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d22fc47dc6bf1cc992ed10ad99892b97098fb233 | Summarize the following news article. | Small boats can travel almost completely submerged, Coast Guard says .
Semi-subs carry narcotics from Colombia to U.S.
Million-dollar vessels built in jungle, sometimes assembled elsewhere .
They've been around awhile, but now more sophisticated, carry more cargo . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sophisticated submarine-like boats are the latest tool drug runners are using to bring cocaine north from Colombia, U.S. officials say. Semi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs are gaining in quality, the Coast Guard says. Although the vessels were once viewed as a quirky sideshow in the dr... |
c76f4539a8363d90cd9aea24c436e19c24c4ad48 | Summarize the following news article. | The FDA calls Tiny Greens Organic Farm a source of the outbreak .
That outbreak first appeared on November 1, with many cases traced to a sandwich chain .
Separately, a recall of parsley and cilantro affects 14 states and 2 Canadian provinces .
No one has reported getting ill eating the Little Bear branded items, the c... | [
"(CNN) -- A salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened some 94 people in 16 states and the District of Columbia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. Health officials said those first cases became known November 1, with many getting ill after eating alfalfa sprouts in pro... |
ba0f9485e7c080264ea03c7177dff4d05e840001 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Right now, everything is going as planned," a Coast Guard spokesman says .
NEW: The Golden Seas is expected to reach Dutch Harbor on Tuesday .
The freighter suffered engine problems off the Aleutian Islands .
The 738-foot freighter is carrying canola seeds, oil and diesel . | [
"(CNN) -- Rescuers towing a giant disabled freighter in frigid Alaskan waters were attempting to avoid bad weather on Sunday, a move that will delay its arrival in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, the Coast Guard said. The Tor Viking II vessel, towing the Golden Seas freighter, had \"moved south a little bit\" to avoid 20-foo... |
8b541e4f2bfac74366cdcfc0eafb2a29ff0cedcd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: El Pais says it will revise its verification procedures .
Venezuela's government says it plans to pursue legal action against newspaper .
El Pais publishes a photo of an intubated man in a hospital bed, then later retracts it .
The Spanish newspaper apologizes to its readers . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- Early editions of Spain's leading newspaper Thursday displayed a large front-page photo claiming to be an \"unprecedented\" and \"exclusive\" look at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's medical treatment in Cuba. But the intubated man lying in a hospital bed shown in the photo wasn't Chavez, the new... |
331a3b9bc9a1e074d0250537cdf03d6e0caf911d | Summarize the following news article. | Montreal is a little more than a five-hour drive from major New England cities .
Old Montreal has beautiful European-style buildings and borders the port .
McGill University has a beautiful campus in front of Mont Royal .
Poutine, a dish of French fries with sauce and cheese, is a well-known snack . | [
"MONTREAL, Quebec (CNN) -- Given Montreal's proximity to substantially-sized American cities -- it's just over five hours driving from Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut -- you might not think Quebec's largest city would be so different than these New England metropolises. Old Montreal, seen from a pie... |
f33d566bdaffd44e5385652573d0ef8449750f22 | Summarize the following news article. | The police chief in Greeland, New Hampshire has been shot to death .
He planned to retire in a few days .
Greenland is a town 3,500 people located just south of Portsmouth .
"This is a tragedy for our community," official says . | [
"(CNN) -- A police chief from southeastern New Hampshire who planned to retire in a few days has been shot to death while trying to execute a search warrant, authorities said Friday. Chief Michael Maloney of the police department in Greenland, a town of about 3,500, was killed in a shooting that wounded four other ... |
7d01df68fabfd596a9d163ba6985b88516763ee1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "I really think all of them are innocent," said the mother of one of the group .
Garrett Wittels and four friends are charged with rape in the Bahamas .
The infielder has been released on $10,000 bail .
Wittels finished the 2010 season on a 56-game hitting streak . | [
"(CNN) -- A 20-year-old Florida International University baseball star was charged last week with the rape of two females in Nassau, police said Monday. The athlete, Garrett Wittels, has been released on $10,000 bail, Bahamas Police Department Press Officer Sgt. Chrislyn Skippings told CNN. \"We are aware of the ca... |
530335b0583dbc5697a8194b21bb675efaf2fb2d | Summarize the following news article. | European businesses are putting "critical-only" travel plans in place .
Report: France, Italy and Spain have cut business travel spending in 2012 .
Some fear employee productivity could suffer .
Growth projections for 2013 remain cautious . | [
"London (CNN) -- New figures show that tough trading conditions across Europe are forcing many firms to making even tougher financial decisions -- particularly when it comes to their travel budgets. Paul Tilstone, the managing director of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in Europe, says it's not surpri... |
e053daa38158f5f2edf7ed91ba6d53864e84b5ae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Man has confessed in death of woman found in suitcase, authorities say .
NEW: Hassan Malik, 55, was arraigned Tuesday on a count of second-degree murder .
NEW: Malik said he was acting in self-defense, DA spokeswoman says .
DA spokeswoman: He admitted bludgeoning and strangling Betty Williams 28 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A man arrested in connection with the death of 28-year-old Betty Williams, whose body was found in a suitcase, has confessed to bludgeoning her with a frying pan and strangling her with an electrical cord, authorities said Tuesday. Hassan Malik, 55, was arraigned Tuesday on one count of second-de... |
6ae99f2267f4c0a1a91ebf75f9b4a0e986b50870 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Oprah Winfrey praises teens who took complaint to school's CEO .
Winfrey says "horrible situation" has been rooted out at school .
Matron allegedly abused seven school students, the youngest age 13 .
Tiny Virginia Makopo, 27, has pleaded not guilty to the charges . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Fifteen girls at Oprah Winfrey's South African leadership academy blew open the abuse scandal that the talk show host says shook her to her very core. Oprah Winfrey tells a Monday news conference how she found out about abuse charges and what she did. Winfrey, on Monday, praised... |
76d4e570a8805aa3bfcd6e21f6a53137cc221d56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The victim's husband says Leyritz showed "a lack of respect or the lives of others"
The former Yankees catcher could have been sentenced to six months in jail .
Leyritz was acquitted of a more serious manslaughter count in November . | [
"Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- A judge put former New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz on probation for a year for a wreck that killed a south Florida woman in 2007, but spared the onetime World Series hero jail time. Leyrtiz had faced up to six months in jail after his November conviction for driving under the... |
45f60ad765889ffed554c83ec6bb36990902bae8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll rises to 27 and 52 people are injured .
The pipeline exploded in San Martin Texmelucan, Mexico .
Some 32 houses were destroyed .
Illegal extraction may have been the cause of the blast . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 27 people were killed and 52 injured after an oil pipeline exploded Sunday morning in central Mexico, the state-run news agency said. The cause of the explosion in San Martin Texmelucan, in Puebla state, was under investigation, but preliminary reports pointed to the illegal extraction of oil fro... |
42af8ea30a4f1f58836fa220eda21f290e1936bb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Newspaper chose not to publish video showing man dragging woman's body .
Closed-circuit camera captured images of man moments after killing that led to his arrest .
The footage was first viewed by the building caretaker, who gave it to police .
Stephen Griffiths, 40, confessed to killing three prostitutes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Closed-circuit television footage that led British police to identify Stephen Griffiths as a serial killer shows the self-proclaimed \"Crossbow Cannibal\" carrying the weapon in the hallway outside his apartment shortly after he killed one of his victims, then raising his middle finger to ... |
8643f2072cb6f7864fb1022ec0e70fcfb7b910ba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The alleged abductor of a Virginia girl is a suspect in her mother's murder .
NEW: The girl and suspect were soliciting money outside a California store Friday .
NEW: They started driving west shortly after the girl's mother was killed in Virginia .
The 12-year-old Virginia girl is "safe" and the suspected abducto... | [
"(CNN) -- A missing Virginia girl and her alleged abductor were panhandling outside a San Francisco supermarket when someone nearby spotted them on Friday and alerted law enforcement, police said. Brittany Mae Smith, 12 -- for whom police have been searching since Monday -- was found Friday afternoon, as was 32-yea... |
773bec103f52a61afca41f3e2caeaaaf0cfed288 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan had lunch with Prince Andrew in 2008 .
"The discussion at times verged on the rude," she wrote .
He joked that the corruption in Kyrgyzstan reminded him of France, she wrote . | [
"(CNN) -- Among the thousands of diplomatic documents obtained by WikiLeaks, there is talk of Iranian missiles, German politicians and a myriad of other issues, including one cable about a British prince -- and his views on geography teachers, the French, journalists and Russian influence in central Asia. Back in 2... |
6f294da18314916a4bad051bbc5716c894168551 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he's "confident" the peace process can go forward .
Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinian Authority committed to 2003 Mideast road map .
Obama, Abbas talk at White House week after Obama met with Israeli PM .
Observers believe this is a pivotal time in the Middle East peace process . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Israel must halt West Bank settlement activity and the Palestinians need to increase West Bank security to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama said Thursday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, ... |
f37ce3fc1cb75cee659063e3539e25d4a67e163b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Another U.S. delegation will go to Asia, sources say .
NEW: Japan sending an envoy to China to discuss the Korean crisis .
Top U.S., Japanese and S. Korean diplomats condemn recent N. Korean actions .
U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman to head to South Korea to demonstrate support . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her South Korean and Japanese counterparts jointly condemned North Korea on Monday for recent attacks and nuclear arms proliferation that the three diplomats said threaten stability and peace in the Korean peninsula and, more broadly, the Far East. Th... |
a861c78e2a65e8e5367143500d936e02e120b770 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hungarian among the dead, officials say .
Lloyd's List editor discusses August incident .
A prosecutor says he may appeal the captain's release to house arrest .
The Costa Concordia's sister ship sails by the wreckage . | [
"Giglio, Italy (CNN) -- A Hungarian was among at least 11 people who died after the cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and rolled on its side last week off a Tuscan island, officials said Wednesday. The mayor's office in Grosseto, the provincial capital, identified the victim as Sandor Feher, a member of the c... |
e4a820b4a2d73b0410b1a6004b22477f50010ad9 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and his son are accused of embezzling $500,000 .
They are accused of abusing their positions with Soundview Health Care Network .
Lawyer says the pair deny any wrongdoing . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Outgoing New York state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and his son, Pedro, were charged Tuesday with embezzling $500,000 from a federally funded health care nonprofit, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Federal prosecutors slapped both men with five count... |
11d138f7573b89116af5914556de6dd197316c1b | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Scott Brown, R-Massachusetts, says he supports a repeal .
McCain predicts that over 40 senators will oppose a bill repealing "don't ask, don't tell"
Different service leaders present different views on repeal .
The head of the Marine Corps appeared most resistant to repealing the policy . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Leaders of the different branches of the U.S. armed forces gave sharply divergent answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday when asked whether the military's controversial \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy should be repealed, and what the consequences of a repeal might be. They ap... |
3fb7b26c0ed26ac7c4560f34a3e37c093e33fe86 | Summarize the following news article. | The Vikings quarterback was accused of sending sexually explicit texts to a Jets hostess .
Favre didn't cooperate with a NFL inquiry into the alleged misconduct, the league says .
The NFL says it is unable to determine whether he violated workplace rules . | [
"(CNN) -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was fined $50,000 Wednesday by the National Football League for failing to cooperate with an internal investigation into whether he sent sexually explicit texts to a New York Jets hostess. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, citing a lack of evidence, \"could not ... |
8e02638f5126b551830d4511e3eff99d10b35ff1 | Summarize the following news article. | Lennox is one of 997 people receiving an honor from the queen .
Actor David Suchet and producer Trevor Horn are also honored .
Most of the recipients are local heroes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Singer Annie Lennox was honored by Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for her charity work, receiving an award for her role as an ambassador with Oxfam. The former member of the Eurythmics, famous for songs such as \"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)\" and solo hits including \"Walking on Broken G... |
0942d24019db1611551b707012114940a28a7df3 | Summarize the following news article. | Cornel West, Tavis Smiley critical of Obama's first term .
Etan Thomas rejects view that Obama has failed .
He says president has directed aid to those in need .
Thomas: If Obama loses, the poor will get much less help . | [
"(CNN) -- I have the utmost respect for Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley. Their accomplishments are vast. Dr. West, an academic philosopher at Princeton University, has for decades spoken up for the poor. Tavis Smiley, talk show host and author, has always used his platform to discuss the issues of the black commun... |
28bfe16c92e0640fd7327875bb9663612c8bab8a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nick Brooks is charged with attempted murder and strangulation .
City medical examiner says the initial autopsy is inconclusive .
A swimsuit designer was found dead in a bathtub at an exclusive New York hotel on Thursday .
Sylvie Cachay sustained bruising on her neck and bite marks, police said . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The boyfriend of a 33-year-old swimsuit designer, whose bruised body was found in a bathtub at an exclusive New York hotel on Thursday, has been charged in her death, officials said. Nick Brooks, 24, whose father -- Joseph Brooks -- is the Oscar-winning composer and director who produced the song... |
ccfa785236cff83547bace352640078d51593419 | Summarize the following news article. | Jurors reach a verdict in Elizabeth Smart case .
Defense and prosecution have rested their cases in the trial of Brian David Mitchell .
Jury will decide if Mitchell's mental problems kept him from knowing right from wrong .
Defense said Mitchell is so delusional that he could not understand his actions . | [
"Salt Lake City (CNN) -- Jurors on Friday reached a verdict in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002, a court spokesman said. The jurors -- who began deliberating Thursday -- were to decide whether Mitchell, 57, was legally insane when he snatched Smart at knif... |
1717293c591121bea0ad1e1c5f1b3a2ed9e9109a | Summarize the following news article. | A Homeland Security department IG report looks at enforcement of a new passport law .
The study finds that many people get in the U.S., by land, without required documents .
Compliance rates are much higher along the Canadian border than the Mexican one .
The border patrol agency says its phased-in compliance effort is... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Lenient enforcement of a law requiring U.S. citizens to have passports when re-entering the country at land border crossings has heightened the risk that an imposter might get in, according to a government report released Monday. Under the law, which took effect in June 2009, U.S. citizens must... |
e264d126c0d7ffafabd74847494f7d4389226671 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Temperatures warming in South .
NEW: Winter storm warnings still posted for numerous states .
Weather-related accidents piled up vehicles in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi .
The weather system could bring more snow and freezing rain to parts of the United States . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Temperatures were slowly warming Thursday across the South, where freezing rain glazed roads with ice, but a sprawling winter storm system remained in place across the upper Plains states. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and advisories for more than a dozen state... |
f10ec3360db189d58f27198704694f7965c77b85 | Summarize the following news article. | The trailer isn't even out yet for LaBeouf and Wood's film .
The pair fell in love with Bucharest, Romania where they filmed .
The Sundance Film Festival runs January 17-24 in Park City, Utah . | [
"(EW.com) -- We haven't seen much of the new movie \"The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman,\" which premieres at Sundance this week — not even the trailer is out. But we do know that it takes place in Romania and tells the story of a young man (Charlie Countryman, played by Shia LaBeouf), who falls for a Roma... |
d34a4645974a89d5139a44a087887f5c716cd082 | Summarize the following news article. | Man arrested over Russian nightclub fire in 2009 .
156 people killed when fireworks triggered a fire and panic .
Konstantin Mrykhin had been wanted in Russia over the blaze . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday. Authorities in Spain arrested Konstantin Mrykhin, who was the commercial director of a nightclub in Perm, Russia where fireworks t... |
38b26e695bf3da3759b654b88721f86e6b2e2ec7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The vote count is to be certified at a Thursday morning ceremony .
NEW: Miller says he is "evaluating the ruling and determining" the next step .
Sen. Murkowski won as a write-in candidate after losing the GOP primary .
Murkowski's campaign says the judge's ruling ends her opponent's legal challenge . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in election victory last month, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in for a second term next week. State officials have scheduled a Thursday morning ceremony to sign the election certification, according ... |
e456f358043c93c65d83ddfc8caa549577e30111 | Summarize the following news article. | Police investigated allegations of sexual assault .
The San Francisco district attorney decides not to file charges .
49ers said Crabtree, team can now "move forward"
Wide receiver was not detained or arrested, police said . | [
"(CNN) -- No charges will be filed against San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who was investigated over an alleged sexual assault, officials said. San Francisco police completed a thorough investigation, District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement issued Friday. \"Following a review of all ... |
a08b3a2cde3f6ae06cd92c73edd3b21389d5e758 | Summarize the following news article. | This week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was grilled on the Benghazi terrorist attack .
North Korea responded to expanded U.N. sanctions by issuing more threats .
Israel's election results weren't exactly what the experts were predicting .
Syria's civil war has prompted nearly 700,000 people to flee to neighboring... | [
"(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton answered her critics. North Korea threatened theirs. As the week comes to an end, here's a look back at these stories and other international news that developed, including a surprising election in Israel and a growing humanitarian crisis in Syria. Clinton in Benghazi hot seat . At times a... |
8b81c7a83e9d88de9b7ecb470fe56b4ef94f6418 | Summarize the following news article. | Woman finds piano in woods near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while walking a trail .
Police don't know where piano came from, who put it there .
Piano in good working condition, apparently in key . | [
"(CNN) -- Was it a theft? A prank? A roundabout effort to bring some holiday cheer to the police? Authorities in Harwich, Massachusetts, are probing the mysterious appearance of a piano, in good working condition, in the middle of the woods. Officer Derek Dutra of the Harwich Police Department examines the mystery ... |
723b1ed07621e447b239bf21a6ae242d547af2b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Inventor John Kanzius uses a radio-wave blaster to make saltwater catch fire .
Device could be used to generate cheap energy .
Kanzius hopes his device can be used in the fight against cancer . | [
"(PopSci.com) -- Last winter, inventor John Kanzius was already attempting one seemingly impossible feat -- building a machine to cure cancer with radio waves -- when his device inadvertently succeeded in another: He made saltwater catch fire. A test tube full of saltwater fuels a flame. TV footage of his bizarre d... |
39eff2d59d4d134d8a2a3f0d338c07ad2c10650b | Summarize the following news article. | White House spokesman says neither side will get everything they want .
Senate leaders renew tough talk as the chamber reconvenes .
Officials warn debt ceiling must be increased by August 2 to avoid risk of default . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met over the weekend as part of ongoing negotiations on an agreement to reduce the country's deficit, a Republican official told CNN late Tuesday. Also Obama said Tuesday he invited Democratic and Republican leaders from both chambers of Con... |
e59fd23f604ce60e0fec50ad7a273180d24ae162 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dario Franchitti dedicates his win to his friend, the late Dan Wheldon .
After a record-setting 35 lead changes, the Scotsman fends off a late charge to win .
Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 last year, died in another race in October .
The 1st all-female team participated in this year's Indy 500, finishing 22nd . | [
"(CNN) -- Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. The Scotland native and husband of actress Ashley Judd bested a field of 32 other competitors, including a female racer backed by the first all-female team in the I... |
951695cc6f78c5547518fee465737b40b9c9e015 | Summarize the following news article. | Bruce Springsteen: "His loss is immeasurable"
Clemons died at age 69 at a Florida hospital, a week after suffering a stroke .
The saxophonist's influence can be heard on Springsteen's "Born to Run"
Clemons last public performance was in May when he took the stage with Lady Gaga . | [
"(CNN) -- Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a defining musical influence behind the sound of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, died Saturday of complications from a stroke. He was 69. Clemons died at a hospital in Palm Beach, Florida, where he was undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke last Sunday, said a... |
8e28091a7c51eb50510bf0cb4765b315d34dc58a | Summarize the following news article. | The newspaper's editor says he wanted to grab the attention of readers .
He says the picture represents the fear immigrants in Georgia feel as Deal becomes governor .
A governor's spokesman describes the illustration as "pathetic"
A lawmaker describes the photo as "disrespectful" | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- A Spanish-language newspaper in Georgia has drawn bipartisan criticism for publishing a doctored photograph depicting the state's new governor as a Nazi. El Nuevo Georgia Editor Rafael Navarro said the picture was meant to call attention to Hispanic issues -- and grab the attention of residents an... |
9361a534ee307130db6cb5778eb9869bddb82716 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities search phosphate mines in Aruba .
FBI agents search the Maryland home of Gary Giordano, an FBI official says .
Aruba's solicitor general says there's no sign of missing woman, no evidence she is dead .
Gary Giordano is being held in connection with Robyn Gardner's disappearance . | [
"Oranjestad, Aruba (CNN) -- Crews searching for an American woman have looked in Aruban phosphate mines, authorities there said Saturday. Articles of clothing were found Friday in one mine, but authorities had not determined whether they are related to the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, Aruban Solicitor General Ta... |
a52f8a07521aafb500fe60d2ad18b4c2ff83f39c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Forecasters see an "increasing threat for severe thunderstorms" into Wednesday .
NEW: System stretches from Texas north to Michigan .
NEW: There could be "damaging winds and several tornadoes" in parts of 10 states .
Snow and cold weather aren't far behind Tuesday's high temperatures and rain . | [
"(CNN) -- A storm system stretching from Texas north to Michigan threatens to bring \"widespread damaging winds and several tornadoes\" to parts of 10 states, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. \"An increasing threat for severe thunderstorms will occur through tonight in advance of a strong cold front movin... |
244bfa9bde3df4b96de4aec18480ab73f48395bd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A judge finds enough evidence to continue holding Gary Giordano .
Clothing found in phosphate mines is not Robyn Gardner's, official says .
Giordano was arrested by Aruban police on August 5 .
Giordano's attorney Michael Lopez urges his release . | [
"Oranjestad, Aruba (CNN) -- A judge ruled Monday that there was enough evidence to continue holding a U.S. man in connection with the case of a missing American woman, Aruba's solicitor general said. Gary Giordano, 50, was arrested by Aruban police on August 5, three days after Robyn Gardner, 35, was last seen near... |
08f7dad6c14ea0e0edb20840feeeecb5fb375e1c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Some of the child victims were residing in homes of adults arrested .
NEW: 190 people are arrested in United States and other countries .
NEW: Arrests are made in 33 states plus Puerto Rico .
NEW: A child in San Diego was photographed in a shower . | [
"(CNN) -- Eighteen victims of child pornography were rescued during a nationwide sweep by federal law enforcement agencies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday. The sweep, dubbed Operation Orion, resulted in the arrests of 190 individuals. Most of them were in the U.S., but some were in Argent... |
e516296c567384ca550daffef1a4ac84bbe51429 | Summarize the following news article. | European Tour season ends this weekend with the big-money Race to Dubai finale .
Chief executive George O'Grady hopeful a new deal will extend Dubai's involvement .
The European Tour has grown into a worldwide circuit since its birth in 1972 .
O'Grady is looking forward to golf's long-awaited return to the Olympics in ... | [
"(CNN) -- In these difficult economic times, it seems almost obscene that 60 men will be battling for a share of $15 million this weekend. But the fact that they can, especially somewhere as hard-hit by the financial downturn as Dubai, is testament to the glowing health of golf's European Tour. The Dubai World Cham... |
ccae02567ef54c39ef1bad2514efa040a61042f2 | Summarize the following news article. | 36: Members of Congress retiring after the 112th Congress .
20 and 14: House Democrats and Republicans retiring, respectively .
$150,000: Amount for which retiring Rep. Dennis Kucinich sued House cafeteria after mishap .
5: Lowest number of years of service after which a lawmaker is eligible for an annual pension . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Sen. Jim DeMint, who announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Senate next month, will be joined by 35 other members of Congress who are retiring after the end of the 112th Congress. Here's a look, by the numbers at what the members will get and what they will leave behind as they leave the ... |
3da47c85184683a9a45deb77814a9412bb1031c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Number of fines imposed on banks has remained constant for a decade, but fines' value has grown faster than inflation .
Silva asks: Are U.S. regulators using financial penalties as a method of indirect regulations? And will it work?
American regulators have unique views on how to run banking and have tried to influence... | [
"London (CNN) -- UBS to pay $1.5 billion over Libor manipulation, HSBC paid $1.92 billion for failing to stop money laundering, Standard Chartered paid $667 million, ING, $619 million, Credit Suisse, $536 million, ABN AMRO $500 million and the list goes on and on. While the number of fines imposed on banks has rema... |
d8d840f132039e9185e9d80b16d078c169278b13 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Original "Dirty Dancing" star is "so excited" about a remake .
The remake will include songs from the 1960s, the original movie and new pieces .
Kenny Ortega, the film's original choreographer, will direct the remake .
The original 'Dirty Dancing' was released in 1987 . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Almost 24 years after \"Baby\" Houseman and Johnny Castle first swayed across the big screen, a movie studio announced plans for a remake of the '80s classic \"Dirty Dancing.\" \"Paying tribute to the emotional excitement of first love, the thrills and complexity of sexual awakening, the soul ... |
48853ec44b404c70dbf0ca1481aee41c56cd9832 | Summarize the following news article. | Red Cross: Torrential rains trigger the landslide .
Two people are rescued, but the death toll is expected to go up . | [
"(CNN) -- A massive landslide swallowed homes in eastern Uganda early Monday, killing at least 23 people, the Red Cross said. Torrential rains triggered the landslide, Red Cross spokeswoman Catherine Ntabadde said by phone from the scene. Two people have been rescued, but the death toll is expected to rise as rescu... |
a94b59e9a77a8eddae812e2fdf82d94750113d86 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two black boxes are found at the crash site .
The Canadian safety board will investigate the crash .
Three people are injured, one critically .
The flight went down about 10 minutes after its last reported communication . | [
"(CNN) -- A charter flight crashed Saturday afternoon in Canada's Arctic, killing 12 people and injuring three others, officials said. The Boeing 737-200, en route to Resolute Bay from Yellowknife, went down roughly 10 minutes after its last reported communication, according to First Air, an airline based in Kanata... |
735edec3c70da12c0092892eb9dc5819e1dc0088 | Summarize the following news article. | Panasonic posts annual loss of almost $10 billion, prompting shares to drop .
Company attributed fall to drop in demand after earthquake, tsunami and higher yen .
Follows record loss for rival Sony announced Thursday of $5.7 billion .
Both companies hit by extra competition, sluggish sales of flat-screen TVs . | [
"(CNN) -- Japanese electronics company Panasonic has plunged from profit to a record annual loss of 772.2 billion yen ($9.68 billion), prompting its shares to fall to a 30-year low. The company blamed the annual loss on a number of factors including a drop in domestic demand due to electricity shortages in the afte... |
9adf00b1718a7e794d7db49bc7a6660342b54fe8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Witnesses recount gunmen shooting patrons, hurling grenades .
Authorities say suspects told them civilians were not their target .
The casino fire left 52 dead and shocked Mexico .
Mexican officials showed off five suspects to reporters Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Two survivors of the casino fire that killed 52 people in the Mexican city of Monterrey last week cast doubt on authorities' description of what happened, saying gunmen opened fire on gamblers inside before setting the building ablaze. Police have arrested five suspected members of the Zetas drug cartel i... |
92021b6063edb4a28bb89caf7483abab5a3695bd | Summarize the following news article. | Marsha Johnson: A study showed black children more harshly disciplined in schools .
She says a part of solution is communal love of children, fostering dignity in a cold world .
She says growing up in black community, her dark skin could have lowered her standing .
She says her parents' support made difference; all par... | [
"(CNN) -- Kudos to the Department of Education for a new study documenting that black students, especially boys, receive much harsher discipline than other students in public schools. Many black people would tell you they knew this already, but it generally takes data for institutional change to occur. The coverage... |
b8b88b16a52fa5bf8f57665fd6331bc7b3eb9202 | Summarize the following news article. | Juan Nicasio was struck in the head by a line drive .
He had surgery in Denver to stabilize a vertebrae fracture .
Nicasio, 24, is a native of the Dominican Republic . | [
"(CNN) -- Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio had surgery Saturday after he was struck by a line drive and suffered a neck fracture, according to the team. Nicasio, injured in a frightening moment Friday night at Coors Field, was \"resting comfortably\" at a Denver hospital following surgery to stabilize a fractu... |
cfbde5dded937bb7517f0c11404494a4177a7f27 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nearly half a billion dollars pledged at donors' conference .
Hollande does not say how long France will maintain troops in Mali .
U.N. gears up for the return of displaced people; UK outlines military support .
Flushing the Islamists out of Timbuktu is a big symbolic gain . | [
"(CNN) -- French-led troops in Mali now control the ancient city of Timbuktu, the city of Gao and the swath in between that was an Islamist stronghold for almost a year, the French Defense Ministry said. \"We are winning in Mali,\" French President Francois Hollande said at a news conference Monday, but he added th... |
05a125838c4ebee99e63060aa11a355cfbe386f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Felicity Huffman: Congress is trying to eviscerate women's health care .
Poll: Voters, including Catholics, support free access to contraception coverage .
Huffman: Contraception isn't just a basic health care issue; it's also an economic issue .
She says politicians should be mindful that women will not tolerate threa... | [
"(CNN) -- Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged. Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on legislation proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt that would allow employers to deny coverage for health care services that are considered morally objectionable. On February 16, ... |
360a89f24ca06f4fb465af6bee9a5a0cdd55c2c9 | Summarize the following news article. | A few think the world ends when the Mayan calendar peters out Friday, December 21 .
Apocalypse theories can be rooted in science, religion or simply a notion .
Other theories involve governmental failure, a waning oil supply and zombies . | [
"(CNN) -- When the Mayan \"Long Count\" calendar ends on Friday, December 21, some people predict it could mark the end of the world as we know it. But despite the attention that December 21 is garnering, many apocalyptic believers don't actually give much thought to the hype surrounding the Mayan calendar. Some do... |
ec2934ac6c759bcb8c875ed119d155310d29f8aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI agents search the Maryland home of Gary Giordano, an FBI official says .
NEW: They entered the house in FBI-branded vests and carrying empty boxes .
Aruba's solicitor general says there's no sign of missing woman, no evidence she is dead .
Gary Giordano is being held in connection with Robyn Gardner's disappea... | [
"(CNN) -- FBI agents on Friday night searched the Maryland home of the suspect in the recent disappearance of an American woman in Aruba, an agent said. The search is occurring in the Gaithersburg residence of Gary Giordano, who is currently being held in an Aruban jail, FBI Special Agent Rich Wolf told CNN. Agents... |
80e2c59c3593df95f7626b20166b0b4f0db523f3 | Summarize the following news article. | UN-sanctioned peacekeepers will be deployed for an initial period of one year .
The mission aims to help Mali retake its northern areas from Islamist rebels .
A group of neighboring nations already pledged thousands of troops to the mission . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council on Thursday authorized a military peacekeeping mission in Mali to help the once-stable country retake its vast northern region from Islamist rebels. The council authorized the deployment of an African-led International Support Mission in Mali for an initi... |
b93cf39fd4d92c9a66dd2f383f6ea8c3f62b4b19 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Coalition cites 22 deaths on Wednesday .
NEW: YouTube video shows mosque being shelled .
U.S. slaps sanctions on Syrian entities .
Security forces depart Hama, Syrian news outlets and a Turkish diplomat say . | [
"(CNN) -- Syria's tanks withdrew Wednesday from the center of the western city of Hama and were positioned on the city's periphery, more than a week after security forces besieged the center of anti-government sentiment, an activist said. Syrian army units left central Hama \"after restoring the security and stabil... |
bb6f7b229da99ad0506924ce5279a51f8a61d8ae | Summarize the following news article. | Candy Chang is an artist focused on how we use public spaces .
She created a "Before I die, I want to ... " project on New Orleans building .
Chang: People responded with a wide array of thoughts .
Similar projects started in 25 nations, she says . | [
"(CNN) -- On a quiet August day I lost someone I loved very much. Her name was Joan and she was a mother to me for 15 years. Her death was sudden and unexpected, and there were still so many things she wanted to do: Learn to play the piano, live in Paris, see the Pacific Ocean. I spent a long time full of grief, an... |
3c4eabd8425aa39a654e28c3edb6105517edf8d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Schwarzenegger: "Having a cheetah is a stupid idea"
"The day is twenty-four hours. I sleep six hours. That leaves eighteen hours to do something"
"I love paying my taxes" | [
"(Esquire) -- You can't learn charisma. The power of influence is one of the most unique powers that you can have. It's not the power of controlling people. It's developing a certain skill of communicating what you want to accomplish so that people will follow you. Be a public servant. Not a party servant. I didn't... |
6d3a2d4747c4db58e551019d6facfa17d1e90595 | Summarize the following news article. | Myanmar cleared bulk of $11.3B in outstanding foreign debts .
Myanmar reached agreements with Paris Club creditors, World Bank, ADB .
Paris Club agreement cancels at least 50% of further $4.4B in bilateral debt . | [
"Yangon (Financial Times) -- Myanmar passed a milestone in its efforts to clear its foreign debts after announcing agreements with the Paris Club of creditors, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. The deals announced Sunday mean that Myanmar has now cleared the bulk of its $11.3bn in outstanding foreign ... |
8bf2ef007d9ddf212b7af7f842b5d8d957ec3070 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lewis apologizes for using the word "fag" during telethon .
Lewis was joking with cameraman in 18th hour of telethon .
GLAAD denounces Lewis' use of "fag"
Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon raises $63.7 million . | [
"(CNN) -- Comedian Jerry Lewis on Tuesday apologized for using the word \"fag\" as he broadcast his annual Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy. Jerry Lewis celebrates the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon's record take at the end of the broadcast. \"That something like this would distract from the true purpose of t... |
8818ce393b0c7ac40d0c87433dfd18cad8f542ea | Summarize the following news article. | Nominees include one whose selection was blocked twice already in Senate .
Judiciary Committee chair urges Senate to stop holding up nominations .
Republicans blamed for blocking nominees, but White House said too slow .
Moderates say unfilled vacancies create crisis in courts staffed by too few judges . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In a move likely to reignite the political battle over judges, President Barack Obama on Thursday renominated 33 people to the federal courts, including a New York lawyer twice blocked by Republicans worried she would be an \"activist\" on the bench. Caitlin Halligan was one of two nominees nam... |
fca428e5fc840dc77d8f7edcce665688707be66d | Summarize the following news article. | Tseming Yang: Result of Doha climate change conference less than desirable .
Yang: It's time to abandon the myth that a consensus solution is the best approach .
He says the 25 major carbon emitters should work out an agreement among themselves .
Yang: Smaller, focused discussions may be better than large, U.N.-style g... | [
"(CNN) -- The Doha climate change conference this year was the most significant in nearly 20 years of gatherings under the U.N. Framework Convention process aimed at staving off future global warming disaster. Since carbon dioxide emission limits agreed to under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol were to expire at the stroke ... |
44f5fe03324a6c65ac29a043504c016083e23ba5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Man delivered note that mentions "Will & Testament," "2 crime scenes"
Bomb threat cost resort town millions on one of the busiest nights of the year .
Body of James Blanning, 72, and weapons found in car east of Aspen .
Two bombs left on sled in alley likely intended for other banks, police said . | [
"ASPEN, Colorado (CNN) -- A man delivered bombs wrapped as Christmas presents to two banks Wednesday along with a note threatening \"mass death\" if they did not turn over tens of thousands of dollars, police in Aspen, Colorado, said Thursday. A surveillance camera photo supplied by Aspen police shows the man ident... |
0a0a4c90d59df9e36ffec4ba306b4f20f3ba4acb | Summarize the following news article. | Dean Obeidallah: A movie or TV show can educate or (mis)educate you .
Obeidallah: Two new films about hot issues are firing up both the left and right .
Senators slammed "Zero Dark Thirty," and energy industry attacked "Promised Land"
Obeidallah: What does Hollywood want? To make money, of course . | [
"(CNN) -- Can a movie actually convince you to support torture? Can a movie really persuade you that \"fracking\" -- a process used to drill for natural gas -- is a danger to the environment? Can a movie truly cause you to view certain minority groups in a negative light? Some scoff at the notion that movies do any... |
c85626c6945aabdf6b01e791948e0b85918190ea | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica Tata is currently at a Houston-area jail .
Four children died at her Houston day care in February .
Tata faces four murder charges .
She had previously been charged with six counts of reckless injury to a child and several charges of manslaughter . | [
"(CNN) -- The owner of a Houston day care where four small children perished in a fire will face four counts of murder in those deaths, court records showed Thursday. Jessica Tata had previously been charged with six counts of reckless injury to a child and several charges of manslaughter. She will be in court to f... |
6cf3e9bbc639d89902f1f65d4cd28951207b07c6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama spoke with congressional leaders about a possible deal .
A Democratic source lays out possible scenarios .
House Republicans reject Speaker Boehner's tax alternative .
Everyone's taxes go up in 11 days without an agreement . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama spoke separately Friday with Speaker John Boehner and the top Senate Democrat to try to salvage a fiscal cliff deal by the end of year, after Republican disarray in the U.S. House put the negotiations in limbo. In a previously unscheduled statement to reporters, Obama out... |
b235f70d19ad87e4c60f66e44c6e141f7d5ea096 | Summarize the following news article. | Militants attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, a State Department spokeswoman says .
State Department official: Libya has notified the United States that a consular employee was killed .
The State Department does not have independent confirmation of the death . | [
"(CNN) -- The Libyan government has notified the United States that an employee at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was killed Tuesday, a State Department official told CNN. The State Department does not have independent confirmation of the death, the official said. The nationality of the worker was not immed... |
2e20c1c6bb41fce753cdfac98a5fa41cf7ef2b58 | Summarize the following news article. | Solo yachtsman rescued after three days adrift in life raft .
Cruise ship made a 60-hour detour to recover the French sailor .
Alain Delord abandoned his yacht after mast broke in rough weather .
Delord and cruise ship on way to Hobart, Australia . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A round-the-world yachtsman is on his way to dry land after spending almost three days adrift in a life raft buffeted by strong winds and rough seas off the southern coast of Australia. Alain Delord, a French sailor, was rescued by an adventure cruise ship 500 nautical miles south west of Hobart... |
eca69ffc9b565739089a8f3c40498556f4d4050b | Summarize the following news article. | Peaceful demonstrators want to prove Assad regime was violently targeting them .
Activist Abu Omar says Kafarsouseh has become another bloody battleground .
Extremism is another challenge country is going to face, says Abu Omar . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Still alive,\" Abu Omar said ruefully, responding to my question of \"How have you been?\" It's become something of a standard reply. We'd last seen each other in Damascus almost exactly a year ago, when Abu Omar and other activists devised an elaborate plan to smuggle us into the neighborhood of Kafars... |
56e9e51ef661bfa3fc66e7b19b6d45ccf5d8ca94 | Summarize the following news article. | New CEO Tim Cook: working with Steve Jobs, Apple has been "the privilege of a lifetime"
Jobs has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, Cook writes .
Cook is gruff and assertive, but in a way that makes people feel secure . | [
"(ArsTechnica) -- Tim Cook has already stepped up to reassure Apple employees that the company isn't going to change, according to an internal e-mail seen by Ars. Sent early Thursday to all employees in the company -- the morning after Steve Jobs announced his resignation as CEO -- Cook said working with Jobs and A... |
f8e4457dea106da0aac76ce36f9b14eefd3b7948 | Summarize the following news article. | Edmond Demiraj says he is still ready to help prosecutors .
The Justice Department wants to deport his wife and son .
He was almost killed when sent back to Albania .
He feels his family will be killed if they go back . | [
"Bacliff, Texas (CNN) -- Sitting on their front porch in this Houston suburb, Edmond Demiraj and his family seem the picture of a contented family. But the Department of Justice now wants to upend the family: threatening to deport his wife and 19-year-old son back to their native Albania, even though he says federa... |
8d294a2252e7c1dff43714e99cb577761db5b19b | Summarize the following news article. | The United States and other countries are exploring ways to help the Libyan rebels .
A resolution would free $1.5 million of frozen Libyan assets .
South Africa has been blocking committee approval of the resolution . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States will support an effort by several members of the U.N. Security Council to override the United Nations' sanctions committee and allow countries to free up frozen Libyan assets to speedily provide funds for the Libyan opposition's National Transitional Council. The Obama administration has... |
dce5fbd4c2016699515de47b139c8aef49dc1c88 | Summarize the following news article. | Giffords' therapy includes "very aggressive speech therapy," aide says .
Giffords has been able to ask for toast, her spokesman says .
She began speaking sometime before Wednesday .
She was shot in the head at a public event January 8 . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head suffered January 8, is regaining part of her ability to speak and recently asked for toast while having breakfast, staffers said Wednesday. Spokesman C.J. Karamargin would not divulge what else Giffords has said, other than that she... |
500eedf1552487289f15b25c79e462d30ced712c | Summarize the following news article. | The ACLU wanted details of CIA intelligence-gathering methods .
A federal appeals court says such details remain off limits to public release .
Details would reveal "highly classified, active intelligence activity," the judges said .
The plaintiffs could ask the Supreme Court to intervene . | [
"(CNN) -- CIA secret interrogation methods -- including detention and harsh questioning of suspected terrorists -- remain off limits to public release, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The agency was sued eight years ago to provide details of certain communications describing the use of waterboarding and other... |
26225518de7db46b4cfdc91c72d170a818686d07 | Summarize the following news article. | "You choose what church you want to attend," Sen. Hillary Clinton tells newspaper .
Sen. Barack Obama has denounced some of his former minister's sermons .
Obama campaign: Clinton trying to distract attention from Bosnia trip comments .
Sermons included several racially charged remarks . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton would have long ago distanced herself from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright if she had been a member of his church, the Democratic presidential candidate said Tuesday. It's the first time she or her campaign has commented directly on a controversy that has swirled around rival Sen. Barack Oba... |
1b7b56ddec98a183051174c6453181c9987f5bdd | Summarize the following news article. | Zabiullah Mujahid, Afghan Taliban spokesman talks to CNN's Nic Robertson .
Mujahid says Taliban wants to disturb Afghanistan election .
He says they want to enforce sharia law, Islamic government in Afghanistan .
Suicide bombs, traditional warfare, talks among options, Mujahid says . | [
"(CNN) -- Zabiullah Mujahid, one of two spokesmen for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, spoke recently with CNN's Nic Robertson about the war in Afghanistan and the Taliban's relationship with al Qaeda. CNN's Nic Robertson, left, talks to Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid at an undisclosed location. Muj... |
92b018f992ee3b805bfc37dd63ada97ea07c2a59 | Summarize the following news article. | Chuck Hagel's nomination could be most contentious of President Obama's second term .
Columnist: Hagel nomination is Obama's attempt to change terms of foreign policy debate .
Republican Hagel initially supported war in Iraq but later became an opponent .
Beinart calls opposition over Hagel's past comments about Israel... | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama has nominated former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and anti-terrorism chief John Brennan as CIA director. Hagel's nomination could be the most contentious of those Obama is making because of positions the former lawmaker took on Israel and Iran and his op... |
74e18fa9e317fbe23404fb0e9559e191a7be0e14 | Summarize the following news article. | Efforts to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act failed to survive the last Congress .
Supporters say the law sharply cut the number of domestic violence deaths .
Senate wanted to extend protections for Native Americans, gays and lesbians .
House bill didn't contain those provisions, which activists say are necessa... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Supporters of the Violence Against Women Act hope to revive the law in a new Congress after efforts to renew it failed in the last one. \"It is an early priority for us,\" House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, told CNN as the 113th Congress convened Thursday. \"Since it passed the S... |
29c7d229824b8cd388b3c376de0e868624b436fe | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The UK government stands firmly against torture and will cooperate fully, it says .
Claims made by two Libyan men are so serious they should be investigated now, police say .
Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Saami Al-Saadi say British officials were involved in their rendition .
The head of MI6 says the intelligence agency ... | [
"London (CNN) -- Police are to investigate claims that the British secret services were involved in the rendition of two men to Libya and their alleged ill treatment there, London's Metropolitan Police said Thursday. The investigation will take place now rather than at the end of a government inquiry into allegatio... |
c66588f79c135d790bc37ba2ef6d78db5304f736 | Summarize the following news article. | Ivory Coast captain and talisman Didier Drogba dropped for 3-0 win over Tunisia .
Gervinho and Yaya Toure both score second goal of tournament for 2012 finalists .
Togo's later 2-0 win over Algeria puts Ivorians into the quarterfinals in South Africa .
Defeat means north Africans are the first team to be eliminated fro... | [
"(CNN) -- Didier Drogba was dropped to the bench for the first time in his long international career on Saturday, but his Ivory Coast teammates took up the responsibility to win a place in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win over Tunisia. Togo's later 2-0 win over Algeria ensured the Ivori... |
e82910da3634481815e66073967ffa0979f79e09 | Summarize the following news article. | Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters .
Supporters slam his conviction, while anti-Mubarak protesters call for a harsher penalty .
He ruled the country for 30 years before his ouster as president in February last year .
The judge orders Mubarak's transfer to a maximum se... | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- A 30-year ironclad rule undone by an 18-day revolution saw its epilogue Saturday -- with former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered to spend the rest of his days behind bars. At one time, Mubarak, 84, dominated Egypt's political landscape by intimidating opponents and infiltrating political mov... |
05690aec38784eb1abc29b0d4d40fbecf06746bf | Summarize the following news article. | A commission is being set up to investigate human rights crimes in Brazil .
Thousands were jailed or tortured during a military dictatorship that ended in 1985 .
President Dilma Rousseff: "The new generations deserve the truth"
The commission has access to former prisoners, military leaders and archives . | [
"Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- After years of trying to put the past behind it, Brazil has created a truth commission to investigate crimes committed during a painful period in history known as the dirty war. Hundreds of people disappeared or were killed during a 20-year military dictatorship that ended in 1985. Viole... |
467a45c869b9b50c094e2c0a994de012a4cf4d13 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Surgeon says Giffords responded to request to squeeze his hand before surgery .
Doctor: Giffords' eye movements suggest "glimmers of recognition"
Giffords' husband: "I think she realized the president" visited her Wednesday .
Gabrielle Giffords opens her eyes with friends in the room on Wednesday . | [
"Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Shot in the head less than a week ago, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords continues to make positive progress, her husband and doctors told CNN in exclusive interviews on Thursday. The chief of neurosurgery at Tucson's University Medical Center said that Giffords' eye movements suggest the congr... |
b66d7449b308556a1498bf3412e19ecbf24b4812 | Summarize the following news article. | The document authorized the blockade of Southern ports .
The Supreme Court ruled the document to be the official start of the Civil War .
The privately owned document has been on public display for several years .
It will be sold to the first bidder who offers the asking price of $900,000 . | [
"(CNN) -- The new Steven Spielberg blockbuster \"Lincoln\" focuses on the final months of the U.S. president's life as he tries to find a way to end the Civil War and unite the country. Now, the document Lincoln signed that officially started the war is up for sale, valued at nearly a million dollars. The one-page ... |
69681f14ffb523518c673dba0e3b3da9538533f7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sen. Clinton says plan would mean millions would lose job-based coverage .
McCain proposes tax credits to help buy health insurance .
Individuals would get $2,500, families up to $5,000, under McCain's plan .
Tax credits would not significantly cover family's health care costs, critics say . | [
"(CNN) -- A tax credit to help individuals and families buy health insurance is at the heart of a health care proposal Sen. John McCain unveiled Tuesday. The credits will spark greater competition among insurance providers and put \"individuals and families back in charge,\" the presumptive Republican presidential ... |
1519ac572888fd94833bfa8001aef0b4847e1c72 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova grew up in a poor neighborhood .
Her charity, the "Naked Heart Foundation," builds playgrounds in Russia .
She is married to English aristocrat Justin Portman and has three children .
Vodianova now fronts campaigns for Calvin Klein and David Yurman jewelry . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova's life has been a classic rags-to-riches fairytale, taking her from poverty in provincial Russia to a cosmopolitan life of wealth and aristocracy. Supermodel Natalia Vodianova was discovered in Moscow in a classic rags-to-riches tale. Her intelligence, ... |
f3e6507b85a2d8f5541eee6e19872cb4fe67e630 | Summarize the following news article. | Further violent pro-British protests break out in Belfast, police say .
Nine police officers were injured Friday .
Protesters pelted officers with petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks, police say .
Protests have rocked parts of Northern Ireland since a vote on the Union flag . | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Fresh pro-British protests erupted Saturday in the Northern Ireland city of Belfast, police said, hours after nine officers were hurt in rioting. Tensions have been high since city council members there voted a month ago to stop flying the Union flag year-round, restricting it in... |
351977b3b43837862b1f775ea02956d68a7de8ae | Summarize the following news article. | Contractor personnel need to be adequately supervised, senators said .
A top executive acknowledged past mistakes on the part of the company's contractors .
Committee chairman also blasts U.S. Army for "lack of contractor oversight" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Several key U.S. senators on Wednesday tore into private contractors working in Afghanistan for the company formerly known as Blackwater, accusing them of flouting regulations and endangering the U.S. mission. One of the keys to beating the Taliban in Afghanistan is the ability of U.S. forces t... |
4b33b13ecbbe3e2d3d0a82ba7c07d29a4e6810d0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libya 'denies existence of threats,' assures 'the Benghazi security situation is stable'
Britain says there's a 'specific and imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi'
U.S. says the potential of violence, kidnappings is 'significant'
Threat comes nearly a week after the Algerian gas plant siege ended . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A threat targeting the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has allegedly surfaced after last week's bloody hostage crisis in neighboring Algeria. But while Libya has ratcheted up its protection of Benghazi and its nearby oil fields, its government downplayed the situation on Thursday. \"The Min... |
d6236b6cd629d8916dfed0cf553760e0b3096409 | Summarize the following news article. | Detainee language is structured to avoid a possible veto by Obama .
The bill has a national security waiver regarding detainees .
President could transfer a suspect from military to civilian custody .
House could take up the bill as early as Wednesday . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House and Senate negotiators Monday announced an agreement on a giant $662 billion defense authorization bill, including modifications to its detainee language they hope will address White House concerns about that section and avoid a possible veto by President Barack Obama. In particular, the ... |
059fd188e39fb5bcfb3c758b6843761025f6d332 | Summarize the following news article. | Moscow hosts a wealth of cultural events as well as traditional outdoor festivities .
Round, golden blini (pancakes) are the real stars of the Maslenitsa Festival .
The Golden Mask Festival has the best in Russian contemporary culture .
December's Winter Festival features sleigh rides, snowmen and ice sculptures . | [
"(CNN) -- Given that Moscow has been home to the likes of Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevsky, Rachmaninoff and Pushkin, it's no surprise that the city offers a wealth of cultural events. But Muscovites are also prepared to brave their bitter winters to enjoy traditional outdoor celebrations. Pancakes, known as blini, are the... |
21b2358146f50c2dcecf214b23a8ad957faae153 | Summarize the following news article. | Former WADA chief Richard Pound says sport must crack down on doping .
Cycling has been rocked by Lance Armstrong being stripped of seven Tour de France titles .
The UCI attempted to sue Pound in 2007 for comments he made about the organization .
The 100th Tour de France will be the first in 10 years to take place enti... | [
"(CNN) -- Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound has warned it is not just cycling that needs to crack down on the use of performance-enhancing substances. As cycling's governing body the UCI grapples with the fallout of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal -- which has resulted in the American b... |
979843272f2d6ac212a1144312af68de9c54cf7c | Summarize the following news article. | Togo will face Burkina Faso in quarterfinal following 1-1 draw with Tunisia .
Tunisia misses crucial late penalty which would have sent it through to last eight .
Ivory Coast tops group following 2-2 draw against Algeria .
Didier Drogba and Wilfried Bony help Ivory Coast come back from two goals down . | [
"(CNN) -- Togo booked its place in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in seven attempts following a nervy draw with Tunisia in South Africa Wednesday. With the game level at 1-1, Tunisia's Khalid Mouelhi had a glorious opportunity to win the tie with 15 minutes remaining when his side... |
ff3714a7c4a35648de5738143b478b4c9e8484d5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Khodorkovsky's son says his father will appeal .
NEW: The White House says the case "appears to be an abusive use of the legal system"
Khodorkovsky and his business partner are both found guilty .
Khodorkovsky is the former head of the Yukos oil company . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges, his lawyer said Monday. Khodorkovsky's son, Pavel, later told CNN that his father will appeal the verdict. \"Of course there will be an appeal,\" Pavel Khodorkovsky said... |
f7cab5cdb56c345dd0a29e5553b48794fcd7ba77 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll rises to six in Woodward, Oklahoma .
Authorities from Texas to Minnesota are assessing storm damage .
In Oklahoma, residents are preparing to bury the only known storm casualties .
Tornado warnings are lifted, though forecasters warn strong thunderstorms are still likely . | [
"Woodward, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The death toll from a weekend tornado in Woodward, Oklahoma rose to six Monday with the death of a critically injured man in the hospital, a city official said. The man, whose name has not been released, died at a hospital in Amarillo, Texas, about 160 miles away, Woodward emergency man... |
c17982eb0f834b00c5e57ede6f85dbcb5c5226a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi breaks world record for goals in a calendar year .
Argentina forward scores twice in opening 25 minutes of match against Real Betis .
The 25-year-old matches then surpasses the 1972 milestone set by Gerd Muller .
Unbeaten Barcelona win 2-1 at fifth-placed Betis to extend record start ... | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi needed just 25 minutes to dispel any doubts that he would break Gerd Muller's longstanding world record of 85 goals in a calendar year on Sunday. Having made a quick recovery from the midweek injury that threatened to curtail his bid, the Barcelona soccer star drew level with the German after... |
54f0d4f3d22a4dc5b16dd6b4bbdface3d9bcb53e | Summarize the following news article. | Marcel Hirscher wins Moscow parallel slalom in season's second city event .
Austrian leads Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal by 214 points in World Cup standings .
Germany's Lena Duerr triumphs in women's event . | [
"(CNN) -- Marcel Hirscher continued his red-hot streak with a stunning victory at the Moscow parallel slalom Tuesday. The Austrian consolidated his lead at the top of the overall World Cup standings after overcoming Sweden's Andre Myhrer in the men's two-leg final. Hirscher, who also won at Kitzbuhel on Sunday, is ... |
8f278ea5bba1ece83622c21b65f4c73f4936e097 | Summarize the following news article. | Couples' budget decisions should be negotiated for a win-win result .
Wife: "It's not about him or me; it's about that bottom line"
Expert: Couples should track spending, find out where money is going .
Establish ground rules: What price limit requires talking before spending . | [
"(LifeWire) -- Nikki Maxwell and her husband, Bill, used to enjoy date nights, a live-in nanny and frequent splurges. Expert says many couples aren't even aware of where their money is going. But in 2008, Nikki, a 39-year-old education grant writer, was laid off from her job with the state of California, and Bill, ... |
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