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72ee78d8286ccf3097ca3c3e01e22b80d654afee | Summarize the following news article. | A 13-year-old Chinese girl tried to commit suicide to save her cancer-stricken father .
Girl swallowed more than 200 sleeping pills when she learned of father's liver cancer .
The teen remains in intensive care, drifting in and out of consciousness . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A 13-year-old Chinese girl tried to commit suicide because she wanted her family to donate her liver to her cancer-stricken father, state media reported Thursday. The girl, Chen Jin, swallowed more than 200 sleeping pills after she discovered a medical note in her mother's purse that said ... |
d154dfa2ebb98e88e2ebb9d633b4471c41216b49 | Summarize the following news article. | SCLC president says King supporters must "march now more than ever before"
Andrew Young: "I can't think of a nicer birthday present for Martin Luther King"
Maya Angelou: "We needed President-elect Obama desperately, and he needs us"
Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister spends his birthday teaching lesson to children . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Barack Obama's inauguration marks a profound manifestation of the Rev. Martin Luther King's dream, civil rights leaders say, but the movement would be foolish to drop its guard now. Christine King Farris sits next to a photo of her brother as she reads to kids to commemorate his birthday ... |
2a973569b2f61e56ce2a7e9b87435cd5f312b874 | Summarize the following news article. | Pro-Taliban cleric pulls out of peace deal in violence-plagued Swat Valley .
Cleric says Pakistani government not serious about implementing Islamic law .
Mohammad brokered cease-fire between Pakistani government and son-in-law . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Mohammad has announced he has pulled out of a peace deal in the violence-plagued Swat Valley, saying the government is not serious about implementing Islamic law, or sharia, in the region. Supporters of cleric Sufi Mohammad gather as they march during a peace ra... |
96acdf79b891d1cecec948f33e41fbddb2275e4a | Summarize the following news article. | President Bush plans to ask Congress to lift offshore drilling ban Wednesday .
McCain says he opposes ban; states should decide .
Current law bans drilling in most of the United States' coastal waters .
McCain would consider incentives for states that allow coastal exploration . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain on Tuesday proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices. Sen. John McCain says it's time for the federal government \"to put our own reserves to use.\" \"The stakes are high for our citizens and for... |
011f4daee8769ab22e1b70b0a02bbc0f06239cf3 | Summarize the following news article. | Farnborough International Airshow celebrates its 60th year in 2008 .
Flying displays will include Spitfire and Sea Hawk planes which first flew in 1948 .
Aerospace industry will be represented by 1,500 companies from 25 countries .
Professionals will be able to see the MiG 29 and the F 16 fighter jets in the air . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's foremost aviation showcase celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The Spitfire is one of the aircraft from Farnborough's inaugural show getting airborne once again to celebrate the airshow's 60th year. The 46th Farnborough International Airshow will commemorate the first show... |
4e6244ee360cea35b8885c47bd111f4df3acbd09 | Summarize the following news article. | Council of Europe says Czechs should abolish it castration law for sex offenders .
CoE says some choose castration fearing refusal means long jail sentences .
Group alleges some choosing castration include non-violent and first offenders .
Czech Republic defends procedure as voluntary and effective . | [
"(CNN) -- The Czech Republic's practice of surgically castrating convicted sex offenders is \"invasive, irreversible and mutilating\" and should stop immediately, the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee said in a report made public Thursday. The central European country castrated at least 94 prisoners in the... |
ebcf0eda18a95d0bab184a4949f4b45cf1072225 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal says U.S.-Arab relations hinge on U.S. role in peace .
Says U.S. lost Arab support by backing Israel in Gaza "catastrophe"
"Israel is radioactive in region ... Anyone it touches becomes heroic, legitimate"
Al-Faisal believes U.S. and Israel should negotiate with Hamas . | [
"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN -- Relations between Arab nations and the United States hinge on American leaders living up to their rhetoric about commitment to lasting peace in the Mideast, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal told CNN Saturday. Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal talks with CNN's Nic Robertson about U.S. relations... |
1461d5fae736202e232f8733681042dbdbe289a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Zimbabwe High Court judge sues country's first lady over seized farm .
Judge accuses Grace Mugabe of using political muscle to wrest from him farm .
Judge said he acquired farm in 2002 as part of controversial land grabs .
Formation of Zimbabwe unity government delayed as debate postponed . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- A Zimbabwe High Court judge is trying to take the country's first lady to court, accusing her of using political muscle to wrest from him a farm he was given during the land seizures. Judge says Grace Mugabe, pictured with her husband, effectively took his farm by force. The matter has no... |
16b16e078acc4017410b49a89f213b30f12827f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Group can't divulge whom it named as a suspect in Chandra Levy case .
Arrest warrant "completely validates 15 months of work," professor says .
Professor recalls Levy's mother being grateful that students kept spotlight on case .
About 80 students at Bauder College are members of crime club . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For more than a year, the criminal justice students jotted details of Chandra Levy's final movements onto a huge timeline taped to a classroom wall, culled the Internet and public records for scraps of information, and pored over the model skeleton laid out on a table in their lab at Baud... |
8d047167e1811f774065b22b834d09609cde9567 | Summarize the following news article. | Joan Rivers says Natasha Richardson and her family sailed in Caribbean together .
Stage actress and husband Liam Neeson were "totally devoted," Rivers recalls .
Rivers says life can be taken in a flash: "You walk out of your house and it's over" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Natasha Richardson, the Tony Award-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting clan, died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a ski accident. She was 45. Comedian Joan Rivers says actress Natasha Richardson had \"such a family.\" On Wednesday night's \"Larry King ... |
d021a70f4ea8102a89c9b71e76d68dc3b8cb0826 | Summarize the following news article. | India celebrated composer A.R. Rahman winning two awards at last night's Oscars .
Rahman won Best Score and Best Song for the film "Slumdog Millionaire"
Indian Resul Pookutty also won Best Sound Design for "Slumdog Millionaire"
Indian-made documentary "Smile Pinky" won Best Documentary Short . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The collective cry throughout India of \"Jai ho\" (May you win) received a resounding answer when composer A.R. Rahman took home two Oscars for the movie \"Slumdog Millionaire.\" Composer A. R. Rahman, \"The Mozart of Madras,\" celebrates his double Oscar win -- for Best Score and one for... |
12b465ad1ad3ab453a0ec3d267d5903903ff87e2 | Summarize the following news article. | TSA gathers information about alleged incident involving Louisiana Sen. David Vitter .
Vitter reportedly had angry confrontation with airport worker .
Vitter says media account of incident is overblown . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration is looking into a report that Louisiana Sen. David Vitter had an angry altercation with an airline worker at Washington Dulles International Airport last week. Louisiana Sen. David Vitter reportedly went into a \"tirade\" with a Washington Dulles Inter... |
6c74dca4accb1d786d2e9a0db48e15b8a388011d | Summarize the following news article. | Metro stations packed; some wait hours to get home .
Possible plot from Somali group; threat level remains same .
58 agencies are involved in the massive inaugural security effort .
Because of crowding, parts of National Mall were closed off at 9 a.m. | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of visitors to the National Mall crowded Metro stations around Washington on Tuesday, slowing movement to a crawl after the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. A security tower stands over the crowd that came to watch Barack Obama's ina... |
186143e6f4386ebe89933bb929e843e635786403 | Summarize the following news article. | Ruben Navarrette: Mexico's drug war is serious, but it's not a "failed state"
He says the United States has a lot at stake in the outcome of the fight .
Navarrette: Mexico's president is smart and brave and knows he can't surrender .
The country has a big population, free press and bold leaders, he says . | [
"Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here . Ruben Navarrette says Mexico isn't a failed state, but the fate of its drug war is important for US. SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- You may have heard the rumor that,... |
6598437ba30801abc2d6109d6f7ee40fcd4d8e65 | Summarize the following news article. | Matt Fisher, crewman on Alabama, sent e-mail to sailor on another Maersk ship .
Fisher tells how crew hid from the pirates and eventually overtook them .
Key lesson: "Have a well-fortified location with food and water supply" | [
"(CNN) -- An e-mail from one of the crewmen aboard the Maersk Alabama tells a gripping tale of sailors fighting back against pirates who had taken over their ship. Crewman Matt Fisher hopes other ships can learn lessons from the Maersk Alabama takeover and recapture. It also contains some of the lessons they learn... |
824d9efb5469b8c61dce6df7304f3338113ad741 | Summarize the following news article. | Memo: To violate torture law, must have intent to inflict severe suffering .
Obama says releasing memos vital to maintaining transparency, accountability .
Legal memos offered guidance to CIA on "enhanced interrogation"
No prosecution for actions consistent with memos, official says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and slapping did not violate laws against torture when there was no intent to cause severe pain, according to a Bush-era memo on the tactics released Thursday. Attorney General Eric Holder says government workers who followed proto... |
2c4eb099a4e3b9212b5815ac774428d85e912e77 | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hold talks .
Meeting follows end of cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza .
Israel: Hamas militants fired 65-plus rockets into southern Israel on Wednesday .
Israeli prime minister has threatened to respond to ongoing attacks . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Thursday in Cairo amid escalating cross-border violence between Israel and Hamas. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni meets Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. The session follows the end of a... |
d95006e3d974c78a512920f598776ee5b3db2b9c | Summarize the following news article. | French Ministry of Defense says they were captured off the coast of Kenya .
Navy tracked pirates overnight after they attacked ship called the Safmarine Asia .
Helicopter launched from frigate Tuesday night; 11 captured Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- The French Navy captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya Wednesday, the French Ministry of Defense announced. The French frigate Nivose, pictured last year patrolling the Gulf of Aden. The Navy tracked the pirates overnight after they attacked a ship called the Safmarine Asia. The French launc... |
d81650f455a89e222eda130ca83e7d9687f8833d | Summarize the following news article. | Harrison's star next to Hollywood headquarters of Capitol Records .
Harrison, who died of cancer in 2001, is second Beatle with star after John Lennon .
Some fans travel from as far as Liverpool, England for dedication of Harrison's star .
Harrison penned many Beatles songs before launching successful solo career . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- George Harrison's closest friends and family gathered in Hollywood on Tuesday to dedicate the late Beatle's star on the Walk of Fame. From left, musicians Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney join Harrison's relatives for dedication of his star. \"There's someone here from ever... |
94918fc7bfb14fd5cacfb38dc88bb3d68ee2b3f3 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA says new data will enable scientists to map solar tsunamis in 3D .
Solar ejections can wreak havoc on Earth, causing power and radio blackouts .
New data could help predict what effects the phenomena will have, NASA says . | [
"(CNN) -- NASA scientists say new data provided by twin spacecraft analyzing the sun will help them more accurately predict how so-called solar tsunamis wreak havoc on our planet. NASA says new data on so-called solar tsunamis will help predict how they will affect our planet. The tsunamis -- powerful explosions kn... |
1ab42010a1590df610d0563df78ed53cca40a3ce | Summarize the following news article. | New Zimbabwean minister gaces accusations of banditry, sabotage and terrorism .
Roy Bennett pulled from aircraft as he was about to fly to South Africa .
MDC supporters rallied at police station where Bennett was held . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Roy Bennett, the former Zimbabwean opposition activist who was arrested Friday shortly before he was due to become a Cabinet minister, has been charged with conspiracy to commit banditry, sabotage and terrorism, his lawyer told CNN. Roy Bennett, left, pictured with MDC leader Morgan Tzvan... |
f2e86c74a31ddf1dba826bfea5ede396e249c21a | Summarize the following news article. | "They hear the name, and a lot of people think it's me," woman tells TV station .
Melissa Huckaby shares name and age of suspect in 8-year-old girl's slaying .
Woman receives hate mail, threats; she takes MySpace page down .
Manteca, California, woman says she's never even gotten a speeding ticket . | [
"(CNN) -- Yes, she is 28. Yes, she is a Sunday school teacher, and yes, her name is Melissa Huckaby. Melissa Huckaby of Manteca, California, is also a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher. But the woman from Manteca, California, said she wants people to know that she is not that Melissa Huckaby. This Melissa Huckaby ... |
264101067de43e6de29d9eabbf1d4d5c61d8f07f | Summarize the following news article. | USC study says rapid-fire Twitter and news updates are too fast for brain .
Scans show humans respond rapidly to pain, but not compassion, admiration .
Scientists say reliance on news snippets could harm moral compass . | [
"(CNN) -- Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say. Scientists say updates on networking tools such as Twitter are often too quick for the brain to fully digest. New finding... |
3d62d584ddca6142049b1093809cfebabdd84c18 | Summarize the following news article. | English football has been transformed in 20 years since Hillsborough tragedy .
Disaster created impetus for all-seater grounds, improvements in infrastructure .
Top clubs also benefited from creation of Premier League and sale of TV rights .
The English Premier League is now the world's most watched sporting league . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It was inevitable that a tragedy on the scale of Hillsborough, when 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semifinal with Nottingham Forest, would have a transformative effect on English football. A Liverpool supporter Wednesday, outside Anfield. Ninety-six fans died from... |
b70a52f65d02d6b7831a98b166c52b2648917f5f | Summarize the following news article. | English football has been transformed in 20 years since Hillsborough tragedy .
Disaster created impetus for all-seater grounds, improvements in infrastructure .
Top clubs also benefited from creation of Premier League and sale of TV rights .
The English Premier League is now the world's most watched sporting league . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It was inevitable that a tragedy on the scale of Hillsborough, when 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup semifinal with Nottingham Forest, would have a transformative effect on English football. A Liverpool supporter Wednesday, outside Anfield. Ninety-six fans died from... |
f701379a5310f8eb1b9f0c1e8df173d9dc1b77fc | Summarize the following news article. | Spokesman: "Not in South Africa's interest for him (Dalai Lama) to attend"
South Africa says it is worried focus will switch away from 2010 World Cup .
It added South Africa has gained much from its trading relationship with China .
Fellow laureate Desmond Tutu said he would boycott the conference . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said. The Dalai Lama fled China in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. The Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Laureate d... |
0d4254ab5376e449171215e7b51a6a6a9a4b2e64 | Summarize the following news article. | Site provided names, IP and e-mail addresses of offenders it found, AG says .
Similar information requested from Facebook networking site, he says .
MySpace says that sex offenders it identified have been removed from site .
North Carolina officials sharing sex offenders' data with all sheriffs in the state . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 2,100 registered North Carolina sex offenders were found on the social networking site MySpace, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday. North Carolina bans sex offenders within the state from social networking sites where children are members. In response to a subpoena from state Attor... |
6c9c9fbb54ce4e1408cf9857120b230d4b0872ee | Summarize the following news article. | Dad is a tiger tamer, Mom hangs by her hair, and they travel with son .
Life with a traveling circus includes one-room school and religious classes .
Circus general manager and family travel to 36 cities each year .
Parents say children learn from traveling, meeting workers from other countries . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- They could probably smell him coming for miles. Circus performers Andrea and Daniel Raffo with their son, Davian. \"Breakfast, boys,\" Daniel Raffo proclaimed as his cats jumped with excitement in their cages. Raffo set down his wheelbarrow, filled with Grade A beef. Using a pitchfork, he ... |
6f826e922f615d6e264be1cb352bd8a281a47be9 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronaldo recovers in Paris following surgery on his ruptured left knee tendons .
The surgeon who performed the two-hour operation said it went "very well"
Ronaldo sustained injury playing for AC Milan against Livorno on Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- The operation on Ronaldo's injured left knee \"went well\" but the Brazilian striker faces a lengthy rehabilitation as he bids to save his football career. Ronaldo leaves the field in agony after suffering his latest injury blow against Livorno. Ronaldo had surgery in Paris on Thursday, the two-hour opera... |
61db1052501f599bd421ddb955bc40c15a84f48d | Summarize the following news article. | Some couples decide to have one child .
Health, financial, emotional issues to consider .
Pressure to have second child greater than for first .
Mom: A "process of acceptance" when you can't have another child . | [
"(Parenting) -- How to weigh whether to have another child -- and what to know about raising an \"only\" Couples feel more pressure to have second child than first, says one expert. My husband and I decided to be a one-child family long before our son Oliver was born. With several years of reproductive-health scare... |
21625ba548d4b7a26110b15b7d31ede8d11218db | Summarize the following news article. | Mallya expected to return items to Indian government, CNN-IBN reports .
India's Ministry of External Affairs: Bidding would "commercialize" Gandhi's memory .
Controversy prompted seller James Otis to ask that items be withdrawn from auction . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The chairman of India's UB Group, which includes Bangalore-based Kingfisher Airlines and United Breweries, made the winning $1.8 million bid on a number of Mahatma Gandhi's personal items on auction. Mahatma Gandhi was known for his peaceful opposition to tyranny, which led to India's independenc... |
901692ac154bb88bd56690dfb2415653f6819baf | Summarize the following news article. | Government confirms PCA shipped salmonella-tainted product without further testing .
PCA had said it shipped products only after subsequent tests returned negative .
FDA: Data provided by company "not consistent with the subsequent analysis" | [
"(CNN) -- The Georgia company whose peanut products have been blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak shipped some products even though they had tested positive for the bacteria and no other tests indicated they were safe, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA confirmed Friday the Peanut Corp.'s... |
3df3a64f986937476210c463ed18767bc4a098ad | Summarize the following news article. | Crewman e-mailed hours before attack that Navy was monitoring the ship .
Crewman e-mails, "We are under attack by pirates, we are being hit by rockets"
Four freighters seized in last two days .
Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and Lebanese-owned, Togo-flagged both seized . | [
"(CNN) -- The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship bound for Mombasa, Kenya, was attacked Tuesday by Somali pirates, according to a NATO source with direct knowledge of the matter. Pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to board. \"The pirates fired rocket-propelled grenade... |
23fa40f154a13176c5a007f9b0f190a3b3b6b853 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fred Winters "died doing exactly what he believed passionately about"
What led to attack? "We're scratching our heads," says Music Pastor Mark Jones .
Terry J. Sedlacek , 27, charged with murder in Winters' death, aggravated battery .
Police: Attacker, two worshippers who tried to subdue him suffered knife wounds ... | [
"(CNN) -- The Baptist minister who was fatally shot Sunday as he led services at a church in suburban Saint Louis, Missouri, was carrying out work he believed in fervently, a church official said Monday. The Web site for First Baptist Church of Maryville includes a photo of slain Pastor Fred Winters. \"I believe th... |
4115c7fc9241f25284e7c4424eeff51d86be0496 | Summarize the following news article. | Census of mountain gorillas in DR Congo doing well despite war, poaching .
So far, 75 gorillas found which are accustomed to human contact .
That's three more than last census and conservationists hope to identify more . | [
"(CNN) -- The mountain gorillas in a national park in Congo appear to be hanging on well despite such dangers as civil warfare and poaching, according to an ongoing census. Park rangers conducting the census in November. Workers have identified 75 \"habituated\" gorillas in Virunga National Park, three more than th... |
1e6a7ae3be782cbda34ba3e4e478ef2436a3336a | Summarize the following news article. | Students will examine Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech .
Students will compose responses to the speech based on life in 2009 . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- Students will examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous \"I Have a Dream\" speech. Also, they will compose responses to Dr. King in which they compare his historic vision of racial equality in the United States to the reality of present-day life. Procedure . In class discussion, have studen... |
d97b093a03fee1ade5e991595b5f3aa3a7ac7d88 | Summarize the following news article. | Austrian family held captive in a cellar will take years to recover, doctors say .
Family are undergoing treatment at a local psychiatric clinic .
Children kept underground may never lead normal lives, psychiatrist warns .
Family have been offered opportunity to adopt new identities . | [
"(CNN) -- The woman and children held captive in a cellar for years by their incestuous father will take years to recover from their disturbing ordeal, doctors warned Wednesday as the family at the center of the case remained in psychiatric care. The bathroom used by Elizabeth Fritzl, who was held captive for more... |
f6f66ebb47f44136eb27248bb3ea0cdb36d2c9ad | Summarize the following news article. | Witnesses speak of their horror at being caught in Mumbai terror attacks .
Hotel guests describe how they saw people shot in front of them, fled for their lives .
Witness at Taj: "They came in with all guns blazing. It was just chaos"
Diner: "My colleague saw someone get shot just outside of the glass doors" | [
"(CNN) -- Witnesses caught up in the terrorist attack on Mumbai have spoken of how they ran for their lives, smashed windows to escape and sheltered in hotel rooms as the horror that has claimed more than 100 lives unfolded. An Indian police officer directs people leaving the Taj Mahal after gunmen attacked the hot... |
66cac7fb53c3d297b3bba63f91c8e9086735a2cd | Summarize the following news article. | Rinko Kikuchi was Oscar-nominated for her performance in the film "Babel"
She has recently worked with Karl Lagerfeld as the new face of Channel .
She challenges the traditional demure image of the Japanese woman . | [
"Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi walks Anjali Rao through the streets of Tokyo. She stunned global cinema audiences with her controversial and Oscar-nominated performance as a lonely deaf girl in the film \"Babel.\" Rinko Kikuchi is one of Japan's hottest young actresses and models, recently working with Karl Lagerf... |
eb12300d435ae9c534ff2b247a0e73a4e0fd41ff | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Charity: Up-and-coming stars, optimistic message buoy "Sunshine Cleaning"
Two struggling sisters become a crime-scene cleanup crew .
Movie presents feelings in neat-and-tidy packages, reviewer says . | [
"(CNN) -- More timely now than when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, \"Sunshine Cleaning,\" an agreeable, midrange independent film, makes light work of heavy burdens. Amy Adams gets to work cleaning up as Rose in the indie comedy \"Sunshine Cleaning.\" Sisters Rose (Amy Adams) and Norah ... |
928a1034c8a5ad1ccefa8c44113abac3e0b02b73 | Summarize the following news article. | The furniture was owned by two wealthy 19th-century Americans .
Studio bought it at an estate auction in 1942 for a fraction of its original cost .
Auction house not allowed to reveal in which movies the furniture was used .
You can watch post-1942 Warner Brothers period films to find the antiques . | [
"(CNN) -- If a bed and 14 other antiques up for sale in New York next week look familiar, it might be that you saw them in a movie. An American Renaissance gilt, carved, inlaid and ebonized bed is expected to go for $500,000. Pieces of furniture owned by two very rich 19th-century Americans were destined for a tras... |
33616071f2a49cd89221cd6eb1b07f6b86fd6f8d | Summarize the following news article. | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard denies assault charges in court on Friday .
Alleged incident came hours after Gerrard scored twice in win at Newcastle .
Gerrard pleaded not guily and will return to the court in Southport on March 20 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard has denied assaulting a man during a nightclub brawl last month, a court in Southport, northern England, heard on Friday. Gerrard leaves court on Friday after pleading not guilty to actual bodily harm and affray. Gerrard, 28, issued a not g... |
1a08d5cc23fdc16cb343989af3b8649f51424ede | Summarize the following news article. | Australian Tim Cahill denies Liverpool win with late goal as Everton draw 1-1 .
Liverpool had grabbed the lead when Steven Gerrard struck after 68 minutes .
Merseyside rivals clash again on Sunday at Anfield in FA Cup fourth round . | [
"(CNN) -- Australian Tim Cahill dealt Liverpool a desperate and potentially damaging blow with the goal that salvaged a 1-1 draw for bitter rivals Everton and stopped the Reds returning to the top of the Premier League. Tim Cahill earned Everton the point they deserved with a header three minutes from the end to de... |
a607d46ebd1c746c3ca147a52b9cd8c5d3d4f2a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb squad found the suspicious package around 11 a.m. (5 a.m. ET)
Police: Could not confirm French TV reports that package contained dynamite .
Printemps is an upscale department store on the Boulevard Haussman .
Alert came after letter from group claiming Afghan links, criticizes Sarkozy . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- Police evacuated a major department store in central Paris Tuesday after finding five sticks of dynamite inside, French police told CNN. Paris's Printemps department store, which has been hit by a security alert, pictured last month. CNN affiliate BFM-TV reported the dynamite was not rigged ... |
fe2f923bcfed3e5e6e19e1662b5a0cddeeda7ffe | Summarize the following news article. | William Potts hijacked a plane 25 years ago and forced crew to fly to Cuba .
Potts served 12 years in a Cuban jail and now lives outside Havana .
Potts asking Obama for pardon to allow him to return to U.S. to care for family .
"I committed a crime and paid for it," he says . | [
"HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- William Potts picks up his daughters from school every day. People consider him a generous neighbor and a good father. William Potts smuggled a firearm aboard a flight, hijacked the plane and forced the crew to fly to Cuba. But few know how this eccentric American ended up in Cuba. \"I came ... |
2e27188d33a8d6c256d8764765d7314b55e6c7d8 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. humanitarian chief criticizes a two-day pause in fighting as "inadequate"
48-hour cessation of hostilities announced by Sri Lankan government on April 12 .
Ceasefire allowed the U.N. and its partners to bring in necessary aid .
Sri Lankan government has been battling LTTE rebels for nearly 25 years . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The United Nations humanitarian chief Wednesday criticized a two-day pause in the fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels as \"inadequate.\" U.N. Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes said he would have liked a \"proper humanitarian pause.\" John Holmes, the under secre... |
43e41c714e792216f0dfcaa9df3c31190b5ed00e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Maersk Alabama crew tell about pirates' takeover of ship .
NEW: Crew member says he gained confidence of, tried to kill pirate .
NEW: "I feel great they got killed," crew member says of pirates .
NEW: Crew calls for international effort to secure shipping lanes . | [
"OXON HILL, Maryland (CNN) -- Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, safely back in the United States after being attacked by pirates last week off Somalia, recounted their ordeal Thursday. Navy personnel recover the lifeboat from which Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued Sunday. \"They start firing befo... |
64a43cb424014e3433332f0cd65758ea3fd7b283 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican police: Laura Zuniga, seven men face arms charges, federal probe .
Zuniga, men found in vehicles with weapons, $50,000, police say .
Zuniga won state beauty contest, finished third in national competition .
She won "Hispanoamerican Queen 2008" title in October . | [
"(CNN) -- A 23-year-old Mexican beauty queen and seven men were taken into custody late Monday after being found in vehicles containing weapons and cash in central Mexico, police said Tuesday. Laura Zuniga and seven men were found in vehicles with guns and $50,000, Mexican police say. Laura Zuniga and the men were... |
117429e635d713d0805f72ea958211243d5536e8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Authorities find 20 decomposed bodies in basement of Tal Afar house .
Intimidation, killings chase 13,000 Christians from Mosul, U.N. agency says .
Exodus is slowing, and some have returned, Iraqi official says .
Four police, five civilians killed Tuesday in Mosul and Baghdad, ministry says . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- More than half the Christian population has fled the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in reaction to a campaign of killings and intimidation, according to the United Nations. Christian women attend a religious service Sunday at a church in Baghdad. An estimated 13,000 Christians have left becau... |
84a146c536406ab396d5d2d5e3d0726f29a5fc0a | Summarize the following news article. | Egyptian striker Amir Zaki was AWOL after failing to return to Wigan .
Wigan manager Steve Bruce described Zaki as "unprofessional"
Adriano went AWOL for two weeks and later said he was taking a break from football .
How do you think AWOL players should be punished by their clubs? | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- After a week when he could not be traced, Egyptian striker Amir Zaki is back at his Premier League club side Wigan Athletic in northern England. Wigan and Egypt striker Amir Zaki has mended relations with his club manager. According to Wigan manager Steve Bruce the two have patched up thei... |
1e3a03ed2aa2c544b6aff7aa91815742f374127a | Summarize the following news article. | Obama heading to Summit of Americas this week in Trinidad and Tobago .
He says U.S. should not tell "countries how to structure their democratic practices"
"We want to listen and learn as well as talk," Obama says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A day before embarking on a trip to Latin America, President Obama described his planned talks with Latin American leaders as discussions among equals. President Obama refuses to criticize Latin American leaders. \"Times have changed,\" Obama told CNN en Español Wednesday. Referring to his plan... |
673819197ada36615ef2f20b251f9ee567cd4580 | Summarize the following news article. | Sharper resolutions allowing scientists to use satellites to locate ruins sites .
Pictures from commercial satellites have been sharp enough only for past decade .
Images have helped archaeologist Sarah Parcak find hundreds of Egyptian sites .
Colorado company's new, advanced imaging satellite to be launched in 2009 . | [
"(CNN) -- Archaeologists believe they have unearthed only a small fraction of Egypt's ancient ruins, but they're making new discoveries with help from high-tech allies -- satellites that peer into the past from the distance of space. The enclosure wall of the Great Aten temple in Egypt, as seen from the QuickBird ... |
f8f301c97ccd81571fb2b7b5c39c3df24a8b7944 | Summarize the following news article. | Hillary Clinton owes $2.3 million in campaign debt from failed 2008 presidential bid .
Her campaign committee reported having $2.6 million in bank at end of March .
Clinton ally James Carville recently sent fundraising e-mail to Democrats . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reached an important milestone Wednesday in her quest to pay the debt from her failed 2008 presidential bid: For the first time in eight months, her campaign committee reported having more money in the bank than it owes. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's c... |
60dd9761a2358b4a88467a9e474a73f220e8f8f6 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's MainSail host Shirley Robertson is a double Olympic gold medalist .
Robertson has never climbed a big mast before this .
She takes on the 250 foot mast aboard the 56-meter yacht Salute . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Editor's note: Watch MainSail on CNN International at the following times: Thursday 16th April at 1230 GMT; Saturday 18th April at 0700 and 1730 GMT; Sunday 19th April at 0300 and 0730 GMT; Monday 20th April at 0300 GMT. CNN's MainSail anchor Shirley Robertson has won two Olympic gold meda... |
88d89c24c370bccffb45a24b00a68b9ccca09efb | Summarize the following news article. | The YouTube and Carnegie Hall generations collided Wednesday in New York City .
YouTube Symphony Orchestra played a live concert to an amazed audience .
Orchestra assembled from musicians around the world who "auditioned" online .
So, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? "Upload, upload, upload videos" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The YouTube and Carnegie Hall generations collided Wednesday night in New York City as a nearly sold-out audience looked on in amazement. Images from musicians' videos are projected during the YouTube Symphony Orchestra concert in New York. Almost 100 musicians from around the world -- the world... |
0feb009b1a66e4579904098c597aa0069844dbbe | Summarize the following news article. | Mexico: U.S. ban on assault weapons would curtail flow of weapons into country .
Ban instituted in 1994 during Clinton era and expired 10 years later .
President Obama has no immediate plans to try to reinstate ban, official says .
Obama meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Mexico City . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama visits Mexico with many issues on the table, but reinstating the ban on assault weapons in the U.S. isn't likely to be one on which the two countries can reach agreement. Mexican federal police officers this week display an arsenal seized near the U.S. border. Mexican officials say crimina... |
e7e92d67345a3abfcd7aa3d91c275a0dcb99cb28 | Summarize the following news article. | 26-year-old died after attack at Boston hotel on Tuesday .
Police say she posted Craigslist ad offering massages .
Man may be behind two recent robberies, they say .
Boston police seek public's help identifying man on video . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Boston, Massachusetts, are searching for a man suspected in the murder of one woman and the armed robbery of two others, all of whom, they say, he may have met through their Craigslist ads for personal services. Julissa Brisman, 26, was described as \"a really sweet, goofy, energetic kid.\" Offi... |
b5861c30426c333e8835f234fe9b9baf4da4a2bb | Summarize the following news article. | Entrepreneur has long dreamed of building high-end specialty cheese factory .
He sees plot of barren farmland as future home of $40 million feta-and-brie plant .
Key selling point: Product would meet strict standards of Jewish, Muslim faiths .
He hopes factory can help turn around declines in manufacturing, employment ... | [
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Is cheese the answer for Cayuga County, New York? Larry Rosenbaum surveys the field where he hopes to build a high-end specialty cheese factory. Like small towns all across America, this agricultural community is suffering, with unemployment approaching 10 percent. Entrepreneur Larry Ros... |
6c4eab8fc3b8edce57c8cb22230a5c9abcddb855 | Summarize the following news article. | Main suspect's lawyer removed as she represents a witness in the case .
Trial was to start Wednesday, unclear when court proceedings will resume .
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, is accused of being the only gunmen to survive siege .
The November siege targeted victims at Mumbai hotels, hospitals, railway stations . | [
"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- The lawyer for the main suspect in last year's deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai was removed Wednesday, delaying the high-profile trial that was set to begin. Soldiers patrol in Mumbai on the eve of the trial of a key suspect in last year's attacks in the Indian city. The trial start for Moh... |
6e082453a3901f9518aa987a95c3aeac3b4b54f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Egyptian striker Amir Zaki was AWOL after failing to return to Wigan .
Wigan manager Steve Bruce described Zaki as "unprofessional"
Adriano went AWOL for two weeks and later said he was taking a break from football .
How do you think AWOL players should be punished by their clubs? | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- After a week when he could not be traced, Egyptian striker Amir Zaki is back at his Premier League club side Wigan Athletic in northern England. Wigan and Egypt striker Amir Zaki has mended relations with his club manager. According to Wigan manager Steve Bruce the two have patched up thei... |
6692e2833b58298bcbc495cfde06cfaa15878452 | Summarize the following news article. | Capt. Richard Phillips: "I'm a seaman like all the other seamen out there"
Wife: "Having Richard back safe was all that my family and I ever wanted"
Phillips spent five days as hostage after Somali pirates assaulted ship .
Maersk crew member: "I can't thank that man enough" | [
"(CNN) -- Capt. Richard Phillips, whose capture and dramatic rescue in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Africa last week captivated the nation, returned home to Vermont on Friday. Capt. Richard Phillips says, \"I'm not the hero. The military is the hero. Thank them.\" Phillips landed shortly after 4:30 p... |
c47ac41e638aa0e34e9bdcb82137278765904705 | Summarize the following news article. | Jason Aldean riding high with new hit, "She's Country"
Georgia native conscious of ticket prices, giving value .
Aldean: "[I] would not pay 80 bucks to go see me!" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Male singers regularly photographed wearing a hat are usually covering up a receding hairline. Jason Aldean has had six Top 10 country singles. His new album, \"Wide Open,\" is just out. But not Jason Aldean. He has a full head of hair, and wears a cowboy hat to signify his commitm... |
ef5729e2480d0abe3a335d04496cdc9f68963eb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Border city of Juarez last year had more than 1,600 gang killings .
Mayor turns to military to control trafficking, violence .
Opinions vary on whether tactics are working .
Lawyer puts some blame on "materialistic" Americans . | [
"Editor's note: Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld, the corrupt officials who support them and the cops trying to halt the violence. This is the last of three exclusive reports. The first focused on the violent rules gangs live by and the second looked at how g... |
ead19faf4ea6f4d25742525fbb3cfe1efe936230 | Summarize the following news article. | Archeologists to search three sites that may contain tombs of Cleopatra, Mark Antony .
Bust of Cleopatra, 22 coins bearing her image have been found so far .
Antony, Cleopatra committed suicide in 31 B.C. after battle of Actium . | [
"(CNN) -- An archeological team is set to break new ground in its excavation of an Egyptian temple where doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony may be buried. An excavation of an Egyptian temple my reveal where doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony are buried. A ground-penetrating, radar survey of the temple of ... |
3697d2424a27bb27daf44bf7859c7a4f0b26ceb9 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA says new data will enable scientists to map solar tsunamis in 3D .
Solar ejections can wreak havoc on Earth, causing power and radio blackouts .
New data could help predict what effects the phenomena will have, NASA says . | [
"(CNN) -- NASA scientists say new data provided by twin spacecraft analyzing the sun will help them more accurately predict how so-called solar tsunamis wreak havoc on our planet. NASA says new data on so-called solar tsunamis will help predict how they will affect our planet. The tsunamis -- powerful explosions kn... |
411b17529f42ef0498d4cf551c9e316bd952c2f9 | Summarize the following news article. | State Department says Sudan president throwing out aid agencies is "catastrophe"
Hillary Clinton warns Sudan president will be "responsible for every single death"
Omar al-Bashir wanted aid groups out after indictment on war crime charges .
Spokesman: Bashir must reverse decision because "people's lives are at risk" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department threw aside diplomatic language Tuesday, attacking Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for creating what it calls a \"catastrophe\" by throwing many international aid workers out of the country. President Omar al-Bashir ordered the expulsion of aid groups after he was i... |
02f38e837cd5c3c169d778f3659a95194387fe5a | Summarize the following news article. | An Indian woman last week wolfed down 51 "ghost chilies" in two minutes .
The ghost chili has 1 million Scoville units, the measurement of a chili's heat .
Chilies have also long been recognized for their health benefits . | [
"LONDON, England -- Painfully hot, they make your eyes water, your heart race and can turn your face embarrassingly red. Chilies have been used for many millenia both for their medicinal benefits and exciting falvor. Once only a staple of cuisine from far flung regions of the world, chilies can now be found in almo... |
c6e3dfc99d1fac7db68b6b7b764a9e780490f9ef | Summarize the following news article. | Couple won auction to clone family dog, biotech company says .
Lancey is world's first commercially cloned dog, company says .
DNA of deceased dog sent to S. Korea, and cloned puppy born November 18 .
Humane Society says it's against commercial cloning of animals . | [
"(CNN) -- Every dog has his day, but Sir Lancelot -- or at least his carbon copy -- has a second one. Edgar and Nina Otto show off 10-week-old Lancey, a clone of \"the most human of any dog we've ever had.\" A Boca Raton, Florida, couple paid a California firm $155,000 to clone their beloved Labrador retriever, who... |
a9918c553a55c0266a0d293bee28fdf22c2cac75 | Summarize the following news article. | Archeologists to search three sites that may contain tombs of Cleopatra, Mark Antony .
Bust of Cleopatra, 22 coins bearing her image have been found so far .
Antony, Cleopatra committed suicide in 31 B.C. after battle of Actium . | [
"(CNN) -- An archeological team is set to break new ground in its excavation of an Egyptian temple where doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony may be buried. An excavation of an Egyptian temple my reveal where doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony are buried. A ground-penetrating, radar survey of the temple of ... |
08b0692ce44366a7956a0db76edcba73952e1457 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United beat Porto 1-0 to reach the Champions League semifinals .
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a sixth-minute stunner to put holders into last four .
United become first English team to win in Porto and now face rivals Arsenal . | [
"(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth-minute strike saw holders Manchester United become the first English team to win in Porto, reaching the semifinals of the Champions League 3-2 on aggregate in the process. Ronaldo scores in spectacular style as Manchester United reached the Champions League semis. The European Pl... |
49f3fc868e1b488d507d67151166061855f8d4bb | Summarize the following news article. | Men at MotoArt search boneyards for old plane parts to recycle into furniture .
They use B-25 rudders for desks, 747 jet engine cowlings for beds .
MotoArt prides itself on preserving aviation history with functional art . | [
"(CNN) -- The Mojave boneyard in the California desert is where old airplanes go to die -- a wasteland of decrepit planes, titanic heaps of titanium and aluminum waiting to be scrapped for metal in India or China. Plane boneyards are a rich source of spare parts for MotoArt to create their functional furniture. But... |
0a8250b682993c54b33bfa0562ca3190423ab417 | Summarize the following news article. | Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden announces he is retiring .
"The NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion," he says .
Madden is best known to millions as an ebullient football commentator . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Legendary football coach and broadcaster John Madden is retiring, he announced Thursday. John Madden appears at the TV Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California, in 2008. \"It's been such a great ride ... the NFL has been my life for more than 40 years, it has been my passion --... |
99ebae832611b60ef5b954d5ca8d7c20a4adbe31 | Summarize the following news article. | Term coined after Massachusetts Gov. Gerry signed redistricting law in early 1800s .
Political parties can use tactic to pack opposition voters into districts already lost .
Gerrymandering still a key part of American politics .
It's already becoming an issue with the 2010 census looming . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly two centuries ago Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed an obscure redistricting law that helped his party stay in office and, more importantly, codified one of the most enduring legacies in U.S. politics: gerrymandering. The U.S. House of Represenatives, home to many beneficiaries of... |
8091f0935eac505249205f0ccd565ffa40beb255 | Summarize the following news article. | National Transportation Safety Board questions safety of the Zodiac CH-601XL .
Officials: Six planes have broken up in flight in past three years, killing 10 people .
Zenair, designer of plane, has said proper cable tension addresses issue .
FAA had no immediate response to the safety board's recommendation . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal safety officials want the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately ground a type of small sports aircraft, saying six of the planes have broken up in flight in the past three years, killing 10 people. The National Transportation Safety Board questions the safety of the Zodiac CH-... |
0647205294c2f2241f01de151e403ea4bab7a8ed | Summarize the following news article. | A special memorial has marked the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough tragedy .
96 Liverpool supporters died in crush at the Leppings Lane End of the stadium .
The Taylor Report into the deaths led to all-seater grounds in English football . | [
"(CNN) -- Over 28,000 Liverpool fans marked the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in a special memorial service at Anfield on Wednesday. Liverpool supporters at the Kop end paid their respects in an emotional afternoon at Anfield. A total of 96 supporters died on April 15, 1989 before the FA Cup semifi... |
5f18a812ba8368fffb7391835223253cfdec27c9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Pirates had held Greek ship and its load of iron for nearly a month .
French navy tracked pirates overnight after they attacked a merchant ship .
Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and Lebanese-owned, Togo-flagged freighters seized .
Pirates: Attack Tuesday on the Liberty Sun was a response to the killing of pirates . | [
"(CNN) -- The French navy on Wednesday captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya, Franc'e mnistry of defense announced, while other pirates who had held a Greek vessel for nearly a month let it go. Pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to board. The navy tracked t... |
344bd13e2e5dbfd448eeefcc70cbcc436cce3edd | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-Republican whip wants to keep Democratic control in check .
Decision comes two weeks after Democrat Robin Carnahan announced bid .
Both candidates have high name recognition in Missouri . | [
"(CNN) -- Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt Thursday announced his intention to run for a seat in the U.S. Senate, a move that sets up what is likely to be a showdown between two prominent families in one of the country's most politically divided states. Former House Republican Whip Roy Blunt announced he will run for a Miss... |
086bfc14f8388cb3ba19b66990b6a39ec2fe8834 | Summarize the following news article. | Lillo Brancato Jr. played a wannabe mobster on "The Sopranos"
Brancato faces up to 15 years for attempted burglary conviction .
Actor said homeowner allowed him to come and get drugs when needed .
As a teen, Brancato starred alongside actor Robert De Niro in "A Bronx Tale" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lillo Brancato Jr., an actor who appeared in \"The Sopranos,\" was acquitted of the 2005 killing an off-duty New York City police officer but found guilty of attempted burglary. Lillo Brancato Jr. appeared on \"The Sopranos\" and played alongside Robert De Niro in \"A Bronx Tale.\" Brancato, 32,... |
d4114d3ca9af0d2351b482fb4259f3d18952f461 | Summarize the following news article. | 26-year-old Chen Xiao put her life online, asking people to fill it with tasks .
Decision came when she discovered she didn't know what to do with her life .
Charging $3 per hour, Chen has attended births, met strangers among other tasks .
Chen will not do anything illegal, immoral or violent . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of China's hundreds of millions of Internet users, known in China as netizens. Beijing resident Chen Xiao decided to put her life up for sale after an unhappy 2008. \"It's your rig... |
bb7968e810827ac9d9c1a2859f2514c94fc326a2 | Summarize the following news article. | As jobless rate rises, so does the number of people without health insurance .
North Carolina patient pays twice as much for medication than when he was insured .
Dentist says economy causes some patients to consider treatment a luxury . | [
"On CNN's \"State of the Union,\" host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to North Carolina to look at the financial crisis' impact on health care. Doug Pegram, of North Carolina, is one of ma... |
12a6befbe4842bd94aa91c1b4446d7a695ae9d0f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Photo montage shown at service for Sandra at a high school in Tracy .
Girl, 8, disappeared March 27; her body was found in suitcase on April 6 .
Police arrested Melissa Huckaby, 28, and charged her with killing and raping Sandra .
If convicted, Huckaby faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of mourners filled a Tracy, California, high school gym Thursday to remember slain 8-year-old Sandra Renee Cantu. Sandra Cantu, 8, had been missing almost two weeks before her body was found. The little girl made national headlines after she went missing March 27 from a mobile home park in Tracy... |
d271bf998bac72de1e32a1ccd1c6221615558eb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict got engaged on the set of a slasher movie .
Backstreet Boy Howard "Howie" Dorough proposed on New Year's Eve .
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell first met in Las Vegas, Nevada .
Jason Priestley proposed on the street corner where he and Naomi Lowde met . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- So you're finally ready to settle down and make that marriage proposal? There's no better time to do it than engagement season, which, lucky for you, is now! Get inspired by these uber-romantic celebrity proposals. Brandon Routh popped the question to Courtney Ford while on a picnic. Tia Mowry and... |
b92c5051749b877c7858baeabedf9f0466f5608e | Summarize the following news article. | Johnson died Friday morning at 92 in an assisted-living facility in Nyack, New York .
His career stretched over six decades and across genres, from war films to musicals .
Johnson's youthful charm earned him nickname the "voiceless Sinatra" in his heyday .
He got top billing in "Two Girls and a Sailor;" praised for rol... | [
"(CNN) -- Van Johnson, whose boyish looks and earnest manner made him a Hollywood heartthrob in the 1940s and '50s, died Friday in an assisted-care facility, a friend told CNN. Van Johnson and Judy Garland in \"In the Good Old Summertime,\" one of many musicals in his lengthy career. Johnson, 92, died around 11 a.m... |
c734aec613af5127ee4777e1bc45a11e7bcc5839 | Summarize the following news article. | Inmate calls missing woman's father, says he heard other inmates talking .
Police say inmate's information is nothing new .
Jennifer Kesse was 24, disappeared three years ago near Orlando, Florida .
Information? Call 1-800-423-TIPS. A $10,000 reward is offered . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- For three years, family, friends and her college sorority sisters have been looking for Jennifer Kesse, wondering what happened to her. Jennifer Kesse would be 26 now. She has been missing since January 24, 2006. Last week, on the third anniversary of Kesse's disappearance, an inmate in a Florida... |
c6070fa393cc75cdb6de525e881a5bc729a68338 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Next terror attack on U.S. likely to originate in Pakistan tribal areas, report says .
Terrorists with biological weapons could kill millions, panel's chairman says .
Biological attack more likely than nuclear attack, report says .
Number of nations with nuclear weapons also growing, panel says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded. Police watch over travelers at New York's Grand Central Terminal before Thanksgiving. They are more likely to use a biological weapo... |
3926ed52c10c3e2d1b45fe1130bdbb4dd636f2fb | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli sources denied it ordered civilians moved "from one building into another"
Red Cross uncharacteristically says Israel failed to abide by humanitarian law .
Children, wounded taken to ambulances on a donkey cart, Red Cross says .
U.N. says it's not casting blame; it's unsure if U.N., Red Cross reports are the sa... | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces shelled a house where they had ordered about 100 Palestinian civilians to take shelter, killing about 30 people and wounding many more, witnesses told the U.N. Ambulance drivers wait for Israel and the Red Cross to give them the green light Thursday to leave Gaza City. Israel Defe... |
52d89155efaf90e4e5fdbb3834f680235dd56efa | Summarize the following news article. | Nafees Syed: Obama is reaching out to Muslim world with words, actions .
She says Muslims worldwide have a shared concern about key issues .
Syed: Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya talked of respect and partnership .
She says Bush administration used harsh language of crusade, Islamofascism . | [
"Editor's note: Nafees A. Syed, a junior at Harvard University majoring in government, is an editorial editor at The Harvard Crimson as well as a senior editor and columnist for the Harvard-MIT journal on Islam and society, Ascent. She is chairwoman of the Harvard Institute of Politics Policy Group on Racial Profil... |
0d3cfc9fcfe3a78d14ea3696b0a8d5e189fad731 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 600 supporters watch their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games .
Energie Cottbus are second from the bottom in its league's ranking .
The team will announce details of how fans can receive a refund on their ticket . | [
"(CNN) -- A struggling German soccer team is offering a refund to its fans who traveled to another city to watch it suffer a 4-0 loss. Cottbus are second from the bottom of the German Bundesliga. More than 600 Energie Cottbus supporters saw their team suffer its sixth loss in seven games when it received a 4-0 drub... |
817fc75b78ff3b5a722a942a2ac7e947560b1669 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Julie Gerberding will leave her post by noon on January 20 .
Outgoing HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt asked her for resignation .
Chief Operating Officer William H. Gimson III will take over as interim director . | [
"(CNN) -- Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave her post by noon on January 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is to be sworn in to office. Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has resigned effective January 20... |
c72b8775c0bcaa4f3240cf4e1187294decad4155 | Summarize the following news article. | Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed fired country's prime minister on Sunday .
PM refuses to leave; parliament backs him; Yusuf appoints new PM .
Kenya threatens sanctions on Yusuf, says he's undermining peace efforts .
Somali has been without effective central government since 1991 . | [
"BAIDOA, Somalia (CNN) -- Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Tuesday appointed a new prime minister -- but the previous prime minister is refusing to accept his dismissal. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, in a photo from August, could face sanctions from Kenya. The Somali parliament on Monday backed Nur ... |
dcbf4951f7aba2e8fa74ad423ea743d1c90048dc | Summarize the following news article. | Four men sentenced to a year, fined $3.6M in Sweden over file-sharing Web site .
Prosecutors said The Pirate Bay lets users download copyrighted material .
Site allows users to exchange movies, music, games, but does not host the files .
Supporters said The Pirate Bay doesn't put copyrighted material on Web site . | [
"STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CNN) -- Four men behind a Swedish file-sharing Web site used by millions to exchange movies and music have been found guilty of collaborating to violate copyright law in a landmark court verdict in Stockholm. A Pirate Bay server, confiscated by police last year, on display in Stockholm's Technic... |
58448edf337bcecdb83a68e66c108b313bb318a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Legal hurdles abound if Somali captive is flown to United States for prosecution .
Suspect in U.S. military custody could be turned over to Kenya or another country .
Complicating issue is suspect's age, reportedly between 16 and 19 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal law enforcement authorities are discussing what to do with the lone surviving pirate captured Sunday off Somalia's coast after a successful military rescue abruptly ended a five-day hostage standoff at sea. A Kenyan police officer guards the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama at a Mombasa port... |
87a6ec8b7a5e41c4eec57c56a0c2a7fbb4b893c7 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shake hands at summit .
GOP senator: It's "irresponsible" to be seen "laughing and joking" with Chavez .
It's OK to shake hands, but Obama shouldn't seem too friendly, CNN analyst says .
Responding to critics, Obama says, "I don't worry about the politics" | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama's friendly interactions with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has set off a wave of controversy, but analysts said the leaders' next steps will show if relations have truly improved or if Obama was overstepping boundaries. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presents a book to President Obama... |
72f0c366e1f31b292d8fb0e9d8b9b1291955ce59 | Summarize the following news article. | Sharks attacked 59 people worldwide in 2008, Florida researcher reports .
Four people killed by sharks last year .
Economic downturn means fewer people hitting beaches, researcher says .
Surfers account for 57 percent of shark attacks . | [
"(CNN) -- Shark attacks on humans were at the lowest levels in half a decade last year, and a Florida researcher says hard economic times may be to blame. Fewer people in the water means less chance for sharks to attack, ichthyologist George Burgess says. Sharks attacked 59 people in 2008, the lowest number of atta... |
bd3613befdbc600506e4b823f9a6b92372fdf427 | Summarize the following news article. | Columbine tragedy provided fodder for several creative works .
Musicians, writers, filmmakers and game developers responded with projects .
"Elephant" an example of film that tackled the tragedy .
Marilyn Manson responded to allegations his music helped inspire massacre . | [
"(CNN) -- The massacre of students and a teacher within the seemingly safe hallways of Columbine High School reverberated so strongly that its reflection can be found in the creations of multiple artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers over the past decade. \"Elephant,\" musician Marilyn Manson, and the bestsel... |
79b44cad2749556273c2f8cae873c095711655bf | Summarize the following news article. | A resort in Mauritius commissioned a 17-foot-high tepee from a fashion designer .
Textile shelters are being adapted for use in diverse settings across the globe .
The tented Lemarti's Camp near Kenya's Laikipia Plateau opened last year . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- Alice Temperley likes to camp. Which is why the British fashion designer, who escapes her London workshop to rusticate in a tepee on her Somerset country estate, was recently commissioned by One & Only Le Saint Géran to erect a similar structure on their beach in Mauritius. \"It's escapism to... |
b668104a6daf61baa364abb0e7cabd8da5d3a9da | Summarize the following news article. | 10 years after Columbine, schools are taking a new look at security .
Immediately after the shootings, schools added cameras and metal detectors .
Now they're trying to foster safer and better school communities .
Meanwhile, overall funding for school security has dropped by about a third . | [
"(CNN) -- In the wake of the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, some schools across the country turned themselves into near-fortresses. Kindergarden students huddle beneath desks in a lockdown drill. Such drills have become common. They installed metal detectors and security cameras, banned backpacks, requi... |
226b58a6317a1ebbd96586781310a9baffe7c479 | Summarize the following news article. | Colorado officer uses cell-phone monitoring software to catch sexual predators .
Investigator has made at least 44 arrests with the help of the service .
Software is increasingly popular with parents as more kids carry cell phones .
Service provides parents with online record of kids' calls, texts and shared photos . | [
"(CNN) -- One evening last winter, Mike Harris was watching his local TV news when he saw a segment that caught his attention: Parents were using software to monitor their kids' cell phones. As more kids carry cell phones, some parents use software to monitor their calls and texts. Harris, an investigator for the C... |
baaa1e04b6ba30dc36193e73400470a0259de128 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: Kin of Columbine victims live with the pain every day .
Greene: Most Americans see such violence with numb eyes and can look elsewhere .
The pain of these incidents predated the horror of Columbine, Greene says .
He says people eternally have sought to tame human savagery . | [
"Editor's note: CNN contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose forthcoming book is \"Late Edition: A Love Story.\" Bob Greene says kin of Columbine victims don't have the luxury of moving on after the 10th anniversary is marked. (CNN) -- The weddings that will never be held. The birthdays when there will... |
7c93af23eca0885b5e315f2da99dd823f1414194 | Summarize the following news article. | 26-year-old died after attack at Boston hotel on Tuesday .
Police say she posted Craigslist ad offering massages .
Man may be behind two recent robberies, they say .
Boston police seek public's help identifying man on video . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Boston, Massachusetts, are searching for a man suspected in the murder of one woman and the armed robbery of two others, all of whom, they say, he may have met through their Craigslist ads for personal services. Julissa Brisman, 26, was described as \"a really sweet, goofy, energetic kid.\" Offi... |
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