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025bee3924aab5c2349229ba62116bcc8d9761a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Body fell from wheel well of 767 taking off from Dominican Republic, FAA says .
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says agency is investigating incident .
Amerijet flight 840 landed about two hours later at Miami International Airport . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The body of an apparent stowaway fell from the wheel well of a plane taking off Thursday from the Dominican Republic, a Federal Aviation Administration official said. The 767 aircraft -- Amerijet flight 840 -- landed about two hours later without incident at Miami International Airport. The... |
62a6c5aa2e883dd3fc9f195848cbcec1a552374a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: All 10 on the bus died and the plane's crew are at hospitals, an official says .
NEW: The plane "shot the runway, broke through a fence" and hit the bus, she adds .
Ghana aviation sources suspect brake failure may have contributed to the crash . | [
"Accra, Ghana (CNN) -- Ten people were killed Saturday after a cargo plane crashed through a fence surrounding an airport in Accra, Ghana, and slammed into a bus, municipal and national officials said. The Boeing 727 cargo plane -- operated by the Nigerian-based Allied Air company -- touched down around 7 p.m. Satu... |
0724c54cfa2b2d70cd7cc5873a0850eac9ba4fbf | Summarize the following news article. | Tzipi Livni is a former justice minister .
Her centrist party, Hatnua, is the first to join the future coalition .
Livni will play a role in welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama to Israel . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A former foreign minister joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's future governing coalition and has been tapped to lead peace talks with the Palestinians. Tzipi Livni and her centrist Hatnua party will be part of a government headed by Likud-Beitenu, the political movement headed by the prim... |
bbc8259a1b30332dd0cef5f53a01450c33762f84 | Summarize the following news article. | Bruce Willis is back for the latest installment in the "Die Hard" franchise .
The film finds his character traveling to Moscow to find his son .
Critic says it may be time to call it a day . | [
"(CNN) -- Not your typical Valentine's Day release, \"Die Hard\"'s fifth is Hollywood's counterpunch to chocolates, roses and romance. It's an anti-date movie. Well, unless your date is also your dad. Bruce Willis has been playing John McClane, off and on, for a quarter century now, and while he shows no inclinatio... |
fef712e6caa18468247d113b4142f109b58fc28c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Scientists hope samples will yield previously undiscovered life, clues of planet's history .
Russia says its scientists have reached the lake under 2 miles of ice .
The lake has been buried beneath a thick sheet of ice for millions of years . | [
"(CNN) -- Russian scientists briefly pierced the two-mile-thick veil over a freshwater lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet for millions of years, polar researchers announced Wednesday. Scientists hope samples of Lake Vostok, a body the size of Lake Ontario, will yield signs of previously undiscovered life an... |
a964a693efd711886abe7ab5df7a62702ba41bc6 | Summarize the following news article. | "War Horse" chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt, a thoroughbred named Joey .
The film is Spielberg's pedigree picture -- a front-runner for the Academy Awards .
Hard to tell who's the target audience -- teenage Academy voters? | [
"(CNN) -- Who -- or what -- is \"War Horse\" for? Steven Spielberg's second movie of the season is a very different kettle of fish from \"The Adventures of Tintin,\" which is unpretentious escapism aimed directly at the family audience. \"War Horse\" is his pedigree picture, the tipsters' front-runner for the Acade... |
0a9fe2c7f5e1d10b56e63399c596e82369634e7a | Summarize the following news article. | A spokesman for EgyptAir said the plane did not move until the tower issued clearance .
The near miss Monday was captured on audio recordings .
EgyptAir flight made a wrong turn while taxiing .
FAA is investigating . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A Lufthansa jumbo jet nearly collided with another plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday after an EgyptAir flight apparently veered into its path just as the jet barreled down the runway, according to air traffic controller tapes. The near miss was captured on audio recordings, re... |
e2f083211052c227ffef5f902ff3b510298cb46a | Summarize the following news article. | Kennedy-related items will be up for auction February 17 .
Memorabilia comes from collection of friend and aide David Powers .
Powers' family enlisted the Massachusetts-based auction house John McInnis .
People who can't make it in person can bid online in real time . | [
"(CNN) -- If you want to bring a piece of Camelot home to your castle, Presidents Day weekend will bring a rare opportunity. You could win a piece of presidential history -- actually, hundreds of them. Amesbury, Massachusetts-based John McInnis Auctioneers says it is auctioning off 723 lots of documents, photograph... |
6acd3e4cbdb5c1c7f07f79cf57878baef6951673 | Summarize the following news article. | Wife tells HLN, "I know what I know"
Sheriff calls on drug cartels to turn over body .
Tiffany Hartley said men in motorboats shot her husband .
U.S. and Mexican authorities are conducting separate searches . | [
"Zapata, Texas (CNN) -- The wife of an American man missing since a reported pirate attack on a U.S.-Mexico border lake said Thursday it's \"hard being judged\" by people who have questioned her story, but \"I know what happened that day.\" Tiffany Hartley told authorities her husband David was shot and killed by p... |
1419116815f94109ec064cbef8354f33c42e1a53 | Summarize the following news article. | Evidence indicates that a Palestinian waving white flag was shot and killed .
A battalion commander was indicted in a separate incident .
Israeli Defense Forces looked into more than 150 incidents involving rules of engagement .
A U.N.-backed report urged probes into possible crimes against humanity . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Israeli soldier faces a manslaughter charge in the death of a Palestinian waving a white flag during a three-week incursion into Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The criminal indictment is one of three legal actions taken by the Israeli military for incidents that occurred during Oper... |
15fc5db7c5979a6dffa90459234f5d13813c1251 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he is "putting colleges on notice" that they can't keep raising tuition rates .
Reform proposals include shifts in aid towards colleges that keep costs down .
Friday's speech ends a three-day swing through five politically important states .
On Thursday, Obama spoke in Las Vegas about increased federal inves... | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama unveiled a new college affordability plan Friday, proposing to further expand student financial aid while providing more assistance to schools that hold tuition down and cutting aid to those that do not. The plan is part of a populist White House pitch to middle class families that ... |
ef57c2e4355befb04ccb8076728cfb8b1a414ecf | Summarize the following news article. | Kofi Annan: Democracy is a universal value and aspiration, unbound by region or culture .
Annan: For democracy to fulfill its potential, we must have fair and credible elections .
He says threats to democracies -- both old and new -- must be overcome .
Annan: We can grade countries on their elections and sound off alar... | [
"(CNN) -- Democracy is a universal value and aspiration, unbound by region, ethnicity, culture or religion. In the last two decades, it has spread across the world in unprecedented ways. Elections are fundamental to the ethos and principles of democracy. They provide citizens with a say in the decisions that affect... |
34e62963c809716945c036c16e95db3d018f5617 | Summarize the following news article. | English football's ruling bodies face criticism after increase in bad behavior by fans .
Violence during Sunday's Manchester derby has sparked fury in British media .
Players' union chairman denies claims that the problems are getting worse .
He says it is more a sign that society is finally not accepting such behavior... | [
"(CNN) -- Racist abuse, fan violence, attacks on players -- on the face of it, English football seems to be experiencing a return to the dark days that led to its clubs being banned from Europe in the 1980s. One respected English newspaper declared the sport to be \"toxic\" and \"spinning out of control\" following... |
82026b568d70457004923a7c5a56e2b8a482c5d8 | Summarize the following news article. | A 787 that was in Texas for a paint job will return to Washington Thursday .
Only the crew needed to operate the flight will be on board, the FAA says .
Last month, all 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners were grounded amid fire concerns . | [
"(CNN) -- A Boeing 787 Dreamliner -- the model grounded last month amid concerns over fire risk -- is being allowed a one-time, special flight Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration says. The 787 took off around 10:25 a.m. (9:25 a.m. CT) from Fort Worth, Texas, bound for Everett, Washington. The plane was in... |
43bf73dca186aac922c428c86abb1c2aa0141951 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Shiite Muslims in Quetta say the burial of victims will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people Saturday .
"Why are we being killed for our faith?" a victim's sister says .
Shiite Muslims refused to bury bombing victims until action was taken against those responsible . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Four suspected militants were killed and seven arrested in Pakistan in a security forces operation targeting those responsible for a devastating weekend bombing on the outskirts of the city of Quetta that left scores dead, authorities said Tuesday. Police said a suicide bomber rammed a... |
1358dfc92a7443fc1914a5d0e7386568f0467e04 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: France has an influx of about 130,000 people a year .
France is not integrating immigrants well, President Sarkozy says .
He is running for a second term in office and facing a strong challenge .
He says he cannot imagine his rival Francois Hollande as president . | [
"(CNN) -- France has too many foreigners and is not integrating them properly, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview on French television. \"Today we have a problem,\" Sarkozy said Tuesday night on France 2 TV. \"Our system of integration is working worse and worse because we have too many foreigners on ou... |
3eaf86cec57d7b271a37571ab32d86d5eda4bae5 | Summarize the following news article. | Family was told that 12-year-old girl received HIV-positive blood, Human Rights Commission says .
Health Ministry calls the incident a "critical error," apologizes, says it's investigating .
7 ministry officials were sacked and some were fined, including an AIDS program coordinator .
It's not known if the girl has HIV;... | [
"(CNN) -- The case of a 12-year-old girl who reportedly received a transfusion of HIV-positive blood has sparked outrage across Saudi Arabian society, with angry calls for the health minister to resign. In this ultraconservative Islamic kingdom, where HIV and AIDS remain taboo subjects and open criticism of governm... |
f22c24d3091a835974e60fe6ae2ca299b68f0974 | Summarize the following news article. | Chimpanzee mauled and blinded a Connecticut woman earlier this year .
Owner was not aware of the risk the chimpanzee posed, state's attorney says .
Criminal prosecution would have had to determine that owner acted recklessly .
In March, Charla Nash filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages from the owner . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Criminal charges will not be filed against the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a Connecticut woman earlier this year, according to Connecticut State's Attorney David Cohen. At a news conference Monday, Cohen explained that criminal prosecution against Sandra Herold, 77, was not warr... |
60e6b4c659bd597fddbe6977a58471ec548310f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford replaces Gen John Allen as ISAF commander .
Dunford will over the final two years of the war and the withdrawal of troops .
Dunford assumed command during a ceremony in Kabul . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took command Sunday of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, where he will oversee the final two years of the war and the withdrawal of nearly all troops. \"Today is not about change, it's about continuity,\" Dunford said at a change-of-comman... |
8ad8c79d662dc6afe5a6a9d8b1c8606ca4913583 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A U.S. officer declined to say whether Americans would still carry out any special operations unilaterally .
NATO Official: The deal gives Afghans effective veto power over raids .
It also puts Afghan commandos in the lead .
Raids into homes are deeply unpopular among Afghans but the U.S. says they are vital . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The United States and Afghanistan signed a landmark deal Sunday that affords Afghan authorities an effective veto over controversial special operations raids. A bid to end visceral Afghan anger over raids on private residences, the deal prevents NATO's International Security Assistance ... |
799d720f4e06b790795906d33dee39934fa89d47 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FAA grounds all U.S. Dreamliners over battery fire concern .
Boeing: "We will be taking every necessary step"
After Japan grounded the 787, experts worry most about Dreamliner's lithium ion batteries . | [
"(CNN) -- Mechanical problems aboard Boeing's new Dreamliner 787 airliner seem to be happening far too often for some. Fliers are concerned. \"They transport people, you, me, our loved ones... I think some of the strategies (how fast they are built and how thoroughly they are tested) should be more carefully examin... |
9ef52fffb4900e63a472a432dbbfb71dfc390a1c | Summarize the following news article. | New standards cover public toilets in areas tourists frequent .
World Toilet Organization founder Sim suggests "No Fly Zone" would be better .
Access to improved sanitation among U.N.'s eight Millennium Development Goals by 2015 .
Sim says improving public toilets will boost China's tourism . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Public toilets in China's capital are coming under new rules, including \"no more than two flies allowed.\" Other rules for Beijing's public toilet sanitation and staff include waste collection every half hour and bilingual instructions in English and Chinese, according to state-run China Daily.... |
49f8c3acdb1b78bb24c1007223b231c1125d4a57 | Summarize the following news article. | The ban does not apply at permitted parades, fairs or festivals .
KGO: Nudists file a lawsuit claiming the ban violates First Amendment rights .
Ordinance sponsor: Displaying your genitals is not free expression .
Fines range from up to $100 to $500; repeat offenders could face a year in jail . | [
"(CNN) -- San Francisco residents who like to relax around town naked will have to keep their pants on. The city's Board of Supervisors approved a public nudity ban Tuesday in a 6-5 vote. As soon as the measure passed, some protesters inside City Hall tore off their clothes. Authorities draped them in blue blankets... |
cd58f278af1979c86bd08f3e0ff3be71e21bf0f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Ben Southall talks to CNN about his job as caretaker of Hamilton Island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
34-year-old Briton visiting neighboring islands daily and wrote daily blogs .
Not all plain sailing for Brit who was stung by deadly jellyfish before Christmas . | [
"(CNN) -- It was a tough job, but someone had to do it. 34-year-old Briton Ben Southall, winner of Queensland Tourist Board's \"Best Job in the World\" competition has now completed his six-month stint looking after Hamilton Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Having to cope with turquoise waters, miles of wh... |
bb79162f98d75d5bc6cef90e1e5aa107f9db2f56 | Summarize the following news article. | Without any extensive training you can explore the deep blue sea in no time .
Sub's batteries will last eight hours at cruising speed or four hours at top speed .
Raonhaje offers to build custom moorings for the craft . | [
"(Mashable.com) -- Hop into this Ego Compact Semi Submarine, and without any extensive training you can be on your way to exploring the deep blue sea in no time. Why is this called a semi-submarine? The entire boat is not submerged, but it's more like a pontoon boat with a transparent waterproof compartment hanging... |
0c1c399067c5647d1224ad655285d6d91b12c615 | Summarize the following news article. | The White House announced that President Obama will visit Myanmar this month .
Obama's trip is to encourage the ongoing democratic transition there .
He becomes the first president to visit that country . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will travel to Myanmar, where he will meet with President Thein Sein and activist Aung San Suu Kyi, on a trip to Asia later this month, the White House said Thursday. Obama will stop in Myanmar, also known as Burma, during a November 17-20 trip to \"speak to civil society... |
db18ef32ff8632d2f8879a38786167ab4aeebbca | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Singer's child in custody of Arkansas officials .
McCready had been ordered to turn over boy, 5 .
McCready took her son, but she does not have legal custody . | [
"(CNN) -- The 5-year-old son of country music singer Mindy McCready has been recovered and is in good health in the custody of officials in Arkansas, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Children and Families told CNN Friday. \"We're working with local law enforcement and the Arkansas (Division of Children a... |
161378c48b01d2c7809627427f654520977536da | Summarize the following news article. | Oh Kil-nam defected from North Korea 25 years ago, but his wife and two daughters remain behind .
South Korean and Swedish governments have tried to intercede on his behalf .
First and only communication from family was in 1991; believed held in notorious prison camp .
"I made such a foolish decision which has caused m... | [
"Seoul (CNN) -- Oh Kil-nam refuses to keep a single photo of his family in his home. He says it's just too painful. For more than 25 years, Oh has lived with the guilt of knowing his wife and two daughters are being held against their will in North Korea because of a choice he made. \"I made such a foolish decision... |
ef62fe6580dcb86f95308bbf7b45727a2029224f | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands take part in silent disco "flashmob" at London's Liverpool Street station .
Event, which imitated phone company advert, was organized over Facebook .
22-year-old organizer now planning a bigger flashmob event in Trafalgar Square . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Thousands of dancers jammed a major London train station in a Facebook-driven \"flashmob\" mimicking an advertisement for a phone company. And the event last Friday evening was so successful that another is planned for next Friday in Trafalgar Square in central London. Plus, a group has be... |
d34194ebd1829a7d3a37fe59c59c95bcf2304004 | Summarize the following news article. | Infamous gangster Al Capone and his associates were keen golfers .
Capone oncet eed off by hitting the ball off the chin of an associate .
Capone traveled under a false name to play golf in Scotland .
He died at the age of 48 from cardiac arrest . | [
"(CNN) -- As Chicago prepares to host all-out golfing war in the form of the Ryder Cup, there is more reason than you might think to remember the city's most infamous son. \"Scarface\" Al Capone was not a man to be in competition with. The murderous mob boss ruled Chicago to the rattling sound of heavy machine-gun ... |
ebd081a12988028883d657bda5f38eeb49c0955e | Summarize the following news article. | Commodore 64 loved by many kids coming of age in the 1980s .
Popularity continues today on Web sites, in music and people's memories .
Nostalgia seekers can download their favorite C64 games on sites like C64.com .
C64 Orchestra plays the music from the games, CD release in U.S. in January . | [
"(CNN) -- Like a first love or a first car, a first computer can hold a special place in people's hearts. For millions of kids who grew up in the 1980s, that first computer was the Commodore 64. Twenty-five years later, that first brush with computer addiction is as strong as ever. Millions of Commodore 64s were so... |
5a82a01fabdbacd73533d67a7c7247945027a34a | Summarize the following news article. | 3 Army Rangers get stuck in tall evergreens while parachuting at Joint Base Lewis-McChord .
They're rescued safely with only "bumps and bruises," a base spokesman says .
The Rangers were participating in a training exercise at the base between Tacoma and Olympia, Washington . | [
"(CNN) -- They are widely considered among the top in the U.S. military. But for three Army Rangers who got stuck in trees while parachuting Thursday afternoon in Washington state, their only aim was to get down. The members of the 75th Ranger Regiment -- a U.S. special operations force -- were training at Joint Ba... |
0e34b614320d8a3f3e3d31832057af0fc8681c8a | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama can help end the Congo conflict for good, says Vava Tampa .
Obama has asked Rwanda to end all support to armed groups in the Congo .
FDLR militia gang is a threat to stability and must leave Congo .
Obama must push for change in Congolese government, argues Tampa . | [
"(CNN) -- Now that President Obama has taken a public stand on the warlords and militia gangs tyrannizing DR Congo, there is a sense that the next chapter in the human tragedy that has been raging there over the past decade and half is about to be written -- or so we can hope. In the DRC -- Africa's largest sub-Sah... |
ff118073aaf45c23cc1d2b7f321aa910f1975945 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Twilight Saga" gets a bit complicated toward the end .
The prior four films have been building up to this weekend's "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2"
Writer authors a "refresher course" for those who need to catch up . | [
"(CNN) -- Vampires that sparkle, a human/vampire hybrid baby and something called a Volturi -- even a fan would admit that \"The Twilight Saga\" gets complicated toward the end. What begins as a pretty standard girl-meets-vampire love story quickly evolves into a girl/vampire/shape-shifter love triangle, one that e... |
bacf5e4c6045639d33de25b0996072ec4956d946 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Russian planes flew within 500 feet of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier .
That flyover is lower than others Russians have made over U.S. ships this year .
U.S. aircraft tried contacting Russian planes, but pilots didn't respond .
U.S. fighter jets met up with Russian planes, flew with them until they left . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Russian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two U.S. Navy ships this week as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S. military officials. Two Russian Ilyushin IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft flew only 500 feet above a U.S. ... |
a9d058ae83d2c3ed573e55166e6aded945c980f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Beatrice Munyenyezi, 43, was convicted of lying on her naturalization documents .
Her U.S. citizenship is revoked and she will face sentencing in June .
She was not on trial for war crimes in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 . | [
"(CNN) -- A New Hampshire jury on Thursday convicted a Rwandan woman of lying about her role in a 1994 genocide in her home country to acquire U.S. citizenship. Beatrice Munyenyezi, 43, had her citizenship revoked and will face sentencing in June for two counts of lying on U.S. government applications, authorities ... |
f42345b93052b7070a2a54afa5ceb9937afbb580 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan has lodged a protest with the Australian government over the boarding .
Japan will hand the three activists over to the Australian authorities .
The Japanese fleet will continue its annual hunt in Antarctic waters .
Environmental groups clash each year with Japan's whaling vessels . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan said Tuesday that it would hand over to Australian authorities three Australian anti-whaling activists being held aboard a Japanese vessel, but that it would press on with its annual whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica. The activists had illegally boarded the ship, a patrol vessel supportin... |
dc9f36afcb4b816ae26bd63484f2bb8e05868654 | Summarize the following news article. | "I've rarely had tears come so quickly," Booker T. Jones says .
Bass player "Duck" Dunn dies in Tokyo at age 70 .
He was part of Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers .
His credits include "The Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" | [
"(CNN) -- Donald \"Duck\" Dunn, the bass player who laid the musical floor beneath soul legends like Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, has died at age 70, his family announced Sunday. Dunn was part of the house band at Memphis, Tennessee's Stax Records, the R&B powerhouse that turned out hits li... |
c79039fe60b06f5aacae84a8f0fb7a893808587d | Summarize the following news article. | Celeste Holm starred on Broadway, film and television .
She "passed peacefully" with husband, friends, family nearby, her niece says .
Holm won the best supporting actress Oscar for "Gentleman's Agreement" in 1947 .
Funeral arrangements were not immediately available . | [
"(CNN) -- Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm died at her home in New York on Sunday at the age of 95, her niece, Amy Phillips, confirmed. Holm, a star of the Broadway stage and movies, was admitted to New York's Roosevelt Hospital a week ago, but her husband took her home to her Manhattan home on Friday, Phillips s... |
bcf04e59b9560ffbef19d2f05264ef6005e641d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Shadid had reported from the Middle East for nearly two decades .
He appears to have died of an asthma attack, the newspaper says .
He was the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes . | [
"(CNN) -- Anthony Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting from Iraq, died Thursday while reporting in eastern Syria, apparently of an asthma attack, The New York Times said. He was 43. Tyler Hicks, a Times photographer who was with Shadid, carried his body over the border to Turkey. Hicks said Shadid,... |
ab75ff3bd5770db6690da3c331700dd0d07ca7d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Sebastian Vettel is motivated to challenge for a fourth straight F1 world title .
The German has won the drivers' championship in each of the last three seasons .
The Red Bull driver is confident the team are in better shape than this time last year .
The 2013 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on... | [
"(CNN) -- Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has warned his 2013 title rivals that Red Bull are in better shape than this time 12 months ago. Red Bull driver Vettel edged out Ferrari's Fernando Alonso at the final race of the 2012 season to clinch a third successive drivers' title by just three poin... |
1f59445f1c8bb1fb6889a6bfadd51ac95d02ca02 | Summarize the following news article. | Ferdinand Alexander Porsche dies at the age of 76, the company says .
Porsche unveiled the first Porsche 911 in 1963 .
He also designed the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS . | [
"(CNN) -- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed and unveiled to the world the first Porsche 911, has died in Salzburg, Austria, a spokesman said. He was 76. The death was announced Thursday by Matthias Muller, president of Porsche AG, who credited the late designer with establishing a \"design that is a legacy.... |
c47449f79769dc9b62f44f8d3ba6ae1a0258a414 | Summarize the following news article. | This year, three politically themed films are up for Best Picture .
"Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Lincoln" touch on current and historical issues .
From "All the President's Men" to "JFK," Oscar loves politics . | [
"(CNN) -- With Washington stuck in gridlock, tied up in the latest battle to rescue the federal budget, the last thing many people might want to do is watch a two- or three-hour movie about politics. Unless you're in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. From \"Argo\" to \"Zero Dark Thirty\" to \"Lincol... |
68dd57211ef3e704e8c36f8ce94fa334e423d6f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Ahmed Ben Bella was president from 1962 to 1965 .
He died at his family home in Algiers, state media says . | [
"(CNN) -- Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first president after the country became independent from France in 1962, has died at the age of 96, Algeria's state-run news agency said Wednesday. He passed away at his family home in Algiers, Algerie Presse Service reported. He was taken to a military hospital twice more than... |
ce2bec7ec450b6baab37e7df9e52003faf5a2702 | Summarize the following news article. | Jon Lord suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism after a long battle with cancer .
He fused classical and heavy metal music .
'Smoke on the Water' co-writer was 71 . | [
"(CNN) -- Keyboard player Jon Lord, who fused classical and heavy metal to make Deep Purple one of the biggest rock bands in the world, died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Lord suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism, or a blockage of the lung artery, according to a statement posted on hi... |
c5bf50b3d0f7b5bf3bc17d4b42ad7689bd2b53e3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Australian network says 'Prisoner X' shared Israeli secrets with Australia .
The man died in an Israeli cell in December 2010; details have not been released .
Israeli lawmakers say they're investigating the case .
Netanyahu warns against "overexposure" of intelligence work . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- An Australian-Israeli dual citizen who died in an Israeli prison gave Australian intelligence details of his work with Israel's Mossad before his arrest, an Australian television network reported Tuesday. The fate of the man dubbed \"Prisoner X\" is now the subject of an investigation by Israel'... |
4f11425f810b485762dc5d7e69d78718699b4c6a | Summarize the following news article. | Harry Carey Jr. appeared in nearly 100 films, many of them Westerns .
He played alongside John Wayne in 10 films, including "Red River" and "The Searchers"
A World War II Navy veteran, he tried his hand at singing before becoming an actor . | [
"(CNN) -- Harry Carey Jr. worked in the golden era of Western movies, rubbing elbows -- or chaps -- with many of the the genre's legends, including actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson and directors John Ford and Howard Hawks. The red-haired character actor, who appeared in about 100 films, died Thursday at 91, his we... |
2deedccc40c8ffd775aee7a9f7169845c6fe7768 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Broadway's lights will dim on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in tribute to Hamlisch .
On Broadway, he wrote music for the Pulitzer Prize-winning show "A Chorus Line"
Hamlisch died Monday in his home in Los Angeles, his agent said .
"Music is truly an international language," Hamlisch said . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Broadway's bright glow will dim for a moment on Wednesday in memory of the late Marvin Hamlisch, a prolific American composer who died this week after a more than four-decade long career that spanned film, music, television and theater. Manhattan's 40 Broadway theaters are expected to turn down t... |
1e67d8e608b6cf2b3bd1f5c45f0da6aca51d5c98 | Summarize the following news article. | Ephron, 71, is known for creating strong female characters in her stories .
She got Oscar nominations for screenplays, including "When Harry Met Sally"
She also directed "Julie & Julia," which earned Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination .
"She changed romantic comedy forever," actress Debra Messing says . | [
"(CNN) -- Nora Ephron, the screenwriter and director whose sharp, edgy romantic comedies featuring strong women took her to the top ranks of a film industry mostly dominated by men, has died. She was 71. Ephron died Tuesday surrounded by relatives at a New York hospital, where she was undergoing treatment for acute... |
1d3b4185e8420962e79a7ad876ad02c152ca42f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Indictment charges four former officials of Peanut Corporation of America .
NEW: FDA said plant shipped tainted peanut paste that wound up in crackers, other foods .
NEW: Salmonella outbreak in 2009 blamed for nine deaths, hundreds of illnesses .
NEW: Food recalls are common, but criminal charges around them are rare . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Four former officials of the now-closed Peanut Corporation of America were indicted Thursday on charges related to salmonella-tainted peanuts and peanut products, the Justice Department said. A 2009 salmonella outbreak that prompted a massive recall of peanut goods led to nine deaths and more t... |
e80349d79a27150aafa8bef4e57aef9baa2bb07f | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona's Eric Abidal is given the all clear to play again for Barcelona .
French defender has been out for nearly a year after a liver transplant .
Barca midfieler Xavi says Abidal's return is "the best news of the year" | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona may be licking their wounds after a 2-0 European Champions League defeat to AC Milan but on Thursday they received a boost that star midfielder Xavi described as \"the best news of the year.\" Eric Abidal, who has spent nearly a year out of the game after having a liver transplant, has been decl... |
c3ba31b9ff99bbed279c06f3612beefb5029fe86 | Summarize the following news article. | Tottenham Hotspur fans attacked outside a pub in the French city of Lyon .
Three people sustained minor injuries .
Tottenham fans in the French city for a Europa League tie with Olympique Lyonnais .
Local police in France were unavailable for comment when contacted by CNN . | [
"(CNN) -- Fans of English football club Tottenham Hotspur found themselves on the receiving end of vicious attacks for the second time in six months on Wednesday after three people were injured during an incident in the French city of Lyon. Tottenham supporters have traveled to France for the second leg of the club... |
23549ee28a738a5353290ded0b4272f2e36bc029 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bear called M13 "was in no way a problem bear," says conservation group expert .
It showed little fear of humans, Swiss wildlife service says .
The young male was killed in an Alpine valley near the border with Italy .
Supporters of M13 express their grief and outrage on Facebook . | [
"(CNN) -- M13 was the only bear known to have been living wild in Switzerland, according to the Swiss national broadcaster. Despite that status, the young male was shot Tuesday morning in Poschiavo Valley, in the Alps near the Italian border, by authorities who feared he was a threat to people. The brown bear had b... |
7b15873bfa1936c79fa9c49f4b18f338048df087 | Summarize the following news article. | Justice Department inspector general investigated allegations .
Official found DEA agent facilitated sexual encounter for Secret Service agent .
Maine senator demands information . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Drug Enforcement Administration agent stationed in Cartagena, Colombia, arranged for a prostitute to have an encounter with a U.S. Secret Service Agent only days before a visit there by President Barack Obama, the Justice Department's inspector general has found. In a December 20 letter to th... |
71a0629f16afce80726ce2bbbe25784feba139f8 | Summarize the following news article. | The SETI Institute sets up an online vote to name two of Pluto's moons .
It will use the vote in proposing names to the International Astronomical Union .
Vulcan -- the Roman god of fire and home planet of Spock, of Star Trek fame -- is winning .
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy have urged Trekkies to vote for the Vul... | [
"(CNN) -- It's logical -- especially when it has the support of Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock. Residents of Earth and other planets have until Monday to weigh in on new names for two of Pluto's moons, by voting on a website set up by the SETI Institute. Based on those votes, the Northern California scientific research o... |
117999f25e08069e078c4b4b8476eb1032f9c398 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The pope urges the international community to help the hungry in Africa .
Benedict calls for an end to the violence in Syria after more than 5,000 are killed .
The faithful pack St. Peter's Square on a glorious sunny day .
A Nativity scene is unveiled in St. Peter's Square . | [
"Vatican City (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace in Syria, reconciliation in Myanmar, and comfort in flood-stricken Thailand and the Philippines in his annual Christmas message \"To the City and the World\" on Sunday. Addressing a packed St. Peter's Square on a glorious sunny day, the pope pleaded with God... |
2f94b248563f65ae5473af2056526d4a5ee0952a | Summarize the following news article. | Frenchman Thierry Le Portier has been training big cats for the past 49 years .
Three of his tigers were used as references for the Oscar-nominated film "Life of Pi"
Le Portier says training is "an art" that takes time and an understanding of the animals .
He says the only animals that scare him are those that have bee... | [
"(CNN) -- For the past 49 years French animal trainer, Thierry Le Portier, 63, has been a calm handler of wild felines. Growing up he had originally wanted to be a gym teacher, but after catching a glimpse of a lion tamer during a trip to the zoo in Marseille, Le Portier decided to give up his hobbies -- rugby and ... |
574684418b70c45934a6845455b4843ed47a4b97 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban currently resurgent in Afghanistan and along the Afghan-Pakistan border .
Pelosi tells Afghan president that U.S. remains committed to reconstruction .
About 38,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a further 17,000 are due to be deployed .
U.S. president asserts the war in Afghanistan is the central front in the war... | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Afghan President Hamid Karzai America's \"new strategy\" in Afghanistan will focus on reconstructing the war-battered country and maintaining strong counter-terrorism measures, his office said. Members of the U.S Army 1-6 Field Artillery division distribu... |
899350618d49dbf248a8668979970ced1c2bc98a | Summarize the following news article. | Bo Xilai's son Bo Guagua in the spotlight over lavish student lifestyle .
Questions have been raised over where China's top cadres find their money .
Bo Xilai once championed revival of 'red culture' and pushed efforts to bring back Maoist slogans .
Sources say images of Bo Guagua partying have not played well in China... | [
"(CNN) -- With a father who is a toppled Communist leader and a mother accused of murder, the son, Bo Guagua, is now under scrutiny over reports of a lavish student lifestyle that have raised questions about where China's top cadres find their money. Photographs of him bare-chested with his arms around female stude... |
44e0fde4d306596923ac9fef4a3609c3f9236636 | Summarize the following news article. | Al Pacino and Christopher Walken star as grumpy old sociopaths in "Stand Up Guys"
Pacino and Walken play second-rate Baltimore gangsters in their late 60s .
"Stand Up Guys" is director Fisher Stevens first dramatic feature . | [
"(EW.com) -- In \"Stand Up Guys,\" Al Pacino and Christopher Walken play second-rate Baltimore gangsters in their late 60s who make no bones about what grumpy old sociopaths they've become. Yet neither one is nearly as slow or creaky as the movie itself. Pacino, eyes burning with life beneath his electric thatch of... |
ad7e1ef9d4320876b35d125945b97f04c5563eef | Summarize the following news article. | Concerns raised about gaps in airline and tour bus safety .
Issue gains prominence with focus on 787 fires, two deadly bus crashes .
Leading U.S. safety advocate especially concerned about tired tour bus drivers .
Regulators defend bus safety oversight, say government acts when it uncovers problems . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A long-haul bus plying the nation's highways can carry as many passengers as a domestic airline flight and a crash could be equally catastrophic. But key safety regulations and oversight for buses, especially for drivers behind the wheel of a coach with up to 80 people aboard, lag behind those ... |
91bc86422df8db6cefa20ac4c538fc3f53608737 | Summarize the following news article. | Author: The story tapped into latent anxiety about the war in Afghanistan .
"Frontline troops nowadays are also online troops," writes Hendrik Hertzberg . | [
"(Wired) -- That's the argument John Timpane made in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday: that our hypermetabolic, Twitter-fueled media culture allowed the remarks from General McChrystal 's crew to spread so far and so fast, Obama had almost no choice but to relieve him. Think of it as information blitzkrieg. \"... |
0b641e0524533968e5759c146d4c55447438176d | Summarize the following news article. | Lions President Tom Lewand: We "will fondly remember Alex as one of our own"
Karras sat in the broadcast booth along with Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford .
He appeared in movies, including "Blazing Saddles" and "Victor Victoria"
In April, Karras joined more than 3,000 other former players who are suing the NFL . | [
"(CNN) -- Alex Karras, the burly defensive lineman turned actor in the ABC sitcom \"Webster,\" died Wednesday surrounded by his family in their Los Angeles home following a hard-fought battle with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and stomach cancer, according to a family spokesman. He was 77. \"Alex was know... |
c0774523702352a2ddd9c6186bb575edf907d2ef | Summarize the following news article. | Several charities have valued donations much higher than their actual worth .
A charity said it sent $816,000 worth of medicine, but customs put the value at $2,500 .
Some charities say there's no uniform standard for reporting values .
But CharityWatch says charities should report the amount they paid for donated item... | [
"Fort Mill, South Carolina (CNN) -- Standing amid pallets of bottled water, suntan lotion and boxes of candies, Roy Tidwell says he is providing a service that can't be duplicated: shipping needed goods to dozens of charities at a low cost. \"Well, my portion of it is getting goods to help people who are suffering,... |
8a761d05681ffcc091a8996872b39b4325e898d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Roberta Vinci beats No. 7 seed Samantha Stosur at Dubai Championships .
Unseeded Italian will now play doubles partner and 'sister' Sara Errani .
Petra Kvitova knocks out No. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska .
Juan Martin Del Porto into quarterfinals at Open 13 in Marseille . | [
"(CNN) -- Unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci prolonged the best week of her career to date by dumping No. 7 seed Samantha Stosur out of the Dubai Tennis Championships to take her place in the last four. But her second scalp of the week has set up an uncomfortable semifinal, against best friend Sara Errani, who also hap... |
4346f712e9e7c6826f275d7e43aa868947f2aea9 | Summarize the following news article. | The film follows how a CIA analyst worked for a decade tracking down Osama bin Laden .
Director Kathryn Bigelow has been accused of endorsing torture .
Jessica Chastain delivers one of the must-see performances of the year, our critic says . | [
"(CNN) -- In a place that does not exist -- a black site -- Maya (Jessica Chastain) watches as her colleague Dan (Jason Clarke) interrogates an Arab prisoner. \"If you lie to me, I hurt you,\" Dan says to the prisoner, who is bound, bruised, and not telling the Americans what they need to know. Soon, the prisoner w... |
f7f0d834ad0f2c385075fc73799f3ed1eb93ff23 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The 60-foot-long finback whale was determined by experts to be dead .
NEW: It washed ashore in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens .
NEW: It showed signs of life at first after it was discovered by a passer-by .
A necropsy performed on the beach is planned, a marine preservation group says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A 60-foot-long finback whale that washed ashore in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens and that was determined dead Thursday morning will be buried in the sand dunes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The whale could not be moved on Thursday because the Nationa... |
330ad118ae27ec2a351e875df6d16eac5680ba57 | Summarize the following news article. | Preliminary tests from Louisiana island show oil from BP spill .
Tar balls and an oil mat have been found since Hurricane Isaac .
BP says it was already working on cleanup in the area before the storm . | [
"(CNN) -- Preliminary lab results show two oil samples taken on the Louisiana coast are from BP's 2010 Gulf spill, state officials said Thursday. The oil was discovered on Elmer's Island, said spokeswoman Olivia Watkins of the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. \"There are additional samples in the... |
b4d61169581e92d80051d2c039d6cb7afc76bea7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The 3 men planned to detonate backpack bombs in crowded areas, the court heard .
NEW: They traveled to Pakistan to attend a terror training camp .
Ashik Ali, Ifran Khalid and Ifran Naseer wanted to carry out a big attack, prosecutors say .
"These men had dangerous aspirations," says prosecutor Karen Jones . | [
"London (CNN) -- Three men were found guilty of plotting a terror attack they hoped would be bigger than the July 7, 2005, bombings that rocked London, UK prosecutors said Thursday. Ashik Ali, Ifran Khalid and Ifran Naseer, all from Birmingham, England, were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on 12 counts of committ... |
1ef162c15a45d7447241113bc4697a630cfc9738 | Summarize the following news article. | Fifteen-year-old Lydia Ko fires an opening round of 63 to lead Australian Women's Open .
Kiwi leads the tournament after carding 11 birdies and one eagle in her round on Thursday .
Ko eclipses playing partners world No. 1 Yani Tseng and American Michelle Wie . | [
"(CNN) -- She's the latest teen prodigy to emerge from golf's conveyor belt and if she keeps producing stellar performances like this 15-year-old Lydia Ko may well shelve her plans to stay an amateur. The Kiwi stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the Australian Women's Open in Canberra with a ten-under-par roun... |
96798e843a68a41ff663979957efc2ed695b3d9d | Summarize the following news article. | A story on 5-year-old Rafi Kopelan got nearly 400 comments .
Commenters were supportive of Brittni Garcia's weight loss struggle .
One commenter likens the flu vaccine to wearing a seat belt . | [
"(CNN) -- Here's what CNN readers are saying on health stories from the past week: . 'It's horrible what they've had to endure' Our weekend piece on Rafi Kopelan's struggle with a rare disease called epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, and her neighbors' social media-driven efforts to help raise money for a cure, got nea... |
815acf5ca4c8960262dd85233e7dc81ec2736b73 | Summarize the following news article. | Existing rules say vote for replacement should begin 15 to 20 days after papal vacancy .
But Vatican has said because Benedict XVI is resigning, a vote might be held sooner than usual .
Benedict's resignation is set for February 28 . | [
"(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is considering changing the Vatican constitution to allow a vote for his successor to begin before March 15, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Wednesday. Benedict, 85, shocked the world last week when he announced his intention to stand down effective February 28, citing ... |
00e2a99fac3d40621d262d9314b50ad94ded0536 | Summarize the following news article. | Mary Todd Lincoln requests a baby-sitter in the 1864 letter .
She needed someone to watch their 11-year-old son, Tad .
The letter is being offered for sale, valued at $15,000 . | [
"(CNN) -- President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd, needed a baby-sitter. It was April 18, 1864, and the Lincolns had planned to go to a fair in Baltimore, returning the next day. They needed someone to watch their 11-year-old son, Tad. A newly published letter from Mrs. Lincoln requesting a sitter gives r... |
56fb876e75cc8be5856ea3014557496afb29474a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The trial against ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is adjourned till Sunday .
Mubarak is charged with ordering the killing of protesters .
Top officials are set to testify next week behind closed doors . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- A former Egyptian interior minister and his aides ordered the killings of anti-government protesters in the days before Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, according to testimony from an Egyptian security official, an attorney told CNN on Thursday. The allegation comes during the trial of Mubarak, now adj... |
c0e91ceb7e165e9842cfcd06fad820f0347c27d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Cellphone carriers are trying to earn more revenue from offering 4G networks .
Wireless networks can sell more data and sell data about consumers to generate revenue .
Carriers are improving audio quality and selling it through "voice over LTE" (VoLTE) | [
"(CNN) -- How do U.S. wireless carriers expect their investments in new 4G high-speed networks to pay off? This shift is about more than simply providing mobile data -- and it could even bring some long-overdue improvements to the humble telephone call. At the Open Mobile Summit conference last week in San Francisc... |
8a1c1d2fce4909a788f5cc36839f13e7de802929 | Summarize the following news article. | Tablets let people do what can be done on a laptop in an easier way .
In the last year Android tablets grew from 2% in the global market to 27% .
Gadgets that are more complex or open-ended tend to frustrate most consumers . | [
"(CNN) -- Smaller tablet computers that are significantly more affordable and portable than the iPad are finally starting to hit the United States -- and they could hit a crucial sweet spot in the consumer market. Recently Kobo announced the new Kobo Vox, which costs $200. That's the same price as Amazon's recently... |
38228f7ddf18f74aa783c238acb66f39da26735c | Summarize the following news article. | Romania rejects accusations by the Council of Europe that it hosted jails for "enhanced interrogation"
Human Rights Commission's Thomas Hammarberg says "the full truth" must be established .
CIA officials have acknowledged the extraordinary rendition program but refuse to disclose details .
Records emerging from Moamma... | [
"(CNN) -- Romania insisted Wednesday there was no evidence it had hosted secret CIA prisons as part of the United States' \"global war on terror\" after September 11, 2001. The country \"has no information whatsoever showing that there existed secret CIA detention centers on its territory,\" the Foreign Ministry to... |
f743890ec70102c38efb063034f8d76470de406a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gary Giordano's attorney says he is being detained improperly .
The attorney says he told Giordano to call about the insurance policy .
Giordano is held in connection with the disappearance of Robyn Gardner .
Giordano, 50, was taken into custody on August 5 . | [
"Oranjestad, Aruba (CNN) -- A three-judge Aruban panel on Wednesday denied American Gary Giordano's appeal of a ruling keeping him behind bars for another 60 days as authorities investigate the disappearance of his American traveling companion, his attorney said. Attorney Michael Lopez said Giordano was sad and dis... |
1e981ca34f2035d298bef7b7183c8cc2e3f6b489 | Summarize the following news article. | Eileeen Ramsey began her professional career as a 22-year-old in 1937 .
She pioneered the water-level photography angle, now an industry standard .
Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing enjoyed a post-war explosion in Britain . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Real photographers don't take photographs, they make photographs,\" says Eileen Ramsay, who is widely regarded as one of the world's great yachting photographers. The feisty 96-year-old Brit should know. A pioneer in her field, she is credited with being the first yachting photographer to shun the safet... |
f58838b81fa2756a50ee040446a88793ea1d24ae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Murray originally wanted $5 million a year, promoter says .
Jurors see video of Jackson in his last rehearsal .
Jackson's death was "tragic, but the evidence will not show that Dr. Murray did it," lawyer says .
Conrad Murray "abandoned all principles of medical care," prosecutor says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Tuesday heard dramatic opening statements and a startling recording of the pop singer, his words slow and slurred as he talks about his planned comeback concerts. Prosecutors portrayed Dr. Conrad Murray as motivated by mo... |
c386758df785131371aa130653205347260c1548 | Summarize the following news article. | Israel-Gaza conflict nothing new, but current violence is taking place in a very different Middle East .
Yossi Mekelberg says region's political, social landscape changed by the Arab Spring .
Mekelberg: New regimes' instinct is sympathy with people of Gaza, Hamas government .
Israel's lack of political wisdom in learni... | [
"(CNN) -- In an almost unbearably predictable recurrence of conflict between Israel and the Hamas-led Gaza, the two find themselves once again squaring off for another round in the never-ending vicious cycle of violence. Nearly four years after the deadly \"Cast Lead\" operation, Israel's military has embarked on a... |
30983fb97d2a5e5aed310cae481c6a38e3270ecb | Summarize the following news article. | The "Musandam-Oman Sail" yacht is the first Arab yacht to complete a transatlantic race .
In 2009 Moshin Al Busaidi became the first Arab to sail non-stop around the world .
The "Musandam-Oman Sail" crew completed the race in just over five days .
The "Omani Sail" project aims to train thousands of Omani youths in sail... | [
"(CNN) -- An Omani yacht has made history by becoming the first Arabic yacht to cross the Atlantic Ocean during the KRYS Ocean Race. The competition, which features some of the world's fastest multihull yachts, started in New York City on July 7 and finished in the French maritime city of Brest less than a week lat... |
8bcfcee94717701db0685ab3ab865a28fa4348de | Summarize the following news article. | Champion race horse Frankel one of the world's most sought-after mates .
Had been tipped to breed with Black Caviar in "Brangelina" union of the racing world .
But experts say Frankel better suited to Black Caviar's mother -- 11-year-old mare Helsinge .
Frankel expected to breed with up to four mares a day, earning $16... | [
"(CNN) -- After conquering the race track, superstar colt Frankel is set to become one of the most sought-after gigolos on the planet -- and his rival's mum could be the perfect love match. In a plot reminiscent of a daytime soap opera, champion race horse Frankel would be an ideal mate to rival Black Caviar's mum,... |
9ee74ad94dbd96fcb834598f93f3de8b39931437 | Summarize the following news article. | Syrian forces killed seven people in two towns on Friday, opposition group says .
Over 2,600 people have died in the country since mid-March . | [
"(CNN) -- Security forces in Syria killed seven people in two towns Friday, an opposition activist group said. A security raid in the town of Halfaya in Hama province killed five people and wounded 11 others, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Security forces killed two people in the Idlib province town ... |
444ac9067cab9e782838cd1e30cfe6a9a3a854c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Luxury hotel chain bans shark's find products .
Peninsula Hotels to impose ban from January .
73 million sharks are slaughtered each year for their fins .
One in three shark species threatened with extinction . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Asia's oldest hotel chain has waded into the debate on the slaughter of sharks for their fins by taking the Chinese delicacy off its menus. From January, diners won't be offered shark's fin products at the luxury Peninsula Hotels chain, due to a decision by its owners, the Hongkong and Shanghai ... |
7020e8ac3b67bdf2a6b2d94f1e6b66cb924f2487 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Geological Survey says its depth was 626 kilometers, or 390 miles .
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a "destructive tsunami was not generated"
The quake's epicenter was estimated as 74 miles south-southwest of Fiji's Ndoi Island . | [
"(CNN) -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in the Fiji islands region of the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, \"a destructive tsunami was not generated, based on earthquake and historical tsunami data.\" The quake struck at... |
8f704c7d55b3627a07496e96377199f961cf2c75 | Summarize the following news article. | Military wing of Hamas has admitted terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians, soldiers .
Hamas is considered terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States .
It has wings devoted to religious, military, political and security activities . | [
"(CNN) -- Hamas is an Islamic fundamentalist organization whose military wing has admitted responsibility for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers. Hamas supporters wave flags and shout slogans in Gaza on December 14 to mark the group's 21st anniversary. The group came into being in December 198... |
5588a6e4b9e5c4b625b8578dddb6e536e1c2b562 | Summarize the following news article. | In a holiday tradition, president saves turkey from ending up as Thanksgiving dinner .
Courage, a North Carolina bird, is set to go to Disneyland, take part in Rose Parade .
Obama says that amid war and recession, blessings "resonate a bit more powerfully"
Later, president and family will donate turkeys for aid group's... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A big bird from the East is heading west, thanks to a second chance at life given by President Obama in the nation's capital Wednesday, a day before Americans sit down to Thanksgiving dinner. In a holiday tradition, the president pardoned the turkey at the White House, saving it from ending up ... |
584690d1941ccafe4a1b5fd27ab3a3d3cfd01987 | Summarize the following news article. | "New Girl" returned on Tuesday with Jessica Day and Nick Miller addressing their kiss .
Actor Jake Johnson plays Nick Miller on the Fox comedy .
Johnson: "Dylan's the only musician for me that kind of sets a tone for how the world should be" | [
"(EW.com) -- Fox's \"New Girl\" returned on Tuesday, with Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick Miller (Jake Johnson) continuing to address the fallout of the Kiss Heard 'Round the Loft (and the Internet universe). Since all eyes have been on Johnson's character and his panic moonwalk lately, we caught up with the... |
bb3c9951c28be4f843a5bddf92f1d65c0276603d | Summarize the following news article. | Jay Carney, the current communications director for Vice President Joe Biden, will be the new press secretary .
Gibbs says it's been a "remarkable privilege" to serve .
Obama hails Robert Gibbs as "a close friend" and "effective advocate"
Gibbs says he will remain in Washington as a pundit, supporting White House posit... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs steps down from the post Friday, after two years as President Barack Obama's top spokesman. Jay Carney, the current communications director for Vice President Joe Biden, will succeed him at the podium. Gibbs announced his decision to leave in January. Gi... |
909ae3d6bed6a1df9b9eae6a060f39eee0eca7b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Racehorses increasingly taking to Twitter to reach out to fans .
Part of a growing number of popular animal accounts on Twitter .
The key to success is to be funny, argues social media expert .
Followers experience what it's like to own a race horse - without buying one . | [
"(CNN) -- You might think you're a big deal on Twitter. But unless you've got more than 20,000 followers there's a five-year-old horse out there tweeting you into a cyber hole. Their posts mostly involve eating carrots and racing, but that hasn't stopped champion thoroughbreds Frankel and Black Caviar amassing a le... |
fac1031691ac50948e3de5cf647fcac1ecaf7edc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A Somali man is sentenced to 30 years in prison in high-seas piracy attempt .
Jama Idle Ibrahim is one of a group of would-be pirates who were captured .
He has admitted to trying to seize a U.S. merchant vessel and hold it for ransom .
Until this year, the last piracy-related conviction in the United States was i... | [
"(CNN) -- A federal court on Monday sentenced a Somali man to 30 years in prison for acts related to high-seas piracy, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. \"Today marks the first sentencing in Norfolk for acts of piracy in more than 150 years,\" U.S. Attorney... |
6c5f5bd9d5b27bf2fa19cae5c46bd2b81e6fc3f1 | Summarize the following news article. | "Teen Mom's" Jenelle Evans is expecting again .
Evans confirmed the news exclusively to Star magazine .
Evans also has a son, Jace, from a prior relationship . | [
"(EW.com) -- It looks like \"Teen Mom's\" Jenelle Evans is expecting again. The 21-year-old star of the MTV reality show, who's had a slew of legal troubles, is reportedly expecting a child with her husband, Courtland Rogers. Evans confirmed the news exclusively to Star magazine and tweeted a link to a Radar.com re... |
69d3472d2923ae3007765b58b5aa22731cbb8922 | Summarize the following news article. | The officer says he was checking on a man who was peering into vehicles .
Police release a sketch of the gunman, locks down schools and offers a reward .
The officer is later arrested for filing a false police report .
Police: Investigation "refutes Stenroos' initial account" | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A police officer in Los Angeles who claimed he was shot while patrolling near a high school has now been arrested for making up the story, authorities said. Officer Jeff Stenroos of the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department had said he was shot in the chest on January 19 in the... |
dfb901d1d0c1adb133e626b87a547e420414fa19 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Justices reject appeal of mental retardation claim .
Warren Hill had been scheduled to die by injection Monday evening .
Georgia's Supreme Court halted the execution Monday afternoon .
Hill's lawyers argue changes to Georgia's execution protocol need review . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Georgia's Supreme Court halted Monday evening's scheduled execution of a convicted murderer on procedural grounds, but rejected a plea to spare him due to mental retardation. The unanimous ruling from the seven-member court gave a reprieve to 52-year-old Warren Lee Hill, who was condemned for blud... |
61e6d0b387601e733dfdaf03da7741041fefc97e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Speaking to nation via television, colonel announces suspension of all institutions .
U.S. says there was "evidently" an assassination attempt on Niger's president .
Gunshots heard around Niger's presidential palace, says Niger Embassy .
Some media reports say President Mamadou Tandja is missing . | [
"(CNN) -- Niger's constitution has been suspended, a Niger military official announced Thursday night on the nation's three television channels. The order, read by Col. Goukoye Abdul Karimou, was attributed to the Superior Council for the Restoration of Democracy, which also suspended all institutions and called on... |
cc80cf4dd92cb2be4776243c658e0561e37a40c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Vita will hit North American, European shores in February after a Japanese launch .
Later in 2012, Nintendo will be releasing their next generation console called Wii U .
"Final Fantasy XIII-2" returns players to Cocoon in search of Lightning . | [
"(CNN) -- Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the \"Halo\" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices. The PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U are both expected to hit the shelves, with the Vita hitting North American and Eur... |
49e788301d9f9ac8ece6b215e8819ae6c7ba846b | Summarize the following news article. | Hailey Dunn, a cheerleader, has been missing since December 27 .
The girl reportedly said she was going to visit her father .
Her mother's boyfriend was the last person to see her alive, according to local reports . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Investigators and rescue teams will continue their search Friday for a missing 13-year-old Texas girl, focusing near a densely wooded area and along the Colorado River. Meanwhile, Hailey Dunn's mother, Billie Dunn, told HLN's Nancy Grace that she and her live-in boyfriend, Shawn Adkins, both fail... |
6a67559e61ec14e96a2158643617fec79bbc3f04 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ray Nagin's family allegedly received Hawaii vacation, first-class Jamaica trip .
Nagin allegedly took bribes of $60,000, $2,250, $50,000, $10,000 and $112,500 .
Indictment says he filed false tax returns from 2005 to 2008 .
Nagin was the voice of a devastated New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who captured the drama of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with an \"SOS\" call to the nation, was indicted Friday on 21 federal corruption charges, including bribery, money laundering, fraud and filing false tax returns. Nagin allegedly defrauded the city through \"a bribery ... |
4f44ab1e7b563d77197d73a5bfe0f123eef434e5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Most FAA workers will face furloughs, LaHood says .
Ray LaHood warns of major impact from forced spending cuts as soon as April .
Transportation secretary calls on fellow Republicans to compromise .
The spending cuts are scheduled to be implemented starting March 1 . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Upcoming forced government spending cuts will heavily impact the Federal Aviation Administration, triggering flight delays nationwide and control-tower closures at some small airports as soon as April, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday. \"Travelers should expect delays,\" LaHood t... |
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