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72c11c34d3589a74047e5d69ce5c6669eac8fa11 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Fassbender was edged out by first-time nominee Gary Oldman .
Joining Fassbender and Ryan Gosling in the notable snubs is nominee Leonardo DiCaprio .
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part II" was left out of all of the major categories . | [
"(EW.com) -- Shame, indeed. Despite being one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011, thanks to his mesmerizing performance as a sex addict in the harrowing drama \"Shame,\" Michael Fassbender was surprisingly not called among the nominees for this year's Academy Awards. Long considered a shoo-in for a Best Actor no... |
0df94f0eb95a4b799efd429c2e7bfbb3d0205cff | Summarize the following news article. | Sam Worthington is an escaped convict attempting to prove his innocence in "Man on a Ledge"
He climbs out onto a hotel ledge and creates a suicide spectacle/diversion .
The filmmakers have tried to stuff the plots of too many different movies . | [
"(EW.com) -- For a film with such a straightforward title, \"Man on a Ledge\" turns out to be remarkably convoluted. Poised precipitously atop a high-concept premise, Sam Worthington is an escaped convict attempting to prove his innocence in the most elaborate way possible: He climbs out onto a hotel ledge and crea... |
578ba398fb3b9d1dc3b77f7871579fd4b803d896 | Summarize the following news article. | "Rich Forever" is a mixtape that plays like an album .
Themewise, "Rich Forever" is business as usual -- which is to say, all business .
Rick Ross remains monomaniacally focused on monetary matters . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- While his next official album ripens in the blazing South Florida sunshine, Rick Ross has delivered a delicious appetite-whetter. \"Rich Forever\" is a mixtape that plays like an album, with blaring, heraldic production by the likes of -Boi-1da and up-and-comer Beat Billionaire, plus guest appea... |
156f370bdfe1549b127dd9983fa0ed38bb1edbcf | Summarize the following news article. | "Safe House" as if on an action time clock, punches in the standard set pieces .
Basically, the movie is a fizzless Bourne episode crossed with "Training Day,"
The director shoots in highly saturated colors, edits everything into a frenzy . | [
"(EW.com) -- There are few better ways for an actor to show off his chops than by playing the clever trickster in a thriller (think of Daniel Craig's 007 at the poker table, or Matt Damon's Bourne leading his CIA overseers through the looking glass). In the opening scenes of \"Safe House,\" you can tell what a good... |
4ff4c57b6d13add72789266e850eab6431702773 | Summarize the following news article. | "Underworld Awakening" debuted in first place with $25.4 million .
"Red Tails" took off with $19.1 million in its first three days .
"Contraband" dipped by 50 percent down to $12.1 million . | [
"(EW.com) -- 2012 continued its box office winning streak this weekend, as Kate Beckinsale replaced herself at the top of the chart. Her new movie, \"Underworld Awakening,\" a 3D fourth installment of the popular vampires vs. werewolves franchise, debuted in first place with $25.4 million, good for a $8,252 per the... |
1302ae6543d43138afa9128bb19f354980b79380 | Summarize the following news article. | In recent weeks, Ringo Starr has been busy promoting "Ringo 2012," his 17th solo album .
"The inspiration behind the CD is that's what I do," Starr says .
Starr says he and Paul McCartney "might play together, but it is not like a reunion" | [
"(CNN) -- Ringo Starr walks into the hotel suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel carrying a brown paper bag. It's his sack lunch, and he's packed it himself. He's also driven himself to the hotel and arrived alone -- no entourage, no bodyguard, no assistant, no fuss. It's fitting that CNN's interview with the iconic mus... |
2ce6025ecd39e602caebe9897d41cb82a96ed2b1 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Woman in Black" embraces the elements of gothic horror movies with pleasing seriousness .
It's an old-fashioned, tastefully constrained supernatural thriller .
This tale of loss and vengeance is based on Susan Hill's novel of the same name . | [
"(EW.com) -- An old-fashioned, tastefully constrained supernatural thriller, \"The Woman in Black\" embraces the elements of gothic horror movies with pleasing seriousness: If there's a door handle to rattle or floorboard to creak in the ruined mansion at the heart of the story's trouble, this production pauses for... |
b81b28ca9bd3e8b4bf15783abf5847666b5d64cd | Summarize the following news article. | Rudd and costar Jennifer Aniston play George and Linda in "Wanderlust"
Aniston thrives in her comedy zone and Rudd gets 10 times as crazy for a grateful nation .
Every actor who gets the joke shines, even when the story bumbles and bobbles its momentum . | [
"(CNN) -- Trust falls? Rap sessions? Giggle weed? I don't know what tools of the trade Paul Rudd and director David Wain share to dream up the kind of inspired nutso stuff Rudd has done in smart-funny-raunchy winners like \"Wet Hot American Summer\" and \"Role Models.\" But whatever it is, the two are in a groove -... |
ebf7c3548ab4716ea7d0a6873f26175f11eb9e9d | Summarize the following news article. | "From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel," will be the first new ABBA recording released .
The new version of "The Visitors" will also include six previously released tracks .
ABBA disbanded in 1982 and have since refused to reunite . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- ABBA have announced plans to reissue their final album, \"The Visitors,\" with a previously unreleased song on April 23. \"From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel,\" a demo recorded around the time \"The Visitors\" was released in 1981, will be the first new ABBA recording released since the bo... |
a0c3303826fa4777bf3dfb6a6c4a9a3951e5ae55 | Summarize the following news article. | Documents cite "husband's extra-marital affairs and other marital misconduct"
Document: "Alex has emotionally abandoned his wife and children"
Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have two daughters together .
Divorce filing comes after speculation about a split between slugger, wife . | [
"(CNN) -- The wife of New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez filed for divorce Monday morning in Florida's Miami-Dade County Family Court. Lawyers representing Cynthia Rodriguez say she has officially filed for divorce from Yankees slugger A-Rod. The divorce filing said the marriage is \"irretrievably broken... |
5d32b76ce3bd993100a8fa016cac4e2e39156904 | Summarize the following news article. | The EU and U.S. have begun talks for phase II of the Open Skies air transport deal .
The hot issue to be debated revolves around ownership rights of U.S. airlines .
If talks fail, either side has power to pull the plug on the whole agreement . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- After four years and 11 rounds of hard negotiation, the introduction of the \"Open Skies\" agreement in March was greeted with a sigh of relief. This was not just from airlines, but also their passengers. If talks in the second phase fail, the entire Open Skies deal could be torn up. The ... |
1e18c893149901d396718b1243390b6e16a5fc61 | Summarize the following news article. | UK airport operator BAA told to sell 3 of its 7 airports, including two in London .
Britain's competition watchdog said sale of airports will encourage competition .
BAA must sell airports in sequence, beginning with Gatwick then Stansted . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's competition watchdog has ordered airport operator BAA to sell three of its seven airports, including two in London. BAA must sell Gatwick Airport first. BAA must sell Gatwick and Stansted airports in London and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports in Scotland within two years, th... |
93c33b916cbc7d2a7be8b30753809e7ae46008df | Summarize the following news article. | A Brazilian cameraman died while filming a gun battle between police and alleged drug dealers .
Police launched a massive operation in a slum in Rio de Janeiro .
CPJ: There's been an increase in violence against journalists in Brazil . | [
"(CNN) -- A Brazilian cameraman died in a Rio de Janeiro slum while covering a police raid targeting organized drug militias, police said Sunday. Gelson Domingos da Silva, 46, worked for Band TV, a CNN affiliate. He was filming a large-scale incursion by a Brazilian Special Operations Unit (BOPE) into a \"favela,\"... |
149d466dedb72bf6f0f1b10a271fdae31075b9a0 | Summarize the following news article. | "Artist" costume designer Mark Bridges up for Oscar .
Bridges used texture to help tell story of silent-era Hollywood .
Bridges sees job as "amalgam of everything I enjoy" | [
"(CNN) -- Costume designer Mark Bridges can create eras with fabric. For \"Boogie Nights\" and \"Blow,\" he evoked the 1970s. \"The Fighter\" showcased the early '90s. \"There Will Be Blood\" went back to gritty early 20th century California, and \"8 Mile,\" \"Punch-Drunk Love\" and \"The Italian Job\" offered a ra... |
9ff9616e4c3aee72adcd1ba71cc96d70792c7935 | Summarize the following news article. | LZ Granderson: Religious views of marriage as a lifetime commitment are outmoded .
Most young Americans say premarital sex is morally acceptable .
He says long-term relationships are great but shouldn't be enforced by society's pressure .
Granderson: People who have no plans to marry can still have real and loving rela... | [
"Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- Til death do us part. On my wedding day, I will not be saying that sentence. Not that I'm not in it to win it -- I am -- only that if two people are told they can never leave, how do they know the other really wants to stay? Marriage is hard enough without the specter of death being... |
046bf6fc35b15913cce74fd940625bf29bbaaae7 | Summarize the following news article. | Tuesday's deadly suicide attack didn't fit pattern of what had come before .
Mass casualty attacks are rare now: insurgents prefer to hit strategic targets .
Interior ministry points its finger at Taliban, despite an effusive denial .
Many Afghans place blame at one source: Pakistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Tuesday's deadly suicide attack targeting Afghan Shia just didn't fit the pattern of what had come before in this troubled country. The police formed the usual cordon at the attack site -- this time a shrine in Kabul. Sirens pierced the odd moment of eerie silence, but the police chief's face was contorte... |
f16000d28f09efb75ec739d187067d1e3e0f8582 | Summarize the following news article. | Khaled Hosseini: Oxfam report says Afghan women must have voice in Afghanistan .
He says women in Afghanistan have gained since Taliban days but are still denied rights .
He says women had positions, education and authority when he was growing up there .
Hosseini: A condition for groups to take part in rebuilding natio... | [
"(CNN) -- As a writer, one of my most important responsibilities is listening. I try to do so with an open mind, so I can hear the voices of the characters whose stories I will tell. When I wrote about Afghan women in my second novel, I thought about the brave women I had met in Kabul and about their stories. Their... |
1bf85b73f5751c1d4b590b6e50538e10f764bbc3 | Summarize the following news article. | Security improving in Marjah area, evacuees returning, say U.S. and NATO officials .
"We're feeling pretty good" about towns, infrastructure, Marine commander says .
Locals watching flag ceremony express hope, curiosity, skepticism .
Offensive by NATO-led and Afghan troops expected to last two or three more weeks . | [
"Marjah, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave of Marjah on Thursday, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the Afghan government in the Taliban stronghold. The red, black and green banner was hoisted over an area where U.S. and other troops have been fighting the ... |
5393fcc16f9d8207ef7666f8cc1f18125b6c8bb4 | Summarize the following news article. | "I didn't want to make films because I can. There's no point in that," Lenny Kravitz said .
"He's very streamlined, he's very quiet," Kravitz says of Cinna in "The Hunger Games"
Music remains his central concern, but he considers himself a working actor, he said . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- Lenny Kravitz chose a life of rock and soul a long time ago and until recently was never tempted by the movies. \"In the last 22 years, while I was making my music, I was offered a lot of films,\" Kravitz tells Rolling Stone. \"I just didn't find the roles very interesting -- a lot of clichéd t... |
9dd885774ad80108f4b80a33e09e6a8ddaa62c9b | Summarize the following news article. | Finance Ministry: "We will continue to watch the movement of the currency market closely"
Ministry says the yen's strength is affecting the stability of the tsunami region .
Nikkei stock index rose moments after announcement was made .
Japan's automakers, electronics firms hurt by falling dollar . | [
"(CNN) -- For the third time in a year, Japan's government has intervened in the yen, its unit of currency, according to Japan's finance minister. \"While Japan is dealing with the reconstruction of the tsunami zone, if the surging of the yen continues, it could negatively affect Japan's economy and financial stabi... |
6d4b6555aaca804b4a56c5eb8ca213a43f5f154c | Summarize the following news article. | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- January 13, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What might a journalist look for when visiting the scene of a natural disaster years after the disaster happened? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write y... |
a38004398033c96962e26f2a764540cb35d66ebf | Summarize the following news article. | Diplomats and NGO leaders meet this week in Germany to talk about Afghanistan .
The conference is being led by Afghan President Hamid Karzai .
Afghanistan is facing many economic, security and political challenges .
The absence of Pakistan from the conference looms large . | [
"Bonn, Germany (CNN) -- Ten years ago, Afghan leaders met outside Bonn, Germany, to lay out a road map to establish and sustain Afghanistan's government after the fall of the Taliban. On Monday, the nation's president for the last seven years, Hamid Karzai, will once again preside over a conference in the west Germ... |
bcfc266ac5fbd926eae9631f4a8b2dd331a8c398 | Summarize the following news article. | Three British nationals were wounded in the attack, an official says .
A suicide bomber in a car caused the blast, a governor's spokesman says .
President Karzai condemns the attack . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least three people were killed and 30 injured in an explosion near the governor's compound in the city of Lashkar Gah in southern Afghanistan Thursday, authorities said. A suicide bomber driving a car apparently targeted a foreign armored convoy outside the town's education departmen... |
859b1b751059add2c2bc84de2a4a4a15c4d4d288 | Summarize the following news article. | Announced at Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago .
remberTM is first drug to act on the "tangles" discovered by Alois Alzheimer .
Tangles destroy nerve cells and neurons critical for memory .
If further trials prove successful, the drug could be available by 2012 . | [
"(CNN) -- British researchers say a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, offering hope to millions. The pioneering research -- a joint initiative between the University of Aberdeen in the UK and Singapore-based TauRx Therapeutics -- was announced this week at the Alzheimer's Assoc... |
aca85c15dc66b9972d764025381c0203948e1c04 | Summarize the following news article. | Demonstrators vow to continue protests despite stifling heat in Cairo .
Prosecutors charge Mubarak's sons with money laundering .
Five of Mubarak's aides have been freed; his sons remain in prison .
Hundreds of people gather in Tahrir Square after Mubarak escapes the death penalty . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Cairo braced for a third day of protests despite stifling heat Monday, as Egyptians vent anger over the trials of former top officials accused of ordering demonstrators killed during last year's revolution. Former President Hosni Mubarak and his Interior Minister Habib El Adly were sentenced to life... |
8271da1f9b81bdc9c646b435347169ac76ae38fa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A tornado warning is issued, then canceled, for Joplin .
Roughly 8,000 structures sustained damage within the city .
750 people were treated at hospitals, an estimated 1,500 people are still unaccounted for .
The Sunday tornado was an EF-5 storm with top winds of more than 200 mph . | [
"Joplin, Missouri (CNN) -- The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, Sunday killed 124 people, authorities said Tuesday, in what was the deadliest single U.S. tornado since modern record-keeping began 61 years ago. An estimated 750 people have been treated at area hospitals, said Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr, who ... |
2cc37be8499a73aa8d41ce3c6e7a0d4173e28122 | Summarize the following news article. | Survey: Nearly half of women would forgo sex rather than give up Internet access .
More women than men would be willing to give up sex, the survey found .
The survey, commissioned by Intel, queried 2,119 adults in the U.S. last month .
Most adults also would forgo two weeks of TV over one week of Internet use . | [
"(CNET) -- Just how reliant are you on the Internet? More women would give up sex rather than go without Internet access, according to a new survey. Nearly half of the women questioned by Harris Interactive said they'd be willing to forgo sex for two weeks, rather than give up their Internet access, according to a ... |
9734901780ae17036ccea63e064a03c663946ae4 | Summarize the following news article. | Breivik has told interrogators he planned to attack more targets .
The new information emerged during a 10-hour interrogation session Friday .
Police have not revealed the other potential targets named by Breivik .
He is charged over a bombing in Oslo and shooting rampage on an island on July 22 . | [
"(CNN) -- The suspect in Norway's July 22 terror attacks has told police he had plans to attack other targets, Norwegian police said Saturday. Anders Behring Breivik was interrogated Friday for the second time since his arrest, which followed the bombing of Oslo government buildings in which eight people died and a... |
48d1ac3878ec68361770b2f16e32f733c72c194d | Summarize the following news article. | The Republican Party held a happy hour for Hillary Clinton backers in Denver .
Some Clinton backers say Obama lacks experience necessary to be president .
Only two-thirds of the New York senator's supporters are backing Obama, poll finds .
John McCain's campaign has been actively courting Clinton backers . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- The last place Kathy Archuleta could have ever imagined she'd spend the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, was at a happy hour sponsored by the Republican Party. Clinton supporters chat at the RNC sponsored Hillary Happy Hour Monday night in Denver, Col... |
74ca9adfe6ec155fea52690556b83bc274d56239 | Summarize the following news article. | Campaigns focus on using executive orders as a means to do something on the first day .
Gingrich promises to eliminate all White House "czar" positions on his first day .
Romney wants to start the elimination of Obama-era rules that hurt the economy .
Former presidential adviser says it is possible to get many orders, ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Promises are an inherent part of campaigning. But in a time where distrust of government is at an all-time high, 2012 Republican candidates are using promises of action on Day 1 of their administrations to convince voters of the seriousness of the problems facing the nation and their seriousnes... |
898914c636ee408f87403b9648e859ed103bec6d | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic groups say they contacted nearly 750,000 voters over the weekend .
Republicans have contacted 4 million voters this year .
The recall fight stems from a battle over collective bargaining rights for public employees .
Republican Gov. Scott Walker faces off against Democrat Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee . | [
"Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) -- In the canon of political cliches, \"it all comes down to turnout\" is among the most tired. But in the case of the polarizing and closely watched Wisconsin recall election, the maxim happens to ring true. Public polling, internal polling and campaign strategists all tell the same story... |
9243259c7c77d25bc6a7bb803a299eea2ded7c9a | Summarize the following news article. | Viktor Bout is sentenced to 25 years in prison .
Bout was convicted last year on four counts stemming from weapons deals .
His lawyer wanted the conviction overturned and said the prosecution was 'political' | [
"(CNN) -- Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was sentenced Thursday to 25 years behind bars by a federal judge in New York. \"I am not guilty,\" Bout said through a translator. \"I never intended to kill anyone. I never intended to sell any arms to anyone. God knows this is the truth.\" Last year Bout, who w... |
0360c77264d94920b6b456dc54cd548ef3f850ee | Summarize the following news article. | Johan Christian Tandberg was at the scene when a bomb went off .
He grabbed a camera and started filming .
Tandberg says the 9/11 attacks were the first thing he thought of .
The sounds of alarm bells and broken glass crunching underfoot punctuate the video .
Apparent right-wing extremist Anders Breivik is charged with... | [
"Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- The numbers tell a small part of the story: Eight dead in a bomb blast. The names that police have released so far reveal a little more. Anne Lise Holter, 51. Tove Ashill Knutsen, 56. Hanna M. Orvik Endresen, 61. Kai Hauge, 32. But a 16-minute video shot in the immediate aftermath of the expl... |
83c30f24c69a31d0004f2260b87f17a707df06f6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rebels made headway Thursday northward toward coastal cities near the capital .
NEW: Rebel spokesman predicts fighters will reach the road leading to Tripoli within days .
NEW: Libyan Embassy in Washington reopens under TNC control . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Rebels pushed Thursday northward on three fronts toward the coastal cities of al-Zawiya, Aziziya and Sorman, with their ultimate goal being Tripoli, rebel field commander Adel Al-Zintani told CNN. Six rebels died and dozens more were wounded in fighting Wednesday and Thursday, he said. He p... |
d90244512a6e781ddfaf54ad708154e665ce053b | Summarize the following news article. | James "Little Man" Presley, 78, has worked cotton fields since he was 6 years old .
"There's a heap of pride in voting for a black man," says the grandson of slaves .
His dad died when he was 5; Obama "knows what it is to come up without a father"
His message: "The important thing in life is to try to live and do the b... | [
"Editor's note: The n-word appears in this piece because CNN feels the context in which it is used is pertinent to the story of James \"Little Man\" Presley. James \"Little Man\" Presley has worked in the cotton fields of Sledge, Mississippi, since he was just 6 years old. SLEDGE, Mississippi (CNN) -- James Presley... |
7ec1391420a9e0094cd677424189e1ea1db2c717 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq eyes old pipelines, new projects in case Strait of Hormuz is closed .
Oil provides more than 90% of Iraq's budget .
About four-fifths of its exports flow through the strait . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraq may reactivate long-idle pipelines to get its oil to world markets if tensions over neighboring Iran result in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a government spokesman said Sunday. The plans include shipping more oil to Turkey's port of Ceyhan and reopening pipelines that could deliver Ira... |
c7a2d8d7e137cb492fd481ee919d580d2b00d009 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi talks about his film's co-writer Roxana Saberi .
American journalist Saberi was recently released from jail in Iran after three months .
Ghobadi says he feels responsible for her time in jail and that they will marry soon .
"No One Knows about Persian Cats" chronicles underground musici... | [
"CANNES, France (CNN) -- As award-winning Iranian film-maker Bahman Ghobadi walked down the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of his new feature Thursday, the real star of the show was conspicuously absent. Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, director of \"No One Knows About Persian Cats,\" which was co-written by R... |
4fe3225bd4b04b654566f3761d462d7fe418d141 | Summarize the following news article. | "Le monde du silence" becomes first ever documentary to win in 1956 .
In 1979, Coppola's unfinished version of "Apocalypse Now" takes top prize .
Jane Campion is the only female director to win Palme d'Or, for "The Piano"
"Pulp Fiction" starts Tarantino's life-long love affair with Cannes in 1994 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- As the Cannes Film Festival gets underway, all eyes will once again be on the contenders for the festival's top prize -- the Palme d'Or. As one of the most prestigious awards in world cinema, the Golden Palm has been the launchpad for success for many films over the decades. Quentin Tarant... |
3f38d889f6d92d12f1078adef0e0b61c2b7bbe53 | Summarize the following news article. | N. Korea says "reckless military provocation" will bring new attacks .
S. Korea says marine forces based in five islands will be reinforced .
The islands are near the North Korea maritime border . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea will launch additional attacks on South Korea if it continues \"reckless military provocation,\" North Korean state media said Thursday. Meanwhile, South Korea said Thursday that it will strengthen and supplement its rules of engagement in the Yellow Sea, following Tuesday's... |
183b533b0ae2bee02e6bea6f81cbde71523311ed | Summarize the following news article. | The United States will not rest until al Qaeda is destroyed, John Brennan says .
John Brennan says U.S. officials "still have work to do" in order to defeat al Qaeda .
Officials believe bin Laden's successor could be hiding out in Pakistan's tribal region, he says .
The U.S. has "reduced significantly" the terror netwo... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Nearly a year after commandos killed Osama bin Laden at a compound northern Pakistan, U.S. officials \"still have work to do\" in order to defeat al Qaeda, a top counterterrorism official said Sunday. \"We're on a path to al Qaeda's destruction, and the president has committed that we're not go... |
dd5a088fea018ea8c79d034f6efc912a9d0f13f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian activist detained at airport as he tried to leave country .
Wife says she is deeply concerned for Mohammadreza Jalaeipour's safety .
Fatemeh Shams says she hasn't heard from Jalaeipour since his arrest .
Couple are both activists for pro-Moussavi Third Wave campaign . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The wife of an Iranian pro-reformist activist detained as he tried to leave the country last week says she is \"deeply concerned\" for his safety. Fatemah Shams and Mohammadreza Jalaeipour are students together at the University of Oxford. Fatemeh Shams told CNN she hadn't heard from her h... |
526f795bc7f3aa89c3f200dc9fd1cf1ec7c608db | Summarize the following news article. | The government has started to talk about the importance of supporting growth .
Speculation has mounted on what form any new stimulus will take .
Will Beijing stay the course, have 'stimulus-lite', or a re-run 2008 boost? | [
"(Financial Times) -- With dark clouds gathering over the Chinese economy, the government has started to talk about the importance of supporting growth and speculation is mounting about what actions it will take. Some analysts predict that it will dust off its 2008 playbook and announce a large-scale stimulus packa... |
27dbff48d5d498ea71119d74bc106dc24ab83f6a | Summarize the following news article. | Lebanese media: Clashes continue early Sunday in Tripoli, leading to one death .
12 people were killed Saturday during fighting in Tripoli, state news reports .
Recent clashes pit factions opposed to and supporting the Syrian regime .
Tripoli residents say the situation had calmed by late Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Bloody clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian regime fighters raged on early Sunday in Tripoli, Lebanon, a day after the deadliest outburst of violence there in recent weeks indicated Syria's turmoil continues spilling across borders. Twelve people were killed and about 50 were wounded in fighting on Saturd... |
f48c333ea4d0fd72ea17f2b61093462f265178a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Wolf in same-sex marriage in D.C., but he says DOMA denies him rights .
He says appeals court recently ruled DOMA unconsitutional in Massachusetts .
He says ruling victory for same-sex couples but reasoning was conservative .
Wolf: Far from judicial activism, ruling was by conservative judges backing local ... | [
"(CNN) -- I am married to my same-sex spouse (and partner of 15 years) under the laws of the District of Columbia. We enjoy the same status as our straight married neighbors. Well, not exactly. Despite being legally married, we are prevented by the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) from filing joint federal ta... |
fe930911b98d562aaab304b619f2c938386abc31 | Summarize the following news article. | Douglas Rushkoff says Jeremy Lin is iconic of a new kind of hero for the 21st century .
Lin, Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama are cool, strategic facilitators, he says .
He says they must keep the ball moving and keep the story from being about themselves .
Rushkoff: Obama must avoid having teamwork approach cast by ot... | [
"(CNN) -- The \"Linsanity\" surrounding the New York Knicks' surprise phenom at point guard may be motivated by something bigger than sports. Yes, Jeremy Lin is a terrific athlete, whose almost accidental discovery by the Knicks and little-engine-that-could perseverance make for great radio commentary and pop cultu... |
00d3bd3f71f18dc7ccddf0b655550dfeff898961 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney General says no proper notice was posted in newspapers before pardons .
Mississippi's Supreme Court upholds the controversial pardons .
Governor says it was a difficult decision .
He acknowledges his decision has been difficult for inmates' victims . | [
"(CNN) -- All five remaining inmates held in the Mississippi pardons controversy have now been released from prison. Mississippi's Supreme Court last week upheld the controversial pardons of more than 200 convicts that former Gov. Haley Barbour granted on his way out of office, rejecting a challenge by the state's ... |
436e5e268dc812293257e54d858f7eb372ef34de | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 31 killed in Libya, including civilians, Libyan government spokesman says .
Gadhafi speaks as his compound is bombarded by NATO airstrikes .
"Dead, alive, victorious, it doesn't matter," he says in vowing to stay until the end .
At least 35 loud explosions are heard around midday in Tripoli . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed Tuesday that \"we will not surrender,\" even as NATO airstrikes bombarded his compound in Tripoli. \"I am now speaking as planes and bombs fall around me,\" Gadhafi said in a live audio broadcast on state television. \"But my soul is in God's hand. We wil... |
3ec0821fbe8ab9585143e1fc53c7a6bc71938540 | Summarize the following news article. | Magic Johnson becomes one of the rare team athletes to become a team owner .
Professional players have had a mixed record when they have turned to team ownership .
Nolan Ryan's Rangers have done well, but Wayne Gretzky's Coyotes fell flat .
Johnson says he's committed to improving team and "selling the Dodger brand" | [
"(CNN) -- Magic Johnson is a part of some exclusive clubs: NCAA and NBA champions. Basketball hall of famers. Olympic gold medalists. Now he's joined an even more exclusive group: players who have become owners of professional sports teams. Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that a group including Johnson... |
e3e6734e7fca4d309d582ff78d3a0cb8a29d977e | Summarize the following news article. | Reuters runs a headline saying Iran is training female ninja assassins .
It admits the headline is wrong and changes it .
Iran revokes the press cards of 11 Reuters staff in Tehran . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran revoked the press cards of Reuters staff in the country after the news agency ran a mistaken headline saying Iran was training female Ninja assassins, Iran's official news agency reported Tuesday. \"All activities of the Reuters office in Tehran have been temporarily suspended,\" said Mo... |
1cdb8a721c7d38137617301f9e885b9d48148971 | Summarize the following news article. | The Cam Ranh Bay military base was an important logistics hub for the U.S.
His visit marks the first trip there by an American defense secretary since the war ended .
Panetta is on an Asia trip aimed at explaining the U.S. strategy . | [
"(CNN) -- Leon Panetta visited a former U.S. Navy base in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam, on Sunday, marking the first trip to the base by an American defense secretary since the war ended. The Cam Ranh Bay naval base was an important deep water port and logistics hub for the U.S., and is considered a \"jewel\" of deep-wate... |
c359295910b65dea6d47f6e1d8e53c464c6a8722 | Summarize the following news article. | It may be a campaign first: pets in political outfits advertising for a campaign .
More than 16,000 people have "liked" the Pets for Obama Facebook page .
The Obamas' dog, Bo, appears solo in a campaign ad for the president .
The RNC thinks the Pets for Obama page is a distraction . | [
"(CNN) -- Tina Gangidine is so passionate about President Barack Obama, even her pet lovebird campaigned for him. \"I left the campaign sign by her cage, and whenever she would get out she would always hop right over to it and sit for long stretches staring at it,\" said the retired middle school teacher from Ohio.... |
55f3ab6dc751208495c4ec59f050550cff5f5f0a | Summarize the following news article. | Storm of outrage over photos of Pippa Middleton in car with man apparently wielding gun .
Royal watchers say incident should act as a wake-up call to Prince William's sister-in-law .
Photo is causing a stir, after a spate of gun violence in France recently .
Royal experts say Middleton must avoid further incidents for ... | [
"London (CNN) -- A storm of outrage provoked by photos of Pippa Middleton showing her in a car with a man wielding what appears to be a gun in France should act as a wake-up call, royal watchers have warned Prince William's sister-in-law. \"This story is very damaging for her,\" veteran London-based public relation... |
4e3c614ff4e251927ed8138c74f9ee092920c823 | Summarize the following news article. | William John Roy is charged with defrauding the VA and the Department of Defense .
An indictment accuses him of lying to obtain $57,000 in benefits .
Prosecutors say Roy said he fought in Vietnam, receiving two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star .
Investigation reveals he had been in Germany in a noncombat role, prosecuto... | [
"(CNN) -- A U.S. Army command sergeant major who authorities accuse of lying about receiving Purple Hearts for bravery during combat and making false claims about fighting in Vietnam and Afghanistan was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. William John Roy, 57, is charged with seven felony counts of defra... |
72eeb37b34df0761cb9349c3e6b8fd1228092504 | Summarize the following news article. | "Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots" examines the connection between music and 1992 riots .
The documentary features rap stars as well as those who participated in the rioting .
The director said he hopes viewers take away a powerful message from the film .
The documentary airs at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on VH1 . | [
"(CNN) -- In 1988, the West Coast hip-hop group N.W.A released a provocative song called \"F**k tha Police,\" which stirred controversy and marked it as one of the most high-profile examples of tension between the black community in Los Angeles and authorities. A few years later tensions erupted into rioting and vi... |
74a8c11f593380ed4802ebd3716d40ebca3419bf | Summarize the following news article. | In France and Scotland, pranksters often attach things to a victim's back .
Spaniards celebrate their version of April Fools' on December 28 .
Humorina is a festival dedicated to humor in Odessa, Ukraine . | [
"(CNN) -- There is no better way to ring in the spring season than with a free pass to the carefree days of childhood when no one could chastise you for a well-executed prank -- as long as it brought a smile to both parties. You may choose to privately celebrate April Fools' Day by covering your office toilet seat ... |
49e42c84bdebc77923b8c77501a3ee3096a354b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Australia's resource-rich economy expanded at twice the pace expected by economists .
Gross domestic product advanced 1.3 percent from the previous quarter .
Was the fastest acceleration in economic growth in five years . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Australia's resource-rich economy expanded at twice the pace expected by economists in the first quarter of 2012, lifted by an unexpected increase in household spending and continued heavy investment in mining projects. Gross domestic product advanced 1.3 per cent from the previous quarter, wh... |
0cb1844a99357ba35270a14a6d42cc0b551b24dd | Summarize the following news article. | Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne is asked about the men-only membership policy .
He says membership is "subject to the private deliberation of members"
Ginni Rometty, IBM's top executive, cannot join despite her company's sponsorship .
Her status has reignited the gender controversy as the Masters begins . | [
"(CNN) -- The chairman of the club that hosts America's most prestigious golf tournament skirted the prickly issue of women's membership Wednesday, saying it is a private matter. During his annual media session, Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, did not comment specifically on Ginni Rometty, the ... |
256f0f22876c318b3ecb0ee1c6c161ffaeb89e5a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: New York police obtain search warrant in boy's 1979 disappearance case .
Rosemary Hernandez' lawyer: "She feels strongly that the confession is unreliable"
Pedro Hernandez is charged with the second degree murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz .
Hernandez admitted choking the boy after luring him into a basement, police ... | [
"New York (CNN) -- New York City police on Wednesday evening were searching the New Jersey home of Pedro Hernandez, who is accusing of killing Etan Patz more than three decades ago, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said. Police executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into Etan, the boy who... |
dd227a34c53158b0f63799ed2992c7bd53756fa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese government honors bus driver who pulled over despite being fatally injured .
Driver was credited with saving the lives of 24 passengers in Zhejiang, eastern China .
Wu Bin died three days after being hit by a shard of metal while driving his bus .
Thousands attended his funeral Tuesday, according to a funeral h... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Chinese officials have formally honored a bus driver for saving the lives of 24 people when he managed to stop the bus after being struck by a piece of flying sheet metal that came crashing through his windshield. Wu Bin, the 48-year-old bus driver, collapsed shortly after pulling over. He died ... |
82a464f36a40a73724dfb1c8acb432fb0439262a | Summarize the following news article. | Half of chosen jurors and alternates have Penn State connections .
The judge denies a request for a continuance from Sandusky's attorney .
Opening statements in the trial are expected to start Monday .
Jerry Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing 10 boys for at least 15 years . | [
"Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A jury of five men and seven women, along with four alternates, was chosen Wednesday in the trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape. Half of the 16 jurors and alternates have ties to Penn State, including one retired professo... |
2595a38861fc4b559de50b644f57725055d35d5d | Summarize the following news article. | Netherlands crush Northern Ireland 6-0 in final Euro 2012 warmup match .
Portugal lose at home to Turkey while England suffer more injury problems .
Uruguay held by Venezuela in South American World Cup qualifying match .
Cameroon and Ivory Coast win as African qualifiers start for Brazil 2014 . | [
"(CNN) -- The Netherlands finally found some pre-Euro 2012 form on Saturday with an ominous 6-0 thrashing of Northern Ireland that will boost the 2010 World Cup finalists' hopes of a second continental title. Having lost to German club Bayern Munich and 96th-ranked Bulgaria before beating Slovakia 2-0 on Wednesday,... |
7545f5a825bc14794152c29d73f792170741b49f | Summarize the following news article. | 'We come to take you home now,' Jun Lin's mother says .
Police believe porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta killed Lin and dismembered him .
Lin's family made the painful journey from China to Montreal .
Magnotta was arrested in Berlin and will be extradited to Canada . | [
"(CNN) -- The distraught family of a university student allegedly killed and dismembered by a Canadian porn actor have journeyed from their village in China to Montreal, where the grisly act took place. The family of Jun Lin, 33, met with investigators Wednesday, Montreal police told CNN affiliate CTV. Yan Shi, the... |
c30ca6ef9619b4b93663efaac445e088541141f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool fans are hoping to pool enough money to take over the club .
Many clubs have small or large stakes of shares owned by supporters .
British club Ebbsfleet United is owned by an online fan community . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Football fans in the UK are ushering in a potential new age of football ownership after plotting a takeover bid for English Premier League Liverpool FC. Fan property? Liverpool supporters are plotting a takeover of the club. The ShareLiverpoolFC organization is a collective of fans looking... |
658f3b2a98aabba58ad05a267d4e8d78dc181f55 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.N. body says it was the deadliest day for Afghan civilians this year .
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta meets with Afghan defense minister .
A provincial official says an airstrike in Logar province killed women and children .
ISAF says it is looking into the claims, though its reports show only two injuries ... | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned a NATO airstrike this week that a provincial official says killed women and children, in a statement that came just as U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived Thursday in Kabul for talks. A provincial official has said civilians were among the... |
4c22dc2bcb6cad9ea1d6d8f53041e993dc7b06fa | Summarize the following news article. | Writers: What is happening in Syria is a war, but international legal experts refuse to call it that .
Legal experts say it's not a war because the opposition isn't well-organized .
If it's determined to be war, then the law of war applies, they say, even to an internal conflict .
Writers: The law sets standards to res... | [
"(CNN) -- The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria recently determined that the fighting in Syria is not an \"armed conflict\" (PDF) -- the legal term for war -- under international law because the opposition forces are not sufficiently organized. Yet surely the protesters, dissident fighters and terrified citizens ... |
6e2b6459e3434096eea257b5ac0d808a0e570836 | Summarize the following news article. | Micah Sifry: Growth in followers and retweets are signs of low-level interest .
Counting something and charting it doesn't mean you've proven anything, he says .
Sifry: Rick Santorum's surge should put the mania for buzz-tracking into perspective . | [
"(CNN) -- For years, bloggers and other netizens have repeated: \"A link is not an endorsement.\" Now it appears that we have to add, \"a 'like, 'follow' or 'retweet' is not an endorsement, either.\" That's the only way to respond to the wave of breathless news stories and fancy web tools claiming to divine all kin... |
52b07c9e44f577a71b312d7a3cad99e2cf3f7332 | Summarize the following news article. | Those considered as a potential vice president face a thorough examination .
The intense vetting is necessary because a VP pick represents a candidate's first big decision .
John McCain's vetting chief said he asked questions he "would not dream of" any other time .
Candidates being vetted face scrutiny of almost every... | [
"(CNN) -- One senator who has survived the vice presidential vetting process described it this way: Like having a colonoscopy without anesthesia. The probing, highly personal examination that a presidential candidate uses to pick a running mate is uniquely American. Yet it is entirely shielded from public view: Tho... |
a11180372bccb00d8e7ff5e33c555c31a86e569a | Summarize the following news article. | Scout committee will study resolution on its membership policies .
Resolution asks that local units determine standards on gay leaders .
Boy Scouts says its ban remains in effect . | [
"(CNN) -- The Boy Scouts of America, indicating its ban on openly gay members will remain in effect, said it will consider a resolution asking that local units be allowed to determine their own standards. An unidentified volunteer leader in the Northeast introduced the resolution. Members of a committee have until ... |
ad2ee9e3d00af4b2c5b02c51768d8f4645971826 | Summarize the following news article. | Campaign donors to Obama: Stop oil pipeline .
Supporters say Keystone pipeline is good for the economy .
Pipeline threatens groundwater, opponents say .
Campaign: Obama has done more to transition to clean energy . | [
"(CNN) -- They're rich, powerful and P.O.'d. One of them is BFF with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And they're putting President Obama on notice: stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline or else. Or else what? Well it depends on who you ask. Take Susie Tompkins Buell, for instance. She's a major Democratic Party fun... |
52711347d22ef95fa022664f6377caf2c268d334 | Summarize the following news article. | Sean Penn will receive the Peace Summit Award for his relief work in Haiti .
Penn founded an aid agency after the devastating 2010 earthquake .
The Oscar winner says the Nobel recognition is an honor . | [
"(CNN) -- In Haiti, actor Sean Penn brushed aside mockery in the media for his penchant for taking up causes. Someone, he said, had to do something after the devastating earthquake. Now he's being recognized for his efforts. Penn will be presented with the 2012 Peace Summit Award next month during the annual meetin... |
90adb2089ff44bb1c5de8c67d32c90b9ca35b74a | Summarize the following news article. | Bachmann is scheduled to launch her presidential bid formally on Monday .
She has hired Sarah Palin's debate coach, nabbed Haley Barbour's pollster .
Bachmann's staff challenge is to broaden her appeal beyond conservative activists . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Forget political pedigree, executive experience or ties to deep-pocketed donors. No Republican presidential candidate is better positioned to capitalize on the recent tide of conservative anger toward President Barack Obama than Michele Bachmann. Her charisma and crossover appeal to both social... |
8fd452077be16580969c148957fadc230dbbb751 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. observers visiting village of Qubeir, west of Hama, are shot at by small arms .
Dozens of people, including women and children, reportedly were killed in Qubeir .
U.S. secretary of state says the world community must unite around a transition plan .
Russia, China and four allies sign a statement opposing outside i... | [
"(CNN) -- Small arms fire targeted U.N. monitors in Syria as they tried to get to the scene of another massacre, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. No one was hit, said a spokeswoman for Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, head of the U.N. Supervision Mission in Syria. The incident came as Ban, international e... |
5b44ef5063b54843e3069fe825965ccfe6271e5e | Summarize the following news article. | What truly sets the latest Nook Simple Touch apart is the patent-pending GlowLight .
Nook Simple Touch's GlowLight is adjustable, via a touch-screen menu selection .
The battery life is promised to last for 30 days with an hour of GlowLight-enabled reading . | [
"(Mashable) -- Sometimes you just want to read. Digital's best answer for that simple urge is the now venerable E Ink e-reader. These monochromatic devices are not only holding on in the face of stiff LCD-based tablet competition, they're innovating. The latest update comes from Barnes & Noble, which added an LED-b... |
67780c54afe45b8fea3c7f4c4c1aff3b40186344 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Flash floods and landslides are possible, forecasters say .
Typhoon Kabayan strengthens monsoon over the island of Luzon .
Storm has winds over 102 mph .
Government officials cancel government work, college classes . | [
"(CNN) -- A typhoon off the coast of the Philippines is fueling monsoon rains, which flooded the capital city of Manila and could trigger flash floods and landslides, forecasters said on Wednesday. The Philippine government said Typhoon Kabayan was expected to enhance the monsoon over the entire island of Luzon, wh... |
f7ec87ee83ad5833d0a1c1fad4296471a26627fc | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled conflict in Sudan, South Sudan border region .
Many have taken shelter in Jamam camp, but water supplies are running low .
Oxfam worker Pauline Ballaman says international community must take action .
Ballaman: "People need peace, and to be able to go home" | [
"Jamam refugee camp, South Sudan (CNN) -- The dried up cattle pond is only a few meters off the red road that runs through Jamam refugee camp. It's a huge hole in the ground, long emptied by the blazing sun. At the bottom of this pit women and children dig with cups and bowls in the smelly, spongy mud for the littl... |
754480d8d5fb7b016754de49cd7e991fc4cbdcc5 | Summarize the following news article. | Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti was Saddam Hussein's national security adviser .
Al-Tikriti was the regime's most wanted official next to Hussein and his sons .
He had been sentenced to death for genocide and crimes against humanity . | [
"(CNN) -- Iraq has executed a high-ranking aide to the late ruler Saddam Hussein, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Justice Ministry carried out the execution of Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, who was Hussein's personal secretary, national security adviser and senior bodyguard, spokesman Ali a-Dabbagh said. ... |
56c1221c5cf0c5e153d479d611fb47ae144d886a | Summarize the following news article. | Meg Urry says we should take the chance to view Venus' transit .
The alignment needed for the event happens only once a century or so .
The next one will take place in 2117, she says . | [
"(CNN) -- Tonight, Tuesday, June 5, as the sun set on the East Coast, the planet Venus began its \"transit\" across the face of the sun. Pay close attention: Barring a miracle of future medicine, this is your only chance to witness such a crossing. The next one will take place in 2117. That's because the transit of... |
78edc9b437fece000a0dfd1ac0341aa34ba9a196 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney's slam on Obama's remarks was out of touch, says Roland Martin .
Teachers, firefighters and cops are Americans too, Martin says .
Martin: We need a serious conversation about what we need in our daily lives .
Romney doesn't need the Obama camp to make him look out of touch, Martin says . | [
"(CNN) -- When Mitt Romney sits across from the Fraternal Order of Police to seek their presidential endorsement, I can't wait to hear his reaction to these men and women carrying guns and tasers when they ask him to explain why he doesn't think the nation needs more of them on the streets. Mr. Rich Guy sounded lik... |
79546e418ca3f14a541489216d46df0af82bad6a | Summarize the following news article. | Collegiate bowl season can divide couples because of their school loyalties .
One couple will sit on opposite sides of the stadium for the Chick-fil-A Bowl .
Football conference rivalries also cause family members to clash . | [
"(CNN) -- On New Year's Eve, husband and wife Tripp and Jessica Johnson will be wearing orange and blue and cheering their team in the Chick-fil-A Bowl -- from opposite sides of the stadium. The games features the Auburn University Tigers facing off against the University of Virginia Cavaliers, and both schools hap... |
d06ec47562ecdf48eb87a5cb64b0aee5ca239e07 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City drop vital points at home drawing 3-3 against Sunderland .
Manchester United will go five points clear if they beat Blackburn Rovers on Monday .
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-2 to keep up pressure on Tottenham in race for fourth place .
Wolves sink further into mire with 3-2 home defeat against Bolton Wand... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester City's faltering bid for a first English Premier League title in 44 years received a further setback on Saturday as they drew 3-3 with Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium. Two late goals ensured Roberto Mancini's team preserved their unbeaten home record in the league, but it means rivals Manchest... |
ac38e2b16212d263d875171d4945625b3eea002c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A body is found on bridge 3, civil protection officials announce .
Fuel salvage from the Costa Concordia will not start before Saturday, an official says .
About 16 people are still missing from among an estimated 4,200 on board .
The captain is under house arrest facing possible manslaughter charges . | [
"Rome (CNN) -- Rescuers searching the stricken Costa Concordia found a body on bridge 3 Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the wreck to 16, civil protection officials said. The discovery leaves about 16 people still missing from among the roughly 4,200 aboard the cruise liner -- about 3,200 passeng... |
445e12653093f3f830783721beccd6b57a0f3c0c | Summarize the following news article. | Spain's Athletic Bilbao beat Bundesliga side Schalke 4-2 in first leg of Europa League quarterfinal .
Atletico Madrid also beat German opposition, overcoming Hannover 2-1 .
Valencia go down 2-1 to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar; Sporting Lisbon beat Ukraine's Metalist Kharkiv 2-1 . | [
"(CNN) -- A glorious attacking display by Athletic Bilbao earned the Spanish side a 4-2 win at Schalke in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals at the Veltins Arena on Thursday. Fernando Llorente put Athletic ahead in the 20th minute poking the ball home after a Schalke goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand mishand... |
293ab204475c37c2f04bd550532a85d357d0feb6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Opposition activists report 25 deaths across Syria Thursday .
The monitors will stay in Syria while an extension to their mission is discussed, an official says .
Arab League member states will meet over the weekend to discuss the mission's findings .
Critics say the monitors' month-long fact-finding mission has d... | [
"(CNN) -- The Arab League was negotiating an extension of its fact-finding mission in Syria Thursday, with its members due to report over the weekend on what they have witnessed of a months-long government crackdown on protests. Ambassador Adnan Al Khudeir, the Cairo-based head of the monitoring operation, said the... |
a697ec277341061c20e7ca29f24f9d6be0e0852b | Summarize the following news article. | Gyado says there were signs that Dana Air standards had slipped in the last six months .
The airline faces accusations of penny-pinching and aircraft overuse .
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the country's airline industry regulator must be questioned too . | [
"Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) -- There is a predictable pattern that ensues following any tragic news in Nigeria. There is at first a collective sense of shock and grief. There follows official visits to the scene of the tragedy. Families are condoled and money is doled out in compensation. A period of mourning is inevitab... |
81928f37a8fbcc6696c229dfbd61dbf0da35385c | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich beat Hanover 2-1 in German Bundesliga .
Top scorer Mario Gomez scores second for 23rd of league season .
Victory cuts Borussia Dortmund's lead to two points at top .
AC Milan stretch lead in Italy to seven points with win over Roma . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich cut Borussia Dortmund's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to two points with a 2-1 home win over Hanover Saturday. Midfielder Toni Kroos put the in-form home side ahead with a neatly taken goal in the first half. Striker Mario Gomez made it 2-0 on 68 minutes as he beat Hanover keeper Ron-Rob... |
07c2c6f2b5c63e70ce1a12d52dcdb7c4e6845aca | Summarize the following news article. | Joran van der Sloot is charged with murdering a woman in a Lima hotel room .
Last week, his lawyer said van der Sloot would plead guilty and make a "sincere confession"
Instead, he voiced doubt about the charge and was granted more time to "reflect"
He is expected to make a decision Wednesday, which will determine what... | [
"(CNN) -- Joran van der Sloot returns to a Peruvian courtroom on Wednesday, five days after requesting more time to \"reflect\" on what plea he will make in his murder trial. The 24-year-old Dutch national indicated on Friday that he was willing to make a \"confession\" in the 2010 killing of Stephany Flores, but t... |
bf9f19a4fd7839f916c1d465b0ff4e6d7f53a252 | Summarize the following news article. | Experts will now handle finances at Jogye Order temple, the order's chief says .
The order will "focus on asceticism and missionary work," he said .
Video from a hidden camera showed monks gambling, smoking and drinking last month .
Information about the incident has been given to the country's prosecutor's office . | [
"(CNN) -- The chief of South Korea's biggest Buddhist order says he will hand over a temple's financial management to experts after monks were caught gambling illegally. Ja Seung said Thursday that the Jogye Order will \"focus on asceticism and missionary work.\" Footage from a hidden camera, showing monks gambling... |
17bd7121716a105f1edb4aa1a7369ec14564563e | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid keep six-point lead with 5-1win over Real Sociedad .
Cristiano Ronaldo scores double in easy win in Bernabeu .
Barcelona beat Mallorca 2-0 to maintain pressure at top .
Lionel Messi credited with opener in the win . | [
"(CNN) -- Real Madrid restored their six-point lead at the top of Spain's La Liga with a 5-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad Saturday. Real were held 1-1 at Villarreal in midweek but in their own Santiago Bernabeu stadium were back to winning ways. Gonzalo Higuain put Los Blancos ahead early in the first half before two... |
20eedbaee1a49aa4a1fa9d3dd6d8ecf00f5f00ba | Summarize the following news article. | Bolton beat Blackburn 2-1 in their first match since Fabrice Muamba's collapse .
David Wheater scores two first half goals for Bolton .
Leaders Manchester City held 1-1 at Stoke .
Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-0 to stay in third place . | [
"(CNN) -- Bolton's first match since the on-pitch collapse of their midfielder Fabrice Muamba last weekend ended with an emotional 2-1 victory over local rivals Blackburn Saturday. Muamba is recovering in a London hospital after the horrific scenes at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane while his... |
e2005df6a7dbe73170ebd6ea5112af9f2d34de0f | Summarize the following news article. | Irish horse So You Think suffers a shock defeat on second day of Royal Ascot .
The 4-11 chance is caught on the line in Prince of Wales's Stakes by Rewilding .
The first day of Royal Ascot saw English wonder-horse Frankel claim victory . | [
"(CNN) -- There was a major shock on the second day of the Royal Ascot meeting when Irish horse So You Think, rated as one of the bankers of the week, was turned over in the feature Group One Prince of Wales's Stakes. Tuesday's opening day of England's premier Flat racing fixture saw the top three-year-old, Frankel... |
7d53633109ab0e7ff04d0cafaa91cadd471af2b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Borussia Dortmund thrash Cologne 6-1 to lead German table by five points .
Shinji Kagawa scores twice as Dortmund edge closer to retaining their title .
Newcastle draw level with Chelsea in Premier League after beating WBA 3-1 . | [
"(CNN) -- Borussia Dortmund edged a step closer to retaining their German Bundesliga title on Sunday as Japan's Shinji Kagawa scored twice in a 6-1 thrashing of Cologne. With nearest rivals Bayern Munich defeating Hanover 2-1 the day before, Dortmund needed a win to restore their five-point advantage at the top of ... |
07441b353d22a454ef7512b760c7358bfc2525b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Pew poll says 39% of young adults are living with or have moved back with their parents .
Cassie Owens: I moved back home without a clear vision of my career path or prospects .
She says entry-level jobs are hard to get and many of her peers must look for alternatives .
Owens: The road to self-reliance appears stretche... | [
"(CNN) -- When I moved back home, I knew what I was in for. My mother tends to nag me. She can't help it. Fussing is in her nature, and her recent battles with fibromyalgia and a spinal injury have not been easy on her nerves. She is uncompromisingly neat, a characteristic that I have not inherited. My room is what... |
89761f490666c65ee64270cd0bddfde9819cf726 | Summarize the following news article. | Johannes Mehserle was convicted in 2010 of killing an unarmed man .
He was sentenced to two years in prison .
The shooting has been controversial in California's Bay Area community . | [
"(CNN) -- A state appeals court Friday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against Johannes Mehserle, a former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Oscar Grant in Oakland. The appeal questioned some of the evidence and instructions that were given to the jury... |
8918d69cd0dbb13c6e9ea611e77fd3c3de442eb8 | Summarize the following news article. | Adam Mayes is accused of killing a woman and her daughter .
He also abducted two girls, authorities allege .
Cornered, Mayes shot himself in the head and died . | [
"(CNN) -- The family of accused killer and kidnapper Adam Mayes, who was placed on the FBI's \"10 Most Wanted\" list, has sent his body to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where students will use it for research and educational purposes, officials said. Charges added for mom in Bain kidnapping . Mayes' body ... |
cf6f9bc260d21ca58d70fbe5bf0aaa2117e24885 | Summarize the following news article. | Women and girls as young as four face rape on daily basis in Darfur .
U.N. mission says rape now biggest issue facing troubled Sudanese region .
Aid workers says 100 percent of women in camps face gender-based abuse .
Sudanese government says there is no rape in Darfur . | [
"ZAM ZAM DISPLACEMENT CAMP, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts -- violence, hunger, displacement and looting -- but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue now affecting the region is the systematic rape of women and children. UNAMID police officer Ajayi Funmi, left, educate... |
911a9e2402b6e2a6912051edeb7564e78518ab4c | Summarize the following news article. | Ridley Scott's reputation for capturing a sci-fi story with skill and grandeur precedes him .
It's been three decades since he last created a film in the genre .
This weekend's "Prometheus" is his long-awaited return to the style .
Not quite a prequel, "Prometheus" has the same DNA as 1979's "Alien" | [
"(CNN) -- In the three decades since he directed his first feature film, \"The Duellists,\" filmmaker Ridley Scott has crafted a diverse filmography, serving up everything from the classic \"Thelma & Louise\" to the Oscar-winning \"Gladiator.\" But it's his seminal 1979 science-fiction/horror film \"Alien\" that wi... |
d4475f6f3d78b0742971f59083c2cf10675a4aaf | Summarize the following news article. | Japan's economy sees record drop of 10 percent in industrial output for January .
Exports fell an unprecedented 45.7 percent last month .
Household spending sees steepest fall since country slid into recession last year .
Unemployment figure slightly better for January, at 4.1%, but figure is questioned . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan has released a slew of economic data that paints a picture of a nation struggling amid the global economic slowdown. Japan's exports plunged 45.7 percent last month, as major exporters made further production cutbacks. The world's second-largest economy reported a drop of 10 percent in ... |
2fb4c1e7ac74f61113b5ec907fb82c3af66231e5 | Summarize the following news article. | A new bio appeared on Kim Kardashian's IMDB page .
It said, ""Kim Kardashian is emblematic of the shallowness of American culture"
The bio has disappeared from IMDB, but Uproxx has a screenshot . | [
"(EW.com) -- Kim Kardashian's IMDB page experienced a sudden assault of truth grenades earlier today, resulting in an IMDB bio that looked just a little bit...different. \"Kim Kardashian is emblematic of the shallowness of American culture in the first two decades of the new millennium,\" read her official biograph... |
57ba172e8fe279456444f5feff77a2a212fc0a74 | Summarize the following news article. | Axl Rose's representative makes no comment on arrests or charges in jewelry theft .
Only Rose's entourage, invited guests were allowed in lounge where jewelry disappeared .
The gold and diamond necklaces are valued at about $200,000 . | [
"(CNN) -- Rocker Axl Rose has his bling back, two days after it disappeared from his backstage dressing room after a concert in Paris, his representative said Thursday. \"I can confirm the jewelry was stolen from his dressing room at the venue,\" the Rose representative, who asked not to be identified, told CNN. \"... |
b1df0b375551b40abe2d2272787b2819a6f41d6e | Summarize the following news article. | Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said a core group of states should press on with eurozone integration to fight the debt crisis .
Merkel's comments ran counter to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's call for short-term crisis measures .
Berlin perceives a contradiction between the U.K.'s refusal to agree to new EU fisc... | [
"(Financial Times) -- Angela Merkel said a core group of states needed to press on with European integration to fight the eurozone crisis, a rebuke to David Cameron, UK prime minister, who has called for more short-term crisis measures. Only hours before Mr Cameron's visit to the federal chancellery, Germany's chan... |
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