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6a3ccd1ce621938c5cc24f72f1ae8debda040c4f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Just to sit here by myself serves no purpose," says GOP congressman leaving D.C.
Obama and Hill leaders are set to meet Friday, but hopes for progress are low .
Senate rejects competing Democratic and Republican alternatives to the current cuts .
Republicans, Democrats blame each other for $85 billion in widely d... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Absent an unforeseen agreement, $85 billion in widely disliked spending cuts begin to take effect Friday. The cuts are a product of the sequester, which Congress and President Barack Obama agreed to in hopes of making such slashing so unpalatable that it forces them to reach an alternative. So ... |
23903f43349fc8ae3a0e50cc305fdc5d3dad12a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Nanjing, a city of 8 million in eastern China, was previously the Chinese capital .
Chiang Kai-shek headquartered his nationalist Kuomintang government here until 1949 .
Now the city is making a comeback thanks to its links with its republican past .
Tourists flock here to sample the food, music and culture of this era... | [
"Nanjing, China (CNN) -- Nanjing, a city of 8 million in eastern China, is the capital of the coastal Jiangsu Province. But some 80 years ago it was the capital of China. The revolutionary Sun Yat-sen founded the Republic of China (ROC) here in 1912 after playing an instrumental role in overthrowing the Qing dynast... |
96bf9b9ef7b394227fee0f18e31f84369c575bde | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The upscale restaurant opened two years ago .
Some 150 people were in the restaurant at the time of the accident .
Two people are missing as the Tigris River search continues . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi capital, long plagued by violence, was struck by a different sort of horror Thursday night when a swanky floating restaurant sank in the Tigris River. Five bodies were recovered from the murky waters, and two others were believed missing, said Mohammed Al Rubeiy, a member of the Ba... |
8fdc56ea229225d916b8ae438c988c8472a06fe5 | Summarize the following news article. | Historic building feted as a New York original .
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis praised for saving the architectural masterpiece .
"Grand Central is everything that New York is," said actress Cynthia Nixon . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Celebrities, city officials and everyday commuters gathered at Grand Central Terminal Friday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the New York landmark. Mayor Mike Bloomberg told the crowd, \"It's a symbol of all that is great about our city. It's rooted in an incredible history while also being... |
592acd217908be946e378dd727e95fb33e10e909 | Summarize the following news article. | The Australian radio network suspends all prank calls .
A review of relevant policies and processes is being conducted, the company says .
Nurse Jacintha Saldanha was found dead after taking the prank call on Catherine . | [
"(CNN) -- An Australian radio network at the heart of a hoax targeting Prince William's pregnant wife canceled the show responsible for the prank on Monday, expressing deep regret for the death of a nurse who took a call from the DJs involved. The two DJs \"will not return to the airwaves until further notice,\" th... |
b7c0df6aff49856755fd935bbfd4c4833d47de10 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama -- known in his first term for his cool, detached style -- has been seen crying .
The president's biographer attributes the shift to a new sense of freedom .
In an emotional gun-control plea in his State of the Union, the chamber rose to its feet .
Obama: "The one thing about being president is after four years, ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is showing his softer side. The man who was known in his first term for his cool, detached style has been crying, repeatedly. It started the day after his re-election when a teary and happy president told campaign volunteers, \"I'm so proud of you guys.\" A month later he... |
17a298dd08b5c131eb8182fadc6b48bc4fde2b52 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 125 others are wounded in six car bombings and three roadside bombs .
Police: The blasts mainly targeted Shiite neighborhoods .
Overall violence in Iraq has dropped in recent years .
But recent violence spurs fears of renewed sectarian warfare . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- A spate of bombs exploded in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 125 others, police said. The blasts -- six car bombs and three roadside explosions -- mainly targeted outdoor markets in Shiite neighborhoods, Baghdad police said. Overall violence has dropped significantly in ... |
e7b9b29f3d10ea93baf11c6b70ec6e05b7815098 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Political tensions in Venezuela spill over into a regional meeting .
The armed forces will defend the Supreme Court's decision on the presidency .
The court said Chavez remains president and can be sworn in at a later date .
The army has "unconditional loyalty" to Chavez, the defense minister says . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuela's armed forces will back ailing President Hugo Chavez's new term amid uncertainty of what a possible power transition might look like, the country's defense minister said. Chavez was unable to be sworn in last week for a new term because he is in Cuba recovering from a fourth cancer surgery. His... |
23c34b5a7099d0ce1233ef24ffbf93932be83781 | Summarize the following news article. | Poppo said he initially thought Rudy Eugene, 31, was "a good guy"
His statements were made and recorded during a July 19 interview with Miami police .
Eugene was killed by a police officer in May after the 18-minute attack . | [
"(CNN) -- The man whose face was chewed off by a naked man in a brutal assault in Miami says he doesn't know why his attacker singled him out, according to CNN affiliate WFOR. \"He attacked me,\" Ronald Poppo said of his assailant in a police recording obtained by the affiliate and broadcast Thursday. \"He just rip... |
57c691ce712fe2efdceaf8f2c1ad8632bc561210 | Summarize the following news article. | Connecticut school massacre prompts a number of proposals in Washington aimed at curbing gun violence .
They include a ban on assault weapons that insiders say has little chance of getting through Congress .
Some bipartisan support for proposals to expand background checks around gun purchases . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- December's school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, has prompted congressional lawmakers and the White House to offer a number of proposals aimed at curbing gun violence. Here are some of the measures garnering the most attention: . The White House plan . President Barack Obama signed 23 execut... |
297de125b772555cc5b93f9c5b025f0c32e72042 | Summarize the following news article. | Masters champion Bubba Watson beaten in third round of Accenture World Match Play .
He joins a series of top names to exit since snow delayed start of desert tournament .
Former world No. 1 Martin Kaymer also misses out on quarterfinals in Arizona .
Saturday's schedule features 36 holes due to delay earlier in the week... | [
"(CNN) -- Another day, another big name crashes out of the World Golf Championship event at Dove Mountain. The world's top two players, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods departed after the first round of the Accenture Match Play in Arizona, former No. 1 Luke Donald exited on Friday along with Sergio Garcia and Justin Ro... |
452b83334d575a5be5beaa151f9f251beb612d25 | Summarize the following news article. | Formula One driver Sergio Perez looking forward to his "home" race in Texas on Sunday .
The Mexican is expected to have thousands of fans crossing the border to support him .
He has been one of F1's surprise success stories in only his second season on the grid .
Perez has earned a big-money move to McLaren after three... | [
"(CNN) -- The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas lies just 200 miles from the Mexican border. On Sunday it will host the first U.S. Grand Prix since 2007 -- and thousands of Formula One fans are expected to cross the Rio Grande to cheer on a driver they know as \"Checo.\" Sergio Perez has become one of the da... |
1c158d7be304dd6254c999d7e29b9306ca164e28 | Summarize the following news article. | Tamar Jacoby: Many expected court to favor Arizona law .
She says ruling fits in with emerging mood toward immigration in states, nationally .
She says unlike in previous years, states are in no hurry on immigration crackdowns .
Jacoby: With "Dreamers" move, Latinos gaining political power, is trend reversing? | [
"(CNN) -- The judicial equivalent of white smoke has risen: The Supreme Court has ruled in a split decision rejecting most of Arizona's controversial immigration policing law, SB 1070. Many were expecting a tough ruling favoring the Arizona statute and opening the floodgates to states' rights. And so the majority o... |
33300800600119cf01e9f6bae3679dd9b364baca | Summarize the following news article. | The Federal Aviation Administration met with airline and airport executives .
FAA oversees the nation's air traffic system for airlines and private flights .
Plans include closing some control towers in less busy areas .
FAA employees have been told they may be furloughed as part of cuts . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal aviation officials are telling airline and airport executives that they are working to minimize any disruption from imminent government budget cuts to passenger airline service, but warn the mandatory belt-tightening will impact air traffic overall. At a meeting in Washington on Tuesday... |
573f1b12e0b7c36de9504249188879a1d249fd1a | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods claims 75th PGA tour title at Torrey Pines .
World No. 2 wins Farmers Insurance Open for seventh time .
Woods' tally of 75 PGA titles is only bettered by Sam Snead's 82 . | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods won his 75th PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Monday to ensure his 2013 season started in fine fashion. After fog had taken the California tournament into a fifth day, Woods finished 14-under 274 to win the $6.1 million event by four shots. It was the 23rd time h... |
23bd719a0533e7b268dffccc2813f9133864cb1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama says opposing higher taxes on the wealthy is what "binds" the GOP .
Forced spending cuts will harm the economy and national security, both sides agree .
President Obama says Republicans refuse to compromise .
House Speaker Boehner rejects Democratic demands for more revenue as a solution . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Both sides agree that forced spending cuts set to take effect next week will harm the economy and national security. Both sides have plans for averting the worst impacts. So why are there no formal negotiations taking place with Congress on break this week as leaders from both parties accuse ea... |
ab3d4cceb32cf722707b3c0562e2649b8ffbe79f | Summarize the following news article. | A winter storm warning is in effect in portions of Maine and New Hampshire .
Ten inches of snow predicted in the interior regions of Maine, the weather service says .
There are six storm-related deaths in Kansas and one in Oklahoma .
A snow emergency has been declared in Milwaukee . | [
"(CNN) -- It was a winter weather tale as old as, well, modern time: car vs. the snow plow. \"There's our friend and our nemesis, the plow. Ugh,\" said David Bradley, whose car was buried Wednesday by a plow clearing streets in Toronto. Forty-five minutes later, he was still trying to dig out his car from a fierce ... |
59a2a9c902d44087422db68f58093167dbed5ae9 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Wayne Landers Jr. and his grandparents had been missing since 1994 .
When he was 5, he was taken from Indiana .
Police tracked him down recently in Minnesota, living under a different name .
His grandparents, who also have aliases, live nearby . | [
"(CNN) -- The detectives knew who abducted 5-year-old Richard Wayne Landers Jr. in 1994. His paternal grandparents, reportedly angry about a custody case involving the small boy, took him and disappeared from Indiana. For 19 years, Indiana State Police searched for him, but it was last October when the missing boy ... |
8522d8e17a14421e8b2910a999904fb40471a62b | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they don't yet have a suspect or a description of one .
Counselors and ministers are on hand as classes resume, school says .
Anthony Darnell Liddell, 19, died Tuesday in the shooting at Coastal Carolina University . | [
"(CNN) -- Coastal Carolina University students returned to class Wednesday, a day after someone killed a student at a campus dormitory. Police still do not have a suspect or even a description of one, said Thom Berry, a spokesman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. \"We continue to interview people,\" ... |
30cdee7eaaafa7127e0407011e4210fa5743596e | Summarize the following news article. | Niger says it's agreed to let U.S. drones operate from its territory .
Niger is near Mali, where French troops joined the fight against Islamic rebels .
U.S. official says intelligence-gathering in that part of Africa is a challenge . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The United States has signed a deal with the central Africa nation of Niger that allows deployment of surveillance drones to keep tabs on Islamic militants in the region, officials from both countries said Tuesday. Niger is next door to Mali, where France joined the fight against Islamic rebels... |
3633e14c2d813e2121c6d7c4afa96dd7ceb7a158 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 100 Filipinos arrived by boat on the Malaysian coast in February .
They say they represent a sultanate that once ruled the area .
"The only correct thing for you to do is to surrender," president says . | [
"(CNN) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III ordered a group of Muslim rebels to surrender Saturday after an ongoing standoff led to bloodshed. \"From the very start, our objective has been to avoid the loss of lives and the shedding of blood,\" Aquino said in a statement Saturday. \"If you have grievances, th... |
d9ce0461a666151ee8eb43f9213ec07b46c8830f | Summarize the following news article. | Army Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers .
It took nearly three weeks for U.S. agents to visit the site, an Army investigator says .
"We were fully expecting to be attacked at any time," he says .
Another investigator testified that steroids were found outside Bales' quarters . | [
"Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (CNN) -- For three weeks, security fears kept U.S. authorities from searching the Afghan village where an American soldier is accused of killing 16 Afghans, an Army investigator testified Wednesday. Local tempers were so high over the killings that it was too dangerous for the ... |
5e298df49d8e11ef2d5e7f5d606a779c315b9656 | Summarize the following news article. | The settlement covers clean-up workers and residents within the spill zone .
BP says it is "pleased" with the settlement .
The oil spill, the worst in U.S. history, occurred in 2010 . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to a settlement between BP and as many as 100,000 plaintiffs who allege they were sickened or injured by the 2010 Gulf oil disaster. The medical settlement, which covers clean-up workers and residents who lived within a certain area of the spill zone, provides... |
f87b0cfa5d8bd756b488e55958337a2859541d10 | Summarize the following news article. | Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza: Obama has apparently tapped Biden as gun control point man .
She says he was leader in Senate on issue, shepherding 1994 gun control legislation .
It banned manufacture of many semi-automatic guns,criminalized high-capacity magazines .
Writer: Biden worked across aisle; he's adroit, determined ... | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama's poignant speech at Sunday's interfaith vigil in Newtown, Connecticut, set the tone for our mourning. Now, America's path forward will be decided out of the spotlight. The question of whether the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School will linger only in memory or be memorialized by an e... |
05b6679217c2c4d76213efb5f523c9416f85c736 | Summarize the following news article. | Strong reader reaction to story U.S. programmer personally outsourced work to China .
Readers cited "The 4-Hour Workweek,' which advocates outsourcing individual work .
Author Tim Ferriss tells CNN that "Bob" went wrong by breaching company security .
Ferriss: "Creating security breaches isn't a good career move. It's ... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- CNN readers had a mixture of admiration and disdain for \"Bob,\" the anonymous U.S. programmer who outsourced his work to a Chinese firm for one-fifth of his paycheck. The incident was investigated by Verizon after a client company noticed the firm's computer system was regularly being accessed ... |
201b42351fbce28a960b76449fabb4f44c94f53f | Summarize the following news article. | Texas-born architect Barry Hughes picks the Flame Towers in Baku as his favorite building .
Building towers was a challenge says Hughes and had to be weighted to withstand earthquakes .
Hughes wishes he had designed Notre Dame du Haut, a concrete Catholic chapel in Ronchamp, France .
Designed by Swiss-born architect Le... | [
"(CNN) -- Baku has been a citadel amidst potentially destabilizing forces for centuries, routinely blasted by gale-force winds, seismic activity and positioned near one of the world's largest and most coveted oil reserves. But, having declared independence and with the establishment of a lucrative oil pipeline, Aze... |
d414fe2b55291d597327358c0eb5d5f06b801e85 | Summarize the following news article. | Wife of presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi generates huge crowds .
Never in the history of Iranian presidential elections has a wife been in the forefront .
"This is the first time after the Revolution we see a lady behind the president"
Could draw young voters in Iran, where median age is 27 . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Dancing in public is not allowed in Iran, but thousands could hardly contain themselves at a recent presidential campaign rally in the capital city, Tehran. Supporters hope Zahra Rahnavard will become Iran's future first lady. On this day, the deafening cheers were not for presidential hopef... |
c0ed6522a7549563cf9973286f5c68d2a5d34c12 | Summarize the following news article. | "You need to take some pretty extreme steps," ACLU expert says .
Journalists tend to not be savvy about digital security, he says .
Attorney: Cyberattacks from abroad are rarely prosecuted .
"The Cold War has gone digital," security analyst says . | [
"(CNN) -- The New York Times' acknowledgment in its Thursday editions that Chinese hackers carried out sustained attacks on its computer systems should be a wake-up call to any company around the world that trades in information, according to computer security experts. \"When you're dealing with an adversary with s... |
3e5d4d5bfd16cdafb0c0727088a3578ba273eba2 | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Field: Superstorm Sandy gave the Eastern seaboard a pounding .
He says rising sea level has greatly complicated problem of protecting coastline .
Storm tracks outside tropics moving further from the equator, he says .
Field: One key to disaster planning may be that the future won't look like the past . | [
"(CNN) -- Hurricane Sandy gave the Eastern seaboard a real pounding this week, with heavy rain, widespread flooding and high winds. In addition to damage from water and wind, the East Coast is experiencing cascading effects of power outages and disrupted transportation systems. Downed power lines have led to fires ... |
96d6ad02dd5ad872c811fef73a9419639d343448 | Summarize the following news article. | Angel Rangel, the Swansea City player, makes trip to homeless shelter .
Spaniard took food to those at local homeless shelter following tweet appeal .
Rangel promises to cook his famous Spanish Omelette next time . | [
"(CNN) -- When it comes to football players, there are very few who can be held up as respectable role models. All too often, players are criticized for their off-field behaviour, alleged racist remarks, outbursts on Twitter and end up gracing the front pages of newspapers for all the wrong reasons. Balotelli on th... |
be993a1bc883be388c2882892c3ebc0d5aecc31e | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Rajendra Pachauri is trying to combat climate change .
He is a joint winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore .
Pachauri was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest awards . | [
"(CNN) -- As head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra Pachauri is at the forefront of global efforts to combat climate change. Dr. Rajendra Pachauri . The IPCC was the joint winner -- along with Al Gore -- of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Pachauri -- an economist and environmental sc... |
18d97e73deff5c9d423140c7f2ac30bd34fc8c88 | Summarize the following news article. | William Bennett: The new Matt Damon movie "Promised Land" tells anti-fracking tale .
He says film's message relies on scare tactics and anti-capitalist theme, offers little support .
He says fracking bringing U.S. economic boon; even EPA chief says it can be clean process .
Bennett: Freeing public land for well-regulat... | [
"(CNN) -- There are \"a lot of scare tactics in play here,\" Steve Butler, protagonist of the new anti-hydraulic-fracturing film \"Promised Land,\" warns a local politician skeptical of the benefits of hydraulic fracturing. Played by Matt Damon, Butler is an earnest salesman for the energy giant Global Crosspower S... |
e266755e78510cb32e584a218ac45287ab06c0e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Venue honors tickets for a Who concert scheduled more than 30 years ago .
The original concert was canceled following a tragedy at another venue .
Anyone who still had the 1979 ticket could exchange for new show . | [
"Providence, Rhode Island (CNN) -- The hottest ticket in town these days is for the Who's Quadrophenia and More Tour concert on Tuesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It will be the first time Cathy Hedtler will see them live, and she's anxious. After all, The Who is her fa... |
0dc5fb832297b70cc76171df43ce866f942e15bb | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea appoint Rafael Benitez as interim manager until end of the season .
Benitez replaces the sacked Roberto Di Matteo .
Benitez has enjoyed success at Valencia and Liverpool .
Di Matteo departed after 3-0 defeat to Juventus Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea moved quickly to replace the sacked Roberto Di Matteo Wednesday as Rafael Benitez was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season. The English Premier League side made the announcement on their official website, just hours after the departure of Di Matteo, who had led them to European... |
2c6afdc1bbe32b700a3f0384321a8397ed405972 | Summarize the following news article. | Democrats cheer gains of women, but experts say power is not yet among them .
There are few women in either party who hold key roles on powerful House committees .
True test will be increase in leadership roles, sponsoring legislation, political experts say . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced that she would seek to keep her leadership role she stood flanked by a cheering phalanx of her female colleagues. Pelosi, who prior to the Democratic Party's loss of the House in 2010 served as its first female speaker, sandwiched her announceme... |
65b2f7c5f81ea75ccdb0992380aba0d5fefedb81 | Summarize the following news article. | House Republicans want to roll back regulation, dismantle "Obamacare"
None of these measures will likely become law, but are election-year manuevering .
Congress must act by the end of the year to avoid dire fiscal consequences . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- If House Republicans have their way this summer, the Bush-era tax cuts would become permanent, \"Obamacare\" would begin to be dismantled and energy regulations would be rolled back. On Friday, House GOP leaders unveiled their summer agenda with an eye on the fall campaign, including those and ... |
37623f307c39360e2b31e68565a228cf61b208c4 | Summarize the following news article. | AEG failed to show the leaked e-mails came from the Jackson side of the lawsuit, judge says .
The e-mails reveal AEG had doubts about Michael Jackson's health months before his death .
Jackson's mother and children accuse the concert promoter of contributing to the death .
The trial is set for April . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The judge presiding over the Michael Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG rejected the concert promoter's arguments that family members were the source of leaked e-mails in the case. AEG lawyers accused Michael Jackson's three children, his mother and their lawyers of giving the... |
c4d362c0889916d966a701d6a2faee062dd96aa2 | Summarize the following news article. | Hemmings: Test on day of Obama's State of the Union address not by luck .
Spotlight on what China does, but Beijing doesn't share U.S. strategic view .
"Information is the greatest weapon at the disposal of the Obama team"
"Free information" had huge impact on Soviet citizens during Cold War . | [
"London (CNN) -- As the dust settles from a third -- more effective and yet miniaturized -- North Korean nuclear test, the question rings out: What do they want? What are the intentions of Kim Jong Un, the newest, and youngest incarnation of the Dear Leader? The timing is of course, everything. Setting the test for... |
6853e624636d6f1e9c8a0198e6403719d3c15e19 | Summarize the following news article. | "I trusted people to be honest with me," Katherine Jackson says .
A doctor told her to fly, not ride in RV, to New Mexico, Michael Jackson's mother says .
The plane landed in Tucson, not Albuquerque, she says .
Her cell phone and iPad were taken and her hotel TV and phone disabled, she says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's mother confirmed details previously reported by CNN that suggest she was tricked into flying to an Arizona spa instead of attending a concert by her sons in New Mexico last month, court documents reveal. Katherine Jackson's cell phone and iPad were taken from her at the spa a... |
9732aac4327f9c3fbdc85f81679593ca2716bd9d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect faces assault, robbery, theft and reckless endangerment charges .
The attack occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city's Chinatown .
Surveillance video shows woman being punched, dragged and thrown onto tracks .
The victim suffered only minor bruises and scrapes, transportation official says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A suspect is in custody after a man punched a young woman in the head, dragged her by the ankles and threw her onto train tracks this week, a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority spokeswoman said Friday. William Clark, of Philadelphia, faces assault, robbery, theft and reckless enda... |
8fbd4d45fb63d9b9a515fc6f02000a63891e77a1 | Summarize the following news article. | "We're thrilled," says mosque board member .
First service scheduled to occur during Ramadan .
The opening comes after two years of legal wrangling .
Rutherford County issues a temporary certificate of occupancy . | [
"(CNN) -- County officials on Tuesday granted the paperwork needed for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to open -- after two years of legal wrangling and anti-Muslim sentiment that included vandalism. \"We're thrilled,\" said Saleh Sbenaty, a member of the mosque's board and planning committee. The fi... |
b1ac3a596c3e1574ddb64f3da2c654636dc3462f | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll rises .
Blast took place near where thousands of Shiite devotees were commemorating Ashura .
A day earlier suicide bombing in northeast Pakistan killed seven people . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from the suicide bombing in Pakistan's financial capital, Karachi, rose to 40, authorities said Tuesday. The blast on Monday targeted a Shiite procession on M.A. Jinnah Road. The victims were among thousands of devotees commemorating Ashura, a major religious observance ... |
7765994da455146818a9d3f1706112bf1ec283fd | Summarize the following news article. | Rory McIlroy tells CNN he's gunning for all four major tournaments in 2013 golf season .
The 23-year-old had a stellar 2012 winning five tournaments, including his second major .
McIlroy says a greater understanding of his own game has elevated his performances .
Northern Irishman signed off in 2012 with victory at the... | [
"(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy is to trim his schedule to focus on 2013's four major trophies after a fairytale year in which he won five tournaments and both the U.S. PGA and European Tour money lists to finish on top of the world rankings. The 23-year-old says a greater understanding of his own game has propelled him to ... |
2126bd38d22c80e4d7138efffc7412652a887e9b | Summarize the following news article. | Defense team tries to paint Gilberto Valle's conversations as fantasy .
Prosecutors say the police officer accessed database looking for info on women .
Prosecutors: Valle planned to kidnap three women during the week of February 20, 2012 . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Defense attorneys for New York police officer Gilberto Valle, accused of a cannibalism plot, tried Thursday to show their client engaged in \"fantasy role-play\" during online conversations with his three alleged co-conspirators. Reviewing aloud the text during cross-examination of prosecution wi... |
701f4831d9bdcc225e56655f808e72d03154b0e6 | Summarize the following news article. | The suit contends AEG Live hired the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death .
Dr. Conrad Murray is under a court order to speak to the Jacksons' lawyers .
Murray has not testified under oath in Jackson's 2009 death .
The wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live is set for trial in April . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- The lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's three children and mother that accuses a concert promoter of contributing to the pop icon's death can go to trial, a Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled Monday. The trial for the wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live, filed by Jackson matriarch Katherin... |
8355179d1316e37e1756e5a1e37b655ffea56546 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Three other drivers were taken to a local hospital .
Wheldon is remembered as a "fantastic husband, father and man"
More than a dozen cars were involved in the crash .
Video of the accident shows cars spinning out of control . | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday of \"unsurvivable injuries\" sustained during a multi-car wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300. He was 33. The rest of the race -- the marquee event of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships -- was canceled. \"IndyCar is sad to announce that Dan ... |
ea14082d43eecae928388ae80e60c47590e2ebe3 | Summarize the following news article. | The House speaker says his relationship with the president is "pretty good"
Boehner is open to increasing tax revenue, as long as Democrats will cut spending .
Crafting a deficit reduction deal is hard work but not yet at an impasse, Boehner says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner says he and President Barack Obama have a \"pretty good relationship,\" but he also criticized Obama for fomenting what Boehner called \"class warfare\" in the political debate over spending, taxes and job creation. In an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's \"This Wee... |
75e0e6c0ac78aa35f3dd75c97df2ca91c2e7e87b | Summarize the following news article. | Three people are injured in clashes, as a cult blocks children from attending school .
Governor: "We need to remind these people that they are not living in a separate territory"
Officials from Mexico's Council of Bishops have disavowed the group . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities are negotiating with a religious cult in southwestern Mexico, trying to persuade leaders to allow public schools to operate in the isolated community, state media reported. \"It is a problem of fundamentalism,\" Michoacan state government secretary Jesus Reyna Garcia told Mexico's state-run No... |
f40831a99e59901ce63ee1e2832e9c5a88577d35 | Summarize the following news article. | TEDxEuston aims to reflect the ideas of a "new generation of African leaders"
13 speakers will discuss how to engage with Africa .
Event will shoecase "inspiring African stories," says organizer Ike Anya . | [
"London (CNN) -- The past decade has seen a number of developments on the African continent -- a relative increase in political stability, modest economic growth, and the early signs of a re-emergence of a young and vocal middle class engaging actively in debates about the continent's future. Poverty, war and disea... |
f572f4a69ea692746eba6d9075f8c8a5d56bb2d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 3-1 in second leg of their Spanish Cup semifinal .
Cristiano Ronaldo's double helps Jose Mourinho's side triumph 4-2 on aggregate .
Mourinho's reign to be defined by Spanish Cup and Champions League campaigns .
Real and Barcelona to meet in another El Clasico in the league on Saturday ... | [
"(CNN) -- It is the eight day period that will define the reign of Jose Mourinho, coach of Spanish giants Real Madrid. And it got off to the perfect start as the Portuguese manager led his side to a crucial 3-1 victory at archrivals Barcelona to seal a place in the Spanish Cup final -- one of only two trophies left... |
9c1186e72eda385b38aaca9747614fa02099dfd1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A fourth person has died as a result of a shooting at a Swiss wood company .
NEW: The weapon used was not military-issued, and it's unclear if it was legally owned .
NEW: Gunfire wounded six other people at the factory .
The company, which makes wood products, employs 350 people at the crime scene . | [
"(CNN) -- A fourth person has died, a day after a lumber plant employee shot several people at his company's factory near Lucerne, Switzerland. The shooter killed himself and two other people Wednesday, and one of seven other people wounded in the incident died Thursday morning, according to Lucerne county police s... |
0e4975cbfdb5875f2543a9c55a3315e23b1b6210 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The crush was caused by a gate that wouldn't open, state media report .
NEW: Eleven students are injured in the stampede, local authorities say .
It took place at an elementary school in Hubei province . | [
"(CNN) -- A stampede at an elementary school in central China killed four students and injured more than 10 others Wednesday morning, authorities said. The cause of the crush at Qinji Elementary School in Hubei province is still under investigation, the state-run news agency Xinhua said in a short report. State-run... |
f690e7280fdc836a9d46472a919eb2367a0d1d53 | Summarize the following news article. | It's not known how fMRI results relate to patient's recovery from a coma .
There is a continuum between brain death and normal awareness .
Most improvement in a patient in a coma occurs within one to two years . | [
"(CNN) -- When the body is totally inert, the brain can still be busy. Even in a coma, brain imaging technology has shown, some people's brains show blood flow patterns that indicate something is going on inside their heads, although it's not necessarily indicative of awareness. Doctors say they have observed \"sig... |
b9e7d82a9264c5bb420eab767676af82c86779fb | Summarize the following news article. | Nielsen report says average American viewer watching 151 hours of TV per month .
Digital recording, such as on TiVo devices, making it easier to watch more .
But study doesn't indicate if viewers are paying attenion; TV might be background . | [
"(CNN) -- Americans are watching more video online, on their cell phones and on television, according to the Nielsen Company's latest \"three screen\" report. Viewers are watching more television on more kinds of screens than ever. The report, issued Monday and covering the last three months of 2008, shows that the... |
73e2443c951ed823a680671c6a41fba2cae88c70 | Summarize the following news article. | Air Moorea aircraft crashes after takeoff in Moorea Island, en route to Papeete .
Police say 14 bodies recovered; all 20 people aboard 'feared dead'
Papeete authorities say victims include two tourists and two European officials .
Air Moorea says it had never had an accident in its 35-year history . | [
"PAPEETE, France (Reuters) -- A passenger aircraft ploughed into the sea in French Polynesia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, with another six still missing, French authorities in Papeete said. A Twin Otter aircraft similar to the Air Moorea plane that crashed Thursday after take-off from Moorea Island. An ... |
87a7c082dedc14dc1062a73e1b67ac95279ff5d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Beyonce might have lip-synced the national anthem at Obama's inauguration .
Dean Obeidallah: Too many people go from zero to (faux) outrage in seconds .
He says performing to prerecorded tracks has been done at previous inaugurals .
Obeidallah: It's not uncommon for pop stars to lip-sync at very big outdoor events . | [
"(CNN) -- \"The dignity of the American presidency has been tarnished! Congress must investigate. Let's make sure this type of tragedy never happens again. And how do we know that was really Beyonce? Maybe it was a hologram or a body double!\" The above are just the (slightly) exaggerated responses of some in the c... |
b384d524335d5e9f63cff5d32f70adb07ba61f1f | Summarize the following news article. | Alexandra Cousteau is continuing the legacy of her famous family .
As an environmentalist, Alexandra advocates for the protection of the oceans .
She's set up several foundations to help inspire and educate . | [
"(CNN) -- If ever there were a person born to be a champion of the environment, it's Alexandra Cousteau. Her father is the enigmatic environmentalist Philippe Cousteau and her grandfather is legendary French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Alexandra Cousteau established Blue Legacy to educate and encourage people t... |
76ba8e9110a66a1b1293abe34ef4fab254371af8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: UEFA president Michel Platini urges fans to behave at decisive matches Saturday .
UEFA says there were racist chants from Croatian fans during a match against Italy .
The issue of racism threatens to mar the Euro 2012 soccer tournament .
A disciplinary panel will consider the cause against Croatia on Tuesday . | [
"Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- European football's governing body opened disciplinary proceedings Saturday against Croatia over what it said was racist behavior by its supporters during a Euro 2012 match against Italy. UEFA said it was acting over \"the setting-off and throwing of fireworks, and the improper conduct of s... |
930f349add6f82ac7e07ca74bfaa615e7d666fa1 | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is the half-brother of Kim Jong Un, the new leader of North Korea .
Kim Jong Nam is the most public of Kim Jong Il's sons .
He painted a picture of a father who was strict but was often warm-hearted, journalist says . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- They share the same rotund facial features, similar expressions and gait. But the two sons of Kim Jong Il have never met, and based on a new book being published in Japan this week, there appears to be little fraternal allegiance, at least from the eldest son's side. Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is... |
a8f90f0ff8d8854e6dbd7582f1522615f4b60aca | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jordan's King Abdullah says voter participation surpassed expectations .
The election was rigged and not representative, an opposition official says .
Observers say Jordan's election was well run but there is room for improvement .
Systemic changes are needed to shift voting from local and tribal allegiances, they... | [
"Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- Observers who for the first time were allowed to monitor elections in Jordan said Friday that the vote showed a marked improvement from past polls, but there is still some way to go. An international team fielded by the National Democratic Institute, made up of 50 observers from 29 countries... |
0d4b32d6b9dc6f44639c754954dfeb7800e42d50 | Summarize the following news article. | Roofer Bill Keith started a solar fan business nearly a decade ago .
He aimed to make the fans using all American parts and labor .
His success attracted the attention of the Obama administration .
Now, a new trade policy could put him out of business . | [
"St. John, Indiana (CNN) -- With just his dream, determination and hard work, Bill Keith started a solar fan business nearly a decade ago out of his garage in northwest Indiana. The one-time roofer simply wanted to make enough money to care for his family and to create a ripple effect for other workers, particularl... |
33010834f4cfed17c716f064d2f911a508ccab4d | Summarize the following news article. | Samsung says it expects to make a second quarter profit of US$5.9 billion .
The tech giant has overtaken Apple and Nokia as world's biggest phone supplier .
Samsung and Apple are also locked in multiple patent infringement cases . | [
"(CNN) -- Samsung says it expects to make a second quarter profit of US$5.9 billion, thanks largely to burgeoning sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphones. The record figure -- a 79% rise from a year earlier -- follows a remarkable first quarter performance, which saw the South Korean technology giant overtake riva... |
7ae84fb9f6d553207fa1e9716f56f23ddbb5f7fd | Summarize the following news article. | FIFA will introduce biological passports to combat doping in football .
Global sport has been rocked by several recent doping scandals .
World Anti-Doping Agency calls for team sports to introduce biological passports .
456 samples taken from 114 of the 820 qualifying matches for Brazil 2014 World Cup . | [
"(CNN) -- Soccer stars will face a more systematic regime of drug testing following world governing body FIFA's decision to introduce biological profiles for players. The move comes as global sport is trying to crack down on drug cheats in the wake of recent doping scandals. Lance Armstrong's loss of his seven Tour... |
3b4ac88f121f5381ed35c0b3bc94cf7b989a2131 | Summarize the following news article. | February is Black History Month .
What do you know about the significant people, places and events that helped shape America?
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of black history . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- Test your knowledge - February is Black History Month. What do you know about the significant people, places and events that helped shape America? Answer these questions and find out. Click here for a PDF version of this quiz. 1. Who was the first black female representative in Congress? * . ... |
50c0d17be915619051d786cc66571ab321ba1c47 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona draw 2-2 with Real Madrid in El Clasico .
Two goals apiece from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo .
Catalan giants Barcelona stay eight points clear of arch-rivals .
Game held against backdrop of growing demands for indepedence for Catalonia . | [
"(CNN) -- The 222nd El Clasico -- a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid which epitomizes the ultimate in team rivalry -- turned into an individual showcase for the two greatest players in world football and fittingly ended in a 2-2 draw Sunday. Barcelona's Lionel Messi scored twice to put his side 2-1 ahead in ... |
e742d946d058bb7e5ebe8618d5e13aa78279348e | Summarize the following news article. | Arts organizations gathered in Atlanta to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Teen leader Chaz Wright encourages others to make the King holiday a day of service .
For more ways to change the world, visit www.serve.gov/mlkday . | [
"(CNN) -- A day on ... not a day off. These words are written on posters that fill the gymnasium of the King Center in Atlanta. They sit beside the image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and are meant to inspire others to devote themselves to their \"beloved communities\" on the upcoming holiday. Young leaders fr... |
bd8840902efded4b6a1988aaa19d6acf958aad5e | Summarize the following news article. | Report: The missiles will target bases made to look like airbases of "extra-regional powers"
The announcement comes the same day an EU oil embargo takes effect . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran will test-fire missiles during \"war games\" this week, the semiofficial Mehr News Agency reported Sunday. The three-day exercise, which began Monday, will target desert bases made to look like airbases of \"extra-regional powers,\" the agency said. \"During the war games, long-range, medium-range, a... |
e3793c3106a83aadd978917124223aa66313cacb | Summarize the following news article. | "DWTS" pros Derek and Julianne Hough will executive-produce "Blackpool"
The scripted series will explore a darker side of ballroom dancing .
The siblings will also serve as head choreographers for the Starz series . | [
"(EW.com) -- Starz announced today that current \"Dancing With the Stars\" pro Derek Hough and his sister, former \"DWTS\" darling and now singer-actress Julianne Hough (\"Safe Haven,\" \"Rock of Ages,\" \"Footloose\"), will executive-produce \"Blackpool,\" a scripted series exploring the \"the darker side of the g... |
b068c43a7ee2df4d9da9da4ee934e8f5fe6f79a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Ford Europe CEO says UK debate on EU membership not short term "inhibitor"
Odell also said the weak pound against euro would not deter Ford's operation in the UK .
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is pledging to offer the British electorate vote on Europe by 2017 . | [
"(CNN) -- Ford's Europe boss says the car giant is sticking with the UK despite the slumping currency and friction with European partners. Stephen Odell -- chief executive officer of the U.S. automaker's European division -- told CNN the debate over a UK referendum on EU membership is not an \"inhibitor\" to Ford's... |
1fdf898731442f2a78a85a4c45d773eb70e9bd56 | Summarize the following news article. | Howard Kurtz: Four years ago, Sarah Palin's name electrified the media .
Fox has dropped Palin as a commentator; she no longer generates buzz, he says .
Palin failed to occupy a major role in news commentary at Fox, Kurtz says .
Kurtz: Palin has talked about broadening audience for her views . | [
"(CNN) -- There was a time, as she emerged from the rubble of the 2008 campaign, when Sarah Palin was the hottest cultural figure in America. People loved her. People hated her. She had transcended the narrow bounds of politics to become a larger-than-life figure, the woman portrayed by Tina Fey, the mama grizzly f... |
634954740db3f380bc83ed96a7aaf3c856660cde | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: United States lauds "important step"
A prisoner group says it has been invited to work on the project .
Myanmar long refused to acknowledge political prisoners in its jails .
Human Rights Watch estimates that hundreds of political prisoners remain behind bars . | [
"Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- The Myanmar government, which has freed hundreds of detainees in recent years, is setting up a committee to look into releasing political prisoners after long refusing to admit they were being held in the Southeast Asian country's jails. President Thein Sein, whose government has introduce... |
7c05cc31a14933735b620049e7a8cc8645f65f4d | Summarize the following news article. | National Rifle Association sends ill-timed tweet after Colorado shooting .
"Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday!" wrote one of the group's accounts .
Tweet was widely criticized as insensitive given the overnight shooting that killed 12 . | [
"(CNN) -- While the nation wrestled with the aftermath of a shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead, a Twitter account for the National Rifle Association had this to say: . \"Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday! Weekend plans?\" That tweet was posted at 9:20 a.m. ET on Friday by an account for \"American Rif... |
4e7e2d599b8c57c4e839aadd15be5324a4b7a540 | Summarize the following news article. | Sandy Hook students return to class for the first time since the December 14 shooting .
The students will travel to Chalk Hill Middle School in the nearby town of Monroe, Connecticut .
The shooter killed his mother and then 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School . | [
"(CNN) -- For the first time since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Christine Wilford plans do something remarkable on Thursday that once was routine: drop her child off at school. The last time her 7-year-old son, Richie, was in class was on December 14, when a gunman smashed his way into his school i... |
cec36cd4f6b83f085a130c378aa8f2a2dd8132ad | Summarize the following news article. | The TSA has changed its screening procedures since 2010 .
A video showing the screening of a 3-year-old in a wheelchair has gone viral .
The family was on a trip to Disney World . | [
"(CNN) -- A 2010 video of an airport screener patting down a 3-year-old boy in a wheelchair has become the latest Rorschach test of the public's attitude towards the TSA, pitting agency defenders against those who say the video shows the child being treated like a terrorist. Posted on YouTube Saturday night by the ... |
5dc7fa52bb6f86fa759bccaa2efe932026b3b684 | Summarize the following news article. | Chavez's socialist agenda has overseen nationalization in numerous industries .
His legacy is one of "Latin American Robin Hood" and "shrewd autocrat"
He announced his re-election bid after declaring himself cancer-free in July .
Chavez, at 44, was Venezuela's youngest person to be elected president in 1998 . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is one of the leading leftist figures in Latin America and one of the United States' most vocal critics, aligning himself with former Cuban President Fidel Castro and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. With a win in Sunday's elections, the 58-year-old Chavez, who has b... |
0ea8ae63b8546355d103a64d377b442ba456d824 | Summarize the following news article. | Google Shopping is the target of a nationwide attack ad from Microsoft's Bing search engine .
Google now only includes paying vendors in its search results .
Bing also includes paid vendors from third-party sites, but ranks paid and free listings equally .
Amazon, the biggest online shopping portal, no longer lists pro... | [
"(CNN) -- If Black Friday lines and stories of violence, vehicular assault and child abandonment taught us anything, it's that the holiday shopping season is a dark, competitive time. Now search engines are getting into the cutthroat holiday spirit. In a new attack on Google, Microsoft's Bing search engine accuses ... |
1bfa21e592710d1bfe5e877ea2c4dd4902b0b5dc | Summarize the following news article. | Timothy Stanley: Benghazi hearing with Secretary Clinton was emotional, confrontational .
He says her strong reputation likely intact, but administration still must answer for incident .
He says Rand Paul's blunt critique pointed up administration's obfuscation .
Stanley: Paul vs. Clinton in 2016 is a compelling idea; ... | [
"(CNN) -- If Monday's inauguration displayed the gushing, ceremonial aspect of American democracy, Wednesday revealed its more sober and confrontational side -- a Senate committee hearing. The hearing was Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vs. the Republicans on the painful subject of Benghazi, Libya. After a lot o... |
e509faf0974f3fd9c660529d7622d9a6858ad453 | Summarize the following news article. | The Boston Globe sought Mitt Romney's testimony related to a colleague's divorce .
The divorce involved Staples co-founder Tom Stemberg, who worked with Romney .
A gag order on Stemberg's ex-wife remains in place .
The divorce and ensuing lawsuit happened more than 20 years ago . | [
"Canton, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A Massachusetts judge on Thursday unsealed testimony by Mitt Romney in a lawsuit linked to a colleague's contentious divorce battle more than 20 years ago. The Boston Globe, with the support of attorney Gloria Allred, sought to make public the testimony Romney gave in the lawsuit tha... |
d3dff635773675efa99787c927b058d7838d2268 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain's unemployment rate for the last quarter was the highest ever, official figures show .
The young are badly affected, with just over 55% of those aged 16-24 jobless .
Spain is suffering its second recession in three years .
In the eurozone, only Greece has a greater proportion of unemployed young people . | [
"Madrid (CNN) -- Spain's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level ever, the Spanish government said Thursday, as a painful recession takes a toll on the debt-stricken nation. The latest official figures show 26.02% of the population without jobs in the last quarter of 2012, with just over 55% of those age... |
46a363b7f43a5fff862c6f11b097ad5409be5ef3 | Summarize the following news article. | Two girls beat up a cleric on his way to noon prayers, news agency says .
He asked one of them to cover herself to comply with Islamic hijab .
The girl told him to cover his eyes, he said .
The cleric was hospitalized for three days . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- They may be a far cry from their Western counterparts fighting for the acceptance to breast-feed -- or go topless -- in public, but two girls clobbered a cleric recently in a small town in Iran when he admonished one of them to cover herself more completely. The cleric said he asked \"politel... |
474742a9373187dd2cbf2533bc026ffa7b441d00 | Summarize the following news article. | Google Fiber, the company's ultra-high speed Internet service, went live on Tuesday in Kansas City .
User: "It's unbelievable. I'm probably not going to leave the house"
The service is significantly faster than what traditional American ISPs are offering .
Resident may rent out room to Google Fiber "tourists" who might... | [
"(Ars Technica) -- After months of fanfare and anticipation, gigabit home Internet service Google Fiber finally went live on Tuesday in Kansas City. The search giant is offering 1 Gbps speeds for just $70 per month -- significantly faster and cheaper than what any traditional American ISPs are offering. \"We just g... |
5b4c92273ec0d19a075a1f240fe8e4d67e5e5459 | Summarize the following news article. | Colombian police captured John Ericson Vargas Cardona, alias "Sebastian"
He is the leader of the Oficina de Envigado .
The group got its start working for Pablo Escobar . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombian authorities have captured the leader of a criminal group that once worked for Pablo Escobar, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The arrest of John Ericson Vargas Cardona was announced by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who called it a \"big blow against criminality.\" Vargas Cardona, ali... |
52b85e76c1407279fea8df654546c6328c0dc724 | Summarize the following news article. | Reihan Salam: We think of the 2008 crash as the bomb that caused today's economic woes .
He says evidence is building that U.S. economy was troubled years before that .
Experts say the housing boom hid the dire effects of manufacturing layoffs, he says .
Salam: The power of the outsourcing issue flows from sharp declin... | [
"(CNN) -- We tend to think of the 2008 financial crisis as the atom bomb that smashed the American economy, and from which we have yet to recover. But what if our economic woes started far earlier than that? The recession officially began in December 2007, and some scholars, including Jeremy Nalewaik of the Federal... |
f645100a258b2def61b46add15df02720af48748 | Summarize the following news article. | The Golden Globes are Sunday .
There's lots of speculation as to who will win in the TV categories .
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association doesn't mind rewarding the Brits . | [
"(CNN) -- There are two different races happening at the Golden Globes this year -- one for movies, which is neck-and-neck with the Academy Awards -- and one for television, which lags behind the Emmys. So while the Golden Globes can act in some ways as a salve for Oscar snubs and a predictor of Oscar wins, it does... |
1939dea6acd8c2c33d60a0b44e26e5a467f68e5a | Summarize the following news article. | Yair Lapid focuses on middle-class issues .
An author who is a well-known journalist and TV personality .
His Yesh Atid list is a cross-section of Israel .
One rabbi says Lapid's optimism is a "breath of fresh air" | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Yair Lapid, the charismatic journalist-turned-politician who surprisingly vaulted to second place in Israel's national election, has long been a familiar face across the Jewish state. The 49-year-old leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party is a former journalist and talk show host, son of a promi... |
6beb65d0321aae02f1e1ab0484989835f75603eb | Summarize the following news article. | Biden says he's comfortable with most recent role as deal closer .
Vice president says running against Obama in 2008 helped forge relationship .
One of Obama's biggest roles will be trying to get Obama's guns agenda through Congress .
Some of Biden's candor hasn't gone over well with White House staff . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- After four years in which he has alternately helped -- and miffed -- the White House, Vice President Joe Biden told CNN that his role as the deal-closer is clearly his most comfortable yet. \"I have spent a lot of time in this town. And I have personal relationships with people I strongly disag... |
3d05ce6c5ccb9d4426c70f5b46c6fd1456426afc | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. is facing $85 billion in spending cuts that will begin to take effect on Friday .
The cuts are a product of the sequester, a series of automatic cuts to government spending .
Timmermans says the euro area will gradually move toward more fiscal cohesion . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. politicians must not sacrifice economic growth for the sake of political differences, according to Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans. The world's largest economy is facing $85 billion in spending cuts that will begin to take effect on Friday. Timmermans told CNN's Nina Dos Santos that Europe is... |
d3162a80936d9e5706305eb9f7adcc8caddffccd | Summarize the following news article. | More than 1,000 killed, hundreds of thousands displaced after 2007 election .
Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will visit victims, tour areas hardest hit by violence .
Election and aftermath tainted Kenya's image as oasis of stability in the region . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- The top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court arrived in Kenya on Saturday to investigate post-election violence that left more than 1,000 people dead more than two years ago. Hundreds of thousands were also displaced after the disputed December 2007 election sparked ethnic violen... |
048c5db644e66173214bd49caef3f22b172be4dd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ralph Steinman remains the Nobel laureate, the committee says .
NEW: The situation is unprecedented in Nobel history, the committee says .
Steinman, 68, died days ago after extending his life with his own discoveries .
The other half of the prize, and about $1.5 million, goes to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann . | [
"(CNN) -- In a first for the prestigious organization, a Nobel Prize will go to a man who died just days before being named a winner. Ralph Steinman, a biologist with Rockefeller University, was named a winner Monday of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He would have won half the prize of approximatel... |
d0f0302e72d04d5ede8680f5ab9b10b6e6bbee87 | Summarize the following news article. | "We honestly and truly believe that this was a setup," defense attorney says .
Nechemya Weberman, 54, had been found guilty on all 59 counts he was facing .
The abuse began in 2007, when the girl's parents hired the unlicensed counselor .
The case came to light when four men were accused of trying to bribe the victim . | [
"New York (CNN) -- An unlicensed counselor in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community was sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison after repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl in his care. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Ingram handed Nechemya Weberman a 103-year-sentence without the prosp... |
a0f3f6d208f914843aa1d5de943e473dd105751b | Summarize the following news article. | International Bridge I and Colombia Bridge connect U.S., Mexican cities .
Both will be closed because of high levels in Rio Grande .
They are two of four bridges connecting Laredo with Nuevo Laredo .
The Rio Grande is expected to crest at nearly 39 feet Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Two international bridges between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas, were closed Wednesday because of rising water on the Rio Grande, Laredo officials said. Laredo's International Bridge I is one of four that connect the two cities, but because it has the lowest elevation it was closed, said Laredo ... |
3c187ed2fcc538bb0a66100eac50ea910ff2404d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kuwait's Ministry of Information: Constitution holds emir inviolable .
The three ex-parliamentarians are out on bail and plan to appeal, an activist says .
Human rights group: More than 300 people are detained on charges of insulting the emir .
A man was sentenced this week to five years in prison for such charges... | [
"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A Kuwaiti court sentenced three former members of parliament to three years in prison -- with hard labor -- on charges of insulting the nation's ruler, a human rights group said Tuesday. Falah Al-Sawagh, Bader Al-Dahoum and Khalid Al-Tahou are currently out on bail. They wi... |
98a29e9cc9195c241a935dcf8be981681ee020ea | Summarize the following news article. | Amory Lovins says smart businesses are becoming more energy efficient .
He's the chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute .
Lovins: "Integrative design can often make very big energy savings"
Amory Lovins participated in CNN's Principal Voices in 2006 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Amory Lovins is an environmentalist and the chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Amory Lovins founded the Rocky Mountain Institute in 1982 to promote energy efficiency. Lovins, who participated in Principal Voices in 2006, has advocated the \"soft energy path... |
167136458fbfe21a58768f18e15cc324594ec504 | Summarize the following news article. | Patriotic "duty" may force former President Sarkozy back to politics, he tells a magazine .
He says he balks at picking up France "where the Socialist Party will leave it"
A poll says 56% of his party supporters want him to be the candidate in 2017 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will consider returning to politics to save his floundering center-right party, not because he wants to but because of patriotic \"duty,\" according to an article to be published Thursday in a right-leaning magazine. In an eight-page special called \"In the head of ... |
3c53679112a19ce5fb26d987cc5c518b9356dc3c | Summarize the following news article. | Sebastian Vettel not satisfied with Red Bull's preseason testing .
The German has not topped the time sheets at any of the testing events .
The Red Bull driver is the youngest triple world champion in Formula One history .
The 2013 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 17 . | [
"(CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team have left their Formula One rivals trailing in their wake during a three-year domination of the sport. But ahead of the 2013 season getting underway in Australia later this month, it is the triple world champion and his all-conquering team which has some catching up ... |
bb8b2bd7580835ebba6505b899ade264dae33a5a | Summarize the following news article. | Three schools in Pakistan's troubled northwest targeted by bomb blasts .
One bomb planted at school on outskirts of Peshawar .
Blasts caused damage to walls but no injuries are reported . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Separate blasts rocked three schools in Pakistan's troubled northwest early Friday morning, authorities said. One of the explosions at a school on the outskirts of Peshawar destroyed a wall, said Sahibzada Anis, Peshawar's administrative chief. No injuries were reported. Two other bomb... |
0188124e3cabfa6ac3abff173ffa58f90cc84191 | Summarize the following news article. | Thirty million copies of Tomb Raider had been sold before the launch of the new Tomb Raider on March 4 .
Livingstone likes to point out the UK games and graphics business is bigger than the film industry .
For a generation, video games had been 2-D worlds with the action moving across the screen, writes Boulden . | [
"(CNN) -- Ian Livingstone may not be the father of Lara Croft, but maybe at 63 he can be labeled the grandfather of Lara, the Tomb Raider. On the eve of the reboot of the franchise, with a younger and more realistic Lara, the life president of Eidos told me about that snowy night in March of 1995 when he reluctantl... |
747506da29d266798430cbe4401ba12c77a92980 | Summarize the following news article. | Kevin Clarke: Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign caught papal watchers off-guard .
Clarke: But canon law allows papal resignation; it's tradition that popes reign till death .
Benedict said a pope is obligated to resign if he can't handle duties .
Clarke: Whoever is chosen will deal with huge challenges facing Cath... | [
"(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign caught a lot of Vatican watchers, apparently even some in his inner circle, off-guard. They should not have been so surprised. Canon law includes a provision for a papal resignation. But traditionally, popes continue their reigns until their natural deaths, much as a... |
1ca451c93e59cb3ec9c3d780cbe3d7ac5ff030cf | Summarize the following news article. | "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer reveals her inspiration for the book .
"I really had gotten into that zombie mom way of doing things ..." before a dream .
Nine people rejected her book, five ignored it, one said "I'd like to read more"
Coven of vampires added to "New Moon" after her mom suggested more action at end . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- When the first book of the \"Twilight\" series was released in October 2005, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become. Four years later, 70 million copies have been sold worldwide. The books have spent 143 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and the first movie in \"The Twi... |
06ef9cae1350efa95873f34747c9c724bed6aaac | Summarize the following news article. | Roads minister, assistant home affairs minister die in plane crash .
Six-seater Cessna crashed in western Kenya; minister's aide and pilot also died .
NEW: President Mwai Kibaki: Our country has lost leaders of immense potential .
Plane was flying from Nairobi to Kericho, in the Rift Valley . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- A plane crashed Tuesday in western Kenya, killing all four people on board, including a Cabinet minister and an assistant minister, President Mwai Kibaki said. The two senior government figures were members of Raila Odinga's party. \"The wreckage has been found and there are no survivors,\"... |
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