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6be24bf74654d73e17acc797249eb874d7fd7578 | Summarize the following news article. | A Chinese report criticizes the human rights record of the United States .
It comes a day after a U.S. report criticized China's human rights record .
China cited the arrest of Occupy Wall Street protesters and Internet restrictions . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- China criticized a \"woeful\" human rights record in the United States on Friday, a day after a U.S. report said Beijing's own record is getting worse, with harsh crackdowns on dissidents. \"The United States' tarnished human rights record has left it in no state -- whether on a moral, poli... |
ba1ac28f754d6a544b2d8cf689cbb83ce7ebb343 | Summarize the following news article. | Carol Thatcher referred to a tennis player as a "golliwog" backstage .
Thatcher, 55, described her comment as a "joke"
BBC axed her as a contributer from the prime-time television show .
Thatcher spokesman: "Carol never intended any racist comment" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The daughter of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been axed by a BBC television show after she made an offensive \"off-air\" remark, the corporation has confirmed. Margaret Thatcher (left) and her daughter Carol Thatcher in Southampton, England in June 2008 . According ... |
9fd53b4a0c130d299e8f160f03bff887d5017bd0 | Summarize the following news article. | Cuomo administration says it delivered letters to banks and mortgage service providers .
Thousands of storm-battered residents are still awaiting $208 million in insurance checks .
The banks were not immediately available for comment .
Banks have said they were socked with many payouts that require processing . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Banks are holding more than $200 million in insurance payments meant for victims of Superstorm Sandy, nearly four months after the storm made landfall, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. The Cuomo administration said it has delivered letters to various banks and mortgage service providers a... |
baf9bef35c735a87dd0313d835e0d2eef36a78e2 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn Warren Hill's last-minute stay .
Hill had been scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday night .
His lawyers say he is mentally disabled and should be spared .
Prosecutors say his claim hasn't survived court scrutiny . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 30-day stay of execution for condemned Georgia murderer Warren Lee Hill, whose attorneys say he's mentally disabled. Georgia had asked the justices to lift the stay, which was granted minutes before Hill had been scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday nigh... |
0f73aac40352b809bfcf3dbf7a2a2551d1c52a68 | Summarize the following news article. | Doug Wilson: GOP distorting reality behind Pentagon cuts that could be triggered in January .
"Sequestration" will start $1.2 trillion in cuts, with half of that in defense .
Wilson: GOP blames looming disaster on Obama, but it was a delaying tactic by Congress .
Obama doesn't want these harmful sequestration cuts and ... | [
"(CNN) -- This past week, at \"town hall\" meetings in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and New Hampshire, a group of Republican senators sounded alarms about disasters that will befall local economies should the threat of more than $500 billion in defense cuts over the next decade become a reality in January. To ... |
3659abd4d8dc46eb4b1151e44450d7dbe77ae9ee | Summarize the following news article. | A deputy head of Iran's armed forces said his country won't wait for enemy action .
The supreme leader previously said anyone thinking of invading should prepare "to receive strong blows"
IAEA talks with Iran are a chance to get clarity about possible military elements in the nuclear program . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran warned Tuesday it would strike against an \"enemy\" threatening it if needed to protect its national interests -- even if the enemy didn't attack first. Gen. Mohammad Hejazi, a deputy head of Iran's armed forces, said his country \"will no more wait to see enemy action against us,\" according to the ... |
cf08d23cec2c8c253f185f28613cb3f570f881cd | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Sterne and Trevor Fisher Jnr. have five-shot lead in Johannesburg event .
Fisher is seeking his first European Tour title, while Sterne won his last in 2008 .
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel tied for third in group of four players .
Brandt Snedeker is looking to shake off his tag of the PGA Tour's "nea... | [
"(CNN) -- He overcame his nerves on Saturday, but Trevor Fisher Jnr. will have to do it all again if he wants to win his first European Tour title. The 33-year-old will have a shootout with fellow South African Richard Sterne at their home Joburg Open on Sunday after moving out to a five-shot lead over the rest of ... |
78b9a56280bb68d2c2512f8a998988b316b1fc86 | Summarize the following news article. | Shauna Singh Baldwin says she went to be with fellow Sikhs at Oak Creek after shooting .
She says survivors, others stood outside puzzling over how their religion is still misunderstood .
Sikhs value learning, aim to look different so they can't blend in or evade responsibility .
Baldwin: Sikh community will take care ... | [
"Milwaukee (CNN) -- I do not have long hair; I have smoked occasionally; I am married to a gora (white guy) -- I'm a Sikh, but no poster child for the Sikh community. I am critical of the difference between words and actions in our religion's promised equality for women. But like most Sikhs I do still believe in on... |
0f817ab27bc58d0e8d81e5356c3619d3c4f306c4 | Summarize the following news article. | The "Chubby Checker" app has run afoul of the singer .
It claims to predict the size of a certain body part .
The app was removed years ago . | [
"(EW.com) -- In the late 1950s, a young singer called Ernest Evans began going by the name of Chubby Checker, a handle bestowed in part by Dick Clark's wife (seriously!). Because it was a less vulgar time, nobody thought to warn young Chubby that his new moniker was just begging to be used as a lame double entendre... |
40ede207fa7c5c427a4a18c998c88f77a7ef85ff | Summarize the following news article. | Some 50 families had to be protected during the manhunt for Christopher Dorner .
One couple talks about being named in Dorner's manifesto and how they coped .
The police chief will conduct a review of Dorner's claims . | [
"(CNN) -- When former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner went on a vengeful killing spree this month, one couple found themselves under the protection of the same officers with whom they serve. Phil and Emada Tingirides, a captain and sergeant in the LAPD, respectively, experienced moments of fear that s... |
8a027894322b982227a514c68cd6d01930a31107 | Summarize the following news article. | Rwanda established village tribunals, known as the gacacas, to oversee cases .
Gacacas courts were established to ease the burden on criminal court prosecutions .
The gacacas handled more than 1.5 million cases related to the 1994 genocide .
The genocide in Rwanda left more 800,000 dead . | [
"(CNN) -- Rwanda officially closed on Monday its village tribunals overseeing the prosecution of suspects in a 1994 genocide that left 800,000 dead, marking the end of more than a decade of local court prosecutions. Government officials gathered in Kigali over the weekend to formally mark the closure of the courts,... |
cb0f8738b33f0cfc49362eb2f5f7cddebec8fedd | Summarize the following news article. | Former planning minister Augustin Ngirabatware is given 35 years in prison .
He is convicted of genocide, inciting genocide and rape as a crime against humanity .
His trial is the last to be held at the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda .
The chief prosecutor praises all those who've helped bring perpetra... | [
"(CNN) -- A former Rwandan minister was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in prison after being found guilty by a U.N. tribunal of genocide, incitement to genocide and rape as a crime against humanity. Augustin Ngirabatware was the country's planning minister at the time of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, which left some... |
d7bb64e0c1be632d8dae593bbec2dd2501beace0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Politicians in Greece hold unsuccessful talks to form a government .
NEW: Socialist PASOK leader to meet with Greek president .
A poll find leftist Syriza party growing in popularity .
New elections must be called if a new government isn't formed by Thursday . | [
"Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek politicians have been unable to form a new government in their economically embattled land late Friday, and the president might have to step in to breach the impasse. Socialist PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos met with Antonis Samaras, head of the center-right New Democracy party, and... |
c888d04506e78626985e7a0818872f7cb8a0174d | Summarize the following news article. | The midterm election is less than four months away .
Sources say Obama's aides will deploy Bill Clinton in key states .
"There are few as good at laying out the contrast with Republicans," says one official . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Facing a bruising midterm election in less than four months, President Barack Obama's aides are putting together an aggressive schedule to deploy former President Bill Clinton at campaign and fundraising events in key states around the country, according to Democratic officials familiar with th... |
23618b8856bf13f2b393cdef5593a9843f6cf32c | Summarize the following news article. | Red Bull launches new RB9 ahead of preseason testing later this month .
Mark Webber insists he can be a title contender this season .
Australian watched teammate Sebastian Vettel win third crown last year .
Team boss Christian Horner backs 36-year-old after recent in-house criticism . | [
"(CNN) -- Mark Webber vowed to push Sebastian Vettel for the 2013 world title when their champion Red Bull team launched its new Formula One car on Sunday. The veteran Australian has had to play second fiddle to the all-conquering Vettel in the past three seasons, despite at stages being in contention for his maide... |
7ed06d076d14128e89b624f3f34df24192a7586f | Summarize the following news article. | "Taken 2" is a sequel to a film from four years ago .
Liam Neeson's character is once again pitted against kidnappers .
EW gives the film a grade of "C" | [
"(EW.com) -- You know what happens in \"Taken 2,\" don't you? The same thing that happened four years ago in Taken, but different. (But the same.) Directed by French tough-stuff Transporter 3 specialist Olivier Megaton, the movie is simultaneously silly, nasty, a lazy festival of stereotypes, and a cleverly made pi... |
64b00a768267347aab70817eda77e3a73672b51b | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams will return to the top of the world rankings on Monday .
At 31, Williams is the oldest woman to achieve the feat .
U.S. star defeated Petra Kvitova in quarterfinals at Doha .
Williams to face Maria Sharapova in semifinals . | [
"(CNN) -- Serena Williams wept with delight after becoming the oldest woman to ever hold the number one world ranking. The 31-year-old American star clinched a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open to move back to the summit following a two-and-a-half year interval which al... |
ee4adc1cde959f8bfb4fa79629f2d8d4a464110a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Philippine officials say they are coordinating with Malaysia on the situation .
Malaysian security forces are in talks with the men from the South Philippines .
The men arrived in a remote district of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Tuesday .
They claim to represent a sultanate that once ruled over Sabah, a Malays... | [
"(CNN) -- An unusual standoff is unfolding on the island of Borneo where about 100 men from the southern Philippines have come ashore demanding to be recognized as representatives of a sultanate that has historical claims on the area, Malaysian authorities said. Malaysian police and armed forces are negotiating wit... |
e35d4923e1f05f1f64060ec693db82f38d668f32 | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich drop points against Dortmund as lead at top of Bundesliga cut to eight points .
Bayer Leverkusen beat Nuremburg 1-0; Schalke drop more points as poor league run continues .
Ten-man Mainz beat Hannover 2-1 to move up to sixth in table . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich dropped points for only the third time this season on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund held the Bundesliga's runaway leaders to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena. Reigning champions Dortmund have beaten Bayern in their previous four league meetings but had to come from behind to steal a point on ... |
22595c54bcf59f808b6572e718878784d199ccf5 | Summarize the following news article. | Governing coalition member: Aziz will be put to death after U.S. forces leave .
"It will definitely take place," says Saad Yousif al-Muttalibi .
A lawyer for Aziz says the decision is "stupid" and rooted in politics .
Amnesty International, the Vatican criticize the verdict . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- A member of Iraq's governing coalition has told CNN he expects Tariq Aziz, Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, to be executed next year. Saad Yousif al-Muttalibi said in an interview in Baghdad: \"It will definitely take place, and it will take place after the Americans leave Iraq.\" A lawye... |
714db9c2b78eb2e4b26fb94c3927bf372a993900 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Waldman: OK if I drive around with a machine gun on my roof? I live in dangerous city .
He says Gayle Trotter gun testimony about needing assault weapons is just as irrational .
He says women face gun death from abusive partners. Home invasion rare as lightning strike .
Waldman: Hadiya Pendleton's shooting shows w... | [
"(CNN) -- Let me explain to you why it's important that I have a .50-caliber machine gun capable of firing 500 rounds per minute bolted to the top of my Corolla. I live in Washington. You do know that this is a dangerous city, right? A guy I know got mugged last month. Not only that, it's entirely possible that whi... |
bfadd971e08cf3659e66029226099c7272c4abbb | Summarize the following news article. | Big names in Hollywood are investing in racehorses .
Royalty is among the most prolific owners and trainers .
Soccer club Manchester United has strong links with racing .
Even 1990s pop icon MC Hammer invested in the sport . | [
"(CNN) -- As more and more celebrities sign up for a day at the races, a growing list are taking their passion for the sport one step further and becoming racehorse owners. From Hollywood directors such as Steven Spielberg to English Premier League soccer stars like Wayne Rooney, the lure of playing a bigger part i... |
bebd8282d0a06da19e7d50813413372583199eb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple news site iLounge releases mockups of what it says the next iPhone is going to look like .
iLounge says new phone will have a 4-inch screen, up from the current model's 3.5 inches .
To put LTE capabilities in the next iPhone, Apple will need to make more room . | [
"(CNN) -- On Thursday morning, iLounge released mockups of what it says the next iPhone is going to look like, according to the site's own unnamed sources. The main differences in appearance between the next iPhone and the current iPhone 4S? A metal back, a smaller dock connector, a 20 percent decrease in thickness... |
0e188a8f5f928e11c504ee73d175ebf72689ce24 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Allen says he is retiring due to concern about his wife's health .
He was the top coalition commander in Afghanistan for nearly two years .
Allen was nominated to be the supreme allied commander of NATO .
He was cleared of any wrongdoing in a scandal over embarrassing e-mails . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Gen. John Allen, the former leader of coalition forces in Afghanistan who was nominated to become supreme allied commander of NATO, is retiring instead of continuing to pursue the post, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. Allen informed Obama that he will leave the service rather than mov... |
db5409bf0a05b2fc02e0f60a0ad0160a200a4eba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former Italian PM's attorney has chosen not to call exotic dancer as a witness .
Berlusconi is accused of having sex with her when she was allegedly an underage prostitute .
Both have denied allegations of having sex .
Three Berlusconi associates are accused of procuring prostitutes . | [
"(CNN) -- It has all the trappings of a trashy romance novel: a flamboyant billionaire media tycoon enthralled by a leggy Moroccan exotic dancer nicknamed \"Ruby Heartbreaker.\" But this is real life, and the sex scandal involving former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the dancer, Karima El Mahroug, ha... |
a3ea982725f6da7564fac0ed61cd6687c28714f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Buses traveling through northeast Mexico face dangerous situations .
Bus drivers report assaults, crossfire and finding bodies .
Criminals extort them in exchange for safe passage . | [
"Mexico City (CNN) -- Traversing Mexico's highways as a bus driver has always been a dangerous job, says Enrique, whose route takes him from central Mexico to Tamaulipas, on the border with the United States. \"But never like now, that I can assure you,\" said Enrique, who has been a driver for three years. His vie... |
7cf57096d566d18bce8487b079afe927fe7e5e54 | Summarize the following news article. | The National Western Stock Show has taken place in Denver for over a century .
It's part state fair, part rodeo .
There are beauty contests for livestock, even chickens and roosters . | [
"Denver (CNN) -- For 106 years, cowboys and cattlemen have been coming from around the West to Denver for the annual National Western Stock Show. It's part state fair, part rodeo and all American. At night there is professional rodeo, but during the day hundreds of ranchers of all ages bring their best cows and bul... |
14d8bdd7751402250b15c6b8f7011ae6130892c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Behind the scenes, rugby serves an American passion for a worldwide sport .
Rugby teams face challenges, from finding a field to funding .
Rugby players connect with the game and each other through powerful camaraderie . | [
"(CNN) -- In summer 2010, Big Sky High School graduate and football star Glen Maricelli began a grueling 2,170-mile drive from Missoula, Montana, for a collegiate tryout in Marietta, Georgia. It was the farthest from home he had ever been. His goal was a chance to continue his athletic success. Four days later, he ... |
d2ce65084522c98846ea2c9b686c7224f592416f | Summarize the following news article. | Match-fixing suspect arrested at Milan's Malpensa airport on Thursday .
Admir Suljic tells authorities that he is boarding a flight from Singapore .
Slovenian citizen had been on the run since December 2011 .
He is accused of being part of a syndicate which bet on Italian soccer matches . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected of being part of a major soccer match-fixing organization has given himself up to Italian police after being a fugitive since December 2011. Admir Suljic, a former football player, was arrested at Milan's Malpensa airport Thursday following his arrival from Singapore, having told authoriti... |
d63b44514895311e7afadb8403fc9669b4a67c41 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Utility company said it appears contractor struck a gas line .
Two people also missing, Kansas City fire department says .
Witnesses say roof blew off restaurant .
People in the area said they could smell gas well before explosion . | [
"(CNN) -- Two people are missing and at least 14 people were injured when a gas line in Kansas City, Missouri, exploded and ignited a four-alarm fire, officials said Tuesday night. The explosion apparently leveled JJ's restaurant, a popular spot in Country Club Plaza, an upscale shopping district and residential ne... |
e8ce30487d159e0c530df420506c985ed9fbdb74 | Summarize the following news article. | Andaz 5th Avenue will connect guests with a top-rate tattoo artist .
Some Rosewood Hotels have hired frangrance butlers .
The Hotel Monaco in Portland has a pet psychic on staff . | [
"(Departures.com) -- Now that ultra-plush bathrobes, high-thread-count linens and designer toiletries are de rigueur at upscale hotels, top properties are offering innovative and extravagant perks to ensure a distinctive experience. Some, like the Ritz Carlton South Beach's tanning butler and Hotel Monaco's pet psy... |
99f9117c8fa8561f0da9f75f7c1800c146e5b731 | Summarize the following news article. | "Django Unchained" is easily one of the best flicks of 2012, critic Tom Charity says .
It's a typical Quentin Tarantino gambit: taking two genres and mashing them together .
In the title role, Jamie Foxx teams up with a bounty hounter . | [
"(CNN) -- Quentin Tarantino has made a spaghetti western and cross-pollinated it with a blaxploitation picture, but it's fully formed, unapologetic and easily one of the best popcorn flicks of the year. I'll go further: It's my favorite American movie of the past 12 months. Before we get to the why, a quick outline... |
9d0a7b2c47b0b2cbf448b33227f512c591e5fe07 | Summarize the following news article. | The power outage at the Super Bowl turned into the #blackoutbowl .
The makers of Nabisco's Oreo cookie capitalized on the blackout with promoted tweet .
"You can still dunk in the dark," the Oreo ad read .
Tide also jumped in with "We can't get your #blackout, but we can get your stains out" | [
"(CNN) -- Call it the Super Bowl MVP -- the most valuable power outage. For 35 bewildering minutes Sunday night, the Super Bowl showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers ground to a halt when half of the lights in the New Orleans Superdome went out. Players stretched on the field. The more t... |
bd16d62cc316be2c5501597873d4cf8fb57630ea | Summarize the following news article. | "A Good Day to Die Hard" had a weaker than expected weekend .
The Bruce Willis film still managed to beat "Safe Haven"
"Beautiful Creatures" had an ugly debut . | [
"(EW.com) -- Bruce Willis' return as John McClane, A Good Day to Die Hard, topped the box office over the Friday-to-Sunday period, but with a weaker-than-expected $25 million. Fox's $92 million thriller, which also stars Jai Courtney, earned $8.2 million on Thursday, its first day of release, and after four days, i... |
02dcb21aa282cd0b97ff521d796fcbfa944ab3e0 | Summarize the following news article. | NATO's senior civilian rep calls the need for the new policy a "bump in the road"
Gen. John Allen orders commanders "to review force protection and tactical activities"
More than 50 coalition troops have been killed by uniformed Afghans in 2012 .
A U.S. commander estimated Taliban infiltrators are behind about a quarte... | [
"(CNN) -- NATO troops in Afghanistan have been ordered to halt some joint operations with Afghan security forces after a spate of attacks by their local allies and amid fallout from a controversial anti-Islam video. \"Most partnering and advising will now be at the battalion level and above,\" White House Press Sec... |
0554d66c1f08e118eb0bdaff44bb813d2c93a446 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Family asks public not to use the incident in national debate on guns .
NEW: "To be clear, our family has differing views on gun rights and gun control," they say .
Griego will face charges as an adult in the deaths of his parents and three siblings .
"This is beyond any human reasoning or understanding at this ti... | [
"(CNN) -- The chilling acts the 15-year-old boy is accused of defy imagination: . Pumping his mother, brother and two younger sisters with bullets. Gunning down his dad when he returned home. Texting a picture of his lifeless mother to his 12-year-old girlfriend. Plotting to kill strangers outside a supermarket. Bu... |
f651c01dc402a662109988a262d0cb93a47ae0cc | Summarize the following news article. | 270 people died in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988 .
Al-Megrahi was freed last year on the grounds that he was likely to live only a few months .
The father of a bombing victim says he doesn't think al-Megrahi is guilty . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the circumstances surrounding the release of convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison last year. The Scottish government released al-Megrahi just over a year ago on the grounds that he had ... |
dbec9d6c5002df6fc1378dee957a9b7c03f99e61 | Summarize the following news article. | Samantha Hernandez ran away with her boyfriend to Brazil .
She was stopped in Brazil because she was using a false passport .
Police handed her over to the boyfriend's uncle .
Her family in the United States wants her back . | [
"(CNN) -- The parents of a 15-year-old American girl are seeking to get their daughter back after she ran away with her boyfriend to Brazil, where authorities handed her over to the boyfriend's family. The Brazilian authorities' decision to give custody of Samantha Hernandez to her boyfriend's uncle, while a legal ... |
9960ad2cf967cfc63d84da79fc8043082d6a537f | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Miller will receive the Medal of Honor .
Miller died while saving the lives of other U.S. troops and 15 Afghan soldiers .
Miller's parents will be present for the ceremony awarding the medal on October 6 .
Another deceased vet -- Air Force Sgt. Richard Etchberger -- will receive the medal th... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller for \"conspicuous gallantry\" and \"heroic actions\" in Afghanistan in January 2008, the White House announced Thursday. Miller will receive the rare honor posthumously for displaying \"immeasurable courage a... |
b8110bb0fd92ad214f2c1b48509f5b9757a5652d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The cast of "Argo" wins for best cast in a motion picture .
NEW: Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence win lead acting categories .
Sunday night marked the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . | [
"(CNN) -- The 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards offered few surprises but lots of congeniality on Sunday night. Winners took a moment to thank losers, and the ceremony couldn't have been kinder as the peer group gathered to celebrate the best performances of the past year. Visit here for a full list of the nig... |
3d78ceb0fe078378094f223b5c58c4765d080662 | Summarize the following news article. | Association of Professional Flight Attendants wants NBC show off all AA flights .
Star Alec Baldwin refused to turn off phone, prompting his removal from flight .
The incident delayed the flight at Los Angeles International Airport .
Baldwin later mocked the airline on "Saturday Night Live" | [
"(CNN) -- The NBC sitcom \"30 Rock\" lost some flight attendant fans after actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight when he refused to turn off his phone. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants requested Tuesday that the airline remove the show from all flights after last week's inci... |
016d4e3406a41ec5d5fd499657763c5b2cb3fcab | Summarize the following news article. | A lack of optometrists means many in the developing world can't get glasses .
Josh Silver has developed glasses with lenses that can be altered by the wearer .
The technology could be used to provide glasses for one billion people .
Global Vision 2020 is training charity workers to dispense the glasses . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, because they don't have access to the eyeglasses they need. Self-refraction glasses let the wearer adjust the lenses to suit their vision, without the need f... |
ff527ce45734e0007a58c449c3a7465e72256ecc | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester beat Reading 2-1 to move into the quarter finals of the English FA Cup .
Goals from Portuguese midfielder Nani and striker Javier Hernandez see off Reading .
Coach Alex Ferguson makes eight changes from the side that drew with Real Madrid .
Lazio miss the chance to go third in Serie A after a 3-0 defeat at l... | [
"(CNN) -- It is a measure of the squad Alex Ferguson has at his disposal that the Manchester United coach can make eight changes to the side that drew with Real Madrid and still move closer to an historic treble. With his side 12 points clear at the top of the English Premier League and in the box seat after drawin... |
074a9f0f9137346949589b46ebf46d316bee913b | Summarize the following news article. | While Japanese campaigns are more civilized, the Japanese enjoy the more boisterous U.S. election race .
The Japanese city of Obama formed the "Obama for Obama" group in 2008 .
Religion isn't as loud a voice in Japanese politics as it is in America, reports Barron . | [
"(CNN) -- If the U.S. election race conjures up images of mud flying through the air for many Japanese, campaigning politicians in the Land of the Rising Sun evoke visions of a more white-gloved affair. Japan's politics are as Machiavellian as anyone else's behind closed doors, but their public campaigns are demure... |
41ddab3b1913145d68297e2c307a017ecfba623b | Summarize the following news article. | New York doctor, soon-to-be-ex-wife fighting over kidney he gave her in 2001 .
Doctor tells CNN's Larry King "real issue" is to get his children back .
Doctor says he hopes case will not deter organ donation . | [
"(CNN) -- It's not exactly the war of the roses, but a New York couple is taking a divorce case to a new level. Dr. Richard Batista (left) and his attorney, Dominick Barbara, says the divorce case is not just about a kidney. Dr. Richard Batista and his wife, Dawnell, are fighting over a kidney he gave her. Batista ... |
8aabfd3ae85bdcfbca9e7ff6f5a13b4f4ebe2e43 | Summarize the following news article. | Since February 2010, 406 dolphins have been found dead or stranded .
Sensitivity about marine life in the area is high after the BP oil disaster .
Scientists are also concerned about sea turtle strandings . | [
"(CNN) -- Dead baby bottlenose dolphins are continuing to wash up in record numbers on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and scientists do not know why. Since February 2010 to April 2011, 406 dolphins were found either stranded or reported dead offshore. The occurrence has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmosphe... |
33eb107b3e83fbb9d1a6e82586a2d1904ffc54f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Chevy 2010 Camaros are flying off dealer car lots .
Dealers have booked about 25,000 orders; only half have been delivered .
Chevy swears 2010 styling isn't retro -- but 1964, 1969 style cues noted .
Short front and rear overhangs are modern, as are large wheels --up to 20-inches . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Do you want a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro? You'd better be prepared to offer the dealer more money than the MSRP requires, and you'd better be willing to wait. Various reports have indicated that General Motors can't build the reborn bow tie pony car fast enough to quench public demand. The Camaro was ori... |
e96fa2629f121ae8c80b020de803bf35ebc092f0 | Summarize the following news article. | British Twitter user Ivy Bean, 104, may be oldest on social networking site .
Bean updates her more than 27,000 followers about ups and downs of her life .
"I think they might be jealous," Bean jokes about her friends .
Post your comments in the Sound Off box below . | [
"BRADFORD, England (CNN) -- Tuesday is her 104th birthday, but that hasn't stopped Britain's Ivy Bean from being an avid Twitter user and possibly the oldest person on the social networking site. Ivy Bean has 27,000 Twitter followers and tweets from the care home where she lives in Bradford, England. From the care... |
1248dd8868e14d8c369b061fa675aba3eb5bdf0c | Summarize the following news article. | Rains should not be as bad as the torrents that caused flooding .
Governor issues state of emergency for all of Louisiana .
Town of Eunice has had more than 12 inches of rain in three days .
Authorities have rescued dozens, and many others have evacuated . | [
"(CNN) -- As water levels already at or above flood stage continue rising in rivers in southwestern Louisiana, the weather forecast says more rain is on the way. But it won't be as bad as the torrents that have caused widespread flooding in seven parishes, the National Weather Service predicts. There is about a 20%... |
6f761f9988534f0a52822b24631c12a85a49c991 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney calls Penn State review led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh "blundering"
267-page report released in July blamed ex-president with taking part in coverup .
Former coach was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 young boys over several years .
In his first interview since the scandal, Spanier spoke with T... | [
"(CNN) -- Attorneys for Graham Spanier on Wednesday blasted a university-funded review that accused the former Penn State president of complicity in the alleged coverup of a child sex abuse scandal involving former coach Jerry Sandusky. Timothy K. Lewis called the review led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh a \"b... |
5fce05efefce8a13603de68971ae5c822dd2ab40 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese Communist Party not monolithic, united entity .
Analysts say party broadly divided between informal "elitist" and "populist" coalitions .
Upper echelons of Chinese leadership about evenly split between the elitists and populists .
Party adopts collaborative approach of collective leadership rather than zero-sum... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- To the casual observer, the Chinese Communist Party may seem like a monolithic, united entity. In recent years, its leadership has ruled collectively, rather than by the hand of a paramount leader, which was a characteristic of the Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping eras. But while the party outwardly... |
2d567e026c6e18f9910f225e6512fe2ba454f38c | Summarize the following news article. | To help Haiti earthquake victims, check out charities at Impact Your World .
FBI says don't click on links or files in unsolicited donation request e-mails .
Do not ever donate cash; don't give your credit card info to people phoning for donations .
Ask if charity is registered and what percentage of money goes to vict... | [
"(CNN) -- As the world looks for ways to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake, the FBI is now warning that there are also those who are looking for opportunities set up scams surrounding the latest disaster relief efforts. The FBI advises that people should be very skeptical of any unsolicited appeals they receiv... |
523d3b724106346699bfbd478c2ed344d39504c8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sen. Edward Kennedy says Obama ready "on Day 1" to be president .
Kennedy endorses Sen. Barack Obama for president .
Brother of late President Kennedy says "it is time for new leadership"
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of JFK, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy also endorse Obama . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy backed Sen. Barack Obama for president Monday, saying, \"It is time again for a new generation of leadership.\" Sens. Edward Kennedy and Barack Obama are all smiles after Kennedy endorsed Obama. \"It is time now for Barack Obama,\" the Massachusetts senator and brother of th... |
e847353171e869868b400c671704360ccba3431e | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea only manages 2-2 draw at home to struggling Southampton .
Manchester United and Arsenal progress to fourth round of FA Cup with nervy victories .
Barcelona held to a 2-2 draw in Copa del Rey by Malaga .
Roma through to semifinal of Coppa Italia . | [
"(CNN) -- Rafa Benitez's turbulent reign as Chelsea manager took another battering on the day his supposed successor, Pep Guardiola, agreed a deal to become the new manager of Bayern Munich. Benitez, who was appointed as Chelsea interim manager in November following the dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo, was left stun... |
a0c3e1dc63a57259b5e8fb1d72690fb6580ddb24 | Summarize the following news article. | Pickled herring, lentils and noodles all make appearances on global New Year's menus .
In the American South, hoppin' john, made with rice and field peas, is said to bring good luck .
King cakes are part of the festivities in many cultures . | [
"(CNN) -- Americans who celebrate on New Year's Eve with a bottle of champagne, party hats and a kiss at midnight have an important lesson to learn from the rest of the world (and certain regions of this country): The arrival of the new year is meant for feasting. As the new year arrives around the globe, special c... |
01882d6515873f5a991817406f04fa0583542f9b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Eighth suspect named in North Carolina group's 'jihad' plot .
Wife, mother of three other suspects says FBI tricked her to search house .
Sabrina Boyd says she was told of a horrific car accident and rushed to hospital .
FBI would not comment on Boyd's allegations . | [
"RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) -- A woman whose husband and two sons are accused of plotting \"violent jihad\" overseas said federal authorities tricked her into leaving her home so they could search it. Sabrina Boyd says terrorism allegations against her husband, Daniel, and two sons are false. Sabrina Boyd said T... |
51af73e0d0d04225d4f84183490b823ec1de55cf | Summarize the following news article. | Last year, the average Swiss person traveled about 2,000 miles by rail .
Each day 350,000 people use Zurich's central train station .
Zurich's new cross-city rail link is Switzerland's biggest urban project .
Cross-city link could double the station's capacity . | [
"Zurich, Switzerland (CNN) -- As rail travel grows ever more popular in Switzerland, the country's most important rail station is undergoing a bold transformation to keep up with increasing demand. The Swiss are among the world's top train travelers, second only to the Japanese. Last year, the average Swiss person ... |
434763b16d402876391ad4296f9a92bb4bcc6be8 | Summarize the following news article. | Myshkin Ingawale: Mobile tech enables developing nations to leapfrog over wired systems .
He says nations such as India need ways to jump ahead in health care .
Ingawale: New technology isn't a magic pill; technology must fit health care delivery system .
His company developed a tool to detect anemia without drawing bl... | [
"(CNN) -- I have been fortunate to have lived and experienced two worlds: My childhood in India -- which in many parts is a world of poverty, infrastructure problems, and a paucity of qualified health-care personnel, a world of many preventable deaths. The other world is the United States, where my time at the Mass... |
60f2c6113833c811f3c5828d5d8bf4ff8f15310d | Summarize the following news article. | Edward Mulvey: The shooting of 26 innocent people in Connecticut is horrific .
Mulvey: We know that the shooter, Adam Lanza, was not evil personified .
He says it's nearly impossible to identify a killer before a mass shooting .
Mulvey: Talking and helping those with mental disorders is best way to help them . | [
"(CNN) -- The shooting of 26 innocent children and teachers in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, is more horrific than any of us can ever imagine. We ask, like many times before, how such a brutal and irrational act could have happened. Why would anyone do something like this? President Barack Obama wan... |
dc0e803a0608e7bc7af591f7361e5ab3d8afff34 | Summarize the following news article. | The Partnership at Drugfree.org unveils online info tools on synthetics .
The kits include a podcast and video, a slide cast and a printable guide .
Poison control centers see a huge jump in synthetic-drug-related calls .
Drug policy director: Spice, K2, other synthetics "can cause serious harm" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- For parents who are mystified by drugs with names like Spice and bath salts: There's now a kit to help you out. The Partnership at Drugfree.org on Thursday unveiled tools available online to help adults understand synthetic drugs and urged them to talk to kids about their dangers. \"These are t... |
27c5ef50098564009d72cb82a754da27f08b07d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Sony lost a record $5.7 billion in the fiscal year ending in March .
Japanese electronics giant finishes its fourth straight year with a loss .
The company predicts a $376.5 million net profit this current fiscal year . | [
"(CNN) -- Sony Corp. lost a record $5.7 billion in the fiscal year ending in March, the company announced today -- lower than beleaguered electronics giant's previous estimates of finishing the year $6.4 billion in the red. Still, it was the fourth straight year the company finished the year with a loss. Sony is no... |
707711a1f65ed77fcefbe23af535e94851264c35 | Summarize the following news article. | Vertu Ti boasts sapphire-crystal screen, titanium casing .
$10,000 price tag includes personal concierge service, voice encrypted calls .
CEO Oosting: "We're not after market share"
CNN's dos Santos: Only 320,000 Vertu smartphones have been sold . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- If new is a necessity, tech is your god and money no object then a $10,000 Vertu smartphone will probably catch your eye. The British-based luxury mobile phone maker unveiled the Vertu Ti this week. Its sapphire-crystal screen is virtually scratchproof, says the company, while a titanium casing ... |
f1f23e65f2b895962f5787f8a5cfdb11301da59a | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands evacuated as flood waters continue to rise in Australia .
Four people have died including three-year-old boy hit by tree .
Hospital being evacuated in hard-hit town of Bundaberg .
Helicopters pluck stranded from their rooftops . | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy flooding in Australia caused by torrential rains has forced mass evacuations from towns along the country's east coast, with critically-ill patients and newborns from one hospital being airlifted to safety. The floods, which came in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Oswald, have killed four people s... |
e139abca5c16ed13e7c6fe4146c899b4c0f168ea | Summarize the following news article. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers had gun at airport, authorities allege .
He was arrested at a LaGuardia Airport ticket counter, the port authority says .
He was charged with second-degree criminal possession, the district attorney's office says . | [
"(CNN) -- A defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was arraigned late Monday night after being accused of having a semiautomatic weapon in his suitcase at New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office. Da'Quan Bowers, 22, was charged with second-degree criminal possession by J... |
801e502e35c22026c9eb175a3120f691f27f55f2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Montana's attorney general says the settlement can restore "donor confidence"
NEW: Greg Mortenson owed his charity for travel expenses and royalties from his books .
The author "failed to fulfill ... responsibilities" as head of his charity, the state finds .
He had earlier come under fire for allegedly fabricatin... | [
"(CNN) -- Greg Mortenson, under fire for allegedly fabricating details in his best-seller \"Three Cups of Tea,\" agreed in a settlement to give the charity he co-founded more than $1 million, nearly a year after Montana's attorney general began investigating the organization's financial affairs. The report issued T... |
73bea6bf84c7bbb79532a12c8c0f14184da83ef2 | Summarize the following news article. | If your pet is lost in a disaster, the first point of contact should be your local shelter .
Report stranded pets in New York to the ASPCA's 24-hour hotline at 347-573-1561 .
Ensure that your pet wears a form of identification in case it is lost in an emergency .
When returning home, secure your home from dangers befor... | [
"(CNN) -- Superstorm Sandy sent residents along the East Coast running for cover this week. For those households that count animals among their family members, the storm brought an extra worry: What do I do with my pet? The Swobodzien family of Wall Township, New Jersey, was faced with that potentially life-alterin... |
99af8b816c3d08c331a9632f870886fc3a4131d6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. State Department says Russians have rushed to judgment .
NEW: Russian officials meet with brother, who also was adopted .
Governor of Russia's Pskov region suspends adoptions by Americans .
West Texas officials say the boy's death is suspicious, but no charges have been filed . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. State Department is countering Russian criticism of how American authorities are handling of case of a 3-year-old adopted boy who died in Texas. \"What is very troubling about this case is that the Russians are making very wild accusations against the (adoptive) parents before they have informati... |
209dd19f011f757340fc2031ea71a51b80d43381 | Summarize the following news article. | "Grab Your Sledgehammer" lets fans recreate scenes from Peter Gabriel's iconic music video .
Facebook contest is tied to the 25th anniversary of Gabriel's album, "So" | [
"(CNN) -- Musician Peter Gabriel wants people to recreate scenes from \"Sledgehammer,\" his popular 1986 stop-motion music video that MTV tells Mashable is one of the most-played clips ever on the TV network. An interactive tab on the former Genesis rocker's Facebook page allows his fans to pick a scene from the mu... |
2946ad7fe93b8a12f19d9a74b23df6e68b3f1b8d | Summarize the following news article. | David Cameron visits a memorial to a 1919 massacre in the Indian city of Amritsar .
Cameron: "We must never forget what happened here"
British prime minister stops short of a formal apology for the colonial-era massacre .
Hundreds of people were killed when British troops opened fire on unarmed protesters . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited the site of the infamous 1919 Amritsar massacre by British troops in India on Wednesday -- but those hoping he might apologize for the atrocity were disappointed. Cameron, the first serving British prime minister to visit Amritsar, a Sikh holy city in the ... |
e3db33a60afd44446175e98aa80d11c938645f95 | Summarize the following news article. | Victim's body returned to India, cremated .
U.S. Embassy offers its condolences .
Gang rape of a 23-year-old in New Delhi galvanizes the nation .
Human Rights Watch says India has a widespread problem of sexual violence . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- Indian authorities added murder charges Saturday for suspects in the brutal gang rape that led to the death of a 23-year-old woman and sent outraged protesters to the streets. The suspects already faced rape charges. Six people, including a minor and a bus driver, have been arrested in connectio... |
25320dc47859a7e28f35abd77aba97f1a8f2e10f | Summarize the following news article. | He cannot be sent to South Africa on mental health grounds, High Court rules .
Shrien Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of hitmen to kill his wife in South Africa .
He has post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, the court hears .
The judges say he should still be extradited to face trial when he recovers . | [
"London (CNN) -- The extradition of honeymoon killing suspect Shrien Dewani to South Africa was temporarily halted Friday on mental health grounds, the High Court in London said. Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of hitmen to kill his wife, Anni Dewani, 28, during a taxi ride in Cape Town, South Africa, while they... |
931113c7a1099f3810dc48a0aa81a4de9c9b0386 | Summarize the following news article. | Conaway, 60, died May 27 at a California hospital after being taken off of life support .
Drugs were found in Conaway's urine at hospital admission .
"Jeff was a severe, severe opiate addict with chronic pain," addiction specialist said in May . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of actor Jeff Conaway was ruled accidental by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office on Monday. Conaway, who was in the TV series \"Taxi\" and the movie \"Grease,\" died May 27 after being found unresponsive 17 days earlier, his manager said. The accidental death came as a result of the drugs f... |
ff62d8dc0326130c37df174674c457d7e7c4ae35 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: EU's Tonio Borg says the issue is about fraudulent labeling rather than safety .
European ministers hold talks on the issue of horse meat found in beef products .
EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg following the situation "very closely"
UK officials raided a slaughterhouse and meat company Tuesday . | [
"London (CNN) -- As the scandal over the discovery of horse meat in products labeled as pure beef widened, the European Union's health chief vowed Wednesday to put in place a plan to restore consumer confidence. \"The issue before us today is therefore overwhelmingly one of fraudulent labeling rather than one of sa... |
2b7629cfad1a2370a0f83828b030aa3d85858d82 | Summarize the following news article. | The Des Moines Register and The Boston Globe endorse John McCain in GOP race .
On the Democratic side, the Register backs Clinton, while the Globe picks Obama .
Both newspapers are influential for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire .
The Iowa caucuses are January 3; New Hampshire's primary follows five days later . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of the most influential papers for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire -- the first two states to weigh in at the polls in 2008 -- both endorsed John McCain in the Republican presidential race, but differed in their choice in the Democratic contest. The Des Moines Register backs Hillary Clinton, while Th... |
dd968eafe47ebb9ac711476727c8fa4a0697e20d | Summarize the following news article. | Aretha Franklin told CNN she'd like to be a judge on "American Idol"
Kathie Lee Gifford wonders whether younger people know Queen of Soul .
Jason Kennedy of E! wonders whether she could go to auditions since she doesn't fly .
Franklin retorts in e-mail sent to CNN: "Assessment is totally wrong!" | [
"(CNN) -- Memo to Kathie Lee Gifford and the \"Today\" show from the Queen of Soul: Do some research before you talk about me! During the fourth hour of NBC's morning show on Monday, co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford were talking with E! correspondent Jason Kennedy about Aretha Franklin wanting to be a judg... |
1e99927fab3f4cc08762c0423f3de80c71f9590f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. Coast Guard official says Japanese trawler has capsized .
NEW: It sank about 180 miles west of Southeast Alaska, an official says .
Authorities say it is a navigation hazard .
The boat is part of a giant debris field making its way toward North America . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard sank a Japanese fishing trawler off the coast of Alaska on Thursday, more than a year after it was swept away by a tsunami off the east coast of Japan, authorities said. The trawler capsized hours after the Coast Guard set fire to it, causing it to begin taking on water, said Petty Of... |
9c2adbe5452fa014c5117853a15f45fe0d1a5b9e | Summarize the following news article. | Health worker found African men going hungry in Australia because they didn't know how to cook .
She started a cookery school for young African refugee men in Adelaide .
Her story is told in a film shown at Film Africa festival in London . | [
"(CNN) -- Ayen Kuol is a woman with a mission: to get men into the kitchen. Kuol, a Sudanese woman, was working as a health worker in Australia, visiting newly-arrived refugees, when she came across single men going hungry because they had no idea how to prepare simple meals. In response, she set up a cookery schoo... |
b8828552e41dfb3b71e951d32fac78bcc4647280 | Summarize the following news article. | "Anger Management" was just picked up for a 90-episode renewal .
The premiere was the most-watched basic cable scripted comedy debut in history .
the series overall has averaged 4.5 million viewers . | [
"(EW.com) -- Party at Charlie Sheen's house tonight! The actor's comedy series \"Anger Management\" was just picked up for a 90-episode renewal, FX announced. \"We set a very high ratings bar that included some additional hurdles for 'Anger Management' to earn its back-90 order and the series met and exceed those m... |
624e0c0d7f57aabd15258913cb36623fce2f3610 | Summarize the following news article. | The final presidential debate elicited 6.5 million tweets in 90 minutes .
The breakout topic of the night was a line about "horses and bayonettes"
Other trending topics included everyone loving teachers and if Obama went on an "apology tour" | [
"(CNN) -- Monday night's third and final presidential debate was a bittersweet occasion for the Twittersphere. The previous two presidential debates, and one equally entertaining vice presidential debate, have provided rich material for the wits of Twitter. Their rapid-fire commentary turned what could have been dr... |
9c6eb1a395e5eee7a40554fab9bb7d2bf6b90337 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian child advocate speaks at news conference .
Astakhov's statement echoes others who have blasted the U.S. recently .
The advocate also asked for the boy's brother to be returned . | [
"(CNN) -- A Russian government child advocate said Wednesday he may have spoken too soon when he said a 3-year-old adopted boy who died in Texas was \"killed\" or \"murdered.\" At a press conference Wednesday, Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov said he tweeted those words based on the initial reports he ... |
21ab2d7350b56f24011d325a19731d0793f1f967 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Tailban claims responsibility for three attacks in eastern Afghanistan .
Official: One person died after a car bomb targeted a national security building .
In a second attack, an explosive-laden minibus targeted a police checkpoint .
In a third attack, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at the gate of a polic... | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A series of explosions in eastern Afghanistan killed at least one person and wounded six on Sunday, officials said. In the first attack, a car bomb targeted a building belonging to National Directorate of Security, near the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, a government spokesman... |
5b53b65ec0f8d4175a235b7dcdd19cd8c3168d8b | Summarize the following news article. | Woman feigned terminal cancer to get donations for extravagant wedding and honeymoon .
Jessica Vega pleaded guilty last month; indicted on fraud and grand larceny .
She was sentenced to 300 hours community service and 5 years of probation . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors. Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty last month to the scheme and was indicted on fraud and grand larceny cha... |
9810ba97036188ee7519dcdaf8640e3cff95ae01 | Summarize the following news article. | The sanctions include travel bans and freezing assets .
The three are believed to be part of the leadership of the M23 rebel group .
The sanctions come as a new cycle of unrest continues in the DRC . | [
"(CNN) -- The past three weeks of U.N. Security Council meetings have culminated in the sanctioning of the three men accused of being part of the M23, a rebel group accused of recruiting child soldiers to commit massacres and rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two of the men were hit with sanctions on F... |
553f038dcc1a28755b873f5ac7043627c6640a38 | Summarize the following news article. | Marquita Gaines is a 20-year-old college student with sickle cell disease .
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that can cause severe pain .
Gaines receives a red blood cell exchange transfusion every six weeks .
Each exchange transfusion requires 10 units of red blood cells . | [
"(CNN) -- As you can imagine, college life can be very eventful. Balancing classes, internships, and a life away from home is enough to keep anyone busy. As a 20-year-old living with a chronic illness, I have skillfully learned the balancing act of college life. My name is Marquita Gaines, and I have sickle cell di... |
d5d4341549b6552a879ff657649a92eaa9abd081 | Summarize the following news article. | At a lonely crossing on the Tunisia-Libyan border, all is quiet .
Like much of Libya, the fate of this area is far from decided . | [
"Dhibet, Tunisia (CNN) -- The border crossing at Dhibet in southern Tunisia is not much to look at. A small police post, another for the Garde Nationale, a customs shed -- and beyond that 200 meters of no-man's land. In between here and the Libyan border, a dog -- presumably of dual nationality -- lies in the sunsh... |
39c97fa6106ed1d81bc37bf653087a83c208aa61 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: If civilians were killed, deaths may constitute war crimes, spokesman says .
U.N. chief: Rebels in east Congo pose "poisonous consequences" for country .
Cease-fire in Congo unraveling in third straight day of fighting .
Battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and army spreading, U.N. says . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- The deaths of 26 victims in the latest wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might constitute war crimes, a United Nations spokesman said Saturday. A Congolese girl cries as she walks with her mother near Kibati on Friday. It is unclear who was responsible for the deaths ... |
f2b9adfb43345a8a5370a9286e549464b00ec0e6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Armstrong's attorney calls the decision to charge "wrong" and "baseless"
NEW: He says "there is not one shred of credible evidence to support USADA's charges"
The case could move next to an arbitration panel .
Armstrong has been repeatedly accused of doping but has never failed a drug test . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Friday that it has filed doping charges against champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. This month, the agency announced that it was opening proceedings against Armstrong and five former teammates. \"USADA can confirm that the independent three person Anti-Doping Review Board (A... |
943ebe45453a12152c3e3e372e7a9eae77bb12fd | Summarize the following news article. | Royal correspondent Robert Jobson says Hilary Mantel's attack on Catherine is a venomous publicity stunt .
People who meet Kate warm to her. She has a winning smile and easy charm, says Robson .
Robson: I am surprised someone of Mantel's stature has joined in attacking Kate for no reason .
She has abused her position a... | [
"London (CNN) -- The venomous attack on the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge by author Hilary Mantel calling her bland and \"machine made\" is a cheap publicity stunt. Her remarks saying her impression of our future queen is that of a \"jointed doll on which certain rags are hung,\" with a \"plastic smile\" and \"only... |
f970dd9b3252c71350e476092793abc061551b5a | Summarize the following news article. | David Weinberger: Blizzard not the worst, but why isn't New England better prepared?
He says an Oslo commenter to his blog notes Norway is more sensible about snow .
Like Norway, New England could bury power lines, snow-proof infrastructure, he says .
Writer: It's too costly, and in the end, people don't see storms as ... | [
"(CNN) -- It was not a blanket of snow that fell on the Northeast this past weekend. It was more like a futon of snow. A stack of futons. And not the light foam futons, but old-fashioned futons stuffed with horsehair or maybe potting soil. Sodden futons stacked 3 feet high with no place to shovel them. But ignore m... |
143ab6f97680859c119b119383eb53c43980429a | Summarize the following news article. | Award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel described the Duchess of Cambridge as "machine-made"
Mantel's comments have sparked criticism, including from UK Prime Minister David Cameron .
Julia Bell argues that Mantel has been misinterpreted by a press wanting headlines .
She says the novelist was asking why Britain needs to ... | [
"(CNN) -- When I was a child I had an illustrated chart of all the kings and queens of England on my bedroom wall. I loved that poster: There was moody King Alfred sighing over burnt cakes, fat, arrogant Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I with her inscrutable half-smile, Charles II hiding in the tree. They were live and... |
2963e302001381ff9b45e413279bbd106fe0cbd6 | Summarize the following news article. | International Criminal Court acquits Congolese man accused of war crimes .
The court said its decision doesn't mean Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui is necessarily innocent .
But the court said prosecutors failed to prove their case .
Human Rights Watch criticized the decision . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted a Congolese man accused of brutal war crimes in 2003. It is the first such acquittal for the court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Prosecutors accused Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of responsibility for the 2003 massacre of hundreds of villagers in ... |
14af69641d2a03b44f6baea5a2a47026eaf2aec4 | Summarize the following news article. | Proceeds from photo sales will be used to support Sierra's sons, family friend says .
Sierra traveled alone to Istanbul on January 7, and her body was found Saturday .
An estimated 9 million people travel to Istanbul each year . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The family of Sarai Sierra, an amateur New York photographer recently killed during a vacation in Turkey, is selling her photographs online to help support her sons. The images went on sale Tuesday on a marketplace website called Instacanvas, and proceeds will go to her two sons, ages 9 and 11, a... |
ba620c801834cdcd41547b08712734e30e84ae52 | Summarize the following news article. | It is unclear whether anyone was killed in the attack, a U.N. official says .
Attackers looted a displaced persons camp and raped women there, the official says .
The attack comes after U.N. monitors confirm that rebels have withdrawn from Goma .
The rebels were told by regional leaders to withdraw at least 12 miles fr... | [
"(CNN) -- Armed men attacked a displaced persons camp in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early Sunday, raping women and looting at a facility where tens of thousands of people have taken refuge, a U.N. official said. Simplice Kpandji, a spokesman for the United Nations' refugee agency, said it was unclear ... |
0773777996b449f94dc2229211f0ade7eb330d62 | Summarize the following news article. | Some of the high school girls are feeling better .
Some students on antibiotics also improving .
The incidents occurred in the small New York town of LeRoy . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctors for several people in New York suffering from a mystery disorder that led them to develop tic-like symptoms say their patients are starting to feel better. Out of more than a dozen who developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics, three say they feel completely better and six say they are si... |
34a4b2b37a818db48607a29217c21b4d2a55baf2 | Summarize the following news article. | Google has created an algorithm that scores videos based on user feedback, other info .
Users can vote on YouTube's top finishers in a "Comedy Slam"
Researcher: "Humor preference is subjective, perhaps even more so than musical taste" | [
"(CNN) -- How do you know if your YouTube video is funny? Google says you can start by counting the \"LOLs.\" Always fond of an ambitious algorithm, Google, which owns the Web's top video-sharing site, has set out to try to determine scientifically which videos are the funniest, and what makes them so. There's a ce... |
60ca59af72e896e41abfeb0a052d722f8196a0d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Toor Pakay is Pakistan's No. 1 squash player despite difficult circumstances .
Pakay fled her native Waziristan after threats from the Taliban, moving to Canada .
Her father was warned that she was in danger for embarrassing the region's culture and religion .
Former squash star Jonathan Power is training her to ... | [
"(CNN) -- Chingaiz Khan was an unknown quantity when he arrived for a junior weightlifting tournament in South Waziristan nine years ago. Chaotic and intensely religious, the Pakistani region is known by locals as \"the most dangerous place in the world.\" The 12-year-old Chingaiz, with his short, jet-black hair an... |
44e324da3dfd23f6eb88434bb56a0c7b45c5f8e0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "The government, I feel, is backed by a lot of people," Jebali says .
His party has not yet decided whether to accept Jebali's edict .
Protesters clash with security forces along the route of the funeral procession .
Belaid's widow and others say the government allowed a climate of political violence . | [
"Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- As outrage mounted over the assassination this week of an opposition leader, Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali vowed Friday to press on with his plan to form a caretaker government composed of technocrats. Speaking from his residence in the Tunis suburb of Carthage, Jebali denied his moderate re... |
4902328226dbaf919fe7b7604d29ee08b60155f1 | Summarize the following news article. | New world No. 4 Brandt Snedeker ruled out of Accenture World Match Play event .
American has been advised to rest due to rib soreness, hopes to return in March .
Second-ranked Tiger Woods commits to Arizona tournament plus two others .
Fredrik Jacobson and Shane Lowry have been drafted into 64-man field . | [
"(CNN) -- The planet's most in-form golfer won't be lining up at Dove Mountain this month, but Tiger Woods has committed to playing the first of the season's World Golf Championship events. Sunday's Pebble Beach winner Brandt Snedeker has suffered an untimely injury blow and has been ruled out of the $8.5 million A... |
a78d4b470d9da2aca168b2d763f1a61307635172 | Summarize the following news article. | Ali Syed killed three, wounded three during spree that involved carjackings in Orange County, police say .
Authorities: Syed first killed woman at his parents' home, then shot at motorists .
Suspect killed himself after police spotted him north of Tustin, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- In the middle of a shooting spree that killed three people and unleashed terror on Southern California motorists Tuesday morning, Ali Syed told one of his carjacking victims to walk away, police say. \"Mr. Syed ... said, 'I don't want to hurt you, I killed somebody. Today's my last day. Give me your keys,... |
2468b95f4779299cb08a8a2516ec000f9032dc59 | Summarize the following news article. | Gene Seymour: "Lincoln" error on emancipation vote shines light on how films tell history .
He says Oscar chances for "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty" may be hurt after facts questioned .
He says films have long gotten history wrong but are useful in showing society's perceptions .
Seymour: It's art, not history, sometimes a... | [
"(CNN) -- Everyone's a critic; I get that. But does everyone have to be a historian, too? What audiences perceive as their inalienable right to challenge the accuracy and authenticity of movies seems to get much more exercised before the Academy Awards than at any other time of the year. The latest challenge came T... |
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