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2f866cbd4637990201ffb089231423757e04b7ce | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic leadership aide: Senate unlikely to take up relief bill before five-week recess .
House plans to pass bill Thursday, but it differs from version Senate has passed .
Livestock producers suffering through one of the most severe droughts in decades . | [
"(CNN) -- Livestock producers suffering through one of the most severe droughts in decades will most likely have to wait until Congress returns from its August recess before getting any new federal disaster assistance. A Senate Democratic leadership aide tells CNN that the Senate is \"unlikely\" to take up an aid b... |
0d0706e0addbadda3dd94015b01bb47542be70ef | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bruce Ivins' lawyers say documents, statements aren't "concrete evidence"
Federal prosecutor says Ivins acted alone in attacks that killed five .
Records say Ivins tried to mislead feds with false samples of bacteria .
Justice Department releases hundreds of pages to public . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal prosecutor formally declared Army biological researcher Bruce Ivins the sole person responsible for creating and mailing the bacterial spores that killed five people in the 2001 anthrax attacks. Officials said biodefense researcher Bruce E. Ivins, seen here in 2003, committed suicide.... |
89571deb038cc86ee740c75fd224af8a084a5c89 | Summarize the following news article. | A bus carrying German tourists rear-ends a truck on a Beijing-Shanghai road .
The bus catches fire after the collision, killing six and injuring 14, the authorities say .
It comes after a weekend of heavy traffic on Chinese roads as a weeklong holiday begins . | [
"(CNN) -- Five German citizens were among six people killed Monday after a tourist bus crashed into a container truck and burst into flames on an expressway outside Beijing, Chinese state media reported. A Chinese person also died, and 14 other people were injured, in the crash on a road linking Beijing with Shangh... |
539a31bfb914ad78d623b3f9c8505457331508a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Wide range of Bibles on the shelves this Christmas .
Green Bible printed on recycled paper with soy ink, sustainable linen cover .
The Illuminated Bible takes on magazine format .
"Always room for more Bibles," publishing exec says . | [
"SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (CNN) -- Georgia Keightley strolled through the religion section at Barnes and Noble in Springfield, Virginia, on Monday searching for a last-minute Christmas gift. The Green Bible looks at the text through the lens of the environment. \"I'm looking for a book on [the Apostle] Paul for my hus... |
4c723afd55fd77d00c00eceb7658bc756fcba541 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Paolo Gabriele did not enter a plea Saturday to an aggravated theft charge .
NEW: Investigators seized 82 boxes of evidence and a gold nugget from two apartments .
The scandal, with its claims of corruption, has rocked the Catholic Church hierarchy .
Vatican computer technician Claudio Sciarpelletti is accused of ... | [
"Rome (CNN) -- The trial began Saturday for Pope Benedict XVI's former butler over the alleged leaking of hundreds of secret papers from the pope's personal apartment to an Italian journalist. The butler, Paolo Gabriele, could face a sentence of up to eight years in an Italian prison if convicted, although it is po... |
9e5e77d9ecce97f8b56c37d699a938ed134dd724 | Summarize the following news article. | Rev. Jim Jones was charismatic founder of the Peoples Temple .
He enraptured followers with dynamic preaching style, staged faith healings .
Jones had sex with followers, abused drugs and cursed at church members .
In 1978, he persuaded followers to kill children first; then drink cyanide-laced punch . | [
"(CNN) -- The key to understanding the tragedy that was Jonestown lies in the oratory skills of the Peoples Temple founder, Jim Jones. \"He was very charismatic,\" Leslie Wagner-Wilson, a Jonestown survivor, says of the Rev. Jim Jones. With the cadence and fervor of a Baptist preacher, the charm and folksiness of a... |
e0f9a08361a1938903b1c3ad8bf60ef08b17324b | Summarize the following news article. | An estimated 300,000 gallons of diesel spilled in Sewaren, New Jersey .
Most of it has been contained, Coast Guard official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The refining company Motiva has notified officials that an estimated 300,000 gallons of diesel spilled at its facility in Sewaren, New Jersey, when Superstorm Sandy pushed through, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said. Russell Tibbets of the Coast Guard told CNN on Wednesday the incident occurred when one ta... |
681bcb49699febc58653159bce9725189c8b796e | Summarize the following news article. | Analyst: China is set to surpass the U.S. this year as the top smartphone market .
Three of the top five selling smartphone brands are local Chinese makers .
Lenovo, Coolpad and Huawei smartphones all outsell Apple's iPhone in China .
Xiaomi brand smartphone has become a cult favorite among Chinese tech geeks . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- He's the 20-something blogger who created the iconic Steve Jobs action figure. He's also the Hong Kong-based gadget fan who worked his supplier contacts in China to leak authentic components of the latest iPad before the official launch. And yet, despite his devotion to all things Apple, MIC Gad... |
2fbd61c427f3a05a56b653c18cbdb2349f0a30f4 | Summarize the following news article. | RNC Chairman Mike Duncan says he is shocked by "Barack the Magic Negro"
Duncan says controversy "clearly does not move us in the right direction"
Campaign advisor Chip Saltsman sent CD to RNC members for Christmas .
Saltsman is running to replace Duncan as leader of Republican Party . | [
"(CNN) -- The chairman of the Republican National Committee said he was \"appalled\" by a song called \"Barack the Magic Negro\" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals. Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan is first party member to criticize \"Barack the Magic Negro.\" \"The 2008 election w... |
10a824006ebb76484c19f346cc694b16f9da291c | Summarize the following news article. | Snow Patrol are hoping to make an emotional impact that resonates beyond McSteamy .
Break-ups, childhood nostalgia, even the loneliness of air travel are covered .
"Fallen Empires" begins with brooding over a house that burned down . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Grey's Anatomy\" fans still remember these Irish alt-rockers as The Band That Made Izzie Sob on Denny's Deathbed. But it's been six years and two albums since their anthemic ''Chasing Cars'' appeared on the show and helped 2006's \"Eyes Open\" go platinum. True, they just bowed their new single, ''Ne... |
773766b19528acbda10fa5d69cdd6904c45a3f26 | Summarize the following news article. | Suicide bomber kills six people after early explosion attracts crowd .
Attack happened in Pakistan's volatile North West Frontier Province .
Four residents and two police officers were killed, and 20 others injured .
Pakistan has been battling Taliban and al Qaeda militants in the province . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two explosions have struck a small cafe in volatile northwestern Pakistan, killing six people, including two police officers, local police and an official said. A paramedic treats a victim of a suicide blast at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday. The attack happened Sunday evenin... |
a6bff2c682706ce460b2985567101ded4c066f5b | Summarize the following news article. | Studies show natural disaster can impact how people vote .
Voters more likely to turn against leaders if they are seen to have botched relief effort .
Romney and Obama reluctant to be seen as trying to capitalize politically off of Sandy . | [
"(CNN) -- When disaster strikes, it seems someone has to take the blame. Writing to a colleague in 1879, British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli expressed his fear that another bad harvest would lead to his political party losing the general election. True enough, after a fifth poor crop season, Disraeli's party l... |
94817c53b53b3979c3d32d197ec26dc489921e6b | Summarize the following news article. | TSA questions former air marshal about e-mail encouraging him to talk to CNN .
In March, CNN reported that armed air marshals are on fewer than 1 percent of flights .
TSA denied findings, says it is investigating possible release of classified info .
Employee says he sent e-mail because he wanted to expose problems in ... | [
"(CNN) -- Federal officers charged with keeping terrorists off planes are now searching their own ranks for staff who told CNN that few flights were protected by air marshals. Iraq war veteran Jeff Denning says a TSA investigator called him trying to find out if he spoke to CNN. The Transportation Security Administ... |
1d4a37202baae7cadd1780965f94804620ce3ac0 | Summarize the following news article. | Burmese democracy activist started her tour of the U.S. Tuesday .
She met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington .
Expert: Change in Burma has to come from multiple sources, not just Suu Kyi . | [
"(CNN) -- There may be no bigger revolutionary rock star than Aung San Suu Kyi. So it only makes sense that the 67-year-old Myanmar democracy activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner would tour the United States in a way reflecting that. On Tuesday, Suu Kyi was photographed laughing with U.S. Secretary of State Hillar... |
8e5c9597965f07dbae09a90785c3eed4fb885a52 | Summarize the following news article. | A former Pakistani lawmaker says he'll pay $200,000 for the filmmaker's death .
Pakistan's railway minister is offering a $100,000 bounty .
His party condemns his action, saying it opposes militancy and extremism . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- For the second time in less than two weeks, a prominent Pakistani is offering a six-figure bounty to anyone who kills the man who produced \"Innocence of Muslims,\" a film that has offended many Muslims throughout the world. Former Pakistani lawmaker Ikramullah Shahid told demonstrator... |
990fc1ca87e52d8e57f320897c75b0302918785d | Summarize the following news article. | Cole Hall, site of shootings, to be replaced by high-tech "Memorial Hall"
Steven Kazmierczak opened fire in geology lecture hall February 14 .
Kazmierczak shot 21 people, killing five of them, then killed himself, police say .
Shooter's girlfriend says he stopped taking antidepressant a few weeks earlier . | [
"(CNN) -- The building where a gunman killed five people at Northern Illinois University two weeks ago will be demolished, state officials said Wednesday. Police tape and flowers sit outside Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University on Sunday. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office confirmed that the state will pro... |
f6b0b5f775db36142ab843add510913451146d58 | Summarize the following news article. | Blake Hounshell: Morsy's views on 9-11, women and embassy breach worrisome .
In his U.N. debut, he touted Islamic values but also affirmed Egypt's international obligations .
He may be anti-American but will rein that in because Egypt needs money from the world, he says .
Hounshell: Morsy must help his country thrive; ... | [
"(CNN) -- The new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsy, is a 9-11 truther who doubts that America is telling the whole story about the collapse of the World Trade Center. He believes that a Christian or a woman should not be Egypt's leader. The ascent of his Muslim Brotherhood has been widely compared to Ayatollah Kho... |
5fb9783fd48ac79f7802127c35238a66c84ec992 | Summarize the following news article. | An investigative judge has referred Ahmed Shafik to trial on charges of corruption .
He narrowly lost to Mohammed Morsy in the presidential election .
Shafik is also charged in a separate corruption case over real estate dealings . | [
"(CNN) -- The last prime minister to serve under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was referred to trial on corruption charges by an investigative judge, officials said. The charges against Ahmed Shafik, the runner-up in Egypt's presidential election, arise from allegations made against him while he served as... |
5391673620d1e53f9cc6270080ca9d1275416563 | Summarize the following news article. | "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" games have been hugely successful .
Video games' success has helped sell rock music, guitars .
Teens getting into rock heroes of '70s, '80s .
Aerosmith catalog sales went up after "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" came out . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son. Actor Rodger Corser plays \"Guitar Hero\" at an April event in Australia. The game has revived interest in rock music. Ulrich may have played songs from those old rock bands around the h... |
3874877b65533cb56296e0ac7fb5f687639807f4 | Summarize the following news article. | "I've been in cold water, but nothing like that," NYPD diver says .
Rescuers describe "calm" scene at floating aircraft .
Ferry operator says freezing weather, river currents hampered rescue efforts .
Swarm of commuter ferries praised for responding quickly to the scene . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Firefighters, sailors and emergency workers reflected Friday on the scenes they witnessed during rescue efforts for the passengers of a US Airways jet that ditched into the Hudson River's frigid waters the day before. Divers plunge into the icy waters of the Hudson River on Thursday to rescue pas... |
533c4f18e1d158b56ed611495cb108dd2b629f25 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia in one day .
Attacks are the latest of several to generate international concern .
Iranian, German and Japanese-flagged vessels all boarded . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the \"worst number of attacks\" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said. An image of the Burum Ocean -- a suspected pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden. \"Four attacks in two days, ships being hijacked and c... |
74a3c31cd5217eceb4bfa8b411200984f75107ee | Summarize the following news article. | Seven people pulled alive from the snow at resort of Zigana, authorities say .
Survivor: "All of a sudden we saw snow coming down and it took us away"
Police: Victims in Scottish avalanche Saturday were from N. Ireland, Scotland . | [
"(CNN) -- An avalanche at a ski resort in northeastern Turkey buried a group of hikers on Sunday, killing 10 of them, authorities said. Rescue efforts are continuing at the Turkish resort of Zigana, where 10 people have died. Rescue workers pulled seven survivors from the snow at the resort in Zigana, Turkey, accor... |
f30d2af8987ccb23a81158a6416a762be9961ebd | Summarize the following news article. | Police are investigating the killing of a lawmaker early Tuesday .
He is the first legislator to be assassinated in the island nation .
The death comes amid a period of political turmoil in the Maldives . | [
"(CNN) -- A lawmaker in the Maldives has died after he was stabbed in the neck, authorities said Tuesday, the first legislator to be attacked and killed in the Indian Ocean country. Police are investigating the stabbing early Tuesday of Afrashim Ali, a lawmaker for the Progressive Party of the Maldives, said Hassan... |
b773094cb792814c8a83cfe1f006098f08ebd6ca | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clinton calls Kirsten Gillibrand "an intelligent and dedicated public servant"
"I believe I have found the best candidate," governor says .
"I aspire to follow in her footsteps," Kirsten Gillibrand says of Clinton .
Gillibrand defeated longtime Republican congressman in 2006 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Friday appointed relatively unknown U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand thanks Gov. David Paterson, right, after her appointment to the Senate on Friday. \"I believe I have found the best candidate ... |
11e2b47ca7b46efa8215777b7b4836b4f23ca71d | Summarize the following news article. | Nemanja Vidic ruled out for two months with fresh knee injury .
Leaves Manchester United short of defensive options .
John Terry plays in Chelsea's English League Cup rout of Wolves .
EPL champions Manchester City beaten by Aston Villa . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United were dealt a serious blow Tuesday as captain and key central defender Nemanja Vidic was ruled out for at least two months with a knee problem. The Serbian star missed the final five months of last season after rupturing his cruciate ligament and a fresh problem has emerged on the same kn... |
b708006486df4c96c255e5403fd9ab9274a2045f | Summarize the following news article. | Zimbabwe's inflation rate is officially 230 million percent per year .
Independent analysts say the rate is really billions of percentage points .
Country has issued bills as high as Z$100 billion in the past .
Current highest note, $Z50,000, is not enough to buy half a loaf of bread . | [
"(CNN) -- Zimbabwe will introduce a $1 million note this week as the country tries to ease the effects of hyperinflation, the country's central bank said Monday. A money-changer in Mozambique holds Zimbabwean $10 million and $50 million bills in May. In August, the highest note in the once prosperous southern Afric... |
1436f93b55a1053a1902a267e927fb0890022c2e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Attorney says Iranian cameraman's family has fled Iran .
O'Dwyer says he is working with U.S. authorities on behalf of Hassan Golkanbhan .
Calls to the Iranian mission at the United Nations have not been returned .
The whereabouts of Golkanbhan are not clear . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A cameraman who accompanied Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to New York for the U.N. General Assembly has applied for asylum in the United States, and \"he's afraid to return to Iran,\" his attorney said Monday. New York City-based lawyer Paul O'Dwyer, who said he is working with U.S. autho... |
f1ec13589e28820bc2fe0c9bbfa8186026c4f433 | Summarize the following news article. | Axl Rose will appear live for the first time in 20 years on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
The singer is set to chat with Kimmel on October 24 .
His band's has an upcoming run at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and Casino . | [
"(EW.com) -- Back in the summer of 1999, alternative rock bible Spin published a cover story called \"What the World Needs Now Is Axl Rose\" — even though he hadn't produced but a single song in over five years (the awful \"Oh My God,\" which appeared on the soundtrack to the Schwarzenegger vs. Satan movie End of... |
316f09a70f91a845a5fb0f21fceadd5c6c89ff3c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: French unions say 2.5 million protested government handling of economy .
NEW: Government puts figure at about 1 million .
Hospital and postal workers, air traffic controllers among those striking .
In Paris, most Metro subway lines operating; buses, trains operating normally . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- A day of strikes dubbed \"Black Thursday\" in France looked more like \"Gray Thursday,\" with officials reporting a mixed impact across the country. Commuters wait for a train at a metro station in central Paris on \"Black Thursday.\" Union officials said 2.5 million people demonstrated acro... |
3651aaeb8fbac31dbe2b58898e5e5b054e763b5f | Summarize the following news article. | Torpedoes from a German submarine sunk the Danton on March 18, 1917 .
The vessel is resting in an upright position about two-thirds of a mile under water .
At 472 feet, the ship was one of the largest French naval vessels of its era .
An unmanned submarine surveying a proposed pipeline route found the ship in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- A French battleship sunk by German torpedoes in 1917 is lying upright and almost intact at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where it was found by an unmanned submarine surveying a proposed gas pipeline route between Italy and Algeria. The Vergniaud is a French battleship of the same class as the Danto... |
eb6329dcdaed73172f56c077d8c119c56f90db98 | Summarize the following news article. | Ticketmaster, Live Nation reportedly in merger talks .
Two companies have huge share of concert business .
Bruce Springsteen mad about Ticketmaster snafu; congressman hears from citizens . | [
"(CNN) -- A possible merger between the two of the largest companies in the concert business has raised protests from singer Bruce Springsteen and prompted a congressman to call for a federal anti-trust investigation. A possible merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation has drawn interest. Ticketmaster, which has... |
2a43039cd4556946cd440ef4b3d75775d022fa0f | Summarize the following news article. | Shipowners, industrialists, artists and a handful of politicians are among those named .
An Athens court postponed until Thursday Vaxevanis's trial for allegedly violating data protection laws .
Vaxevanis said that more than €13bn had moved through the accounts on the list between 1998 and 2007 . | [
"(Financial Times) -- The investigative journalist facing trial after embarrassing Greece's political and business elite by publishing the names of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts on Monday stuck to his guns saying his list showed \"how sick the system is\". Speaking from his office in a run-down shopping mal... |
355fe5a330f64e4e6b74f787506d5a9c743e2ae2 | Summarize the following news article. | William Jackson, a slave, learned key details inside the home of Jefferson Davis .
Davis was president of the Confederacy; Jackson leaked key secrets to the Union .
"Because of his role as a menial servant, he simply was ignored" by Southerners .
Author said history must never forget the sacrifice of African-Americans ... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- William Jackson was a slave in the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. It turns out he was also a spy for the Union Army, providing key secrets to the North about the Confederacy. William Jackson, a slave, listened closely to Jefferson Davis' conversations and l... |
a17864a03778c90570e295b36d5460e44b78fb95 | Summarize the following news article. | Military operation kills 13 civilians, three militants, U.S. says .
Coalition offers condolences, helps identify victims .
Weapons and ammunition found at site of attack .
Afghan president has expressed dismay, anger over civilian casualties . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Thirteen people, described by the U.S. military as \"noncombatants,\" were killed in western Afghanistan earlier this week during a coalition operation, the military said Saturday. An Afghan man grieves for his brother after an attack this week by U.S.-led coalition forces. \"We express... |
cb41580f229c740d2ef54ace52350be839ccb4e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight suspected MS-13 gang members arrested in Colorado and California .
Another eight were already in custody; 4 remain at large .
Some defendants accused in drug rings that reached into a California prison .
MS-13 regarded as one of the nation's deadliest gangs, with members in 38 states . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Twenty alleged members of a Hispanic gang believed to be one of the nation's largest and most violent have been indicted in Colorado on drug and firearm charges, authorities said Tuesday. This grafitti in North Denver is the work of the gang MS-13, the Department of Justice says. Of the 2... |
6e584942b1e402f66c1802891980fd00b193eecb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Recall expanded to include products from January 2007 .
FDA: Salmonella strains were found 12 times from 2007 to 2008 at plant in Georgia .
Inspectors from the FDA found more contamination this month .
More than 300 products using PCA peanut butter, paste have been recalled . | [
"(CNN) -- The maker of peanut butter linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella shipped tainted product it knew had tested positive for the bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The Peanut Corporation of America found salmonella in its plant in Blakely, Georgia, the FDA said. The FDA report ... |
93103594829f439bdbf3fa83a6742fb4bd09fa2d | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew Mayer: The new Maps app on iPhone 5 is clearly worse than the old one .
Mayer: Maps is an obvious misstep, but it isn't the only one Apple has made recently .
He says incremental steps cannot substitute for boldness, like the creation of the iPod .
Mayer: Apple's real problem is that its ability to "think differ... | [
"(CNN) -- Take a close look at the icon that Apple created for their new Maps app and you'll notice a few things. It points out the location of Apple headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop, but the red pin has been replaced by a blue line, one that leads away from their main building and suggests that you make a hard righ... |
79b987fcdedebf9508069ac155b7444eefb0afc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Greece has endured unrest with youths battling police on the streets .
Government has endured a rocky year as it tries to introduce economic reform .
Opposition parties, unions, argue planned changes will harm workers .
Greece has had a period of democracy since military junta overthrown in 1970s . | [
"(CNN) -- Youths have rioted on the streets of Athens and other Greek cities for the past three days. Stores and cars have been torched, barricades erected and rioters have fought running battles with police. Athens riot police come under attack near the capital's main police station Sunday. The unrest came after p... |
6da3875d8c1a3dd582efa2910a8862bb33f69a1d | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court begins new term with case involving foreign victims of torture .
Case involving Shell Oil could have significant global impact .
Human rights appeal filed on behalf of residents of oil-abundant area of Nigeria . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court kicked off its new term on Monday, struggling to clarify when foreign victims of torture and other crimes against humanity can sue corporations and others in federal courts. The outcome could have significant global impact from a moral, political, and financial perspective. At... |
d67ceba341a9f2433bfb31d1502a70aa4423ce26 | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly 1.5 million people in New Jersey remain without power .
Power companies estimate full coverage will be restored by next week .
Residents are grilling outdoors and relying on friends for electricity and hot water .
Lines for gasoline are miles long, and the waits are endless . | [
"(CNN) -- \"You're disconnected from the whole entire world,\" says Gerri Holterhoff, after her mobile phone drops another call. After Superstorm Sandy walloped the East Coast on Monday night, more than 2 million New Jersey residents, such as 62-year-old Holterhoff of Ocean Township, were left without electricity, ... |
8990071ca85af6e52fb62e992efd01b207cf1bae | Summarize the following news article. | Executives Alan Patch, Rachel Fait and Rick Covello arrested .
Police say they loaded up 81 cars, emptied offices and homes and left town .
Officials say the dealership had been facing financial difficulties .
Police looking into the sale of the cars, agreement with Toyota . | [
"(CNN) -- The owner of a Nebraska car dealership and two executives were in police custody facing theft charges Thursday after 81 cars were taken from the dealership's lot, authorities said. Alan Patch, 52, who owns Legacy Auto Sales in Nebraska is being held in Tooele County, Utah. Alan Patch, 52, the owner of Leg... |
b20a855b4806bc9c6d3f7bb0fbed67c4f55b2ffc | Summarize the following news article. | Up to 50 people killed and 247 others wounded in Karbala clashes .
Fighting spreads to Baghdad; Mehdi Army torches offices, official says .
Tensions high between Shiite militias during religious celebration . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Clashes between Shiite militias left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded in Karbala and Baghdad, prompting Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday to call for calm, his spokesman said. Iraqi special forces patrol Karbala on Monday as thousands of Shiite pilgrims stream into th... |
ef97c855ed6951170c286c5c0c81590a0aa8e30e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Blood found in suspect's vehicle, police say .
NEW: Student's backpack found at suspect's home, police say .
Christian Aguilar, 18, was last seen September 20 in Gainesville, Florida .
Pedro Bravo, also 18, is charged with murder . | [
"(CNN) -- A missing University of Florida student's backpack was found at the residence of a suspect, whose car tested positive for blood, Gainesville police said Saturday. The developments came as authorities continued searching for Christian Aguilar, 18, last seen September 20. At a court hearing Saturday, a judg... |
3c7d502cb16427ce2499879b6c3d7e2f5acd1304 | Summarize the following news article. | "Edward" told family he was physically, sexually abused at reform school .
Family didn't believe his stories until investigation of Florida School for Boys .
Florida Department of Law Enforcement looking into allegations . | [
"\"Edward,\" \"Elizabeth\" and \"Chris\" are pseudonyms. CNN agreed to change the names to protect the family's privacy. Look for their story this weekend on CNN. Mother and son clutch hands, describing abuse by a man who said he attended a Florida reform school. MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- \"Elizabeth\" and \"Chris\"... |
1da9ed82a045fc080682d120cffd23c694010a8c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sudan says it will not cooperate with International Criminal Court .
ICC charged Sudan president Omar Hassan al-Bashir with Darfur war crimes .
It is first the first arrest warrant ever issued for a sitting head of state .
About 300,000 have died in Darfur, U.N. says; 2.5 million forced from homes . | [
"THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur. Al-Bashir waves to supporters in the sudanese capital, Khartoum on Wednesday. It is the first arrest warrant... |
30a270771643995652dace97f7dd2a342a9ac880 | Summarize the following news article. | The report says Lewis suffered chemical dependency and mental health issues .
Police are seeking to determine what sparked the rampage that led to landlord's killing .
Lawyer says his client was diagnosed with chemically induced psychosis . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The \"Sons of Anarchy\" actor suspected of killing his landlord before falling to his death on Wednesday had drug issues, mental health problems and was a threat, his probation report said last spring. The May 17 report says that Johnny Lewis, 28, \"suffers from some form of chemical dependenc... |
935d42a6157560c5c72d2f44b856f00358be908f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The quake was felt in Bogota, CNN affiliate Caracol reports .
No immediate reports of injuries or damage, Caracol says .
The quake struck at a depth of 101 miles (162 km)
Deep quakes in this region "are not uncommon," USGS says . | [
"(CNN) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck southwest Colombia Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, CNN affiliate Caracol Television reported. The quake was centered 10 km (6 miles) west-northwest of Isnos, Colombia, and 334 km (214 mi) no... |
dd1759c778d330ade44a713f179730ae6e4c08ef | Summarize the following news article. | Dowd's family says they are 'devastated'
He was not on the train when it arrived in Chicago .
Police found his phone, luggage and medication on board .
His family says he was seen looking disoriented near the door of the train . | [
"(CNN) -- The body of a retired firefighter, who was missing after apparently falling off a moving Amtrak train, was found Friday in Nebraska, the man's family said. Charlie Dowd, 69, a retired San Francisco firefighter, was reported missing on September 14, Amtrak officials have said. He was traveling to visit fam... |
e8d436d149d4a0e53a543eb0e764fe8575347c6d | Summarize the following news article. | "The Mindy Project" will kick off prime time's Halloween celebration on Tuesday .
"Modern Family's" Claire likes her Halloween gory, but she's forced to keep it PG this year .
Wolowitz and Bernadette dress up as Smurf and Smurfette on "The Big Bang Theory" | [
"(CNN) -- Who doesn't love a good holiday-themed episode? Before our favorite TV characters put their turkeys in the oven, decorate their Christmas trees and light their menorahs, they'll dress up in funny costumes and beg for candy ... or mercy. Kicking off prime time's Halloween celebration is ABC Family's \"Pret... |
0281ccf2727093663d87773173a1a636cdd4f630 | Summarize the following news article. | Affidavit says Blagojevich called Senate seat "a f---ing valuable thing"
Governor talked of getting newspaper employees fired for editorials, affidavit says .
Blagojevich wanted campaign contribution for funding children's hospital, it says . | [
"(CNN) -- Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, face corruption charges in a scandal that encompassed the Chicago Cubs, President-elect Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat and a children's hospital, according to an affidavit. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to laid-off workers in C... |
4f57f05e53d3f93b7683614b207635e5ef812f26 | Summarize the following news article. | Some of the best pop culture just happens to come with a side of teen angst and issues .
ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" inched up the creep factor throughout its two seasons .
A Halloween-themed episode of the show offered some chills . | [
"(CNN) -- Out of all the frightening things on television, especially as we near Halloween, I'll admit it's the teen dramas that make me want to leave a light on. Between the dead friends and the supernatural ones, shows I love like \"Pretty Little Liars\" and \"The Secret Circle\" have scenes suspenseful and chill... |
7226e66cbe42e8ca410356a0d215b9074b91cb9c | Summarize the following news article. | Carol Ann Gotbaum may have accidentally strangled herself, police said .
Accident might have happened when she attempted to free herself of handcuffs .
She was arrested Friday for disorderly conduct at Phoenix airport, police said .
Police say she was "yelling and screaming" and running through the terminal . | [
"(CNN) -- Phoenix police were investigating Sunday how a 45-year-old woman died over the weekend while in police custody at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport. Carol Ann Gotbaum, in an undated family photo, may have accidentally strangled herself while in custody. Carol Ann Gotbaum may have accidentally st... |
63baa112421d511d0ac7103ca7a1cd93c6cc55ad | Summarize the following news article. | Kurt Cobain died 15 years ago, a suicide at 27 .
Cobain, frontman for band Nirvana, has been influential in music .
Even his hometown has honored him; Cobain had derided it .
Attorney for Courtney Love, Cobain's widow, says many "looted the estate" | [
"SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The park bench facing Lake Washington is covered with flowers, poems, a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and graffiti. Fans leave flowers and mementos in honor of Kurt Cobain near his Seattle home. \"I miss your beautiful face and voice,\" one dedication reads. \"Thank you for inspiring... |
2c496e9a0a51d101d344065dd1cd988f5ff6c0a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 1 million without power across four northeastern states .
Massachusetts governor tells station it could be days before power is restored .
New Hampshire firefighters responding to exploding transformers, station says .
Authorities move seniors to safety in Massachusetts, New Hampshire towns . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The governors of Massachusetts and New Hampshire declared states of emergency Friday after high winds, rain and snow swept through the Northeast, leaving at least a million homes and businesses without power. iReporter Candy Novoa says she woke up Friday to find a tree branch lying across her nei... |
8355ac130d925e2f053122d1e9329b01640ab31a | Summarize the following news article. | Sporting fixtures are cancelled across Japan following earthquake and tsunami .
World Figure Skating Championships scheduled in Tokyo this month are postponed .
All J-League football matches are called off for the rest of the month .
Japanese Football Association may cancel international friendlies . | [
"(CNN) -- A number of high profile sporting events across Japan have been called off as the country continues to come to terms with the devastation caused by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Following the 8.9 magnitude quake, it was confirmed on Monday that the World Figure Skating Championships, due to take place... |
499a9034e3f6db9cf0d5ee8357996769e4fa08ba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mississippi governor declares emergency in 12 counties .
Church is flattened as twisters hit Mississippi .
One twister touched down outside Jackson, the other in Lauderdale County .
Two people airlifted to hospital; no fatalities reported . | [
"(CNN) -- Mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency Thursday for 12 counties after a severe weather system moved across the southern half of the state overnight Wednesday and Thursday. The storms, which included two tornadoes, damaged at least 108 homes. The storms -- which included two confirmed tornado... |
5f16a4c9c04c9d635b8c65ee1ddea7aee4b2fa63 | Summarize the following news article. | Kentucky jury convicts two men in kidnapping of gay man, but acquits on hate crimes count .
Case was first to test expanded federal hate crimes law covering sexual orientation .
Justice Department civil rights chief says hate crimes verdict would not discourage new cases . | [
"(CNN) -- Two cousins have been convicted of kidnapping a gay man in Kentucky, but the Justice Department failed in the same case to win a guilty verdict in the first test of an expanded hate crimes provision covering sexual orientation. The jury verdict on Wednesday against David Jason Jenkins, 37, and Anthony Ray... |
8be78356b8e4d6d135ba4cc92ceacc9a8d93f0cf | Summarize the following news article. | Voters pay close attention to what is said and how it is said during debates .
Body language tics have hurt presidential candidates in the past .
Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have "tells" to watch out for in stressful situations . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When Mitt Romney is agitated, his arms flail. President Barack Obama has a tendency to drone on and on. Debate experts say both should keep those quirks in check during the upcoming presidential debates. That's because in the world of political theater, nobody likes a ham or a know-it-all, said... |
06972fd2ccef9519174612abd827fe3489c09323 | Summarize the following news article. | An iReporter with flat abs sets his goals this year for a six-pack .
Jason Dinant is doing 500 sit-ups, cardio and weights .
Fitness trainer says sit-ups aren't sufficient, recommends weight resistance .
Share your journey to change with iReport . | [
"(CNN) -- Jason Dinant has the opposite problem of most Americans -- he has flat abs. Jason Dinant's New Year's resolution is to shape up his abs from flat to muscular. Standing 6-feet, Dinant has a beanpole leanness many Americans covet. The 27-year-old's ribs protrude from his chest, but he has some fat collectin... |
71f7b10e7538d5db16a0dc95598e11b9ce372d50 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mayor's reaction to CNN affiliate: "I might have tacos when I go home"
"They behaved like bullies with badges," an FBI official says .
Three patrol officers and one sergeant will face charges in federal court .
Arrests come weeks after a scathing Department of Justice report on East Haven police . | [
"(CNN) -- The FBI has arrested three East Haven, Connecticut, police patrol officers and one sergeant for their alleged role in the mistreatment of Latinos -- the first arrests to stem from a federal investigation into racial profiling in that town. The men allegedly threatened and assaulted detainees, made false a... |
d3b8a40f732781545e4a6aa03bd8416bdf4a0b32 | Summarize the following news article. | Ariel Dorfman: Ex-Colin Powell aide says Dick Cheney fears "somebody will Pinochet him"
Dorfman: Cheney likely terrified of being tried for crimes against humanity for OK'ing torture .
He says Pinochet tag would be shameful for Cheney, debases U.S. in eyes of world .
Dorfman: Cheney should face trial in U.S. to show th... | [
"(CNN) -- Dick Cheney, it has been said, fears that \"somebody will Pinochet him.\" This extraordinary grammatical twist of the word Pinochet cannot be found in Cheney's recently published memoirs. It was used in several television interviews by Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to Colin Powell, to... |
8e6af7db391e76739680b4f6bfc71debedbdf432 | Summarize the following news article. | Toxicologist: Months of more investigating needed before determining health threat .
Florida Health Department: Tests show strontium sulfide in Chinese drywall .
Strontium sulfide is corrosive, can cause health problems, federal agencies say .
Homeowners: Smelly gas from drywall corroding metal, ruining appliances . | [
"(CNN) -- Strontium sulfide, a material that can emit corrosive gases in moist air, was found at trace levels in testing of Chinese-made drywall, the Florida Department of Health said. Gas emitted from defective drywall corrodes copper wiring, turning it black, some Florida homeowners say. The drywall samples gave ... |
d8d7e053b789727f20affb9d80e96677bf0a0e87 | Summarize the following news article. | At work in Fort Lauderdale, woman checked on home and saw unknown men .
She installed camera after her home was burglarized before .
Woman called 911 to give play-by-play of incident .
Four men were charged in the home invasion . | [
"(CNN) -- Jeanne Thomas was sitting at her desk at work when she decided to check the security camera that she installed in her home. The Thomas home had been burglarized before, so she installed a monitoring device where she can watch a live video feed of the camera in her home. Steven Morales, 19, was arrested in... |
f25a077db258761b116e22d66f60f9cf68313d60 | Summarize the following news article. | Clash over Obama's budget centers on America's future, and past .
Reagan aides say Obama forgets lessons of Reaganomics .
Author says Reagan raised taxes and increased size of government .
LBJ's senior aide says Johnson's Great Society was a success . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Who controls the past controls the future.\" President Reagan's former aides say Obama's budget repudiates Reaganomics. It's a line from George Orwell's novel \"1984.\" But it could also serve as the rallying cry for two groups battling over President Obama's ambitious domestic agenda -- and the legacy ... |
b049fde673a651cbb01943e081405e1b661797be | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Melissa Huckaby flinches at mention of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu's name .
NEW: Huckaby faces special circumstances including kidnap, rape by instrument .
NEW: Decision on whether to seek the death penalty will come later .
A Sunday school teacher, Huckaby was arrested last week . | [
"(CNN) -- A California woman accused in the rape and murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu fought tears Tuesday as a judge read the charges against her in a brief court appearance. Melissa Huckaby is charged with killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, who was a friend of her own daughter. Wearing red jail scrubs over a white... |
11d4111050441e11c1e653df4c49bfce6a25e55f | Summarize the following news article. | Writers: Verizon, AT&T deals are attempts to get more spectrum for wireless services .
Spectrum, or bandwidth, is getting scarce because it is badly used, they maintain .
Washington could sell spectrum for billions of dollars, they say, still minimize monopolies .
Writers: Until then, regulators should look more kindly... | [
"(CNN) -- Verizon pulled a rabbit out of its corporate hat earlier this month. The wireless giant announced a multibillion-dollar deal to purchase rights to largely unused spectrum, which is like an open lane on the congested wireless Internet highway. Verizon purchased these rights from Comcast and Time Warner, tw... |
8eb11e88439270138ca559fc31a3e6b9dc0e9ceb | Summarize the following news article. | The law was passed by the Senate on Wednesday .
It gives Argentinians the right to identify their own gender .
They can change official documents to reflect their choice . | [
"(CNN) -- Lawmakers in Argentina have approved a gender identity law that allows individuals to be recognized in official documents by the gender they choose. Argentinians have the right to be treated in accordance with their own gender identity, and the government is required to recognize it as well, the law state... |
d27c873088a5a58a7fb5d71a63ffd9dc850cceab | Summarize the following news article. | Democrats controlled Massachusetts Legislature during Mitt Romney's tenure .
Democrats give Romney high marks for passing health care reform as governor .
Romney alienated some by taking over one of State House elevators .
Watchdog group official says Romney had his eye on national office at the end of his term . | [
"Boston (CNN) -- It is one of Mitt Romney's favorite selling points. Romney often notes that as governor of Massachusetts, he worked with a mostly Democratic legislature to tackle his state's problems. \"It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out if I was going to do anything as governor, I had to have a work... |
26ae69eb1333595b4f9f09f7b9b309024dcaa292 | Summarize the following news article. | A battleground state, Iowa with its six electoral votes may be key in the presidential election .
One in three Iowans call themselves Catholics or evangelicals .
Mitt Romney has had challenges in Iowa because of his history on social issues .
President Barack Obama, who won Iowa in 2008, may have a tough time doing it ... | [
"Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) -- From church pews to cheeseburger joints, Iowa's faithful are a major prize in the political ground war raging between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Of the roughly 3 million Iowans, about 30% call themselves evangelical or Catholic. Fifty-seven percent of Iowans who voted in the ... |
9fc6444bab81a41b0f4f24c8538f8c3a38a5db0a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Workers at another South African mine return to work .
NEW: They resume after the company starts talks to address their list of grievances .
The incident marks the latest labor discontent in the nation's mining heartland .
South Africans held memorial services Thursday for 44 killed in clashes at the Lonmin mine . | [
"Rustenburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Dozens of South African miners defied orders to work Friday after a deadline arrived for management to respond to their list of grievances. About 100 workers at Anglo American Platinum in Rustenburg refused to work and demanded that the company address the list submitted a week ag... |
132996d0022b5e514450b2fa7bb6d26855795ea7 | Summarize the following news article. | Fears in France that Google will have commercial control of national treasures .
Lyon library teams with Google to scan rare manuscripts and books .
Government considering collaboration with Google to digitize its archives . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country's literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company. Frederic Mitterand, the French minister of culture, has said that Google came to France with \"t... |
2f92190cfe74ce540e3d0b290b358385f5b01f36 | Summarize the following news article. | Congress wants information to see if there is validity to illness, disease complaints .
Military burned food, medical supplies in "burn pits" in Iraq, Afghanistan .
Soldiers talked of "Iraqi crud" -- excessive coughing and black phlegm .
Military says tests show that emission levels are not harmful . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Concerns about the effects of toxins emitted from burning trash at military installations in Iraq and Afghanistan have members of Congress demanding more tests and research. The U.S. military burns waste -- including medical waste -- in pits near an Air Force base in Iraq. The members of Congr... |
37ba819e34c24e6dbb0740d883860c47a1255471 | Summarize the following news article. | "CSI's" William Petersen has last episode Thursday .
Show's star leaves at the top of the heap -- but he was ready to go .
"CSI" adding new character played by Laurence Fishburne . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- For nine years, \"CSI\" star William Petersen has had it all. And that was exactly the problem. William Petersen says he's become \"too comfortable\" at \"CSI,\" and that it's time to go. \"The reason I'm leaving is because I'm afraid I'm becoming too comfortable,\" says Petersen. \"It's ... |
5d872f1ab88849972db696fe382f95cdc9fadab5 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi authorities said women were not properly accompanied .
Female pilgrims from Nigeria return home .
One calls experience "dehumanizing" | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia this week turned back more than 1,000 Nigerian women pilgrims who were not accompanied by male guardians or \"mahram.\" Saudi's Ministry of Pilgrimage (Hajj) released a statement on Friday defending its decision, saying that it will \"not allow the entry ... of those who don't comply with ter... |
b2dbe5b15e4a41c21abe38b133419587c8f64d22 | Summarize the following news article. | A senior Italian scientist says the trial is about how information was relayed .
Six scientists and a government official are charged over the 2009 quake .
Prosecutors say they gave misleading information about the risks .
The tremor killed more than 300 people and caused huge damage . | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The trial for seven people accused of manslaughter in connection to an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in the Italian city of L'Aquila was pushed back Saturday to mid-October. The seven -- six scientists from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) an... |
5bef1fe8093bb890ec44ec418ba1058a3f85e1d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Omagh bombing killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins .
The attackers called in a bomb threat but gave police the wrong location .
Real IRA, a dissident republican paramilitary group, claimed responsibility . | [
"(CNN) -- A car bomb exploded on a busy shopping street in the Northern Ireland town of Omagh 10 years ago Friday -- the single deadliest attack in the 30-year conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants. A memorial has been built for the 29 people killed and 300 injured in the Omagh bombing. The blast killed ... |
2f672387d9ff86e614f7602990b9eb2b16f053a9 | Summarize the following news article. | UK paper claims death toll in final months of Sri Lanka conflict more than 20,000 .
More than 1,000 civilians killed daily in April-May, Times claims .
Death toll estimates based on confidential U.N. documents, U.N. sources .
Sri Lankan government declared victory over Tamil separatists May 19 . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 20,000 civilians were killed in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war -- nearly three times previous estimates, The Times newspaper in Britain reported Friday. Refugees gather behind barbed wire at one of Sri Lanka's camps for those displaced by recent fighting. The Times said it had acquire... |
2db9ffe84d95a18db0b7c00fbb0e8228e7905882 | Summarize the following news article. | Workers at a Gold Fields Limited mine had been on strike since August .
Many returned to work this week; those who didn't are fired .
The fired workers have 24 hours to appeal . | [
"(CNN) -- Operators of a South African gold mine fired 8,100 striking workers after they did not return to work. Some 15,000 workers at Gold Fields Limited's KDC East mine near Johannesburg had been participating in an on-again, off-again strike since August. Many workers returned to work this week, and the company... |
3d8608a0c8620ed12f7dc113a17f0bb0914ff827 | Summarize the following news article. | Wlodzimierz Umaniec will appear in court Wednesday charged with criminal damage .
A man defaced one of famed artist Rothko's Seagram murals on Sunday .
The painting was hanging in London's Tate Modern museum . | [
"London (CNN) -- UK police charged a Polish man Tuesday in connection with the defacement over the weekend of a painting by famed artist Mark Rothko at a London museum. Wlodzimierz Umaniec, 26, will appear in a south London court Wednesday on one count of criminal damage in excess of £5,000 (about $8,000), London'... |
a02187739d82a124d7d8f8dfdaf67ef384488e8c | Summarize the following news article. | BlueServo.net lets users watch live video from 15 cameras on Texas-Mexico border .
Texas put $2 million into project to prevent crime and illegal immigration .
Critics say cameras are ineffective; only four arrests reported since November .
Site user: "It's no different than watching 'Everybody Loves Raymond' reruns" | [
"(CNN) -- When her baby girl takes an afternoon nap, or on those nights when she just can't sleep, Sarah Andrews, 32, tosses off her identity as a suburban stay-at-home mom and becomes something more exotic: a \"virtual deputy\" patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border. A Texas program lets Internet users around the world... |
14e517e4141e2c7dc20c4e3bb3e888f13b5a5899 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 100 hundred are wounded in the Riyadh accident .
Explosion sends flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital . | [
"(CNN) -- A fuel tanker rammed into a bridge and exploded into a ball of fire Thursday, killing 22 people and sending flames sweeping over the Saudi Arabia capital, state television reported. In addition to the fatalities, at least 111 others were wounded, according to the report. The accident occurred at a busy in... |
b0eb37bdd58106f6ec06d4c7f9a3efced576009f | Summarize the following news article. | BATE Borisov beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in Champions League .
Two wins from two for the Belarus side in Group F .
Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona secure away wins .
Celtic snap away drought with superb 3-2 win in Moscow . | [
"(CNN) -- BATE Borisov stunned German giants Bayern Munich 3-1 Tuesday to continue their superb start to the Champions League group stages. The Belarusians won their opener against Lille and followed that up with a famous victory in their own stadium in Minsk. It was the first defeat after nine straight wins in all... |
fca50f78dae66f8ea448562d053a9b6f5db49108 | Summarize the following news article. | Fabio Capello resigns as England national team manager with immediate effect .
The news comes following a meeting with English FA chairman David Bernstein .
Capello openly criticized the decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy .
The decision comes on the day Harry Redknapp is acquitted of tax evasion char... | [
"(CNN) -- The English Football Association has confirmed that England national manager Fabio Capello has resigned from his post with immediate effect. The decision comes following Wednesday's hour-long meeting between Capello and English Football Association chairman David Bernstein at Wembley Stadium. The meeting ... |
d80f40833c0f9c2ff6d8dd10c24c249e6c092dc5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "This is still a very fluid situation, there could be more [victims]," police say .
Officials say the fire is under control, but not out .
Managers suspect static electricity ignited dust at sugar refinery .
Blast shook homes miles away across Savannah River in South Carolina . | [
"PORT WENTWORTH, Georgia (CNN) -- The bodies of four workers were discovered Friday in the ruins of a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, that was gutted by a massive explosion and fire Thursday night, and at least four other people are missing, authorities said. The bodies, which were taken to a medical examine... |
e3fd7badd8cc5b90fa54b5054c55bece77d9ddc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Stevens stood firmly for the rule of law, his former law clerk says .
Robert Schapiro says Stevens held presidents to account, said they were not above the law .
Stevens believed everyone, regardless of means, should have access to courts, he says .
Schapiro: The law requires standing up to presidents and stand... | [
"(CNN) -- With the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, the United States Supreme Court loses a judge with an unusual ability to get the big things right by getting the little things right. Justice Stevens will be remembered for his stirring opinions in cases of great national significance. He also should be re... |
208bcdd2629648c9eaa8dbbb450babc39302919c | Summarize the following news article. | At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks reset for most Americans .
Devised by Benjamin Franklin, daylight saving took hold in the U.S. last century . | [
"(CNN) -- This could go either way. You're reading this with a clear head and a satisfied feeling of having gotten a really good night's rest. Or, you're shaking your head and wondering why in the world you forgot to set your clock back and take advantage of that extra hour of sleep. That's right. Daylight saving t... |
272bdbcc528e343f3e1d6797780c4dea0cca8596 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jury adds aggravating circumstances provision to three convictions .
NEW: Next court date is November 1, to set sentencing date .
Elizabeth Johnson also was originally charged with kidnapping, but jury couldn't reach verdict .
"Baby Gabriel" disappeared in 2009 when he was 8 months old . | [
"(CNN) -- Elizabeth Johnson -- whose 8-month-old baby, Gabriel, disappeared in 2009 after she allegedly took him to Texas -- was found guilty Thursday of unlawful imprisonment and custodial interference. Johnson also was originally charged with kidnapping, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict on that charge. Inste... |
410ae32106778ed9ba5974cb321961e198692054 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese listed companies have reported a sharp rise in unpaid bills during the third quarter .
Clear sign of the toll that China's economic slowdown is taking on corporate balance sheets . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Chinese listed companies have reported a sharp rise in unpaid bills during the third quarter, in one of the clearest signs yet of the toll that China's economic slowdown is taking on corporate balance sheets. A Financial Times analysis revealed that 66 per cent of listed Chinese companies that... |
2aca4767cfbcbe0125c2ac4dd8d332e73708c8fc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Impact was like hitting a rock or a lighthouse, a passenger says .
NEW: Rescue workers continue to search for survivors near the stricken vessel .
Death toll from the accident near Lamma Island rises to 36, Hong Kong authorities say .
Passengers thrown into water; more than 100 people have been rescued so far . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- At least 36 people have died after two passenger boats collided off Hong Kong's Lamma Island on Monday evening, throwing more than 100 people into the sea. The crash happened on a night when Hong Kong's busy waters were even more crowded than usual, as the city celebrated China's National Day. O... |
695e64a73b6ee4553edbffc71a564613bc16c743 | Summarize the following news article. | Alicia Bassuk: Article reports tension between workers with children and those without .
She says it shouldn't be so; workplaces that value contribution over face time do better .
She says working parents often more efficient; nonparents go out, sometimes not available .
Bassuk: Companies' with enlightened view about f... | [
"(CNN) -- Is there a hidden war going on in the workplace between employees with children and employees without? In a recent New York Times article about flextime (\"When the Work-Life Scales Are Unequal\"), child-free workers are pitted against those who are parents, haggling over who does more work. Certainly, th... |
ad1edfc7ffbff90c6e2cde7bd55eaec0e2aeea11 | Summarize the following news article. | Howard Kurtz: TV coverage of storms is sometimes overblown, designed to goose ratings .
He says TV news can jump gun, get facts wrong, but in weather disaster it's understandable .
Viewers ravenous for details, he says. Storm brought unifying moment in midst of campaign .
Kurtz: After Katrina, media cover every storm l... | [
"(CNN) -- A confession: I usually have a knee-jerk reaction when television goes into its extreme-weather mode. All too often, I've seen the machinery clank into action -- team coverage, breathless anchors, intrepid correspondents getting soaked in the rain -- only to watch the heavily hyped storms peter out. What ... |
52ba4c5f93215088fdbd70266fc3f8ba77ce1e90 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahmad Abousamra, 31, was indicted after trips to Pakistan and Yemen .
He is a dual Syrian-U.S. citizen who grew up near Boston .
His co-conspirator was convicted and sentenced .
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest . | [
"(CNN) -- The FBI says it is deploying Facebook and Twitter to find \"a wanted terrorist\" who grew up near Boston and may now be living in Syria. He is Ahmad Abousamra, 31, a French-born dual citizen of the United States and Syria. Abousamra was indicted in 2009 after taking trips to Pakistan and Yemen. The bureau... |
301ad529c07a027e994c68f378c46242110a3e2d | Summarize the following news article. | Some "found the marathon -- the very idea of it -- to be painful," the deputy mayor says .
The race organizer says she was concerned about animosity toward runners .
Social media posts applaud the decision to cancel the race .
The 26.2-mile course typically winds across New York's five boroughs . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The New York City Marathon -- scheduled for Sunday -- was canceled Friday amid burgeoning criticism as the area recovers from the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy, city and race officials said. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had said earlier in the week the race would go on -- despite transportat... |
726b6272f4dd252d5f7caf926313eb59ff72a90b | Summarize the following news article. | Gerhard Knies is the co-founder and coordinator of TREC .
TREC promotes renewable energy in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa .
Knies sees solar power as a source of income for poorer countries . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Dr. Gerhard Knies is the coordinator of TREC, the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation, a network of around 50 experts in renewable energies and sustainability. Gerhard Knies, co-founder and coordinator of TREC, a network that promotes renewable energies . When he retired from ... |
68ec199f1b9d9b69f8231376d318df5f630b2f92 | Summarize the following news article. | Duncan Jones aka Zowie Bowie wrote and directed debut feature, "Moon"
Sci-fi thriller made for only $5 million, stars Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey .
Film's retro look borrows heavily from sci-fi classics like Ridley Scott's "Alien"
Film was screened at NASA for scientists researching Helium-3 mining . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- \"This is ground control to Major Tom,\" sang David Bowie about a fictional astronaut lost in orbit in 1969. Now, 40 years later Bowie's son Duncan Jones has released his own space oddity. Sam Rockwell plays a moon worker nearing the end of his contract with Lunar Industries which mines pr... |
bd75ba85c072cf11bcbdad9ffef8c6e3cff7f3ab | Summarize the following news article. | Both sides have played low-expectations game about Wednesday's debate .
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defies GOP, predicts debate will be game-changer for Romney .
Christie's prediction sets high expectations for Romney, who is running behind . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Apparently, Chris Christie didn't get the memo. \"Wednesday night is the restart of this campaign, and I think you're going to see those numbers start to move right back in the other direction,\" the Republican New Jersey governor said Sunday on NBC's \"Meet the Press.\" Christie raises the bar... |
a7d804d3c74f4e4bc869834d88a3f41aaacef98f | Summarize the following news article. | Border Patrol says rocks were thrown at its agents .
Mexico's foreign ministry criticizes "disproportionate use of lethal force"
The FBI is investigating . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico's foreign ministry has accused a U.S. Border Patrol agent of fatally shooting a Mexican citizen along the border. The shooting occurred Monday after agents in the area of Laredo, Texas, \"were subjected to rocks being thrown at them from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River,\" the patrol's Lare... |
09226482ff5dbfc37e5453ec4eef7d1d24849231 | Summarize the following news article. | Sir Alex Ferguson backs Mark Clattenburg over allegations of '"inappropriate language"
Police and FA have launched investigations into allegations .
Roberto Di Matteo refuses to react to Ferguson's comments .
Chelsea fan who allegedly racially abused Manchester United's Danny Welbeck named . | [
"(CNN) -- Alex Ferguson has defended the Premier League referee at the center of a racism row, saying Chelsea's allegations are \"unthinkable.\" Ferguson, one of football's most venerated and decorated figures, insists he does not believe claims that Mark Clattenburg used \"inappropriate language\" towards Chelsea'... |
39f2db41bab03e704b4cf83c387c1dbae85477e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Clark Atlanta University's band is back on the field, cleared of hazing allegations .
FAMU's drum major died last year after a hazing incident on a bus .
The drum line at North Carolina Central University must attend hazing prevention workshop . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- After a month-long investigation, Clark Atlanta University lifted a self-imposed suspension on the school's marching band after finding no evidence of hazing. The university announced August 30 that all performances of its Mighty Marching Panthers Band would be temporarily halted so the school cou... |
b434d73e4f26221cc4c646582b2f49930687bc2d | Summarize the following news article. | Saint Louis University has received more than 500 responses since Wednesday .
Thousands of Americans being recruited for trials in dozen of sites across nation .
Patients will be asked to keep progress while they are monitored for two months .
Doctor says virus could sicken one in five people this fall and peak in Oct... | [
"(CNN) -- Days after the U.S. government announced upcoming trials for an H1N1 flu vaccine, Saint Louis University has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from people volunteering for the study. Concern about the H1N1 virus grew after it spread quickly around the globe earlier this year. The university's Ce... |
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