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bb957cf1ebfe820e72b9ded4e58dfa5e7995a76c | Summarize the following news article. | Corinthians win the Copa Libertadores for the first time after beating Boca Juniors .
Two goals from Brazilian striker Emerson secure a 3-1 aggregate win for Corinthians .
It is third year in a row a Brazilian club has won South America's top club competition .
Boca Juniors midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme announces he w... | [
"(CNN) -- Brazilian club Corinthians are champions of South America for the first time after a 3-1 aggregate defeat of Argentina's Boca Juniors in the final of the Copa Libertadores. After a 1-1 draw in last week's first leg in Buenos Aires, two goals from Brazil-born Qatar striker Emerson gave coach Tite's Corinth... |
c567a83af9b34be095bace3dd13a2dd904890f55 | Summarize the following news article. | An opposition group recorded at least 68 deaths Tuesday .
The United States calls Iran's behavior in Syria "destructive"
Annan visited Bashar al-Assad in Damascus .
The envoy is now in Iraq, meeting with its prime minister . | [
"(CNN) -- International envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday he sees Iran as a factor in diplomatic efforts to forge peace in Syria, a stance not shared by the United States. \"I think Iran can play a positive role,\" Annan said during a news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran. His remarks... |
4b8a065a39cbbffe7ccb0dc60533d0ef75e1da70 | Summarize the following news article. | Four Americans died during the hijacking of a yacht in February .
The purported leader of alleged pirates was arrested in Somalia on April 4 .
A prosecutor says the indictment marks the first U.S. prosecution of a pirate leader . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- An alleged Somali pirate leader has been indicted for the takeover of the yacht Quest and the kidnapping of four Americans who subsequently were killed during the incident. Mohammad Saaili Shibin, 50, appeared at a detention hearing in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon ... |
a9694da60462a6bcc90e8efc82d64a50f65213a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Farnborough airshow is one of the biggest aviation industry gatherings .
Multi-million dollar deals are made for aviation's top names like Airbus, Boeing and Embrarer .
CNN brings you pictures of all the goings on at this spectacular flying festival . | [
"Farnborough, England (CNN) -- Every second year, the small town of Farnborough in South East England plays host to the biggest names of the aviation world. Exhibitors and vistors mingle with the latest technology to hit the skies. While the economy remains bleak, a smaller number of orders from plane constructors ... |
ae4af4b43b7cb9a99ea88d8dc4e28f1fc9ce5b9d | Summarize the following news article. | Mickey Edwards: Don't be surprised at the hyper-partisan nature of Congress .
Edwards: Congress' inability to deal with the nation's challenges can be fixed .
He says the problem begins with how people are elected to Congress in the first place .
Edwards: We've created a system that rewards incivility and punishes coop... | [
"(CNN) -- Soon after I was elected to Congress, an issue came to the House floor to which I had given considerable thought and believed that my conclusions were sound, reasonable and persuasive. At the front of the House chamber, directly in front of the elevated rostrum from which the Speaker presides, are two lec... |
e1f55fe11acff2e524c82037a367cc7a183edecf | Summarize the following news article. | Nathan Edmondson set out to write fictional account of super secret U.S. troops .
He says after he consulted with military members, he realized there was truth in his tales .
Unit has never actually been acknowledged by military .
Navy SEALs have been consultants for recent stories, taking a plot and giving it details ... | [
"(CNN) -- Early this year, comic book writer Nathan Edmondson set out to tell fictional stories based on the super-secret U.S. government paramilitary organization once named the Intelligence Support Activity (or ISA). But it turns out what Edmonson created from his wildest imaginations hues pretty close to reality... |
315bbb012af330a433150d240f0320c9335a96f3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The gunman apologized as he lay dying, a medic and witness says .
Police: Thomas Caffall was the gunman who killed two and injured four .
He was fatally shot by police in College Station, Texas .
Among the victims was Brian Bachmann, a highly regarded law enforcement officer . | [
"(CNN) -- The gunman who killed two others before police ended his life in a shootout near Texas A&M University had been battling mental health issues on and off for years, his mother said. Police say Thomas Caffall, known to his family as \"Tres,\" killed a constable and a bystander and injured four others Monday ... |
9208bf1c092a32a3f22a537f05fbbaea3af5b749 | Summarize the following news article. | The jackpot is the seventh-largest ever in America .
Powerball is held in 42 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia .
The game's largest prize to date was $365 million .
Eight tickets worth $1 million each were also sold . | [
"(CNN) -- Somebody in Michigan may be very happy soon. The winning ticket for the estimated $337 million Powerball jackpot was purchased at a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer, Michigan, said Andi Brancato, a spokesman for the Michigan lottery. The lucky person has not yet been identified. The winning numbers were 6, 27... |
76778c84c47dcd62d9b18f8db1c2766d810a12f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Anderson Cooper's announcement that he's gay has brought waves of support .
Stars like Ellen DeGeneres and Kelly Ripa have tweeted how proud they are of Cooper .
Readers have thanked the anchor for his courage . | [
"(CNN) -- There's been an outpouring of support from celebrities and CNN readers alike after CNN's Anderson Cooper publicly acknowledged Monday that he's gay. The \"AC 360˚\" anchor wrote in an e-mail to the Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan that was posted online Monday, saying that in a perfect world, no one would ca... |
5440092a378eae52b3e2494e3d8c9857d5fb6639 | Summarize the following news article. | Imam Kareem Ibrahim was convicted of planning to blow up JFK airport .
Ibrahim now faces the possibility of life in prison .
He was arrested in 2007; two co-defendants already received life sentences . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Trinidad native Kareem Ibrahim was convicted Thursday of conspiring to detonate fuel tanks and a fuel pipeline at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to a statement from the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York. Ibrahim was one of three men arrested in the 2007 plot, af... |
fd800c35f8d8a8f813162902eddf5d7a079ad425 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Some U.S. troops killed are thought to be special operations forces, officials say .
Besides the 7 Americans, 4 Afghans also died -- 3 soldiers and an interpreter .
Other Operation Enduring Freedom copter crashes have killed Americans, Turks this year .
In a separate incident, another service member died in southe... | [
"(CNN) -- Seven American service members were among the 11 people killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. Three members of the Afghan National Security Forces and an Afghan civilian interpreter also died in the crash of the UH-60 Black H... |
ec28125bcf5bdeb0353d780fe282714ac6402831 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: WikiLeaks says via Twitter that 35 British police remain outside Ecuador's embassy .
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patiño says granting asylum is to protect Assange's rights .
But British authorities say they'll still try to extradite Assange, not letting him freely go to Ecuador .
A leader of Assange's team vows to... | [
"(CNN) -- Great Britain and Ecuador remained in a standoff early Friday, following the South American nation's decision to grant Julian Assange asylum -- a decision British authorities are refusing to honor, saying they are committed to extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden. According to the official Twitter ... |
0024a4404120db4544060c11050acaaae185f315 | Summarize the following news article. | Lawrence Jacobs: Mitt Romney was shrewd in picking Paul Ryan as his running mate .
Jacobs: Ryan can supercharge conservatives, who outnumber liberals 2 to 1 .
He says there are signs that Obama supporters won't actually cast a ballot .
Jacobs: Using Ryan to ignite the GOP base is probably Romney's best chance of prevai... | [
"(CNN) -- By now, we're on the same page that Mitt Romney's pick of Paul Ryan as his running mate contradicts a golden oldie of presidential election strategy -- run to the conservative (or liberal) base to win the nomination and then reposition toward the center to lure the more moderate independent swing voters w... |
974e0cbde1c5d97fca2dd2dcc7158c3faf1021c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria .
At least 40 are dead after warplanes shell a Syrian-Turkish border town .
Fighting is raging near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus .
Violations by rebel groups are less severe than those by the regime, a U.N. report says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria Wednesday from membership. \"There is a strong concern over the massacres and the inhumane acts that are being committed against the Syrian people,\" said Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Saudi Arabia's state minister for foreign affairs. \"Therefore, the lea... |
80f7d16ae6e781b897dc940c3b6afac5d1ddaee6 | Summarize the following news article. | China is facing its worst wave of labor unrest since a series of wildcat strikes last year .
More than 10,000 workers in Shenzhen and Dongguan have gone on strike the past week . | [
"(CNN) -- China is facing its worst wave of labour unrest since a series of wildcat strikes at Japanese-owned car plants last year, as declining export orders force factories to reduce worker pay. More than 10,000 workers in Shenzhen and Dongguan, two leading export centres in southern Guangdong province, have gone... |
79ea1851843d0c73533f21fdc100d0f0d56671e3 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN.com is currently blocked in mainland China .
CNN International is selectively blacked out by the government when broadcast to mainland China .
Authorities appear to be blocking the signal during reporting on WikiLeaks or the Nobel Peace Prize winner . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- On the eve of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, CNN.com and CNN International are among the websites and television networks that have been blocked in mainland China. The winner of the prize is imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. What's going on? CNN's Beijing Bureau Chief... |
ebb5abe0194105c0cc403523301b46d142baa270 | Summarize the following news article. | 13-year-old victim on alleged assault will likely survive, Chinese media reported .
The two workers who pumped compressed air into teen have been arrested .
Hospitalized victim has multiple infections and cannot speak . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A 13-year-old Chinese boy, who was assaulted by two adults with an air pump at an auto repair shop, is recovering and will likely survive, according to Chinese media reports. That boy, Du Chuanwang, who is from Shandong Province, suffered ruptures and multiple organ failure from the air pressure... |
ad720e3d2498b908fc3182c3cf91effeb086fe24 | Summarize the following news article. | China's leadership are grappling with a rise in social unrest among the workforce .
Since market reforms introduced in 1978, the leap to prosperity has left millions behind .
Migrant workers are refusing to put up with poor working conditions and low wages .
Communist Party leadership worried discontent could spread, u... | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- Hardly a day has gone by this year without news coming from China of mass protests, labor strikes or violent attacks. In a country where strikes and protests are taboo, these are bold, desperate actions by Chinese angry over low wages, land-grabs, abuse from officials, corruption, worsening... |
8bbf00fd61ddc5dcb2ad8614640cfeaf31c945d2 | Summarize the following news article. | The last time an empty chair was used was for the 1935 prize .
Two countries that initially declined to attend now say they will .
The Nobel Institute director says it's a signal to China for political reform .
China created its own peace prize, which was awarded Thursday . | [
"Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo will be represented Friday at the ceremony bestowing the honor by an empty chair, the second time such a symbol has been used in the event, the chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee said Thursday. Thorbjorn Jagland told reporters that the gesture is n... |
621a11b0edbc34ad0c3670f2c637d25edfb84de3 | Summarize the following news article. | George Zimmerman is charged with murder in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin .
A judge revoked his $150,000 bond after saying Zimmerman and his wife lied about finances .
Zimmerman's defense wanted the judge out for his "gratuitous, disparaging" language .
The judge denied the defense request that he step down, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Lawyers for George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged with murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, said Monday that they are appealing a judge's decision not to step aside in the controversial case. In a one-sentence order issued August 1, Seminole County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said that def... |
edee397185462ec7396824798353d70b54067d46 | Summarize the following news article. | A bus with 33 people onboard skids off a highway and rolls down a steep gorge .
15 passengers are killed and 18 others are injured, a police official says .
They were returning from a pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath . | [
"Srinagar, India (CNN) -- Fifteen passengers were killed and 18 others injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed on a hilly highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Sunday. The bus was heading to the city of Jammu when it skidded off the road and rolled down a steep gorge, said Anil Magotra, th... |
12df8390b46136cb45c97e6eefe0b156332e0111 | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool have agreed a deal for winger Oussama Assaidi .
Sunderland have signed striker Louis Saha on a free transfer .
Newcastle have completed the signing of Vurnon Anita .
Anita was described as "exceptionally talented" by his new manager . | [
"(CNN) -- Liverpool announced on Thursday that they have reached an agreement with Dutch club Heerenveen for the transfer of winger Oussama Assaidi, on a busy day of transfer activity in the Premier League. With the new season due to start on Saturday, and just over two weeks left of the transfer window, several of... |
79b644c186a31a17ff05f4b34387effa0ffed7ba | Summarize the following news article. | Ban Ki-Moon warns the African Union forces are short on resources .
Joseph Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court .
He is accused of crimes against humanity for the alleged use of child soldiers .
He stands accused of conscripting children as soldiers and sex slaves . | [
"(CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is questioning the effectiveness of the manhunt for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, saying African Union troops are short on equipment, food and transportation. In a 14-page report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban urged member nations to pro... |
eb7601e44cb876b8fdfa706ee07c8c5ea6267fd3 | Summarize the following news article. | Luis Leon Sanchez wins 14th stage marred by punctures at front of field .
Leaders including Bradley Wiggins and Cadel Evans and several others progress . | [
"(CNN) -- Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez gave his crash-ravaged Rabobank team a lift on Sunday as he secured victory in the Tour de France's 14th stage on a day marred by a series of punctures at the front of the field. The Spaniard made a decisive move with just over 11 kilometers of the 191 kilometer-stage from Limoux... |
c720adc2c7792d384dcf7a6865b2b58c0aae0c7e | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: Mitt Romney's VP selection is a gamble that changes the campaign .
He says Ryan has very specific deficit reduction plans that Romney will have to back .
Ryan's focus on substance is a welcome change for a largely negative campaign, Avlon says . | [
"(CNN) -- Paul Ryan is a bold and risky pick for vice president by Mitt Romney. Forget all the talk about the risk-averse Mitt Romney and his policy-free campaign. Romney just embraced a man whose deficit reduction plans are impressively specific -- and controversial. This is what a game-changer looks like post-Sar... |
ac40f383cb986bc4c8d5076b1146f69950cbdb84 | Summarize the following news article. | The USO get's 1% of "Anger Management" profits .
There will be no cap on how much the donation will add up to, the USO says .
The USO provides U.S. military personnel with "morale, welfare and recreation-type services" | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- If Charlie Sheen's new sitcom is a hit, America's soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen will benefit because of a donation the actor is making to the USO. Sitcom Sheen is back with 'Anger Management' Sheen will give 1% of the profits of \"Anger Management,\" with a guaranteed minimum of $1 mil... |
936979b283312e6b3513020612152839d32ba5e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Ariel Hsing, 16, is representing Team USA in table tennis .
Hsing met Warren Buffett as a child; he has played with her many times .
Her advice: "I would just tell people to always fight for their dreams" | [
"San Jose, California (CNN) -- Ping-pong is a game most Americans play in their basements. But competitive table tennis is a different story. In fact, it's an Olympic sport, and the United States has a bright, new star representing Team USA in London: 16-year-old Ariel Hsing. Ariel's parents, Michael Hsing and Xin ... |
3bc68cb3811f24e328bcf6dfc40c21416a205703 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama, Mitt Romney both made recent gaffes about the economy .
Wealth, personalities may make them appear out of touch with average voters .
History shows Americans rarely elect presidents who are not wealthy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a multimillionaire who wanted elevators for his luxury cars and whose wife wears $1,000 designer T-shirts. Barack Obama, even before being elected president, was an academic intellectual who made millions writing books and then became a professor... |
39af77ea0c39de8e50809f6c28cf7d68bf4ac101 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The exhumation could begin within weeks, an official says .
Official: Mahmoud Abbas says former Palestinian leader's body can be exhumed .
A stain contained higher levels of polonium-210 than a typical sample, a scientist says .
The test results do not necessarily mean Arafat was poisoned, the scientist says . | [
"(CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has approved the exhumation of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body, an official said Monday. The approval comes days after investigators said they found high levels of a radioactive substance on some of Arafat's personal belongings. Last week, Suha ... |
679d0afefc78635ded0a9bfc01589280147d459f | Summarize the following news article. | Some business schools offer student consultancies at affordable prices .
Wharton students have helped 20,000 small businesses in the last 10 years .
MBA students can combine years of experience with academic knowledge . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- With top consultancy firms charging thousands of dollars for a day's work, employing their services is a luxury most companies simply can't afford. Wharton's MBA students can act as consultants at the Small Business Development Center. But some business schools offer student consultancies ... |
d29fe969d857e50d52581ce9ba74b4f6327b4ed1 | Summarize the following news article. | Reporter from conservative website interrupts Obama during his remarks on immigration .
A clearly angered Obama responds: "Not while I'm talking"
Incident seen as latest in string of disrespectful actions toward the president . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's angry response to a reporter who interrupted his Rose Garden remarks Friday was the latest salvo in what some political experts see as an era of incivility. Neil Munro, a White House correspondent for the Washington-based website The Daily Caller, asked the president ab... |
9ab8b826f0cd6e3d30d648910f70ac66e65ec7a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Nicolaus Mills: "Casablanca" turns 70; film had backstory, resonance that mirrored reality .
He says Operation Torch had just resulted in Allies' capture of Casablanca; gave film currency .
He says Bogart character had version of patriotism that was heroic, accepted ambiguity .
Mills: Bogart's cool may no longer resona... | [
"(CNN) -- This year marks the 70th anniversary of \"Casablanca,\" and although we are a long way from 1942, watching the film's romantic leads, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, sacrifice their wartime love still touches us. The backstory on \"Casablanca\" is a good one, offering complex lessons in patriotism eve... |
1c10017900305323da95454edc2f5284aaa5d42a | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer surpasses Pete Sampras' number of weeks at world No. 1 .
Wimbledon champion Federer has now topped the rankings for 287 weeks in his career .
Serena Williams equals Venus' total of 43 WTA Tour titles .
The dominant sisters are now sixth on the all-time list of most WTA Tour wins . | [
"(CNN) -- Roger Federer's reputation as one of the finest tennis players of all time was cemented on Monday, as the Swiss broke Pete Sampras' record for the most number of weeks at the top of the world rankings. Federer returned to the No. 1 spot for the first time in over two years with a record-equaling seventh W... |
8a4d90b19717d439dfad4162e1dbbbfb5ed7d53e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The suspects are "some of the most violent, evil people on the planet," sheriff says .
NEW: 5 of those arrested were in a car that sped from the first shooting, state police say .
A Louisiana sheriff's deputy directing traffic was shot and wounded, police have said .
A short time later, 2 responding deputies die a... | [
"(CNN) -- Four men and three women have been arrested in connection with shootings that left two Louisiana sheriff's deputies dead and two others wounded, police said Friday. Their arrests, and the preliminary charges they are facing, follow a pair of allegedly linked shootings early Thursday in LaPlace, a communit... |
6c1eb81f3070055f6e6567416a2ad49b97aab473 | Summarize the following news article. | A discrimination suit was filed by the man who heads ICE operations in New York .
James Hayes claims he was passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified women .
Hayes cites alleged behavior by Suzanne Barr, chief of staff for the director of ICE .
ICE says the allegations are under review; Barr has taken paid ... | [
"(CNN) -- Fallout from a job discrimination lawsuit filed by the head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New York has led to at least a temporary shakeup at the agency's headquarters in Washington. Suzanne Barr, chief of staff for ICE Director John Morton, voluntarily stepped down this week and is... |
2f3409e902466e711115d2edf00c323bc4d156e7 | Summarize the following news article. | "The horse got spooked and rolled the carriage," a detective says .
Incident occurs late Thursday afternoon in Columbus Circle .
"The horse ran up Broadway," says witness .
After the show, it's back to the stables . | [
"New York (CNN) -- It wouldn't be shocking to see cats or lions on Broadway. Many have flocked to Broadway to see these animals, in plays of course. But how about a horse running down Broadway dodging Manhattan traffic while dragging terrified tourists? That's what happened Thursday afternoon in a horse-drawn carri... |
70c92d46a8f3bb8d5c7964835e36061ff5fd8ae9 | Summarize the following news article. | Several professional athletes have recently had staph infections .
Experts say it is a growing problem in settings that involve skin-to-skin touching .
CDC: Don't share towels; put something between your skin and the bench .
Cleveland Browns' Kellen Winslow brought issue to forefront . | [
"(CNN) -- A 6-foot-4 football player is more than a million times the size of a typical Staphylococcus bacterium. But under the right conditions, that athlete could find himself defenseless against the microscopic bug. Kellen Winslow recently had a second staph infection and has accused his team of covering it up. ... |
d7805383a50c965c2717b10effac98706582b4ec | Summarize the following news article. | United States has dominated men's and women's Olympic basketball .
Legendary center Hakeem Olajuwon played in 1996 "Dream Team"
Luis Scola was in Argentina team which snapped U.S. domination in 2004 .
WNBA star Lisa Leslie won four straight gold medals for U.S..from 1996-2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- For the elite basketball stars of the NBA and WNBA, winning Olympic gold is a given. Silver is for the losers. The U.S. men's team has been champion 13 out of 16 times since 1936. American women have topped the podium six out of eight. \"Second place is unacceptable,\" says legendary center Hakeem Olajuwo... |
0ac8070fdb137867c9e2874a794847085b813cc9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Party leader Imran Khan criticizes decision to reopen routes .
Because Afghanistan is landlocked, supplies have to be trucked in from Pakistan .
Pakistan reopens routes after Clinton apologizes for "friendly fire" incident that killed 24 .
Transporters who resume supplies will face consequences, the Taliban say . | [
"(CNN) -- Trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan for the first time in seven months on Thursday after Islamabad agreed to reopen routes, officials said. The four trucks, under heavy security, crossed the border from Chaman in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Because Afghanist... |
b1f5a3d58991c1676136dd9f67d5725ce5d5750c | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Stanley: The VP candidates reflect divide between liberal and conservative Catholicism .
He says Biden is a post-Vatican II Catholic aimed at social justice and accessible faith .
He says Ryan hews to traditional Catholicism; record is anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage .
Stanley: Ryan will have to show social compas... | [
"(CNN) -- This year has provided something of a bumper crop of Catholic candidates. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich in the Republican primaries, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in the general election. Given the endless cycle of sin and guilt that we have to live with, sometimes it feels like it's easier for a Catholic to ... |
8c14b9d37005ddc3b93716b2e0b2d41492de8ed3 | Summarize the following news article. | Tyson Gay wins 100m at the London Diamond League meeting .
Home hero Mo Farah sprints away to win the men's 5000m .
Aries Merritt takes 110 m hurdles in impressive 12.93 seconds .
Liu Xiang of China pulls out before the final with back injury . | [
"(CNN) -- Tyson Gay tuned up for his Olympic showdown with Jamaican stars Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake with victory over 100m in the Diamond League meeting in London Friday. In three weeks time just across the British capital, the American will be hoping to cross the line first again in the 100m final, but will be ho... |
7754a718d8988ef709e6f669aed7da941064a8b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Writer Stephanie Fairyington says she's felt conflicted about Cooper's silence on his sexuality .
As a journalist, Fairyington understands Cooper's not wanting to become the story .
As a gay youth, Fairyington found she lacked role models .
She hopes Cooper's coming out encourages gay youths to be proud of their identi... | [
"(CNN) -- \"Did you hear the news? Anderson Cooper came out,\" I heard one guy tell another on the elevator at the magazine where I work. \"Is it really 'coming out' when everyone already knew you were gay?\" the other guy joked. To media insiders in New York City, Cooper's sexuality may have been no secret, but to... |
065cc49e4d8a7a97af2a978389ada46f8448a6cb | Summarize the following news article. | Madrid's new blue clay courts have caused an uproar in the tennis world .
The brainchild of billionaire Ion Tiriac, it was hoped the color would attract TV audiences .
Players complain about slippery surface, with Nadal's shock exit adding fire to flame .
After one-year trial, will ATP approve blue clay in 2013? | [
"(CNN) -- It's been called \"something Smurfs would play on,\" labeled a danger to players and derided over a lack of consultation. Madrid's new blue clay courts have been the talk of the tennis world for all the wrong reasons. But is the furore justified? After all, isn't this the same surface -- just a different ... |
b5fe8c0eac9eec8b92b2ef5752c04f59d0e4553a | Summarize the following news article. | An indictment is unsealed charging five men with murder .
Feds also offer up to $1 million to find four fugitives .
The men are believed to be in Mexico . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal authorities unsealed Monday an indictment charging five men in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of the four men still at large. The investigation into the December 2010 killing revealed the existence of a botched ... |
729553289811ef53823d2289dc1bc6cb65fa38cd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Court is scheduled to resume Wednesday morning .
NEW: Attorneys for both sides made opening statements in the former police officer's trial .
NEW: The prosecution calls Mary Pontarelli, a neighbor, as its first witness .
Kathleen Savio was found dead in a bathtub in 2004 . | [
"Joliet, Illinois (CNN) -- Attorneys for Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police officer accused of murdering his third wife, argued during opening statements Tuesday that their client spent his career protecting the public and that murder accusations are groundless. \"Kathy slipped, fell, hit her head in a hou... |
9a14aed062b5ff774c4adfa08be3fb04dae995e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo is unveiled as Real Madrid's new No. 9 .
Ronaldo paraded in front of thousands of supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu .
Real Madrid have paid Manchester United world record $130 million for player . | [
"(CNN) -- Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been unveiled as Real Madrid's new number 9, in front of 80,000 passionate fans at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, after his world record $130 million move from Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo is paraded in front of 80,000 passionate supporters at a packed Bernab... |
b407c43126774ef989b81413b061bdefae033615 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian Penny Palfrey, 49, will try to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Florida Keys .
She will make attempt without a shark cage or swim aids such as flippers or a wetsuit .
A lycra suit will provide her some protection from jellyfish, her husband says .
A crew of 15, including medical personnel and meteorologists, will ... | [
"Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- An Australian woman is planning to dive into the ocean off Havana on Friday in her bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without a shark cage or swim aids such as flippers or a wetsuit. If successful, Penny Palfrey, 49, would surpass her own record that she set in ... |
faa64308a329e08a1c32e4432c718df39e84b694 | Summarize the following news article. | From early showing, Microsoft's Surface tablet could be superior to the iPad in some ways .
A built-in keyboard and trackpad will make Surface easier for some to use .
It has USB ports, making printing and external storage simpler .
No price or release date has been announced for the Surface, unveiled Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- It's sacrilege to some Apple fanboys. It's also something none of Apple's competitors have been able to claim since that \"magical\" day in early 2010. But when Microsoft unveiled the Surface tablet (actually a pair of them) Monday, the software company clearly had one ultimate goal: to make a tablet that... |
2bb7df59e3a995409ca4391da762af6c03672b12 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The captives are "are unharmed and well fed," an Egyptian official says .
NEW: Son says no contact with father since Friday's abduction .
Security official: Bedouin kidnappers want the release of a relative held on drug charges .
Kidnappings and robberies are up since longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted las... | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptian authorities said Sunday they are preparing for a new round of negotiations with the man who has kidnapped two Americans and an Egyptian tour guide to demand his uncle's release from an Alexandria jail. Gen. Ahmed Bakr, the head of security in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, says Bedouin s... |
8cd41d334b0d714873ace52ec685ae6fca91da27 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Ryan's effect in Florida depends mostly on seniors and Hispanics, says Ana Navarro .
During his visit to Florida this weekend, Ryan needs to clearly define himself, she says .
Democrats and Republicans will wage a Medicare battle in Florida, she says .
Navarro: Ryan needs to make his feelings about immigration and... | [
"(CNN) -- The Veepstakes guessing game is over. In the red corner, we have Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, America's \"comeback team.\" In the blue corner, we have Barack Obama and Joe Biden, America's current team. Let's get ready to rumble. Now that we know who the players are, the race is on to define Paul Ryan. Winn... |
85037d1297ae6c7e0527cb4d84bc1c7d827eef4a | Summarize the following news article. | Rangers to play in Scottish fourth flight next season .
Clubs from Scottish Football League voted on the issue Friday .
Glasgow giants were liquidated at the end of last season .
New company were expelled from the Scottish Premier League . | [
"(CNN) -- Glasgow Rangers, one of European football's most famous clubs, must play in the fourth flight of their domestic league next season, Scottish Football League (SFL) clubs decided Friday. The 30 clubs were asked to vote on admitting the most successful club in their country to the SFL and in which division t... |
75b893697dc41ff877b7d348a1140dff284d72dd | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Philip is continuing to make progress after two nights in hospital, palace officials say .
Doctors have advised that he has no visitors Friday to allow him to rest .
The 91-year-old has been hospitalized three times in the past eight months . | [
"London (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Philip is continuing to make progress and respond well to treatment for the recurrence of a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland on Wednesday. Doctors have suggested the Duk... |
41d2b1d2b116528ea0dabb7329d06cba6225ecdf | Summarize the following news article. | Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt says it's normal for some contractors to fall through .
G4S admits it cannot provide all the Olympic security guards it's contracted to deliver .
The government said this week it will bring in 3,500 extra troops to cover the gap .
The London Olympics open in less than two weeks . | [
"London (CNN) -- British government ministers fought back Sunday against accusations they had taken their eye off the Olympic security ball, rejecting accusations they were warned nearly a year ago about the security giant contracted to provide guards for the Games. G4S, the security contractor, admitted on Wednesd... |
7ff03b6b333a238066846e31e6441cef475d8614 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Greek soccer team's win in Euro 2012 provides a welcome distraction .
Greek voters are preparing to go to the polls Sunday in a pivotal election .
Observers say the country's future in the euro currency union hangs in the balance .
The left-wing Syriza party has threatened to renege on the terms of Greece's ba... | [
"Athens (CNN) -- After yet more financial turmoil and political wrangling, citizens in Greece readied to hit the polls Sunday to decide an election that may determine the debt-stricken country's future in the eurozone and significantly impact the global economy. Two parties, New Democracy and Syriza, are considered... |
139ab4e3ad4d5b004e28baf6c96e6b02226fe53d | Summarize the following news article. | A small plane crashed in Masbate Bay in the Philippines .
The country's interior secretary was onboard .
He and the two pilots are missing .
His aide has been rescued . | [
"(CNN) -- Philippines Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is among three missing after a small aircraft crashed off Masbate Bay, the state-run PNA news agency reported, citing civil aviation authorities. One person, identified as Robredo's aide, was rescued from the crash site, civil aviation chief William Hotchkiss t... |
6eef8d53f8ec7f0c73807196c67cdac82b77ec8d | Summarize the following news article. | Carlos Tevez' loan deal at Manchester United ends at the close of the season .
Tevez says he has not been offered contract and does not feel 'wanted'
Tevez is a favorite of many United fans who hope to see him signed . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The future of Manchester United's on-loan Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is causing quite a stir at the champion English club. Should they sign him? The future of Carlos Tevez at Manchester United is uncertain. Facing the question of whether to sign Tevez on a permanent basis, Manchester U... |
49ef1fbdb1728e078518a6af07b50d904692486f | Summarize the following news article. | First lot of tickets have gone on sale for 2010 World Cup in South Africa .
Three millions tickets in total will be made available for 64 matches .
Prices range from $20 for a South Africa resident to $900 for the final itself . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa have gone on sale. Italy will be looking to defend their World Cup trophy in 2010 in South Africa. Just over three million tickets are available for next year's 64-match tournament, the first to be held in Africa, although only half of those w... |
63208a6bd9fd0a143b16741f053d984a6f6b0f90 | Summarize the following news article. | Films full of life-affirming moments include "Casablanca," "Silent Running"
"It's a Wonderful Life" tops list from "The Screening Room"
List by no means complete; send us yours . | [
"(CNN) -- They might make you punch the air or bring a tear to your eye: this month on the Screening Room, we've picked our top ten life-affirming moments from the movies. Our number one: Jimmy Stewart discovers life is sweet in \"It's A Wonderful Life\" From heartwarming classics to instant blockbusters, these are... |
ff502d03d8ede97b3473c8ac9e5b37c6c1b0968c | Summarize the following news article. | Bolton manager Owen Coyle says he has had a brief chat with Fabrice Muamba .
Coyle keen to stress it is still early in midfielder's recovery from cardiac arrest .
Hospital say Muamba had a comfortable night on Monday as recovery continues .
Premier League vow to review medical procedures after Muamba's collapse . | [
"(CNN) -- Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle revealed Tuesday he had held a \"brief conversation\" with stricken Fabrice Muamba after the soccer star suffered a cardiac arrest during a match on Saturday. The 23-year-old collapsed on the pitch during a clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the English FA Cup and was rush... |
f35fee5700568a451a8a2b7749d64adf8b312a38 | Summarize the following news article. | The Beale Street Landing project in Memphis will further open up the waterfront .
Kitesurfing and farm-to-table dining keep visitors happy in Hood River, Oregon .
Great Falls, Montana offers Lewis and Clark history lessons . | [
"(CNN) -- It's almost beach time! But the beach isn't the only way to cool off. After decades of decline and neglect, cities across America are embracing their riverbanks—and the results are refreshing. From scenic parks to concert venues to wine trails, you might be surprised by what these 11 riverfront towns ha... |
f74c981079e85fec849d1d38afcd1839b22ecac5 | Summarize the following news article. | Spaniard withdraws lawsuit against the family of a boy he struck and killed .
Tomas Delgado had filed a suit, saying collision had also damaged his car .
News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and deep sympathy for the parents . | [
"HARO, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car. Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their te... |
cd6d8f35f8babcf0e8bad0ff4fda4aed42582f7b | Summarize the following news article. | South Korean singer Kim Jang-hoon leading dozens of swimmers to Dokdo or Takeshima .
The rocky islets are at the center of a territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan .
Swimmers will arrive Wednesday, on the 67th anniversary of Korean independence .
Follows President Lee's visit to the islands Friday, prompting... | [
"(CNN) -- A famous South Korean rock singer is just hours away from swimming into the diplomatic row over a small group of rocky islets in the East Sea, or the Sea of Japan. Kim Jang-hoon is among dozens of amateur athletes who left the eastern port of Uljin Monday, bound for Dokdo, a largely uninhabited set of vol... |
81d1fcef6bd4f93f51637c956365470355d0e1fc | Summarize the following news article. | Prominent politician calls on South African president to resign .
President Jacob Zuma announces a government inquiry of the incident .
Police say they fired at the striking workers in self-defense .
44 people were killed this week in violence at the mine -- 34 on Thursday . | [
"Rustenburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Sibongile Sikhuze pointed to his bandaged right knee, showing where a bullet entered and exited. He then raised his right palm, struck by a rubber bullet when he tried to surrender. \"They ordered us to lie on the ground. People were falling all around me,\" Sikhuze told CNN Satur... |
4bb47833f791954040ab16c46a9c17121853b585 | Summarize the following news article. | Pyotr Verzilov says no other Western nation would have jailed his wife for the protest act .
The White House has serious concerns about the women's treatment, a spokesmen says .
The three members of Pussy Riot got a two-year prison term for hooliganism .
They were arrested after performing an anti-Putin song in a cathe... | [
"(CNN) -- The husband of one of the members of Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot imprisoned for hooliganism in Moscow is leading a chorus of condemnation after a conviction decried as an attack on free speech. Three young women, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were sentenced to t... |
024f0a70a894047492e31db944c081ee66258102 | Summarize the following news article. | Rover's ChemCam was to zap small Martian rock on Saturday night .
It will analyze ionized gas to identify chemical elements .
Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6; scientists have been checking its systems . | [
"(CNN) -- Martian rock N165, it's your time to shine, or glow, or whatever occurs when a hard substance gets zapped by a laser beam. From about 10 feet away, the Mars rover Curiosity's ChemCam was to take aim Saturday night at the hapless three-inch rock. \"We are going to hit it with 14 millijoules of energy 30 ti... |
19e68274e610ea1ba8c50d25ddcd1084cf8a6791 | Summarize the following news article. | Investigating magistrate says Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will stand trial .
Andre Dando tells CNN that the case will be heard "well into 2013"
Ribery has admitted sleeping with a prostitute but says he did not know she was underage .
Both players are regulars in France's national soccer team . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of France's most high-profile football stars will face a court trial next year, being charged with allegedly soliciting an underage prostitute, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, who both played for France at the Euro 2012 finals in June, were first questioned two yea... |
7c4e0a82cddbdbd6738bb7625d3cd67258c71b0b | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's The Screening Room picks the top 10 live-action family films .
"E.T.," "Willy Wonka" and "Babe" head the list .
Hide-behind-the-sofa moments include "The Wizard of Oz," "Jurassic Park"
Think we've missed one? Post your comments to the Screening Room blog . | [
"(CNN) -- It's that time of year for seasonal trips to the movies, and to celebrate, the Screening Room is taking a look back at our favorite family hits over the years. The best of Spielberg: \"E.T.\" is our perfect family movie and perfectly captures childhood. From blockbuster to blockbuster, these are the films... |
efc6b5d6f8ff67e1de0ab9d7ed649101c7fa6cef | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities say Mohammad Saalli Shibin was a high-level pirate negotiator .
He negotiated release of pirate-held hostages and vessels in return for ransom .
Shibin was captured in Somalia in 2011 and convicted earlier this year .
A judge handed him 12 life sentences on Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- A Somali man who authorities say is the highest-ranking pirate ever brought to the United States for prosecution was given 12 life sentences Monday by a federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said he hopes the severe sentences send a clear message to other would-be pirates to stay... |
3bc9ac954e599dd7274b09435b05e4564f017281 | Summarize the following news article. | Park said it disinfected 400 cabins .
Man, woman in June visited camping area in Yosemite National Park .
They may have been exposed to deadly hantavirus .
Deer mice might be to blame . | [
"(CNN) -- Two Californians, one of whom died, may have been exposed to mice droppings or urine that contained hantavirus while vacationing at Yosemite National Park, health officials said Thursday. The visitors contracted hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, a rare but often fatal lung disease. The two had stayed a... |
b67ca52bd4b4b4964e5b4b56ca396c13dd443290 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City apologize for "tasteless" banner held up by Carlos Tevez during parade .
Banner read "RIP Fergie'"referred to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson .
City chairman says the club's policy of big signings will change after title win .
However, Ferguson says City will continue to spend "stupid money" | [
"(CNN) -- It was Manchester City's big moment, a chance to show how far the \"noisy neighbors\" from the blue half of town have come from under the shadows of their big rivals -- but the day of wild celebrations ended with a humble apology to one of football's most iconic names. When Carlos Tevez lifted a banner pr... |
bf6a199436a696832b72417402370b2993257306 | Summarize the following news article. | There is a distinct Italian flavor pervading "The Screening Room" this month .
We asked Rome-based critic Lee Marshall to nominate his top 10 Italian films .
He chose classics like "La Strada" by Fellini and "L'Avventura" by Antonioni .
As well as Moretti's "Dear Diary and Sorrentino's "The Consequences of Love" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Over the last few weeks, there has been a definite Italian flavor pervading \"The Screening Room\" offices. Nanni Moretti's (pictured) \"Dear Diary\": \"It transmits a great love of place and cinema,\" says Marshall. The team is recently back from the Venice International Film Festival, wh... |
9f7e9aa5ad06f88eab4e87eba0864065b501f6e7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials will offer aerial insecticide spraying to communities hit by virus .
NEW: Virus kills nine people and infects 175 more people in Dallas County, Texas .
A county judge declares a public health emergency .
The country is experiencing its biggest spike in West Nile virus since 2004 . | [
"(CNN) -- A West Nile virus epidemic has prompted a public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas, where the disease has killed nine people, a judge declared Friday. The virus there infected 175 people, said Patricia Huston of Dallas County Health and Human Services. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared the ... |
ab1135a74af6c2a0276f234daaa68def02ecad63 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghanistan's interior and defense ministers are voted out .
Pakistan has shelled Afghanistan several times this year .
There are militant strongholds on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's parliament voted to sack its two top security ministers on Saturday for failing to respond to rocket shelling from Pakistan. The voting to dismiss Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Gen. Besmillah Mohammadi was aired on national TV. The men will... |
8addb12e55825ef37125b7e14683502df3102ffb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A spokesman for Hans Kristian Rausing says he has yet to be questioned .
The inquest into the death of his wife, Eva Rausing, opens in London .
Police tell the coroner Hans Kristian Rausing was arrested on suspicion of murder .
Authorities are awaiting results of a post-mortem examination . | [
"London (CNN) -- Hans Kristian Rausing, the son of one of the world's wealthiest men, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of his American-born wife was found in their home this week, police confirmed Friday. The 49-year-old was initially arrested Monday on drug charges and then was held \"in connecti... |
b78c9c6c46d2ab6841193fb57e3c0fbaa357eacc | Summarize the following news article. | An Afghan policeman kills 10 fellow officers, an official in Nimruz province says .
Afghan official says three soldiers killed in Helmand province were U.S. Marines .
The shooting occurs at a base shared by Afghan and NATO troops, the official says .
Earlier in the day, a man in an Afghan security force uniform kills t... | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A man in civilian clothing opened fire on a base shared with Afghan forces, killing three NATO troops, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force said Saturday. The shooting occurred late Friday in Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province, the same region where three Ame... |
0f5d56c0b2cdd44c08d55d4eaf33957c00458513 | Summarize the following news article. | The FTC alleges lax computer security policies by Wyndham Hotels .
Russian hackers accessed more than 500,000 customer accounts, the FTC says .
Wyndham says it made prompt efforts to notify customers and offered credit monitoring .
The FTC suit wants Wyndham to improve its security measures for customer information . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The federal government filed suit Tuesday against Wyndham Hotels after sensitive customer data, including credit card numbers and personal information, allegedly were stolen three times in less than two years. In court documents, the Federal Trade Commission alleges Wyndham Hotels' lax security... |
0e862f042060778670ba9d9955c5e1246ef547c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Sun Myung Moon's church gained fame worldwide for its mass weddings .
He is the founder of The Washington Times newspaper .
His doctor has given him only a 50% chance of survival, a church spokesman says . | [
"Seoul (CNN) -- The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the church colloquially known as the Moonies, is unconscious and undergoing treatment for pneumonia at a hospital in South Korea, a spokesman said Thursday. His doctor has given him only a 50% chance of survival, spokesman Ahn Ho-yeol said. Doctors put the 92-year... |
0fae230f422573e9d7395e8fdf77a4e66dfacbac | Summarize the following news article. | An ISAF service member is killed by "direct fire"
A roadside bomb kills nine civilians .
A suicide truck bomb outside an ISAF military base wounds 13 people . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 10 people died in three separate attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday, including an service member for NATO's International Security Assistance Force, according to Afghan government and ISAF officials. Two Americans were among those wounded in an attack, an Afghan official said. A... |
f132dbeaf9b9a5b81c4e36266367f9446df5cafa | Summarize the following news article. | Gamal and Alaa Mubarak are accused of insider trading .
Prosecutors say they profited illegally from a 2007 bank sale .
The court refused a request to release the two on bail .
Seven other people are also charged in the case . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Two sons of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stood trial Monday in a Cairo criminal court on charges of insider stock trading, with prosecutors alleging they acquired millions illegally by using insider information about a bank sale. Gamal and Alaa Mubarak allegedly gained the money through t... |
75d00534465fdf082ab4d2198cf94933ba128ed1 | Summarize the following news article. | The two men worked at the Mauritius hotel where Michaela McAreavey was slain .
She was found strangled in the bathtub of the honeymoon suite .
Supporters of the defendants were jubilant after the verdicts .
Family members of McAreavey and her widower feel "devastation and desolation" | [
"(CNN) -- Two former hotel workers have been cleared of the high-profile murder of an Irish newlywed on her honeymoon in Mauritius last year, police on the Indian Ocean island said Thursday. Michaela McAreavey, a 27-year-old teacher and ex-beauty queen, was found strangled in the bathtub of her hotel room in Januar... |
bbd1caa8af656beec4d33d825a78dce8d084448e | Summarize the following news article. | Robbers accost two Peace Corps volunteers, a source says .
One fought back, killing one of the assailants, the source says .
The U.S. State Department says it is providing consular assistance . | [
"Accra, Ghana (CNN) -- A U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in northern Ghana stabbed and killed a suspected robber, the police officer investigating the case said Monday. The volunteer, identified by the Ghanaian officer as 26-year-old Andrew Kristler, was with another Peace Corps volunteer early Saturday morning in Wa, t... |
cee8d035a3f1f16aee3bd1aa2bb6989aec1b60b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Camelot wins English horse racing's Epsom Derby, as Queen watches .
Event marks the start of British ruler's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend .
Camelot's trainer and jockey become first father-son combination to win race .
The horse has now completed two legs of the prestigious English Triple Crown . | [
"Epsom, England (CNN) -- Watched by the Queen of England, hot favorite Camelot won the Epsom Derby on Saturday, setting up a potential tilt at English horse racing's Triple Crown. Camelot, with odds of 13-8, added the prestigious title to his 2,000 Guineas win in comfortable fashion, triumphing by five lengths. He ... |
cdc7fc9e7cbe2765dd76559fe84a68b0aad42256 | Summarize the following news article. | Tasmanian zoo searches for animals after someone released dozens .
A rare parrot was killed .
The zoo's population of rare quolls is also missing .
Police have no leads . | [
"(CNN) -- Dozens of animals, some of them rare, remained missing from Tasmania's only accredited zoo Saturday, two days after someone released the creatures into the wild, the zoo's co-owner said. The intruder or intruders also killed about a dozen birds, including a Tasmanian swift parrot, said Rochelle Penney, wh... |
026cea5048ae7df05c561022a9e8c57f6f16fc58 | Summarize the following news article. | The Hunger Games has "taken the world by storm," says Amazon .
The trilogy bests the Harry Potter books .
Both series got a big boost from films . | [
"(CNN) -- Girl wonder beats boy wizard. The Hunger Games trilogy has surpassed the Harry Potter books to become the best-selling series on Amazon.com, the company announced Friday. \"Since debuting in 2008, Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger Games have taken the world by storm, much as Harry Potter did a decade before... |
53947ce62ca2148720db300c4eb22c074e69761e | Summarize the following news article. | Indiana's attorney general has declared most of the state's new immigration law indefensible .
He cited the June Supreme Court ruling on Arizona in his announcement, says Ali Noorani .
Indiana is not alone in thinking there is a better way to enforce immigration law, Noorani says .
Noorani: It's time for the federal go... | [
"(CNN) -- \"It is so ordered.\" Four words, used by the Supreme Court of the United States, that set loose a cascade of public policy. Few phrases are as powerful and precise. On June 25, when Justice Anthony Kennedy closed the court's majority opinion regarding Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, with these w... |
097f112f0659f109da337dd5048d155e0b0d5c20 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hans Kristian Rausing is accused of preventing lawful and decent burial of his wife .
NEW: Rausing looked frail as he appeared in court, UK media say .
He's the son of one of the world's richest men .
Eva Rausing was bright, intelligent and devoted to her children, her father says . | [
"London (CNN) -- Hans Kristian Rausing, the son of one of the world's richest men, appeared in court Wednesday charged with \"preventing the lawful and decent burial\" of his wife, Eva, UK media said. Her body was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition on the floor by a bed in an annex of the couple's cen... |
124c727770e8bf27c1bc35fb7dd58f8739a22927 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew McCormick "had a pattern of grooming altar boys," the DA says .
A man alleges that he was abused in the church rectory .
McCormick has been suspended since a 2011 grand jury report . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- A Roman Catholic priest in Philadelphia was arrested on allegations of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in 1997, the city's district attorney announced Friday. Andrew McCormick, 56, has been charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, endan... |
3211d0af69684e2017ab31b43c50c6358a7c4c2f | Summarize the following news article. | The story of Newark Mayor Cory Booker saving a woman has taken a life of its own .
Booker commonly uses Twitter to help Newark residents who are in need .
The hashtag #CoryBookerStories has been trending in the United States . | [
"(Mashable) -- Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, saved a woman from a burning house late Thursday night. The mayor is a highly active Twitter user, and commonly uses the social network to find and help Newark residents who are in need. Predictably, the Internet caught onto the story and it took on a lif... |
b469981abfb45286386b71759b12107cfd6b959a | Summarize the following news article. | Ginsburg is recovering from fractured ribs, sources say .
Her injury isn't getting in the way of her work or leisure pursuits .
Alec Baldwin suggests a biography for Justice William Douglas . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be the oldest, tiniest member of the Supreme Court, but her colleagues know her to be perhaps the toughest, and by all accounts a dedicated and tireless justice. The latest evidence: Ginsburg is recovering from a rib injury suffered in June, during the Supreme Court's la... |
305ce733f1b46fc84dc2bf6c9ed8bf4a28886199 | Summarize the following news article. | Substantial fire causes widespread evacuation on the island of Chios .
The island is also dealing with a drop in tourism due to country's financial crisis .
Chios is off the coast of Turkey in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea . | [
"Emporios, Chios, Greece (CNN) -- August in Greece means two things: vacation and wildfires. Fires are popping up across the country at the tail end of a painful heatwave, but tourism is down sharply as many vacationers are concerned about visiting the country in its weak financial state. Strong winds spread a subs... |
f39c5cf781a5ce69262d82fa9e557bcdc8d5678e | Summarize the following news article. | Seun Kuti says previous fuel subsidy reductions have not resulted in better infrastructure .
The removal of subsidies, says Kuti, is in line with IMF policy but harms Nigerians .
He argues that the people do not trust the government to honor their promises .
Kuti thinks the subsidy should only be removed when Nigeria s... | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Africa to represent Africans, a glorious dream. But that is what it has been for all this while, just a dream. Over time, as years have rolled into decades, Africans have become more and more subjugated to the decisions and policies that our former colonial masters propose, and with the aid... |
fb329abd020a80f3ab2e597b2f3e8dbe7450c2a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Plane returns safely to Newark airport .
Witnesses report fire in engine .
United flight was taking off for Berlin .
FBI: Piece of tire flew into Boeing 757 engine . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A Berlin-bound United Airlines flight returned Saturday night to Newark Liberty International Airport after a problem developed in the left engine, officials said. Eyewitnesses reported seeing flames spewing from engine right after the plane took off. A tire blew during takeoff and flew into an e... |
55168ff576b2186f0ddc402e7f17b6f565e2c80c | Summarize the following news article. | Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler are the co-founders of the Handspring Puppet Company .
They've created the life-sized horse puppets for award-winning play 'War Horse'
The South African duo have created some of their country's most successful theater pieces . | [
"(CNN) -- With their magnificent puppets, Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler have been pushing theatergoers' experiences to new heights, casting a spell on audiences across the world. The South African duo are the co-founders of the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the astounding life-sized horse puppets that take... |
84365f6a69a34bf2c4a16946aeffc2953cc35f38 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Floodwaters turn several Vermont towns into tiny, temporary islands .
NEW: More than 1,300 people are in shelters in New Jersey, the governor says .
Irene's death toll is at least 43 in 12 states .
About 2.85 million customers are still without power . | [
"(CNN) -- Rescue workers rushed Tuesday to get aid into flooded communities in New Jersey and Vermont, where many residents remain stranded in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Marc Leibowitz, a New Yorker, went to Vermont over the weekend to get married. The wedding went off without a hitch, he said, but now he is... |
a413acbfb422ea0631d150dbb0b7adbdf84fadfc | Summarize the following news article. | From running to dancing to hanging out with Paula Deen, cruises cater to diverse interests .
Steampunk fans will have a chance to strut their stuff on a March cruise .
"Soul Train" enthusiasts should book early for a themed fall 2013 sailing . | [
"(CNN) -- When you think of a cruise, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Lounging by the pool with a pina colada? Overindulging at the buffet? ... How about Garrison Keillor? Your answer's probably a \"no\" on the latter, but maybe that will change. Themed cruises offer alternatives to the traditional sort ... |
79b4bffe9619df6003a79f59add6f12a4146f723 | Summarize the following news article. | A book alleges that Mick Jagger and David Bowie had an ongoing sexual relationship .
Bebe Buell once dated them both and took to Facebook to dispel rumors .
"Yes, I dated both men, but not at the same time," she said . | [
"(Rolling Stone ) -- In an excerpt from Christopher Andersen's \"Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger\" published by the New York Daily News, Andersen claims that Mick Jagger and David Bowie had an ongoing sexual relationship. Among the various rumors and stories cited, the excerpt points out that Bebe Buel... |
4208fec9efb519a78db5ecc2fd52a7f29119da15 | Summarize the following news article. | This month Road to Rio stops off in India to check out some green initiatives there .
The team first finds new modes of transportation helping to cut carbon in New Delhi .
They also look into how Indians use renewable energy as an alternative power source .
Plus, the program explores some of the green landmarks in the ... | [
"(CNN) -- This month Road to Rio -- a Green City Journey stops off in the world's second most populated country, India. Sara Sidner, Mallika Kapur and Nick Glass meet in the capital city New Delhi, to explore how carbon cuts are being made. They hit the ground on green modes of transport to take on the Green City C... |
e687368acb036ae197e0132fe050fc4917197037 | Summarize the following news article. | Road to Rio travels to California, U.S to see what they are doing to cut carbon emissions .
Philippe Cousteau goes north to see how refuse transforms into art and wineries going green .
The team visits Warner Brothers studios to see the green innovations they are using . | [
"(CNN) -- This month, the Road to Rio is making a stop in the U.S. state of California to discover what cities are doing there to cut carbon emissions. CNN's Isha Sesay, Thelma Gutierrez and special correspondent Philippe Cousteau seek out the best green innovations in Los Angeles, including variety of new car tech... |
208c4b437801e6facc282b683fed207dd6306f28 | Summarize the following news article. | This month Road to Rio stops off in China to check out some green initiatives there .
The team discovers how new transport projects in Hong Kong are reducing carbon emissions .
They also visit the world's first carbon positive city and see how China's toy production is turning green . | [
"(CNN) -- This month, Road to Rio touches down in China. In their first stop, CNN's Kristie Lu Stout and Stan Grant, and the Road to Rio 'Expert' Jie Yu, meet in Hong Kong to explore a range of the city's boldest carbon cutting initiatives. The dynamic journey features sustainable transport projects such as the Hon... |
cbfdf7a19d8a3b048f21c0061ccfaa4c6515682d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Army says Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale was killed by a member of his battalion .
A soldier opened fire on his battalion commander, a defense official says .
A third soldier suffered minor wounds .
The alleged shooter then turned the gun on himself, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Army battalion commander killed in a shooting at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was a highly decorated veteran who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military said Saturday. Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale, 42, of Alvin, Texas, was killed Thursday by a soldier in his battalion who opened fir... |
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