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a5907ec96b0b65edb316f4a1139c612112ef0728 | Summarize the following news article. | The 2012 Olympics in London will open on July 27 and close on August 12 .
Tickets for the men's 100m final on August 5 will cost from $80 to $1,170 .
People can apply for tickets to all 26 sports from March 15-April 26 this year . | [
"(CNN) -- The schedule of events for the 2012 London Olympics was released on Tuesday as organizers stepped up the drive to encourage sports fans to sign up for tickets. The opening ceremony will take place at the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford, an eastern borough of the British capital, on July 27. Tickets will ... |
90f0dd87ad2f0b8b7359bd367de182d779a4be20 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA probe gives insight into Mercury's formation .
The surface has sulfur levels 10 times higher than Earth's .
The MESSENGER orbiter has been circling Mercury since March 2011 . | [
"(CNN) -- X-ray data from NASA's MESSENGER probe points to high levels of magnesium and sulfur on the surface of the planet Mercury, suggesting its makeup is far different from that of other planets, scientists say. The unmanned orbiter has been beaming back data from the first planet for a year and a half. Reading... |
88b8722e560c554047229db71cd4789c7c8d24f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Salman Shaikh: Violent protests of anti-Islam film have killed people and are pointless .
Shaikh thinks the film, U.S. policy, Iraq war have justifiably angered the Mideast .
But protests bolster worst Muslim stereotypes, he says, detract from issues like Syria .
Shaikh: Anti-democracy elements behind protests; Arab le... | [
"(CNN) -- To say that I am upset by the copycat violent protests spreading around the Arab and Muslim world would be an understatement. I want to protest against the protesters. The mindless and criminal actions of a few in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and elsewhere, which have already led to the deaths of innocent... |
480944c3d4bb58cd32bfd82ae9e7ab0dbb68faf8 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Ruth Westheimer says Helen Gurley Brown's Cosmopolitan sex articles were pioneering .
She says before that, many women didn't know sex should bring pleasure, orgasm .
She says women's power and prowess in bedroom could translate to the boardroom .
Dr. Ruth: Brown taught women not just to give others pleasure in sex... | [
"(CNN) -- I've been given a lot of credit for opening up the airwaves to frank sexual material, but I doubt without Helen Gurley Brown's pioneering articles in Cosmopolitan that I could have gotten away with as much as I did. Hugh Hefner showed a lot of naked women in Playboy, and the Playboy Advisor did offer some... |
4683cb1b7316854f3fdb58f20cb22c31f0b2faa8 | Summarize the following news article. | "The we started seeing bodies, body after dead body," Emily Chang .
A 52-year-old man was pulled out alive after being trapped for 60 hours .
Over 300 homes were buried in Yueyuan village . | [
"Zhouqu County, China (CNN) -- Our journey started with a 16-hour drive, most of it on windy, rugged mountain roads. But we could only drive so far. As we hiked the last four kilometers to the landslide, we passed villagers trekking out single file. Most were carrying their lives on their back, some with a child on... |
9df57641dd314fc27a07fd0bba05fbb729bd0e15 | Summarize the following news article. | Writers: Isaac evacuations start; officials have gotten good at getting people out .
But many evacuees can't afford the $300 a day it takes to live away from home, they say .
Writers: Officials have not resolved issues that keep people from returning quickly .
Nonprofits, churches are low on funds; government must do m... | [
"(CNN) -- We don't yet know how heavy a blow Hurricane Isaac will deliver to the Gulf Coast when it hits. But mindful of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi have declared states of emergency and evacuations have begun. Public officials and emergency ... |
6f0d43fc9034c0344a71dcb7a4eaeb2bb8eac0c1 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN asked two political contributors for advice for the presidential debaters .
Paul Begala, a Democrat, says Romney should admit flaws in GOP orthodoxy .
Alex Castellanos, a Republican, says Obama should relax, act presidential .
He urges Obama to signal to political center that he will focus on cutting spending . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN asked two contributors, both steeped in the political arts, to give advice to the candidates for Wednesday night's debate. Here are their thoughts: . Paul Begala's advice for Mitt Romney: . A quarter-century ago, George F. Will wrote that in a meeting with atomic scientists, President Ronald Reagan qu... |
45feb53c1072a8b09f88648452990170d03ff9d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Actor Clint Eastwood delivered a 12-minute ad lib to an empty chair during the closing night of the Republican convention .
Some thought the routine was funny, while others called it bizarre .
The attention following the address threatens to shift the spotlight away from Romney, the Republican candidate . | [
"Tampa (CNN) -- It was supposed to be Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's night. But instead of basking in the afterglow of what many called a solid acceptance speech, the Romney campaign is now forced to deal with the aftermath of Clint Eastwood's rambling \"empty chair\" routine at the Republican Nation... |
5b9829c1c8df94d19ff2fbf8e193434e255c7337 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The 5 men departed Friday night for the U.S., the UK Home Secretary says .
NEW: "It is right that these men... will finally face justice," she says .
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and 4 others had battled against extradition .
The father of suspect Babar Ahmad says they will continue fight for justice . | [
"London (CNN) -- Extremist Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other men departed England on Friday night destined for the United States, hours after the High Court in London ended a years-long legal battle by ruling the men could be extradited \"immediately.\" Two planes left the British Air Force base Mild... |
7183d96a0264b11624beed544acef34f03ead39d | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they will question suspect Mark Bridger again .
Hundreds of police, volunteers and mountain rescue workers are looking for the 5-year-old .
Prime Minister David Cameron also appeals for anyone with information to contact police .
April was snatched from the street on Monday as she played with a friend . | [
"(CNN) -- The desperate hunt for a 5-year-old girl abducted in Wales entered its fourth day Thursday, with hundreds of police officers, volunteers and mountain rescue workers combing a rural area for any trace of April Jones. Police continue to question a man arrested on suspicion of her abduction but said they urg... |
6b0a7588053a9a1ef875ec6efa60e56b517c2ada | Summarize the following news article. | McCanns accept damages and apology for stories published in newspapers .
Couple will use the £550,000 libel damages to look for Madeleine .
The Daily express and Daily Star printed an apology on their front pages .
Had alleged that the McCanns were responsible for the death of the missing girl . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have accepted £550,000 ($1.1 million) libel damages and an apology over stories published in two British newspapers that alleged they were involved in the disappearance or death of the girl. The front pages of the Daily Express and the Daily Star new... |
a7e7a59f23e3500cd43daf7556240e792c12e8d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Cigar factory closes its doors after 100 years in Tampa, Florida, leaving 500 jobless .
Laid-off worker starts Web site listing former colleagues' names and skills .
Prospective employers can search the site by job titles such as engineer, electrician .
So far, there are guarantees for 30 jobs, mostly for unskilled lab... | [
"TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Ron Russell was a machinist at the Hav-A-Tampa cigar factory in Tampa for 3½ years. Ron Russell has started a Web site to help find work for his fellow laid-off cigar factory workers. When he was hired, Russell remembers thinking, \"There's no reason I have to look for a job again. ... I wa... |
c9fb49d0d570bdf5f3fcdc929ccbc4da015b7bcc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 94 flights canceled so airline can fix the seats problem .
Mechanics will work on the planes after they reach their next destination .
The airline says they will focus on the device that locks the seats to the floor .
Three American Airlines flights experienced loose seats while in the air . | [
"(CNN) -- American Airlines mechanics will fix floor mounts in 48 of its 757s to prevent seats from coming loose, the airline said Thursday. Engineers figured out \"additional preventative steps\" to upgrade the mechanism that locks the seats to the floor, an American Airlines news release said. The carrier said 50... |
40c13dd4db8043d314794b1dfcc461299bb0b857 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Achter: In Olympics, uniform is a calculated part of each nation's global image .
Achter: Team USA's 2012 opening ceremony uniforms draw from military style .
Critics charge that military fashions are a problem because they aestheticize war, he says .
Achter: How about getting Betsey Johnson to design our uniform ... | [
"(CNN) -- When people across the world tune in to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics on Friday, regular TV programming will be set aside for pageantry and pomp. Amid all the attention to the \"Made in China\" controversy about Team USA's uniforms, little has been written about their design. But if numerous o... |
c26a12e07fb7105775450244cab26ba62d0638bd | Summarize the following news article. | The owner of a business looted during Katrina says New Orleans is now "a different city"
A restaurant owner's quagmire: No employees because schools are closing .
The manager of a store in a mall looted during Katrina looks forward to a cookout . | [
"(CNN) -- Bill Coleman's business in New Orleans was looted during Hurricane Katrina. Now, Hurricane Isaac threatens to bombard the region with heavy wind and rain on Katrina's anniversary. He may have to close up shop again until the storm passes and, if necessary, power is restored. But this father of two and gra... |
568dd2970325a4d761bc8cf7e134e2ee8fd63caa | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyers for radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri say his mental health is failing .
Four other men are also fighting extradition to the United States on terror charges .
U.S. and British government lawyers contested the arguments put forward .
This week's hearing was the final stage in a long-running legal battle... | [
"London (CNN) -- Two senior British judges are due to decide on Friday if five men, among them extremist Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, will be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges. The decision, which cannot be appealed, should bring to an end a legal process that in the case of two of th... |
29f29ff09a97cf6560f13e31244b273a5ce2c77e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mitt Romney says President Obama pushes government dependency .
Obama tells David Letterman a president has to "work for everyone"
Romney's leaked remarks get more attention on Facebook than his convention address .
Paul Ryan calls Romney's remarks "inarticulate" but insists they make a point . | [
"(CNN) -- Fighting criticism of his controversial remarks on government dependency, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he would better help poor and middle class Americans than President Barack Obama. Romney and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan also sought to reshape the campaign narrative less than s... |
959d21a646f8cc277e598c572093e16878448845 | Summarize the following news article. | Lehrer steps aside on June 6 .
He will appear "on many Friday evenings" to moderate a panel .
He began his PBS career on the "Robert MacNeil Report" in 1975 .
The show was renamed "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" in 1995 . | [
"(CNN) -- Jim Lehrer, the mainstay of public television's longest running news show, is stepping aside as anchor of \"PBS Newshour\" next month, PBS announced Thursday. Lehrer will continue working with the daily show, helping with editorial direction and moderating a weekly segment, the network said. \"I have been... |
7e47f0c978e088c44f0f374de6c85a54d3d8ed85 | Summarize the following news article. | Abu Hamza al-Masri's hate-filled speeches at a London mosque inspired followers of al Qaeda .
Al-Masri was convicted on various terror related crimes in 2006 in Britain .
He's fighting extradition from England to the U.S., where he is facing a possible life sentence . | [
"(CNN) -- The Muslim cleric who once described Britain as a toilet has launched an appeal to avoid extradition to the United States on terrorism charges, a representative for the High Court in London said. The representative would not give more details of the appeal or the grounds for it, or talk about other suspec... |
da612f9c4af8f7cfb493bd3eb1ad28cdf97f5a6a | Summarize the following news article. | "Find us a sandbox," engineers asked scientists .
Curiosity will scoop up sand for mineral analysis and to clean some hardware .
The rover is on its way to a site called Glenelg . | [
"(CNN) -- The Mars rover Curiosity will get to try out its scoop this weekend, according to current NASA plans. \"The request that the engineers made to the scientists was: Find us a good sandbox, a good sand pit, to play in here, on our way to Glenelg,\" said Mike Watkins, Curiosity mission manager at NASA's Jet P... |
290c8471f1de0b7446e55ade38cb582cd71196a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to take up job at JP Morgan .
One consultant told FT Blair would likely be paid up to $1 million a year .
He will advise the bank on global political and strategic issues . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who left office last June, has taken up a part-time job with a Wall Street bank on an estimated $1 million salary. JP Morgan Chase did not say how much Blair will make in the part-time position. Blair will work with JP Morgan Chase, a firm with assets o... |
e2108027a8f74544b90341184a01f89d664f13fb | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters break into Dutch consolate compound in Indonesian city of Medan .
Flag pulled down, gate ripped off embassy, Dutch spokeswoman tells CNN .
Protests prompted by a film juxtaposing images of terrorism with verses from Quran .
Filmmaker Geert Wilders is a conservative member of Dutch parliament . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- About 50 students broke into a Dutch consulate compound in Indonesia Wednesday to protest a film by a Dutch lawmaker that many Muslims consider anti-Islamic. Protesters demonstrate against an anti-Islamic film in front of the Dutch embassy in Jakarta. The protesters tore off the gate of... |
0c44ee18d1ffd5e5bc121865aa965bb0fc62672f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The ruling party says the charge is not politically motivated .
The former youth leader is granted bail .
He is scheduled to return to court on November 30 .
Malema, who helped bring the president to power in 2009, enjoys wide support . | [
"Polokwane, South Africa (CNN) -- A South African court charged Julius Malema with money laundering Wednesday, and the firebrand politician scoffed at the accusations and riled up his supporters moments after his release on bail. The former youth leader went into an anti-government tirade after his release. He said... |
29bb680d633d0b83eeaef75f7207e0cd7161365a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 78 others are wounded .
A suicide bomber attacks the base on foot, then a truck explosion follows .
No international coalition service members are killed .
The Taliban claims responsibility . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two suicide bombers struck a joint U.S.-Afghan military base in central Afghanistan early Saturday, killing 13 people, authorities said. Among the dead were a child, two women and four policemen, said Shahidullah Shahid, a spokesman for the Wardak province governor. The attack wounded 7... |
049e0fa4188ab991860f95934f8af7282f1eb580 | Summarize the following news article. | As a 32-inch LCD TV, the Panasonic TC-32LX85 is a good overall performer .
It's one of the better models at its size in the entry-level, 720p-resolution category .
Model delivers surprisingly impressive HD picture quality for a small-screen LCD .
But standard-def images look softer than normal . | [
"(CNET) -- Coming from a company known more for its plasma HDTVs, the Panasonic TC-32LX85 is a pleasant surprise in the 32-inch LCD category. Attractively designed and well appointed with generous connectivity, it is also a good performer overall, although by no means perfect. I was particularly impressed with the ... |
73a4590ef1b1686bbfa3b6757996828aff875712 | Summarize the following news article. | Judd and husband "Cactus" Moser were riding separate bikes when he crashed .
"Moser collided with an oncoming vehicle," singer's statement says .
Judd postpones Canada shows next week .
"I love him deeply and I will not leave his side," Wynonna Judd says . | [
"(CNN) -- Country music star Wynonna Judd's new husband suffered \"serious but non-life threatening injuries\" in a motorcycle crash in South Dakota Saturday, a statement from her publicist said Sunday. The accident happened as Judd, 48, and Michael Scott \"Cactus\" Moser \"went for a ride together on separate bike... |
ed88daf6fd713c03b56bc8217def9b866bea28c3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Court had the chance to appreciate all the evidence, prosecution lawyer says .
Kasab faces the death penalty for his role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai .
He still has the options of filing a court review and a clemency petition with the president .
More than 160 people were killed in the coordinated atta... | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving gunman from the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. A trial court sentenced Kasab, a Pakistani, to death in 2010 on charges of murder, conspiracy and waging war on India. The High Court of ... |
a2fc5afffa25419a65462e6d1048104de8af65c9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "The disease is under control," World Health Organization official says .
The inmate is one of five prisoners receiving treatment at Kagadi hospital .
They are among 30 patients with suspected cases of the virus .
The remaining prisoners will now be handcuffed to their beds, a health official says . | [
"Kagadi, Uganda (CNN) -- One of five prisoners receiving treatment for a suspected case of Ebola virus in Uganda escaped overnight Friday from the hospital at the center of the outbreak, a health official said. \"Should his results come back and he is positive, that causes us a lot of worry. So right now, we have r... |
5f930b8215ef031b486b7bf7161b4ce3d1cc385b | Summarize the following news article. | African heads of state and foreign envoys attend the ceremony .
He is the first leader honored with a state funeral in the nation since 1930 .
Ethiopians flood the streets, some in tears, as they clutch posters with his picture . | [
"(CNN) -- Throngs of mourners bid farewell to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday in Ethiopia's first state funeral for a leader in more than 80 years. Meles, 57, died two weeks ago of an unspecified illness. He had not appeared in public for months, sparking nationwide speculation about his health. The prime min... |
93b824da5fdff669df501fe8f70e1ffdf02bc49c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams will appeal the decision .
Terrance Williams was set to be executed October 3 for a 1984 slaying .
His attorneys said victim Amos Norwood had sexually abused Williams .
District attorney has said the abuse allegations are hearsay . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- Philadelphia Judge M. Teresa Sarmina ruled Friday to stay the execution of Terrance Williams and grant a new penalty phase in the case, after finding that authorities had suppressed evidence of alleged sexual abuse. Williams, 46, had been scheduled to be executed on October 3 for a 1984 slayi... |
71dc3eef4a25645f6e418ac896f6d1119c760073 | Summarize the following news article. | Millions have imitated the Beatles album cover .
The street crossing is the first one ever to get the designation .
It's near the Abbey Road studios where the Beatles recorded the album . | [
"London (CNN) -- A striped crosswalk in London entered the history books Wednesday for a second time. First, the Beatles made it famous by walking across it on the cover of their \"Abbey Road\" album, prompting millions of imitators. Then, this week, the British government declared the zebra crossing a historic lan... |
1eee3f45e605bb4c9e25b9bbf4b8f0d2fcf58bad | Summarize the following news article. | NATO country Turkey has most powerful military in the region .
Syria has long been the Middle East's top importer of Russian military equipment .
Rebels are mostly surviving on black market guns and arms taken from Syria's military .
Analyst says fall of heavily armed Syrian army would lead to worse situation than Liby... | [
"(CNN) -- Syria's shelling of a border town in Turkey has sparked fears that President Bashar al-Assad's attempt to snuff out a rebellion at home could turn into a damaging regional war between the two neighbors. Five civilians, all women and children, in the town of Akcakale were killed by Syrian artillery rounds ... |
e741540eb5fcd7fda7a5af0e509e31ea11560d5e | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Top priority for candidates in debates is to avoid mistakes .
He says gaffes have the potential to change how voters view a candidate .
Candidates are viewed not only for what they say but for their body language, he says .
Zelizer: Obama, Romney will be under a microscope Wednesday night when the debat... | [
"(CNN) -- Commentators usually make too much of presidential debates. Social science data consistently show that there are very few presidential debates that make a huge difference in the dynamics of a campaign -- other than a few exceptions where the race was incredibly narrow, as in 1960 or 2000, and the performa... |
9a7ac44e53825561d281803517541c3ebaa6c80f | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich enjoy opening day win in Bundesliga .
Borussia Monchengladbach steal three points .
Bayer Leverkusen fall to new boys Frankfurt .
Hamburg lose to Nuremberg . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich made short work of opponents Greuther Furth as the Bavarian giants made it a miserable Bundesliga debut for their less illustrious neighbors with a 3-0 win on Saturday. Elsewhere, Borussia Monchengladbach continued their good form from last season with a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim. Bayer Leverk... |
c91706d0ccef7047633edba9f5fe5f1a23a4e476 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Departed" actress Vera Farmiga has been cast in A&E's "Bates Motel"
"Bates Motel" is a prequel to the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film .
Mrs. Bates is an abusive character who twists her son into a serial killer of women . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"The Departed\" actress Vera Farmiga has been cast as one of the most notorious mothers in movie history. She joins A&E's \"Bates Motel,\" a prequel to the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film. \"[Farmiga] is a phenomenal talent who has demonstrated incredible range and intelligence in a number of landmark film... |
739aeacf91c2a69a826a5fb68d5dbf09fa489270 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney said he would cut funding to PBS, mentioning Big Bird by name .
Dean Obeidallah asks, will Big Bird be one of the 47% who believe they are victims?
Obeidallah says Cookie Monster is no doubt living paycheck to paycheck .
He asks: Should public TV really be Romney's target when it really won't save much? | [
"(CNN) -- What has Big Bird ever done to Mitt Romney?! Did a young Mitt try to meet Big Bird and Big Bird snubbed him? Did Big Bird in essence give Mitt \"the bird'? Or was Romney just channeling his inner Oscar the Grouch? For those who may have missed it, during last night's presidential debate, Mitt Romney said ... |
267317ff2a7f901df2f7df552f12bce4ca8ddab0 | Summarize the following news article. | The Potter author is building Hogwarts Castle-inspired tree houses .
EW comes up with some other ideas to be built .
Dishes that clear themselves anyone? | [
"(EW.com) -- On Wednesday, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling received permission to build the most amazing tree houses ever seen on the face of this planet (and probably any other). The tree houses, which , stand two stories tall and include a rope bridge, turrets and secret tunnels. And you thought your yellow slid... |
37ae5eb9efe639d8a87d9db00ff62e3780675327 | Summarize the following news article. | Stephen Hess: Ann Romney did great job with speech; should help with Mitt's "likability"
He says conventions mainly for the political class; most voters won't have watched .
He says wives can be a force, not a factor; voters ultimately vote what's important to them .
Hess: Political process is a show; whoever persuades... | [
"(CNN) -- Ann Romney was magnificent last night addressing the Republican convention. She did everything that party strategists could have desired, presenting herself as an articulate and passionate advocate for her husband, who should now seem more \"likeable\" than he did before her speech. Having once ghost-writ... |
cac6aa19b31ed6c257dc39550b847603fb69b08b | Summarize the following news article. | William Bennett says Romney's business acumen gives him an advantage at fixing economy .
Bennett: Romney is portrayed as uncaring, but he is compassionate and generous .
Bennett: He would cut federal spending as a share of GDP to 20%, reform tax code .
Romney will approve the Keystone pipeline and stop EPA's war on coa... | [
"(CNN) -- In my previous CNN opinion piece, I explained to readers my reasons why President Obama should not be re-elected. Many keen readers responded: If those are the reasons to vote against Obama, then what are the reasons to vote for Mitt Romney? Opinion: Why debate is crucial for Obama, too . This is an entir... |
7a351921474a43c86cd3139c09abe91b16aeff87 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bangkok's governor warns of the highest water levels in next few days .
Evacuations include 600 inmates at a prison, some animals from a zoo .
PM warns capital could be submerged by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet)
Authorities: Floods have killed 373 people and affected more than 9.5 million . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok faces the highest flood levels yet and is preparing for the worst, the governor of the Thai capital told CNN. Residents are urged to flee the rising floodwaters, which have already forced the closure of Bangkok's Don Muang airport and the evacuation of flood victims who have take... |
8ee018f8f437d9fabe3334ec7957244136a9cad8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two members of an opposition group - and a friend - disappear in Syria .
At least 117 people are killed across the country Friday, another opposition group says .
U.N. refugee agency says it is making progress relocating Syrian refugees in Lebanon .
In an interview, Syrian leader is critical of opposition supporte... | [
"Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- North Korea requested permission from Iraq this week to fly a plane through its airspace to Syria, an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told CNN on Friday. Al-Maliki rejected the request out of suspicion the plane would be carrying weapons, said adviser Ali al-Mousawi. The pri... |
f84773558504a53da6f1f7654ffd0dbdf48a26d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams wins women's singles title at London Olympics .
Williams thrashes Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 in final at Wimbledon .
Williams completes Golden Slam of foru grand slams and Olympic singles gold .
Bryan brothers take men's doubles gold for the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Serena Williams gave an awesome demonstration of power tennis to demolish Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 in the Olympic women's singles final at Wimbledon Saturday. The 30-year-old American was backing up her Wimbledon triumph last month on the same grass courts and never allowed her Russian opponent the chance ... |
1ca1acee813810b98010fee5b9cfc32aa09b3b6f | Summarize the following news article. | Popular Australian shock jock Alan Jones in clash with Prime Minister .
Just days after Gillard's father's death, Jones said he had "died of shame"
Advertisers pulling funding from Jones' radio show, online campaign calls for his sacking .
Commentators say outrage may give Gillard an unexpected boost in the polls . | [
"Sydney (CNN) -- Australia has a female prime minister. Her name is Julia Eileen Gillard. Australia also has a shock jock commercial radio broadcaster and his name is Alan Belford Jones. His dislike of the prime minister is as legendary as his typically adoring, right-wing retiree listeners are loyal. The two have ... |
1dfe0fa3be3306967a2cf907a6369ac5e129e700 | Summarize the following news article. | "Much Ado About Nothing" premieres Saturday Toronto International Film Festival.
The film stars "Angel" and "Firefly" alumni .
Whedon mused about the connections between Shakespeare and "The Avengers," | [
"(CNN) -- Joss Whedon's name has been flung around the movie stratosphere with Thor-worthy momentum since his superhero blockbuster \"The Avengers\" staked a claim on the box office this summer. But the \"Buffy the Vampire Slayer,\" \"Angel\" and \"Firefly\" creator still feels relatively nervous, modest, yenta-ish... |
16ef7c76154436ae504882d8d04e490bac0d399b | Summarize the following news article. | An op-ed recently urged young people not to give up on President Obama .
Alex Schriver says writer overlooks the failure of Obama to fix the economy .
Schriver: Grads can't find work, are burdened with student loan debt .
We need Mitt Romney to move country in a new direction, Schriver writes . | [
"(CNN) -- In his September 4 op-ed, Jack Schlossberg presents his case that young Americans should cast their ballots for President Obama this fall. Published on the same day it was widely reported that the national debt had hit $16 trillion, his piece is as ill-timed as it is unconvincing. Seeking to speak to and ... |
2c590419199fb7c7459675d2be535033c4a98b5c | Summarize the following news article. | Tamil rebels and government troops wage fierce battle along frontline .
NEW: Senior army sources say 100 soldiers killed; 400 injured .
NEW: Tamil Tiger rebels feigned retreat then attacked, sources told CNN .
Government leaders have vowed to "eliminate" rebels by 2009 . | [
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- More than 100 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and another 400 wounded Wednesday when troops attempted to advance toward a stronghold of the Tamil Tigers rebel organization, highly placed army sources told CNN. Sri Lankan soldiers patrol the frontline on the Jaffna peninsula, the scene o... |
a9aee9cfee7d4f7cb7276dc30d0a59d3d92ad078 | Summarize the following news article. | World Food Program warns of looming food crisis in North Korea .
Agency says prices have doubled as state rations are dwindling .
Food shortages believed to have been caused by flooding last year . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea may be on the brink of another famine as a result of last year's devastating floods, the worldwide increase in food prices, and a malnourished population, the United Nations warned on Thursday. According to a U.N. report, nearly 40 percent of young children are \"chronically malnourished.\" \"... |
90d6d225cd0a4a6fdbca7e6cd01e0700deed4d22 | Summarize the following news article. | Pussy Riot sang an anti-Putin song in Moscow's Christ Savior Cathedral .
Three band members face charges of hooliganism and up to seven years in prison .
They pleaded not guilty and apologized to offended Christians, RIA-Novosti says .
Amnesty International says the trial "never should have taken place" | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Three members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of hooliganism after performing a song criticizing President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow church, Russia's state news agency reported. The charge, which carries a potential seven-year sentence, stems from an u... |
f43c9c57129fca1bf97408c1cce50f83a3fc080c | Summarize the following news article. | Todd Graham: Mitt Romney had a bad debate in Iowa, didn't seem to know he's trailing in polls .
He says Romney needed new strategy, but he blew chances to go after front-runner Gingrich .
When other candidates attacked him and Gingrich, Romney failed to differentiate himself .
Graham: Gingrich acted ready to take on Ob... | [
"(CNN) -- Mitt Romney had another debate Saturday night in which he didn't make many mistakes, was smooth, knowledgeable, even presidential. It was his worst performance yet. The game has changed, and someone forgot to tell him. He is behind in national polls, and this time it's serious: His main rival, Newt Gingri... |
5e46ecb260bbfcb4074a74f77e08babd67de1424 | Summarize the following news article. | Drew Brees throws a touchdown pass in 48th straight game .
Old record was set by Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas in 1960 .
Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season yardage record last season . | [
"(CNN) -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter of Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers. That's not exactly news, because throwing touchdown passes is what Drew Brees does -- and does and does and does. What is news is that it was the 48th consecutive ga... |
6235458a55d5decfe120fb95e6bda3d742326524 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United score convincing 3-0 win at Newcastle .
Victory moves them to second in EPL behind Chelsea .
Spurs secure fourth straight win to beat Aston Villa 2-0 .
Juventus extend unbeaten run to lead Serie A . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United moved into second spot in the English Premier League with a convincing 3-0 win at Newcastle Sunday. United have moved above local rivals Manchester City on goal difference, but both trail pacesetters Chelsea by four points after seven games. Alex Ferguson's men responded to their shock 3... |
30fdf4469a7ef09ac2477792f8ea2c95eb7da0a8 | Summarize the following news article. | ESPN reports that Saints GM Mickey Loomis could eavesdrop on opposing coaches .
State police find no evidence to support such a claim .
Loomis vigorously defended himself against the accusation . | [
"(CNN) -- Louisiana State Police investigating wiretapping allegations against the New Orleans Saints football team said Monday they found no evidence any state laws were broken. The investigation began in April after ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis had a device in... |
6b25652dce6346e227de4563258b7202f58a7c52 | Summarize the following news article. | "It's a horrible situation, and there is no way out," one woman says .
She says food and water supplies are dwindling .
The governor's office says emergency officials expect to rescue the families Monday .
County official: 87 people stranded in Prattsville were rescued Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven families who thought they had escaped the wrath of Irene are now stranded in the New York's Catskill Mountains after bridges crumbled all around them. The 23 people -- including two pregnant women, seven toddlers and three infants -- are now stuck with no electricity, a dwindling supply of food and ... |
5ec9c6d4692ba29e1f2e8dbb63b0238065d977aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gen. John Allen and President Hamid Karzai discuss security on "60 Minutes"
Firefight may have been provoked by insurgents, ISAF commander says .
A civilian contractor killed in the clash was American, the U.S. Embassy confirms .
A U.S. service member also died in the Saturday incident, ISAF says . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two Americans and three Afghan soldiers died in a firefight that might have involved insurgent forces, the International Security Assistance Force said Sunday. One of the U.S. deaths was a soldier; the other was a civilian, U.S. officials said. The coalition first said the clash Saturda... |
e7576d5028b5f44253e8289936481554273a6d2a | Summarize the following news article. | Mickey Loomis denies he listened in on communications, or tried to .
Authorities are looking into eavesdropping, wiretapping allegations .
The Saints are already in hot water over their bounty program .
Loomis said the Saints have accepted penalties related to that . | [
"(CNN) -- The general manager for the New Orleans Saints said Thursday he has never listened in on an opposing team's communications, or asked to have the capability. Allegations that he had the ability to eavesdrop on coaches for nearly three seasons were not true, Mickey Loomis told reporters. \"I have a clear co... |
0bcae39b9fe2baa1bc5e2e0042ec7eab72f92af1 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh spent time with Nile fishermen in Egypt .
Egypt is experiencing a crayfish invasion along the Nile River.
Crayfish have been a problem for fishermen, but now used in chicken feed . | [
"(CNN) -- Ain Shams University Biologist Hebat Abdel Hadi is taking \"waste not, want not\" to a whole other level. Alphonso Van Marsh discovered first hand how damaging the Nile crayfish can be. She says crayfish carcasses the part of the crustacean that humans often throw away are for the birds. As higher chicken... |
ae3ad6d546dd39c9781a24968416993ca4478789 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Vilma tweeted: "Victory is mine!!!! -stewie griffin."
They will be allowed to play while the reviews are under way .
Players were offered a bounty to knock out quarterbacks, the league says .
Vilma sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell . | [
"(CNN) -- Four NFL players will be eligible to play this weekend despite having been suspended for their involvement in the New Orleans Saints' controversial \"bounty\" program, the league said Friday. Their suspensions are to be reviewed by Commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the NFL. The move came shortly af... |
f159e418b37d5484ea460b3d6817e4125130e798 | Summarize the following news article. | "Is crying becoming a 'thing' for Republicans?" asks one tweeter .
LGBT group threw a party that included go-go dancers and a velvet rope .
The Twitter account @ClintsChair has more than 2,000 followers .
Several photos of a man wearing a hat made of a beer case earned salutes . | [
"(CNN) -- The Internet was made for moments like these. Clint Eastwood and his empty chair didn't so much detract from Mitt Romney's big moment at the last night of the Republican National Convention, as much as they became breakout stars in their own right. Romney and Marco Rubio still had their moments. Clint ret... |
1efac20f403408376485b76843c4bccd1bce1845 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohammed Ayoob: Iran inevitably will acquire nuclear weapons capability .
Even Iran's opposition leaders oppose suspending uranium enrichment, he says .
Ayoob: U.S. must engage Iran in discussions about security in the Middle East .
Such a change of course would pose a challenge to U.S. policy makers, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Some analysts have attributed the recent downing of a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel high-altitude reconnaissance drone in Iran to that nation's increasingly sophisticated capability to launch cyber attacks. Others have dismissed the idea that Iran was capable of bringing down an RQ-170, arguing that Iranian air de... |
0c7858974e5b8dfe777470504301b59cbeeec855 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Contract negotiations between the company, pilots are expected to resume this week .
The company says it found six planes with seats that were not properly secured .
American Airlines is evaluating the planes "out of abundance of caution"
The airline company has suffered a series of problems in recent months . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Out of an abundance of caution,\" American Airlines said Tuesday it would inspect 47 Boeing 757 airplanes after seats on two of the company's jetliners came loose. A Boeing 757 from Boston to Miami carrying 175 passengers diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Saturday when three seats in row... |
ce0487905a9de334c9fa3fc86e62954b0fe8de15 | Summarize the following news article. | A lawyer offers his NYC loft in lieu of a $2 million bail so Anna Gristina can get out of jail .
A hearing will be held Thursday to consider that proposal .
Gristina, 44, is accused of running an escort service for high-powered clientele .
Her two legal representatives are at odds during Monday's hearing . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A lawyer for a woman accused of being a high-end New York madam said Monday his client \"doesn't have two nickels to rub together,\" and offered his own loft as bail so the mother of four could get out of jail. Judge Juan Merchan will weigh the proposal made by the attorney, Peter Gleason, which ... |
1dcfde751843676ae0ab82e208afb1118f466061 | Summarize the following news article. | Wynton Marsalis: The blues is at the root of all American music, but was never given its due .
Marsalis: Blues unappreciated by blacks and whites alike, due to racism and money .
Slavery was 330 years, shift away from racism's effects only in past 30 years .
He says Americans don't know their cultural history: There a... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Jazz master Wynton Marsalis says the blues is the true American music -- the heartbeat and unifying principle of jazz, country, R&B, gospel and other styles -- but it's been relegated to the back of the bus by greed and the legacy of racism. Marsalis grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, son of Dolo... |
24944468037d2a4209db24e7aa89275dd63c27f6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Greenberg makes first MLB plate appearence since 2005 injury .
Greenberg on Tuesday signed a one-day contract with the Miami Marlins .
The batter was hit in the head in his only MLB plate appearance in 2005 .
Since getting hit, Greenberg had not returned to MLB . | [
"(CNN) -- Adam Greenberg struck out on three pitches Tuesday night, but you couldn't tell that from his smile in the Miami Marlins' dugout. He had waited seven years for this chance. Greenberg, 31, was hit in the head by a pitch in his first and only Major League Baseball plate appearance, with the Chicago Cubs, in... |
8436bc154b92279e023b29b8d85001a26479dc8d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The imam involved in the case is himself accused of descrating a Quran .
Rimsha, a teenaged girl, is accused of burning Islamic religious verses .
The case has heightened religious tensions in Pakistan .
Pakistani authorities are under pressure to guarantee her safety . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani police say a Muslim cleric planted evidence to link a Christian girl to blasphemy -- a new twist in a case that has fanned flames of religious tension in the country and attracted worldwide interest. The imam, Khalid Jadoon Chishti, will himself face blasphemy charges for tea... |
fa9bf36b88375a447f8b5f989eeed30bbdfb7769 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW:169 passengers and four crew members were on the southbound train, Amtrak says .
"A big rig and an Amtrak train ... collided," a sheriff's spokesman says .
11 people suffered moderate injuries, while 19 have minor injuries, an EMS official says .
"It was a fairly high speed collision," an official says . | [
"(CNN) -- About 30 passengers suffered \"minor to moderate\" injures when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a truck near Hanford, California, Monday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said. \"It was a traffic collision with a big rig and an Amtrak train which collided,\" Kings County Assistant Sheriff Dave Putn... |
c3422b227c6284fc0c10eb2000d43031f41faf6c | Summarize the following news article. | Up to 300,000 people may be displaced, Red Cross official says Government begins massive relief operations following deadly floods .
More than 75 are dead in Philippines in flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana . | [
"(CNN) -- Downpours subsided temporarily in the Philippines on Sunday, a day after Tropical Storm Ketsana pummeled the capital Manila with its heaviest rainfall in more than 40 years. Filipino pedestrians in Quezon City, a suburb of Manila, brave Tropical Storm Ketsana's floodwaters. Flood spawned by the rainfall k... |
1aed328b57bdb5c0dfbd34407273b716ec4a2c54 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama's transition team has taken pains to keep lobbyists out of transition .
Presidents usually turn to private money to help fund inauguration .
Bush raised $42.8 million for second inauguration, mostly from corporate donors .
Obama cannot use cash left over from general election for transition . | [
"(NEW YORK) CNN -- After raising a staggering amount of money for the general election, President-elect Barack Obama must now rake in more cash for his transition and inauguration. Barack Obama broke fundraising records in the general election. There is about $9.74 million of taxpayer funds available to pay for the... |
192d848d2653fe0f8fe7ccd4648dbe208a1ca0fa | Summarize the following news article. | Iran is in possession of the building blocks to construct a promising, fast growing economy .
But CNN's John Defterios says the reality today with its devalued rial is the polar opposite .
With rising import prices due to a plummeting currency, Iran Inc. is also no longer able to compete .
Defterios: Iranians must be a... | [
"(CNN) -- Iran is in possession of the building blocks to construct a promising, fast growing, developing economy. The basics are all there -- a sizable population of 78 million people, with a median age of just 27. A highly cultured and educated society, and by its own geological surveys the country is blessed wit... |
84165165e0b02a57e231de253c8cbc8669170b9c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Expert Bill Waldock calls the airline's explanation "curious"
NEW: Airline says it will install "industrial-strength" metal ties to keep seats in place .
American Airlines: Seat fittings "get gunked up over time with people spilling"
Seats on at least three American Airlines flights became loose recently, unnervin... | [
"(CNN) -- American Airlines has come up with a new explanation for The Mystery of The Falling Down Seats in some of its Boeing 757 airliners. Part of the explanation is -- well -- kind of out there. The answer? Soda pop. Coffee. Snacks. Really. Something called the seat lock plunger mechanism can \"get gunked up ov... |
f6f5c07bf28f8efc69325639d4e2ccfbccbaf146 | Summarize the following news article. | The 20-year-old man was sent to St. Maarten from St. Thomas .
The suspect is expected to appear before a judge on Monday .
Michael and Thelma King were found stabbed to death in their home . | [
"(CNN) -- Police arrested Friday a third suspect in connection with the stabbing deaths of an American couple on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, authorities said. The 20-year-old, identified by his initials J.J.W., was arrested on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he had allegedly fled. The suspect ... |
91cb7d648efb45126891a2ab5851caa204d94668 | Summarize the following news article. | British rugby player Paul Wood loses testicle during a match on Saturday .
Wood suffered the injury while playing for Warrington Wolves against Leeds Rhino .
Despite incurring the injury early in the second half, Wood played on .
Warrington lost the match at Old Trafford 26-18 . | [
"(CNN) -- British rugby league player Paul Wood has lost a testicle after a collision during the English sport's showpiece final at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium on Saturday. Wood was playing for the Warrington Wolves against Leeds Rhinos in the Super League Grand Final. The prop sustained the injury one minute... |
2c3a4eebf1268838b835c92662fc00efe9a3c41f | Summarize the following news article. | Hague: Havel "played a pivotal role in the development of freedom in Europe"
Obama: Havel's life "proved that moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon"
Sarkozy: "France loses a friend, Europe loses one of its sages." | [
"(CNN) -- International leaders expressed their condolences Sunday after the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, one of the leading anti-Communist dissidents of the 1970s and 1980s. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso: \"He was a true European and has been a champion of democracy and liberty... |
ebf7ebf8a67b6c91e819269278a87ae8a36c6dc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Ferry sank Monday evening as it sailed along the Brahmaputra River in Assam state .
Officials said the vessel broke apart as it tried to dock during a storm .
Only 90 people escaped, while 19 bodies have been recovered .
Authorities fear many bodies have been swept downstream into Bangladesh . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities continued their search for bodies Wednesday, two days after one of India's worst ferry accidents claimed at least 100 lives. The ferry sank Monday evening as it sailed along the Brahmaputra River in the remote northeastern state of Assam. Officials said the vessel -- which was overcrowded and ... |
878760a5e53da778a5fa35bb5f665c651709da6d | Summarize the following news article. | Chevron's appeal continues 19 years of litigation .
The fine will double if Chevron does not apologize, an appeals court has ruled .
The company says the case is fraudulent .
It does not believe the ruling is enforceable . | [
"(CNN) -- Chevron filed an appeal with Ecuador's National Court to review a ruling that it must pay billions of dollars in damages for oil pollution in the Amazon rain forest. In addition to the $8.6 billion ruling, the court said that Chevron must publicly apologize to Ecuador, and if it fails to do so, the fine w... |
4d747685e0bc854c12108e57755b6cc396952010 | Summarize the following news article. | The trip through Nashville and Florence is lined with one-of-a-kind American treasures .
The creative heritage of the Old South is alive and thriving in Tennessee and Alabama .
Evocative products like denim and peaches reach couturish heights in the modern South . | [
"(DEPARTURES.com) -- A trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and Florence, Alabama, unearths a bounty of Southern-made artisanal luxuries. One day, while standing on a street corner in Vienna in the late summer, designer Natalie Chanin realized suddenly that August should really mean sunshine and fresh tomatoes. The Alabam... |
e0eafddce7d4d8f0c1dfb8dcd5f5c16193eb7543 | Summarize the following news article. | Lady Gaga spends five hours with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy .
Pop star was in London to launch her new perfume at Harrods .
Pictures show Lady Gaga dressed as a witch . | [
"London (CNN) -- Lady Gaga visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuador embassy in London and spent five hours with him Monday. The pop star was in London to launch her new perfume, Fame, at Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, close to the Ecuadorian embassy. Lady Gaga launches 'slutty' fragrance ... |
e2018082678445a9d70e3b51380e76801958a724 | Summarize the following news article. | Labor leader Chavez's residence is called Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz .
It was also the headquarters of his farm worker movement .
It is located in the Tehachapi Mountains of Kern County, California . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The former California home and headquarters of civil rights and labor leader Cesar E. Chavez was added to the National Register of Historic Places, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Thursday. Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz (La Paz) served as the headquarters of the Chavez's ... |
1b4c2215f9325e5b7483f42862192134da270b5a | Summarize the following news article. | The ADM price-fixing case was a landmark in global antitrust prosecution .
Global price-fixing investigations have skyrocketed since the ADM scam .
These investigations depend on whistle-blowers who often have dark motives . | [
"(CNN) -- Watching the premiere of \"The Informant!\" -- the Matt Damon movie about a high-level FBI mole at a large multinational company -- was the mole himself, Mark Whitacre. Mark Whitacre, right, at the premiere of 'The Informant' with Matt Damon. The movie is a dark comic take on the three years Whitacre -- a... |
b6e9fd00583ceea3db0a689dcaade2ceb94edf06 | Summarize the following news article. | Japanese carmakers appear to be suffering significant sales declines in China .
Mazda reported that sales in the country fell 35% year on year in September .
First automaker to report China sales data since violent anti-Japanese protests . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Japanese carmakers appear to be suffering significant sales declines in China over a flare-up over disputed islands in the East China Sea, after Mazda reported that sales in the country fell 35 per cent year on year in September. Mazda is the first Japanese automaker to report China sales data... |
4727b34a71460c082051ff4d4339e3e2822956b2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A newspaper publishes an account saying the captain credits "a divine hand"
Francesco Schettino is freed from house arrest but must stay in his home town .
He was in charge of the Costa Concordia when it struck rocks and overturned .
Schettino's lawyer says his behavior under house arrest has been "faultless" | [
"Rome (CNN) -- Italian judges released the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from house arrest Thursday, but ordered him not to leave his home town while the case against him continues, his lawyer said. Francesco Schettino has been under house arrest in his home town of Meta di Sorrento, near Napl... |
e309ffa74ce5bb15508fc2f8e537726cc85bd1bf | Summarize the following news article. | The Tampa Theatre is one of the most spectacular movie palaces in the country .
The Dali Museum just moved into a new building worthy of the artist's body of work .
Posh doesn't begin to describe the Loews DonCeSar Resort, a 277-room playground . | [
"(CNN) -- If you're landing in the middle of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, or the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, you'll probably spend much of your time inside the convention hall cheering and voting for your candidate and collecting all those colorful hats and ... |
6729bb2cbd4d98ecf9251ef2fe893311d7f9d1ba | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic strategist: "We are, I believe, at ground zero in the presidential election"
President Barack Obama will need the support of Latinos and suburban women to win Colorado .
GOP challenger Mitt Romney will need support from the state's white evangelicals to win it .
Bill Clinton won Colorado in 1992, but lost it... | [
"Commerce City, Colorado (CNN) -- Maria Zepeda-Sanchez remembers the excitement of the \"change\" argument in 2008. \"There was really a change then,\" she said with a nostalgic smile. \"People were really anxious to have a new person.\" Working the phones for President Barack Obama again four years later, though, ... |
b47fa9f7c5902ff1fa404052018f3d153af89886 | Summarize the following news article. | Attacks on schools in Syria drive children and teachers into caves .
UNESCO study: Millions of students and teachers globally die in classrooms in war .
Expert says schooling children should be a vital part of humanitarian aid .
Friday is UNESCO World Teachers' Day . | [
"(CNN) -- Schoolchildren in Syria remain in the line of fire of the country's civil war, where shells and bombs deliver death and trauma into classrooms, UNESCO lamented Friday on World Teacher's Day. Many pupils and teachers dare not attend lessons, opting to take cover or flee with their families, leaving schools... |
31c2bcc3346c564f8e962bb2a327b381c3a562e9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The hearing will continue October 10 .
The three women were convicted in August to two years in prison .
The sentence is linked to their performance of a song critical of President Vladimir Putin .
Their song was in one of Moscow's grandest cathedrals . | [
"(CNN) -- The appeal hearing for three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot, who were sentenced to two years for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, will continue next week. One of the band members Yekaterina Samutsevich said Monday that she no longer wants to work with an attorney who doesn... |
7797a70a0f3a5ccff86ead91bdcf05a042516500 | Summarize the following news article. | New York Red Bulls youth coach Mike Jones stabbed to death in the city .
The Briton, from Liverpool, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning .
Police say Jones was stabbed in neck and torso and one of his ears had been cut off .
Red Bulls say Jones was a tremendous individual and a fantastic coach . | [
"(CNN) -- A British coach working with the New York Red Bulls has been stabbed to death, the Major League Soccer club has confirmed. Michael Jones, originally from Tarleton in Lancashire, was found dead in a Manhattan street in the early hours of Sunday morning after being stabbed in the neck and torso. His attacke... |
ca84467921a5e0a31a0beabbcfeca605631df876 | Summarize the following news article. | Seoul says it believes North Korea fired three short-range missiles earlier this week .
Short-range missile tests are common and cause less concern than longer-range ones .
The tests come nearly a month after the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il .
His youngest son and designated successor, Kim Jong Un, has ... | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea apparently test-launched three short-range missiles this week, the South Korean Defense Ministry said Friday, an indication that the reclusive state's military is operating normally after a leadership transition. \"We understand that North Korea test-fired three short-range ... |
dc00cc9676176a0511fc91947f5d8c8045c352ca | Summarize the following news article. | Chang-rae Lee: If census form were a person, he would be the nosy seat mate on a plane .
Lee will tick Korean box but knows his Korean-ness in America is like no one else's .
Lee: "Our shared [Korean] heritage shows in our faces," but similarities are superficial .
Lee says if he designed form, boxes would multiply, bl... | [
"(CNN) -- We know the point of the 2010 Census is to count us, one by one, to tally every last resident, but the massive project of course has more prying, if limited, interests. If the aqua- and black-tinted census form were a person, he would be like a slightly nosy seat mate on a plane, fitted out with an unfort... |
9e5248055843cd507971e60f7ff391b44ad4e1a0 | Summarize the following news article. | The affected CR-Vs are from model years 2002 to 2006 .
Owners are advised to park outside as a fire could start while the car is not running .
Four switch fires -- but no crashes or injuries -- have been reported, Honda says . | [
"(CNN) -- Honda is recalling about 268,000 CR-V vehicles due to concerns about the power window master switch, which could start a fire. The vehicles affected are from model years 2002 to 2006, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In severe conditions, rain water entering the driver's si... |
3d2e6558a1b9c82afc33a4a30603eff84c85beff | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Youssef's film had "nothing to do with" Benghazi, which was "pre-planned," his lawyer says .
The filmmaker denies prosecutors' eight allegations that he violated probation .
Youssef is behind the film that provoked protests in Muslim world .
Congress holds a hearing on security at the Benghazi, Libya, consulate . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The Egyptian-American man behind the inflammatory film \"Innocence of Muslims\" denied Wednesday violating the terms of his probation from a 2010 bank fraud conviction. Mark Basseley Youssef made the denial in a federal courtroom during a proceeding in which prosecutors are seeking to revoke t... |
7f46937043bf8366c53e2fa93b92ce4bb84555ae | Summarize the following news article. | Beijing is in the grip of a building boom that has transformed its skyline .
Linked Hybrid is latest addition to the Beijing skyline .
The building is a ring of eight 21-story towers linked by public sky bridges .
The development has been praised for its forward thinking sustainable design . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- China's new found wealth has seen an explosion in the number of new developments springing up in what is, arguably, the world's biggest building boom. The construction of the Linked Hybrid project is underway in Beijing. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Beijing, which has transformed... |
934a873f640574903fbbdd4ceb27c133bc9c3046 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rescue coordinators believe three missing climbers are dead, suspend operations .
NEW: "The mission is over for now," rescue coordinator says .
Eight people are confirmed dead in the Sunday avalanche on Manaslu .
A French survivor says he found himself "neck deep in snow" | [
"Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- Searchers on Monday suspended efforts to find three mountaineers still missing in Nepal after an avalanche swept down Manaslu mountain, sending climbers -- some still in their tents -- tumbling hundreds of feet down the world's eighth-highest peak. \"The mission is over for now,\" rescue ... |
27676c58a797fffdaa1b3b9ad05d936ce7983ac5 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiffany Hartley is suing for information about her husband's death .
David Hartley was killed on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake last year .
The widow testified at a Congressional field hearing . | [
"(CNN) -- Almost a year has passed since Tiffany Hartley's husband was shot and killed while on a personal watercraft on Falcon Lake, which sits on the border and is shared between Texas and Mexico. Now she has sued the State Department, the Justice Department and the FBI in an attempt to get answers about what hap... |
30fe715e8991aaa623e502d8ca0aa313a0170f80 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is charged with misconduct by English Football Association .
Cole sent an abusive tweet about the FA after he was criticised in a report on racism .
Independent probe into John Terry racism claims said Cole's evidence "evolved" over time .
Cole called the FA a "bunch of twats" upon hearing ... | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole has been charged by the Football Association (FA) after he called them a \"bunch of twats\" during a Twitter rant on Friday. Cole was responding to an independent report into an allegation of racism against Chelsea captain John Terry, in which the panel cast \"cons... |
bcc79c4db90fd0e6607af0cfb74da3eebf13a061 | Summarize the following news article. | Comedian Billy Connolly gives CNN's Revealed a tour of his hometown .
The shipyard welder played the banjo before discovering his comedic talents .
His fame spread after he shocked television audiences with a bawdy bum joke .
More than 30 years later, his stand-up shows still sell out in record time . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- For a man once accustomed to wearing banana boots, tights and a leotard -- together -- today's choice of attire is remarkably sedate. Comedian Billy Connolly takes CNN's Revealed on a tour of his home town, his beloved Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly is wearin... |
ab2831fb8ddc184067d20ad6d64b902ae75139ca | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer introduces Michael Nedelman, a volunteer for Unite For Sight in India .
Michael led a program giving cameras to patients after cataract removal .
the photos show what is important to people who have had their sight restored . | [
"(CNN) -- Jennifer Staple runs the Unite For Sight program which started in the U.S., but has branched out into working overseas. Regarding sight as a fundamental human right that most people take for granted, the program aims to tackle a range of visual impairments that affect people across the world. Jennifer wil... |
b34a21b79134afbb94c484ca8d41babec53cdc1c | Summarize the following news article. | Australia Adam Scott opens up four-shot lead at Open Championship after third round 68 .
Overnight leader Brandt Snedeker slips to joint second after round of 73 .
Tiger Woods five shots behind lead after posting even-par round of 70 .
Graeme McDowell plays himself back into contention with a three-under 67 . | [
"(CNN) -- Adam Scott will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes after shooting a two-under par 68 on Saturday. The 32-year-old finished on 11-under par, four clear of overnight leader Brandt Snedeker, who struggled to a 73 and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDo... |
d1262a9bd0aa36d1f935068dc3f1528dbe95fc59 | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer Staple will report on her experiences in Ghana and India .
At university she founded the non-profit organization Unite For Sight .
She will lead a trip to take her charitable work overseas . | [
"(CNN) -- What most of us take for granted, assuming you are reading this page, has become an obsession for our next member of Be the Change, who is from the U.S. At 26, Jennifer Staple has already proven herself a caring and accomplished individual. Graduation from Yale University, for most over-achievers, marks t... |
1fb3be37ff5a63bd3894cf71f12bf754b3dda809 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2004, 22% of Americans voted early and that rate rose to 34% in 2008 .
Early voting has changed the times when voters hit the polls, and changed the way campaigns run .
While voters are taking advantage of early voting, impact on turnout is mixed and can cost governments more .
400,000 voters were disenfranchised in... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Come the first Tuesday in November, when millions are streaming into polling stations across the country, as much as 40% of Americans will have already voted. In 2004, 22% of Americans voted early and that rate rose to 34% in 2008, according to Paul Gronke, Professor of Political Science who fo... |
82fc8daa4049d89650c9a44cdd0f52af20d3375b | Summarize the following news article. | Candidates' debate performance shakes up undecided voters' perceptions .
Voters: Obama looked "disinterested" and "disorganized"
Voters: Romney looked more prepared .
Undecided: "If you had me pencil in a vote today, I couldn't tell you who I was going to vote for." | [
"Washington (CNN) -- For at least three undecided voters, both candidates left an impression during Wednesday's debate. Mitt Romney, they said, came to play. Barack Obama, they said, let them down. Until late on October 3, Micheal Fazio, 41, of Las Vegas, leaned toward the president. But Obama's \"disinterested\" p... |
86bd4814ad81add9211e749214f2a530ba45b352 | Summarize the following news article. | Unions in the West play dual role for many Latinos: professional training and political activism .
They have helped members navigate the path to U.S. citizenship .
Republicans, Democrats are battling over who gets to represent the fastest growing U.S. group . | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- Mirna Castaneda pays close attention to the instructor showing her the best way to make a bed. \"This crest is very important\" said the instructor in Spanish as Castaneda makes a double fold on the upper edge of the white bedsheets, then carefully tops it with a few pillows. It's not as if Cast... |
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