id stringlengths 40 40 | question stringclasses 1
value | answer stringlengths 14 7.39k | documents listlengths 1 13 |
|---|---|---|---|
0f55968de3670db0263b3cf2ab5369d66366d7d9 | Summarize the following news article. | The violence is called a "horrific tragedy"
A source describes "fear and chaos in Mogadishu" | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy fighting between Somali militants and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, Somalia has left at least 19 people dead and 71 others wounded, according to a local ambulance group. \"What happened today was a horrific tragedy, the shelling was continuous and it was hitting a populated area of Bakara... |
20a831636e309bca4649be698f5280e0acdedd63 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Airline CEO says situation being monitored, doesn't comment on flights .
Al-Shaabab militants threaten flights with statement, graphic on Web .
African Union forces spokesman says he's not received official warning .
Al-Shaabab group is seeking to oust Ethiopian forces from Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- Islamist fighters battling for control of Somalia have threatened to close Mogadishu's only airport, warning all airlines to stop flights into the Somali capital by early Tuesday. African Union peacekeepers keep guard recently at the international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. \"Any plane which... |
4deed49ef7e0bdcb538f2002e0e2d7612def718c | Summarize the following news article. | He is killed while covering fierce fighting between rebels and government forces .
Renewed fighting has gone on for three days .
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for journalists . | [
"(CNN) -- An experienced radio journalist was killed during crossfire between Islamist rebels and government forces in Somalia's capital, a journalist rights group said. Barkhat Awale Adan, 60, was killed Tuesday afternoon while covering fierce fighting between Al Shabaab rebels and Somalia's government forces. Ada... |
9a41171a01503c213623302a7fe987020560c85d | Summarize the following news article. | Three government ministers, two journalists, two professors and nine students among 19 killed .
Attack struck ceremony held at Hotel Shamo for Banadir University's medical school .
President blamed Islamist group Al-Shabaab for attack . | [
"(CNN) -- A male suicide bomber dressed in women's clothing killed three members of Somalia's U.N.-backed interim government and 16 others Thursday when he detonated at a medical school graduation ceremony in Mogadishu, government officials and witnesses said. The Transitional Federal Government said Education Mini... |
d6a8e5853376e5bd234342206469be72f29b98da | Summarize the following news article. | Attack on Abdukadir Ali Omar left him with shrapnel wounds to his leg .
Explosion occurred about noon at the Bakaraha market in Mogadishu .
Interior minister is a popular moderate in Somalia .
Fueled concerns moderate Islamists would strike against hardline Al-Shabab . | [
"(CNN) -- A roadside bomb attack Thursday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, injured the nation's interior minister and killed one of his secretaries, according to a source close to the minister. The Bakaraha market in Somalia's capital is one of the most dangerous areas of the city. The mid-day attack on Abdukadir ... |
10fdd1a56f8ee306e36992350bb6518412652aa3 | Summarize the following news article. | David Beckham named in a 20-man squad for Paris Saint-Germain's match on Sunday .
Veteran soccer icon hoping to make his debut in match against "Classique" rivals Marseille .
PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti refuses to confirm that midfielder will take part in match .
Beckham's former club Manchester United extend English l... | [
"(CNN) -- On the day one of his former clubs marched closer to yet another title, David Beckham was relishing the prospect of making his debut for Paris Saint-Germain in one of French football's biggest fixtures. The ex-Manchester United star has been named in the PSG squad for Sunday's home clash with third-placed... |
10b53f15c0d98cf1f07479a584e4c3529f15b342 | Summarize the following news article. | ISAF commander visited Logar province .
18 civilians killed Wednesday, an Afghan official said .
President Karzai condemned the strike . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The coalition commander in Afghanistan went to the site of a recent airstrike and apologized for civilian deaths, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Friday. ISAF Commander Gen. John Allen paid his condolences to survivors of victims in Logar province, southeast of the c... |
30a89c395b5e16bee8bfbb4b03b918d57c6849aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Large areas of Somalia are suffering from famine .
NEW: Al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has been waging an insurgency since 2006 .
Group retreated from the capital of Mogadishu over weekend .
Insurgents promise to keep on fighting . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia's transitional government has offered a general amnesty to insurgent fighters in Mogadishu who surrender and promise to renounce violence. The decision made by the Cabinet over the weekend was announced Tuesday and comes after Al-Shabaab retreated from the capital, Mogadishu, early Saturday. The a... |
84c05c0e3e51513356338777c3310dd5b3a8eb8b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Riot police use tear gas outside opposition mosques .
Sudan faces soaring inflation since its split from South Sudan a year ago .
President says austerity measures will help mend the economy .
Protests started at universities in the capital two weeks ago, but have expanded nationwide . | [
"(CNN) -- Riot police sprayed tear gas at hundreds of protesters who attempted to lead a march after Friday prayers from the two main opposition party mosques in Sudan's capital of Khartoum and its second city, Omdurman. About 500 riot police surrounded a mosque and fired tear gas canisters at the crowd as they beg... |
78207fd17a5f5548d43fdbc69ac3fadb8a4920ff | Summarize the following news article. | More may be in danger, U.N. secretary-general says .
The peacekeepers were on patrol near the border with Liberia .
"We never had such an attack," a mission spokeswoman says .
U.N. peacekeepers have been in Ivory Coast since 2004 . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven peacekeepers from Niger were killed Friday in an ambush in southwestern Ivory Coast, and more may be in danger, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. The blue-helmeted peacekeepers were part of the U.N. Operation in Cote d'Ivoire on patrol near the border with Liberia, where threats of attacks ag... |
200528a6ee0165811f06b133041d7d82ca60b00d | Summarize the following news article. | Government forces, Al-Shabaab rebels fighting in Mogadishu .
At least 170 people, including 21 children, admitted to the hospital, medical director says .
U.S. considers Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda proxy in the country, a terrorist organization . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 75 people have been killed in clashes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu since fighting broke out earlier this week between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels, medical sources and a witness said Saturday. At least 30 people died on Wednesday, and another 35 died on Thursday, the city's ambu... |
27710d7684c4e1a35d190f184ce63b95bf3dbd21 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials: Two French citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital .
Eyewitnesses said a group of gunmen stormed into Mogadishu's Sahafi hotel .
Witnesses say they were taken to Bakara market, a stronghold for militants . | [
"(CNN) -- Two French advisers helping the Somali government with security were kidnapped in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning, according to the French Foreign Ministry. Young al-Shabaab militants with a heavy machine gun in Mogadishu on July 13. The two French citizens were on an official mission in the Somali capital ... |
86d2c762935e227f3971ad9f1169d63588f42ed9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The African Union announces a pledging conference for famine relief .
AU sources says Al-Shabaab got a shipment of weapons by sea .
The government forces launched an offensive on Thursday .
The U.N. has issued another appeal for aid money . | [
"Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- Somalia's top militant group may soon counter the government's recent thrust against them with an offensive of their own. African Union intelligence sources say Al-Shabaab is massing hundreds of troops in the African nation's embattled capital of Mogadishu for a show of force during the... |
5d461f0f8dfca0131026a70cd3eddc8f94d7f92e | Summarize the following news article. | Government forces are fighting a rebel group in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu .
Somali officials say 103 people have been killed, hundreds more wounded .
Rebel fighters want a stricter form of sharia law introduced in Somalia .
Fighting started in early May, rebels say they're recruiting more supporters . | [
"(CNN) -- Clashes between Somalia's transitional government and the Al-Shabab militia left 103 people dead and 420 others wounded, Somali officials said Friday. The fighting in Mogadishu between the rebel group and the government has raged for nine days. The fighting in Mogadishu between the rebel group and the go... |
ac6c69718750e9e9e5afec7edc8135cba13e045b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams says the meeting is part of national reconciliation .
NEW: "This will cause difficulty for Republicans and nationalists," he acknowledges .
Queen Elizabeth II will meet ex-IRA leader Martin McGuinness in Northern Ireland next week .
McGuinness is now a Sinn Fein politician and deputy f... | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to meet a former IRA commander, Martin McGuinness, during her visit to Northern Ireland next week. McGuinness, now a Sinn Fein politician, is the deputy first minister of Northern Ireland. The meeting is being seen as highly symbolic. Sinn Fein Pre... |
1cb2b643d74eb1791b3c493cf3e4c878d2ff485b | Summarize the following news article. | Crowds gather in Mogadishu to protest a U.S. pastor's abandoned plans to burn Qurans .
Al-Shabaab has been accused of human rights violations . | [
"(CNN) -- In a show of force, Islamist militants gathered in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday to protest an American pastor's now-scrubbed plans to burn the Quran. Chanting \"God is great\" and \"Down with America,\" crowds assembled at a stadium for a rally organized by Al-Shabaab militants. Florida pa... |
db27157c237f0a80260c6018601758a4aec1ec61 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting has triggered flight of more than 67,000 Somalis since May 8 .
Most heading to Afgooye corridor, a 30-kilometer stretch of ramshackle housing .
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed speaking at a conference in Mogadishu .
Ahmed fears foreign fighters will turn Somalia into another Iraq or Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Described as the largest single gathering of displaced residents in the world today, tens of thousands of civilians are seeking shelter along the Afgooye corridor outside Mogadishu, according to the United Nations. Members of the U.S. Navy take a young Somali boy to safety after rescuing him and 51 others... |
74d13adf0e59e8b0eb1ccef10cce62fa5916bddf | Summarize the following news article. | Two buses collide in northeastern Nigeria .
11 victims burned beyond recognition . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 29 people died in a head-on crash involving two buses Friday in northeastern Nigeria, national police said. The buses caught fire, with 11 of the dead burned beyond recognition, according to a police news release. Sixteen people were injured in the crash in Daniski village in Yobe state. Nigeria'... |
dd69c26409f270d84167a51419041bb6ddff40c3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Syrian authorities announce new rules for journalists .
NEW: Opposition group says four people were killed Sunday .
NEW: Rights group says security forces are holding civilians hostage .
The Arab League Council says restraint must be shown . | [
"(CNN) -- Syrian authorities announced changes in the country's media law as opposition groups provided accounts of regime brutality and claimed new deaths. The new laws would prohibit publication of a range of content and would hold editors, journalists and even media spokespeople accountable for violations. They ... |
0c4200f464d2e9b9a467d50dd8cf4654ca2ac7b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Rain lets up in some areas of flood-hit Pakistan .
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeals for aid .
About 3 million people have been affected by monsoon rains and flooding . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Intense rains let up in parts of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, giving humanitarian groups a chance to get more aid to the millions of people suffering. The dry skies were a respite for areas battered by the heavy rains, which left behind bloated rivers and covered whole neighborho... |
0bb2317aec9ea2dc0b6b2ed1abfae6e3d9eba758 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting between government forces and insurgents in Mogadishu kills at least 10 .
Shell lands in an area crowded with people, killing a group of civilians .
Women and children among the dead, according to witnesses . | [
"MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Fresh fighting between Ethiopian-backed government forces and Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu reportedly killed at least 10 people Sunday, eyewitnesses said. A man walks past the rubble of a building destroyed in Sunday's fighting . The two sides pounded each o... |
17965357b6765d4216649fb605ddec94e25d4342 | Summarize the following news article. | Omar al-Bashir is wanted for crimes in Darfur .
Malawi is a party to the Rome Statute that created the ICC .
One activist praises the new president for a "strong stance"
Under the former president, al-Bashir paid a visit to Malawi . | [
"(CNN) -- Malawi said it won't host an African Union summit next month because the organization wants Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese leader accused of war crimes in Darfur, to attend. Activists hailed the small and economically struggling southern African nation's stance, announced by Malawian Vice-President Khumbo K... |
b09eb20ddec51f871296ca353a199004a4fee5a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Movie producer Michael Todd proposed to Elizabeth Taylor with a 30-carat diamond .
Jay-Z proposed to Beyonce with an 18-carat diamond ring; the couple married in 2008 .
ick Cannon proposed to pop diva Mariah Carey with a 17-carat emerald-cut pink diamond . | [
"(InStyle) -- It's almost engagement season -- that time of year around Thanksgiving, the holidays, and New Year's when everyone seems to listen to Beyonce and Put a Ring On It. Click through the gallery to get all the details about 10 of the biggest and best sparklers ever to grace the left ring fingers of our fav... |
dc57d60ff4ed0c76a338e71f13a0512a3415e682 | Summarize the following news article. | Aviation security has increased on planes headed to the United States .
ABC reported Monday officials are wary of an al Qaeda body bomb threat .
A DHS spokesman says there is no indication of specific or credible threats . | [
"(CNN) -- Steps were being taken to guard against a new threat of \"body bombs\" planted inside passengers aboard flights heading to the United States from overseas, a government official with knowledge of the threat said Tuesday. Authorities have increased aviation security, especially on air carriers heading to t... |
2b7f0c7a5993a177d455714f59610a10b6b74b0f | Summarize the following news article. | Columnist ponders how your family and friends should treat your ex .
She was close to her ex's mom and wanted to stay in touch with her .
She feared her ex might have badmouthed her, but he did not .
She told her friends they did not have to unfriend him on Facebook . | [
"(The Frisky) -- When you break up with someone, how do you expect the people in your life to treat your ex? On a recent Sunday, I read the \"Modern Love\" column in The New York Times which explored that topic in an essay by Charles Antin. Antin had an amicable, cold-turkey breakup with his girlfriend of five year... |
8adcd5c4bbbc58fe1a0b25551f924c5858ec6b1a | Summarize the following news article. | The Supreme Court will decide in coming weeks whether to put the case on its docket .
A lower court ruled that Proposition 8 denies gays and lesbians a legal right .
A coalition of groups under the ProtectMarriage.com banner urges the court to back the ban .
The Courage Campaign wants the opposite outcome . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Supporters of California's voter-approved ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in the state asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to allow it go back into effect. At issue is whether the Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantee of \"equal protection\" prevents states from defining marriage as... |
e93d265815f5b1d51e63bf943c217d8fd23d9649 | Summarize the following news article. | A house committee vote kills the civil unions bill for this year in Colorado .
"We will keep fighting to equality and #civilunions," the sponsor tweets .
Democrats are using civil unions as an election issue, the Republican House speaker says .
Five states allow civil unions, a legal status short of marriage, for same-... | [
"(CNN) -- The battle over same-sex civil unions in Colorado did not end when a legislative committee killed a measure to allow them Monday, leaders for both sides said Tuesday. \"We will keep fighting to equality and #civilunions,\" State Rep. Mark Ferrandino, the leader of the minority Democrats, said in a Twitter... |
ffc6470ca3e4d71fb349561b370d17e5be1635e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Gay marriages can't occur on military bases in states that have outlawed the practice .
"State law controls in that situation," Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says .
Republicans on House panel vote for provision outlawing gay marriage on all U.S. bases .
Panetta notes report showing repeal of DADT hasn't adversely a... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Gay service members who want to marry often can't have the ceremony on military bases in the United States. It's not the Pentagon that has authority, but the states where the bases are located. Many states that are home to some of the nation's largest military bases have outlawed same-sex marri... |
ef7bf2916b45cff35b69ff1f03f6d3351c827f9c | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Chris Christie has called for a referendum to settle the same-sex marriage issue .
Gay rights advocates argue that such issues shouldn't go to a public vote .
A recent poll found that 52% of New Jersey voters are in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage .
Six states and the District of Columbia currently grant sam... | [
"(CNN) -- A political battle is shaping up in the Garden State about whether to give gay and lesbian couples the right to wed -- a move that, if approved, would make New Jersey the seventh state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. How the issue plays out was the subject of a series of political thrusts and... |
8ecf3b06a7d3719d59865daece5abe9ca270b903 | Summarize the following news article. | Gulf Center for Human Rights: 22 people were arrested at a rare protest in Oman's capital .
Prosecutor says activists broke Omani law by using social media to incite unrest .
They were demanding the release of activists reportedly arrested after a worker strike . | [
"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A human rights groups has called for an end to the \"sweeping crackdown\" on political activists in Oman, following a spate of detentions in the Gulf state over the past two weeks. A statement by the Gulf Center for Human Rights said that 22 people were arrested on June 11 ... |
f975c5c60700af5096ea150e76198ccf49161f40 | Summarize the following news article. | A coalition of civil rights groups wants to block parts of Arizona's immigration law .
The Supreme Court has upheld a controversial provision, but the groups want it blocked .
There are new arguments and evidence that SB 1070 is unconstitutional, the motion says . | [
"(CNN) -- A coalition of civil rights organizations has filed a motion in federal court seeking to block an Arizona law that requires officers to make immigration checks while enforcing other laws if \"reasonable suspicion\" of illegal immigration exists. The so called \"show me your papers\" provision is perhaps t... |
9a4fe355b65427db5b00b424ff74c1aa86222a19 | Summarize the following news article. | Experts say they don't think same-sex marriage to be a deciding issue in November .
President Obama's statement on Wednesday ends a streak of ambiguity over his position .
Obama had said that his position was "evolving" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In an election year that some pundits have predicted will be focused on jobs and the economy, social issues like same-sex marriage have stolen the spotlight a surprising number of times. But experts say don't expect those hot-button topics to be the ultimate markers of the 2012 cycle. On Wednes... |
f40be51268bb011550c28629baf394edea2d622c | Summarize the following news article. | He says DOMA violates same-sex couples' constitutional right to equal protection under the law .
Act defines marriage as unions between a man and woman, excludes same-sex unions .
Challenge is part of case in which same-sex marriage widow had to pay estate taxes .
New York's first legally recognized gay marriages took ... | [
"New York (CNN) -- In court documents filed Tuesday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman challenged the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The controversial legislation, often called DOMA, defines marriage for federal... |
1c6b2e1a5765f55ef1f4e601f943b36fc2178cf4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The fine is largest ever for safety violations by a utility in California history .
The fine against Pacific Gas & Electric is larger than a recommended $26 million .
PG&E committed safety violations in 2008 explosion in Rancho Cordova .
"This decision sends a signal," commissioner says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company must pay $38 million for safety violations in connection with a Christmas Eve 2008 explosion and fire in northern California, officials said. The penalty is the largest safety violation fine for a utility in California history, said Andrew Kotch, spokesman for ... |
56b080278df5afa658f05fd55505c8c88a3f9400 | Summarize the following news article. | Anaheim City Council says no to a ballot measure about creating election districts .
Latino leaders ask police to tone down use of force and seek a seat on council .
Mother of man killed by officer sues police for $50 million .
Anaheim is home to Disneyland, "the happiest place on Earth" | [
"Anaheim, California (CNN) -- As tensions roil between Latinos and city officials over accusations of police brutality, Hispanic activists will press the Anaheim City Council for a way to have at least one elected Latino to represent them, leaders said Thursday. Their pledge to continue their grass-roots campaign c... |
1448410faf1749b9638c70abe840c3a7f75fe961 | Summarize the following news article. | Ninos Yacoub was one of three hikers swept over a waterfall in July .
His body was found last week in a river near the waterfall .
One hiker's body was recovered two weeks after the incident . | [
"(CNN) -- Two bodies have been found in Yosemite National Park in recent days near where three hikers were swept over a 317-foot waterfall last July, officials at the park in California said Monday. The body of one of the three was recovered two weeks after the incident. In July, witnesses said the three -- two men... |
4b4ef7f063d0f9599298f147e71e02436dfb13b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer comes from a set down to beat Malek Jaziri .
Defending champion will face Marcel Granollers or Albert Montanes in second round .
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic plays childhood friend Viktor Troicki on Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- As he admitted himself this week, Roger Federer has no idea how long his career may last but tennis fans in Dubai were guaranteed another chance to see him after the Swiss survived a first round scare against Tunisia's Malek Jaziri. The reigning champion -- bidding for his sixth title at the Dubai Tennis ... |
501ded66944a7a961f9a188b3e47c2d84b169ef9 | Summarize the following news article. | New road will help clean storm water pollution that drains into rivers, Chesapeake Bay .
Road will divert runoff into natural gardens designed to filter water .
Plan also uses native tree cover to cool streets, wind-powered street lights .
Project aims to reduce storm water pollution, air pollution, fallout to the bay,... | [
"(CNN) -- A small town in Maryland is setting a precedent in eco-friendly road construction, breaking ground this week on one of the greenest streets in the nation. The tiny port town of Edmonston in Prince George's County is billing the thoroughfare as the greenest on the East Coast. The road will help clean and f... |
c3bdbd69893c7f41e61615cde3f78187a066571e | Summarize the following news article. | Only two U.S. governors have been ousted by recall elections .
Wisconsin voters decide Tuesday whether to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker .
Every California governor since 1968 has been targeted by recall attempts . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Many have tried, especially in California, but few have managed to successfully oust a U.S. governor through a recall election. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker faces that possibility Tuesday, due to Democratic outrage over steps last year by Walker and his Republican colleagues in the state legisla... |
7628089b21ea3ecd3fb9b8b78acb2177344433f8 | Summarize the following news article. | "Let's get up tomorrow and redouble our efforts," governor says .
Supporters vow to bring back measure legalizing same-sex marriage .
"The people oppose it," Democrat says in arguing against bill .
Recent polls found narrow margin of New Yorkers support same-sex marriage . | [
"(CNN) -- Gov. David Paterson pledged to keep fighting for same-sex marriage in New York after the state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would have legalized the practice. The bill had Paterson's support and had passed the state Assembly. Supporters predicted a close vote going into Wednesday's Senate debate... |
388c720219f844b5b44e6c43e160575dd91a9a4d | Summarize the following news article. | Story of Italian soccer club's lone supporter sweeps the internet .
Arrigo Brovedani was outnumbered by 15,000 Sampdoria fans on Monday .
The 37-year-old says he didn't expect to be the only Udinese fan present .
He says he has been besieged by media requests, including an invite to England . | [
"(CNN) -- He might have walked alone in a crowd of 15,000 fans, but for one Italian soccer fan that lonely experience has resulted in internet stardom. The unusual story of Arrigo Brovedani, who was the only Udinese supporter to turn up to the club's top-level away game earlier this week, has swept around the world... |
3e0f53340aadb9e2186013e0848d9528a44cdd6c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama, Romney argue over who sent more jobs overseas .
Obama's pitch to middle-class voters continues in Iowa .
GOP and Democrats are fighting to appeal to middle class voters .
Both campaigns must avoid political pitfalls in the messaging battle . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, who took his renewed pitch to cut taxes for the middle class to Iowa Tuesday, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ratcheted up the tense back and forth over outsourcing work overseas in an appeal to those hit hardest by the economic downturn. At its core, t... |
dd48f9e6c2c76578c50a03f9b2d8a8073711f30c | Summarize the following news article. | Reince Priebus says Dems fundraising letter opposes GOP moves to curb election fraud .
He said it gives the impression the GOP is trying to disenfranchise voters .
He says likely voters polled want voters to show photo ID; high court has upheld ID law .
Priebus: Voter ID laws are common sense, effective way to fight fa... | [
"(CNN) -- In an outrageous recent fundraising letter the Democratic National Committee solicited funds from the party faithful on the grounds that the DNC was the last remaining bulwark against a series of anti-election-fraud initiatives \"in more than 40 states.\" That's right, the DNC appears to be standing up fo... |
af226b001502577e4be4c3ab1f7e95486daf5802 | Summarize the following news article. | Manti Te'o saga is the latest of a series of embarrassing failures by journalists .
Howard Kurtz says reporters covering sports can't fall victim to hero worship .
People in news business are accustomed to being lied to, Kurtz says .
Kurtz: It's time for aggressive and tough-minded sports reporting . | [
"(CNN) -- We in the media seem to be dealing with a whole lotta liars: . A college football star who told the world he had met his imaginary girlfriend. A cycling champion who lied about doping for a decade. A coach who abused boys and covered it up. And that's just from the wide world of sports. What's clear, as t... |
13dd8a57e8ba0d5d419b0d2d6f0ec1e987807442 | Summarize the following news article. | Gay Kenyans face verbal abuse and even physical attacks.
Law states gays can face up to 14 years in jail if convicted under penal codes .
Gay Kenyans usually arrested on charges like 'loitering', 'disturbing the peace'
Pastor: Practice is unheard of among Kenyans and must have been imported . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- In a downtown Nairobi salon, tucked away in nondescript office building, women sit under hair dryers and gossip. They have their hair trimmed and their feet and hands pampered. Jackson Irungu is quitting Kenya after being targeted for being gay. But there is one patron that draws the eye. I... |
29640d2e613557bef3c3ef6fd9d7413d150ad04b | Summarize the following news article. | Tomás Jiménez: Mexican-Americans often perceived only as immigrants .
He says nearly a third were born in the U.S. to parents also born in the U.S.
He says assumptions about Mexican-Americans being foreign can be scary .
Jiménez: Mexican-Americans have a rich heritage to celebrate . | [
"Editor's note: Tomás R. Jiménez is an assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University and an Irvine Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is also author of the forthcoming book, \"Replenished Ethnicity: Mexican Americans, Immigration, and Identity\" (University of California Press). Tomás Jiménez says m... |
d02e4fdddcf69b62f48842a4ee51df624818f313 | Summarize the following news article. | Prison official reverse their decision, let T.I. resume his furlough, lawyer says .
The rapper's sentence ends September 29, but probation begins, lawyer says .
T.I. will spend the next two weeks in an Atlanta halfway house .
He was sentenced to 11 months for violating parole on a weapons conviction . | [
"(CNN) -- Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison Thursday to return to an Atlanta halfway house where he will spend the last 14 days of an 11-month prison sentence for a parole violation, his lawyer said Thursday. T.I. was taken to the U.S. penitentiary in Atlanta two weeks ago when Bureau of Prisons officials ... |
6a99adc0d23d113ffbd1f30897714d17e9522561 | Summarize the following news article. | Wyclef Jean says he accepts the committee's final decision .
The hip-hop singer says his party was shocked by the news .
He is among 15 prospective candidates rejected by elections officials .
The officials have approved 19 candidates for the presidential race . | [
"Port-Au-Prince, Haiti -- Haitian election officials have rejected hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean's bid to run for president of the Caribbean nation. Jean's name was not on the list of 19 approved candidates released by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council on Friday night. \"I respectfully accept the committee's final... |
71006307225b94f00ebe57d2b7dff675b3a7686e | Summarize the following news article. | On Nicki Minaj's "Roman Reloaded," the energy never flags .
The beats, by young comers like Hit-Boy and Kenoe, are taut and lively .
The thumping "Starships," "Roman Reloaded" veers into radio pop . | [
"(Rolling Stone) -- Nicki Minaj is a purist's nightmare. She doesn't just straddle pop categories, she dumps them in a Cuisinart, whips them to a frothy purée, then trains a guided missile at the whole mess. She is a rapper's rapper, a master of flow and punch lines, with skills to please the most exacting gatekee... |
9e248a4a412fdc50e2a839b635c441cfbac8ae9a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: VH-1 announces new series about T.I.'s post-prison life .
Rapper T.I. is free 10 months after starting his second prison term .
The hip hop artist must finish his sentence in a half-way house .
T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, violated his parole on a gun conviction last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Rapper T.I. walked out of a federal prison in Arkansas Wednesday morning, 10 months after he began serving a sentence for violating his parole on a gun conviction, a prison official confirmed. \"The storm is over & da sun back out. IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE SHAWTY!!!!! Welcome to the beginning of our Happy E... |
fb9ddffe83bbb15e8b87faff33704e97f8e7274e | Summarize the following news article. | First Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point alum and Arab linguist, says he's gay .
"Disappointing, but not unexpected," says supporter Sue Fulton of Guard's decision .
Federal Recognition Board reviews more than 150 letters of support for Choi . | [
"(CNN) -- A panel of New York National Guard officers has recommended that an Iraq war veteran who acknowledged his homosexuality must leave the service, his supporters said Tuesday. First Lt. Dan Choi, shown at a gay protest rally in May in California, disclosed in March that he was gay. First Lt. Dan Choi disclos... |
05a8bec6ab040f534902fdb4bce123f29e7babe4 | Summarize the following news article. | John Rich is escorted off Southwest flight at Las Vegas airport .
Crew says Big & Rich singer "was not fit for travel," airline spokeswoman says .
Singer's spokeswoman: "Did John Rich have a great time with his fans in Vegas? Yes. "
Rich spokeswoman denies there was a fight with another passenger . | [
"(CNN) -- Country music artist John Rich had such a great time in Las Vegas that he was not fit to fly home to Nashville on Sunday, according to Southwest Airlines. Rich, 37, was escorted off a Southwest flight before it took off from Las Vegas Sunday night, airline spokeswoman Christi McNeill said Monday. \"Our cr... |
1222497b3d4a3583ba9ea13be2a90041f99d7567 | Summarize the following news article. | Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are divorcing .
Actress releases statement .
Sometimes marriages fail, Kutcher tweets . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Demi Moore said Thursday she plans to divorce Ashton Kutcher. \"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton,\" Moore, 49, said in a statement. \"As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is ... |
169300fdbf523b0c41a9c5aee7484d22660c9696 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Indian minister warns against letting emotions "run away with the situation"
New Delhi says Pakistani troops killed two of its soldiers in Kashmir .
Pakistan's military denies the accusations .
Islamabad says one of its soldiers died in another clash Sunday . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India and Pakistan traded bitter accusations Wednesday after New Delhi said Pakistani troops had killed two of its soldiers in the disputed territory of Kashmir, a flash point between the two nations since their creation. Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai summoned the Pakistani High ... |
0d2a786630e2ef9254c9a3f74440427297c8c8f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Tanner: Most of what we are told about the sequester is just a fairy tale .
Tanner: Some think the sequester imposes savage spending cuts, but that's not true .
He says although defense spending will be cut, it would never fall below 2007 level .
Tanner: Government spending may destroy more jobs in the long run... | [
"(CNN) -- \"The sequester is coming, the sequester is coming,\" cries Chicken Little, speaking of the across-the-board spending reductions set to kick in next Friday. As a result, much of the Washington establishment, politicians of both parties, and the media are bracing for the apocalypse. Henny Penny worries abo... |
f01ae2fc75868c67fe04506f1034bbdb35aa346f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Chief project engineer is "100 percent convinced the airplane is safe to fly"
The Boeing 787's fuel leak was caused by an open valve, Japan Airlines says .
The incident follows an electrical fire on a different JAL Dreamliner in Boston .
The Dreamliner has been hit by a series of glitches following a difficult dev... | [
"(CNN) -- The crew of a Japan Airlines Dreamliner loaded with 181 passengers apparently was unaware of fuel spewing from a wing as the jetliner prepared to thunder down the runway on Tuesday in Boston. It was only due to an alert from the pilot of another plane that Flight 7's takeoff for Tokyo was abandoned and th... |
eaeb8d3298d073e3202ca50e9704e54c8b9abe05 | Summarize the following news article. | The killing took place at a Christian school in northern Iraq .
The student fatally shot himself after killing the teacher, mayor says .
The U.S. Embassy says it's trying to confirm the identity of the victim . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- A Kurdish student shot and killed his American teacher at a Christian school in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, then turned the gun on himself, the local mayor said Thursday. Witnesses reported that the student and teacher had argued a few minutes before the shooting, Sulaimaniya Mayor Zan... |
93bdf69b288814eafb863b230d1162217385977e | Summarize the following news article. | In 2011, 50,000 mostly black and Latino people arrested in New York for having a little pot .
Hakeem Jeffries: Carrying a small amount is not a crime, but having it in public view is .
Jeffries: Police order people to empty pockets, and if they take out pot, it is now in public view .
Jeffries says the marijuana penalt... | [
"(CNN) -- More than 50,000 people in 2011 were arrested in New York City for possessing small amounts of marijuana -- the majority of whom were black and Latino -- at a considerable judicial and financial cost. New York City spends about $75 million every year on arresting people for recreational marijuana possessi... |
964db9eee5b84bed64816281f4bb1c7b964af4ba | Summarize the following news article. | Somali Islamists claim the killing was revenge for a French military raid Friday .
The French government believes the hostage died during its rescue attempt .
Al-Shabaab quickly claimed after the mission that it had kept Denis Allex alive .
The Islamists accused France of killing Muslims around the world . | [
"(CNN) -- Islamist militants had been saving one last blow to deal to France after its military conducted a bloody, unsuccessful hostage rescue attempt in Somalia Friday. Al-Shabaab declared Wednesday that it has killed the hostage. In the war of words, it was important to the militia to announce the killing occurr... |
cf6a3ecc0c4d31287934731e7b8118229e96831a | Summarize the following news article. | Timothy Kudo: Some are clamoring for parades and recognition for returing Iraq vets .
He says Bloomberg and Pentagon want to wait, but vets need acknowledgment now .
He says civil-military divide alienates vets, slows connection with needed services .
Kudo: U.S. must step up, validate the morally, politically tough tas... | [
"(CNN) -- The Iraq War ended in December, and veterans and other citizens throughout the country have begun clamoring for local parades to celebrate the return of our Iraq veterans -- yet only one city in the nation, St. Louis, has held one. In New York, which this week hosted a ticker-tape parade for the New York ... |
6ffb3a528544dc58d1018a7dc8d0f08b9302b08a | Summarize the following news article. | Promises kept on Iraq withdrawal, reducing reporting burden in health care law .
Improving transparency with the Federal Taxpayer Receipt project was another .
Promises stalled: Bipartisanship, malpractice reform, oil company tax breaks . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A winter storm slammed the East Coast all the way from Maine down to D.C., leaving massive drifts of snow and skull-cracking cold. Power grids collapsed. Citizens wrapped themselves in layers of fleece like the townsfolk from \"Dr. Zhivago.\" Yet inside the Capitol, an unusual spirit of warmth ... |
36aa39bdbdf8826bc5aac204e03f1a9a11bd1703 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Sracic: Ohio is crucial to win in 2012 presidential election .
Citizens United lets corporations, and unions, spend without limits for candidate .
Sracic: Obama stands to get huge union support with crucial door-to-door voter drives .
Romney gets unlimited Super PAC cash, he says, but lacks boots on the ground in ... | [
"(CNN) -- During his 2010 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made headlines by directly criticizing the Supreme Court for its decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the political funding case. He said Citizens United would \"open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to ... |
f65dd6200eb94b3fd9e1df67461af21d05d7c59b | Summarize the following news article. | A jury in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is deliberating 48 counts against Jerry Sandusky .
The allegations, involving 10 alleged victims, cover a 15-year period .
Sandusky, 68, pleaded not guilty to the charges . | [
"(CNN) -- The jury in the trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is deliberating 48 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 alleged victims. There originally were 52 charges against Sandusky. On Thursday, Judge John Cleland announced that three of the counts were dropped, and earlier t... |
e12e472c886e631db003e4b4cc911173c24f8132 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hawaii representative who is a combat vet: "Major step, long overdue"
Defense Department is expected to lift a policy against women in combat units .
A critic says women will be hard-pressed to meet physical requirements .
One active-duty soldier says none of her troops is interested in a combat job . | [
"(CNN) -- For women who have already seen combat, it is a decision that is well overdue. But for the skeptics, it is a setback that will damage the military. The Pentagon's reported decision to lift the ban on women in combat units will take time to put into effect, but many former service members are lauding repor... |
2c43e7eba1f6f1eb4b10669aef85d050ed77b9b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Twitter's number of monthly unique visitors surpassed that of MySpace in August, comScore says .
Between August 2009 and August 2010, Twitter grew 76 percent while MySpace faded .
Twitter's actual reach might be higher than the numbers from comScore imply . | [
"(Mashable) -- Twitter's number of monthly unique visitors finally surpassed that of MySpace in August. Though it ranked third among social networking sites, Twitter ranked #50 in the list of top 50 properties overall. The numbers were crunched by the marketing research firm comScore. Twitter's lead over MySpace w... |
4e4e388dddd49edfa65d82314415ac32df0d6e06 | Summarize the following news article. | A powerful storm is making its way through the Northeast .
Julie Crockett: Weather forecasts are much more accurate than decades ago .
It's nearly impossible to accurately model strong weather systems, she says .
Crockett: The dynamics of the atmosphere is complex; meteorologists have a tough job . | [
"(CNN) -- A powerful storm is making its way through the northeastern U.S., expected to dump 2 feet of snow or more in some areas. This weekend will be another test of how accurate those forecasts are. Weather forecasts are much more accurate today than decades ago, but they are still not perfect. There are two big... |
0eb616df757c4ed70ba03375625587c020582f1d | Summarize the following news article. | Google re-releases its Gmail app for Apple devices .
The company previously had released and pulled the app because of bugs .
Reviews of the newly fixed app are somewhat positive . | [
"(CNN) -- Two weeks ago, Google published its much-anticipated Gmail app in the Apple app store. It didn't work. So the company had to yank the app. And now it's back again. On Wednesday the Mountain View, California, company said it had \"fixed the bug and notifications are now working, and the app is back in the ... |
53d67792ec2ac91b6b78c82402ddefccbbe9bae4 | Summarize the following news article. | Corporations, unions, special interest groups can fund campaign advertising anonymously .
Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, says special interests seek to buy votes by funding attack ads .
Republicans opposed bill to force disclosure of donors' names and amounts, she writes .
The rule of thumb is, McCaskill says, if ... | [
"(CNN) -- What do they have to be ashamed of? Several years ago, I caught one of my kids sneaking out of the house. Like any mom, I was more than a little mad and demanded an explanation. \"But Mom, I wasn't doing anything wrong -- I was just hanging out with my friends,\" was the response I got, but I knew better... |
46e99f94805f89d149250f5d87078b37912b1032 | Summarize the following news article. | David Browne: Davy Jones' death has stirred new round of dissing of the Monkees as fake .
He says they were underrated band; that they get little respect raises issues relevant today .
He says Monkees rebelled against TV handlers, demanded control, made better songs .
Browne: Lady Gaga is modern example of pop music mi... | [
"(CNN) -- The death of Davy Jones on Wednesday from a massive heart attack at age 66 elicited all the standard commentary about the Monkees, the band that made him a star: The Monkees were a made-for-TV boy band. They recorded tunes written not by them, but by reputable songwriters like Neil Diamond (\"I'm a Believ... |
5adca72ba36da212569a8cb6166f1467ec747361 | Summarize the following news article. | Chenin Duclos filed the lawsuit Tuesday and seeks an unspecified amount .
She was one of nine people injured by police gunfire and ricocheting bullets .
Police officers fired a total of 16 rounds; one officer shot nine while another one shot seven .
City officials were not immediately available to comment . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A woman injured in last summer's shooting in front of the Empire State Building is suing the New York Police Department over its response to a gunman who had killed his co-worker just moments earlier. Chenin Duclos, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, filed the lawsuit T... |
f32fd42049b35e007cb0beefc9e5a4abb037eb5b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hoare was recently injured in an accident, The Guardian reported .
NEW: Was Coulson unaware of the pinging? "Bollocks," Hoare told The Guardian .
The death is "not thought to be suspicious," police say .
Hoare told the New York Times the phone hacking included celebrities' phones . | [
"London (CNN) -- One of the first journalists to go on the record and allege phone hacking at News of the World was found dead Monday, the British Press Association said. Sean Hoare, a former News of the World employee who said Andy Coulson \"encouraged\" phone-hacking, \"was discovered at his home in Watford, Hert... |
0ff6baf254b5866143724b503af2c80ad4bee684 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The missing woman's parents blast her friends' "deafening silence"
Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared in June .
A landfill near Terre Haute holds waste from near intersection where she was last seen .
The search may take up to two weeks, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- Indiana investigators and the FBI began combing through a western Indiana landfill Tuesday in search of fresh clues to the June disappearance of college student Lauren Spierer. The Bloomington Police Department has isolated a roughly 170,000-cubic-foot patch of garbage at the landfill and may need two wee... |
0d93633d833843bc96e78bd3968ba380b042c7a1 | Summarize the following news article. | House speaker's failed negotiations with Obama weakened him among his own caucus .
House Republicans come out of three-day retreat looking like internal squabbles being settled .
Boehner still faces divisive fiscal fights between now and March .
Other challenges await: Gun legislation and attracting women and minoritie... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- As speaker of the House, John Boehner faced battles on two fronts during his first term: fights with President Barack Obama on a series of high-profile fiscal issues, and internal skirmishes with conservative rank-and-file Republicans who openly defied him because they didn't think he was doing... |
3e1b320e42e3dc0f6a1075781755b47f0c3ff310 | Summarize the following news article. | Police in New Delhi were probing an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl in municipal school .
No arrests have been made in the case that sparked angry protests in the Indian capital .
A footage showed the demonstrators throwing stones and police trying to take control . | [
"New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Police in the Indian city of New Delhi were probing an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl, a case that sparked angry protests Friday. No arrests have been made in the act, which allegedly occurred in the municipal school where the girl studied. TV footage showed the demonstrators pelting a... |
f9ac51488337ce78f6aa241bb52fe638b71d1c7f | Summarize the following news article. | Court: Father, son deceived women into coming to England, made them work as prostitutes .
Court heard how Bogdan Nejloveanu helped his son set up his own prostitution business .
Police: Marius and Bogdan Nejloveanu generated almost $20,000 each month .
Police began investigating the Nejloveanus after a social worker be... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A father and son have been convicted of running a \"family business\" trafficking girls and women into the UK -- including one of their own relations -- to force them to become sex slaves, British police confirmed Tuesday. Marius Nejloveanu, 23, and his father Bogdan, 51, both from Romania... |
bb315b10d517c86d76ae8c08fd257c433ea6b757 | Summarize the following news article. | Police no longer want to talk to Tineesha Howard, aka Yenesis Alfonso .
She was inside a black Range Rover at the time shots were fired, they say .
The fatal shooting and crash left three people dead . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are no longer looking for a woman in connection with a fatal shooting and crash that left three people dead on the Las Vegas Strip. \"Yenesis Alfonso, also known as Tineesha Howard, is no longer considered to be a missing person and is no longer a person of interest\" in the homicide investigation,... |
cab785ae81be5dca74b412a02e1fc7af82e89ccc | Summarize the following news article. | New film is a remake of the 1990 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger .
This version stars Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale .
Reviewer calls new "Total Recall" "a wholesale rip-off" | [
"(CNN) -- Philip K. Dick's stories of warped realities, paranoid delusions and authoritarian nightmares have made him arguably the most influential science fiction writer in Hollywood (not that the movie industry has a monopoly on these things you understand). Yet the film versions of his stories -- \"Blade Runner,... |
dab86b567f42063d2c535500da7db298a0fbcdd4 | Summarize the following news article. | "Apparently This Matters" is our skewed look at trending social-media topics .
This week, Jarrett figures out why "Doink the Clown" was trending on Twitter .
Doink's WWF highlights include beating guys named "Barry" with a prosthetic limb .
Even with a loss, at least Doink wasn't stuck on the night shift at Denny's . | [
"(CNN) -- When you're sitting on your couch on a quiet Monday night searching the Web for a decent trending topic and the almighty Twitter gods give you Doink the Clown, you take it. And if you happen to have a goat, it's polite to offer them a sacrifice. I was fresh out of goats, so I murdered a Klondike Bar. And ... |
f1091cf1d89d36adb11c9bbe70f6421e93fdc648 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama answers questions on Reddit in Ask Me Anything chat Wednesday .
Obama: Key to future is "growing and creating solid middle class jobs"
President says 6:30 p.m. dinner with family helps work/life balance . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama answered the following 10 questions on Reddit during a live online \"Ask Me Anything\" chat Wednesday afternoon. Read about Obama's Reddit AMA chat here . Below are the questions and answers as they appeared on Reddit. -------- . Q: gobearss . How do you balance family life and hobbies wit... |
b805519a2e7576060c1753c6e88c53779426580d | Summarize the following news article. | Brigitte Bardot says she will request Russian citizenship if two elephants are euthanized .
She has urged President Hollande to save the elephants, thought to have tuberculosis .
Her move comes on the heels of Gerard Depardieu's acceptance of a Russian passport .
Depardieu is angry about French plans to raise taxes on ... | [
"(CNN) -- Famed French actress and animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot will request Russian nationality Friday if plans to euthanize two elephants at a zoo in the French city of Lyon go ahead, her foundation said. The move comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Russian citizenship to French ac... |
4925ea4e6a8f0359a3af88323789e6c50698d4d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Gloria Borger: Prospect of deep budget cuts was designed to compel compromise .
She says the "unthinkable" cuts now have many supporters .
The likelihood that cuts may happen shows new level of D.C. dysfunction, she says .
Borger: President may want a 2014 House victory, but action needed now . | [
"(CNN) -- So let's try to recount why we are where we are. In August 2011, Washington was trying to figure out how to raise the debt ceiling -- so the US might continue to pay its bills -- when a stunt was hatched: Kick the can down the road. And not only kick it down the road, but do it in a way that would eventua... |
b09a896802ed23e832b680ae83ec3d1cb078c89e | Summarize the following news article. | Stephanie Rice will defend her Olympic swimming titles at London 2012 .
Australian has returned to prominence following injury problems .
The 24-year-old is one of Australia's most popular Olympic athletes .
She has courted controversy out of the pool with postings on Twitter . | [
"(CNN) -- Sports stars love their routines. Some, like tennis champion Rafael Nadal, take it to extremes. The Spaniard obsessively lines up his water bottles before matches, touches the front and back of his shorts, touches each ear and his nose. Nadal will bring his rituals to the Olympics next month, but he faces... |
e307240482f6c7783b54035ab070aaf0ac19c284 | Summarize the following news article. | Groups: 48 Tibetans self-immolated in Tibetan parts of China without political change .
Yet a Tunisian's setting himself afire set off Arab spring, he says. Why was that different?
He writes: The Tunisian spoke to everyone's despair; Tibetan protesters have varying goals .
Bradatan: Tibetans are nonviolent, but some ma... | [
"(CNN) -- Consider this. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire and started a dramatic remaking of the political landscape. The striking of a match brought change not only in Tunisia, but also in Egypt and Libya, and even what is happening in Syria. On the other ... |
f77e6668f5dc84c6887567139fe7c327a57ee26a | Summarize the following news article. | The court says the two Tibetans encouraged others to self-immolate .
It sentences one of them to death, with a two-year reprieve .
China says the verdict shows the Dalai Lama's role in the Tibetan unrest .
The Dalai Lama has long denied assertions he's seeking Tibetan independence . | [
"(CNN) -- A court in southwestern China has given heavy sentences to two ethnic Tibetans convicted of murder for \"inciting\" people to set themselves of fire, state media reported Thursday. Self-immolation has become a dramatic and harrowing form of protest in recent years for ethnic Tibetans unhappy with Chinese ... |
edf8c10e136bf93af1f39bd72453df2cbce8ee23 | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle Obama's comment widely criticized by conservative bloggers .
Barack Obama tells critics to "lay off my wife"
Attacks on politicians' spouses often backfire, one GOP strategist says . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama is bracing for the general election fight, and conservatives are likely to throw some jabs at his wife, Michelle Obama, as well. Sen. Barack Obama has told critics to \"lay off my wife,\" Michelle Obama. Conservatives view the presumptive Democratic nominee's wife as a target of opportun... |
df273f3704bfdf607802e3c5a3e1dcccd59d7ca6 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- November 9, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Greece . Guatemala . Japan . Michigan; Utah . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is ... |
2d0a61a3b25a4f08f619ab82561577326cc98f11 | Summarize the following news article. | The Waldorf Astoria has been running an amnesty in an attempt to reclaim items taken from the hotel .
A wide array of classic and valuable items continue to pour in .
Submissions include colorful tea pots and silver plated coasters, with some dating back to the 1920's . | [
"(CNN) -- The Waldorf Astoria in New York City has long been a byword for exquisite luxury, style and success. From Franklin D. Roosevelt and Frank Sinatra to Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth Taylor, the hotel's guestbook reads like an A-list of twentieth century historical figures -- not to mention tens of thousan... |
9181dcd44451ba3dc3123a7936cdd11007dfad3a | Summarize the following news article. | Massachusetts chemist accused of tampering with evidence, drug possession .
Sonja Farak took heroin, cocaine from evidence inventory, attorney general alleges .
Another chemist was accused of tampering, affecting 34,000 drug cases, in October . | [
"(CNN) -- A second Massachusetts state chemist in just a few months has been accused of mishandling drug evidence, the attorney general's office said Sunday. Sonja Farak, 35, who worked at the Massachusetts State Crime Laboratory in Amherst, was arrested at her Northampton home Saturday night by Massachusetts State... |
85922da375f25169e6edb4633276625fd4579ff3 | Summarize the following news article. | At 106, Ann Nixon Cooper has witnessed pivotal moments unfold in U.S. history .
Atlanta, Georgia, resident sees "more change now that it's the first black president"
What would she say to Obama? She'd just like to shake his hand .
She co-founded a Girls Club for black youths, taught community residents to read . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ann Nixon Cooper sits back in her dining room chair, her eyes closed tight and her lips clenched, when asked if she will attend Barack Obama's inauguration in January. Ann Nixon Cooper was born in 1902, a time when women and black people were denied the right to vote. \"I could go and ma... |
c49267dee827d2ec4138dac37b79cc209e9a8d85 | Summarize the following news article. | Popular music has been part of the presidential inauguration for decades .
John F. Kennedy asked Frank Sinatra to produce his inaugural celebration in 1961 .
Beyonce, James Taylor and others will perform this year at Monday's ceremony . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Many Americans recall the image of Barack Obama standing on the steps of the Capitol as he was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States in 2009. But they also remember Aretha Franklin, and how she belted out \"My Country, 'Tis of Thee\" wearing an enormous bow that threatened to eng... |
3fa0a516db8b711e96592229fc5f958abbd2b9a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Human Rights Watch says cluster bombs were used on Syrian town of Latamneh .
Cluster bombs release dozens of smaller bombs, which can maim or kill long after impact .
Syrian regime has previously denied cluster bombs on civilians . | [
"(CNN) -- It was cloudy the afternoon of January 3 when residents say the cluster bombs fell on the Syrian town of Latamneh. Three rockets containing the cluster munitions fell in nearby fields, apparently doing no harm, but a fourth landed on the street between residential buildings. Its impact was devastating. Re... |
187913f971eef6dd359493e4600df355cf46a393 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- November 30, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Washington, D.C. New Zealand . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published."
] |
8c529736fd10bc65700207b0ae6abde8d743b097 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- November 16, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Benghazi, Libya . Gulf of Mexico; Pennsylvania . China . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the tr... |
5642b15b0cf4e22a4538197dbe40b427aa26d26e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Typhoon Sanba is on track to hit South Korea .
It made landfall in Okinawa earlier SundayThe eye of the storm is nearly half the island's length .
The eye of the storm was nearly half the island's length .
Sanba has the same intensity as a Category 3 hurricane . | [
"(CNN) -- Typhoon Sanba was aiming squarely at South Korea early Sunday after passing over the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to regional forecasters. It made landfall in northeastern Okinawa around 6:30 a.m. Sunday (5:30 p.m. ET Saturday) with an eye that was nearly half the island's length. There were no i... |
b695c3f662b37d06ade93d30c68eb92c24ca026d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Facebook hack exploited browsers to spread porn, violent images .
NEW: The site says most of the offensive material has been removed .
Members of hacker collective Anonymous claim they created a virus to attack Facebook .
Facebook: No data or account information was compromised in the attack . | [
"(CNN) -- Facebook says a hack that exploited some Web browsers was responsible for a flood of porn, violent images and other graphic content that spread across the site over the past couple of days. Spokesman Frederic Wolens said Facebook's security team had been working to identify the cause of the spam and that,... |
487dfab51a3bd42bc0c8bea5fe49c6f61f8c179d | Summarize the following news article. | Jeremy Lin is on an Asia tour and stopped in Hong Kong .
Lin spoke to hundreds of kids about his NBA career and upbringing .
He faces great expectations after signing with Houston Rockets . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Jeremy Lin, the undrafted Cinderella of the last NBA season, got peppered with questions by adoring fans and children in Hong Kong. What's it like seeing your name on a jersey? In short: \"Weird.\" Did your parents want you to be a lawyer or doctor? No. Can you speak Mandarin? Some. What's your ... |
c811fc66fa916267e9db1127e0c9aee2037d85cb | Summarize the following news article. | CNN readers predicted four of the six major categories correctly .
CNN readers thought "Lincoln's" Tommy Lee Jones deserved to win best supporting actor .
Christoph Waltz took home the supporting actor Oscar for his role in "Django Unchained" | [
"(CNN) -- We asked CNN readers to vote for their favorite Oscar nominees in the weeks leading up to the 85th Academy Awards. As it turns out, you were pretty spot-on, predicting four of the six major categories correctly. Best picture . How you voted: \"Argo\" How the Academy voted: \"Argo\" Best actor . How you vo... |
a59bb826eb1f963db11fc26674f30b6c844099e8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Despite rescue efforts, dolphin dies .
The dolphin was stranded in Brooklyn's heavily polluted Gowanus Canal .
Emergency personnel gathered Friday alongside the canal .
Rescuers had hoped to wait until high tide to determine whether dolphin could free itself . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A dolphin stranded in Brooklyn's highly polluted Gowanus Canal on Friday has died, according to the Riverhead Foundation. Emergency personnel gathered in New York Friday alongside the canal, which borders Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood, in an effort to rescue the marine mammal, which inadverten... |
a450f3c6323775eaf233f275addeacc2c88429dd | Summarize the following news article. | An X-ray reveals a cell phone and two hands-free sets hidden in a prisoner's rectum .
Sri Lanka's prisons chief says the smuggling of phones into jails is a big problem .
Prisoners talk at nighttime using hands-free sets under the covers to avoid detection .
They often acquire the cell phones when they leave the prison... | [
"Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- When 58-year-old G. Siripala, a Sri Lankan prisoner serving a 10-year sentence for theft, was escorted by armed prison officials to Colombo's National Hospital with severe back pain, doctors rushed him for an X-ray. Doctors thought he might have orthopaedic complications, a source famil... |
fb617446bb4323bbe75031ee68cacd9d45bd310f | Summarize the following news article. | The victims also include civilians .
Authorities are trying to determine how the militants gained access .
In a separate incident, a suicide bomber wounds seven in Kabul .
The Taliban claim responsibility for both attacks . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Militants shot dead 17 people overnight, including 10 local Police officers, as the victims slept, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The attack took place at a police outpost in Ghazni province, according to the provincial governor. In addition to the officers, seven of ... |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.