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6a0fcc1366aa11fddd2e86a29903a8539ae8bb88 | Summarize the following news article. | New sketches from a company have proposed the creation of a floating cemetery .
This will be popular during the city's Cheung Yeung and Ching Ming Festival .
A shortage of space and a rise in death rates has caused a shortage of cemetery space .
A maritime mortuary does not exist but other unusual storing options for t... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Yet another passenger ship could be about to anchor in Hong Kong's popular waters, but berths aboard this particular vessel will be more permanent. New sketches from a company in the city on China's southern coast have proposed the creation of a floating cemetery. Designed as a possible solution... |
e513fd2951c478b705de9d75327a87692e02ccc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Samsung says its Galaxy S IV phone will be unveiled March 14 .
Announcement came at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress .
The popular Galaxy S III has emerged as the iPhone's chief rival . | [
"(CNN) -- The next generation is just a few weeks away for the world's hottest smartphone without a piece of fruit on it. The Samsung Galaxy S IV will be unveiled March 14 at a New York event, the company announced Monday. The release will mark the latest assault in what's rapidly become a two-phone race for suprem... |
9fa15bdd8f124052941cf85e3d494e225e7b62c7 | Summarize the following news article. | World No. 1 Serena Williams defends her title at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston .
American rallies to defeat Jelena Jankovic 3-6 6-0 6-2 in Sunday's final .
Serbian's compatriots through to semifinals of Davis Cup, beating U.S. in Idaho .
Champion Czech Republic team will play Argentina in the other semifinal . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champion Serena Williams edged towards another milestone with the 49th WTA Tour title of her career on Sunday, coming from behind to beat Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Family Circle Cup in South Carolina. The world No. 1, who is seeking to become only the 10th woman to have reached a half-... |
1e3e16ab4a482b226449b5d145a3fa4028a86931 | Summarize the following news article. | Howard Kurtz: The mainstream media are rooting for immigration policy changes .
Kurtz: Is enthusiasm causing the media to overestimate the prospects for reform?
He says the Republican House has been a graveyard for numerous Obama reforms .
Kurtz: Illegal immigration still arouses visceral opposition among some American... | [
"(CNN) -- The mainstream media -- you know who you are -- are rooting for immigration reform. They like the idea of doing something to accommodate the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants, who, despite conservative rhetoric to the contrary, were never going to be banished. They swoon over the kind of bipart... |
958e67a4a8b6927dc81615e6120c943fb671c822 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael D'Antonio: In Pope Francis' first days it's hard not to plumb meaning of his gestures .
He says among them was a visit with disgraced Cardinal Law, implicated in sex abuse scandal .
He says in this and other moves, he's shown commitment to orthodoxy of church hierarchy .
D'Antonio: Pope embodies tension between... | [
"(CNN) -- In just a few days, Jorge Bergoglio has shown that as Pope Francis he will be the kind of approachable, down-to-earth man that people yearn for in a spiritual leader. Like the Dalai Lama and Bishop Desmond Tutu, he smiles easily and appears to walk comfortably through the world. He showed his humanity on ... |
da53f799eafca26f36e306364dc5b9e6a4c21e52 | Summarize the following news article. | "Dancing with the Stars" alum Ian Ziering will perform with Vegas Chippendales .
The former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star calls it "a dream come true"
His performances will run June 6 through June 30 . | [
"(CNN) -- We've already seen actor Ian Ziering's dance moves on \"Dancing With the Stars,\" but his reported upcoming gig in Las Vegas is going to require a lot less clothing. The 49-year-old, who's still beloved for playing heartthrob Steve Sanders on the '90s classic, \"Beverly Hills, 90210,\" is slated to perfor... |
a97697e402bc02a1da9f2f72607d86421f33804f | Summarize the following news article. | The men were convicted of terrorism .
More violence reported in run-up to election .
Dozens were killed across Iraq on Monday . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi authorities hanged 21 men after they were convicted of terrorism, the nation's Ministry of Justice reported Tuesday. The ministry said those executed were involved in kidnappings, assassinations, bombings, and the killings of security officials and civilians. Some of them had carried o... |
9d516443eadaa2240aa9928af1696407d920b7a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Expert: Many looking for happiness don't realize they already have it .
Funeral director finds happiness in job by helping grieving people .
Lachelle claims happiness even in a bad situation .
Expert: Good friends can remind you that you're a good person . | [
"(Oprah.com) -- Are you truly happy? If you were presented with a group of people you've never met, could you determine who was really satisfied with their life? A panel of five people took a test to see how happy they really are. Based on this picture and a brief description, see if you can tell who is the happies... |
7d0bdad25c86e827aabc2a37ca1c8a264dab56c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Raffaele Sollecito gives first interview since being convicted of murder of Meredith Kercher .
Sollecito says former girlfriend Amanda Knox is "a sweet girl"
Knox sentenced to 26 years, Raffaele Sollecito sentenced to 25 years . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The man convicted of killing British student Meredith Kercher has given an interview from his Italian jail cell, insisting Amanda Knox is a \"sweet girl\" incapable of murder. Raffaele Sollecito, who was sentenced to 25 years for his role in Kercher's death, told an Italian newspaper that he w... |
c6b47f781499e823b94af433d8e566352010bc78 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds were injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion .
The Red Cross is helping to locate loved ones and collect blood donations .
The Salvation Army is providing food and shelter as well as assisting returning residents .
Several shelters have opened across the town of West,Texas . | [
"(CNN) -- A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night left much of the small town of West, Texas, in ruins. Even as the nation mourned the victims of Monday's bombings in Boston, the new disaster left hundreds of people in West injured, homeless, and in need of help. \"These are our neighbors, they ar... |
cd69ba3bd4b48916fd819445cf5278e628db54af | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "The work, so far, is very good," says elections commissioner .
Monday's sporadic violence follows a Sunday night attack on a police post .
Voting, the first since a disastrous 2007 election, is peaceful in most of Kenya .
A candidate must win at least half of the vote to avoid a runoff . | [
"Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Vote counting began here Monday after largely peaceful elections in which millions of voters stood in line to choose their next president in a tightly contested general election. The Elections Commission said some of the nation's 30,000 polling stations would remain open late to accommodate... |
a110e856318e4d6d5c1edca2a369086b944166bc | Summarize the following news article. | Scott Camil: Horror over soldiers defiling corpses avoids issue of our involvement in war .
He says we teach kids to work out conflict, then teach soldiers to use violence in conflict .
He says he too lost empathy in Vietnam; soldiers not to blame, warmongering leaders are .
Camil: "Rules of war" a ridiculous notion. W... | [
"(CNN) -- As a veteran of combat in Vietnam, I am often asked about current wars. Recently I have been asked about soldiers posing with corpses or urinating on corpses in Afghanistan. The \"patriotic\" media wants us to understand what it is like to be a soldier in war, not to condone the conduct but to ask \"who a... |
ee4475685fd59df8faf5c0319056b51e41e47540 | Summarize the following news article. | Jenna-Louise Coleman will play Matt Smith's new companion on "Doctor Who"
Her appearance will follow the departure of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill later this year .
The 25-year-old Coleman's credits include the British soap "Emmerdale" and "Captain America" | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Doctor Who\" executive producer Stephen Moffat announced that actress Jenna-Louise Coleman will play Matt Smith's new companion following the departure of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill later this year. \"It's not often the Doctor meets someone who can talk even faster than he does, but it's about t... |
c66d30cd52bd0714618b0314e9402ec65beea7a0 | Summarize the following news article. | The Panasonic World Solar Challenge is currently crossing Australia .
Race involves cars powered exclusively by solar energy .
47 teams from 18 countries cover 3000 kms in 8 days .
Solar-powered cars reach speeds of up to 147 kilometers per hour . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- If, by some extraordinary feat of filmic conjuring, you somehow spliced Death Race 2000, Back to the Future and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, editing out the violence, time travel and transvestism, but keeping in the racing, futuristic cars and Australian scenery, you'd probably end up w... |
6011b875cd5b6a422c4a8581d6b8bf19a6ad8e2d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A police forensic expert testifies about methods used in initial DNA examination .
NEW: Curt Knox says his daughter is "anxious ... looking forward to a decision"
Victim's sister says Meredith Kercher has been forgotten in the "media frenzy"
Amanda Knox was convicted of killing roommate Kercher in 2009 and sentenc... | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- Prosecutors fighting to keep American student Amanda Knox behind bars for murder in Italy defended on Monday the DNA tests that linked her to the killing of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox is appealing her conviction and 26-year sentence for the murder of her housemate in 2007, with ... |
c3d81f56d331d5b2bd99a3af8ee8afcd91348430 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nearly three dozen homes damaged in one county alone .
Church members "devastated" by loss .
Tornado reported west of Clinton, National Weather Service says .
Highway blocked by trees, 18-wheeler truck overturned . | [
"(CNN) -- A storm system unleashed a tornado that slammed communities in northern Arkansas, damaging homes and destroying a church, officials said Wednesday evening. At least three injuries were reported in Van Buren County. Some 33 homes and a business were damaged in the county, said Tommy Jackson of the Arkansas... |
4b46fe719f36166e5dc0ddef4d1f108cb186af22 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: State Department spokesman says U.S. "troubled" by case outcome .
Gordon was arrested in May for posting a link on his blog to a banned book .
Gordon's guilty plea leads to his lenient sentence, his lawyer says .
The king has pardoned foreigners in similar cases in the past . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A Thai criminal court has sentenced a Thai-born American to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, the latest case involving controversial laws for defaming, insulting or threatening the royal family. Joe W. Gordon, whose Thai name is Lerpong Wichaicommart, cooperated during t... |
0cd1a07921b454cc339f80f0df0cca1e41f70669 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi hackers say in an e-mail they attacked the sites .
Earlier Saudi hackers had exposed thousands of Israeli credit card numbers .
Deputy foreign minister has his website hacked . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- The websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and of El Al, the Israeli airline, were brought down Monday morning by an apparent hacking attack. An internet hacker who calls himself Ox Omar sent an e-mail to the Jerusalem Post Monday in which he claims that together with a hacking group calling th... |
e41c7ad495260960df62317c9f4b3093690a853c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Swiss embassy calls for swift investigation .
Police say a tourist was gang-raped in central India .
The victim and her husband were camping .
20 people have been detained for questioning . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are investigating the gang-rape of a tourist in central India, the latest black eye for the country over violence against women. A Swiss couple was camping near a forest in India's Datia district when a group of men beat the husband and raped his wife, the district's deputy superintendent of police... |
cac7bddb1242750bcc9ca30a96a061a3858033dc | Summarize the following news article. | 1200 donated wooden objects have been used to make the yacht .
'The Boat Project' is a part of the London Cultural Olympiad .
The yacht will go on display at the 2012 Olympic sailing venue . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A piece of rock legend Jimi Hendrix's guitar, teak from China, a salad server and a plank of wood from a newly constructed London Olympic venue. Each item of this unusual collection of materials has its own unique history and now they have been put together to create a new sailing boat. Th... |
ea7329a18eb9cede0d81a2e01c0743727497e83f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sen. Manchin says a vote on background checks unlikely until later in the week .
A compromise amendment on background checks comes up this week .
Republicans who voted to open debate may not support the bill .
Debate on the overall gun package is expected to last two weeks . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun sales lacks enough support to win Senate approval now, which will likely delay a vote on the measure that has strong public support, one of the sponsors told CNN on Monday. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, acknowledged the vote on the a... |
43e898cc7b72534096bb7c91deeb3d21371ae80f | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama: U.S. a nation of citizens, not any particular religion .
Obama says he is trying to make a statement by ending trip in Turkey .
Obama on first state visit to largely Muslim nation .
U.S. approval ratings among Turks hit low during Bush administration . | [
"ANKARA, Turkey (CNN) -- President Obama ended his first overseas trip in Turkey -- a location he said he chose to send a clear message. President Obama and Turkish President Abdullah Gul hold a joint news conference Monday. \"I'm trying to make a statement about the importance of Turkey, not just to the United Sta... |
38261dc57fb0e981e27e644ac57f245f3b8a3048 | Summarize the following news article. | Gene Seymour: How can any director translate beauty of Fitzgerald prose in "Gatsby?"
They keep trying, he says. Lurmann film comes close to touching novel's emotional spirit .
The book is thin, its characters distant, and that's precisely the point, he says .
Seymour: Reverent, literal adaptations don't capture novel. ... | [
"(CNN) -- \"If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promise of life, as if he related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with ... |
62821f0601558bdb674620f70f7817d1aee6c114 | Summarize the following news article. | Cahill and Vanacker: Our father was murdered in the Fort Hood shooting in 2009 .
They ask: What are we doing to prevent these tragic shootings?
We need training for our teachers and police officers, they say .
They ask: Gun sales are rising, but is commitment to prevention rising with it? | [
"(CNN) -- When our father, Michael Grant Cahill, was murdered in the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting on November 5, 2009, we were barraged with the question, \"What can we do?\" People wanted to help, get milk, make us casserole and assist relatives with travel. Support was everywhere. That support remains. In the wake ... |
aa6b3c67fab8f79829d024b4edc91ac502d6c692 | Summarize the following news article. | "We go home every two weeks to shower, fearful and terrorized," a mother says .
The Kurdiye family's home is on the front lines of fighting in Aleppo .
It has been hit by artillery fire since the family fled .
Though they hide underground, the Kurdiyes say they choke on dust from bombings . | [
"Northern Syria (CNN) -- Down a steep stone stairway and into the darkness lies a cold chamber that looks more like a dungeon than a home. But this is where the Kurdiye family has been hiding from bombardment for four months. \"The strikes were all around us. We just ran out, with nothing,\" 20-year-old Fatme said.... |
3b2fcc5a0fc42407881f0e0601308d23c4f14d4c | Summarize the following news article. | California led several public health efforts in tobacco control, air quality .
Residents tend to be health-conscious because of culture, environment .
Critics say the state over-regulates, stifling freedom and economy .
Several metrics show laws don't translate into healthy population . | [
"(CNN) -- Beyond skateboards, Silicon Valley and hippies, California has a trendsetting streak of a different kind. The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country. California was first to require smog checks for clean air, pass anti-tobacco initiatives and b... |
b35a74b0d08f731519f77aebf139cc3a0cc7157c | Summarize the following news article. | Many mobile apps are available to track eating, fitness, mood .
Some people order medical tests to track biomarkers .
Scientist Larry Smarr is using himself as an experiment in self-tracking .
Extreme analyzing of blood, stool isn't recommended for everyone . | [
"(CNN) -- Inside Larry Smarr's refrigerator this week was a stool sample that he planned to ship to a laboratory, which will send back a report of information about what's going on inside Smarr. This monthly test is not part of his doctor's orders, nor is the plethora of mobile technologies that Smarr uses to track... |
5dc37bf0ad749bca9d0ed6d9f9bba9773bed28eb | Summarize the following news article. | "The Host" is the latest film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer novel .
Meyer's "Twilight" series were super successful .
Critic says "The Host" has a similar formula, but with aliens . | [
"(CNN) -- Can lightning strike twice for filmmakers hoping to cash in on the popularity of Stephenie Meyer's teen fiction? The \"Twilight\" movies didn't wow critics, but they struck a chord with their target audience. I'm afraid \"The Host\" will only duplicate the first half of that experience. The story borrows ... |
cf0abc288662782962aeff2b763dcea68075a2ba | Summarize the following news article. | High-end specialty coffee industry not immune to effects of recession .
Many companies still doing well, with some looking to expand .
Hundreds of companies from around the world gathered in Atlanta for annual expo .
British barista wins World Barista Championship held in conjunction with expo . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The high-end specialty coffee industry isn't immune to the effects of a recession, but many companies are still doing well. Growers, roasters and equipment manufacturers were represented at the coffee expo in Atlanta. Portland Roasting had a slow holiday season, but business is picking up... |
4ef203f9fd0844b058b52f5d87f9a413fc294726 | Summarize the following news article. | Police in Mexico find a cannon attached to a compressor on an abandoned pickup truck .
Cannon was apparently used to fire bags of drugs over the border, authorities say .
In a separate incident last year, U.S. agents found cans of marijuana plopped in an Arizona field .
Cannon is believed to have been involved in that ... | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican smugglers have used tunnels, cars, boats and even the human body in attempts to sneak drugs past U.S. agents in an endless cat-and-mouse game on the U.S.-Mexico border. Now smugglers have devised a new invention to ferry their contraband over the nearly militarized border: cannons. An air-powered ... |
14b49da0c059b713f5dbc6351963b1ad57413ffa | Summarize the following news article. | Vienna exhibition showcases fashion incorporating cutting-edge technology .
"TECHNOSENSUAL" aims to show how technology can enhance fashion .
Smoke-billowing frocks and hats that detect radio waves are among objects on display . | [
"(CNN) -- Featuring risque-looking dresses that dispense cocktails and frocks that billow smoke, the clothes on show at the \"Technosensual\" exhibition could be mistaken for an auction of Lady Gaga's more bizarre outfits. But it's hoped that the designs on display at Quartier21 in the MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Aust... |
bcd8c51edb114758f8d40ff9aa9aeebdb126fbf0 | Summarize the following news article. | William Bennett: Since Obama won, liberals think winning coalition is diverse new groups .
He says it include gays, blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, students, single women .
They want economic, social justice (aka entitlements); reject social unifiers like church, family .
Bennett: Entitlement state collapses withou... | [
"(CNN) -- With President Obama's re-election, many liberals believe they possess the building blocks of the winning political coalition of the future: college students, single women, gays, secularists, Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian-Americans. Liberals see here not a splintered electorate but key constituen... |
f8af75001f404753fa4fcbf72796acaab3ffc7c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Research determines Civil War gun a woman had inherited had been stolen from a museum .
She is returning it to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia .
The weapon belonged to a North Carolina Confederate officer . | [
"(CNN) -- Dave Taylor, a Civil War antiques dealer in Sylvania, Ohio, was excited about the possibility of buying a \"top-notch,\" genuine .36-caliber Spiller & Burr revolver that had belonged to a Confederate officer from North Carolina. A Tennessee woman who inherited the revolver from her late father sent him ph... |
3dd5dc8fd69a2b7d2d476d80e3d6f57d12050ec4 | Summarize the following news article. | Daughter, "I don't think I have the heart or mind to watch" the video .
Esmin Green was involuntarily admitted June 18 for "agitation and psychosis"
Tape shows Green collapse, convulse and lie still; workers pass by, she dies .
Group says staff falsified records to cover up incident; 7 workers fired or suspended . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- To people around the world who have seen the video, Esmin Green is a symbol of a health-care system that seems to have failed horribly. Fellow churchmembers say they served as a family for Esmin Green, shown in 2007, after she left Jamaica. Green, 49, is shown rolling off a waiting room chair at... |
6c852246d0522a3e60af261f90eacc202fb69730 | Summarize the following news article. | Fariborz Ghadar: Three myths about immigration must be ignored .
Ghadar: Contrary to beliefs, immigrants contribute to our country; they are not a burden .
He says countries like Canada and Australia have policies that promote their economies .
Ghadar: By changing our immigration policy, we can again attract the best a... | [
"(CNN) -- Despite the election cycle rhetoric surrounding immigration, which would make it seem like the rest of the world is swarming across U.S. borders like ants to a picnic, gobbling up our resources, the reality is quite different. There are a number of myths that we must dispel in order to forge a sound polic... |
879d6dda26ec2e9f0a02ee64b578759d0f71ca18 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney General Eric Holder says funds have been moved to keep workers on the job .
But forced budget cuts may affect workers when the new fiscal year begins in October .
Holder says the cuts will still affect the Justice Department in other ways . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Thousands of Department of Justice employees can breathe a little easier after learning they won't be furloughed due to forced budget cuts, but that assurance is good only until October 1, when a new fiscal year begins for the federal government. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to depa... |
b981707d1ce4f6515b60e98346a1174cfe91569a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that threat may be "Egyptian in nature"
Image shows NYC cityscape with words "Al Qaeda. Coming Soon Again in New York"
The FBI says "there is no specific or credible threat to New York at this time"
The FBI and the NYPD are investigating the origins of an online posting . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Gotham's top cop on Tuesday said authorities are looking into the possibility that an Egyptian writer may have been responsible for an online posting that pictured a New York cityscape with the words \"Al Qaeda. Coming Soon Again in New York.\" \"The use of language indicated that,\" said New Yor... |
049dfe66b3575ade39d79c7d96603c3fa0c48b44 | Summarize the following news article. | Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher died on Monday, aged 87 .
During her time in office, the Conservative leader's policies polarized the UK .
The "Iron Lady" privatized state-run industries and did battle with trade unions .
Britain went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands during her premiershi... | [
"(CNN) -- The death of Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has taken up column inches on front pages around the world. In keeping with the legacy of the \"Iron Lady\", reaction has been split between praise and condemnation, underscoring Thatcher's global impact -- in life and now in death. Read more:... |
619bb2b162c2cc11355038dfb8c8f40c78399e70 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Curt Knox is hopeful his daughter will be home by the end of the month .
A judge rejects prosecution requests for more DNA testing and to call more witnesses .
A defense witness says DNA on the knife used to kill Meredith Kercher could not be from blood .
Knox is fighting her murder conviction for the 2007 death o... | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The father of American student Amanda Knox says prosecutors have \"no case left,\" after an Italian judge rejected a request for new DNA testing of evidence. \"It really appears to me that they want to find the truth,\" Curt Knox said of Judge Claudio Pratillo Hellman's decision Wednesday. ... |
9872f2d672a6d5809131dd3526a9ef419d489026 | Summarize the following news article. | Catholic Church is still predominantly Eurocentric, argues Stan Chu Ilo .
Challenges facing African Catholicism not always the same as those facing the Western church .
African Catholic women praying that pope will encourage religious leaders to defend women's rights .
Ilo says Africans hope pope will be humble, holy, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council was meant to represent the beginning of a \"world church\" in the Catholic Church, the Catholic Church is still predominantly Eurocentric in her teachings, structures, and personnel. The shift in the center of gravity in world Christianity from the West to the ... |
abe792d8a3fe11faace0163b638beab4f70d3987 | Summarize the following news article. | President Barack Obama hosts an all-star concert to be broadcast on PBS .
Obama calls Motown music the soundtrack of the civil rights era .
Motown legends Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder are among the performers .
Showstopper of the evening is "Dancing in the Streets" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The White House grooved to the Motown sound Thursday night, with an all-star lineup performing some of the most memorable songs from the hit factory that started in a Detroit basement. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted the tribute to the music from Berry Gordy Jr.'s Mo... |
40e69f1787e764c25a1e9f7988001f22623bb098 | Summarize the following news article. | Candidate's wife has broken barriers by appearing on campaign trail .
She vows that women's vote will count if her husband wins .
Most Iranian university students are women, but they are second-class citizens .
Cleric running for president has also promised to boost women's rights . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- There's no doubt that Iran's election will be a major test for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But many Iranian women hope the results will also shake the current status of women in the Islamic republic. Zahra Rahnavard, wife of Iranian candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, has taken a vi... |
d2e543404a35d0a9680cc257923a08e78bd76a51 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officials say the death toll in grenade attack is up to 53 .
President Felipe Calderon responds to attack via his Twitter account .
Grenade attack reported at a casino in Monterrey, in northeastern Mexico .
Up to 30 people thought trapped in the casino because of debris . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 53 people were killed and eight others injured in a reported grenade attack Thursday at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, Red Cross officials said. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET) at the Casino Royale when two people aboard a vehicle arrived, and... |
a05897edb3248f1ae64a0e0ba63b06b356c7627f | Summarize the following news article. | The 46-year-old man is said to have suffered a "massive cardiac event"
He was participating in the 33rd Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon .
The race includes a 1.5 mile swim, an 18-mile bike race and an 8-mile run . | [
"(CNN) -- A 46-year-old man from Austin, Texas, died Sunday during the swim portion of the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco, according to race officials. \"We have reason to believe the gentleman suffered from a massive cardiac event as he entered the water and began the swim,\" race director Bill Bu... |
3de4aee9808b93eebe3a46307897408580efdee7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Authorities recover gun allegedly thrown from vehicle .
James Lohr was arrested Friday morning .
Police are investigating whether prisons' chief suspected killer conspired with others .
The suspected killer, Evan Ebel, died in a shootout with Texas authorities . | [
"(CNN) -- Colorado Springs police have arrested a man whom authorities want to question in relation to the March shooting death of prison chief Tom Clements. James Lohr, described by police as a member of a white supremacist prison gang, is an associate of Evan Ebel, the man suspected of killing Clements, Lt. Jeff ... |
a21cdb25290e6c0a90e0fc9343daad966352cde0 | Summarize the following news article. | Out of curiosity, war or science, body parts kept from final grave .
Napoleon's penis allegedly in hands of U.S. doctor .
Saint Francis Xavier's hands spread from Asia to Europe .
Gen. Stonewall Jackson's body buried in two Virginia towns . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Remember that goofy uncle of yours who always tried to impress you by \"stealing your nose\" or pulling the ol' separating-his-thumb-from-his-hand move? Well, those parlor tricks are nothing compared to the appendage stunts pulled by these 10 famous people. John Wilkes Booth's neck bones . A pain... |
d7be00eddf612bf0b299e98652911c04a8126ce0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A family spokesman says Knox's parents are focused on her appeal .
Curt Knox and Edda Mellas said their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused .
The claims were made in a 2009 Sunday Times of London interview .
A hearing is set for July 4 . | [
"Rome (CNN) -- The parents of Amanda Knox, an American convicted of murdering her British roommate in 2007, were indicted Tuesday for allegedly libeling police in Perugia, Italy, Knox's mother and the family's Italian attorney said. In a 2009 interview in the Sunday Times of London, Curt Knox and Edda Mellas said t... |
abd43b23b873f6251d1ea315547705d82569122d | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama had a high bar after recent dramatic speeches .
Convention speech acknowledges things aren't rosy in the country .
He points to better times ahead and suggests a path to get there . | [
"Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- When President Obama took the stage Thursday night, he wasn't just competing with the ghosts of conventions present, but with Mitt Romney's performance last week, Bill Clinton's Wednesday, and the first lady's on Tuesday. He had to take on the ghosts of conventions past: comparis... |
c0e7d8ac7737f73444a0765026241e1f625956d3 | Summarize the following news article. | A reserve deputy arrests arson suspect in a series of Los Angeles fires .
Shervin Lalezary shuns the spotlight .
Los Angeles arrest focuses attention on reserve deputies .
The reservists take on officers' training, risks for $1 a year . | [
"(CNN) -- Call it good timing, divine intervention or just dumb luck. What started out as a wee-hours traffic stop wound up catapulting a 30-year-old California real estate attorney and reserve sheriff's deputy into an unfamiliar -- and uncomfortable -- role: that of hero. It was Shervin Lalezary who put the cuffs ... |
65a02fcf3dec7fbe5e0557bf98fadffd839aa1df | Summarize the following news article. | Flea-fighting products that contain a synthetic insecticide have come under fire recently .
The Environmental Protection Agency has called for stronger warning labels .
Consult your dog's vet about the remedy that works best for your pet . | [
"Editor's note: Morieka Johnson writes about pets, fashion and money-saving ideas for MNN.com. You can follow her and more green writers on Twitter @MotherNatureNet. (MNN.com) -- If you have a pet, you know that squeezing a topical solution on your dog each month may be the easiest and most effective way to fight f... |
370b36cfdcca0804ca9668909f26781be0881666 | Summarize the following news article. | For the world's wealthy elite, classic cars are the most popular collectible asset with a 395% rise over 10 years .
The total number of super-rich -- defined as those with $30 million or more in assets -- grew by almost 5% in 2012 .
The Wealth Report by Knight Frank shows Jakarta and Bali recorded the highest growth of... | [
"London (CNN) -- New York and London remain the world's wealthiest spots -- but Asia and Latin America are catching up, a new report by Knight Frank shows. The bright lights of New York and London will lure the world's wealthy until at least 2023, the report shows, but Asia and Latin America will spawn the highest ... |
97cacbc13e603b738cab6e380cd73aec0019e28b | Summarize the following news article. | Boston, nation observe moment of silence a week after bombing .
City urged to "stay strong" in aftermath .
"It's going to be a lot different next year," says one resident . | [
"(CNN) -- Last Monday the cheers and celebration of crowds lining Boylston Street for the Boston Marathon were overwhelmed by the blasts of two bombs. Today, at the moment the bombs went off, silence. A line of Boston police officers extended out across Boylston Street. A horseshoe-shaped group of first responders ... |
995526593051e6743562e3c769a6952a548412b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Xi Jinping formally named as China's new president as part of once-in-a-decade change .
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu forms a coalition government excluding ultra-religious groups .
Plans to embalm the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit a snag .
Ieng Sary, one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge, dies while on tr... | [
"London (CNN) -- The election of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, has dominated CNN.com's coverage over the past 24 hours. You can read all about the first Latin American pope here. But while all eyes were on the Vatican, watchin... |
9fd31d4c374946cb9f081a7fdde645c06ce14546 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The United States and United Nations condemn the bombings .
The oil-rich city of Kirkuk has been the scene of tensions recently .
Last month, a series of bombings there killed dozens and left more than 100 wounded . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and more than 35 others wounded when a suicide car bomber followed by gunmen in police uniforms attacked the police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, city police said. The Interior Ministry in Baghdad placed the casualty count higher: 30 de... |
5877b4407513dcad5edf0aeb0b99784bdca9b02c | Summarize the following news article. | "This was an act of cold-blooded murder," British official says .
The hostages had been seized from a construction company office in February .
Their captors blame a raid; Britain says blame "rests squarely with the terrorists" | [
"(CNN) -- Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday confirmed that hostages from their countries were among seven construction workers reported killed in Nigeria over the weekend. \"This was an act of cold-blooded murder, which I condemn in the strongest terms,\" British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statemen... |
a8af7daa4f985831c57e09ee44592e17fc1ea365 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Ron Johnson notes it's been three years since the Senate passed a budget .
He says the president and Sen. Harry Reid are using the budget for political ends .
Johnson: Democrats are unserious about passing a budget .
The American people want the economy moving again, Johnson says . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. government is the largest financial entity in the world. Nothing else comes close. On Sunday, April 29, it will be exactly three years since the U.S. Senate passed a budget. If you own or work for a small business that has a loan from a bank, I'm quite sure your business has a budget -- and a rat... |
ae4c26b2079470e5a5929c9e25996d0d01c7ceb5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "About half" of London Mills, Illinois, or 200 people, is evacuated, a police chief says .
Flood warnings are in effect for parts of seven states as rivers and creeks rise .
More than 600 flights are canceled in Chicago, which had its rainiest ever April day .
A northern Illinois hospital, 2 mobile home parks in I... | [
"(CNN) -- Record-setting rains in parts of the Midwest have caused hundreds of flight cancellations and flooding, with one northern Illinois hospital evacuating patients due to rising floodwaters. Forty-four patients were removed Thursday from Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois, due to the threat of rising floodwa... |
bf4bdd5a30c1facf5102f41d2902732c7576137e | Summarize the following news article. | Jimmy Kimmel's Thursday night show won big ratings .
Actor Matt Damon "kidnapped" Kimmel and took over the show .
Kimmel has been challenging the late-night lead of Letterman and Leno . | [
"(CNN) -- Remember that messiness when Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien were battling it out on air? Or when Leno and David Letterman used to trade jabs during their monologues? Neither do we. These days the late-night focus is on the Jimmys: Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Fallon has managed to keep fans riveted with exp... |
11d545b5c309ab3ad83411e730a608e3763d5d4b | Summarize the following news article. | Kathleen McCartney believed modern motherhood is a cultural invention, not biological destiny .
As a mom in '80s, she was a primary caretaker, but thought cultural attitudes would change .
She says nothing changed; child care, flex time, baby leave are still considered women's issues .
McCartney: Workplace equality won... | [
"(CNN) -- In the summer of 1985, I lived a dual life. In my scholarly work, I argued that traditional gender roles -- the stay-at-home mother, the bread-winning father -- were recent cultural constructs. Throughout human history, women engaged in productive labor alongside men. It wasn't until the Industrial Revolu... |
a42f0550110b56cbe00885e579623c04d63a2169 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney says Jack Klugman died at home with wife by his side .
Klugman acted in " The Odd Couple" on Broadway before being famously teamed with Tony Randall .
Klugman, who died at 90, later played a medical examiner in "Quincy, M.E."
Actor also was a horse owner who had a third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby . | [
"(CNN) -- Jack Klugman, best known as messy sports writer Oscar Madison in TV's \"The Odd Couple,\" died Monday at his California home, his son Adam said. He was 90. His lawyer, Larry Larson, said he died at his house in Northridge, just north of Los Angeles, with his wife by his side. Veteran actor William Shatner... |
b5eb0f657a37ba05c51dc4f0c26b6a34447cefb6 | Summarize the following news article. | The CW has ordered a new "Hunger Games"-inspired reality show .
Called "The Hunt," the show will send 12 teams of two into the wilderness .
They'll compete by relying on their hunting and survival skills to endure harsh conditions .
No premiere date is set . | [
"(EW.com) -- Ready for America's Next Top Katniss? The CW has ordered two new reality shows, including one that's clearly \"Hunger Games\"-inspired. In \"The Hunt,\" 12 tributes teams of two are dropped into the wilderness without food, water or shelter. They must compete in a game where they'll rely on their physi... |
291c5fad6a38a6c5322cd20c2d3d628e38d3b8e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Reports about Jimmy Fallon taking over "Tonight" prompted late night jokes .
On Wednesday, Jay Leno fired off more cracks about NBC .
Fallon, meanwhile, quipped that "Tonight" will become a diving show . | [
"(CNN) -- NBC might be aiming to replace Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon, but it looks like the \"Tonight Show\" host isn't going down without a fight. Leno aimed one of his opening monologue jokes toward his employer Wednesday, the same day that reports proclaimed NBC is hoping to move Fallon to \"Tonight\" by the fall... |
9407d4ef92c92750f72637410c29878e6ee16587 | Summarize the following news article. | Only one of three qualifying sessions possible in Melbourne on Saturday .
The other two will start six hours before Sunday's season-opening race .
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg sets the fastest time ahead of Fernando Alonso .
Williams' Pastor Maldonado among the six drivers to be eliminated early . | [
"(CNN) -- It was supposed to be the start of motorsport's elite competition for 2013, but the stars of Formula One were left skidding about the rain-lashed Melbourne track like novice drivers. Saturday's qualifying was curtailed after the opening session, meaning the other two will now be held just a few hours ahea... |
eb5ae67148d9a5740de83897b716daee8aa4d9b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Nicole Richie, 25, says she is almost four months pregnant .
Richie pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence of drugs .
She was sentenced to four days in prison; must serve time by September 28 .
Richie rose to fame as Paris Hilton's co-star on "The Simple Life" | [
"NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Soon-to-be-jailed celebrity socialite Nicole Richie said she is pregnant by her boyfriend, singer Joel Madden of the rock band Good Charlotte. Nicole Richie tells Diane Sawyer she is pregnant by boyfriend Joel Madden. \"We are. I'm almost four months,\" said Richie, 25, in an interview with A... |
191b580aa68cce951763afc64f4cdf8ad865eeb4 | Summarize the following news article. | Focus turns to truck spotted in Pyongyan military parade .
Truck is known as a "transporter, erector, launcher" or TEL .
U.N. investigating whether the TEL came from China .
Analyst says Koreans may have built the truck themselves . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- After weeks of military analysts examining the latest North Korean rocket before and after its failed launch, the focus now has turned to a truck. It's not just any truck. It's known as a \"transporter, erector, launcher,\" TEL for short, and is designed to move a long-range missile into place,... |
431ddaaa8c45f323db9351db19ee8b8b1f3c8682 | Summarize the following news article. | Some users say old private Facebook messages are appearing on their Timelines .
Facebook: these messages are actually just older wall posts .
Social network says two separate systems make such a bug unlikely . | [
"(Mashable) -- Rumors of a Facebook bug has users from all over the world worried about private messages showing up very publicly on Timeline pages. But the social network is debunking those claims, saying these messages are actually just older wall posts. A series of reports coming out of France — including ones... |
1a9a8fbfd048804e81ae0b1bd8352656b2be23c4 | Summarize the following news article. | The Gateway goes behind the scenes at Frankfurt Airport .
It claims to serve more international destinations than any other airport in the world .
It is a major logistical hub, handling more than 2 million tons of cargo each year .
Frankfurt Airport's catering staff produce 100,000 meals a day . | [
"Frankfurt, Germany (CNN) -- Serving Germany's financial capital, Frankfurt Airport is one of the world's busiest international gateways. With 56 million passengers passing through last year, it's the third busiest airport in Europe and claims to serve more international destinations than any other airport in the w... |
ac3d4eb941730adaa22a4bda052f1b763cc64664 | Summarize the following news article. | Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen got stuck .
It happened on a visit to Kansas City, Missouri .
They were stuck for an hour before firemen rescued them . | [
"(CNN) -- It could have been the premise of a \"Modern Family\" episode: Three cast members get stuck in an elevator and joke about it on Twitter. Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen were visiting Stonestreet's hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, when their crowded hotel elevator stopped short of ... |
92c328da7dea8f680fbb79d3b66dfc0b064b9f52 | Summarize the following news article. | Bree Boyce struggled as a teenager to lose weight and exercise .
She wanted to compete in beauty pageants, but felt her weight prevented her .
Boyce lost 112 pounds and heads to Miss America pageant next year . | [
"(CNN) -- Every Friday, Bree Boyce dreaded her high school gym class. Students had to run a mile under 11 minutes, and those who couldn't finish in time would have to walk around the track for the rest of the period. Weighing 234 pounds, Boyce never made it in time. \"There were a few times I tried to run because I... |
d40026ce698625e51f00d318c95deba4ff5f9e03 | Summarize the following news article. | Travelers to China with flu-like symptoms could face 7-day quarantine .
Chinese government officials try to control spread of H1N1 virus .
New Orleans, Louisiana, Mayor Ray Nagin recently quarantined on China trip . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Travelers to China who display flu-like symptoms may be randomly quarantined over concerns of the swine flu virus, the U.S. State Department warned. A child traveling with his parents wears a face mask after they arrive at the Beijing, China, airport. There have been cases of children bein... |
e716060a97ff56895b5ec40efaf9c1a82ca22c23 | Summarize the following news article. | The drug, Kadcyla, presents a new way to knock out cancer cells .
It's meant for some patients with a certain type of metastatic breast cancer .
The drug should be available to patients within two weeks . | [
"(CNN) -- A drug that presents a new way to knock out cancer cells was approved Friday to treat patients with a certain type of late-stage metastatic breast cancer. The drug, referred to as T-DM1 during clinical research, will now be known by the brand name Kadcyla, the Food and Drug Administration said in its appr... |
7196d13fcd120b9c15879f1108bc412b0b75cdb1 | Summarize the following news article. | New BlackBerry 10 operating system being unveiled at RIM event Wednesday .
The company must appease its corporate base while winning over Android and iOS users .
This could be the company's last opportunity to cling to its No. 3 spot in the smartphone market . | [
"(CNN) -- The makers of BlackBerry devices, Research in Motion, are gearing up for a fight they can't afford to lose. On Wednesday at a press event in New York, the company will finally unveil its new smartphone operating system, BlackBerry 10, and a pair of new handsets -- one with a physical keyboard and another ... |
977d9517e21647a51b5d7cb3e9466488758ef9a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Some of this year's Super Bowl ads are being previewed online .
Marketers try to gauge if it's worth it to save the ads for the big game .
This year's roundup: Sexy, snarky, sudsy . | [
"(CNN) -- Big day reveal or YouTube preview? That's the question marketers face as they decide when to release their much-anticipated Super Bowl commercials. Mashable recently reported ads that ran online before the Super Bowl received 9 million views, compared to 1.3 million views for ads that debuted during the b... |
39dc0a70c8ea7117a13c361ce29b1005abc4a366 | Summarize the following news article. | Sony releases PlayStation 3 game Afrika, simulating a photographer on safari .
Contemplative nature games are nothing new to successful competitor Nintendo .
Sony lags behind Nintendo in console sales, hopes game will revive PlayStation 3 . | [
"(CNN) -- When the name of the game is escape, one gamer's boredom is another gamer's boon. Sony PlayStation 3 game Afrika's stunning graphics are virtually photo-realistic. On August 28, Sony released for PlayStation 3 in Japan its long-announced, shrouded-in-secret game \"Afrika,\" in which a single player assume... |
93d7207e492b6199bd1a281c0a8da6006f7810d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Leo Klink, 17, leads his Kalani Falcons soccer team to a Hawaii state championship .
Amid the celebration, he learns devastating news about his mother's health .
Leo "is such an amazing role model," longtime coach says . | [
"(CNN) -- For Leo Klink, the night was the payoff, the pinnacle, what you work most of your life for. It was the Hawaii state high school soccer championship, and Klink, a senior on the underdog Kalani Falcons, had state power Punahou in his sights. It was halftime, tied 1-1, thanks to Klink's chip shot over the Pu... |
1bf1ebb0eaf06ebe7e51488c5c3231d17e30549e | Summarize the following news article. | Officials are still trying to determine whether the killings are linked .
McLellands were shot more than a dozen times, an official says .
Mike McLelland was the second Kaufman County prosecutor slain in two months .
Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was shot to death in January . | [
"Kaufman County, Texas (CNN) -- Texas authorities are examining leads big and small, from skid marks made by large tires outside the home of a Kaufman County district attorney to bullets that took the lives of him and his wife. Four days after Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were discovered shot to death in t... |
cb66004526bc00a69bf2e5db30a66934e4652295 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Attack traced to IP address in China, officials say .
North Korea has staged similar attacks in the past, expert says .
Banks, broadcasters targeted; government networks unaffected, Yonhap reports .
South Korean military steps up its cyberdefense efforts in response . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- The suspected cyberattack that appeared to target South Korean banks and broadcasters Wednesday originated from an IP address in China, South Korea's Communications Committee said in a statement Thursday. The attack damaged 32,000 computers and servers of media and financial companies, ... |
13958abeb960c28e07a863a1254aea088602830a | Summarize the following news article. | Adele, 23, will have throat-related surgery .
She's canceling her remaining live appearances for the year .
A full recovery is expected . | [
"(CNN) -- British singer Adele is going to have throat-related surgery and is canceling her remaining live appearances for the rest of the year, Columbia Records said Friday. \"She is to undergo surgery to alleviate the current issues with her throat and a full recovery is expected,\" the record company said in a s... |
8f05fe38bf995b44c56a0635e2b2e52a6dcf1d21 | Summarize the following news article. | Bipartisan effort is weighing different gun control proposals; debate possible this week .
President Obama, many Democrats favor expanding FBI background checks to all sales .
But focus of leading Senate talks, at the moment, would expand checks, but not universally .
NEW: Obama chides Congress for not passing gun legi... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The leading Senate negotiations on gun control legislation favor expanding background checks, but the effort would as of now fall short of the universal approach backed by President Barack Obama and many Democrats, CNN has learned. FBI background checks are currently required for commercial sal... |
abe10324464f63fe2d6532fc1b7989f8cdd8167a | Summarize the following news article. | Milan Pique Mebarak was born in Barcelona, Spain .
His name "means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic," according to Shakira's website .
Shakira and Gerard Pique called for UNICEF donations as part of a "world baby shower" | [
"(CNN) -- You might think of Italy's fashion capital when you hear the word Milan, but pop singer Shakira and soccer star Gerard Pique say that isn't what they had in mind when they named their baby boy. Milan Pique Mebarak was born at 9:36 p.m. Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain, according to an announcement posted on Sh... |
ad5b10c9dd10b7f3f75d48c0b3ec2ff840e65d69 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Charles urges concertgoers to shout so his ill father could hear them .
The queen's husband will remain hospitalized for a few days, Buckingham Palace says .
He is being treated for a bladder infection .
The palace says he is "disappointed" about missing Diamond Jubilee events . | [
"London (CNN) -- Prince Philip was hospitalized in Britain on Monday with a bladder infection, forcing him to miss part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration, Buckingham Palace said. The Duke of Edinburgh, who will be 91 on Sunday, was taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle \"... |
c41954d401c791f40071f5b9cadcbac5a8eebe07 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: National Beef Association calls for more specific labeling of meat products .
A firm called Farmbox Meats Ltd. also is raided amid the scandal .
Operations suspended at both facilities; all remaining meat and firms' files seized . | [
"(CNN) -- Police and health officials have raided a slaughterhouse and meat company in the United Kingdom as part of an ongoing investigation into horse meat that was labeled as beef, authorities said Tuesday. The West Yorkshire slaughterhouse is believed to have supplied horse carcasses to a firm called Farmbox Me... |
f8fb697f7f19f53e0cbd631bfdb9ad0515516334 | Summarize the following news article. | Insurgents are pushed out of Konna, which they captured last week .
France is seeking help from its regional allies and the international community .
The European Union, Canada, Britain and Nigeria are among those assisting .
UNESCO wants protection of Mali's historic sites . | [
"Bamako, Mali (CNN) -- French and Malian forces squaring off with Islamist militants seized a key city from them Friday, a high-ranking French source told CNN. The city is Konna, in the central region of Mali, a sprawling, landlocked Saharan nation. That region is the latest front in the grinding fight between the ... |
eb00dd8b293e113bd631ba2a97e81fa84d8f62b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Donna Brazile: Pope Francis has already shown humility since being named .
She says he can be seen as centrist: socially conservative, but champion for poor, afflicted .
She says among reasons he was chosen was belief he can reform church after scandals .
Brazile hopes he'll focus on inequality, set example of compassi... | [
"(CNN) -- \"I hope you haven't made a mistake,\" Pope Francis told the cardinals at his celebratory dinner after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. He then urged the assembled hierarchy to nourish their bodies, and said with a grin, \"May God forgive you for what you've done.\" It brought down the house. Po... |
d32abc09ef7c6880678e8daa25d1674a21757fa6 | Summarize the following news article. | A 6-year-old boy and two others fall into waters in a Sioux Falls park .
The boy is rescued, but the two others -- one of them his sister -- aren't .
Authorities find the sister's body Friday; they're still looking for the man .
"Everybody here is essentially eyes on the water," a fire chief says of the search . | [
"(CNN) -- Helpless. Hopeless. That's how witnesses described feeling after three people slipped into the foamy waters of the Big Sioux River, in the middle of a Sioux Falls park. The youngest of three -- a 6-year-old boy -- was able to escape the frigid waters alive. But the other two people -- one of them his sist... |
13e91c623854c2077374ab52f5e98684053a5c83 | Summarize the following news article. | Lee Majors has booked a two-episode guest spot on the second season of "Dallas"
He'll play Ken Richards, an old flame of Sue Ellen's .
Majors recently had guest spots on "Raising Hope," "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI: NY" | [
"(EW.com) -- TNT's \"Dallas\" has snagged itself a Six Million Dollar Man. EW has learned exclusively that Lee Majors has booked a two-episode guest spot on the second season of TNT's hit reboot drama. He will play Ken Richards, an old flame of Sue Ellen's who finds himself crossing paths with her once again for bu... |
23a6c9c55df5d2518c838bc407d9460e9a56abb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Mohammed Asif Mohseni is said to be man behind Shia State Law .
Critics say the law strips Afghan Shia women of rights .
Mohseni: "Law ... which I created I see as correct for both men and women"
Afghan human rights campaigner says law does not represent Islam . | [
"(CNN) -- Walking into the Khatmul Nabeen Masjid (mosque), you can for a moment forget that you're in Afghanistan. Beautiful buildings, walkways, flowerbeds and even a grass soccer pitch. Mohammed Asif Mohseni is said to be behind the law. Young men and women, dressed in Muslim attire, walk around freely and with s... |
e5757ec07d9cf031f14e8e291a6de022d7088a2c | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect in the slaying of a Colorado man added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list .
Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias is accused of choking, beating and stabbing Richard Limon, 69 .
Rivera Gracias may have fled to his home country of El Salvador, the FBI says .
Victim's daughter wants "justice to be served" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Salvadoran national wanted in connection with the brutal slaying of a Colorado man was named to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list on Thursday. Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias is accused of killing of Richard Limon, 69, in August 2011. Law enforcement officials allege that Rivera Gracias ch... |
2d340f579a17d4315546cae044efa16cc01cfef1 | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Castellanos: After election, President Obama revealed his liberal core .
He says post-partisanship and Clinton-style moderation are out .
Obama won't make serious concessions on entitlements, can't win over House, he says .
Castellanos: Obama will declare moral victory, but Democrats will lose ground politically . | [
"(CNN) -- If Barack Obama had previewed his inaugural speech before the November election, would he have been able to give it in January? Apparently, our president did not think so. From the first days of his re-election campaign until as recently as a month ago, President Obama described himself \"a pretty practic... |
ed224a145f3619e0c1cc57b339a0315da5dbc632 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeffrey Toobin: From arguments on Voting Rights Act, it's clear chief justice opposes it .
In past rulings, John Roberts has voted down affirmative action policies, he says .
Toobin: He thinks race equality has been won, remedies are reverse discrimination .
Toobin: Voting Rights Act made the right to vote real for bla... | [
"(CNN) -- Every chief justice of the United States picks a signature issue. After Wednesday's argument on the future of the Voting Rights Act, it's clearer than ever that John Roberts has made his choice: to declare victory in the nation's fight against racial discrimination and then to disable the weapons with whi... |
ba40e6c2e7a06d7882e583b5ec3d4e71a15b11a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Ivan Lendl spent 270 weeks as the world's top tennis player in the 1980s .
"A lot of work, a lot of talent, a lot of luck" is what's needed to be the best, he says .
Lendl is now coach of Andy Murray, current world number 3 .
Admits he still gets nervous when competing in tennis or golf, his other passion . | [
"(CNN) -- When I was a teenager in Toronto, I would spend time with my father watching tennis on television. This is how we bonded. We weren't a sporty family but tennis was a sport my dad loved to watch. He still does. It was through my dad's enthusiasm that I started to recognize the players he would paint as per... |
8a34a3b182b26237d804f6df67a83d52352654bf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Taco Bell says its domestic restaurants have not been affected .
It pulls all beef products from its three UK restaurants .
Beef from a European supplier tested positive for traces of horse meat, a spokesman says .
Europe's meat industry has been in turmoil over the discovery of rogue horse DNA . | [
"London (CNN) -- Fast food giant Taco Bell said Friday it has taken beef off the menu in its three UK outlets after tests on ground beef from a European supplier revealed traces of horse meat. The discovery of rogue horse meat in a wide range of beef products has thrown the European meat industry into disarray in r... |
ccf3963a79cc3930d24797e3761c359a6ca4421e | Summarize the following news article. | Two-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo wins opening race of MotoGP season .
Spaniard finishes almost six seconds clear of Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi .
Seven-time world champion Rossi edges out Spanish rookie Marc Marquez . | [
"(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo has started the new MotoGP season just as he did in 2012 -- with victory under lights in the Qatar Grand Prix. The world champion, who like last year started the race from pole position, headed off his returning Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi to take the checkered flag with 5.9 seconds' adv... |
b3401ac51d89d8a790865341ac245b3ac7e32085 | Summarize the following news article. | The Rolling Stones kicked off their world tour in Los Angeles on Friday .
The band played hits like "Paint it Black" and "Sympathy for the Devil"
Guest performers Gwen Stefani, Keith Urban and Mick Taylor joined the band onstage . | [
"(CNN) -- The Rolling Stones kicked off their \"50 and Counting\" tour with a marching band, guest appearances from Gwen Stefani and Keith Urban, and a double dose of \"Satisfaction.\" When the lights dimmed Friday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, UCLA's marching band paraded through the aisles, their ho... |
0f4fa61c909c1651b97b0bc7fd7c7880b8cbb6dc | Summarize the following news article. | Sachin Tendulkar needs 33 runs to become first to score 100 international tons .
India legend will resume on 67 on penultimate day of final Test against West Indies .
He is the leading run scorer in both five-day and limited overs formats .
India seeking to avoid the follow-on in Mumbai after Windies make 590 . | [
"(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar will attempt to become the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries on Friday as India continue to fight back in the third Test against the West Indies in Mumbai. The 38-year-old \"Little Master\" will resume on 67 on the fourth day in his home city as he seeks to pass three f... |
374317f977f6875313d222701ee35b891b7fb513 | Summarize the following news article. | English soccer club's new manager issues statement denying he has fascist beliefs .
Paolo Di Canio had initially refused to talk about his past statements .
His appointment has caused a barrage of widespread criticism .
However, Sunderland's key partners have refused to condemn his arrival . | [
"(CNN) -- The man who once indignantly remarked, \"I'm a fascist, not a racist,\" has publicly disavowed his past far-right statements after the storm of controversy that has followed his appointment as manager of an English Premier League soccer team. Sunderland's decision to hire Paolo Di Canio at the weekend has... |
101742e883ac0ed5bccb35692c10310a3f107505 | Summarize the following news article. | Shell is planning to drill 70 miles north of Alaska to see whether 27 billion barrels of oil are there .
Bob Reiss: For America, the stakes are huge in the Arctic .
He says opening of the region could cheapen price of gas and products from Asia .
Reiss: If you want the U.S. to remain strong and dominant in the world, l... | [
"(CNN) -- Most Americans think of the Arctic as an icy, distant place; beautiful, remote and teeming with wildlife, but unrelated to their daily lives. Nothing could be further from the truth. This summer, big doings on America's northern doorstep will have enormous consequences to the economic, strategic and envir... |
6650e62d2def6d039ba43d5482f5dd7ec4f7ce2d | Summarize the following news article. | Germany has been at the very heart of the European Union since it began 60 years ago .
As region's strongest economy, it has borne the brunt of the cost of recent rescue deals .
Deutschmark was seen as symbol of Germany's post-WWII recovery, move to euro a major sacrifice .
Germany keen to protect euro, but "no-one wan... | [
"London (CNN) -- Germany has been at the very heart of the European Union since it began 60 years ago as a way of pooling coal and steel resources -- and of preventing future wars on a continent already devastated by brutal conflicts. But as the region's strongest economy, it has borne the brunt of the cost of rece... |
68fd07cb8c68ab9f91e67205e23f1ffcb94cf00b | Summarize the following news article. | China has undergone a radical makeover in the 30 years since Deng's reforms .
CNN's Jaime FlorCruz remembers China as being poor and isolated .
Beijing has transformed from quiet neighborhoods to a city of skyscrapers .
Deng disbanded communes, opened Special Economic Zones, touted capitalism . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China in 1978 was stranded at a political crossroad. It was just emerging from the chaos of the Cultural Revolution and the death of Chairman Mao. Deng Xiaoping had emerged as the new leader, but Mao's dogma remained deep-rooted and seemingly immutable. In and outside the Communist Party, a... |
ff063c369a0827adcf697fa366fa0ad426089f15 | Summarize the following news article. | Survey: Entry process is turning travelers off visiting the U.S.
Overseas visitors have increased, but U.S. market share is dropping .
"Last time I was made to feel most unwelcome," said a visitor from South Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- Martin Liefeldt has vacationed in the United States four times, and his experience entering the country has \"steadily declined.\" \"Last time, I was made to feel most unwelcome,\" wrote Liefeldt, a general manager from Cape Town, South Africa, via e-mail. \"I understand the huge levels of paranoia that e... |
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