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2c69b6d0ba79bb970e448867af2872396d402802 | Summarize the following news article. | Sebastian Vettel 10th fastest in practice ahead of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix .
The Red Bull driver ignored team orders to overtake Mark Webber in Malaysia .
Ferrari Felipe Massa sets the fastest time at the Shanghai International Circuit .
Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen second fastest . | [
"(CNN) -- All eyes were on triple world champion Sebastian Vettel during practice ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, with the German back behind the wheel for the first time since ignoring team orders to clinch victory in Malaysia. The Red Bull driver was left frustrated at the Shanghai International Circuit, struggl... |
30b58ce32082a99e2392fa5619afefa8a3dc11ee | Summarize the following news article. | Christie's received license to operate independently in mainland China .
Christie's is the first international fine art auction house to receive license .
Chinese art market ranked as world's fastest-growing in past 5 years . | [
"New York (Financial Times) -- Christie's has become the first international fine art auction house to receive a licence to operate independently in mainland China, giving it an edge in the race among dealers and auctioneers to unlock the potential of the Chinese market. The 247-year-old auction house, with sale ro... |
d24802bae1f4a61e5c8e77038a35bab2df5a05aa | Summarize the following news article. | Europe aiming to end 14-year drought at The Masters .
Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain was last European to win title .
Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald leading the charge .
Australia hoping for first ever winner at Augusta . | [
"(CNN) -- They produced the \"Miracle of Medinah\" but Europe's golfers face an almighty challenge to amaze at Augusta. Not since Jose Maria Olazabal triumphed for the second time 14 years ago has anyone from across the Atlantic managed to get their hands on that green jacket. In fact, Europe's record in the tourna... |
b7ea0d914bf9b640531ddf5c5736f10dd106c6e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City win 2-1 at home of great rivals after goals from James Milner and Sergio Aguero .
Victory means City have won successive league games at Manchester United for first time in 41 years .
In Italy, drawn Rome derby is overshadowed by stabbing of two Roma fans . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champions Manchester City salvaged a large chunk of pride when beating runaway Premier League leaders -- and city rivals -- Manchester United 2-1 to register consecutive wins at Old Trafford for the first time in 41 years. The game was played on the day that former British Prime Minister Margare... |
6461ac7089af44bfc6070d4db430c1aeec314caa | Summarize the following news article. | Foxconn reports 19.2% drop in revenue during the first quarter on slower iPhone orders .
Editor-in-chief for Engadet China says Foxconn may be too reliant on Apple .
Samsung toppled Apple as the world's largest smartphone maker in 2012 .
Apple scheduled to report first quarter earnings on April 23 . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- The parent company of Apple's biggest parts supplier, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, had a 19.2% drop in revenue during the first quarter as iPhone orders slowed down faster than expected. Hon Hai reported first quarter 2013 revenue of nearly $27 billion, down fr... |
e58b0af81957f3c4e070c12e035d0b201376b39e | Summarize the following news article. | LAPD responds to false report of man with gun .
It's not known whether Brand was home during incident .
Brand is latest in string of celebrity 'swatting' victims . | [
"(CNN) -- Someone called police with a report of an armed man at actor Russell Brand's Hollywood home Monday, but it turned out to be a \"fraudulent call,\" Los Angeles police told CNN. There was no emergency, Officer Sara Faden said. She did not know whether Brand was home during the 3:35 p.m. incident. \"We sent ... |
817690f0dbddfcba764deb1d1e584afa7a13b3ed | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dr. Drew Pinsky predicts a "very, very unhappy ending" for Sheen .
Sheen says he's "peeing clean" during at-home rehab .
The actor says sitcom producers should "Get me right now"
Boredom triggers his infamous partying, Sheen says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Charlie Sheen advises people to stay away from crack cocaine \"unless you can manage it socially,\" which he told a radio interviewer Monday he could. Sheen, who has been undergoing substance abuse rehab treatments at home, said he is currently \"peeing clean,\" and the producers of his hit si... |
816a5002f865e2665dbf23479e3eaa84f71e2f49 | Summarize the following news article. | More than one million flock to festival .
Jinhae has some 340,000 cherry trees .
Season ends soon, lasts longer further north . | [
"Seoul (CNN) -- Amid the war of words and escalating threats emanating from north of the border, for many in South Korea the focus has been on the annual cherry blossom season. For South Koreans, the arrival of spring guarantees a few things, even in times when headlines echo the threats of conflict: hard-core hike... |
7fb85477146d4002760e013004f3792ed135c1f3 | Summarize the following news article. | 39-year-old Carol was shot in Tupelo, Mississippi .
Police are looking for a silver or white Ford Explorer .
A $24,000 reward is being offered in the case . | [
"(CNN) -- Carol, a 39-year-old circus elephant wounded in a drive-by shooting, is expected to make a full recovery. She was shot on the grounds of BancorpSouth Arena, in Tupelo, Mississippi, while on tour with \"The Greatest Show on Earth.\" \"It appeared to be a deliberate, targeted event,\" said Capt. Rusty Hayne... |
41073ae29677d82977efd7b5f6fb4e186c3fd4ce | Summarize the following news article. | NBC is apparently in early discussions with Alec Baldwin to host a talk show .
The show could possibly air at 1:35 a.m. -- same as "Last Call with Carson Daly"
The 55-year-old actor won two Emmys during his seven seasons on "30 Rock" | [
"(EW.com) -- Ready for a little more turnover in NBC's late-night landscape? The Peacock is apparently in early discussions with Alec Baldwin to host a talk show that would possibly air at 1:35 a.m. — real estate that is currently occupied by \"Last Call with Carson Daly\" — according to The New York Times. A s... |
efd86e891a20a0eaa538d06af77e8ea1eeebaec7 | Summarize the following news article. | The Al Qaeda claim appears on jihadist forums .
The Syrian convoy was ambushed by gunmen using roadside bombs and machine guns .
The violence raises concerns that Syria's civil war could spill over into Iraq . | [
"(CNN) -- Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility for the destruction of a Syrian Army convoy in western Iraq last week that killed some 48 Syrians and nine Iraqi soldiers. The militant group released a statement on jihadist forums Monday. The group claims it intercepted the convoy while the Syrian troops were on their... |
046dcbc9fd2ebeee26374ebd44c97d9a84d2ec60 | Summarize the following news article. | Thomas Guolee, 31, is taken into custody in Colorado Springs, a sheriff's office says .
A source had said he was an associate of the white supremacist 211 Crew gang .
Evan Ebel, who authorities suspect killed Colorado's prison chief, was in that gang .
Guolee is being held on no bond for allegedly violating his parole ... | [
"(CNN) -- Colorado authorities on Thursday arrested a man wanted in connection with the March shooting death of state prison chief Tom Clements. Thomas Guolee -- referred to as a \"person of interest in the Tom Clements murder investigation\" -- was taken into custody \"on an active felony arrest warrant by local a... |
fca72149f0b0523c1da447f97c4797750483ef89 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 30 "militants" are killed in Sabah, Malaysia says .
Malaysia says it won't consider a cease-fire unless armed intruders drop weapons .
Malaysian forces launched an attack this week on Filipino clansmen in the area .
Between 100 and 300 Filipinos arrived by boat on the Malaysian coast in February . | [
"(CNN) -- A Philippine clan leader's bizarre attempt to revive the territorial claims of a defunct Islamic sultanate on the island of Borneo appears to be falling apart. With his followers engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse with Malaysian security forces in the villages and palm oil plantations of northeaste... |
f5a803f07810b2b670cd666d84b132e58daf43c1 | Summarize the following news article. | It's the first time the South has officially accused the North of conducting the attacks .
Seoul says the codes used were similar to ones used before by Pyongyang .
The attacks last month infected thousands of computers at major companies . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea accused North Korea Wednesday of carrying out a wave of cyberattacks that paralyzed the networks of major South Korean banks and broadcasters last month. An official investigation found that many of the malignant codes employed in the attacks were similar to ones used by the North previously, ... |
bbd3a1beaec0c71432aa1a8c78914459e69bdeb2 | Summarize the following news article. | The jets were grounded on February 21 .
On Thursday, military officials said engineers had analyzed them .
The nearly $400 billion fleet is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons system . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. military cleared the F-35 fighter jet to fly again after the fleet of jets were temporarily grounded. The jets, that are designed for use by the Navy, Air Force and Marines, were grounded on February 21 due to a crack in an engine component that was discovered during a routine inspecti... |
58ef4badeb9caa01bcaea92080ce24c2f8538627 | Summarize the following news article. | Deborah Nucatola: Judge lifts age and sale restrictions on emergency contraception .
It's boon for young women, she says; time a crucial factor in preventing unwanted pregnancy .
She says "Plan B" postpones ovulation to prevent pregnancy; studies show it's safe for teens .
Nucatola: It will provide a safe, effective wa... | [
"(CNN) -- Last week, a federal judge issued a decision lifting the age and point-of-sale restrictions on emergency contraception, citing solid scientific and medical research showing that it is safe and effective in preventing unintended pregnancy. This is great news for all women because these restrictions created... |
eb54433adfded234b2c55ab6a438b4a0831f3fc6 | Summarize the following news article. | Survey finds 75% of consumers list 4G as one of the features that "ideal" phone would have .
4G networks are currently underdeveloped, but carriers have been strongly marketing .
AT&T's brand-new LTE network is only available in five urban markets .
Verizon's LTE network is available to 110 of nation's estimated 307 mi... | [
"(WIRED) -- You want it. You want it desperately. You want it desperately, but you don't even know what it is. Such is consumer desire for 4G data connectivity in mobile handsets. Call it proof positive that the phone carriers' marketing efforts have paid off -- this despite slow 4G infrastructure roll-outs, and ac... |
c91b5d9daab5a4fbbcef5b59085128b062076b75 | Summarize the following news article. | Arizona's governor: Immigrants granted "deferred status" can't get driver's licenses .
Official: "We're still trying to find out what this new limbo category means for states"
Analyst: "A lot of these issues are in uncharted waters"
The benefits recipients see could depend on where they live . | [
"(CNN) -- Driver's licenses and other state benefits are at the heart of a new battle in the national immigration debate. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer fired the opening salvo last week, on the same day that federal authorities began accepting applications for a program aimed at helping tens of thousands of young immigra... |
d18b5870e0f74288a6599d35d758f238a2e3402b | Summarize the following news article. | Judge Judy's show has been on since 1996 .
Her show is now in its 17th season .
She has the most viewers in daytime TV . | [
"(EW.com) -- Judy Sheindlin's court will stay in session through 2017. The star of the syndicated court show Judge Judy has signed a new multi-year deal with CBS Television Distribution. Her show, now in its (remarkable) 17th season, averages more than 9 million daily viewers — more than any other show in daytime... |
3d5ed574e7e87ac4e94f2dde5a1e89445894508d | Summarize the following news article. | A cable posted on WikiLeaks quotes a Kuwaiti official on Guantanamo detainees .
"We cannot deal with these people. I can't detain them," he says .
Another cable praises the Saudi rehab program for former Gitmo detainees . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- As the United States negotiated with countries around the world to find new homes for the remaining detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Kuwait's minister of interior had a solution for the four Kuwaiti citizens left in the prison. \"You picked them up in Afghanistan; you should drop them of... |
2336b1e62fc835cf0f864a014778eaebd4523996 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea reach second straight European semi despite losing 3-2 in Russia to Rubin Kazan .
Fenerbahce and Basel celebrate maiden berths in a major European semifinal .
Benfica also make it through after late strike earns 4-2 aggregate win over Newcastle . | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea reached their third semifinal under Rafa Benitez, and their 18th in the Roman Abramovich era, despite losing the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal to Rubin Kazan 3-2. Thanks to their 3-1 victory in the first leg though, the Blues stay on course to add the continent's second tier title... |
7804175d3798097e67887b93d161630304260d7d | Summarize the following news article. | UEFA wants 10-match bans for players and officials found guilty of racist behavior .
"It's still a scourge on the game," said UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino.
UEFA also proposes the closure or partial closure of stadiums .
Match-fixing a problem for "lower division" football, says Infantino . | [
"(CNN) -- Accused of being too soft on racism in the past, European football's governing body UEFA has vowed to crack down hard on offenders -- with 10-match bans for players and officials found guilty. This year both UEFA and world governing body FIFA have come under pressure following AC Milan forward Kevin-Princ... |
413caa67d5c4c5e69dda03feb67c74e806f42a32 | Summarize the following news article. | Hong Kong police charge two ferry captains with manslaughter .
Follows fatal ferry collision last year that left 39 people dead .
Involved passenger ferry and vessel carrying revelers to National Day fireworks .
Narrow sea lanes leading into Hong Kong's main harbor are some of the busiest in Asia . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Hong Kong police on Thursday charged two ferry captains with manslaughter following a fatal ferry collision last year that left 39 people dead -- the city's worst maritime disaster in decades. The two men, who were not named but whose ages were given as 54 and 56, were arrested last year along w... |
a2551d93d7828ea26c57c335574992b9c29f87e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Gabby Giffords, shot in the head two years ago, recalls facing her shooter, Jared Loughner .
Partially paralyzed, today, she and her husband adjust to a new normal .
Giffords finds herself at the center of the debate over background checks and gun control . | [
"Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Gabby Giffords remembers facing her assailant at his sentencing. \"Beady eyes,\" she said of Jared Loughner, who shot the former Arizona congresswoman in the head with a 9mm Glock pistol. Six people died and 13 were injured that day when the deranged gunman opened fire in front of a Tucson... |
3e90538e055b825f62b0bc687faa4a577bc96eeb | Summarize the following news article. | More than 2,000 invitations to Margaret Thatcher's funeral are being sent out .
Former U.S. presidents and Hillary Clinton are among those invited to the service .
Anarchists reportedly plan mass "party" Saturday to celebrate Thatcher's death .
Thatcher was widely admired on the global stage but is a highly polarizing ... | [
"London (CNN) -- All former U.S. presidents, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and a raft of global dignitaries are invited to the funeral next Wednesday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Downing Street said Thursday. The guest list also includes representatives of the Reagan family, Nelson Mand... |
33d1f972da844295eecee3e1c68e548f8a0273f6 | Summarize the following news article. | FAA says a problem with attach pins could cause pilots to lose control of aircraft .
The pins attach the horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage .
FAA received reports that a protective coating on the pins was applied incorrectly .
The inspections are not expected to affect airline schedules . | [
"(CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering that more than 1,000 Boeing 737 jets be inspected for a problem which could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft. According to the FAA, the inspections will focus on pins which attach the horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. They were prompted by ... |
73524228ba843771710d8cd672de490b4327e15b | Summarize the following news article. | Former Marine says he will not register his guns even if a federal law is passed .
Marine's open letter goes viral online; draws fiery responses from CNN commenters .
Another former Marine responds to Joshua Boston's letter with a countering view .
CNN asks both men the same questions to explain their opposing views . | [
"(CNN) -- \"No ma'am ... I will not register my weapons.\" These passionate words from a former Marine sparked an insatiable conversation on CNN.com. Since Joshua Boston posted an open letter to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, dismissing stricter gun control, on CNN iReport, his commentary has received mo... |
fcfdce31b92247892e7cbc08946c974bdf0b4096 | Summarize the following news article. | "Surely the president and his staff will make the best decision," she says .
Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 19 .
If he is sent to the U.S., he "could expect a sentence of death," she says .
Ecuador says it will weigh the asylum request in its own time . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will meet with Ecuadorian authorities Monday to urge them to grant her son asylum. Christine Assange, who arrived in the capital city Quito on Saturday, told reporters she will appeal to Ecuador's stance on human rights during her meeting. \"Surely, the presi... |
2847a8667120fbb4aa7053af7d56c550bc1b1635 | Summarize the following news article. | Sports photographers will descend on London for the 2012 Olympics .
Click through the gallery above to see some classic photos from Olympics past .
Put yourself to the test with CNN iReport's sports photography master class .
Need more ideas? Check out sports photography tips from experts . | [
"(CNN) -- The Olympic Games have produced some of the greatest sports moments in history. And to go along with the great moments, there are often great photos: images that craft our memory of these moments. Click through the gallery above to see some classic Olympic photos and read about why they're great (be sure ... |
e3c67d7e5da24056fccd2d44a11dc750258ca38d | Summarize the following news article. | One of three U.S. hikers is freelance journalist .
American hikers detained after apparently crossing into Iran .
All three are graduates of University of California, Berkeley .
They've been charged with "illegal entry," semi-official Iran news agency says . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran confirmed Tuesday the arrest of three American hikers who crossed into the country from neighboring Iraq and said they have been charged with \"illegal entry,\" a semi-official news agency reported. Sarah Shourd, like the other two hikers, is a graduate of the University of California, B... |
86e6702e1028276d8dd9542eaf434e71d5fffd95 | Summarize the following news article. | A BBC reporter posed as a student to get into North Korea .
The London School of Economics said he put its students on the trip in danger .
The BBC says the students were informed of the risks .
But LSE officials say they weren't given enough information . | [
"(CNN) -- A BBC journalist who got into North Korea by using a group of students from a top British university as camouflage is facing accusations that he recklessly endangered their safety and damaged the school's reputation. BBC reporter John Sweeney posed as a student from the London School of Economics and Poli... |
50f8bd4e9f968702ae13db9c7c7eb868821399ac | Summarize the following news article. | Deng Xiaoping was the architect of the economic reform movement in 1978 .
Reforms opened country up economically to the outside world .
In 30 years China has maintained an average annual growth rate of 9.8 percent .
China is now the world's fourth-largest economy . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China's president has vowed to continue the economic reforms that have transformed the once poverty-riddled nation into an industrial powerhouse. Deng Xiaoping envisioned a modern, prosperous China. Speaking on the 30th anniversary of China's decision to open itself up to the outside world,... |
dc390cab798ac5e5a0bdea7c074a3d2aaef292ea | Summarize the following news article. | France's ex-budget minister reveals hidden Swiss bank account, sparking outrage .
French President Francois Hollande vows to take action on tax evasion scandal .
Agnes Poirier: Public mood is very much in favor of a moralization of public life .
Poirier: Questions as to whether Hollande may reshuffle cabinet, bring in ... | [
"Paris (CNN) -- In politics, a week may feel like an eternity. Exactly a week ago, French President Francois Hollande suffered a momentous blow, the first real shock of his presidency. His recently dismissed Budget Minister, Jerome Cahuzac, a former hair implant surgeon-turned-socialist, confessed on his blog that ... |
0562316358df673dec5d5611ee741dcb7d4180ed | Summarize the following news article. | Angel Cabrera and Brandt Snedeker are joint leaders of the Masters after three rounds .
Former champion Cabrera and Snedeker are one shot ahead of Australia's Adam Scott .
Overnight leader, Jason Day tied for fourth with fellow Aussie Marc Leishman .
Tiger Woods incurs two-shot penalty for rule violation on Friday and ... | [
"(CNN) -- Former champion Angel Cabrera and America's Brandt Snedeker are tied for the lead after the third round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. The 2009 champion from Argentina and Snedeker, who tied for third at Augusta in 2008, both shot three-under par rounds of 69 to finish on seven under par, o... |
79fd8837ff6d0222962566782a1b7411ad9e7286 | Summarize the following news article. | A lawyer for Sgt. Robert Bales says the soldier may have been suffering from TBI, PTSD .
Sometimes our understanding of psychiatry is unsatisfying, Dr. Charles Raison says .
Raison: The backstory to someone's life is just as important as the current situation . | [
"(CNN) -- Q: Sgt. Robert Bales has been accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. He served three tours in Iraq before this and his lawyer says he may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury. What's the link between violence and those disorders? A: Psychiatrists understand ... |
b24b23a251f18032605ac6fe91c3e9dc931e1e01 | Summarize the following news article. | Augusta National Golf Course is off limits without membership or a pricey badge .
But the city that hosts the Masters has more to offer than golf .
The Morris Museum of Art houses an impressive collection of regional art .
Or visit monuments to late Augusta residents James Brown and Woodrow Wilson . | [
"Augusta, Georgia (CNN) -- Golfers worldwide generally know Augusta, Georgia, for one thing: the Masters, and the Augusta National course on which the fabled tournament is played each April. The course is arguably the most famous in the world -- and certainly the most exclusive. There are no public tours. It's heav... |
602b17601a865f75a2573a23026635904daf6e61 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill would allow gays to openly serve in the U.S. military .
During run for presidency, Barack Obama said he would repeal "don't ask-don't tell"
Bill sponsor: New policy could pass in first year of Obama administration . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military's \"don't ask-don't tell\" policy could be overturned in the first year of President-elect Barack Obama's administration, according to the lead sponsor of a bill that would repeal the law. A bill that would repeal the U.S. military's \"don't ask-don't tell\" policy has 149 co-... |
313be8a9db97d3ff37f9521c31d742e93375838b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama says decision was "too long in coming" but "the right thing to do," his spokesman says .
Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore become Augusta National's first female members .
Opting to admit women marks a "significant and positive time" for the club, its chairman says .
Women's rights activist Martha Burk declar... | [
"(CNN) -- Augusta National Golf Club opened its exclusive membership to women Monday for the first time in its 80-year history. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina businesswoman Darla Moore will become the first women to join the Augusta, Georgia, club, Chairman Billy Payne said Monda... |
6917dde402d64847cf3719cf73f7634e629247e8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The lack of autopsies and possible lack of witnesses may hinder the prosecution .
Bales' lawyer says he's "going to make (the prosecution) prove every claim"
The March 11 shooting spree in Afghanistan left at least 16 dead .
The rampage has strained already-tense U.S.-Afghan relations . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder related to a March 11 shooting spree in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. The charges are expected to be announced Friday. The official could not explain why the... |
5044077c909674ffb7f3325dba184fb62d53cfef | Summarize the following news article. | John Henry Browne is representing soldier suspected in the Afghanistan massacre .
The soldier is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a military source says .
Browne represented Ted Bundy and the "Barefoot Bandit"
His style is "a blend of charm and arrogance, spirituality and bravado," Seattle Times says . | [
"(CNN) -- The attorney representing the U.S. soldier suspected in the Afghanistan massacre of 16 villagers, including nine children, is a flamboyant, pugnacious trial lawyer who doesn't shy from the hardest of hard-core cases. As commanding in physical stature as he is in the courtroom, the 6 1/2-foot-tall John Hen... |
3cb91ff539d66535913f0ef143f0f38ae8604eb7 | Summarize the following news article. | New U.S. Embassy in Baghdad opens days after "Green Zone" control given to Iraqis .
New embassy covers 104 acres and is the largest in the world .
As U.S. military presence ramps down, other aspects will ramp up, envoy says .
Price tag for 27-building complex is at least $592 million . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad's \"Green Zone\" over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad. The American flag is raised at Monday's dedication ceremony for the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Situated on the banks of the Tigris river, ... |
6aac6818da9fa0ddb8eb8fd6a9e0085ec5be8f89 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect's wife calls the massacre allegation "completely out of character"
Friends described Robert Bales as fun-loving, devoted, good-hearted and patriotic .
In previous tours in Iraq, he suffered a foot injury and a head injury .
He had been passed over for promotion; family has been under financial stress . | [
"(CNN) -- He is accused of killing innocent civilians, including women and children, in their homes in two Afghan villages. The accusations are met with bewilderment from a number of those who know U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who bears the scars from wounds he received in three previous tours in Iraq. His fr... |
b5512ebd561640ed32c263ee629b083ea55de90c | Summarize the following news article. | Nokia chief exec suggests its customers will use $20 mobile as a backup .
Stephen Elop says the 105 device has a standby battery life of 35 hours .
Phone is part of Nokia's strategy of cornering budget end of mobile market . | [
"Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Is it time to start carrying two mobile phones? With the launch of a new no-frills handset, at least one manufacturer is hoping more people might soon be relying on multiple mobiles. Unveiling its cheapest ever mobile phone, a $20 handset with a 35-hour battery, Nokia said the device's ex... |
745ada321771184ec81afc9867815697454b3184 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghans say U.S. officials paid $860,000 to the families of the dead and wounded .
Investigators believe the gunman made two trips off his base during the massacre .
A NATO spokesman says the money is compensation for the victims .
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales could face the death penalty if convicted . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- As the U.S. military pursues charges against the Army sergeant accused of killing Afghan civilians in what commanders say was a freelance rampage, a new question has arisen: Who was victim No. 17? Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with 17 counts of murder \"with premeditation\" i... |
487936d05496a90b37541ef2c08c1fc1702bf091 | Summarize the following news article. | A Fayetteville, North Carolina, police detective says military is offering a $25,000 reward .
In April 2012, Kelli Bordeaux disappeared after leaving a Fayetteville bar .
Last April, police and the military searched near the bar, where she was last seen . | [
"(CNN) -- It's been one year since Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Bordeaux went missing, and there's now a reward being offered for information that could help authorities solve the mystery, according to police in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The military is offering $25,000 for information that could help explain what ... |
93c933f486dab5a2661758d69dd10a8006c6317a | Summarize the following news article. | The tragic boat collision that killed 38 people has rocked the island community of Lamma .
The island is home to about 5,000 people a half hour ferry ride from Hong Kong Island .
The waters around Hong Kong have some of the busiest boat traffic in the world .
Ferries carry 135,600 people each day around Hong Kong's maj... | [
"Lamma Island, Hong Kong (CNN) -- When my neighbor Jane Wilbor got on a Lamma ferry Tuesday, she did something she'd never done before with her three young children: She put on life preservers. \"I wanted to show them how to get one out and put one on,\" said Wilbor, whose three children -- Louie, 10, James, 9, and... |
7fe3d8a39919f9c8f3d5b0c1dff2f4cdd189e41c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Before Friday's meeting, several cardinals took to the Internet to request prayers .
The secretive election for a new pope will start Tuesday .
The chimney that sends smoke signals could be raised over the Sistine Chapel on Friday .
The 115 cardinal-electors will draw lots for the rooms in which they stay during t... | [
"Rome (CNN) -- The Catholic cardinals gathered in Rome voted Friday to begin the secret election, or conclave, to elect a new pope next Tuesday afternoon, the Vatican said. The 115 cardinal-electors taking part in the conclave will enter the closed-door process after a morning Mass, the Vatican said. Only cardinals... |
1572e92451f5ac1b866cdab76f4643b68ff9a7dc | Summarize the following news article. | US demand shrinks Japan trade deficit to narrowest in nine months .
Japan's March deficit was Y362bn, or about US$3.7bn .
US topples China as number one export destination . | [
"Tokyo (Financial Times) -- Japan has posted its narrowest trade deficit for nine months, helped by a big rise in the value of shipments to the US, which has toppled China as Japan's number one export destination. Provisional figures released on Thursday by Japan's finance ministry showed that overall exports rose ... |
7b05cbb3466184f71b873ea74640a24ba7229d78 | Summarize the following news article. | Gold hit a two-year low on Monday of $1,355 per troy ounce .
Investors fear gold's decade-long bull run is now over .
The precious metal hit a record price of $1,920 a troy ounce in 2011 .
Better economic conditions in U.S. and Eurozone have stifled demand for gold as safe haven . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Gold prices have suffered their sharpest fall since the 1980s, heightening fears among investors that the precious metal's decade-long bull run has ended. Spot gold prices tumbled by more than $100 an ounce, or 8.7 per cent, in a few hours on Monday amid a rout in metals markets, while silver ... |
c537e6a3766d647700b2206660eac58a558399e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Kelly: Gun violence in the U.S. is out of control .
He says 2 million Americans have failed gun background checks .
Those who failed can buy guns at a gun show or online; that makes no sense, he says .
Kelly: Majority of Americans and gun owners support background checks for all . | [
"(CNN) -- I served in the armed forces for 25 years, but until January 8, 2011, I didn't think about guns or gun violence that much. I had other things to think about -- my children, traveling between Houston and Tucson and Washington to see my wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and of course, flying the space shuttle.... |
e680a953cafd55f07fb2b71b46df2b9fa27c3fb0 | Summarize the following news article. | A Texas prosecutor was killed in January .
The local district attorney and his wife were killed in March .
The wife of a former justice of the peace was arrested in the case . | [
"(CNN) -- If this all shakes out the way authorities say it will, the deaths of two local prosecutors, the panic that gripped a city and a massive manhunt that ensued may all stem from the theft of some computer monitors and a disgraced lawman who held a grudge the size of Texas. The brazen shootings of a Kaufman C... |
fd04d58e528c1266ec9c1dc2f5e381b6cdb15b19 | Summarize the following news article. | Aftab Ali Khan was arrested after the bombing attempt a year ago .
Khan pleaded guilty to sending money and immigrations fraud .
He was not accused of knowing about the bomb plot . | [
"(CNN) -- A Massachusetts man taken into custody in a law enforcement sweep after the Times Square bombing attempt last year was deported to Pakistan Saturday, Customs officials said Sunday. Aftab Ali, also known as Aftab Khan, pleaded guilty to charges of unlicensed money transmitting and immigration document frau... |
b322622c7cafa1399e8485fa350ecda56eff0670 | Summarize the following news article. | Some programs are making a difference in Haiti's health care, doctors say .
A January 2010 quake devastated the already impoverished nation .
Dr. John Macdonald's clinic has served more than 10,000 patients in about a year .
Malaria rates are down, and a vaccination campaign reaches 90% of kids, doctor says . | [
"(CNN) -- Three years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, more than a third of the country's hospitals are still not functional. A cholera outbreak has killed more than 7,000 people and overwhelmed the already-reeling health care system. Three out of the four medical schools in Haiti were damaged in the January 2... |
69f9b7685c528eb1fa0d7af45237e34996b564ff | Summarize the following news article. | Jay Parini: Professors are not crazy about grading papers, but new software can do it for them .
Parini says teachers learn a lot about students from grading papers .
He says computers can't work with students one-on-one to correct writing habits, errors .
Parini: Computers vs. teachers is, as Twain said, difference be... | [
"(CNN) -- I've been teaching English in college for 40 years, and I've never met a single professor who likes grading. \"Hate\" is too strong a word for what they feel. But nobody likes it. The fun stuff is talking to students, holding classroom discussions, thinking about your subject in complex ways and trying to... |
582f247057b8afb691487be456daf68af0081632 | Summarize the following news article. | The gun lobby has beat back challenges from lawmakers, public opinion .
Background check legislation once deemed a sure thing struggles to gain support .
Gun lobby's efforts include "activating" membership, pressuring lawmakers .
NEW: Senate plans to begin voting on gun amendments on Wednesday . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The nation's powerful gun lobby has faced headwinds from vocal lawmakers, a galvanized presidential administration and an American electorate that polls show favors tougher gun laws following December's school massacre in Connecticut. Yet, when the hundreds of hours of legislative debate, on ca... |
e1c2558f4cade6a0019909c80205302c59089f26 | Summarize the following news article. | Veteran Tracey Cooper-Harris married her same-sex partner four years ago .
In 2010, she was diagnosed with a disease connected to her service and received benefits .
She later sought additional disability compensation for her spouse .
The VA denied the additional benefits, and the couple filed a federal discrimination ... | [
"Pasadena, California (CNN) -- When President Barack Obama formally ended \"don't ask, don't tell\" in July 2011, ending a 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military, Tracey Cooper-Harris felt liberated about her future as a veteran. As a sergeant in the U.S. Army, she received more than two dozen meda... |
b7e776cbda23c76719c1568e692a71d4c5f1ec82 | Summarize the following news article. | The roses come directly from Kenya, Colombia, Ecuador and are picked up by a freight .
After a 10 hour flight, they land at Frankfurt and here, it's all about speed and punctuality.
Lufthansa Cargo is one of the many carriers that help to deliver romance . | [
"(CNN) -- Every year, come Valentine's Day, I cringe at the thought of walking down the street with red roses, balloons and chocolates. It's not that I don't like all of the above, I simply dislike the commercialization of love. But whether you're shy or not about proclaiming your love, the reality is that this day... |
5d0aac8cd9c9902a16ec3a00226ededa513ddf20 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Andrea Sneiderman's lawyers say she'll be "fully exonerated" of the charges .
NEW: Convicted trigger man's lawyer says charges are "clear confirmation" of their defense .
Sneiderman has been indicted on murder, racketeering and fraud charges .
She's accused of plotting to kill her husband with her boss-turned-love... | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- The widow of a man gunned down outside his son's suburban Atlanta day-care center plotted his death with her cash-strapped lover for nearly $3 million in insurance and other assets, prosecutors alleged Thursday. A grand jury indicted Andrea Sneiderman on murder, racketeering, perjury and other cha... |
5786abe2fbf50dc40e39d3d2f8b06e49061d8609 | Summarize the following news article. | The National Park Service would lose $110 million from its annual budget .
Fewer TSA employees manning busy airports could increase security wait .
About 70,000 children could be kicked out of Head Start .
Primary and preventive care could be closed off to hundreds of thousands of Americans . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Most Americans will feel the impact of forced budget cuts when their lives intersect with government -- trying to get through airport security to make a flight, visiting a national park, or using federal programs or assistance. Congress can avert the automatic cuts, called sequester, if it comp... |
46b021f3789a5ca7c80dac011e2bfd2b3217251b | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama flew from Colorado to Connecticut pushing gun control agenda .
Question centers on whether lobbying has made any difference as Senate takes up bill .
Opponents up pressure on lawmakers to vote against any gun control legislation .
Obama has often said gun control fight is personal . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In the days before the Senate voted to end a filibuster and take up gun control this week, President Barack Obama crisscrossed the nation, flying from Colorado to Connecticut in an effort to energize public opinion and pressure reluctant lawmakers. Vice President Joe Biden also made an emotiona... |
7f294ac1442d8ad98a0debc1fb9c929b4a2a2413 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities have not named former Kaufman County official a suspect in DA's death .
Eric Williams was arrested over the weekend after a search of his home .
Another search at a storage locker turned up guns, vehicle, CNN affiliates report .
DA Mike McLelland and his wife died last month, two months after assistant DA's... | [
"Kaufman County, Texas (CNN) -- It was, in the words of local newspaper reporter Denise Bell, a \"megatrial for a little community.\" A justice of the peace, accused of ripping off taxpayers, labeled \"dishonorable\" by a top prosecutor after his conviction last year and stripped of his job and his law license. Now... |
2d6c8af3c4dc71e920e93aa5c5499a0defbddd3c | Summarize the following news article. | Sheri Piers, a pro runner, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday for her eighth time .
Piers says we can't let this tragedy taint the marathon or let whoever did it win .
Piers feels no sense of accomplishment; she says most runners want to forget race .
Piers will run the Boston race again but will always remember what ha... | [
"(CNN) -- I ran my eighth Boston Marathon on Monday, the day the bombs went off. We cannot let this terrible tragedy taint this amazing international event or let whoever was behind this evil act win. That's why I will run it again. Marathoners are tough-minded and can endure discomfort for long periods of time. Th... |
4982c91511e9e5b5a4453e1cb24e5748daab4001 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. John Thune: President Obama is late submitting budget to Congress .
He says White House isn't serious about government living by a budget .
He says higher taxes, more regulations, higher debt are hurting economic recovery .
Thune: Recovery from recession under Obama is much slower than under Reagan . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- As the House and the Senate debated and passed budgets recently, one person was notably absent from the debate: President Barack Obama. For the fourth time in five years, the president is late submitting his budget to Congress. So late, in fact, this year both the House and Senate were forced t... |
20478753d927ba338f8a924aa556fb15bb342d53 | Summarize the following news article. | Ray Glier: College basketball "has wheezed and sputtered for three months"
Writer says the new season needs a real fix when it begins in November .
Glier: A 24-second shot clock will be quicker and more fun .
He believes coaches should allow more freedom of movement among players . | [
"(CNN) -- There were nights this season when college basketball was compelling, but more nights when it looked dysfunctional. There were nights that featured the spectacular Elijah Johnson of Kansas going for 39 in an overtime win at Iowa State this week, but many other nights that featured a confounding loss of ar... |
c1d5c0b244c3857155fc5f44ba0376b65f5ce74d | Summarize the following news article. | Gulf States are said to be considering plans for a value added tax (VAT) by 2015 .
Youssif also expects a good year for Arab banks, estimating that net profits will grow at 15% .
The Union of Arab Banks, headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, was setup in 1974 . | [
"(CNN) -- Tax-free Gulf States will eventually be a thing of the past, according to the head of the Union of Arab Banks. Gulf States in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) are said to be considering plans for a value added tax (VAT) by 2015 while also lowering corporate tax rates to increase foreign direct investmen... |
d2a7c92f4ef8c404f05654ed672d26e6f71a5455 | Summarize the following news article. | It was originally decided that two Emmy telefilm actor categories would be eliminated .
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Board of Governors has reversed its decision .
This year there will be four categories for Outstanding Lead Actor/Actress and Supporting Actor/Actresses. | [
"(EW.com) -- There was a chance that two fewer Emmys would be handed out during the telecast this year — until now. On Thursday, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Board of Governors reversed its decision to consolidate the Outstanding Lead and Supporting categories for actors and actresses in movies and mi... |
58ad9257b0ed8bc23563568334915f3383c1f1b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists have completed the DNA map of an African western lowland gorilla .
Research hopes to shed light on human evolution and biology .
Western lowland gorilla population estimated to be 100-200,000 individuals in the wild . | [
"(CNN) -- The first complete gorilla genome has been mapped by scientists giving fresh insights into our own origins. Gorilla are the last of the genus of living great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans) to have their DNA decoded, offering new perspectives on their evolution and biology. \"The gori... |
c18ae0e076204a402ec4712e21211e1b63697168 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. wanted effective ban on trade of polar bear parts .
Plan voted down at endangered species conference, 42-38 .
Canada says hunting does not threaten bear populations . | [
"(CNN) -- A U.S. plan to give new protection to polar bears was voted down Thursday at an international conference on endangered species. The American delegation at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, had sought a ban on the inter... |
0cf6e4cd58c55277a1504880a1bf3e515d7f86a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb threat closes the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario .
A Coast Guard spokesman says it is "too soon" to determine who sent the threat .
A similar threat last week closes the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel . | [
"(CNN) -- A major bridge between Detroit, and Windsor, Ontario, reopened early Tuesday after a bomb threat shut it down for more than five hours, police said. Authorities closed the Ambassador Bridge after a bomb threat was received around 7:15 p.m., according to Sgt. Eren Stephens, a Detroit police spokeswoman. It... |
bd0dee57cb6c47b2c69b0175fcf95af82945d56f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Skirmishes break out as crowds march to East Belfast .
A vote to limit the flying of the Union flag in Belfast has sparked weeks of protests .
Rioting broke out Friday in Newtownabbey, where teenagers attacked police .
British flag has long been a flashpoint between British loyalists and Irish nationalists . | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Under a gray, overcast sky, more than 1,000 protesters gathered Saturday in the Northern Ireland city of Belfast carrying large Union flags, some wrapped around their shoulders. The silent protest outside the city hall started out peaceful, the quiet only broken by the noise of h... |
1ee2637cb6013a42b2f3dd8b478cd6fb87efc4ea | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Margaret Thatcher's coffin is brought to the Chapel of St. Mary Undercroft .
On Wednesday, it will be taken in solemn procession to St. Paul's Cathedral .
Members of the military will line the route of the cortege through central London .
More than 2,000 people are invited to the funeral of Britain's first female ... | [
"London (CNN) -- The body of Britain's first woman prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, has been taken to a chapel at Westminster, where it will lie overnight before a ceremonial funeral in London on Wednesday. A short service for those close to Thatcher will be held Tuesday in the Chapel of St. Mary Undercroft in th... |
981db3021fd10fb7d225069d00960c76e3f2e62c | Summarize the following news article. | A Shenzhen Airlines flight was diverted after a threat, the airline said .
Wednesday, an Air China flight had to divert after an unspecified threat .
Some Chinese travelers are using social media sites to voice their anxiety . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- For the second time in as many days, an unspecified threat forced a Chinese airline to divert a flight, raising public concern about aviation safety in one of the world's fastest-growing air travel markets. A Shenzhen Airlines flight en route to southern boomtown Shenzhen from Xiangyang -- a mediu... |
6253a98ce6f21387f028e56c9e277e576c1bb79a | Summarize the following news article. | An airstrike on a family home in Gaza in November left 10 people dead .
The patriarch of the family says he feels he is dead, too .
Israel's Military Advocate General said no criminal probe needed in the case . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel will not open a criminal investigation into the airstrike that killed 10 members of a Palestinian family and two of their neighbors during the November 2012 war with Gaza. Israel's Military Advocate General (MAG) revealed its decision last week in a report that examined allegations of mis... |
35851acdf22633330f5a1351a2682ea5d81886c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Abu Qatada's hardline views were formed before he entered Britain .
He ran a magazine, Al Ansar, supporting jihadists in Algeria .
A video of his sermons was found in a 9/11 bomber's apartment in Germany . | [
"(CNN) -- The \"Abu Qatada\" affair has set off a firestorm of debate in Britain and beyond -- about what constitutes support for terrorism, about detention without trial, deportation and, yet again, about the vexatious issue of Britain's relationship with Europe. Abu Qatada is a militant Palestinian preacher who h... |
a2dc153128e0b7c184eb482ed5584f4abd89434f | Summarize the following news article. | Controversy threatens to surround Bahrain Grand Prix for third year running .
Bahrain government and human rights organizations dispute recent arrests of up to 70 people .
In 2012 the Bahrain GP went ahead, though in 2011 the race was canceled . | [
"(CNN) -- The Bahrain Grand Prix is threatening to overshadow the Formula One season for a third year running as the kingdom's government and leading human rights organisations dispute the recent arrests of up to 70 people. In 2012 days of anti-government protests failed to halt the Bahrain GP which went ahead even... |
773a7e663cf1754c24bd5d3e0367f95d3799338e | Summarize the following news article. | 37 people drowned after ferries collide of Hong Kong's Lamma island .
Survivors recall chaos, speed the passenger vessel sank in the water .
One of the boats had been ferrying passengers to a fireworks display .
Impact was like hitting a rock or a lighthouse, another passenger says . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- What started off as an exciting boat trip to celebrate China's National Day in Hong Kong quickly turned into a nightmare for more than 100 passengers on board. Local power company Hong Kong Electric had been ferrying a group of its employees and their families to watch an evening fireworks displ... |
71d662b89e35358660114863713fa0df6e40c643 | Summarize the following news article. | China's Tianlang Guan, 14, becomes youngest player to make cut at a major .
Guan shot a three-over 75 on Friday and is four-over for the tournament.
Australia's Jason Day sits one-shot clear on six-under following round of 68 .
Tiger Woods tied for seventh on three-under . | [
"(CNN) -- He was born in the year of the Tiger -- and China's Guan Tianlang will be hoping to mix it with a certain Mr Woods once again after rewriting the history books at Augusta. While most teenagers take on Woods on their game consoles, China's Guan was busy making history Friday after becoming the youngest eve... |
4ca31f21a01fd84b3b0ed3efa4921541e8b84bc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Many patients with multiple sclerosis are born in the spring, not fall .
Scientists speculate the mother's exposure to Vitamin D could play a role .
New study shows the vitamin might be driving immune system development . | [
"(TIME.com) -- The month in which babies are born can affect how their immune systems develop, and even how vulnerable they are to autoimmune diseases. Scientists studying the neurological disorder multiple sclerosis, in which the body's own immune cells destroy the protective coating around nerves and can lead to ... |
0a044ad1c5023c5437d67023376caa8d54d242dd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Four police officers are hurt, one is hospitalized .
NEW: Two people are arrested .
Protesters angry over a decision to stop flying the Union flag year-round .
Police say 66 officers injured, 100 arrests made since December . | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Protests broke out Friday throughout Northern Ireland against a decision by Belfast City Council members to stop flying the Union flag year-round. \"Most of the protests were peaceful, although disruption was caused to the road network in Belfast and across the country,\" police ... |
18855b3e16ecfffac3b599939a9e0ca9c4e80857 | Summarize the following news article. | Howard Kurtz: Hillary Clinton getting media coverage without generating any real news .
Media find it easier to do speculative stories about Hillary than ongoing issues, he says .
She'd be a great nominee, but she's still not talking, he says; so where's the news?
Kurtz: She's seems to be keeping her options open . | [
"(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton is front-page news again. What did she do to warrant this treatment? Nothing. The Page 1 splash in The New York Times the other day was a nicely executed compilation of ... sheer speculation. That is, the same sort of chatter that everyone in the political/media world has engaged in since ... |
b5e31841889622e89a2a0a6d6cfed00d336429ff | Summarize the following news article. | "The whole of his body is burnt," a police spokesman says .
The man doused himself in petrol and set himself on fire near a shrine .
Dozens of Tibetans have self-immolated in recent years to protest Chinese rule . | [
"Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- A Tibetan man set himself on fire in front of a famous Buddhist shrine in the Nepalese capital on Wednesday, police said, becoming the latest Tibetan to adopt this harrowing form of protest over Chinese rule. Read more: The politics of Tibetan self-immolations . The man, believed to be in... |
8d414c31833e291a70f2d9fa019def7f8d714c36 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA reports apparent sabotage after computer found with wires cut .
Computer supposed to be sent to the international space station in two weeks .
NASA hopes to repair computer in time for August 7 launch . | [
"CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -- The U.S. space agency NASA on Thursday confirmed it had discovered the apparent sabotage of a noncritical component of the international space station due to be carried up by the space shuttle Endeavour. It launched an investigation after finding cut wires in a piece of compute... |
4600de9c3cdbc3f51e0fd70618c6e3701b47acde | Summarize the following news article. | Irish debt applicants will have to give up satellite television, foreign holidays and private school .
Scrutiny comes under a strict new insolvency law introduced to tackle the country's debt crisis . | [
"(Financial Times) -- Irish homeowners applying for debt writedowns will have to give up satellite television, foreign holidays and private school educations for their children under a strict new insolvency law introduced to tackle the country's debt crisis. On Thursday Ireland's Insolvency Service set out monthly ... |
64d3b815c300615572e18f8197c101dd0f1e02be | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Thai military says 16 insurgents were killed, one fewer than previously stated .
The heavily armed militants attacked under cover of darkness, military officials say .
But the Thai navy personnel in the base were ready after receiving a tip, the officials say .
Muslim separatists in southern Thailand have been... | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Sixteen insurgents were killed during a fierce battle after they attacked a military base in a restive area of southern Thailand early Wednesday, authorities said. Thai military officials said 50 to 60 heavily armed attackers tried to storm the navy base in the province of Narathiwat und... |
57b753c8a8b30f3d94843fc6dc5e2e17701702c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Tensions has periodically swelled in ethnic Tibetan regions of China since March 2008 .
Rights Group: Since March 2011, 16 people have set themselves on fire in protest . | [
"(CNN) -- The escalation of tensions in ethnically Tibetan regions of China is the latest in a series that have resulted in deaths, frayed ties between the United States and China, and greater pressure from Beijing against the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet for India in 1959 after a failed uprising. March 2008 -- Hundr... |
4255671001a10da1e86914aea39a753c679b9602 | Summarize the following news article. | Robin van Persie scores a late equalizer as Manchester United draw 2-2 at West Ham .
United edge closer to securing a record 20th English Premier League title .
Manchester City close the gap by two points to 13 after victory over Wigan .
Chelsea also victorious while Roma set up clash with Lazio in Italian Cup final . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United edged closer to a record 20th English Premier League title despite having to rely on a late equalizer from Robin van Persie to rescue a draw at West Ham. The Dutch striker looked offside as he finished off from close range in a match that left both managers unhappy with the officials. Ma... |
2a6fb7c7cc8123d5390fc23e832fd9dab24f2ee1 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 78 people are killed and 180 wounded, police say .
Attack hit a Shiite Hazara community .
Pakistan's prime minister and president condemn the attack . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast targeting Shiites in a busy Pakistani marketplace killed at least 78 people on Saturday, police told CNN. The attack in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta left at least 180 people wounded. The explosives were packed into a parked water tanker and were remotely detonated, ... |
829b1357ffc2d62f6d60c38ac623d99b48fc6e33 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Wolfe: World of traditional media is undergoing rapid change .
He says rise of new media offers opportunities to groups like Muslims .
Wolfe: New media offers Muslims the chance to share their worldview .
He says it also promotes better communication with other groups in society . | [
"Editor's note: Michael Wolfe is co-founder of Unity Productions Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has produced six documentary films for national broadcast. He edited the Wilbur-award-winning book \"Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim their Faith,\" and his television work has been nominated for Pe... |
ec649233ceebe12a22122d96716a38ede5986f2a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The CDC says 14,000 people may have received contaminated injections .
170 people have been sickened, 14 have died in outbreak .
Pharmaceutical compounding is a common practice, experts say .
Only 1% to 3% of all prescriptions dispensed in the United States are compounded . | [
"(CNN) -- News of a recent meningitis outbreak has sent many Americans into panic mode. As of Thursday afternoon, 170 people in 11 states had become sick with the noncontagious fungal meningitis; 14 of those have died. Health officials expect those numbers to rise as the investigation continues. The cases have been... |
4dbf0dd4e1981e08daea7588e85cc7e2e1df3516 | Summarize the following news article. | A senior Chinese auditor has warned that local government debt is "out of control"
Zhang Ke said could spark a bigger financial crisis than the US housing market crash .
His accounting firm, ShineWing, had all but stopped signing off on bond sales by local governments .
It is rare for a figure as established as Mr Zhan... | [
"(Financial Times) -- A senior Chinese auditor has warned that local government debt is \"out of control\" and could spark a bigger financial crisis than the US housing market crash. Zhang Ke said his accounting firm, ShineWing, had all but stopped signing off on bond sales by local governments as a result of his c... |
bab2d77edbb5ffb3a7938f16fabd7ad3cc83fae9 | Summarize the following news article. | A fertilizer plant exploded in Texas on Wednesday, killing at least five people .
The cause of the explosion is unknown, according to reports .
The Boston bombing, Texas explosion and ricin letters have not been linked .
John Sutter: Still, the events take a collective toll; and they bring past tragedy back to life . | [
"(CNN) -- It's a surreal and horrifying scene. Father and daughter are in a truck that's parked in a relatively distant field, behind a fence. They're watching a building burn. \"It should collapse,\" the dad says. Then, suddenly: A deafening explosion. Vehicle shakes. Microphone hisses. The recording is fuzzy. The... |
325d36e437f99f365104bcd7c3b2877eb784ccc5 | Summarize the following news article. | David Weinberger has been laying low in Boston not knowing things all day .
He says assumptions abounded before suspects were named .
If new details have surprised us, we learn something about how we think the world works, he says .
Weinberger: We funnel understanding through our assumptions . | [
"Brookline, Mass. (CNN) -- Like many of us, and especially those of us staying off the streets of Boston, I've been not knowing things all day. That's because I've been watching the mainstream media as well as my favorite social media. It turns out that not knowing something reveals its own kind of truth. Yesterday... |
25c5cc4b0c6c583100a17ed0c973fdc7bca48130 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands hit the streets in Venezuela since Sunday's election .
Protesters want recount after Nicolas Maduro apparently wins presidency by small margin .
Protests reveal deep polarization in country where gap between rich and poor remains large .
News of reported vote audit Friday may mollify opposition supporters for... | [
"(CNN) -- \"If something happens to Capriles, I am willing to go to Caracas to defend him.\" These are fighting words, but not from a soldier. They are from Daniela Maggiolo, a 35-year-old publicist in Venezuela and supporter of the country's opposition election candidate -- and loser of Sunday's contested presiden... |
f8a970bf9adbd0bdfe07f4b02a8e655c5e2551f4 | Summarize the following news article. | DirecTV has ordered 10 episodes of "Full Circle"
Filmmaker LaBute will serve as writer and co-exec producer on the series .
Production will start this summer . | [
"(EW.com) -- DirecTV is doubling down on scripted television: The satellite service provider announced today that it has ordered 10 episodes of \"Full Circle\" from filmmaker and playwright Neil LaBute, making his TV debut. The series \"examines the human condition and relationships through a series of conversation... |
e336ea9374e703a9c8e37497f50a17e82f8937a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Sugarland had "ultimate" control over the stage, victims' lawsuit says .
Seven people died, more than 40 were hurt when stage collapsed on fans .
The suit includes families of four of the seven people who died from the stage collapse .
Sugarland's representative said the group would offer no comment about the lawsuit . | [
"(CNN) -- The families of four people killed and dozens injured when a stage collapsed at a Sugarland concert in August filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the country duo. Seven people were killed and at least 40 injured when metal scaffolding fell onto the \"Sugarpit,\" a section usually occupied by Sugarland's most ... |
d71b0b0be43a81e6c68e9e87b222bf32fb2b9b86 | Summarize the following news article. | An appeals court says the government is immune from the lawsuit .
Residents of New Orleans sued the corps, saying its failures made flooding worse .
An earlier ruling blasted the engineers for "myopia and short-sightedness"
The new ruling could get the government off the hook for potentially huge bills . | [
"(CNN) -- Three years ago, a federal court found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for the catastrophic flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. On Monday, an appeals court threw that decision out. The new court decision, which potentially gets the government off the hook for tens of mil... |
37716e7ace4d556c4a0aff67674237b7393bab99 | Summarize the following news article. | Report: Poor countries will spend $169 billion this year on food imports .
Riots occurring from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over surging food prices .
Food prices could mean "seven lost years" in fight against hunger .
Food Bank official: We struggle with gas, others struggle to fill their stomachs . | [
"(CNN) -- The world's poorest countries could pay 40 percent more for food this year than they did last year because of rising prices, according to a United Nations report released Thursday. Rising food prices have left many people, like this Ugandan boy, unable to afford food and malnourished. In those countries,... |
36c0e7d4e3307319ba8d0f4eec9866582db4e2ae | Summarize the following news article. | If it proceeds, Albert Greenwood Brown's execution will be first since lethal injection review .
Federal judge gives Brown choice between single injection or three-drug injection .
Brown was sentenced to death in 1982 for rape, murder of 15-year-old Susan Jordan .
Execution will be first in lethal injection chamber des... | [
"(CNN) -- A federal judge on Friday denied a stay of execution for a California man who raped and murdered a 15-year-old, but gave him a choice of whether to die by single injection or the state's recently revised three-drug method. If the execution proceeds as scheduled on Wednesday, Albert Greenwood Brown could b... |
12287ce6680a8c3312e9cf606ece6e51faa93385 | Summarize the following news article. | Author of "Shantaram", the global best-seller based on his own experiences .
The Australian worked in slums of Mumbai and came into contact criminal elements .
Eventful life has included jail term for armed robbery and fighting in Afghanistan . | [
"Mumbai, India (CNN) -- To say Gregory David Roberts has witnessed much in his life would be an understatement. The 57-year-old native Australian was sentenced in the late 1970s for a series of armed robberies. He escaped prison and found his way to Mumbai, India, where he lived for 10 years forging a new life, inc... |
b999ce6836c9de8544dfb7012137c6999b27908f | Summarize the following news article. | 2012 ranks as the globe's 10th warmest since 1880, when record keeping began .
Last year was the warmest year ever for the contiguous United States .
The 12 years of new century rank among the 14 warmest in the past 133 years .
With no snow, Minnesota delays a sled dog race; musher blames global warming . | [
"(CNN) -- The year 2012 was declared the globe's 10th warmest since record keeping began in 1880 and the warmest ever for the Lower 48 U.S. states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. Last year also marked the 36th consecutive year with a global temperat... |
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