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0949e5320ed12be100346268babad6cc99a5f333 | Summarize the following news article. | Floyd Mayweather has challenged Manny Pacquiao to a fight on May 5 .
Mayweather was sentenced to three months in jail for domestic violence in December .
The American received permission to delay reporting to jail in order to fight in May .
But Pacquiao says he would prefer to finally face his rival at the end of the m... | [
"(CNN) -- The fight boxing fans have long been clamoring for has moved a step closer, with undefeated Floyd Mayweather challenging Manny Pacquiao to a showdown on May 5 -- but will it happen? Hopes of the much-anticipated bout dimmed in December when Mayweather, the WBC welterweight champion, was sentenced to a 90-... |
e03358760b44a5c86d415616aa2d978ad9017dd7 | Summarize the following news article. | Bobby Petrino was named the new football coach at Western Kentucky this week .
Hiring came just months after he was fired from Arkansas amid scandal .
Jeff Pearlman says, sadly, this is no surprise in big-time college sports .
He says the vast majority of players are ultimately hurt by the behavior of coaches and admin... | [
"(CNN) -- I have a dog named Norma. She is a small beige cockapoo who barks at the mailman. I would not trust Bobby Petrino to watch her. I also would not trust Bobby Petrino to take my car in for a tire change. I would not trust Bobby Petrino to deposit my Aunt Ruth's Social Security check. I wouldn't trust him to... |
15ad19fec63aa007cd87da44a1abe3812297abc8 | Summarize the following news article. | Friends of Jacintha Saldanha in India say she was a generous, caring woman .
Her family has paid tribute to "a loving mother and a loving wife"
Nurses who trained with her say she was confident and a bold decision-maker .
"We are not able to digest the news about her death," a family friend says . | [
"London (CNN) -- Jacintha Saldanha should never have become a household name. But within a few hours of her apparent suicide after being duped by a radio prank call, the nurse's name was in headlines around the world. Her husband and two teenage children have said little, overwhelmed by the shocking death of a wife... |
763b8b4d1e6560cca0845d097cfc5f6df6a88f33 | Summarize the following news article. | Kara Alongi tweeted "There is somone in my hour ecall 911" before disappearing Sunday .
The teen's online post drew national attention .
New Jersey State Police found Alongi walking along the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday .
Detectives are trying to determine where she went and how she got there, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- A New Jersey teenager who disappeared Sunday after posting a Twitter message asking followers to call 911 was \"found safe and unharmed\" Tuesday, police said Wednesday. Kara Alongi, 16, generated big buzz on social media when she tweeted, \"There is somone in my hour ecall 911\" at 6:20 p.m. Sunday befor... |
12769d0acec02bafeff735a955214db07d2d322c | Summarize the following news article. | Gabor's blood clot was a complication from hip surgery .
The actress is expected to stay in the hospital for several days .
Gabor left the hospital just two days earlier .
She broke her hip in a fall from her bed in July . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent surgery for the removal of a blood clot Friday night, a complication relating to her recent hip replacement surgery, her publicist said. Gabor was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after her husband called an ambulance to their Bel A... |
e543aa4a0ba361a13f717de87674707f3c66b7fc | Summarize the following news article. | CIA chief, national intelligence director testify before Senate Intelligence Committee .
Tracking social media for intelligence clues is a daunting task, CIA chief tells senators .
Sen. Feinstein drills for more information about Muslim Brotherhood's positions .
CIA clarifies Panetta's remarks about likelihood of bin L... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The nation's top intelligence officials told senators they used not only intelligence but clues in social media to keep abreast of recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, but they admitted the task is a daunting one given the overwhelming amount of information available. The offic... |
7f30bf740da5a0c212603b59567fa1f1759e707a | Summarize the following news article. | Chardon, Ohio, schools open for counseling for teachers, parents and students .
First step is to make kids, parents and faculty feel safe, counselors say .
Much of "real therapy" happens long after the event . | [
"(CNN) -- For students, parents and teachers in Chardon, Ohio, the week has been a disorienting one after a high school shooting left three teenagers dead. As the community of 5,100 tries to regain the normalcy that was shattered by violence, the Chardon school district has decided to resume classes Friday. Through... |
a7fa46e5ddaa45e6e9b265c871957ae7f23ccbce | Summarize the following news article. | Seven of eight national polls show race is in a dead heat .
Others including issues, favorable ratings polls, show a razor-thin margin .
Polls diverge by race, with 40% of white voters for Obama and 57% for Romney .
Polls in battleground states -- where candidates are finishing their campaigns -- also are close . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- You want close? We've got close! Seven of the eight national polls released since Sunday indicate the race for the White House is in a dead heat, like most have shown for weeks. More importantly, it's a similar story in the key battleground states that will decide whether President Barack Obama... |
b3d6b0888c8debf9fedae073f322088b2149731b | Summarize the following news article. | Laurence Stewart II allegedly threw several pipe bombs at officers during pursuit .
Charged with attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officers, arson, other charges .
Officials said that Stewart was upset by pending legal action against him . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A man suspected in three pipe bomb attacks in Virginia was arrested in Montana Thursday after a police chase, law enforcement officials said. Laurence Stewart II allegedly threw several pipe bombs at law enforcement officers during the pursuit. According to a press release issued by the Staffor... |
ea7df05ce4bafb2bcbf3187ae033df5299c0b47c | Summarize the following news article. | With help from his kids, Sheik Omar makes bombs in his kitchen for Syrian opposition .
He grew up in Syria and was, from a young age, fascinated with weapon construction .
He insists that he's a man of peace, and his bombs are killing the right people . | [
"Aleppo, Syria (CNN) -- With the precision of a master chef, Sheik Omar adjusts the intensity of the flame under his pan. He mixes table sugar with a noxious chemical, letting it hiss and crackle. \"It's almost ready,\" he says, as the syrupy liquid darkens. Sheik Omar keeps his face hidden. Bomb makers always work... |
002a48549068d7db596738c4f3fa2f5562372ab3 | Summarize the following news article. | From CNN's global affiliates, check out some of this week's extreme weather conditions .
A typhoon in the Philippines has killed 148 people and destroyed thousands of homes .
Near Auckland, New Zealand, a tornado injured more than 200 people . | [
"(CNN) -- This past week saw severe weather in many parts of the world that took dozens of lives and left behind serious damage. Here's a look at some of the extreme weather stories covered by CNN's global affiliates, including a typhoon in the Philippines and a tornado in New Zealand. Unlikely typhoon in the Phili... |
2d4bf650ddd2176308ef69dbb02bc22db50399d0 | Summarize the following news article. | The mother and grandmother of Jerry Brown Jr. appear on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight"
Brown, an outside linebacker on the Dallas practice squad, was killed in a weekend car crash .
His teammate, Josh Brent, was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter .
"My heart, every part of me aches," says Brown's grandmot... | [
"(CNN) -- Dallas Cowboys teammates Josh Brent and Jerry Brown Jr. were \"like brothers\" and \"the best of friends,\" Brown's mother and grandmother said Monday, showing no ill will toward the man who may be responsible for the loss of their family member. The teammates were involved in a fiery weekend car crash. B... |
a4d70d74e3d24e88741c65f812a4b70feb71d939 | Summarize the following news article. | HB56 could let police ask about legal status of people investigated for crime, detain them .
Perla Perez: "I'm not afraid for myself. ... But then what would happen to my children?"
Montgomery department wants Hispanic children in system to continue going to school .
Owner of a food store who came to the U.S. illegally... | [
"(CNN) -- The ink had barely dried on the order signed by Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, allowing most of Alabama's anti-illegal immigration law to go into effect, when fear settled into some in the state's Hispanic community. \"We are in panic mode,\" said Maria Morales, an illegal immigrant living in Montgomery... |
edf488bd70500d91affc427b34aa271213b5e6af | Summarize the following news article. | The latest census data shows that white Britons are no longer a majority in London .
The data also says that Britons are better educated, less likely to own a home and less religious .
Migration was responsible for 60% of the population growth from 2001 to 2011 .
India and Poland are the top two sources of new migrants... | [
"Read a version of this story in Arabic. (Financial Times) -- White Britons no longer make up the majority of people in London for the first time, according to the latest census data which pointed to a cosmopolitan capital increasingly divergent from the national economy around it. The 2011 data also revealed a pop... |
c05cfd1ff888d5113d7776a90af640314f9e17ac | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Between 6,000 and 8,000 people were killed in the massacre, the U.N. says .
The Bosnian town of Srebrenica was overrun by Serb forces in 1995 .
It was later described as the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War .
The killings were carried out by ultra-nationalist forces bent on carving up Bos... | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly two decades after the Srebrenica massacre left thousands of Muslim boys and men dead, a former Bosnian Serb intelligence chief was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in their slaughter. The Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal found Zdravko Tolimir guilty of genocide, conspiracy to commit... |
4ae4129e32acd3e5336cc183310b59fed90755a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Outen took a different journey in the worst-hit area during the earthquake in Japan .
The British adventurer has earlier finished the first stage of her world-crossing journey .
Her first volunteer task to create a garden on a former home site left a touching memory .
Outen calls for more emotional and material s... | [
"(CNN) -- Digging my hands deep into my pockets, I tucked my chin into my fleecy neck warmer and wriggled my toes to warm them up. Snowflakes had filled the sky with white and were now dusting the ground gently. There was something beautiful about it, although somehow that doesn't seem right to say -- because I was... |
c8cfef20ce9a4f2f8a291630a53004a8e12e04fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Connecticut attorney general says Craigslist action is a "good step"
NEW: Richard Blumenthal wants law change to make Craigslist legally accountable .
The word "censored" replaces Craigslist section where adult services used to be .
The website has been accused of promoting prostitution in its adult services secti... | [
"(CNN) -- Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section is a \"good step but a continuing battle has to be fought,\" a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said on Sunday. \"I'm very pleased by this very solid and significant apparent step in the right direction,\" sai... |
ab347da6e74315932d6a236e24a74b3cb17c8a51 | Summarize the following news article. | Religious affairs minister, Hamid Saeed Kazmi, was shot in the leg .
Attack took place at an Islamabad market, next to a police station .
Minister's driver was killed in the attack . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's religious affairs minister escaped with a minor injury in an attack that killed his driver Wednesday. Hamid Saeed Kazmi (center) and his driver are helped into an ambulance at the site of the shooting. The attack took place at an Islamabad market, next to a police station, t... |
b07f483054df6de811fbd550c759b7e7eaa18d64 | Summarize the following news article. | Gawker has removed Dunham's $3.7 million book proposal after being contacted by her lawyer .
Buzzfeed has also taken down its post on Dunham's proposal .
"Girls" returns to HBO January 13 . | [
"(EW.com) -- Didn't get a chance to read \"Girls\" creator Lena Dunham's $3.7 million book proposal when it leaked online last Friday? Too bad -- Gawker, the site that originally published the proposal, has removed it after being contacted by Charles Harder, the 26-year-old multihyphenate's lawyer. Buzzfeed has tak... |
ee52bc6be89247958082b96d7d826d894b095367 | Summarize the following news article. | Those familiar with vitiligo say condition is commonly misunderstood .
Skin lightening practiced in other countries, not as widespread in U.S.
Treatment to remove pigment is available only to people with extreme vitiligo . | [
"(CNN) -- In the wake of Michael Jackson's memorial service, the key question of how the pop superstar died remains unanswered, awaiting an official report from the Los Angeles County coroner. Michael Jackson, at 25, graced the cover of \"Thriller.\" The right photo shows him more than two decades later. But other... |
ed09c50f95f1362fd5e91be797cc89c96a96f48b | Summarize the following news article. | A 7-year-old girl describes hiding behind her father as he is shot and killed .
The defense attorney raises discrepancies in the testimony of investigators .
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers . | [
"Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- A 7-year-old Afghan girl testified Sunday that she hid behind her father as he was shot and killed during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan that U.S. military prosecutors say was carried about by an American soldier. The girl, identified as Robina, was one of ... |
7c69e6fd3fa92510f57b1a549be6e952be3f3ede | Summarize the following news article. | Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 in FIFA World Club Cup semifinal .
Victory in Toyota puts the South American champions into Sunday's final .
Egypt's Al-Ahly reached the competition despite domestic competition being suspended .
Corinthians will play Chelsea or Monterrey in Sunday's final . | [
"(CNN) -- South American champions Corinthians progressed to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Egyptian side Al-Ahly in Toyota, Japan. The defeat ended Al-Ahly's incredible run which had seen the Cairo team win the African Champions League despite domestic competition in Egypt be... |
ddc1dbcf4038e1666b370587bab01a6b122a336d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tropical Cyclone Evan is lashing Samoa and American Samoa .
Deadly storm is the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane .
Evan is headed toward Fiji . | [
"(CNN) -- Tropical Cyclone Evan is battering the South Pacific with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and gusts up to 144 mph, according to the Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. And things might get worse. Forecasters predict Evan could get stronger over the next 36 hours, evolving into a more powerfu... |
d23f4669fce05ba054b27ef122e2a17bf5c4cbde | Summarize the following news article. | Jennie Garth and former "90210" co-star Luke Perry are developing a TV series together .
On Amanda Bynes: "You can't play sisters with somebody for four years and not love them"
Garth, who split from Peter Facinelli this year, called the dating scene "awful" | [
"(CNN) -- Jennie Garth is not ashamed to admit she gets hooked on \"Beverly Hills, 90210\" reruns on SOAPnet from time to time. \"Sometimes I'll be walking through a room, and I'll see that it's on, and I have to stop and pay my respects and watch it,\" she said. \"Then I get sucked in. Just seeing the clothes and ... |
c16aa13a5618a6127ad51ae6fd0ca999536aec69 | Summarize the following news article. | Case partly targeted transnational Armenian Power organized crime group .
Authorities: Cellmates directed associates on outside to help steal millions from bank accounts .
More than 500 victims targeted for total of more than $8 million, authorities say . | [
"(CNN) -- Two California prison inmates who authorities say directed members of their respective groups -- a street gang and a transnational organized crime syndicate -- to help them steal $8 million from people's bank accounts were sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison. Angus Brown, 36, and Arman Sharopetrosia... |
86eaf2f37cc50ea9c8d101195de472fcc16ae797 | Summarize the following news article. | Columnist Lisa Kogan heads toward 50s with fond look back at younger years .
Back then, she still had her "new car smell" and could enjoy solitude .
Says women in her generation are tired, considering scheduling a breakdown .
But since no one is sleeping these days, she'd like life-affirming, really fun sex . | [
"(OPRAH.COM) -- Here's a little fact of life that took me by surprise: Roughly 23 million women in this country are 40 to 49 years of age and about 6,000 of us turn 50 every single day. We are a thoroughly undefined constituency. Some of us are what the wonderful Wendy Wasserstein used to call \"bachelor girls,\" s... |
4b10e58ffd0e8901549e1a243e2acd10be3dd302 | Summarize the following news article. | Swimmer Mallory Weggemann won gold in the women's S8 50m freestyle .
The 23-year-old also took bronze as part of the 4 x 100m medley relay 34 points .
Weggemann hopes to raise the profile of the Paralympic movement in the U.S.
The U.S. sent a team of 227 people to the London 2012 Paralympic Games . | [
"(CNN) -- Returning home from the London 2012 Paralympic Games, I discovered the level of U.S. media coverage for a global sports event. Ten days of competition, 21 sports, and 503 events crammed into five-and-a-half hours of coverage. To think that we have 227 athletes who just returned home after representing Tea... |
bdec48aff3043322028bbbcd9dba3c7658de0de8 | Summarize the following news article. | Nevaeh Buchanan was last seen while bicycling May 24 .
Fishermen found concrete block by River Raisin .
The person responsible for the girl's death remains at large, police said . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities in Michigan believe that they have found the body of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while bicycling last week. Nevaeh Buchanan, 5, was last seen May 24 outside her apartment in Monroe, Michigan. Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield of Monroe County said the body appears to be that of Nevaeh Buchanan,... |
c7836dcd651980a92364ecc17a27be3a74574131 | Summarize the following news article. | The nurse's body was formally identified by her husband, the inquest hears .
Australia's media watchdog opens an investigation into the prank call by 2Day FM .
Court: Jacintha Saldanha was found by co-workers hanging from a scarf .
The nurse left three notes, two of them at the scene, a police officer says . | [
"London (CNN) -- A nurse who took a prank call from an Australian radio station apparently hanged herself using a scarf, but her reasons for pursuing that tragic course remain unclear. Jacintha Saldanha was found last Friday by work colleagues hanging from a wardrobe door at her hospital living quarters, a coroner'... |
ef99df9b3a7cd870a4b9222acffe3950cb9dcd90 | Summarize the following news article. | Legislators head home for the weekend, but they'll be back .
Fiscal cliff negotiations will continue next week .
President Obama and Speaker Boehner had a "frank" meeting Thursday .
Without a deal, Americans face higher taxes next year . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In what now seems like a fairy tale scenario, Friday was supposed to conclude the 112th Congress, with members heading home for holiday cheer with their loved ones. Many were leaving town, including House Speaker John Boehner, but they'll be back next week as the year-end deadline looms for the... |
605dc7eff8db71a07445b290354a1dd8b4053778 | Summarize the following news article. | Mitt Romney has vowed, if elected, to "bring people together"
Transition team, dubbed "Readiness Project" is already laying groundwork .
Legwork could help Romney sidestep some of the same problems he encountered as governor .
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing a Romney administration would be the nation's debt . | [
"Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- During the course of his long run for the presidency, Mitt Romney has consistently presented himself to voters as a \"turnaround\" artist, or as his supporters have taken to calling him recently, a \"Mr. Fix-It.\" In making his closing argument to voters that he should have that chanc... |
3d268d486e923e36b9c4110e815f9b616d62b32a | Summarize the following news article. | The film is an adaptation of the 19th-century political novel by Victor Hugo .
It stars Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman .
Critic gives the film a "C" | [
"(EW.com) -- Since everything about Les Misérables is fortissimo — including but not limited to its unabashed pursuit of awards that are shiny or globular or both — you have perhaps already heard a little about the movie now storming the Bastille of your wallet. You may already know that to make his movie adaptatio... |
3094cf000bc46f5abd079edf9101e295a26b7af9 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists trying to determine which alternative fuel is best for future .
Some say compressed natural gas could be the answer .
Only only one CNG-powered model sold on the consumer market today .
About 1,600 CNG refueling stations in U.S, compared to 200,000 gas stations . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Regular readers of AOL Autos know that we have done a series of stories on the development and increasing popularity of cars that run -- or will eventually run -- on alternative fuels. The mandatory use of CNG in public service vehicles began in New Delhi, India in 2000. We've written about hybrids,... |
dc33f881144f33f886e0f6586a3a15d2b17525e2 | Summarize the following news article. | The riot occurred at a prison located in the northern part of Colombo .
The clashes started when authorities searched the prison for drugs . | [
"(CNN) -- A riot at a Sri Lankan prison left 27 dead and 43 injured, officials said. Clashes broke out in the high-security prison in northern Colombo after special task force members began to check the prison for drugs, police said. Authorities used tear gas to try to quell the clashes, but prisoners were able to ... |
a3f217b979bc93df8979a5e2e36b031ecc21fe1b | Summarize the following news article. | Ethan Zuckerman: Friends react to Newtown shooting with grief, prayers, calls for gun control .
He says some say talk about gun control insensitive; he says no. We must mourn and act .
He says 2012 may be worst year for gun violence in U.S., yet we avoid talk of gun control .
Writer: Best way to mourn these deaths is t... | [
"(CNN) -- I logged onto Facebook this afternoon, terrified of what I would read. I grew up near Newtown, Connecticut, and went to high school in Danbury, Connecticut. A close friend spent her childhood at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the school where a shooter killed at least 26 people today, police said, most of ... |
a49eefb9d0e31ec36cec4c53a74d66dbec9d5b70 | Summarize the following news article. | "Jersey Shore's" Vinny will star in a hybrid talk/reality series .
The program, called "The Show with Vinny," will air on MTV .
"The Show" will see Vinny interview celebrity guests from his Staten Island home . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Jersey Shore's\" Vinny Guadagnino is getting his own MTV talk show. Considered the most sensitive of the \"Shore\" boys, Vinny will star in a hybrid talk/reality series for the network titled \"The Show with Vinny.\" The project will tweak the usual talk format by taking celebrities out of the studio... |
dd9378f22c72da6ded2e0d72a2c42c47ff886b64 | Summarize the following news article. | 2014 Tour de France will start in Northern England .
County of Yorkshire will host the first two stages .
Third stage to finish in London which held the opening stage in 2007 .
Britain's Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France . | [
"(CNN) -- The 2014 Tour de France will start in Northern England for the first time, organizers of cycling's most prestigious race announced Friday. The first two stages of the 101st edition of the Tour will take place in the county of Yorkshire, with Leeds the host city of the Grand Depart. The third stage will mo... |
1d547c597f4307217af57b8914577199f5cafac3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Popular athlete's death classified as a suicide .
Pastor and family friend says Seau suffered many concussions .
Seau texted his ex-wife and children "I love you" before his death, pastor says .
His death is being investigated as a suicide, medical examiner says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The San Diego County medical examiner's office Thursday classified the death of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau as a suicide, but the finding will probably do little to answer questions swirling since he was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Toxicology results and the n... |
d0399eec1318b782f63ba2c31024a3c41479b8f8 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN asked each campaign to submit photos from the final week before Election Day .
Eric Draper, Romney's photographer, also served as President George W. Bush's personal photographer .
These photographs are exclusive to CNN . | [
"(CNN) -- As President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney crisscrossed the country during the final week of the 2012 presidential campaign, few people were able to see the candidates in their most candid and unguarded moments, except for their personal photographers. Several weeks ago, CNN invited each campai... |
af5e4e65ac49a5e828b08a08c5f2c4bff608bb29 | Summarize the following news article. | "We are shattered and there's an unfillable void in our lives," says daughter .
Nurse's husband: "I feel a part of me has been ripped out"
Jacintha Saldanha is remembered in a Mass at Westminster Cathedral .
Hospital chief executive says Saldanha was the victim of a "cruel trick" by radio DJs . | [
"(CNN) -- The family of a nurse who apparently hanged herself after taking a prank call regarding Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine spoke movingly Saturday of their grief at losing the \"core of the family\" who had surrounded them with love and laughter. Speaking to reporters outside Westminster Cathedral, ... |
075fb5ad34cc56bde1e80dadc9b65413da20aa31 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Winning bidder pays $45,500 to change surname to "Headsets.com"
American entrepreneur Jason Sadler will assume new last name for 2013 .
Sadler: "Mom going through divorce, I don't need this last name anymore"
Highest bidder gets to name Sadler but legally retains "last right of refusal" | [
"(CNN) -- Some people might give you the shirt off their back for free. Others might give you their last name -- for a fee. \"I just saw an opportunity -- my mom is going through a divorce and I don't need this last name anymore,\" explained 30-year old entrepreneur Jason Sadler, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida.... |
4f7f36f24fcdbe2d6afd9ce1a07011f6e5867c1a | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Dunn is indicted on charges of first degree murder .
He also faces attempted first degree murder charges .
The encounter began with the suspect complaining about the teens' loud music, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- Two weeks after being arrested for a shooting he said was in self-defense, a Florida man has been indicted on a charge of first degree murder and three counts of attempted first degree murder. Michael Dunn also faces a charge of shooting or throwing deadly missiles. The indictment came down Thursday in co... |
7e8ae51250cb7efd55de5aeb43c726e08e0cb59e | Summarize the following news article. | "The Hobbit" earned an estimated $13 million from midnight showings .
Included in "The Hobbit's" midnight figure is $1.6 million from IMAX theaters .
It's predicted to earn $110 million this weekend, when it will have increased family appeal . | [
"(EW.com) -- Warner Bros. has just announced that \"The Hobbit\" earned an estimated $13 million from midnight showings at 3,100 locations last night, giving it a per-theater average of $4,193 from midnight shows alone. It's a nice recovery from the doldrums of the past two frames. When combined, the last two wide ... |
3058d55f5c957fbb017b79e26a2050f6a7c704c0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Avigdor Liberman hints that if charges are settled he may return to political arena .
Liberman is to be charged with breach of trust and fraud; he denies wrongdoing .
His party, Yisrael Beiteinu, is the second biggest in the governing coalition in Israel .
Israel is due to hold elections on January 22 . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman announced Friday he would resign, a day after the country's Ministry of Justice said he would be charged with breach of trust and fraud. He said in a statement that he must resign from his government position \"in light of the circumstances of the case a... |
6bef3bc735fb2e31dd35d6ce75f5ea451647d8aa | Summarize the following news article. | One ship was from Libya and the other was from Tunisia .
People have been making the journey since February .
Lampedusa and Malta have borne the brunt of refugee flight . | [
"Lampedusa, Italy (CNN) -- More than 400 people fleeing Libya and Tunisia arrived overnight in an Italian island on Saturday, the latest in a stream of refugees escaping volatile and unstable North Africa. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said the people reached the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in two b... |
1eb30d1e23320514e36d03bdb584a261121c39ee | Summarize the following news article. | A Mexican family who entered the U.S. illegally tells how they have now fled the U.S.
Two children, who were born in the U.S., are struggling to learn in Spanish classrooms .
One says he misses the books available in Arizona; the other misses parks and big houses .
The parents say they left the U.S. feeling persecuted ... | [
"Cananea, Mexico (CNN) -- In a remote town in northern Mexico, a 10-year-old-boy is struggling with his homework. His name is Oscar Castellanos, and the fifth-grader is getting extra help from his father because he's having trouble adjusting to his new school. The student enrolled at Leona Vicario Elementary in the... |
a483043d0220dc10752f2366b02aef3690eb08ab | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hollywood Reporter: Song shows have spent millions to net new talent and boost ratings .
L.A. Reid is a record executive .
He is leaving to concentrate more on his job, Epic Records says .
Reid coached a country singer most recently on 'The X Factor' | [
"(CNN) -- \"The X Factor\" fans may be looking forward to next week's finals, when a male country singer, a girl band and a female soloist battle it out for a $5 million record contract. But the end of season two will be another finale of sorts, as judge L.A. Reid announced Thursday he is leaving the show. No, he d... |
3a90fcd1fd75835b04a41322e026e2de3002553a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy gives army authority to arrest civilians .
Morsy's top aide says troops have been deployed ahead of the vote .
In CNN interview, the aide blamed the upheaval on businessmen and the media .
The opposition is calling for new, nationwide protests ahead of Saturday's vote . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- A top aide to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy blamed a small but powerful minority for the political upheaval that has plagued the country ahead of a planned constitutional referendum. The country will vote Saturday on whether they approve or disapprove of a new constitution recently drafted. The s... |
465c5415b02db112824e130cd3db671168524dc5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Disabled cargo ship and tow boat take long route to harbor because of rough seas .
The 738-foot Golden Seas freighter is carrying canola seeds, oil and diesel .
Ship's engine failed while traveling from Vancouver, Canada, to United Arab Emirates . | [
"(CNN) -- A broken-down freighter and its tow ship finally reached safety in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Chief Petty Officer Dana Warr said Monday the disabled Golden Seas and the tow vessel Tor Viking II had to travel about 150 nautical miles (172 miles) despite b... |
8324102c2af3248c3efd088d8ffeafa74871b565 | Summarize the following news article. | Gary McKinnon will not face a new criminal investigation in England, prosecutors say .
He hacked into U.S. military and civilian computers over a decade ago .
McKinnon's extradition was blocked in October on health grounds .
The U.S. government said his actions cost it about $1 million . | [
"London (CNN) -- Computer hacker Gary McKinnon will face no charges in the United Kingdom over what the U.S. government says is the biggest military computer hacking of all time, British prosecutors said Friday. The Crown Prosecution Service announcement follows a decision two months ago by Home Secretary Theresa M... |
2c8e8f21a3e612e6b3694c22f708822523bc23b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Provisions onboard Plastiki come from sustainable and organic sources .
Boat's ready-meals not out of place in a top restaurant .
Nutrition and cooking guide for crew provided by California-based gourmands .
Crew faced lower water rations at end of first leg of voyage . | [
"(CNN) -- Thor Heyerdahl said he had fish practically leaping onto the Kon-Tiki during his cross-Pacific voyage in 1947, but the bounty from the sea hasn't been so rich for the crew of the Plastiki. With only three fish caught to date, they've been relying on their larder for provisions. But it's not a diet of ship... |
c85de74fea539d0e430ea41b619374a992e7539c | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney Geoffrey Fieger refutes medical examiner's findings in girl's death .
Fieger charges a police cover-up in the incident .
Aiyana Jones, 7, died in May 16 police raid .
State police investigation is ongoing . | [
"(CNN) -- A Michigan attorney on Tuesday refuted a medical examiner's findings about a 7-year-old girl's shooting death, charging a police cover-up in the incident. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger told reporters that he retained Macomb County Medical Examiner Daniel Spitz to conduct his own investigation. Fieger said Spit... |
8f8058043842958a96ed5d3bdfb7903cf0ae5aaf | Summarize the following news article. | "Homeland" creator talks about the writing process .
He said sometimes spoiler rumors are correct, but more often not .
New season will return in September 2013 . | [
"(CNN) -- Mention Showtime's \"Homeland\" to just about anyone and two things will happen. One, they'll tell you they watch it religiously and two, they won't stop talking about it to you in painstaking detail. To say the show has a cult following is an understatement. The series has over 2 million viewers weekly, ... |
4bb8d74b8961d4bf0475265150b1e332820dbc59 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin: Enough with our cowardice in dealing with gun control, mental illness .
Martin: It's time for action, and to be "sick and tired of being sick and tired"
He says there is absolutely no reason why we need so many guns in America .
Martin: We must also not avoid our responsibilities when it comes to the men... | [
"(CNN) -- Enough! Enough with putting off tomorrow what we should be talking about today. Enough with being afraid to step on someone's delicate sensibilities when it comes to the Second Amendment. Enough with elected leaders who are too cowardly to confront the National Rifle Association and their ardent supporter... |
78861268c2b591735cd408c01a042ce0a53ddfa7 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin: African-Americans outraged by GOP attempts at voter suppression .
Anyone could see that GOP wanted to block Obama supporters, he says .
Registration campaigns went into overdrive, and voters exacted revenge, Martin says .
The NAACP registered 432,000 voters, a 350% increase over 2008, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- As political pros, journalists and pundits pick over exit polls to study how and why President Obama beat Mitt Romney for the presidency, a lot of the attention has been showered on the Latino turnout, gender gap and voters under 30. The African-American turnout has largely been overlooked, seen by progno... |
f87199d4429dbe0e0188f3e431dfe20971cac24e | Summarize the following news article. | Survivors of a shooting rampage in Afghanistan testify before a military court .
A father and his two sons describe how they survived .
A relative of some of the victims tells the court he discovered some of the bodies burned .
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers . | [
"Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- It was the middle of the night in southern Afghanistan's Panjwai district when Haji Naim says he was awakened by the sound of barking dogs and gunshots. Moments later, a man clothed in U.S. military fatigues and a T-shirt burst through the door of Naim's home and opene... |
a07a5dbf994c7d52d14071b898aed6c2d42feee5 | Summarize the following news article. | House Democrats at a closed-door meeting vent on Obama's tax proposal .
They complain of being left out of final negotiations .
And they gripe that the administration agreed too quickly on an estate tax proposal .
"My sense is people are not happy with this," says one Democratic member . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- House Democrats vented their frustrations with President Barack Obama's tax proposal at a closed-door meeting Tuesday night, with rank-and-file members slamming the White House for leaving House Democrats out of final negotiations, and agreeing too quickly to a GOP proposal on the estate tax. A... |
a3fcd805b76249a4cd9ea2ede75f897c54d41ad8 | Summarize the following news article. | James Holmes is accused killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater on July 20 .
Documents say shooter threatened someone at University of Colorado campus .
Witness also said to have texted with suspect, but content of texts not revealed . | [
"(CNN) -- In documents released Friday, prosecutors say the young man accused of gunning down Batman moviegoers had earlier threatened someone at the University of Colorado and been banned from campus. It's unclear who the threatened person was, but prosecutors have said it was a professor at the University of Colo... |
6517cb2f75fd79309b0d1026ae20f4f4f7343ce8 | Summarize the following news article. | Places that were considered safe are turning into crime scenes .
That Friday's shooting happened in an elementary school was especially hard to take .
The Newtown tragedy turned everything upside down, said a psychologist .
Some people cope with this kind of tragedy by thinking it can't happen to them . | [
"(CNN) -- Friday morning, a Connecticut school for young children was turned into a living hell. It had been a place of innocence, a haven where boys and girls learned, laughed and played. Now, it was a place of shock and sorrow, a grisly crime scene. The shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary shattered sleepy New... |
4e4891432e753d3cbc9628d2603195b51a39f4fb | Summarize the following news article. | Rogers advice: Don't invest in anything unless you, yourself know about it .
Rogers doubts U.S. economic improvement given government gridlock .
On US government: they're going to make mistakes and everybody is going to be worse off .
Rogers is a known critic of the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke . | [
"(CNN) -- Investor Jim Rogers tells CNN to expect choppy investment waters in the years to come. \"I would be very careful. The next couple years we're going to have turmoil and problems in most financial markets,\" Rogers told CNN's Andrew Stevens. \"Don't invest in anything unless you, yourself know about it. Don... |
baa402f16c0eceb85fdd8e80ae1b7bf195a9b1e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pinera outlines plans to boost Chilean economy despite global downturn .
President wants Chile to be part of the 'First World' by 2020 .
Free-trade agreements are the key to boosting Chilean industries . | [
"(CNN) -- Sebastián Piñera is a man on a mission. The Chilean President wants to transform his homeland into a developed nation by 2020. It's a big challenge to undertake during a decade that's already been marred by recession and global economic uncertainty. Yet Mr Piñera seems confident. \"We have invested so muc... |
3dc2da28ddc3db71713af8960095607d17267eb7 | Summarize the following news article. | "Michael Phelps: Push the Limit" is the first swimming game designed for Kinect .
Game will allow players to replicate styles like backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke .
"Kinect allowed us to get gamers...to feel like you are swimming," says Phelps . | [
"(CNN) -- Alongside his quest to add more Olympic medals to his collection of 16, swimmer Michael Phelps has taken some time outside of the water to dive into his first video game. The 14-time gold medalist has partnered with publisher 505 Games and developer Blitz Games to create the world's first swimming game fo... |
f59950db9d1804de665943de15e28225c9d33e98 | Summarize the following news article. | The piano was used in a famous scene from the 1942 film "Casablanca"
It was auctioned off to a private collector .
The sale was greeted by applause at Sotheby's . | [
"(CNN) -- For one private collector, it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship. A buyer has purchased the piano used in one of the most beloved scenes in all of film: the playing of \"As Time Goes By\" in \"Casablanca\" -- the 1942 classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Sotheby's New York auc... |
1314188da4b845b38abd6d2d672e2bc755adf9fd | Summarize the following news article. | Hospital chairman says its memorial fund would welcome a donation from 2DayFM .
2Day FM says its profits up to the end of the year will go to a fund for Saldanha's family .
Jacitnha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by a prank call by DJs .
The radio station has faced heavy criticism over its deci... | [
"(CNN) -- The Australian radio station which made a prank call to a UK hospital that apparently resulted in the death of a nurse said Tuesday that it would donate at least 500,000 Australian dollars (US$524,000) to a fund for the nurse's family. Jacintha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by th... |
d2efce0a41d7b6b40d83c2d0c653adceb5c68bab | Summarize the following news article. | New Zealand man charged with attempted attack on royals .
The 74-year-old was released on bail on Tuesday .
Reports said he planned to throw bucket of horse manure at Charles and Camilla . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A man accused of planning to attack Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during their week-long trip to New Zealand was released on bail Tuesday. Sam Bracanov pleaded not guilty at a hearing at the Auckland District Court and was ordered to re-appear on November 27, said Brian Reid, t... |
c3c440e69145bc214e16d83f7f152f381519e928 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Storm killed 2 people; the father of the younger victim recalls his daughter .
Alabama governor tours hard-hit communities .
Five schools in Jefferson County remained closed after storm .
Storms come less than nine months after a tornado outbreak that killed 243 in Alabama . | [
"Clay, Alabama (CNN) -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday toured communities hit by a tornado that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and killed two people. \"I do not understand, except by God's grace, that people can survive some of the damage that I see in some of the residential areas,\" Bentley said. ... |
901d9f1a941a85667e06d1bc26cf13fe85fd88ba | Summarize the following news article. | Seat belt use in 2012 reached a high of 86%, the government's annual survey shows .
That's an increase of 2 percentage points from a year earlier .
The West has the highest percentage of users with 94% . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Drivers and passengers in the 21st century have heeded the call to \"buckle up.\" That famous admonition became a widely used catchphrase in the second half of the 1900s when seat belts became mandatory in cars. Then came the national campaign to \"Click it or Ticket.\" Now the overwhelming maj... |
ad0b5aeb497546f19f8f683fa25b87b5382b25ea | Summarize the following news article. | 60 people have been injured, Indonesia's disaster management agency says .
More than 2,000 homes are damaged in Java and Bali .
A cyclone warning is issued for Australia's western coast . | [
"Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Fourteen people were killed and another 60 were injured in Indonesia over a four-day period as a result of Cyclone Iggy, according to the country's National Disaster Management Agency. Most of those who died were struck by falling trees or debris from strong winds, said agency spokesman... |
9aa3b8d58877cacebec51f243b9b1d0e117f57ee | Summarize the following news article. | Cathay Pacific's flight attendants union voted to take industrial action after failed salary negotiations .
Union currently considering work-to-rule action or reduced onboard services .
Cathay Pacific said it has contingency plans to deal with any industrial actions .
NEW: Union said it will not go on strike over Chris... | [
"(CNN) -- Cathay Pacific's flight attendants union voted in favor of taking industrial action Monday after salary negotiations with the Hong-Kong-based airline stalled. The union is considering action that would result in flight delays or reduced onboard services, although its members will not go on an all-out stri... |
e8dad9d87ce3542e58674f09940b6ff500a96921 | Summarize the following news article. | Fabio Quagliarella scores hat-trick as Juventus move four points clear in Italy .
Serie A champions continue to bounce back from last weekend's league loss .
Bayern Munich stay seven points clear in Germany with win over Eintracht Frankfurt .
Malaga miss chance to move into third place in Spain's La Liga . | [
"(CNN) -- Last weekend's setback is looking like a mere blip for Juventus. Denied a 50th successive league match undefeated, the Italian champions bounced back with a 4-0 romp against Nordsjaelland in European competition and on Saturday crushed Pescara 6-1 to move four points clear in Serie A. Inter Milan had clos... |
936022d1cd9c8ac900e5f388c6eb59d3ca034c98 | Summarize the following news article. | Gene Seymour: Ravi Shankar brought classical Indian music to a global audience .
He says he was legendary in India when he made cross-genre connections .
The Byrds hip to Shankar before Beatles, but sitar could soon be heard on their records .
Seymour: His sound transcended pop associations to carve out singular spot i... | [
"(CNN) -- \"Beauty\" seemed somehow insufficient a description for the sounds that came from Ravi Shankar's sitar in a concert hall. It was as if nature itself were being replicated on the stage, whether it was gentle summer rain or late-autumn wind having its way with the landscape. There would be intense engageme... |
6bc2149e80762763607c07d379071a2adb8e9eda | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former shuttle commander Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords watch flyover .
Orbiter Endeavour, atop 747, lands at Edwards Air Force Base .
NASA plans some low-altitude flyovers so people can get a good look Friday .
The retired shuttle is headed towards a museum in Los Angeles . | [
"(CNN) -- The space shuttle Endeavour landed Thursday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the latest stage in its transcontinental voyage to retirement. The orbiter's final destination is the California Science Center in Los Angeles, but it still has some sightseeing to do before it goes on display. On Friday,... |
f672385e2ca8b8619b023e83d7319ae197c5efe8 | Summarize the following news article. | Anderson has driven American media coverage of the church abuse scandal .
In 1983, he was one of the only lawyers in the country taking on such cases .
He has been a key figure in bulk of settlements U.S. Catholic Church has paid out .
Critics: Anderson's work is aimed more at attracting publicity than getting justice ... | [
"(CNN) -- The last month has seen a blizzard of new sex abuse accusations against the Catholic Church from across the United States. Almost all of them -- and the intense media attention they've garnered -- can be traced to one man: a Minnesota lawyer named Jeff Anderson. Last week, an alleged victim of priest abus... |
d229b9a4e30c655f3341c854aa1ba10aa17bb218 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan's 12-day election season begins with campaign speeches in Fukushima .
Polls show the Liberal Democrat Party is likely to return to power, led by Shinzo Abe .
Abe is a former prime minister who stepped down citing health reasons in 2007 .
Japan is struggling with economic contraction and the aftermath of last year... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- The leading contenders in Japan's upcoming national election kicked off their 12-day campaign Tuesday near the seaside prefecture that was at the heart of last year's nuclear disaster — and is now a powerful symbol of Japan's deepening economic woes. The man polls suggest will become the count... |
71494e825fd070eef6b7b6830bc959c4786b2189 | Summarize the following news article. | 2010 census determines number of congressional districts per state .
If the number of districts a state has changes, lines must be redrawn .
Lawmakers have been accused of drawing districts in order to create political gains .
Top concern should be counting everyone, former Census Bureau director says . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama recently encouraged Americans to \"take about 10 minutes to answer 10 questions\" and fill out their 2010 census form. This year's questionnaire is one of the shortest in history, but the results of the survey have long-term effects. The census, taken every 10 years, is used to determine h... |
977d78bc0eeab1fd4e9e319022960cc6b963d513 | Summarize the following news article. | FAA proposes fine for AirTran's alleged disregard for regulations .
AirTran allegedly used an airplane in need of required repairs .
AirTran has 30 days to settle or challenge the claim . | [
"(CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed fining AirTran Airways for allegedly operating an airplane not in compliance with regulations, the agency said. The FAA wants to fine AirTran Airways of Orlando, Florida, $250,000 for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 on four passenger flights withou... |
9c451c185e1db73630d41807e0458a8eb7c30527 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi took his tally to 90 for the calendar year with two goals against Atletico Madrid .
Messi's double and further goals from Adriano and Sergio Busquets gives Barca 4-1 win .
Real Madrid held to a 2-2 draw by lowly Espanyol .
Real boss Jose Mourinho: "The league is now impossible." | [
"(CNN) -- It was billed as the battle of the heavyweights. In the red corner -- Radamel Falcao -- one of the most coveted strikers in world football and one of the most lethal finishers around. Only last week, Falcao hit five in his side's demolition of Deportivo to add to his already burgeoning reputation. In the ... |
1feca1205b4b9a32f41cd29b155ed6ca559db07b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Owners of the Irish Daily Star "profoundly dismayed" by its publication of images .
Palace: "There can be no motivation for this action other than greed"
Editor of the Irish Daily Star says Catherine is no different to any other celebrity .
Italy's Chi magazine will run a 26-page special with the topless photos, p... | [
"London (CNN) -- Palace officials slammed the decision of the Irish Daily Star newspaper Saturday to print pictures of Prince William's wife Catherine sunbathing topless on vacation as driven only by greed. The Irish Daily Star's move comes a day after the royal couple launched legal action against the French magaz... |
7c768555bb2b2130f3e07c0b2649e78d81aad4fd | Summarize the following news article. | Howard Kurtz: David Petraeus long had a good relationship with the media .
He says the general's courtship of journalists brought him favorable headlines .
Kurtz: In coverage of scandal that led to resignation, media have given him benefit of doubt .
He says the press has given Petraeus a pass on question about securit... | [
"(CNN) -- David Petraeus had another love affair long before the one that cost him his job running the CIA. It was with the press. The retired general's skillful courtship of journalists brought him a career's worth of favorable headlines and has, to a remarkable degree, softened the coverage of his fall from grace... |
7f2c1eb8a30256e54a0218a3030623c5446b5205 | Summarize the following news article. | Growing numbers of Africans are seeking economic opportunities in China .
Many are keen to export goods from world's second-largest economy back into Africa .
Beijing is sponsoring programs at its universities to encourage Africans to study in China .
Despite opportunities there are still many challenges for Africans d... | [
"(CNN) -- China has stepped up its engagement with Africa in recent years, scouring the resource-rich continent in its bid to access natural resources and forge new trade routes. But the Asian powerhouse is also emerging as an attractive business destination for Africans. China's booming economy has been luring an ... |
1c36837a638d2332f341bdf0d4bcc87416717d36 | Summarize the following news article. | Matthew Fraser: The French don't see what's all the fuss is in the Petraeus scandal .
Fraser: It's impossible to imagine a French leader resigning because of adultery .
He says the French are baffled at American prurience and "puritanism"
Fraser: In France, politicians can betray spouse without being suspected of screw... | [
"(CNN) -- The unexpected resignation of David Petraeus as head of the CIA must have come as a shock to many Americans, especially given his impeccable record as a distinguished military commander. But like the greatest heroes from Shakespeare, it would appear that he was not exempt from the time-honored temptations... |
abdb9aade40ec3dabd1ce0102945e099e3a960c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Party's national congress in second day .
Thousands of delegates in Beijing for key meeting .
It follows a year beset by scandal for the party .
Four Tibetans set themselves on fire, Tibetan government in exile says . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- The Communist Party's 18th National Congress enters its second session Friday, a day after President Hu Jintao warned that a failure to deal with corruption could bring down the party and the state it controls. Hu spoke at a key meeting of top officials who will usher in a new set of leaders of th... |
632718953eff400133e872df61713b75a1d7784c | Summarize the following news article. | ICE says a suitcase stuffed with marijuana tipped off investigators .
Authorities in Detroit later intercepted 5 suitcases holding cocaine and marijuana .
Two others who are not airline employees were also arrested .
Delta says the employees have been suspended without pay . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal agents arrested 10 current or former Delta employees Thursday for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking at airports in Detroit and Houston, authorities said. Two others who were not airline employees also were arrested. \"Today's arrests and charges close a major vulnerability at the airpo... |
58b01f1cbf37076b3e4a8fea70dad46b9c68585e | Summarize the following news article. | Free online encyclopedia Wikipedia has fallen victim to hoaxers, vandals .
Students and journalists have fallen foul of site's inaccuracies .
Cal Tech grad student has uncovered corporate Wikipedia whitewashing .
Site is still a valuable resource -- when used with caution . | [
"(CNN) -- It's one of the top 10 most-visited sites worldwide, with over 2 million articles in its English language edition. But is online encyclopedia Wikipedia's strength -- that anyone can edit it -- also its greatest weakness? Wikipedia: an invaluable repository of global knowledge or a magnet for digital vanda... |
bb4bcad47fe70a3206c0a1b6b685ee94779d8a5f | Summarize the following news article. | Recession, border enforcement cited as possible reasons for decline .
Rate of Mexicans leaving U.S. stays flat, Pew Hispanic Center study finds .
Immigrants say economic situation worse in Mexico . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican immigration to the United States has dropped sharply since 2005, but the flow of migrants returning to Mexico remains steady, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. Plaques mark the U.S.-Mexico border near Laredo, Texas. Immigration from Mexico to the United States slo... |
52b4a42601c7443e93dc7c5e1d23e4d95d230604 | Summarize the following news article. | Jonathan Metz struggled for hours last week after his arm became trapped in a furnace .
He decided to attempt self-amputation .
But pain "became absolutely too much to continue"
Finally rescued after friends alerted authorities he had not been seen for days . | [
"(CNN) -- A Connecticut man who attempted to amputate his own arm after it was trapped in a furnace credits \"human spirit\" for his survival. \"Human spirit, its strong,\" Jonathan Metz, 31, of West Hartford, Connecticut, said Tuesday during a news conference at a hospital where he is being treated following his o... |
298586788d575f115c81c4740f3d21b092ccafbb | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers girls' education petition Islamabad .
Brown: The march for the right to girls' education cannot be stopped .
U.N.: Pakistan spends seven times more on military than on primary education . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Malala Yousefzai now has a day named after her and more than two million people from around the world pledging to carry on her fight for girls' education. The United Nations has declared November 10 as Malala day to honor the 15 year-old Pakistani activist who was shot in the head one ... |
4ea15ee78bd2cdb01f916ed77d71b14921bd6f3d | Summarize the following news article. | A grandmother takes three oldest grandchildren on separate summer trips .
Each child helps plan their one-on-one trip with Grandma .
Lessons: The best moments come by participating and letting events unfold . | [
"(CNN) -- My grandchildren and I made history this summer. It was our personal history; our family history. We made memories we'll be able to relive and pass on to others. The adventures began when I asked each of my three oldest grandchildren to pick a place he or she wanted to visit and do research on the fun act... |
8d5e4c9401aca183ddbc9f9b6485290e98aeb99f | Summarize the following news article. | Public was never in imminent danger, prosecutor says .
"Some people gotta die" to save Constitution, court papers quote one suspect .
The four suspects face a court appearance Wednesday .
They are charged with plotting attacks on judges and IRS agents, among others . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Federal agents charged four Georgia men they say are part of a fringe militia group with plotting to attack government officials with explosives and the biotoxin ricin, prosecutors in Atlanta announced Tuesday. A government informant recorded the men discussing plans to manufacture ricin, a highly... |
b922897c93e1766852fff1e653eec013b4d0479b | Summarize the following news article. | Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies monitors elections .
It says 30 Asian-Americans launched congressional bids in 2012 vs. 10 hopefuls in 2010 .
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-California: "It's a great step forward"
Asian-Americans are among the fastest-growing groups in the U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- Three times as many Asian-Americans have been running for Congress in 2012 than in the past two elections, a nonpartisan political group says, and it's a development that portends greater changes in demographic trends and reflects the recent political awakening of a minority group long confined to the mar... |
459493e32ec4f194e89d8f4fa917726e9c97e60a | Summarize the following news article. | Russian firm Orbital Technologies plans to open the first space hotel .
The hotel, or "Commercial Space Station," will float 250 miles above Earth .
To check in, tourists will have to undergo special training that can take up to three months . | [
"(CNNGo) -- \"Getting away from it all\" may be a travel marketing cliché, but the phrase might take on a whole new meaning come 2016. Russian firm Orbital Technologies plans to open the first space hotel in history in five year's time. The space hotel, or \"Commercial Space Station,\" as it's officially called, w... |
1da0dc6feb88d9deb025d4a9a6be75a6c2d95a08 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama administration had requested $80 million to close the prison .
House Democrat: President won't get money until "concrete plan" is made .
Committee chairman: "When they have a plan, they're welcome to ... talk to us"
Justice Department examining what to do with detainees, defense secretary has said . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Democrats told the president Monday he won't be getting money to close the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until he has a \"concrete program\" for shutting it down and moving its prisoners. A guard talks to a detainee at Guantanamo earlier this year. The $80 million ... |
4a404414fe55182bb7f3b7eb3544fd22f1d3d74f | Summarize the following news article. | There is an increase in demand for academic courses in Islamic finance .
Some believe Islamic finance principles would have avoided banking crisis .
Islamic banks do not charge interest or deal in mortgage-backed securities .
Some principles are similar to those used for ethical investments . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- With irresponsible banking practices taking the blame for bringing about the global economic crisis, there has been a surge of interest in Islamic finance. Islamic finance is estimated to be worth $700 billion and has been growing by 15 to 20 percent per year. Now, a slew of academic cours... |
b158b02e63b0e883612b8f41156702ede4eb045a | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic differences on public option, abortion slows down health care overhaul .
Move for more Afghan troops also stirs opposition among Democrats .
Support for President Obama, congressional Democrats slip among liberals .
Democratic National Committee official downplays divisions . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Health care reform is a signature issue for Democrats, but the attempt to overhaul the nation's health system has pitted liberals against centrists, exposing fissures 11 months before the 2010 midterm elections. A year ago Democrats were united in victory after winning back the White House and... |
d055407535e561aac06d7a0d905525669e43db4c | Summarize the following news article. | Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) active buying stakes in leading U.S. banks .
First SWF founded in 1953, now total worth worldwide estimated at $2.2 trillion .
Abu Dhabi has biggest SWF, followed by Singapore, Norway and Kuwait .
Secrecy of some funds stoking concern about strategic goverment stakes . | [
"(CNN) -- As U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his tour of the Middle East, some of the region's biggest investors were doing business in the U.S. U.S. President George W. Bush during a lighter moment on his Middle Eastern tour with Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz . Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal topped ... |
4dbf5b00c2d7632e578bfb5255ec264231659f31 | Summarize the following news article. | Elderly residents in Ishinomaki are struggling to adapt to post-tsunami surroundings .
Some live in temporary homes, 18 months after the earthquake and tsunami .
One resident fears that another change in government will delay reconstruction work .
Another says: "The government hasn't done a thing for us. They've only c... | [
"Ishinomaki, Japan (CNN) -- It's been nine months since I took the photos, but as the temperature drops below zero at the start of another Japanese winter, one image stubbornly dwells on my mind. It's not of the tsunami-inflicted destruction -- the flattened homes, mangled cars or piles of debris -- in Ishinomaki, ... |
c160fb41dc488a2c94260f133303393ca0c64d54 | Summarize the following news article. | Some investors believe second coming of Shinzo Abe will be good for Japan equity markets .
Collett: 'Investors pricing in monetary easing' after Abe's support for such measures .
Abe expected to push back harder against China than his predecessors .
Collett: Abe may want to destabilize yen to remove its popularity as s... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's one-time prime minister, may get a second chance at the job. After serving as the country's leader from 2006 to 2007, his Liberal Democratic Party looks set to return to power this weekend in national elections. Some investors believe the second coming of Abe will be good for... |
a15b60e64220c573bbb5f7a1b059452eac254c12 | Summarize the following news article. | The Greek government has overcome two hurdles to qualify for the troika's austerity program .
But in the spirit of a Greek tragedy, much political blood has been spilt along the way .
The budget for 2013 makes for painful reading, including a contraction of 4.5% next year .
But one thing is abundantly clear for Greece:... | [
"(CNN) -- Over the course of five days, the Greek government -- led by the understated conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras -- overcame two high hurdles in a dash to qualify for the austerity program set out by the so-called troika, made up of the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and th... |
a01da4fa640bed1f40336fde8da3d11ab8d14169 | Summarize the following news article. | President Jacob Zuma says Mandela is responding well to treatment .
Zuma asks for prayers for the former president, who's been in the hospital since December 8 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela will remain in a Pretoria hospital through Christmas, the government said on Monday. In a statement on his website, President Jacob Zuma said that Mandela is responding well to treatment. \"We also humbly invite all freedom loving people around the world to pr... |
ae572c749b553e1cbd8b856bea5d275e5c831eba | Summarize the following news article. | 2 New York members of Congress want nuclear plant closed .
Lowey, Engel say too many people live too close for evacuation .
NRC chairman praises "dialogue" | [
"Buchanan, New York (CNN) -- The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission got a firsthand look Tuesday at the Indian Point nuclear plant on a visit organized by two members of Congress from New York who want the plant shut down. Chairman Gregory Jaczko toured the plant with longtime Indian Point opponents Rep.... |
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