time, had an estimated depth of 40 miles, the USGS said. The agency earlier said it was 6.7 magni... |
f0943ec20594284f8cafc16cd9a8116656e04381 | Summarize the following news article. | A mother and her son were killed in an ambush .
They were among 4 killed in the attack in Ciudad Juarez .
Authorities identified the victims Monday .
Investigators have not determined a motive . | [
"Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (CNN) -- Two U.S. citizens -- a mother and her son --- have been killed in the violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said. Rosa Williams, 35, and her son, Pablo Noe, 19, were among four people who were killed by assailants armed with an AK-47 rifle and 9 mm pistol who opened fir... |
c4a734c44d78e583fc4cc4031f0cf8957df44f11 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN Hero Sal Dimiceli has devoted his life to helping his fellow Americans .
Through his nonprofit, he has been able to give desperate people what they need to get by .
Dimiceli: Recession has put more and more people in need . | [
"(CNN) -- For more than 20 years, CNN Hero Sal Dimiceli has helped people going through hard times. Through his newspaper column and his nonprofit, the Time Is Now to Help, Dimiceli has assisted about 500 people a year with food, rent, utilities and other necessities. He has also been known to chip in his own money... |
70dabcf7336a9c39b7ac6ab6f83b7f8634f53507 | Summarize the following news article. | Diane Latiker was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Latiker is reaching out to young people in her troubled Chicago neighborhood .
Her nonprofit, "Kids Off the Block," has helped more than 1,500 youths . | [
"(CNN) -- Surrounded by gang violence in her Chicago neighborhood, Diane Latiker opened her home to area youth and started a community program called Kids Off the Block. Since 2003, Latiker's nonprofit has taught valuable life skills and provided recreational activities to more than 1,500 young people. CNN recently... |
78dbc41d7ca5c50a2e4d823f02b3b87c746e6ca9 | Summarize the following news article. | Gang violence has been a problem in Chicago, especially in the Roseland neighborhood .
One Roseland resident is trying to take back the community by reaching out to young people .
Diane Latiker: "I listen to young people. That's the only way they're going to listen to me"
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 20... | [
"(CNN) -- In the first three months of this year, there were 73 homicides in Chicago -- and nearly half the victims were 25 or younger. Gang violence is especially rampant in the Roseland neighborhood that CNN Hero Diane Latiker calls home. But she's on a crusade to make her community safer for its youth. Latiker s... |
76596801beac8de7498c48b75782b900cf16e7dd | Summarize the following news article. | An EU-China summit ended with promises to help, but no cash pledge .
China has the world's largest foreign cash reserves of about $3.2 trillion .
Domestically, there is little political support in China to rescue the eurozone .
China investment in European companies, however, has skyrocketed . | [
"(CNN) -- A China-EU summit ended Tuesday with promises for more support from Beijing for debt-straddled Europe, yet no concrete cash pledges to buy euro debt. It's becoming a familiar scenario in the wake of the eurozone crisis. Indebted nations have made repeated entreaties to Chinese leaders for bail out help in... |
b591862a073e7a77cfd84ea3cf7794f13cbdbccb | 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 9, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Iraq . Hawaii . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published."
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46d68d088bc2cf38f9114ca3a4d7c14e86d1ec6a | Summarize the following news article. | Acclaimed actor Gary Sinise: I'm grateful for the freedom that our troops provide .
His Gary Sinise Foundation provides support for veterans and civilian first responders .
One of Sinise's iconic roles was a disabled veteran in "Forrest Gump"
He says he also has many veterans in his family . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor-director Gary Sinise has touched the lives of thousands of U.S. service members. Sinise often travels overseas to honor and entertain the troops with his Lt. Dan Band, and his Gary Sinise Foundation helps support them when they return home. CNN's Denise Quan recently spoke with Sinise about CNN Hero... |
4eec8e60d2a75ebfcbd3bd5d208fa58fd2eb5963 | Summarize the following news article. | Comedian George Lopez underwent a kidney transplant in 2005 .
Now he is trying to help young people who are also struggling with kidney disease .
The Lopez Foundation assists underprivileged kids, adults and military families . | [
"(CNN) -- George Lopez is helping to create positive change for underprivileged children, adults and military families. In 2009, he started The Lopez Foundation, which provides and supports education and health programs for those in need. The group also increases awareness about kidney disease and organ donation. L... |
9004b01751332a47042cffbf450c17f76201b76e | Summarize the following news article. | Wynonna Judd is committed to helping wounded U.S. troops and their families .
Some of the proceeds from her music goes to the Wounded Warrior Project .
Judd: These families have 'changed my life by giving me a reason to sing' | [
"(CNN) -- Country music star Wynonna Judd is a supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps injured service members and their families. She recently spoke with CNN's Sonya Hamasaki about the need to support individuals who've served in the military, especially those who have been injured in ... |
ab590b3fe42d77a194459f188d627a4e4f27f096 | Summarize the following news article. | Buzzing with film talent, London has almost a dozen festivals .
They are often a good starting point for movies to get wider recognition .
Charles Duke's "Caution, Wet Paint" premiered at Canary Wharf and then Cannes .
"The Screening Room" picks six of the best film festivals making creative waves . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- As Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz grace the red carpet at the 52nd London Film Festival, the UK's capital city shows it has become a thriving, creative hub for filmmaking. American actor, singer and drag-performer Rue Paul at the 22nd Lesbian and Gay Film festiva... |
ea4962785c6fa635f36be6a001a547aaad0430d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Actress Lucy Liu is a UNICEF ambassador who has met children around the world .
Liu: It's "heartbreaking" to see kids who want an education but can't have one .
Despite their disadvantages, she says, children are always "warm and inviting" | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Lucy Liu is an ambassador for UNICEF, an organization that gives children the essentials for a safe and healthy childhood. Approximately 21,000 children die every day from preventable causes, according to UNICEF, and its mission is to reduce that number to zero. Liu recently sat down with CNN's So... |
da4b3fc2e9f5530b38c0f087d42e5c857728a174 | Summarize the following news article. | Eddie Canales was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Canales is helping young football players who've suffered spinal cord injuries .
His nonprofit, Gridiron Heroes, provides support for players and their families . | [
"(CNN) -- Eddie Canales' nonprofit, Gridiron Heroes, provides emotional and financial support to high school football players who've sustained life-changing spinal cord injuries. Canales' son Chris was paralyzed during a high school football game in 2001. But it was a year later when the two came up with the idea t... |
5268182c0a398d46e448346f9af4973721781d45 | Summarize the following news article. | Amy Stokes was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Her nonprofit connects South African children with online mentors .
Stokes: Millions of African children don't have adults to mentor them . | [
"(CNN) -- Amy Stokes is redefining \"family\" for South African children affected by HIV, AIDS and poverty. Since 2006, her organization, Infinite Family, has used the Internet to connect almost 500 teens with nearly 300 volunteer mentors from all over the world. Stokes started the program after witnessing how HIV ... |
bb20f180cd48a902d53c85ae039ac19c1773ac70 | Summarize the following news article. | A candlelight vigil at Graceland marks Presley's 1977 death .
The singer died in his Memphis, Tennessee, home at age 42 .
Presley is buried on the grounds of Graceland .
In 2010, Forbes magazine estimated his estate's annual income at $60 million. | [
"(CNN) -- Their candles flickering in the warm Tennessee night, fans quietly stood vigil over Elvis Presley's grave early Tuesday to mark the 34th anniversary of the singer's death. \"Thank you so much for being here and continuing to honor the legacy of my father,\" said a message from Lisa Marie Presley that was ... |
a5bb62dbbcaa5c4d0de0e45a96e2f822f8cbba3a | Summarize the following news article. | Patrice Millet was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
His nonprofit teaches soccer, life skills to Haiti's poorest children .
Millet: 'Love comes first, then comes the money' | [
"(CNN) -- After being stricken with cancer, Patrice Millet dedicated his life to helping children in his native Haiti. In 2007, he started a nonprofit youth soccer program called FONDAPS, which stands for Foundation Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours (Foundation of Our Lady of Perpetual Help). The program provides fr... |
58a146e3e4cbadeda36fd11fe2d3f69f4bf137ba | Summarize the following news article. | Taryn Davis was named one of the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2011 .
Her nonprofit provides a network of support to young military widows .
Davis: This recognition will help more widows know they are not alone . | [
"(CNN) -- Taryn Davis is helping young military widows find the emotional support they need. Davis was just 21 years old when her husband, an Army corporal, was killed in Iraq. Four months after his death, she created the American Widow Project. The nonprofit has connected more than 900 young military widows throug... |
6fd2c94b81eb4070388d2685343c5dd88cd4451f | Summarize the following news article. | Asia Monitor Resource Center releases report warning of Asian worker 'epidemic'
Many falling ill and dying each year due to occupational disease across Asia .
Center director Sanjiv Pandita: "The problem is there is no data"
In 2008, ILO estimated that more than 1.1M Asians died from occupational disease each year . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Ramesh Makwana knew the risks to his health by working in an agate factory, but at $4 a day the rewards were too great. Now, after 14 years of breathing in the fine dust created by grinding and polishing the gemstone, Makwana has silicosis, a respiratory disease that swells the lungs. \"He's tha... |
0c77f250d3d104fc50d2e6b4f63e3c885a436284 | Summarize the following news article. | New: Rep. King says he declined a meeting with one of the prostitutes .
Lieberman: The Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing will take place May 23, Lieberman says .
The Secret Service director will testify, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Senate Homeland Security Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving U.S. military and Secret Service agents in Colombia. The hearing will take place May 23, Sen. Joe Lieberman, the committee chairman, told CNN's \"State of the Union.\" Lieberman's is one of four con... |
c373457deed7d3e82a2185bed3fcb7abd5710f7a | Summarize the following news article. | Vito Maggiolo was sent to Beijing to help cover Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to China .
"We found ourselves covering a mini-revolution," he said .
When Chinese officials tried to stop CNN broadcasting, he challenged them .
He argued, without success, that the letter did not have the correct "chop" or seal . | [
"(CNN) -- Vito Maggiolo, an assignment editor in Washington who has been with CNN since the network started in 1980, was sent to Beijing in the spring of 1989 to help cover the historic visit of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to China -- like everyone else who was sent to Beijing. Vito Maggiolo (right) argued that... |
d1ff9bc78d250323558c5f3878afe34ea6ebe550 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinoy was on the balcony at the Beijing Hotel near Tiananmen Square .
He gave a live commentary on what he was seeing and hearing .
U.S. Secretary of State James Baker was asked to respond to the breaking news .
Chinoy realized that 24-hour television news was going to alter everything . | [
"(CNN) -- For Mike Chinoy, CNN's Beijing bureau chief at the time, one of the most significant moments in that heady spring of 1989 in China happened at 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on the morning of June 4, as the crackdown was taking place. Mike Chinoy: \"I described the gunfire and the bodies.\" Chinoy was on the balc... |
13948771c44ffc0a1592eaf0a6a94a754c1f829a | Summarize the following news article. | Kelsey Grammer says "parting gift" to third wife was "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"
Grammer on politics: "I'm afraid I was destined to be a Republican"
Actor attributes TV longevity to "a kind of affability and vulnerability" | [
"(CNN) -- When Piers Morgan asked Kelsey Grammer whether he thought his ex-wife, Camille, married him because he was a TV icon, the actor said, \"no, I think she married me because I was Frasier.\" The veteran actor is a guest on Monday's \"Piers Morgan Tonight.\" Grammer also told the CNN host that his \"parting g... |
e8202ac343714e83326fa45781590f5cb049ea73 | Summarize the following news article. | Zhou: "Chinese government has suppressed information about the truth on June 4th"
He and another, Hou, negotiated deal allowing protesters to leave peacefully .
No regrets, Zhou says .
He remains cautiously optimistic about grassroots activism . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- If 63-year-old Chinese scholar Zhou Duo had his way, he would be on hunger strike on June 4, sitting quietly through the day at Purple Bamboo Park, 20 minutes' taxi ride from Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Zhou Duo wants to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown with a hunger str... |
bc8583a4341632785fb6a68f310d222f8281650d | Summarize the following news article. | Officials say Romeo Langlois has been missing since an April 28 rebel attack .
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it ready to help with a release .
Kidnapping government forces and civilians are a key strategy of the rebel group, FARC.
Colombia's president calls on rebels to free the reporter "and simply... | [
"(CNN) -- Colombia's largest rebel group said it plans to release French journalist Romeo Langlois some two weeks after taking him \"as a prisoner of war.\" Colombian rebels called for a committee composed of former Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba, a representative of newly elected French President Francois Hollande ... |
77d34a3fc74d9c4104f059b29ac8a17bf095b2c8 | Summarize the following news article. | ECB's primary mandate is to control inflation through interest rate changes .
ECB has been buying Italian bonds since August to try to keep yields low .
The bank has repeatedly said the bond-buying program is a temporary measure . | [
"(CNN) -- As Italy and other countries stare into the financial abyss, questions are being raised about whether the European Central Bank should be bailing out failing economies as the only institution with sufficient funds available to act on several fronts at once. But although the ECB may have the resources to h... |
fc795ee0727cec656cd58e9f6b3ac746be96e4c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Movie fans are already visiting North Carolina to see where "The Hunger Games" was filmed .
The Triple Falls waterfall, part of an easy hike in the DuPont State Forest, is integral to the movie .
The film's stars enjoyed Asheville's restaurants and culture after shooting . | [
"(CNN) -- The young stars of \"The Hunger Games\" may remember the blockbuster movie as the one that propelled their careers to the next level. But the biggest breakout star of the \"The Hunger Games\" may well turn out to be the state of North Carolina. With $152.5 million opening weekend at the box office, the mo... |
01886c549638375d76d0079488b1e5e6fba4d9eb | Summarize the following news article. | The former Liberian president was convicted of war crimes .
Prosecutors say he deserves an 80-year sentence for the conviction .
Taylor aided fighters in a civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone . | [
"(CNN) -- The defense for Charles Taylor is expected to submit its counter-recommendation Thursday after prosecutors said the former Liberian president deserves an 80-year sentence for a war crimes conviction. Taylor was found guilty last month of aiding and abetting war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone's civil w... |
f1e9a2efe3770a0641921766dae9c6a0bb32dcec | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Howard Stern releases video of audience members at a taping in his defense .
Stern will likely bring explicit content to "America's Got Talent," a group warns .
The Parents Television Council aims to protect children from excess in entertainment .
Stern is scheduled to debut as a judge on May 14 . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Shock jock Howard Stern's addition as a judge on NBC's \"America's Got Talent\" could cost advertisers \"countless millions of dollars in customer goodwill,\" a parents group is warning. \"NBC's decision to add Mr. Stern to AGT will likely result in a sharp increase in explicit content, and we... |
62ec3be48b2fd6cd9c17f2f8103bb7a51d88efa2 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds of Syrians pack a camp in Turkey, one of several set up for refugees .
They came here to flee violence that U.N. says has killed at least 9,000 people .
Rebel fighters control some areas in Syria .
A man whose two sons were killed asks: "What's wrong with asking for freedom?" | [
"Syria-Turkey border (CNN) -- The dead are everywhere. Nonexistent until last June, the encampment of about 1,600 people now is a haven of peace compared with the terror experienced in the country just 300 yards away. Housed in neat, white tents in southern Turkey, with cooking stations in between, people here do n... |
e768e109988389ce378d937d067b032ab240d5cf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The mother of a crash victim says, "I hope no one gives him any more pardons"
Harry Bostick is charged with drunken driving in an October crash that killed a teen .
Ex-Mississippi Gov. Barbour pardoned him for the third conviction, giving him rights .
E-mails show Barbour's staff knew about the fatal crash before ... | [
"(CNN) -- One of the men controversially pardoned earlier this year by Mississippi's outgoing governor could land back behind bars after being charged with driving drunk and causing an accident that killed an 18-year-old woman. A Pontotoc County, Mississippi, grand jury has charged Harry Bostick with drunken drivin... |
ad47906a9f0d3d8f90fda446161f0a59afc2a165 | Summarize the following news article. | Arroyo is officially charged with manipulating a 2007 Senate election .
She was booked at a hospital .
The government stopped her from leaving the country despite a court ruling . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was formally charged with electoral sabotage Saturday, days after she was detained as she tried to leave the country. CNN affiliate ABS CBN, citing national police, reported that the former president was booked from her hospital room at St. Luke's Medica... |
729281e8417ba9c44f9004545e22deb4c1334060 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-telecom minister Andhimuthu Raja was jailed in 2011 .
Police charged 17 defendants, including three firms, in the case .
Suspects accused of underselling telecom radiowaves .
Raja is the last defendant out on bail . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- A New Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to India's former telecom minister, who was at the center of one of the country's biggest corruption scandals. Last year, police arrested the former minister, Andhimuthu Raja, and more than a dozen other defendants as part of high-profile investigations int... |
212cee8dda3f7be98c2d136e21721af296a6b9ff | Summarize the following news article. | Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino, 36, pleads not guilty to murder .
A California judge sets her bail at $3 million .
Brittany Killgore, 22, the wife of Lance Cpl. Cory Killgore, was killed last month .
Another Marine and another woman have pleaded not guilty in Killgore's death . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A third person was charged with murder Tuesday in the California death of a deployed Marine's wife, the San Diego County prosecutor's office said. Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino, 36, pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday, said Steve Walker, a spokesman for the district attorney's office. Brittany... |
c9bb001a781e27c835400ef9b64061b162ee441b | Summarize the following news article. | Officials don't know who was behind the blast, President Juan Manuel Santos says .
Authorities are offering a $280,000 reward for information, he says .
The attack targeted a former minister of interior and justice .
At least two people were killed and dozens were injured . | [
"(CNN) -- A former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt Tuesday after a daylight bombing in the country's capital, authorities said. Fernando Londono, a former interior and justice minister, was among at least 39 people injured in the Bogota blast. He was being treated at a hospital, President J... |
d83befaa44dd21c5f6727c3a1d7a44c85ad27c74 | Summarize the following news article. | Syria says three "terrorists" confessed .
U.N. personnel stranded overnight in Khan Sheikhoun are back in Hama, the U.N. says .
At least 15 people were killed Wednesday, opposition activists say .
250 arrested people were released, Syria says . | [
"(CNN) -- U.N. observers who were stranded overnight in a Syrian town after their convoy struck an explosive device have made it safely to the city of Hama, the United Nations said Wednesday. The six observers were in Khan Sheikhoun, part of Idlib province, when they were attacked, said Ahmad Fawzi, spokesman for U... |
4c8af7ebe642067e7b645795938948e7c2c55f2f | Summarize the following news article. | TV sting purportedly shows five players discussing payments to bowl no-balls .
T.P. Sudhindra, Amit Yadav, Shalabh Srivastav, Abhinav Bali and Mohnish Mishra suspended .
Three Pakistan players were jailed in the UK last year for their part in a spot-fixing scandal . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India's cricket board have suspended five players accused of corruption following an undercover TV probe. The suspensions followed a TV channel's sting operation that purportedly showed the five players -- domestic first-class cricketers assigned to teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL... |
a709e70833ac2fc91d01a96af8098436d8f9bc8d | Summarize the following news article. | Colts to hold noon ET press conference .
Manning out injured for entire 2011 season .
Colts have No. 1 pick in NFL draft . | [
"(CNN) -- Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning is expected to announce today that he will be leaving the Indianapolis Colts, the only team he has played for in his 14-year career. Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay are scheduled to appear at a noon ET press conference in Indianapolis to make the announcement. The two fl... |
6f9f20d6614483ef4b3c0eb99bab38f2a137de28 | Summarize the following news article. | New York man says his ex dognapped Knuckles when she moved to California .
Sarah Brega argues Craig Dershowitz "gifted" canine to her .
Dershowitz has started a website to publicize his plight and raise money for legal fees .
Brega tells ABC that her ex "wants revenge"; she tells HLN that Knuckles is happy with her . | [
"(CNN) -- Sadly, there's not enough of Knuckles, floppy ears and all, to go around -- particularly when the two people feuding over custody of the pug-beagle mix are separated by thousands of miles. Craig Dershowitz of New York recently turned to the Internet to pay for ongoing legal costs in his battle with ex-gir... |
777f3d96f7b76390812c4d8e817c9fb8da91d6d3 | Summarize the following news article. | FIA bans technology which improves aerodynamics of Formula One cars .
Reactive ride-height systems help cars stay low to the track when braking .
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen takes to the track for the first time since 2009 .
The 2007 world champion tests the team's 2010 car at private event in Valencia . | [
"(CNN) -- Formula One's governing body has outlawed a technological development which would help teams improve the stability and aerodynamics of a car. The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) took the decision to ban reactive ride-height systems for the 2012 season, with teams such as Ferrari, Mercedes,... |
93b627e05f8b8fc84c70f3dbad1d2b29d3d145a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Red Bull team principal Christian Horner calls Sebastian Vettel a "grounded superstar"
German driver is the youngest to win back-to-back world championships .
The 24-year-old made his return to the track on Thursday at the Jerez test event .
Horner is predicting a close battle for the drivers' and constructors' crowns ... | [
"(CNN) -- Expectations are high for Sebastian Vettel this year. And, as Formula One's youngest double world champion, you might expect some of that success to go to his head. But one of the men who knows him best, and whose job it is to channel the skills that have put Red Bull at the top of elite motorsport, is ad... |
1b089f2c2a671ffac83afe1c0bb6f8b0f1007e4b | Summarize the following news article. | A car suddenly accelerated as a couple drove to a store .
Their son posted rearview camera video from the drive and subsequent crash .
South Korean ministry is investigating claim of sudden unintended acceleration .
Hyundai declines interview request, says National Forensic Service also is investigating . | [
"(CNN) -- It's a South Korean car crash that has been viewed online 2 million times over the past week and has sparked a government-led investigation. A couple in their 60s were driving to a department store in Daegu, 238 kilometers (148 miles) south of Seoul, when their car suddenly accelerated. Their son, who wan... |
b51f17524d649b7fa75cbbcb74de8b2881d43ab8 | Summarize the following news article. | Syria's Bashar al-Assad's benefited from "Soviet-style tactics," an activist says .
The president has portrayed himself as a reformer but is ruthless, scholars say .
Ethnic rivalries figure into support for the regime .
A divided opposition is helping the president buy time . | [
"(CNN) -- When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well. In Libya, it took about seven months for rebels to topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi. And in Yemen, sustained anti-government pro... |
38a847272e46a0d38f08ae9492886e48668b25b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Palin's endorsement could save Rick Perry's presidential campaign, Shayne Lee says .
It could also give Palin newfound relevance since she's not in the race herself, he says .
Lee: Palin's endorsement would give the Texan more street cred among tea party constituents .
Palin's presence would also force Perry and ... | [
"Houston (CNN) -- After seeing Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lackluster performance in debates and accompanying drop in the polls, some pundits conclude it would take a force of nature to save his campaign. Fortunately for Perry, such a force does exist, and her name is Sarah Palin. A dose of Palin power would do much to... |
812b35cf2cf21317112948d9c9fbee2550fc82f4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "I am a European; I want to continue being in the EU. I want the euro," says a businesswoman .
Greece has suffered days of political turmoil since elections failed to produce a government .
"The fragile political situation has scared almost everyone I know," says a Greek student .
Greece is in urgent need of a sta... | [
"(CNN) -- Confusion, fear, frustration -- emotions are running high among Greece's people as they face the prospect of new elections next month and massive uncertainty over the country's economic future. No party was able to form a coalition government after the vote earlier this month, and there is no guarantee th... |
1d0bc2a8e8b6d6f3632b4fb4ae6684bc24c37f42 | Summarize the following news article. | No injuries reported as two Navy ships collide about 120 miles off the California coast .
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex and refueling vessel USNS Yukon are involved .
A steering malfunction occurred aboard USS Essex, the Navy says . | [
"(CNN) -- Two U.S. Navy ships collided Wednesday off the coast of San Diego, according to Navy officials. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but it appears to be a steering malfunction, Navy spokesman Cmdr. Charlie Brown said. Both ships -- the USS Essex, an a... |
7b23426f22ad0d27268d4a20231abf4d5ee04f2d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Veteran preacher says it took "courage" to hold Houston's service in New Jersey hometown .
Marvin L. Winans grew up in a famous musical family, leads a Detroit church .
He remembers Houston as "that little girl from New Jersey" | [
"(CNN) -- At an early age, Marvin L. Winans and his nine siblings learned the music and the faith of their parents. A son of David \"Pop\" Winans Sr. and Delores \"Mom\" Winans, Marvin showed rare musical talent at age 4. By the time he was 18, Winans had preached his first sermon. At 53, the gospel singer and past... |
c1aaeb1de7a59816810fc2621805967f4a5a8dbb | Summarize the following news article. | Two suspects are sought in the smash-and-grab robbery .
They tied up a guard before storming the museum .
They took 65 to 68 clay and brass statues, and a gold ring .
It's the second big theft of this kind in Greece this year . | [
"(CNN) -- A manhunt was under way Saturday in Greece for two suspects who tied up a guard, stormed the Archeological Museum of Olympia, smashed glass casings and stole dozens of small statues, state media reported. The robbers took 65 to 68 clay and brass statues, and a gold ring, police spokesman Athanassios Kokka... |
4e8487cbb450c72f5d2b6d13940a19674a9462f7 | Summarize the following news article. | "If I keep my side of the bargain, they'll keep their side of the bargain," said Majid Shoukat Khan .
The plea is part of a deal that would require him to testify against other detainees .
He was charged with conspiracy, murder and attempted murder in violation of the law of war .
Majid Shoukat Khan pleaded guilty Wedn... | [
"(CNN) -- Majid Shoukat Khan, a terror suspect who has been held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges as part of a deal that requires him to testify against other detainees. Khan, 32, is expected to spend up to 19 years behind bars in exchange for the agreement, according to Army Col. Ja... |
179bd10081d3c8945142dc41ccbfff889d73c46c | Summarize the following news article. | Srdja Popovic says people power was the driving force behind the falls of dictator regimes .
He says policymakers often overlook the strategic value of supporting non-violent movements .
Popovic says the world should commit resources away from violent campaigns into non-violent pro-democracy movements . | [
"(CNN) -- It's been a bad year for bad guys. Twelve months ago, no one could have guessed that Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, North Korea's Kim Jong Il and al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden would be dead; Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia's former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali prosecuted and former Bosnian ... |
0ff739d2fe3db810c0335f30d8501bda7db13603 | Summarize the following news article. | The mother has given various accounts of how the child disappeared .
The 7-year-old girl is at the center of an international custody dispute .
The U.S. State Department says the case should be settled in U.S. state courts . | [
"(CNN) -- Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken. What began as a simple walk home from a shopping trip more than five years ago became a nightmare, she says. \"November 3, 2006, is when they stole my daughter,\" she told CNN Thursday. \"I had left to go shopping. When I came bac... |
8dca7070472c35088a2dd003a0250dbdf189da06 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan families pay thousands of dollars to send youngsters to the West .
Journey is perilous and can take many months .
Teenagers arrive in Paris with dreams of working to send money back home .
Instead, unable to prove their age, many find themselves living on the streets . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- We're at a soup kitchen in a shabby back street in Paris, next to the canal Saint Martin, near the Jaurès metro stop. Hundreds of homeless people are queuing up for some hot food and a coffee. Most of them are from Asia; many from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Among them are dozens of children, their... |
3660e2d2fb0fe9ae0ea7d1bb4763102c9728f93d | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters see the proposals as a bid to crush dissent .
Bahrain blames Iran for the anti-government protests .
Leaders of the GCC met this week to discuss integration . | [
"(CNN) -- Protesters in Bahrain marched through the streets Friday to criticize government plans to boost cooperation between the island state and Saudi Arabia. The proposed unity plans have heightened already tense relations between Manama and Riyadh, on one side, and Tehran on the other. Though specifics of the p... |
0f00f30060b82e28e6214b4fbae0b32ab044ea1c | Summarize the following news article. | The Olympic flame was handed to Britain's Princess Anne in Athens .
A 70-day torch relay starts Saturday in Land's End, Cornwall .
The flame was lit a week ago in ancient Olympia and has traveled around Greece .
Celebrity soccer player David Beckham was also present at the handover ceremony . | [
"Athens (CNN) -- Greece handed over the Olympic flame to Britain in an elaborate ceremony Thursday, 71 days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Following a display by performers representing the high priestesses of ancient Greece, the torch was accepted by Princess Anne, the British Olympic Associati... |
f8d96b8d359b2d4eb5850d084495818ef9fcac5d | Summarize the following news article. | Three fishermen's boat capsizes; they paddle raft eight miles to island .
They used raft as their shelter on a Pacific Canadian island with "no real population"
A passing sailor in his 70s sights and rescues them .
The Canadian Guard Coast is transporting the fishermen back to the mainland . | [
"(CNN) -- Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday. On Friday, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Tanu rendezvoused with the sailboat and was transporting the three ... |
c923132a906ef263ef16be60807b9d5dd8fad824 | Summarize the following news article. | JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon gets $23 million pay package despite the bank's $2 billion loss .
Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Real concern should not be level of executive pay .
They say bank shareholders and employees have incentives to take risks to make more money .
Focus on changing risk incentives rather than amo... | [
"(CNN) -- Here we go again. The perennial question of: \"Would you rather own shares in a major financial conglomerate or manage one?\" comes up as JPMorgan Chase loses more than $2 billion in trading bets. The answer seems clear. If you're an executive who manages the money, you're likely to get a large paycheck a... |
8ae25fe05b21fc819243746ad7caf4555e11df0f | Summarize the following news article. | iReporters share their stories of life with autism .
Families overcome hurdles and become even closer because of autism .
Across the spectrum, autism brings as many blessings as struggles . | [
"(CNN) -- April 2 is the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day. Since 2007, the day has aimed to raise awareness for individuals and families with members on the autism spectrum. In honor of the day, CNN iReporters shared their stories of what life is like with autism. Some were inspiring, others were heartbreaki... |
9da223c1961e10785c08d7d56c5cc1e37ffcc7d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now openly discussed .
Greece, which is facing its fifth year of recession, will go to a second election June 17 .
Support for anti-austerity package parties could push Greece toward a euro exit .
One estimate puts the cost of an unplanned exit from the euro... | [
"London (CNN) -- The once-taboo topic of Greece's exit from the common currency is now being openly discussed. Two years of pushing cash into the country have barely kept it afloat and the collapse of political talks this week injected a new urgency into the situation. The potential for a run on the banks increased... |
c5e728f8c1f8d5084a9ac7f0a073e13164a5e30e | Summarize the following news article. | Frankel races to 10th win in 10 races with victory at Newbury .
Wins Group One Lockinge Stakes by five lengths .
Four-year-old Colt rated one of the great racehorses of all time .
Clamor for head to head with Australian champion Black Caviar . | [
"(CNN) -- Sports fans may have been deprived of another chance to see Lionel Messi stake his claim to be considered the greatest footballer of all time after Barcelona failed to progress to the final of the Champions League. But far from the bright lights of Munich's Allianz Arena, in a quiet corner of England, ano... |
091079e80a2bd159858e4604c7d73b082834e9a3 | Summarize the following news article. | The well-known bugle call's 150th anniversary was Saturday .
Buglers Across America enlisted nearly 200 volunteer buglers and trumpeters to play .
Taps were created because of a Union general's displeasure at the lights-out call at the time .
"This is like Carnegie Hall for me," says New Hampshire trumpeter Allison Cum... | [
"Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- Alan Tolbert is not your average 13-year-old. While other kids his age spent their Saturday shopping at the mall or tossing around a football, Tolbert traveled from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington dressed in a navy blue Civil War reenactmen... |
03d07c53ccb9457f3a27b93a8fa942d0ca90d996 | Summarize the following news article. | English Premier League side Chelsea confirm Nicolas Anelka will move to China .
Shanghai Shenhua earlier claimed to have signed Frenchman on a two-year deal .
Images of the 32-year-old were splashed across the Shanghai team's official website .
The striker has rarely featured for Chelsea this season under manager Andre... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have pulled off an audacious transfer coup by signing former France international Nicolas Anelka from English team Chelsea. Images of the striker were splashed across the Shanghai team's official website Monday, together with a statement saying the 32-y... |
851db99409d806cf900c154ec820956e5b9a3089 | Summarize the following news article. | Private memorial service for Mary Kennedy was held in Bedford, New York .
She was found dead from asphyxiation by hanging on Wednesday .
She married Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 1994; they were estranged but still married . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Mary Richardson Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a best friend who lived life to the fullest while battling depression. \"She was brilliant and she was beautiful and she cared so very very deeply about everybody around her,\" said longtime friend and sister-in-law Kerry Kennedy. \"She loved her... |
17e0cdc6458f62a165003ac4c891f1f6cb76507e | Summarize the following news article. | Advocacy group: a 32-year-old woman set herself alight Sunday in front of a monastery .
A female middle school student also set herself on fire, according to Free Tibet .
This month will mark the f4th anniversary of protest marches by Tibetan monks . | [
"(CNN) -- The unrest among Tibetans in western areas of China appeared to take another macabre turn over the weekend with reports that a mother of four and a middle school student died after setting themselves on fire in separate protests against Chinese rule. The acts -- which the Chinese government has not confir... |
e601db2b2868b311baf6aedae2dfba763729c090 | Summarize the following news article. | Both of the wounded are in satisfactory condition .
A judge and an officer were wounded at a courthouse in Montesano, Washington .
Authorities scour neighborhood for suspect . | [
"(CNN) -- Officers from multiple agencies in western Washington state were looking for a suspect who fled a courthouse Friday after allegedly shooting a female officer and stabbing a judge who came to her assistance, officials said. Undersheriff Rick Scott said the man gave his name as Michael Thomas when the offic... |
63a4a8b21f0095e9f0350043d52b1e882c0431d8 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's John Sutter gets his hands on a new iPad at Wednesday's launch event .
The fundamentals of the device haven't changed much .
You have to look at the guts of the tablet to see what's new .
Games will like a faster processor in the new iPad . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- On first glance, the new, never-to-be-actually-named iPad is exactly the same as its predecessor: Same size, same price, same colors. But guts count for something. And the guts of the new iPad -- don't you dare call it iPad 3 -- are what make this tablet computer a step forward from the iPad... |
f1143e859d13fc84a065bab271db264a0b6f67f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook users "like" content on about 14 times, while their content is "liked" about 20 times .
This discrepancy exists because certain "power users" dominate one kind of action .
Power users make up between 20% to 30% of the Facebook population . | [
"(Mashable) -- Facebook users receive more comments, messages and likes -- the hugs and high-fives of social networking -- than they give, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Projectstudy, which looks at Facebook activity of users over a one-month period, shows that users \"... |
ac10e8a7ff505c315c5266542dab8003140b0f28 | Summarize the following news article. | A coal mine in northeast China floods May 2 .
A miner is rescued Saturday after 17 days underground .
A total of 10 miners died in the flood .
Ten more escaped, five were rescued and a search continues for three missing . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- A miner in northeast China was rescued Saturday after being buried underground for 17 days, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The miner, whose name wasn't released, was in stable condition after receiving treatment in a hospital, the agency said. He was retrieved from a coal mine at about... |
6232dfc1f359828486eb667c65dc5e3f5b33474c | Summarize the following news article. | Many moderates in Congress are either leaving office or being voted out .
The looming battle over the debt ceiling is an opportunity for a compromise that may not happen .
Most Americans have a negative view of Congress and its inability to get things done . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections. This could set the stage for a dire s... |
2cd72b245c662635716456aa534c0389423d28c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Pierce Brosnan stars in a TV mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's 1998 novel, "Bag of Bones"
He portrays a writer who seems to be going slowly insane at a remote lake town .
Brosnan has words of praise for the actor currently playing James Bond . | [
"(CNN) -- You most likely know Pierce Brosnan from his work as 007, but he's actually been quite busy since his Bond days. Rom-com roles, quirky indie flicks here and there and spending time developing his own projects through his company Irish DreamTime gives you the sense that this is a guy who's dedicated to not... |
8d7b8318163086180cb2fa4c22981229f80c78bf | Summarize the following news article. | Northern California gets a clear view of the ring of fire .
Tokyo residents enjoy spectacular scenes, but clouds mar Hong Kong viewings .
More than 80% of the sun was blocked during the eclipse . | [
"(CNN) -- The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific. The sun appeared as a thin ring behind the moon to people in a narrow path along the center of the track, which began in southern Chin... |
950e54163e4ff0182d95d7314c22501dac6c9cfc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An injured judge says he never saw the suspect before, KOMO reports .
34-year-old Steven Kravetz is arrested at his mother's home .
Authorities recover a gun taken from a deputy .
The judge and an officer were wounded at a courthouse in Montesano, Washington . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities arrested Saturday a suspect who allegedly shot a female officer, stabbed a judge and fled a Washington state courthouse, an official said. Steven D. Kravetz, 34, was arrested at his mother's home in Olympia without incident, Undersheriff Rick Scott with the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Depart... |
0f14936695d49f00dc6b1cc8f1c508661788ae20 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Harry boards vessel carrying reporters after his boat breaks down .
Throngs of cheering crowds meet him on Harbour Island .
India Hicks, a bridesmaid in his parents' wedding, shows him around the island .
The royal is on a tour celebrating the anniversary of his grandmother's accession . | [
"(CNN) -- A speedboat carrying Britain's Prince Harry broke down in the Bahamas, but that didn't slow the royal down during his Caribbean tour. Prince Harry boarded a media boat after a mechanical failure stopped the Royal Bahamas Defence Force boat he was riding to Harbour Island on Sunday. Throngs of cheering cro... |
8145844216fc78f619299625fcc8b4d18009caa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Rwanda's natural attractions are drawing tourists to the tiny nation .
The country's brutal genocide in 1994 is marked by numerous memorials .
Tourists track gorillas and monkeys in a mountainous national park . | [
"(CNN) -- The tiny landlocked nation of Rwanda may be known for its violent past but tourism officials are hoping, with the help of mountain gorillas, that travelers will see for themselves why the \"land of a thousand hills\" is worth a visit. MOUNTAIN GORILLAS . Rwanda is one of just three countries where the wor... |
b2361b2c039005be7bf441dea7bb3cb9f647bad1 | Summarize the following news article. | Laws passed by Iraqi parliament must be approved by president and two vice presidents .
One VP, Sunni Tariq al-Hashimi, holding off on signing new election law .
Al-Hashimi vetoed previous version of bill last week, saying it left out Iraqi refugees .
Iraq's president and other VP trying to persuade al-Hashimi to sign ... | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The fate of Iraq's newly revised election law again hinges on the approval of the country's Sunni Arab vice president, who is under pressure to sign the much-contested plan. The new bill has been approved by the other two members of the presidency council. Adel Abdul Mahdi, the country's Shi... |
5cb4279e9d6d2a30ca82e4225c205429efafa56e | Summarize the following news article. | Milan advance 4-3 on aggregate against Arsenal in Champions League .
Arsenal win second leg 3-0 at the Emirates in superb comeback .
Arsenal led 3-0 at halftime but could not add to their tally .
Benfica beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 to win 4-3 on aggregate . | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan withstood a brave comeback from Arsenal to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League Tuesday despite a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Emirates. The Italian champions had led 4-0 from the first leg last month and few bar the most optimistic of Arsenal fans gave Arsene Wenger's men ... |
91de401b43d8e2bafcae17a98ada5dff05b82348 | Summarize the following news article. | Dalian Wanda Group buys AMC in a $2.6 billion deal for the U.S. theater group .
Creates the world's largest theater chain, according to the companies .
Comes after a raft of cross-Pacific deals between Hollywood and Chinese firms . | [
"(CNN) -- China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal. The move is the latest in a raft of deals between U.S. entertainment companies and Chinese firms, lin... |
a0a496750087fca7d61ab8a705adf9df044d63a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials say the suspect was on his fourth deployment .
He suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 in Iraq but was cleared for duty .
Psychiatrist: It's unlikely the solder was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder . | [
"(CNN) -- While officials have provided few details about the U.S. Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan men, women and children in a house-to-house shooting rampage in two villages, one psychiatrist speculated the incident may have stemmed from mental illness, but not necessarily post-traumatic stress disorder... |
4b90817d5d183673ee602d19cacadbe277925f36 | Summarize the following news article. | Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt joined Shannon Magrane in the bottom three .
Randy Jackson dismissed Magrane immediately following her rehash of "One Sweet Day"
Magrane was eliminated on Thursday . | [
"(EW.com) -- Awww. No offense to high school volleyball player Shannon Magrane (I totally just teared up watching her famous baseball dad's proud-papa reaction to her highlight reel), but I'm glad someone went home last night. After Top 12 contestant Jermaine Jones was disqualified on Wednesday, I thought the whole... |
b86aaec172d0cd0aff9d855af79baa672360f4d5 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN writer Eliott McLaughlin goes for 2+ years without a haircut .
His long curls baffle and amuse coworkers, friends .
McLaughlin shows up to work one day and the locks are gone .
He donates his hair to Wigs 4 Kids, a charity that makes wigs for sick children . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- On a recent Friday, I stepped into a place I hadn't been in years. \"Oh, wow!\" Shawn Black, my longtime hair stylist, said as I entered the salon. He's been cutting my hair for a decade, but he hadn't seen me in about 26 months. Chuckling at his reaction, I thought back to the dozen times over th... |
1aa59e2e946d50721d6b153c88e30fa2f87ef075 | Summarize the following news article. | iReporters tell of World War II family experiences and how it shaped their lives .
Millions were displaced by the conflict, which began 70 years ago .
Some fought with the resistance or Allied armies; others separated from families . | [
"(CNN) -- Around the world, commemorations have taken place this month to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. Rosa Larsen, right, with her mother Reiza and brother Mario, taken in Italy in 1945 after they were reunited. The bloodiest conflict in human history claimed the lives of more than 7... |
2db0f72aa795d430394b4c349437e4d4d44220bd | Summarize the following news article. | William Cullen Klein was with 36 other Florida State students in China .
He died while on the study trip, a school spokeswoman says .
Local law enforcement are investigating the cause of his death, she adds . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida State University student has died while studying abroad in China, a school spokeswoman said Monday. Local law enforcement authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of William Cullen Klein, said Jeanette DeDiemar, the Tallahassee school's director of university communi... |
9909f5edf72c21bb99677f9461e18d7f7cad505c | Summarize the following news article. | Doctors say he is stable but not out of danger .
The prince is the son of the Dutch queen .
He was airlifted to a hospital in Innsbruck .
He is in intensive care . | [
"(CNN) -- A member of the Dutch royal family was severely injured in an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort Friday, local authorities told CNN. Prince Johan Friso, 43, a son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, was skiing outside the bounds of the ski resort with friends at the resort of Lech am Arlberg when he was... |
7366828e66358ab06814bb11a993a03326adaef4 | Summarize the following news article. | Musical tribute performed at NAACP Image Awards .
Aretha Franklin speaks of "heavy hearts"
Investigators are looking at the singer's behavior last week .
Hotel surveillance video may help in the investigation . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Whitney Houston's mother and daughter attended an emotional private viewing Friday, hours ahead of the pop singer's funeral in Newark, New Jersey. Cissy Houston and Bobbi Christina Brown were joined at the funeral home by music producer Clive Davis, credited with discovering a young Whitney Ho... |
404e02bd0e2b10a67e8462d09026f2fac1f629c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Iggy Pop says he moved to Miami in search of peace and convenience .
He is "one of those characters who like to lurk where not too many people are"
He says he gets inspiration from "exercise, nature, a woman or a city"
Miami is "dark and moody, with a brilliant and sensual side," he says . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Along with his band The Stooges, Iggy Pop invented punk rock and his outrageous onstage antics have inspired countless wannabes. After years of excess, the 'Godfather of Punk' moved to Miami in search of peace. CNN's travel show My City, My Life caught up with him to talk about music, inspi... |
dd995bc0f509023315f0ffa2d7b7cee968c518bd | Summarize the following news article. | Body of missing Harvard Business School student pulled from Portland Harbor .
Nathan Bihlmaier, 31, was missing since Sunday; he was to have graduated Thursday .
Police chief in Portland says there's no indication of foul play .
Harvard Business School dean says commencement activities will be "bittersweet" | [
"(CNN) -- The desperate search in Portland, Maine, for a Harvard Business School student missing since Sunday ended in heartbreak after his body was found just days before he was to graduate. Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck confirmed Tuesday that a body pulled from Portland Harbor in the city's Old Port are... |
f2e2869b1831b5e02b1441f2583461c46c37b7ee | Summarize the following news article. | St. John's Mercy Hospital took a near-direct hit from an EF-5 tornado in May .
The hospital is being torn down and rebuilt about 2 miles away .
The tornado was the deadliest ever on U.S. soil .
"We're trying to get over the shock of all of it," a city councilman says . | [
"(CNN) -- When the roaring stopped, when the debris stopped whirling and the glass stopped breaking, the 4-foot wooden cross remained on the wall. It was a fixture in the emergency department waiting room of St. John's Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, a symbol of the hospital's Catholic roots and, perhaps, a com... |
19867cd005a1c29bc7fdfa28ca0711f41c800b80 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: His closest competitor has not conceded the election .
"I am the president of all Dominicans," Danilo Medina posts on Twitter .
The election is a rematch of the 2000 elections .
Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting . | [
"Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Dominican lawmaker Danilo Medina declared victory in the nation's presidential elections in a series of Twitter posts Monday, but his closest competitor has yet to concede. \"Today, thanks to the sovereign decision of the Dominican people, I am the president of all Domini... |
e2f4582f9d7c21d223c51ae33c8bf79f0b868f9c | Summarize the following news article. | Gary Vincent Giordano, 51, and a woman are charged with indecent exposure in Maryland .
Police charge the couple after receiving a call about possible sexual activity in an SUV .
Giordano "completely nude" in SUV parked in Annapolis garage, police said .
Giordano was held last year in Aruba in the disappearance of a wo... | [
"(CNN) -- Gary Vincent Giordano, who last year was held in Aruba for nearly four months as authorities investigated the disappearance of a woman traveling with him, has been charged with indecent exposure along with a woman after police found them unclothed in the back of a Cadillac Escalade, police in Maryland sai... |
ddc6ad0a3cf66daacd0e928e565f2106e3ec6dec | Summarize the following news article. | Manoj Rana, a native of India, nearly died in an apartment fire after coming to study in the U.S.
Rana underwent 54 surgeries and five years of an intense therapy program .
He credits his parents and his occupational therapist for his recovery and survival .
He graduated with his MBA this month and is looking for a job... | [
"(CNN) -- I came to America as a transfer student in the fall of 2004. I did three years of computer engineering in India and then transferred to Purdue University Calumet. On July 2, 2005, just a month before graduation, a guy who lived on the first floor of my apartment building set fire to his place. He wrapped ... |
0e1b63e01786ea4702979f40c647dae87e4ad6ba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama extends the U.S. mission chasing Joseph Kony and the LRA .
Obama says new technology should empower people, not repress them .
Companies providing technology such as cell phone monitoring to abuse rights can be targeted .
The move is intended to provide another tool in cracking down on Syria and Ir... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has signed an executive order allowing new sanctions against companies that enable Syria and Iran to use technology such as cell phone monitoring to carry out human rights abuses. The order is part of a broader strategy intended to strengthen the ... |
791d5ab1e0d394096b19a3ed930c30c3cb4ca8da | Summarize the following news article. | "Beat Him, Take Everything Away," cites abuses by Urban Management Law Enforcement unit .
Behavior of "chengguan" has caused widespread public anger, undermined social stability .
Victims of chengguan abuse -- many of them street vendors -- say they've been chased, beaten .
Urban Management Law Enforcement unit used to... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Squads of local government enforcers are operating in Chinese cities without proper supervision, often employing brutal methods and carrying out illegal detentions, a new report from Human Rights Watch claims. The 76-page report, \"Beat Him, Take Everything Away,\" documents abuses by the Urban ... |
baa54240ac8052f1bd6f140cb4a6bd2af9720b0e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Auctioned fossil is almost certainly from Mongolia, paleontologist says .
Sunday's $1 million sale of a Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton is contingent on court case .
Mongolia's president says selling his country's fossils is illegal .
Sales of fossils, other relics have long been controversial . | [
"(CNN) -- It's no bloody, foot-stomping battle to the death, but a legal fight befitting a mighty dinosaur is playing out on two continents as Mongolia's president tries to block the sale of a nearly complete skeleton of a 24-foot-long dinosaur that roamed Central Asia 80 million years ago. Despite a Texas judge's ... |
724e72c7e8372d49615909a1472507c1d23856dc | Summarize the following news article. | Democrats hoped to run against Mourdock, who they say is too "extreme"
Mourdock defeated Lugar, GOP's longest-serving senator, in primary .
Cook Political Report moved the race from "likely" GOP win to leaning that way .
Democrats hope disillusioned Lugar backers will cross lines . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- With longtime Republican Sen. Dick Lugar going down in defeat, Democrats were quick to paint the conservative candidate who beat him in Indiana's primary as \"too extreme.\" The result in Indiana was what Democrats had hoped for, but as the old proverb goes: \"Be careful what you wish for, it m... |
af1ff3b5599a207403b377c0310ab571c819e790 | Summarize the following news article. | The USDA wants to crack down on people who sell SNAP cards for cash .
The agency will increase scrutiny of requests for replacement cards .
Stores as well as individuals have been caught violating program rules . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday new proposals targeting individuals who sell SNAP cards, commonly known as food stamps, for cash. The agency said individuals suspected of defrauding the system are requesting a large number of replacement cards. Food stamp fraud has gone hi... |
831069ae6e68b595b9afc54a62177dddea70956c | Summarize the following news article. | Fool your gadget-obsessed friends with the iArm or iDrive from Prank Pack .
The growing gag-gift box company has a decidedly techie feel .
Founder says he got idea when his nephew got video-game console in coffee-maker box . | [
"(CNN) -- If your gift list this year includes gadget-obsessed early adopters who love snatching up the latest electronics, you're in luck. Why not give them an iArm -- an adjustable forearm mount that will let them fiddle with their smartphone, laptop and tablet computer all at the same time? Or for the e-geek on ... |
4d49d2884a285fa4e5c20271b9d2fd7717f14c5d | Summarize the following news article. | Yahoo and China's Alibaba Group have agreed to a $7.1 billion share buyback deal .
The China internet behemoth will buy back half of Yahoo's 40% stake in the company .
Comes after the departure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson in a resume padding scandal .
The relationship between Alibaba and Yahoo has often been fractious ... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Yahoo and China's Alibaba Group have agreed to a $7.1 billion deal in which the Hangzhou-based internet behemoth buys back half of Yahoo's 40% stake in the company. The agreement will give a much-welcomed cash injection to Yahoo, which has lost 65% of its value since its 2006 peak and is smartin... |
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