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6ae442896c0b6d8b1273bc23ecdc82a2dee3e05f | Summarize the following news article. | Japan's GDP fell 4 percent last quarter, the fastest pace on record.
First quarter GDP was 15.4 percent lower than the same time period last year .
This was the fourth straight quarter the Japanese economy contracted . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan's GDP fell 4 percent last quarter, the fastest pace on record, the government said on Wednesday. A homeless man pulls his cart filled with possessions and goods for recycling on March 18 in Osaka, Japan. The January-March quarter for Japan was 15.4 percent lower than the same time perio... |
6becd1695589c9149c89603f8dd54f67f50505aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: New York City has closed 21 schools since virus confirmed, health officials say .
Utah reports first death associated with swine flu, or H1N1, virus .
If confirmed by the CDC, it would be the ninth U.S. death linked to the outbreak .
WHO: At least 10,176 people have been sickened and 80 have died worldwide . | [
"(CNN) -- A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak. Memorials appeared at the door of I.S. 238 in Queens, New York, this week after the death o... |
bf73f7558437bec87bc94876de6241f9db91fde3 | Summarize the following news article. | Joint forces in S. Korea elevate surveillance alert in response to N. Korean threat .
Combat alert level unchanged, S. Korean military spokesman says .
North Korea tested nuclear device, missiles, threatened military action . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korean and U.S. forces have been placed on a higher surveillance alert level, after North Korea threatened military action following its nuclear test earlier this week, the joint forces announced on Thursday. South Korean soldiers use binoculars to look at North Korea on Wednesday... |
8b8112437825fe4043dd635faeebe8076c02f3be | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Sharapova beats 11th seed Nadia Petrova at French Open in Paris .
Former world number one Sharapova is returning after a shoulder injury .
Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina also go through in straight sets . | [
"(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova stepped up her comeback after injury to claim the scalp of 11th seed Nadia Pedrova to reach the third round of the French Open in Paris on Wednesday. Sealed with a kiss. Sharapova celebrates her victory over Petrova. The former world number one had come into the second grand slam of the s... |
83915433daf2c92bfd25109179f547959d6c54b1 | Summarize the following news article. | President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed speaking at a conference in Mogadishu .
Ahmed fears foreign fighters will turn Somalia into another Iraq or Afghanistan .
Fighting in past two days kills more than 40 civilians .
U.S. says Al-Shabab militants are affiliated with al Qaeda network . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia needs international help to fight Islamist extremists battling for power in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, the country's moderate Islamist president said Monday. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was recently appointed Somalia's transitional president. \"I am calling on the international community to... |
0d029b3147a3875e0b7ddae8e65eb22377a7268f | Summarize the following news article. | Presentation of your experience can be just as important as your degree .
Some 39 million Americans have a bachelor's degree .
Present any of your internships or work experience that employer may appreciate . | [
"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. If you've rolled up your sleeves and gotten experience, tell potential employers when applying for a job. Talk to a dozen students on any college campus and you'... |
33d824b129041717f637d0d37672b3b2f0fd191f | Summarize the following news article. | Dermatologists report increased incidence of skin cancer among people of color .
Minorities often believe pigmentation makes them immune to skin cancer .
More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer are estimated in 2009 .
Every 62 minutes, one American dies of melanoma . | [
"(CNN) -- When Tiffany Wilson noticed a small growth on her left hip, she didn't think much of it. Tiffany Wilson, 41, found a bump on her hip that she thought was a pimple. It turned out to be skin cancer. \"It was bizarre,\" recalled the 41-year-old salon owner from Minneapolis, Minnesota. \"I just thought it was... |
8a740fc6ecedbad3a8f055ce2499817241ebf508 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple arrested in central Florida on anabolic steroid possession charges .
Claim they sold steroids to professional athletes in District of Columbia, sheriff says .
Richard Thomas says he sold steroids to pro baseball, hockey players, sheriff says . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida man arrested with his wife on anabolic steroid possession charges claimed to have sold steroids to professional hockey and baseball players in the District of Columbia, but the National Hockey League and Washington Capitals said Wednesday they doubted the allegation. Richard Thomas and his wife,... |
ec043d51d65662479c82cec8cd7f2d9f8fd908bc | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea says it will launch a commercial satellite atop a rocket between April 4-8 .
Satellite imagery shows rocket at launch site in northeastern North Korea .
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says rocket aims to boost military capability . | [
"(CNN) -- A North Korean rocket slated for launch sometime early next month can be clearly seen in a satellite photograph taken Sunday. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are located at the Ministry of Defense on March 29 in Tokyo, Japan. The satellite imagery, obtained by the Institute for Science and Inte... |
49da5c62a702063be1635e29a5c4e2e6206c5225 | Summarize the following news article. | Hijacked United Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania during the 9/11 attacks .
National Park Service says it needs to start construction soon .
Emotional debate on eminent domain has thrown a wrench in the plans . | [
"SOMERSET COUNTY, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A chain link fence now stands between Tim Lambert's land and the impact site of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed here on September 11, 2001. The property has been in Lambert's family for almost 80 years. A temporary memorial has been set up to honor the victims of the... |
a6b2b01bb32f70820e4a742a00f24940f63466ed | Summarize the following news article. | Germany picks Magna to buy majority stake in Opel, news reports say .
German government agrees to fund bridging loan to keep Opel in business .
Magna also seeking to bring Russian partners into Opel deal .
Opel's parent company General Motors set to declare bankruptcy as soon as Monday . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A Canadian auto parts supplier has come to the rescue of German carmaker Opel, negotiating a deal with the German government that will save the company from insolvency. German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck talks to reporters early Saturday morning following talks on Opel. Officials fro... |
391d4022784892f14d00555c4e32bdd12bfdf625 | Summarize the following news article. | The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians adrift at sea .
Men apparently without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks .
Men found off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians who had been adrift without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas. Mexican medical personel examine two of five Ecuadorians rescued at sea. Mexican authorities i... |
ba74f7e195f6ecc56fabc280ad58dee51ce74110 | Summarize the following news article. | Death of Thomas Herrion has raised worries over the heart health of big players .
Researchers looked at 504 active NFL players from 12 teams in 2007 .
Players were less likely to smoke or have blood-sugar problems than other men .
NFL athletes are more likely to have prehypertension than other men . | [
"They're bigger, brawnier, and faster than the typical male, but are National Football League players healthier than other men their age? Justin Bannan, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens, participated in the study on NFL players. Yes and no, according to a new NFL-funded study that looks at the cardiovascular heal... |
4ba7d2cd2eed959000ff8d1b1891cb72a8d2fe8a | Summarize the following news article. | Fashion industry job market is being hit very hard, analyst says .
Students at Savannah College of Art and Design get advice from designers .
Vogue's André Leon Talley says Jason Wu made doll clothing for years .
Designer Isabel Toledo says when you start at bottom, you can only go up . | [
"SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- What does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama? Designer Yigal Azrouël talks with students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. \"Bravery,\" says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow w... |
0ec8467e456e63d08e795c6992d2e3eb8e061fdd | Summarize the following news article. | Gunmen fire on campaign office for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, .
Two adults and child wounded in attack; Ahmadinejad not present .
Attack happened near where Shia mosque bombed Thursday, killing up to 20 .
No group has accepted responsibility, but local governor blamed terrorist group . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Gunmen on motorcycles fired Friday on a campaign office for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wounding two adults and a child, according to a report by Iran's state-run news agency. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not present at the time of the attack. The shooting happened about 5 p.m. in fro... |
bf95b138ddf2f961f5765ddff0ef709fcc50b499 | Summarize the following news article. | Fewer customers buy from coin-operated newspaper machines .
Delivery man says newspapers sell better from train stations than street machines .
Texas company that makes the machines says business is down .
"There'll be printed newspapers for years and years," firm's president says . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- This classic chant of \"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!\" -- barked out by battalions of newsboys hawking newspapers -- died decades ago, a casualty of home delivery, mass distribution and the advent of coin-operated newspaper machines. Some coin-operated newspaper machines have lasted for 30 ye... |
2310fdcf21ef2c71082aeae98a5da06bbb46140a | Summarize the following news article. | IBM criticized for plans to shift U.S. jobs to India while seeking stimulus money .
IBM CEO has said $30 billion could create 1 million jobs in next 12 months .
Plan shows conflicting interests between IBM and U.S., analyst says .
American public needs to stand up and say, 'This is just not right,' analyst says . | [
"(CNN) -- IBM's reported plans to lay off thousands of U.S. workers and outsource many of those jobs to India, even as the company angles for billions in stimulus money, doesn't sit well with employee rights advocates. Business Week reports that IBM's workforce increased from 386,558 in 2007 to 398,000 at the end o... |
598f6e6432c166d7ebf5062ac4fe2ad0deb5f60d | Summarize the following news article. | An estimated 13,000 people fled homes after violence targeting foreigners .
Attacks have been concentrated in Johannesburg's poorest areas .
Police arrest more than 200 people after at least 22 are killed .
Zimbabweans who have fled their own country are driven from squatter camps . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Police armed with rubber bullets were patrolling neighborhoods in Johannesburg on Tuesday in an effort to quell a recent spree of violence aimed at foreigners that police say has killed 22 people and displaced an estimated 13,000. A crowd armed with clubs, machetes and axes riot... |
95e7055a36a2716a085386bab5e6844da266f78e | Summarize the following news article. | Winner Kris Allen calls runner-up one of the best performers ever on show .
Finalist Adam Lambert says he had a feeling Allen was going to win .
Allen says he hopes fan support was because of his music, not his faith .
Lambert says questions about his sexuality may have helped him stand out . | [
"(CNN) -- \"American Idol\" viewers had a clear choice when it came down to the final decision: the low-key but sincere Kris Allen or the flamboyant and powerful Adam Lambert. \"American Idol\" winner Kris Allen, left, and runner-up Adam Lambert say they're good friends. The vote went for Allen, and Lambert told Ry... |
b03a1f110c0de8bbe0b77296bcfc957700ff822a | Summarize the following news article. | Lance Armstrong's broken collarbone was worse than doctors expected .
Armstrong was injured Monday in crash at Spain bike race .
Armstrong announced last year he was returning to competitive racing . | [
"(CNN) -- Cyclist Lance Armstrong said Thursday the surgery to repair his broken collarbone proved to be more complex than doctors originally anticipated and that he will take his recovery \"day by day.\" Cyclist Lance Armstrong needed 12 screws to repair his broken collarbone. \"I thought everything went very smoo... |
746fa4f27c1a29c718ad09646866e1b34c5e5e9b | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: Omar Edwards, chasing a suspect, was fatally shot by another officer .
Edwards, in plainclothes, witnessed suspect trying to break into his car .
Another saw his pursuit, jumped out of unmarked vehicle and fired six shots .
Officers placed on administrative duties while shooting is investigated . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A police officer chasing a theft suspect was fatally shot Thursday night by another officer after he failed to drop his weapon when ordered to, authorities said. Officer Omar Edwards, 25, was not wearing a bulletproof vest and did not fire a shot, authorities say. Authorities said Officer Omar E... |
5d9cf111c517af09aac8fa33914d39169286fc02 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 10-person dance group Diversity seemed shocked to win "Britain's Got Talent"
48-year-old Internet sensation Susan Boyle came in second .
Show judge Piers Morgan says Boyle thought about leaving show after rough week .
Singer catapulted into media spotlight after her audition wowed audiences worldwide . | [
"(CNN) -- Internet sensation Susan Boyle came up short, coming in second during \"Britain's Got Talent\" finale on Saturday. Fans cheering on Susan Boyle react after she comes in second during \"Britain's Got Talent.\" Boyle was upset by winner Diversity, a 10-person dance group from Essex and East London, England,... |
4f3f396f870dd1a5d4f60ae5962462130e586d68 | Summarize the following news article. | Teen girl found wearing only socks after being raped, murdered .
Kathy Gloddy left home with her pet dog, who returned without her hours later .
Police have few clues and at least two persons of interest .
A former neighbor came forward claiming information, but later recanted . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- It was a typical November day in 1971 when an eighth-grader left her house in a sleepy New Hampshire town with her pet dog, Tasha, in tow. Kathy Gloddy was found murdered a mile from where she was last seen. The German shepherd returned home that day without its 13-year-old master, Kathy Gloddy. ... |
e079256f8f4158efeec6ebdc426032c5f1ad537d | Summarize the following news article. | Ohio company gets $400,000 tax credit to hire workers .
Pennsylvania program will train veterans in welding skills .
Indiana bioscience company looks to hire 125 people . | [
"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. Tennessee's Williamson County Public Library in Franklin is trying to improve computer skills of older job seekers. (CNN) -- An Ohio company transforming... |
893865456d4551f1070f4d4b73a2db57abe8271f | Summarize the following news article. | Online game uses Thomas the Tank Engine to help autistic children .
Children try to recognize which engine has happy, sad, angry face .
Autistic children often have trouble distinguishing different facial expressions .
UK study: More autistic kids fascinated with "Thomas" than other fictional characters . | [
"(CNN) -- Thomas the Tank Engine, whose television adventures on the fictional island of Sodor have delighted children around the world for years, is now on a real-life mission to help kids with autism. Thomas the Tank Engine is part of a new online game to help autistic children recognize different emotions. The ... |
0c0531e58be44274dbfea947776465554c60f08e | Summarize the following news article. | American Medical Association Alliance wants films with smoking to be rated R .
AMAA says that kids who watch smoking often turn to habit .
Hollywood rating organization says smoking in movies has declined . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Smoking in youth-rated movies has not declined despite a pledge two years ago by Hollywood studios to encourage producers to show less \"gratuitous smoking,\" according to an anti-smoking group. The American Medical Association Alliance has been trying to get movie studios to make ... |
09ee814f716ca22ef5ba154c0fd24c17c88fae6e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Music producer sentenced for 2003 slaying of Lana Clarkson .
Actress was found shot dead in foyer of Spector's California mansion .
Defense argued it was a suicide; first trial ended in a mistrial .
Grammy-winning Spector, 69, was inducted in 1989 to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Music producer Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to the maximum sentence of 19 years to life for the murder six years ago of actress Lana Clarkson. Phil Spector's first murder trial in 2007 ended in a mistrial as jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict. That means Spector, 69, wo... |
65706cca39aaaa9a91e72ce60b3bf08ff15af679 | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta police union head says he got frustrated at city meeting .
Other cops quick to defend him, saying mayor is ignoring larger issue .
Police: Company refusing to help cops injured in the line of duty .
Mayor Franklin's spokesperson says mayor will work to address complaints . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It probably would have been just another ho-hum city council budget meeting. Except that the leader of Atlanta's police union, and second-highest ranking member of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, said he wanted to beat Atlanta's mayor with a bat. \"I want to beat her [Ma... |
cfa0349fb668b9e053361f57db8ad9ba4be60a97 | Summarize the following news article. | Man drives minibus into a crowd celebrating Barcelona's Champions League win .
The Manchester United supporter was angry after his team's defeat in final .
Nigerian police confirm that 10 people were also injured in the attack .
Man was arrested after incident that took place in the town of Ogbo . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- A man \"angered\" by Manchester United's defeat to Barcelona in the final of the Champions League killed four people when he drove a minibus into a crowd celebrating the Spanish side's victory, police in Nigeria have told CNN. Barcelona fans celebrate in the city's Las Ramblas thoroughfare... |
0517d2781edd8dd488fbf75ea511a2aedae953e0 | Summarize the following news article. | US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River on January 15 .
Passengers scrambled to save their lives, leaving behind personal belongings .
Texas company has recovered, restored and returned most of the 30,000 items .
Some items, like one woman's four flash drives, are still in good shape . | [
"(CNN) -- It is a boarding pass unlike any other. It's a memory of a day that nearly was his last on earth. US Airways passenger Barry Leonard now has the other half of his boarding pass from the fateful flight. When a FedEx package arrived at Barry Leonard's home recently, he had no idea it contained items from h... |
462532c3236d03d4cf50301965f0118d179c71b9 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 28 million scouts across the world took part in sunrise ceremonies .
Scouts renewed their promise to build a tolerant and peaceful society .
Started by Robert Baden-Powell it upholds values such as trust and loyalty . | [
"(CNN) -- Millions of people around the world have taken part in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement. Scouts renewed their promise to build a tolerant and peaceful society. Dawn celebrations involving 28 million young people took place across the globe, from Ecuador to Bhutan. In south... |
6cac107d8efa578a3e8e4d076dc113f5821471e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Teach For America places college grads as teachers in low-income schools .
Some question whether graduates are qualified to teach in tough classrooms .
Group will place more than 4,000 teachers across United States this year . | [
"NEW YORK -- Talking excitedly and pacing the front of her classroom, Molly Greer engages her students. \"What are different paces you can go when you're reading aloud? Christina?\" Molly Greer, in her New York classroom, says she now wants to make teaching her career. \"Low.\" \"Okay, low or soft, yes.\" On the fi... |
a94126b9c0cbb0cb8f57653ccc6b9c1b05944ac2 | Summarize the following news article. | Leslie Sanchez: Obama sought a high-court nominee who would show empathy .
But, Sanchez asks, as a justice, who would Sotomayor empathize with?
Hispanic community places high value on entrepreneurship and family, she says .
Sanchez: Will Sotomayor share those values if confirmed to the court? | [
"Leslie Sanchez is a Republican political strategist and co-chair of the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute (www.hapinstitute.net), a pro-business advocacy organization. She was director of the Bush administration's White House Initiative on Hispanic Education from 2001 to 2003 and is CEO of the Impacto Gro... |
ba0e70014824bb9eb5881f3d07d2bdcca9a4844b | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-President Bush gives one of first major domestic speeches after White House .
Bush discusses his marriage and life after presidency .
"I am not so sure that if we hadn't married, she'd have voted for me," Bush says .
Bush also says he wasn't surprised to lose public support on security issues . | [
"BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (CNN) -- Former President Bush said that if Laura Bush hadn't been his wife, he isn't sure he could have counted on her vote. Laura Bush's \"patience and her enthusiasm ... made our marriage a really good marriage,\" President Bush said. \"I can promise you that her life dream when she was ... |
0320d19bfb6d6b2a7a459d336121f7765cd11df6 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting has triggered flight of more than 67,000 Somalis since May 8 .
Most heading to Afgooye corridor, a 30-kilometer stretch of ramshackle housing .
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed speaking at a conference in Mogadishu .
Ahmed fears foreign fighters will turn Somalia into another Iraq or Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Described as the largest single gathering of displaced residents in the world today, tens of thousands of civilians are seeking shelter along the Afgooye corridor outside Mogadishu, according to the United Nations. Members of the U.S. Navy take a young Somali boy to safety after rescuing him and 51 others... |
e317046dd2c341f25cf4ea000fd5cd32459240e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Telectroscope allows Londoners, New Yorkers to see each other in real time .
Giant scope was Victorian age idea, came about when reporter made typo .
Artist St. George inspired by childhood notion of digging to other side of Earth . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- As the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth on the south bank of the River Thames on Thursday, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St. George had finally been realized. The Telectroscope lets Londoners and New Yorke... |
579f16eaf55685de58e1c6d1d4c0d4e41f7df719 | Summarize the following news article. | Former Polish leaders Jaruzelski, Walesa speak to CNN .
Jaruzelski was military leader who declared martial law in 1981 .
Walesa was leader of Solidarity, first president of post-communist Poland .
Both men claim to have played key roles in Poland's transition to democracy . | [
"(CNN) -- One was the archetypal military strongman, intent on maintaining the social order and saving his country from \"catastrophe.\" The other was a charismatic shipyard electrician and trade union leader who was just as determined to lead his countrymen to freedom. Wojciech Jaruzelski and Lech Walesa attend th... |
bfa1f117dc28b1e0142f46ab101c4a1a2087e927 | Summarize the following news article. | Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, wins in fourth trip to national finals .
The 13-year-old eighth-grader will receive $40,000 in cash and prizes .
Focus on task keeps cameras and media from distracting her, Kavya says .
Girl may return to scene if younger sister does well in future competitions . | [
"(CNN) -- The winner of the 82nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee said Friday she is \"pretty excited\" but a little tired. Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, reacts to winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. \"This has been my dream for so long; I've always wanted to win the bee,\" Kavy... |
df3343dffeaca447a8894d62a4833e7c98965bb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher denies Google Earth appearance .
Fans said man captured on camera drinking outside London pub was singer .
Gallagher said the man was too embarrassingly dressed to be him . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher on Saturday denied that he is the man shown pointing at the Google Street View camera as it drove past his local pub in London last summer. Liam Gallagher says the figure captured on Google Earth outside a pub in London is not him. \"Just saw google earth appa... |
6c3daec1c9b9139ae84614ad1d7aa832f91d7dc5 | Summarize the following news article. | 88 Darfuri women interviewed in Chad described "profound" suffering and fear .
Expert in refugee trauma says "the atmosphere of intimidation was palpable"
200,000 people have died, 2 million have fled the region since fighting began in 2003 . | [
"(CNN) -- An American human rights group documenting widespread sexual violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and Chad has called for \"vigorous prosecution of rape as a war crime.\" Sudanese women in a refugee camp in southern Chad in March. Physicians for Human Rights, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, issued a... |
189946270fe1f64ee02f2877679c075b5645c0bb | Summarize the following news article. | Jelena Dokic's emotional French Open comeback ended by a back injury .
Former world No.4 was in tears before walking off the court at Roland Garros .
She had led Elena Dementieva 6-2 3-2 in her first Paris outing since 2004 .
But she called it quits after Russian fourth seed won the next two games . | [
"Fourth seed Elena Dementieva avoided an embarrassing early exit when comeback queen Jelena Dokic's French Open hopes were ended by a back injury on Thursday. Jelena Dokic was left in tears after being forced to retire hurt against Elena Dementieva at the French Open. Dokic, taking part in her first French Open sin... |
365d79c0b7fbb97745febc3111b261f391c5230c | Summarize the following news article. | Essence speaks to political activist in Chicago about children's deaths .
36 Chicago-area students killed in current academic school year .
75 percent of children killed within 8 miles of President Obama's former house .
Children see how America takes care of the world but not them, activist says . | [
"(ESSENCE) -- Two weeks ago, 3-year-old Jaquan Reed was fatally shot on Chicago, Illinois', West Side. Men participate in the Million Father March to support children going to school. While the case shook the city, such shootings involving children are no longer rare in the Windy City. Within the current academic y... |
f565fab609995c88d068079991af5b07faf811c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January and had 6 children already .
Suleman will star in a TV show, produced by Eyeworks' British division .
The "quasi-reality TV series" would film the lives of her children in documentary style . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in January, will star in a reality television series about her family, a TV executive said. Nadya Suleman will star in a \"quasi-reality TV series,\" says a TV executive. The Eyeworks executive, who asked not to be named, confirmed a Us ma... |
696da15c2d7caa67e8a90bdca6c069bf2639aa96 | Summarize the following news article. | New York police say the bomb outside a Starbucks was made from a water bottle .
The Memorial Day explosion damaged store but injured no one .
The blast happened about 3:30 a.m. on the posh Upper East Side of Manhattan .
Suspects and motive -- including possibility of political motivation -- still being sought . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A crude bomb made from a water bottle was used in an explosion that damaged a Starbucks coffee shop on New York's posh Upper East Side, New York police said. Monday's explosion shattered glass at the Manhattan Starbucks coffee shop. No one was injured. The Memorial Day explosion damaged the shop,... |
dd5199027b1211ba11d3d9db70d555e9ffda71c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court justice, 76, will receive chemotherapy treatments .
Doctors removed small tumor from her pancreas in February .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg consistently signals her health outlook is good .
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor gave Ginsburg advice on chemotherapy . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to undergo a \"precautionary\" course of chemotherapy following her surgery last month for pancreatic cancer, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday. President Obama greets Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her arrival for his February 24 address to Congress. The tre... |
a7dfae9b7878bf9cd4c3ba490d77c956c6d7ef88 | Summarize the following news article. | Arizona reports its fourth death linked to H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu .
Officials in Cook County, Illinois, report their second flu death .
Latest two deaths not in CDC's official tally of 11 swine-flu deaths in U.S.
World Health Organization has counted 14,557 cases of H1N1 -- 96 of them fatal . | [
"(CNN) -- Arizona reported its fourth death from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, health officials said Wednesday. The H1N1 strain is relatively mild, but it's being closely watched for mutations that might become severe. The victim was the second child in the Pima County area to die of flu complicatio... |
5cd8537d0d3fac20715f2fe4fa1c1fea05965839 | Summarize the following news article. | Pixar faced many new technological challenges on its film "Up," opening Friday .
The movie is about an old man who flies away on a house lifted by balloons .
Pixar used a programmed physical simulator to animate thousands of balloons .
Studio's goal is to make even the hardest animation problems look simple on screen ... | [
"(CNET) -- If you want to consider a difficult computational problem, try thinking of the algorithms required to animate more than 10,000 helium balloons, each with its own string, but each also interdependent on the rest, which are collectively hoisting aloft a small house. The production team at Pixar faced many ... |
113bc1c570498f5723bf595f8980c30e95711c47 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle area and Oregon closed .
Amtrak suspends service between Seattle and Portland until Saturday .
More than 40 evacuated from care home in Puyallup, Washington .
Up to 15 inches of rain reported in some areas of Washington state . | [
"(CNN) -- River waters spread over highways and farms, towns and parks in Washington on Thursday, shutting down traffic on a 20-mile stretch of heavily traveled Interstate 5 between Seattle and Oregon and threatening the federal roadway north of Seattle. Rescue boats are sent out Wednesday in Pierce County, south o... |
22d0f0e4f669d33e2f87378f459d33517073e848 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Boyle suffers from backlash in talent show final, UK papers suggest .
48-year-old Scottish singing sensation beaten by dance act Diversity .
Boyle expected to earn millions of dollars after becoming global celebrity .
Simon Cowell plans to take Boyle across Atlantic to "conquer the U.S." | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- She may have finished second, but Susan Boyle continued to make newspaper headlines in the UK Sunday following her shock defeat in the final of \"Britain's Got Talent.\" Susan Boyle fans watch her perform for the final time on \"Britain's Got Talent.\" \"Boyle Backlash\" said the headline ... |
3a77835fe5895d5643a7ac25d28416ceb90c0695 | Summarize the following news article. | Maricopa Co., Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio now has own TV show .
Arpaio proud of sometimes unorthodox methods, has been criticized for them .
Show, "Smile: You're Under Arrest," gets people with outstanding warrants . | [
"HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Reality television featuring law enforcement officers on the beat is nothing new. A show featuring a lawman who makes jailed inmates wear pink underwear and uses actors to trick suspects, however, is a new twist. Maricopa Co. Sheriff Joe Arpaio now has his own TV show, \"Smile: You'r... |
7e2de5a136e8f674c45ca98cccc0f1113114fd0b | Summarize the following news article. | Author's ex-boyfriend meets someone else before she can get over him .
She lost Brian to his ex-girlfriend and her friend Ken to another girl .
Author: Maybe it's a self-fulfilling prophecy .
"I choose the chance of being the girl before the girlfriend," she says . | [
"(The Frisky) -- There exists a school of thought that dictates if you think something catastrophic, then it won't happen. What would happen if my family died in a car accident? What would happen if my house caught on fire? \"What makes men connect with the girl of their dreams after sparking with me?\" the author ... |
afb9617cc571fd20670bfaed3c971ebfec1451fe | Summarize the following news article. | Frank Buckles, 107, is the last living U.S. veteran of WWI .
Buckles was present for first Veterans Day in 1918 when it was Armistice Day .
Buckles said it was his duty to represent soldiers since he is last WWI vet .
There is no national memorial in Washington for WWI veterans . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Frank Buckles considered it his duty to represent his fellow soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day. Frank Buckles, 107 and the last living U.S. WWI veteran, said it was his duty to represent his fallen soldiers. \"I have to,\" he told CNN, \"because I'm the last living member ... |
5cb8e3eb872edfc38ecadc34cba5f1a19ae5190e | Summarize the following news article. | Among the urban sprawl are pockets of tranquility, neon-lit fun and greenery .
The Joseon dynasty palaces are a must, offering a contrast to the city's concrete .
Insadong provides some old world charm and great places to eat Korean cuisine . | [
"(CNN) -- Seoul is a bit of curio. On the surface it's as modern as any city could hope to be, addicted as it is to technology and modern design. Let me entertain you, Korean-style. Bars and karaoke rooms abound in entertainment areas. Yet among the blocky skyscrapers and highways running through the sprawling city... |
3ae90745918e22a3c619bbdbc00f9ca90408d938 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska erupted again on Saturday .
NEW: Eruption sent ash as high as 45,000 feet in the air, experts said .
NEW: FAA says ash falling around Anchorage resulted in closure of the airport .
Mount Redoubt has been erupting since March 22 . | [
"(CNN) -- Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska has erupted again, shooting ash as high as 45,000 feet in the air on Saturday, experts said. A series of eruptions has been rattling Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano since Sunday. The eruption occurred at about 1:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey to... |
a1cc0fcc25d83ff8f91c8105379c0c5daf905884 | Summarize the following news article. | Holy Land Foundation has been called the biggest Muslim charity in U.S.
5 charity leaders got prison sentences ranging from 65 years to 15 years .
Charity accused of sending $12.4 million to Hamas under humanitarian cloak .
Assistant AG: "These sentences should serve as a strong warning" | [
"(CNN) -- Five leaders of what was once the nation's largest Muslim charity were given long prison sentences Wednesday by a federal judge, months after they were found guilty of aiding a militant Palestinian organization. Ghassan Elashi, seen here at 2001 news conference, was sentenced to 65 years in prison. \"The... |
afe434d9dcf0caec286c6d248d79046f1f99a360 | Summarize the following news article. | International aid groups struggle to reach thousands after Tropical Storm Hanna .
Hurricane Ike also could hit Haiti this weekend .
Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere has been hit by 3 storms in a month .
Drinking water in Haiti is contaminated by bodies, Haitian volunteer says . | [
"(CNN) -- A ship carrying U.N. relief supplies, including food and water, arrived Friday in the hurricane-ravaged Haitian city of Gonaives, an official with the United Nations' World Food Programme said. The ship sailed from the capital, Port-au-Prince, carrying 19 tons of high-energy biscuits, 50,000 bottles of wa... |
2e3f026c0007e9acc51ab1a9504ad0b8137fff28 | Summarize the following news article. | Attorneys for illegal immigrants argue their clients used random numbers .
U.S. says prosecutors need not prove "knowledge" that ID belongs to someone .
A decision is expected by the end of June . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to examine whether prosecutors can aggressively prosecute illegal immigrants for identity theft if they didn't know the documents they were given belonged to someone else. The Supreme Court has agreed to grapple with the issues of identity theft and illegal immig... |
07ef1d74392c67ca32807277f20037a163a0bb46 | Summarize the following news article. | Myanmar court jails blogger, poet and dissidents for anti-regime activities . | [
"YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Courts in Myanmar have sentenced a blogger, a poet and several dissidents to several years in jail for anti-regime activities, a court official told CNN Tuesday. Young people at an Internet cafe in Myanmar. The verdicts were announced Monday and Tuesday, the court official said. Blogger Na... |
1130d1095505ab839216c88ef165095f34a96612 | Summarize the following news article. | Watergate reporter Bernstein knew who Mark Felt was; only Woodward contacted him .
Important source for scandal story died Thursday at age 95 .
Bernstein: Felt "performed a great act of courage and national service" | [
"(CNN) -- Reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward relied on FBI insider W. Mark Felt as a reliable but anonymous source for their stories on the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. Carl Bernstein says \"Deep Throat's\" information on Watergate was \"absolutely invaluable.\... |
617e22da72fa75a05598656def31533153dffdc9 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Heart transplant teen planned to cut out possible victim's heart .
Andrew Busskohl, 18, charged with two felony counts relating to broken window .
Prosecutor stands by charges; neighbors upset teen not facing attempted murder .
Defense attorney says teen's medication affected his thinking . | [
"WOODBURY, Minnesota (CNN) -- At 14, Andrew Busskohl got a second chance at life when he underwent a heart transplant. But four years later, neighbors have more fear than compassion for him. Police say Andrew Busskohl plotted to kill a neighbor but was stopped before it got to that point. Busskohl, 18, has been ch... |
d701fec26950453b65fe0e270ca7985f330fafe9 | Summarize the following news article. | Court ruled that because woman already had surgery, she should not get asylum .
In rare move, Attorney General said court's ruling was "flawed"
Michael Mukasey ordered court to reconsider its ruling .
Mali woman said she fears any daughter she had would be subject to mutilation . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. attorney general is trying to prevent immigration authorities from sending a Muslim woman to her home country, where she was a victim of female genital mutilation. Attorney General Michael Mukasey ordered an immigration court to reconsider an African woman's case. In a stinging order o... |
25eaf2e94aeee670372ac563c806aec1a91dbde2 | Summarize the following news article. | 2008 ozone hole larger than in 2007, European Space Agency says .
It covers area of about 27 million square kilometers .
Ozone layer acts as a sunlight filter, shielding Earth from some ultraviolet rays . | [
"(CNN) -- The ozone hole over Antarctica in 2008 is larger in both size and ozone loss than last year, but not as large as in 2006, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. Some chemical processes produce ozone-depleting gases. The hole is a thinning area in the ozone layer over Antarctica and the size of the hole v... |
ab0d0f55603056da8d08078572a0ddb08f73ca39 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities: Omar Edwards, chasing a suspect, was fatally shot by another officer .
Edwards, in plainclothes, witnessed suspect trying to break into his car .
Another saw his pursuit, jumped out of unmarked vehicle and fired six shots .
Officers placed on administrative duties while shooting is investigated . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A police officer chasing a theft suspect was fatally shot Thursday night by another officer after he failed to drop his weapon when ordered to, authorities said. Officer Omar Edwards, 25, was not wearing a bulletproof vest and did not fire a shot, authorities say. Authorities said Officer Omar E... |
7adc4fa795fef29322696eba626312709fe7aa58 | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters line up coconuts on Brazil's Copacabana beach .
Rio de Paz says coconuts represent victims of urban violence, drug wars .
Protesters string up sign in sand that says "Shame" in four languages .
Earlier, group staged mock cemetery in beach sand representing missing people . | [
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Antiviolence protesters stretched out 16,000 coconuts on Brazil's world-famous Copacabana beach Saturday, each one representing a victim of urban violence. Protesters used dummies to represent victims of violence on Brazil's Copacabana beach this week. Activists from ONG Rio de Paz ... |
5664550cbc54b04021d136e9b7b21dc167151c45 | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta hair stylist Leslie Marva Adams disappeared three years ago .
She failed to show up at her sister's birthday party .
Adams had taken out a restraining order against an ex-boyfriend .
Police continue with DNA tests to determine if skeletal remains are hers . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Three years ago Tuesday, Leslie Marva Adams, an attractive, 40-year-old hair stylist from Atlanta, Georgia, chatted on the phone with her mother in the morning. Leslie Adams, 40, filed a restraining order against an old boyfriend and disappeared three years ago. It was the last conversation she w... |
f0c7534d97975c1ff68f37860f0487c7f3260949 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials: Three people in San Diego home killed in crash of F/A-18 .
One believed to have been in home is missing, officials say .
Marines: Pilot -- the jet's only occupant -- ejected safely, was taken to hospital .
Two homes destroyed in crash about 2 miles from airfield, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- A grandmother, mother and her child died when a military fighter jet crashed into a house in San Diego Monday, igniting a huge fireball, CNN's San Diego affiliates and the San Diego Union Tribune are reporting. Fire rages in a San Diego neighborhood where an F/A-18 jet crashed Monday. Another child is mis... |
c34b473a860e237b37d1f9692f820e2c4a9a292d | Summarize the following news article. | Daniel Hauser started second round of chemotherapy this week, spokesman says .
Daniel "angry and depressed" at being forced to undergo chemo, Jim Navarro says .
13-year-old needs chemotherapy, doctors and court say .
Mother took him out of the state to seek alternative treatment, returned this week . | [
"(CNN) -- A 13-year-old Minnesota boy who has cancer has resumed chemotherapy treatments and is not responding well, a family spokesman said Friday. Doctors say Daniel Hauser's lymphoma responded well to a first round of chemotherapy in February. Danny Hauser started a second round of chemotherapy treatment this we... |
e77d9a8ff1691c16f0dc0ce91c74776231bcc73f | Summarize the following news article. | Billy Joel proposed to Katie Lee in St. Bart's .
Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter got engaged while in a double kayak .
Jordan Batman proposed to Christina Aguilera on a Valentine's Day getaway .
Seal gave Heidi Klum a 10-karat yellow diamond on a glacier in Canada . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Engagement season is in full swing, which, of course, means an influx proposals, but more importantly, tons of creative \"will you marry me?\" scenarios to top. Take a cue from these celebrities by jaunting off to memorable destinations for a proposal your partner won't forget (or turn down!). Ven... |
421cdcf2fa76015c98cf831270fb651e123eaf4c | Summarize the following news article. | Saudis will increase daily oil production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million .
Increase from July, boosting production to highest level since 1981 .
Announcement at Jeddah energy summit to help ease pain of oil price hike .
Saudis: OPEC should give $1B for strategy, $500M of which for developing nations . | [
"JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- Saudi King Abdullah confirmed Sunday that his country will increase daily oil production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp rise in international oil prices. Saudi Arabia has announced an increase in oil production in a bid to ease the press... |
1448d17be08916697a6238a7ff73ffcd09440ef8 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani military says it has taken back key Swat Valley city of Mingora .
Army spokesman says operation is a "great accomplishment"
Fighting in northwestern region has displaced about 2.4 million Pakistanis .
Pakistan raises security levels after deadly blasts in Lahore, Peshawar . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military says security forces have taken back the city of Mingora from the Taliban, calling it a significant victory in its offensive against the Taliban. Pakistani solders escort a suspected Taliban militant inside an army base in Mingora. Mingora is the largest city in... |
e447c04c719f9bd8d9f95e24bcf6abf222969cf5 | Summarize the following news article. | The island of Sylt is five hours from Berlin by train .
Sylt is known for its nude beaches .
The island's dining scene attracts a number of German celebrities . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- With its tranquil beaches, the tiny northern island of Sylt is the country's best-kept summer secret. An ideal way to see the island -- especially in late summer when the heather is in full bloom -- is by bike. Where to stay . Long and narrow, and spread over 36 square miles, Sylt has a verda... |
2f767d154cfd7a086b03439dcb882fc041fae58c | Summarize the following news article. | The Naval Criminal Investigative Service opened an investigation into missing cash .
$30,000 disappeared after rescue of captain of Maersk Alabama by Navy SEALs .
SEALs shot and killed three pirates, ending multi-day siege, freeing captain in April .
Pirates reportedly led captain at gun point to the ship's safe . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Navy is investigating how thousands of dollars went missing in the rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama in April, a Pentagon source told CNN. The USS Bainbridge tows the lifeboat in which Capt. Robert Phillips was held for days. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service opened an inve... |
6942fa9f78051bfe1c6df7618668884a8d8d42bf | Summarize the following news article. | Nancy Reagan admitted herself to a hospital with a fractured pelvis Tuesday .
Reagan, 87, returned to her Bel Air, California, home Friday .
She previously was hospitalized for two days in February after a fall . | [
"(CNN) -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan has been released from a hospital after fracturing her pelvis during a fall at home last week, a spokeswoman said Friday. Former first lady Nancy Reagan is shown at an event in the nation's capital in September. Reagan, 87, returned to her Bel Air, California, home, spokeswo... |
9c48499e53c1bb7a5c898aa614239beceda39f9f | Summarize the following news article. | Nadya Suleman's lawyer says she's met with ghost writer; no publisher yet .
She's also getting an advance on reality TV show; she will handle the camera .
Lawyer: "She needs to do something more than just flip hamburgers all day"
Suleman, already mother of six, gave birth to octuplets in January . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in January, will tell her story in a book, although no publisher has been found to sell it, her lawyer said. In addition to her reality TV show, Nadya Suleman has met with a ghost writer for a book. Jeffrey Czech also confirmed details of... |
3d4c687a67ef8d06f1b4e882afeb84ea41e8c599 | Summarize the following news article. | Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as El Salvador's president .
Funes of the FMLN party is El Salvador's first leftist president .
Funes' political party waged guerrilla war against government till early '90s .
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among dignitaries at inauguration . | [
"(CNN) -- Mauricio Funes was inaugurated Monday as El Salvador's president, promising to work for the nation's poor and disadvantaged. El Salvador's new president, Mauricio Funes, takes power Monday after his inauguration in San Salvador. Funes, elected March 15, is a member of a political party that waged guerril... |
a0af279182f3fadc18776e180d3d5c0c20fabeca | Summarize the following news article. | Human papillomavirus, or HPV, can cause cervical cancer .
Gardasil, a vaccine against HPV, was approved for U.S. use in 2006 .
CDC: Girls 11-12 should get the vaccine, before they're sexually active .
Reported side effects causing some parents to reconsider vaccination . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- I'm the mother of two daughters, a teen and a tween. So every day, I tiptoe through hormonally laced minefields hoping to avoid emotional carnage in response to any of my random comments or actions. The cervical cancer vaccine, approved in 2006, is recommended for girls around 11 or 12. ... |
7b052bcb848112230cf85ba4ad7d739a5d932f03 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: National Transportation Safety Board to send team from U.S. to investigate .
NEW: Crash likely caused by engine failure, investigator reported as saying .
Boeing 737 en route to Perm from Moscow was operated by Aeroflot Nord .
Officials have said there is no indication of terrorism . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A passenger jet caught fire early Sunday, exploded and crashed into railway tracks in the central Russian city of Perm, killing all 88 people on board. Wreckage from the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737, which crashed near Perm, lies across a railway track. The exact cause of the pre-dawn crash is... |
7fe21d1a74acc2e0d605e454866818e34e5de8a0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Inmate unrest at Texas prison enters second day .
NEW: Authorities: Three inmates have been hospitalized; one has severed finger .
Prison was site of another inmate riot in December .
Officials say they do not know what sparked latest riot . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of inmates rioted at the Reeves County Detention Center in Texas on Saturday, the second disturbance at the prison facility in the last two months. As many as 2,080 inmates from two of the center's three buildings began fighting in the prison yard about 4:30 p.m. CT, said county Sheriff's Office... |
6b6924652ba141223bcd64416e874d690f1a253d | Summarize the following news article. | Incident on flight between Antalya, Turkey and St Petersburg, Russia .
Turkish Airlines: Drunk man tried to hijack passenger plane .
Officials: Man brought under control, airline experienced "urgent situation"
NEW: Interfax: Flight arrives at St. Petersburg, police arrest Uzbek man in his 50s . | [
"(CNN) -- A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority said. The Turkish Airlines passenger jet was en route from Turkey to Russia when the incident took place. The plane landed safely and on tim... |
338fd1467b7460236764a9c20130a8e63d4567a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Mauricio Funes is inaugurated as El Salvador's president .
Funes of the FMLN party is El Salvador's first leftist president .
Funes' political party waged guerrilla war against government till early '90s .
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among dignitaries at inauguration . | [
"(CNN) -- Mauricio Funes was inaugurated Monday as El Salvador's president, promising to work for the nation's poor and disadvantaged. El Salvador's new president, Mauricio Funes, takes power Monday after his inauguration in San Salvador. Funes, elected March 15, is a member of a political party that waged guerril... |
53e5784f76fc11cda5670954475e7179a1346636 | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea plans to destroy nuclear plant's cooling tower .
Implosion is part of an agreement with the United States .
U.N. says the cooling tower would take a year to rebuild .
Long-term aim is to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea is to blow up a key part of its controversial Yongbyon nuclear reactor on Friday. Hyun Hak-Bong (right), North Korea's deputy negotiator to six-party talks, crosses the border into South Korea on June 5. The destruction of the plant's cooling tower is part of an agreement with the ... |
b1be8a8a2190f1f5515e24680a017e541406e25c | Summarize the following news article. | Libya has long been a destination for migrants from the rest of Africa .
Many African migrants try to find work in industries such as construction .
Others attempt to move on to Europe, with Italy a common destination .
Strict border controls often prompt migrants to take other dangerous routes . | [
"(CNN) -- Desperation, sophisticated smuggling operations and the emergence of a small Italian island as a migrant destination provide the sad backdrop to Monday's tragedy on the Mediterranean Sea -- the capsizing of a boat carrying African migrants from Libya to Italy. Libyan police officers help rescued migrants ... |
596707bc6242418cd68bd49a041d3d073548b9be | Summarize the following news article. | "Marley & Me" works as both comedy about dog and profile of family .
Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star in film version of memoir .
High marks for Wilson, in particular, as newspaper columnist and dog owner . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- In \"Marley & Me,\" it doesn't take long to learn why Marley, an incorrigibly frisky golden Labrador retriever adopted by Florida newspaper writers John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston), is the \"world's worst dog.\" In \"Marley & Me,\" Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston'... |
7f2f0949ebf14606e4de438cc9c708ef07c87a1e | Summarize the following news article. | Real estate giant lashes out at suspect in $50 billion investment scheme .
People were victims of their own greed, Trump says .
Trump doubts that Bernard Madoff could have acted alone .
Trump says he did not lose any money to Madoff . | [
"(CNN) -- Voluble real estate mogul Donald Trump called alleged Wall Street scam artist Bernard Madoff a \"sleazebag\" and \"a total crook\" Thursday in an interview on CNN. Donald Trump said investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme were victims of their own greed. Trump recently hosted a party at his Palm Beach,... |
102d9b18344c158f1d069b9ddf17096f420a34df | Summarize the following news article. | Detroit mayor sparks debate when he tells employees to buy American cars .
Big Three's financial woes have had impact on Michigan economy .
Customer: Hypocritical to buy American cars then buy other imported goods .
Differences in quality between American and foreign are negligible . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- A directive recently handed down by a Detroit-area suburban mayor has ignited the latest round of a seemingly endless debate -- one that always burns with more intensity in the home of the Big Three than anywhere else. Many residents in the Detroit, Michigan area are auto workers. Thousands have bee... |
98e52c47d113b21331cb6ffd12f4a68c416b8c8c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Militants' rocket hits Gaza house, killing Palestinian cousins .
NEW: Military says it allowed wounded Palestinian into Israel despite blockade .
Trucks filled with commodities cross into Gaza at three locations .
Militants have fired 110 rockets since Wednesday, Israel says . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A rocket fired by Palestinian militants fell on a Gaza home and killed two children, Palestinian sources said Friday, the same day Israel opened three Gaza border crossings for the first time in 10 days. A truck carrying grain enters Gaza from Israel on Friday at the Karni crossing point, one o... |
3fc21c32495823f85fb84dd8535c66c7965e7ad3 | Summarize the following news article. | Designer Vivienne Tam speaks to CNN's Andrew Stevens in The Boardroom .
She started in the fashion industry in the '80s, launched own brand in the '90s .
Said her mother was inspiration when made Hong Kong businesswoman of the year . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- From the runway to the store rack, Vivienne Tam is one designer who uses creativity and business acumen in equal measure. Leading fashion designer Vivienne Tam spoke to CNN's Andrew Stevens in The Boardroom. Since her start in the fashion business in the early '80s and establishing her ow... |
7cfd324a1a8aeded607ccf504ff27a2c00294dfc | Summarize the following news article. | Vincent Windell, 22, and another man in custody for Thursday's shooting .
Third suspect, identified as Robert Dattilo, 37, fled into Kentucky, still on run .
Police say incident started when cops were ambushed responding to drug call .
Both officers who were shot are listed in serious but stable condition . | [
"(CNN) -- Two men were in custody and a third was still on the run Friday after the shooting of two police officers in Indiana sparked a manhunt across the Ohio River into Kentucky, authorities said. One of the injured officers is taken out of an ambulance and rushed into the University of Louisville Hospital. Vin... |
4fe8cf568d17575a5c61ec056f90433c3abfe277 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI to announce 17 arrests in huge "car cloning" scam .
Under scam, VINs, other details taken from legal car, given to similar stolen model .
In one case, owner lost truck but was still saddled with payments .
Ring stretched from Chicago to Florida to central Mexico . | [
"TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- There's probably no way to describe the feeling. Joe Pirrone's pride and joy, his F350 Super Duty turbo diesel truck, turned out to be a stolen \"clone.\" One moment, Guiseppe \"Joe\" Pirrone was on a long weekend at the beach. The next moment, he found out the pickup that he bought a year ... |
babaec80f77da7573695c22e290c12d04643f160 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Felt, Watergate's "Deep Throat" dies .
Brown: Felt risked everything to help bring down a crooked president .
Felt had integrity that no one else would show back then, she says . | [
"Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's \"Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull\" at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the \"Cutting through the Bull\" segment of Friday night's broadcast. CNN's Campbell Brown praises Mark Felt, the Watergate case's \"Deep Throat.\" (CNN) -- Cu... |
41c59873c94e590df780d93834350c75cd8a2ef9 | Summarize the following news article. | Using the Web, a Dutch schoolteacher has discovered a strange astronomical object .
The find illustrates how more amateur astronomers are contributing to science .
The Galaxy Zoo project encourages the public to join in astronomy research online .
Hubble Space Telescope has agreed to take a closer look at the object ne... | [
"(CNN) -- Hanny van Arkel was poring over photos of galaxies on the Internet in August 2007 when she stumbled across a strange object in the night sky: a bright, gaseous mass with a gaping hole in its middle. Hanny van Arkel made her discovery by poring over images of galaxies on an astronomy Web site. \"It looked ... |
888b721b674077b5894925fe70a56410b1fc05d6 | Summarize the following news article. | "Several heavy metals" found in levels above safe drinking-water standards .
TVA pledges cleanup; officials say treatment facility tests show water is potable .
Breach at retention site has released more than a billion gallons of coal waste .
15 homes damaged, at least 300 acres covered; area residents evacuated . | [
"KINGSTON, Tennessee (CNN) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has found high levels of arsenic and heavy metals in two rivers in central Tennessee that are near the site of a spill that unleashed more than a billion gallons of coal waste. Four days after the spill, the water is cloudy on the east bank of the C... |
24d0d960ed6237eb171f0bedfdf9c39c26f765ac | Summarize the following news article. | Feigley was convicted before passage of Megan's Law .
Because he served a full prison term, he wasn't put on parole .
Protests held at church and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, home of Feigley's wife .
Prosecutor says Feigley never acknowledged wrongdoing . | [
"(CNN) -- The leader of a religious group that authorities believe preys on children was released from a Pennsylvania prison Friday but won't be required to register as a sex offender, triggering outrage in the community where he plans to live. George Feigley, who was released from prison Friday, is the subject of ... |
13930436f15ad4739b3e41462c4cb18672c793f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Ruben Navarrette: Sarah Palin rose from small-town life to big-time politics .
She's been accused by Democrats of polarizing the campaign, Navarrette says .
He says she was unfairly targeted by liberals prejudiced against small towns .
Navarrette: We can expect to hear from Palin again, maybe in four years . | [
"Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Read his column here . Ruben Navarrette says Sarah Palin's critics challenged her because of prejudices about small-town values. SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- During the presidential elec... |
f7795d55a73285762e5172c620247e4899293a9a | Summarize the following news article. | Rivals Sens. Barack Obama and John Edwards did not campaign in Florida .
There were no delegates at stake in Florida .
Obama and Edwards concentrated efforts on Super Tuesday states . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton will win Florida's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, CNN projects, although party sanctions have stripped the state of its convention delegates and no Democrats campaigned there. Hillary Clinton addresses a crowd in Davie, Florida, after winning the state's primary. Published p... |
ac26a1939a390896a9d6ef5359264cd105400839 | Summarize the following news article. | Woman tells Austrian police she was held prisoner in cellar for nearly 24 years .
Police believe the 73-year-old man may have fathered at least 6 of her children .
The 42-year-old woman had been missing since 1984, when she was 18 .
One of her children, a 19-year-old woman, is hospitalized in serious condition . | [
"AMSTETTEN, Austria (CNN) -- Austrian police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and fathered at least six children with her, according to police and state-run news reports Sunday. The woman, identified as 42-year-old Elisabeth F., has been missing since 1984,... |
d2c1c5a08504184b0a3e7395b9be19da2f32f2ea | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 12, found .25-caliber gun in box in closet .
Police have not charged anyone in relation to incident .
Florida law prohibits leaving a loaded firearm where minor can access it .
Prosecutor: "Sometimes, the injury of a child is more severe" punishment . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida boy remains in stable condition just days after he found his parents' long-forgotten handgun in a closet and accidentally shot himself in the head. Police are deciding whether or not to charge parents after their son found a forgotten gun and shot himself. Sheriff's detectives in ... |
811e3a168745cfc2233d7a0b4565885d34f9813a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Attack coincided during a weekly festival that draws a large crowd .
NEW: Police suspect the bomber was a member of the Tamil Tiger rebels .
No immediate response from Tiger rebels on church blast, destroyed boat .
Four rebels killed in boat attack after midnight Sunday, Navy says . | [
"COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Five members of the Sri Lanka's Civil Defense Force (CDF) were killed in a suicide blast in Sri Lanka at a church outside the capital of Colombo Sunday morning, police said. Sri Lankan police officers investigate Sunday's suicide bombing near Colombo. Eight other CDF officers and two ci... |
e64138722873e4756bfb35b814b35c5e154d89a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Technology injects new life into a dull medium: presentations .
SmartPens bring audio and written notes together .
Growth in online applications makes slide shows and lectures more interesting .
Success of TED lectures means educational content can be popular . | [
"(CNN) -- Lectures, slide shows and notes are often boring, but people are using technology to find entertainment in these unlikely places. Spoof notes of \"Star Wars\" are scribbled into a fun online \"pencast.\" Some use high-tech pens to track presentations. Others share PowerPoints in slide show form online. Th... |
11529057c7d3294c581d4a9f41517ad815b13f4b | Summarize the following news article. | Bagosora guilty of masterminding genocide which left at least 800,000 dead .
Genocide began after plane carrying the leaders of Rwanda, Burundi crashed .
Bagosora was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity .
The United Nations established the genocide tribunal in late 1994 . | [
"(CNN) -- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday convicted the \"mastermind\" of the Rwandan genocide and sentenced him to life in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Theoneste Bagosora, right, and his co-defendant Anatole Nsengiyumva, left, arrive in court. It is the f... |
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