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3815142d07c8eac1e66f0ef865357e8e8d3caab9 | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Meadows has worked with some of golf's big names .
He has personally coached more than 100,000 golfers .
Chris was made an Advanced Fellow of the PGA . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Our resident coach and technical expert Chris Meadows has plenty of experience in the sport and has worked with some of the biggest names in golf. Chris has worked with more than 100,000 golfers throughout his career. Growing up beside Nick Faldo, Meadows learned that success in golf comes... |
538d4891d3484a0efca5ad8f95d7d5b13af75374 | Summarize the following news article. | Pennsylvania one of several states offering debit cards in lieu of checks for jobless .
Some who opted to go with debit cards outraged to get fees without notice .
State labor official says debit cards have greatly improved distribution system .
U.S. Department of Labor: States can do better in negotiating fees with ba... | [
"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- If you're out of work like Steve Lippe, who was laid off from his job as a salesman in January, you know you already have problems. But looking at the fine print that came with his new unemployment debit card, he became livid. A brochure that goes out to Pennsylvanians seeking ... |
0d8c6be0ae7133772615b0e92672ac0918a81c7f | Summarize the following news article. | Government forces took the area in a surprise attack early Sunday .
Rebel Tamil Tigers gained control over Mullaittivu in 1996 .
Earlier this month troops regained control of key northern town of Elephant Pass .
Tamils want independent homeland, war since 1983 has left more than 70,000 dead . | [
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lankan soldiers seized a key rebel stronghold over the weekend, as humanitarian agencies feared for the safety of civilians. Sri Lankan troops at Elephant Pass, the isthmus that connects north Jaffna peninsula to rest of the country. \"It's an incredibly serious situation,\" James E... |
63dff14195ae0d5fcfdd2aac0b2d71d54cfc5f8e | Summarize the following news article. | Executive privilege to keep Karl Rove from testifying about attorney firings .
White House says it is trying to protect president's ability to receive candid advice .
White House invoked executive privilege to block other advisers' testimony .
Senator accuses White House of trying to cover up Rove's role in the firings... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House has invoked executive privilege to keep President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, from having to testify Thursday about the firings of at least eight U.S. attorneys. The White House invoked executive privilege to keep . Karl Rove from having to testify Thursday. Rove, \... |
3e9990dc85182812d1e671834fd84551a9903326 | Summarize the following news article. | Khan Mohammed convicted of plotting rocket attack, selling heroin .
Mohammed the first convicted under law increasing penalties for "narco-terrorists"
Citing his family, Mohammed cries and pleads with judge to have mercy .
Judge says Mohammed had "undiluted hatred for the United States" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A distraught, sobbing Afghan Taliban member begged the court for mercy, but got none as an unmoved federal judge here Monday handed down maximum life sentences for convictions on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges. A guard watches over a pile of burning drugs in Kabul, Afghanistan, on... |
3bdbeb973bd7e057229c4367f670c8b4e83ef026 | Summarize the following news article. | Harold Pinter died on Christmas Eve, his wife tells British media .
Pinter, 78, had been suffering from cancer .
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 . | [
"(CNN) -- Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter whose absurdist and realistic works displayed a despair and defiance about the human condition, has died, according to British media reports. He was 78. The much-honored Harold Pinter received the French Legion d'honneur in 2007. Pinter's ... |
29c399ef0106bc9bb3dfa641e087f3ae4920627a | Summarize the following news article. | Linguist says Obama's speech was on seventh- or eighth-grade level .
That's lower than King, Reagan speeches .
Speech was optimistic and forward-looking, expert says .
Lack of 9/11 reference was significant change in tone, linguist says . | [
"(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night compares favorably with a number of historic orations, a linguist said Thursday. Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the presidency Tuesday night. \"His goal was to be understood by the widest possible audience du... |
b414366d7e9a533ec14b07b6b49518fe1e898bda | Summarize the following news article. | Kevin Smith is a fan of being bluntly honest .
Writer-director can't understand why some words, profanity bother people .
New movie "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" has rough language but sweet side . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Subtlety may not be in Kevin Smith's vocabulary, but a lot of off-color words are. They're sprinkled liberally throughout the writer-director's new movie, \"Zack and Miri Make a Porno.\" Kevin Smith can't understand why the word \"porno\" is still a hot button for some people. The ... |
07182ffeb7ce2d93be006d16e0e92e7372fe01f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Men claim recruiters duped them into going to Iraq for nonexistent jobs .
Men say they were charged between $3,000 and $5,000 to make the trip .
One group staying in derelict warehouse in Baghdad; another in makeshift camp .
United Nations says it is trying to determine how to help the men . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Kept in a derelict warehouse at Baghdad's airport for months, sleeping four to a bed with poor food and no money, hundreds of would-be contract workers are stranded, claiming they were duped by unscrupulous recruiting agents into coming to Iraq for nonexistent jobs. Men staying in an airpor... |
f902204731fbf3f8a984b1fafe6c2cabeafc63ab | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew McMahon is the lead singer for Jack's Mannequin .
Singer was diagnosed with leukemia during first headlining tour .
He created Dear Jack Foundation to raise awareness of cancer .
The band has since released "The Glass Passenger" | [
"(CNN) -- Andrew McMahon always wanted to be a rock star. When his band, Jack's Mannequin, started touring in spring 2005, the unexpected happened. Andrew McMahon, singer for the band Jack's Mannequin, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005. McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Four years later, Mc... |
9793be302fa8a724e85d0d4c835fa9a7d52fa7b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Bank accused of helping customers in Sudan and Iran avoid U.S. sanctions .
Violations took place between 1995 and 2007 .
U.S. Justice Department: Lloyds TSB acknowledged "criminal conduct"
It said Lloyds agreed to forfeit the funds in return for an end to its investigation . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British bank Lloyds TSB has agreed to forfeit $350 million dollars to U.S. and New York authorities for criminally hiding information about prohibited dealings with Iranian and Sudanese customers. Prosecutors said that the bank's misconduct took place between 1995 and 2007. Under a settlem... |
3fc0feedd683b49702d0da9d7d3c36b7be02ca09 | Summarize the following news article. | Congressman wouldn't admit affair with murdered former intern .
Honest answer might have helped Gary Condit, news anchor says .
Chung recalls scandal for "Reliable Sources" Sunday on CNN . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly eight years later, Connie Chung still remembers being surprised. \"Stonewalling is what gets politicians in trouble, when they ... try to cover up,\" Connie Chung says. It was one of those television moments that linger in the national consciousness, like Barbara Walters sitting down with Monica Le... |
6f760d67c7fd2f495ea756d817ca565033e0da9d | Summarize the following news article. | Kung fu has never regained its 1970s popularity in the West .
The genre has been mocked in movies like "Austin Powers," "Starsky and Hutch"
But fans know the genre is alive and flourishing in Asia . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Western cinema's relationship with martial arts has been a rocky one. Like many genres, kung fu has drifted in and out of fashion, but it has never regained the same popularity as its glorious heyday in the early 1970s. There's nothing funny about either Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris. And they... |
215f104b485df5a5a34ee342e5deec9bc2be35a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Freddie Mac says no known link between CFO's death, regulatory probe .
Neighbors describe Kellermann and wife as friendly, happy, "terrific people"
Freddie Mac CFO died by hanging, according to source familiar with the case .
No signs of foul play at home where David Kellermann found dead, police say . | [
"VIENNA, Virginia (CNN) -- The acting chief financial officer of mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac was found dead Wednesday morning at his home, police said. David Kellermann, acting CFO of Freddie Mac, was found dead on Wednesday, police said. David Kellermann was found dead of an apparent hanging, a source famil... |
a14bb99107d4dfce9630f8bd077bc8f03c4ffd2d | Summarize the following news article. | Ang Lee's latest film, "Lust, Caution" is a film-noir spy tale set in Shanghai .
"Lust, Caution" is the follow-up to 2005's Oscar-winning "Brokeback Mountain"
Asian cinema icon Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and newcomer Wei Tang star .
Too perfect in parts, with OTT sex scenes, the film is still a killer thriller . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Masks beneath masks, the click-clack of Mahjong tiles and the sheen of silk cheongsams: Taiwanese director Ang Lee (\"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\"; \"Brokeback Mountain\") brings an intoxicating tale of lies, deceit and corruption to the screen with his latest film, \"Lust, Caution\". ... |
40ead0fc64c2035fdac051a1905cf07c2c0b8099 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Woman in coma for 17 years in Italy has died, her father says .
Eluana Englaro has been in vegetative state since a car crash .
Her father has fought for years to have her feeding tube removed . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- An Italian woman who had been in a coma for 17 years and whose right-to-die case was being debated in the Italian Parliament has died days after doctors began removing her feeding tube. A portrait of Eluana Englaro. She was in a vegetative state for nearly 17 years. The speaker of the Italian ... |
949bd4791ae1d4c721a62ad3408cd222046e9552 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama leaves for Canada on Thursday; to meet with Canadian PM Harper .
One big issue: the "Buy American" provision in stimulus plan .
Bill now says that provision will not trump existing trade agreements like NAFTA .
Still, Canadian officials worry about what they see as new U.S. protectionist tilt . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama takes his first foreign trip Thursday, but domestic politics will loom large as he tackles the explosive issue of protectionism in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the leader of the United States' largest trade partner. Trade will be a major issue when President Obama... |
f8a510f0c38ceb7bb716f785c71007801b88bd9e | Summarize the following news article. | Female suicide bomber detonates in a crowd on way to a religious festival .
In recent years, insurgents have targeted Iraqi Shiite pilgrims walking to Karbala .
2 children killed in separate incident when unexploded mortar round exploded . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A female suicide bomber Friday detonated in a crowd of mostly women and children on their way to a religious festival, killing at least 38 people and wounding 50 others, an Interior Ministry official said. Devout Shia Muslims walk in Baghdad towards the holy city of Karbala. The attack took ... |
6323691bf1a7e28d8e710a7b1b64e6282c36f38d | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers in Israel saw bursts of white phosphorus over Gaza, group says .
White phosphorus can burn people, set structures on fire .
Protocol allows use when "not specifically designed to cause burn injury to persons"
Group: Use in densely populated Gaza would violate international humanitarian law . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The international group Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of firing weapons containing white phosphorus into Gaza. The group demands that the alleged practice cease. Israel is declining to say whether bursts like this over Gaza involve white phosphorus. The group's researchers in Israel \"... |
6b6f6c4967ccacc3cf40c09335dc7fdfc5879b6d | Summarize the following news article. | At least 388 people infected with strain of salmonella since September 3 .
Type of salmonella called Typhimurium hospitalized approximately 69 people .
CDC has not identified what food or foods might be causing this outbreak .
Consumers urged to thoroughly cook meat, poultry and eggs, wash produce . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health officials in 42 states to determine the cause of an outbreak of a particular type of salmonella called Typhimurium. Salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contaminated foods. According to CDC sou... |
47026028c10cf39032ec4ab7b89ea78b679b80af | Summarize the following news article. | Former Culture Club singer jailed for falsely imprisoning a male escort .
The victim, Audun Carlsen, claimed he was also beaten with a chain .
Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, has battled drug addiction .
He spent 5 days cleaning the streets of Manhattan in 2006 on community order . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Karma caught up with former Culture Club singer Boy George on Friday when a court sentenced the star to 15 months for falsely imprisoning a male escort, a court spokeswoman said. George O'Dowd, also known as Boy George, arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in east London. Full details of th... |
5cdfc8ebd4eb5479bf95dac420379f8256a4528b | Summarize the following news article. | Tata Motors to begin delivery of the Nano in July .
Tata aims to make 350,000 Nanos a year from 2010 .
Car is billed as the world's cheapest, costing $2,000 . | [
"NEW DELHI (CNN) -- India's Tata Motors Monday announced it would begin delivery of the Nano, billed as the world's \"cheapest car\", in July. Tata Motors expects to begin delivery of the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, in July. The four-door Nano is currently being built in \"limited numbers\" at a compa... |
53b59f5b3d3c79622e1f0543358e4eb2c0768f8a | Summarize the following news article. | An outbreak of contagious liver disease hepatitis B kills 38 people in India .
The victims died in the state of Gujarat in western India in the past two weeks .
Officials have recorded 125 cases of the infection .
Doctor is facing attempted murder charge . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The death toll from an outbreak of hepatitis B in India's western Gujarat state reached 38 on Sunday as authorities prepared to begin a vaccination drive against the disease. Hepatitis-B patient Mahir Husain, center, is comforted at a hospital in Ahmedabad. Malayappan Thennarasa, the top ... |
bd1237a535d4d078d3aea19c58fdbf0602ce5f0f | Summarize the following news article. | An outbreak of contagious liver disease hepatitis B kills 32 people in India .
The victims died in the state of Gujarat in western India in the past two weeks .
Officials record 111 cases of the disease in the Sabarkantha district . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Authorities were carrying out raids at medical stores in India's western Gujarat state for bogus drugs and recycled syringes after a hepatitis B outbreak left 32 people dead, officials said Saturday. Hepatitis-B patient Mahir Husain, center, is comforted at The Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, ... |
0e131caaf7f76f28f28041b6b94b3df822122f1e | Summarize the following news article. | Henrik Stenson creates a stir with 'striptease' at top tournament in Florida .
Swedish star strips down to the bare essentials to play his ball out of the mud .
Tactic works as he saves at least a shot and cards a three-under 69 . | [
"(CNN) -- Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson carded a solid 69 in the opening round of the WGC-CA Championship but it was his highly unusual recovery shot on the 12th on the Blue Monster course at Doral which raised more than a few eyebrows. Stenson did not leave much to the imagination with his Doral antics. Stenson s... |
5bf1fd0835ce999e30eab0be1ed20c7f8ca5dd44 | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 12, found .25-caliber gun in box in closet .
Police have not charged anyone in relation to incident .
Florida law prohibits leaving a loaded firearm where minor can access it .
Prosecutor: "Sometimes, the injury of a child is more severe" punishment . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida boy remains in stable condition just days after he found his parents' long-forgotten handgun in a closet and accidentally shot himself in the head. Police are deciding whether or not to charge parents after their son found a forgotten gun and shot himself. Sheriff's detectives in ... |
e26934b680228bae1ca449f8dcfcc0d022538925 | Summarize the following news article. | Coachella music festival wraps up Sunday .
Intriguing moments include vegetarian Morrissey complaining about grilling .
Both Paul McCartney and The Cure run past curfew; Cure is cut off . | [
"INDIO, California (CNN) -- Parents danced with their young children to the infectious hip-hop beat of Lupe Fiasco on the main stage. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O is immersed in the music at Coachella. Twentysomethings wearing feathers in their hair jumped up and down to Somali emcee K'naan in the Gobi tent. In the... |
b40f348309302c22847f2bb15add2ec8e2b177a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Antigua and Barbuda regulators seize Stanford Group banks on islands .
Financier Allen Stanford accused of $9.2B investment, sales fraud .
Venezuela has also seized local bank owned by Stanford Group .
No criminal charges are filed against Stanford . | [
"(CNN) -- Antiguan and Barbudan regulators Friday took control of U.S.financier Robert Allen Stanford's financial institutions on the twin-island nation, a day after federal agents served the Texas businessman with papers accusing him of running an investment fraud scheme. Customers queue outside the Stanford Group... |
80065edd073fd46cc80461c48db4ceed0293286e | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged pirate known in official documents as "Pirate Defendant"
Alleged pirate brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl, a refueling ship .
Handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti, officials said .
Diehl was with the warship USS Bainbridge at the scene of a failed hijacking . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday, escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers. The unidentified pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama arrived in the U.S. late Monday. None of... |
951f47abc7c66a5c97d0c2f135c53ec76677b475 | Summarize the following news article. | Downturn could make this year's Chinese new year migration biggest ever .
Many will spend several days traveling to see family and friends .
With rail tickets scarce, scalpers are able to charge inflated prices . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- At Beijing's East Train Station, some travelers are literally carrying their lives on their back. Passengers crowd a railway platform in Beijing as New Year holiday migrations get underway. \"I don't know if I'm going to come back,\" said one migrant worker on his way to his home province. ... |
154a3e467a4f2dafb689f924467a890f10d5b760 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Criminal complaint says pirate suspect "conducted himself as the leader"
Judge rules piracy suspect will be tried as an adult .
Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse also faces conspiracy charges .
Suspect's father says he's 15; prosecution says boy indicated he's older . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama has been charged with piracy, a count that carries a minimum life sentence. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse arrives in the United States on Monday. He was charged with piracy Tuesday. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse also has been charged with... |
5261f779da9fda188ebd793ff86bc37fec4aaf59 | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged pirate known in official documents as "Pirate Defendant"
Alleged pirate brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl, a refueling ship .
Handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti, officials said .
Diehl was with the warship USS Bainbridge at the scene of a failed hijacking . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday, escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers. The unidentified pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama arrived in the U.S. late Monday. None of... |
be9b5dfb6df750f01b6e4288ef2d2854ce96c437 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian child-rights watchdog requests police report on alleged offer to sell child star .
Father of "Slumdog's" Rubina Ali, 9, alleged to have offered her to undercover reporter .
Father has denied allegations in UK newspaper; Indian police are investigating .
"Slumdog Millionaire" used real children from poor neighbor... | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India's child-rights watchdog has sought a report from police investigating allegations by a tabloid that the father of a \"Slumdog Millionaire\" child star tried to sell her to an undercover reporter, the watchdog's leader told CNN. Rubina Ali has backed her father over newspaper allegat... |
5732d184299d951ae857d0e36f8752acc5e04651 | Summarize the following news article. | Morocco cut diplomatic ties with Iran on Friday because of "inadmissible attitude"
The move ratchets up feud between Sunni Morocco and Shiite Iran .
Rift related to Iran's reaction to Morocco's statement of solidarity with Bahrain .
Sunni-ruled Bahrain has become point of contention between Morocco and Iran . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran said Saturday that Morocco's decision to cut diplomatic ties between the two countries harms Muslim unity, state media reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says soldiarity in Islamic world needed to support Palestinians. \"The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that at th... |
5691704619da40d4207cf10c57fc809cbef52893 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. tribunal for killing of former Lebanon prime minister to convenes .
Tribunal has 11 judges, whose identities are being kept secret for their safety .
Rafik Hariri killed in car bomb in Beirut in February 2005 .
Death led to protests and reduction of Syrian influence in Lebanon . | [
"BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- The United Nations Sunday launched a special tribunal to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. A statue of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri stands in Beirut. The tribunal convened at The Hague more than four years after Hariri was killed i... |
420911971a27a10e76c7b6ccaa584f0bb6f1fee0 | Summarize the following news article. | Rescue official: 12 people were aboard the boat near Jacksonville, Florida .
Boat crashed into tugboat, barge and dock under construction .
Five people killed; remaining seven take to hospital with serious injuries .
Rescuers had to use plywood panels to reach the passengers . | [
"(CNN) -- Five people were killed in a boating accident near Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday evening, a rescue official said. CNN affiliate WJXT shows the scene of the deadly boating accident near Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday. Twelve people were aboard the boat that crashed into 25-foot tugboat and barge at a... |
bf2922ce26624688cebf3b61e7fce92c73bf0f8b | Summarize the following news article. | Number of students eating subsidized meals rises 2.5 percent, nonprofit says .
Use of USDA programs rises even as enrollment falls, report notes .
Schools complain that USDA doesn't cover full cost of meals .
School Nutrition Association surveyed 130 school food directors in 38 states . | [
"(CNN) -- The sagging economy is taking a bite out of federal school-meal subsidies as more students take advantage of free or low-price breakfasts and lunches, nutritionists say in a report released Thursday. About 425,000 more students are participating in the National School Lunch Program, a group reports. The ... |
96dff7818485548018452997280a87bed4c266c0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Indianapolis' first black congresswoman reveals lung cancer diagnosis .
NEW: Julia Carson worked to honor Rosa Parks; fund national railroad links .
Beset by other health troubles, cancer had been in remission, she said .
It "was back with a terminal vengeance," she told Indianapolis Star . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Julia Carson, a former secretary who rose to become Indianapolis' first African-American congresswoman, has announced she has terminal lung cancer, a newspaper reports. Health problems have troubled Rep. Julia Carson, D-Indiana, for years. The 69-year-old former City-County Council member ... |
bfbc920ef28d263fffa4db4cd5b8194f47013535 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrey Arshavin hits four goals as Arsenal draw 4-4 at Liverpool who go top .
Arshavin opened scoring after 36 minutes and added more on 67, 70 and 90 .
Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun replied with two goals apiece for Reds . | [
"(CNN) -- Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin became the first player to score four goals in a league game at Liverpool for 64 years but it was not enough to stop the Reds returning to the top of the Premier League after another 4-4 draw. Russian Arshavin hit four goals for the first time in his career in a dramatic eight-go... |
b1502ba57a7d0f7db23e1bbb0848e9ec6aad5c80 | Summarize the following news article. | Coachella music festival wraps up Sunday .
Intriguing moments include vegetarian Morrissey complaining about grilling .
Both Paul McCartney and The Cure run past curfew; Cure is cut off . | [
"INDIO, California (CNN) -- Parents danced with their young children to the infectious hip-hop beat of Lupe Fiasco on the main stage. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O is immersed in the music at Coachella. Twentysomethings wearing feathers in their hair jumped up and down to Somali emcee K'naan in the Gobi tent. In the... |
e56fc5752db65ac1ae7f4175999841999c28b4eb | Summarize the following news article. | Henry Mancilla, 24, shot to death as he sat in his car with two others .
One of the other men was the target, police say .
Threats exchanged over the Internet, and murder plot was hatched, police say .
Four men in custody; police executing search warrants . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Police think it started with a dispute over an ex-girlfriend. Threats were made on social networking sites and via text messages. The suspects, clockwise from top left are: Lernio Colin, Angel Cruz, Peter MacDonald and Christopher Harter. A murder plot was hatched and, police say, in the ea... |
0190395505bcaaf318c75e343206c631ec40e693 | Summarize the following news article. | Funeral held for 15-year-old shot dead by police in Greece .
Anti-government violence flares at funeral and outside parliament .
Protesters are angry at government policies as well as the teen's death .
Alexandros Grigoropoulos' death sparked riots across Greece . | [
"ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Protesters clashed with riot police and 10,000 people marched on parliament in Greece as a 15-year-old boy killed by police was buried Tuesday. Tear gas fills the air near where the teen's funeral service was held. Thousands paid their respects to Alexandros Grigoropoulos at his funeral, bu... |
aaba992e9f33d4404f3d25d3c0e94fef550a5413 | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers find computer malware aimed at Mac computers .
The "iBotnet" infects a small number of Mac users through pirated software .
Still, researchers say it is a step in the evolution of harmful computer programs .
As Macs become more popular, they're more likely to be targets, experts say . | [
"(CNN) -- Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs. Some security experts say viruses are moving toward Mac as those computers become more popular. But that may be changing somewhat, according to computer security researchers. It seems that as sleek Mac computer... |
2fb9905261b181043a35a15501f584ca1c239b28 | Summarize the following news article. | Internet access remains erratic for journalists in Beijing covering the Olympics .
Many sites about Tibet and spiritual group Falon Gong are deemed "subversive"
China promised no restrictions on journalists when it bid for the Games .
Documents show IOC agreements were based on China's domestic laws . | [
"Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, CNN's Jaime FlorCruz writes about press freedoms covering the Olympics. Journalists surf the Internet at the main Olympics press center in Beijing. BEIJING, C... |
6afe91716c2be7db2fb8910ee2b8d0ee083edf39 | Summarize the following news article. | Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fathered son, woman says .
Lugo admitted to fathering another child out of wedlock last week .
On latest allegation, Lugo says he'll "act always in pursuit of the truth"
Opposition lawmaker urges Vatican to excommunicate Lugo, an ex-Catholic bishop . | [
"ASUNCION, Paraguay (CNN) -- A second woman stepped forward Monday to say that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fathered a child out of wedlock when he was a Roman Catholic bishop. Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo says Monday he will comply with justice on the latest paternity allegation. Benigna Leguizamon sa... |
20a969e20907ac95b4fce51ae34bb02fe6ad8df0 | Summarize the following news article. | Fans jostle for a view of their hero on Tiger's return to competitive golf .
Woods has been out of the game for eight months after a knee injury .
Snell: "The Woods 'wow factor' is still very much alive and kicking" | [
"MARANA, Arizona (CNN) -- I've been privileged in the past to witness Tiger Woods out on a golf course. And I can tell you, it's a painful, frustrating process. Golf fans flocked to Arizona to see Tiger make his long-awaited return to the tee. Not because the golf he produces isn't spectacular and at times utterly ... |
1f5b3922d5a93459683089aa72917825ef3de30e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Criminal complaint says pirate suspect "conducted himself as the leader"
Judge rules piracy suspect will be tried as an adult .
Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse also faces conspiracy charges .
Suspect's father says he's 15; prosecution says boy indicated he's older . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama has been charged with piracy, a count that carries a minimum life sentence. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse arrives in the United States on Monday. He was charged with piracy Tuesday. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse also has been charged with... |
b331c69d334bce546303983dcae604a5cb97f971 | Summarize the following news article. | More pro athletes are using Twitter to share their thoughts and experiences with fans .
Popular and prolific twitterers include Shaquille O'Neal and Lance Armstrong .
Sports announcers use Twitter to share behind-the-scenes details with fans .
TNT has 11 broadcasters tweeting during the current NBA playoffs . | [
"(CNN) -- It's Sunday night during TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs, and announcer Kenny Smith, aka \"The Jet,\" is doing push-ups. TNT's Kenny Smith tries to connect personally with NBA fans through his Twitter feed. Not on camera, but on Twitter. \"Hawks look hot! CWebb, my boy Fabian and I doing 30- pushups P9... |
755c1f25d1d5b30afe31896b6ba70e917763c275 | Summarize the following news article. | Debbie Phelps says she doesn't get caught up in gossip involving son, Michael .
Michael Phelps reportedly seen partying at NY bar .
Phelps apologized in January after photo shows him smoking from bong . | [
"(CNN) -- Debbie Phelps, the mother of swimming star Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in Beijing, is the author of a new memoir, \"A Mother For All Seasons.\" Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympian Michael Phelps, tells Larry King her son has strong values. Phelps spoke with CNN's Larry King about her ... |
29d81fe66738eb849f5d12c58b68afde0333f9f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says case inspired his career .
88-year-old justice's analysis of case is part of a new book .
Marbury v. Madison is 1803 high court case dealing with separation of powers . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Justice John Paul Stevens is approaching his 40th year on the federal bench -- the last 34 on the Supreme Court, deciding thousands of cases. But he said his love of the law was nurtured decades earlier by a professor's dedication and the enduring power of a political dispute that blossomed int... |
d7232df2f2734cb81faed4211ff122735d3222a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters shouted, "Hey Bush, you can't hide! Help us end this genocide!"
Saturday was "Global Day for Darfur" marking five years of ethnic cleansing in Sudan .
Conflict has killed more than 200,000 people, and created two million refugees .
In London 3,000 protesters gathered at the Sudanese Embassy . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A group of student protesters were arrested Sunday after they called on President Bush to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, and refused to leave the front gates of the White House. The protesters shouted, \"Hey Bush, you can't hide! Help us end this genocide!\" and \"President Bush!... |
fcfa1fe0b50dfc5e7f249c1fb4f22010ec70c19e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Man whose arranged marriage led to conviction charged with rape .
Allen Steed is accused of having sex with the girl, 14, against her will .
Steed testified at sect leader's trial that he didn't force sex on new wife .
FLDS leader Warren Jeffs convicted Tuesday of rape by accomplice . | [
"ST. GEORGE, Utah (CNN) -- A young man whose arranged marriage to a young cousin led to the conviction of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was charged Wednesday with her rape. Prosecutors filed the rape charge against Allen Steed, 26, a day after a jury found Jeffs guilty of two rape-accomplice counts in connect... |
03dcb7d27a6f9e4db62f6fcd84d3a99219cc1818 | Summarize the following news article. | A new initiative is launched to find the Asian football stars of the future .
Players aged 12 to 14 will be put through their paces by Chelsea FC staff .
English football currently boasts very few players of Asian descent . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The 2002 World Cup tournament was the first one held in Asia and was instrumental in bringing the world's attention to the continent's footballing talents. Michael Chopra was the first player of Indian parentage to play and score in the English Premier League. It was seen as Asia's chance ... |
9ed988a190601e9f8284b6a944938a090809f1af | Summarize the following news article. | Sri Lankan vice-captain feared teammate had been fatally wounded .
Driver praised for getting bus to stadium as bullets ripped through vehicle .
Attack in Lahore killed driver, 6 Pakistani police, injured 8 Sri Lankan cricket players .
Match referee: Security forces left players, match officials to be "sitting ducks" | [
"(CNN) -- Sri Lankan cricketers have described for the first time how they feared some of their teammates had been killed during a deadly attack on the team bus by gunmen in Pakistan -- and paid tribute to the driver of the bus for saving their lives. Thilan Samaraweera is due to undergo surgery to have a bullet re... |
a9d829bce8b4d5de292848bdbc8103427ee670f5 | Summarize the following news article. | CDC: Five cases found in California, two found in Texas .
All seven patients have recovered .
Symptoms of swine flu in humans are expected to resemble human influenza .
Vaccine against human flu is not expected to work against swine flu . | [
"(CNN) -- A total of seven cases of a previously undetected strain of swine flu have been confirmed in humans in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. None of the patients has had direct contact with pigs. Swine flu is usually diagnosed only in pigs or people in regular contact wit... |
cb6af6431637b5806e1a6772e3375c5dbbdd9282 | Summarize the following news article. | Sixty ships had been attacked by pirates in 2008, according to institute report .
Pirates want $20 million to release Ukrainian ship captured off Somalia .
Institute says piracy has halted flow of much-needed food into Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled this year, threatening to make international trade more expensive and offering terrorists a new source of income, says a report released Wednesday. A photo from the destroyer USS Howard shows Somali pirates in small boats hijacking the MV Faina last we... |
11e37c69fcbbb24d92401c1c5f5f76692790fef5 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 30 Nigerian children have died after being given poisoned medicine .
Nigeria is on the frontline in the global fight against counterfeit drugs .
Counterfeit drug sales predicted to reach $75 billion in 2010 . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nneka and Chimezie Ononaku unwittingly poisoned their own four-month-old son Chinonso. A television image of Chinonso Ononaku, who died after being given the medicine \"My Pikin.\" Giving him what they thought was a baby teething medicine, they were in fact dosing him with anti-freeze. The ... |
e5a8eab9e22b226b5e8104fe576f484efd8f41bc | Summarize the following news article. | "Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger" is the latest comedy film to come out of Australia .
Like many successful Australian comedies it relies on a high dose of kitsch .
Films like "Strictly Ballroom" have subverted the macho Aussie stereotype .
"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" caused a storm on its releas... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- \"Hey, Hey It's Esther Blueburger\" is the latest comic creation to emerge from the Australian film market. Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving and Terence Stamp star in the camp classic \"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.\" An unabashed celebration of girlishness, the coming-of-age m... |
d929a1d4a9dc204e88eac83f499f945438dbff9b | Summarize the following news article. | Two-day meeting begins Monday in Los Angeles; will include gala, private party .
U.S. Doctors for Africa, African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering set up event .
USDFA chairman: Summit will pair first ladies with experts, key groups, politicians .
Maria Shriver, Jessica Alba, Blair Underwood, Natalie Cole, other cele... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Fifteen first ladies from African nations will attend a two-day summit in Los Angeles on health, women's issues and HIV/AIDS, organizers said Friday. Actors Billy Zane and Sharon Stone, with Ted Alemayhu and Jean Stephane Biatcha, help announce the summit. The conference, which be... |
c754e34d40dad4731f0c02732387fc91810a5e16 | Summarize the following news article. | "Reservoir Dogs" and "Kill Bill" director Quentin Tarantino talks about his films .
Tarantino realised early in his career audiences would either love or hate his films .
The movie geek's second film "Pulp Fiction" won the Palm D'Or at Cannes .
On his style: "I'm trying to get you to laugh at things you've never laughe... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Editor's note: Watch Tarantino talking about the making of \"Pulp Fiction\" on The Screening Room podcast. To receive regular movie podcasts subscribe here. Quentin Tarantino's first trip to Sundance wasn't exactly a success. Tarantino's hyper-violent, super cool debut feature \"Reserv... |
8e77be9162d16995b3a231c098e0b25717b5b04b | Summarize the following news article. | Physicist Stephen Hawking hospitalized Monday in "very ill" condition .
67-year-old suffers from degenerative condition known as Lou Gehrig's Disease .
Hawking is considered by many to be world's greatest living scientist . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Scientist and author Stephen Hawking is \"very ill\" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor. Stephen Hawking in Pasadena, California, in March. Cambridge University said the 67-year-old is \"comfortable\" and will stay overnight at Addenbrooke... |
af7289b6b1863e2c0edf1b565d42f6ff149e034f | Summarize the following news article. | Destructive moment in Chinese history has helped bring people together .
Chants of "Go, China, Go!" broke out after silence tribute to dead on Monday Sentiments have changed since the days of the anti-government protests . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- One of the most destructive moments in Chinese history is bringing together -- at least temporarily -- this vast nation of more than a billion people, made up of disparate ethnic groups stretching across five time zones. Thousands chant \"China, keep moving\" during a rally in Chengdu's Tia... |
cc649f6807b0d35ceb69b442694fdd1cf6fc174b | Summarize the following news article. | Prizes were awarded Monday for excellence in journalism and the arts .
For first time, online-only news sites could compete .
Slate editor: overdue acknowledgement of quality Web-based journalism . | [
"(CNN) -- The Pulitzer Prize winners for 2009 were announced Monday, with The New York Times capturing five of the awards. Writer Jon Meacham won a Pulitzer Prize in biography for \"American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.\" The Times garnered wins in the categories of breaking news reporting, investigativ... |
6d4fd29176041ec099ffe03a2a1e5f265e558949 | Summarize the following news article. | Yiannis Karimalis moved back to Greece in 1970 after learning he had months to live .
Karimalis returned recently to the U.S. to find all his doctors had died .
Karimalis' home -- Greek island Ikaria -- boasts among longest life expectancies .
Team of experts are exploring Ikarian longevity . | [
"Editor's note: Dan Buettner is the best-selling author of \"The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest.\" Watch Buettner's reports from Greece all week on \"AC360°\" Greek-American Yiannis Karimalis, 73, lives in Ikaria nearly 40 years after a diagnosis of stomach cancer.... |
21dc7e508a38a9b8db5f2f9e7f5e727e49cfcdd8 | Summarize the following news article. | Adm. Michael Mullen to meet with Pakistan's new prime minister and military chief .
Relations between U.S. and Pakistan tense since U.S. raid in Pakistani tribal region .
Suicide attack kills 3 soldiers, wounds 6 others in Pakistan region of Swat . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday amid tensions between the two countries about U.S. military incursions into Pakistan's tribal areas. Adm. Michael Mullen will meet with Pakistan's new prime minister and its military chief. Adm. Michael Mulle... |
43904b485bc0192e4dd497bdea1e02943b4d7997 | Summarize the following news article. | Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk loses an appeal to avoid deportation .
German authorities seek him for alleged involvement in Nazi camp killings .
The retired autoworker denies all allegations .
Demjanjuk, 89, lives with his wife in Cleveland, Ohio . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal immigration board rejected an emergency appeal Friday for a stay of deportation filed by the lawyer for Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk. John Demjanjuk, shown at his 1993 Israel acquittal, is sought by Germany for alleged killings at a Nazi camp. The decision by the Department of Justice'... |
2fbf6096dfb1ece710e028e39b8d1ecf43cc3187 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fears voiced by UNICEF for children trapped in the escalating fighting .
Upsurge in hostilities follows cessation for New Year .
U.N. humanitarian chief: Large number of people crowded in very small area .
Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka government locked in conflict lasting nearly 25 years . | [
"(CNN) -- The Sri Lankan army launched an operation against Tamil rebels in the country's north early Monday, the military said, claiming to have rescued thousands of civilians trapped in a government safe zone. The Sri Lankan army has relaunched its attacks on Tamil rebels in the country's north. A rebel Web site,... |
1712d6a3a9ac92d2d9ba953ab7bc79ad21fc81be | Summarize the following news article. | Madeline Loftus was a beloved student, hockey player who died aboard Flight 3407 .
The 24-year-old was returning to Buffalo to play in a collegiate reunion game .
Her former teammates played the game Saturday with a heavy heart .
"She popped into my head every time I got back to the bench," former teammate says . | [
"(CNN) -- The women hockey players gathered at the center of the rink and prayed. Tears wet their cheeks and most held hands. Then they lit 10 candles, the number on the jersey of the missing teammate, the one with the huge smile and even bigger heart, who died in last week's plane crash. Madeline Loftus, 24, was k... |
ece2038804b6dd2fc000f324bb79a97beb644f89 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Web site shows photo of alleged suicide attacker along with statement .
Al Qaeda's Yemen branch claims responsibility for suicide bombing attack .
Car bomb exploded at a building housing security forces Friday in southern city .
Sources in the country put the death toll from blast between 4 and 10 . | [
"(CNN) -- Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for Friday's suicide bombing attack on a building housing Yemeni security forces. Al Qaeda in Yemen have claimed that Ahmed bin Said bin Omar al-Mashjari, right, carried out Friday's attack. \"This attack was carried out in revenge for our brothers who... |
47a98e094ad69d334e07d7f928d1b6403aaf227b | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea plans to destroy nuclear plant's cooling tower .
Implosion is part of an agreement with the United States .
U.N. says the cooling tower would take a year to rebuild .
Long-term aim is to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea is to blow up a key part of its controversial Yongbyon nuclear reactor on Friday. Hyun Hak-Bong (right), North Korea's deputy negotiator to six-party talks, crosses the border into South Korea on June 5. The destruction of the plant's cooling tower is part of an agreement with the ... |
309c4dec9922d4bc872eb460e63b97c94de6e130 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul and Laura Page accused of defrauding colleagues to fund a life of luxury .
Page's lawyer suggested other royal officers were involved in wrongdoing .
Prosecution: Page's colleagues lost $365,800 to a spread betting scam .
Royal Protection service responsible for security of Britain's Royal family . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Police officers responsible for protecting the British royal family handled firearms when drunk, traded pornography and steroids and sat on Queen Elizabeth II's throne in comical poses, it has been alleged in a London court. The former royal protection officer was responsible for security ... |
c65c4a1ba2b20ef8f4a6628cbd53d41342afb159 | Summarize the following news article. | Inzaghi continues impressive scoring streak with another hat-trick .
Returning Beckham supplies assists for opening two goals in San Siro .
Francesco Totti scores twice as AS Roma beat Lecce 3-2 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Italian international star Filippo Inzaghi scored a hat-trick as AC Milan went second in Serie A with a 5-1 win over Torino in the San Siro on Sunday. Beckham and Mathieu Flamini take part in an unusual goal celebration in the San Siro. The legendary goalscorer has now put away nine in the last si... |
7a2ae80b0997d7a5a4a7aee350e07dc4c1c197cb | Summarize the following news article. | Spike Lee's film tells story of African-American soldiers during World War II .
"Miracle" isn't powerful but muddled and diffuse, reviewer writes .
Movie based on a 2002 novel by James McBride who also wrote screenplay .
Reviewer: "Real trouble with 'Miracle' is that Lee's filmmaking is joyless" | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- Spike Lee's last film, the gratifyingly tense and tricky \"Inside Man,\" was celebrated -- rightly -- for the way that Lee finally jumped, feet first, into the studio-genre-movie game. Director Spike Lee poses for a shot during the filming of \"Miracle at St. Anna\" in Rome, Italy. He coo... |
d3a471b23237cf5893303c4b4deb2b50496b235d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Melissa Huckaby named in police report on January missing girl case .
Huckaby charged in slaying of 8-year-old neighbor .
She faces special circumstances including kidnap, rape by instrument .
Decision on whether to seek the death penalty will come later . | [
"(CNN) -- A California Sunday-school teacher accused of killing a young girl may have abducted another child, police said. Melissa Huckaby is charged with killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, who was a friend of her own daughter. Melissa Huckaby, 28, was arrested earlier this month and charged with killing and raping 8... |
0113354e89ebda83b483c1af954ba86498174bee | Summarize the following news article. | Number of students eating subsidized meals rises 2.5 percent, nonprofit says .
Use of USDA programs rises even as enrollment falls, report notes .
Schools complain that USDA doesn't cover full cost of meals .
School Nutrition Association surveyed 130 school food directors in 38 states . | [
"(CNN) -- The sagging economy is taking a bite out of federal school-meal subsidies as more students take advantage of free or low-price breakfasts and lunches, nutritionists say in a report released Thursday. About 425,000 more students are participating in the National School Lunch Program, a group reports. The ... |
a846a1acf0212692206db07c71c1407488c35dd1 | Summarize the following news article. | Films full of romance include "Roman Holiday," "City Lights," "Amélie"
Bogart and Bergman's "Casablanca" farewell tops the list .
List by no means complete; send us yours . | [
"(CNN) -- Take a handful of screen goddesses and a clutch of matinee idols, put them together and one thing's sure to happen. Nobody does love like they do in the movies: this month on the Screening Room, we've picked our favorite silver-screen romantic moments. No contest: Bogie and Bergman in undoubtedly the silv... |
4878b1b3ce21e1e9456bc71b67111f5d2bb63f3e | Summarize the following news article. | Procedural not-guilty plea entered in Craigslist slaying case .
Suspect Philip Markoff has been suspended from Boston University med school .
Evidence suggests that victim Julissa Brisman "put up a fight," prosecutor says .
Markoff also charged in connection with an April 10 robbery . | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Friends and acquaintances of Philip Markoff, a medical student accused of killing a woman he may have met through a Craigslist online ad, described the 23-year-old as a model student. Medical student Philip Markoff, 23, appears in court Tuesday in Boston, Massachusetts. \"My girlfrie... |
cb8ae84330bdb8d53924e81cd9e3b55c24296bab | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators try to determine what killed 21 polo ponies in Florida .
Contagious disease ruled out; tissue samples sent for further study .
Players form close bonds with horses, club executive says .
Humane Society of the United States sends official to watch investigation . | [
"(CNN) -- The mysterious deaths of 21 prized polo horses Sunday at a club in Florida provides a peek inside the private world of a sport that generally is off limits to all but the very wealthy. The Lechuza Caracas polo team may not recover from the loss of 21 ponies for years, a polo executive says. The University... |
7a400f2b317104d1e2f3668639c6a6719f60ea28 | Summarize the following news article. | "Python Patrol" aims to keep giant Burmese pythons from reaching Florida Keys .
Pet owners have been dumping the snakes in the Everglades .
Burmese pythons can grow more than 20 feet long and eat animals whole .
The snakes "are eating a lot of our endangered species," conservationist says . | [
"MARATHON, Florida (CNN) -- Juan Lopez reads meters with one eye and looks for snakes with the other. Lopez is a member of the \"Python Patrol,\" a team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys. Members of the Python ... |
237d1fb6d2646efbfc7728a699582ad3dabf6c7d | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa Brown is being evicted because landlord defaulted on mortgage .
A CNN viewer from Texas sent Brown $400 .
Another man gave her $5,000 and set up her retirement account .
The Children's Aid Society offered to cover Brown's moving expenses . | [
"ROOSEVELT, New York (CNN) -- Lisa Brown was caught off-guard by the offers of help that came from strangers. Lisa Brown has to move out of her rental house because it fell into foreclosure and was sold at auction. \"I'm overwhelmed,\" she said. \"People helping people in these tough times. I never meant to solici... |
63152b0a58de5f4e9e7deedf4a1931b92ee92d48 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Woman has two operations after injuries led to paralysis, surgeon says .
NEW: "She is very brave and is talking," surgeon says .
Woman struck head on bathroom ceiling during turbulence on plane, lawyer says .
Federal aviation authorities investigating flight from Houston to McAllen, Texas . | [
"(CNN) -- A 47-year-old woman who became paralyzed after breaking her neck and back on a turbulent flight is developing some motion in her toes and regaining some sensation after two operations, her doctor said Wednesday. Dr. Trey Fulp, an orthopedic spine surgeon who performed the surgeries at McAllen Medical Cen... |
3b2a90a4698a147c82202c1884e5a61a0157682d | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. agency says food prices are to blame for an increase in hunger .
Food and Agriculture Organization issues estimates 963 million undernourished .
It is an increase of 40 million people over the past year . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- A U.N. report says hunger is on the rise globally and blames higher food prices. Populations within conflict zones such as the Democratic Republic of Congo are particularly vulnerable. The Food and Agriculture Organization has issued preliminary estimates classifying 963 million people as unde... |
4195f170a2545fee54cf9ae335f2022751577945 | Summarize the following news article. | Diana Krall's new album, "Quiet Nights," features bossa nova interpretations .
Singer-pianist is producing Barbara Streisand's new album .
She's doing what she loves; "How lucky am I?" she says . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The home life Diana Krall shares with husband (and fellow musical brain) Elvis Costello and their 2-year-old twin boys is a little nutty. Diana Krall's new album, \"Quiet Nights,\" was inspired by a trip she made to Brazil. \"It's zany in the most wonderful way,\" says the 44-year-old jazz singer... |
3203df27ff37298b7649a90b1ac22a66e508f468 | Summarize the following news article. | Assessment of humanitarian needs in Darfur conducted by UN and Sudan .
Info collected in bid to stem further troubles after Sudan expelled 13 aid groups .
Aid groups kicked out after President Omar al-Bashir indicted on war crimes by ICC .
The U.N. estimates 1.1 million need regular food aid; 1 million need drinking wa... | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- More than one million people in Darfur are at risk of losing food, water and shelter in coming months, following the expulsion of international aid groups by Sudan's government, the United Nations' chief humanitarian coordinator said Tuesday. A Doctors without Borders medic helps a sick chi... |
ba1579987655eed5b79792e79aa5f6653f15a4c6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Yard debris fire may be cause of blaze in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area .
Fire about 40 percent contained early Friday in Horry County .
"I just want to go home," one resident yells; nearly 2,500 evacuated .
Fire has consumed about 20,000 acres, destroyed about 70 homes . | [
"(CNN) -- The cause of a South Carolina wildfire that has charred about 19,600 acres appears to be a yard debris fire, the head of the state's Forestry Commission said Friday. Derek Boos sifts through the wreckage of his in-laws' house Friday after a fire in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The blaze seems to have bee... |
12002eabaff316b140e645b5fd836309e9d3a1c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Eruption likely within days or weeks at Nevado del Huila volcano, agency warns .
Colombian volcano's eruption killed at least six people in November .
Some 800 families under evacuation from high-risk area .
Eruption would cause avalanche down Paez and Simbola rivers, officials say . | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian emergency officials have begun evacuating 800 families from an area at high risk from the expected eruption of a volcano that killed at least six people in November. Colombians make their way across a landslide in November after the Nevado del Huila volcano erupted. The Nevado d... |
091097a575537792f98e18be526dfa2f2c996cb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Warning shots fired after two boats raise suspicions of piracy .
Boats were approaching a U.S. Navy refueling ship .
Warning shots land in water and boats turn away, military says .
Pirates known to prowl waters off African nation of Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- Security forces aboard a U.S. naval vessel fired warning shots toward two approaching small boats off the Somali coast Tuesday, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The USNS John Lenthall is one of 14 fleet refueling ships operated by Military Sealift Command. The rounds landed in the water, prompting the b... |
504af03b0b07d40beb3a5e6be8d53f60f2ea58df | Summarize the following news article. | ICRC: Somalia facing life-threatening food, water shortages leaving millions at risk .
Winds are leaving crops as dry as the landscape, preventing harvests .
Continual armed conflicts in central and south Somalia have aggravated the situation .
High inflation on food and fuel have also exacerbated the situation . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia is facing life-threatening food and water shortages leaving millions at risk for starvation, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday. A growing percentage of Somalia's population has become dependent on humanitarian aid. \"The Somali people are going through unbearable hardship... |
2002a7846e14337ccebdd3d4182f497362e57318 | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Allen Stanford charged in alleged multi-billion dollar fraud .
Securities and Exchange commission says probe is continuing .
SEC alleges fraud of 'shocking magnitude that spread tentacles throughout world'
Stanford is the tycoon who bankrolled the cricket Twenty20 Super Series . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged businessman Robert Allen Stanford with orchestrating an $8 billion fraudulent investment program. Stanford presents a trophy to the winners of his Twenty20 cricket tournament in November 2008. Stanford is the tycoon who bankrolled the Twenty20 Super ... |
a433aab008ad2edca7f992f3a88f4f95fb4a6e22 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Video shows rows of blankets, apparent mourners wailing by loved ones .
Locals apparently pulled bodies from rubble after U.S. troops left compound .
Reports say as many as 90 civilians killed in strike; Pentagon disputes death toll .
U.S. says it killed at least 30 militants, uncovered cache of weapons in strike ... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Cell phone images are providing evidence that a large number of civilians may have been mistakenly killed by U.S. troops operating in Afghanistan last month, two NATO officials said Sunday. The grainy cell phone video shows blankets and quilts covering bodies inside a building. The Afghan gove... |
03df907c0712a0cfadcea8ad1aa2dba383f02118 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Black ice plagues Minneapolis in sub-zero temperatures .
NEW: Storm-struck Massachusetts city closes schools until new year .
Large swath of the United States beset by very low temperatures .
Even places such as Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dallas, Texas, in wintry grip . | [
"(CNN) -- A blast of Arctic air Tuesday morning has much of the nation -- from the Great Lakes to Oregon and down to Texas -- in its cold, icy grip. Snow covers a golf course in Summerlin, Nevada, near Las Vegas, on Monday. The temperature at International Falls, Minnesota, was 26 below zero at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the ... |
025c8069f148d69490998d48ed65c2db49d06f1e | Summarize the following news article. | Earth has warmed one degree in past 100 years .
Majority of scientists say greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise .
Some critics say planets often in periods of warming or cooling . | [
"(CNN) -- Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland. Fishermen pass by Greenland's Ilulissat fjord in this September 2004 picture. Such a discovery would usually elicit curiosity, even wonder perhaps, but it evoked mixed feelings for the explorer. The island was once thought to be ... |
9d6099e37e18a854feb07db6e17a6099570c4bff | Summarize the following news article. | Heavyweight champ Jack Johnson was arrested around 1908 .
His offense: Transporting a white woman across state lines for "immoral purposes"
Relatives working with Washington powers to get Johnson a posthumous pardon . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- To this day, Linda Haywood recalls the shame she once felt for her great-uncle. Jack Johnson was convicted of transporting a white woman across state lines for \"immoral purposes.\" \"I could see from the expression on my mother's face that it pained her to tell me about him,\" she recalled, \... |
814244fa95a44bd11154eb44e367577bc76a5c77 | Summarize the following news article. | Cell phone videos of alleged abuse at Corpus Christi State School given to police .
The Texas school serves adults who are severely mentally handicapped .
Seven school employees placed on leave; arrest warrants are pending .
No clients are seen crying, upset or injured on the videos, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- Workers at a Texas state school for mentally handicapped adults are believed to have been staging a \"fight club\" among residents, encouraging them to physically battle one another, police told CNN Tuesday. A cell phone containing videos of the alleged abuse at the Corpus Christi State School in Corpus ... |
174abe13166361c268de2125b09b37bc08d58f11 | Summarize the following news article. | Jean Lindsay, 67, uploads videos about her struggles finding a job .
Lindsay says support from her online viewers keeps her moving .
Her advice to depressed older people who are out of work: "Get up, and get out!"
Web skills are increasingly important in today's job market, AARP says . | [
"This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by CNN about economic survival in this time of financial crisis. Jean Lindsay records a video telling people to get out of their nightgowns and look for work. (CNN) -- Jean Lindsay, a spunky 67-year-old with two masters' degrees, panicked after she failed to land... |
1049a51c2ffdb80e9dc83a00ef0374858fd53dab | Summarize the following news article. | Unit at Wyoming base fails to document missile handling, Air Force officials say .
The 90th Missile Wing has 90 days to make corrections .
No risk to Minuteman III nuclear missiles, officials say . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the fifth time this year, a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons unit failed an inspection, this time because of failure to document its handling of nuclear missiles and other critical issues, Air Force officials said. In an Air Force file photo, an airman inspects a missile part at a training si... |
11d6fa81a54afb7202e4d1dd8e7415adc1ce748d | Summarize the following news article. | Terkel won Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for book about World War II, "The Good War"
Son: "My dad led a long, full, eventful -- sometimes tempestuous -- satisfying life"
Terkel once said death "makes the value of life all the more precious"
Author believed elderly, those "who've borne witness" to life are best storytellers . | [
"(CNN) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist Studs Terkel died in his Chicago, Illinois, home Friday at the age of 96. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel died at his home Friday at the age of 96. Terkel had grown frail since the publication last year of his memoir, \"Touch and Go,\" said... |
74996e41c96c696df8040c1356035622a60ecb1b | Summarize the following news article. | Job fair aimed at people 50 and older draws big crowd .
Pittsburgh area business executives meeting with high school students .
Wal-Mart adding 3,000 jobs in North Carolina .
Air Force recruiter in Florida has seen increase in interest . | [
"Editor's note: CNN affiliates report on where job seekers are finding work across the country and how those looking for employment are coping with the situation. Job fairs are becoming more popular and are seeing record attendance. (CNN) -- A record number of senior citizens attended a job fair this week in Lovela... |
5b9836bb28c27d08cb40e5d40ee60962c14a2e16 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA: Bat was last seen clinging on space shuttle Discovery before launch .
Wildlife expert says bat appeared to have broken wing or injured shoulder .
Discovery is on 14-day mission to deliver supplies to International Space Station . | [
"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- A bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said. The free tail bat was last seen clinging to the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank just before launch. The animal was last seen clinging on t... |
5ab7e96bffefe1ddcd7a6bc49936ebb96538f079 | Summarize the following news article. | Randall Balmer: It's unusual for a president to include nonbelievers in his words .
He says America has widened its circle of religion for hundreds of years .
Balmer says rhetoric has grown to include Jews, Muslims, Hindus .
The First Amendment makes it appropriate to recognize nonbelievers, he says . | [
"Editor's note: Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University, and a visiting professor at Emory University. His most recent book is \"God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush.\" Randall B... |
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