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ae7a30b4256539052af2d7bad920f963f223b5af | Summarize the following news article. | Deiss, Muller, Thuringer win CNN Journalist Award .
Story looks at search for answers following series of murders by neo-Nazis in Germany .
CNN host German journalism awards in Munich Thursday night . | [
"Munich, Germany (CNN) -- A documentary about the murder victims of a German neo-Nazi terror cell has scooped the top prize at this year's CNN Journalist Awards ceremony in Munich. \"Eight Turks, One Greek and a Policewoman\" -- by Matthias Deiss, Eva Muller and Anne-Kathrin Thuringer -- won both the CNN Journalist... |
87c7677a4caf5af3a88d746478a8faf33bd7ae95 | Summarize the following news article. | Foreign tax havens, identity fraud are priorities for the Tax Division .
Justice Department is working with the IRS to prosecute tax cheats .
Some tax dodgers cite "constitutional" reasons why they don't have to pay . | [
"(CNN) -- With the April 15 tax filing deadline fast approaching, top Justice Department tax lawyers are pressing efforts to prosecute tax cheats in a cat-and-mouse game with billions of dollars at stake. \"We basically see the same attempts over and over again — it runs the range,\" Kathryn Keneally, assistant a... |
9fb4a4727b8258f147f6fecfdfcc531844c83ce3 | Summarize the following news article. | Energy investor T. Boone Pickens: America needs leadership on energy .
He says vast reserves of cheaper, cleaner natural gas could displace OPEC oil .
Pickens: U.S. could have a more secure energy system and help control gas prices .
He commutes in a natural gas-powered car whose fuel is less than $1 a gallon . | [
"Long Beach, California (CNN) -- Gasoline at $4 a gallon is no worry for T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire energy investor from Texas. He drives from his home to his office in a car that runs on fuel costing less than $1 a gallon. His method: He has a device that fuels his Honda Civic GX with natural gas from the p... |
66aa7a0f97369d8c380741204ff397b9c642d58a | Summarize the following news article. | Eight of the 26 dresses in the exhibition are new to the displays .
"We wanted to balance color and style and time periods," the curator says .
Michelle Obama's 2009 inaugural gown of white silk chiffon is a centerpiece of the exhibit . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- From bustles to silk chiffon with organza flowers and Swarovski crystals, the newly updated first ladies exhibition at the National Museum of American History is an extravaganza of frills and fashion. The first ladies' gowns have been shown at the Smithsonian for 97 years in at least 10 separat... |
7ca693fef0bdbdab781d4469bbf32ae5cf47a702 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 1 of 4 who suffered bad burns says, "My heart and lungs are healthy"
NEW: He's in fair condition at a Baton Rouge hospital; 2 are critical, 1 is serious .
Divers found a body on the sea floor of a man who worked on the same Gulf of Mexico platform .
The cause of Friday's explosion off Louisiana's coast is under in... | [
"(CNN) -- Two days after a Gulf of Mexico oil platform blast and one day after his co-worker was found dead on the sea floor, a Filipino man offered a succinct message Sunday to his relatives and countrymen: \"I am alive.\" Wilberto Ilagan is one of the at least 11 injured in Friday morning's explosion on a platfor... |
d32d2d88efe630ccbeb32dee73e8dea1c9329abe | Summarize the following news article. | Next year, truck manufacturers will start making new vehicles that use LNG .
But fueling up could be a problem - there aren't many stations with Liquefied Natural Gas .
Some enviromentalists warn the new, cheaper fuel could harm the atmosphere . | [
"Carmel Church, Virginia (CNN) -- At the Flying J truck stop in rural Virginia, truck drivers can taste the coffee, smell the diesel and see the future. The future lies in a remote corner of the parking lot, where workers recently planted two rows of gleaming new fuel pumps. They are labeled LNG -- liquefied natura... |
77a1ac046d22ad260a55220ada56826377e5fc7f | Summarize the following news article. | The shutdown will put an "unprecedented" strain on power supply, authorities say .
The two reactors are halted because they are using unverified parts .
The government says there is no risk of a radiation leak from the parts in question .
Nuclear power is under increased scrutiny worldwide after the Japanese crisis . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea said Monday that it had shut down operations at two nuclear reactors after discovering that they were using parts supplied with forged quality certificates. Halting the reactors to replace the parts will result in \"an unprecedented level\" of strain on the nation's power su... |
edfe94be5c7260c3617c03f9f0d5c45adcd35a0a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The feds will bring in 12 million gallons of unleaded gas to hard-hit areas .
NEW: New Jersey sets up a system linking license plate, to day gas is pumped .
Some New York, New Jersey residents waited over four hours to fill up cars, gas cans .
Those with mobile devices used Twitter for real-time information on gas... | [
"(CNN) -- In Brooklyn, a woman pushed a small grocery cart with a single bag inside. In it, a precious possession shielded from prying eyes: a red can filled with gasoline. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, gasoline might as well be gold. \"It has become a hot commodity, so we didn't want to risk it,\" she said. Wit... |
9c5931decf37a6c4e4d06b15b623a8e3224fe1f1 | Summarize the following news article. | The national average price of regular gasoline fell to $3.55 a gallon, survey finds .
Superstorm Sandy cut into demand, while crude oil prices declined .
Cheapest gas was found in Memphis, Tennessee; San Francisco had the highest . | [
"(CNN) -- An ongoing skid in crude oil markets and the impact of Superstorm Sandy helped drive U.S. gasoline prices down nearly 21 cents a gallon in late October, the latest Lundberg Survey found. The national average price of regular gas fell to $3.55 a gallon between October 19 and November 2, survey publisher Tr... |
012c5bfe1ef1cf80d159dab760ff32fcbb270b70 | Summarize the following news article. | The average nationwide gasoline price is down 7 cents over 2 weeks, a survey says .
But prices are up in some areas hit by Superstorm Sandy, the Lundberg Survey reports .
Long Island had the highest average in the latest survey .
Memphis had the lowest . | [
"(CNN) -- Gas prices have dropped more than 7 cents over the past two weeks, but risen in some regions stricken by Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey published Sunday. The new national average for regular gasoline is $3.47 -- down more than 36 cents over the past six weeks, the Lundberg Survey found. \"This la... |
adadb1ef74be88342f6bceddb2a1373535a11089 | Summarize the following news article. | The state of Florida filed lawsuit against BP and Halliburton .
Suit: Florida is entitled to revenue lost because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill .
The lawsuit was filed on the third anniversary of the oil spill . | [
"(CNN) -- The state of Florida on Saturday filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The suit argues that Florida is entitled to the revenues it lost because of the spill. These include a long list of lost taxes -- sales, corporate, cigarette, liquor -- and other forms of... |
2bc24ecd57a79e0324072d5e19d35a3e0712d68e | Summarize the following news article. | The 1,700-mile pipeline would run from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico .
Obama in the past has rejectd rapid approval .
Romney and the GOP support it .
Protestors gather in D.C., urging the administration to reject the proposed pipeline . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Less than two weeks after Barack Obama won his re-election campaign, protesters gathered Sunday to call on the president and his administration to reject the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and to act on climate change. While Republican candidate Mitt Romney said he would support const... |
58c1a315814e517fde77272ca0bd2560d8dd02b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Kandeh Yumkella is the director general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization .
He wants to end energy poverty by 2030 so no one on the planet will be left in the dark .
He is working to prove there are smarter energy strategies that can benefit all nations .
"Without access to energy you cannot ach... | [
"(CNN) -- U.N. energy chief Kandeh Yumkella knows first-hand what access to electricity can bring to the developing world. Growing up in the West African country of Sierra Leone, he would often study by candlelight as frequent blackouts would leave his university dormitory without power supply. Today, as director g... |
8128c358f0df5f433a563f32fd98e77a02416b9f | Summarize the following news article. | Ahdaf Soueif was the first Muslim woman to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize .
Her most recent book "Cairo: My City, Our Revolution" was a personal account of the Egyptian revolution .
Souief will be in London this weekend for Women of the World Festival . | [
"(CNN) -- Ahdaf Soueif isn't in one place for long. She has spent the last month touring India and Australia, and is back in her native Egypt for a few days before heading to London. She is in demand for speaking engagements, particularly at literary festivals, to help the world understand political events in Egypt... |
fb11de72d4055e25f6fd1a69fd129ab02ee9d322 | Summarize the following news article. | The two new nuclear reactors are the first to be approved by the NRC since 1978 .
NRC group focuses on implementing regulations based on lessons learned at Fukushima .
Critics say natural gas is cheaper; so why use nuclear energy?
Because of the events at Fukushima, other countries have stopped using nuclear energy. | [
"(CNN) -- People like to say history repeats itself, but Southern Co., which is building the first U.S. nuclear reactors approved in decades, is hoping this isn't true. With last year's tsunami-induced disaster at the Fukushima Daichi plant in Japan, Southern doesn't want its reactors to meet the same fate. \"We le... |
19272f76067a3afe0a35874d0a603176cb22493c | Summarize the following news article. | Dozens formed a "human chain" to keep heavy machinery from moving at pipeline site .
Three protesters suspended themselves from 50-foot pine trees to stop pipeline work .
Deputies used pepper spray to remove protesters, group says .
Company building the pipeline did not immediately respond to CNN calls . | [
"(CNN) -- The fight to block construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through east Texas stepped up Monday as protesters locked themselves to machinery. Dozens of others formed a human chain to keep heavy machinery from moving around the proposed pipeline's path in Cherokee County, said Ethan Nuss, spokes... |
045dd47adc11cee5562cc279e8ff7f9749353448 | Summarize the following news article. | Arleen Weise's son, Adam, was one of 11 rig workers killed in the 2010 disaster .
Billy Anderson lost his son, Jason, aboard the Deepwater Horizon .
Millions of barrels of oil flowed from the BP well and into the Gulf region .
The London-based oil giant has expressed its regrets . | [
"(CNN) -- In the morning hours of April 21, 2010, Arleen Weise got a phone call from her son's friend, telling her that an explosion had ripped through the Gulf of Mexico oil rig where her 24-year-old had been working. The Texas native quickly hung up and phoned the rig's owner, Transocean, which leased the drillin... |
ceba253e945ecba65b97f80835c6297d945b8212 | Summarize the following news article. | Hafsat Abiola is the daughter of Nigerian politician MKO Abiola .
She founded a group that trains female leaders and raises awareness of domestic violence .
Hafsat also runs a program aimed at reducing maternal mortality rates . | [
"(CNN) -- Her mother was assassinated, her father died in prison after being jailed by the military. Today, Hafsat Abiola is one of the most prominent civil rights activists in Nigeria, fueled by a desire to ensure her parents' deaths were not in vain. The daughter of Nigerian politician and philanthropist Moshood ... |
1d9864e378531f2bf45e7905beaa5976b70b899d | Summarize the following news article. | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- December 14, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . How might loud commercials affect TV viewers' reactions to products being advertised? Do you think that restrictions on commercials' volume will affect viewers and businesses? Explain. * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions r... |
ff38b2cbd81dd53825c2bf1abc7429b3f0c8444f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Billion is in addition to $200 million provided for fighting organized crime .
Clinton says the U.S. will send $300 million in aid to Central America this year .
The U.S. funds will be used for police, a regional crime observatory and judicial training .
Analysts say violence is growing in the region as Mexican ca... | [
"Guatemala City (CNN) -- The World Bank will support Central American security efforts with $1 billion in loans for the next two years, Guatemalan state media reported Wednesday. That money will be in addition to $200 million the bank already has provided to different countries for fighting organized crime, the sta... |
40b9b364fd3b186c45ed3b887f673a5a511d0825 | Summarize the following news article. | Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories .
Today's Daily Discussion includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- December 19, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . Why might a journalist want to report from a country that limits journalists' access? * . * . Daily Discussion Questions . What is a comfort dog? According to the report, how do people respond to comfort dogs? In what unique ways do you... |
d168e30784fe9188dbecf0aadc6ee1cb22085950 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An anti-abortion campaign group says the government's reassurances are "misleading"
"This is about women, it is about saving lives," says Taoiseach Enda Kenny .
The draft bill clarifies what happens when there's a threat to the pregnant woman's life .
A panel of medical practitioners must agree that there's a "rea... | [
"(CNN) -- Proposed new legislation won't change Ireland's general ban on abortion, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Wednesday, but is about \"saving lives\" when pregnant women are in danger. Ireland's government published the controversial draft measure late Tuesday to clarify what happens when there's a threat to t... |
d3c07118571334522ee3d4ea16d1c0a8192a57f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Kora master Toumani Diabate is one of Africa's most famous musicians .
His newest band, AfroCubism, blends together the sounds of West Africa and Cuba .
The long-awaited band received a Grammy nomination last year for "Best World Music Album"
Diabate's mission is to keep the sound of the kora alive . | [
"(CNN) -- In the star-studded world of supergroups, where musical acumen and bloated egos often co-exist, it's not unheard of band members to not talk to each other. But in the case of AfroCubism, the all-star band consisted of renowned Malian and Cuban musicians, the reason for the group's lack of verbal communica... |
03e6f22a937f453e00e594a4f58eb33a849b45d3 | Summarize the following news article. | An extra $4 million will be on offer for the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament .
Organizers have also agreed to schedule a day of rest between finals and semis .
Defending champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams welcome the changes .
There will be a record $29.5 million in prize money -- a 34% increase since 2011 . | [
"(CNN) -- Record prize money and an extra rest day for finalists -- U.S. Open tennis chiefs have taken note of player complaints and made significant changes for 2013. The tournament's women's final will now be held on a Sunday and the men's title match on a Monday, while the total prize purse will increase by $4 m... |
ce3c76d0c7caedf89130c5b1930dc9b434827057 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities are negotiating with escaped inmate Dany Provencal .
Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, another inmate, is arrested, along with two other people .
The inmates escaped from a Quebec prison in a helicopter .
The pilot of the helicopter was taken to a hospital; he is not considered a suspect . | [
"(CNN) -- Canadian police arrested three people Sunday in connection with a daring helicopter escape from a Quebec prison. Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, one of two escaped inmates is in custody, along with two other people, said Quebec provincial police spokesman Benoit Richard. Dany Provencal, the second inmate, is \"su... |
9f06d60e275f06173a8d13d192e234a877bd887d | Summarize the following news article. | Teenage U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom title .
Three days after her 18th birthday, Shiffrin overhauls Tina Maze .
She sets the fastest time of the second run to take title from overall champion .
Compatriot Ted Ligety caps golden season with sixth victory in giant slalom . | [
"(CNN) -- A week can be a long time when you're one of the planet's best young skiers. On Wednesday, Mikaela Shiffrin turned 18. On Saturday she added the World Cup slalom crown to last month's world championships title, and on Tuesday she'll be back from Europe to appear on U.S. national television. \"Hopefully I ... |
f9b64712faf99b700ba4f6290cd13cf6ff0a218a | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta BeltLine project is regenerating a 35-kilometer loop of land around the city .
Idea to transform disused railway line land was conceived by Atlanta resident Ryan Gravel .
Project hopes to redefine image of Atlanta as a sprawling city dominated by the cars and highways . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Architect Ryan Gravel has lived in Atlanta, Georgia for more than 20 years, watching the city grow as it strives to compete among the world's finest. \"Great cities are great places to live and they're really vibrant and diverse,\" Gravel said. \"Atlanta has a lot of those qualities, but it really... |
cb5bd57ac5748574c3be62b718763ae73e3bea08 | Summarize the following news article. | Bharti Kher was raised in England, but has become one of India's leading artists .
She traveled to New Delhi on the toss of a coin, but has stayed ever since .
Much of her work uses bindis, the forehead decoration worn by Indian women . | [
"(CNN) -- As a young art graduate, Bharti Kher went to India intending to spend six months traveling. More than two decades later, she is still there and has become one of the country's most successful artists. Kher, who is based in Delhi, has exhibited her contemporary work -- from paintings to sculptures -- all a... |
380a78986b704fc507e057305318214e381e2b99 | Summarize the following news article. | The device baffled defense lawyers at Guantanamo .
Military lawyer says no one was listening to privileged conversations .
A top U.S. commander says the device is used to watch what happens, but not listen . | [
"(CNN) -- A photo of a listening device in a room where attorneys met with terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay caused a stir this month, but a senior military official says it is a relic from the days when interrogations occurred in the facility. A military judge hearing the case against the September 11, 2001, terr... |
8618fe65337c9865422861583b8829c21bf51d14 | Summarize the following news article. | Tutu is to undergo tests to determine the cause of a persistent infection .
Treatment is expected to take five days .
Tutu, 81, received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for efforts to end apartheid in South Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital Wednesday for treatment of a persistent infection, his foundation announced. Tutu, 81, also will undergo tests at the hospital in Cape Town to determine the cause of the infection, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Fou... |
3eb220500e2ac1e3f48c9786b2c83b087d6e991e | Summarize the following news article. | "The existing situation cannot continue," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says .
More than 20,000 demonstrators demand reforms to military draft rules .
The controversial topic is a thorny political issue for Netanyahu's government .
A government committee will draw up a proposed new law, he says . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A day after thousands of Israeli demonstrators demanded an end to rules that make ultra-Orthodox Jews exempt from the draft, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the nation's approach to military service must change. \"The existing situation cannot continue. Neither the army, the e... |
ded87277429fc89ffb4a6f097a4e7bdbf903c756 | Summarize the following news article. | A number of Latin American cardinals have been suggested as pope candidates .
Observers say a pope from the Americas makes sense .
The largest percentage of Catholics live in Latin America . | [
"(CNN) -- With its approximately 480 million adherents, Latin America is home to an overwhelming plurality of the world's Catholics. But no one from this region (or hemisphere, for that matter) has been ever been chosen to lead the church as pope. As the church's cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to select a n... |
6c5a71208f687e8f9a8e3e6395b78fef8d961ab1 | Summarize the following news article. | John Sheardown helped to smuggle six American diplomats out of Iran in 1980 .
The story was made famous again this year by the release of the movie 'Argo'
Sheardown suffered from Alzheimer's and had cancer, his son says . | [
"(CNN) -- John Sheardown, a Canadian immigration officer who helped shelter and smuggle six American diplomats out of Iran in 1980, has died, his son said Monday. He was 88. Sheardown had Alzheimer's and suffered from colon and prostate cancer, said Robin Sheardown, who described his father as his best friend. John... |
3fe2afbb0f5ed03a73ee071240837b8c10b07030 | Summarize the following news article. | 98 contract employees have been laid off from the National Tracing Center .
The center traces guns used in crimes .
Tracing guns "as quickly as possible is a critical need," a former ATF official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The fight against gun-related crime has taken a hit from budget cuts, as a federal agency has laid off nearly a hundred contract workers at its facility dedicated to tracing firearms used by criminals. Ninety-eight contract employees at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' National Trac... |
8086942a4b81f26d81e2bf99272f4233ca3e6b00 | Summarize the following news article. | Police are searching for two suspects in child's abduction .
Woman, possibly pregnant, took the girl from her school after posing as her mother .
Girl is now with her mother, no "overt" injuries .
It raises questions about Philadelphia's school security protocol . | [
"Philadelphia (CNN) -- Philadelphia police are still searching for the woman who they say abducted a 5-year-old girl from her elementary school on Monday by posing as the girl's mother, dressed in a Muslim-style head covering. The suspect, who police say may be pregnant and may go by the name \"Rashida,\" took the ... |
a332b47b5fd69cc643061b088245baa17b17536f | Summarize the following news article. | The men are demanding the Foreign Ministry be cleansed of Gadhafi loyalists .
They have anti-aircraft guns mounted on their trucks, the official says .
No violence was reported in the latest in a string of armed protests . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Armed men in trucks with anti-aircraft guns mounted on them surrounded the Libyan Foreign Ministry in Tripoli early Sunday and refused to allow ministry staff to enter the building, a ministry official said. Gunmen diverted traffic away from the ministry in central Tripoli as they continued... |
e64080ed204ea9a0133f534263d7220033f68c30 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple was awarded $1 billion in damages for patent infringement by Samsung in August .
The case was back in court in San Jose on Thursday, though no new orders were issued .
Samsung wants to lower the damages amount or to have a retrial .
Apple wants to raise the amount and ban Samsung from selling infringing products ... | [
"(CNN) -- The $1 billion patent dispute between Apple and Samsung picked back up in federal court in San Jose on Thursday, with both sides arguing over issues of damages amounts, bans on product sales and allegations of dishonesty on the part of the jury foreman. In August, a nine-person jury awarded Apple just mor... |
08bef36b723bb5dffb9c65090fd64db0afe639ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Argentina's president calls the Falkland Islands referendum a "parody"
Britain will always defend the people of the Falklands, Cameron said .
Overwhelming percentage of voters said they want the Falklands to remain a territory .
Argentina, which knows the islands as Las Malvinas, disputes British sovereignty . | [
"(CNN) -- An overwhelming vote by residents of the Falkland Islands to remain under British rule didn't quell claims from Argentina on Tuesday. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called this week's two-day referendum a \"parody\" and maintained that the territory, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas, rightfull... |
18b385f95072199770277439ce050be202786eca | Summarize the following news article. | The camera takes photos in 0.7 seconds, has 8 megapixels and uses an f/2.0 lens .
The company also launched two other HTC One devices -- the HTC One S and the HTC One V .
All three devices should be hitting the market in the next two months, likely in April . | [
"(Mashable) -- HTC has launched a new flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One X, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The majority of mobile giants had their announcements before the actual start of the MWC -- including Samsung, LG and Sony. HTC had the last, and perhaps the most glamorous event of the day, ... |
d5720c61c0c67232ddbc066f75f433b4440fab87 | Summarize the following news article. | The information minister tweeted the news .
The initial plan was to display the remains Lenin style . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezeula has decided not to embalm the body of its late president, Hugo Chavez, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said on Friday in a Twitter message. The initial plan was to have Chavez's embalmed body displayed much like the remains of former revolutionary leaders Vladimir Lenin of Russia and China... |
de4d4d942fa68931b3549b77f305be275fd2d0e3 | Summarize the following news article. | French forces are helping Malian troops battle Islamist rebels .
Northern parts of Mali are under the grip of Islamist extremists .
Militants have destroyed ancient shrines and banned music .
Concerns grow that al Qaeda-linked rebels will turn the area into a haven . | [
"(CNN) -- International leaders are responding to an uprising of Islamist militants in northern Mali, hoping to inject stability in a country once hailed as a model for democracy in Africa. Following a coup last year, militants destroyed ancient shrines, once a major draw for Islamic scholars from around the world.... |
7c2e884fc8c24a0397405091ae05441012fbb310 | Summarize the following news article. | Cashmore: Breakout trend at SXSW this month may be "ambient social networking"
Apps would automatically share info about you with nearby people in your networks .
Privacy is becoming an issue as more apps allow people to broadcast their location .
The social nature of photo-sharing app Instagram also may make it a favo... | [
"(CNN) -- It's just over a week until one of the biggest geek gatherings of the year, South By Southwest Interactive, kicks off in Austin, Texas. SXSW is where fledgling tech companies sink or swim. Twitter and Foursquare caught on in part thanks to massive buzz at SXSW, while thousands of other new companies dream... |
1c33b33979cfc8fa2b1e342165645ef8236304d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Specs for Apple HDTV published in Best Buy survey .
The big-box retailer says the question was just hypothetical .
The leaked form asks about a 42-inch, web-enabled TV running Apple's software .
Its price was listed as $1,499 . | [
"(CNN) -- Best Buy wants to know if you'd pay $1,499 for a 42-inch, high-definition Apple TV which uses your iPad or iPhone as a remote control. You know ... hypothetically. The big-box gadget retailer sent a survey to some customers asking in fairly explicit detail about the long-rumored TV system -- under languag... |
4a0caecbc2bdd104e56828bc68a8244f1b3743f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Corning unveils a new, thinner form of its popular Gorilla Glass at CES .
The original Gorilla Glass is used in more than 500 models of touchscreen gadgets .
New glass more responsive but not less resistant to breakage than current Gorilla Glass . | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- The makers of Gorilla Glass, the glass that's used in touchscreen gadgets such as iPhones, iPads and more than 500 other models of electronic gadgets, has officially unveiled a thinner and more touch-sensitive version of their product. When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kin... |
14c82f699978347401ecce654f931ac83d716e6a | Summarize the following news article. | Smartphone apps can expose children's data, Federal Trade Commission says .
Panel urges developers, phone companies to make monitoring easier for parents .
Little improvement since last survey in February, commission says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Parents are finding it more difficult to keep their children's private personal data from being collected by mobile phone apps, according to a new report. The Federal Trade Commission is urging mobile phone app developers and phone companies to make it easier for parents to control the personal... |
6e86ec6cf07a05b343372847f873fa5d3b9e9bec | Summarize the following news article. | Apple banned photo app that it says delivers porn .
500px is a photo-sharing app that features all kinds of images .
Officer says porn is not allowed on the app .
500px has resubmitted the app, hopes to be reinstated . | [
"(CNN) -- The removal of 500px from Apple's App Store raises questions over review equity, fairness and API functionality. When Evgeny Tchebotarev started the day, he wasn't expecting to end up spending so much time fielding calls from the media. Tchebotarev is the COO and co-founder of 500px, a popular photo site ... |
026c282ca35d66d8d253b6793a37bbe71f260c63 | Summarize the following news article. | Nicolas Maduro to be sworn in Friday as interim president .
Chavez, who had cancer, died at 58 on Tuesday; the funeral is set for Friday .
Chavez's body "will be surrounded by crystal glass forever," Maduro says . | [
"(CNN) -- The body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will eventually be displayed publicly \"just like Lenin (and) Mao Zedong,\" the country's vice president said Thursday on state-run TV. \"The body of our leader will be embalmed, and it will ... be surrounded by crystal glass forever, present forever, and alway... |
33d496456c558e6324019ecfc3a5c49c174a1f1d | Summarize the following news article. | Chip-maker Qualcomm kicked off the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show with a keynote .
CEO Paul Jacobs highlighted the expansion of mobile technology beyond smartphones and tablets .
The talk featured random guest stars, including Big Bird, Guillermo del Toro and Maroon 5 . | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- Mobile technology is no longer limited to laptops, smartphones and tablets. It's seeping into every corner of our lives, including television and movies, cars, the workplace, health care, education and eventually our bodies. This expansion of mobile, and its next generation of highly mobile tech... |
2b77466349e0cff0d1f324de825643a9a258536e | Summarize the following news article. | The FAA is assembling a group of experts to update rules for electronics on planes .
In letter to FAA, FCC announced who would represent the agency on the committee .
It could be a year or more before any changes are made to existing rules . | [
"(CNN) -- The slow process of updating the rules that dictate when and if you can use electronic devices on airplanes is inching along, with one major agency urging more freedom to use tablets, e-readers and other gadgets. In August, the FAA announced plans for a working group that would study the issue of portable... |
694d57f47219d5917b4fc6676db3971ed7ff308c | Summarize the following news article. | A buggy app in Google's new mobile operating system omits the month of December .
One headline asks, "Is Google the new Grinch who stole Christmas?"
NEW: Google posted a statement Tuesday vowing to fix the problem . | [
"(CNN) -- Is Google in a hurry to get 2012 over with? Probably not. But that didn't stop the snarky headlines after it was discovered that a buggy app in the new version of Google's mobile operating system omits the month of December. The People app lets users bookmark friends' birthdays and other important dates o... |
88fb7244c71a5aa29ff6980beaf5846db72e895f | Summarize the following news article. | Survey: Singles are more likely to own smartphones, couples to have tablets .
Difference may be because married folks are usually older, more financially secure .
The survey sampled 2,006 adults in the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Maybe a phone's not big enough for you and your spouse to cuddle up with on the sofa. Or single folks need to travel light when they're on the prowl. Whatever the reasons, a new survey suggests that married couples are more likely to own a tablet, while smartphones are more popular with unhitched folks. T... |
dee43c8c07bcbcc9a0548a5d55daf70934ca35ac | Summarize the following news article. | Nokia unveils smartphone featuring powerful 41 Megapixel camera .
Device among gadgets unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona .
Other new phones include Huawei device touted as "world's fastest" | [
"Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Mobile phone giant Nokia on Monday unveiled a phone with a powerful 41 Megapixel camera as it attempts to reposition itself back at the forefront of the mobile market. The phone is among a dazzling array of new gadgets unveiled so far at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, an annual e... |
1f11d848ea6ab88c1256c0c0242fd6be11e2a464 | Summarize the following news article. | From Japan comes an $81 edible iPhone case .
The rice-cracker cover is a commentary on food and gadget obsession .
Silly or not, the covers were sold out Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Yes, critics of the sometimes disposable nature of today's tech world, it's come to this. You can now eat your iPhone case. The price of a crunchy treat that also (theoretically) protects your most precious of mobile gadgets? $81. Made from brown rice and salt, the Survival Senbei Rice Cracker iPhone 5 Ca... |
4451e59032000c1f15a98fe4285c40cff5556ddf | Summarize the following news article. | Huffington Post is starting a German edition in September .
It's the seventh international launch for the AOL-owned site .
Partnerships and editions are planned for eight additional countries . | [
"(Financial Times) -- The Huffington Post is planting its flag in Germany, striking a partnership with Burda's Tomorrow Focus to bring its mix of news, blogging and social commenting to readers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The start of a German edition, timed for the country's elections in September, would ... |
3deefbf800520ff8a3d5504de01a7e7ecbefed53 | Summarize the following news article. | Technology like the iPad allows Carly Fleischmann to have voice heard despite inability to speak .
Carly regularly relies on the ProLoQuo2Go app .
Using a phone dialer for seniors and her iPad, Carly was able to order a pizza for the first time . | [
"(CNN) -- Carly Fleischmann lived most of her childhood trapped in a body that could not communicate clearly with the outside world. She couldn't speak and had few fine motor skills. She'd been diagnosed with severe autism at age 2. Even with the progress that has been made with therapy techniques and medication, F... |
188464d37ce66c5573a984b70c817fbbc2d9ae31 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's Forstall out in shakeup at the top .
Forstall, head of Apple's mobile iOS operating system, will advise until next year .
System was dinged after Maps update failed to impress .
Retail chief John Browett also out in Cupertino shakeup . | [
"(CNN) -- Scott Forstall, one of the most visible faces of Apple in the wake of Steve Jobs' death, is leaving the company in a surprise shakeup at the head of Apple' ranks. Forstall, a senior vice president in charge of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, will act as an adviser to CEO Tim Cook until departing som... |
6dec7960053d5ee8ffc06c585272646d178399a5 | Summarize the following news article. | My Fair Election collects ratings on polling places .
A few groups are crowdsouring election monitoring .
Video the Vote wants people to live stream videos from polling locations .
A Harvard group warns citizen journalists to know local laws . | [
"(CNN) -- In Florida, some early-voting lines were longer than those for the new iPhone. In New Jersey, officials are allowing those displaced by Superstorm Sandy to vote via e-mail and fax. And a bitterly partisan presidential election is expected to be close. So it makes sense that people would be extra concerned... |
d12f23df271d7d1dccb9ead769bf1e0ad6e634c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple's iPad Mini went on sale in 34 markets worldwide on Friday .
Demand appeared to be down compared to the throngs that met previous releases .
Device enters small-tablet territory already occupied by Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire .
Apple wouldn't comment on how many iPad Minis were pre-ordered . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- The iPad Mini made its global sales debut Friday, but the lines of fans outside many stores were much smaller than previous Apple debuts. By midday, the line at Apple's flagship store in Hong Kong to pick up reserved devices had five people, a far cry from the throngs that turned out for the iPa... |
010f702d290fad77dfc35f4e188c2dfcc6f9b87c | Summarize the following news article. | 3 officers, including a deputy police chief, are killed in a roadside bombing .
The Taliban claims responsibility for the blast and says it's starting a new offensive .
The group vows to target foreign troops as well as local government and police . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban have launched their spring offensive, their annual spate of attacks targeting foreign bases, government officials and Afghan police, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. On Sunday morning, a roadside bomb killed three police officers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, provincial ... |
935f552a82aa9ba6efaf53047a4b6c04760d54c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Bobby Jindal: President Obama failed to deliver what he promised on the economy .
He says the president is signalling that his campaign will be one of "divide and blame"
Obama makes excuses for failing on economy, promotes class warfare, Jindal says .
Jindal: Choice is between trying to rebuild economy through governme... | [
"(CNN) -- In 2008, President Obama campaigned on a message of \"Hope and Change.\" Thursday, speaking in Ohio, the president announced his re-election campaign message of \"Divide and Blame.\" The president had to give another economic speech, nearly an hour long, because he has not given us economic results. Ameri... |
e2120c5fae2c9347582836f82badf0a516233f89 | Summarize the following news article. | For the third year in a row, Apple tops annual survey of the most innovative companies .
How can innovation be quantified, and what does it mean that Apple comes out on top?
Recently, some critics say Apple's products are more "evolutionary" than "revolutionary" | [
"(Wired) -- For the third year in a row, Apple was named number one in management consulting firm Booz & Company's annual survey of the top 10 most innovative companies. Almost 80 percent of the respondents in the 700-company survey (.pdf) named Apple as one of the top three most innovative companies in the world. ... |
d8904445b1011a456a3bc056549149b6b5f1a5ef | Summarize the following news article. | T-Mobile USA will not be carrying the iPhone this year, an exec says .
The carrier has expressed its desire to carry Apple's phone, he says .
Sprint will reportedly get the iPhone next month . | [
"San Francisco (CNN) -- A new iPhone is widely expected to debut next month for the three largest U.S. carriers, but T-Mobile will be left out, an executive for the carrier said at a technology conference on Monday. T-Mobile has expressed to Apple its desire to carry the iPhone, said Cole Brodman, T-Mobile USA's ma... |
7c7b076ba414307305bdf5943ee73d5562212a40 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal and Manchester United draw 1-1 at Emirates .
Robin van Persie scores United's equalizer on return to his old club .
Chelsea move above Arsenal into third with 2-0 win over Swansea .
Reading and Queens Park Rangers are relegated from EPL . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United's Robin van Persie received a hostile reception on his return to the Emirates Stadium but had the last laugh Sunday by scoring the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against his former club Arsenal. Van Persie's 29 goals this season have fired United to the English Premier League title, grabbing a ... |
48091b2f28dcb2d420a3e864ff7fec64fbf31871 | Summarize the following news article. | "No to drones," says the Drone Campaign Network .
The march came two days after the RAF announced its program shift .
"I'm not 100% sure what they are marching against," a former RAF drone pilot says . | [
"(CNN) -- A coalition of protesters marched Saturday under sunny skies to a Royal Air Force base north of London to voice its opposition to the UK's use of armed drones in Afghanistan. \"People are pretty upset about the idea that Britain will be developing this drone warfare,\" said John Hilary, executive director... |
cd339b97a610007e3894a06a3fba6447c07ec323 | Summarize the following news article. | "What is a parent to do when she has done everything?" Chelisa Grimes says .
The Indianapolis school district is considering his expulsion .
Darnell "Dynasty" Young says he has been bullied and taunted for months .
Two-thirds of gay students say they feel unsafe at school . | [
"(CNN) -- An Indiana mother who sent her gay son to school with a stun gun after administrators apparently didn't do enough to stop the bullying against him said she would do it again -- even though the teen now faces expulsion. \"I do not promote violence -- not at all -- but what is a parent to do when she has do... |
dc7f22f2590e0b31464ea3c4b15993a9bf462f50 | Summarize the following news article. | The Bright Eyes Kit DIY LED glasses teaches you basic programming, and makes you look cool too.
Daniel Hirschmann, founder of Technology Will Save Us talks with CNN about his educational kits and his philosophy.
Programming is as important today as literacy; the maker movement is a "paradigm shift" in thinking. | [
"London (CNN) -- The \"shutter shades\" most recently popularized by fashion-conscious rapper Kanye West are in the midst of a transformation from flash-in-the-pan style accessory to a clever technological learning aid that its makers hope will encourage more people to learn the art of computer coding. The Bright E... |
ddbf03b5f51e684ff94284839e04a10f3cac1400 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is based on Mohsin Hamid's novel .
The film stars Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson .
Critic says it's thoughtful and well acted . | [
"(CNN) -- The timing couldn't be any better, or worse, for Mira Nair's film of Mohsin Hamid's novel, a sympathetic portrait of a gifted, intelligent young Pakistani whose love affair with the American dream ends in disenchantment, mistrust and violence. This would have been a provocative movie to release at any tim... |
878a4be2d2c970bdb594ce93e7632afcf9b4d5fd | Summarize the following news article. | French-language "Starbuck" undergoes a Hollywood remake .
American version will be called "Delivery Man" and star Vince Vaughn .
The film is about a sperm-donor who has fathered hundreds of children . | [
"(CNN) -- Plenty of French comedies have been adapted for the American audience (\"Three Men and a Baby,\" \"Dinner for Schmucks\" and \"The Birdcage\" among others). But French-Canadian comedies? Not so much. \"Starbuck\" is the rare Québécois film that will get the Hollywood treatment. The story of a prolific s... |
2ea906ef51ef57d0d1534eab41f4b6cc360e017b | Summarize the following news article. | CDC: 14,000 patients may have received contaminated spinal steroid injections .
Steroids are commonly injected in patients with back pain, doctor says .
Injections are last resort after anti-inflammatory medications and physical therapy . | [
"(CNN) -- Connie Lester was concerned when she heard that a deadly meningitis outbreak had been linked to spinal steroid injections. Anxiously watching the news for reports of cases in her home state of Kentucky, she debated whether to call her doctor. \"I thought, 'Let's just wait and see,' \" she said. \"Not anyt... |
a7a79d4a910b417af89d1e279eb666eb0f0488ff | Summarize the following news article. | MTV has greenlit a pilot based on the 'Scream' movies .
Director Wes Craven is in talks to helm the one-hour pilot .
If ordered to series, 'Scream' would debut in summer 2014 . | [
"(EW) -- The big-screen \"Scream\" franchise could be coming to MTV. The cable network has greenlit a pilot based on the films. MTV and Dimension Films' one-hour pilot will attempt to reinvent the 1996 horror-comedy that spawned three sequels. Death Watch: Final TV survival predictions of the season . The partners ... |
eda2a7657378b34fca7dcfc5c82456b87e981c3c | Summarize the following news article. | Coach Warren Gatland names a 37-man squad for British & Irish Lions tour of Australia .
Wales flanker Sam Warburton is named as captain .
There is no place for fly-half Jonny Wilkinson despite his impressive form for Toulon .
The first Lions tour of Australia was held in 1899 when the team fielded players from all four... | [
"(CNN) -- The big cats are out of the bag after the British and Irish players selected for rugby union's prestigious Lions tour of Australia were unveiled in London. Lions coach Warren Gatland has chosen 15 Welsh, 10 English, nine Irish and three Scottish players in his combined 37-man squad for the three-Test tour... |
414fbaea3d631486e94404c081a363491b2de008 | Summarize the following news article. | Abdelaziz Bouteflika is being treated at a Paris hospital, state-run news reports .
Bouteflika's condition is not serious, the prime minister says .
Bouteflika, 76, was first elected president in 1999 . | [
"(CNN) -- Algeria's president was in France on Saturday where he was being treated for a \"mini-stroke,\" medical and government officials told the state-run Algerian news agency. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's condition was characterized as \"not serious,\" Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal told the Algerian Pres... |
314fceb852ee4de06cd98a8f9d5e673c5e337a61 | Summarize the following news article. | Many say bombing suspect's trial should be in federal court due to death penalty .
Former prosecutor David Frakt says that's a poor basis for a decision on where to try him .
He says the case seems more focused on state matters, belongs in Mass. court .
Frakt: Don't treat Tsarnaev as "enemy combatant"; don't deny him c... | [
"(CNN) -- The Boston Marathon bombings were horrific and senseless crimes. Thus far, all the publicly released evidence suggests that the crimes were the work of just two individuals, the Tsarnaev brothers. The elder brother, Tamerlan, is dead, and the younger brother, Dzhokhar, is in serious condition at a Boston ... |
0c93994368bf3963a48f94ad40c9d20e24c244fa | Summarize the following news article. | A U.N. Security Council calls for peacekeepers to takeover in July .
The force will including 6,000 troops from Chad and other West African nations .
"We know it's going to be a fairly volatile environment," a U.N. official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council signed off Thursday on a 12,600-member peacekeeping force in Mali that will be authorized \"to use all necessary means\" to protect civilians and cultural artifacts. \"We know it's going to be a fairly volatile environment,\" Herve Ladsous, the U.N. undersecretary for peacekeepin... |
69d212a513fbc15d27202b805ca1517cc7bc9dc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Explosion outside police station damages the building, reports state news agency .
Several attacks have been in Benghazi on security forces .
Benghazi is the birthplace of Libya's 2011 revolution . | [
"(CNN) -- An explosion outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday morning caused severe damage to the building, said the state news agency, LANA. No casualties were reported in the early morning attack, which shattered several weeks of relative calm for the city's residents. Over th... |
63c993de52b1b3c92533078f6d5378566c779c01 | Summarize the following news article. | Vijay Singh under scrutiny for alleged use of banned product .
Singh admits in published interview that he used deer antler spray .
PGA Tour officials tell CNN they are reviewing the situation .
The 49-year-old Fijian skips Phoenix Open due to back injury . | [
"(CNN) -- Former World No.1 Vijay Singh says he has been left '\"shocked\" and \"angry\" after the revelation that he used a spray which may have contained a banned substance under the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Policy. The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it was investigating claims that Singh had used a banned drug contain... |
9dc39e9a7a4b033c47c5b44ee86542ec5fa06a00 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama took a wide range of questions from reporters .
"Rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated at this point"
President still wants Guantanamo closed, says will reengage Congress .
NBA's Jason Collins gets presidential a high-five . | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama confidently declared that his administration will get things done in Washington despite an atmosphere he described as divided and politically dysfunctional. Speaking at a press conference 100 days into his second term, Obama fielded a range of questions on topics including Syria and... |
501687e8883f35aa6467deb67fcd6bd344956dce | Summarize the following news article. | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits down with CNN's Piers Morgan in New York .
"We do not like anyone losing their lives ... for any reason, anywhere," the president says .
Ahmadinejad discusses the possibility of a military conflict with Israel .
He speaks strongly about his views on homosexuality . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed Sunday an anti-Islam film and the violent and deadly protests it triggered in the Muslim world. Ahmadinejad spoke to CNN's Piers Morgan in New York, ahead of the president's visit to the U.N. General Assembly this week. \"Fundamentally, first of all, ... |
eaef45a95467f9c265975e825a51308ca1510584 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sulaiman Abu Ghaith gave investigators a 22-page statement, prosecutors say .
NEW: They say evidence in the case has been sealed .
Abu Ghaith is accused of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals .
After 9/11 attacks, he warned that "the storms shall not stop, especially, the airplane storms" | [
"New York (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, who once sat next to the terror leader and bellicosely threatened the United States, softly answered a judge's questions Friday. Prosecutors say Sulaiman Abu Ghaith conspired to kill Americans as part of bin Laden's al Qaeda terror network, according to a federal ind... |
eec44e4f35c4656fb994e06b2d7c4a22bb7cbbd7 | Summarize the following news article. | Vince Warren: Another Gitmo anniversary, the 11th, comes with vows to close it unmet .
Warren: Hundreds of locked up men have lost years of their lives; nine have died .
86 were cleared for release in 2009 but languish there as Obama does nothing, he says .
Warren: 48 are under unjust, illegal policy of indefinite dete... | [
"(CNN) -- Today is the 11th anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and like the past three anniversaries, it comes with President Barack Obama's campaign promises to close it unmet. From Day 1, the story of Guantanamo, or Gitmo as it came to be called, has been one of injustice and ille... |
ae402f0c4e776f28959e0e70bb5ae5e47ad74ece | Summarize the following news article. | A Boeing Company technician confirms the piece is from a Boeing 767 .
It was found behind the site of a controversial Muslim community center .
The piece was taken to a property facility in Brooklyn . | [
"New York (CNN) -- No \"potential human remains\" have been found in the Manhattan location where a 9/11 aircraft part was recently discovered, New York's chief medical examiner said Wednesday. The announcement followed an inspection at 51 Park Place, where a piece of one of the planes in the September 11, 2001, te... |
6a13a9452d6f68c84a352c66663fa7c74516c1f6 | Summarize the following news article. | "We have to take action," Vice President Joe Biden says .
Nancy Lanza is buried at an undisclosed location, a family friend says .
Adam Lanza will be buried "if anything ... in the spring," he adds .
Three 6-year-old victims are buried; bells will ring Friday in observance of one-week mark . | [
"(CNN) -- Much of the nation was set to mark the passage of a week since last Friday, when a young Connecticut man fatally shot 27 people -- 20 of them children -- and then turned a gun on himself in a rampage that has breathed new life into the gun-control movement. Church bells are to toll across the region at 9:... |
250bda7e5603cf50f30fadec42fe8ccb09dc8add | Summarize the following news article. | NASCAR driver Brian Vickers enjoys skydiving, spear fishing and scuba diving .
Vickers considers Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a "high-octane adventure"
He loves exploring new places, cultures, experiences and, of course, thrills . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- If you earn your living driving at speeds upward of 200 mph, chances are you don't slow down even when you're on vacation. That's certainly the case for NASCAR driver Brian Vickers. When not behind the wheel of the No. 83 car in the Sprint Cup Series, Vickers is known as a bit of a daredevil: an a... |
f4be89aec693eaf6111ec6aacc575b99fd37138c | Summarize the following news article. | Angola launches $5bn Sovereign Wealth Fund to decrease future reliance on oil revenues .
Angola is Africa's second largest exporter of oil -- more than ninety percent of the country's revenue comes from oil production .
The country ranks poorly on measures of corruption and little of the oil revenue has been spent on i... | [
"Luanda, Angola (CNN) -- Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer, has launched a $5 billion sovereign wealth fund in an attempt to diversify its economy -- a move more associated with wealthy Gulf States like Qatar and the UAE. The state-owned investment fund, known as the Fundo Soberano de Angola, will invest... |
6056b25075f358ec118345d2e6ec71020fd8dce0 | Summarize the following news article. | The number of Latino-owned companies grew 31 percent between 1997 to 2002 .
Study: Hispanic women playing important role in growth .
Selig Center: Hispanic buying power will reach almost $1.2 trillion by 2011 . | [
"(CNN) -- If you don't think Hispanics are a major force in the American marketplace, think again. Hispanic entrepreneurs like Art Pesqueira, pictured last year at his El Grande Tortilla Factory in Tucson, Arizona, are growing rapidly, statistics show. Hispanic business ownership is growing three times as fast as t... |
407accf1b19199b7e309b77cc2dfc1f6e9513d06 | Summarize the following news article. | Before Friday's attack, Newtown considered regulating outdoor shooting ranges .
Expert: Gun-control advocates and opponents see it as a moral issue .
Newtown will enter gun-control lexicon like Columbine, Dunblane, Port Arthur . | [
"(CNN) -- Newtown's legislative council had heard enough: residents complaining about loud gunfire, the Connecticut town's small police station inundated with phone calls from frightened residents. So, a few months ago, they tried to restrict when and where residents could shoot their guns in an effort to quiet the... |
b7d1ad3f60b780c3313605389cea53aed32df64f | Summarize the following news article. | Drew Leathers says he has faced "immense trials" living with neurofibromatosis .
His brother and friends have founded the Cupid's Undie Run team to raise funds .
The run this year raised $1.3 million for neurofibromatosis research, Leathers says . | [
"(CNN) -- When I was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, I was told it wasn't going to be a big deal. Things may change, but hopefully not much. Unfortunately, my form of the genetic disorder has caused thousands of tumors throughout my body, and pain that I never thought possible. I spent more than 180 days in a hos... |
73d0fe3174ffb4fcfdc4aa19b418bea715257b58 | Summarize the following news article. | 5-year-old Rafi Kopelan suffers from a rare connective tissue disorder .
A group of moms banded together and used social media to create Rafi's Run .
Last year the run raised more than $200,000 for medical research . | [
"(CNN) -- Rafi Kopelan is a typical 5-year-old. She's mastered Candyland. She's learning to read. Given a choice, she'd spend hours on the swings at the playground. But unlike her classmates, Rafi's body is covered in blisters from her scalp to her feet. Her corneas are scratched. Her toes are fused together. And h... |
72d234d52802ce902858aa6c56d917efa5f54c6e | Summarize the following news article. | Hispanic community's values same as those that made U.S. great .
Gonzales rose to power from humble roots; father was Mexican cotton picker .
He says public service hasn't been easy but has been rewarding . | [
"Editor's Note: Alberto Gonzales is the former Attorney General of the United States. His commentary is part of CNN's Uncovering America series, focusing on the Hispanic experience today. Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says his worst day at work was probably better than his dad's best. WASHINGTON (CN... |
54e7d919e48d387d84b64a28137b912a7af76251 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI says tae kwon do site is "sealed off" and that a forensic examination is ongoing .
Dutschke, 41, was arrested and accused of sending letters with ricin to Obama, others .
Dust mask and other samples tied to a Mississippi man positive for ricin, an affidavit says .
A witness says Dutschke talked about being abl... | [
"Oxford, Mississippi (CNN) -- From a dust mask that tested positive for ricin, to an enigmatic dump of a coffee grinder, to talk of making and mailing \"poison,\" an affidavit unsealed Tuesday shed light on the case against a Mississippi man accused of sending potentially deadly letters to President Barack Obama an... |
c67dd689894d11f9dafbc5aaa88fca7c6f240533 | Summarize the following news article. | Israel arrested two suspects .
They are accused of killing five members of a family of settlers .
The IDF continues to investigate the incident . | [
"(CNN) -- The Israel Defense Forces arrested two people it identified as responsible for the massacre of an Israeli family in the West Bank settlement of Itamar, officials said Sunday. The two suspects, Amjad Awad. 19. and Hakim Awad, 28, were caught in the nearby Palestinian village of Awarta, Israeli General Secu... |
4b30505c5296f6bb4198caa34c11bc1cefe53ca5 | Summarize the following news article. | Brantley was born with 25% of his birth weight coming from a malformed leg .
Young parents are usually the people who have to deal with rare diseases .
In cases like these, parents often feel frustrated and helpless . | [
"(CNN) -- Haleigh Jacobs and her husband, David, have spent the last two months in the hospital, hovering over their 8-pound newborn, Brantley. He has yet to spend a day outside the incubator, smell fresh air or go home to meet his siblings. Brantley's right leg juts out like a reddish brown lump of flesh that is t... |
bb27763f73608fb70452f595f31fce69f01ea10b | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities accuse a loyalist extremist group of ''orchestrating violence''
The Belfast City Council meets for the first time since its controversial ruling .
In December, the council voted to fly the Union Jack only on certain days .
The flag is a flashpoint between those who want to remain part of the UK and those wh... | [
"Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Authorities accused pro-British extremists of exploiting protests in Northern Ireland over the Belfast City Council decision to stop a century-old tradition of flying the Union Jack year-round. The protests calling for the council to reverse its ruling over the flag continued Mon... |
f46d856baad30707b790debddc70a73e5ac8b3e7 | Summarize the following news article. | A massive fire shut down the mall in late October .
Christmas singers clog the mall .
People in the food court report popping noises and floor movement . | [
"(CNN) -- Two months after a California mall was closed following a devastating fire, authorities had to close it again Monday night after Christmas singers clogged the shopping center. \"The enthusiasm for the Halleluiah event tonight was far greater than anticipated by organizers,\" said a statement from the West... |
0b7f53fdda8af39346742a5931ffe3b006f1d009 | Summarize the following news article. | Part-time jobs go from stadium security to hawking beer during the games .
Dodgers officials said they had expected as many as 10,000 applicants .
Says job seeker: "Everyone would like to come to L.A. and work for the Dodgers"
Unemployment rate in California in January was 10.1 percent . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The long lines of parked cars outside Dodger Stadium could have been the typical sign of an afternoon game featuring the Boys in Blue. But the massive crowd of cars at the stadium during the weekend had more to do with income than infield plays. Applicants wait their turn for an i... |
cbea3e6e7c9214c3bef5c7c180b88d608565faa9 | Summarize the following news article. | The ruling by the high court in Peshawar follows similar rulings from lower courts .
Musharraf, who is accused of wrongdoing in office, can appeal .
He had been in exile before he returned to Pakistan recently .
Elections are to be held next month . | [
"(CNN) -- A court in Pakistan has banned former President Pervez Musharraf from politics for life. Tuesday's move -- which can appealed by the controversial figure -- is another barrier in the roadblock Musharraf faces as he tries to get back into his country's political mix. The ruling by the high court in Peshawa... |
d869792d3feb2f05c1e1d5837c210bb6f95a3e1c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A verdict will be announced later in the case of a jailed punk rock band .
A threat about a St. Petersburg concert prompts the embassy's warning .
A spokeswoman for the singer says concerts are going on as scheduled .
Madonna performs before crowds in Moscow, supporting jailed punk rockers . | [
"(CNN) -- Russian authorities are stepping up security after a threat of violence at Madonna concerts this week, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned. \"The U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg has received information regarding a threat of physical violence against spectators and performers at the St. Petersburg ... |
56b984a55f817160415ac0e5feb790703df40689 | Summarize the following news article. | 80,000 marijuana plants eradicated in Wisconsin forest .
Many of those arrested in busts are in the country illegally .
U.S. Forest Service wants hunters, fisherman to flag any suspicious areas . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Forest Service is urging hunters and fishermen to keep their eyes open for marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin's Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Since 2008, nine marijuana growing operations have been discovered on public land within the state. Most recently, in late August, a fisherma... |
6474a92594875d2c667da7b2e3c01fcaacf0b964 | Summarize the following news article. | Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island wins the Miss Universe pageant .
No American has won the beauty pageant since 1997 .
"This night was a dream come true," Culpo tweets . | [
"(CNN) -- For the first time in 15 years, an American has won the Miss Universe pageant. Olivia Culpo, 20, of Rhode Island, donned the coveted tiara Wednesday night. She teared up as other contestants placed the crown on her head during the televised event in Las Vegas. \"What an honor! This night was a dream come ... |
f72c42fd0cfeaff8c8d7d236a95c498e651ba68d | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Cavendish wins Giro d'Italia opening stage in Naples .
Leaves sprint late to pip Elia Viviani on the line .
11th Giro stage victory for the flying Manxman .
Fellow Briton Bradley Wiggins race favorite in 95th edition of Giro . | [
"(CNN) -- Bradley Wiggins is hot favorite for overall victory, but Mark Cavendish will be keeping the race leader's Maglia Rosa jersey warm for his fellow countryman after a blistering finish to win the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia Saturday. Cavendish came with a late charge on the seafront in Naples to pip h... |
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