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f078b33c9c92be6b12c7c1d6ac96d7bf056835e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Belgian architect imagines climate refugees living on a futuristic Lilypad ecopolis .
The structure would support 50,000 inhabitants in a zero carbon environment .
The goal is to "create a harmonious coexistence of humans and nature" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The concept may be radical, but it might just have to be if the worst predictions of climate change are realized. The Lilypad as imagined by architect Vincent Callebaut moored off the coast of Monaco. The Lilypad, a floating ecopolis for climatic refugees, is the creation of Belgian archit... |
9560cbddf20e1395f88c4a2017828972de947996 | Summarize the following news article. | Swedish entrepreneur to open a Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda airport in Sweden .
Decommissioned Boeing 747-200 currently being renovated into a 25 room hostel .
Jumbo Hostel will cost €110 per room per night or €500 for the cockpit suite . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The creators are billing it as one of the coolest hostels in the world and it's undoubtedly one of the most novel overnight stays you are ever likely to experience. Welcome to the Jumbo Hostel -- an old Boeing 747 which is being converted into a 25-room hostel at the Stockholm-Arlanda airp... |
51283b33404f29be4db8803e104fac451ba179ae | Summarize the following news article. | New plans to rejuvenate the iconic Battersea Power Station site have been unveiled .
A new chimney and eco-dome form part of a 21st century blueprint for sustainability .
Critics remain unconvinced that the new development is desirable or achievable . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Plans to rejuvenate a dilapidated London icon -- known worldwide to movie and music fans -- were unveiled last week. The redevelopment of Battersea Power Station includes a new eco-dome and a solar chimney. Battersea Power Station, which has dominated the west London skyline since 1933, w... |
b50d1faf9ac1c79e1b3b9e32da7357e0c25300ed | Summarize the following news article. | Randomly chosen, undecided Democrats will watch debate while turning dials .
Dials will rate their positive and negative responses to each debater .
Group members will be asked questions about candidates before, after debate . | [
"JOHNSTON, Iowa (CNN) -- Politics meets technology Thursday as a group of undecided Iowa Democrats has allowed themselves to be wired for the debate of Democratic presidential hopefuls. A dial-test graph is displayed over candidate Rudy Giuliani during a recent GOP debate. By the end of the debate, CNN hopes to be ... |
d4c80108d09bceec0f5a242e6ab745440d89e0c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Essence magazine interviews senator, wife and children in Chicago home .
Editor says candidate, Michelle Obama try to keep daughters' life normal .
Obamas have strong family values, roots in community, Angela Burt-Murray says . | [
"(CNN) -- The September issue of Essence magazine features an interview with Sen. Barack Obama and his family inside their Chicago home. Angela Burt-Murray is editor-in-chief of Essence magazine. Essence editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray said it took a year for the magazine to gain access to the Obama's Illinois h... |
c58b78af8f386a7e4612496e7a53a086bb497188 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. defense secretary: Political level not ready for reconciliation, accommodation .
U.S. trying to reach out to Taliban interested in financial gain, not ideological gain .
Taliban spokesman: We will negotiate with Afghan government when U.S. leaves .
Gates says that as U.S. forces build up in southern Afghanistan, f... | [
"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- The Taliban in Afghanistan have momentum that makes any effort to negotiate with them difficult, the U.S. defense secretary said. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. He's visiting Afghanistan on Wednesday. Secretary Robert Gates spoke to CNN's Chris Law... |
270e801fab3dd83a3515b94101868c9e7368d52c | Summarize the following news article. | Kofi Annan calls for reform of U.N. at World Economic Forum in Davos .
Annan says economic recession has exposed a "crisis in global governance"
Rupert Murdoch: Western world has been living "way above our means"
HSBC boss Stephen Green admits banks "didn't cover themselves in glory" | [
"DAVOS, Switzerland (CNN) -- The worldwide economic recession has exposed a \"crisis of global governance\" that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the United Nations, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday as the World Economic Forum got under way in Switzerland. Kofi Annan says the Un... |
0a06e1c26ef6cbadd8f508ec2ade220f755de6a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban militants in Pakistan's Swat Valley take control of neighboring Buner district .
Swat Valley was once one of Pakistan's top tourist attractions .
Militants are now closer to Islamabad than any point since start of insurgency . | [
"(CNN) -- Taliban militants, who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan's violence-plagued Swat Valley last week, have now taken control of a neighboring district. Protests in Karachi against the creation of sharia courts in Swat Valley. Here are some answers about the Swat Valley, its history and what's taking place ... |
1bcf861fca197cb629499b982c093252a78c0be6 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 80,000 children in Alabama reportedly live in homes without a car .
Fireman Russell Jackson quit his job to start a nonprofit to help fill that gap .
Kid One has ferried 16,000 children to and from medical-related appointments . | [
"BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNN) -- If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the transportation to get there will have a safe and reliable alternative. Russell Jackson started Kid One, which has ferried thousands of children to medical appointments. \"We found that there were 80,000-plus... |
7899727e2e1cd93aa92ea149e097a019f6a6f964 | Summarize the following news article. | First Principal Voices round table debate takes place in Doha, Qatar .
Olafur Grimsson states "it usually takes a crisis to bring about change"
Joseph Adelegan calls for aid to help poor countries find alternatives to fossil fuels . | [
"DOHA, Qatar (CNN) -- One look outside the window gives a glimpse of the \"economics of energy\" in Doha, Qatar. Cranes dot the tops of half-finished towers, a monumental work in progress; the result of vast energy wealth being pumped out of the ground and poured into project after project. Doha, Qatar: A city skyl... |
d92c5fe83cca7bbe0451c497c69399410a5d68a9 | Summarize the following news article. | Maury Klein: The 1929 market crash and the Depression were separate events .
Many financial panics have not led to depressions, Klein says .
Before 1933, the government wasn't active in trying to save banks, he says .
After crisis, people demanded regulation, which eventually faded, Klein says . | [
"Editor's note: Maury Klein is professor emeritus of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of 15 books, including \"Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929\" and most recently \"The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Made Modern America.\" Historian Maury Klein says it's important to r... |
1a1d99bf2d28dae643e982a100835775ededc149 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama becomes first African American to lead major party ticket .
Delegates cry, cheer during historic night .
Former President Bill Clinton says Obama is ready to lead .
VP nominee Joe Biden slams Republican John McCain, his long-time friend . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- On a historic night for America, Barack Obama secured the Democratic Party's nomination for president and emerged for the first time on stage in Denver with running mate Sen. Joe Biden. Obama on Wednesday officially became the first African American to lead a major party ticket. Delegate... |
b78e881949436a0cad56b60d5f2b974d40d24c1f | Summarize the following news article. | World Health Organization says 1,937 people have died since outbreak in August .
Cholera epidemic comes as Zimbabwe faces worst economic crisis .
Expert: Failure to import adequate stocks of water-treating chemicals behind disease .
Cholera has spread to neighboring countries South Africa and Botswana . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Deaths in Zimbabwe related to the cholera epidemic are approaching 2,000, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, and close to 40,000 people have been affected by the preventable water-borne disease. Two men rest in a cholera rehydration tent on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border in De... |
d063f4bcacc9785761ea9a5aa82cc7cb1c6a244b | Summarize the following news article. | Steven L. Good was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in his car Monday .
Good was a well-known real estate businessman in Chicago .
Friends, family shocked, saddened by what police say appears to be a suicide . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- One of Chicago's most well-known real estate moguls appears to have shot himself to death, police said. Steven Good was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot Monday, police said. The body of Steven L. Good was found in his Jaguar on Monday. The car was spotted in a parking lo... |
fb577e3b4ee5b10a1d28b7f1d24cf8b7b40ac22b | Summarize the following news article. | Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author: "I'm not in a popularity contest"
On U.S. and global economic situation: "We gave the world financial SARS"
On Barack Obama: 'Is he ready to be as radical as the moment?' | [
"(CNN) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas Friedman is never short of a word or two. Thomas L. Friedman: \"Incredible opportunities masquerading as insoluble problems.\" The celebrated commentator occupies a position in his profession that many of his contemporaries would rival. He gets to go whe... |
fdb158b94bccf83c43496543808cab19f9aaff74 | Summarize the following news article. | Physician one of thousands to leave office drudgery for cooking school .
"It just wasn't fun anymore," says doctor, now owner of catering business .
Chef: School is "hot. It's fast. It's high-stress"
Trend is fed by TV shows "Ace of Cakes" and "Top Chef" | [
"(LifeWire) -- Janice Shih might be the most educated pastry chef you'll ever meet. Janice Shih left her career in medicine at age 38 and became a pastry chef. Shih attended Johns Hopkins University, followed by medical school at George Washington University, then practiced for eight years as an obstetrician/gyneco... |
b5aca2a5d57e131531524b76e96cdd9bb71c9f35 | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese artist will curate Olympic Games' opening ceremony pyrotechnic display .
Uses gunpowder and fireworks to produce spectacular large-scale pieces .
International recognition winning Golden Lion at 1999 Venice Biennale . | [
"(CNN) -- Gunpowder, fireworks and attention-grabbing installations mark Cai Guo-Qiang as one of the world's biggest and brightest artists. Cai's fireworks will be seen by millions during the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. The Chinese artist is about to show the world what he can do with a spectacular pyr... |
6e6d12b1ec646c929ee771b1a95a8f18678728ec | Summarize the following news article. | Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau found out about his cancer in June .
He delayed treatment so he could compete in the games in Beijing .
He plans to compete in the 2009 World Swimming Championship in Rome .
Testicular cancer is diagnosed in about 1 in 300 men in their lifetime . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau, the last two months have been a whirlwind. \"Full of the best moments and the scariest moments of my life,\" says the 24-year-old Olympic swimmer. Eric Shanteau said he felt angry when he found out he had testicular cancer. \"Getting to the Olympics was... |
5b71a7f86c76792a69fe44fb442b3241d35ff293 | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Strang, former DEA special agent, says drug use starts as early as 12 .
Strang: "We can send all of the agents in the world," but border patrol not enough .
Money aimed at financial institutions should go to prevention programs, Strang says . | [
"As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues high-level talks with Mexico's leaders this week, her comments about responsibility in the U.S.-Mexico drug trade have struck a chord with officials familiar with U.S. anti-drug efforts. Mexican federal police have been deployed openly in Ciudad Juarez, which borders... |
412df27c88e98df5689a8748257b9697020f7858 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Washington, D.C.'s, ban on handgun ownership .
CNN photojournalists take a look at the views and feelings about guns in America .
In this series, individual Americans tell their stories about guns . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Americans have varied feelings about guns. In Focus: Guns in America is a series of stories by CNN photojournalists that looks at the complex views and emotions that surround this controversial subject. In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Washington, D.C.'s, ban on handgun ownershi... |
531b265d03f11146778f6b6b371ce9851b79118a | Summarize the following news article. | Egyptian-brokered truce, which began June 19, has expired .
Ceasefire had applied to all militant groups -- including Hamas, Islamic Jihad .
Qassam rockets fired Friday from Gaza into separate Israeli communities .
Islamic Jihad sources claimed responsibility for firing the rockets . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel on Friday as a tenuous six-month truce between Hamas and Israel expired. Palestinian children look at a blast crater following an Israeli airstrike over southern Gaza on December 18. Two Qassam rockets were fired Friday morning from Gaza into ... |
f42491b08208020d11f0b20864145b3905ed50e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Two inmates broke out of Union County Jail Saturday night, officials say .
They removed blocks from walls, hiding their work behind pinups of women in bikinis .
The duo made it over 25-foot fence to escape jail's top-security area .
One was awaiting sentence for manslaughter; the other faced robbery charges . | [
"(CNN) -- Two inmates at New Jersey's Union County Jail made a movie-style escape Saturday and remained at large Monday, according to Union County Prosecutor Ted Romankow. Otis Blunt, left, and Jose Espinosa escaped from the Union County Jail Saturday night, officials say. Twenty-year-old Jose Espinosa and 32-year-... |
252981a4a714e5f5473dc789652866eed7576757 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Passover Seders involve four questions asked by youngest .
He says Democrats should be asking themselves four key questions .
Zelizer: Are they willing to compromise on their objectives to win GOP support?
He asks what priorities will take precedence for the Democrats . | [
"Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His new book, \"Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism,\" will be published this fall by Basic Books. Zelizer writes widely on... |
3e6941972dbd86a45e666849a57ab4aef3ca706e | Summarize the following news article. | Mother of three insists she is not "throwing away" her first-born child .
Parents take 11-year-old to orphanage because they say they can't make ends meet .
More than 80 percent in orphanages have two living parents, Indonesian study says . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Ahri's chin quivers, and his large dark eyes fill with tears the 11-year-old can't control. Holding Eka Jaya, Nuraini leads son Ahri, 11, to the orphanage with dad Joni Lubis and brother Mohammed. \"Be tough. I am sorry you have to go,\" his grandmother whispers while hugging him. His p... |
f179da432fe224657dcd798b934e934fee0a1e77 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban influences in Pakistan has developed over years .
Pakistan government weak and could be weakened further .
Pakistan has options to deal with Taliban, but they come with problems . | [
"(CNN) -- Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. CNN's senior international correspondent Nic Robertson looks at how the Taliban spread and what could be done to help Pakistan. Students in burqas in Buner district . How is the Taliban extending its inf... |
1debf06c8377d121cb048bd4a03dbb54e01699f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Departure of General Motors' CEO part of government's bailout strategy, sources say .
GM official: White House signaled that "new leadership" was key to more aid .
Officials: GM to get 60 days of financing; Chrysler could get $6 billion .
GM, Chrysler were told to prove viability to Treasury Department by Tuesday . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration is giving General Motors 60 days worth of financing for restructuring, according to senior administration officials. General Motors' Rick Wagoner, CEO of the company since 2000, is on his way out, sources say. Chrysler will receive as much as $6 billion and 30 days to c... |
09219dd44d20f76a3d09330ee3a38d8566a32b64 | Summarize the following news article. | Girl who survives Myanmar cyclone pretends it never happened .
Cyclone survivor becomes known as 'the girl who refuses to remember'
Aid worker returns to Myanmar a year later to see the girl .
"I was expecting a very different girl," worker says . | [
"(CNN) -- A thin girl with caramel skin and a yellow silk blouse walks alone through a barren landscape of rubble. Nway prepares for her new job, selling vegetables from her aunt's garden. Her legs are marked by cuts. Her face is smeared with white streaks of powder. And her eyes are blank as she sifts through the ... |
b55dcb3597b2e3fd1ac54ffef3aa7ee0c2313ab7 | Summarize the following news article. | Environmentalists are encouraged by President Obama's focus on renewable energy .
Some economists are skeptical he can fix the economy and the planet at once .
Scholar: Obama can push new policies, but they must be economically competitive .
President announced a plan for "a new energy economy" that will build jobs . | [
"(CNN) -- Environmentalists are encouraged by President Barack Obama's focus this week on renewable energy and stricter emissions standards, although some economists are skeptical he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet. President Barack Obama with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHo... |
a51c303f37488320b6fe21b009a17ff79702ca4e | Summarize the following news article. | N. Korean Foreign Ministry refers to U.S.-South Korean "nuclear war exercises"
South Korea calls exercises "annual defensive exercises," Yonhap reports .
North Korea threatens retaliation in event "satellite" launch is intercepted .
U.S., South Korea say North Korea appears to be prepping missile test firing . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea vowed Wednesday that it \"will take every necessary measure to protect its sovereignty\" in the midst of 12-day U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises. South Korean soldiers move into a building during a joint military exercise with U.S. troops in Pocheon Tuesday. \"These war exercises were... |
6d20ba58865d331a2427971c1557a58969c9f62d | Summarize the following news article. | Nuri al-Maliki's office: President Bush "promised to present the soldier to the courts"
An American staff sergeant used a Quran for target practice .
Iraqi Islamic Party has demanded "the severest of punishments" for the soldier . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has expressed his \"deep concern\" and regret to Iraq's prime minister over the desecration of a Quran by an American soldier, the White House said Tuesday. President Bush called Nuri al-Maliki over the incident, al-Maliki's office says. The leaders are seen in September. Nation... |
87dd80705d5fb453b6c0e186c5906ebd359726d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Open Skies agreement lifts restrictions on transatlantic air services .
British Airways and Virgin will launch flights from European capitals .
Business-only services set to expand across London airports . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The negotiations are over. The treaty has been signed. The skies across the Atlantic are now open for free movement of flights between European and U.S. cities. Now the battle commences between airlines as they prepare for their new-found commercial freedom when the Open Skies agreement co... |
13599e214ff83f1bbae0e76778bd4f41ab394241 | Summarize the following news article. | United Nations sends police and military patrols to a camp in western Sudan .
Move prompted by reports of fighting which killed civilians .
47 wounded people evacuated for treatment at a nearby hospital . | [
"(CNN) -- The United Nations has sent police and military patrols to a camp in western Sudan after reports fighting there killed civilians, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday. A file photo of refugees queuing for food in the Kalma camp in western Sudan. Aid groups have started evacuating wounded from the Kalma camp, ho... |
89e56412fad6436b08988d0dbf8e33cc90a28fb3 | Summarize the following news article. | W.H.O.: Meningitis killed more than 200 people in the past week in Niger and Nigeria .
Outbreak stretches across African "meningitis belt," at epidemic levels in 76 areas .
Vaccine shortage forces an "effective prevention" approach .
25,000 suspected cases, 1,500 deaths in the belt in the first 11 weeks of 2009 . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 200 people have died of meningitis in the past week alone in Niger and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. A health care worker vaccinates a child during an earlier outbreak of meningitis in Niger. The disease is an epidemic in 76 areas of the two countries, the ... |
8df3cd25d50728abbc4016d951829a0cf56810ea | Summarize the following news article. | Tens of thousands of people pack soccer stadium in Cameroon for pope's mass .
Pope tells followers that God has not forgotten orphans, poor and abused .
He did not mention condoms after sparking controversy earlier in the week . | [
"(CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people packed a soccer stadium in Cameroon Thursday, including President Paul Biya and his wife, for the first large-scale mass of Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to Africa. Tens of thousands of people gathered at a football stadium in Cameroon to see the pope. Africa is the last cont... |
1dd94dd767d0fe671d8414cb3107eac3b5cc052f | Summarize the following news article. | Jacob Zuma is president of the ANC, the most powerful party in South Africa .
He is widely predicted to win the presidential vote, expected to take place in April .
Zuma has denied claims of accepting bribes, money laundering, among others .
Opposition parties accuse prosecutors of buckling under pressure . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Prosecutors dropped corruption charges Monday against South Africa's ruling party president Jacob Zuma, who is expected to win the presidential race later this month. Jacob Zuma is expected to win the country's upcoming presidential election. The leader of the African National C... |
7eb1c661b8827c901d878c5bca001e2a342c299c | Summarize the following news article. | Style icon Anna Wintour is rumored to be leaving American Vogue in 2009 .
Vogue Paris Editor in Chief Carine Roitfeld touted as a possible replacement .
Roitfeld told CNN: "I think I prefer to stay here in Paris... I'm very happy" | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- The backstage gossip at recent fashion shows wouldn't be complete without rampant speculation about who is likely to replace esteemed American Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour. Vogue editors Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeld at AmfAR's 10th Annual New York Gala in January 2008. Wintour has ... |
68eb471ce36b8597f11dc57ac6ce189b80a137ad | Summarize the following news article. | U.N.: Seven peacekeepers, including five Rwandans, killed and 22 wounded .
Attack immediately condemned by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon .
In five years of war U.N. says more than 4 million people have been affected . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven members of a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping patrol have been killed by a heavily armed militia group in Sudan's Darfur region, the U.N. said. Peacekeepers drive into a Sudanese refugee camp near Farchana, east of Chad. Five of those killed were Rwandan, a U.N. peacekeeping official... |
248c7706d2f5e52ea724974f031981399ba34d8b | Summarize the following news article. | Prince William says he feels "emptiness" every Mother's Day .
His mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash 12 years ago .
Prince: "For many, including me, [Mummy is] now really just a word" | [
"(CNN) -- Prince William has spoken in depth publicly for the first time about death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, 12 years ago, saying \"mummy\" is now a hollow word \"evoking only memories.\" Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash 12 years ago. Prince William was only 15 and his brother Pr... |
a19a6007ab06d56d0af598578e760d11e58c2ddc | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Jennifer Granholm says auto industry's future is electric .
University of Michigan expert agrees Big Three need to move to electric cars .
Public opinion on energy conservation is pushing the move, expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- The future of Detroit is electric cars, the governor of Michigan declared in an opinion piece on Newsweek's Web site. The Chevy Volt is one of the electric cars being developed by Michigan's auto industry. \"In Michigan, we are doing everything we can to become the home of this new electric auto industry... |
20cbc842a0a4652f894116f1dc8a7a3b42e9cf0a | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi writes letter calling for release of jailed journalist .
Filmmaker says fiancee Roxana Saberi is caught in a "game of politics"
Journalist "is without guilt or reproach," filmmaker's letter says .
"Shame on me! Shame on us!" the letter concludes . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A well-known Iranian filmmaker has written an open letter calling for the release of journalist Roxana Saberi. In a letter, Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi blames himself for urging Roxana Saberi to stay in Iran. Bahman Ghobadi said he kept quiet about the arrest and conviction of the Irania... |
0cc1922056d969b090b3e0a0b64c2ade332feea3 | Summarize the following news article. | Tokyo has a fantastic subway system -- just don't use it during rush hour .
Few ATMs accept foreign cards, so you should take travelers' checks .
100 Yen shops are hugely popular in Tokyo and are great value for money . | [
"Tokyo is a huge and often confusing city for travelers, but with these tips you needn't be daunted by the Japanese capital. 100 Yen shops are great value for money. Subway Tokyo has an incredibly efficient subway, but the 13 lines are run by two different companies, Toei Subways and Tokyo Metro, meaning a bewilder... |
ae7373ae67da31f417d0f3599c9ce5c7c92b67e9 | Summarize the following news article. | FDA blocks import of shrimp, catfish, eel, basa and dace from China .
Fish won't be allowed until importers prove they are safe .
The fish were treated with antibiotics and antifungal medication .
The antibiotics are not allowed in U.S. fish . | [
"ROCKVILLE, Maryland (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is blocking the import from China of five species of seafood until their importers can prove they are not contaminated. About 10 percent of catfish eaten in the U.S. comes from China, according to the National Fisheries Ins... |
3a1158fac120dc69e73d002402d144e550246a0c | Summarize the following news article. | Known as Edo until 1868, Tokyo has been shaped by a history of disasters .
There's a sci-fi familiarity to areas like Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara .
There are still traces of traditional Tokyo, such as at the Meiji Jingu Shrine . | [
"(CNN) -- Tokyo was known as Edo until 1868, but it's hard to imagine that this high-rise, high-tech metropolis could possibly have existed in a time before electricity and concrete. Tokyo isn't just a futuristic city; it's the place that has shaped our vision of what the future will look like. In Tokyo, the future... |
7c571ef803503ece05d0bc2ccc2da31841af9df6 | Summarize the following news article. | Sick newborn babies among first evacuate area, as Gustav approaches .
Touro Infirmary, sent seven NICU babies to Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge .
"It was very, very, very disorganized," says Touro's chief medical officer . | [
"(CNN) -- Danielle Dayton and Patrick Murray received the call Saturday afternoon: Their 4-pound son, Brayden Murray, was shipping out. Patrick Murray and Danielle Dayton say their tiny son's evacuation went smoothly. As coastal hospitals prepared for Gustav, tiny babies in the Newborn Intensive Care Units were amo... |
4469629e86abf75224bd5b6393a7ad3e1cdbf4a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly 1.5 million Pakistanis have registered as displaced since May 2, U.N. says .
U.N. believes refugee crisis could be bigger threat than fight with Taliban .
United States is sending $110 million in aid to Pakistan . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Hundreds of refugees on Wednesday blocked a main road in northwest Pakistan, to protest living conditions for some of the 1.5 million Pakistanis forced to flee their homes in the past three weeks. The refugee situation in Pakistan could be a bigger threat than fighting with Taliban, U.... |
74cc49eaec2cc19f48b357e9f9800c7f28ab20ae | Summarize the following news article. | Pastor Rick Warren: Problems we face similar to those of Mary and Joseph .
He says we need to look for the purpose of Christmas and of our problems .
Warren: We need to pray for new president and support him where we can . | [
"(CNN) -- Rick Warren, founder and pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, is one of America's most influential authors and religious leaders. In August, he moderated a discussion on key issues between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. Rick Warren says no matter what problem you ... |
8ddadffa5aca8d895243ca4354b412f0867403cf | Summarize the following news article. | Two child stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" come from the slum featured in the movie .
They traveled from Mumbai to Hollywood for Academy Awards .
Disbelief, joy echoed amid the red carpet glamour and in the squalor of the slums . | [
"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- The children in their party outfits on the red carpet were in full agreement with the woman in the middle of the slum: \"It's unbelievable!\" Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali got to leave their homes in Mumbai to go to Hollywood for the Oscars. Nine-year-old Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail,... |
6f91fbd39910d1f4a395c78f4cac317e5701ddcb | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi police official says security forces were scouring Sinaie district of Falluja .
U.S. military: Marines and area police assisting in combined cache sweep .
Anbar province is vast and violent scene of U.S. and al Qaeda in Iraq encounters . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi police and soldiers on Saturday launched major raids in a once-notorious insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad. Saturday's raids in Falluja by Iraqi forces were similar to U.S.-led sweeps in the city in 2004, shown here. A police official in the Anbar province city of Falluja told CNN t... |
382b20bf58f3070337aa1352f25c20e289974f36 | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds queue outside AIG subsidiary in Singapore following news of U.S. bailout .
U.S. Fed announces $85 billion loan to one of world's largest insurers .
Singapore offices try to ease worries of policyholders . | [
"SINGAPORE (CNN) -- Hundreds of customers flocked to the Singapore office of troubled insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) on Wednesday, many hoping to pull their investments and policies from the company. People in Singapore queue outside the office of AIA, a subsidiary of AIG. The crowd formed just ho... |
2703b1415c70255518d7008d622573b56a684d1f | Summarize the following news article. | Paper rips Rudy Giuliani as "a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man"
Giuliani responds: I wouldn't be a conservative Republican if I did what paper wanted .
Opinion piece says McCain will "end the George Bush style of governing"
Paper praises Barack Obama but calls Hillary Clinton more qualified for the job . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New York Times endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination over Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the GOP field, strongly criticizing the former mayor of its home city. Sens. John McCain, left, and Rudy Giuliani took part in a debate in Florida on Thursday. In end... |
91ddd5b2411ffb401700ba8283b15bf947ff7018 | Summarize the following news article. | African-Americans in Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown say Obama shattered ceiling .
Otis Sutton says Obama did for politics what Tiger Woods did for golf .
Blacks no longer relegated to "shucking and jiving" to get ahead, barber says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Rev. Martin Luther King is looking down on the United States, smiling, Otis Sutton said Wednesday. Otis Sutton, 78, recalls how times have changed since he grew up in the segregated South. \"That's what he wanted. He'd been preaching that all along,\" Sutton, 78, said of the nation el... |
b8204e6418c3731e412d9173f76a3df255e9af31 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban leader instructs fighters in Afghanistan to target U.S., coalition troops .
Statement written by Mula Birather, chief of at least 12 Afghan military groups .
U.S. troops are beginning increased deployments in Afghanistan . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Taliban leader has instructed fighters in Afghanistan to target U.S. and other coalition troops in response to the United States sending more troops into the war. U.S. Army soldiers, right, watch two Afghan soldiers at ISAF's Camp Bostick in the eastern Kunar province. A two-page stat... |
4d62b2f97d7c48744a8d41a587023b27134d9947 | Summarize the following news article. | Alex Castellanos: Democrats think we can't let the free market rule economy .
He says Democrats are trying to micro-manage the crucial finance sector .
Castellanos says they also want to make key decisions for health care .
He says stimulus bill is being used as cover for introducing bigger government . | [
"Editor's Note: Republican strategist Alex Castellanos was a campaign consultant for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and has worked on more than half a dozen presidential campaigns. Castellanos is a partner in National Media Inc., a political and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in advertising. A... |
884c59fa37b142b0321bab3aeb2ee52c5b1157ce | Summarize the following news article. | CNN correspondent finds moods of universal pessimism in West Bank town .
Israel votes Tuesday after election campaign dominated by the country's right .
More and more Palestinians see "one-state solution" as only way forward .
Israelis oppose one-state solution for fear Palestinians would be majority . | [
"(CNN) -- My eyes stung, I was coughing, my nose was running. Along with cameraman David Hawley and freelance producer Kareem Khadder, I had just been tear-gassed -- not for the first time last Friday -- during a day-long clash between Palestinian kids and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Na'alin, on the W... |
a126bd1041eaf065ccca24f4b089d2bf7ab2abab | Summarize the following news article. | Speaker Nancy Pelosi sets full House vote on stimulus for week of January 25 .
House committees will work on Obama's plan over the next couple of weeks .
Senate Democrats balk at proposal to give employers $3,000 for each worker hired . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that House committees will begin action on President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic recovery package in the next couple of weeks, with a vote in the full House slated for the week after Obama's inauguration. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will not... |
3a40605f77264e040be26b9244dd3b8024421d8b | Summarize the following news article. | Is it fair to invoke Great Depression?
Some economists say comparison overblown .
Nation had another Great Depression few remember, scholar says .
Depression survivor: "People had a wonderful spirit of survival" | [
"(CNN) -- The stock market crashed. Wall Street panicked. People stashed silver and gold under mattresses while businesses shut doors across America. People in Detroit, Michigan, line up for food at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. We're talking, of course, about the Great Depression ... of 1873. That's the event that Sc... |
7cca52d6d5b25ddc960614bb972dbfe7331275fd | Summarize the following news article. | Burned Iraqi boy will undergo eight to 10 surgeries in coming months .
Youssif's medical treatment in California follows CNN story about him .
Youssif remains cautious around doctor but eventually warms up .
By the end of first visit, the boy, 5, and doctor shake hands . | [
"Editor's note: CNN agreed not to use the full names of the family members in this article due to concern for their safety. Youssif and his surgeon, Dr. Peter Grossman, shake hands at the end of their Wednesday visit. SHERMAN OAKS, California (CNN) -- Youssif nervously scanned the doctor's examining room, his dark... |
e2893012b34b4d8ff0d36ec5934c4baaeb2d995e | Summarize the following news article. | Benazir Bhutto's niece: Pakistan's democratic forces only "prop up dictatorships"
Fatima Bhutto, who was estranged from aunt, says country is run by power grabbers .
Her goal: empower Pakistan's masses, end cycle of "dynastic" cronyism .
The columnist, author and poet is a critic of Pervez Musharraf's government . | [
"KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) -- Some of the toughest criticism of Pakistan's pro-democracy movement comes from an unlikely source: the 25-year-old niece of Benazir Bhutto, who says Pakistani party politics do nothing but support military rule. It's an environment, she said, her late aunt is partly responsible for. Fati... |
847bf21072e7a1b776a12d9537db378ecac6a36c | Summarize the following news article. | French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Cecilia says she didn't like spotlight .
Former model said it was no longer possible to keep their marriage together .
The split came after 11 years of marriage . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- The wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken for the first time about the reasons her divorce in an interview with a French newspaper. The announcement ended weeks of speculation over their marriage. Cecilia Sarkozy told L'Est Republicain on Friday that the couple's relationship h... |
907d7de4690fed83df465efdec623869f4d09406 | Summarize the following news article. | Republican National Committee names Michael Steele as chairman .
Katy Brown advocates bipartisan cooperation during iReport roundtable chat .
Kevin Neugebauer suggests Republicans need to return to conservative roots .
iReport.com: Hao Li asks how the party can reach out to younger voters . | [
"(CNN) -- Katy Brown is an Internet-savvy college freshman with conservative perspectives who worries about the future of the Republican Party. Katy Brown, Kevin Neugebauer, Barbara Rademacher and Chuck Burkhard discuss the future of the GOP. Brown, a student at Kent State University in Ohio, joined other Republica... |
551f3d88d05567e87b91bd9b222335605867604f | Summarize the following news article. | iReport.com: Readers share impassioned, often angry, thoughts on Bush .
Cathy Cott says she feels frustration coming to a boil at the mention of him .
Chris Molisani says he can't remember Bush's years before September 11 .
Maria Davis wants to see him give a unifying departing speech . | [
"(CNN) -- The last eight years In the United States have included momentous events including the September 11 attacks, the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and an economic recession. Ted Stanke of New York created a symbolic map of the United States out of toy soldiers to protest the Iraq war. Historic moments defined P... |
55d6bad270142ba3e9ae4f560be9038116f9888c | Summarize the following news article. | Youssif began attending school in metro LA one year to the day of his attack .
Boy burned in Iraq is already writing the alphabet and counting .
Dad says, "I have begun to see my son's lively spirit return" | [
"Editor's note: CNN agreed not to use the full names of the family in this article due to concern for their safety. Youssif is able to smile again, and his scars are healing well. Doctors are monitoring the swelling on his right ear. WOODLAND HILLS, California (CNN) -- Youssif happily pulls off his plastic face mas... |
994341fa7e634d176b3a600ec7d4f6a565d53de5 | Summarize the following news article. | "Slumdog Millionaire" wins seven prizes at British film awards .
Mickey Rourke named best actor; Kate Winslet named best actress .
Penelope Cruz, late Heath Ledger win supporting actor awards . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Despite the rain, \"Slumdog Millionaire\" shone brightly at the British Academy Awards Sunday, scooping a clutch of honors. \"Slumdog Millionaire\" director Danny Boyle shields composer A.R. Rahman from the rain as they arrive Sunday at the BAFTA awards in London. Not even the drizzle coul... |
b61438ec34641178a04913c236bd99eb18331038 | Summarize the following news article. | Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf says that he has no plans to quit AC Milan .
Seedorf was replying to rumors linking him with Premier League side Chelsea .
Seedorf's former coach Carlo Ancelotti recently left San Siro to coach Chelsea . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf has revealed he is flattered to be linked with a move to Premier League Chelsea but insists he will still be an AC Milan player next season. Clarence Seedorf wants to remain with AC Milan, despite Carlo Ancelotti's recent switch to Chelsea. There has been specul... |
4cac5287442087a69103407f6b25c5bb038355e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Milk industry is booming in France, now has larger turnover than steel industry .
Dairy industry worth $6 billion, French eat 24 kilos of dairy per person a year .
Cheesemaker: Cheese is gastronomic emblem of France .
Last cheese census found around 1,000 different kinds of cheeses in France . | [
"CAMEMBERT, France (CNN) -- We're up in the north central part of France -- Normandy -- to see what's happening with French cheese. Cheese lovers will be happy to know, just about nothing, at least as far as the traditional cheeses are concerned. Cheese from the Camembert region now carries the same cachet as a cha... |
e714ab612b5d98634ff8d71e8c01d435f9808a6b | Summarize the following news article. | Clint Eastwood wins a Palme d'Or for lifetime achievement .
Ingmar Berman is the only other filmmaker to have received this honor .
Eastwood directs and stars in his new film "Gran Torino"
"Dirty Harry" star still enjoys playing gun-slinging "tough guys" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- After a lifetime of playing characters past-their-prime, Clint Eastwood appears to still be enjoying his own. Clint Eastwood stars as inspector Harry Callahan in \"Dirty Harry\" (1971). Just last week the 78-year-old actor, best-known for his portrayal of \"tough guys\" like \"Dirty Harry,... |
f80aebe761ea76f539b72139ff1b660fffb39981 | Summarize the following news article. | Comic-book movie, directed by Zack Snyder, took two decades to reach cinemas .
Directors Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky, Paul Greengrass, previously attached .
Source material regarded by many as the best comic-book ever written .
Co-creator Alan Moore has objected to the idea of story being made into movie . | [
"LONDON, England -- A yellow smiley-face badge, smeared with blood, has become the trademark for \"Watchmen,\" the most critically revered of all comic-books -- but it could also represent its troubled journey from page to big screen. \"Watchmen\" opens with the unexplained murder of The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morg... |
689b0f5b5c08307f004e79aab2b3f9cbe7465c7f | Summarize the following news article. | University students at ETH Zurich have designed and built a robotic boat .
The boat needs no sailors and uses sensors to sail in changing conditions .
It is hoped the yacht will sail autonomously across the Atlantic Ocean .
If it succeeds it would be the first Atlantic crossing by an unmanned boat . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The designers behind a \"thinking\" yacht are hoping to break a world record by sending it across the Atlantic Ocean without any human assistance. The autonomous yacht Avalon is hoisted to have her keel put in place before launching . The four-meter boat, \"Avalon\", was designed and built... |
4c4b5bd1ffc5caad6ca51d95a2e40483b5a2a42f | Summarize the following news article. | President Barack Obama says U.S. is committed to tackling piracy off Somalia .
Hostage captain of U.S. cargo ship rescued in U.S. Navy operation this week .
But experts say tackling piracy on seas means tackling failed state of Somalia .
With wars in two countries, is Obama willing to risk getting involved in another? | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama won a battle against Somali pirates. But does he really want to go to war? The USS Bainbridge tows a lifeboat in which the captain of the Maersk Alabama was held hostage. You may have seen the headlines in the last few days: a Somali pirate attack and hostage-taking ended with ... |
32ab320dd6703c48eaf4f24fb380a05faca5805d | Summarize the following news article. | Natalie Cole's new kidney came from deceased fan; fan's family asked for Cole .
Natalie Cole underwent kidney transplant surgery Tuesday .
Singer received supportive e-mails when on CNN's "Larry King Live" in March . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Natalie Cole's search for a new kidney ended this week when someone with a compatible organ died and their family asked that it be given to the singer, according to the organ procurement group that handled the donation. Natalie Cole received a kidney transplant Tuesday in Los Angel... |
6b8ee15b78ef86816e3dd9901affec1188ff4d5e | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama has chance to place his stamp on the Supreme Court .
Sources: Women candidates to be at or near the top of the list .
Republicans hint at confirmation confrontation if they are ignored .
Seven of the nine high court members were named by GOP presidents . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A process that started months ago among White House lawyers to compile a list of possible Supreme Court picks has accelerated with word Justice David Souter plans to step down from the bench in June. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the only female high court justice. Women likely will be high on the So... |
bc8c4aaf7e727c7c5ac1370123ef2c82210b0c36 | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic VP candidate gives big speech next Wednesday at convention .
Barack Obama's campaign sends e-mail with subject: "Vice presidential ..."
Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine considered top tier contenders .
Obama has big campaign event Saturday; VP pick could join him . | [
"(CNN) -- The question is starting to feel a little old: Whom will Barack Obama pick as his vice president? Sen. Barack Obama has a big event scheduled Saturday. Will his No. 2 man (or woman) be by his side? With the clock ticking (the Democratic VP candidate delivers a big speech next Wednesday) the announcement i... |
5b5f2ec7ef3526ce445e99501010768fe752bb9f | Summarize the following news article. | American university student exploring Beijing's underground tunnels .
Part of capital's "Underground City" now open to tourists .
Beijing's underground tunnel network was built in 1970s as giant bomb shelter . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Walking through a maze of narrow streets south of Tiananmen Square, Nick Frisch appeared unfazed by the sight of drastic changes -- traditional courtyard houses that once lined up these hutongs, or alleys, now in different stages of being knocked down. Nick Frisch's underground exploration ... |
48571fa4c5e34dd7b5b1576e0b6bbad2076006fe | Summarize the following news article. | We ask, should humanity expand into space?
Those in the NewSpace movement say space is humanity's future .
But others say we should focus on fixing issues on Earth first .
What do you think? Post your views and we'll publish the best. | [
"(CNN) -- This month, Just Imagine has looked at the future of space, and the potential it holds for humanity. Should humanity aim for the stars ... The proponents of the NewSpace movement, like our featured commentator Bob Richards, hold that humanity must expand into space if we are to survive. They say that the ... |
cef9c0fc07ccd15bae11cdcc11c863292ed20954 | Summarize the following news article. | Connie Nielsen says she refuses the fame and money side of acting .
She says the long winters mean the residents have to be creative .
Copenhagen is full of history and culture, and Nielsen loves its museums .
The city is very beautiful and the light has "a very special quality," she says . | [
"COPENHAGEN, Denamrk (CNN) -- Actress Connie Nielsen hit the big time when she starred in \"Gladiator\" as Lucilla, sister of the deranged Emperor Commodus. Since then she has appeared in hit movies including \"One Hour Photo\" and \"The Hunted\". Connie Nielsen has always refused to play the Hollywood fame game. B... |
4bd59406bc09b624b4ea65482b3522892317fccc | Summarize the following news article. | John Galt Corp., three supervisors indicted; city to change procedures .
Firefighters died when caught in smoke-filled stairwell .
Prosecutors allege doorway was improperly sealed .
105 other firefighters were injured fighting blaze . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A construction company and three supervisors were indicted Monday on manslaughter and related charges in the deaths of two firefighters battling a 2007 blaze at the Deutsche Bank building in lower Manhattan. Firefighters Joseph Graffagnino, left, and Robert Beddia died in the Deutsche Bank buildi... |
5bbb0ded33f00493d94a5803a39a68c02911440c | Summarize the following news article. | Janine Benyus coined the term "biomimicry" in her influential 1997 book .
Biomimicry is the concept of looking for inspiration for design through nature .
She was named by Time magazine as an environmental hero of 2007 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- \"Doing it nature's way has the potential to change the way we grow food, make materials, harness energy, heal ourselves, store information, and conduct business.\" Janine Benyus . When self-confessed \"nature nerd\" Janine Benyus coined the term \"biomimicry\" in a book she published a de... |
758f82345b07db0a07f4360e59a44f14886db303 | Summarize the following news article. | Deepa lives in Mumbai, where her company runs "offbeat sightseeing tours"
She says Mumbai is younger and more cosmopolitan than most Indian cities .
People in the city party hard, she says -- and there's an active cultural scene .
Last November's terrorist attacks have increased tension in the city, she says . | [
"(CNN) -- Deepa, 40, was born in Mumbai, where she is now a banking technology consultant, as well as running a company that offers \"offbeat sightseeing tours\" of six Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur. Deepa Krishnan: \"When you live in Mumbai you feel like you're in the nerve center of the countr... |
7585dda5f5e53bd17cd54129688f928b668a1d4e | Summarize the following news article. | Indictment says three men conspired to intimidate African-Americans .
They've pleaded not guilty of conspiracy to interfere with voting rights .
Two held without bail; other out on bail with monitoring device .
Prosecutors: Men went to African-American neighborhoods, assaulted 3 people . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Three Staten Island men are charged with violating voting rights, accused of assaulting African-Americans after Barack Obama's win in the November presidential election, authorities said Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Ralph Nicoletti, 18, Michael Contreras, 18, and Brian Carranza, 21, on charg... |
91ff93e174c9aaa8db0c407b9f34d6fd9356d1be | Summarize the following news article. | Oxfam: Lack of infrastructure is the greatest danger to health in poor countries .
WHO: 4.25 million more doctors and nurses needed worldwide .
Poor countries won't cope with SARS, avian flu .
Positive policy changes have seen number of children not in school fall by a third . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In 1981, Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni was preparing to leave Egypt for a clinical attachment in England when her father had a heart attack. He fell in the street, and was taken to a public hospital, where Dr Kamal-Yanni kept vigil at his bedside until he regained his strength. A doctor at a hospit... |
08e26f10bc604e99bbfad02a56e87cfd1e0e921e | Summarize the following news article. | Botswana's President Ian Khama talks to CNN on 'African Voices'
Former military general and son of Botswana's first president .
Botswana is one of Africa's success stories although HIV and Aids are rife . | [
"(CNN) -- Botswana has been hailed as one of Africa's success stories and a beacon for democracy on the continent. It's home to Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracy and has remained politically stable since gaining independence in 1966. President Ian Khama took office in April 2008 promising steady pro... |
6ffc52e56343bfe00af799a6b4cb6ee8c7c8e6ca | Summarize the following news article. | Bomb detonated at mosque northeast of Peshawar, Pakistan .
Local police: At least 50 dead in attack on Eid prayers .
Reports: Former interior minister was target, escapes blast, one son injured .
Minister supervised military operations in tribal areas against militants . | [
"LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- Police raided an Islamic school and arrested seven students hours after a blast in a mosque in northern Pakistan left at least 50 dead and dozens injured, according to an Associated Press report. A man, right, mourns the death of his two sons in a suicide attack near Peshawar that killed ... |
d46e226f6c8a5912fd99e1f13571ddc809baac98 | Summarize the following news article. | Former prison secretary Janine Sligar had sex with inmate .
Sligar sentenced to six months on charge of sexual abuse of a ward .
Documents: Sligar, inmate had 10 to 20 sexual encounters .
Sligar detailed liaisons in journal, admitted taking and giving inmate graphic photos . | [
"(CNN) -- A former prison secretary has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for having sex with an inmate she was supposed to be supervising, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Colorado said Friday. Janine Sligar, 47, of Wray, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday for sexual abuse o... |
12ffb33bba8ed9fa1c5ab96150f04058b7739401 | Summarize the following news article. | Maya Angelou: No matter who wins, don't expect an overnight turnaround .
Angelou says politicians should raise the level of discussion .
She says voting is not enough, people need to volunteer to help others .
Angelou: You will encounter defeats, but don't be defeated . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- At 80, Maya Angelou says her \"knees are not all that swift and my lungs need some extra help but other than that, my desire to learn and to share, that has not abated.\" Maya Angelou urges politicians to \"aim for the high ground\" in her new book, \"Letter to My Daughter.\" She shares what she'... |
12ed0a34a02255c17be7d7a65ace05b817fef621 | Summarize the following news article. | Mike Mette, a Chicago police officer, is heading to prison this November .
He says he was acting in self-defense when he punched Jake Gotthard .
Doctors testified Gotthard appeared as though he had been stomped, kicked .
Mette, currently on unpaid leave, is appealing the court's decision . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Mike Mette has been a Chicago police officer for almost four years. But now, as a result of a fistfight one night in Dubuque, Iowa, he is a convicted felon. Mike Mette, a Chicago police officer, says he acted in self-defense when he punched Jake Gotthard, a student at the University of D... |
ab05b9ddbf03bdaff1c8cf8aa5e350ff779f4681 | Summarize the following news article. | Broward County, Florida, prosecutors taking new look at death of Anna Nicole Smith .
Ex-Playboy playmate found dead in Florida hotel room in February 2007 .
Coroner: Smith died of accidental overdose of prescription drugs .
Smith's boyfriend, two doctors charged recently in California drug case . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Prosecutors in Florida are taking a new look at the 2007 death of Anna Nicole Smith to see if recent evidence that California investigators gathered might cause them to open an inquiry. Prosecutors in Florida are reviewing evidence gathered in California for a probe into Anna Nicole Smith'... |
fa42ca51163a8dc2ea243a100687867b61cd691e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sources say pardon unrelated to Hajj nor subsequent Eid al-Adha .
NEW: Justice minister says king felt pardon in best interests of Saudi people .
Report: King Abdullah pardons rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes .
A Saudi court had ruled the 19-year-old had an "illegitimate relationship" | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi King Abdullah has pardoned a rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in a case that sparked international attention, a Saudi newspaper has reported. The case cast light on the treatment of women under Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic law. Al-Jazirah newspaper quoted a ... |
67ee7de17c700aa985a893d4386faff0eb6d6784 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's poll of polls shows John McCain leading Barack Obama, 47-45 percent .
Obama ahead in Electoral College count, but some polls taken before convention .
Candidates focusing on battleground states like Missouri, Ohio .
Candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the election . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain has inched ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in national polls, but the Democratic candidate holds a steady lead in the most recent Electoral College estimates. John McCain and Sarah Palin are campaigning hard in battleground states. In national surveys, McCain leads by 2 points, 47 percent to 4... |
e852311ff422ff99d5c3945e70efebc1e5ef0f41 | Summarize the following news article. | Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad, was among the most dangerous places in Iraq .
Local Sunnis tired of the destruction wrought by al Qaeda in Iraq .
They partnered with U.S. forces to keep their town safe .
Iraq's Shiite-dominated central government remains wary of such partnerships . | [
"YUSUFIYAH, Iraq (CNN) -- Until recently, Yusufiyah was among the most dangerous places in Iraq. U.S. Col. Michael Kershaw meets with Sunni leaders in Yusufiyah, formerly a hot spot for insurgent activity. Located in the so-called \"triangle of death,\" a violent area south of Baghdad, it was the site of frequent c... |
bc59b7c188eb0f4cfe90aa88b2b062b756756d5e | Summarize the following news article. | UK project to provide musical instruments and training to children in poor areas .
The scheme is modelled on a successful program in Venezuela .
El Sistema has helped lift many youths out of the slums through music .
The UK scheme is being led by famous cellist Julian Lloyd Webber . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's rundown housing estates and deprived inner cities will be the setting for a new project that aims to use classical music to lift children out of the poverty trap. Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearse ahead of a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in November last y... |
86dea9e02a971ed163a99679980f86c34894c766 | Summarize the following news article. | Queen Rania voted "The Spirit of..." most inspirational leader of 2008 .
Online readers acknowledge her work with education, women's rights and Islam .
Queen Rania personally encourages open dialogue through her YouTube channel . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- She is one of the world's most likeable and photogenic leaders, has her own YouTube channel, and is determined to change the face of learning in the Middle East. Queen Rania's down-to-earth personality has won hearts and minds all over the world. She is also, according to you, the most ins... |
041539e0165ff2ce92f5872116fad56daf0e1dab | 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... |
faee3fae948c100ad07d387da0eb28fb5303b96d | Summarize the following news article. | Europe's Ryder Cup team has often beaten the U.S. despite lower profile players .
America's ice hockey win against the Soviets is known as the "Miracle on Ice"
Wimbledon's defeat of Liverpool in the FA Cup was considered a major upset .
New York Jets Superbowl win in 1969 was inspired by quarterback Joe Namath . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In sport, being the best is not just about the having the greatest players. Here are five teams that have gone from zeroes to heroes, and in the process left their mark on sporting history. 1. The European Ryder Cup team . The 1980 U.S. hockey team's 'Miracle on Ice' against the Soviet Uni... |
45a06a56ec2ba877096bb54674f2be2c69054a0a | Summarize the following news article. | Alain de Botton authored The Architecture of Happiness .
He believes emotions are shown in, and can be deduced from architecture .
Architect Robert Adam disagrees with many of de Botton's ideas . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Is it possible to have a building that can make you happy, sad, or even angry? The Experience Music Project in Seattle has appeared in the Forbes list of ugly buildings. Does it affect your mood? Alain de Botton thinks it is. The Swiss-born British writer, modern-day philosopher, and autho... |
fe6dd67b9e4f16ba37ce9796cb0bbff192dfcecc | Summarize the following news article. | Myanmar is facing a food shortage largely due to last year's deadly Cyclone Nargis .
Cyclone destroyed nearly all the rice crops in the fertile Ayeyarwaddy delta .
Rice production in the cyclone-affected areas expected to be half of last year's .
Despite adequate crops this year, food access remains a problem for the p... | [
"(CNN) -- Myanmar is facing a food shortage largely due to last year's deadly Cyclone Nargis, which destroyed nearly all the rice crops in the fertile Ayeyarwaddy delta, the United Nations said Wednesday. A young farmer ploughs a field in preparation to grow rice in Dalla, about 20 kms south of Yangon on July 9, 20... |
3fef6e98a966fcb764a0f5b45546f794284bc190 | Summarize the following news article. | Football fans to benefit as club teams lower season ticket prices .
Five English Premier League teams have dropped prices for season passes .
Dan Johnson of the Premier League says the move is due to recession .
A U.S. Major League Soccer team has also announced a price drop . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Football fans are set to benefit from the recession as clubs slash season ticket prices to keep supporters coming back. Some Premier League fans will save on season tickets after five clubs cut prices. Price cuts have been announced at five English Premier League clubs. Manchester City, Su... |
987f467e75d0c28132a24e3a285e31b55db62ad5 | Summarize the following news article. | Pilots praise the hardened cockpit doors mandated after 9/11 .
Many pilots support efforts to mandate secondary cockpit barriers .
The airline industry has fought efforts to require the barriers .
The TSA recommended against mandating secondary barriers . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- If one hardened cockpit door is good, would two barriers be even better? Many airline pilots believe the answer is \"yes,\" and are hoping to reinvigorate efforts to require so-called \"secondary barriers\" on every commercial plane in the country. Pilots praise the hardened cockpit doors manda... |
f98f87d0543fb8bf529132578efb3688a5cb6978 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting in disputed oil-rich Sudan town raises fears of return to civil war .
Up to 50,000 people displaced by latest outbreak of fighting .
Despite cease-fire agreement Abyei has been destroyed and deal is at risk . | [
"KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- (CNN) -- Fighting resumed Tuesday in a disputed oil-rich town in Sudan, threatening to reignite a calamitous civil war which ended three years ago. Fresh fighting in Sudan over an oil-rich town has raised fears civil war could again erupt. Fresh fighting in Sudan over an oil-rich town has ... |
a0083ab2071bab3e4bc285c356645103a6912b61 | Summarize the following news article. | New York State Assembly passes bill by vote of 89 to 52 .
Same-sex marriage bill will go to the state Senate .
Gov. David Paterson has said he would sign a same-sex marriage bill .
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg applauds legislators for vote . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New York State Assembly passed a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday evening, bringing New York one step closer to legalizing such marriages. Gov. David Paterson has said he'd sign a same-sex if it's passed by the New York Senate. The bill, which passed 89-52, will now go on to the state Senate f... |
3d1e748024a5a1622cbe77a6527305a743d04d1b | Summarize the following news article. | Startups offer applications to bring social networking sites to mobile platforms .
VoIP faces challenges on mobile market: competition, distribution, access .
Mobile mission to make seamless space between desktop and handset . | [
"(CNN) -- First it was instant messaging during office hours that gave us the thrill of passing notes in class. Then it was ogling ourselves on Web cams, ranting our minds on blogs, uploading our baby photos on Flickr and poking each other on Facebook. These days, as corporate records show, we choose to spend our l... |
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