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1cd8e2f10e9257f81af250fe9d226896957cc625 | Summarize the following news article. | Companies and insurers sections cars to be crash (and repair) friendly .
Many new developments exist in the design of auto parts and components .
New materials -- including ultra-high-strength steel -- help make vehicles safer .
New challenges continue to present themselves, says Ford expert . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Have you ever heard of someone having their car \"totaled\"? While the word might conjure images of a massive car accident, replete with broken glass and the Jaws of Life, the reality is sometimes far removed. Ford's repair and safety engineers first began collaborating on the 2009 F-150 pick-up tru... |
c32df40cd5c879d65224dbfe93871243881bbc1e | Summarize the following news article. | Women's basketball coach dies at 66 after struggle with breast cancer .
Yow's North Carolina State teams won 4 ACC titles, reached Final Four .
Yow coached the 1988 women's Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in Seoul .
Yow helped establish the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund . | [
"(CNN) -- North Carolina State University women's basketball coach Kay Yow, who won more than 700 games in nearly four decades of coaching, died Saturday after a long struggle with breast cancer, the university said. North Carolina State University's Kay Yow, in 1996, was one of only six coaches to amass 700 wins. ... |
9186d65b482faadda065d0e401516702ff800c43 | Summarize the following news article. | Criminal trial of late socialite Brooke Astor's son begins soon .
Tony Marshall is accused of swindling millions while mom had Alzheimer's .
Former staff members, friends and grandson remember who she was to them .
Astor, New York legend whose foundation gave $200 million to city, died at 105 . | [
"(CNN) -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son. Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate, Holly Hill, in 2001 or 20... |
45f0a79c5f6213d8b8fb7ba700478834f51b811d | Summarize the following news article. | Iran approached diplomats with offer nearly four years ago, BBC told .
Diplomat: Iran offered to stand down in Iraq if West would accept its nuke program .
Iran denies involvement in fighting in Iraq, says allegations are "baseless"
Despite strained relations, Obama administration has hinted at direct talks . | [
"LONDON (CNN) -- Iran offered to stop attacking coalition troops in Iraq nearly four years ago in an attempt to get the West to accept Tehran's nuclear program, a British diplomat told the BBC in an interview aired Saturday. John Sawers, British ambassador to the U.N., told BBC of Iran approaching Western nations w... |
f6971288675e2d600d741b8290f09d0dcdb96ead | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani security forces kill at least 16 militants in country's tribal region .
Pakistani army has been waging a week-long crackdown on Taliban .
100 militants attacked a checkpost and Pakistani troops returned fire . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani security forces say they have killed at least 16 militants overnight in the country's volatile tribal region. Pakistani security personnel patrol the Buner district. This appears to be separate from the hostilities in the military's week-long crackdown in northwestern Pakista... |
5fef64784cbb059b15a5ea1110a7fa13452e4610 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry score two goals each in 6-2 Bernabeu victory .
Success leaves Barcelona seven points clear at the top of the Spanish league .
Sevilla consolidate third position after a 2-0 win at rivals Villarreal on Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona produced a dazzling display of attacking football to rout arch-rivals Real Madrid 6-2 in the Bernabeu and all but secure the Primera Liga title. Messi celebrates his second and Barcelona's fifth in the 6-2 rout at the Bernabeu. Two goals apiece from Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry, with defender... |
63316028b7dc9c7995a9aafa2ff440f170576f32 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists: Dancing parrots prove ability to recognize music not unique to humans .
YouTube hit Snowball the cockatoo dances to Back Street Boys, Queen .
Ability to keep time apparently linked to vocal mimicry, scientists believe .
Other animals capable of mimicry include dolphins, elephants, seals, walruses . | [
"(CNN) -- A head-banging parrot who became a YouTube sensation has demonstrated that an ability to appreciate music and keep a rhythm is not unique to humans, scientists say. Alex, an African grey parrot, was one of 14 birds which displayed an ability to keep time with a tune. Snowball the cockatoo, who appears to ... |
600e2b091cf467ab57e7bdba2aeff89dbcf815c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani security forces kill at least 80 militants in country's tribal region .
Pakistani army has been waging a week-long crackdown on Taliban .
Three soldiers killed, eight wounded in crackdown in northwest of country . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani armed forces have killed 80 militants since launching an assault on a region recently held by the Taliban, the military announced Sunday. Displaced people from Buner district flee the fighting. Three soldiers have been killed and eight wounded in the crackdown in the Buner di... |
5afb10035dbf99fcada8a372adc4093219e16b52 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirated version of "Wolverine" distributed online weeks before movie's debut .
Industry employs technology like digital watermarks to hinder thieves .
Pending French legislation would shut down Internet accounts of downloaders .
MPAA exec says fans should consider the livelihood of those who make films . | [
"(CNN) -- When the highly anticipated movie \"X-Men Origins: Wolverine\" opened Friday in theaters, many fans had already seen it. The pirating and distribution of \"Wolverine,\" starring Hugh Jackman, is being investigated by the FBI. The online leak of a pirated, unfinished version of the 20th Century Fox film a ... |
59f74a51c480a01910b43700eaa6a7e2f8e3f75e | Summarize the following news article. | Winter storm warnings issued from New England south to Georgia, Alabama .
Washington declares snow emergency, could get 10 inches by Monday night .
Heavy snow could make for nightmarish Monday commute in parts of New England .
Snow falls in South; Georgia-based Delta Airlines cancels 300 flights . | [
"(CNN) -- A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston, Massachusetts, could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon. A snowstorm is threatening parts of the Northeast with as much as 15 inches of snowfall. Monday's co... |
80030918e348618c2be5900c252b9a1b031fa558 | Summarize the following news article. | Pigs in Canada may be first in recent outbreak to test positive for virus .
One-third of 160 sick Americans visited Mexico or had contact with visitor .
WHO reports 787 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in 17 countries . | [
"(CNN) -- More than a week after the swine flu outbreak rattled the world, with cases of infected people popping up from Mexico to South Korea, the new virus strain has shown up in a herd of swine. Masked workers push food to a sealed-off hotel in Beijing where Mexican nationals are being quarantined. The catch, C... |
5ac5fb3ab6f87c9974952342919a51ac33a319ad | Summarize the following news article. | Nepal's government orders army chief of staff fired after recruitment issue .
Military refused to stop recruiting soldiers while it hasn't accepted ex-Maoist rebels .
Dismissal touches off street protests and a split in Maoist-dominated ruling coalition .
Gen. Rookmangud Katawal has refused to accept his dismissal . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's government ordered the country's army chief of staff fired Sunday, touching off street protests and a split in Nepal's Maoist-dominated ruling coalition. General Rookmangud Katawal gestures after inspecting the guard of honour in New Delhi on December 12, 2007. But Gen. Rookmangud... |
6d92cde6834513d42f90fe446848a6a34b34cafe | Summarize the following news article. | More than 340 people quarantined in Hong Kong following single case of H1N1 .
Those isolated due to remain in quarantine until Friday .
Confined persons include 36 travelers in three-row vicinity of sick man aboard flight . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- In Hong Kong, where the alert level has been raised to \"emergency\" after reporting its first case of swine flu, authorities are trying to keep the H1N1 virus from spreading through the metropolis of 7 million people through quarantine, stepped-up border measures and surveillance. Quaran... |
b571e16f4abb7dd460642d277f0912fe5fec76a1 | Summarize the following news article. | An Ohio woman who suffered gunshot wound is first U.S. face transplant recipient .
Connie Culp regained breathing and speaking ability after transplant .
Doctors say she has shown major medical improvements . | [
"(CNN) -- In 2004, a bullet ripped away Connie Culp's nose, cheeks and upper jaw. Metal fragments sprayed into her skull and stripped her face away, leaving nothing except for her eyes, her chin and forehead. Culp, an Ohio mother of two, lost the mid-portion of her face after a gunshot wound in September 2004. With... |
e3f95cc1d5aa9d7c8c6dfa191c5e78cea273325c | Summarize the following news article. | "Wolverine" takes the top slot at the box office, earning an estimated $87 million .
"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" took in an estimated $15.3 million for second place .
Dreamworks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens" grossed another $5.8 million .
Check out the rest of the top 10 movies at the box office this weekend . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- It couldn't top its predecessors, but \"X-Men Origins: Wolverine\" still brought in quite a haul, grossing an estimated $87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season. Hugh Jackman stars as the title character in \"X-Men Origins: Wolverine.\" The Hugh Jackman pic brought i... |
be2d996f2edd19327ce07e4991b9d9af4e8d35da | Summarize the following news article. | Fiat hopes to purchase GM Europe .
The move comes a week after Fiat agreed to buy a stake in Chrysler .
Fiat plans would create one of the world's largest car companies .
The new company, Fiat/Opel, would generate $100 billion a year . | [
"(CNN) -- Fiat Group, fresh from an agreement to buy a piece of troubled automaker Chrysler, has plans to purchase GM Europe and spin off the recombined carmakers into a new company. Fiat's update of the Cinquecento. The company says its small car expertise can help GM Europe get back on track. If successful, the n... |
6a02a9f234fa350ba154a7f80f7d8bfede7f950e | Summarize the following news article. | John Boyce: Hands contaminated with virus often spread the flu .
He says viruses can survive for hours on various surfaces .
Boyce: People need to wash hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds .
He says alcohol-based sanitizers can work in the absence of a sink . | [
"Editor's note: Dr. John Boyce, chief of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, was lead author of the Centers for Disease Control's national hand hygiene guidelines for health-care workers and heads the Hand Hygiene Resource Center. Dr. John Boyce says hands con... |
34ee9b3de63d51b77c531f45c0662281cb3ba06f | Summarize the following news article. | Bratz dolls will leave the market at the end of the year, to tweens' dismay .
Mattel sued Bratz, claiming Bratz dolls' creator came up with concept while at Mattel .
Some parents prefer Barbies to Bratz because of Barbies' more wholesome image .
Others feel Barbies present an unhealthy, unrealistic image . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Look at a Bratz doll. What do you see? Ask that of random shoppers and you might hear it's an empowering role model, a degrading caricature or a harmless piece of plastic. Many parents see Bratz dolls, left, as too racy for their children, and Barbie dolls as representing false ideals. Ni... |
ca5b472fa3c00cae4cedeff9e5a296f3e420e725 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Anthony McTear Jr. threatened "to kill the both of y'all," baby's mother says .
McTear, 21, threw child across room, then out of car, authorities say .
A motorist found the baby boy on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida, around 4:30 a.m.
McTear, who was not related to boy, faces charges of first-degree murder, ki... | [
"(CNN) -- A Tampa judge denied bail Wednesday for a Florida man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-month-old child, who authorities say was thrown out of a moving car. Police say infant Emanuel Murray died after his mother's ex-boyfriend threw him from a car on a Florida interstate. Richard Anthon... |
a4e97dfa53163d840d0ac6bffba522a068554526 | Summarize the following news article. | Didier Deschamps becomes new manager of Marseille at end of the season .
French 1998 World Cup winning captain succeeds Eric Gerets on 2-year deal .
Gerets said last week he would not be renewing contract with league leaders . | [
"(CNN) -- Didier Deschamps has been named to succeed Eric Gerets as coach at current French league leaders Marseille at the end of the season, the club announced on Tuesday. World Cup winning captain Didier Deschamps is returning to Marseille as coach at the end of the season. Gerets said last week that he would no... |
8d11a8cd0116af7bf9039275e2158a676128b44b | Summarize the following news article. | Musician schedules news conference for Thursday at O2 arena .
One news outlet says he will hold series of summer concerts .
Jackson's physical and financial health have been subject of rumors . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson may soon return to the stage, at least for a \"special announcement.\" Pop star Michael Jackson has been the subject of recent rumors about his health and about a comeback. The pop star has scheduled a news conference Thursday at London's O2 arena, the same venue where Pri... |
f6382a7bdd53ebfd54e771b7d014b1656f015395 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Anthony McTear Jr. threatened "to kill the both of y'all," baby's mother says .
McTear, 21, threw child across room, then out of car, authorities say .
A motorist found the baby boy on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida, around 4:30 a.m.
McTear, who was not related to boy, faces charges of first-degree murder, ki... | [
"(CNN) -- A Tampa judge denied bail Wednesday for a Florida man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-month-old child, who authorities say was thrown out of a moving car. Police say infant Emanuel Murray died after his mother's ex-boyfriend threw him from a car on a Florida interstate. Richard Anthon... |
fd9d50f2aa7cc1d57b8f21cf5f3d414106704777 | Summarize the following news article. | New highway resurfacing project in Maryland is expected to support 60 jobs .
President Obama: Highway spending will create or save 150,000 jobs by end of 2010 .
Another 200 construction projects to be launched in next few weeks .
Investing in roads will save lives, Obama says . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama said Tuesday that the country already is \"seeing shovels hit the ground\" on the first infrastructure repair project funded through the Transportation Department's share of the $787 billion stimulus bill. Workers mark where repairs are needed on Maryland Route 650. Transportation Secretar... |
e704da94ac9af6df8ef9e275c568d26bf1f65e2b | Summarize the following news article. | In Lahore's red light district, Iqbal Hussain mocks Pakistan's religious establishment .
"I portray [sex workers] on canvas, portray them as human beings," Hussain said.
Painter has turned home into popular restaurant for tourists and wealthy Pakistanis .
Rising tide of Taliban and threat of violence has some resident... | [
"LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- It's hot and sweaty in a rat-infested room in Lahore's historic red light district, a neighborhood of narrow alleyways lined with brothels. A dancer does the \"mujra,\" a traditional dance banned by a judge for being \"vulgar,\" in Lahore, Pakistan. A barefoot, long-haired woman is gyrati... |
29dea367aadc966bfa9d3e59dbc24b1f35d386f6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cowboys' attorney's office says OSHA involvement standard procedure .
Facility's manufacturers point to weather reports of a "microburst" in statement .
Competitor says there might have been fewer injuries in an air-supported dome .
Special teams coach scheduled to undergo surgery for fractured spine Monday . | [
"(CNN) -- A federal agency is examining what caused the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility to collapse on Saturday, paralyzing a scout and injuring 11 others. An aerial view of the scene shows the Dallas Cowboys logo amid the ruins of the indoor practice facility. \"We're trying to determine if there were any violat... |
f1e8ec9c8b4791d2a58ad0fbf0524118c102a8ea | Summarize the following news article. | Several longtime aides to Fidel Castro are replaced .
Foreign minister and Cabinet secretary move aside .
Analyst says it's the biggest shake-up in 30 or 40 years . | [
"HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- In a major shake-up the likes of which Cubans have not seen for decades, President Raul Castro on Monday reorganized his Cabinet, replacing longtime aides to his brother Fidel, who resigned from office a year ago, citing poor health. Cuban President Raul Castro is moving his own people into p... |
62878f99854de7dd63d23266d4aa80e485ab227f | Summarize the following news article. | Schizophrenia disrupts Maryland teenager's life, forces him to leave college .
Teen's story echoes experience of Nathaniel Ayers, subject of film, "The Soloist"
Family struggles to learn how to best help teenager deal with mental illness . | [
"(CNN) -- The intrusive voices popped into William \"Bill\" Garrett's head. \"They're coming for you,\" the voices told the 18-year-old. \"Find somewhere to hide; they're going to get you.\" In the left shows William \"Bill\" Garrett in high school, and the right is a 2007 photo of the Maryland teenager. They told ... |
436c70bff8bbbafe76b09fd773a853c465653171 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Russert's doctor says he was a model patient .
Doctor: Russert was on heart medication and exercised .
Doctor says medics used a defibrillator three times before Russert got to hospital . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Tim Russert's personal physician says medics tried to save the NBC anchor shortly after he collapsed at work. Dr. Michael Newman said medics tried to revive Tim Russert several times before he died. Dr. Michael Newman told CNN's Larry King that a defibrillator, a heart-shocking de... |
281369bc9df044394a50665f2fb441a5d977b87c | Summarize the following news article. | Farmers in Cairo clash with police as health officials take pigs to slaughter .
Egypt mandated slaughter of pigs in country over news of swine flu .
There have been no confirmed cases of swine flu in Egypt . | [
"(CNN) -- Pig farmers threw rocks at police officers in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday as health workers gathered the farmers' herds for slaughter in what the government says is a precaution against the spread of swine flu, an interior ministry official told CNN. The Egyptian government required all pigs in the country be... |
618ded2d44da31c66fe8279542a526c0b916bbda | Summarize the following news article. | Government calls president's order to keep army chief in office "unconstitutional"
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns over order .
Maoist government ordered army chief of staff to be fired after recruitment issue .
Military refused to stop recruiting soldiers while it hasn't accepted ex-Maoist rebels . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's prime minister said Monday he will resign to save what he called the country's \"infant democracy.\" Pushpa Kamal Dahal cited a serious political crisis caused by the president's \"unconstitutional\" order. It is the latest fallout over the status of Nepal's army chief, Gen. Rookm... |
6a0f9c8a5d0c6e8949b37924163c92923fe5770d | Summarize the following news article. | Gupta: "It really came down to a sense of timing"
Gupta says job would have taken him away too long from family .
Gupta talks about challenges Obama faces in reforming health care . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, withdrew his name from consideration as surgeon general of the United States on Thursday. He spoke to CNN's Larry King about the decision and President Obama's health care plans. Here is an edited transcript: . Dr. Sanjay Gupta s... |
c50e5e42961a00c77ad5ced06828d461d339448b | Summarize the following news article. | In September, officials put death toll at 69,227, with more than 17,923 missing .
The tremor struck May 12 at about 2:30 p.m., when many children were in school .
Amnesty accused China intimidating relatives of children who died in quake . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck southwestern China last year left 5,335 students dead or missing and disabled an additional 546 children, state media reported. A girl fastens wish cards at a middle school at Qushan township earlier this year in memory of students. The first official ... |
ade5e1bbb4c4f22a27be5cbee812488ae34673f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Former business partner of Sheikh Issa of Abu Dhabi suing royal .
Bassam Nabulsi's tape shows sheikh severely torturing grain merchant .
Nabulsi, of Houston, says he himself was tortured in jail, sheikh owes him $80M .
U.S. senior officials say case is holding up a U.S. nuclear deal with the UAE . | [
"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- On the tape, Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan appears to burn with rage. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan, pictured here, allegedly tortured a business associate on videotape. Believing he was cheated in a business deal, the member of the United Arab Emirates ruling family was trying to extra... |
ba5dbea76469c366465dece06f0826aed059a554 | Summarize the following news article. | Winner of "best job" competition is British citizen Ben Southall .
Tourism Queensland advertised dream island caretaking job for $100,000 .
Six-month stint involves reporting on the Great Barrier Reef island off Australia . | [
"(CNN) -- The \"best job in the world\" contest has generated huge interest around the globe, but the jury is out on whether that will translate into more tourism dollars for Queensland, Australia. Ben Southall will move into a three-bedroom beach home overlooking the Great Barrier Reef. \"That's the million dollar... |
4e86c3f75b81de01b2f540e8b880a270fa8a000a | Summarize the following news article. | Many domestic airlines have begun offering Wi-Fi Internet access aboard planes .
Provider Aircell expects to have 1,200 planes equipped by the end of this year .
Another company, Row 44, says it will have trans-Atlantic Wi-Fi in the third quarter . | [
"(CNN) -- The days of being cut off from the Internet while you're on a plane are quickly disappearing. An American Airlines passenger uses Wi-Fi to access the Internet during a flight. A number of domestic airlines have recently begun offering Wi-Fi Internet access aboard planes, and other airlines say they are wo... |
23e3ba210a9bf374f436360d585308445d4838b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Dom DeLuise appeared in several Mel Brooks films and Burt Reynolds movies .
Among DeLuise's best-known films: "Silent Movie," "Cannonball Run"
Reynolds: "Dom always made everyone feel better when he was around" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as \"Blazing Saddles,\" \"Silent Movie\" and \"The Cannonball Run\" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died, his son's publicist said. Dom DeLuise was best known for his roles in Mel Brooks films as well as films with his frien... |
28d0df11ee3ddcf98b990c1c610e89c746c1dea1 | Summarize the following news article. | Government calls president's order to keep army chief in office "unconstitutional"
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns over order .
Maoist government ordered army chief of staff to be fired after recruitment issue .
Military refused to stop recruiting soldiers while it hasn't accepted ex-Maoist rebels . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's prime minister said Monday he will resign to save what he called the country's \"infant democracy.\" Pushpa Kamal Dahal cited a serious political crisis caused by the president's \"unconstitutional\" order. It is the latest fallout over the status of Nepal's army chief, Gen. Rookm... |
ca012876b5b6faf014d03f46e0e0537cc4fddfd0 | Summarize the following news article. | Beleaguered car rental firms are quietly adding "absurd" new surcharges .
Charges include: "Cancellation fee," "energy surcharge," "tire fee," "privilege fee"
Economy resulted in Hertz losing $73 million in Q4; Avis lost $121 million . | [
"(Tribune Media Services) -- Look out for cancellation penalties. Beware of energy surcharges. And watch for facilities fees. Hertz lost $73 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. No, not on your airline ticket. Not on your hotel folio. You may find these new extras on your next car rental bill. Beleaguered auto re... |
5e715e8e1065fbe0e3dd5f86ad7ec017b235b270 | Summarize the following news article. | The city is buzzing with motorbikes, so be quick to get up to speed .
All the sights, smells and color of the city can be found around Cho Ben Thanh .
Take a break from the heat and traffic with regular pit stops for delicious local food . | [
"HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (CNN) -- To feel the vibrancy of Ho Chi Minh City, all you have to do is step out onto a bustling city street. Step to it: Walking through the city's streets is the best way to see it. Negotiating the roads, chock full of motorbikes and an increasing number of cars, can be daunting. But c... |
b473dc73786cc0a3fd8ff44117939d1a3ce132ec | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to meet with leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan on Wednesday .
President's ambitious agenda for nations faces its first critical test .
Recent Taliban gains in nuclear-armed Pakistan especially worrisome .
Analysis: Lack of influence with the populace could weaken Obama's hand . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama's ambitious strategy for Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, dubbed \"Afpak\" by administration officials, will face its first test Wednesday when he meets with the leaders of both countries -- neither of which is seen as able to maintain stability and fight strengthening Isl... |
cbd3f8c135470ff1667883296c8000d47b0611d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Al Qaeda's Somali arm has hip-hop jihad rap and message from "American"
Intel expert says group is trying "to reach audience of potential recruits in America"
Video comes on the heels of purported bin Laden message on Somalia . | [
"LONDON (CNN) -- The latest video from Somalia's al Qaeda-backed Al-Shabaab wing is as slickly produced as a reality TV show but with a startling message -- complete with a hip-hop jihad vibe. Experts think Abu Mansoor al-Amriki, dubbed \"The American\" by al Qaeda, speaks in the Somali video. \"Mortar by mortar, s... |
2563703f10fc562819f1c5224a8a53339cafad8b | Summarize the following news article. | NTSB: Train engineer missed stop signal just before crash .
September crash in California killed 25, injured 101 .
Railroad rules prohibit cell phone use; federal regulations don't .
Engineer planned to let friend operate train, records indicate . | [
"(CNN) -- Trains and text messages made a deadly combination when two locomotives collided head-on last year near Los Angeles, California, witnesses told an investigative panel this week. Firefighters and investigators inspect the wreckage a day after a train collision in California killed 25 people. Metrolink comm... |
d95ef25a7c606976ce8eeb7007dd4915b8d0810e | Summarize the following news article. | Sources: Dallas Cowboys release wide receiver Terrell Owens .
Owens signed new four-year, $34 million deal in June 2008 .
Owens' career has been plagued by controversy . | [
"(CNN) -- Terrell Owens, a former San Francisco 49er and a former Philadelphia Eagle, is now a former Dallas Cowboy. The Cowboys released Owens late Wednesday, according to published reports. The Dallas Cowboys have decided to part ways with wide receiver Terrell Owens, according to published reports. Questions sur... |
18677a3f6da0e49ffef4fc53520806af9faa7bde | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly 200 new species of amphibians found on biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar .
Study found many outside of the island's conservation areas .
Political instability in the country makes conservation efforts extra difficult . | [
"(CNN) -- Around 200 new species of frogs have been found in Madagascar, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. A study has found nearly 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar. A study identified between 129 and 221 new species of frogs on the island. The Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC), who carried o... |
a2f0b1c374aa6a85160628e45c17fd0188fd46cf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Dead pilot used to engage in mock dog fights when in Turkish air force .
Investigators: Turkish Airlines plane fell almost vertically to ground .
Sudden drop indicates aircraft did not have enough forward speed, official says .
Three Boeing employees killed, one remains hospitalized, company says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Turkish Airlines plane that crashed this week in Amsterdam fell almost vertically to the ground, making only a short track in the muddy farmer's field where it went down, Dutch investigators said Friday. Dutch investigators continue to probe the crash site for more clues. That sudden drop indicates th... |
010178277d04a94875853b0db1e58cc7846f7f70 | Summarize the following news article. | British actor Tim Roth stars in the hit Fox series "Lie to Me"
Actor best known for his appearances in Quentin Tarantino films .
Roth plays a body language expert who can detect liars .
"ER" alum Mekhi Phifer is set to join the cast . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Tim Roth is in an abandoned building near downtown Los Angeles, and he's about to mix things up. British actor Tim Roth plays a human lie detector on the hit series \"Lie to Me.\" \"This is a scene where the FBI is interrogating a suspect,\" Roth said. \"I'm breaking into th... |
6b7aabcb186dbb15c128d754ccd80282a2d6566e | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese premier Wen Jiabao says China will try to win back consumers .
Melamine is said to have been added to animal food products .
Report: Adding melamine to feed started in aquatic farming 5 years ago .
Some grocery shoppers say to eat fewer eggs and more bean-products . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Consumers in Beijing's malls and shops are shunning the milk and poultry sections -- for good reasons. Poultry products, including eggs, may be contaminated with melamine through animal food. They are shocked and scared by the news headlines: some food produced in China is tainted with mela... |
5485bd5d45070717b729f84ef22da3667a49e3cd | Summarize the following news article. | Handful of firms from 23andMe to DeCode offer DNA tests to individuals .
But how much health-relevant information can be gleaned is hotly debated .
Consumer genomics market in early stages, but has potential, analysts say . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- If you want to peer inside your DNA, there's no shortage of companies offering avenues for doing so these days. A cheek swab or saliva sample is all firms need to scan your genes. But how much health-relevant information can they provide? The opportunity to have your complete genome mappe... |
d3789d7ae2413138995354a0518f1093f7516048 | Summarize the following news article. | Not-guilty plea entered in Philip Markoff's behalf in woman's slaying in Boston .
Prosecutors say semiautomatic firearm found in search of student's home .
CEO says Craigslist looking for ways to make site safer in wake of killing .
E-mail from suspect's fiancee says police have "wrong man" | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A 22-year-old medical student suspected of killing a woman he may have met through a Craigslist online ad was arraigned Tuesday and will be held without bail. Medical student Philip Markoff, 22, appears in court Tuesday in Boston, Massachusetts. Philip Markoff, a second-year student ... |
ba9cf67ef4b69bf3e4ef9946b775fd80e7e0ea24 | Summarize the following news article. | A petition drive is fighting effort to let trucks carry larger loads .
"It is a public health crisis," policy activist Joan Claybrook says .
Truck industry group argues adding wheels would make heavier loads safe .
Industry group: If load limit isn't increased, we'll need more trucks on the road . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Safety advocates are fighting efforts to allow tractor-trailers to carry heavier loads on highways, saying the trucks are already too dangerous. But at least one group says adding an axle would improve safety margins so such loads can be carried. Mark and Tracy Quinichett, whose daughter was ki... |
814ebf3b8bc583b672d0488c150bcfe87ca8c422 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthropologist: Predators avoided early humans because body odor too rank .
Egyptians were first to popularize applying scents to armpits .
Offensive body odor is actually illegal in one U.S. city's libraries .
Actor Matthew McConaughey reportedly doesn't wear deodorant . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Although you probably use it every day, here's some interesting trivia you may not know about deodorant. Actor Matthew McConaughey reportedly doesn't wear deodorant. 1. Be thankful for your foul body odor. According to anthropologist Louis Leakey, it might be responsible for early man's survival.... |
4080315430b11c32edb5c60f7a3f99dd2e89cc17 | Summarize the following news article. | Talk show host asks why Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il not on list .
UK Home Office: 22 people banned from Britain for "stirring up hatred"
Home Office named only 16 of those on the list .
Ex-Ku Klux Klansman, Russian skinheads, radical Islamic clerics also on list . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two Americans banned from entering the United Kingdom because the government feels they have been \"stirring up hatred\" responded by slamming the country's home secretary, and one of them threatened to sue her. Jacqui Smith said she did not hesitate to name and shame those who foster extr... |
5e105dbe323aecdc99ead835bc418e38627e8312 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain's oldest man, oldest veteran from World War I, celebrates his 112th birthday .
Henry Allingham last founding member of the Royal Air Force, formed in 1918 .
Ex-aircraft engineer still travels, makes public appearances at military events . | [
"CRANWELL, England (CNN) -- Britain's oldest man and the oldest living veteran of World War I was celebrating his 112th birthday Friday with a party and a fly-past at an air force base. Henry Allingham at a 90th anniversary celebration of the Royal Air Force this year. Henry Allingham is the last surviving member ... |
eabd8d65f23575cfd527d4b1dd405808c58dc8d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Devin Jefferson, 21, charged with murder in shooting death of football player .
University of Memphis athlete Taylor Bradford, 21, found dead September 30 .
Three others in custody; police say Jefferson was the "brain trust" behind crime .
After player was shot, he got in his car, drove off and then crashed into a tree... | [
"(CNN) -- A fourth man was charged Tuesday with murder in the shooting death of University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford, Memphis police said. Devin Jefferson, 21, planned the armed robbery of Bradford because he thought the football player was carrying a large amount of cash, police said. \"He was the... |
d7eb9a1602218304c11f2dc3f4da5e0d2248f968 | Summarize the following news article. | "The View," co-hosted by Joy Behar, named to Time 100 most influential list .
Behar: Miss California USA has "great career" ahead of her .
Behar calls John Edwards "a dog" for his infidelity .
Behar says whoever runs against Sarah Palin would be "slam dunk" | [
"(CNN) -- Comic and best-selling author Joy Behar appeared on CNN's \"Larry King Live\" Wednesday. Joy Behar and her co-hosts on \"The View\" were recently named on the Time 100 most influential list. \"The View\" co-host discussed a variety of topics, including the Miss California USA pageant, her feud with Donald... |
4420fa95640c6a5d31ac6d47aab40532c2fe94d8 | Summarize the following news article. | FDA recalls Hydroxycut products after 23 liver injuries and one death .
Hydroxycut products used as popular dietary supplement for weight loss .
Damage from product: liver failure, jaundice, seizures, cardiovascular problems . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hydroxycut products, popular dietary supplements used for weight loss, have been linked to liver damage and are being recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA has received 23 reports of serious liver injuries, including a death, linked to Hydroxycut products. The FD... |
a6067be77650dacff1679be33f83df7053e6342c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Davon Crawford shoots self after police find him in bathroom .
Crawford was accused of shooting wife, her sister and her three children .
12-year-old escaped; 7-year-old in hospital after being shot .
"Domestic argument" may have sparked shooting, police chief says . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected of killing five members of his family and wounding another on Thursday committed suicide after police surrounded him in a house, police in Cleveland, Ohio, said Friday. Police say Davon Crawford, 33, killed his new wife, her sister and three children. Acting on a tip, police surrounded th... |
85390d5083494ab234d5e922147c8c189d12e94d | Summarize the following news article. | Elisabeth Hasselbeck says "radical leftists" laughing at Bristol Palin's situation .
Hasselbeck calls Miss California USA controversy "a big bullying scheme"
Hasselbeck, who has celiac disease, wrote book on gluten-free lifestyle . | [
"(CNN) -- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of \"The View\" and author of the new book, \"The G-Free Diet,\" spoke Wednesday with Larry King. Elizabeth Hasselbeck, of \"The View,\" says Bristol Palin is an ideal choice to speak about teen abstinence. Hasselbeck offers her thoughts on being the sole conservative on her ... |
9fb410d2b02e70f6d838faed6d3df91fa1181918 | Summarize the following news article. | Donnie Belcher's mother was incarcerated when she was 4 .
Number of incarcerated mothers exploded 131 percent from 1991 to 2007 .
"I wanted to be everything my mother wasn't," Belcher says .
More prisons are creating programs that preserve mother-child relationships . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Get yourself together.\" Mary Williams repeated those three words often to her 28-year-old daughter, who served three years in a Kansas prison for a 1988 armed robbery. Donnie Belcher, 7, visits her mother, Wanda Taylor, at Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas in 1991. Williams never judged her daugh... |
4420fffbaeb0ae3d6d9e729a5fdb0d2a64464758 | Summarize the following news article. | Miss California USA Carrie Prejean says she posed for one semi-nude photo .
A Web site says it has more photos of Prejean, and plans to slowly roll them out .
Prejean is in the news for her response to question about same-sex marriage . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A second lingerie-modeling photo of Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has appeared after she assured pageant officials this week that the earlier shot was the only one she had appeared in. Miss California USA Carrie Prejean may lose her crown because of some semi-nude photos she a... |
37b1ccb673cc72e94adc6a32eb32f62f3bc8873b | Summarize the following news article. | One high-profile film producer has fired hundreds of personal assistants .
Naomi Campbell's treatment of her employees has landed her in court .
And would you really want to answer to Simon Cowell or Al Capone? | [
"Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. You may think you have the worst boss in the Western Hemisphere, but if you've never had to dodge a cell phone, been fired over a breakfast pastry or had your wo... |
62282935cb0e5ec210e1e854fc39084603f68086 | Summarize the following news article. | Man convicted of murder of teenage actor who starred in new "Harry Potter" film .
Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Rob Knox with 2 knives in southeast London last May .
Knife crime in Britain is political hot topic due to spate of recent killings . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A habitually violent young man was convicted Wednesday of the murder of teenage actor Rob Knox, who had starred in the latest \"Harry Potter\" film. The father, brother and mother of Rob Knox pose together after the death of the young actor. Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Knox and four friends ... |
3a7def2f1ecf1515163394336c215507233a5130 | Summarize the following news article. | Deal brokered in February between Taliban and leaders of Swat Valley .
Central government has long exerted little control in the area .
Zardari: "The clerics with whom we have engaged are not Taliban"
"It is their responsibility to rein in and neutralize Taliban," he said . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's president has defended his government's recent ceasefire in the country's volatile Swat Valley in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, saying that many in the West have mischaracterized the deal. President Zardari also said that the cease-fire would not close girls' schools ... |
24acff30bcd0561749c4f5cf195716d76f623958 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Stephen Morgan, 29, arrested in university student's shooting death .
Suspect's sister earlier urged him to turn himself in 'to avoid further bloodshed'
Suspect walked into bookstore near Wesleyan University campus, opened fire . | [
"MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (CNN) -- The suspect in the shooting of a Wesleyan University student is in police custody, police in Meriden, Connecticut, said Thursday. Police have arrested Stephen Morgan in the shooting death of Johanna Justin-Jinich. A spokesman in Meriden said Stephen Morgan had been in custody there... |
25a892ac9ba22a2f0fc6cd9a6577f84dcdc0bb2b | Summarize the following news article. | Paula Abdul told Ladies' Home Journal she had painkiller addiction .
She went to spa to wean self: "I did not like existing the way I had been"
Abdul told magazine she was never under the influence on "American Idol"
Series of painful accidents starting at age 17 were root cause of addiction, she says . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Paula Abdul is ready for another fresh start, now that she's kicked her addiction to painkillers, the \"American Idol\" judge told a magazine. Paula Abdul told Ladies' Home Journal that she struggled with a drug problem. The former pop star released a new song this week and will ta... |
840893dd3d58a2f3f36d397282c256883ee825bc | Summarize the following news article. | Trains Magazine estimates there are 175,000 railfans in the U.S.
Folkston, Georgia, has about 12,500 visitors to watch trains each year .
"It's an orchestra of motion," says 63-year-old railfan Bill Taylor of Montana .
Trains are making a steady comeback despite the sluggish economy . | [
"FOLKSTON, Georgia (CNN) -- Rain or shine, 80-year-old Cookie Williams plops himself on the wooden viewing platform perched over double train tracks. Cookie Williams, 80, watches a CSX freight train chug by on a typical Tuesday afternoon. On this warm May afternoon, a patient Williams sits slouched, legs crossed a... |
acd50b8aa363353a03f797d26c28917366af72a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Toyota reports its first annual net loss of $4.4 billion .
Company will reduce dividend to 100 yen per share from 140 .
The appreciation of yen, increased costs and decrease in car buyers blamed . | [
"(CNN) -- Toyota reported a first-ever annual net loss of $4.4 billion on Friday, the latest automobile maker to be battered by the credit crisis. The top executives for Toyota at a press conference in January. Net revenue for the fiscal year ending March 31 was down nearly 22 percent, with total sales of 7.6 milli... |
5187470febb0ff18d4b8cf6474ff38cdd947fa08 | Summarize the following news article. | Occupancy in luxury hotels dropped 15 percent from December to February .
Executives are avoiding meetings at fancy resorts to cut costs and appear frugal .
Luxury hotels are offering free nights and spa credits to attract new customers .
Rates at luxury hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, have dropped 30 percent . | [
"(CNN) -- A year ago, employees at Boiron, a medical manufacturing company, wined and dined at the Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort overlooking the picturesque bay in Rose Hall, Jamaica, for their annual retreat. The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa is subtly scaling back amid a sagging economy. This year, em... |
2206e49ec85431fe8d21dfb5feffcf6a8b62f97e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Peterson to media on handcuffs, chains: "I got the bling. Can't complain"
Drew Peterson arrested in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio .
Renewed interest in Savio's death came after Peterson's fourth wife disappeared .
Peterson, through his attorney, denies any wrongdoing in either case . | [
"(CNN) -- Drew Peterson, who was arrested this week in the death of his third wife, joked with the media about his jail jumpsuit and chewed gum throughout his first court appearance Friday. A judge delayed Drew Peterson's arraignment until May 18 because his lawyers couldn't attend Friday's hearing. The 55-year-old... |
aa3a5a5fc5534c9929c96451690ff842eafca279 | Summarize the following news article. | State Department official says member of Abu Dhabi royal family reportedly detained .
Investigation continuing after videotape shows sheikh torturing grain merchant .
Videotape emerged last month in federal civil lawsuit filed in the United States .
U.S. senior officials say case is holding up a U.S. nuclear deal with ... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi who was captured on videotape torturing an Afghan grain dealer has reportedly been detained, a senior U.S. State Department official told CNN Saturday. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan, pictured here, allegedly tortured a business associate on videotape.... |
23e04d05fde830cb5e135e7fca520cbb187c1f1e | Summarize the following news article. | $410 billion spending bill for FY 2009 includes 8,000 earmarks .
Democratic Sens. Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold want Obama to veto bill .
Senate could vote on bill as early as Thursday .
Defenders of bill say earmarks make up less than 1 percent of it . | [
"(CNN) -- As a spending bill loaded with pork makes its way through Congress, President Obama is getting pushback from members of his own party who are questioning his vow to end wasteful spending. The Senate could vote on the spending bill as early as Thursday. The president on Wednesday pledged turn tide on an \"... |
7aa1476ab29f4a45ed1090f84d1bd4e1b9dbbc8d | Summarize the following news article. | 4 British soldiers die in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan .
Deaths happened in three incidents in the southern Helmand province .
Two soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a patrol in Gereshk . | [
"(CNN) -- Four British soldiers have been killed in one day in separate attacks in Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense announced Friday. A British marine with an opium haul in Helmand province, where the four soldiers were killed. The deaths happened in three incidents in the southern Helmand province, the... |
68f3087b6d588d77d02726e206fa030545bfb115 | Summarize the following news article. | Face transplant recipient was shot in 2004 by her husband .
In a 2008 interview she told CNN affiliate that she forgave her husband .
Doctors say Connie Culp fit criteria for ideal face transplant recipient . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctors chose a woman who survived a shotgun wound to her face as the first recipient of a face transplant after treating her for nearly four years. This image projects what Connie Culp, 46, may look like two years after the face transplant. Connie Culp knew of the Cleveland Clinic's interest in face tran... |
94f1a5f2cf453637bab1ae061a578c9762d4b99f | Summarize the following news article. | Mas Selamat Kastari was arrested April 1 in Johor state in Malaysia .
He is suspected head of Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah's Singapore arm .
His 2008 escape from Singapore launched a global manhunt .
He had been arrested on suspicion of plot to crash plane into Singapore's airport . | [
"(CNN) -- A terrorism suspect -- whose 2008 escape from Singapore launched a global manhunt -- has been arrested in Malaysia, according to authorities there. An public alert posted at a supermarket for Mas Selamat Kastari on March 1, 2008, in Singapore. Mas Selamat Kastari, suspected leader of the Islamist militant... |
fff567e27b2f96f9112aef4b454712b5f568ef9f | Summarize the following news article. | Hulk Hogan, in a bitter divorce with his wife, Linda, talks to Rolling Stone magazine .
"I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J.," Hogan said .
Hogan, 55, says his comments are being taken out of context .
Spokesman for Linda Hogan says the statement amounts to a death threat . | [
"(CNN) -- Hulk Hogan said his comments to Rolling Stone magazine that he can \"totally understand\" O.J. Simpson -- the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man -- are being misunderstood. Linda and Hulk Hogan enjoy happier times at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. ... |
202eeee7a20eee3dbf64e0029207785d1cb99020 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 340 people quarantined in Hong Kong following single case of H1N1 .
Hong Kong health officials have been unwilling to see a repeat of the SARS .
Those isolated due to remain in quarantine until Friday .
Confined persons include 36 travelers in three-row vicinity of sick man aboard flight . | [
"(CNN) -- The mood at Hong Kong's Metropark Hotel was subdued Thursday -- but only because most of the guests were in their rooms nursing hangovers from a night of partying the evening before. Quarantined guests and hotel employees wave through the glass at Hong Kong's Metro Park Hotel. And with good reason. For se... |
047c3f0f3c3faf48a8b0ac10ad3523d7c758ec93 | Summarize the following news article. | Brittanee Drexel disappears on trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina .
Mom says she spoke to daughter but didn't know she was out of state .
Brittanee is believed to have last been seen Saturday evening . | [
"(CNN) -- The mother of a 17-year-old Rochester, New York, high school student who vanished over the weekend on spring break in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, says she did not give her daughter permission to go on the trip. Brittanee Marie Drexel's mom says she thought she was at the beach in New York, not South Car... |
5d0cfc327c753bf1f6285ceb5fc64c7a95f81241 | Summarize the following news article. | Group of 17 Chinese Muslims must be released into United States, judge rules .
Federal government says it will appeal ruling, seek emergency stay of the order .
Detainees are ethnic Uighurs, from mostly Muslim region in China .
Prisoners have been cleared for release, but no country will take them . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the United States of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A guard tower is visible behind razor wire at the military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. U.S. District J... |
50ddd702f13360c101417acd98b97313a79c27f1 | Summarize the following news article. | John Feehery: The Republican Party is struggling, but isn't dead .
He says there are five good reasons to think the GOP will bounce back .
U.S. system is designed to provide checks on the majority party, he says .
Republicans are in position for creative thinking about ideas, Feehery says . | [
"Editor's note: John Feehery worked as a staffer for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republicans in Congress. He is president of Feehery Group, a Washington-based advocacy firm that has represented clients including News Corp., Ford Motor Company and the United States Chamber of Commerce. He formerly ... |
6cc925e2e9204d3ebccbdbaef2ccbb7f2af62e07 | Summarize the following news article. | The South is not as hard hit with unemployment .
Careerbuilder.com: Oil, gas and health care industries continue to grow .
CNN affiliates report jobs are available and seekers are flocking . | [
"(CNN) -- While most parts of the country grapple with massive job loss and a deficit in new jobs, the South is faring a bit better. Hundreds stand in line at the Miami Dade College Mega Job Fair 2009 in Florida. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in December the South recorded one of the lowest unem... |
124389f1b5210d1a47c992adddb75968977b8b1c | Summarize the following news article. | Pre-existing conditions contributed to deaths of U.S. victims, officials say .
CDC report summarizes 642 confirmed cases of H1N1 infection .
Most hospitalized patients have recovered, report says .
Brazil reports four cases of H1N1 . | [
"(CNN) -- Both people who died of swine flu in the United States had pre-existing health problems, federal health authorities said Thursday in a report. A student uses disinfectant as she arrives Thursday at the National Technical Institute in Mexico City. The 22-month-old child who died April 27 of the flu, also c... |
68707273090b953ec98884b3f4bfa03f75c437f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Some people afraid to be alone are guilty of dating overlapping .
They cheat on both partners while transitioning between relationships .
Overlappers can't be trusted -- they might do it to you .
Because they're narcissistic, they'll trade you in for better model . | [
"(The Frisky) -- When I asked an old friend why she hadn't just broken up with her live-in boyfriend instead of beginning a messy affair with a married neighbor, she snapped, \"Don't be stupid -- nobody leaves a relationship without having another one in place.\" Overlappers refuse to end one relationship until the... |
b29ac937b1c0c7cbc502dbf678563ad06794fca9 | Summarize the following news article. | "Alternative" spring breaks are becoming more popular among college students .
The programs center on community service .
Trips may address hunger and homelessness, disaster relief and global warming .
The average domestic trip costs around $250 or $300 . | [
"(CNN) -- This spring break, thousands of college students will ditch the bars and the beaches to do something more meaningful with their vacation time. Brad Vonck (bottom, left) and other student volunteers worked with the Cherokee Nation in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Brad Vonck is one of them. A sophomore at the Univers... |
ba65b0ced62c91ca40823ca0b8dd39e07eb6cf9f | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani military says 200 Taliban fighters have been killed in 24 hours .
An unknown number of civilians have also been killed and injured .
Tens of thousands of civilians have fled as the military campaign intensifies . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani forces have killed as many as 200 Taliban militants in the past day in the Swat and Shangla areas, the military said Sunday. Pakistan has launched a massive military operation against the Taliban in the Swat Valley. CNN could not verify the account, because journalists are ba... |
0af1bad942a8cab168699c03d2675a8d7523ab6d | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani President insists his state's nuclear arsenal is safe, despite Taliban gains .
Recent gains by the Taliban along Pakistan's Afghan border have raised concerns .
For 2 weeks, Pakistani troops have fought Taliban in districts bordering Swat Valley .
U.S. President Barack Obama said Pakistan's government appears... | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday insisted that his country's nuclear arsenal is \"definitely safe,\" despite growing concerns about recent gains by the Taliban along the country's border with Afghanistan. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari insists his country's nuclear arsenal is \"defini... |
eb5c581b29ec32b778eddcbe73d76a04b60535b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama delivers zingers at White House correspondents' annual dinner .
President jokes Republican Party "does not qualify for a bailout"
Obama also pokes fun at Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Clinton .
Obama says journalism industry's success is essential to democracy . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama drew big laughs at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday, taking jabs at his administration, his Republican rivals and even himself. President Obama delivers some one-liners at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. \"I woul... |
c5b430f03308fd3aa6eb64d0bbc83d18c3341c20 | Summarize the following news article. | Johnson, Boone: Stocks are rallying as if economy is out of the woods .
They say that's premature, and we could be in for a long period of stagnation .
Japan's economy suffered for years from similar problems, they say .
Johnson, Boone: We have zombie banks and zombie companies . | [
"Editor's note: Simon Johnson, a former International Monetary Fund chief economist, is a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Peter Boone is chairman of Effective Intervention, a UK-based charity, and a research associate at the Cent... |
9f3860c446b7008351705a42c7f060ae54a5b42a | Summarize the following news article. | Miss California USA Carrie Prejean says she posed for one semi-nude photo .
A Web site says it has more photos of Prejean, and plans to slowly roll them out .
Prejean is in the news for her response to question about same-sex marriage . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A second lingerie-modeling photo of Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has appeared after she assured pageant officials this week that the earlier shot was the only one she had appeared in. Miss California USA Carrie Prejean may lose her crown because of some semi-nude photos she a... |
c45c8c7b537ae09b5117b01911dcb9749003f23b | Summarize the following news article. | Mom: "Samantha has never given me any cause to worry"
Samantha Orobator, now 21, in prison in Laos charged with smuggling heroin .
Daughter was facing death penalty, but now won't because she's pregnant .
Mom happy about deal that would allow daughter to serve time in England . | [
"DUBLIN, Ireland (CNN) -- Jane Orobator lives in a small house in Dublin, Ireland. She's a full time psychology student at Trinity college and she is single-handedly raising 3 girls aged 9 to 14. Their smiling faces are framed in photos on the walls at home -- the only ornaments in an otherwise sparsely decorated h... |
e290cf60b1988b5a96e21d7a403a55175216d40e | Summarize the following news article. | Body Worlds was created by Gunther von Hagens, who invented plastination .
Body donor Toney Dixon says the exhibit is a didactic alternative to burial, cremation .
About 800 people in North America are on donor list for Body Worlds .
Purpose of the exhibit is education and enlightenment, von Hagens says . | [
"(CNN) -- Toney Dixon's fascination with dead bodies goes back to her childhood, when she would sneak around her uncle's funeral home and watch him prepare bodies. The bodies on display are plastinated, a process that replaces bodily fluids and fat with plastic. \"I found my heart racing,\" said Dixon, 67. \"But in... |
acda10ae304b71f5ab952d780ca65ad1a41e6fc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad steps down .
Fayyad's resignation is expected to pave way for unity government .
Fayyad was appointed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007 . | [
"(CNN) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has submitted his letter of resignation, the prime minister's office told CNN on Saturday. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's resignation may smooth the way for a unity government. Considered a political independent, Fayyad was appointed by Palestinian Presi... |
2cff486b110a650bbbabd6ce6135246474d89d37 | Summarize the following news article. | Several longtime aides to Fidel Castro are replaced .
Foreign minister and Cabinet secretary move aside .
Analyst says it's the biggest shake-up in 30 or 40 years . | [
"HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- In a major shake-up the likes of which Cubans have not seen for decades, President Raul Castro on Monday reorganized his Cabinet, replacing longtime aides to his brother Fidel, who resigned from office a year ago, citing poor health. Cuban President Raul Castro is moving his own people into p... |
b648d49d4e487f0dc4b8fb0377ca61ff6b43b6da | Summarize the following news article. | "Pride and Glory" wants to be cop thriller throwback; instead it's just predictable .
Film is about a family of cops, one of whom is bad .
Edward Norton and Colin Farrell star in well-acted but clichéd movie . | [
"(CNN) -- Is the movie cop thriller heading for retirement? Colin Farrell, left, and Edward Norton star in \"Pride and Glory\" as New York cops. It seems incredible to suggest that such a popular form of storytelling might be on the way out, but it's happened before: Musicals and westerns were once staple entertai... |
06aee0ddbbe46d986cf5468f4ee1b097da0f0bcc | Summarize the following news article. | Denver hospitals reporting increase in baby deliveries .
Staff at one hospital working overtime to handle deliveries .
One couple escaped snow but got caught in baby blizzard . | [
"(CNN) -- The weather can affect your travel, your mood and apparently the size of your family. Edie is a proud blizzard baby, and her parents have already bought her a snowsuit for this year. Denver hospitals are reporting a baby boom, which is arriving about nine months after two blizzards walloped Colorado's cap... |
2336a46e888da0d2300d7cd90da937124c2f9bd8 | Summarize the following news article. | African-Americans still face critical challenges such as high unemployment .
Majority of blacks believe U.S. has made progress in race relations .
National Urban League CEO talks about "The State of Black America 2009"
CEO: Obama "has created hope, optimism and a better way of thinking" | [
"(ESSENCE.com) -- While the country celebrates the first black president, African-Americans are facing critical challenges from high unemployment, home foreclosures and a record number of black men in prison. Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League. Despite these disparities and the fact that ... |
214f1bd9a1d5b0ff740f044720e4fae20b3007ce | Summarize the following news article. | Eric Clapton owns the 48 meter superyacht Va Bene .
Bernie Ecclestone had owned the vessel before Clapton bought it .
Clapton enjoys spending time on the boat to get away from his work . | [
"LONDON, England -- In his autobiography, Eric Clapton admits that he enjoys nothing more than sitting in a deck chair on a white sandy beach watching his children playing in the sea. Private getaway: Eric Clapton enjoys spending time relaxing on his superyacht Va Bene. It's the perfect antidote to a punishing tour... |
5769da5208c5067fee3be273ac5cc0a646152e37 | Summarize the following news article. | An estimated 740,000 widows struggle in new roles as heads of house, survey says .
Many women don't have daily access to water and cannot send children to school .
More than 40 percent of respondents said security situation worsened last year .
Report urges Iraq to invest in essential social welfare services . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- While violence decreases across Iraq, women in the war-ravaged country face worsening hardships as warfare has thrust them into the role of family breadwinners, an aid group's survey said. An Iraqi woman who sells incense and candles to support her children says, \"to work is to preserve you... |
02604253bc8b83628381c7e6ba803f4bed2dd2ac | Summarize the following news article. | President Bush raised a record $42.8 million dollars for his second inauguration .
Barack Obama has limited individual donations to $50,000 .
Some say an extravagant celebration would be out of place, considering economy .
Inauguration organizers say ticket scalping violates the spirit of the event . | [
"(CNN) -- Millions of people are expected to go to Washington to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, but with a troubled economy and pocketbook issues on the mind, the president-elect must be careful to set the right tone. Construction of the inaugural stand continues in front of the White House la... |
5768cc590a884058e921fc14773b239f9a6c0e4b | Summarize the following news article. | Service-wide training to help soldiers identify those at risk of suicide .
2008 was record year for U.S. Army suicides, service reports .
Army: 128 soldiers confirmed to have committed suicide in 2008 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On the same day that it announced record suicides among its soldiers, the U.S. Army said Thursday that it will soon conduct service-wide training to help identify soldiers at risk of suicide. The program will teach soldiers how to recognize behaviors that may lead to suicide, and how to interve... |
01fb4659b531060a311ed2c8478f3dbc1db3c065 | Summarize the following news article. | Latest technologies debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show .
Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and MINI show what electric cars of future will be .
Toyota confirms plans to add as many as 10 new gas/electric hybrid vehicles .
The "charged" MINI E can run up to 150 miles on a full battery pack . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- At the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and MINI showed the world what electric vehicles of the future will look like. And the future of driving looks fun. The Dodge Circuit EV can blast from 0-to-60 mph in around 4 seconds. Those in the know realize that sometime in the futu... |
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