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1ba0a6408ac496c919a7170999254b5301ed6cf3 | Summarize the following news article. | The Pacific coast region of Los Santos is about five hours from Panama City .
The region's big draw is its blissfully empty beaches .
The town of Pedasí's is a good launchpad for day trips to Iguana Island . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- Even the most sophisticated traveler could be forgiven for thinking that there's little more to Panama than its iconic canal, seaside capital, and snorkeler-packed Bocas del Toro islands. The Los Santos region of Panama has spectacular rolling farmlands and blissfully empty beaches. But there's ... |
c1eb3b7440d9a8c6dcaded51e51df7ed065b67ce | Summarize the following news article. | Minnesota lawmakers propose selling airport and other government holdings .
State, like many others, is struggling with budget woes .
Opposing lawmaker calls idea of selling government entities a "gimmick"
Financial experts say now might not be a good time to get a good return on sales . | [
"ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- If a state held a yard sale of government entities to bring in some much-needed cash, this might be what it would look like. Two Minnesota lawmakers have proposed selling the capital's airport to alleviate the state's budget deficit. Two Minnesota lawmakers are asking the state's legis... |
5f83b5592ea2c43ac9857f6a21ed2d1d8be25f8c | Summarize the following news article. | Bush twins tell new first kids not to let sketches, skits of dad get to them .
Jenna, Barbara Bush tell them to embrace every opportunity .
Twins talk of playing house, hide-and-seek in historic White House .
Girls say to slide down solarium banister, trick-or-treat on plane if away from home . | [
"(CNN) -- Jenna and Barbara Bush know a lot about growing up in the White House. The Bush twins told Sasha and Malia Obama to \"remember who your dad really is.\" The twin daughters of former President Bush were 7 when their grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, was inaugurated, and 20 when their father b... |
6796fd980df9880d76a6a5c73a2438124da56a45 | Summarize the following news article. | Comedian Chris Rock to release "Kill the Messenger" DVD January 20 .
There are no Barack Obama jokes, Rock says, just like there are no Brad Pitt jokes .
Rock: Playing for international crowds not that different than playing in U.S.
"Stand-up comedy always plays such a back seat to music," Rock says . | [
"(CNN) -- Chris Rock is best known for two things: being funny and being crass. \"If you're the president you only have two jobs: peace and money,\" Chris Rock said. \"This is what people come to see. I'm just doing my show,\" the comedian said with a laugh. He's also known for his political commentary, but there's... |
d0ffc5bcf67274293286bffa34b7a3e04e791a01 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands of visitors from colder climates flock to Longboat Key in winter .
Off season, the island feels like the closest thing to having a private beach .
Longboat Key is less than 11 miles in length and no more than a mile wide .
Neighboring St. Armands Key offers a shopping circle of boutiques and restaurants . | [
"LONGBOAT KEY, Florida (CNN) -- Like any sun-drenched beach paradise, Longboat Key offers water sports, biking and tennis, but the best way to enjoy the island may be by doing nothing at all. Low season on Longboat Key, Florida, generally starts in May and runs until late fall. This thin sliver of land off Sarasota... |
abd2359f967a76bef0a7d8ae97f9da7d898265d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Vicente Carrillo Leyva, 32, arrested in Mexico City, officials say .
He was living under fake name; was found through his wife, who used her own name .
This is the fourth arrest of major drug cartel suspect in recent weeks .
Authorities in U.S. and Mexico blame drug cartels for surge in violence near border . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities arrested Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a leader of the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel, officials announced Thursday. Vicente Carrillo Leyva is escorted by police at a news conference in Mexico City on Thursday. Carrillo Leyva was arrested as he exercised in a park in a resi... |
459219d6e2c52f80cf43d82b967fe307871397d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Royal watchers see a pattern in Prince Harry's errant behavior .
Latest furor over offensive remark made about Pakistani military colleague .
Authors say second son syndrome may be to blame .
Prince has had to apologize for offensive behavior before . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Prince Harry, the red-headed younger son of Britain's Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is back in the headlines after a British tabloid posted a home video of him using an offensive term to describe an Army colleague. Prince Harry's behavior landed him on the front pag... |
5603d83a1b958e47608d8bfc2b73b31d10c753b2 | 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... |
4920643fc170e0551710414d1ca00f85609f3570 | Summarize the following news article. | Welcome to America Project helps refugees being resettled in Phoenix, Arizona .
Carolyn Manning founded the group after relative died in September 11 attacks .
Myanmar refugee Boo Htoo among 550-plus families the project has helped .
Nominate your Hero at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- \"Always you have to run for your life,\" says Boo Htoo, who grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand just across the border from Myanmar. Boo Htoo and his family lived at the Maela Refugee Camp before being resettled in Phoenix, Arizona. Ethnic minorities still flee the repressive military ... |
0268cd2a2b8eef64cdc1c6d0bea4e7d18fcfee8f | Summarize the following news article. | Federal investigator says Boston trolley crashed 80 feet past a red light .
Trolley driver told investigators he was texting during wreck that injured 20 people .
Drivers already banned from using phones; authority now says keep them at home . | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The operator of a trolley that rear-ended another trolley should have been able to see the other vehicle was stopped 480 feet ahead, a federal investigator said Monday. Passengers walk past firefighters at a Green Line station in Boston after the trolley collision Friday evening. Th... |
09ba9a07ba5aa59103fd9856799d5894ad381bd8 | Summarize the following news article. | Analyst says timing of resignations linked to Mexican midterm elections in July .
Communications and transport secretary resigns amid controversy over comments .
Key official for ministry that oversees Mexico's government leaves . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the resignations Tuesday of three high-level government officials, most notably Communications and Transport Secretary Luis Tellez Kuenzler. The government of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, seen here in January, is facing elections in July. Abraham Gonzalez,... |
2fee7bb5935e274c1d83cf411e1c215b0fa4a540 | Summarize the following news article. | Funeral service of reality TV star Jade Goody takes place east of London .
Earlier well-wishers threw flowers, applaud funeral procession as it passes .
Procession, including Goody's white coffin, traveled from southeast London .
Goody died last month aged 27 after losing her battle with cervical cancer . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Thousands of mourners and well-wishers gathered Saturday at a church east of London for the funeral of controversial reality TV star Jade Goody. Jade Goody's coffin is carried into church for the funeral service in Essex Saturday. The 27-year-old lost a public battle with cervical cancer l... |
a30d4e35f0f9dabf2697a353c91b66bf953b07b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Closing of delivery giant DHL leaves Ohio town of Wilmington reeling .
About 5,000 in town of 12,000 accept food from nonprofit Feed the Children .
Official: "This is the largest distribution we have had in such a small town"
Resident says she fears loss of jobs will turn Wilmington into a "ghost town" | [
"(CNN) -- Cheryl Bradshaw shivered under a big brown coat as she made her way through a line of people waiting along an icy road in Wilmington, Ohio. She was among about 5,000 residents who accepted food from the nonprofit Feed the Children. The nonprofit Feed the Children delivers boxes of food and other items to ... |
f52998cd93040be5d778aff76c29f56f54440595 | Summarize the following news article. | Three out of four transactions in the U.S. involve used vehicles .
Average vehicle will likely have three owners in its lifetime .
Pink is the least available color on the market, with just 249 used vehicles listed .
Texas has more used vehicles than any other state . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Buying a used car may seem like a simple topic. Used car sales company CARMAX had an influx of trucks and SUVs after gas prices skyrocketed. But when you begin slicing and dicing the various possibilities among approximately 3.3 million vehicles that are for sale at any given time, interesting insi... |
45f56eed15c697caa00e83088a036e9801f7fdb2 | Summarize the following news article. | On Capitol Hill, Republicans criticize initial release of four interrogation memos .
They say memos referenced by Dick Cheney should be released for complete picture .
Liberal groups demand special prosecutor to press charges against Bush officials .
Attorney general remains noncommittal on additional releases or any p... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder was decidedly noncommittal Thursday as he was buffeted on Capitol Hill by alternating demands to release -- or not -- more secret documents related to alleged torture, and to prosecute -- or not -- Bush administration officials who wrote and approved those document... |
fee639afb02083519905f9f3c115e446f0edaf13 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors sought 15 years for Lillo Brancato Jr. for attempted burglary .
Last month, Brancato was cleared in officer's death during alleged home invasion .
Actor said homeowner allowed him to enter home to get drugs when needed .
Brancato played a wannabe mobster on "The Sopranos" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- An actor who played a wannabe mobster in \"The Sopranos\" was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary that left an off-duty New York police officer dead. Lillo Brancato Jr. appeared on \"The Sopranos\" and played alongside Robert De Niro in \"A Bronx Tale.\" The Bronx County... |
e3d0e44ee49d0ed650a923dc4452b49ac0acb18d | Summarize the following news article. | Alvin Poussaint says this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day is special .
He says it's a prelude to inauguration of first African-American president .
Poussaint: It's a mistake to think Obama's election means King's dream is done .
He says we still have a long way to go to ensure all races have equal opportunity . | [
"Editor's note: Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Judge Baker Children's Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and co-author with Bill Cosby of \"Come On People: On the Path From Victims to Victors,\" 2007. Dr. Alvin Poussaint says while we salute King and Obama, there's more work to be d... |
3c69b0aafc722302836cdc98803cb23345fde16e | Summarize the following news article. | Jindal embodies image as "party of better solutions," House Minority leader says .
The Ivy League grad and Rhodes Scholar is viewed as a likely presidential candidate .
The first-term governor has drawn praise for spearheading Katrina recovery efforts .
President Obama will deliver The State of the Union address on Feb... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is set to deliver the Republican response to President Obama's upcoming joint address to Congress, a high-profile slot the party often gives to one of its rising stars. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, 37, will give GOP response to President Obama's address to Congress t... |
7650417c7eb49c274436c0b1736b27e33df183d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Razzies honor worst film achievements of the past year .
Mike Myers, Paris Hilton each won three Razzies .
"Indiana Jones" won worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel award . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It was a night for neon pink bow ties and words like \"disaster\" and \"monstrosity.\" It was not the night, however, to be Paris Hilton, Mike Myers or Uwe Boll. Paula Einstein, Rebecca Marcotte and Kelie McIver do a parody of \"Dancing Queen\" to open the show. The 29th Annual Go... |
5c5a8bc667c46f3cb85feb0535d7eeac5d5ad747 | Summarize the following news article. | Software giant Microsoft offers $250,000 bounty to catch Conficker author .
Industry analysts say is one of the most serious infections they have ever seen .
The worm exploits a bug in Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows software .
Virus could allow its creators to hijack entire networks . | [
"(CNN) -- Software giant Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of hackers behind a powerful computer virus that could lead to millions of PCs being hijacked. Experts say a single infected laptop could expose an entire network to the worm. Experts have so far be... |
23b3c7498a3481f94ddd817eb2c82a56adf28ce7 | Summarize the following news article. | Death at now at least 52 from dam burst in Jakarta .
Survivors say rumbling of waters rushing from dam sounded like earthquake .
Rescuers are having difficulties reaching people because of mud . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Heavy rains smashed through a dam near Indonesia's capital Friday, unleashing a torrent of water that plowed into hundreds of homes and killed at least 52 people in what some survivors described as a suburban \"tsunami.\" Members of a search and rescue team look for bodies around upende... |
f8df86a7f191c17a3e9758e6e41d868a6583f099 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials say arrested al Qaeda militant has ties to 2005 London subway bombings .
52 killed, 900 wounded from bombs on 3 subway trains and a bus on July 7, 2005 .
Zabih al-Taifi arrested in village near Peshawar in ongoing security operations . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan has arrested a suspected al Qaeda militant who intelligence officials say is tied to the London subway bombings in 2005, authorities there said Thursday. The double-decker bus damaged by a bomb in central London on July 7, 2005. Zabih al-Taifi was arrested in a village near Pe... |
45a2b0a6a71faaf46b20ec52512c16ae8915364f | Summarize the following news article. | TV host's name topped poll seeking new name for space station wing .
NASA says no decision will be made until next week .
Pennsylvania lawmaker has thrown backing behind Colbert .
Some media outlets say NASA may put Colbert's name on toilet . | [
"(CNN) -- Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert has warned NASA to name a new wing of the international space station after him or he would \"seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord.\" Stephen Colbert threatened NASA that he might become \"space's evil tyrant overlord.\" A NASA spokesman said the U.S. space agen... |
94d6a496404c16cafed244b60fdda2c14b552244 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama promises to halve deficit by 2013 .
Experts support Obama's proposals, but want details on the action plan .
Obama sets high goals for economy, energy, education, health care .
CNN contributor Roland Martin likens Obama to Kanye West . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama's address to Congress was full of lofty promises to make unprecedented investments in government programs, even as he aims to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. President Obama on Tuesday outlined an ambitious agenda to help revive the economy. But it takes more than a p... |
0b6feb67a624e8bd81b9fdf37650531a842d3499 | Summarize the following news article. | Turkish PM: 17 women and six children among the dead .
Bombs, automatic weapons used in attack, Cihan news agency reports .
Three people critically wounded, says office of province's governor .
Attack happens at wedding party in Turkey's southeastern Mardin province . | [
"(CNN) -- Forty-four people were killed during an attack on a wedding party in Turkey's southeastern Mardin province Monday. A child lies wounded on a stretcher following the attack by gunmen on the wedding party. The casualties, which included the bride and groom, were slain while many of them were praying, author... |
23e0d4f2bccf9796eed36fcfc5934093dcc80a99 | Summarize the following news article. | UK lawmakers approve bill allowing use of hybrid embryos in stem cell research .
Opponents describe controversial technique as "deeply, deeply reprehensible"
Advocates say use of animal embryos helps overcome shortage of human embryos .
Scientists say stem cells have potential to cure conditions such as Parkinson's . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Opponents of controversial plans to use hybrid human-animal embryos for research spoke out Tuesday, calling the practice unnecessary, unnatural, and reprehensible a day after British lawmakers voted to allow it. Advocates of hybrid cells say animal eggs from which a nucleus has been remove... |
236a0247b8a215ab208b7690c20d4ddab626816c | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. economic woes take toll on Somali cabdrivers .
Many Somali families depend on remittances to make ends meet .
More cabdrivers start to lend to each other based on need .
Nearly half of Somalia's population in need of humanitarian aid, according to U.N. | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A yellow taxi sits idle at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, leaving its Somali immigrant driver visibly frustrated. Abdullah Hagi, a cabdriver in Atlanta, Georgia, has had to cut back on expenses as the economy has declined. \"I've been here two hours, and you're my f... |
abf4a21ac0879c2ad240f18d5fde8ea56da280a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Horowitz is an ordained Orthodox rabbi and a former child psychologist .
He was escorted aboard the U.S.-bound flight by a U.S. agent, authorities say .
Horowitz was subject of investigations in U.S., Israel; had multiple convictions . | [
"NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- The most \"far-flung and exotic fugitive investigation ever conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service\" ended early Sunday with convicted child molester Alan Horowitz in custody on U.S. soil. Alan Horowitz was convicted in 1991 on 34 counts of child molestation. Officers from the U.S. Mars... |
ead1f627f3c564a8c3127f215d9667332acfb122 | Summarize the following news article. | Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor, Khristine Eroshevich charged with eight felonies .
The three are accused of conspiring to furnish drugs before her death .
Former Playboy playmate died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs .
All three charged with giving "a controlled substance to an addict" | [
"(CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith's longtime partner and attorney Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with conspiring to furnish drugs before her death in 2007, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern was among those charged Thursday.... |
b36b2bb865455792341fbde170a2cf0e16ede379 | Summarize the following news article. | A severe rabies epidemic has killed at least 83 children in 3 months in Angola .
Francois Meslin, rabies expert at the WHO says this is cause for serious concern .
Once symptoms develop, rabies is always fatal, according to the WHO . | [
"LONDON, England -- A severe rabies epidemic has claimed the lives of at least 83 children within three months in Angola's capital, Luanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Luanda, which has a large population of stray dogs, also has some of the world's worst slums. Describing the situation as \"very w... |
0226e9462111993cd81ef588d239403585240200 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: Access to HIV services, medical care a challenge in poor areas .
Fauci: Preventive HIV vaccine is best hope for halting spread of HIV/AIDS .
Medications improved prognosis for people living with HIV by increasing life spans .
Prevention approaches, education, testing, counseling, condoms deployed ... | [
"Editor's note: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: Progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but \"our work is just beginning.\" (CNN) -- When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day o... |
674c5d1ace962e739b3d81b7b722d55c3dd2e761 | Summarize the following news article. | Issue of equal prize money for women's tennis continues to ignite debate .
Journalist describes Serena Williams' defeat of Safina as "pitiful and pathetic"
Wimbledon and the French Open introduced equal prize pots in 2007 .
What do you think? Should female tennis players earn as much as men? | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The polite hush that descends on the crowd seconds before service is nowhere to be heard when it comes to the issue of equal prize money in women's tennis. Australian Open champion Serena Williams pocketed $1.3 million for the tournament, the same as male winner Rafael Nadal. It may be two... |
778258d1fc8480c83d5bb33ab649c368a074c537 | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Levinson's family "constantly praying for his return," wife says .
Levinson disappeared two years ago during trip to Iranian island .
Iranians say they have no knowledge of missing man's whereabouts .
Iranian claim is widely doubted in the United States . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The family of a retired FBI agent who was reported missing in Iran two years ago said Monday that they remain hopeful for his return. Photos from Robert Levinson's family show him in 2006, left, and as he might look today. Monday marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of Robert Levi... |
07b54340588007b42e4c07f8ce06da204708bfc6 | Summarize the following news article. | Mallya expected to return items to Indian government, CNN-IBN reports .
India's Ministry of External Affairs: Bidding would "commercialize" Gandhi's memory .
Controversy prompted seller James Otis to ask that items be withdrawn from auction . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The chairman of India's UB Group, which includes Bangalore-based Kingfisher Airlines and United Breweries, made the winning $1.8 million bid on a number of Mahatma Gandhi's personal items on auction. Mahatma Gandhi was known for his peaceful opposition to tyranny, which led to India's independenc... |
0dfb6f41e18d9b845d730594662c2ba0e3c39986 | Summarize the following news article. | Tenaha, Texas, police confiscated money in 2007 after traffic stop .
Roderick Daniels was stopped for driving 37 mph in a 35-mph zone .
He and others who had property taken have filed lawsuit .
Town's officials say they have done nothing wrong . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities who seized $8,500 and assorted jewelry from a Tennessee man after a traffic stop in east Texas have agreed to return the property after his case drew attention from CNN. Police in the small East Texas town of Tenaha are accused of unjustly taking valuables from motorists. Roderick Daniels said... |
cd394a7c0b65810df171da4547a2c9ccfc0841db | Summarize the following news article. | Possible change in billing angers veterans groups .
White House would neither confirm nor deny the option is being considered .
Argument for the proposal would be to free up more money for VA .
Spokesman: Charging for service-related injuries would violate "a sacred trust" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries. Veterans groups say it's \"wholly unacceptable\" to charge their private insurance for service injuries. In a letter s... |
df230110e5e96859716a44d819bc874c72693b73 | Summarize the following news article. | Carlos Tevez' loan deal at Manchester United ends at the close of the season .
Tevez says he has not been offered contract and does not feel 'wanted'
Tevez is a favorite of many United fans who hope to see him signed . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The future of Manchester United's on-loan Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is causing quite a stir at the champion English club. Should they sign him? The future of Carlos Tevez at Manchester United is uncertain. Facing the question of whether to sign Tevez on a permanent basis, Manchester U... |
7b16f654fe8fd13b5edab7ad2a86bab99561429d | Summarize the following news article. | Ambulance takes war crimes suspect from his home to Cleveland, Ohio, airport .
John Demjanjuk, 89, wanted for alleged involvement in war crimes .
U.S. Supreme Court denied stay of deportation .
Lawyers argued he is too ill and frail to be sent overseas . | [
"(CNN) -- Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk was deported to Germany on Monday evening after he was removed from his Cleveland, Ohio-area home in the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers earlier in the day. German officials claim John Demjanjuk was an accessory to 29,000 murders in a Na... |
84c8b01fc9cedf48f5a1138c6d6f1567fed37dba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former first lady Nancy Reagan thanks President Obama for lifting funding ban .
Obama: "We have been given the capacity and will to pursue this research"
Bush-era policy on embryonic stem cell research reversed .
Advocates: Move could boost medical progress; critics object to embryo destruction . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama signed an executive order Monday repealing a Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research. President Obama signs the executive order on stem cell policy Monday at the White House. Obama's move overturns an order signed by President Bush in 20... |
d20d3b6d04635a0effe9b07bc527d4d21ba6b738 | Summarize the following news article. | Statement provides few details, is signed by al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan .
Statement: Weapons expert "left behind him a generation who will seek revenge"
Pakistani PM said if U.S. conducted airstrike, it violated Pakistani sovereignty .
Reports that al Qaeda weapons expert was killed in 2006 proved erroneous . | [
"(CNN) -- Al Qaeda ended days of speculation Sunday by confirming that one of its chemical weapons experts was killed last week along with three other \"heroes,\" according to a statement posted on a radical Islamist Web site. Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar was among four \"heroes\" killed last week, an al Qaeda statem... |
e34e6073fb4f92f905dc60983153d2f1f936f824 | Summarize the following news article. | UK lawmakers have been accused of over-milking the system for claiming expenses .
Newspaper revelations have sparked anger at a time of economic uncertainty .
MPs say that nothing they have done was outside the rules, which they set up .
UK PM Gordon Brown has apologized on behalf of parliamentarians of all parties . | [
"LONDON, England (UK) -- Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized on behalf of parliamentarians of all parties for a series of revelations about their expenses claims, revelations which have seriously damaged the authority of government and parliament. UK PM Gordon Brown, pictured here in north-east Eng... |
f04cd2bf8aeb3c88e4b5bd32124c3a8327b33307 | Summarize the following news article. | 33 killed in suicide bombing at reconciliation conference in Baghdad .
Tuesday's attack came as tribal leaders were attending conference .
Bombing came 3 days after Iraqi PM urged nation's sheikhs to join government . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 33 people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a national reconciliation conference in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official told CNN. Abu Ghraib attack victim in Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad, Amjad Hameed . The attack -- which occurred outside the municipal... |
59d924277af83a36ff7eeeb04a67fe667dbd0eb8 | Summarize the following news article. | The shuttle Endeavour and its crew are standing by in case of a emergency in space .
Endeavour would blast off to rescue the crew of shuttle Atlantis .
Atlantis blasted off Monday to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope .
A rescue mission would involve two tricky days of spacewalks between shuttles . | [
"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- With space shuttle Atlantis on its way to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, that leaves one shuttle, Endeavour, at the ready on the other launch pad here. Space shuttle Endeavour, in background, sits poised to launch in case Atlantis, in foreground, meets trouble. And that'... |
9722c56ee14d895c07b9a63e9ed09ca0503f9183 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Greene: This Mother's Day is one my family didn't expect to enjoy .
He says his mother has survived and made good use of precious time .
Greene: We should all live as if we have only a few weeks more of life . | [
"Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose book \"When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams\" will be published in a new paperback edition this week. Bob Greene says he and his family didn't expect to be able to enjoy this ... |
d1db420bbdc0114c52f50183c7ec07910a097f75 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense official: Suspect had been a patient at the treatment center .
President Obama to discuss incident with defense secretary .
Attack is the deadliest on soldiers by a fellow soldier during Operation Iraqi Freedom .
Five killed and three others wounded in incident . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier fired on his fellow troops at a counseling center at a base outside Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, U.S. officials said, killing five people in the worst such attack of the six-year-old Iraq war. U.S. Army troops get a safety briefing before departing Camp Liberty, Iraq, in December... |
857507f277d6bc792f37977779b12fe35e5c2020 | Summarize the following news article. | Diplomat was kidnapped and his bodyguard killed in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan .
Authorities believe he was kidnapped while traveling from his home to consulate .
On Wednesday, gunmen shot and killed an American aid worker in Peshawar . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Iran has condemned the kidnapping of one of its diplomats in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, calling it an \"act of terrorism,\" an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said. Pakistani policemen inspect a bullet-riddled car of a kidnapped Iranian diplomat on Thursday. \"Pakistan should d... |
431165d008a90774ac07e20122373834754f9fa5 | Summarize the following news article. | Newlyweds in Indonesia plant trees under program to replenish forests .
Couples plant 10 trees; if they divorce, they must plant 50 others .
Indonesia's landscape has been devastated by massive deforestation . | [
"GARUT, Indonesia (CNN) -- The people of Indonesia's Java Island still follow wedding traditions passed down centuries ago by their ancestors. Cucu and his bride, Yati Supriyatna, plant two saplings during their wedding ceremony. Family members gather for an all-day ceremony that begins with the groom bringing a gi... |
a645b67528a6c4f560837a8878dfcb26047940d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-fighter pilot Scott Altman is commander of space shuttle Atlantis mission .
As a young pilot, Altman was a stunt double in the 1986 hit movie "Top Gun"
Altman worked with several actors on the film, including star Tom Cruise .
Altman on Cruise: "He enjoyed flying. He listened to what we told him" | [
"KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- So, what's harder, steering a space shuttle or out-machoing Tom Cruise on the set of \"Top Gun\"? Scott Altman is commander of the current space shuttle mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Scott Altman laughs when he answers the question. \"Flying a space shuttle i... |
815eec4729339dc3d8813e1a0a805d8a3c934532 | Summarize the following news article. | Discover how an anniversary is connected to a show of Russia's military might .
Debate whether there's a future in charging readers to view news content online .
Depart the Earth's surface for a maintenance mission needed in outer space . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- May 11, 2009 . Quick Guide . Russia Victory Day - Discover how an anniversary is connected to a show of Russia's military might. Charging for Content? - Debate whether there's a future in charging readers to view news content online. Final Visit - Depart the Earth's surface for a maintenance... |
36917d73735a371e9715bd54133123ea0c632060 | Summarize the following news article. | HHS's Office on Women's Health releases new report on women's mental health .
Women suffer from major depression, anxiety disorders at higher rate than men .
Half of all mental illnesses occur before age 14 in both men and women .
Need for early detection and destigmatization of mental illnesses, researcher says . | [
"(CNN) -- For the first 45 of her 50 years of living, Bonnie Neighbour used to wake up feeling sorry to be alive. Bonnie Neighbour has struggled with mental health issues for almost all of her 50 years. \"Even when I wasn't actually depressed, I would open my eyes in the morning and wonder if there wasn't something... |
0bd9b7d1634538bb6e5157e0b3bdbfed7941fa36 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Efforts made to conceal body found unclothed with guns, police say .
Cadaver dogs searching for George Zinkhan found body buried in woods, police say .
Body was a little more than a mile from professor's Jeep .
University of Georgia professor was suspected of killing his wife, 2 other people . | [
"(CNN) -- The body of a University of Georgia professor accused of killing three people was found Saturday buried in woods near Athens, Georgia, authorities said. George Zinkhan, a professor at the University of Georgia, disappeared after the slayings of his wife and two others. George Zinkhan, 57, is suspected of ... |
31e106bfc7740fc63221511dea9b3cfa57a44985 | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Gasquet tests positive for cocaine at ATP Miami Masters in March .
French star Gasquet says he will battle to clear his name but faces two-year ban .
Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych clinch Tour wins in pre-French Open events . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed that Richard Gasquet has been provisionally suspended after the French star admitted testing positive for cocaine at the Miami Masters tournament in March. Gasquet is left to contemplate a possible two-year ban from tennis. A spokesman for the ITF A... |
470c4f4f7fb94213f1515b71e3ee861bee101c0a | Summarize the following news article. | J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" grosses $72.5 million from Friday through Sunday .
"Wolverine" fell hard with only $27 million, showing a 68 percent decline .
The box office was up nearly 22 percent from the same frame a year ago .
Check out which movies made this week's top 10 list . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- J.J. Abrams' franchise reboot boldly went where no Star Trek movie has gone before, grossing a stellar $72.5 million from Friday through Sunday, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office. In the film, Spock (Zachary Quinto, left) and Kirk get off on the wrong foot. That's t... |
928170fbe5dbd54aa971231554c1d65010565d07 | Summarize the following news article. | Werder Bremen beat SV Hamburg 2-0 with Hugo Almeira scoring twice .
Hamburg stay in sixth as defeat wrecks Bundesliga title chances .
Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Schalke 1-0 to boost survival hopes . | [
"(CNN) -- Werder Bremen continued their continued their domination of SV Hamburg with a 2-0 win which dents their northern neighbors' hopes of Champions League football next season. A dejected Paolo Guerrero and Ivica Olic walk off after Hamburg's defeat. The defeat leaves Martin Jol's men sixth in the Bundesliga,... |
1fe576eaf7006a4b814835560fd93434b6e962b0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Co-worker says she was also targeted .
Authorities say University of Georgia professor dug his own grave .
Cadaver dogs searching for George Zinkhan found body in woods, police say .
Zinkhan suspected of killing his wife, two other people . | [
"ATHENS, Georgia (CNN) -- A wanted University of Georgia professor killed himself with a single gunshot to the head after he dug his own grave and covered it with brush, police said Tuesday. George Zinkhan, a professor at the University of Georgia, disappeared after the slayings of his wife and two others. The manh... |
d4b85257a055e8c6c35bcb37eaf9af837dbc8375 | Summarize the following news article. | "Bonanza" star's son Mark Landon found dead in West Hollywood home .
Officials say no indication of foul play in 60-year-old's death .
Mark Landon had a few acting credits, playing small roles in three movies . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The son of actor Michael Landon was found dead in his West Hollywood, California, home Monday afternoon, according to investigators. There was \"no indication of foul play\" in the death of Mark Landon, 60, according to the report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. M... |
a4c631ac1f68cdcff108e10fccfc82015f6efb88 | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 13, says he was sexually assaulted at middle school .
4 teens, age 14 and 15, face felony charges in Tampa, Florida .
All four suspects have been suspended from school . | [
"(CNN) -- Four minor boys are facing felony assault charges after a 13-year-old boy accused them of sexually assaulting him in the locker room of a Tampa, Florida, middle school, authorities said Friday. The alleged victim told school officials he was assaulted with a broomstick and hockey stick at Walker Middle Sc... |
33afb8dc74a6a3c9661a6e190693706c5daa6de8 | Summarize the following news article. | Digging in search of lost Nazi gold to be called off, one treasure hunter says .
Second hunter tells Bild it may resume in two weeks .
The dig is in the mountains around Deutschneudorf, Germany .
Treasure hunters hope to find valuables looted from Russia during World War II . | [
"(CNN) -- Treasure hunter Christian Hanisch told CNN Thursday that the hunt for Nazi Gold and possibly the legendary Amber Room will end Friday after the two men leading the expedition had a disagreement. Treasure hunters began drilling again Tuesday to try to locate the lost Nazi gold. Heinz-Peter Haustein, the ot... |
acc62aa53a0706be151f0fbd039f1294e85f3853 | Summarize the following news article. | Zakaria: Tibetans see culture, language, religion as being extinguished by China .
"You need to look at the history to get a complete picture," he says .
In 1912, Tibet declared itself independent, but China never recognized it as such .
Dalai Lama does not seek Tibetan independence, just cultural autonomy . | [
"Fareed Zakaria is a foreign affairs analyst who hosts \"Fareed Zakaria GPS\" on CNN at 1 and 5 p.m. ET Sundays. Zakaria says granting autonomy to groups generally produces peace and stability. (CNN) -- The Dalai Lama says the key to stopping violence around the world is to stop \"destructive emotion.\" In an inter... |
7f3d7c478d0aabfcdf619a8385fc21aa70ab94fe | Summarize the following news article. | Hitachi's annual loss of $8 billion biggest ever for Japanese manufacturer .
NEC Corp. loses $3 billion; Nissan $2.3 billion .
Japanese manufacturers hurt by strong yen, soft overseas sales . | [
"(CNN) -- In the Land of the Rising Sun, the fiscal year is setting in a sea of red. Mount Fuji glows red in the sunset, much like the year-end results of Japanese manufacturers. Electronics makers Hitachi and NEC Corp., and carmaker Nissan all ended the year with a loss. Japan's largest electronics maker, Hitachi ... |
3ce25164248c71db6e804806c8596a99f3a22b61 | Summarize the following news article. | Kellogg's donated two tons of cereal to the San Francisco Food Bank .
Company dumped the cereal boxes with Michael Phelps' face after bong incident .
Food bank director: Helpful donation is "making good from bad"
More than 3,000 boxes of cereal went to help those who were hungry . | [
"(CNN) -- When Kellogg's dumped its endorsement of Michael Phelps after a photograph surfaced of the Olympic gold medalist using a bong, the company was stuck with thousands of boxes of cereal featuring the swimmer's image. Kellogg's ended its Michael Phelps endorsement, so it sent two tons of cereal with his face... |
edffbeec92ef3fb2994768405c0b78b23766e5e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Father of Roxana Saberi says they plan to leave Iran soon .
Saberi, 33, was convicted last month on espionage charges .
Her sentence was changed to a two-year jail term, suspended for five years .
She has lived in Iran since 2003, reporting for international news organizations . | [
"(CNN) -- Freed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi thanked friends and family Tuesday for their support during her ordeal in an Iranian prison, and said she plans to spend the next few days relaxing. Roxana Saberi smiles ouside her home in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday. \"I am, of course, very happy to be free an... |
94292eb0cf176d6d5ffef6223e91d73ef4bf8882 | Summarize the following news article. | Tape used in abduction leads police to store where suspects seen purchasing item .
Police: Surveillance footage also captures green Ford Bronco used in kidnapping .
Briant Rodriguez, 3, was abducted at gunpoint in armed robbery last weekend .
For tips in case call the FBI: 1-866-346-7632 . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in San Bernardino, California, released pictures of two suspects in the abduction of a 3-year-old boy who was taken at gunpoint from his home last weekend. Authorities say these men purchased tape from a store and used it 3-year-old Briant Rodriguez's abduction. Briant Rodriguez has been missing si... |
e66c67d6624f440fb74def0824b2e12d7b8b08bb | Summarize the following news article. | Drug court supporters say program is more effective than jail time .
Biden stresses the importance of drug courts in announcing new drug czar .
Obama vows crackdown on drug war but says stopping all drug flow is unrealistic .
Legalizing marijuana is not an option, White House says . | [
"(CNN) -- As President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon talk tough about cracking down on the deadly drug war, the United States is changing tactics in the battle against illegal narcotics at home. Legalizing marijuana is off the table, the White House says. The man Obama picked to be the new \"drug czar... |
cec04587fd67f6f0f8db61e68f79b86dbb528868 | Summarize the following news article. | Coast Guard rescues 26; searchers unsure how many others missing .
Almost all of the victims are believed to be from Haiti and the Bahamas .
Boat capsized about 15 miles east of Boynton Beach, Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 10 people were killed, and an unknown number remained missing Wednesday, after a boat authorities believe was used for human smuggling capsized off the coast of Florida. The Coast Guard said it rescued 26 people from a capsized boat off the coast of Florida. Almost all of the victims are believe... |
8fd9a21949f34975c66b4ce3433e251476514260 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian army troops use helicopters, boats to deliver supplies, rescue villagers .
NEW: Survivor says he lost wife, children, parents, nine brothers .
India says more than 2 million affected, 225,000 homes destroyed by flooding .
Ninety-five relief shelters and 44 health-care camps set up . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Hundreds of Indian army troops were using helicopters and boats Wednesday to deliver supplies and rescue villagers stranded by the worst flooding in decades, after the Kosi River breached an embankment in Nepal to the north. The death toll in the hard-to-reach Bihar state in northeastern ... |
43c4844d1ddb9471e328452073e02b5d4d1fd5de | Summarize the following news article. | Four men convicted of helping Madrid bombing suspects flee .
Ten others acquitted by Spain's National Court .
March 11, 2004, attacks killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish court convicted four men Tuesday but acquitted 10 others of charges that they helped four suspects from the Madrid train bombings to flee. The rush-hour train bombings killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 others. The National Court convicted Kamal Ahbar, 31, of Algeria, and Samir Ta... |
7cde8987ef4a912ae78b5c0d85e2e7a317f3c017 | 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... |
35f2ba98a4b50ddefc4fa21c8b6a52235396ea35 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan president says airstrikes have strained dealings with Washington .
Latest incident is said to have killed 100 civilians Wednesday .
Karzai critical of how aid money is distributed to his nation .
He emphasizes importance of "peace process" with Taliban . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed his sometimes-turbulent relationship with the United States on Friday as more details emerged about U.S. airstrikes in his country that killed dozens of people this week. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government does not tolerate corruption. Kar... |
ba78b59a0274a00a6af639f9a892d667891d1a8b | Summarize the following news article. | "We are ready to fly there," Russian Air Force official says .
Cuba has four or five fields that suit Russia, military official says .
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also has offered a military airfield . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia expressed interest in using Cuban airfields during patrol missions of its strategic bombers, Russia's Interfax news agency reported . \"There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely suit us,\" Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev told Interfax. Zhikh... |
7da71404e5c6ebc4cccea8b3765b12fff33dfd7c | Summarize the following news article. | Husbands allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, Saudi judge says .
Women in the audience immediately and loudly protested his speech .
Newspaper reports judge was trying to explain increase in domestic violence . | [
"(CNN) -- Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence, Saudi media reported Sunday. It is OK to slap Saudi women who spend too much, a judge has told an audience. Arab News, a Saudi English-language daily newspaper based in Riya... |
9d4b1ad1d3b2f7dade5bcbd97468f07cd64d432b | Summarize the following news article. | Voting in the month-long exercise was spread across 28 states .
India is scheduled to hold the vote count on Saturday .
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress party seeking re-election . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The fifth and final phase of India's marathon general election to choose a federal government ended Wednesday. Indians voters hold up their voter ID cards at a polling station in northern India. Home to about 714 million voters, India is now due to hold a single-day vote count Saturday f... |
299adc21477ccb708a000cb7efd561f85288457d | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban spokesman threaten Pakistan's ruling political class .
Muslim Khan says leaders from Swat Valley must resign within three days .
Meanwhile artillery and helicopters pound Taliban targets in Swat Valley .
Taliban attack NATO supply terminals, torch at least 10 supply trucks . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Taliban spokesman issued a series of threats and ultimatums against Pakistani officials Wednesday as the country's military continued its offensive against the militant group in the Swat Valley. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan has courted local and international media in jovial telepho... |
f4642819d72a8864455a217aa8bc80a79d0f5473 | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 6, begged his parents to let him walk to school bus stop for first time .
He never showed up at school in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood .
Etan Patz disappeared on May 25, 1979 .
Know something? Call the FBI/NYPD Etan Patz hotline: 212-384-2200 . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- His was one of the first photos of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing. Etan Patz, 6, disappeared while walking to a school bus stop. It was the first time he'd gone alone. Etan was 6 when he disappeared on May 25, 1979, the Friday before ... |
b3548137d12fa4047c02c5e829c7ee7848806d00 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Airline says officers "did know what to do ... but did not do it"
Families of victims of February crash near Buffalo, New York, watch hearing .
Safety board hears that pilot got no simulator training on one safety device .
FAA doesn't require such training; airline says pilot had classroom training . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Margie Brandquist wears a framed photo of her sister, who died in a plane crash three months ago. Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial near the site of a plane crash in Clarence Center, New York, in February. Her sister, Mary Pettys, 51, was engaged to be married when her Continental Connec... |
0eda7f6fbe2ef1b7802b304631c67c4e1501e4bf | Summarize the following news article. | 97-year-old was 9 weeks old when Titanic sank in 1912 .
Saturday's auction is expected to raise up to $50,000 for her .
Letters from estate of another survivor will also be on the block . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The last survivor of the Titanic, 97-year-old Millvina Dean, is auctioning off her remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills. Millvina Dean, 97, is trying to raise money so she can stay in the nursing home she prefers. The auction, which is expected to raise up to $50... |
b328f7c506b2e08cac193dee6b0ee9b27cb5fa65 | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Hanks stars in "Angels & Demons," a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"
Fellow cast mate Ewan McGregor says latest film is a standalone .
Like earlier film, "Angels & Demons" has been attacked for mix of fact and fiction .
Catholic League president: "It's all a lie" | [
"(CNN) -- Three years ago, the film based on Dan Brown's novel \"The Da Vinci Code\" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points. From left, actors Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor join director Ron Howard at th... |
a68083e96a467aecb2a680d2e8e088a678235218 | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers say hog population needs protection from human diseases .
Fear over so-called "swine flu" has hit pork industry hard -- and unfairly, many say .
Minnesota facility says humans must wear special suits to keep hogs disease-free .
"No connection at all between the flu and pork," researcher says . | [
"WASECA, Minnesota (CNN) -- When you think of protection from the H1N1 flu virus, you may not think the hog population is what needs protecting. But that's precisely the concern among pork producers and those who use swine in research studies. Professor Samuel Baidoo wears specially issued gear as he checks on the ... |
fbad5a203cf676e9fdb9e136deac1b4076bf5251 | Summarize the following news article. | Catholic priest was removed from duties in Miami archdiocese .
The Rev. Alberto Cutie says he is in love with the woman, considering his options .
He and the woman "both struggled" with the relationship, he said. | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- An internationally known Catholic priest who was shown in photographs last week embracing a bathing-suit-clad woman on a Florida beach has admitted they had a two-year affair. The Rev. Alberto Cutie was removed from his duties after pictures showed him bare-chested with a woman. The Rev. A... |
40db89a00e8d5d75e31bf86522c3a13bca1ecc57 | Summarize the following news article. | Chester French a duo of two Harvard grads .
Band praised for Beach Boys-like sound, highlighted on "Entourage"
Despite pedigree, "probably not" smartest folks in pop music, says one member . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Chester French is giving its music away. Chester French, Max Drummey, left, and D.A. Wallach are earning buzz as a band to watch. Go to the duo's Web site and you can scoop up an entirely free \"athletic-themed\" album. The idea is that you'll be so impressed by the free stuff, you'll feel inspir... |
e5f0a12771425dc49305e29fbc820e1923903745 | 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 ... |
9eed9be6ba6a5fe509c4ab53883916a6b4b085a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Tino Schaedler, colleagues talk about NAU, a remote collaboration project .
They discuss the concept of virtual reality, 3D design and the Internet .
Cocoon project is about being entertained in our own virtual world . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Tino Schaedler is an architect-turned-digital design artist whose groundbreaking work has been seen in \"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\" and \"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.\" Tino Schaedler, Jean-Lucien Gay and Michael J. Brown talk about design, virtuality and the future ... |
a1271796e45f5f9c83771ac045031ccbbd1b0972 | Summarize the following news article. | Source says Nancy Pelosi was told by intelligence officer of waterboarding .
The source also said because she wasn't personally briefed, Pelosi didn't object .
She did support letter voicing concern about waterboarding, source says .
Pelosi has been previously adamant she didn't know waterboarding was used . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A source close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now confirms that Pelosi was told in February 2003 by her intelligence aide, Michael Sheehy, that waterboarding was actually used on CIA detainee Abu Zubaydah. Source says Nancy Pelosi didn't object about waterboard usage because she wasn't personal... |
3715a72a877bc524e2b648f7e1342825c3822259 | Summarize the following news article. | Jay Leno begins the prime-time "Jay Leno Show" in September .
Comedian's last "Tonight Show" is May 29; expect surprises, he says .
He believes audiences will welcome a 10 p.m. comedy-variety show . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jay Leno plans \"something really unusual and different\" when he hands over \"The Tonight Show\" to Conan O'Brien on May 29, 17 years after Johnny Carson left the hosting duties to him. Jay Leno begins \"The Jay Leno Show\" in September. His last \"Tonight Show\" is May 29. But do... |
7de9e34b2c18a896be6fc191379862b4ece49622 | Summarize the following news article. | Carrie Prejean to keep title despite disputes over photos, duties .
Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, made final decision .
Seminude photos don't violate contract Prejean signed, Trump says .
Prejean initially in news for her response to question about same-sex marriage . | [
"(CNN) -- Donald Trump will let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title despite controversy over seminude photos and charges by state pageant officials that she had abandoned her duties to devote time to opposition to same-sex marriage. Miss California USA Carrie Prejean caused controversy with remarks sh... |
e3cbc7ee14ce87b33e1eff83a62171587e269b91 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Russia says it will help transport U.S. nonmilitary cargo to Afghanistan .
United States uses Kyrgyz base as a route for troops and supplies in Afghanistan .
Kyrgyz president says procedures had been initiated to close base .
Move follows news of a multimillion-dollar aid package from Russia . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Kyrgyzstan's decision to close a key U.S. military base is \"regrettable,\" Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, but it won't affect the U.S. military effort in nearby Afghanistan. Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan. On Frida... |
31aa213f5c09542a9aa1334029cf180640200b67 | Summarize the following news article. | Stormy Daniels fan insists movement to draft porn star for Senate campaign for real .
Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana now holds U.S. Senate seat at issue .
Vitter, up for re-election in 2010, is known for his link to the "D.C. Madam"
Daniels says she's embracing possible candidacy, planning "listening tour" o... | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Fans of porn star Stormy Daniels are drafting her to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana now held by Republican Sen. David Vitter. And it's no racy gimmick, they say. Porn star Stormy Daniels, who has no party affiliation, says she's \"always up for a good fight.\" The Draft ... |
f901491671653a9dfb9e05d2db487c8aff4d247d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Parachutist Michel Fournier promises to try record jump again .
Balloon escapes as French skydiver attempts free fall record .
Tuesday's attempt thwarted when an electrical charge broke important cable . | [
"(CNN) -- French parachutist Michel Fournier vowed Tuesday to try again to launch a record-breaking skydive in August, hours after a \"freak\" accident over Canada aborted his second attempt to do so. Michel Fournier tests his equipment a few days before his attempt to break four world records. \"I'm not about to g... |
1c665cf01459d1149869850bc63aa966ccb2f3fd | Summarize the following news article. | Witnesses: Bryan Steinhauer was beaten into a coma by college basketball player .
A year after attack, victim says he does not hate the man who beat him .
Steinhauer says experience has taught him life lessons .
Suspect jumped bail, fled to Serbia where he is now being prosecuted . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Nearly a year after being beaten into a coma, Bryan Steinhauer said Wednesday he does not hate the Serbian basketball player witnesses said brutally assaulted him. Bryan Steinhauer, who was beaten into a coma, is making significant progress in his rehabilitation. \"I am not full of hate; hatred k... |
bc5879799553452800067b12b50bb4598580c4a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Study compared pill Iressa and IV-chemotherapy drug Taxotere .
Patients taking Iressa mainly experienced skin rashes and/or mild diarrhea .
Patients on Taxotere had many more severe side effects, including hair loss .
Experts: Unknown whether FDA will allow new patients to be treated with Iressa . | [
"(CNN) -- A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday. The intravenous chemotherapy treatment had more severe side effects than the pill in this study. Results of a lar... |
2572f7b1217e67c94e4c3d161f068d39bd4436ab | Summarize the following news article. | Because of little pay in independent league, players stay with host families .
Pitcher Josh Faiola staying at Belvedere of Westlake facility near Cleveland, Ohio .
Faiola says teammates joked first, but he's thrilled to bring energy to residents .
Residents decorated facility, will be watching pitcher's every throw . | [
"(CNN) -- When pitcher Josh Faiola walks out of the dugout on opening day with the Lake Erie Crushers, he'll already have a large group of fans in the stands -- his new roommates at the Belvedere of Westlake assisted living facility. Pitcher Josh Failoa stands as residents and friends of The Belvedere of Westlake w... |
3af95cc7fe2a3fdc51079f10f09430d18d7cb796 | Summarize the following news article. | Eco-friendly vehicle company moving into RV plant in Indiana .
Roosevelt Hotel opening in New Orleans after four years in the dark .
Newspaper providing free classified ads for job hunters for one Sunday .
Plant that makes solar panels opens this week in New Mexico . | [
"Editor's note: CNN affiliates report on where job seekers are finding work across the country and how those looking for employment are coping with the situation. Workers at the Jayco plant in Elkhart County in Indiana put together a travel trailer in February. (CNN) -- Elkhart, Indiana, has suffered through a lita... |
4f8503dd940dc1bcbcb0806951d58e9f5f0a8dad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "I think I walked out of the hearings in shock," co-pilot's mother says .
Panel is investigating February crash near Buffalo, New York, that killed 50 .
Pilot slept in lounge before flight, co-pilot commuted all night, safety board hears .
Relative of passenger says she's furious crew may have had little sleep . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The mother of the co-pilot who died in a plane crash near Buffalo, New York, in February, said Thursday that her daughter and the pilot were \"being used as a scapegoat.\" Lynn Morris says she was shocked at how her daughter, the plane's co-pilot, was portrayed in the NTSB hearings. Lynn Morris... |
713f7719990d358c9a7f684e07573a902fd49da4 | Summarize the following news article. | Thursdays will be declared "Veggie Days" in Ghent .
Residents asked to opt for vegetarian meals at least once a week .
City says eating less meat is healthy and can minimize ecological footprint . | [
"(CNN) -- A Belgian city has decided to go \"veggie\" for a day in an effort to highlight the environmental and health costs of eating meat. Stock breeding is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. The city authorities in Ghent, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Brussels, have declared Th... |
9e349373d78fe3936da1b92f5934c5116b420210 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Reza Sayah meets Shaista in a crowded hospital in northwest Pakistan .
Shaista's family among hundreds of thousands of people fleeing fighting .
Shaista says they were walking on a road when a mortar fell from the sky .
The girl's uncle finds her in the hospital; doctors say her shattered foot will recover . | [
"MARDAN, Pakistan (CNN) -- Inside a hospital ward in northwest Pakistan, I found myself surrounded by sobs and screams. One scream was so high-pitched that I didn't think it was human. These were the sounds of agony, and they belonged to innocent civilians who were injured in the cross fire of Pakistani troops and ... |
b51a3bc810b7d018371183f5cc770d202b7f9006 | Summarize the following news article. | Critics and viewers see Stewart as victor after interview with "Mad Money" host .
Pair squared off in an uncomfortable debate on "The Daily Show"
iReporter: Surprised at how Stewart "attacked Cramer's credibility"
Howard Kurtz: "Important moment for holding financial journalists accountable" | [
"(CNN) -- By most accounts, the showdown was pretty brutal. Many declared Jon Stewart, right, the victor in his face-to-face with Jim Cramer on \"The Daily Show.\" Many watching Thursday night's \"Daily Show\" on Comedy Central felt that comedian-turned-media-critic Jon Stewart held bombastic financial guru and CNB... |
5e58a3d012de89c1c9abdcda89b5d0d6fac8748e | Summarize the following news article. | Tom Hanks stars in "Angels & Demons," a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"
Fellow cast mate Ewan McGregor says latest film is a standalone .
Like earlier film, "Angels & Demons" has been attacked for mix of fact and fiction .
Catholic League president: "It's all a lie" | [
"(CNN) -- Three years ago, the film based on Dan Brown's novel \"The Da Vinci Code\" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points. From left, actors Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor join director Ron Howard at th... |
2f27990efc6ccfa6e5caf3cc839c0be0d3679d2f | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban militants attacked a municipal building in the city of Khost .
Insurgents said to be fighting battles with U.S. forces and taking hostages .
Khost is notorious hotbed of Taliban activity near Pakistan border . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said. A U.S. soldier on patrol in Khost province in Februar... |
0fcc2314737f9699df48f1d39e75c52aa7af78fa | Summarize the following news article. | Liu Yan is paralyzed while rehearsing her solo dance for the Olympics' opening .
Doctors say she will not walk again .
Liu wins many dance awards; she is considered China's top classical dancer .
She believes she will recover and exercises every day . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Liu Yan, regarded as China's top classical dancer, was to give the performance of a lifetime: She was to dance a solo at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu, in red, performs on the 2008 Beijing Television Chinese New Year Festival Show. She was to perform a dance entitle... |
3aca555aa7df3f4d6a814b531ab1b17d7aa0537c | Summarize the following news article. | The Rev. Robert Barron: Why does Church back practice that seems unnecessary?
He says he rejects the "marriage is spiritually suspect" defense of celibacy .
But celibacy sets the priest apart as a symbol of another world, he says . | [
"Editor's note: The Rev. Robert Barron is Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Mundelein Seminary and author of several books, including \"Eucharist,\" \"Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ\" and \"The Priority of Christ: Toward a Post-Liberal Catholicism.\" Barron is the director of ... |
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