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e3cc26e2a9b3dfbb588c282d412cf976cd18aa62 | Summarize the following news article. | An 80-foot yacht off Miami Beach catches fire .
The three passengers jump in the water and are rescued .
The fire sends a huge column of black smoke into the air . | [
"Miami (CNN) -- A fire engulfed a yacht a mile off Miami Beach on Saturday, sending a thick column of black smoke into the clear blue sky before rescue crews were able to put it out, the Coast Guard said. Three people were aboard the 80-foot yacht Bliss when it caught fire around 10 a.m., the Coast Guard said. They... |
5c9c2178d4605be3d5e06d84dc8ce9e3e027c9e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Program creates package of fixes to get people back into their homes .
More than 17,000 households remain without power across New York .
That doesn't include more than 30,000 who "are unable to safely receive power"
Rental vacancies across New York City are less than 5%. Hotels are already packed . | [
"New York (CNN) -- In the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the Northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern. What to do with displaced residents, whose homes were rendered dark, cold and powerless by Superstorm Sandy, is now the question plaguing emergency management officials across t... |
795ff28ee2e178dfec6eb53ac6f868626a1e3f2b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Wide receiver Thomas Johnson is safe, police say .
NEW: Police did not say where he was found .
He had been missing since Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- A Texas A&M football player missing since Monday has been found safe, police said Thursday. Aggie wide receiver Thomas Johnson was one of the many players celebrating Saturday after the Aggies' surprising win against then-No. 1 Alabama. Days later, the freshman wide receiver was missing, and fans, student... |
d47333f217c180e9294175549cc1cd9becbf153e | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. says it has expressed concern to the Chinese authorities .
China says it is investigating what it describes as an "isolated case"
About 50 protesters gathered around the car, some throwing objects .
The incident took place amid anti-Japanese protests in China . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- The Chinese authorities are investigating an incident in which dozens of angry protesters surrounded the car of U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke in a Beijing street, some throwing objects at the vehicle before security forces intervened to protect it. The United States has expressed concern to China abo... |
49c3ff41fc8c5227b348fdd7f2a4da91f1dc2a25 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Noda says recent tensions with South Korea are "regrettable"
China vowed this week to defend its "territorial integrity"
The islands are privately owned by a Japanese family .
The Japanese premier says the government is close to a deal to buy them . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- The Japanese government is in the final stages of negotiations to bring a hotly disputed set of small islands in the East China Sea under public ownership, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday, stressing his country's claims of sovereignty. The islands are at the heart of a bitter diplomatic ar... |
dc77b0ceacb7b542f766cfd77bd13524e230b659 | Summarize the following news article. | Lance Armstrong posts picture of his seven yellow jerseys from Tour de France victories .
He has been stripped of the 1999-2005 titles after refusing to answer drug charges .
American was accused of systematic doping but has never admitted any wrongdoing .
The Twitter picture has provoked a mixture of criticism and sup... | [
"(CNN) -- Lance Armstrong has defiantly posted an Internet picture of himself with the seven Tour de France winner's jerseys he received for performances that have been expunged from the history books. The American's victories from 1999 through 2005 have been annulled by cycling's ruling body following a damning re... |
fa8962aa6784ca615d6bd81c61bfcecd3ecce0b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Referee Mark Clattenburg to face no action from FA after complaint of racism by Chelsea .
English club reported Clattenburg after exchange with Jon Obi Mikel during Man Utd match .
FA say Ramires reported he had heard Clattenburg say "shut up you monkey" to Mikel .
FA find there's no case to answer but also say Ramires... | [
"(CNN) -- Referee Mark Clattenburg has no case to answer in relation to a complaint from Chelsea that he used racist language towards one of their players during a Premier League game. The English Football Association (FA) announced Thursday that their probe into the incident found Clattenburg did not say \"shut up... |
f356ba7cbba52d8c84963923caee809e08ccc512 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahn Cheol-soo had been working with Moon Jae-in to merge their bids .
"From now on, Moon Jae-in is the single liberal candidate," Ahn says .
Moon will face governing party candidate Park Geun-hye next month . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korean presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo announced Friday that he is dropping out of the race, clearing the way for fellow left-leaning hopeful Moon Jae-in to face Park Geun-hye, the candidate for the governing Saenuri Party. Ahn had been working with Moon, of the Democratic Un... |
a9cc95b4d662507a38a0f5d533da9b66ca9de4dc | Summarize the following news article. | Trading of US equities on "dark pools" has grown by almost a half in three years .
CFA survey: Off-exchange trading now account for nearly a third of total market volume .
Shift from transparent public exchanges has highlighted growing concern among regulators . | [
"(CNN) -- Trading of US equities on \"dark pools\" has grown by almost a half in the past three years to account for nearly a third of total market volume, according to research that underscores the challenge facing international regulators. The shift from transparent public exchanges has highlighted growing concer... |
a8f19c123a0b910fb52d6844f6006bde0ccb2f24 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: PLO official: "I hope this signals recognition of the futility of the military approach in ... dealing with the Palestinians"
Ehud Barak says he wants to spend more time with his family .
Despite speculation of a new party, he says he won't contest the elections due in January .
His resignation comes after a letha... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation Monday, saying he will quit politics in January to spend more time with his family. His resignation comes at a highly delicate time for Israel, which is observing a fragile cease-fire with the militant Palestinian group Hamas after an... |
1317b8fde88270f41a3abeb276b0379b54efe8a0 | Summarize the following news article. | As China's ranks of consumers swell so too rises the stakes for companies looking to cash in .
Analysts: Toymaker Mattel failed to cater to Chinese tastes for cute over sexy .
Companies often try to graft successful overseas strategies onto the Chinese market .
Starbucks has succeeded in catering to Chinese tastes to g... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- As Western companies hear the siren call of the Chinese consumer, they better heed the cautionary tale of Barbie. Mattel Inc. spent millions opening a six-story flagship store in Shanghai to great fanfare to bring the doll franchise to China in 2009. Two years later, it closed its doors. \"Barbi... |
54b05799b9667fe69a8e986c30287d8817d2e428 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Caprigno underwent weight-loss surgery at age 14 .
Procedure involved removing most of her stomach .
Some doctors say teens are too young to undergo the procedures . | [
"Norwood, Massachusetts (CNN) -- One-third of America's youth is now overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Norwood, Massachusetts, 14-year-old Maria Caprigno no longer wants to be one of those statistics. Maria has been overweight since she was about 3 years old and as... |
f93fcf57b7417f8fc369e2323731be12e339df71 | Summarize the following news article. | The judge is back to work, a clerk says .
William Adams handles misdemeanor cases .
Daughter Hillary Adams posted the video in November 2011 .
It was recorded seven years earlier . | [
"(CNN) -- A judge, who was suspended after an online video showing him beating his teenage daughter went viral, was reinstated by the Texas Supreme Court. Judge William Adams was back working Wednesday at Aransas County after his suspension was lifted by the state's high court, a court clerk said. The state's Commi... |
4c9345483f4846ce9d4d9a60cc189e7dbe5442b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica Tata was convicted of murder in the 2011 deaths of four kids at her day care .
Prosecutors said she left seven children unsupervised, and that her careless led to the fire .
Tata fled to Nigeria after the fire, but she was arrested and returned to the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman convicted of murder in the 2011 deaths of four children in a fire at her Houston day care center was sentenced Tuesday morning to 80 years in prison. Jessica Tata also was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000. She was silent as a judge read the sentence, which came from a jury but was confirmed by the... |
b1b7c0d477c9bfe71f61e4e8609c7bd6325a684c | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan miss the opportunity to close the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus .
Inter can only manage a 2-2 draw with Cagliari after Juve were held by Lazio .
Lyon leapfrog PSG at the top of Ligue 1 by beating Reims 3-0 .
Werder Bremen beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 in the German Bundesliga . | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan spurned the chance to close the gap on Italian league leaders Juventus after they had to rely on a late own goal to salvage a point at home to Cagliari. Andrea Stramaccioni's side could have pulled to within three points of the Serie A champions had they beaten Cagliari but despite taking the ... |
cffe8b2e78c0d196690916e6e59a606ac2649b23 | Summarize the following news article. | Three shopkeepers had been killed since July 6 in New York City .
Clothing salesman Salvatore E. Perrone, 63, has been arrested, police say .
Perrone is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison if convicted .
Commissioner Raymond Kelly on arrest: "We have saved lives" | [
"New York (CNN) -- The New York Police Department has arrested a man in the shooting deaths of three New York City shopkeepers, according to Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Salvatore E. Perrone, 63, was arrested after ballistics tests showed the .22-caliber rifle found in his duffel bag was the same one used in the thr... |
6b494e591170f853d8b36fd4fbe84d7a07fa5964 | Summarize the following news article. | "I feel like I'm going to be here for a very long time," Justin Bieber tells AMA audience .
Korea's Psy teams with MC Hammer for a dance medley .
"Man, I been did dat," Nicki Minaj says after second consecutive win for favorite rap/hip hop artist .
Country music's Luke Bryan thanks sons "Tater Bug and Bobo" during spee... | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Justin Bieber dragged his date on stage with him to accept the American Music Awards artist of the year honor Sunday night. It was his mom. \"I want to thank you for just always believing in me,\" the 18-year-old singer said, looking into the eyes of his mother, Pattie Mallette. Bieber was the... |
08247ab43e8cc2cc67678edd8bbbf7fa9e4636ef | Summarize the following news article. | Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda, but the bill proposes harsher penalties .
Amnesty International says the legislation would have "lasting, harmful effects"
Uganda's parliamentary speaker has reportedly said she wants the bill to pass before Christmas . | [
"(CNN) -- Lawmakers in Uganda are preparing to vote on a new anti-homosexuality bill that proposes tough jail sentences for consensual same-sex behavior. Homosexual acts are already illegal in the east African nation, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts, but the new... |
a82a5030f6464e885a24c164e950e31a9b05a630 | Summarize the following news article. | Movember encourages men to grow mustaches to raise cancer awareness .
The health charity includes almost 1 million participants globally .
Last year, Movember raised $126.3 million to fight cancer . | [
"(CNN) -- Seeing more mustaches this month? Many of them may be fighting cancer. On November 1, global health charity Movember kicked off its signature event, a monthlong campaign encouraging participants to grow mustaches (or \"mo\"s) to raise cancer-fighting awareness and funds. Why I'm growing the 'stache . Acco... |
39fc62c4ff9a6cc4de5986519cbb1a1e402bccfa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The estimate includes damage to property, businesses and infrastructure .
NEW: It is subject to change .
NEW: Odd-even gas rationing ends in New York City .
More than 30,000 people remain without power in New York and New Jersey . | [
"(CNN) -- Superstorm Sandy caused $29.4 billion in damages in New Jersey, one of the hardest hit states, said Gov. Chris Christie. The preliminary estimate, which is subject to change, includes damage to personal property, businesses, infrastructure and to the state's tourism industry. The figure also includes aid ... |
aa63759e1b62aafe1add27d57d6e64e7ce06b97b | Summarize the following news article. | Historian Niall Ferguson says America could be set for a new economic boom .
Says production of natural gas and oil from shale formations will have enormous implications .
International Energy Agency: U.S. to pass Saudi Arabia as world's biggest oil producer by end of decade .
IEA says this could put Washington near en... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- If there's been one consistent thread running through the U.S. economic story since 2008, it's been the steady drumbeat of gloom. Outright recession or sub-standard growth, stubbornly high unemployment and fiscal crises have been the topics du jour when it comes to the world's biggest economy. B... |
340415ced5fb6804198497938b5a7e958b788dfd | Summarize the following news article. | There are plenty of TV marathons to be thankful for this year .
In step with Bond's 50th anniversary, there's a James Bond movie marathon .
TV fans can also catch marathons of crime shows, reality TV and sitcoms . | [
"(EW.com) -- There's not much you can do when that inevitable turkey coma sets in today, so instead of fighting those couch potato urges, indulge in some Thanksgiving TV. Fortunately, there are plenty of TV marathons to be thankful for this year. Whether you're craving something manly, in a nostalgic state of mind,... |
4d7352c831fdf9968f9c0bf8a28dc07ce01347f6 | Summarize the following news article. | China: Sale of the missiles by Lockheed Martin will undermine Sino-U.S. cooperation .
U.S. spokesman said the United States reserves the right to sell arms to Taiwan .
China considers Taiwan as a breakaway province and does not recognize it as a sovereign nation . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- China has complained to the United States about the sale of advanced Patriot air defense missiles to Taiwan, which Beijing does not consider an independent legitimate state. The sale of the missiles by Lockheed Martin, announced Wednesday in Washington, will undermine Sino-U.S. cooperation ... |
83cd360d219a99535fd64060e750f9120f090791 | Summarize the following news article. | Capital fare: Barbecue, dogs and the best martini in Texas .
The Driskill hotel is the pole position for everything Austin .
Check it out: Swarming hungry bats (they won't hurt you) and two great music festivals . | [
"Austin, Texas (CNN) -- \"The State I'm In\" columnist Brendan Newnam recently spent time in Austin, Texas during the SXSW conference and festival. Here are his Austin essentials: . Eat . Franks Don't let the font and the word \"artisan\" distract you. This place is about hot dogs and cold beer. Barley Swine One ... |
d21e7ff632dd61fb88592ff53d786b32f74b2e72 | Summarize the following news article. | Moody's downgrades Greek government bonds from Ca to Caa1 .
The probability of bond default is "virtually 100%," the ratings agency says .
Creditor losses will likely top 20%, it anticipates .
Bailouts help protect the Eurozone from contagion and give Greece a chance to stabilize . | [
"(CNN) -- International credit rating agency Moody's announced Monday it has once again downgraded Greek's sovereign debt rating - just four days after European leaders agreed on a second bailout for the debt-strapped nation. A default on Greek debt instruments was near to certain, Moody's said in an announcement p... |
2a22054193afd7c5c5bf24be323e774943ef30a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Carol Hawkins, 49, was the personal assistant to U2's Adam Clayton .
"These were crimes rooted in greed and nothing else," the judge says during sentencing .
"Nothing, frankly, could explain away the scale of this dishonesty," the judge adds .
Hawkins is convicted of 181 counts of theft from Clayton's bank accounts ove... | [
"Dublin, Ireland (CNN) -- The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton of the Irish rock band U2 was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for stealing 2.8 million euros (about $3.45 million) of Clayton's money. Carol Hawkins, 49, was convicted last week of 181 counts of theft from Clayton's bank accounts over... |
fc3d8691289f93353b002980b9b6ca104005f895 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. District Court documents reveal new details in collar-bomb case .
Police used video and Internet records to link Paul Douglas Peters to case .
Australian police plan to ask suspect be extradited . | [
"Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) -- Old-fashioned detective work has unraveled a complicated but flawed scheme to extort an Australian family by strapping a fake bomb to an 18-year-old woman, court documents reveal. The documents were filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville, Kentucky, because the suspect was arrested... |
b831f8b72293612c8e586f590a59a2374af89ae5 | Summarize the following news article. | No attacks against Shiite pilgrims reported in the last several days, police say .
Peace is a marked contrast to last 8 years of Ashura attacks .
Ashura marks martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed .
Nearly a thousand pilgrims died in a Baghdad bridge stampede in 2005 . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- The commemoration of Ashura, arguably the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim calendar, passed without significant violence in Iraq Sunday. The peace was a marked contrast to the last eight years in which hundreds of people died in sectarian attacks. The period commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein, ... |
5fee4e9bacf2c964cbc6c577971fc7c2c6f21695 | Summarize the following news article. | Images showed duchess sunbathing with Prince William in southern France .
The grainy pictures appear to be taken with a long camera lens .
Palace officials quickly blasted the images, calling them a "grotesque" invasion of privacy . | [
"(CNN) -- The editor of the Irish Daily Star resigned Saturday \"as a result of the publication on 15 September 2012,\" which revealed topless photos of the duchess of Cambridge, according to a statement from the paper. The images showed Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, sunbathing, igniting a firestorm of controver... |
bc32fa2d15abd203c6d34244e5f98c95dc444472 | Summarize the following news article. | South Korea's Park Inbee wins Evian Masters .
Park finishes two shots clear of longtime leader Stacy Lewis and Karrie Webb .
Top prize of $431,000 is the biggest in women's golf .
Bernd Wiesberger wins European Tour's Austrian Open on home soil . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea's Park Inbee captured the most lucrative prize in women's golf as a closing 66 saw her win the Evian Masters Sunday. Park picked up a check for $431,000 for her two-shot victory in the joint LPGA and Ladies European Tour event in France. She took advantage of holing a string of birdie putts to... |
d1cb097a968cb11ca16d72d7dfd9cfcb262cfc18 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho insists he should not have been sacked by Chelsea in 2007 .
Mourinho faces former club in second leg of Champions League last-16 tie .
He departed London club after falling out with billionaire owner Roman Abramovich .
Inter take a 2-1 lead into Tuesday night's match after winning the hom... | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho insists he should not have been sacked by Chelsea, stoking the tension ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League last-16 tie in London. Italian champions Inter hold a 2-1 lead after winning the first leg in the San Siro, with Mourinho making an emotional return to the club w... |
ed7b23bb398cd116076c893519904b016825b46f | Summarize the following news article. | Philippe Mexes wonder goal helps AC Milan progress .
Dortmund win Group D after 4-1 win at Ajax Amsterdam .
Man City exit Champions League after 1-1 draw at home to Real Madrid .
Schalke and Arsenal qualify from Group B . | [
"(CNN) -- A wonder goal from French international Philippe Mexes helped seven-time winners AC Milan into the last 16 of the European Champions League with a 3-1 win at 10-man Anderlecht Wednesday. With an effort reminiscent of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's incredible goal for Sweden against England earlier this month, Mexes... |
6a841b20e7af2c2f0317570a6354e10bb02b6dcb | Summarize the following news article. | The Top 13 head into tonight's Whitney Houston/Stevie Wonder performance .
Jermaine Jones is ranked 13th on EW.com's "American Idol" Power List .
Jessica Sanchez is ranked 1st on EW.com's "American Idol" Power List . | [
"(EW.com) -- Welcome back to another round of EW.com's \"American Idol\" Power List -- in which I attempt to predict how America will vote for the finalists and you all disagree with me and post your own ranking, and it's okay because none of us plebes are fortune-tellers and the only being who knows exactly what w... |
72d01adf6b70765267a5eb14089ada49fc3fa20d | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Bloggers in Myanmar, Iran and Syria work under most oppressive conditions .
The Committee to Protect Journalists lists the 10 worst places to blog from .
Group: Burmese blogger serves 59 years in prison for posting cyclone video .
In Saudi Arabia an estimated 400,000 sites are blocked, report says . | [
"(CNN) -- Bloggers in Myanmar, Iran and Syria work under some of the most repressive conditions in the world, facing tactics such as regulation, intimidation and even imprisonment, according to a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The organization released a list of the \"10 worst countries to be a b... |
9eca778e77083db4b137e908a02959310fcdbfa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Carlos Acosta went from backstreets of Havana to being a ballet superstar .
As a child he preferred football to ballet and was expelled from dance school .
In 2003 he became the London Royal Ballet's first black principal dancer .
His success has meant being parted from his family and the city he loves . | [
"(CNN) -- Carlos Acosta is the ballet dancer who breaks all the rules. Perhaps the most famous dancer of his generation, his is a career that wasn't meant to be -- a tough kid from the backstreets of Havana who was forced to study ballet and became a reluctant star. Carlos Acosta: \"Ballet was my best friend.\" His... |
ff85ff3d487926450d0aab89baf875f400c9fbac | Summarize the following news article. | Commercial surrogacy in India is a booming business, worth an estimated $445M .
Baby Manjhi is in legal limbo as her Japanese father wants to bring her home .
India law forbids a single father to legally adopt a child .
"I am very worried and stressed," the child's grandmother says . | [
"JAIPUR, India (CNN) -- Baby Manjhi has no nationality, no legal mother and no clear path home from India to Japan to a father and grandmother who desperately want her. Baby Manjhi, a surrogate child, has been stuck in legal limbo. Her adoptive parents divorced before her birth. \"From deep inside my heart, I want ... |
1f30aff9ba173dc8d3a426895a0edb7831d3e8e3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Amnesty International: "Is anybody ever going to be brought to justice?"
Ramush Haradinaj was indicted on charges of abusing and killing detainees .
A trial court acquitted Haradinaj and two others in 2008 .
Prosecutors appealed, and the appeals chamber reinstated six counts against the three men . | [
"(CNN) -- For the second time, an international tribunal has acquitted a former Kosovo prime minister and two others of abusing and killing Serbs, raising fears that the Thursday ruling could further strain tense relations between the two countries. The judges ruled there was no evidence that Ramush Haradinaj, who ... |
697740cbcda27a21a47ce78d8fd9ac1bd9889198 | Summarize the following news article. | Crane collapses in Sydney, Australia .
No one is injured, crane operator Lend Lease says .
The company also managed the construction site where crane collapsed in New York .
That incident happened during Superstorm Sandy. | [
"(CNN) -- A construction crane caught fire Tuesday in Sydney, Australia, spitting flames nearly 32 feet (10 meters) into the air before partially collapsing. No one was injured in the Tuesday morning incident, crane operator Lend Lease said. The worker steering the crane escaped down a ladder as it burned overhead,... |
f568d8575a0446b2364f3c4b5501456cf204993f | Summarize the following news article. | Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 .
Monarch's 60th anniversary on throne marked with a series of exhibitions .
Jubilee year rounded off with show of official portraits at Windsor Castle .
Works by Andy Warhol, Cecil Beaton, Lucian Freud and Annie Leibovitz featured . | [
"Windsor, England (CNN) -- Four portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by pop artist Andy Warhol have gone on display at her home, Windsor Castle, for the first time as part of an exhibition of official images of the monarch marking the end of her Diamond Jubilee year. Warhol's series of sparkling \"diamond-dusted\" portr... |
176531b4e8c045130e8cb6bda2dfc5e011be097f | Summarize the following news article. | Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs for French club Paris Saint-Germain .
Ibrahimovic joins from Italian giants AC Milan for a reported fee of $24.5m .
Star is latest big-money capture by PSG, owned by Qatar Sports Investment .
PSG have also signed defender Thiago Motta and striker Ezequiel Lavezzi . | [
"(CNN) -- It is the breakthrough signing that has confirmed Paris Saint-Germain's arrival as a potent force in European football as they unveiled Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Tuesday. The striker has been tempted away from Italian giants AC Milan to ply his trade in the French league, signing on a three-... |
7db169db00ebc3bfe6a5815b5e95f1d2cd9f2584 | Summarize the following news article. | Servicewomen who served in Iraq, Afghanistan say military discriminates against them .
U.S. military has longstanding policy against women in ground combat .
Women awarded Purple Stars and who were involved in firefights are battling the policy . | [
"(CNN) -- Four servicewomen who have done tours in Iraq and Afghanistan filed a suit against the Defense Department Tuesday challenging the military's longstanding policy against women in ground combat. Some of the plaintiffs led female troops who went on missions with combat infantrymen, according to the American ... |
adfe387411243be04aa11e9f62f39edb546e1d92 | Summarize the following news article. | Lewis Hamilton wins his seventh pole position of 2012 season at last race in Brazil .
His McLaren team locks out the front row for for a record 67th time in Formula One .
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel qualifies fourth behind teammate Mark Webber .
Second-placed Fernando Alonso is back in seventh for Ferrari, wit... | [
"(CNN) -- The scene is set for a thrilling climax to the 2012 Formula One season after Lewis Hamilton upstaged title contenders Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso by claiming pole position for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton, who beat the duo to win the penultimate race in the U.S. last weekend, headed of... |
22f54558aea823cb94aedcda9b71e6b9fb31cd46 | Summarize the following news article. | Jose "Joe" Luis Saenz is wanted in multiple killings in Los Angeles .
He was arrested late Thursday in Mexico; exactly where is not known .
Saenz was added to the FBI's list of 10 Most Wanted Fugitives in 2009 . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have arrested one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives in Mexico, the FBI said Friday. Jose \"Joe\" Luis Saenz, who was wanted in multiple slayings in Los Angeles, was captured late Thursday. Exactly where is not known. Bill Lewis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field o... |
4a233579aef168b32f327d5439764e1389204bc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Spielberg is bringing Abraham Lincoln to the movies with "Lincoln"
Daniel Day Lewis plays the president, and took a year to prepare .
Spielberg uses the 13th Amendment as a framing device .
While war raged, Lincoln also was dealing with personal issues at home . | [
"(Time.com) -- Rick Stengel: Abraham Lincoln is in many ways the most compelling figure in U.S. history, yet the popular culture around him in terms of movies has been pretty minimal. Why is that? Steven Spielberg: It's one of the big mysteries. They float so many trial balloons with Lincoln's face every year in th... |
5b9446de01538d012fa33e7ee5805c9b130411fe | Summarize the following news article. | Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill met through mutual friends in New York .
"I immediately felt something special with Madeleine," says O'Neill .
Madeleine is the third child of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia .
The wedding is planned for next summer but no date has yet been announced . | [
"(CNN) -- Sweden's royals will soon be welcoming an American into the family, after the royal court announced Thursday the engagement of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, a wealthy New York financier. The brown-haired, blue-eyed princess described O'Neill as her \"soulmate\" and said he had opened her hea... |
d2a28b075bb8493720819f31990b902bb1dcc0d7 | Summarize the following news article. | A South Korean official says Jill Kelley's use of her honorary title was "not suitable"
A New York businessman accused her of using that designation to solicit business .
Kelley's complaint about harassing e-mails led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea is stripping the title of \"honorary consul\" from Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite embroiled in the scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus, a South Korean official said Monday. Kelley will lose that designation after a New York businessman accused her of trying to use the hon... |
b337c3ab9b5dd5e9ca0c23c4f642564f3e94fd98 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexico's president-elect will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday .
Enrique Pena Nieto says he wants to reshuffle the priorities the countries share .
There is potential for more trade, manufacturing and energy deals, he says .
Pena Nieto takes office as Mexico's president Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico's new leader has a message for U.S. officials as he heads to Washington this week: Ties between the neighboring nations must go beyond the drug war. Just four days before his inauguration, Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday. And he says ... |
385a6882ca66560ef0c59815622198647349201d | Summarize the following news article. | Gene Sharp, an American academic, is among those tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize .
Egypt's "Mama Maggie," a Coptic Christian nun who helps Cairo's poorest, could also win .
The five-member Nobel committee will choose from 231 nominees .
Last year's prize was shared by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakk... | [
"(CNN) -- Speculation abounds ahead of the awarding of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on Friday, as the eyes of the world turn to those who are trying to end its many conflicts and injustices. This year's winner (or winners) will be picked from 231 different nominations, 43 for organizations and the re... |
9155dd86c3495caa0bbb5123a1318f4385e2fdff | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: His attorney says she was "completely 100% shocked by the news"
Gregory Peterson was charged with 25 counts of sexual crimes .
Four women allege he assaulted them .
Peterson was found dead in his Utah cabin . | [
"(CNN) -- Four separate times, prosecutors say, Gregory Peterson lured women under the pretext of a movie or lunch -- and sexually assaulted them. He kept one captive in his mother's house for several days, they said . He threatened to report another, whose visa had expired, for deportation, charging documents alle... |
18aad8dfea4b2f3c64d057af7d5cdda14bf13042 | Summarize the following news article. | Salvatore Iaconesi posted his medical records online after being diagnosed with a brain tumor .
More than 200,000 people have visited site; many have provided valuable information, support .
Iaconesi published an essay about his efforts as part of CNN's TEDTalk series .
He responded to commenters' questions about his i... | [
"(CNN) -- Salvatore Iaconesi's essay on his decision to post his medical records on the Internet in hopes of finding a crowd-sourced cure for his brain tumor has sparked a lively conversation on CNN.com. Readers raised a lot of thoughtful questions about his methods and what he was trying to accomplish, so Iaconesi... |
6d91ff727880ac4f64a9427e3db873d4333d1a09 | Summarize the following news article. | Cross-party talks are to take place to discuss how to move forward .
David Cameron backs Leveson's call for a strong, independent press regulator .
Lord Justice Leveson says an independent regulator should be backed by law .
Leveson: The press has at times wreaked "havoc with the lives of innocent people" | [
"London (CNN) -- The British press should be regulated by an independent group supported by law and with the power to fine, a judge recommended Thursday in a long-awaited report sparked by a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid. Judge Brian Leveson said he was not recommending that Pa... |
48cfbb2d8cadf72a17260ef7341f9cae03a88a57 | Summarize the following news article. | A hotel's suite is often its most desired room and the epitome of hospitality .
London's Corinthia Hotel's penthouse is the largest two-bedroom hotel residence in the city .
Hotel suite views are luxe: Everything from desert beauty to Arabian horses enhance the rooms . | [
"(DEPARTURES) -- A hotel suite ought to leave an impression—these eight most certainly do. DEPARTURES: 10 stunning hotel penthouses . No matter the destination, and no matter the reason for being there, the allure of a hotel suite knows no bounds. A suite is a hotel's first-class seat, often the most desired room a... |
758452ff309ee209f08085daf90a02b6a96a1445 | Summarize the following news article. | At least seven dolphins have been slaughtered off the Gulf Coast .
The animals have been shot and mutilated, authorities say .
Feds hope to find the killers before the dolphin birthing season . | [
"Gulfport, Mississippi (CNN) -- Someone has turned a crucial dolphin birthing area off the U.S. Gulf Coast into a killing zone and the race is on to find the culprit or culprits before the marine mammals begin giving birth and the newborn dolphins are put at risk. \"There is a sense of urgency. It is important that... |
9a56c8b7db68a814bdc8f017aef8b77d48c7a4b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Two to three million people travel abroad for medical treatment each year .
Leading destinations for medical tourists include Singapore and Thailand .
Surgery at a top hospital in India can cost one-tenth of its U.S. price .
An EU draft directive could lead to increased medical travel within the EU . | [
"(CNN) -- Medical tourism is one of the hottest topics in health care as patients around the world are increasingly traveling abroad for treatment. Wockhardt Hospitals in India actively target international patients. Josef Woodman, author of Patients Beyond Borders, a guide to medical tourism, told CNN that two to ... |
2fc2a5eeb6cc0e8173f7330da709570aa9c16c68 | Summarize the following news article. | President Barack Obama says his election victory shows America backs his plan .
House Speaker John Boehner says all options on spending and revenue are open .
While both sides signal a willingness to deal, differences on details remain .
The nation faces tax hikes and steep spending cuts at the end of the year . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Flush with re-election vigor, President Barack Obama called Friday for House Republicans to immediately pass a bill already approved by the Senate that would maintain current tax rates for middle-class Americans while increasing taxes of wealthier citizens. In his first public comments since wi... |
5d23520e625eae32dc51e0ac62bf0306eb278e86 | Summarize the following news article. | Luxury brands including Burberry and Rolls-Royce report strong profits .
Analysts say entire luxury sector is bucking trend of economic downturn .
China and other emerging markets seen as key market drivers . | [
"(CNN) -- Boarded up windows on austerity-hit Main Streets are a familiar site as the economic downturn bites hard, but gleaming storefronts in another corner of the retail sector prove that, for some, the worst of times can also be the best. Luxury brands, including fashion label Burberry and vehicle manufacturer ... |
eba456312c6c85db121f702c153612f060f00de8 | Summarize the following news article. | Exiled from Rwanda in 1991, Ratagarama lived in Burundi for three years .
He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2001 .
Appointed director of the International Gorilla Conservation Program in 2005 . | [
"(CNN) -- Scientist and conservationist Eugene Ratagarama has spent 20 years protecting Africa's endangered mountain gorillas in war-torn Rwanda. Today he is the Director for the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP), the first African to be appointed. But it has not been an easy task. In his quest to p... |
1102e8fa742b79c5ef203408eb30fdf9a4ae870e | Summarize the following news article. | The Rigaut family was one of many to lose their home on the Rockaway Peninsula .
The home, built in 1937, was in the family for five generations of parties and holiday celebrations .
Residents now worry about "Rockaway dust," rotting drywall, mold and garbage . | [
"New York (CNN) -- About this time last year, Kate Rigaut was surrounded by 15 of her closest relatives, heaping turkey, stuffing and two kinds of potatoes onto her plate. Football was on television, beers were in the fridge and the family was together. \"That's how it should be,\" she said, stirring the cranberry ... |
57e6f641238178d219aec614c1350c684752799a | Summarize the following news article. | Formal charges against Austin Reed Sigg, 17, expected to be filed Monday .
Jessica Ridgeway, 10, disappeared on her way to school on October 5 .
One of her great-grandmothers expresses her outrage over the murder . | [
"(CNN) -- Jessica Ridgeway's suspected killer is a 17-year-old neighbor who authorities plan to try as an adult, officials in Colorado said Wednesday. Formal charges against Austin Reed Sigg, a high school student who lived about one mile from the 10-year-old and her family, likely will be filed Monday, Jefferson C... |
da15492742d8ffaef15c5ab1b998eed57d779f03 | Summarize the following news article. | British reporter Natasha Smith recounts attack in Tahrir Square .
Smith says she was mobbed by men who "started ripping off all my clothes"
"There were several moments at which I thought she was going to die," a friend says .
Egyptians stepped in to protect her and helped her escape, she says . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- Amid the celebrations that greeted the declaration of a winner in Egypt's first freely elected presidential vote, a British student journalist was being sexually assaulted by a mob in Tahrir Square. Natasha Smith recounted the experience on her blog and in an interview with CNN. Smith, who has since... |
100a6426d2ceee64c24856f2cd1b69eb8968e1ad | Summarize the following news article. | Rice is focal point in Benghazi response; GOP feels she misled Americans in comments .
Some Republicans don't think Rice is independent enough to be secretary of state .
For John McCain, the fight over a possible Rice nomination may be personal .
Rice has supporters in Congress; most Republican senators give her good m... | [
"(CNN) -- U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice made a second trip to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to answer questions from Republican senators about the September 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Rice, who is believed to be President Barack Oba... |
c696ab18a68a575f2125cb79ee679a0f0eaf1c32 | Summarize the following news article. | A Fox News interview with author Thomas Ricks was cut short .
Ricks said "Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party"
Howard Kurtz: Fox acted too self-protectively rather than allow a debate on its role .
Kurtz says other cable anchors have shut down guests who question their networks . | [
"(CNN) -- It was a remarkably short interview by cable news standards. The moment that veteran military reporter Thomas Ricks, in an appearance on Fox News, begin to unload on Fox, he found his segment abruptly ended. Thank you, very much. Nice of you to drop by. Adios, amigo. Some of those who love to dish it out,... |
490cecf3442057a40c4a485b21e4afee67ff431d | Summarize the following news article. | A utility worker inadvertently poked a hole in a gas line in Springfield, Massachusetts .
Fire marshal: Markings on the sidewalk incorrectly indicated where the line was .
At least 21 people were injured in the blast, including firefighters . | [
"(CNN) -- Human error is to blame in last week's gas-fueled explosion that ripped through a strip club in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield, officials said Sunday. The blast injured at least 21 people, including firefighters. A utility worker, responding to a report of a gas odor inside a building, inad... |
1ef0a21cc9e0f651dfbd5463f70138d371855c37 | Summarize the following news article. | M2M technology allows machines to exchange information with one another .
100 million devices are already connected .
Industry analysts predict there will be two billion M2M-connected devices by 2021 .
Long development periods and adoption of 4G connectivity has held technology back, says John Horn . | [
"Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN) -- The build-up has been years in the making. From the cartoons that many of us watched as children, we envisioned a world where machines and robots would penetrate every aspect of our lives, where each household would have a Rosie the Robot to cook, clean, and put the kids to bed. Well, for... |
4154b2256554a10094b82f485362b975db19ed70 | Summarize the following news article. | Washington paid paid 18 schillings, a pretty hefty amount, for a man to bring a camel to Mount Vernon .
Washington paid to see exotic and rare animals throughout his life .
The sum was enough for 24 adults or 48 children to see the camel . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- It's Christmas in 1787 at Mount Vernon, George Washington's stately home in Alexandria, Virginia. Holidays in the 18th century were usually pretty low key, according to Dean Norton, director of Horticulture at the first president's estate. \"It was just all a matter of family being together to ... |
31d2a88aa62215e0046d4db0c0cfcb7390e16762 | Summarize the following news article. | Ai Jing, a popular singer, represents one school of China's contemporary art scene .
She is the first Chinese contemporary artist to hold exhibition at National Museum of China .
She is no relation to fellow artist Ai Weiwei .
Her works are typically wholesome and uplifting . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- Must art always serve politics? To audiences overseas, contemporary art in China is typified by Ai Weiwei, the most trenchant critic of China's artistic and political restrictions. But not all Chinese artists subscribe to Ai Weiwei's approach. Ai Jing (no relation), once a popular singer-songwrite... |
5a3dc5a0cf5dd8dabc3925bfb8958f65fa6c1811 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 71 go to hospital, 68 are released .
"There is no environmental emergency," a state official says .
A toxic chemical from one derailed train car has dissipated, an official says .
A National Transportation Safety Board team arrives on the scene . | [
"(CNN) -- A bridge failed in Paulsboro, New Jersey, on Friday, sending four train cars -- at least one leaking a toxic chemical -- crashing into a creek near the Delaware River. Four of the cars involved in the crash were carrying the chemical -- a highly toxic and flammable substance called vinyl chloride -- which... |
2891b544d62d9b90c46f2d86f5a13ac0053e4cf3 | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Brooks pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm .
He will serve three years in prison .
Brooks was one of 14 people charged in the case of American Front . | [
"(CNN) -- A member of American Front, a white supremacist group, has pleaded guilty in Florida to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and will serve three years in prison, prosecutors said. Christopher Brooks, 27, was one of 14 people charged this year in connection to an investigation into th... |
673b16d0b44ff0c7e9c67ad7c4d019195b5f4c90 | Summarize the following news article. | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas seeking nonmember state status at U.N.
Former diplomat Aaron Miller says the move is like a "Seinfeld" episode, a show about nothing .
He says it won't achieve a breakthrough and also won't likely do much harm .
Miller: The real story is about what happens on the ground bet... | [
"(CNN) -- Thinking about Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' efforts this week to gain observer status as a nonmember state, I'm reminded of one of my favorite \"Seinfeld\" episodes. Sitting in the Restaurant -- the venue for so many of the best \"Seinfeld\" bits -- George and Jerry conspire to produce a... |
fead04564b943390ea9fee4aae7511210de163fc | Summarize the following news article. | Frank says his new district boundaries contributed to his decision to retire .
Frank, a Democrat, was first elected to the House from Massachusetts in 1980 .
A prominent liberal, he co-authored the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill .
Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, was reprimanded by the House in 1990 . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, a prominent 16-term liberal Democrat from Massachusetts and arch-enemy of political conservatives nationwide, announced Monday that he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012. Frank, 71, said his decision to retire from Congress was prompted partly by changes made to... |
a25643d704c9c971157d8f6ca9110245e269f3a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Two women died early Tuesday when train derailed on the bridge on which they were sitting .
NTSB says a break in an air line may have caused emergency braking .
County official says he plans to assess how the young women got access to the bridge .
Derailment disrupted Internet service at the U.S. naval base at Guantana... | [
"(CNN) -- The crew aboard a train that derailed near Baltimore, killing two young women, did not apply the emergency brakes just before the accident, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The air brakes were automatically triggered, agency spokesman Jim Southworth said Wednesday, noting that a poss... |
c59e0826f755c5aba1d36810a51a8c7dd3f56609 | Summarize the following news article. | No one submitted minimum $3.2 million bid for Michael Vick's mansion .
Vick, former quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, is in prison .
He was convicted last year in connection with dogfighting operation .
Mansion in Duluth, Georgia, has eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms . | [
"DULUTH, Georgia (CNN) -- Neither the on-the-field fame nor the off-the-field notoriety of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was enough to spark a bidding war for his suburban Atlanta mansion Tuesday. No one submitted the minimum $3.2 million bid for former Falcon Michael Vick's Atlanta-area mansion. ... |
c530fac8326da1bbe6ade2eb938fba3a452ea97a | Summarize the following news article. | Friday marks national Bike to Work Day .
Shorter commute, more bike lanes would inspire more commenters to bike to work .
"We belong on the road. ... Get over it. And STOP honking and yelling at us," one rider says .
"Cyclists, stay off the roads without bike lanes!! You slow down traffic," driver says . | [
"(CNN) -- Shanna Kurth began biking to work three years ago to improve her health. Several times a month, she loaded her bike onto her car, drove most of the way and biked the last three miles to her office. Bit by bit, she shortened her time in the car and extended the bike ride. Now, the 50-year-old Illinois woma... |
7b1f7d36921dddcbc4f1eba42ddc97c350a17f63 | Summarize the following news article. | Frankie Dettori and Colour Vision win Royal Ascot's Gold Cup race .
Dettori had decided to switch rides from Opinion Poll, which came second .
Pre-race favorite Fame And Glory finishes down the field .
The Queen's filly Momentary finishes third-last in Ribbesdale Stakes . | [
"(CNN) -- Royal Ascot's most successful jockey Frankie Dettori won a thrilling Gold Cup on Colour Vision in Thursday's feature race. The 42-year-old sealed his first victory of this year's meeting by leading home a Godolphin one-two, with stablemate Opinion Poll second under Mikael Barzalona. Dettori had decided to... |
94ad9d7b07b9dc0493f164d95998ad771d57476c | Summarize the following news article. | "Apparently This Matters" is CNN Tech's skewed weekly look at trending social media topics .
This week, Jarrett ponders the broad reach of 7-Eleven's free Slurpee day .
The company was prepared to give away 555,000 gallons of the chilly treat .
Also? The Big Gulp is big . | [
"(CNN) -- On Wednesday, all over the Web, \"Slurpee\" was the big trend. The date was July 11. Seven. Eleven. Or, put another way: 7-Eleven. Home of the Slurpee. Just add some bad character development, and you've got the basic premise of a Nick Cage movie. Of course, it's no coincidence that this particular word w... |
4b7a3fe668849832442a862bba4dcb8b87b3ef01 | Summarize the following news article. | Severed telecommunications lines disrupted Internet service in Northwest .
Service problem brought down ticketing, reservations systems at Alaska Airlines .
Seventy flights canceled, some 6,000 passengers affected; More delays likely . | [
"(CNN) -- Severed telecommunications cables disrupted ticketing and airport check-in systems at Alaska Airlines on Monday, creating long delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers traveling at the end of a busy holiday weekend. The Seattle-based airline said in a statement that it had to manually process ... |
6ec38537455f71fbeebc6f6bf7114c1440f26321 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN commenters had strong opinions on why catcallers target women .
Some readers said men should address this problem among themselves .
Others said women play into harassment by responding favorably to "bad boys"
Many agreed that greater respect for others in all spheres of public life is necessary . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN asked readers to share their experiences with sexual harassment on the street in the comments section of a recent article titled 'Hey baby! Women speak out against street harassment.' There was passionate debate about the causes and effects of catcalls, vulgar rants and even physical assault aimed at ... |
93575a4a97aa0ca57e137ce6dc18a0b787c11551 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Woodford fired as Olympus CEO after he exposed a $1.7 billion cover-up .
Woodford was appointed as first foreign CEO when a local magazine broke news .
Olympus shares lost around 80% of their market value in weeks after .
Woodford: Case highlights the dysfunctionality of corporate Japan . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- When CEO-turned-whistleblower Michael Woodford exposed a $1.7 billion cover-up of losses at Olympus, he was forced to flee from Japan, fearing for his life, as the scandal sent shockwaves through the country's tight-knit corporate world. The 52-year-old Briton had barely settled in to his new ro... |
30c8f1757b6c91260959ea88bd00b8e550bea2f8 | Summarize the following news article. | One writer's experience with dreams and totem animals cures his anxiety .
Jefferey Eugenides just happened to be buoyed by owl imagery during writer's block .
Ultimately, whether or not the owls were divine messengers, Eugenides found them inspiring . | [
"(Oprah.com) -- In 1999, I moved with my wife and 8-month-old daughter from New York to Berlin. I'd been given an apartment to live in and a small stipend to survive on, compliments of the Berliner Künstlerprogramm, which has been bringing foreign artists to the city since 1961. Among the things I'd packed in my la... |
3e82e8adb6e7d219482e64104b61051c14f9ff13 | Summarize the following news article. | "Public Enemies" is a solid gangster flick that's not quite great, says Tom Charity .
Film stars Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger .
Depp is terrific, Christian Bale as FBI man is more colorless . | [
"(CNN) -- Early in Michael Mann's vivid, incisive, but half-cocked gangster opus \"Public Enemies,\" Johnny Depp's John Dillinger returns to jail a few scant months after leaving it. Johnny Depp plays the charismatic John Dillinger in \"Public Enemies.\" Only this time he's just visiting -- and he's taking his frie... |
8b0325e78eda4a1a6f37867f74424c8ac04f14f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Kathleen Kane, a newcomer in state politics, won Pennsylvania AG job .
She became first woman and the first Democrat elected to the job .
She was asked about the Sandusky case frequently during the campaign . | [
"(CNN) -- In different year, the race for attorney general in Pennsylvania might have been just a footnote to the presidential election. But more people in the Keystone State voted Tuesday for Kathleen Kane to be their attorney general than voted for Barack Obama to be their president. And much of that may be attri... |
092e97adbce1d023f3c22d73b146cf0ac889526d | Summarize the following news article. | Sun exposure and smoking accelerate skin's aging process by years .
Retinol is a rejuvenating ingredient in anti-aging serums and eye creams .
Less is more when it comes to needles, but Botox can prevent wrinkles . | [
"(Health.com) -- I'm not one of those women who scrutinizes every new wrinkle in the mirror or tries to hide them with oversize sunglasses, but who likes seeing those tiny lines adding up? Well, un-furrow that brow because there's a lot that can be done to outsmart your skin. \"About 50 percent of aging is genetic,... |
46f6609d382f3fb62c664f78a5a3d08d8201ae49 | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Tom Cole floated idea of negotiating tax cuts leaving out earners over $250,000 .
House Speaker John Boehner and other conservatives reject his idea .
Cole says major issues should be worked out in the debate next year . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner and other conservatives shot down a proposal from a senior congressional Republican who suggested that his GOP colleagues break from their firm anti-tax position and agree to a demand from Democrats to immediately renew middle-class tax cuts. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma... |
aa852ee5c3e117e72d6d41cd58ab0bb9b20f8e67 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President says he is fine, that shooting was an "accident"
Witnesses think the incident was an assassination attempt, local media say .
Troops mistakenly open fire on Mauritania's presidential convoy, state news reports .
Mauritania has a history of political instability, and faces threats from al Qaeda militants ... | [
"(CNN) -- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who came under fire from his own troops just hours before, took to his country's airwaves Sunday, saying the shooting incident was an accident. \"I want to reassure all citizens of my well-being after the accident committed by an army unit on an unpaved road ... |
c232bb1bb1e7a415c5c61c3305a8f0bb2804a380 | Summarize the following news article. | Hunting makes connection between the live animal and meat, says "Meat Eater" host .
Hunting wild pigs, pheasants, geese, ducks, grouse are all popular right now .
Big game requires permits and a longer lead time . | [
"(CNN) -- Interest in hunting and fishing is on the rise, and autumn's prime season for getting outside and up close to your food. The number of recreational hunters and anglers in the United States has increased significantly over the past five years, according to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey. Th... |
bb2dfce805df0ddae70c03389e1bc85fe237fbf0 | Summarize the following news article. | The announcement comes amid significant gains in fighting the virus .
AIDS-related deaths have dropped more than 25% over the last six years, U.N. says .
About 1.1 million people in the U.S. live with HIV, the CDC says .
Roughly 50,000 people contract the virus each year . | [
"New York (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled what she described as a \"blueprint\" to guide global efforts in wiping out the AIDS virus, focusing on improving treatment and prevention practices to \"get ahead of the pandemic.\" The initiative is part of a plan to \"usher in an AID... |
04b0f7886fef7f257b1901058c55e3af60750701 | Summarize the following news article. | It's been 10 years since Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus wrote "The Nanny Diaries"
Co-authors recently released back-to-back books, one a young adult novel, "Over You"
The pair, who typically write together, both gave birth to their first children two years ago .
Changing lives have meant their writing methods, points of... | [
"(CNN) -- Ten years after \"The Nanny Diaries\" became a bestseller, authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus have released back-to-back new books. A lot has changed in the publishing industry, not to mention in the authors' personal lives, between the bookends of their careers thus far. \"Over You\" is a young adu... |
9850a53fcca0a18a8a7944cf19313857c6459ba0 | Summarize the following news article. | In prison, Carolyn LeCroy saw other inmates depressed by a lack of family visits .
Out on parole, LeCroy used her video experience to start The Messages Project .
The project has helped inmates send about 3,000 video messages home . | [
"TROY, Virginia (CNN) -- \"My total sentence was 55 years -- for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute,\" recalls Carolyn LeCroy. Carolyn LeCroy started The Messages Project after seeing how a lack of family visits left other prisoners unhappy. Twelve years ago, LeCroy walked out of prison, only to wal... |
49b0d3d7ea9fc9e79e9359ef21a14098ed23ac61 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 11, 2012 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . London, United Kingdom; Greece . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published."
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30ed6dfedaf2cc661b022839a5c4944c2281f816 | Summarize the following news article. | Do you know where this photo was taken?
CNN will post a new photo each Monday morning and reveal the answer later that day .
The photo might be related to a recent story -- or it could just be something unusual we found . | [
"(CNN) -- [Updated 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 7] This photo was taken in the Peruvian capital of Lima, where it's common to see archaeological ruins amid the urban landscape. Many of these pre-Incan \"huacas,\" or sacred places, are now at risk because of a lack of funding and protection, according to Agence France-Pres... |
0df2a53dfe6c8330c1f0f48778f94277cc785e95 | Summarize the following news article. | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 18, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What do you think that viewers learn from stories about graduates who have overcome adversity? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the spac... |
b4668cccfeb919aa3dc0aee593c63062fadbccd8 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael and Thelma King were found dead Friday .
A suspect is detained and is being interviewed in the case .
"This was an ugly scene," an official says . | [
"(CNN) -- Police on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten are investigating the killing of an American couple found stabbed in their home, authorities said Sunday. The bodies of Michael and Thelma King of South Carolina were discovered Friday at their residence in Cupecoy, according to Taco Stein, St. Maarten's... |
f00d79e4b44c98932f2bedcfd5879b27ea116033 | Summarize the following news article. | Oakland County Child Killer thought responsible in four '70s deaths .
FBI used modern DNA testing to study hairs found in the investigation .
Officials say the results give solid evidence the killings are linked . | [
"(CNN) -- A DNA link may signal a break in a 36-year-old investigation into the slaying of four children, the Oakland County, Michigan, prosecutor's office announced Tuesday. The so-called Oakland County Child Killer is believed to be responsible for the deaths of Mark Stebbins, 12, Jill Robinson, 12, Kristine Mihe... |
17abcd15187a18677ce785e654c25b1bca29317f | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 4, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Philippines . New York City . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published."
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50b6589ccebd0fdcdd8f1866c1520c3914fcf115 | Summarize the following news article. | Violence erupted in eastern Congo, creating a humanitarian crisis .
Susannah Sirkin: The international community cannot stand by and do nothing .
She says there's truth to the saying that Congo is the "rape capital of the world"
Sirkin: The courage of the Congolese should inspire us to take political action . | [
"(CNN) -- Some of the bravest people I know are cowering today in eastern Congo, wondering where their supporters are. While our daily news zeroes in on Syria and Gaza, the fiscal cliff and Christmas sales, our friends in the war-ravaged part of the immense, mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo are once ag... |
455a62648d7d5361059d428432566da885f3b028 | Summarize the following news article. | Do you know where this photo was taken?
CNN will post a new photo each Monday morning and reveal the answer later that day .
The photo might be related to a recent story -- or it could just be something unusual we found . | [
"(CNN) -- [Updated 3:45 p.m. Monday, October 29] An aluminum sculpture called \"Greetingman\" bows to people Wednesday in Montevideo, Uruguay. The naked blue man is nearly 20 feet tall and weighs three tons. It was donated by South Korean artist Yoo Young-ho, who has already built one \"Greetingman\" in his home co... |
37c4d2a04ef0dd790b23176d1988ca9554df5a0b | Summarize the following news article. | "Apparently This Matters" takes a closer, off-kilter look at topics getting traction on social media .
This week, a photo of "Dr. Mario" graffiti leads Jarrett on a trek through New York .
Even the most pointless discoveries online can lead to an entertaining real-world outing .
Jarrett's parents didn't let him have a ... | [
"New York (CNN) -- This week I was sent on a three-day work trip to New York because, for some unfathomable reason, these people trust me outside the confines of my cube. Generally speaking, I don't mind being there. I like my cube. It has Tiki torches. Nevertheless, they were sending me out on an assignment with r... |
4ab005ba1a716bb49d8e9c2504400b655f54a3f5 | Summarize the following news article. | "Operation Lino" involved 14 countries and uncovered credit card transactions worth $31M .
Victims were small businesses and retailers, who often have less-secure payment gateways .
65% of bank card fraud cases reported in Australia in 2011 were perpetrated overseas .
Gheorghe "the Carpathian Bear" Ignat, a Greco-Roman... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Australian police say seven people have been arrested in Romania as part of a joint international criminal investigation into the largest credit card data theft in Australia's history. Among those detained by the Romanian investigative agency was Gheorghe \"the Carpathian Bear\" Ignat, a Greco-R... |
1409cdd5f59083f40e8d62957a989216939275fd | Summarize the following news article. | Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories .
Today's Daily Discussion includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 30, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . When someone risks his or her life to break a record, should news media cover the event? What would be the pros and cons of doing so? * . * . Daily Discussion Questions . According to the report, why are eight countries expelling Syrian dipl... |
c8ed4e90fbfeaa805a5b2da658a26438196f8a5b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An Israeli spokesman confirms negotiations are ongoing, doesn't give details .
NEW: "We don't hate (Gazans) ... we want to live in peace," Shimon Peres says .
Israel has finished preparations for a ground invasion, an Israeli ambassador says .
Palestinians don't want ground war, "but we are not afraid of it," Hama... | [
"Gaza City (CNN) -- For six days, Israel has carried out a large-scale air offensive in Gaza, aiming to halt destructive and sometimes deadly rocket launches emanating from the Palestinian territory. Monday saw more carnage, more heated words and more damage on both sides. There was also more movement toward a poss... |
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