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f70a4ee96e39f6fbc69507c459233ff1fdfb0dec | Summarize the following news article. | Alexander Pato scores seventh minute goal as AC Milan defeat Fiorentina 1-0 .
The win puts Milan within six points of Serie A leaders and rivals Inter at top .
Milan supporters display displeasure at Kaka's possible departure from club . | [
"(CNN) -- A seventh minute goal from Brazilian teenager Alexander Pato proved enough to give AC Milan a 1-0 home victory over Fiorentina in a match totally dominated by Manchester City's $150 million bid for playmaker Kaka this week. Pato (right) and David Beckham celebrate Milan's only goal at the San Siro on Satu... |
f4467ab342f0ad79aad68a80f15659f52620186f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara named de facto president of Guinea .
Coup leaders impose overnight curfew; government, constitution suspended .
President Lansana Conte died Monday after near 25-year rule .
Coup condemned by African Union . | [
"(CNN) -- A military junta that toppled Guinea's government announced its new leader Wednesday in a nationwide radio address. Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara wrapped in the Guinean flag Wednesday. Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara declared himself president of the National Council for Democracy, which he called a transitional bo... |
fd4bd93f0e11cec9a6c3f50441b6023b1e582581 | Summarize the following news article. | Video: Hand-held cams track freshmen moves .
Two freshman representatives document their experience for CNN .
Rep. Jared Polis is a Democrat representing Colorado's Second district .
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is a Republican representing Utah's Third district . | [
"Congressman Jared Polis . (D) Colorado: District 02 . Congressman Jason Chaffetz . (R) Utah: District 03 ."
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23790638f73ff2925bb53df1ab070bc820992d42 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lawyer of Austrian incest suspect says his client has a mental disorder .
Fritzl imprisoned and raped daughter, also fathered her children, police say .
Wife of Josef Fritzl was too scared to question him, her sister says .
Fritzl's wife focused on keeping family healthy, according to her sister . | [
"AMSTETTEN, Austria (CNN) -- The Austrian who reportedly admitted holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her will plead insanity, his lawyer said. Josef Fritzl admitted to authorities he raped his daughter and fathered her children. Attorney Rudolf Mayer said he believed 73-yea... |
e3a136a69995e5d198c911664c5a5f02f2019f3d | Summarize the following news article. | Author Wally Lamb: Sculpt our best selves by writing our own stories .
He teaches writing to female prisoners at a high-security prison .
Writing about past history, confronting emotional issues can help progress .
Lamb says your uniqueness is your strength, but welcome feedback . | [
"(OPRAH.COM) -- As a fiction writer, I struggle to tell useful truths by telling the lie that I am someone other than myself. I'm a fat girl trying to survive rape in my first novel, the resentful brother of a mentally ill twin in my second. In my third novel, which I'm close to finishing, I'm the husband of a drug... |
efc168a0eaf3466b8d2c1ba0e903ecbbe0c9518b | Summarize the following news article. | Aspiring actress found dead in Santa Monica apartment in March .
Police have released few details about the crime .
File sealed by police; coroner unable to disclose cause of death .
Have information? Call (310) 458-8449 . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Juliana Redding was 21, an aspiring actress and model who, like so many others before her, had moved from Arizona to southern California in pursuit of the Hollywood dream. She wound up the victim in a real life murder mystery -- one few people are willing to talk about in any detail. Juliana Redd... |
9c8732b0f17734a2988a7d2b14a911b5fc0ad63f | Summarize the following news article. | Police say man robbed a Carolina First Bank in Greenville, South Carolina, Thursday .
Suspect, Bruce Windsor, 43, owns a real estate company and is a church deacon .
He had no criminal history but was facing financial difficulties, detective testifies .
Robbery resulted in a tense standoff with two bank employees held ... | [
"(CNN) -- Bruce Windsor is known as many things: church deacon, soccer coach, father of four. But facing potential financial problems, he's now known as something else: suspected bank robber. Bruce Windsor listens Friday as a judge tells him he faces kidnapping and robbery charges. Police say the 43-year-old owner ... |
5ea804ffbebb9af8251e19a8e7f37d1e23c4b3a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Art dealer Max Stern was forced to liquidate his gallery in 1937 .
Stern died in 1987 with no heirs .
His art restoration project benefits three universities .
"Portrait of a Musician Playing a Bagpipe" was returned Tuesday . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- An oil painting was returned Tuesday to the estate of a Jewish art dealer who was forced to consign the painting and other artwork under Nazi Germany before fleeing the country. \"Portrait of a Musician Playing a Bagpipe\" was done in 1632 by an unknown artist. The painting, \"Portrait of a Musi... |
fb9b13561a7bb6b5d32cc2543748638f7e96dbef | Summarize the following news article. | Somali journalists say U.N. envoy's quote motivates attacks on them .
He appeared to compare Somali journalists with Rwandan radio staion during genocide .
Journalists want an apology and the remark retracted .
Rwandan radio was used to encourage participation in genocide in 1994 . | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial comment by the top U.N. envoy to Somalia \"motivates\" those who have carried out recent fatal attacks against journalists in the war-torn country, the head of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said Wednesday. Friends and relatives prepare to bury Said Tahlil, a journalist k... |
916375f45a7a99cad7fb4a1cea92e7ffa269a128 | Summarize the following news article. | Elkhart, Indiana, entrepreneurs sweating out tough economic times .
Several express doubt the federal government can get commerce moving .
Loosening of credit would get people spending again, they say .
President Obama visited Elkhart on Monday, mentioned it during press conference . | [
"(CNN) -- Surviving economically in downtrodden Elkhart, Indiana, may require doing some things you don't want to do. Elkhart, Indiana, has become the poster child for the nation's economic downturn. \"Here in Elkhart, I've never seen things as bad as they are,\" lifelong resident Yvonne Sell said Tuesday. \"When y... |
ac44712b6a734b8fbae8521f969c9976c59e91eb | Summarize the following news article. | "Slumdog Millionaire" gets outstanding performance by cast in motion picture .
Meryl Streep gets SAG award for best leading actress in a movie .
Sean Penn named best leading male actor in a movie .
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" ensemble cast win television awards . | [
"(CNN) -- The actors of \"Slumdog Millionaire\" won outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, and Heath Ledger posthumously won best supporting male actor at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. \"Slumdog Millionaire\" actors Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor accept ... |
4eefb39ff98d7ff28974048ee1304c6b601da41c | Summarize the following news article. | National Museum of American History exhibit honors Abraham Lincoln .
Exhibit is part of Smithsonian Institution's bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth .
Show brings together "all of the museum's best Lincoln objects," curator says .
Among objects on display are Lincoln's hat, suit, coffee cup, pocket watch . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One can only imagine the sights this hat has seen. Perched atop a man who towered over his peers at 6 foot 4 inches, this hat must have had quite a view. \"Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life\" will be on display through January 2011. It may have been there when a divided nation -- a devasta... |
ad025f6cd780dfc645fc18b54167264c5629e766 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Leaders meet to discuss future of Iceland's coalition government .
Business minister resigns after collapse of the country's leading banks, stock market .
Business minister Bjorgvin Sigurdsson says many share responsibility for problems . | [
"(CNN) -- The future of Iceland's elected government was in question Sunday after another weekend of street protests and the resignation of the government's commerce minister -- both responses to the country's financial mess. Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde, left, talks with business minister Bjorgvin Sigurdss... |
aadee19cb8c3afe90bd21ae36fea1b12420b0378 | Summarize the following news article. | India say it has banned import of Chinese toys for six months .
No reason given for embargo .
Move follows 2007 recalls in the U.S. on Chinese products . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India Friday announced it has banned import of Chinese toys for six months. The move was announced by India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade of the Commerce Ministry. The ministry notification gave no reason for the six-month ban effective immediately. In 2007, there were recalls in... |
8ab5480f049ae6a88b717d12999d15fb1d9a6a0e | Summarize the following news article. | Surge in business for wedding planners where same-sex marriage is legal .
When California's Proposition 8 passed, more gay couples came to Massachusetts .
Gay advocates in Iowa would like to create the same kind of wedding infrastructure . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- Boston-based wedding planner Bernadette Smith has helped arrange the same-sex nuptials of nearly 75 Massachusetts couples during her five-year career. But she's never seen quite the surge in business as she has during the past few months. Wedding planners have seen a surge in same-sex couples... |
fc7cce001fe33ba4e9dcb713d2c4acae3909e1a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Brown: Obama said he'd post legislation on Web for 5 days before signing it .
He broke that promise with the Lilly Ledbetter Bill, Brown says .
Congress also should take more time to study bills, she says . | [
"Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's \"Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull\" at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the \"Cutting through the Bull\" segment of Monday night's broadcast. CNN's Campbell Brown says nonemergency legislation needs time to be read by the public an... |
db5bc72803732b42b0714604f1f8901235936d7d | Summarize the following news article. | USAID offering seeds, other help to encourage Afghan farmers to grow wheat .
Agency trying to wean Afghan farmers from poppy production .
Poppy plants used to produce opium and heroin .
Opium, heroin has been a major source of revenue for the Taliban . | [
"LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Toiling in what is the opium capital of the world, farmers in southern Afghanistan are swapping out their poppy plants for wheat crops. A farmer harvests wheat in a field on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, last summer. The farmers are participating in programs sponsored by t... |
35694797aa3b9dbab5a32e9ba5833e83038db062 | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Donnelly owns Supreme Motor Lodge in town of Palmerston North .
16,000 residents of Wainuiomata, near Wellington have been banned .
Donnelly says guests from the town are always rowdy .
He says he might annul ban in the future -- if Wainuiomata adjusts behavior . | [
"(CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston Nor... |
bb89d42bd5e815198c0f73961213edbc6298bd53 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban in Pakistan demand imposition of Islamic sharia law across country .
Government-Taliban deal has led to implementation of sharia law in Swat Valley .
Fundamentalist leader declares Pakistan's judicial system "un-Islamic"
Secular Pakistani political parties have condemned strict interpretation of Islam . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Taliban in Pakistan have issued a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the Pakistani government, by declaring the country's entire legal system \"un-Islamic.\" Taliban representatives leave talks in Peshawar in February after reaching a deal on Sharia law in Swat. \"Let the judges... |
711bdb9a31a13dc06fd144951cc12d098207356e | Summarize the following news article. | Islamic prosecutors draft indictment against Israeli leaders over Gaza offensive .
Iranian President Ahmadinejad says "Zionist criminals" should face justice .
Human Rights Watch says evidence Israel committed war crimes .
Israeli spokesman says claims are "hysterical, hostile... not based on solid facts . | [
"(CNN) -- A conference of Islamic prosecutors in Iran worked Wednesday to draft an indictment against Israeli leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. Palestinian women walk past a building destroyed during Israel's campaign in Gaza. The charges stem from Israel's late-December offe... |
19f5639896f56854802d8c7fc4a48b0e722474f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Danny Santos, 21, says he made $50,000 in four years as a drug mule .
Santos smuggled drugs across U.S. border from Juarez, Mexico .
He was arrested once, as a juvenile, but said charges were dropped .
Santos now works two part-time jobs as trains as a boxer . | [
"EL PASO, Texas (CNN) -- Sitting in high school, math and history lessons never captured Danny Santos' imagination. The drug-fueled streets of the Texas-Mexico border provided his education, and he was an excellent student. Danny Santos, 21, works two part-time jobs and still doesn't make as much as he did as a dru... |
c992559dc57f70df598222d9b1e90e15872493dd | Summarize the following news article. | Gwilym Davies wins this week's World Barista Championship in Atlanta .
Each competitor served 4 espressos, 4 cappuccinos and 4 signature drinks .
Strange twist: None of past decade's winners hail from a coffee-growing country . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Briton bested competitors from 51 other countries to win the recent World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. The World Barista Championship poured into Atlanta, Georgia, this year after serving Denmark last year. Winner Gwilym Davies said the caffeinated competition was more diff... |
1245d64e27a233fd0297721b152aca854f4bba1b | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Cornell's new album is "Scream"
Former Soundgarden, Audioslave front man working with producer Timbaland .
Rock star life takes work, Cornell says .
Singer once threw amplifier out window to sample old-school rock star activity . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Chris Cornell has taken to Twitter like Tweety Bird took to making mischief. Chris Cornell's new solo album, \"Scream,\" was produced by Timbaland. He acknowledges it's an odd mix. Not to suggest he's using the popular social networking service to cause trouble. Hardly. The 44-year-old rock music... |
29a1a4e087656990febd6d77cbe2fe16b6e36251 | Summarize the following news article. | A woman sets up a Web site for help in her 52-week search to find The One .
"Love Guru" and "Love Doctor" weigh in: Does setting deadlines make sense?
Experts say loving oneself should come first, and fantasies need to go .
Setting aside time to do self-examination is a, however, a deadline worth making . | [
"(CNN) -- Neenah Pickett is on a mission to find love, and it's the kind that has a countdown and can be monitored by any curious voyeur. No, she's not the newest bachelorette to feed America's reality TV addiction. The New Jersey media consultant is the brains and heart behind \"52 weeks 2 find him!\" a Web site d... |
d7f26a3dad22ce50560017c1b4ee47844a89d4c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Border officials want men deported despite lack of evidence to charge them .
Agency: We want to remove men "on grounds of national security"
Men had been held in association with alleged terror plot in northern England .
Widespread arrests made after police official photographed with name of suspects . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Nine of the 11 Pakistani nationals being held in an alleged terror plot in northern England were released Tuesday, according to police. Police officers guard a house in Manchester, England, following raids and arrests of terror suspects. The arrests were made the week before Easter and cam... |
1cbd686f1b936be5d67565a7cb88e292601cc1bf | Summarize the following news article. | Stephen Hawking is a rare case of someone who has survived decades with ALS .
ALS affects 350,000 people worldwide and as many as 30,000 people in the U.S.
Symptoms vary from person to person; some lose their speech but others do not .
Clinical trials are in progress for a variety of treatments . | [
"(CNN) -- Besides charting the nature of space and time and penning the bestseller \"A Brief History of Time,\" Stephen Hawking has another distinction: He beat the life-expectancy odds for people with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Stephen Hawking, shown in Pasadena, California, in March, is hospitalized but ... |
b09075f9cf84037c0d16ccb4562881bf5649b6f3 | Summarize the following news article. | 12-year-old Welsh boy shines on "Britain's Got Talent" with Motown voice .
Shaheen Jafargholi earned standing ovation from judge Simon Cowell .
Cowell had earlier halted Jafargholi's audition and got him to change songs .
Show has become a global hit following Susan Boyle's performance last week . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Move over Susan Boyle. A week after the Scottish woman became a global sensation following a barnstorming audition on \"Britain's Got Talent,\" a 12-year-old Welsh boy with a Motown voice has been hailed for his \"life-changing\" performance on the TV show after earning a standing ovation ... |
89c287366b534611432fcae9f1a08cb306f32cd5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Widow says she's gratified "investigation has led to the arrests"
Authorities probing group that police believe helped Georgia man end his life .
After Wednesday arrests, authorities in eight states execute search warrants .
Final Exit Network's Web site: Volunteers offer "guidance to self-deliverance" | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Four people in two states have been arrested as part of an investigation into the Final Exit Network, an organization that police believe helped a Georgia man end his life in June, authorities said Thursday. Claire Blehr, 76, of Georgia, and Thomas E. Goodwin, 63, of Florida and Georgia,... |
452b798ea454d485129c9c37b436efebd1314249 | Summarize the following news article. | First study to quantify link between carcinogen byproduct and lung cancer rates .
Researchers tracked levels of byproduct (NNAL) using urine samples .
Smokers with high levels of NNAL doubled their risk of developing lung cancer .
Test could identify high-risk people, aid in early detection and treatment .
Bottom Line:... | [
"Smokers with high levels of a carcinogen byproduct (NNAL) are at higher risk of developing lung cancer. Smoking is a lot like Russian roulette: You never know who will end up developing lung cancer and who won't. But Dr. Jian-Min Yuan, as well as other researchers from the University of Minnesota, say they are one... |
a276a85997d8d7bbe794ea4214e707c5ff861f71 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Governor, police unions oppose Olson serving parole in Minnesota .
Olson evaded capture for more than 20 years living as Minnesota housewife .
Olson was member of Symbionese Liberation Army, which nabbed Patricia Hearst .
Court documents say Olson kicked pregnant teller during 1975 bank robbery . | [
"(CNN) -- Jon Opsahl said he doesn't think domestic terrorist-turned-housewife Sara Jane Olson served nearly enough time for his mother's murder, but he's relieved the saga ended with Olson's Tuesday release from prison. Sara Jane Olson was released from a California prison Tuesday after serving seven years. Olson,... |
ce137f38b5e2f793d25cee8b458a8add47692734 | Summarize the following news article. | "Street Gang" is a new book that chronicles the history of "Sesame Street"
Show was unique when it went on air in 1969, using TV techniques for education .
Much behind-the-scenes activities, but show has stayed true to goals .
Author Michael Davis has heard countless stories about "Street's" benefits . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Sesame Street\" may not be a real place, but tell that to some of the people Michael Davis met when researching and talking about his new book, \"Street Gang.\" Bert, left, and Ernie have been mainstays of \"Sesame Street\" since the beginning. \"I met a lot of people who I worked with in New York or go... |
b99db085c80c16714843dc597872b7ca70fdccbd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rihanna's lawyer says she requested there be no "no contact" order .
Chris Brown's arraignment delayed until April 6 .
Brown charged with assault, making criminal threats .
Victim identified as "Robyn F."; "Robyn F." is Rihanna . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Rihanna, through her lawyer, asked a judge Thursday not to prohibit her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, from having contact with her while he faces felony charges of assaulting her. Chris Brown attends his arraignment in Los Angeles on Thursday. Attorney Mark Geragos is at right. The judge granted R... |
18a732b4759a70051e51315aa1ea665621d96a3f | Summarize the following news article. | Text message taught British surgeon how to amputate the arm of teenager in Congo .
David Nott texted colleague Meirion Thomas, an expert in forequarter amputation .
Nott embarked on the three-hour operation with just one pint of donated blood . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Congo, Africa, with help from instructions sent to him by text message. British surgeon David Nott, center, with two colleagues in a Congo field hospital where he carried out the operation. David Nott texted his surgical colleagu... |
51fa4a6644ffab5e68c141aee9cab628886d3924 | Summarize the following news article. | Shots were fired at vehicle that accelerated toward Hurriya police station .
12-year-old was standing behind car and was hit by one round .
She died while being transported to the hospital . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A 12-year-old girl died Monday after she was struck by a warning shot fired as a vehicle accelerated toward an Iraqi police station, said the U.S.-led military coalition. The incident occurred in Hurriya in Nineveh province, according to a news release from Multi-National Corp-Iraq. A vehic... |
6f277349ec3fed546e8029b3bb7a7e3d073fd067 | Summarize the following news article. | Gadhafi replaces the leader of Tanzania, who held the post for the last year .
The chairmanship is an annual rotating position .
Gadhafi will try in his new role to push Africa "to become African united states"
U.S. says the African Union is an "important partner" | [
"ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CNN) -- African leaders have chosen Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi as chairman of the African Union, according to Ethiopian and Libyan official news agencies. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will chair the African Union for one year. At a closed session on Monday, the 53-member Assembly of t... |
c511f362afef6d0a62c8a15e76d1c9258f9c1aba | Summarize the following news article. | Christie's sells nearly 36-carat diamond for $24.3 million .
Amount said to be highest price for a diamond sold at auction .
Jewel was mined in India nearly 400 years ago . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- What recession? Christie's, the famed auction house, this week sold a nearly 36-carat diamond for $24.3 million, which it said was the highest price for a diamond sold at auction. The 35.56-carat diamond dates back to the 17th century. The previous record was a mere $16.5 million for a 100... |
9cf8043205c190dfaa3b202095b3fa28d4213aa2 | Summarize the following news article. | Camp holds about 250 inmates, down from peak of about 750 .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates asks Pentagon staff to draw up closure plans .
Gates anticipates possible move by Barack Obama to close camp .
President-elect has pledged to shut down Guantanamo . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Pentagon staff to draw up plans for shutting the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesman said. A detainee is seen through a fence in July at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The camp holds about 250 suspected terrorist... |
bd116985790cc70d4e13b5b05c8670010f92f981 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 3 die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Louisville, mayor says .
NEW: Moderate snowstorms expected to continue into Saturday .
Nine weather-related deaths have been reported, governor says .
More than 607,000 customers without power, state says . | [
"(CNN) -- The brutal winter storm that caused havoc from Texas to Maine has paralyzed swaths of Kentucky, where officials are working to cope with what they say is the worst power outage in the state's history. \"We are kind of in a state of emergency. It's pretty bad,\" said iReporter Dwight Stanley of Louisville,... |
901a8addcf431f8a23b3c324bb85939ea5de7133 | Summarize the following news article. | Cambodia, Thailand to redeploy some troops away from the site of a border temple .
Two sides plan to discuss issue of who the land around the temple belongs to .
Flare-up began when Cambodian guards detained three Thais who entered area .
Cambodia claims Thailand sent troops to retrieve the trio and built up their numb... | [
"(CNN) -- Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to redeploy some troops away from the site of a border temple at the center of a tense military standoff in its second week. Thai soldiers take a rest near the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province. The decision came after the two sides met to resolve the impasse. ... |
1134c1a554bd5bb4dc9c2190780c404b917a5a4e | Summarize the following news article. | Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a south Atlantic island .
House mice not native to the island are killing and eating chicks .
Mice are also threatening the native population of large finches . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a remote south Atlantic island and have caused the birds' worst nesting season on record, a British bird charity says. Baby albatross on a remote Atlantic island are threatened by killer house mice. The research from the Royal Soci... |
bb3be13a69864d2a3c23e6aee251e2a961c743b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Remove iPod earbuds when you're talking to someone, experts say .
Author: Anywhere it's OK to work on a crossword puzzle, you can check your PDA .
The sooner you can reply to an e-mail properly, the better, an etiquette expert says . | [
"(Real Simple) -- Learn how to be plugged in without being impolite. (This is one user manual worth reading.) If you run into someone while you're listening to your iPod, remove both earbuds to talk to her, experts say. 1. You're walking down the street and listening to your iPod when you run into someone you know.... |
f1559739e64938664306553ed1aee5598adfbe31 | Summarize the following news article. | Montalban's health was deteriorating, but he "died peacefully" in his home .
Montalban rose to fame as one of MGM's most visible Hispanic actors in 1950s .
The Mexican-born actor was best known for his roles on "Fantasy Island," "Star Trek"
Montalban was dedicated to changing Hollywood's stereotypes of Latinos . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Ricardo Montalban, star of the hit TV series \"Fantasy Island,\" died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said. Ricardo Montalban attends the opening of a theater named for him in 2004 in Hollywood, California. Montalban, 88, was in deteriorating health over the past... |
fa091e2cce74ae82713b5fa362b1efbd4dc78c70 | Summarize the following news article. | Seville striker Kanoute launches pro-Gaza T-shirt protest after scoring a goal.
Kanoute is booked and fined $4,000, but some players and fans back him .
Should footballers mix sport and politics? Have your say. | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It was an understated gesture, but one that reverberated around the footballing world. Seville forward Frederic Kanoute reveals a pro-Gaza T-shirt after scoring against Deportivio La Coruna. When Frederic Kanoute scored for Seville against Deportivo La Coruna last week in the Copa del Rey ... |
609d892cf43bb50b184dae61b8042ed2a93f3757 | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish champions Real Madrid are top of the latest Deloitte football rich list .
Manchester United and Barcelona are second and third in the annual rankings .
The fall in value of sterling has affected English clubs' positions in annual list . | [
"(CNN) -- Spanish giants Real Madrid have retained their position as the richest football club in the world -- according to an annual survey issued by accountancy firm Deloitte. Spanish champions Real Madrid remain the richest football club in the world. English and European champions Manchester United and Spanish ... |
3fca9a7334698cf129de02e53c3c68de3e06ce6a | Summarize the following news article. | Video shot in Austin, Texas, shows meteor-like object in sky Sunday morning .
Fireball sightings, reports of sonic booms come days after satellite collision in space .
FAA told U.S. pilots to watch for "falling space debris"
No reports of ground strikes or interference with aircraft, FAA spokesman says . | [
"(CNN) -- Sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky were reported in Texas on Sunday, less than a week after two satellites collided in space and a day after the Federal Aviation Administration asked U.S. pilots to watch for \"falling space debris,\" authorities said. Video captured in Austin, Texas, shows a... |
2619de95bb223c91827921b3b5cf27251fefb442 | Summarize the following news article. | North Korean leader Kim Jong-il added his brother-in-law to a military board .
Analysts say move paves the way for an heir to be named .
Jang Song Thaek is considered to be Kim's right-hand man . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has added his brother-in-law to a military board in a move analysts say paves the way for an heir, according to South Korea's state-sponsored Yonhap news agency. Kim Jong-il has named his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to a top military board. The addition of his kin to the... |
ee893a5e348206eaca5f610550415024e333623b | Summarize the following news article. | United States, Russia absent from signing of cluster bomb ban treaty signing .
U.S., Russia, China, Israel are top four cluster bomb producers .
U.S. insists the devices are important part of its defense strategy . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States and Russia were absent Wednesday as representatives from countries from around the world gathered to sign a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs. French troops examine cluster bombs collected after the Lebanon conflict of 2006. Some 111 countries were due to adopt the Convention on Cl... |
8bc3e81e5bacfc0baef15842b45764e30e88d000 | Summarize the following news article. | French fishermen lift port blockades at Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne .
Fishermen are protesting over European Union fishing quotas .
Blockades shut all cross-Channel traffic at the three ports .
Ferry operator P&O says it is resuming normal Dover-Calais services . | [
"(CNN) -- French fishermen suspended their blockade at three English Channel ports Thursday, allowing ferry traffic and freight to move through after two days of disruption, union leaders said. French fishing boats blockade the port of Boulogne. The French ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne were open again after... |
f337a24b685c632474464c610155e7ab1d8b25d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Former soldier says he was armed with a Kalashnikov and told to kill .
"Adam" describes taking part in rape attacks on children in Darfur .
Victims included girls as young as 12, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- I wanted to believe the man in front of me wasn't a rapist. I knew he was a former Sudanese soldier, I knew he wanted to talk about rape in Darfur. A humanitarian group working on Darfur issues had introduced him to us. They told us his testimony was important to hear. A woman left homeless by conflict in... |
7281cafe4454bc3961e11bc386ceff7232f8383b | Summarize the following news article. | Adam Sandler wore cast for part of "Bedtime Stories" filming .
Some scenes required a body double after star broke ankle .
Sandler says he let himself go after "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Packing on the pounds over the holidays? Adam Sandler can sympathize. He recently put on some weight himself. Adam Sandler had to cope with more than just falling gumballs in his latest comedy, \"Bedtime Stories.\" The comedian got buff for the movie \"You Don't Mess With the Zohan... |
b6b3b2f3865e15287b4cdd580352992ab04891ce | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq's first public Christmas party decorated with Jesus, Santa, Christmas tree .
Celebration put on by Interior Ministry to "strengthen community ties"
Kids' art projects show Baghdad scenes, including one with toy as dead "terrorist"
Christian priest at celebration says Baghdad changes give him hope . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- From a distance, it looks like an apparition: a huge multi-colored hot-air balloon floating in the Baghdad sky, bearing a large poster of Jesus Christ. Below it, an Iraqi flag. Santa and his helpers stand under palm trees at Baghdad's first public Christmas festival. Welcome to the first-eve... |
f58aae26aaa3b7d17badf0088516aa56f7cc248b | Summarize the following news article. | Measure sent back to Iraqi Cabinet members for reworking, lawmaker says .
It would have allowed foreign troops to remain in Iraq after December 31 .
Bill doesn't apply to U.S. troops, who are to be out of Iraq by the end of 2011 .
Lawmakers questioned legitimacy of legislation's first reading or raised other issues . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- After heated arguments, the Iraqi parliament turned down the first draft of a bill Saturday that would have allowed foreign troops, including British forces, to remain in Iraq after the U.N. mandate expires on December 31. A British soldier attends an Iraqi army training session Thursday in... |
c25ceced32725f9ef158da6143b054d3e863a986 | Summarize the following news article. | Development threatens to destroy historic Civil War sites, group says .
Trash processing center may be built near Maryland battlefield .
Wal-Mart proposes store adjacent to Virginia's Wilderness battlefield .
Sites are "irreplaceable treasures," actor Richard Dreyfuss says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Development threatens to engulf Civil War battlefields, a preservationist group said as it released its annual list of endangered battle sites on Wednesday. Civil War reenactors fire a cannon at the Gettysburg, Pennsylavnia, battlefield in 2003. \"In town after town, the irreplaceable battlefie... |
70b364d57646e241be6a7287a2305f3547dd7400 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Released men had been behaving suspiciously .
NEW: Authorities say death toll may have jumped from 181 to around 300 .
NEW: About 35 separate fires continued burning Thursday morning .
Arson thought responsible for the destruction in the towns of Marysville and Kinglake . | [
"KINGLAKE, Australia (CNN) -- Two men, who were arrested Thursday in connection with the deadly wildfires that have swept through southeastern Australia, were released without being charged, police said. Bushfires have destroyed huge tracts of the Australian countryside. Victoria state police had told CNN that the ... |
66f06c5f613267d05834db21b15f96d189366db7 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA gauges interest of museums and schools for properly housing shuttles .
Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour will be retired by 2010 .
Discovery has been offered to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum .
The privilege of showing off a shuttle won't be cheap -- about $42 million . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- If your organization has the right stuff, it could display one of the U.S. shuttles that NASA plans to retire from service in 2010. Space Shuttle Endeavour comes in for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California last month. The space agency sent a notice this week to museums, schools and... |
8dd1ae5c4e9e021784a519afe91c656bdccdf8fc | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian cleric, wife runs matchmaking service .
Service offers option for social interaction between Iranian singles .
Cleric claims his service has married 2,000 couples without a divorce . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- For years Ahmad has been unable to find true love. So the 27 year-old bachelor who lives in Tehran is turning to a professional matchmaker. Jafar Ardabili's matchmaking service provides one option for Iranian singles. \"I'm searching for a love that lasts,\" Ahmad said. What's unusual is Ahma... |
77b6a69765b339ea3badc9efdb5b4816db6cb859 | Summarize the following news article. | Provincial govt. struck permanent cease-fire with Taliban in Swat Valley Saturday .
Establishment of strict Islamic law in the region is key to the agreement .
Swat Valley was once one of Pakistan's biggest tourist destinations .
Central govt. launched an intense military offensive against militants in late July . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A top official in Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley was kidnapped Sunday -- a day after a cease-fire between the government and Taliban militants was supposed to go into effect. Girls study this week in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where education fhas been an issue in peace talks. Kushal Kha... |
85a52a9b6b3243163aced3b9960f40c6fb5bb97d | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican police: Laura Zuniga, seven men face arms charges, federal probe .
Zuniga, men found in vehicles with weapons, $50,000, police say .
Zuniga won state beauty contest, finished third in national competition .
She won "Hispanoamerican Queen 2008" title in October . | [
"(CNN) -- A 23-year-old Mexican beauty queen and seven men were taken into custody late Monday after being found in vehicles containing weapons and cash in central Mexico, police said Tuesday. Laura Zuniga and seven men were found in vehicles with guns and $50,000, Mexican police say. Laura Zuniga and the men were... |
c635946d034ab779910eefcd4dee21bd45db0627 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook users plan to send condoms to Pope Benedict XVI .
Pope Benedict XVI recently said condoms are not the answer to stop HIV/AIDS .
Vatican has long opposed use of condoms, other forms of birth control . | [
"(CNN) -- Critics took to the social networking site Facebook to voice their fury over Pope Benedict's remark that condoms do not prevent HIV. Pope Benedict XVI's anti-condom comments have raised the ire of some Facebook users. Thousands have pledged to send the pontiff millions of condoms to protest the controvers... |
794eca8352b25d88d9988d1c8c3a7164085cfe01 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mexican newcasts refer to arrested beauty queen as "Miss Pistols"
Mexican police: Laura Zuniga, seven men face arms charges, federal probe .
Zuniga, men found in vehicles with weapons, $50,000, police say .
Zuniga set to represent Mexico in next year's Miss International contest . | [
"(CNN) -- A 23-year-old beauty queen and seven men arrested in vehicles loaded with weapons and cash near the central Mexico city of Guadalajara have been transferred to Mexico City, the state news agency said Wednesday. Laura Zuniga and seven men were found in vehicles with guns and $50,000, Mexican police say. L... |
8b5644172615314e781931ebd18c7fcefd27e7bf | Summarize the following news article. | Congolese rebels seize military camp and Virunga Park's gorilla sanctuary .
Fighting breaks week-old cease-fire between rebels and government forces .
50 park rangers fled for their lives; very rare mountain gorillas in danger .
Congo's war has taken 5.4 million lives since 1998; 45,000 people die every month . | [
"(CNN) -- Congolese rebels seized a major military camp and a spacious gorilla park in a renewed bout of heavy fighting that sent thousands fleeing, according to the United Nations and park officials. Young gorillas play in Congo's Virunga Park, which was taken over Sunday by rebels fighting army forces. The fight... |
2a34d74c816a6db0fabe856af197aa6dcb1a89af | Summarize the following news article. | Singer-actress Mandy Moore engaged to rocker Ryan Adams .
Moore has had top 10 music success, better known for movie roles .
Adams a prolific singer-songwriter as soloist and with Whiskeytown, Cardinals . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mandy Moore is getting a license to wed rocker Ryan Adams. Mandy Moore has been with Ryan Adams for about a year. Moore's publicist confirmed Thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry Adams, 34, who is known for producing rock music with a country influence. Spoke... |
be68aa2b477fb6339396d88161c38c17490a02d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds of Christians pack Church of the Nativity Thursday for midnight Mass .
The church is thought to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ .
Large crowds gathered outside the church -- one of Christianity's most sacred places . | [
"BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNN) -- Hundreds of Christians packed the Church of the Nativity on Thursday for a midnight Mass in what is thought to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ. A worshipper touches a star at the point where tradition says Jesus Christ was born in the Church of Nativity. The standing-room-only servi... |
9737c08308d1331fb63ce9fdc9594c1fc08e15e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Carlos Tevez now starring for Premier League champions Manchester United .
Tevez scored crucial goal as West Ham avoided the drop in the 06-07 season .
Relegated Sheffield United claimed West Ham had gained an unfair advantage . | [
"(CNN) -- The long-running Carlos Tevez affair was finally brought to a close on Monday as West Ham and Sheffield United reached an out-of-court settlement. Tevez scored a crucial winning goal at Manchester United on last day of the 2006-07 season. West Ham will be paying United an undisclosed compensation fee to... |
0c428f94592926ac1fb2c848430f1238dca8465e | Summarize the following news article. | 14 thoroughbred horses drop dead unexpectedly before a polo match .
Match set at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida .
Cause of deaths not determined; necropsies and blood tests are underway .
Polo club spokesman: "Everybody is kind of in shock" | [
"(CNN) -- Fourteen thoroughbred horses dropped dead in a mysterious scene Sunday before a polo match near West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said. Teams are trying to figure out what happened at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Florida. State and local veterinary teams are trying to figure out what happen... |
5db7c40c47448ab55b7b7a06c20c24b3833f554d | Summarize the following news article. | Kevin Costner has band, Modern West; new album just out .
Costner has actually played music for years, band happened organically .
Costner not bothered by reviews, tries to do things because he loves them . | [
"NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- A singer took center stage at a Nashville honky-tonk to promote his new album. He had the good looks and easy charm of a movie star. Kevin Costner is putting his energies into music. His new record is \"Untold Truths.\" Only in this case, he was a movie star. Kevin Costner recently ce... |
7a7c6449157e710392b4100eec1981468546d65b | Summarize the following news article. | 12-year-old Welsh boy shines on "Britain's Got Talent" with Motown voice .
Shaheen Jafargholi earned standing ovation from judge Simon Cowell .
Cowell had earlier halted Jafargholi's audition and got him to change songs .
Show has become a global hit following Susan Boyle's performance last week . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Move over Susan Boyle. A week after the Scottish woman became a global sensation following a barnstorming audition on \"Britain's Got Talent,\" a 12-year-old Welsh boy with a Motown voice has been hailed for his \"life-changing\" performance on the TV show after earning a standing ovation ... |
27b709e76be7af932ce6dd05412a7e97da77c2fa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI helped Jamaican authorities to end hijack attempt, U.S. source says .
Canadian PM says he'll be meeting with Jamaican PM .
Hostage-taker captured by military described as "mentally challenged"
Flight 918 flew in from Halifax, Canada, when armed man boarded plane . | [
"(CNN) -- Troops in Jamaica captured an armed man Monday who had barged onto a Canadian airliner, robbed passengers and held six crew members hostage, Jamaica Information Minister Daryl Vaz said. A hostage-taker commandeered a CanJet flight at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The crew members... |
5a971b728a7e6447c618bd15f4263b7603d0a7a8 | Summarize the following news article. | New Jersey woman calls inauguration, parade "majestic"
"This is America happening," says New York woman .
Barack Obama's election shows American people "can do anything," woman says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- They came from all corners of the world, braved fiercely cold temperatures and stood together on the Mall in Washington to share in one historic moment -- when Barack Obama became the 44th president and the first African-American elected to the post. Crowds at the inaugural parade cheer and sn... |
9fa5a8933c795e5660ddfc195a34862756e2bf8e | Summarize the following news article. | Nobel Peace Laureate says Africans need to take responsibility for future .
Wangari Maathai says global economic crisis shows West is fallible .
Maathai of the West: "Nobody has a blueprint and nobody is a know-it-all" | [
"(CNN) -- If there is one thing that Africa can learn from the global financial crisis it's that the West doesn't always get it right, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai told CNN. Two young boys plow their dry cornfield in Kwale, Kenya which has been blighted by drought. \"It sends a message that anyone can make ... |
99d5270d65f452d516e20d091f2bfc3cb2df2aff | Summarize the following news article. | Former secretary of state: U.S. made "huge mistake" stopping talks with North Korea .
Madeleine Albright says North Korean leader is seeking respect internationally .
Kim Jong-Il also using rocket launch for internal political reasons, Albright says .
Albright says President Obama proving U.S. leadership in response to... | [
"(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is using his claims of a successful rocket launch to shore up his political strength within his country. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses North Korea on CNN's \"American Morning\" on Tuesda... |
12cfa3a55e04c285d29962638da841173aea9dfb | Summarize the following news article. | Explosion on boat carrying Afghan refugees killed three people and injured 40 .
Rudd: 'People smugglers are engaged in the world's most evil trade'
Rudd would not comment on cause of explosion, citing the ongoing investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- Australia's prime minister Friday slammed those engaged in human trafficking after an explosion aboard a boat carrying Afghan refugees killed three people and injured more than 40 others near Ashmore Reef, off Australia's northwest coast. \"People smugglers are engaged in the world's most evil trade and t... |
0a72d04b9b36a08f5c014fd8c8ecee670a8fce1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama says, "We've got to earn [the public's] trust"
NEW: Obama meets with Cabinet to discuss how agencies can cuts costs .
Agencies will have to report how they saved on expenses after 90 days .
Critics say $100 million in savings is a small amount . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama on Monday gathered together every confirmed member of his Cabinet for the first time as president and challenged them to cut $100 million in the next 90 days. President Obama meets Monday with his Cabinet, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right. Agencies will have to r... |
17d75813505081f80b9077e48116fc007d19ccca | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. calls remarks vile, hateful, inciteful, praises U.N. condemnation .
Dozens go as Iran's president says Israel is genocidal, has "racist government"
U.N. secretary-general says Iranian leader is trying "to accuse, divide and even incite"
But some delegates cheer; security officers drag protesters from speech chambe... | [
"(CNN) -- Dozens of international envoys walked out during a speech by Iran's president Monday as he accused Israel of having a \"racist government\" and committing genocide. European Union delegates leave during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech Monday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of making \... |
c314125c9439aac01a40a7944087d0dc7fe68dcd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 22, booked in North Carolina jail about 9 p.m.
Camp Lejeune spokesman: Laurean to be tried in civilian court in North Carolina .
Laurean accused of killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20, in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- The suspected killer of a 20-year-old pregnant Camp Lejeune Marine is in a North Carolina jail late Friday after being extradited from Mexico, law enforcement sources said. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 22, was extradited Friday to the United States and held on a murder charge. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 22,... |
83b2a428429f462c3e823740ae943cf8f04f5500 | Summarize the following news article. | As many as one in three American adults suffer from chronic pain .
Chronic pain continues a month or more beyond usual recovery period .
Expert: Pain is the top reason patients seek medical care . | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Timothy Connick was in agony for six years. In bed at night, it felt as if a pair of scissors was sticking out of his foot. \"I turn over, and it's just like they're getting jammed in more.\" Timothy Connick got relief from chronic pain through a peripheral nerve stimulator implante... |
7f997a307cb436508622045b5cf9489e48277e31 | Summarize the following news article. | New retail medical facility offers care to Atlanta airport travelers, employees .
Treatment available for minor acute illnesses such as strep throat, headache .
Physical exams, vaccinations, monitoring of chronic diseases also offered . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Stephen Plumlee started feeling dizzy and nauseated shortly after his flight from Sarasota, Florida, landed in Atlanta, Georgia. He was wheeled off the plane by paramedics, but instead of being taken to a hospital emergency room downtown, he was treated in the atrium of the busiest airpo... |
93cb528105fe482149ee7f5a62878b59d0508084 | Summarize the following news article. | Three days of attacks in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad leave dozens dead .
Bomb near revered Shiite shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim kills 7 on Wednesday .
Parked car bomb in same area of Baghdad kills at least 9 people on Tuesday .
At least 32 killed on Monday in seven bombings around Iraqi capital . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least seven Iraqis were killed and 23 wounded when a bomb exploded near a Shiite holy shrine in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning, an Interior Ministry official said. The Imam Musa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad, Iraq, seen in 2007, is holy to Shiite Muslims. The bomb detonated near the ... |
ef937b3e91341cd822d0930ecd9a3ccf14e958fd | Summarize the following news article. | James Hunter known for old-school R&B recordings .
British guitarist has earned raves, but still no big-time success .
Hunter admits that he's trying to combine contemporary lyrics with old sound . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- \"I like L.A., but there sure are a lot of ugly bastards running around here,\" says James Hunter, with a set of grotesque joke teeth in his mouth -- and tongue firmly in cheek. James Hunter has received raves for his recordings, but has yet to break through to big-time success. Mi... |
516b0e1ce8b5945b5a381720b42ba3a095440563 | Summarize the following news article. | Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own women's world pole vault record .
Leaps 5.04 meters on her third and final attempt at height at Monaco meeting .
Jamaican Asafa Powell wins third 100 meters race in a week in 9.82 seconds . | [
"MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva has broken her own world record in the women's pole vault with a leap of 5.04 meters as she warmed up for her Olympic defense. Isinbayeva broke her own women's pole vault world record on her third attempt in Monaco. The record came at the Monaco Grand Prix on Tues... |
881f5c1f0347ccddc21af9d45daa91566d699a56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More clients using credit cards to pay fees, tax preparer says .
Tough economic times make it hard for some to pay tax bills .
IRS offers installment payment plans, may be willing to negotiate .
Couple hopes to use refund to save house from foreclosure . | [
"(CNN) -- Tax day is an annual stress test for millions of Americans, but Wednesday's Internal Revenue Service filing deadline may be the toughest one yet for many who can't pay their mortgages or rent, let alone a big tax bill. Jonathan Hermosa wears a costume this week to beckon customers to a tax service office ... |
8dc60f3eee54d2ad270963e15e318e7fe83f82e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Marathon runner Gilbert Tuhabonye writes for CNN.com leading up to the Olympics .
Training has been tough and there is still some way to go if he is to qualify .
Survived ethnic cleansing in Burundi to make a new life in the U.S. | [
"Distance runner Gilbert Tuhabonye survived the ethnic violence in his native Burundi in 1993 and rebuilt his life in the U.S. He now coaches in Austin, Texas and has been attempting to qualify for this year's Olympics. He'll be writing about his preparations and giving his views on athletics leading up to the Game... |
150277be5f77a137278ba9651d0052853e0af9bf | Summarize the following news article. | William Jelani Cobb: Somalia piracy being seen as test of Obama's foreign policy .
He says piracy developed in wake of political and environmental problems .
Cobb: U.S. cared about Somalia, like Afghanistan, during the Cold War .
He says U.S. lack of interest in the country helped to let piracy develop . | [
"Editor's note: William Jelani Cobb is Associate Professor of History at Spelman College, and author of the forthcoming \"Change Has Come: Barack Obama and the Meaning of Progress.\" He blogs at http://americanexception.com/ . William Jelani Cobb says Somalia's piracy problem was fueled by environmental and politic... |
0e5706764afefc3e2729669aa990a27c00a57e2e | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer says he was tortured by men claiming to be Argentine Intelligence agents .
Claudio Lifschitz says he was abducted Friday and men scarred his arm and back .
He says they asked about the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires .
Police are investigating the allegations, a judge's official says . | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Federal officials said Monday they are probing allegations by a former investigator into the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history that he was kidnapped and tortured by men who said they were national intelligence agents. Claudio Lifschitz shows off the scars he says kidn... |
e739ea8482e1d2f60fcb42b12cd2cc877e69aee3 | Summarize the following news article. | Superior officer cited a loss of confidence in removing the Navy commander .
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart reassigned to administrative duty in Bahrain .
Fifteen sailors were slightly hurt in the incident; two vessels damaged . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander of a U.S. Navy submarine that collided with another Navy ship last month has been relieved of duty, according to a U.S. Navy statement issued Tuesday. The submarine USS Hartford and amphibious ship USS New Orleans are shown in Navy photos. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart was relie... |
5c4907cc004ceedb376c75ee3c52d10bae4d3707 | Summarize the following news article. | "Everybody has opportunities in Hong Kong," Ngan Po Ling, Pauline says .
Mainland Chinese siblings began their fortune in headwear making .
Pauline's company is the Beijing Olympics' licensed headwear manufacturer .
Parents' upbringing and tough life experiences in China paved their success . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- In ancient China, a hat tells of social rank. For the six Ngan siblings, hats tell the story of their rise to fortune. A shop assistant displays a Beijing 2008 Olympic Games baseball cap. The Ngan siblings grew up in a poor rural village in China's Fujian province in the 1960s and 1970s i... |
4d657d0881d07dd13089a92ccdffaf32ef8851bb | Summarize the following news article. | Roadblocks are the latest in a year-long conflict over export taxes on soybeans .
Lawmakers failed to reach quorum in Congress to debate a bill to cut the tax .
Fernandez announces fund from soy revenues for provinces, municipalities .
Farm leaders criticize announcement as election ploy . | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Farmers in Argentina blocked highways and rural routes throughout the country to protest anew the lack in progress in negotiations with the government over export taxes on farm goods. Farmers stage a \"tractorazo\" in Esperanza, Argentina, on March 12 in protest against taxes on e... |
9809c9cafc60c95c32c383cdad9f214a2488344d | Summarize the following news article. | Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida, began Friday and ends Sunday .
Bike Week caters to a wide demographic of people .
Bike Week and Biketoberfest generate $650 million, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- People who go to Daytona Beach, Florida, by car this weekend will probably wish they hadn't -- they'll definitely stand out in a crowd. Bobby Mitchell, left, and Sheila Justin enjoy Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. The city is being taken over by half a million motorcycle enthusiasts enjoying Bike We... |
e1b93d30e5f50cc0b0f781f232e36969a48aeec2 | Summarize the following news article. | Bouteflika, 72, win third term comfortably with 90 percent of vote .
Lawmakers abolished constitutional term limits last year .
Political opponents claim vote was a charade .
Algeria is fighting an Islamic insurgency and an ailing economy . | [
"(CNN) -- Incumbent leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won a third term in office after a landslide victory in Algeria's presidential election, media reports said Friday. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrives to cast his vote at a school in Algiers. Bouteflika's victory came despite calls from his political ... |
ef344ae6b2d6bc7e4d3d4b1e2354b73243906990 | Summarize the following news article. | Financial expert Jean Chatzky: Don't cut house insurance coverage .
Continue contributions to 401(k) if your company is matching .
Study finds exercise significantly cuts health care costs .
Giving money, goods or time to charities can make you feel good . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- The recession has millions of consumers spending less, saving more and paying off debt. The fact that we are adjusting to the reality of this economy is good news, to be sure. There are items in any budget that can be scaled back easily. Financial expert Jean Chatzky warns there are items you should... |
3977b8081e9bd9b5fa04158f3a8fb57883723eab | Summarize the following news article. | "Watchmen" film has been anticipated since comic books in mid-'80s .
Film to be released Friday; stars are proud of finished product .
Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan: "We got to play superheroes" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Comic book fans have been waiting for years for a film to be made of \"Watchmen,\" the famed graphic novel about a group of misfit crimefighters battling a plot to eliminate their members while the world awaits nuclear war. Malin Akerman, who plays the second Silk Spectre, says \"W... |
1a405be1459179c2940eb26c018d79363828fbc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Tax fraud reports jump between 2002 and 2006, FTC reports .
Senator says it can take a year for IRS to sort out identity theft .
Agency says that preventing such fraud is a priority . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of taxpayers across the country aren't getting their refund or stimulus checks because criminals have stolen their Social Security numbers in an identity theft scam, CNN has learned. Some victims don't learn about identity theft until the IRS questions them about income in their name. \"We see a... |
ecba4bd57a776abcb97795b4e4862daf2836d0c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple weds at a Catholic church in Santa Monica, California, US Weekly reports .
Bride wears a Dolce & Gabbana gown; her three dogs attend the ceremony .
She's world's highest-paid model; he's gone to the Super Bowl four times . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen married National Football League star Tom Brady Thursday in an \"intimate\" sunset ceremony, US Weekly magazine reported on its Web site. Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend a Metropolitan Museum of Art gala May 5, 2008, in New York City. The coupl... |
81c0f7e8bdcb8692be06332352f74b8389f3442b | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Charity: Up-and-coming stars, optimistic message buoy "Sunshine Cleaning"
Two struggling sisters become a crime-scene cleanup crew .
Movie presents feelings in neat-and-tidy packages, reviewer says . | [
"(CNN) -- More timely now than when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, \"Sunshine Cleaning,\" an agreeable, midrange independent film, makes light work of heavy burdens. Amy Adams gets to work cleaning up as Rose in the indie comedy \"Sunshine Cleaning.\" Sisters Rose (Amy Adams) and Norah ... |
d13bcad8d388f592885d05dc147b1caf995c28b8 | Summarize the following news article. | The couple will close on their first home next month in St. Paul, Minnesota .
They benefited from low mortgage rates and prices on foreclosed homes .
Eliot Kohan's leukemia diagnosis helped him realize they had to start saving early .
"We worked hard. We didn't cut corners," Lindsay De Vore says . | [
"Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles CNN is doing about economic survival in this time of financial crisis. Married couple Lindsay De Vore and Eliot Kohan on their delayed honeymoon to Orlando, Florida. (CNN) -- At age 23 and fresh out of college, Eliot Kohan was diagnosed with an ag... |
9a0c293f566117ca98df29881cb3c8d602ce3221 | Summarize the following news article. | Actor Patrick McGoohan dies age 80, media reports .
McGoohan best-known for creating and starring in 'The Prisoner' TV series .
He was an Emmy winning actor whose TV and Movie career spanned six decades . | [
"(CNN) -- Emmy-winning Patrick McGoohan, the actor who created one of British television's most surreal thrillers, has died aged 80, according to British media reports. Fans holding placards of Patrick McGoohan recreate a scene from 'The Prisoner' to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show in 2007. The Press Ass... |
022174bd222ecb5e9030dcb18b1ccf19f1f95ab8 | Summarize the following news article. | "Monsters vs. Aliens" about Earth-born "monsters" taking on megalomaniacal alien .
Film's main character is almost 50-foot woman voiced by Reese Witherspoon .
"Monsters" has great talent but no script to speak of, says Tom Charity . | [
"(CNN) -- Watch out! Lock up your loved ones! Another bloated, over-produced, high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation, and it's out to devour your kids. Susan, aka \"Ginormica,\" has to save the world in \"Monsters vs. Aliens.\" But don't be too alarmed. \"Monsters vs. Aliens\" is... |
caaa16986766cffbdd942c9bde92b3e5a75e3d25 | Summarize the following news article. | Southern California shaken by light quake Thursday evening .
Quake centered in San Bernardino, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles .
Seismologist: "It's unlikely that there's going to be damage"
Quake downgraded to magnitude 4.5, it's felt all the way in San Diego . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A light earthquake shook Southern California Thursday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The magnitude 4.5 quake struck at 7:50 p.m. (10:50 p.m. ET) and was centered in San Bernardino, about 55 miles east of Los... |
054120d8b1df99fd7a0a08595b6e9a30a8902289 | Summarize the following news article. | Congress delays nationwide switch to digital TV until June 12 .
Some of those who haven't switched say they can't afford to pay for cable TV .
For some, TV is a companion and a source of comfort .
For others, television is an annoyance. One Atlantan may not switch to digital . | [
"(CNN) -- Sooner or later, James Richter knows the rabbit-ear antennas on his old-fashioned television will listen for a signal and hear nothing. Old TV sets at a California recycling center last month. Many analog TV owners aren't ready to switch to digital. The 36-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, said he tried to ... |
269aa7f1af96f1f84def5ab7ac5fafd58cb82ad2 | Summarize the following news article. | Lessons from 1970 DC-9 ditching into Caribbean, 1996 crash off Comoro Islands .
DC-9 seat belt failure lead to new design; jet didn't have enough life rafts .
Passengers in 1996 crash inflated vests before getting out, were trapped .
A320s have a "ditching button" to close valves, allowing jet to float longer . | [
"(CNN) -- Lessons learned from previous successful airliner ditchings helped pilot C.B. \"Sully\" Sullenberger save 155 lives when he put his US Airways A320 jetliner down in the Hudson River, a fellow pilot told CNN. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 is seen just before it crashes into the sea off the Comoro Island... |
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