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3de5bf764fb538ac4100c552e0b777021ee89f4e | Summarize the following news article. | William Gale: Mitt Romney's $5 trillion tax cut proposal didn't add up for months .
He says new idea of a cap on deductions is a first step toward a viable plan .
Gale says the cap wouldn't be nearly enough to pay for the tax cuts, but it would help .
He says that it could make taxpayers much less likely to give to cha... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- For months, voters have been in the dark about key details of Mitt Romney's tax plans. He specified $5 trillion in tax cuts, a 20% cut in income tax rates, a 40% cut in the corporate tax rate, repeal of the estate tax and alternative minimum tax and elimination of taxes on interest, dividends a... |
7892b16c334199dba7b5c39a3f3fccd0fab3ce2b | Summarize the following news article. | Jerry Brown is currently California's attorney general .
Polls suggest Brown is the frontrunner in next year's race for California governor .
Brown was first elected governor of California in 1974 .
"I would work very hard to transcend the poison of partisanship," he says . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Is Jerry Brown planning to run for governor of California next year? He sure sounded like it when I spoke with him this week. Jerry Brown, a one-time governor of California, is reportedly looking to run again next year. Brown was first elected governor of California in 1974. At age... |
bddca766d958afc74fbab7d234d854022e026c21 | Summarize the following news article. | German broadcaster reports Nazi hiding in Egypt died in 1992 .
Aribert Heim known to inmates as "Dr. Death" performed experiments on prisoners .
ZDF reports he lived lived in Cairo as Tarek Farid Hussein; died of cancer .
Nazi hunter groups says it expects to see documentary evidence Thursday . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- German investigators Thursday acknowledged \"credible information\" indicating that one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals died almost 20 years ago in Egypt. The former the hotel in Cairo where Heim spent his final days. The announcement from the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Crimina... |
e91ac0379dafad209957c3500fcc2165d0ec7ff4 | Summarize the following news article. | South Korea and Japan claim the islands Seoul calls Dokdo and Tokyo calls Takeshima .
S. Korea has had armed guards stationed on the rocky outcrop since the 1950s .
Located in rich fishing grounds, the area around the islands may also contain gas reserves .
Tourist ferries arrive frequently, swarming with people carryi... | [
"Dokdo/Takeshima (CNN) -- Catching a glimpse of the disputed islands in the distance, you can't help but wonder how such unremarkable rocks have soured diplomatic relations for so many decades. The rocky, unforgiving terrain reflects the current relationship between the two protagonists, South Korea and Japan. Seou... |
ccaa682c387f87d9aaf2a0bb658abfa9b01f9096 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "The workers are devastated," says the ANC Youth League deputy president .
Thousands of Anglo-American Platinum mine workers have been striking for three weeks .
They were called in for disciplinary hearings .
Those who didn't attend were fired . | [
"(CNN) -- South African mining giant Anglo-American Platinum said Friday that it has fired about 12,000 striking workers who declined to attend disciplinary hearings. Workers at the company's Rustenburg, South Africa, mine have been on strike for three weeks. The company called for disciplinary hearings for the str... |
0e3dfb06062e0fdf985ce403154af8b86ec0aa47 | Summarize the following news article. | Copyright to film of Marilyn Monroe "sitting around" will be offered on eBay this week .
Clip of film from 1950s shows Marilyn Monroe laughing on couch, smoking and drinking .
FBI agent told filmmaker about four-minute, silent 16 mm film during making of documentary .
Keya Morgan paid $275,000 for the rare glimpse into... | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The copyright to a home movie of Marilyn Monroe \"just sitting around\" with friends will be offered through an online auction this week, according to a man who found the film while researching the actress' death. A short clip of the four-minute, silent 16 mm film provided to CNN t... |
a10b81abc06f848afb0527acf1730986000fb11a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Facebook group's creator says idea meant to protest "bullying" by Muslim groups .
"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" urges users to submit drawings of Mohammed .
Devout Muslims consider it offensive to depict Mohammed .
Telecommunications official says Facebook blocked on government's orders . | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan is blocking access to Facebook in response to an online group calling on people to draw the Prophet Mohammed, officials said Wednesday. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued the order a day before \"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day,\" scheduled by a Facebook group with the same name, because... |
c1dfe90e59d8078b8ae5e1acdd70b81e73c5d972 | Summarize the following news article. | America is experiencing decline in etiquette, protocol expert says .
Politician, athlete and entertainer all have recently behaved badly .
Technology is partly to blame for lapse in people skills, expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- A politician, an athlete and an entertainer. What do they have in common? Some would say rude behavior. In less than a week, millions of people witnessed displays of anger and rage that have many wondering whether decorum is a thing of the past. Kanye West's behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards was wide... |
cfd5889354b56208d3f2ecba03affdc1e96c9843 | Summarize the following news article. | Unexplained, intermittent failures persist despite repairs, Metro official says .
Passenger recalls loud bang, "accordion-like" collapse of floor, screams .
Delegate chides NTSB for making high-cost, "impossible" recommendations .
9 people killed, scores injured in June 22 crash near Red Line's Fort Totten station . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The cause of a deadly Washington Metro subway crash last month remains a mystery, with one problem identified by investigators persisting even after engineers replaced a key part that was believed to be faulty, a top Metro official said Tuesday . Investigators are shown at the crash scene in Wa... |
751ae7079b3e7bc423e7391546e8f692984818d4 | Summarize the following news article. | White House aide, BP official differ on who gave initial estimates on size of leak .
Browner says BP had financial incentive to downplay size of leak .
BP official says estimate figures came from government satellite imaging .
Congressman says BP has proven to be untrustworthy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A top White House aide and the managing director of oil giant BP provided differing versions Sunday for who provided the initial inaccurate estimates of the size of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Robert Dudley, the BP official who appeared on CNN's \"State of the Union\" and other talk shows, sa... |
cc2df8b1b8790f4d6d15c6a053b7e2a2fddc8de3 | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Brown announces breakup with girlfriend Karrueche Tran .
"I don't want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna," Brown says .
Talk of a Rihanna-Brown reunion was fueled when she kissed, hugged him at the MTV VMAs .
Brown remains on probation for assaulting Rihanna in 2009 . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Chris Brown acknowledged Thursday he has renewed his \"friendship\" with Rihanna, the woman he was convicted of beating on the eve of the Grammys in February 2009. Brown, 23, has two more years of probation to serve for his felony assault conviction, although the judge lifted the \"stay away\"... |
a404482749cb552003964b661a7ee3d10a344393 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohamed Alessa exhibited "threatening" behavior, school spokesman says .
Court papers: Alessa and friend sought to join terror organization .
School spokesman says charges are not surprising .
Bail hearing set for Thursday . | [
"Newark, New Jersey (CNN) -- One of two men arrested over the weekend on terrorism charges was twice put on \"home instruction\" for exhibiting threatening, \"radicalized behavior\" during his high school years, a school spokesman said Tuesday. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, New Jersey, and Carlos Edu... |
48e0233ca6a192659eedfbf5af19f700b887e6fc | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators hope cooperation will shed light on 5-year-old case of missing American teen .
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot is accused of killing 21-year-old Stephany Flores last month .
Aruban authorities will travel to Peru to interview van der Sloot . | [
"(CNN) -- Aruban and Peruvian authorities have agreed to \"help each other\" in the murder investigation of Stephany Flores -- in which Joran Van der Sloot is the prime suspect, an Aruban government spokesman said Tuesday. Investigators hope the cooperation will lead to new information about the disappearance of Al... |
926a5fb06274aa422e3feafd318d06f0291ebd37 | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Luis Fortuno wants to cut spending by $2 billion, cut government jobs .
Fortuno: "It's up to us to confront the bitter reality that the government is bankrupt"
Fortuno: "I fear they could exceed 30,000" government job cuts"
Fortuno: Without immediate action, unemployment could top 10 percent in 2 years . | [
"SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Puerto Rico's Gov. Luis Fortuno on Tuesday outlined a plan that would cut spending by $2 billion per year and slash government payrolls by what could be more than 30,000 workers, or 10 percent of the government's work force. \"It's up to us to confront the bitter reality that the gov... |
a5c9e06c4ca0824a901992e99676dbf6e1f0b815 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Search "a dead end," official says. "We're assuming the photo is of coral"
NEW: Prosecutor to continue "to follow every lead" to determine what happened to teen .
Natalee Holloway disappeared during senior trip to Aruba in 2005; no arrests made .
Couple took underwater photo near shipwreck during cruise stop in Ar... | [
"(CNN) -- Aruban authorities have called off a dive team's search for the remains of Natalee Holloway after two days of searching the waters off Aruba proved fruitless, a spokeswoman for the Aruban prosecutor said Wednesday. The search was initiated after a Pennsylvania couple vacationing on the island told authori... |
cebcb3294e82778383edd0d09acfc3efca65d67a | Summarize the following news article. | Appellate judge, Harvard law dean, Harvard professor among possibles .
Sources say White House attempting to look beyond last year's candidates .
Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement last week . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A federal judge from Montana and the dean of Harvard's law school are among several names being added to the short list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, a government source said. Sidney Thomas, a 14-year veteran on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is being vetted b... |
95c0de7e2247ac62dd20b66a267a5701a31798db | Summarize the following news article. | Amine El Khalifi made a brief appearance in federal court Wednesday .
He waived his right to have a preliminary hearing and to contest his detention .
El Khalifi was arrested Friday as the result of an FBI sting operation .
He accepted a gun and what he thought was a bomb vest, according to the complaint . | [
"Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) -- A Moroccan man charged with plotting a suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Capitol will remain in jail, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Amine El Khalifi made a brief appearance in federal court and waived his right to have a preliminary hearing and to contest his detention. Magistrate Ju... |
825d6c9ebbd8b868669e03dec3d275d474e88213 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney might not win Michigan, where he was born .
He is well behind in Massachusetts, where he served as governor .
Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states .
James K. Polk in 1844 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President James K. Polk holds a distinction among those who have sought the nation's top job: He's the only major candidate to win the White House despite losing the vote in the state where he was born and the state where he lived. It happened in 1844, and now 168 years later, Republican nomine... |
65babb06ee2e40e58bbed3a98fcf5749d58c62d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Rev. Ruggero Conti denies charges of child molestation at trial in Rome, Italy .
Potentially explosive trial being held in the shadow of the Vatican .
Conti, former adviser to mayor of Rome, was arrested in June 2008 .
Church has been rocked by allegations of child abuse by Catholic clergy in Europe . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A priest accused of child abuse denied the charges Tuesday in a high-profile trial taking place in the shadow of the Vatican. \"I am not a monster. I am innocent,\" the Rev. Ruggero Conti said in court. Conti is accused of molesting seven young boys at the Nativita di Santa Maria Santissima pa... |
dd98aabff3ed29d74e8d1f73cdb809bf63b2169a | Summarize the following news article. | BP CEO Tony Hayward testifying before House Energy and Commerce subcommittee .
Hearing comes a day after Hayward met with President Obama for the first time .
In the eight weeks since the oil disaster, Hayward has made numerous gaffes .
In BP ad, Hayward promises, "We will get this done. We will get this right" | [
"(CNN) -- Lawmakers on Thursday are getting their first chance to grill BP CEO Tony Hayward, the man fighting to save his and his company's reputation as BP tries to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Hayward is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations... |
539283c11817d23dcbc975c27b7ad2107bbd4d94 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. secretary of state calls for Aung San Suu Kyi's release .
Suu Kyi's lawyer blames charges on American who allegedly stayed in her house .
She is said to have let John Yettaw stay, in violation of her house-arrest terms .
Supporters say action is an excuse to extend restrictions on her movement . | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will stand trial Monday for an incident in which an American allegedly swam across a lake and stayed for two days in her closely guarded residence, where she is under house arrest. Officials in Myanmar say this self-portrait was found on John Yettaw's digital cam... |
c137f0e4159d9402eb761537e14e57ee6eaddbd0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Democratic Left and Syriza voice opposition to the austerity package .
Samaras calls on lawmakers to approve the deal agreed to with international creditors .
"As long as this agreement is approved ... Greece will remain in the euro," says Samaras .
2 parliamentary votes will be held, one on budget and the oth... | [
"(CNN) -- Debt-stricken Greece has agreed on final details with its international creditors on the terms for the next installment of a bailout deal, the prime minister said Tuesday. However, the agreement on new austerity measures and the country's budget must still be approved in two parliamentary votes -- which a... |
24dcf9ef1d0e9c07ab3377c23190b2a90d1bf54e | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Castellanos says it takes some guesswork to predict outcome of such a close election .
He says several factors make Mitt Romney more likely to win .
Romney has made progress in reducing gender gap and may have an edge with independents .
Castellanos: Obama hasn't cracked 50% barrier, and his 2008 win looks unlikel... | [
"(CNN) -- So it comes down to this: On Tuesday, the president who can't possibly win re-election confronts the challenger who can't possibly beat him. Licensed, as I am, to pump gas and commit punditry in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, I am obligated to make a prediction. Or, in other words: It's time ... |
c403060ca042fc45cc8c6af51b26ee7ff0254f98 | Summarize the following news article. | Louisiana report says 162 people have reported illnesses .
128 of those were workers in the Gulf and the rest from the general public .
Symptoms included throat irritation, shortness of breath, coughing .
Most were between the ages of 18 and 64 . | [
"(CNN) -- Exposure to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in 162 cases of illnesses reported to the Louisiana state health department, according to a report released Monday. Of those cases, 128 involved workers on oil rigs or individuals involved in the oil spill cleanup efforts, the report said. Am... |
9df60f9edc1fd53b1f37fcf08164d9250fa86a1a | Summarize the following news article. | Lillo Brancato Jr. played a wannabe mobster on "The Sopranos"
Brancato faces up to 15 years for attempted burglary conviction .
Actor said homeowner allowed him to come and get drugs when needed .
As a teen, Brancato starred alongside actor Robert De Niro in "A Bronx Tale" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lillo Brancato Jr., an actor who appeared in \"The Sopranos,\" was acquitted of the 2005 killing an off-duty New York City police officer but found guilty of attempted burglary. Lillo Brancato Jr. appeared on \"The Sopranos\" and played alongside Robert De Niro in \"A Bronx Tale.\" Brancato, 32,... |
f45984337d281e79256fa22923a063cd3aa8791e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 121 dead across Syria, opposition says .
Rebels target military headquarters in Aleppo .
Chinese back international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi .
Deaths mount across Syria on Wednesday, opposition says . | [
"(CNN) -- Syrian warplanes pounded rebel fighters and car bombs went off in the Damascus suburbs Wednesday as the architect of a failed cease-fire huddled with Chinese officials in Beijing. At least 121 people died in the 19-month-old conflict on Wednesday, opposition activists reported. Russian-built MiG jets and ... |
6ed3d747a040184a537ce8c03fe40aaace94f3ac | Summarize the following news article. | Politicians are like gamblers, wired to think they can beat the odds .
Bob Dole knew he would lose but went on marathon to help down-ballot Republicans .
Four years ago, John McCain told supporters, "The failure is mine, not yours"
John Kerry in defeat: "... The next morning, we all wake up as Americans" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- We were somewhere down South in the back half of October 1996. I believe we were in a theater. I remember thinking how terrible the lighting was, how small and deflated the crowd. I remember the look on the candidate's face. Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was on stage with Heather W... |
5e5b9ad24e276a95ce9ae31da60e60de1066a27b | Summarize the following news article. | A junior prosecutor is accused of having an affair with the accuser .
The sodomy trial of Anwar Ibrahim has been postponed until August 9 .
Sodomy can result in a 20-year sentence in Malaysia even if consensual . | [
"(CNN) -- The judge in the sodomy case of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday postponed the trial until August 9 because of allegations a female prosecutor had an affair with his accuser. As a result of the allegations, the defense has asked that charges against Anwar be dropped. A blogger reported ... |
a40d8e99e6f378d1bd397ce5fba595c3028b05ce | Summarize the following news article. | Last survivor of Titanic earns fraction of what auctioneers hoped to raise .
Auction aimed at paying nursing home bills of 97-year-old Millvina Dean .
She was 9 weeks old when Titanic sank in 1912 .
The 17 items sold for about $8,000, instead of $50,000 initially hoped for . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The last living survivor of the Titanic earned only a small fraction of what auctioneers hoped to raise when she sold her final remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills. Millvina Dean, 97, was trying to raise money so she can stay in the nursing home she prefers. The... |
b82772c7fa7699c429164463ee6a1831f8ddb580 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Al Goodman died during surgery Monday .
He was a member of the Moments and Ray, Goodman and Brown .
The baritone sang on hits for nearly 20 years . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Al Goodman, who sang baritone on such soul classics as \"Love on a Two Way Street\" and \"Special Lady,\" died Monday, his family told CNN. Goodman, 67, died of heart failure during surgery to remove a tumor at Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersey, according to his daughter, Rho... |
d100e21af797452a5e9fa2cc8c65df6e024e1a18 | Summarize the following news article. | Untold numbers of Islamist jihadists escaped prison during Egypt's revolution .
One of them, Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad, is suspected in the Benghazi attack .
Hosni Mubarak's fall impaired Egypt's ability to track at-large militants .
Muslim Brotherhood government has granted pardons to dozens more jihadists . | [
"(CNN) -- In the chaotic weeks during Egypt's revolution, thousands of inmates escaped from jail. Untold hundreds among them were Islamist militants. Many more detained for belonging to jihadist groups have been released from detention in the 18 months since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted -- and the activities ... |
bab1ca7739272259388feb1dd64f5d79f76e8f77 | Summarize the following news article. | 3 boys die from deadly amoeba in Orlando-area lakes this summer .
Bathers warned to stay out of water warmer than 80 degrees Fahrenheit .
Officials: Flu-like symptoms after swimming in a lake should spark alarm . | [
"ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Something in the lakes around Orlando, Florida, has claimed the lives of three boys this summer. Will Sellars' family says he died after being exposed to a deadly amoeba on a Florida lake. \"This thing is just there. It's lurking like some deadly thing in the water which can take our chil... |
39d451cbe96696b5e6c20888bc75e92a87e9dace | Summarize the following news article. | NCAA has a policy against mascots "deemed hostile" to Native Americans .
University of North Dakota uses Fighting Sioux nickname and logo .
Many citizens want school to continue using them .
But NCAA said there would be repercussions . | [
"(CNN) -- The dispute between the NCAA and the University of North Dakota over its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo took a new turn Wednesday when the school said the filing of petitions requires it to use the nickname and logo while the issue plays out, possibly in a statewide vote. The National Collegiate Athleti... |
11954fc739cd4cd5cb82e7daf6ec21c4b307aad5 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they are planning one of their largest and most complex operations .
London's 3 police forces under a single umbrella for the G-20 security plan .
"Unprecedented" protests expected ahead of next Thursday's summit meeting .
Protests include street party outside Bank of England dubbed "Financial Fools Day" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- London police said Thursday they are planning one of the largest and most complex operations in their history as the city gears up to host the G-20 summit next week. Police divers carry out security checks near the site of next week's G-20 summit in London. London's three police forces are... |
9c0cfe801c75af2ad05ddd86c78985249c8aae13 | Summarize the following news article. | Police launch investigation into allegations of "racist gesture" by Chelsea supporter .
Supporter photographed in British national newspaper making alleged gesture .
Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck appeared to be the target of alleged abuse .
Chelsea promise to "take the strongest possible action, including cri... | [
"(CNN) -- English football's battle to eradicate racism suffered another blow on Thursday as police launched an investigation into allegations that a Chelsea supporter made a racist gesture towards a Manchester United player. A photo of the fan making a \"monkey\" action, which appeared to be targeted at United's D... |
21a8765f507546d215c957b4929a395ceade4a98 | Summarize the following news article. | For possibly first time in history, women take lead in building mosque in Turkey .
One of leaders of project to build Sakirin Mosque is decorator Zeynep Fadillioglu .
Sakirin Mosque was commissioned by wealthy Turkish Arab family . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- There is a shiny addition among the Ottoman mosques and palaces that make up Istanbul's stunning skyline: the metallic, mirrored dome of the new Sakirin Mosque, a Muslim place of worship built with a woman's touch. When sun reflects off Sakirin Mosque's dome, light can be seen across the ... |
6ff3810aa7f364765d4d45b707ada465edb5fa5b | Summarize the following news article. | Linguist says Obama's speech was on seventh- or eighth-grade level .
That's lower than King, Reagan speeches .
Speech was optimistic and forward-looking, expert says .
Lack of 9/11 reference was significant change in tone, linguist says . | [
"(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night compares favorably with a number of historic orations, a linguist said Thursday. Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the presidency Tuesday night. \"His goal was to be understood by the widest possible audience du... |
163c26d96c4b17836664f3e3a2366c5e61ef6090 | Summarize the following news article. | Dogs that survive the fighting pit are almost always euthanized .
50 remaining pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property could be euthanized .
Roughly half of all dogs euthanized at shelters are pit bulls or pit bull mixes .
Pit bulls can be good pets if bought as puppies and raised properly . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Dogs bred for the fighting pit have only one thing in their future: death. Fighting dogs may die in the ring or at the hands of their owners. If they are confiscated in a bust, they are almost always euthanized, experts say. Of the 1.4 million dogs euthanized at shelters last year, roughl... |
32da9637f8129acf01540eccd2a1d5f75d72fe68 | Summarize the following news article. | James Carville says the "adults" in GOP are unhappy with the four remaining candidates .
He says they fear that none of them are capable of defeating President Obama .
Carville: If Santorum wins nomination, GOP House, Senate candidates will run for cover .
Carville: The Republicans' only realistic choice is to unite be... | [
"(CNN) -- Memo to the \"adults\" of the Republican Party: . If you notice that I have changed my current missive to address adults (as opposed to addressing the establishment as I've done in the previous two), this was done to acknowledge Indiana GOP Chairman Eric Holcomb. Holcomb said recently, \"Republicans are f... |
99f2cf6095a8d6df38e14c8cdcbc15069d691359 | Summarize the following news article. | Elena Kagan is confirmed as the 112th Supreme Court justice .
Five Senate Republicans backed Kagan; one Democrat opposed her .
Republicans have called Kagan a political activist with little judicial experience .
Democrats have praised Kagan's intellect and said she may help balance the court . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan was easily confirmed Thursday as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, completing the 50-year-old native New Yorker's climb to the peak of the American legal profession. The 63-37 vote was mostly along party lines. Five GOP senators backed Kagan, an... |
197255c872a908297a6815328db7a9c019fe8f08 | Summarize the following news article. | Luis Suarez's 10th goal this season earns Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Newcastle .
Striker cancels out Yohan Cabaye's opener; also involved as Fabricio Coloccini sees red .
Napoli's Italian title hopes suffer setback after conceding late equalizer against Torino .
Bayer Leverkusen move up to fourth place in Germany despit... | [
"(CNN) -- Luis Suarez may have been the villain of Liverpool's 2011-12 season, but the Uruguay striker is doing his best to make amends in another difficult start to this English Premier League campaign. The fallout from Suarez's eight-match suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra ultimatel... |
f40f4ae90d3c29b233d28bd739869db5553311d6 | Summarize the following news article. | The Saudi army lieutenant colonel was on a training flight near Seville .
He was training on the Eurofighter Typhoon, which crashed after takeoff .
His Spanish co-pilot ejected before the crash and survived . | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A Saudi army lieutenant colonel died Tuesday during a training flight at a Spanish air base, the Spanish Defence Ministry said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET) during a training flight aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon jet. A few minutes after takeoff, the plane hit the grou... |
091d8d6bc5a4484cd297dedb2a3f37647226c26b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A notice of appeal has been filed in the case .
A California judge ruled the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional .
The decision is a major victory for proponents of same-sex marriage .
The case is expected to ultimately land at the U.S. Supreme Court . | [
"San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Attorneys supporting the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California filed a notice of appeal in the case Thursday, one day after a federal judge ruled that the measure is unconstitutional. However, Chief U.S District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco granted a tempo... |
f74c992b98cb26058ee3415f41144e7e815b21bd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Barefoot bandit" likely to be transferred to Washington state within 2 weeks .
NEW: Harris-Moore appeared relaxed at his hearing; was seen laughing with another detainee .
A detention hearing will be held in Washington .
In the Bahamas, where he was taken in to custody, he pleaded guilty to illegally landing a pl... | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- The so-called \"barefoot bandit\" suspect will be sent to Washington state to face charges there, a federal judge in Miami, Florida, ruled Friday after Colton Harris-Moore waived his right to an extradition hearing. He will be transferred in the next two weeks aboard a secure federal transp... |
c2b99b38c9f50bec4f719350d13a922ae56ae3c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters march by ground zero .
The planned $100 million facility includes a mosque .
It will be built a few blocks from the site of the World Trade Center .
Critics say an Islamic center near the site is a painful affront . | [
"New York (CNN) -- With chants and banners, opponents of the planned construction of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero faced off Sunday with demonstrators in favor of the facility. Hundreds of critics and supporters of the proposed center in New York showed up despite an overcast and drizzly s... |
ec03dae2e55050ef8c03fb2489130539553d4b38 | Summarize the following news article. | Alexander Lebedev charged with hooliganism after punching guest on TV show .
Billionaire and Kremlin critic faces five years in prison for attacking businessman .
Lebedev says he acted in self-defense when he launched his assault .
Charge is politically motivated and unsubstantiated, Lebedev says . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Russian billionaire businessman and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexander Lebedev has dismissed a charge of hooliganism and assault filed against him after he punched a fellow guest on a television show last year as unsubstantiated and \"clearly a political act.\" The part-owner of Russian opposition ... |
d62d6364625d1522c55024486ec25851687935e3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Japan's prime minister vows to end the crisis "at all costs"
NEW: Tokyo Electric's president issues a new apology for the disaster .
The government needs to start evacuations now, a Greenpeace researcher says .
The Level 7 designation puts Fukushima Daiichi on par with Chernobyl . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan's prime minister vowed to wind down the month-long crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant \"at all costs\" Tuesday after his government officially designated the situation there a Chernobyl-level nuclear accident. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he wants the plant's owner, the Tokyo Electri... |
5068f5b6db8138624b26c19bdc3ebaf04cb0497a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The United States did not want to admit it had troops in nominally neutral Laos .
Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger's heroism was hidden for years .
He died after saving three comrades in Laos . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the military's highest award for bravery, to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades at a then-secret base in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday. After Etchberger saved ... |
36f7a9dbf4e906294557269da144e47833c2681c | Summarize the following news article. | Kainat Riaz Ahmed and Shazia Ramzan are to be honored for bravery, a minister says .
The Sitara-e- jurrat, or star of courage, is the third highest military award in Pakistan .
The girls were injured along with Malala Yousufzai in an attack on their school van .
Malala's efforts to ensure girls' rights to education hav... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two Pakistani girls who were injured in an attack that nearly took the life of their classmate, schoolgirl activist Malala Yousufzai, are to be honored with a medal of courage, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Saturday. Kainat Riaz Ahmed and Shazia Ramzan were both hurt in the ambus... |
0c7c6ba9855491f4b1eb2466157b318c300c70c1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Indictment alleges physicist wanted $793,000 for services .
The scientist and his wife are accused of trying to provide nuclear secrets to Venezuela .
Venezuela's government knew nothing about the plans, officials say .
The U.S. citizens worked as contractors at the New Mexico laboratory . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A former Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear scientist and his wife were indicted on charges of trying to provide nuclear secrets to Venezuela, but U.S. officials stressed the Venezuelan government knew nothing about the plans. The officials said they have no information from the undercover ... |
96acc0313f0366c6eaf02e68fef444debf1ee89d | Summarize the following news article. | Boxee Box plugs into your TV and allows you to search and store Web content .
"Last Gadget Standing" pits 10 products against each other in "American Idol"-like competition .
Boxee beat out Plastic Logic Que e-reader, Intel Reader and seven other finalists .
SHOW WX Pico Projector, a portable projector the size of a ce... | [
"Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- The Boxee Box, a cubelike device that shares Internet content with your TV, won the annual \"Last Gadget Standing\" competition Saturday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The box narrowly beat out Plastic Logic's Que e-reader and the Intel Reader, a device that scans printe... |
18998df2cc2db359644e74c08f4502376900c628 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Five people are still in the hospital; one is in critical condition .
NEW: Flashing yellow lights warn motorists of the bridge .
The Megabus was on its way to Toronto .
It was off route, but the company did not say why . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Four people were killed early Saturday when a double-decker Megabus slammed into a railroad overpass and turned on its side in Salina, New York. Authorities said 25 passengers were transported to the hospital. By Saturday evening, five were still in the hospital, while one person was injured crit... |
49b5115509e8d5db34636ae0bdb80d9f043fc667 | Summarize the following news article. | Polanski was arrested en route to Zurich Film Festival, which was honoring him .
The Oscar winner pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 .
He has lived in France for decades to avoid arrest if he enters the U.S.
Polanski won Oscar for best director for "The Pianist" but did not attend ceremony . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- Filmmaker Roman Polanski, arrested in Switzerland over the weekend, will fight extradition to the United States where he faces sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, his California lawyers said Monday. Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009. \"An is... |
c5a9028c4cf4680c80d8bd44a88f4041edb76f00 | Summarize the following news article. | In an interview, van der Sloot expresses remorse for his behavior .
He describes himself as "impulsive"
An attorney for Holloway's mother says his remarks are familiar .
Van der Sloot wouldn't talk about the Stephany Flores case . | [
"(CNN) -- In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case. \"For everything that's happened since 2005, all the things ... |
2acaa9c9b070f2b19c0777c4cf4607a2af6d0747 | Summarize the following news article. | Safety concerns prompt Winfield's move, source says .
Spokeswoman says Army is investigating alleged threat .
She does not identify those involved .
12 soldiers charged in connection to civilians' killings . | [
"(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier who blew the whistle on his fellow soldiers' links to the killing of civilians in Afghanistan -- and who himself is accused of one slaying --has been moved to solitary confinement for his safety, a source said. Spc. Adam Winfield, 21, told Army investigators that he alerted his father to th... |
3bc278077087c5f0665f35d29badde06e0b18c57 | Summarize the following news article. | Group is described as an Armenian-American crime enterprise .
73 people in five states indicted; more than 50 in custody so far .
Authorities say the schemes defrauded Medicare of $163 million . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal authorities arrested more than 50 suspects Wednesday and smashed what they describe as an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise engaged in a nationwide scheme to defraud the Medicare program. The Justice Department indicted 73 individuals in New York and four other states for all... |
22b05e4a612a23b7c6b1c5d59c11990156b00a69 | Summarize the following news article. | "Warriors of Rock" sets a metal playlist to a fantasy-driven quest play mode .
Brendon Small says metal musicians are nerds .
Integral to the quest play mode is the entire "2112" rock suite from Rush . | [
"(CNN) -- In an otherworldly landscape, with controllers in hand, players must conquer the Beast in order to release a powerful demigod. No, this isn't \"World of Warcraft.\" It's \"Guitar Hero.\" And with a playlist steeped in monster riffs and a quest mode that winds through scenes populated with the dungeons and... |
c2c14582dfd7fef66493293bea03ff25ca234991 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jury asks for a read-back of testimony .
NEW: Total deliberation time now stands at around 11 hours .
Life in prison "is a fate worse than death," Steven Hayes' lawyer says .
Hayes and another man are accused in the deaths of a woman and her two daughters . | [
"New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- Connecticut jurors recessed Saturday without deciding the sentence of Steven Hayes, who was convicted of killing two sisters and their mother during a brutal 2007 home invasion. He faces life in prison or death. Judge Jon Blue ordered the five men and seven women on the jury to resu... |
5c0e969a377a83ed9046222825d7fe4a03ca327b | Summarize the following news article. | Advocates want the Senate to pass a food safety bill when it reconvenes .
The House of Representatives passed the change in July 2009 .
Groups detailed recalls that have taken place since then .
The proposed act would give the FDA more power over food recalls . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Food-safety advocates and survivors of food-borne illness called Wednesday for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year. \"When things go wrong with the food supply, consumers sometimes are the last to know but the first to pay,\" said Caroline DeWaal of the Washing... |
3476514a4f7fdd3df75b97905608df3695cfe8a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Ted Danson: June 8 is the first U.N.-recognized World Oceans Day .
He says oceans are in trouble with 75 percent of seafood species in danger .
Saving oceans is doable if we allow fish species to rebound, Danson says . | [
"Editor's note: Ted Danson is an Emmy Award-winning actor, a founding board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, and narrator of a new film, \"End of the Line.\" For more information about Oceana, read here . Ted Danson says a \"closed\" sign on a... |
291d95449933f4550b80b80e581966122e828402 | Summarize the following news article. | Miss California USA pageant officials to have Monday news conference .
Scheduled to be on hand: Tami Farrell, first runner-up .
Miss California USA Carrie Prejean might be stripped of title due to issues .
Prejean initially in news for her response to question about same-sex marriage . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Miss California USA pageant officials appear close to announcing if they will strip Carrie Prejean of her crown because of her lingerie photos and same-sex marriage statements. Miss California USA Carrie Prejean may lose her crown because of some semi-nude photos she appeared in. T... |
5831aa063676252e77d56017d52df68556c83fb0 | Summarize the following news article. | The move is "in no way" linked to a new bin Laden tape, minister says .
France will hand over control of some districts to Afghans next year, he says .
The country has 3,750 troops in Afghanistan . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- France and some other NATO nations may begin to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan next year -- but the move is not tied to a threat issued against the country supposedly by Osama bin Laden, the country's defense minister said Thursday. Minister Herve Morin told French radio station RTL t... |
e9b305b68d48849ef3fdd2d709b68e252b76d113 | Summarize the following news article. | ANALYSIS: Both Romney and Obama have been unable to break through to unite voters .
Romney has been trying to recover from being pulled from the right early in the campaign .
Obama has seemed like an unwilling participant in his own re-election . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When the race is done, the balloons have wilted, and the confetti has been swept up, Campaign 2012 may be marked more by its failures than its triumphs. But here's the starkest failure in these final days before the vote: Neither candidate has made a convincing enough argument for his presidenc... |
313eeda91e0e0078b048e713be23bf02cd02a178 | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Schlossberg: Young voters invested energy and hope in the 2008 Obama campaign .
He says some aren't as enthusiastic after realizing political struggle is difficult .
Schlossberg: President Obama has delivered on health care, student loans, climate issues .
He says part of growing up is realizing that change doesn'... | [
"(CNN) -- It's just another coming of age story -- one we've all heard before -- but now it's about us. Just as Holden Caulfield awoke to the excitement of the adult world around him and wanted to escape the phonies, youth voters brought a novel and intense energy to the world of politics during the 2008 election i... |
b867ee9310b56b11c03fd00d4f7ec74fc96a9914 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorneys for O.J. Simpson are appealing his 2008 conviction .
Simpson is currently serving a prison term of up to 33 years .
The famed football star was sentenced on charges including armed robbery .
Simpson's lawyers are claiming his trial was "fundamentally unfair" | [
"(CNN) -- Attorneys for imprisoned former football great O.J. Simpson on Tuesday appealed his conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court, claiming his trial was \"fundamentally unfair.\" O.J. Simpson is appealing his conviction for charges including kidnapping and armed robbery. A jury in October 2008 convicted Simpson... |
9a2ac40f469a02af7b14bdb38478d6793a403a45 | Summarize the following news article. | An intoxicated passenger on a Holland America cruise ship released the ship's anchor .
The ship was unharmed, but the release of the anchor could have ultimately sunk the ship .
Rick Ehlert, 44, confessed to dropping the anchor and was taken into custody . | [
"(CNN) -- A Holland America cruise ship was disrupted early Saturday morning by an intoxicated passenger who released the ship's anchor, according to an affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun website. California resident Rick Ehlert, 44, released the anchor and a life buoy between 5:25 a.m. and 5:55 a.m., according ... |
94335fb5a56601d7074a763835a45a2d2be1a18e | Summarize the following news article. | Stooges' Ron Asheton dead at 60 .
Asheton was guitarist for influential band of late '60s, early '70s .
Stooges nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the influential punk rock band The Stooges, was found dead this morning, police tell the Detroit Free Press. Ron Asheton helped form The Stooges in 1967 with his brother Scott and Iggy Pop. The 60-year-old's body was found in his Ann Arbor, Michigan, home af... |
d9be9e9312e075395df1a01d5c615189ad3dbca1 | Summarize the following news article. | Source: Every diplomatic mission document issued from 2006-2009 is under review .
Officials fear the information could harm U.S. relationships around the world, source says .
The lives of sources of information could be put in danger, the source says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The threat of publication of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables by a muckraker website has prompted a massive review of documents at U.S. embassies around the world, a U.S. official says. The official, who was not authorized to comment on the record, tells CNN that the State Department ha... |
8b734f7d39fc2b8d08c316bd146be693f4de68bd | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian state-run media: Gambia gives no reason for the decision .
Gambia reportedly sets a 48-hour deadline for Iranian officials to leave . | [
"(CNN) -- Gambia has severed all economic and diplomatic relations with Iran and set a 48-hour deadline for Iranian government officials to leave the West African country, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Tuesday. Gambia gave no reason for the decision to sever ties with the Islamic Republic, according to Press T... |
1a16f10f9c13b8ef6b3ac3b5817cb41e18545d96 | Summarize the following news article. | Astronaut on two-week mission to space station was first female on combat aircrew .
Former mayor's son earns landslide victory in New Orleans mayoral race .
Climate scientist tells newspaper he considered suicide amid controversy over e-mails . | [
"(CNN) -- Kathryn Hire: With one woman and five men aboard, the space shuttle Endeavour launched early Monday morning and is heading to the international space station. Endeavour's two-week visit is the first of NASA's five final shuttle missions before the space agency retires its aging space shuttle fleet later t... |
30116a15e1bad6d019f5d5450a0f6cddd2d82903 | Summarize the following news article. | Sentence for woman convicted of adultery halted on "humanitarian grounds," official says .
Execution will go forward when judiciary chief orders verdict again, he says .
Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of adultery .
Case has drawn international attention . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran's judiciary chief has temporarily halted the execution of a woman convicted of adultery, state media reported Sunday, citing a judicial official. \"Although the verdict still stands and is definite, the execution has been halted on humanitarian grounds from the order of the honorable judiciary chief,... |
1cbf86427ae0fa068e4c13cbfc392c71c159f90a | Summarize the following news article. | Hendrik Coetzee was leading a team in Congo sponsored by Eddie Bauer .
He apparently was pulled from a kayak by a crocodile on the Lukuga River .
Two kayakers with him were able to paddle to safety, according to sponsor's blog . | [
"(CNN) -- A renowned South African whitewater guide and outdoorsman was apparently pulled from his kayak by a crocodile in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is presumed dead, expedition sponsor Eddie Bauer said. Hendrik Coetzee and two American kayakers, Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic, were on the Lukuga Ri... |
8928afdf4171bac9cf14ee2b7020ded6415902ce | Summarize the following news article. | Fire was set to cover up evidence, U.S. Navy says .
Seaman August Provost's death being investigated as homicide .
Congressman calls for investigation of possible hate crime .
Body was discovered at 3:30 a.m., during Provost's shift on sentry duty . | [
"(CNN) -- A sailor found dead earlier this week at California's Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said. Seaman August Provost, shown on his MySpace page, was killed while on sentry duty at Camp Pendleton. The death of Seaman August Pr... |
3d17d179daee0d56306ef4fab86c0c549f2c1279 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi authorities discover 27 bodies at mosque and find torture room .
"Here is a chain we found tied to an old man's body," official says .
Dad of 25-year-old: "His hands, legs were amputated and his head was decapitated"
Residents say militia has left mosque, but still intimidates them . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- \"There are the bloodstains on the wall, and here it is dried on the floor,\" Abu Muhanad said as he walked through a torture chamber in a Baghdad mosque where more than two dozen bodies have been found. Two women clutch photographs of loved ones believed killed by the Mehdi Army. \"And here... |
1e314886eba775827ff6cb5d8c2d06e9885abde9 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney getting students interested in important cases that affect everyone .
FantasyScotus.org is a teaching tool involving 200 classes around the country .
In the game, students analyze current high-profile cases, then predict the outcomes .
Among cases students are predicting: video game ban, anti-gay church group ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court can seem a distant, dusty place, far removed from what young people, especially, see as relevant in their lives. It's an institution closed to cameras, with justices issuing dense written opinions while working mostly from their private chambers. So how do you get high schoole... |
0da07dd2e79cbdcbb4c61d297caabdecc9853885 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Law professor: "It should be the death knell" for prosecution .
Appeals Court says there is no proof that the steroid tests were from Bonds .
Former trainer, who reportedly said samples came from Bonds, refuses to testify .
No word yet on further appeal . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Baseball all-time home run champion Barry Bonds won a big legal victory Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that evidence the government says would prove he lied about using steroids is inadmissible in court. The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a divided opinion,... |
3a7af8330d7c0c527d8ed3713f4dff965a483f77 | Summarize the following news article. | Olympic documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 .
Greenspan died of complications from Parkinson's disease, his companion says .
Greenspan made uplifting films about Olympic athletes overcoming tragedy . | [
"(CNN) -- Bud Greenspan, the filmmaker known for producing documentaries about the inspirational stories of Olympic athletes, has died. Greenspan, 84, succumbed Saturday afternoon to complications from Parkinson's Disease, according to companion Nancy Beffa. Greenspan, who began his career in sports radio broadcast... |
93111153d95d292106148914180caca2dae05daf | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands of birds died suddenly Friday night in two separate locations .
Experts suspect something panicked the birds into chaotic flight and crashes .
It's possible New Year's Eve fireworks sparked one of the mass deaths .
Scientists call the scale of these deaths unusual, but not unprecedented . | [
"(CNN) -- Some of the nation's top experts Tuesday were looking for clues into sudden, mass deaths of birds in two states over New Year's weekend. \"This one is unusual because of the time period over which so many birds died,\" said LeAnn White, a field investigator with the National Wildlife Health Center in Madi... |
36624e7d198825ec304ec9f9e808101707873e66 | Summarize the following news article. | D.C. tourism official says popular, active president helps city's image .
Official hopes public interest in the Obama family will help bolster tourism .
President Obama has visited restaurants and entertainment venues around town .
Visitors can experience similar meals and activities in Washington . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Trinnette Morris and her group of girls followed in President Obama's footsteps when they stopped at Ben's Chili Bowl during a recent visit to Washington. Barack Obama pays for a chili dog during a visit to Ben's Chili Bowl in January. \"I just put on my Facebook page last night that we're on O... |
840a8ca5c0f2a5d2237605ab956a2627fcd090ca | Summarize the following news article. | Pregnant woman found slain; unborn child taken from womb, police say .
Police found body of Darlene Haynes in apartment closet .
Infant may still be alive, but requires medical attention, authorities say . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are searching for someone who killed a woman in her Massachusetts apartment and cut an 8-month-old fetus from her body. Officers found Darlene Haynes wrapped in bedding in a bedroom closet, according to authorities. Officers found Darlene Haynes dead after neighbors complained about a stench coming... |
1c59ec72545d45ceb46a01720828651b5a7983c6 | Summarize the following news article. | McCarthy will propose legislation banning high-capacity ammunition magazines .
A ban on clips was part of a federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 .
Tucson suspect allegedly used a clip reported to have had held 31 rounds . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York -- who ran for office after a gunman killed her husband and injured her son -- is drafting legislation that would ban the sale of high-capacity gun ammunition magazines to civilians in the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. \... |
aeacbe284a6d9c0facc4f2416bd3c2e1e4e40bb4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 33 killed in 2 bombings .
The explosions targeted Shiite pilgrims in Karbala for a religious observance .
Police say 5 of Salaheddin Gov. Ahmed Abdullah's guards are wounded in another blast . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- Three bombings targeted Shiite pilgrims Monday in and around Karbala, Iraq, killing at least 33 people, officials said. A suicide car bombing in the small town of Twareej, just outside Karbala, killed at least 20 people and wounded 35 others, Interior Ministry officials said. Earlier, at least 13 ... |
35d75d1f7db041fc873041b135a7942352c05fdd | Summarize the following news article. | Officials used 'vein-matching' to tie Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Pearl's killing, report says .
Mohammed has said he killed the journalist, but has not been charged .
The report is a result of a three-year investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal agents have backed up al Qaeda captive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession in the killing of journalist Daniel Pearl by using photographs of the veins in his hands, according to a new report released Thursday. Mohammed confessed to beheading Pearl after his 2003 arrest in Pakistan. But the U.S. ad... |
de792b638bd25ef688b07315d4e236e2b3cc79b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Ted Williams' rehab stint was voluntary, so he could leave, Dr. Phil McGraw says .
He entered rehab on January 12 after a talk with McGraw .
The homeless man became an internet sensation recently for his "golden voice" | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Ted Williams, the homeless \"golden voice\" sensation on the internet, checked himself out of drug rehab 12 days after he voluntarily entered the facility, Dr. Phil McGraw said Monday. Williams, 53, admitted during a taping of \"The Dr. Phil Show\" earlier this month that he was still drinking... |
a874b5c70aab9c02da63f09c90529c2d5d5888f9 | Summarize the following news article. | A judge has sentenced eight men to death for their part in a coup plot in The Gambia .
The convicted men and their relatives wept as the judgment was read .
The men have 30 days to appeal . | [
"Banjul, The Gambia -- A judge has sentenced to death eight men, including The Gambia's former army chief, for their parts in a coup plot in the western Africa nation last year. The eight men are Lt. Gen. Lang Tombong Tamba, former chief of defense staff of The Gambia armed forces; Brig. Gen. Omar Bun Mbye, former ... |
c21da26e373236f0fd04a755110d903f26e26d40 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Atkins seeks "compassionate release" from prison .
She is serving life sentence for role in Manson family murders of late 1960s .
Web site quotes husband as saying she has terminal brain cancer .
Request is under consideration, corrections official says . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Former Manson family member Susan Atkins has requested a \"compassionate release\" from prison because she has less than six months to live, a California prisons spokeswoman said Friday. Susan Atkins, Califorina's longest-serving female inmate, is shown in her most recent mug shot.... |
5a5badb68c73f52010a587ef225dc7653b240006 | Summarize the following news article. | The CW canceled "The Beautiful Life" last week after just two episodes .
Still, that places the series ahead of some of television's one-hit wonders .
The list starts in with CBS's 1961 show "You're in the Picture"
Reality shows and scripted series alike have received the "one episode and out" boot . | [
"(CNN) -- A few weeks into the fall TV season, and already one show is down for the count. The cast from \"Quarterlife\" played young, artsy 20-somethings on the incredibly short-lived show. But let's look on the bright side. \"The Beautiful Life\" got at least two episodes in before the CW gave it the ax, spared f... |
9ec7e2ef8e487d85ce30f150303c36179c7509bd | Summarize the following news article. | At least five people detained in relation to fire that engulfed Russian nightclub .
109 people were killed when a performance artist juggled cold-flame pyrotechnical maces .
Around 130 people were injured, with dozens were in critical condition .
Shocked residents placed flowers outside the burned club in memory of the... | [
"Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- Russian investigators on Saturday picked through the remains of a burned-out nightclub and detained at least five people in the aftermath of an explosive inferno, the result of an alleged misuse of fireworks that claimed more than 100 lives. Friday night's fire -- in the Ural Mountain area ... |
d89b8a9ec399fad1e1947d1c9b911002381e8531 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 300 people died in the April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila .
Scientists were asked to assess the risk after increased seismic activity .
They did not predict the major earthquake that hit the centuries-old city .
Prosecutors say they gave a generic and ineffective assessment of the risk . | [
"ROME (CNN) -- Seven people went on trial for manslaughter Tuesday in Italy, accused of failing to predict an earthquake that killed more than 300 people in L'Aquila in April 2009. The seven -- six scientists from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology and a member of the Civil Protection Agen... |
03e3029a1a2f2b1e6481b7024db889503135d3ea | Summarize the following news article. | Former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona reports to a minimum-security prison .
He will serve a 5 1/2-year sentence for his conviction on witness tampering .
CNN's Larry King is credited with dubbing him "America's Sheriff" | [
"(CNN) -- Former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, once dubbed \"America's Sheriff,\" turned himself in Tuesday to a Colorado federal prison to begin serving his 5 1/2-year sentence for a witness tampering conviction. Carona, 55, will serve 66 months in a minimum-security facility called \"The Camp\" at the ... |
4dbf1bfcc2a3f3b3429af61456add9cd8fc9a7b8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dozens dead, even more missing in Taiwan from storm-caused flooding .
NEW: Taiwanese villagers fear hundreds of people buried under mudslides .
Reports: Mudslides crush homes, bury unknown number of people in China .
More than 1 million people displaced in China, dozens missing, media report . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The wrath of Typhoon Morakot has affected nearly 9 million people across four coastal China provinces and killed dozens in Taiwan, officials said Tuesday. A rescue worker carries a child on Tuesday who survived flooding in southern Taiwan. The typhoon, which stormed through the Philippines ... |
cd2cb113b1cd90e2ad235466df3a64dfc956877a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A federal grand jury indicts Jared Lee Loughner on charges of attempted murder .
Giffords has the strength to stand and lift her head .
Giffords is to be moved to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston .
Her husband, Mark Kelly, says Giffords feared for her safety . | [
"Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was able to stand with assistance on Wednesday, an aide said, with her doctor adding that the congresswoman has the strength to stand on her own. \"Today we were getting her out of bed again and we were able to stand with assistance,\" said Dr. Peter Rhee, T... |
9116f5dccf6c5bb2a350e5b49006d8d4beaf27a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Fair and festival-goers spend millions on concession food every year .
From fried Oreos to "Super Fries," the possibilities are endlessly fattening .
Fair foods can be enjoyed in moderation, says Dr. Donald Hensrud . | [
"(CNN) -- Jackie Alpers, a photographer from Tucson, Arizona, has documented food at her local county fair for the past couple of years. \"My favorite fair food has elements of the unexpected,\" she said. \"It's bigger and weirder than the food I see every day, and it evokes awe... the more absurd the better.\" Alp... |
dbac3f8132ebb3d0c9b92e295d240f625dfea585 | Summarize the following news article. | Agencies have suspended a search for children reported in Delaware River .
A woman told a nurse she threw her newborn off a bridge into the river .
She told another nurse she threw two other children from the bridge .
The search went on for more than eight hours . | [
"(CNN) -- The Coast Guard said Tuesday that its crews and other agencies have suspended the search for three children a woman claims she threw off a bridge into the Delaware River overnight. Delaware River Port Authority officials said there was \"no evidence\" to support the woman's claim, the Cherry Hill New Jers... |
5ff1670706e460aff5573de02205a97695f178c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Thom Yorke's group, Atoms for Peace, has an album arriving early next year .
The music was born out of a three-day studio session .
Radiohead's Nigel Godrich says the album steps "into the unknown"
Atoms for Peace wants to tour again after the album's release . | [
"(CNN) -- Put Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich, drummer Joey Waronker, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea and percussionist Mauro Refosco into a studio for three days, and you know the sound coming out of that session is going to be otherworldly. The musicians seem to have created exactly that as the band, Ato... |
b63f3beee3aa47b3bf9e7135fcc24729d005bde1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ann Pettway will face federal kidnapping charges Monday .
FBI says Pettway turned herself in to FBI office .
Source says Pettway contacted an officer on Facebook .
Kidnapped baby, now 23, was reunited with her biological family this month . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A woman suspected of snatching an infant from a New York hospital in 1987 was in custody Sunday after surrendering to authorities in Connecticut and will face federal kidnapping charges, authorities said. Ann Pettway turned herself in to the FBI office in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Sunday morning, ... |
985f183d6f813f3e7aed450d438fa2718b3329c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Pilot error caused U.N. helicopter crash killing 10 people, probe finds .
Crew did not consult weather forecast nor plan a route before taking off .
Air crew comprised of two Russians and one Belarussian . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Pilot error caused the crash of a U.N. helicopter in March which killed 10 people, a Nepalese investigating official said Wednesday. A U.N. worker at the site of the March helicopter crash that killed 10 people in Nepal. The helicopter was traveling from a camp for former Maoist rebels in... |
745141eddcbd85e5a2d9d96cc378143ac203df93 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama and Romney both say they will continue the CIA-run drone program .
According to one report, the program has killed more than 3300 people in nine years .
The attacks are breeding resentment against America, says Akbar . | [
"Islamabad (CNN) -- On Tuesday, the United States votes to elect its next president. For Americans, the choice is about which candidate will improve the economy, healthcare, the employment rate and ensure better living standards. However, for Pakistani citizens living in the country's northwest, especially for the ... |
d3eab4a37c863fadfbfd61613660b735b9efbfc7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Today is an interesting day," New York City's elections commissioner says .
"It's inspiring to see so many people up and out to vote," one woman says .
"We have everybody coming in from everywhere," a poll coordinator says .
The city Board of Elections temporarily relocated or combined some polling locations . | [
"(CNN) -- Long, slow-moving lines stretched around polling stations across New York City a week after Superstorm Sandy's fury threatened to keep many citizens from voting. \"It's inspiring to see so many people up and out to vote already,\" said one woman at a makeshift polling station in Brooklyn established to re... |
6b938b8e585697e05fb6d602e4a46c4a015105d9 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 75 people are killed .
The 6.8-magnitude quake injures at least 111 .
Myanmar has been badly hit by natural disasters in the past few years. | [
"(CNN) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar has gone up to 75, state media reported Friday. At least 111 people were injured, Myanmar Radio reported. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Thursday near its borders with China, Thailand and Laos, according to the U.S. Geological Surv... |
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