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e005b6399a973ece9c876883f30e33ca708c0125 | Summarize the following news article. | Four African-American girls killed in 1963 church bombing receive posthumous honor .
President awards Congressional Gold Medals to each of four girls, ages 11 and 14 .
"We just want to express incredible thanks," Obama tells families .
Three former Ku Klux Klan members were convicted of murder in the bombings . | [
"(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Friday awarded posthumous Congressional Gold Medals to four African-American girls killed in a Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that became a key and tragic moment of the civil rights movement. Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all 14, and Denise McNair, ... |
5cef3b72b4ccc9e4f78b9aa19725fb5f456b91de | Summarize the following news article. | Judiciary Committee votes 10-8 to move background check plan forward .
Panel delays consideration of proposed assault weapons ban until Thursday .
NEW: Democratic background check proposal followed failed effort for bipartisan plan .
School massacre in Connecticut prompts proposals in Washington to stem gun violence . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Senate committee approved legislation on Tuesday that would expand background checks covering all U.S. firearms sales, part of a federal gun-control push prompted by December's school massacre in Connecticut. The Judiciary Committee decision by a party-line vote of 10-8 cleared the way for th... |
8f9aeadd27250a00bef0480e1ee91f2a7136eaf7 | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Castellanos says the promise of Obama's election as president has evaporated .
He says the scandals, controversies reflect a sprawling government that is out of control .
Castellanos: Some defenders detect an element of race in president's troubles .
He says problem is "top-down, factory style government" that can... | [
"(CNN) -- The images still inspire. Children sitting on their parents' shoulders amid a sea of American flags, fluttering on a cool Chicago night. A young black woman running to get as close as possible to the stage. On November 4, 2008, Grant Park absorbed the world's focus: Barack Obama was elected president of t... |
141a5beeffb24aefa86bdcaac7158e37f65aac29 | Summarize the following news article. | Zelizer: Interest groups are focus of controversy over disruptive town hall tactics .
He says it's not clear if the protests are largely being stage-managed .
He says interest groups are playing a bigger role in American democracy .
Zelizer: There's a danger that interest groups will choke off real debate . | [
"Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His new book, \"Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism,\" will be published this fall by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely ab... |
e5a101d57314d435e3a49451bb0b1eef0519d2c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Secretary Hagel's remarks follow allegations of sexual misconduct in the military .
Department of Defense estimates 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual conduct last year .
Obama addressed the issue on Friday at the Naval Academy . | [
"(CNN) -- Sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military \"are a profound betrayal of sacred oaths and sacred trusts,\" Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. \"This scourge must be stamped out,\" he said during a commencement address. \"we are all accou... |
fa41b92fa6627a505e1a96cba056de5c367faa24 | Summarize the following news article. | Republican Rob Portman reverses course, now supports same-sex marriage .
Portman said he had "change of heart" when he learned his son was gay .
Senator has long been respected in Washington as budget, tax expert .
Campaigned hard for Mitt Romney, but couldn't deliver Ohio in 2012 for GOP . | [
"(CNN) -- When Rob Portman signed on to the Mitt Romney campaign in January 2012, he was seen as a key supporter -- a rising star in the Republican Party, a swing state campaigner and a staunch conservative who could protect Romney on the right. For the next 11 months, Portman zipped around the country, pitching th... |
f1ff8411ddacc8ba23a24c5c31f32b3b6c487a23 | Summarize the following news article. | David Foster offering unknowns a shot to sing on tour with him .
Foster, a hit-making producer, has worked with Celine Dion, Michael Buble .
One winner, 16-year-old Mia Boostrom, is one of 20 finalists .
Another contestant likes the idea better than "American Idol" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Flip through YouTube for five minutes and beyond the bad \"Star Wars\" parodies and nose-picking tutorials, you'll notice there are a lot of people out there who can sing. Really sing. David Foster is involved with a talent contest in which winners get to perform with him on tour. \"There's so mu... |
87e86ec9739402faa204fae5f55df698334dff3e | Summarize the following news article. | Five terror suspects -- from Virginia -- submit written statements to court .
Five arrested in December, accused of poltting attacks in Pakistan .
Defense says terror charges they face are "fake and baseless" | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Five Americans on trial in Pakistan on terrorism charges appeared at a brief hearing Saturday, but did not face the detailed questioning they had expected. The hearing at the jailhouse in Sargodha, Pakistan, lasted about half an hour. All five suspects submitted their written statement... |
cc3e1b29c34ebe17eeae044aa19d6d275ff70c45 | Summarize the following news article. | Sales of the Wizard of Oz song "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" have soared .
Facebook campaign is urging people to buy the track to celebrate Thatcher's death .
The BBC played a few seconds of the song on its weekly chart show .
Margaret Thatcher remains a highly polarizing figure in Britain . | [
"London (CNN) -- The BBC aired just a short clip of the Wizard of Oz song \"Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead\" on its pop chart show on Sunday -- not the whole song -- after sales of the tune skyrocketed in the wake of the death of Margaret Thatcher. A Facebook campaign has been encouraging people to buy the track to c... |
165b5b54c2371413679156a1eb2af65efa6d0da1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A good-government activist says, "We're ready as a community ... to move on"
NEW: Former Bell, California, Mayor Oscar Hernandez's lawyer suggests an appeal .
He was convicted on five corruption charges and found not guilty on five others .
So, too, were several other former members of the L.A. suburb's city counc... | [
"(CNN) -- For years, prosecutors said, they padded their paychecks by virtue of their stature as leaders in Bell, California's city government. On Wednesday, they paid for it. Oscar Hernandez was found guilty on five felony charges for the misappropriation of funds stemming from his years as Bell's mayor, by the sa... |
6930ab856cb92ea6d1fb763b213807e05fca353c | Summarize the following news article. | Americans could spend nearly $5 billion celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year .
Emerald green is the 2013 Pantone color of the year .
With almost 35 million citizens of Irish ancestry, U.S. remembers Ireland in town names . | [
"(CNN) -- When you suit up in green on Sunday and head to the St. Patrick's Day parade or your favorite Irish bar to celebrate, dropping these facts and figures about the holiday's origins will impress your fellow revelers! 5: St. Patrick's Day began as a religious holiday to honor the saint who, in the fifth centu... |
8eab54306fb72629ca19b781bd873a539a5d487c | Summarize the following news article. | Last week, Nokia demoed a prototype device that lets you bend and twist the screen .
Flexible displays are durable and pave the way for new input methods .
The cheaper, thinner and more durable screens become, the more uses we'll find for them . | [
"(CNN) -- As we enter the final months of 2011, the thoughts of tech watchers like me are turning to what we can expect in 2012. Voice recognition in all our devices? Touch control replacing the mouse and keyboard? The death of the wallet as mobile payments become mainstream? Maybe. But what I'm most excited about ... |
8ec19d3c8dc39417ad5f21c004d176798a2c348e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in jail for missing alcohol counseling sessions .
NEW: Lohan sobs in court: "I did do everything that I was told to do and did the best I could"
Report said Lohan used "very creative excuses" for missed sessions . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan was ordered Tuesday to serve 90 days in jail for missing alcohol counseling sessions in violation of her probation. The judge also ordered Lohan to spend 90 days in a drug and alcohol rehab program after her jail term is completed. The actress must begin servi... |
2adf90eb37b6341bb862b477af6495fcf0f4f54e | Summarize the following news article. | Gabor is rushed to a hospital because of no blood flow in her remaining leg .
The 94-year-old actress had part of her right leg amputated in February . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed by ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday after suffering a shutdown of blood flow to her left leg, according to her publicist. Gabor's press representative, John Blanchette, told CNN that Gabor has been sent to UCLA Medical Center. Blanchette said he had no further... |
da4196797634d1a74d831562af7e3755be9ec994 | Summarize the following news article. | Martha Raddatz is ABC's senior foreign affairs correspondent .
She's visited Iraq 21 times and flown in an F-15 over Afghanistan .
Conservatives question her neutrality; Obama is a friend of her ex . | [
"(CNN) -- The moderator for Thursday night's vice presidential debate is Martha Raddatz, senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News since 2008. According to her ABCNews.go.com biography, Raddatz was ABC's White House correspondent during the George W. Bush administration, after serving as senior national sec... |
8eb9f955bfb292890bad35539515f357b5dafdcf | Summarize the following news article. | FX has greenlit a comedy pilot that will star Billy Crystal .
He'll play a veteran comic who's paired with a younger, edgier performer on a sketch show .
The pilot is expected to begin production this summer . | [
"(EW.com) -- FX has greenlit a single-camera pilot called \"The Comedians\" that will star Billy Crystal as a veteran joke-teller who is paired with a younger and edgier performer for a late-night sketch show. The pilot, which will begin shooting this summer, is based on a Swedish format of the same name from Stock... |
dec658afe8388aa52ed977e9add9b2d806b92c20 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods four shots off lead in Bay Hill title defense after more late mistakes .
He dropped two strokes at end of opening round and another three on Friday .
Woods tied for seventh as Bill Haas joins Justin Rose at top of leaderboard .
Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker among those who miss the cut . | [
"(CNN) -- If Tiger Woods fails in his double bid to retain the Bay Hill title and regain his world No. 1 ranking this weekend, then it's a fair bet he'll be ruing his late lapses on the opening two days. The 14-time major winner surrendered two strokes at the last two holes on Thursday, and lost three at the final ... |
948413e80d896cddcd12753da0dd70222bd50ece | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Frederic Von Anhalt accidently glued his right eye shut .
A Beverly Hills doctor repaired his eye Tuesday morning .
Von Anhalt has moved his actress-wife's nail glue . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband holds the title of prince but he may look more like a movie pirate for the next two weeks as he wears a patch over an eye. The patch protects an eye that Prince Frederic Von Anhalt accidentally glued shut Tuesday morning, publicist John Blanchette said. \"It was dark an... |
36577f1a35677bb9757ffbb040acfe31c7c121a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA: The Soyuz spacecraft has returned to Earth from the International Space Station .
One American and two Russians will land just before midnight .
Russian Soyuz space modules have proven very reliable .
It is the standard transportation mode to the ISS after a deadly space shuttle crash . | [
"(CNN) -- The Soyuz capsule returned Friday night landing in northeast Kazakhstan bringing an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts back from a journey to the International Space Station, NASA said. The vessel capsule needed less than three and a half hours to descend to Earth. The return, initially schedul... |
a7498dce1803c5a7fc95b050da556ce8b1a82d21 | Summarize the following news article. | AEK Athens bans Giorgos Katidis until end of season for controversial goal celebration .
Midfielder, 20, has already been handed life ban from national team by Greek federation .
AEK to decide player's future after Super League ends in April . | [
"(CNN) -- The Greek footballer who achieved global infamy on Saturday after celebrating a goal with a fascist salute has been barred by his club until the end of the season. Having already been issued with a life ban from the Greek national team for his actions in the 2-1 league win over Veria, Giorgos Katidis has ... |
10c26e48ae27076f93fbb83b7afb12fa39b8f148 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Music blares as revelers pour onto Boston streets, brandishing American flags .
Student: "I feel like I can go back to school now and know that I'm safe"
Crowds clap, cheer after learning the marathon bombing suspect has been arrested .
"I'm glad it's over," resident says, "the city and the people have gone throug... | [
"Watertown, Massachusetts (CNN) -- First there was a burst of gunfire. Then a series of blasts. Then, less than an hour later, cheers. After a day-long massive manhunt for one Boston Marathon bombing suspect that terrorized several cities and riveted a nation, the shouting and applause on the streets of Watertown, ... |
0bfaa1747263660580e4a568c094f90e636b7c9d | Summarize the following news article. | Transportation secretary calls it "difficult choices that we have to make"
FAA administrator says agency with work with affected airports to ensure safety .
Controllers' group says closures will hurt "overall margin of safety for our entire aviation system"
Among towers are two built with federal stimulus money and ope... | [
"Frederick, Maryland (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday told 149 regional airports across the country it would begin closing their air traffic control towers in April, but said it would spare another 40 towers that had been on the chopping block. The agency said the cuts are necessary to help me... |
c7b4dffe60fcae5cc71f5e780ed90f3c36001b7d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: About 200,00 people live at the camp.
The camp houses internally displaced people from northwestern Pakistan .
An estimated 30-35 kilograms of explosives were used in the car bomb .
Militants have a strong presence in the region, which borders Afghanistan. | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A car bomb exploded Thursday at a northwest Pakistan camp for internally displaced people, killing 12 people and injuring 32 others, police said. The Jalozai camp is located about 35 kilometers (22 miles) outside of Peshawar and houses hundreds of thousands of people who have left the ... |
b151c007c76f948818e3eced7385dd6c007a21d9 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. says Syrian refiner aided Iran, Hezbollah militant group supported Syrian regime .
At least 180 people were reported killed Friday, including 75 in Aleppo .
UK says it will provide $7.8 million for aid such as medical, communication supplies .
Iran calls a meeting about the Syrian crisis a success . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States announced new sanctions Friday against Syria and its supporters, focusing on Hezbollah's support for the regime and a Syrian oil company for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran. The U.S. State Department sanctioned the refiner Sytrol for selling $36 million of gasoline to Iran in April. Ear... |
5f1d443714cb987b79cf83a7d5aa2eaf7403ad5e | Summarize the following news article. | After being closed for hours following the accident, all lanes of Interstae 10 reopened .
The two fatalities occurred after a vehicle was hit from behind by an 18-wheeler .
Some 100 cars were in a series of pileups on Interstate 10 near Beaumont, Texas .
As many as 120 injured were taken to hospitals . | [
"(CNN) -- At least two people were killed and as many as 120 injured in Thanksgiving pileups involving an estimated 100 cars on a foggy stretch of highway in southeast Texas, authorities said. The first accident -- a multi-car wreck in the eastbound lands of Interstate 10 -- occurred about 8:45 a.m., according to t... |
eecca3afc69010bff361be60a319afe3b1203fdc | Summarize the following news article. | Experts on Iran: Online world is watching, acting .
Foreign activists have been key in helping Iran's dissidents spread word .
Future impact of "civilian diplomacy" online is unknown, expert says .
Despite its power, no sure thing Internet will bring change in Iran . | [
"(CNN) -- In Chicago in 1968, anti-war protesters at the Democratic National Convention chanted \"The Whole World Is Watching.\" World news events of the past had few reporting electronically, but hundreds are in Iran. They were talking about television cameras that showed police beatings on the evening news. More ... |
0447f3ea0ca1859daa0319c9500ab77687bdf4a0 | Summarize the following news article. | One gallery owner anticipates losses to the art world in the "hundreds of millions"
"Chelsea is the center of America for contemporary art," another says .
Flooding from the Hudson River quickly filled basements and street-level facilities .
Sculptor says he and thousands of pounds of metal were knocked down by the sur... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Dumpster-lined streets and sidewalks strewn with destroyed art hint at the damage Hurricane Sandy wreaked on New York's most important art district last week; but as electricity slowly returns and flood waters recede, the impact of the \"super storm\" is still uncertain in New York's downtown Che... |
4649ac9ac422ebbe59df90e0e086f108c963a99e | Summarize the following news article. | Dylan Quick, 20, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon .
Quick planned to study accounting, KPRC says .
Affiliate: He had a close relationship with Lone Star College since his teens .
A group of students chased, tackled and pinned down the suspect, one witness says . | [
"(CNN) -- Dylan Quick overcame a childhood disability and had big plans for the future. But on Tuesday, the 20-year-old student went on a stabbing spree on his Texas college campus, authorities said. By the time campus police took him into custody, 14 people had been injured at Lone Star College. It's unclear how m... |
8b5a7680330ee14fdb7867e77ec33ee98cc22078 | Summarize the following news article. | National Center for Education Statistics put out special analysis .
In math, U.S. high schoolers were in the bottom quarter of the countries .
Education secretary: "We are lagging the rest of the world...in pretty substantial ways" | [
"ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- American children aren't necessarily getting smarter or dumber, but that might not be good enough to compete globally, according to numbers cited Tuesday by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The National Center for Education Statistics found U.S. students placed below average in mat... |
dbb2920b04dc2942408839bb354ff36c3d44d1d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Lifetime will premiere a documentary that pays tribute to Cher's mom on May 6 .
"Dear Mom, Love Cher" will focus on the singer's family history .
The documentary features a never-before-heard duet performance with Holt and Cher . | [
"(CNN) -- Lifetime will premiere an hour-long documentary that pays tribute to Cher's mom Georgia Holt on May 6. \"Dear Mom, Love Cher\" will focus on the singer's family history and features interviews with Holt, her daughters Cher and Georganne LaPiere Bartylak, and grandchildren Chaz Bono and Elijah Blue Allman.... |
bd12095fb4543b85aa3669644eba571fa44d5c88 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrea Black: Release of hundreds of immigrants from detention centers is good step .
Parents are taken from children, she says, sent far away to jails with appalling conditions .
Black: Ever-growing detention centers run by private businesses with lobbyists .
Release people not subject to mandatory detention, she says... | [
"(CNN) -- Of all the inhumane conditions in the detention of immigrants, the most serious is simply the condition of being locked up. Detention means that parents are taken from their children and shipped hundreds of miles away to jails where visits are impossible. Immigrants who have lived in the United States for... |
b5026aa467b2e9af1531442786652a4025a83021 | Summarize the following news article. | Boston-born golfer James Driscoll pledges $1,000 for every birdie he makes .
Driscoll cards seven birdies in his opening two rounds and is lucky to make cut .
A record-equaling 91 players play the third after Jesper Parnevik's missed putt .
It moved 21 players above the cut line as second round is completed on Saturday... | [
"(CNN) -- A golfer's bid to raise money for the victims of the Boston bombings was given an unlikely boost when a record-equaling 91 players made the halfway cut at the PGA Tour tournament in South Carolina. James Driscoll is pledging $1,000 for each birdie he makes at the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, but he was in... |
42273200590e491f2ed6c9fe1c8fdd1f7e0a55ef | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 48 deaths are reported in the city of La Plata .
NEW: President declares three days of national mourning .
Earlier, eight deaths were reported in Buenos Aires .
Officials call it a storm without precedent . | [
"(CNN) -- Argentina's president declared three days of national mourning Wednesday after heavy rains claimed dozens of lives. At least 48 people were killed in La Plata, outside Buenos Aires, officials said Wednesday. \"In 12 hours it has rained what it normally rains in the entire month of April,\" Santiago Martor... |
208619a62aa497fa57bfa422864b8620b08541f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Dinner in honor of Indian premier will take place on White House South Lawn .
Floral arrangements intended to pay homage to the Indian peacock .
Dinner reflecting Indian and American flavors uses herbs from White House garden . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Tables set in apple green, ruby and gold with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas awaited guests to Tuesday's White House state dinner. The place settings in fine china from three previous administrations -- Eisenhower, Clinton and George W. Bush -- are flanked by crystal glasses a... |
137e8d0568156d30c20650cfcf4bff63f8bc7324 | Summarize the following news article. | Social media is playing a role in some of the biggest college football scandals .
New media have created a slew of investigative reporters among average citizens .
Arkansas fired Bobby Petrino for not disclosing his relationship with female employee . | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- Where have you gone Walter Cronkite, and why have you been replaced by the likes of woopig.net? Well, at least in the world of sports journalism. Bobby Petrino is no longer calling Hogs at the University of Arkansas, because somebody by the handle of \"hoggrad\" on that popular woopig.net website ... |
e6438dc294d3988d77e4f0c5d597f642006fb529 | Summarize the following news article. | Farhana Khera: Muslims are targets of surveillance by the NYPD because of their faith .
Khera: Victims of NYPD's spying program are stepping up to file a lawsuit .
She says living freely as a Muslim in America today has become increasingly difficult .
Khera: It is time for the courts to weigh in and ban discriminatory ... | [
"(CNN) -- I am an American Muslim. When I was growing up in a small town in upstate New York, the America I lived in cherished diversity and the freedom to worship, regardless of one's religion. People of various faiths resided in my community: Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Mormons. How a... |
2146cc892c5e2a305b2c97253d30c1a8f7264ca5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lindsay Lohan will return to court March 25 if she accepts a plea deal .
NEW: If a deal is not reached, the case will go to another judge April 22 .
Actress is accused of stealing a necklace from a jewelry store .
The store says it will sell the necklace at auction . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan must decide by March 23 if she will accept a plea deal that would send her to jail or move closer to a trial in the necklace theft case, a judge told the actress Thursday. Lohan would return to Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz's courtroom on March 25 if she ... |
d51fd25381d9ed1a9544c673bfa90fb914441959 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Another judge overrules Lohan's no-bail order .
NEW: Lohan's dad says she should immediately check into rehab .
NEW: The actress must wear an alcohol-detection bracelet .
Lohan goes before the judge again on October 22 . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A judge granted Lindsay Lohan bail Friday night, overturning a decision earlier Friday that sent the actress to jail until a probation revocation hearing four weeks away, a court spokesman said. Lohan can leave jail after she posts a $300,000 bond, but she must be fitted with a SCR... |
bd63634a73a2976af6a4ed7762776e947ee1f0ed | Summarize the following news article. | The Boston Marathon bombings are influencing the immigration reform debate .
Both sides of the immigration debate are accusing the other of playing politics .
Immigration law experts see no connection to bombings and immigration reform efforts . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- On the surface, the type of heated exchanges that boiled over at a congressional hearing on Monday on immigration reform appeared to center on the two foreign-born suspects in last week's Boston Marathon bombings. Beneath the surface, however, simmered tensions over the depth, breadth and pacin... |
9d906d104a7e9920b103e5c1abd375cb3163a3d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Hannah Storm returned to ESPN this month after suffering burns December 11 .
Storm says she was in a hurry and distracted when the grill accident occurred .
She said the pain and trauma is "there for a long time"
Storm says she's determined to slow down and "proceed with caution" | [
"(CNN) -- ESPN \"SportsCenter\" host Hannah Storm suffered severe burns as the result of a propane grill accident at her Connecticut home on December 11. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke with her recently. Here is an edited version of that interview. CNN: Do you do feel lucky? Hannah Storm: I ... |
5de8a8c820273b324e1585e2f23fa0fac258cda1 | Summarize the following news article. | 'Admission' is a likable, breezy romantic comedy .
Starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, the screenplay 'crackles'
Yet after the first half, predictability sets in .
Overall, the movie gets a "B" grade . | [
"(EW.com) -- There have been so many shrill, dumb, rinky-dink romantic comedies that it's easy to feel downright grateful when a smart, non-cheesy one comes along. \"Admission,\" a likable breezy campus movie directed by Paul Weitz (\"About a Boy\"), is blissfully non-insulting. The film is set at Princeton Univers... |
e84d67ca9618b7d37c90ba3bdab49b629a3be6f5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Third man to die lived in Zhejiang in eastern China, but worked in Jiangsu province .
Announcement comes days after the first three other cases -- and first two deaths -- were announced .
Officials are trying to find the source of the infections . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A third man in China has died from the H7N9 virus, a strain of avian flu not previously detected in humans, the Zhejiang provincial department of health said Wednesday, according to state-run media outlet Xinhua. The disclosure of the third death comes only days after Chinese authorities announc... |
f3944992881be4f38c7b2693a8703e1721897aa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy are charged over the death of a taxi driver .
The driver was killed amid a crackdown on protests in Bangkok in 2010 .
A court ruled last month that his death resulted from military acts ordered by Abhisit .
More than 90 people were killed in the 2010 clashes in Bangkok . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The consequences of ordering the military to crack down on anti-government demonstrations more than two years ago has come back to haunt the former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Thai authorities have charged Abhisit and his former deputy with murder in relation to the killing of... |
a51db8a1d6ca2ecd3a822a9f698296dbe4d53406 | Summarize the following news article. | All-time great Ray Lewis says win is perfect way to "ride off into the sunset"
Power outage in half of the Superdome delays the game for about 35 minutes .
Ravens QB Joe Flacco throws three TD passes, wins MVP honor .
San Francisco trailed by 22, cut deficit to 2 at one point . | [
"(CNN) -- Ray Lewis had to wait a half hour, but the Raven got the swan song he wanted. The renowned linebacker, considered by many to be one of the greatest to ever play the game, went out a winner, as the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in a Super Bowl delayed by a third-quarter power outage. ... |
2a594c149e1b670c49e75e1bd3cc27f539fd2414 | Summarize the following news article. | Changes are under discussion with allies, too, a senior administration official says .
Sources say the United States is not considering providing weapons .
The United States may remove restrictions on "dual-use" equipment, another source says .
"They are doing a redefinition of what is lethal," the source says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration is moving toward increasing aid to the Syrian opposition, including providing nonlethal military equipment and possibly strategic military training, sources told CNN Tuesday. The changes are under discussion with allies as well, as part Secretary of State John Kerry's m... |
967f4dce2d1e9cfdfa5217e650cecddb493eca5c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Two killed are Detective Eric Smith and murder suspect Jeremy Powell, police say .
He was interviewing a murder suspect inside police headquarters .
Detectives overheard gunshots, went into the room and found the suspect and detective dead .
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into what happen... | [
"(CNN) -- A veteran detective and the murder suspect he was interviewing were killed Thursday in a shooting inside the Jackson, Mississippi, police headquarters. Detective Eric Smith, 40, was talking with suspect Jeremy Powell, 23, when the shots were fired, Jackson police said. Other law enforcement officers overh... |
189f9b8eef9e1a4d09cb6add4e63ae3553bf724d | Summarize the following news article. | Class-action suit brought by Adriana Leon requires ICE to change policy on home raids .
Agents had stormed into Latino homes in middle of night, pulling people out of bed .
Leon: ICE agents terrified families and did not have permission or warrants .
Leon: ICE must be held to the same legal standards as everyone else t... | [
"(CNN) -- In the cold, predawn hours of February 20, 2007, shortly after 4 a.m., armed men stormed into the home I owned with my family and burst into my bedroom, shouting at me to show my hands. My husband had left for work, and our 4-year-old son began to cry with fright. I stumbled out of bed in my nightclothes ... |
1d256ed6bf0bfeca41dc98393c7ad0b9deca8bce | Summarize the following news article. | Serena Williams beats older sister Venus to reach Family Circle Cup final .
World No. 1 triumphs in less than an hour as she continues title defense .
Williams will next play former top-ranked player Jelena Jankovic .
Davis Cup champions Czech Republic lose doubles in Kazakhstan . | [
"(CNN) -- At times it was almost painful to watch. At one end of the court the world's No. 1 female tennis star playing well within herself; at the other her sister, a long way away from regaining that form and status. \"Venus has had a great week, and honestly, if she hadn't had to play so many matches, it would h... |
7349d4f60c6332750ffa3a7e95d3a5d7b99470c8 | Summarize the following news article. | The iPhone 4s features the ability to hold voice conversations with its owner .
The feature, called Siri Personal Assistant, lets new iPhone respond to voice commands .
Tell her about any upcoming event and she'll remind you nearer the time .
Mashable's Pete Cashmore says this feature could be revolutionary . | [
"(CNN) -- In a matter of days, my phone will start talking back. Given that I already have what you might call a \"co-dependent\" relationship with my gadgets, this development is perhaps the next natural step. Yet I know that phones are phones, and people are people, and the two must never be confused. The iPhone ... |
43f0aefbbfed7e20ceae1cbed9a0c9d243b01a68 | Summarize the following news article. | John Avlon: GOP candidates' extreme rhetoric against Obama is damaging .
Politicians like Reagan disagreed with opponents, but with courtesy, he writes .
Avlon: McCain stood up for Obama in the face of hate; these candidates don't .
Avlon: Inflaming audiences with distortions of the truth will backfire eventually . | [
"(CNN) -- The debates this presidential primary season have been less like Lincoln-Douglas than former heavyweight champ Buster Douglas -- punch-drunk pugilism, providing entertainment and some great upsets along the way. But for all the excitement of the fights, there is a civic cost to the radioactive rhetoric th... |
cb378e3829d1e1660a42d15412e4dca70530e051 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Arizona police calls to feds for immigration violations on "downward trend," ICE says .
Latino groups will monitor police for racial profiling, as sought by courts .
A federal judge lifts an injunction on a provision of Arizona's immigration law .
The "show me your papers" provision was upheld by the Supreme Court... | [
"(CNN) -- A legal chapter closes now that a federal judge has lifted an injunction on Arizona's \"show me your papers\" provision of its tough immigration law, but the legal combat won't end and will merely take a new direction, analysts and attorneys say. At the same time, implementation of the law will heighten a... |
d785a3fc649949c61e700aa3eda4af161330e353 | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan player invited to become part of FIFA's anti-discrimination task force .
Kevin-Prince Boateng tells CNN that referees need more power to combat racism .
He says there will be stronger sanctions from football authorities in the future .
Boateng says he is still stunned by worldwide impact of his protest walkoff... | [
"(CNN) -- Kevin-Prince Boateng has urged football authorities to give referees \"all the power\" in the game's bid to stamp out racism on and off the pitch. The AC Milan star started something big when he walked off during a friendly match in January in protest at racist abuse from the crowd, and he told CNN he is ... |
017c7c4ac8bc2544c8616d741f19edacb033af2d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Airstrike hits parking lot outside Gadhafi's compound in central Tripoli .
The situation in Misrata "will be dealt with by the tribes around Misrata," official says .
"This only confirms that he wants to save face," rebel spokesman says of Gadhafi .
The rebels claim victory in taking over a central Misrata buildin... | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- An airstrike Saturday hit a parking lot outside the compound in central Tripoli of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, killing three people, a government spokesman said. Musa Ibrahim said he had no information about the identities of the dead in the attack on the compound, called Bab el-Azizia. ... |
1ee9cb27b85a645137f4156b148240925ee5a094 | Summarize the following news article. | Volunteer shovel brigade heads to hills to fix Tombstone water line by hand .
Pipeline damaged by fire and monsoon rains lies in protected wilderness area .
Forest Service won't let city use heavy equipment, citing presence of Mexican spotted owl .
In Washington, Tombstone's cause has found a champion in Arizona congre... | [
"Tombstone, Arizona (CNN) -- The six Forest Service rangers suddenly crouched, whispering, on their way up the rocky mountain trail. It was early Friday afternoon, the first day of the Tombstone Shovel Brigade, and the rangers were out in force, hiking to the spot where dozens of volunteers worked with picks and sh... |
cd3cb0154836c4ab976eeb4098b79e1ce5ce3188 | Summarize the following news article. | Passengers without carry-on luggage may board after first class and frequent fliers .
American is testing the program in four airports .
Other airlines already allow bag-free customers to board before those with carry-ons . | [
"(CNN) -- No carry-on luggage? No problem. American Airlines may soon allow customers without carry-on luggage to board right after first class and elite status passengers -- and before other coach customers hauling luggage into the passenger cabin. The airline has been quietly testing the program for several weeks... |
bfe05d8505d2f63574c6293b041e9f0aee6cbd23 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama does not expect immigration reform to come this year, press secretary says .
Administration will start looking into possible solutions soon, officials say .
Administration dismisses idea that the move will put pressure on Obama's agenda . | [
"(CNN) -- Multiple Obama administration officials tell CNN that the White House is not pushing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year. A fence separates the United States from Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector in San Luis, Arizona. While it's a top priority for the president's first ... |
a3d047c766279bb136e0afb2abc52d26f834665f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Double winner of women's wheelchair race dedicates her victory to Boston victims .
NEW: Supporters voice solidarity with Boston as they cheer on the London runners .
Runners joined a 30-second start-line silence in tribute to the Boston bombing .
Security is ramped up for the event, with more police on the streets... | [
"London (CNN) -- Despite the spring sunshine, the start of the London Marathon on Sunday was a somber occasion. Thousands of runners joined in a 30-second silence on the start line to remember those killed and injured by the blasts near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Before the tribute, signaled by a ... |
6d2fe4445f53e4c15c2e489feea8109872230545 | Summarize the following news article. | Five members of the Kulina tribe on the run after being accused of cannibalism .
They are accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act .
Victim was herding cattle when he met Indians who invited him back to their village .
Suspected Indians escaped after being held for a few hours at a police st... | [
"(CNN) -- A city official in the remote Brazilian Amazon village of Envira told CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. The village's chief of staff, Maronilton da Silva Clementino, said Kulina tribesme... |
e71b790dc5f9f8e1920841fd0c390b30105c5eb3 | Summarize the following news article. | Guinness lists JW Marriott Marquis Dubai as world's tallest hotel .
Also in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest manmade structure .
Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, atop a 1,601-foot-tall building, is the highest hotel . | [
"(CNN) -- At Dubai's newest hotel, an elevator ride is a journey in itself. The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai officially opened Wednesday as the world's tallest hotel. Granted the official record from the Guinness Book of World Records, the latest icon in Dubai's skyline is made up of two towers standing 72 stories, 1,... |
167930cbc388bf6d95f6cf9dfe83b3a992a0a382 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 168 dead across Syria, mostly in the Damascus area, an opposition group says .
Turkey, NATO to begin reviewing possible sites for air defense missiles .
State-run media report on military operations targeting "al Qaeda terrorists"
Witness says rockets fell close to a rebel command center . | [
"(CNN) -- \"May God bring you pain, Bashar.\" The curse is from a woman as she stands over a young child, dressed in purple pants and a matching shirt. Cursing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, she asks why the girl had to die -- one of 10 children killed by shelling Sunday on a playground in a Damascus suburb, acc... |
d0878e7deb234efa28761bb9457c71d9dfe1dc9b | Summarize the following news article. | A golf course in Casey, Illinois hopes to soon boast the world's largest golf tee .
The measurements of the 30ft pine structure have been sent to Guinness World Records .
Bolin Enterprises has already built the world largest wind chime .
The course hopes to add a giant ball to top the tee if the record is confirmed . | [
"(CNN) -- Inspired by Psalm 103 verse 11 -- \"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward those that fear him\" -- two men with lofty ambitions in a midwestern town of the United States have finally realized them after months of endeavor -- and then some. In July 2012, in a bid to attrac... |
efccdcdb39a37008d79bf1380f732cafcb82d0e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Saturday marks 50 years since Loyola University Chicago won the 1963 NCAA championship .
Surviving teammates would like to see the Ramblers in the Basketball Hall of Fame .
No Illinois university has won the NCAA men's crown since .
Loyola alum Bob Newhart: I pray Loyola doesn't try to deny that I went to school there ... | [
"(CNN) -- I give Bob Newhart a call because I have a hunch he will have something funny to say. I am right. The subject: Loyola of Chicago and the 50th anniversary (this Saturday) of its winning 1963's national championship of college basketball. The man on the phone: A proud Loyola grad, maybe the school's most we... |
0c116c3888ecfedf29f48d5d69165c12e41137d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Sepp Blatter causes angry response after remarks made during a speech .
FIFA president's comments cast doubt on his intent to crack down on racism .
Anti-racism campaigner says that Blatter should resign from his long-held role .
FIFA insists that Blatter's comments do not contradict his past statements . | [
"(CNN) -- As the head of world soccer, Sepp Blatter has been trying hard to address the problem of racism in football since infamously telling CNN in 2011 that instances of it on the pitch could with solved \"with a handshake.\" Now, however, he is facing calls to quit as FIFA president following comments on Friday... |
af834d11ae0f15e4460b3dc5f387ebc55630de4b | Summarize the following news article. | A total of 11 horses at prestigious stable Godolphin fail drugs tests .
Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni says he is responsible for administering banned steroids .
Highly-rated filly Certify and Opinion Poll are among horses to test positive .
The British Horse Racing Association summon trainer to attend disciplinary hearing... | [
"(CNN) -- The ruler of Dubai's prestigious Godolphin operation in Britain is at the center of a major doping scandal after 11 of the stable's horses failed drugs tests. Godolphin said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was \"absolutely appalled\" after regulator British Horseracing Authority (BHA) found anabolic... |
0a7fb96f0b2069e04c9cbc13fd9c9dc1012b2fe9 | Summarize the following news article. | Thailand's monsoonal flooding is the worst in decades .
Fears spread that Bangkok will drown .
Torrents of water gush through hard-hit Auytthaya .
People help one another on streets where deadly clashes took place last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Thailand's rice bowl is now Thailand's nightmare. The Chao Phraya River delta nourishes the nation's vast rice paddies. But Friday, the river and its many tributaries eyed the capital, Bangkok, like a ferocious animal stalking its prey. Monsoonal rains have flooded Thailand's plains and now the bursting r... |
633bc4fb6bca4ce4af003c0064fab26c35bb6824 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The number of dead climbs to 180, authorities say .
About 6,700 people are reported to have been injured .
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang travels to the area .
The quake struck about 70 miles from the city of Chengdu in Sichuan . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- The death toll from the earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has risen to 180 people with another 24 missing, China's Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. More than 11,200 are injured. Thousands of emergency workers, including soldiers, rushed to reach the affected zones in the hilly ... |
096b18f6a45f3b7aa0fa87bb41221d8fed98b9f8 | Summarize the following news article. | On Anderson Cooper's show, a father of a victim of the Aurora shooting asks about media's role .
Mike Hoyt: Is Tom Teves right to say news organizations should ignore the mass killers .
He says it's natural to ask why the horrific incident happened and what motivated the gunman .
Hoyt: Media should make the necessary i... | [
"(CNN) -- We learned a few things on Monday night, those of us watching Anderson Cooper on \"AC360,\" about Alex Teves, one of the people who died in the gunfire at theater 9 in the Century 16 multiplex in Aurora, Colorado. We learned that in high school, \"for no reason whatever,\" as his father put it, Alex alway... |
e477ec5e2daef20b6c76fe35e894e95c990e38b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters threw rocks at police, who tear-gassed the protesters in Alexandria, Egypt .
Clashes come day before second round of voting on controversial constitution .
The protesters included those for and against President Mohamed Morsy . | [
"(CNN) -- Riot police fired tear gas at protesters in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday, according to state-run Nile TV. Shortly after morning prayers, clashes broke out between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy. Read more: Morsy backers accused of beatings, detentions . There were at leas... |
983929e18f09654c43bb4ff9bda3fa5c4c12ba20 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he'd strike down California prohibition, but "I'm not a judge"
President said a fundamental principle is that everyone is created equal .
Obama administration filed a brief in Supreme Court appeal of prohibition .
Court weighing two same-sex marriage cases this term . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Friday that he would strike down a ban on same-sex marriage if he were on the Supreme Court, and that he believed his administration was obligated to weigh in on a California case before the justices. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama opened up about hi... |
08c03684644c4fa989e4c42843d7d228a5ee2d7e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Those at young Jonylah Watkins' funeral see ultrasound and newborn photos .
NEW: A family friend says, "I just wish we could do something about it"
NEW: A pastor says people shouldn't view South Side residents as "animals"
6-month-old Jonylah was hit by a single bullet; police say the intended victim was her dad . | [
"(CNN) -- The killing of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins has been held up as a new low in Chicago's struggle to keep senseless death off its streets, as a rallying cry to do something about gun violence and as proof that no one -- even the most innocent among us -- is safe. On Tuesday, it was also about Jonylah. Hundre... |
ea4fb3fb93b0848ee302d5081aaa5108e04debe4 | Summarize the following news article. | Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg earns second pole position of his career in Bahrain .
He will start ahead of fellow German Sebastian Vettel, who was second for Red Bull .
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is third quickest as he, like Vettel, opts to conserve his tires .
Reports say protests against Bahrain rulers and the F1 race... | [
"(CNN) -- Nico Rosberg has claimed a surprise pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, but qualifying positions were once again almost a secondary consideration in a race already overshadowed by ongoing protests in the Gulf kingdom. The German was more than two-tenths of a second faster than triple world cham... |
791fec1c45d223fdbec67601aa0465300b3e439a | Summarize the following news article. | Popular British drama on PBS has viewers hanging on every arch word .
Birth and death, love and loss mark season-ender .
Tom remains caught between two worlds .
Staff finally get out of the house for a while . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Downton Abbey\" has called it a season, and the concluding chapter had its fair share of the romance, births, deaths and scheming that make the show \"must-see television\" every week. That is, for everyone but Maggie Smith, it seems. But for those of us who have been watching since the very beginning, ... |
d623c915f165424ddf1d918dfec9bbf442e844a9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The provision was also supported by GOP, a John Boehner spokesman says .
The measure covering dependents up to 26 generally hasn't been a source of dispute .
The new law lets people stay on their parents' health insurance through age 26 .
Young adults are traditionally least likely to be insured, the government sa... | [
"Atlanta (CNN) -- About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into law last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. The Obama administration trumpeted the figure as a sign that t... |
2527cff34323f7be4228c3aacdd32b2ef73cb486 | Summarize the following news article. | You can safely transport loads of equipment and people in a small vehicle .
Thule makes a roof rack system that can be fitted with a multi-kayak carrier .
Streamlined car top boxes are designed to reduce wind resistance and noise .
You can also rent a truck or RV and tow your car behind it . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- With gas prices as volatile as a swarm of bees that just had their honey stolen, the SUV market has started to shatter. You can rent cargo trailers from U-Haul and other retailers, starting as low as $14.95 per day. If you drive a big SUV or pickup truck, you're probably trying to think of ways to ... |
6de2feb6af9c177f46c9f7c10876e4f2a7b69087 | Summarize the following news article. | The judges saved Jessica Sanchez .
Hollie Cavanagh, Phillip Phillips, and Colton Dixon were safe .
Jennifer Hudson performed "Think Like a Man" with Ne-Yo . | [
"(EW.com) -- What a crapfest! The judges DID end up using their save this week. Before Jessica Sanchez could make it through a single verse of \"Nobody's Supposed to be Here,\" tangerine dream Jennifer Lopez had stormed the stage. \"Gimme that mic!\" she snapped. \"Shall we dance?\" she continued. \"Why didn't all ... |
f54292be501e80b3c8092fdbb46ab6a7056da9af | Summarize the following news article. | The United States is offering $7 million for the whereabouts of al-Shabaab's founder .
The State Department calls the terror group "a threat to stability"
Rewards are also offered for six of his associates . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States is offering millions of dollars for the whereabouts of seven key members of the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terror group behind bombings and attacks in the region. The announcement posted on the website of the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program offers $7 ... |
c6a2f1e5734e70b6a6b8f4ccf59b12aa043a34a7 | Summarize the following news article. | 14 patients treated early don't need HIV therapy anymore .
It's possible the disease will return, but chances are low .
The study shows the importance of early screening and treatment .
The results give researchers more hope that a vaccine is possible . | [
"(CNN) -- Evidence is mounting that it is possible to control the virus that causes AIDS with early treatment, so further therapy is not immediately needed. A recent study in the journal PLOS Pathogens reports that 14 patients with HIV, who received antiretroviral treatment within 10 weeks of infection, had their v... |
28dc4929811a63b4150fd6aa2bbd3150830c4d88 | Summarize the following news article. | The ESPN reporter is suing the hotels where a man recorded nude videos of her .
Erin Andrews says the hotels were negligent and invaded her privacy .
The lawsuit also says stalker Michael D. Barrett inflicted emotional distress .
Barrett pleaded guilty to stalking earlier this year . | [
"(CNN) -- Sports reporter Erin Andrews has filed a lawsuit alleging the hotels where a peephole stalker secretly videotaped her were negligent, according to a statement from the law firm representing her. The lawsuit also accuses Michael David Barrett, who has pleaded guilty to stalking the ESPN reporter, of invasi... |
c5f5d873a3f3dfa2749485c988975f3626d2cd55 | Summarize the following news article. | There are 3 to 5 million cases of cholera every year .
It can kill those who aren't properly hydrated .
David Nalin developed the rehydration solution in 1968 . | [
"(CNN) -- Cholera is an intestinal infection that's rare in the United States currently. But in the developing world it's a serious problem, with 3 to 5 million cases every year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The disease brings on diarrhea, which can kill a person if he or she is not properl... |
d4ad653e98baa47c49b6f39b806429950a6e181e | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. sprinter Shawn Crawford given a two-year ban by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency .
Crawford punished for failing to give his location for three drugs tests in last 18 months .
Crawford won 200 meter gold at the 2004 Olympic Games .
It is unclear whether Crawford will appeal the sanction . | [
"(CNN) -- Sprinter Shawn Crawford might have been coming to the latter part of his athletics career, but his failure to inform doping regulators as to his \"whereabouts\" has landed the Olympic gold medalist with a two-year ban. The American, who sprinted to 200 meter gold at the Athens 2004 Games, has been sanctio... |
d925c510b8672764429ffebcfb63fc7a3088d7e8 | Summarize the following news article. | China's premier warns EU investigations into Chinese-made solar panels would backfire .
Li Keqiang said European users and consumers would be hurt by the intensifying trade dispute .
Li's comments are the first time that China's top leadership has weighed in on the dispute . | [
"(Financial Times) -- China's premier has waded into an intensifying trade dispute with Europe, warning that EU investigations into Chinese-made solar panels and telecommunications equipment would backfire by hurting European consumers. \"The cases over these two types of products will hurt Chinese industries, busi... |
600e7221243d350ed70606b8511a8e19a02bcb60 | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers find a protein called tau in the brains of living retired NFL players .
Its pattern is identical to that found in chronic traumatic encephalopathy cases .
CTE can only be diagnosed after death .
More study is needed to confirm the findings . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- An insidious, microscopic protein that has been found in the brain tissue of professional football players after death may now be detectable in living people by scanning their brains. Researchers say they found tau protein in the brains of five living retired National Football League players w... |
524be1a29a3b9a4d571a0cf2a8947eaff685da7d | Summarize the following news article. | The crash killed everyone in the SUV .
The driver of the gasoline tanker was seriously injured and flown to a hospital burn unit .
The 16-year-old driver ran a stop sign, authorities say .
Traffic accidents are the No. 1 killer of youths in the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- At the intersection of the two country roads, charred debris lies strewn haphazardly. The earth around it is scorched. It is here, in this corner of Dumas, Texas, that a sport utility vehicle and a gas tanker collided Sunday afternoon. The tanker's flammable cargo sent both vehicles up in flames, seriousl... |
ca9725c92c761c1e1867be857f59256a5ed38cb7 | Summarize the following news article. | Five have died in shark attacks off Australia in the past 10 months, says Mike Coots .
As a shark-attack survivor myself, I feel these losses keenly, Coots says .
Coots: Still, a healthy shark population equals a healthy marine ecosystem .
Australian law protects the great white, and that law must stay, Coots says . | [
"(CNN) -- The latest string of fatal shark attacks in Western Australia is creating a climate of fear that could haphazardly undo a very important environmental law that protects great white sharks. Last weekend, 24-year-old surfer Ben Linden was attacked by a great white near Perth, becoming the fifth fatality off... |
e6b63cb14fc4610d7961bb7de3d64370a8412f57 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's "Reliable Sources" focused on Kate Gosselin, Nadya Suleman coverage .
Legal analyst Lisa Bloom: "We are fiddling while Rome burns"
Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik: "We should care about [Gosselin]" | [
"(CNN) -- Two concerned mothers have been all over TV screens recently, but unlike most of the mothers who have made appearances on TV of late, they are not concerned about health care reform. Kate Gosselin, here smiling at a press event in April, has been making the talk show rounds. \"Jon & Kate Plus 8's\" Kate G... |
7344293c61d7922d2ee210b553f18095d8239209 | Summarize the following news article. | Vatican: The papal ring and seal belonging to Benedict XVI have now been destroyed .
A chimney is installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City .
Once the conclave starts, it will release smoke that signals whether a new pope is elected .
The 115 cardinal-electors will vote for the first time on Tuesday a... | [
"Rome (CNN) -- Vatican workmen scaled the roof of the Sistine Chapel Saturday, as they installed the chimney which will release the black or white smoke that signifies whether a new pope has been elected. The chimney is the first publicly visible sign of the preparations going on inside the chapel, which is where t... |
f201e6c60045ef7d4264ef420e65219af5401685 | Summarize the following news article. | Jean Claude Mas and four others are on trial in France over controversial breast implants .
Mas, who founded Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, is accused of causing involuntary injury .
PIP implants were banned in 2010, and the company went bankrupt later that year .
Mas has consistently denied any wrongdoing and says his... | [
"(CNN) -- The founder of a French company that made controversial breast implants has gone on trial, accused of fraud and causing involuntary injury. Proceedings against Jean Claude Mas, who founded Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, and four others connected to the company continued Thursday, a day after the trial ope... |
b8534d2c9cc0848a3c549342434bfdb6ba4f6bc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman write about the science of child rearing .
Their new book is about teaching your children to be competitive and successful .
One key to fostering success is to take children out of their comfort zone .
"Children have to get used to the frustration and jealousy that come from competition,"... | [
"(CNN) -- Authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman have made a habit of slaying the sacred cows of parenting in their writing on child development. The pair made headlines two years ago in \"NurtureShock\" -- their first book together -- in which they criticized the way many parents choose to raise their children. Br... |
ad8ec45d4b5f060263007f8baeffcdb74d131d41 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeremy Shane advocates changing the way guns work with "smart" technology .
Shane: Today's guns are "dumb," and making them the same way is thoughtless .
He says gun software can start with locational "self-awareness" and other simple features .
Shane: Technologists should use their know-how to help reduce gun violence... | [
"(CNN) -- Voices across the political spectrum are debating how to prevent mass shootings such as the one in Newtown, Connecticut. Familiar ideological lines are being redrawn. Some want to renew the ban on assault weapons and expand waiting periods to buy a gun. Others want to place armed guards in schools. And th... |
432d9ff89baf2a157f6db953135f92cebc5f8c5d | Summarize the following news article. | "It is hard to believe someone 8 years old can fill up a church like this," coach says .
Kyle Davis' nickname in soccer was "The Wall"
He was one of seven children who died Monday at Plaza Towers Elementary School . | [
"Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, Oklahoma. \"It is hard to believe someone 8 years old can fill up a church like this,\" said Landon House, a soc... |
457a995dd9baffad8d233f1f378bae05f36d32f6 | Summarize the following news article. | New Zealand Parliament votes 77 to 44 to allow same-sex couples to marry .
Lawmakers erupt into spontaneous song after the amendment is passed .
Australia's gay community feels it is lagging behind its more progressive trans-Tasman rival .
Australia has started a 'rainbow rebellion' chalking streets with rainbow symbol... | [
"Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- The competitive spirit between Australia and New Zealand rarely dims, but New Zealand has sprinted ahead of its trans-Tasman rival to become the first country in the Asia Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. The move has left Australia's gay community feeling behind in terms of ... |
4d0ae41b4155ae87858239ad4a12f6dd2d273214 | Summarize the following news article. | Ken Ballen: The alleged Boston Marathon bombers were influenced by Islamic ideology .
Ballen: The Tsarnaev brothers fit the profile of many young men who turn to radicalism .
He says young men who convert to Islamic extremism often have deep personal crisis .
Ballen: Ideas drive the radical Islamist movement; ideas can... | [
"(CNN) -- There are many unanswered questions about the motivations of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But it is becoming increasingly clear that they were inspired by faith in a radical Islamist ideology. Dzhokhar has told investigators that, among other things, he and... |
6f82fd8b4f7dfb72cffa5a8e7bc8fd6e9cad4384 | Summarize the following news article. | Errol Louis: Anthony Weiner launched his mayoral candidacy, touting, ideas promise .
He says his media star power double-edged sword; scrutiny of his texts led to his undoing .
He says Weiner, middle class champion, lives on Park Ave .
Louis: Weiner skilled, experienced politician; he'll need it in rough, on the ground... | [
"(CNN) -- Anthony Weiner's long-anticipated official announcement that he's running for mayor of New York City began with a slight glitch this week: A video announcing his candidacy was posted on YouTube in the middle of the night, then yanked off the site -- and eventually posted again. The two-minute video did ex... |
0e041ec0094be51b003172badbffeeccf6e38744 | Summarize the following news article. | Experts: Washington selectively engages in humanitarian intervention missions .
Domestic political will is a necessary precondition for intervention missions, they say .
Polls show Americans are very reluctant to support military interventions in Syria . | [
"(CNN) -- Fresh accusations that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war have led many to renew calls for the world to take stronger actions to stop the growing humanitarian crisis. But recent polls have shown Americans are very reluctant to support military interventions in Syria. In a ... |
c55ae2250bdd084a5c9f54619966fa8de38a60d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Kindle Fire HD isn't really "best tablet at any price" but still decent option for the price .
Amazon offsets lower price by using the tablet to spur more sales .
Ads and suggestions are frequent when using the Fire HD .
It's not a deal-breaker but could open the door for Google's Nexus 7 . | [
"(CNN) -- If you take Jeff Bezos' word for it, Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD is \"the best tablet at any price.\" Bold claim. And it's an obvious reaction to the reviews of last year's first-generation Kindle Fire, which praised the $199 price but made it clear you're getting the substandard tablet experience you jus... |
226ca55ada0a85970d3920c247e3e39345f274b8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: His attorney, Howard Greenberg, said he asked for protective custody for Aron .
A judge accepted a plea deal earlier this month .
The city's chief medical examiner said the boy died after being drugged and then smothered . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A New York hardware clerk who pleaded guilty to abducting, smothering and dismembering an 8-year-old boy was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years to life behind bars on charges of second degree murder and kidnapping in the second degree. As part of a plea deal, Levi Aron will be eligible for parole af... |
c372e2d710a51553fe6820a37da08a3a9de30ce9 | Summarize the following news article. | Robin van Persie nets all three goals as Manchester United clinch English title .
Monday's 3-0 win over Aston Villa ends the Premier League reign of Manchester City .
Win puts United 16 points clear of second-placed City with four games to play .
Van Persie moves to top of EPL scoring charts with 24 goals this season . | [
"(CNN) -- All the talk this season has been that Robin van Persie is the difference between winning the English Premier League title, or not. Roberto Mancini wanted to sign him after his Manchester City side won a first championship in 44 years on the final day of the 2011-12 campaign. Much to his chagrin, even the... |
3d9fd4ca052abac73ece7462bb267f16b60470bb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: There have been 77 confirmed cases and 16 confirmed deaths .
Boy was detected from a target group of poultry vendors in Chaoyang District .
Authorities say there is no evidence so far of human-to-human transmission .
Beijing has begun monitoring susceptible groups more intensely . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctors say the discovery of a 4-year-old carrier of the H7N9 bird flu virus who shows no symptoms of the potentially lethal virus is a worrying development that could make the spread of the infection more difficult to monitor. The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said the boy was detected from a group of ... |
28f6df6d083aa521987ff24f21157db7f7e1d423 | Summarize the following news article. | Ohio girl found alive near San Diego, California, authorities say .
Tip led authorities to raid communal farm .
Haylee Donathan was with mother, boyfriend who's a fugitive sex offender .
Haylee, mother were last seen May 28 . | [
"(CNN) -- A 4-year-old Ohio girl who vanished more than three weeks ago was found alive and in good condition, halfway across the country in Southern California, authorities said. Haylee Donathan was found with her mother and her mother's boyfriend, fugitive sex offender Robbi Potter. Haylee Donathan, her mother, C... |
7ee16363d2c73c7caeeb07fd6d2863dae62b501e | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Leading Women wins social media category at European Digital Media Awards 2013 .
Judges praise the "comprehensive use of social media" over the last year .
CNN have hosted Twitter chats, sought reaction and asked for your submissions . | [
"(CNN) -- Leading Women has won the silver award in the Social Media category at the inaugural WAN-IFRA European Digital Media Awards last Monday night. The awards, which honors \"outstanding work in online media, cross-media, online video, infographics, mobile, tablets and social media,\" were presented to nearly ... |
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