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d3937b7466a6c19dbbf921a781d5ac7e8f4e7239 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Device was meant to be put on a U.S.-bound airline, says U.S. Rep. Peter King .
The intended user of the bomb in no longer a threat, officials says .
A senior U.S. official says the device points to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .
The device was seized abroad, and the plot was discovered before it threatened a... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- U.S. and other intelligence agencies recently broke up a plot to bomb an airliner and have seized an explosive device that is similar to ones previously used by al Qaeda, officials said Monday. The plot was discovered before it threatened any Americans, and no airliners were at risk, one U.S. c... |
8fc4924da2441673c7e1430ba1dc34935cc9f46f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michel Louis says he offered himself as a hostage when gunmen took a parishioner .
NEW: "We put our faith on God and he don't let us down," Louis says .
Kidnappers seized the hostages Friday, released them three days later .
The abduction occured in Egypt's Sinai region . | [
"Tiberias, Israel (CNN) -- Two Americans reunited with their families Tuesday in northern Israel, a day after kidnappers freed them unharmed after three days of captivity in Egypt. \"We put our faith on God, and he don't let us down,\" Michel Louis, one of the Americans, said from the city of Tiberias. Kidnappers i... |
aea9aee7d31b221c606570acad063e434aa8cbeb | Summarize the following news article. | BlackBerry sales have slumped in the U.S. but is still strong in emerging markets .
New models launched should remember why they are popular in developing world .
In places like Brazil and South Africa, the 10 is the update to their current phone .
in Sub-Saharan Africa there is expected to be 175 million new customers... | [
"(CNN) -- BlackBerry's loss of market share in the U.S. is the stuff of legends. Last fall, it was estimated only about 2% of American phone users were still carrying their BlackBerry mobile with its iconic keypad. But consider this: sub-Saharan Africa is expected to add 175 million new mobile users in just the com... |
4313689d792acf3527bfacc1f028a40ceb2d64dd | Summarize the following news article. | Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia say they're being targeted by the government .
Protests are prohibited in the deeply conservative Middle East nation .
Despite high-profile arrests, activists say they're finding their voice via Internet, social media . | [
"(CNN) -- As he was falling asleep, the father of five turned to his wife and said he hopes it will all be worth it someday. Maybe someday, Mohammed Al-Qahtani said, his daughter be able to walk somewhere without a male guardian. Maybe someday, she'll be able to drive a car without fear of arrest. \"Maybe I'm dream... |
ce3cb71f6f7410d8278fd4a4fab8cc5ac019a533 | Summarize the following news article. | The victim makes a citizen's arrest and calls officers .
Police does not know the relationship between the victim and Jameson .
The battery charge is a misdemeanor . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former porn star Jenna Jameson was charged with battery over the weekend after police said she assaulted someone. The incident took place in Orange County on Saturday evening, police said. Authorities released bare-bones information about the incident Sunday night, saying little more than the ... |
310ea0d1b2ca7ffe69d0c821253b6fd665cbe50d | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect is a transient who is extremely dangerous, police say .
The bombing occurs at a synagogue in Santa Monica, California .
The blast did not injure anyone but damages the synagogue . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Police in Santa Monica, California, were searching Saturday for an \"extremely dangerous\" 61-year-old man in connection with a bombing at a synagogue. Authorities began their investigation Thursday after the blast at Chabad House. Investigators initially called the explosion an accident, but ... |
1c21046e407e75ea7479faf5cd964d0d62590147 | Summarize the following news article. | Kenneth Cole highlights public-spirited people in "Awearness"
Fashion designer Cole admires use of humor to leaven passion .
Cole: Fashion is relevant, even in tough times . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Kenneth Cole is the first to admit he has a bit of a language problem. Pun-loving Kenneth Cole pays tribute to inspiring people in his new book. \"I need to distort not just leather and fabric, but also words,\" he said. \"It's a disorder I have.\" The pun-loving fashion designer has raised plent... |
772f99c78a62ff88b6b8177ecca32d3709f425e6 | Summarize the following news article. | The Secretary of Veterans Affairs uses his discretionary authority to permit the burial .
It's believed to be the first of its kind involving the same-sex spouse of a military veteran .
Oregon senator hopes case "is just the first of many for same-sex couples across the nation" | [
"(CNN) -- In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, the same-sex spouse of a member of the military will be buried in a national cemetery. \"I am deeply grateful to my country for honoring and respecting my years of service and my relationship with Nancy, the love of my life,\" said retired Lt. Col. Lind... |
65c7e9fbaf105caf30f7aae60fa15aeef1fd1fa1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Environmentalists and the oil lobby differ on the need for further review of the project .
The pipeline has become a political football in a U.S. election year .
Republicans accuse the Obama administration of stalling the project .
Federal and state officials say it will take months to decide on the new permit req... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Canadian company has reapplied for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect the tar sands oil development in northern Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the State Department announced Friday. TransCanada Corp. wants a permit for a section of the pipeline that would run from ... |
d0bc0d38c6c9726fe7734e2a54d6dce9ff261254 | Summarize the following news article. | PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he does not deserve his "bad boy" reputation .
Swede insists he is not difficult to work with, despite his well publicized differences with Guardiola at Barcelona .
On eve of Camp Nou return, 'Ibra' says his problems with then Barca coach were personal not professional . | [
"(CNN) -- Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted he is not a \"bad boy\" on the eve of his latest return to Barcelona, where he lasted just a season after falling out with then coach Pep Guardiola. The Swedish striker, whose goal and assist in the first leg mean that PSG head into Wednesday's Champio... |
1aaae71e50c2a3700baada00e21d39da3b771465 | Summarize the following news article. | Australian federal court rules patent on human gene testing valid .
Mutations of gene BRCA1 increase risk of breast, ovarian cancer .
Cancer advocacy group had challenged biotech companies' right to patent .
Biotech company Myriad Genetics fighting separate challenge in the U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- Can companies patent human genes? It was the question considered by an Australian federal court judge who on Friday ruled that a U.S. biotech company was within its rights to hold Australian patent 686004. That patent covers mutations of the human gene BRCA1 which point to a greater hereditary risk of bre... |
2d17c2160859552fb0f66d4df46738c545de7455 | Summarize the following news article. | TSA rolled back prohibition on small knives aboard commercial flights .
NEW: 20,000 signatures on White House website seeking reversal of decision .
Small knives were banned after the 9/11 al Qaeda hijack attacks .
NEW: Airlines now wonder whether decision was thought through carefully enough . | [
"(CNN) -- The nation's aviation security chief is sticking to his decision to permit small knives on planes, despite increasing pressure to reverse course. There was immediate opposition from some pilots and flight attendants to the decision last week by Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pis... |
5a8f43b6e99e7c58ed23c4f3a1351c1c75f58024 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Computer forensics expert testifies about text messages .
Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'lik Richmond,16, are charged with rape .
They are accused of sexually assaulting a girl at end-of-summer parties .
Testimony will run through 8 p.m. to meet the judge's deadline . | [
"Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- A computer forensics expert testified Thursday about text messages to and from one of two Steubenville, Ohio, football players accused of raping a drunken teenage girl. The testimony from Joann Gibb of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation came on the second day of a case that focus... |
c3a4cec72d336818c27b6a943b72d63736a58b9e | Summarize the following news article. | Jimmie Johnson led 17 laps, says he was confident in his car .
Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead green-flag lap at the race .
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a runner-up for the third time in four years .
Some fans injured in Saturday incident were scheduled to attend race, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- Racing at the Daytona International Speedway can be like playing the lottery against 42 other drivers who all have a ticket, all seem to have an equal shot at winning. While luck can certainly help, so does experience, something Jimmie Johnson put to use as the laps wound down in NASCAR's season-opening a... |
315592f39c8aa35455970460e08aeba9361ba1fa | Summarize the following news article. | Former Disney stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens are among the film's cast .
Creator Harmony Korine said spring break in Florida is "a very base culture"
Gomez said she took the role because she wanted to see how far she could go . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Bikinis and big booties, y'all. That's what life is about,\" professes Alien, the be-grilled, white Camaro-driving rapper played by James Franco in Harmony Korine's \"Spring Breakers\" (in theaters Friday). Add baby-pink ski masks and more than a little gunplay to the mix, and we're off. The art-sleaze ... |
3dfca7390df312dd76b41cd15d52d9e823b4881f | Summarize the following news article. | Days after Newtown, more than half of the nation favored stricter gun control laws .
Less than six months later, that number dwindled to just over 40% .
National polls show 90% of Americans support some form of universal background checks . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- When gunmen riddled bullets through Newtown, Chicago, Aurora and an alphabet soup of cities and towns across the country, the nation sent up collective wails of grief at the death of the innocents. America swore this time was different. Lawmakers vowed they'd take a stand. But political seasons... |
db808944e83a179f3344a9e9562f7ec786d803d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in La Liga .
Portuguese striker's tally for Real Madrid is now 188 goals in 186 games .
Juventus score an injury time winner to move six points clear at top of Serie A .
Hamburg beat Stuttgart 1-0 in German Bundesliga . | [
"(CNN) -- Saturday was all about Lionel Messi as the Barcelona striker scored for a record 17th consecutive game in Spain's La Liga but on Sunday Cristiano Ronaldo answered with two goals of his own to continue his remarkable streak for Real Madrid. The Portuguese striker grabbed both goals as Real won 2-1 at Celta... |
e39cdaaa9227e2a3d2294df43f480759ee21750d | Summarize the following news article. | The Louisville Cardinals rallied from a double-digit deficit to claim the title .
Louisville played without Kevin Ware, who broke his leg March 31 .
Coach Rick Pitino promised his players he'd get a tattoo if the Cardinals win .
Naismith Trophy winner Trey Burke led Michigan with 24 points . | [
"(CNN) -- The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 82-76, to win the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship Monday night in Atlanta. The showdown was one for the ages, with a dazzling array of airborne theatrics, jaw-dropping dunks and 3-pointers from well behind the line. The Cardinals sur... |
c17d13d0ffb2689d658d85bf9092d0dc000cb691 | Summarize the following news article. | Hewitt Associates: 75 percent of big organizations offer flexible-work benefits .
Many companies by law have to grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually .
Telecommuting and compressed work weeks also common benefits . | [
"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Employees at the Seattle office of the U.S. Government Accountability Office know that they have to put in 80 hours of work every two weeks. Some employers understand that your working at the expense of everything else in your life isn't good for you ... or for them. But they can configu... |
73b18c2ab0df249396606a91d051c0cfe8214d9d | Summarize the following news article. | Three people are arrested in the British horse meat investigation .
French officials name the company that first mislabeled the meat .
The company, Spanghero, says it acted in good faith .
UK authorities are working with the French to try to trace six suspect horse carcasses . | [
"London (CNN) -- Authorities in Britain arrested three people Thursday in two meat plants amid an investigation into the sale of horse meat as beef in Europe. French prosecutors continue to investigate, the country's consumer affairs minister said. The announcement comes as UK inspectors said that horse carcasses c... |
3a5570d4d5fc7023e262ed3dbc6eea7d1277bb50 | Summarize the following news article. | An analyst says he doesn't find North Korea's claim to be credible .
"It was politically impossible for them not to react" to South Korea, a professor says .
South Korea announced a deal with the U.S. to extend its missile range to include the North .
Previously, the South agreed to limit its missile range in exchange ... | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea said Tuesday its missiles can reach the U.S. mainland -- days after South Korea announced a deal with the United States to extend its missile range. The strike zone of North Korean rocket forces includes \"not only the bases of the puppet forces and the U.S. imperialist aggression forces' base... |
41f91be12e6902f8419e235601c5e3994c4093b6 | Summarize the following news article. | President set up Atrocities Prevention Board to get ahead of potential genocides .
The board's aim is to shift U.S. policy away from responding to atrocities to preventing them .
Writers: Congress needs to put long-term efforts in place in potential hot spots .
Writers: Sanctions, visa bans or military operations don't... | [
"(CNN) -- One year ago this week, President Barack Obama launched the Atrocities Prevention Board to find ways to get ahead of the kind of crisis we're seeing in Syria, and the kind we witnessed in Darfur and Rwanda. The board's aim is to shift U.S. foreign policy away from responding to atrocities to preventing th... |
78fdcc610b6f36b893ddb380e2b74450c8a4aba2 | Summarize the following news article. | 115 cardinal-electors are gathered in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope .
Conclave follows the resignation of Benedict and is conducted in secrecy .
In theory, any unmarried male Catholic could be elected as pope .
In practice, it will be one of the cardinals involved in the voting process . | [
"(CNN) -- Benedict XVI's shock resignation in February -- the first for almost 600 years -- sent experts inside and outside the Vatican rushing to consult church law to work out what will happen next. The ensuing conclave fever has unearthed some quirky facts alongside the more significant. Here's a selection to dr... |
b8a4bfe1d2af928ea95c85393fd57bb1adcf2f53 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Judge rejects options for plea offers from Hasan's lawyers .
The 2009 shooting that killed 13 people occurred at the post's processing center .
NEW: Prosecution expert witness discusses material apparently found on Hasan's laptop .
Hasan appears in military court thinner, bearded, in wheelchair . | [
"(CNN) -- The judge in the court-martial of an Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly shooting spree on a Texas military base rejected options presented by his lawyers under which he would plead guilty and ordered the trial to begin in May. Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood in November ... |
249d98139adf68703d2975af3a49ec3aa3b3bb4e | Summarize the following news article. | 2 genes associated with Alzheimer's in whites were also linked to higher rates in African Americans .
Study involved nearly 6,000 African American participants aged 60 or older .
More studies are needed to confirm the role that these genetic variants play . | [
"(TIME.com) -- Alzheimer's disease is more common among African Americans but the genetic contributors to the disorder haven't been identified until now. In the largest study of genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's in the African American population, researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Asso... |
a8d308af3ad9b39dd09ec22bdac2742fc9f5c52a | Summarize the following news article. | BA, Virgin reduce fuel surcharges by as much as a third on long-haul flights .
BA: Cut reflects reduction in oil prices and the airline's fuel hedging policy .
Flights of more than nine hours will cost £30-35 ($46-54) less . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced they are reducing their fuel surcharges as the price of oil has plummeted. Passengers on long-haul flights will enjoy the biggest reduction in fares. Both airlines said the cuts, effective Thursday, reflected the lower price of oil, and BA... |
48ca622b6ea178b8182659d2ee7362e095531924 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Stabbing suspect Dylan Quick waives right to court appearance Thursday .
NEW: Quick told police of more violent fantasies, search warrant affidavit says .
He is charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon .
Quick has had a psychological evaluation, the Harris County district attorney says ... | [
"(CNN) -- As victims of a stabbing attack at Lone Star College near Houston recover physically and psychologically, the suspect in the incident waived his right to a court hearing Thursday, CNN affiliate KHOU said. Dylan Quick, 20, had been scheduled for a probable cause hearing, but he waived his right and did not... |
a3e35a9b13683718c781e4e9542394b609841220 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tyrone Woods' friends and family called him "Rone," Clinton says .
Security officer Glen Doherty was searching for anti-aircraft missiles, source says: .
Computer expert Sean Smith was renowned in a gamer's universe .
Both died in Benghazi with Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya . | [
"(CNN) -- Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were former Navy SEAL commandos working as diplomatic security officers. Sean Smith was a computer expert with an online alter-ego legendary in the gaming world. The three men and U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens died in the assault on the American consulate in the Libyan city o... |
176c2004d5f7513c9d88dafc39523e1ddc921cba | Summarize the following news article. | Jason Njoku is the founder and chief executive of iROKO Partners .
The internet company distributes Nollywood films to viewers across the world .
Called the 'Netflix of Africa,' Njoku's company has over 500,000 registered users .
He says iROKO has invested more money in Nigeria's film industry than anyone else . | [
"(CNN) -- When Jason Njoku graduated from his UK-based university in 2005, he was filled with high hopes of entrepreneurial success. But after his business endeavors failed to take off for years, Njoku had no option but to move back to his mother's house in London. Returning home as a penniless 29-year-old was \"a ... |
f2616b83afa784af0bd1b239d89d3964e524d4a4 | Summarize the following news article. | President Barack Obama weighs in on comment by GOP Senate candidate .
Richard Mourdock: Even when life starts with rape, it is a "gift from God"
Comments fuel fight to gain women voters in close presidential race .
Democrats want Mitt Romney to stop endorsing Mourdock . | [
"(CNN) -- It's simple, President Obama said. Rape is a crime, and politicians -- especially male politicians -- shouldn't be \"making decisions about women's health care.\" Appearing Wednesday on NBC's \"Tonight\" show, Obama responded to questions by host Jay Leno about a comment about rape by Indiana's GOP candid... |
c7b594a49dd99961122ab33cefe0cdccdb4f9933 | Summarize the following news article. | Reihan Salam: President is casting his budget as one with bipartisan appeal .
He says Obama still wants to target high income earners for tax increases .
Parts of the Obama plan will affect middle-income taxpayers, too, he says .
Salam: Budget shows difficulty of raising revenues without hitting middle class . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama has characterized his 2014 budget, released Wednesday, not as his ideal vision for how much the federal government ought to tax and spend, but rather as a compromise that aims to respect the priorities of Democrats and Republicans. He has insisted that congressional Republicans see the pol... |
ca481cef00ac7c003f6367530fb5f7016db70de3 | Summarize the following news article. | David Kusnet: Bill Clinton often speaks without relying on a teleprompter .
He says Clinton has the ability to come up with memorable phrases on the fly .
Kusnet: In DNC talk, he played the role of public policy prof but used accessible language . | [
"(CNN) -- Twenty years ago, I was standing next to a teleprompter operator in the cavernous Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. Presidential candidate Bill Clinton was addressing the Detroit Economic Club, and I was guiding the teleprompter operator through his prepared text. Drafted during an all-nighter -- one of many... |
035825382b436e3b00e3637221cfa0341f524e61 | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Cruise stars in the musical film "Rock of Ages"
Critic says he shines as Stacee Jaxx, "God of Rock"
The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julianne Hough . | [
"(CNN) -- Tom Cruise should have been a rock star. Remember him pounding his air guitar in not much more than a shirt and shades in \"Risky Business\"? He turned a pool hall into a concert stage, strutting his stuff in \"The Color of Money,\" shook his moneymaker under layers of latex at the end of \"Tropic Thunder... |
777ee5ad2f3e07b8d200fd4dd51ad8addef6d599 | Summarize the following news article. | Peak Games released Okey less than two years ago; it has more than 19 million users .
Okey lets you win digital dollars and play with your friends via Facebook .
Peak Games is attempting to turn Turkey and Arab countries into a lucrative gaming market . | [
"Istanbul (CNN) -- \"Hurry up,\" one of my rivals curtly warns me, as I clumsily try to decide which tile to add to my deck. Ali doesn't seem to realize that part of my dawdling is because I'm learning to play the Turkish game Okey for the very first time. Coached by my colleague, CNN producer Gul Tuysuz, I reach f... |
75232cc9b06d0cf359b66c455ff83442e8876e8d | Summarize the following news article. | FIRST ON CNN: Julie Hall says her father fought tirelessly against drug abuse .
Mingo County Sheriff Walter ''Eugene'' Crum was killed Wednesday .
Hall believes there's a ''strong possibility'' he was killed because of a drug crackdown .
A service for Crum is scheduled for Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- The daughter of a West Virginia sheriff gunned down in his patrol car as he ate lunch told CNN on Saturday she believes there is a strong possibility he was targeted because of his crackdown on drug dealing in the area. Mingo County Sheriff Walter E. \"Eugene\" Crum had only taken office three months befo... |
4a98848f023557b38fb4388e438cb1f57a6f23fc | Summarize the following news article. | English students get assignment from Albany, New York, teacher .
They were asked to blame Jews for Nazi Germany's problems .
It was part of persuasive writing project .
District superintendent apologizes for "unacceptable" task . | [
"Albany, New York (CNN) -- An upstate school system apologized Friday after students got a writing assignment in which they were instructed to prove their loyalty to Nazi Germany by arguing Jews are \"evil\" and the source of that government's problems. Students in three Albany High School English classes received ... |
8c53a36d68b61c3700b541fb32fecb298930ca3e | Summarize the following news article. | Klansmen protest a decision to rename Memphis, Tennessee, parks .
One man says he wanted his kids to see "what ignorance looks like"
Community leaders urged residents to attend a "Heart of Memphis" celebration instead . | [
"(CNN) -- A weekend rally by white supremacists in Memphis, Tennessee, saw far more cops than Klansmen on the streets. An estimated five dozen Ku Klux Klan members turned out in downtown Memphis to protest the City Council's decision to rename three parks now named for the Confederacy and two of its leaders, CNN af... |
850139d29cd20b58e462fb947d26a98ab651ab96 | Summarize the following news article. | Report looks at barriers to access, limits on content in 47 countries across the globe .
Authoritarian regimes increasing restrictions as online activism increases .
China has largest number of Internet users and most sophisticated controls .
Many countries fear social media-led revolutions seen in Egypt, Tunisia . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Draconian laws, brutal attacks against bloggers and politically motivated surveillance are among the biggest threats to Internet freedom emerging in the last two years, according to a new report from free speech advocates, Freedom House. \"Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet... |
3bedef32d9806d168398e5ef1486e23cd82915a7 | Summarize the following news article. | A court apologizes for the mistake, says a review of practices is under way .
Evan Ebel is suspected of killing Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements .
While serving an eight-year sentence, Ebel assaulted a prison guard . | [
"(CNN) -- The man suspected of killing Colorado's prisons chief was still supposed to be behind bars. But because of a clerical error, Evan Ebel was let out of prison in January -- four years early. Authorities suspect he went on to kill Tom Clements, who led the state's prison system, last month. They have also sa... |
83df758d0713352e960be8ff5cebc900549e21c9 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in 2009 .
He was one of nearly two dozen tried for their role in seizing a suspected terrorist .
ANSA: Italy's president pardoned Romano to solve "a situation of great delicacy" | [
"(CNN) -- Italy's president has pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia for his role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003. Nearly two dozen Americans, most thought to work for the CIA, were tried in 2009. The trial was the first in the world to deal with a practice that human rig... |
4acbc55facb798342132e27193f970a8111eabb2 | Summarize the following news article. | The candidates sparred over health care claims .
Obama: "We were able to lower prescription drug cost for seniors"
Obama: Repealing health care law would hurt those savings . | [
"(CNN) -- Health care was a huge topic during Wednesday's presidential debate. President Barack Obama said the repeal of Obamacare would cause seniors' prescription drug payments to rise. \"We were actually able to lower prescription drug costs for seniors by an average of $600,\" Obama said during his debate with ... |
cb8672903fac03a8a8cb9fa985745508ee63f61c | Summarize the following news article. | New York's attorney general asks NFL to explicitly state it won't tolerate sexual orientation bias .
Some prospects said teams asked them about girlfriends in skills audition last month .
The NFL, headquartered in New York, has said it already has policies in place . | [
"(CNN) -- New York's attorney general wrote NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday, urging him to firmly state that potential players won't be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. The letter from Eric Schneiderman comes after a few prospective players said that during last month's scouting... |
1ee40cfd13cf33e6bdd58396727f20e94d688416 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-Guinea-Bissau navy chief Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto is accused of smuggling cocaine .
He and four other Guinea-Bissau nationals face charges in a U.S. court .
They and two Colombians were arrested as part of a DEA undercover operation .
They are accused of conspiring to smuggle FARC-owned drugs to the U.S. via West... | [
"(CNN) -- A former African naval chief appeared in a New York City court Friday accused of being a drug kingpin involved in smuggling cocaine from Latin American paramilitaries into the United States. Rear Adm. Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, once head of Guinea Bissau's navy, was seized on a boat on the Atlantic Ocea... |
4dfcdb009b829b6810f6761eaf3adbf0dc039c0d | Summarize the following news article. | Louis C.K. moved to his father's native Mexico at the age of one .
His move back to the U.S. as a child affected his approach to comedy .
C.K. 'Coming here and observing America as an outsider made me an observing person' | [
"(RollingStone.com) -- Where does Louis C.K.'s off-kilter comic vision come from? Turns out the answer may be \"Mexico.\" C.K. was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to his father's native Mexico at age one -- he and his family didn't move back to the U.S. until he was seven or so. How Louis C.K. became the darkes... |
194c0e5d7b13c7386ec715b363378a88355d61a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Cheaper crude oil prices, more plentiful supply keeps gas prices falling in the United States .
The average per gallon price is now $3.65, according to the latest Lundberg Survey .
The cheapest gas was found in Billings, Montana; the most expensive was in Chicago . | [
"(CNN) -- A year ago at this time, U.S. gasoline prices averaged $3.97 a gallon. It was the highest average in all of 2012. But it's a much different story this year, as prices continue to fall. The average per-gallon cost in the continental United States is now $3.65, 32 cents less than last year's peak, according... |
c9834d082b4ff98d112e6d21f35e1891ec2acc11 | Summarize the following news article. | "We have fought too hard over the past 12 years," Dunford says .
Karzai had said the U.S. and the Taliban were holding daily talks .
Hagel, Karzai meet to smooth over frictions .
Taliban claims responsibility for Saturday attack . | [
"(CNN) -- The commander of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan has taken exception to President Hamid Karzai's contention that the United States and the Taliban were holding daily talks, and that the militant group prefers that foreign troops remain in the country. \"We have fought too hard over the past 12 years. W... |
6d2b1b90b27eb7f0c24382fbdcd8f25bd4d3335a | Summarize the following news article. | Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend, then shot himself in front of team's staff, police say .
Kevin Powell: We don't know what drove him to these desperate acts .
Powell: In my own life, I fell into depression, thoughts of suicide after setbacks .
He says we have to teach men to find ways to cope with life's challenges... | [
"(CNN) -- My cousin Aaron abruptly typed me the news while we were texting back and forth about other matters: a Kansas City Chiefs football player killed his girlfriend, then went to the team's practice facility and committed suicide in front of his head coach and general manager. Left behind was the couple's 3-mo... |
90d14fcb974054eaaf00f8633c268b51c296f38c | Summarize the following news article. | Former Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot in the head two years ago .
Today, with her husband, she crusades for tougher gun laws .
She lost the use of her right arm and has limited vision . | [
"Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Gabby Giffords will never be the same after being shot through the head little more than two years ago. Yet one thing hasn't changed, ironically, is her appreciation for guns. For the former congresswoman who is now at the center of the debate over gun control and background checks, target... |
187807956a28f047deb4790239d52dfb97174cf8 | Summarize the following news article. | The drug maker issued a recall for atorvastatin, but gave no directions to users .
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals and the FDA "are being less than helpful," an observer says .
Express Scripts and CVS locations are telling patients it's OK to take the pills . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite a recall, millions of people may continue taking a generic form of Lipitor that might contain specks of glass. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals issued the recall at the retail level November 9, directing pharmacies not to dispense contaminated lots of the drug, but gave no directions to patients who have t... |
287a06274883b4508fa906c1747f805320600e71 | Summarize the following news article. | He starred in "The Sixth Sense" and "Born Free" in the 1970s .
He also had a regular role in "The Wackiest Ship in the Army" in the 1960s .
His interest in acting began in the Army when he was an Armed Forces Network host . | [
"(CNN) -- Former television host and actor Gary Collins has died of natural causes in Mississippi, Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer said Saturday. He was 74. Collins was known as a TV and radio personality and was married to former Miss America Mary Anne Mobley. He was an actor in the television series ... |
f80d55f044fc4baffe83947f697605f05ef9d678 | Summarize the following news article. | Website has posted purported personal information about top U.S. officials and celebrities .
Names include Vice President Biden, former Secretary of State Clinton, and George Clooney .
Latest name on site is new Secret Service Director Julia Pierson .
FBI and Secret Service are investigating . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating another incident involving a website that has divulged purported personal information about senior U.S. government officials and celebrities. This time it is the new Secret Service director. A website posted information allegedly about Julia Pier... |
1662fbd564ecb5498203413b1381c82ceee7b56c | Summarize the following news article. | Slovenia will be able to stave off a bailout, the country's finance minister Janez Sustersic says .
The country's economy is in recession and its downturn is expected to continue next year .
The country is driving through privatizations, pension and labor reforms to recover .
Sustersic said the country was better off b... | [
"(CNN) -- Slovenia will be able to stave off a bailout by driving through changes including bank restructurings, privatizations, pension and labor reforms, the country's finance minister Janez Sustersic told CNN. Sustersic's comments come as European policy makers meet in Brussels to debate the latest tranche of ai... |
f59365f98e181e8e830abff0c39b815192931357 | Summarize the following news article. | Minnesota hunters will be able to hunt gray wolves for first time next month .
Gray wolves were removed from federal protection earlier this year .
Advocates fear the hunting will reduce wolf population too much .
State's Department of Natural Resources says hunting "does not pose a threat" | [
"(CNN) -- As Minnesota gears up for its first wolf hunt, advocates of the once-endangered gray wolf are hoping the court will intervene. Last week, the Center for Biological Diversity, a national conservation organization, joined the Minnesota group Howling for Wolves in asking the state's Supreme Court to stop wol... |
237f4b3fafb5bca89627701cabdb01a61ddef306 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bush voices concerns on Pyongyang's human rights, uranium enrichment .
He spoke hours after thousands protested in the streets of the South Korean capital .
He will next visit Thailand to make what's being billed as major speech on Asia policy .
His Asia trip's final stop is in Beijing, China, where he will attend... | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush praised the U.S. relationship with South Korea on Wednesday and said the two nations should continue to work together to eliminate threats from North Korea. President George W. Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak attend a joint press conference in... |
0dd6719fa5f9d21c57d2ce69472ef4b1e8dbed73 | Summarize the following news article. | Tampa engineer Joshua Hakken is now a fugitive .
The Ron Paul fan and his family await expulsion from communist Cuba .
Hakken and his wife are accused of abducting their sons after losing custody .
Some on a web forum he frequented cheered his escape . | [
"(CNN) -- Online acquaintances wished fair winds and following seas to Joshua Hakken as he fled to Cuba, a strange refuge for a professed fan of Ron Paul. Hakken, his wife and their two sons, 2-year-old Chase and 4-year-old Cole, were at a marina on the communist-ruled island when CNN found them aboard their small ... |
a7be98c36e98772a47bd5e07a712308a9b140619 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama speaks with Univision and Telemundo .
He tells both networks he expects an immigration bill on the Senate floor next month .
A debate over guest workers won't derail reform efforts, Obama says .
The president also discusses his upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama had a clear message in interviews with two of America's largest Spanish-language broadcast television networks on Wednesday: Immigration reform is coming soon. A group of lawmakers are close to working out the details of their proposal, Obama said. \"I'm actually very optimisti... |
99d6d6a3108f5a970392c929ec32bb740bf6ba50 | Summarize the following news article. | Federal government should bolster cyber-security work force, report says .
Paper recommends developing plan for recruiting, training, keeping experts .
Report also recommends streamlining cumbersome federal hiring process .
President Obama calls cyber security a top challenge; plans coordinator post . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The federal government is at risk of being unable to fight off attacks on the nation's computer networks unless it strengthens its cyber-security work force, according to a report released Wednesday. President Obama calls cyber security \"one of the most serious\" challenges facing the nation. ... |
f2d882f6ab4bcc9ca18f5b85165969b6c6a82833 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal beat Norwich 3-1 to go third in English Premier League .
Gunners trailing with five minutes to go but three late goals seal victory .
Everton maintain push for Champions League spot with a 2-0 over QPR .
Wigan reach FA Cup final for first time in 81-year history . | [
"(CNN) -- Arsenal scored three late goals to beat Norwich City 3-1 at the Emirates on Saturday and move up to third in the English Premier League. The Gunners went behind to a Michael Turner header in the 56th minute and looked to be heading towards defeat with five minutes left on the clock. But in a remarkable tu... |
f3c94e5803f4b34957e685106c6f229037a054e8 | Summarize the following news article. | International tourist arrivals increased 6.7 percent .
Emerging economies in Asia, the Middle East and the Americans led the way .
Growth in Europe and Africa was slower . | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Global tourism \"recovered strongly\" in 2010, spurred by emerging economies in Asia, the Middle East and the Americas, for an overall increase of 6.7 percent, to 935 million international tourist arrivals, the U.N. World Tourism Organization said Monday. All regions had increased tourist ar... |
98db5edb21ec76118eddb2df968da357e7c35b39 | Summarize the following news article. | Wendy will be back in the picture on "Sons of Anarchy's" sixth season .
Drea de Matteo plays Wendy, Jax's ex-wife and mother of his first-born .
de Matteo will reprise her role in multiple episodes . | [
"(EW.com) -- With Tara (Maggie Siff) being led away in handcuffs in \"Sons of Anarchy's\" season 5 finale, it's no surprise that Wendy (Drea de Matteo), Jax's ex-wife and mother of his first-born, Abel, will be back in the picture in season 6. As TV Line was the first to report, de Matteo will reprise her role in m... |
4597fb07232348939f34b08e248eee1cbd8a3486 | Summarize the following news article. | A grand jury declined to indict him on a charge of criminally negligent homicide 15 years ago .
The driver was injured in the Thursday accident .
The bus was headed to an Oklahoma casino .
The NTSB has sent investigators to the scene . | [
"(CNN) -- The driver in Thursday's bus crash in Texas was investigated but not indicted in a fatal accident 15 years ago, according to court documents. Two people were killed and dozens rushed to hospitals after a charter bus bound for Oklahoma overturned on a Dallas-area turnpike Thursday morning. The driver is 65... |
c52d6c475986f9cdb5d14d29328016873d8f3080 | Summarize the following news article. | Messi becomes first player to be crowned world's best footballer by FIFA four times .
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal finishes second, with Spain's Andres Iniesta third .
Spain's Vicente del Bosque named Coach of the Year .
United States striker Abby Wambach wins Women's World Player of the Year award . | [
"(CNN) -- Argentina star Lionel Messi has cemented his status as the greatest player on the planet by becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions. The Barcelona forward, who broke a number of records in 2012, beat teammate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid's Cristia... |
c88c579dcf4aac3fd3d3fb7afea69860361b6b92 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Winner expresses thanks while seeking privacy .
Two winners from Missouri have already claimed their share of the prize .
Last month's $587.6 million jackpot was the largest in Powerball history .
Arizona winner is married, in his 30s and plans to keep his job, lottery official says . | [
"(CNN) -- The second Powerball ticket holder in last month's record jackpot has come forward to claim winnings worth nearly $200 million before taxes, the Arizona Lottery said Friday. \"It is difficult to express just how thankful we are for this wonderful gift,\" said the winner, a married man in his 30s whom the ... |
f15e8f93c6f009e48246db3bd457f8c0e99e79af | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona will play Real Madrid in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey .
Barca defeated Malaga 4-2 on the night to prevail 6-4 on aggregate .
Leo Messi scores 40th goal of the season to cap victory .
Atletico Madrid progress to meet Sevilla in last four . | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona will meet arch-rival Real Madrid in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey after Leo Messi fired the Catalans past Malaga Thursday. The Argentina international scored his 40th goal of the season as Barca claimed a 4-2 win to prevail 6-4 on aggregate and set up two more 'El Clasico' games. It will giv... |
6e09fe796112ebc81f646ed4fc98dbb9a8a53a6d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Jessica Tata expected back in Texas within 24 hours, lawmaker says .
Tata arrived in Atlanta from Nigeria on Monday, officials said .
Four children died at her Houston day care in February .
Tata faces manslaughter and unlawful flight charges . | [
"(CNN) -- The woman charged in a deadly day care fire that killed four small children is expected to be back in Texas within the next 24 hours, a U.S. Congresswoman said Monday. Jessica Tata, who has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Nigeria, fled to Lagos shortly after the fatal fire at her Houston home in February... |
37d9487e06f2e5bee425f3481037beda8ccc9266 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese amateur Guan Tianlang plays back nine of Augusta with Tiger Woods .
Guan to become the youngest player in Masters history when play begins on Thursday .
2011 British Open champion Darren Clarke forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury .
Jose Maria Olazabal apologizes to fan after hitting him in the head wit... | [
"(CNN) -- Chinese amateur golfer Guan Tianlang was not even born when Tiger Woods won the Masters for the first time in 1997. Guan will become the youngest player in Masters history when he tees off on Thursday, eclipsing the mark set by Italy's Matteo Manassero in 2010 . And on Monday, the Chinese teenager -- aged... |
192ad60ac3f5e1bf2def4287febafdf75d5f5fc8 | Summarize the following news article. | Alec Baldwin's on the auction block from now until April 24 .
Top bidder gets 4 seats to his Broadway show "Orphans" and dinner with the star .
It benefits the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, a charity that helps actors. | [
"(CNN) -- If you're a big Alec Baldwin fan, you might consider cashing in your 401(k) to bid on an evening with the actor. Baldwin is on the auction block from now until April 24 in a fundraiser for the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, a charity that helps actors. The top bidder gets four prime seats to Baldwin's Br... |
dbb55bfd9e878b2f0bbfe37595e9d43dbb5b85bb | Summarize the following news article. | New reports say Apple could make a smaller iPad by the end of the year .
Sources tell Bloomberg "iPad Mini" would have 7-8 inche screen .
That's the same as the Kindle Fire and Google's planned Nexus 7 .
The move would go against what Steve Jobs said is needed for a tablet . | [
"(CNN) -- A new round of Apple rumors and leaks are suggesting what some tech observers have been predicting for the past year: that a smaller, less expensive iPad is on the way. The talk of a 7-or-8-inch version of the popular tablet (the current model has a nearly 10-inch screen, diagonally), comes on the heels o... |
dde6ccf904fd9885d38e9c4d12fcc5e1d8de8663 | Summarize the following news article. | Rookie rider Marc Marquez earns fastest time for MotoGP qualifying session .
Spaniard is quickest after three practice sessions on Thursday and Friday .
World champion Jorge Lorenzo is second fastest under new rules in Qatar .
Sunday's race at Losail circuit will launch the 2013 season . | [
"(CNN) -- World champion Jorge Lorenzo may have thought new teammate Valentino Rossi would be his biggest threat of the new MotoGP season, but a surprise name will be at the head of the grid for Saturday's revamped final qualifying session in Qatar. Rookie Marc Marquez, making his debut for Repsol Honda following t... |
b52d26756526b30511d47e382f2cc55d8feb03a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Three people died after spending time in Arizona sweat lodge this month .
James Ray: "I must dedicate all of my ... energies to helping bring some sort of closure"
He is postponing all scheduled events through end of the year .
Law enforcement officials say homicide investigation has begun . | [
"(CNN) -- Self-help author and speaker James Arthur Ray announced Thursday that he is postponing all of his scheduled events through the end of the year after the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge session he led. \"In the days following the terrible accident, I struggled to respond in the right way,\" Ray wro... |
fae53206eb35787ae5ee65cd2d3d8eed0aeb2411 | Summarize the following news article. | The "Esimit Europa 2" yacht was founded to promote unity among EU nations .
Skipper Jochen Schümann is a three time German Olympic champion and two times America's Cup winner .
The project is backed by the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission .
The "supermaxi" yacht is 30 meters long and ha... | [
"(CNN) -- With austerity measures exposing sharp ideological rifts between European nations, and a shadow now hanging over the future of the single currency, it's safe to say that relations on the continent have seen better days. With this in mind, a new force has emerged to resuscitate the old ideal of a truly uni... |
84ea7b2e9eb005c4311f2cad2a9eeafaa9766025 | Summarize the following news article. | Skiing sensation Lindsey Vonn is considering legal action in her bid to race men .
The 28-year-old American is the second most successful female skier of all time .
Skiing's governing body rejected her request to take on the men at Lake Louise .
Vonn has four Alpine Skiing World Cup titles to her name and an Olympic go... | [
"(CNN) -- She's laid down the law in female skiing for the past five years, now Lindsey Vonn is pondering legal action in her quest to test herself against the men. The International Ski Federation (FIS) blocked her bid to challenge the sport's top male stars at a recent meeting in Canada, but as Vonn has proved th... |
be11298adb0e3a8724beeee8f8e11b9e2651ca73 | Summarize the following news article. | Bryan beats Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year award .
"This is the defining moment of my life," he says .
Lambert takes home four awards, the most of the night . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Miranda Lambert was the big winner at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, but it was Luke Bryan who pulled off the upset of the night. Bryan snagged the entertainer of the year award, beating out two-time winner Taylor Swift and last year's favorite Blake Shelton for the fan-voted awa... |
568202e303a90560cc9649d0f68b07c3d8b0ab9a | Summarize the following news article. | Egypt -- the Arab world's most populous nation -- is seeking a rescue loan of $4.8 billion .
Egypt is grappling with a high unemployment rate of 13% and a young workforce .
International Monetary Fund projects inflation in Egypt to rise to 10.7 in 2013 . | [
"(CNN) -- In the outlying slums of Cairo, people \"drown in oceans of garbage\" and are forced to live with the stench of polluted air, says Mahmoud Gamal, 26, a marketing executive living in Cairo, Egypt's capital. Gamal's comments were made through CNN iReport, which has an assignment on life in Egypt under Presi... |
7fba68548022eef9402643fcc950548b2d621e05 | Summarize the following news article. | The Vatican's upper echelon appears to be an exclusive men's club .
Women aren't allowed to be ordained as priests, so they cannot become pope .
Still, many women hold executive lay positions in Catholic organizations .
Some believe there was once a female pope; movies have been made about the medieval tale . | [
"(CNN) -- There are approximately 600 million Catholic women in the world, but none will have a direct say in who the next pope will be. The 115 cardinals voting for the pope are men. One of these men will be chosen to succeed Benedict XVI, continuing an exclusively male club. Or is it? Two movies have been made ab... |
a8b99a55bdb7739e8feafe102cbc0851e6ad0dff | Summarize the following news article. | An opposition group reports 132 new deaths around Syria .
A report says abuses continue, mostly by government, but by rebels, too .
French foreign minister: The rebels must have the ability to defend themselves .
Britain's foreign secretary has also alluded to wanting to arm rebels . | [
"(CNN) -- With the carnage in Syria mounting out of control, there's only one thing left to do, France says: Lift a European Union embargo and start arming rebels. \"We must convince our partners, particularly in Europe, that we have no other choice but lift the arms embargo in favor of the (opposition) Syrian Coal... |
e275045d7f2febcb32b504f3252a7b5a18760c97 | Summarize the following news article. | If elected, Uhuru Kenyatta would be the nation's youngest president .
Raila Odinga spent years in government detention in the 1980s .
Musalia Mudavadi is a former rugby player .
Martha Karua has said she will run the government like a household . | [
"(CNN) -- Two Kenyan presidential frontrunners are awaiting the results of a vote recount, bringing back memories of a political dynasty that dates to the 1960s. Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga are the sons of the nation's first president and vice president, respectively. Their fathers started out as allies in the ... |
5212fb381d1ccf032efd942c586e9e6cfa305068 | Summarize the following news article. | G8 foreign ministers endorse a declaration to end sexual violence in war .
A culture of impunity for those who commit sexual violence in conflict must end, they say .
The nations commit to do more to bring perpetrators to justice and help sexual violence victims .
"For too long, they have been the forgotten victims of ... | [
"London (CNN) -- \"Rape is not a women's issue or a humanitarian issue -- it's a global issue.\" So said Hollywood star and U.N. special envoy for refugees Angelina Jolie, standing with foreign ministers from the G8 nations in London as they pledged action Thursday to end sexual violence in conflict. The Declaratio... |
72c4fc89582e051621014c8abe74b819abe9b7df | Summarize the following news article. | Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, to name Royal Princess .
The naming is set for June 13 in Southampton, England .
The Duchess is expected to deliver her first child in July . | [
"(CNN) -- Just before she becomes a new mother, the Duchess of Cambridge is set to become a godmother -- to a cruise ship. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will name Princess Cruise Lines' new ship, the Royal Princess, in a naming ceremony in Southampton on June 13, according to the cruise line. \"It is a great hon... |
6c268abf71ad1d5c80b07e35759d421765ac0ee3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Victim's father says he had "premonition ... I would get a call like this," just not so soon .
NEW: "Everybody loved" Dianna Hanson at the big cat sanctuary, an official there says .
The lion opened a gate and got into a main enclosure, killing the woman, the coroner says .
The intern killed by the lion died of a ... | [
"Dunlap, California (CNN) -- Even if his daughter was fearless, Paul Hanson was not. He supported Dianna's lifelong love of big cats, as well as her single-minded mission to work with them. Yet despite her assurances, he worried. His nightmare came true Wednesday, when a 350-pound African lion killed Dianna Hanson ... |
2f52b8f2f7c648e3b2ca114191e156fdeba8c704 | Summarize the following news article. | The bodies of Michael and Thelma King were found in their apartment in September .
Three men are accused of stabbing the South Carolina couple to death .
Their trial begins Tuesday, and they face a possible life sentence in prison if convicted . | [
"(CNN) -- It is the dark side of paradise, a tale of torture and murder. And this week, it plays out in a picturesque courthouse a few yards from the sun-kissed beaches of St. Maarten. The trial of the three men charged with killing Michael and Thelma King begins Tuesday. The defendants, who face a possible life se... |
50f559aebeb2620b12b4ded6c6ae7e519811c1f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Polyandry is a form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands .
Polyandry has been predominantly practised in the Himalayan region .
The paternity of any children is not debated -- they are raised by all the parents . | [
"(CNN) -- Polyandry is a form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands at the same time. Kundar Singh Pundir, left, and his brother Amar, right, share Indira Devi, centre, as their wife. Increasingly rare, polyandry has been predominantly practised in Asia, specifically in the Himalayan region. ... |
04314f962523b8fba85b801d03c8f1d2227ce64a | Summarize the following news article. | "He would have loved this," Ebert's widow says at his funeral .
"He didn't just dominate his profession," he defined it, Chicago's mayor says .
"We love you Roger, we always will. Thumbs up!" Illinois Gov. Quinn says .
Film Critic Roger Ebert died last week after a battle with cancer . | [
"(CNN) -- Roger Ebert got a final \"thumbs up\" as family, friends and filmmakers eulogized the movie critic at his funeral in Chicago on Monday. Hundreds gathered inside Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, but many more watched the live telecast of the service carried by local stations and streamed online. It is a prod... |
d1d52df13102f902efac5535143016f97c9a8ea5 | Summarize the following news article. | B Ocean in Fort Lauderdale does affordable without nickel-and-diming guests .
Stokkoya Sjosenter is an architectural landmark on the coast of Norway .
Le Reve in Mexico offers more romance and charm than its neighboring mega-resorts . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- Escapism looks a little different for everyone, but we can all agree that a reasonable price tag spells relaxation almost as much as a hammock and a cold one. So we've rounded up our favorite affordable beach resorts worldwide, each checking in between $50 and $250 per night. After all, a bea... |
ac81a7cb7c722c43ec053dd7ba436b7f4eb3ea15 | Summarize the following news article. | John Corbett has landed a lead role in a "NCIS: LA" spinoff .
He'll play a former NCIS Special Agent who now works as an Analyst .
The pilot will air as a special "NCIS: LA" episode later this season . | [
"(EW.com) -- John Corbett is the new \"NCIS\" franchise star. The \"United States of Tara\" actor has landed a lead role in CBS' \"NCIS: LA \"spinoff. EW.com: 'NCIS: LA' scoop: Peter Cambor to return . He'll play a member of a small mobile group of agents called the Red Team, who are forced to live and work togethe... |
86fef298df10757296d589589e379b1192968589 | Summarize the following news article. | Nate Berkus is engaged to Jeremiah Brent .
They've been together for nearly a year .
Oprah discovered the interior designer in 2002 . | [
"(EW.com) -- Nate Berkus, the interior designer discovered by Oprah in 2002, is engaged to Jeremiah Brent, his boyfriend of nearly a year. People reports that the star of \"The Nate Berkus Show,\" which aired from 2010 to 2012, proposed to Brent on Monday. The couple then celebrated with friends in Peru. 'Ready for... |
82da03abd411b4a9bbec7270fc38c4641de7175f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hail is hammering parts of Iowa and Nebraska .
NEW: 486 flights are canceled at Denver's airport .
An ice storm is making travel tough in South Dakota, a CNN iReporter says . | [
"(CNN) -- Wildfires, tornadoes, snow, ice, flooding, all on the same day. Sure, it sounds weird. But it's not, CNN meteorologist Judson Jones said Tuesday. \"It's just spring,\" he said. \"Blinding snow and 40 degrees below average does not sound like spring in Denver. On the flip side, the 20 degrees above average... |
ee5f269e7bd700958d56f07060050095e9d06ba0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Thousands without power in Virginia, Maryland, D.C.
A tornado hits in a beachfront neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York .
A second tornado hits New York City, this one in Brooklyn .
12 are hurt trying to evacuate arena outside D.C. due to severe weather . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Severe weather barreled across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Saturday as a powerful cold front brought heavy rain, high winds and at least one tornado into a beachfront neighborhood of New York City. A waterspout with winds up to 70 mph churned onshore and turned into a tornado toward Breezy ... |
d006696a294567687178064b9c2e83ab4b17aab3 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge says probable cause exists for James Holmes to be tried .
Holmes is the suspect in last summer's Batman movie shooting in Aurora, Colorado .
Twelve people died and scores of others were wounded . | [
"(CNN) -- A Colorado judge ruled Thursday that probable cause exists in the case of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people and wounding scores more in last summer's shooting inside an Aurora movie theater, and ordered that he stand trial. Arapahoe County District Judge William Blair Sylvester, who ordered that ... |
cade01315b79536e3b6e2f76b3a1934b10437398 | Summarize the following news article. | "Evil Dead" and "Jurassic Park 3D" both opened successfully .
Six separate films earned over $10 million during the Friday-to-Sunday period .
"Evil Dead," a remake of Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic, led the way with $24.2 mil . | [
"(EW.com) -- The 2013 box office has been stuck in a bit of a rut. For nine of the past ten weekends, overall grosses have lagged behind 2012 totals, and high-profile releases like \"Jack the Giant Slayer,\" \"The Host,\" \"Beautiful Creatures,\" and \"A Good Day to Die Hard\" have badly misfired. That's why indust... |
555c52863914248b8178c1379de0faa387363b78 | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea is facing daily "intensive and persistent virus attacks," state news reports .
It blames "the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime" for such cyberattacks .
North Korea has bristled under international pressure since its third nuclear test . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea's state news agency reported Friday that the country's Internet servers are subject to daily \"intensive and persistent virus attacks\" that the government blames on \"hostile forces\" including the United States. \"It is nobody's secret that the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime are mas... |
9e5d408e6bb37ad5e82bf9b97b089e1aaf836131 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mike McLelland asked about guns for his staff before his death .
Robert Alan Miller, 52, of Terrell, Texas, is accused of threatening a prosecutor .
Miller is being held on $1,000,000 bail .
Authorities say there is no connection between Miller and the killings . | [
"Kaufman, Texas (CNN) -- As friends and family attended a private funeral for a Texas prosecutor and his wife who were gunned down in their Kaufman County home, investigators on Friday announced the arrest of a man accused of threatening the safety of a deputy district attorney. The news came after word that police... |
158f624bc5983a88b175c51ddda6e5569333d4d9 | Summarize the following news article. | At least three people are dead from the line of storms .
The storm is moving out to sea .
Tornadoes strike Missouri, Louisiana and Mississippi .
The storm leaves snow in the north-central and northeastern U.S. | [
"(CNN) -- A powerful storm that swept across the country this week was on its way to the North Atlantic on Friday, leaving rain, snow and at least four deaths in its wake. At one point, the line of storms stretched from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. It dumped snow in the north-central and northeastern United States... |
180092a5c702495a1d2865e29269b10f0ec236a6 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama says greatest terror threat now comes from possible "lone wolf" attack .
Obama says he will be "accountable" for economy but blasts GOP cost-control plans .
Obama tells Wolf Blitzer he's not thinking much about possible GOP opponents .
Obama says he'll cut Perry slack over claim that military members wa... | [
"Peosta, Iowa (CNN) -- President Barack Obama placed the blame for Washington's current political paralysis squarely at the feet of his Republican opponents Tuesday, telling CNN that the GOP's \"ideological rigidity\" is standing in the way of compromises necessary for stronger economic growth. In a wide-ranging in... |
fce67784ea32b064743f09a9136fdc646bee0de2 | Summarize the following news article. | Cigarette packs with fewer cigarettes could bolster willpower, Jody Sindelar says .
If you're craving a cigarette, the only buying option is the full pack of 20, she says .
Sindelar: FDA can now regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sales of tobacco products .
"Think about it: We could change what it means to be a ... | [
"New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- A few years ago, researchers at Cornell made a remarkable discovery: When unsuspecting diners were given self-refilling bowls, they consumed almost twice as much soup as those with normal bowls. In other words, it was the quantity in the bowl that determined how much they ate, not t... |
fc9c2918c7c7f1fc9ec2e73eb26052738e4692c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Deborah Denison was supposed to be bringing kids home, police say .
Instead, police believe she killed them and then herself .
"She sounded fine," slain boys' mom tells TV station .
The grandmother had a history of mental illness, CNN affiliate WFSB-TV reported . | [
"(CNN) -- It should have been little Alton's big day. He was turning 2, and grandma was bringing him and his baby brother, Ashton, home from day care to celebrate. That's where it all apparently went wrong. Connecticut State Police say the grandmother, 47-year-old Debra Denison, killed the boys and then herself Tue... |
9294b3fe78951d9d274c21eddc5404cdb849e10e | Summarize the following news article. | FIRST ON CNN: Julie Hall says her father fought tirelessly against drug abuse .
Mingo County Sheriff Walter ''Eugene'' Crum was killed Wednesday .
Line of residents pay their respects .
Crum's widow was sworn in as sheriff . | [
"(CNN) -- A West Virginia lawman known for cracking down on drugs will be buried Sunday. Walter E. \"Eugene\" Crum was gunned down while eating lunch in his squad car on Wednesday. His daughter said \"it's a strong possibility\" the Mingo County sheriff was killed for vigorously pursuing the illicit trade. Crum had... |
3df642d176dbe5d965225932e4898f254960bd96 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: All 10 students face charges of aggravated second-degree battery .
Two pledges treated for severe burns in Tulane fraternity hazing, police say .
Pledges were doused with boiling water, hot pepper, vinegar, attorney says .
Tulane suspends Pi Kappa Alpha chapter, promises investigation . | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Ten fraternity members at Tulane University face criminal charges in an alleged hazing incident in which pledges were repeatedly burned with hot water, cayenne pepper and vinegar, police said. Tulane University has suspended the Pi Kappa Alpha chapter, a spokesman says. Two pledges ... |
029ae7053b983a009e81af56a95ceee1c68cec08 | Summarize the following news article. | Tareq and Michaele Salahi decline to answer questions at congressional hearing .
House panel looking into how the couple attended state dinner in November .
White House says they weren't invited; Secret Service says procedures not followed .
Salahis' attorney says they can't answer questions because of pending investig... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In what one member of Congress called \"a charade,\" a couple that showed up at President Obama's first state dinner -- uninvited, the White House claims -- declined to answer questions surrounding the event before a House committee Wednesday. Under questioning from House Homeland Security Comm... |
318521c8e56ec4130a637322677260a4368c19e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Giorgos Katidis barred for life from senior Greek national team after fascist salute .
20-year-old says he did not know the meaning of his actions .
Leading AEK fans group calls for his exclusion from the club . | [
"(CNN) -- Adopting a fascist salute to celebrate a goal in any country would border on the provocative -- but to do it in a land where the scars of Germany's wartime occupation still run deep would appear to be professional suicide. So it has proved for AEK Athens' Giorgos Katidis, whose actions after scoring the w... |
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