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29185ea8a7784b53fed52b480b043eb9a96329ac | Summarize the following news article. | Last year, Obama administration announced a relaxed policy on deporting illegal immigrants .
Ruben Navarrette says a recent report showed the change has affected only 2% of cases .
He says administration gave impression more people would be allowed to stay .
Navarrette: Focus was supposed to be on deporting aliens who ... | [
"San Diego, California (CNN) -- The Obama administration calls its policy on illegal immigrants \"prosecutorial discretion.\" In reality, we're finding out, it amounts to business as usual, deporting huge numbers of hard-working immigrants. The objective of the new \"policy\" announced last year was to fool immigra... |
e31e85aafdc532259279d93786b04a9ee303e7a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Van Halen will perform in Minnesota on Saturday .
The band formed in 1974 .
Van Halen was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans. Contacted Friday for comment, a representative for the tour said that no other information was available. No explanation was given, and there was no word on when the appearance... |
21a9e27d9929585332645064672be1a96e336b99 | Summarize the following news article. | Tammi Smith was accused of scheming to adopt "Baby Gabriel"
She was found guilty Thursday of conspiracy to interfere with custody and forgery .
The boy has never been found; his mother faces kidnapping and child abuse charges . | [
"Phoenix (CNN) -- An Arizona jury found Tammi Smith guilty of forgery and conspiracy to interfere with custody Thursday in the 2009 disappearance of 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, whose whereabouts remain unknown. Smith was accused of trying to help Gabriel's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, wrangle custody of the boy from... |
d9e6ef9e7bb7065586d76db7209bf408a9302834 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prime minister, president take in NCAA basketball tourney game in Ohio .
NEW: Obama is "going to help me fill out my bracket," Cameron says .
The White House stresses a special relationship with Britain .
Cameron and Obama will hold talks Wednesday . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama gave a nod to America's heartland Tuesday, saying in an interview conducted during halftime of an NCAA basketball game in Ohio he wanted to show his British counterpart, David Cameron, a part of America rarely seen by foreign visitors. \"I thought it was going to be wonde... |
68d5fd6af3bf473a7b8771223fa06a323414b424 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says court ruling dismisses "totality" of rape accusation .
A Spanish court "eviscerated" the credibility of young woman model accuser, prince says .
The model, her lawyers and her mom waged "a relentless public attack," prince says .
"Their accusations varied wildly each time," bin Tala... | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, Thursday excoriated a young woman model whose accusation that he raped her was dismissed a day earlier by a Spanish court, the prince said in a statement. Bin Talal said the court ruling \"dismissed the totality of the claims by the self-des... |
986e1fcf76638180fda60caec340042ca909291f | Summarize the following news article. | Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" is about young lovers who reunite and run away .
The film stars Bruce Willis, Francis McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Ed Norton .
Anderson: "I want the movie to happen in a place where the audience has never been" | [
"(CNN) -- In Wes Anderson's latest film, \"Moonrise Kingdom,\" he tells the tale of two young lovers who reunite and run away into the wilderness after a year apart. It's 1965, and a major storm is bearing down on New Penzance Island, off the coast of New England, and their disappearance sets off an island-wide sea... |
3c60b923783627de81c5cc9b98e20af7cbb2f64c | Summarize the following news article. | Two people who were on cruise liner remain missing .
32 of 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia cruise ship are believed dead .
Crews complete removal of 2,400 tons of oil from the ship's tanks .
It will take up to a year to remove the ship's wreckage from Italy's coast . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The bodies of five more people killed when the Costa Concordia cruise ship sank were found Thursday, bringing to 30 the number of bodies located, Italian officials said. Two of the roughly 4,200 originally aboard the cruise liner remain missing. The Costa Concordia, a ship belonging to cruise ... |
4f81d4e3dd9ddf6a30f69f225d669c6c0545f856 | Summarize the following news article. | "I would punch him in the head if we were teammates," manager Mancini says of Balotelli .
Allegations of locker room bust-up between Yaya Toure and Balotelli during Sunderland match .
Controversy continues to follow Balotelli after he crashes his car in Manchester city center .
Mancini must now find answer to the "Mari... | [
"(CNN) -- How do you solve a problem like Mario Balotelli? After an eventful fortnight that saw the Manchester City striker gatecrash a press conference, row with teammates and crash his Bentley, it's perhaps no wonder that his club manager Robert Mancini has been driven to despair. When reporters this week quizzed... |
fe217345dbb99bc081d9fea19124a15fae365ef7 | Summarize the following news article. | Police board the plane in Boston and take the unruly passenger into custody .
The commercial jet was flying to Philadelphia when the incident occurred .
Airline spokeswoman: The passenger seemed "disoriented"
Passengers restrained him, according to an airport authority spokesman . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities detained a man who tried to open the door of a commercial jet midair on Thursday, officials said. US Airways Flight 3801 made an unscheduled landing at Boston's Logan Airport, where Massachusetts State Police boarded the plane and took the unruly passenger into custody, State Trooper Thomas Mu... |
c854df7ac634e0b589d24d3da47ca59bad1bcaba | Summarize the following news article. | Turkey will consider any military approach from Syria a potential threat, its PM says .
Turkish-Syrian ties have deteriorated during the uprising .
The countries had sharp tensions in the 1990s over Kurdish militancy .
NATO condemns the shooting down of the plane, but does not act . | [
"(CNN) -- Turkey is changing its military rules of engagement and will now treat a military approach toward its borders by Syria as a potential threat that \"will be dealt with accordingly,\" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. The announcement is a significant escalation of rhetoric after Syr... |
a541e1f9fdbecb9648103ef6d2ca727f97153739 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Post offices, ports, auto factories and garbage collection all stop, a union says .
Traffic jams snarl central Madrid as people drive instead of taking public transport .
The unions are protesting government budget cuts to reduce the deficit .
Spain has an unemployment rate of 23% . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- Huge traffic jams snarled central Madrid Thursday, as Spain's first general strike in more than a year kicked off with nine people slightly injured in demonstrations, including police officers, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Ministry official Cristina Diaz said 58 people had been detained. Th... |
2716df78f47c05142a2782aa7c897cf4886e0986 | Summarize the following news article. | Poland is the European Union's fastest growing economy .
Poland's finance minister says the country wants to join the eurozone .
Finance minister Jan Vincent-Rostowski says the eurozone must be "repaired" | [
"Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- Poland, the European Union's fastest growing economy, wants to become a member of the eurozone -- but its finance minister says the country will wait until \"it is safe to do so.\" \"We want to join (the eurozone),\" Jan Vincent-Rostowski told CNN. \"I think we feel that there is still a lo... |
52392421b7d114e7ec5e5e687c1e931eefb132a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Dani Pedrosa claims pole for the French MotGP .
Spaniard edges out Honda teammate Casey Stoner at Le Mans .
Title challenger Jorge Lorenzo on second row .
Italian legend Valentino Rossi seventh fastest on the Ducati . | [
"(CNN) -- Dani Pedrosa edged out world champion Casey Stoner to take pole for the French MotoGP Saturday. Pedrosa was 0.303 seconds faster than his Honda teammate and the pair were the only two riders under the one minute 34 seconds mark at Le Mans. Spain's Pedrosa broke his collarbone last season -- leaving him to... |
3d303490d9744690c556e2e67a05d9dc4aa1c2a7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Preliminary results give former lawmaker Danilo Medina an early lead .
The election is a rematch of the 2000 elections .
Dominican populations abroad play an important role in voting .
The winner will need to garner 50% of the vote plus 1 . | [
"Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Preliminary results for Sunday's presidential election in the Dominican Republic gave former lawmaker Danilo Medina an early lead. Polls closed at 6 p.m. ET in the race, which shaped up as a two-man contest between political veterans. Medina and former Dominican Republic ... |
a82a0dbd98330bce1a4ef8813be6a224ee966a94 | Summarize the following news article. | Jorge Lorenzo wins the French MotoGP for his second victory of the season .
Valentino Rossi thrives in wet conditions to finish second for his best result for Ducati .
Casey Stoner is third in the week he announced his impending retirement .
Lorenzo leads the championship by eight points from Stoner . | [
"(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans on Sunday and take the lead in the championship. Riding his Yamaha flawlessly in the wet conditions, Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Rossi, who ha... |
8d7e4075e2ca5b9f7786c0be6bae52561383c8c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Borussia Dortmund win German Cup with 5-2 win over Bayern Munich .
Dortmund win the domestic double for the first time in their history .
Bayern's confidence shaken ahead of Champions League final next weekend .
Barcelona draw 2-2 at Real Betis in Pep Guardiola's final league game . | [
"(CNN) -- Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund swept aside Bayern Munich 5-2 in the German Cup final to win the domestic double for the first time in their history. Dortmund maintained their dominance over their Munich rivals with a fifth straight win. They won the German league... |
9271e0d44e888ec21a9af46e85c30c9fec2a7424 | Summarize the following news article. | Oscar-winning composer, Maurice Jarre wrote score for "Lawrence of Arabia"
Jarre talks to CNN's The Screening Room in one of his final interviews .
The director who died Sunday also worked with Hitchcock, and John Huston .
He is in conversation Oscar-nominated composer, Alexandre Desplat . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The late Academy Award-winning composer Maurice Jarre enjoyed a glittering career composing the scores to many classic films. French composer Maurice Jarre wrote scores for films by Hollywood legends like John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean. Last month, the 84 year-old who died Su... |
ac34be7e69f3e43da05bf73bc24efba8053f17da | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Without more funding, NASA will fall short if its goals of tracking asteroids .
NASA hopes to spot 90 percent of the potentially dangerous objects by 2020 .
Large asteroids could cause a global catastrophe if they strike Earth .
The U.S. is the only country that has an operating asteroid-detection program . | [
"(WIRED) -- Without more funding, NASA will not meet its goal of tracking 90 percent of all deadly asteroids by 2020, according to a report released today by the National Academy of Sciences. This NASA artist's rendering shows a massive asteroid belt orbiting the Earth. The agency is on track to soon be able to spo... |
9b4e31abd65415c843d502fec1e3744a80792ab0 | Summarize the following news article. | Ferrari leaves tread marks on city walls dating to Ming Dynasty in Nanjing .
Ferrari said the drive was taken unauthorized by staff from its local distributor .
District tourism bureau has reprimanded officials in charge of the city walls . | [
"(CNN) -- A historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it before a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said. The Ferrari 458 Italia sped around the ramparts of the ancient city ... |
5f239ac03136f8e5a26b3e7d28473e11ea67e958 | Summarize the following news article. | Greeks preparing for fresh election after inconclusive May vote .
Vote is seen as a test for whether Greeks want to stay in the eurozone .
Article's author Pierpaolo Barbieri says most Greeks want to remain .
Greek's currency crisis is threatening to cripple Europe's economy . | [
"(CNN) -- Rather than getting ready to attract more tourists in its high season, Greece is headed toward the polls again on June 17. In the midst of domestic political uncertainty, more and more outside observers agree that \"Grexit\" -- the prospect of Greece leaving the euro -- has become inevitable. Yet to read ... |
b9640a5c0955b80a5c9c12867f055a634ebc7bc3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The ACLU blasts "for-profit incarceration," says the riot wasn't surprising .
The riot began with a fight among prisoners, a sheriff says .
Guard died due to what the coroner thinks was blunt force trauma .
The sheriff praises law enforcement efforts and the private firm that runs the prison . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of inmates in Mississippi whose fight among themselves spiraled into a riot were back in their cells Monday afternoon, leaving authorities to mourn the death of one guard and express thanks that things didn't turn out worse. \"When we first ... learned of the situation, I had a high degree of anx... |
3930543abd7af02fb2d7819d37f85ff34b00d5e7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Elton John is released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after testing and treatment .
John, 65, became ill while performing at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last weekend .
Doctors order seven days of complete rest and antibiotic treatment .
His next three shows at the Caesars Colosseum are canceled . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Elton John checked into a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday, where doctors diagnosed the 65-year-old singer with a serious respiratory infection, his publicist said Thursday. John was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after testing and treatment Wednesday, according to his ... |
8eb3c537e3575c126ad0c70a7617fbdb8f0e4a0f | Summarize the following news article. | "Smog-eating tiles" can oxidize the smog-forming nitrogen oxides released in the air .
The technology is used in a number of industries for the creation of eco-friendly products .
Experts warn air pollution poses a serious threat to the health of city dwellers .
Los Angeles has the highest levels of ozone pollution in ... | [
"Los Angeles and London (CNN) -- Can the roof of your house help you breathe easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from urban air? \"Yes,\" claims John Renowden, vice president of technology at Boral Roofing, a U.S. company that has introduced a line of roof tiles that they say have pollution-busting ... |
72ccb5a2abf438660672b8aa6e5405fef5601a46 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fire on USS Miami at shipyard in Maine was put out early Thursday .
NEW: Seven were injured in the submarine blaze .
The sub's reactor was not affected, and no weapons were aboard, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a nuclear submarine early Thursday at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine after battling it for hours, according to a statement released by the shipyard. Seven people were injured and were treated either on the scene or at \"a local medical facility,\" the statement from the... |
ce614c8af75ee77438c85bc6b60613a3271c0913 | Summarize the following news article. | "They're not looking very hard for mad cow disease," says critic of USDA .
South Korea is the second-largest importer of beef from the United States .
In people, symptoms of mad cow disease include psychiatric and behavioral changes . | [
"(CNN) -- The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years sparked fears of illness that prompted two South Korean retailers to suspend the sale of American beef. However, public health officials said the risk of Americans contracting the disease is low, given that the affected dairy cow in central California ne... |
eabda0985902d984659f6b4b294fe8b742463bdb | Summarize the following news article. | Doctors detect an infection that could compromise the baby's neurological and kidney function .
Luz Milagros Veron is in "very serious" condition, state media reports .
The baby was pronounced dead and withstood more than 10 hours in a morgue refrigerator .
Health minister: "There was an error of medical protocol. This... | [
"Buenos Aires (CNN) -- A premature baby who survived hours in a morgue refrigerator in Argentina was in \"very serious\" condition after doctors detected an infection, state media reported. The infection could compromise Luz Milagros Veron's neurological system and kidney function, the Telam news agency reported Th... |
3118212f018a4ba3134fb7142db92942b50616b1 | Summarize the following news article. | The 33-year-old Etan Patz case continues to stymie investigators .
Investigators recently concluded a search of a basement near where the boy disappeared .
Like other leads, it failed to definitively reveal what happened to Etan Patz .
Investigator says it's a success that the case is still getting attention and resour... | [
"(CNN) -- News that the New York Police Department has a man in custody who has implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz raises the tantalizing possibility that this case might finally be solved. It's the latest in a long series of twists and turns as investigators try to unravel a mystery that has... |
cdbe10b12fc51e5421a4697edf106699146451c0 | Summarize the following news article. | She asked prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths .
Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked last year to open an investigation .
She is a former U.N. goodwill ambassador, as well as a lawyer . | [
"(CNN) -- The daughter of deposed Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi asked international prosecutors to begin investigating her father's and brother's deaths as possible war crimes in a letter submitted Wednesday to the United Nations Security Council. Aisha Gadhafi, who fled to Algeria in August 2011, asked Internat... |
8925830278d16706e28d99e906c5ec9f892c5392 | Summarize the following news article. | BREN was the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River .
Tower was used to estimate radiation doses received by WWII nuke survivors .
BREN was last used for research in 1999 . | [
"(CNN) -- It took less than 10 seconds to bring a steel, 345-ton relic of the Cold War era crashing to the ground in the Nevada desert Wednesday. The 1,527-foot-tall BREN tower was the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River. It was also the tallest structure of its kind ever demolished, accor... |
7bfe427504f5f8d25d2ade830a37e3402e8fb4c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Order was issued in a suit brought by relatives of Kuwaiti inmates at Gitmo .
Secret tapes show terror suspects being forcibly removed from their cells .
Judge says he must see the tapes to decide whether they can be used as evidence .
He had issued three previous orders to speed up delivery or justify withholding them... | [
"(CNN) -- A federal judge wants to see secret videotapes showing terror suspects forcibly removed from their cells at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The sharply worded order from Judge John Bates, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was issued late Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by relativ... |
b3780eec0513112c4f772576eec7f1d0040cb585 | Summarize the following news article. | Chavez named members for the Council of State .
The body will have influence over the government .
Vice President Elias Jaua will preside, as the constitution says . | [
"(CNN) -- With his health in question and speculation rampant about his future, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has named 10 Venezuelans to an influential commission. The Council of State, as it is known, is stipulated in the Venezuelan Constitution as the highest circle of advisers to the president, but has never... |
e8814bd32db7b7d28a725eaa26ad57fff5ed9d43 | Summarize the following news article. | Relatives of those who died are still angry about bomber's release .
"It's about time," says the mother of on Pan Am 103 victim .
Another victim's mother believes co-conspirators are still in Libya . | [
"(CNN) -- Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago. \"Fine. He deserved to die,\" said Susan Cohen of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, ... |
6ef4535a09b3d14ee6e597551e884d751ddb15bf | Summarize the following news article. | The Ronald Reagan Foundation calls the sale "a craven act"
Bidding for the vial nears $15,000 .
The blood was apparently taken after the 1981 attempt on Reagan's life .
The seller says his mother worked at a lab and kept the vial . | [
"(CNN) -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation threatened legal action over the online sale of a vial purportedly containing dried blood from the former president following a 1981 assassination attempt. \"If indeed this story is true, it's a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or purc... |
78f1600f5c6389756861c9444bc6bf0c461eb9a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Ai Weiwei is an artist and Internet activist in China .
CNN talks with the maker of the upcoming documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
Filmmaker: Ai didn't type or use computers until 2005 .
He has managed to become a social media sensation . | [
"(CNN) -- His fans are literally throwing money at him. The Chinese artist, activist and Internet sensation Ai Weiwei has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from fans who want to help him pay back taxes of $2.3 million. Many are simply throwing the money into his Beijing compound. \"His supporters have fold... |
ae72a62c642a9e0b8e23cdf9cd97c00def0e12e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Opposition: At least 23 regime soldiers were killed Monday in clashes at Rastan .
The Syrian government reports 4 deaths, including two army officers .
Rastan has been pummeled by government attacks, an opposition group says .
Report: Clashes continue between pro- and anti-Assad factions within Lebanon . | [
"(CNN) -- European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on the Syrian regime, urging it to adopt a U.N.-backed peace plan that so far has failed to stop the mounting carnage. At the same time, effects of the Syrian conflict are being felt in neighboring Lebanon, where clashes have killed at least... |
7a08ebd6e1e3c9a4da65992cd0d20d723462981f | Summarize the following news article. | A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday night, multiple sources tell CNN .
Leaders hope to attach transportation bill to measure on student loans .
Passage would be significant moment for a Congress that's been trapped in partisan gridlock . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- After months of difficult talks, bipartisan House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative deal on a giant transportation funding bill Wednesday, multiple sources tell CNN. A formal announcement is expected late Wednesday night after the last details are hammered out and the final language is... |
a6d1f86e1c8bff1e31f3362ff715fa745342d414 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Socialist leader Venizelos calls talks a "first step" toward a coalition .
Opinion poll suggests the leftist Syriza party would win most votes in a new election .
Two other politicians say they can't get enough backing from other parties to form a coalition .
If no government is formed by May 17, Greece has to cal... | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- The leader of the socialist PASOK party in Greece is starting efforts to build a government, his party said, making him the third Greek politician since Sunday to try to do so. PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos held meetings with the leader of the Democratic Left party, Fotis Kouvelis, in wh... |
6f8a32ab9f348af48716ae39d21f7868138e98e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush wins Iranian fans .
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps sponsored Tehran shoe-throwing events .
Shoe-throwing is a traditional insult in Arab culture . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A few dozen Iranians threw shoes at posters of U.S. President George W. Bush in Tehran Friday morning, a demonstration of support for an Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing his shoes at President Bush two weeks ago in Baghdad. A woman throws a training shoe at a caricature poster of Presiden... |
337e90f57c5913ec50a277e67f67ef298cc008ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Edwards "has repeatedly admitted to his sins" but committed no crime, lawyers say .
Justice Department says it won't re-try John Edwards .
The ex-Democratic presidential candidate was accused of campaign finance violations .
Edwards was acquitted on one count and jurors deadlocked on the rest . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors dropped the remaining charges against former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday, less than two weeks after his corruption trial ended in an acquittal and mistrial. The Justice Department had accused Edwards of using nearly $1 million in illegal campa... |
cfb61799e771e5844988eaf07047e83147d6aab3 | Summarize the following news article. | A wrongful death suit is pending against the city .
Kelly Thomas, 37, who was homeless, was beaten last year in Fullerton, California .
Officer Manuel Ramos and Cpl. Jay Patrick Cicinelli are charged in the death .
They have pleaded not guilty to the charges . | [
"(CNN) -- The City of Fullerton, California, has reached a $1 million settlement with the mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died last year after a beating he received at the hands of police officers. The settlement comes a week after a California judge ordered that two Fullerton police officers stand trial ... |
ee9568062f54445906b766b6fafa7816bab5c653 | Summarize the following news article. | Catholic activists gathered in front of a Manhattan cathedral Tuesday .
They were protesting a Vatican reprimand of America's largest organization of Catholic nuns .
The church accused the organization of sponsoring "certain radical feminist themes"
Last week, crowds gathered in Cincinnati in a similar protest . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A group of Catholic activists gathered in front of a Manhattan cathedral Tuesday for the latest protest over a Vatican reprimand of America's largest organization of Catholic nuns. About two dozen parishioners and former clergy gathered in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, protesting last month's... |
e027653c9050293f8817d69d8bda14c04e55d197 | Summarize the following news article. | GOP considered airing sermons by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to attack President Obama .
Roland Martin says economy seems to be fertile ground for attacks .
Making Wright a campaign issue in 2008 wouldn't have kept Obama from winning, he says .
Martin: Dredging Wright up in 2012 is silly, childish, shows desperation . | [
"(CNN) -- Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy. The overall unemployment rate is above 8%; fewer than 150,000 jobs were created the last month; student loan debt has hit $1 trillion; consumer personal credit card debt is on t... |
5697659750efdbc71a1d85b4cf2b2e5e8946ff2b | Summarize the following news article. | Sa'er is a self-described assassin for the government .
He agreed to be filmed as he underwent medical treatment .
He says he fired on unarmed protesters and killed as many as 70 people .
It was kill or be killed for not carrying out orders, he tells CNN . | [
"Inside Syria (CNN) -- Sa'er is a self-described assassin for the Syrian government. He says he has fired on unarmed protesters, killed as many as 70 people and once slit a man's throat. It was kill or be killed, he says; Sa'er says he was simply carrying out orders. He says he worked at an Interior Ministry prison... |
5b6bd62bd5ed7d318af7317eb03003c8e1790425 | Summarize the following news article. | The decision was denounced by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
Family's lawsuit against the U.S. government was thrown out last year .
DoJ says investigation didn't find evidence to pursue charges against agent . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. investigation into the controversial fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican boy by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been closed without prosecution because of \"insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal charges,\" the Justice Department announced Friday. The decision was immediatel... |
c4abb3a5f247a2697c61a11b6b0b45bd8767fcf0 | Summarize the following news article. | Painting by Brett Murray, "The Spear of the Nation" shows Jacob Zuma's genitals .
South Africa's ruling ANC claims the artwork offends the president's dignity .
Party wants the controversial image to be removed from websites .
Lawyer sobs in court describing South Africa's struggle for freedom, human rights . | [
"Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A lawyer breaks down sobbing in court. The president's children sit in the public gallery. The secretary general of the ruling party, the African National Congress, sits behind them. Outside, military veterans and riot police hold back crowds dancing in support of the president.... |
1128da0a54cb2fee19fe2ea39894d6f40191aeb8 | Summarize the following news article. | Rupert Murdoch denies giving politicians favorable coverage in return for commercial advantage .
He has "never asked a prime minister for anything," he told a British inquiry into press ethics .
Murdoch owns huge chunks of the British, American and Australian media markets .
Murdoch's News Corp. also faces tough questi... | [
"London (CNN) -- It was a rare sight for media watchers on Wednesday: Rupert Murdoch, the indomitable head of the News Corp. empire, called before a judicial inquiry to explain how his influence has shaped Britain's media and political landscape. Still, it's not the first time the 81-year-old chairman of News Corp.... |
e5d667b5a02e4308135647ff1b9e14a3f30d9545 | Summarize the following news article. | Chicago approves a measure that allows citations for those carrying small amounts .
Offenders would face a fine that ranges from $250 to $500 .
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed a similar measure into law earlier this month .
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked legislators to reduce penalties for possession . | [
"(CNN) -- The Chicago City Council approved a measure on Wednesday that allows police to issue citations for those carrying small amounts of marijuana rather than make arrests. It's the latest follow through by U.S. officials to decrease penalties associated with the drug. The ordinance, which was modified from a 2... |
12a02ae33cbd1ad4cdb56985e8e754b7807ad311 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Schumacher is excited ahead of the 2012 Formula One season .
The seven-time world champion was speaking as Mercedes unveiled their new car .
The German claims he is still hungry for on-track success despite being 43 years old .
The 2012 season starts with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 18 . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is a veteran of nearly 300 Formula One races, but he still felt a rush of excitement on Tuesday as Mercedes unveiled their car for the 2012 season. The motorsport legend was joined by fellow German Nico Rosberg and team principal Ross Brawn as Mercedes showed o... |
91c754e76e33dc80d8db225839861f42abb31a55 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City seeking to win first English title in 44 years this weekend .
Key player Yaya Toure tells CNN he wants to help make history at the club .
He says the return of Carlos Tevez has helped City's bid to finish first .
Toure wants to help City become one of Europe's biggest clubs . | [
"(CNN) -- Many said he only left Barcelona for the money. After all, he reportedly earns more than $300,000 a week in England. Why else would you leave the world's most successful club? Yaya Toure, however, insists that he came to Manchester City in 2010 for one reason -- to make history. He could be proved right o... |
ead2b874f3ea30d1e1d1d5f605cd045937bd3f6d | Summarize the following news article. | Graphic animal prints are a fashion trend this spring .
Sophisticated animal prints came into fashion in 2006, opening the door to other animal motifs .
Wolves, dogs and cats show up on shirts and dresses on runways and in Etsy stores . | [
"(CNN) -- Animal print is as classic to fashion as the little black dress. But this spring, the orange-and-black look of leopard is heading to the back of the closet in exchange for cuddly kitten faces. Animals are shaping what we wear, from high-fashion runways to big retail stores to resale shops -- and it has no... |
7e944f85b26091065f6cc5977f09edb9d925a583 | Summarize the following news article. | The R&B singer was on his way to New York when he became sick .
Kelly's apparently suffering from complications from surgery last year, his publicist says .
"It is unclear how long Kelly may be sidelined," his statement says . | [
"(CNN) -- R. Kelly canceled scheduled appearances in New York to return to Chicago on Wednesday because of a health emergency, his publicist said. R. Kelly hopes you'll write him back . The R&B singer was on his way to New York to be on \"The Jimmy Fallon Show\" and NBC's \"Today\" when he became ill and decided to... |
2452df8562348f14f911b3984a94e6ee00a659be | Summarize the following news article. | New Facebook layout features larger images, life events .
Timeline fans and foes are using the new design to express themselves in creative ways .
Take a look at some of our favorite profiles in the gallery above .
See more creative Timelines on CNN iReport . | [
"(CNN) -- It's one of the most polarizing issues among people today. It's drawn online protests and immense frustration. And once you've formed an opinion about it, it's hard to change your mind. Nope, it's not the 2012 election. It's another Facebook redesign. Facebook Timeline, currently rolling out to all users,... |
edbf52f4014ae68a4e882bc971d3cbc2a7410a59 | Summarize the following news article. | The image of Jerry Sandusky has been replaced on a renowned bookstore mural .
The artist put a picture of an advocate for sexual abuse victims in place of Sandusky's .
The university says the student section of Beaver Stadium is sold out for football season .
Sandusky sentence could come just as the first post-Paterno ... | [
"(CNN) -- The image of Jerry Sandusky, once emblazoned across a renowned bookstore mural near the Penn State campus, has been replaced -- a move that the artist says he'd been waiting to make until the end of a child sexual abuse trial that's still fresh in the minds of many. \"I just couldn't have it up there,\" s... |
5277d073a0d090eabb7b661ad2c5fa924ec0ebb7 | Summarize the following news article. | A judge has postponed a court hearing for Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 .
Judge Konstantin Sadovsky ruled the former prime minister can not be tried in absentia .
Tymoshenko did not attend the hearing because of back pain, state media reported .
Tymoshenko is serving seven years in prison for abuse of authority . | [
"(CNN) -- A judge on Saturday postponed the tax evasion court hearing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year prison sentence following last year's conviction of abuse of authority. Judge Konstantin Sadovsky postponed the hearing until May 21, ruling that Tymoshenko could no... |
5b7e8851035235cbc3f9220130ba4d8838126de0 | Summarize the following news article. | Freedom of Information Act requests seek to reveal what music used at facility .
Former prisoners say heavy metal, rock, children's tunes were part of interrogations .
Numerous artists endorse "Close Gitmo Now" campaign, FOIA requests .
To learn friends' music was used in such a way is "horrific," rock band R.E.M. says... | [
"(CNN) -- A coalition of top musicians, including R.E.M. and Pearl Jam, want to know if their music was used by the U.S. military as part of controversial interrogation methods at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ruhal Ahmed, left, shown at a 2007 news conference, says he had to listen to hours of mu... |
ac6042b4a4064fefa73c7eca1b7c12b73873e19e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An immigrant activist says, "This decisions says ... Gov. Brewer is wrong"
Brewer says the ruling harms "the safety and well-being of Arizonans"
U.S. appeals court judges on Monday affirm an earlier ruling on Arizona's SB 1070 .
That ruling had blocked key provisions of the law, just before they became law . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a previous injunction of Arizona's controversial immigration law, another setback for legislation that has drawn sharp opposition from President Barack Obama's administration. In its ruling, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit sid... |
fcbb27227507155eb732fb85029a8d709e9a2ba8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Al-Maliki's critics are threatening to hold a no-confidence vote against him .
Al-Maliki accuses "the other side" of provoking crises, leading to the need for elections .
The country has faced a string of political crises since the U.S. withdrawal .
The next parliamentary elections are not scheduled until 2014 . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday warned that he could call for early elections, following a string of political crises since the U.S. withdrawal in the war-torn Middle Eastern nation. \"When the other side refuses to sit at the table of dialogue and insists on the policy of provoki... |
c0acea5f54ebf1a2288c7877c54c4e41b58a7182 | Summarize the following news article. | The activists were jailed for watching a video about the Egypt and Tunisia revolts .
A judge ordered them to pay $500 by Monday or go to prison for 10 months .
The amount is more than a year's pay for an average worker in Zimbabwe .
Prosecutors accused them of plotting a revolt against longtime President Robert Mugabe ... | [
"Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- A judge fined six Zimbabwean human rights activists $500 each on Wednesday for watching footage of the Arab Spring protests and threatened to send them to prison for 10 months if they fail to pay up by Monday. The defendants were among dozens arrested in February 2011 during an academic m... |
4e2a9e35003e70830a282d014f04ff82ff42f6b5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lohan wasn't at nightclub where the incident allegedly happened, her publicist says .
"It's just an allegation," a sheriff's deputy says .
Publicist: "You have to wonder about someone who calls the media before the police"
A judge advised Lohan to "stop the nightclubbing and focus on your work" last month . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A woman filed a battery complaint against Lindsay Lohan on Saturday, accusing the actress of shoving her at a West Hollywood nightclub two nights earlier, according to a Los Angeles County sheriff's official. Lohan publicist Steve Honig told CNN that the actress did not go to the Standard Hote... |
215933f0e992e865d783ba469dca16a4ad132e0c | Summarize the following news article. | Tucson chief worries about $10 million cost and 50,000 immigration checks .
Phoenix police begin enforcing law but have no immediate feedback from officers .
Two sheriffs report business as usual .
Experts raise questions about racial profiling under the immigration check law . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding a piece of Arizona's controversial immigration law portends such a \"huge\" increase in policing for one department that the chief wondered Tuesday if his agency will be able to handle the workload. At a time when the Tucson Police Department is down 160 officer... |
d65ff8bcad85f8da2234b7048582dbf3fb93c99d | Summarize the following news article. | Channing Tatum plays a stripper and Matthew McConaughey a club owner in "Magic Mike"
Director Steven Soderbergh's last movie was the female action film "Haywire"
The movie is inspired by Tatum's experiences as a Tampa stripper in the 1990s . | [
"(CNN) -- There are guy movies and girl movies, the latter of which the guys label \"chick flicks\" and often only ever see under protest. In \"Sleepless in Seattle\" the late Nora Ephron had fun with the idea that for a typical guy, the definition of a tearjerker would be \"The Dirty Dozen\" (because that's about ... |
57194faafff0b001d3486c353e64263846c7b89b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dead man has not been formally identified .
NEW: Police say they received email threat before explosions .
Sweden's Foreign Minister says incident was terrorist attack .
1 is dead, 2 are injured in explosions . | [
"(CNN) -- A failed terrorist attack in a central Stockholm district full of Christmas shoppers could have been catastrophic, Swedish authorities said late Saturday. Police are investigating whether two explosions in Stockholm, an e-mail threat sent shortly before the attack that mentions Afghanistan and the body of... |
a36ad6d71e218a06943a25998d4d61144d3fdbb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals .
The Nationals are banking on the 19-year-old to put Washington baseball on the map .
Most top players Harper's age play for college or the minors, he's already in the majors .
A baseball history buff, Harper idolizes baseball leg... | [
"(CNN) -- He's brash, bold and has the skills to back it up. 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals, and he's already making his presence felt in the nation's capital. With high-profile magazine covers and international baseball experience already... |
835506efbe1e42e80044f4b534e3849fc433c0b0 | Summarize the following news article. | India carried out a test flight of a long-range nuclear-capable missile last week .
Pakistan says it has launched a new version of a medium-range missile into the sea .
The test will strengthen the country's "deterrence abilities," the Pakistani military says .
There have been positive signs in relations between Islama... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan said Wednesday that it had conducted a test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, just days after its arch-rival India tested a longer-range missile. The Pakistani military said in a statement that the launch of the improved version ... |
fef7374f4624098000dad1c777a8d4f4759397b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Scuffle at Reid-Angle forum moved from the campaign event to Twitter .
The two campaigns have been duking it out online, in 140 characters or less .
Mainstream journalists use politicians' tweets in stories, retweet them . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When a scuffle broke out at a candidate forum in Nevada last week between supporters of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican rival Sharron Angle, the fight didn't end after tempers cooled. It simply moved over to the social media website Twitter, where the war of words in this nasty... |
0c0ea7007fca853b8f0f6bad5d7ac0bed46d89b3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: After the suspensions' end, the commissioner will "review" the cases .
NEW: Payton's suspension starts April 16, the GM's starts late this summer .
They had appealed the suspensions handed out last month .
The NFL says Saints players were offered extra money to hurt opposing players . | [
"(CNN) -- The National Football League announced Monday it will not overturn the penalty it previously imposed against the New Orleans Saints and members of its coaching staff for the team's bounty program. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did not alter the lengths of the suspensions he had levied last month. But he ... |
07920f4aee5c40961504021e6a1d475c89ac8e8d | Summarize the following news article. | European champions Spain drawn in five-nation group for qualifiers for 2012 event .
Vicente Del Bosque's team face Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and Liechtenstein .
The 2008 runners-up Germany drawn with Turkey, who they beat in that year's semifinals .
World champions Italy drawn with fellow World Cup qualifiers... | [
"(CNN) -- European champions Spain were drawn with 2004 semifinalists the Czech Republic as they begin the defense of their title this year in qualifiers for the 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine. Vicente del Bosque's team were placed in one of three five-nation groups on Sunday, being the last out of the hat, ... |
56655c477311e6b8968175e991273b78d18e196e | Summarize the following news article. | CNN Hero Jeff Parness started a nonprofit called New York Says Thank You .
Every year, the volunteer group helps a community recovering from a disaster .
This year's beneficiary is an animal rescue group in Ellijay, Georgia .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | [
"(CNN) -- Jeff Parness, a native New Yorker, was inspired by the help his hometown received from other cities in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Today, he honors that support through his organization, New York Says Thank You, which sends volunteers to a different community each year to help the... |
094c94e98d9707a805d50e35a896d52ca87f96d5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police say the bomb was designed to cause commotion .
Former President Alvaro Uribe is scheduled to speak in the theater .
Authorities are investigating to determine who planted the explosives .
Last week a former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt in Bogota . | [
"Buenos Aires (CNN) -- Police defused a bomb at a Buenos Aires theater Tuesday, a day before a former Colombian president was scheduled to speak there. Authorities offered different assessments of the danger the explosive posed, and when it was set to go off. A judge who investigated the Gran Rex theater said the b... |
4b6a405a48f54fd9e2c4109dcd86f1e3dfc5c2b3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The former captives arrive in Bogota .
NEW: "Welcome to freedom," says President Santos .
NEW: He calls on the FARC to release its civilian captives .
All the freed hostages were held for more than a decade . | [
"(CNN) -- Ten hostages held by a leftist rebel group in Colombia for more than a decade were freed on Monday in a move that might help push peace talks forward, but was also met with some skepticism in a country home to Latin American's oldest insurgency. The leftist guerrilla group known as the Revolutionary Armed... |
d6fdfb0f38dda5740bbceb93885a7cc7e2534794 | Summarize the following news article. | Lai Changxing became one of China's businessmen in the 1990s .
He fled to Canada after the Chinese authorities accused him of smuggling .
After more than a decade, he lost his fight to avoid extradition last year .
A Chinese court sentences him to life imprisonment . | [
"(CNN) -- A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Lai, 53, was sentenced by a court in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, where the ... |
fb10943725c88bc68c54c7d29b1632a92f38912b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Schumacher determined to reward Chinese fans with win on April 15 .
German driver admits history is not on his side at the Shanghai circuit .
The seven-times world champion has had a disappointing start to the year . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is hoping to repay his Chinese fans with a win in Shanghai next weekend -- despite admitting he's \"never had much luck\" at the Formula One circuit. The 43-year-old driver has had a disappointing start to the year despite his Mercedes team's promising pace in ... |
be6bb3f3269b5006e649916a874af507326c044e | Summarize the following news article. | Police in Dubuque, Iowa, say they found a zebra and a parrot in vehicle .
John Reiter is charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated .
His girlfriend, Vicky Teters, says of the animals: "We treat them like our kids" | [
"(CNN) -- The charge is rather routine -- an Iowa man was arrested over the weekend, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to a police report. What makes this case unusual are the passengers that police in Dubuque say were with him: a parrot on his shoulder and a zebra in the back seat. \"They... |
d2f937c79f3a63afeadda5acceff260cc6b633cd | Summarize the following news article. | Nico Rosberg secures first pole position of career at qualifying for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix .
Mercedes teammate Michael Schumacher will start from second, Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi starts third on grid .
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel disappoints in qualifying and starts from 11th . | [
"(CNN) -- Mercedes' Nico Rosberg has secured the first pole position of his career at the qualifying session for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The German driver snatched top spot on Saturday with a superb lap of one minute 35.121 seconds, over half a second faster than his nearest rival Lewis Hamilton of... |
299248d61d1de0a1e9d28c3ea6234f0e721322b4 | Summarize the following news article. | 5-Hour Energy promises energy, alertness without jitters to fatigued Americans .
Each bottle contains caffeine, high doses of B vitamins, and "energy blend"
Expert: No research of how the ingredients react together . | [
"(CNN) -- From supermarkets to the office supply store, it's hard to miss those tiny bottles of 5-hour Energy. The makers of 5-Hour Energy call it a \"no-nonsense drink.\" \"It would be easier for me to tell you where we didn't sell them in the U.S. than list all the places we do,\" said Carl Sperber, spokesman for... |
e23de18516f164431fc8756549153bee68fc2cb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Andy Carroll defies critics with match-winning header at Wembley in FA Cup semifinal against Everton .
Liverpool reach second final of English domestic season after winning League Cup in February .
Carlos Tevez scores a hat-trick as Manchester City thrash Norwich City 6-1 .
Title rivals Manchester United at home to Ast... | [
"(CNN) -- An 87th minute header from beleaguered striker Andy Carroll handed Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Merseyside rivals Everton in the semifinal of the English FA Cup on Saturday. Carroll's effort compounded a miserable second half for David Moyes' team after a promising opening to the match played at Wembley S... |
ee87f63561700ad1d8c46b1ecc4d719cd6d0d8b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Worldwide attention is trained on by-elections in Myanmar over the weekend .
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the vote won't be 'free and fair'
But she says she doesn't regret participating, as the campaign has raised awareness .
The international community has applauded recent steps toward greater openness in M... | [
"Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that elections taking place this weekend would not be \"free and fair\" but that her party still hoped to win as many parliamentary seats as possible. Suu Kyi, who was released in 2010 by Myanmar's military rulers after years under hou... |
e47b8d532aa32b8362145c4b5fdbba56fa0924a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Emilee Neagle and her family fled ahead of the tornado .
They left behind the dog and her wedding ring; both are recovered .
Six people in Woodward were killed as a result of the storm . | [
"(CNN) -- Emilee Neagle and her family had just 26 minutes to leave their house the night a tornado hit her town of Woodward, Oklahoma. \"The wind was blowing and it woke me up,\" Neagle said of the moments before she fled. She heard that severe weather was heading for Woodward, but it wasn't until she turned on th... |
6a7b9ca21c09cbf8a34913e3bc1d5f0781487a2b | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur loses to unseeded Dutch player Arantxa Rus at Wimbledon .
Defeat leaves Australia without a player in either singles championships .
Heather Watson becomes first British woman for 10 years to reach third round .
Italy's Sara Errani completes first-round win without hitting a ball . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur suffered another early Wimbledon exit as she crashed out to unseeded Dutch player Arantxa Rus on Wednesday. The fifth seed's surprise exit means there are no Australian players remaining in either singles championships at the grass-court grand slam. Defeats for Lleyton Hewitt... |
21d67b23ec224addcf12b7e13096ebac27d18c9d | Summarize the following news article. | Williams the subject of a topiary display at the Chelsea Flower Show .
"The Williams Story" features a life-size topiary Formula One car and pit crew .
The display has been awarded the annual horticultural event's prestigious gold medal .
Williams have thanked other F1 teams for their help following garage fire in Spai... | [
"(CNN) -- The floral, serene surrounds of London's Chelsea Flower Show seem a million miles from the screeching, full-throttle action of Formula One. But the two worlds have merged in a unique and award-winning way thanks to the Williams F1 team and a British tree nursery. \"The Williams Story\" is a topiary displa... |
e995a7401b70ca7435350571df83884a653dcfef | Summarize the following news article. | Analyst: The intelligence success on bomb plot shows "the ability to get on the inside"
It's "primarily a Saudi success story," another expert says .
Operation did not lead to the terrorist group's chief bomb maker, one analyst says .
The leak that a mole was involved could damage intelligence efforts, experts say . | [
"(CNN) -- The infiltration of a Middle Eastern terror network by a mole who helped foil a plot to blow up a U.S.-bound plane was a \"phenomenal,\" \"brilliant\" and \"powerful\" success, experts said Wednesday. It's unclear how much of the credit should go to the United States or to Saudi Arabia, for whom sources s... |
a7d9e643e6000057b41461b5bef76e91ff8660d7 | Summarize the following news article. | A third bomb blast is confirmed in Nigeria, Red Cross says .
At least eight people reported were killed, including a suicide bomber .
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns the attacks . | [
"(CNN) -- At least eight people were killed, including one suicide bomber, and dozens were wounded in three bomb blasts in central and northern Nigeria on Thursday, the Red Cross said. The targets of the first two bombs were newspaper offices, the country's president said. The third blast, in the northern state of ... |
cc5d123cd0318b15c539930def7ddb1924203f1a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Myanmar plans to release 651 prisoners starting Friday, state television reports .
If the cease-fire holds, it will end 63 years of bloody conflict .
Myanmar has historically accused the Karen of waging attacks to destabilize the military junta .
Karen activists said it was too early to gauge whether peace would h... | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar plans to release 651 prisoners starting Friday, state television reported, one day after the country's leadership announced a cease-fire with an ethnic rebel group that has waged a bitter, decades-long insurgency for greater autonomy. Democracy activists are expected to be among those released thr... |
3626300b365b6f908ec9bdfe12dda973cf96f4c2 | Summarize the following news article. | In-Kyung Kim misses tournament-winning birdie at women's opening major .
South Korean's one-foot putt rims out for a bogey to force a playoff .
Yoo Sun-young easily wins Sunday's playoff to claim her first major title .
World No. 1 Yani Tseng, of Taiwan, finishes one shot behind leaders . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea's In-Kyung Kim had the Kraft Nabisco golf tournament at Mission Hills in California all but won on the final hole Sunday -- all she needed to do was tap in for par from about a foot out and she was virtually guaranteed the win. But her putt rimmed out for a bogey forcing a sudden death playoff... |
e6cb37a619f3fe95978f3ef11c7244d2c3fed0d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Tulsa shooting suspect's mother defends her son from prison .
Jake England's attorney says man's Facebook post has been misconstrued .
England and Alvin Watts are accused of first-degree murder, other charges .
They are accused of killing 3 African-Americans and wounding two others . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of one of two men accused of shooting and killing three African-Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, earlier this month said Tuesday her son was \"a very good kid.\" \"I'm still devastated from the news. I can't wrap my head around that,\" Teri Alexander told CNN from the Mabel Bassett Correctional Ce... |
e6876d39514bab414330473d755bb9d1c4cc5fc3 | Summarize the following news article. | 11th suspected member of white supremacist group charged, released .
Authorities have arrested members of American Front .
Police documents say they were plotting disruptions to attract new members .
A 12th individual is being sought . | [
"(CNN) -- An 11th suspect linked to a central Florida white supremacist group has been arrested and another individual was being sought, authorities said Thursday. Verlin C. Lewis, 40, was charged with unlawfully committing paramilitary training, attempting to shoot into an occupied dwelling and evidence to prejudi... |
a55504d1d88943fb101f548534c8feae4fdb43f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Ratko Mladic seems almost eager to fight all comers to the bitter end, says Nic Robertson .
Robertson: The women of Srebrenica occupy the moral high ground in this battle .
In Bosnia, the war is an awkward topic and a bane to the nation's future, he says .
Robertson: If justice isn't sufficient, then Bosnians will be h... | [
"The Hague, Netherlands (CNN) -- Seventeen years after the end of the war, Ratko Mladic gives the impression he is still on the battlefield in what was once Yugoslavia, staring down his enemy, glowering across the courtroom. Even gesticulating death threats. What the former Bosnian Serb military commander hopes to ... |
b5bb0b59df6a4ff1ff1131f681317f398f91a717 | Summarize the following news article. | Niece of Benazir Bhutto a strong critic of Pakistan's political culture .
The 25-year-old is a columnist, author and poet .
Legacy of family history means politics will always play a part in her life . | [
"(CNN) -- At 25-years-old, Fatima Bhutto is eligible to become prime minister of Pakistan. Outspoken critic of President Musharraf, a life free of politics is unlikely for Fatima Bhutto. But the writer and poet, whose family name carries so much weight in Pakistan doesn't feel the burden of continuing the family's ... |
d226940f26b9fd1aed9951ae1cdf89badab7bb78 | Summarize the following news article. | Fernando Torres fires a hat-trick to keep Chelsea in the hunt for a fourth-place finish in English Premier League .
Spanish striker caps a memorable week after scoring winning goal in aggregate win against Barcelona in midweek .
Tottenham Hotspur move up to fourth place after a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at White Ha... | [
"(CNN) -- A rejuvenated Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick on Sunday in the English Premier League as Chelsea thrashed Queens Park Rangers 6-1 at Stamford Bridge. The performance capped a remarkable return to form for the Spanish striker who has struggled to make an impact since his £50 million ($81 million) move ... |
259362a704a88f90d8632bc0135a54a8998a639e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Taylor delivers a 30-minute defense of his actions in Sierra Leone .
NEW: He says his trial was corrupted by money .
He was convicted of war crimes for his role in aiding rebels in Sierra Leone's bloody war .
Judges will deliver a sentence on May 30 . | [
"(CNN) -- He stood before judges Wednesday not as the first former head of state convicted of war crimes since World War II but as a leader convinced he was wronged by corruption and a hypocritical hand of justice. In his last stand at a special court for Sierra Leone, his last chance to address the world before he... |
776ffdb4559998d684b92d06d2ebc74843aaa2c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Minor injuries reported on United Airlines flight .
It hit turbulence over Lake Charles, Louisiana .
The plane was flying from Tampa, Florida, to Houston . | [
"(CNN) -- Twelve people suffered minor injuries aboard a United Airlines flight when it encountered turbulence while flying over Louisiana on Wednesday, officials said. \"All 12 patients will be transported to area hospitals as a precautionary measure,\" according to Houston Fire Department spokesman Erica Duckwort... |
fdf8b09fd1a4bc639625ac1e194bde5ddf4e6e97 | Summarize the following news article. | "He just keeps proving people wrong," says jockey Mario Gutierrez .
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another blows past Bodemeister on the home stretch .
The horse is just one win away from the prestigious Triple Crown .
No horse has won the Triple Crown in 34 years . | [
"(CNN) -- Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes for the coveted Triple Crown alive. I'll Have Another went into the race with 3-1 odds, behind Bodemeister, the favorite with odds at 2-1. Bodemeister took an early lea... |
5f264b547bfd9a050304b7655e29bdf23c811b23 | Summarize the following news article. | Victoria Montenegro, 36, learned of her real father just 12 years ago .
She learned this week that a body found in a Uruguayan cemetery was his .
She also learned that her adoptive parents were part of the military regime .
Roque Orlando Montenegro was 20 when he was a victim of the 1976-83 "Dirty War" | [
"(CNN) -- Victoria Montenegro of Argentina considered the military couple who raised her as generous, humanitarian people, taking her into their home as if their own baby because her real parents were killed in a shootout in Buenos Aires in 1976. She had no reason to believe otherwise -- until the year she turned 2... |
3636a522fd19a2ae4ff514319d5c1fc012c4bcb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Captain, second officer given seven months for offenses including operating a vessel in dangerous manner .
At least 350 tons of fuel oil to spewed into the sea when cargo ship Rena hot a reef off New Zealand .
Massive salvage and clean-up operations along New Zealand coastline are still underway .
Investigation found t... | [
"(CNN) -- The captain and second officer of a container ship that ran aground last year, resulting in New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster, have been jailed for seven months. Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) said in a statement Friday that skipper Mauro Balomaga and Navigator Leonil Relon -- both Philippin... |
5e12bc29173ba31ad86ca6d0b0c6f1c84e0f7aab | Summarize the following news article. | Boca Juniors reach Copa Libertadores final after beating Fluminense of Brazil .
Six-time champions advance 2-1 on aggregate through Santiago Silva's late goal .
Corinthians of Brazil reach the last four with a defeat of Vasco da Gama .
Rio de Janeiro side trying to win the competition for the first time . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of South America's most famous clubs reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores after late drama in their last-eight matches on Wednesday. Argentina's Boca Juniors, six-time winners of the continent's premier club competition, snatched a 2-1 aggregate win over Brazil's Fluminense thanks to a 90th... |
e6707b25832ad6f5baea9da011bb54bd0bdb2c2e | Summarize the following news article. | Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as manager of Premier League club Liverpool .
The Scot leaves after an 18-month second spell in charge of the club .
Liverpool won the League Cup this year but finished 8th in Premier League .
Dalglish is a club legend having won titles as both a player and a manager . | [
"(CNN) -- Kenny Dalglish's name is synonymous with Liverpool, one of England's most successful football teams, but after a disappointing second spell in charge as manager he has been sacked by the club's American owners. Liverpool confirmed Wednesday Dalglish has been relieved of his duties by Fenway Sports Group, ... |
33ae938f21c5e4118caa4109967e177e540f1c37 | Summarize the following news article. | Aaron Miller: World leaders will meet in Geneva to discuss what to do about Syria conflict .
He says plan is to agree on plan for unity government, ending violence. Expect little else .
He says involved powers want al-Assad out, but have different, often conflicting agendas .
Miller: Al-Assad will inevitably go, powers... | [
"(CNN) -- On Saturday, the \"let's make ourselves feel better\" club will convene in Geneva to try to figure out what to do about Syria. The motives of those gathering in Geneva at the invitation of U.N. Special Envoy Kofi Annan -- the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (United States, France, Chin... |
4b3ba28626e7526d1ebca3fe5737a391e8c61fb8 | Summarize the following news article. | 3-year-old Isabella "Pippi" Kruger has third-degree burns over 80% of her body .
A relatively new skin-graft procedure is being tried for the first time in South Africa .
The only lab doing the procedure is in the United States .
The new skin had to be flown quickly from the lab to South Africa . | [
"Johannesburg (CNN) -- Severely burned 3-year-old Isabella \"Pippi\" Kruger has experienced a level of horror and pain that would test the nerves of a soldier. Her survival alone is miraculous and the procedure being undertaken to save her is a first of its kind in South Africa. Doctors will get a first look at how... |
073f4cc1b2ad3b7cc42783a01b8c84aac819dfba | Summarize the following news article. | Mustafa Akyol: Syria downing of Turkish plane has brought countries' tensions to new level .
He says relations had evolved to friendly until Arab Spring; Syria aggression opened new divide .
He says Turkey's Erdogan had tried to ease Syria to peace, but now it's in military posture .
Akyol: Turkey used "soft power" to ... | [
"Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- The downing of a Turkish jet over the Mediterranean last Friday by a Syrian missile took Turkish-Syrian tensions to a new level. Though the Turkish government did not declare war as some expected, and others feared, it did declare Syria a \"clear and present danger\" and raised its rules ... |
a838c647e6201b1ba0838fb0744d9a66b20d0089 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Authorities are using jackhammers to tear apart the basement floor, sources say .
Etan Patz encountered a 42-year-old carpenter the day before he disappeared, sources say .
A cadaver dog apparently picked up a scent of human remains in the building, sources say .
The 6-year-old boy disappeared in 1979 on his way t... | [
"New York (CNN) -- More than 30 years after six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared in New York City on his way to the bus stop, police and federal authorities were tearing apart a Lower Manhattan basement Thursday in search of clues as to what happened to the boy who became the face of missing children in America. Etan... |
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