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2891e53c74c4ad8548eee0c957c0e1620ba68acf | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities block road into South Waziristan, ending protest march .
Leader says the march still achieved its goal of drawing attention to drone strikes .
Officials say demonstrators were kept out of South Waziristan for security reasons .
March was led by former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A protest march against U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, led by former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan, came to a halt on Sunday when authorities blocked access to the demonstration's final destination in the tribal region, officials told CNN. Authorities used steel shipping c... |
f129180a1fcbee8f4cf9037cd17a17d4d6350b79 | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer has arrived in Ghana and is spending time with the local UFS team .
Robert Dolo and Kartee Karloweah are medical staff for a UFS partner there .
UFS holds vision screenings in adverse conditions to bring eye care to Ghana . | [
"ACCRA, Ghana (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.... |
c7ffdb17a1df37dc27e0d19321fc6e78f5c27ed9 | Summarize the following news article. | Vanity Fair article claims Church of Scientology tried to find mate for Tom Cruise .
It claims Scientologist actresses were recruited for "auditioning"
Cruise attorney calls report "boring and false"
Church of Scientology calls it "hogwash" | [
"(CNN) -- A representative for Scientologist Tom Cruise on Tuesday derided an article that contends the Church of Scientology embarked on a secret project to find the actor a girlfriend following his 2001 divorce from actress Nicole Kidman. \"Vanity Fair's story is essentially a rehash of tired old lies previously ... |
3f6518de17f5edba432503e0e567c15f360bb744 | Summarize the following news article. | Garmin rider Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'Italia in Milan .
Hesjedal first Canadian to claim one of cycling's major tours .
He overhauls Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez on final time trial stage .
Marco Pinotti of Italy wins the 28.2 km test against the clock . | [
"(CNN) -- Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win one of cycling's three major tours as he claimed victory in the Giro d'Italia Sunday. The 31-year-old Garmin rider snatched the pink jersey from Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez on the final time trial stage in Milan, forging a winning margin of just 16 seconds aft... |
e156c0ad00a01fd0d4a8e75265a1cda83ceb96fe | Summarize the following news article. | David Frum: Whether Germany saves the euro is key to 2012 U.S. election .
He says Merkel has power to ease crisis, boost world economy .
America's economy is poised to grow sharply, if uncertainty over euro is eased, he says .
Frum: Obama's re-election could hinge on the actions of the German government . | [
"(CNN) -- You could say there is only one swing state that really matters in 2012: Germany. Whether (and how and when) Germany acts to save the euro will exert huge influence over the U.S. economy, too, and thus over the outcome of the presidential election. Next question: How much influence? Everybody agrees that ... |
1156cd642a9a86b5d5298841510ec735a212c83e | Summarize the following news article. | Previously secret Justice Department memo released Thursday .
18-page memo heavily redacted; 10 of 18 pages blacked out .
Only a few paragraphs legible on the other pages .
DOJ authorized the CIA to torture prisoners, says ACLU official . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration told the CIA in 2002 that its interrogators working abroad would not violate U.S. prohibitions against torture unless they \"have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering,\" according to a previously secret Justice Department memo released Thursday. Former... |
bf0e60690a544618f5ec78ef8534d11fcf42da18 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The wounded agent was released from the hospital, officials say .
The agent who was killed is identified as 30-year-old Nicholas Ivie .
He is the third agent to die in the line of duty this year .
President Barack Obama called the agent's family to offer condolences . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators were searching for suspects Wednesday after a shooting that killed one Border Patrol agent and wounded another near the U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona. The agents came under fire near Naco, Arizona, Tuesday after responding to a sensor that had gone off near the border, the U.S. Customs and ... |
9faad5658fdfb193c36a1cb6e92007986bf287ae | Summarize the following news article. | Gonaives, Haiti, cut off from rest of country by flooded roads, washed-out bridges .
Some flood survivors say they haven't received aid in a week .
Logistical problems prompt aid workers to warn of deepening humanitarian crisis .
At least 341 people have died in four storms in Haiti . | [
"GONAIVES, Haiti (CNN) -- Four major storms have raked the desperately poor country of Haiti in the past month, leaving at least 341 people dead. A man carries drinking water through the flooded streets of Gonaives, Haiti, on Monday. Nine of the deaths were attributed to Fay, 79 to Gustav, 183 to Hanna and 70 to Ik... |
773f1e3f70bac349c9009d735959b07547c3b397 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Aung San Suu Kyi says she advocates "cautious optimism" because she fears blind faith .
NEW: She appeals for all prisoners of conscience still held in Myanmar to be freed .
She says being awarded the prize meant the plight of her country was not forgotten .
She was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, but was unde... | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi gave her Nobel speech in Norway on Saturday, more than two decades after she won the peace prize. Her presence in Oslo, Norway, on a historic first trip to Europe after years of house arrest, signals the progress toward reform in Myanmar, also known as Burma, over the past year.... |
0f7c224dccb5ff93c7e7bf93334ddccf1253c6c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Vice presidential debates don't usually sway outcome of elections .
He says they can have an outsized influence on careers of the candidates .
Zelizer: Debates proved harmful to Palin, Edwards, Quayle and Dole . | [
"(CNN) -- Thursday's vice presidential debate will not receive nearly as much attention as the battles between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. After all, the debates between the vice presidential candidates are a bit like watching AAA baseball. Right now, most voters are focused on the people running for th... |
1f8fcd574d6cecfe17b2051e25f105edf7a47bae | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic tout prototype vaccine to prevent breast cancer .
A single vaccination was shown to prevent breast cancer tumors in mice .
Vaccination also stymied growth of existing tumors in mice .
Scientists planning human tests, waiting for funding . | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic are touting a new prototype vaccine to prevent breast cancer as \"promising.\" This follows tests performed on mice by the researchers. The scientists said a single vaccination was shown to prevent breast cancer tumors from forming in mice, and also stymied the growth... |
dd1462071d3a50dfd3b6fb1c1f0a98b84f32f675 | Summarize the following news article. | A controversial new cyberlaw has been suspended in the Philippines by the country's top court .
The Cybercrime Prevention Act went into effect on October 3 amidst widespread protests .
Law seeks to address child pornography, identity theft and other computer-related offenses .
Critics of the law are against various pro... | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial new cyberlaw has been temporarily suspended in the Philippines by the country's top court Tuesday, a move seen as a victory of netizens who objected to the criminalization of libel, which could result in social media users being thrown in jail for posts. The Supreme Court suspended the new... |
66ef01540a442e5b6aeebc6478c983bf70f4c9f5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Maria Shriver's "circling the wagons," a source says .
NEW: Arnold Schwarzenegger's children use Twitter to express their pain .
It's "a painful and heartbreaking time," Shriver says .
Schwarzenegger acknowledges having a child out of wedlock, CNN confirms . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Maria Shriver and her children are \"circling the wagons and are working through\" the family crisis brought on by the revelation that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child more than 10 years ago outside his marriage, a source close to Shriver told CNN Tuesday. The former California governor ... |
e913833a1f9d3da8fc563fc0b73d93742f2940e0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 50 students killed, 100 injured; toll is expected to rise .
Red Cross official says dozens of students appear to be trapped in Haiti school .
Rescue workers digging through rubble near Port-au-Prince, official says .
School could have as many as 700 people in it, rescue official says . | [
"PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNN) -- At least 50 people have died in a school collapse in in Petionville, near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said Friday night. Haitians try to help victims at a school that collapsed Friday in Petionville, near Port-au-Prince. Rescue personnel planned to continue work... |
d6090f2cc12312a6841d112867b38fd473d9a5a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Australia end the opening day of the first Test against India on 277-6 .
The hosts lose three wickets in 18 balls after looking solid on 205-3 .
Michael Hussey is out for a first ball duck despite not appearing to hit ball . | [
"(CNN) -- Australia lost three late wickets as they ended the opening day of the first Test against India in Melbourne on 277-6. Peter Siddle (34) and Brad Haddin (21) steered the hosts home after they stumbled from a comfortable position of 205-3, losing three wickets for just 18 balls in the process. The biggest ... |
3fc730d693b5942f5e852f1c7f29a62cdb6b6bf1 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Stanley: Democrats are not running from abortion issue, just the opposite .
He says Mitt Romney avoids it -- a switch for GOP, which has long used it as wedge issue .
Stanley: Unlike top Democrats in past, Obama makes it clear he supports abortion rights .
Stanley: Obama, Democrats risk sounding like "war on women"... | [
"(CNN) -- This week the Democratic National Convention isn't running away from the abortion issue. Almost all of Tuesday night's speakers made some reference to reproductive freedom, from Nancy Keenan of NARAL to Michelle Obama. So confidently and constantly was it mentioned that it became something of a litany. De... |
fb8095677b7be1e4aa44378c93cc61174ba55003 | Summarize the following news article. | Alfred Nobel determined who would decide winners in his will establishing prizes .
Peace prize decided by five-person committee elected by Norwegian parliament .
Committee invites nominees from hundreds of qualified nominators .
Nominees are then shortlisted and winner is decided by majority vote . | [
"(CNN) -- Writing in his will in 1895, Alfred Nobel designated who should determine the winners of the annual prizes which he intended to be established after his death. Alfred Nobel's statue in Stockholm. Nobel laid down who should nominate prizewinners in his will. Since its inception in 1901, the winner of the N... |
02564607fbd684c9d4e75627302ea1eed5b26bbc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "When your people need you, you should come up," said defiant teen activist in 2011 .
Malala Yousufzai is called an "icon of courage and hope"
"We refuse to bow before terror," the army chief says .
Police say they have identified the attackers . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The brazen shooting of a defiant teen blogger has stirred the conscience of Pakistan, a nation plagued for decades by violent extremism. An angry chorus of voices in social media, on the street, in newspapers and over the airwaves has decried the attack against 14-year-old Malala Yousu... |
6cbc7536407dd474de474082f3cafc9e9e43334c | Summarize the following news article. | 28-1 outsider Pomodoro springs surprise to land the Durban July .
Pomodoro wins South Africa's most prestigious race by a nose from Smanjemanja .
Jockey Piere Strydom steers Pomodoro to victory at Greyville Racecourse . | [
"(CNN) -- 28-1 outsider Pomodoro sprang a surprise to land the Durban July, South Africa's most prestigious race, beating Smanjemanja by a nose to land the R1 710 000 first prize. Despite starting from the unfavorable number 20 position, Pomodoro enjoyed a clear run under jockey Piere Strydom, whose victory at Grey... |
eddf76ef2f2d411f45684bb43b837ac98017d56e | Summarize the following news article. | Author claims baseball originated in Britain and traveled to the United States .
Julian Norridge says American sporting magnate covered up baseball's origin .
Norridge argues reference in Jane Austen novel supports his hypothesis . | [
"(CNN) -- Is it a case of British \"Sense and Sensibility,\" \"Pride and Prejudice\" or just a wrong-headed piece of \"Persuasion?\" The British help invent baseball before it traveled to America, according to author Julian Norridge. According to author Julian Norridge baseball originated in Britain, and part of hi... |
b327782b262f2060250611215413e4886e75d129 | Summarize the following news article. | French official: Airbus A320 Air New Zealand jet crashes off southern French coast .
Rescue efforts launched, no immediate reports of survivors, floating debris found .
Passenger jet was on a training flight when it crashed at about 4 p.m. GMT . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- A plane with seven people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, a French regional government official told CNN. A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003. The Airbus A320 jet was on a training flight when the crash occurred... |
ed43a94d2b81a7a9146f3e2e07c6a0f0e3af6780 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. Security Council gives regional leaders 45 days to provide a deployment plan .
The unanimous resolution speeds up preparations for a possible intervention .
It comes amid grim reports of human rights violations in the north . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that gives regional leaders 45 days to provide specific plans for an international military intervention to oust rebels in northern Mali. The unanimous resolution Friday marks a key step and speeds up preparations for a possible intervention to retake the re... |
e45d849611e5b20feb77af557d4c08da531babff | Summarize the following news article. | A new report is the latest volley in a battle over state voting rules .
Such measures "disproportionately affect the Latino community," group says .
The civil rights group is involved in lawsuits challenging the laws .
A conservative Hispanic leader says the report's assertion is "not believable" | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly half of the nation's states have new voting measures that could stop some Latinos from heading to the polls in November, a civil rights group said Monday. \"This year, an unprecedented number of voting restrictions impose barriers to voting that disproportionately affect the Latino community,\" sai... |
8903695cd6fa434ce4402b633b0f68b6396f4220 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: If civilians were killed, deaths may constitute war crimes, spokesman says .
U.N. chief: Rebels in east Congo pose "poisonous consequences" for country .
Cease-fire in Congo unraveling in third straight day of fighting .
Battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and army spreading, U.N. says . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- The deaths of 26 victims in the latest wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might constitute war crimes, a United Nations spokesman said Saturday. A Congolese girl cries as she walks with her mother near Kibati on Friday. It is unclear who was responsible for the deaths ... |
42a85c4ea4e3c0540dc8c259b5db23aeec265ea6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Taiwanese ships leave waters claimed by Japan after water cannons fired .
Japan's Coast Guard says it warned the vessels to leave its territorial waters .
Ten Chinese vessels in the area, Coast Guard claims .
Taiwan, China and Japan all claim ownership of island chain . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Dozens of fishing boats and 12 coast guard ships from Taiwan briefly entered waters close to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, Japan's Coast Guard said on Tuesday. The Coast Guard said the vessels had left Japanese territorial waters by noon local time after it issued a warning and ... |
398c00b4e8162b88bc84de1cea7f6f0734410440 | Summarize the following news article. | Diego Maradona appointed coach of Argentina's national team .
Maradona, 48, will be assisted by former coach Carlos Bilardo .
He succeeds Alfio Basile who quit after World Cup qualifying defeat to Chile .
Maradona appoints Javier Mascherano as captain in place of Javier Zanetti. | [
"(CNN) -- Football legend Diego Maradona has been officially confirmed as the new coach of the Argentina national side. Maradona will get the chance to test his coaching credentials at the highest level. Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentinian Football Association, made the much-anticipated announcement in... |
276a3642d02cbfb2f0cc941d9846a20f8b13225a | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 7, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Charlotte, North Carolina . Bermuda . London . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript i... |
4bdbf3e01753ad39431df0391269dd5a4ce3a584 | Summarize the following news article. | "About Face: Supermodels Then & Now" premieres tonight .
The filmmaker got access to some of the top names in fashion .
Models' struggles with race, age are included in documentary . | [
"(CNN) -- The old adage \"beauty is only skin deep\" has turned out to be true, and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is a living witness. For his latest documentary, \"About Face: Supermodels Then & Now\" -- premiering on HBO on Monday --- the lensman exposes a side of the fashion business rarely seen by the ma... |
3dea8d670a86838a10a810739151c2b650b72ab7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Abu Hamza al-Masri's lawyers are due to present their arguments Wednesday .
NEW: Lawyers for the police and Crown Prosecution Service will also give evidence .
Lawyers say their clients' detention in U.S. prisons would violate their human rights .
The latest hearing will determine if there is a compelling reason t... | [
"London (CNN) -- Lawyers for radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four fellow suspects presented last-ditch arguments Tuesday against their extradition from Britain to the United States to face terrorism charges. Al-Masri, whose followers included the so-called \"shoe bomber\" Richard Reid and who once call... |
c4a3d110a7de23f6b6a131e02a72f732c95127ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The commission members plan to visit the settlement where the miners lived .
The commission will look into the conduct of Lonmin, mine unions and police .
Protests at the mine in the northwest killed 44 people, including two police officers .
Of those, 34 miners were killed in a clash with police . | [
"Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A South African commission tasked with investigating the killings of dozens of striking miners by police started its proceedings Monday with a moment of silence and the reading of the victims' names. President Jacob Zuma ordered the inquiry into the killings, one of the deadlies... |
14effa203487d4a72823fcb9a3f9083fac11cf70 | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb-making materials were found at premises used by a terror suspect, prosecutor says .
"We are clearly ... facing a terrorist cell of an extreme dangerousness," he says .
12 people held in connection with the inquiry are being detained for an extra 24 hours .
The arrests are connected to the bombing of a Jewish super... | [
"Paris (CNN) -- Police who searched buildings in Paris as part of a far-reaching investigation into a suspected terrorist cell found \"all the elements needed for making explosives,\" prosecutors said Wednesday. The searches were connected to a big police operation Saturday targeting radical Islamists suspected of ... |
126282c192d00fcfed23011eeaec35a8b6f1c66f | Summarize the following news article. | Final moments in the life of 59-year-old Briton Craig Ewert shown on TV .
Ewert, a motor neurone disease sufferer, went to Swiss assisted suicide clinic .
Assisted suicide is illegal in Britain and carries 14-year prison term .
No-one in the UK has been prosecuted under the 1961 Suicide Act . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British television audiences will be shown an assisted suicide for the first time Wednesday, when a documentary is aired about a man taking his own life at a Swiss clinic. Craig Ewert, along with his wife Mary, hears final instructions from Dignitas escort Arthur Bernhard before taking a f... |
15b9a3ecca34869d4132d6ec3afc01b0170b74c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Asadullah Khalid is accused of drug trafficking and torture .
President Karzai has nominated him to lead National Directorate of Security .
Canadian official says Khalid a torturer; other sources say that's not correct . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The man tapped as Afghanistan's next intelligence chief faces allegations of drug trafficking and torture that stem from his work as a powerful official in the rough-and-tumble Taliban-birthplace of Kandahar, according to testimony from a top Canadian diplomat and other sources familiar with the ... |
ae86d6d540682e6e42b1f53c89ea44aec7ad32a0 | Summarize the following news article. | "Never been so happy in my life!" Chloe Moretz tweets about getting "Carrie" role .
Sissy Spacek earned an Oscar nomination for her "Carrie" portrayal in 1976 .
"Carrie" is based on Stephen King's 1974 horror novel .
No word from MGM on when the remake will hit theaters . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- \"Kick-Ass\" actress Chloe Moretz has been chosen for the title role in a movie remake of Stephen King's \"Carrie,\" a horror story about a teenaged girl whose telekinetic powers turn a high school prom into an inferno. The original 1976 movie, directed by Brian DePalma, launched John Travolta... |
d0fd64350faa04545aa8a07eec688eacdc672df5 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama's proposed Pentagon budget will retain most current military missions .
Christopher Preble: As Americans struggle, tax dollars can be better spent .
Preble: Other countries should take responsibility for their own defense . | [
"(CNN) -- For some time now, Republican hawks like Sen. John McCain and Rep. Howard P. \"Buck\" McKeon have been saying that our military budget is inadequate for the threats we face. They like to gripe that President Barack Obama is orchestrating the decline of American power. Some of this is pure partisanship. Re... |
46b1ea9ad0787a2fb8a5a354af77112967f8c0f0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Aerial footage shows fire and other emergency vehicles responding to the incident .
The package was found at the CDC's Roybal Campus .
Offices near the package were evacuated . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Police gave the all clear Tuesday after investigating a suspicious package found at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The package was found in the lobby of a building at the CDC's Roybal Campus, located near Emory University northeast of downtown Atlanta, according to DeKalb County P... |
28661fb59b09fa7e91a68ff4074d44d8bd50c294 | Summarize the following news article. | Russia and Ukraine agree in principle price on natural gas for 2008 .
Announcement made at joint news conference of the two presidents .
State energy giant Gazprom had threatened to stop supplying gas to Ukraine . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Averting what could have been another gas crisis across Europe, Russia and Ukraine have fixed a price on natural gas for 2008 while Kiev has promised to pay its 2007 gas debts. The last-minute deal mirrored a similar situation in 2006, when Russia briefly cut off gas supplies to Ukraine ove... |
bd7b71356edec8b7246952044a485fcd7daa1fae | Summarize the following news article. | The stunt immediately sparks a Twitter parody account .
"I am not going to SIT out this Senate race," @AkinEmptyChair tweets . | [
"(CNN) -- When the Republican Senate candidate who said \"legitimate rape\" rarely resulted in pregnancy canceled plans to appear on CNN's \"Piers Morgan Tonight,\" the CNN chat show host did not hurriedly book another guest for his Monday night show. Instead, the program turned its cameras on an empty chair. \"Con... |
1b4e9ddded223cc8a57448f932b7ea76ad4b7974 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Holbrooke first went to Bosnia in 1992 in the early days of the war .
The former diplomat recommended using U.S. force against the Bosnian Serbs .
He watched as Bosnia's Muslims suffered years of heartbreak and death .
In 1995, after weeks of NATO bombing, Holbrooke negotiated an end to the war . | [
"SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNN) -- Richard Holbrooke first visited Bosnia in 1992 as a private citizen. Richard Holbrooke's 'bombs for peace' policy was vindicated when bombings brought an end to the war. Three years later, he would become one of the most influential U.S. figures working to end a war that had i... |
fff1fb1ba0bc5aecd09f010adce316bc01c01eb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Quarterback releases a statement confirming his ownership of a dog .
This will allow his kids to "develop a healthy relationship with animals," he says .
Vick, 32, pleaded guilty in 2007 to bankrolling a dogfighting operation in Virginia . | [
"(CNN) -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who served 18 months in federal prison for bankrolling a deadly dogfighting ring, now has a dog. \"I understand the strong emotions by some people about our family's decision to care for a pet,\" he said in a statement released Thursday. \"As a father, it is i... |
9d595d3799309531f0909e8583a1293d04156079 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Investigators didn't visit the site of the alleged attack, indigenous groups say .
A top Venezuelan official says there is 'no evidence of any deaths'
It's too early to deny a massacre took place, activists say .
Indigenous groups say only three survivors have been found from a community of about 80 . | [
"(CNN) -- Government investigators found no proof substantiating reports that miners massacred members of an indigenous community in the Venezuelan Amazon, officials said. But activists and indigenous groups said Monday that the government was too swift in denying that dozens of Yanomami Indians died in an attack t... |
da59946c1a8aef926e93afabe2fabd2769750f01 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Chinese foreign minister .
Egyptian president calls for regime change, transitional phase .
Hundreds killed Wednesday in Syria . | [
"(CNN) -- World leaders tackled the bloody 18-month crisis in Syria on Wednesday. Chinese and U.S. diplomats met, Turkey's prime minister spoke and Egypt's president said, \"It's time for a change.\" Here are the latest developments: . Clinton, Chinese foreign minister discuss Syria . U.S. Secretary of State Hillar... |
58ca35ea2f720e53f2847d4334f3cd1ec90fa4c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Tropical storm in Philippines comes just after report on climate change predicts floods .
Climate change refugees are catalyst to urbanization, stretching city capacity .
Climate scientists predict how effects of climate change will impact city .
Floods, droughts, and "urban heat islands" among common characteristics . | [
"(CNN) -- When Tropical Storm Washi ripped through the southern Philippine city of Cagayan de Oro last weekend, it dumped in one day more than the city's entire average rainfall for the month of December. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, a total of 181 m... |
144b7b22f1ca89760f94987c8dfd2caa1c8e89fb | Summarize the following news article. | New: Death toll climbs to nine in Egyptian clashes, the Health Ministry says .
Military calls peaceful protests "a right to all people"
Protesters demand an end to military rule .
They are angered by a violent riot at soccer match this week . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday. Six deaths occurred in Suez and three in Cairo, the Health Ministry reported. Among th... |
88cf32dab20f437d3cf3ff915b79569f26002a7c | Summarize the following news article. | Retired FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson vanished in 2007 .
He was working as a private investigator .
The U.S. "reiterates its call on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran," official says .
The FBI is offering $1 million for information leading to Levinson's safe return . | [
"(CNN) -- Wednesday marks day 2,000 since retired FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran, and the State Department is urging Tehran to provide information on his whereabouts. \"Determining Mr. Levinson's whereabouts and reuniting him safely with his family continues to be a priority for the U.S. government. ... |
674be03fa4ddcfbc6aa34afb062e4dcebbdfca6a | Summarize the following news article. | Cynthia Tucker: It would be tough for critics to paint Michelle Obama as angry, aggrieved .
She says Obama's DNC speech was not unkind, yet eviscerated Mitt Romney candidacy .
Tucker: Obama saluted military, told of humble roots, shared concerns with other Americans .
She made case for her husband, drew contrasts with ... | [
"(CNN) -- After Michelle Obama's speech Tuesday night, it will be very difficult for her critics to portray her as angry or aggrieved. She rarely raised her voice. She smiled, she charmed, she seemed to tear up. She said not an unkind thing about her political opponents. Indeed, she never mentioned them. Yet she ev... |
7813d7a7d6430a8f18da4a9b56ed8eab5b9279d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Jerice Hunter is indicted for first-degree murder and arrested in Arizona .
Authorities accuse her of killing her daughter Jhessye, missing since last year .
The body of the girl, who was 5 when she was last seen, hasn't been found .
Authorities hope the arrest "will allow the healing process to begin," police say . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of Jhessye Shockley -- a young Arizona girl last seen 11 months ago -- was arrested and charged Thursday with murder in her daughter's case, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Jerice Hunter on Thursday and, later that day, she was arrested \"without incident\" around 1:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. E... |
e74448bae979ab164fbfbbe07ad55f66d0440a55 | Summarize the following news article. | Sunday's Los Angeles Times reveals internal e-mails from "This Is It" promoter .
"AEG will make a fortune" despite Jackson's death, promoter says in e-mail .
"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," AEG Live head writes on day of announcement .
Randy Phillips calls Michael Jackson 'an emotionally paralyzed mess... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The promoter for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts expressed doubts about the star's ability to be ready for the shows but expressed confidence in the private doctor eventually convicted in Jackson's death, according to e-mails published in Sunday's Los Angeles Times. AEG Live President Rand... |
225736e3630013b20dcf0ea3c16d5a7c9e9a1abe | Summarize the following news article. | Police say someone called a taxi company asking for a car at Alongi's address .
The driver identified Alongi as the girl he picked up and took to a train station, police said .
The teen's post drew national attention and big buzz on social media .
No foul play is thought to have occurred . | [
"(CNN) -- Police say they are searching for 16-year-old Kara Alongi, a missing New Jersey girl who generated big buzz on social media with a post about a possible intruder. \"There is somone in my hour ecall 911,\" she posted on Twitter at 6:20 p.m. Sunday before she went missing. It is believed she meant \"someone... |
05735dc02fed0630b660e140048d25ea556cffea | Summarize the following news article. | David Frum: A second term for Barack Obama would have a different shape .
He says Dems likely won't control both houses, giving him little chance for major legislation .
Frum: Obama would likely benefit from an improving economy but would face challenges overseas .
U.S. energy production boom would bring U.S. closer to... | [
"(CNN) -- As Mitt Romney prepares to make the case for a first term, give a thought to what we can expect from a Barack Obama second term. It's probably going to look a lot like the second terms of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon -- driven not by his own agenda, but by events beyond h... |
c3e20b2a4f950e96dd653f076dde9e5117200c62 | Summarize the following news article. | Two bombs exploded in Balochistan, killing 12 and injuring 25 .
Balochistan has Pakistan's largest reserve of gas and heavy insurgent activity .
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosions . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two bomb blasts in different parts of southwest Pakistan killed 12 people and injured 25 Thursday, officials told CNN. More than 55 pounds of explosives were packed into a rickshaw near a hotel near a crowd of people in the city of Sibi in Balochistan, Ghullam Ali Lashari, a local poli... |
e05343bf7b36c6032d94b412bee8c54b6c34756e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Both sides battle for control of Maarat Nouman .
NEW: A Syrian plane ordered to land in Turkey departs with passengers .
Samar Yazbek's Syria memoir lauded with PEN Pinter award .
The death toll across the country for Wednesday climbs to 197 . | [
"(CNN) -- Here are the top five things that occurred in the ongoing civil war in Syria on Wednesday that you need to know: . 1. The Syrian city of Maarat Nouman, a strategic link between Damascus and the cities of Homs, Aleppo, Latakiya and Tartus, is the latest flashpoint in the conflict, according to activists an... |
f33799f9ac5d4c4703b8e95f5afc6a8f9e09da5f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "This is an incredibly difficult time for April's family," prosecutor says .
Mark Bridger is charged with murder, child abduction .
Police continue to search for the missing 5-year-old .
April Jones was abducted from a street near her home on Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- A man was charged Saturday in Wales with the murder and abduction of a 5-year-old girl, April Jones, who has been missing since Monday. Mark Bridger has also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, prosecutor Iwan Jenkins said. Meanwhile, the police search for April continues in and... |
8af5518393d7fbae84879f29047623f46a883d86 | Summarize the following news article. | The biggest sellers include a close-up of John Lennon and Paul McCartney .
The auction was expected to bring in about $100,000 .
The photographer behind the show was 18 when he took the pictures .
They include group shots, close-ups and photos without any faces . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A collection of 46 never-before-seen photos from The Beatles' first concerts in the United States was auctioned off for more than $350,000 at a New York auction house on Wednesday. The evening's biggest sellers included a close-up of John Lennon and Paul McCartney singing into a microphone, which... |
aba7fb497df4eb9656b09c78e9ff675cbcea2826 | Summarize the following news article. | Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashes winning runs for India with huge six .
Dhoni scores an unbeaten 91 runs as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai .
Co-hosts Sri Lanka had posted a total of 274-6 after batting first in the final .
India followed up the nation's only previous success at the 1983 tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a second Cricket World Cup title on Saturday as his team beat tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final in Mumbai. Dhoni, the world's highest-paid player, produced his best performance of the six-week-long event when it mattered most as India pa... |
1eafdc00734ebbba464e0fdd52d7e950f89c5199 | Summarize the following news article. | Caroline Wozniacki moves closer to regaining world number one ranking with Dubai win .
Dane can take over from Kim Clijsters if she beats Shahar Peer in the quarters .
Second seed Vera Zvonareva and third seed Francesca Schiavone lose in third round .
Tomas Berdych reaches quarterfinals at the Marseille Open in France ... | [
"(CNN) -- Caroline Wozniacki has moved within one win of reclaiming her world number one ranking with victory over Japanese qualifier Ayumi Morita in the third round of the Dubai tennis championships. The Danish top seed eased past her 57-ranked opponent 6-1 6-0 on Thursday and could regain the world number one sp... |
932a9382cc4fff3a210cb3690fae59f95ee944fb | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got engaged in May .
The reality couple have their wedding in Montecito, California .
Kardashian is the star of the E! network's "Keeping up with the Kardashians" | [
"Montecito, California (CNN) -- Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is officially hitched. And she wants the whole world to know. Well, make that the world wide web. A headline on Kardashian's website announced \"We are officially married\" on Saturday. Her representative confirmed to CNN that a People magazine report o... |
39582c78bf86a979abf15bfc256db69c2810542e | Summarize the following news article. | Rev. Franklin Graham's group, Samaritan's Purse, supports the school .
At least 8 bombs were dropped in the area during school's first day of classes .
Two bombs landed inside the compound, but no injuries were reported .
"Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified," White House says . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created independent country of South Sudan. \"The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Arm... |
89d7f8088281924ad3b9ad552bc8dd3365391440 | Summarize the following news article. | Lyrically, "Red" is full of Swift's usual themes of romance and heartbreak .
Swift co-wrote "Red" with pop hitmakers such as Max Martin and Adele collaborator Dan Wilson .
The album, which features "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," is due out on October 22 . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- \"I went through a few roller coasters,\" says Taylor Swift, reflecting on her relationships over the past two years. She channeled the turmoil into her fourth studio LP, \"Red,\" out October 22. \"Trying to chronicle each step of the way was challenging, because you go to some really dark place... |
a16f46779f7e5235e8f6a0843cb21115e7b50e4a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tigers shut out A's to advance to American League Championship Series .
NEW: Baltimore edges New York in 13 innings to force deciding game on Monday .
Jayson Werth's homer propels Nationals to win over Cardinals and into Game 5 .
Giants become first NL team to rally from a two-game deficit in a division series . | [
"(CNN) -- The baseball playoffs were in full gear Thursday, with four potentially pivotal games to get teams one step closer to the World Series. Two teams moved on and two others stayed alive. The San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers advanced to their respective league championship series while the Baltimor... |
a2aaee48ef2fe3cb350528a0e264ca02af778853 | Summarize the following news article. | Nadya Suleman has created Web site to solicit donations to help support 14 kids .
Suleman, a mother of six, recently had octuplets .
Suleman has rejected notions that she would not be able to care for children . | [
"(CNN) -- Nadya Suleman, the single mother of newborn octuplets, is using the Internet to help support her family of 14 children. She's started a Web site seeking donations. Nadya Suleman, a single mother of 14 children, has set up a Web site asking for donations. The Web site features pictures of a rainbow, child... |
3772604c7487b95d978f8fdc19a2bb286dda5696 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Amnesty International accuses police of extra-judicial killings .
He was captured after a months-long surveillance operation .
Police are now trying to confirm his true identity .
Boko Haram has carried out multiple attacks in Nigeria recently . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- The spokesman for Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has been captured after a months-long surveillance operation, a spokesman for Nigerian police said Wednesday. Security services tracked Abu Qa Qa through his phone even though he changed his location and phone number regularly, police tol... |
6bb279895fee36dfc300e29274547cac65b50661 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: About 100 are arrested for allegedly "colluding" with the shooters, foreign minister says .
"It could be ... a turning point" in Pakistan's fight against extremists, she adds .
The blogger, Malala Yousufzai, is still in critical condition after Tuesday's attack .
The Taliban vow to kill the well-known Pakistani te... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's foreign minister on Thursday called the attempted assassination of a teenage activist who pushed against extremists and in support of women's rights and education \"a wake-up call (to) a clear-and-present danger.\" Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar spoke to CNN's Christiane... |
839a4b8a01fc74f83825650ba1eb518f6380166f | Summarize the following news article. | Bottom Line: Botox can help stroke victims ease a painful side effect . | [
"Botulinum in its purest form is a deadly poison, but it can help stroke victims with pain. Botox is considered a poison with a purpose. Millions of Americans use it to help smooth their wrinkles. As more people use Botox as the ultimate wrinkle remover, doctors are realizing that its benefits go far deeper than th... |
584a1de6334a04bee4de0a2f2fabcb4452179d90 | Summarize the following news article. | Stephen Strasburg is finished for the year .
He was 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA. He recorded 197 strikeouts .
The Nationals want to keep ace from reinjuring his arm . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Washington Nationals -- the upstarts battling for a playoff spot -- ended the season of its star pitcher to keep him healthy for next year. Stephen Strasburg made his last appearance of the 2012 season Friday, team spokesman John Dever confirmed to CNN. Debate has raged in baseball over the... |
5632a5969638b76c4f2fb9d20d21c3b10f4b8882 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two Boeing employees -- among four on flight -- were killed, company says .
NEW: Their identities have not been released .
63 people remained in the hospital, six in critical condition, mayor says .
Plane crashed near Amsterdam's main airport, splitting into three parts . | [
"AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (CNN) -- The nationalities of the people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash near Amsterdam's main airport have been identified as five Turks and four U.S. citizens. Masked investigators work at the crash site Thursday. Among the dead were two Boeing employees, among four onboard the ... |
1e8324467ec57c3d6edd9a57f258dc8f7f1224f9 | Summarize the following news article. | The crime was committed nearly 50 years ago, court records show .
Richard Eggers uses a cardboard dime in pay washing machine .
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage fires him after a background check .
"The whole thing was too absurd for words," Eggers says . | [
"(CNN) -- Sometimes life can turn on a dime. Just ask Richard Eggers, a former Wells Fargo employee. The 68-year-old Eggers was fired by the company's home mortgage division in West Des Moines, Iowa, in July for a petty crime he committed nearly 50 years ago. He got caught using a cardboard cutout of a dime to run ... |
b61e0ac7b80d1575e0ef7735b6fe9690b1e5ba0b | Summarize the following news article. | Bottom Line: In cases such as Kennedy's, surgery combined with radiation therapy or chemotherapy or both is often used. | [
"Sen. Edward Kennedy announced in 2008 that he had a brain tumor in his left parietal lobe. Sen. Edward Kennedy announced in May 2008 that he was suffering from a brain tumor, a malignant glioma, in his left parietal lobe. He had surgery at Duke University in June 2008. Is surgery the usual course of treatment to t... |
70c69c54f9d23dc091a2ef083f91cc82bf1f8991 | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged ringleader dubbed "Heidi Fleiss of Houston"
Investigators say women met clients in upscale hotels, charged about $350 an hour .
Police scour computer files and credit card records to verify a large client list . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Houston, Texas, say they have busted a prostitution ring that may involve more than 1,500 clients, including professional athletes, doctors and lawyers. Investigators were scouring computers files and credit card records on Monday, trying to verify a large client list that could ignite scandals ... |
f82e98f294c054311ff290e678f2891c8ee905fc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Metal detectors were found in an abandoned house, inside truck, source says .
NEW: Authorities want to question a man seen on surveillance video .
The rental truck was stolen from a Detroit hotel, found near hospital .
Vice President Joe Biden spoke at union rally . | [
"Detroit (CNN) -- Metal detectors belonging to the Secret Service that were on a stolen rental truck have been recovered, a law enforcement source said Monday. The metal detectors, which were to have been used at a campaign event for Vice President Joe Biden, were found at an abandoned house in Detroit and in the U... |
5e13e071b437ee40a475fdb1e33617276735ea9c | Summarize the following news article. | Perfluorooctanoic acid is present in up to 98% of Americans .
Study: Those with the highest levels may have an increased risk of stroke or heart attack .
Researchers say the numbers should be interpreted with caution . | [
"(Health.com) -- A chemical used in the manufacture of common household products -- such as some food packaging, carpets, paint, and nonstick cookware -- may be associated with an increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. The chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), is present in trace amounts in up to... |
ccaf39d0097d369a77425e612e9e5b0b12ca7071 | Summarize the following news article. | Ondi Timoner documentary "We Live In Public" is about Internet visionary Josh Harris .
Harris said the Web would rule our lives and created an experiment to prove it .
He turned the experiment on himself with terrible consequences for his life .
Timoner on Harris: "a walking cautionary tale of taking technology too far... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In an underground bunker in the heart of New York City a unique experiment is taking place. Going underground: \"Quiet: We Live in Public\" volunteers lived in tiny boxes in an artificial society with their every move filmed 24-hours a day. More than 100 people have moved into an artificia... |
79a7e1f219b3bf96172e8ddcc06bbda346d74fc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jesse Osmun, 31, worked at a preschool facility in Greytown, South Africa .
A criminal complaint alleges he molested at least five girls under the age of 6 .
He could be sentenced to 30 years in prison if found guilty . | [
"(CNN) -- A former Peace Corps volunteer from Connecticut is charged with sexual abuse of several preschool children in South Africa last year. Jesse Osmun, 31, worked at an AIDS center in Greytown, South Africa, that provided education, food and other services to children between the ages of 3 and 15, a criminal c... |
a44991826a4993354fae409e86207a4b38588338 | Summarize the following news article. | 6 security staff dead, several Sri Lankan cricketers hurt in attack in Lahore .
Team bus was attacked by up to 12 gunmen en route to stadium, police say .
Gunmen still at large; no group has claimed responsibility for attack .
Batsmen Paranavitana, Samaraweera suffered gunshot wounds, Sri Lanka says . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least six security personnel were killed and eight members of Sri Lanka's cricket team hurt -- including two with gunshot wounds -- in an attack Tuesday on the team's bus by gunmen in Lahore, Pakistan. A video grab shows a suspected gunman near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, T... |
5bd50e41caaa24e756eb510a9f24c22759461c3a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Religious freedom is the underlying issue, Texas attorney general says .
The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year .
The lawsuit accuses the government of violating the First Amendment .
The Obama administration adjusted its policy in an attempt at compromise . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Seven states on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the federal government requirement that religious employers offer health insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and other birth control services. The issue has become a political flashpoint in a presidential election year, and the lawsui... |
7d034f27cc3cdfef7144647c05146e113532f62d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police have not yet reported a motive for the shooting .
Man killed at least four others before turning gun on himself, police say .
Shooting occurred in city's Bryn Mawr neighborhood . | [
"(CNN) -- At least five people were killed when a man opened fire at a Minneapolis business and then turned the gun on himself, police said Friday. The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET) Thursday at Accent Signage Systems in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood, said Sgt. Steven McCarty of the Minneapolis Polic... |
9a048dae71753b7ea7a467a7a56324d6b18740f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Canadian, British vessels on NATO patrol prevent hijacking of Norwegian ship .
Pirates captured after seven-hour chase, but then released, NATO says .
Lacking formal procedure, NATO generally takes pirates' weapons but lets them go .
Sunday attack latest in a long string of hijackings and attempts in Gulf of Aden . | [
"(CNN) -- NATO forces patrolling the Gulf of Aden foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker this weekend, a NATO spokesman said. The Canadian navy's HMCS Winnipeg helped foil a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker Sunday, NATO says. Pirates attempted to capture the MV Front Ardennes at 6 p.m. Saturday and were ap... |
ec17cbf57c2f12f631f108b56f6b539d04b27a2b | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart 6-1 to top Bundesliga .
Thomas Mueller scores twice for Bavarian giants in rout .
Felix Magath's Wolfsburg suffer 4-0 home defeat to Hannover .
Champions Juventus set pace in Serie A with 4-1 win at Udinese . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich continued their fast start to the Bundesliga season with a 6-1 rout of ten-man VfB Stuttgart Sunday to top the early standings. With two wins from two, the Bavarian giants have edged out Eintracht Frankfurt on goal difference and they served up a real treat for their fans in the Allianz Aren... |
b65b7c2f0a89707db7b83046e566184b269484b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal have to come from behind to beat Luxembourg 2-1 .
Italy held to 2-2 draw in Bulgaria with Pablo Osvaldo scoring twice for visitors .
England win 5-0 in Moldova in first qualifying match for manager Roy Hodgson .
Germany, France and the Netherlands also secure opening wins . | [
"(CNN) -- Shocks were at a premium as 2014 World Cup qualifying kicked off in Europe Friday but Portugal were given a fright before beating minnows Luxembourg 2-1 in their opener in Group F. It needed a Cristiano Ronaldo equalizer in the first half to cancel out Daniel Da Mota's 14th minute opener for the hosts. He... |
d8031ddfdf8ea8d434eb385b4b8ec8fc2f643128 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The sexual abuse trial for a Philadelphia priest and a parochial teacher has been postponed .
The trial had been scheduled to start Tuesday .
Both men are accused of raping an altar boy more than a decade ago .
The alleged victim will be the key witness . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- A judge has postponed the trial of a Philadelphia Catholic priest and a parochial school teacher, both accused of raping the same altar boy in separate incidents. The trial, scheduled to start Tuesday, was postponed due to a family emergency for a defense attorney. A new trial date could be s... |
8dfbdda6dee6dae3b7e798eacdb96f83a7caa428 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientist was credited with much of the work behind Dolly's cloning .
He was a researcher at Scottish institute when the sheep was cloned in 1996 .
The work is leading to therapies that will save lives, a researcher told Campbell's university . | [
"(CNN) -- Keith Campbell, the scientist who helped pioneer the birth of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from fully developed adult cells, has died, according to The University of Nottingham. Campbell, 58, died on October 5, according to a university statement released Thursday. His funeral has been... |
c13cb446b94da08d9a67227909b32d708151ec02 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lawler is in stable condition, WWE says .
Lawler collapsed during a World Wrestling Entertainment show in Montreal and is hospitalized .
"This is a real-life situation," co-host Michael Cole told viewers .
The WWE hall of famer is famous for his feud with comedian Andy Kaufman . | [
"(CNN) -- World Wrestling Entertainment announcer Jerry \"The King\" Lawler was in stable condition after suffering a heart attack, WWE said. As of Tuesday morning, Lawler was in a cardiac care unit and his vital signs were stable, WWE said in a written statement. Lawler, a larger-than-life figure even within the f... |
e750313edd821ae98d9af539c82b28da867bd0af | Summarize the following news article. | University of California would pay $30,000 each to 21 plaintiffs in a class-action suit .
A federal court has yet to approve the settlement, officials say .
Davis campus police pepper-sprayed seated student protesters at an Occupy camp .
A video of the close-range pepper spraying went viral last year . | [
"(CNN) -- The University of California is offering to pay $30,000 to each of 21 protesters who were pepper-sprayed by a campus policeman last year, according to a proposed out-of-court lawsuit settlement. If approved by a federal court, the deal could end the suit by demonstrators at an Occupy Movement encampment w... |
50a9ed20ff912b02f62cbf17c5c30ab3f2a7b1fb | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United win 3-2 at promoted Southampton in EPL .
Robin van Persie grabs hat-trick but misses second half penalty .
Arsenal score first goals of season in 2-0 win at Liverpool .
Newcastle held 1-1 at home by Aston Villa . | [
"(CNN) -- Robin van Persie atoned for an embarrassing second half penalty miss to complete a hat-trick and give Manchester United a dramatic 3-2 win at Southampton Sunday in the English Premier League. United had to come from behind twice to claim the three points at St Mary's but it was tough on the newly promoted... |
173d5c76a551f61dc3790fdd80009006653b1d8a | Summarize the following news article. | Some people jump to conclusions based on polls, putting uncertainty aside .
We're uncomfortable with uncertainty -- hence the market for predictions .
FiveThirtyEight.com's Nate Silver: A "dose of humility" necessary .
When predictions go wrong, some people deny the result . | [
"(CNN) -- These are the days of uncertainty. The pollsters tell us so. You wouldn't know it from the pundits, however. They rend their garments or sing hosannas as if each little survey statistic was handed down from on high, chiseled into tablets. \"Is Mitt Romney panicking?\" asked a Washington Post headline in m... |
fd2841d1f8f05cb87f9bda7e772bb7ebce319662 | Summarize the following news article. | The CDC reports 13 fungal meningitis cases more than Friday .
They all have been linked to injections of a contaminated steroid .
Documented cases are reported in 13 states, with Tennessee especially hard hit .
The outbreak has been linked to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- The number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 198 infections Saturday, including 15 deaths. The latest tally is 13 more than the agency reported Friday. And Saturday's death toll is an increase of one mor... |
48561cccdbad967ac61492c12513fa083490cd75 | Summarize the following news article. | Volunteers help couples who, because of caste differences, aren't allowed to be together .
Expert: Some who've resisted arranged marriage have been victims of honor killings .
Young lovers Dev and Lalita ran away, and the Love Commandos helped marry them . | [
"(CNN) -- Devender had a crush on Lalita. She was so pretty. He'd take long looks at her during class. When she left school, Dev would ditch just to watch her walk down the hall, push the doors open and glide away. He thought about telling her all the time. But he was too scared. He liked her so much. High school i... |
9b9d1bb772ac4e4a2bc4f4fd5359a92a63e13592 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Georgian authorities release recording of man saying "Russia will come"
Russia denies involvement, accuses Tbilisi of "yet another anti-Russian prank"
Authorities believe mutiny intended to disrupt NATO exercises this week in Georgia .
Russia says it disagrees with NATO plans to conduct exercises . | [
"(CNN) -- Georgian authorities foiled an attempted army mutiny that they believe was designed to disrupt planned NATO exercises in the former Soviet republic, the country's interior ministry said Tuesday. Georgian troops take part in military exercises in January. They are to participate in NATO maneuvers this week... |
cfde9d0c0e5c6be94f10ec41c3e498924a40d0ee | Summarize the following news article. | Pirates fired small arms at USNS Lewis and Clark .
Commander praises evasive maneuvers that the crew used to escape .
This year 97 attempts to attack merchant ships have been made; 27 were successful . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates off the eastern coast of Somalia picked the wrong target this week when they tried to attack a U.S. Navy ship, the Navy said Thursday. Pirates off the coast of Somalia tried to attack the USNS Lewis and Clark on Wednesday. The attempted attack happened Wednesday against the USNS Lewis and Clark, ... |
30407e23302a6f2f046cf2c26cf6bb57691df98b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama shares "Coburn's commitment to cutting out waste," a spokeswoman says .
GOP senator reports on 100 items he calls government waste .
Sen. Tom Coburn says taxpayers could have saved $18.9 billion .
Coburn puts much of the blame for the wasteful spending on Congress . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The government wasted billions of dollars this year by allowing questionable tax breaks and paying for unnecessary programs even as the economy faltered, a Republican senator charged in a report released Monday. In his \"Wastebook 2012\" report, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma pointed to 100 items ... |
f269027ebb0704c6ef0df1e3cb055d8a545be5f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Welch expanded on his suspicions about jobs numbers being manipulated .
Dean Baker: Welch has no real knowledge about how statistics are assembled .
Baker: Career civil servants put numbers together based on data that tend to be erratic .
Agency's workers are honest, not subject to political pressure, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- Jack Welch, the former chief executive of General Electric, was unhappy that the Labor Department reported a 0.3 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate on Friday. In fact, he was sufficiently unhappy that he accused the Obama administration of using its control over the Labor Department to cook... |
73bbe5dce6d505ee9feab0f030df3578579bc66b | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows male officer hitting suspect dozens of times .
It also shows a female officer striking suspect repeatedly with a truncheon .
"This video does not indicate New York's finest," assemblyman says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York police officer is under investigation after a video emerged showing him beating a 21-year-old man at a community center in Brooklyn, police said Monday. The incident occurred at 5 a.m. on October 8, after police received a call about a dispute at the ALIYA Center in the Crown Heights s... |
84b2a533583000c09646e5a07d0fbd8c3577b8da | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. has one of the highest corporation tax rates in the world at 39% .
Immelt says the current U.S. tax policies are having a "hugely" negative impact on GDP .
The public debt of the U.S. currently stands at $11.3 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury . | [
"(CNN) -- High U.S. taxes and political indecision are hindering the country's economic recovery, the head of General Electric has told CNN. In an exclusive interview, Jeff Immelt, chief executive of one of the country's largest companies, said he wanted the tax structure streamlined. The Fairfield, Connecticut-bas... |
ebb3b15941b095e8d1a343f2ac99150b140f75b4 | Summarize the following news article. | William Petit married Christine Paluf Sunday, Petit's father says .
The couple met through the Petit Family Foundation .
Petit's first wife and daughters were killed in a home invasion in 2007 .
The killers have been sentenced to death . | [
"(CNN) -- The sole survivor of a 2007 Connecticut home invasion has remarried, his father said Tuesday. Dr. William Petit Jr. and photographer Christine Paluf were married Sunday, Petit's father told CNN in a telephone interview. They met while she was volunteering for the Petit Family Foundation, he said. The coup... |
0f1392ff1547595d9997725377be47bf1de55c9d | Summarize the following news article. | In India, travelers can explore religious traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism .
Learn to drive an elephant and travel down the Mekong River in Thailand .
Go behind the scenes of the Lower East Side's vibrant Jewish community . | [
"(CNN) -- Your grown-up kids aren't coming home for Christmas. They're all married, and it's the in-laws' turn to host dinner in another state. Or your divorce is finally final, and your ex has the kids this year. Yes, you can celebrate a few days later, but what do you do on Christmas? \"The holidays are an extrem... |
f4a27192d7ee5773c9a08c9cceecbc2cdf19bd6f | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- August 31, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Tampa, Florida; Gulf of Mexico . London . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is publi... |
db3575fd124f65a7aeee7b4512b5e0fbebf2c8ea | Summarize the following news article. | Libya's assembly tapped Mustafa Abushagur as prime minister on September 12 .
They rejected his crisis government plan last Sunday, resulting in his dismissal .
Ali Zeidan is named the next prime minister; he has two weeks to form a government .
He is a human rights advocate and diplomat . | [
"(CNN) -- A week after dismissing the nation's prime minister, Libya's General National Congress late Sunday selected a new man -- Ali Zeidan -- to assume the post. Mohamed al-Magariaf, the head of the North African nation's national assembly, announced Zeidan's ascension to prime minister in a statement Sunday. He... |
155ec2dc0ef8cbda16010b1af4b1d900b9ed8bf2 | Summarize the following news article. | Wearing an off-white headscarf, Fatma Nabil makes history .
"Finally! The revolution has reached Maspero," she says .
The ban was put in place under Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Fatma Nabil made history Sunday as she became the first veiled woman to read the news on Egyptian state television. She wore an off-white hijab, or headscarf. Veiled news anchors were not permitted to appear on state TV under the rule of Hosni Mubarak -- a longtime strongman forced from office last year. ... |
b807ad9c98ecaacfb09ef4dcabe9f572296c43d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. economists win prize for study of market design and matching theory .
NEW: Their work is used in education and organ transplants, among other things .
Economics was added as a category in 1969 by the Swedish central bank .
Two American professors also shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for economics . | [
"(CNN) -- Alvin E. Roth of Harvard University and Lloyd Shapley of UCLA have been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their work in market design and matching theory, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday. Roth and Shapley's work focuses on finding the most efficient way to match parties in a ... |
8311b0403fa5979ee56312f24ed4a73c5fff690f | Summarize the following news article. | British government to allow Gurkha troops to settle in the UK .
Gurkhas are Nepalese fighters who are part of the British Army .
First Gurkha units formed in 1815 and they have fought in every campaign since . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- All retired Gurkha soldiers who served in the British Army will be allowed to settle in Britain, the British government announced Thursday, marking a victory for campaigners and a major shift in official policy. Former Gurkha solider Tulbahadur Pun was awarded Britain's highest honor for b... |
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