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4a70b1bf46a8b7efba8b8e723e12a7b6977baa90 | Summarize the following news article. | Qureshi: "I see a lot of hope in the new administration, the new leadership"
He and Afghan foreign minister will meet with Clinton, Holbrooke this week .
U.S. troops will be sent to southern Afghanistan .
Taliban militants extend cease-fire as part of deal with Pakistan . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pakistan is optimistic about the Obama administration's commitment to its region and will work with the United States on trying to root out extremism within its borders, Pakistan's foreign minister said. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi meets U.S. Secretary of State Hill... |
25355d6bbe65545a5cc6bf3a6cd37adbecb39388 | Summarize the following news article. | Watch out for spikey-haired Parisians getting all Tecktonik -- the latest dance style .
Get ahead, get a bike: the city's cheap bike-hire scheme has proved a success .
Marvel at the Musée du Louvre's sumptuous metro stop .
Get a taste of the exotic with a massage at the La Grande Mosquée's own hammam . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- In a city famous for being the birthplace of the avant-garde, it can be hard to keep up with the latest trends. Here's a rough guide to what's hot right now in the French capital. This beat is Tecktonik: The latest dance craze to hit the Parisian streets. Tecktonik Parisian youths love thei... |
186054e2f53735f5f32df67540e9a9e17e26c1a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Ten-minute message delivered by Ayman al-Zawahiri, a native of Egypt .
In address, al-Zawahiri says violence a "gift" from Obama before he takes office .
The message, on various Islamist Web sites, urges militants to rally against Israel .
In Obama's first public reaction to the violence, he says he is "deeply concerne... | [
"(CNN) -- An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants \"a gift\" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri is said to address Muslims in Gaza in an audio mess... |
07493cdde0fe60c860a9e682243d562cdcf9ae35 | Summarize the following news article. | Sudan president Omar al-Bashir visits Zimbabwe despite arrest warrant .
ICC accused al-Bashir of alleged war crime against rebels in Darfur .
Al-Bashir has denied charges against him . | [
"(CNN) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who faces charges of crimes against humanity, visited Zimbabwe on Sunday for a regional trade meeting. Sudan president Omar al-Bashir is the first head of state ever indicted by the ICC. Al-Bashir landed Saturday in the capital, Harare, for the two-day African leaders' ... |
ab844d0601dc0e0308291823ff1e8074ed87e567 | Summarize the following news article. | Tamil rebels say Sri Lankan forces ignoring orders to end military operations Sri Lanka: Forces ordered to cease use of heavy-caliber guns, combat aircraft Rebels say fighter bombers continued to bomb civilian targets after announcement .
Developments come after Sri Lankan officials reject rebels' cease-fire offer . | [
"(CNN) -- Sri Lanka ordered an end to combat operations against Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's north, the president's office said Monday. But the rebels accused the military of continuing to bomb civilians. Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard next to a tank captured from the Tamil Tigers. \"Our security forces hav... |
8f04727535af65c0ed0ac099f106df288666f88b | Summarize the following news article. | Bollywood superstar makes sporting debut as owner of Kolkata Knight Riders .
Shah Rukh Khan still wildly popular 20 years after his television debut .
Now presents India's version of "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader"
Filming "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi," a Bollywood love story to be released late 2008 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It takes a savvy film star to invest in the only business that's keeping audiences away from cinemas. In the case of India's biggest Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan that's cricket. Photographers mob Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri as they arrive for the inaugural Indian Premier League play... |
dc7e4f7e9ede93e38c63f3aca1ede1556c755e80 | Summarize the following news article. | Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalizes Chaco petroleum company .
Morales guarantees petroleum workers that their jobs will be safe .
Military on standby in nationalization of BP subsidiary .
Move comes 48 hours before Bolivian vote on new constitution . | [
"LA PAZ, Bolivia (CNN) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalized the Chaco petroleum company Friday, taking over the BP subsidiary with the military on standby. Bolivian leader Evo Morales speaks before parliament Thursday in the capital, La Paz. \"With this decree,\" Morales said in a nationally televised ad... |
d1d320576087e798580c367127aaf728ba632fe4 | Summarize the following news article. | Explosion in upscale Bogota neighborhood kills two people and wounds 20 .
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe condemns FARC rebel group for blast .
Eleven pounds of explosives reportedly used in front of Blockbuster video store . | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20. Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, who is in Fr... |
d428daeff86847ba778f6fcd0c371e6c736776d5 | Summarize the following news article. | In November, CNN's Revealed explores the life of Diane von Furstenberg .
The Belgian designer wowed the fashion world with her simple wrap dress .
DVF became familiar initials used to sell anything from homeware to lipstick .
CNN's Revealed follows the designer backstage at a fashion show in Florence . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- \"No matter what I do in life I think I will always be remembered as the wrap dress\" -- (Diane von Furstenberg, CNN 2008) Calling the shots: Diane von Furstenberg oversees a meeting to discuss handbags in New York. Belgian-born, New York-living, ex-member of the German royal family, daugh... |
1a31604c7a0860a959f1a59107821170776d302c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police: Teams looking for missing person, trying to recover two bodies .
Part of roof collapses in explosion at ConAgra Foods plant in North Carolina .
At least 38 taken to hospitals; four said to be in critical condition .
Officials don't know cause of blast . | [
"(CNN) -- Two people were found dead and a third person is still believed missing in a North Carolina food plant heavily damaged in a morning explosion, police said Tuesday night. Part of a collapsed ConAgra Foods plant lies atop parked cars Tuesday in Garner, North Carolina. Four people were in critical condition... |
bdd113102608bae7b71e868e3ba8882c698dd55e | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Bennie Thompson wants FEMA to explain giveaway of hurricane supplies .
FEMA held $85 million worth of supplies meant for Katrina victims for two years .
Goods later given to federal agencies and states, CNN revealed .
Thompson's state, Mississippi, didn't give the goods it received to hurricane victims . | [
"(CNN) -- A Democratic congressman from Mississippi plans to hold a hearing into how millions of dollars worth of supplies meant for Gulf Coast hurricane survivors ended up being given away as surplus property. Rep. Bennie Thompson says he'll hold a hearing into how supplies for Katrina victims were diverted. Rep. ... |
5ab37f46839e2c1b8368c2734e962ac868c62aae | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect is alleged leader network believed to be smuggling guns into Mexico .
Last week, 2,000 Mexican troops were sent to Juarez, Mexico, to quell violence .
Mexican drug cartels blamed for killings of police officers .
ATF: U.S. authorities sharing intelligence with their Mexican counterparts . | [
"(CNN) -- The alleged leader of a firearms trafficking network believed to be smuggling guns into Mexico -- where police say they are used against law enforcement officers by members of Mexican drug cartels -- was arrested Thursday in Arizona, authorities said. Victor Varela was arrested by the ATF as part of the ... |
9abb5d0a6a87b40f2887f8bec9cd4e83fc821ed4 | Summarize the following news article. | Gross Domestic Product reduction between 2 and 5 percent expected .
Ministry cites data on U.S. retail sales and unemployment, Asian exports .
Finance minister expected to deliver the 2009 budget statement Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Singapore's Gross Domestic Product is expected to shrink as much as 5 percent in 2009, far more than the 1 to 2 percent contraction predicted earlier this month, the government said. People walk out for their lunch break in the financial district of Singapore on Wednesday. The Ministry of Trade and Indust... |
82b7ee7b2e3f721b26cf61dac7821000f784ef5d | Summarize the following news article. | Condoleezza Rice says Bush's policies will "stand the test of time"
Rice says she's not bothered by criticism; says she's "here to make tough choices"
Secretary of state says historians criticizing Bush "aren't very good historians"
Rice says she plans to write a book about foreign policy . | [
"(CNN) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that despite President Bush's low approval ratings, people will soon \"start to thank this president for what he's done.\" Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says \"there is no greater honor than to serve this country,\" \"So we can sit here and talk about the lon... |
727be29bd782e229c5f8bea2accb37a9e0bebd12 | Summarize the following news article. | T.I. performed Sunday, less than two days before his prison term was to start .
The rapper has been sentenced in connection with federal weapons charges .
His prison term of one year and one day starts Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Rapper T.I., who was sentenced to a 366-day prison sentence in March, reported Tuesday to a federal prison complex in Forrest City, Arkansas, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV. T.I., left, performed to a packed crowd Sunday, days before he was to start a prison term. The rapper -- whose real name is Cli... |
6aebd70085293a25edc515262f2c6372ec8f78be | Summarize the following news article. | FBI task force considers girl's slaying "highly solvable"
April Tinsley, 8, was abducted in 1988 while walking home from a friend's house .
Writer claimed responsibility for slaying in barn-door message in 1990 .
Four more notes, believed to have been written by the killer, surfaced in 2004 . | [
"(CNN) -- The 5-year-old girl found the note tucked inside a plastic bag and left in a basket used as a flower pot. April Tinsley, 8, abducted in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was raped and killed 21 years ago. The case was not solved. \"Hi Honey I Been watching you,\" it said. \"I am the same person that kidnapped an Rape ... |
894686d5b01416753fb7fee3b1cd53fc86598463 | Summarize the following news article. | Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesdays" applies to 5 million seats .
Promotion could soothe feathers ruffled by Ticketmaster merger .
It applies to shows such as No Doubt, the Dead, Jason Mraz, Nine Inch Nails . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Those extra service fees tacked on to concert ticket prices -- long a source of grumbling by ticket buyers -- will disappear for millions of seats sold by the largest U.S. concert promoter this summer. Live Nation is awaiting government approval of a merger with giant Ticketmaster... |
509ddf71e3aaab0c5293f026b917004a5cc29b24 | Summarize the following news article. | Turkey: At least 15 rebels in operations in northern Iraq earlier this week .
Says Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members trying to get into Turkey .
Iraqi Kurdish Regional Security Forces denies the report, says no operation .
PKK, labeled a terrorist group by U.S., EU, has attacked Turkey from N Iraq . | [
"(CNN) -- Turkey's military said it killed at least 15 rebels in operations in northern Iraq earlier this week, but a spokesman for the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Security Forces denied the report, saying Turkey has not conducted any military operation or air assault there in the past two weeks. Turkish troops patrol n... |
a30280ba2911d545d62c055919439e15ca3f5190 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin: Men are foolishly reluctant to go to the doctor .
He says some black men cite the infamous Tuskegee Experiment .
Martin: Men already have a shorter life expectancy than women .
He says that failing to detect and treat illness makes no sense . | [
"Editor's note: A nationally syndicated columnist, Roland S. Martin is the author of \"Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith\" and \"Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America.\" Visit his Web site for more information. Roland Martin says men are harming their health by their reluctance to go ... |
d76b651ed2864cecffef991f1c4efcbb7fef7f66 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police imply person or persons involved in Sandra Cantu's death from area .
Police plan to church near mobile park home where Sandra's family lived .
Sandra was found in suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her California home .
Sandra had been missing since March 27 from her home in Tracy, California . | [
"(CNN) -- Police said they are pursuing leads in the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found Monday stuffed into a suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her Tracy, California, home. Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared March 27. Her body was found at a dairy-farm pond near her Calilfornia home. \"We are headin... |
f6d6bc3a1fd19ea90cd65d6e0b7b3aac63d9b65e | Summarize the following news article. | Elizabeth Taylor attended Andrea Bocelli concert at Hollywood Bowl .
"The first time I've been out in months," Taylor wrote on Twitter .
Taylor was in hospital last month but still "exceedingly active," says spokesman . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Elizabeth Taylor went to the Hollywood Bowl to hear Andrea Bocelli in concert, the first night out in months for the big-screen legend. Elizabeth Taylor went to see Andrea Bocelli at the Hollywood Bowl, a rare outing for the film legend. Taylor, bound to a wheelchair by scoliosis, ... |
4ca29639845a40551a62d10212a46aec7caf3369 | Summarize the following news article. | Government may use eminent domain to seize land needed for 9/11 memorial .
Hijacked United Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania .
Federal officials say they hope to have first phase of memorial complete by 2011 . | [
"(CNN) -- The government is delaying legal action against Pennsylvania landowners who haven't yet agreed to sell their land for a memorial to victims of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, federal officials said Friday. This plot of land is scheduled to house the permanent United Airlines Flight 93 mem... |
01ace4f8c335b9e2fb528d34bd26fedd85130bea | Summarize the following news article. | MainSail's 'Port of the Month' is Cape Town, South Africa .
The area is one of South Africa's most popular tourist destinations .
Cape Town is set to benefit from major international sporting events .
The port is the country's second biggest and hosts major yacht races . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A series of major international sporting events, a weak currency and its perennially sunny perch on the tip of South Africa are making Cape Town one of the hottest sailing destinations of 2009. Lucky strike: The port city of Cape Town is set to benefit from several major sporting events . ... |
10446add14f271cea0978573cabd6aa226402192 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. mega-yacht charter company waives massive $50,000 charter fees .
The impact of the recession is reason given for the discounted deal .
A yacht chartered by Hilary Swank can now be rented for under $3000 a day . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A U.S. company is offering a rare chance to holiday on a mega-yacht once used by a Hollywood star and her husband -- and thanks to the recession it's actually affordable. The 100 foot Katania was chartered by Hollywood star Hilary Swank and her husband Chad Lowe. Seattle-based mega-yacht ... |
2d2d7637d79c713778c9a8b758562fda200c5a83 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hospital in California to treat some of the victims .
The victims were from 1 to 5 years old, official says .
The fire appears to have started in a warehouse next door to the state-run day care .
President Felipe Calderon orders investigation, sends condolences . | [
"HERMOSILLO, Mexico (CNN) -- Thirty-one children were killed and more than 100 others were injured Friday when their day-care center caught fire in the northwestern state of Sonora, a spokesman for the state's governor said. A crib and baby seats lie outside a day-care center where the deadly fire broke out Friday... |
48f51a9cf3fb49e93083fee3e433326b52579fbf | Summarize the following news article. | Calculating your body mass index (BMI) does not take feelings into account .
The personal body image index uses other things besides height and weight .
Standing next to fat people, wearing black pants lowers your score .
Standing next to young, toned, bikini-clad women -- adds 20 points . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- One portion of macaroni and cheese. One slice of chocolate cake. One pair of svelte black pants. Do some very simple, if highly emotional, addition and subtraction, and you arrive at a whole new way to see yourself. The first documented instance of my distorted body image is an entry in my fourth-gr... |
6d83942019a4f237147bd9cd025a198585c1a0b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Analysts say the race will be tight .
Some say the Hezbollah-dominated alliance may win a parliamentary majority .
Turnout is expected to be high among the country's 3 million registered voters .
About 50,000 troops deploy to the streets . | [
"BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Lebanese voters were heading to the polls on Sunday with their main choices to lead the next government a Hezbollah-backed alliance or a U.S.-backed coalition. Hezbollah party workers in the southern town of Nabatiyah hope for an election victory. Analysts say the race will be tight, with... |
8f43443d1a74b8d6b3ebcc2fe899d8eaa7836f2c | Summarize the following news article. | Female pitcher Virne Beatrice Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig .
Seana Hogan holds the record for the San Francisco to Los Angeles cycling race .
Sonya Thomas wins eating contests of oysters, chicken wings, Krystal hamburgers . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- While the horse racing world is all abuzz over Rachel Alexandra, the amazing three-year-old filly who recently beat Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird (along with a field full of other colts) in the Preakness Stakes, we're reminded of some other female athletes of the two-legged variety who als... |
5fed72f78693114cbac2b9aa9592c96bc6402280 | Summarize the following news article. | Thai military denies abusing refugees from Myanmar .
Witnesses say ethnic Rohingya whipped face down on tourist beach .
Reports say hundreds missing after being towed back out to sea . | [
"BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's military has denied abusing refugee boat-people from Myanmar after claims some were whipped on a tourist beach and hundreds more left dead or missing after being towed at to sea without food and water. Photograph released by Thai navy showing a group of illegal immigrants capt... |
64e23d8dda75eb36cc6273479254c42be5e252a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Polka is among several of the lesser known Grammy categories .
Artist Jimmy Sturr up to possibly win Grammy number 18 .
Academy exec: "Every Grammy is of equal value and importance in our minds"
Pre-telecast for those not included in live show growing in popularity . | [
"(CNN) -- With 17 Grammys, five gold records and -- by his count -- almost 130 albums, polka superstar Jimmy Sturr might just be the most successful musician you've never heard of. Polka artist Jimmy Sturr is up for a possible 18th Grammy Award at the upcoming ceremony. Sturr and his orchestra, superstars in the po... |
2d504e23986cbf893b5c0fda20cdd76a4ce64d24 | Summarize the following news article. | Jero has made traditional Japanese enka songs hip and found new audience .
He sang enka with his Japanese grandmother when he was a young boy .
Found success on talent show and first single made No.4 in charts . | [
"(CNN) -- Jero is making old, new again in Japan. African-American Jero is famous for singing Japanese enka. The 27-year-old American has made a name for himself singing enka, a traditional form of lounge music that flourished in 1940's Japan. It seems an unlikely musical style for the Pittsburgh native to pursue. ... |
ec1ea284fc6df9d8d01bfb43fd9d040973b12b9f | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton appears during the opening segment with impersonator Amy Poehler .
Clinton mentions upcoming primary states in opening line, "It is Saturday night!"
Her rival Sen. Barack Obama appeared on the show last year .
Clinton referenced a recent SNL skit during a debate in Ohio on Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met her match while appearing on NBC's \"Saturday Night Live\" to deliver the show's trademark opening line and provide an \"editorial response\" to a mock presidential debate. During the opening sketch -- which featured SNL actors playing Clinton, rival c... |
87aab92fdf6d9e35d233e4da4ae5fc491e8d4758 | Summarize the following news article. | The Screening Room chooses the some of the best stunts ever filmed .
Buster Keaton is saved by an open window in "Steamboat Bill Jr."
James Bond turns bungee jumping into an art form in "GoldenEye"
We want to hear from you: what is your favorite movie stunt? | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- As the saying goes, \"Pain is temporary, film is forever\" and noone in the movie business knows this better than stuntmen. Stunt double Terry Leonard performs a hazardous jump from horseback to a truck as Indiana Jones in \"Raiders of the Lost Ark.\" Hollywood's athletes regularly defy de... |
252c1d4ddfbb69c417c0a16ed7f827f609c18e09 | Summarize the following news article. | Vic Armstrong was Harrison Ford's stunt double in the Indiana Jones movies .
His physical similarity to Ford is at the root of his success as Indy's "fall guy"
After 40 years in the business, Armstrong is the authority on death defying stunts .
Armstrong on Ford as a stuntman actor: "Harrison has to be the ultimate" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Think of a bullwhip and fedora and one man immediately springs to mind: Indiana Jones, the sardonic archeologist played by Harrison Ford in Steven Spielberg's '80s trilogy which started with \"Raiders of the Lost Ark.\" \"If you learn how to talk I'm in deep trouble,\" quips Harrison Ford ... |
a317704e525a50d55a6edd7b2883f2fdca52994d | Summarize the following news article. | Florence-born fashion designer Roberto Cavalli is known for his bright, sexy clothes .
He is the grandson of Impressionist painter Giuseppe Rossi and the son of a tailor .
His clothes are adored by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham .
Cavalli's extravagant lifestyle includes color-coordinated yacht, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Flamboyant and fearless, Roberto Cavalli is the peacock of the fashion world; with his body-hugging clothes, he woos women the world over. Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli . But his clients are no dainty damsels: Cavalli's women are Amazonian warriors and Grecian goddesses, whose armor is fashion and whos... |
add3a86734ef272062505281dd1962a4e35e94db | Summarize the following news article. | Strøget, a collection of pedestrianized streets, is the city's shopping hub .
Illums Bolighus has four floors of modern Scandinavian design .
Bruuns Bazaar sells clothing from the popular and stylish Bruuns label .
Det Blå Pakhus is an indoor flea market and has some great bargains . | [
"For a city of its size, Copenhagen has a remarkable range of shops that ooze class and individuality. The Georg Jensen store has some exquisite silver jewelry. The city's main shopping hub is Strøget, a collection of pedestrianized streets that lead from Rådhuspladsen to Kongens Nytorv; you can easily spend hours,... |
3433afd9067cde97aee70a695acc938d864e3a7f | Summarize the following news article. | Frenchman Christian Fabre is CEO of fashion company and also a Hindu monk .
Splits time between his office in Chennai and ashram in the hills of Tamil Nadu .
Has been in India for 37 years; clients include Kenzo and Lee Cooper .
Recently launched own clothing label, despite not wearing clothes himself . | [
"CHENNAI, India (CNN) -- At 68, Christian Fabre, CEO of Fashions International, might be expected to be thinking about retiring. Christian Fabre, or Swami Pranavananda Brahmendra Avadutha, or just Swamiji for short . But Fabre, or Swami Pranavananda Brahmendra Avadutha as he is also called, is a practicing Hindu mo... |
a23b9e4ef5a577e3ec435c0801b8526bd4c33657 | Summarize the following news article. | India's richest woman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is founder and CEO of Biocon .
Email her your questions on business and secrets of her success .
Her answers will appear here on Friday, November 28 . | [
"(CNN) -- What does it take to become the CEO of India's biggest biotech company and the richest woman in India? Mazumdar Shaw with Shah Rukh Khan. India's richest woman is ready to answer your questions. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of biotech pharaceutical company Biotech answers your questions, below. Yours is a... |
31e424f7a6fe1f5ec61486eec17a85c78ca2ce8c | Summarize the following news article. | The biggest date in the calendar is 14 July, which celebrates the French revolution .
From July to August, sun worshippers can bathe on beaches on the riverbank .
Style gurus migrate to the city twice a year to take part in fashion week .
In Winter, ice skate in front of the Hotel de Ville for the ultimate romantic mom... | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- No matter when you go, Paris has that certain 'je ne sais quoi' that makes it special. But time your visit right and you could find yourself taking part in one of the city's signature events. Ice skating in front of the grand facade of the Hotel de Ville on a crisp winter day. Fashion Weeks... |
2a19040a2ce5d0c404bdf8c89b58c76b2434c314 | Summarize the following news article. | India's economic growth will slow in 2009, most economists project .
Nation's young population has shown willingness to go into accrue debt to spend .
Infrastructure, corruption, health and education worries remain economic hurdles .
India faces political, social risk in 2009, according to Hong Kong-based group . | [
"(CNN) -- To the litany of challenges that confront India's path to a better life, we can now add subdued economic growth as a result of the global financial crisis. A banana vendor stands on a flooded street as he waits for customers in Amritsar, India, on August 13. After three spectacular years of 9 percent-plus... |
65bf64fa27c924fea32979b277939f4d96938981 | Summarize the following news article. | November's show comes from the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona .
Interviewees include Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Wolf D Prix .
The best building in the world will be chosen at the end of the show . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In November we step inside the world of design as show host Becky Anderson searches for the Spirit of Architecture. The \"Gherkin\" designed by Norman Foster is one of the most familiar features on London's skyline. In late October, Barcelona hosts the World Architecture Festival during wh... |
083644a1a707d4be26a8a56daef117135990be8c | Summarize the following news article. | Peter Bergen: Idea of dealing with moderate Taliban is gaining more support .
Bergen says it's not likely to be a strategy for success in the Aghanistan war .
Taliban leadership thinks it's winning the war and won't cut a deal, he says .
Bergen: Afghan government too weak to engage in meaningful talks . | [
"Editor's note: Peter Bergen is a fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought from across the ideological spectrum and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He's the author of \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.\... |
b250dc38b50eb2d9f0245df35665c72780cb257c | Summarize the following news article. | Some Zimbabwean children "wasting away" amid food shortage, aid group says .
Severe malnutrition cases rise two-thirds in year, Save the Children warns .
Almost half of 12 million Zimbabweans need food aid now, report says .
Country facing worst economic, humanitarian crisis since independence in 1980 . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Some of Zimbabwe's children are \"wasting away\" as political turmoil and economic crisis have caused a severe food shortage, according to a report from Save the Children. Children sleep in rough conditions on the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa. The number of acute child malnutr... |
17c446453cdcff2c857f6462594a317a3ce4dc6c | Summarize the following news article. | Green roofs date back to before the time of the Vikings .
Not just aesthetic, they help fight against climate change, especially in cities .
Germany's green roof market is the biggest, making up 10 percent of all flat roofs .
Supporters say government support is need to spur growth elsewhere . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- If your neighbor mentions their green roof you might think they have a moss problem. Maybe they are simply referring to the color. But you're unlikely to think that they have just had a mini ecosystem installed. Majora Carter says green roofs can help alleviate the problems caused by storm... |
825532077a964634ba2464d47ea0e0683604ad3d | Summarize the following news article. | Individuals around the world are devising innovative ways to save the planet .
Joseph Adelegan has created fuels using cow waste and cassava plant .
Chewang Norphel is known as the "Ice Man" after creating artificial glaciers . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The apocalyptic tales of nature's impending demise are as well worn as they are numerous. Dr. Joseph Adelegan has pioneered new energy sources, including using cow waste to create cooking gas. But while our leaders wrangle over quotas for greenhouse emissions over banquets at lavish summi... |
092b1785f7cbefbf8e5601ba3b44ff3240847a39 | Summarize the following news article. | Miami has shed its 80s reputation for carjackings and 'cocaine cowboys'
Wynwood and the Design District are up-and-coming arts neighborhoods .
The language and culture of Latin America are part of modern Miami .
Miami still attracts the international jet set and is a party city like no other . | [
"(CNN) -- Of course the TV series Miami Vice seems dated now, but it's not just because Don Johnson's white Armani suits and slip-on shoes belong to a mercifully bygone era. The fact is, Miami is no longer the same city as the one portrayed in the 1980s cop show. Party time in Little Havana. The expansive sandy bea... |
58886139cfc52156248ff38816eb87b1a589da81 | Summarize the following news article. | HIV was isolated in 1983 and can be controlled with protease inhibitors .
Psychiatrist John Cade pioneered lithium as a treatment for bipolar disorder .
Dutchman Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria as a build-up on teeth .
Professor Russell Marker's experiments with plant steroids led to the Pill . | [
"(CNN) -- The discovery of HIV, a breakthrough in the treatment of bipolar disorder, the advent of the contraceptive pill ... CNN looks at some of the scientific discoveries that changed the world. HIV was isolated by scientists in 1983 and named in 1986 by an international committee . THE DISCOVERY OF HIV/ AIDS . ... |
cacf4dfcc4b3a66705b473e690dc92ac0bbae604 | Summarize the following news article. | Rescuers find 13 bodies in scorched rubble of Kenyan supermarket .
Massive fire engulfed the building in downtown Nairobi on Wednesday .
Incident angers Kenyans for what they perceive is a lack of disaster preparedness . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Officials found 13 bodies in the rubble of a scorched supermarket in downtown Nairobi Friday and are investigating a tip that security guards locked people in the burning building, a police spokesman said. Members of the public helped to fight the fire which left at least 47 people missing.... |
eee0fe44d8e1d83155e39064788e59b20183982f | Summarize the following news article. | Student says she avoided being shot during massacre by playing dead .
No classes will be held in Norris Hall, where 29 of the victims were killed .
Professor: "I think that we're very excited that classes are starting"
Carbon monoxide leak leaves 23 sick but some students getting better . | [
"BLACKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- Erin Sheehan is one of the almost 28,000 students making the bittersweet return to the Virginia Tech campus for fall classes, a journey she was afforded only because of some quick thinking in April. Students return to the Virginia Tech campus Monday for the first day of fall classes. ... |
883fb959ed08655a64ca91a90ea1b6c772f3ce9a | Summarize the following news article. | Singer songwriter Tom Waits has won critical acclaim for his music .
His strange tales of the seedy side of America have attracted a cult following .
The actress Scarlett Johansson is a fan and recorded a recent tribute album .
Waits counts U.S. writers Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski as influences . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- As the lights went down in the theater the low murmur built to a thunderous ovation as the odd-looking man in the crumpled suit and bowler hat took to the stage. Tom Waits in Paris on the European leg of his tour. The excitement that greeted the eccentric American singer songwriter Tom Wai... |
31d58cb7bd8419354732528ae347149b6caf8202 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirates hijack two European-owned chemical tankers off the coast of Somalia .
23,000-ton Norwegian-owned M/V Bow-Asir captured .
M/V Nipayia, a 9,000-ton Greek-owned vessel also seized . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked two European-owned chemical tankers off the coast of Somalia in the past 24 hours, the European Union Maritime Security Center said Thursday. The 23,000-ton Norwegian-owned and Bahamian-registered M/V Bow-Asir was captured 250 miles east of the southern Somali city Kismayo on Thursda... |
6a59bf870a6411c032dd63e364dca0eca09fbb16 | Summarize the following news article. | Europeans find it cheaper to throw away rather than fix electrical products .
Electrical products are Europe's fastest growing form of waste .
Durable products reduce energy needed to manufacture new ones .
Sustainable design products have low carbon footprints and use little energy . | [
"Remember the days when a washing machine lasted for decades? If it broke down it could be fixed. But now it seems it is cheaper to discard our broken products and buy new ones. The side effects of our throwaway society are ever-larger waste mountains festering with toxic chemicals and the depletion of natural reso... |
7ac165e8854d915c6cd025ae1b0f77690fed77de | Summarize the following news article. | Lenny Ann Low created Future Friday to gain more confidence .
She must take one risk that is good for her future by each Friday .
Lenny has done stand-up comedy, flew a jetfighter, and met her fiancé Alan . | [
"(CNN) -- In an age of unromance, of Internet dating, of gut reaction cynicism -- I love hearing a story about how Lenny Ann Low of Sydney met her fiancé Alan of Glasgow. Lenny Ann Low made sure every week to do something scary that would in some way alter her future . \"Tell the story again!\" I would beg her in t... |
35d8606498d932f816e8b74f7eaa6bcbedf1f410 | Summarize the following news article. | "Most important job ... is to protect the American people," Bush tells CNN's Larry King .
Bush agrees rocky times are ahead, but cautions Obama against making predictions .
Outgoing president says Obama should talk more about getting on "road to recovery" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander in chief's priority is preventing another terrorist attack in the United States, President Bush told CNN's \"Larry King Live\" Tuesday. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush sit down with CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday. \"The most important job I have had -- and the most impo... |
489f182eb0172bdd2c49689f1bc03333a051c8cc | Summarize the following news article. | Britain is ready to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan, army chief says .
Richard Dannatt told the Times up to 2,000 more could be sent .
Army waiting for formal request by U.S. government, he says . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain is prepared to send more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the British Army said in an interview published Friday. Britain currently has 8,300 troops in Afghanistan. Richard Dannatt, the chief of the general staff, did not say how many troops he would be prepared to deploy. Britai... |
f6f1674e90735788a379df95cc5209f431e9c2ce | Summarize the following news article. | With all the mud in southern Afghanistan, everyone stinks, Barbara Starr says .
Marines also wear heavy body armor all the time, adding to the discomfort .
Armor is only heavy "until the bad guys start shooting at you," Marines say .
Marines often travel in "7-ton truck" that's open in the back and sides . | [
"CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr and photojournalist Peter Morris traveled to southern Afghanistan with Gen. James Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps. CNN's Barbara Starr is on assignment in Afghanistan, where she says Marines are living in very tough terrain. HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Our... |
470f52e6f6e7f78802f51f7ac2760151df1fad2a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FAA spokeswoman says it doesn't appear issue was related to crash .
Warning concerned runway 23, the same one the crashed plane was lined up to use .
Airline advised possibility of "abrupt pitch up, slow airspeed, and approach to stall"
Southwest Airlines spokeswoman said earthen dam was interfering with signals . | [
"(CNN) -- Just weeks before a Continental Connection commuter plane crashed near Buffalo, another airline had reminded its pilots about safety issues with instrument approaches at the airport. Only a few pieces of the Continental Connection Dash 8 turboprop were recognizable after the crash. However, a spokeswoman ... |
7e8f2d35d33927afc736567dd0a0a622b25854fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Decision to be announced Friday at Camp Lejeune, official says .
Obama to approve 19-month time frame, military sources say .
During campaign, Obama pledged to get troops out within 16 months .
Pentagon said to be looking at exit routes through Jordan, Kuwait . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama is expected to approve a proposal to withdraw most combat troops from Iraq within 19 months, Pentagon officials told CNN Wednesday. U.S. soldiers stand guard outside a mosque during a prisoner release Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq. The decision will be announced at Camp Lejeune in Nor... |
a6d6b3e16c68e9021e484cef5f7de28dfab02b4f | Summarize the following news article. | Eighty percent of officers: It's unreasonable to expect U.S. to wage another major war .
Officers have "overwhelmingly negative view" of early decisions shaping Iraq war .
Fifty-six percent of officers disagree that the Iraq war has "broken" the military .
Results based on survey of 3,400 present and former U.S. milita... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Iraq war has strained U.S. forces to the point where they could not fight another large-scale war, according to a survey of military officers. U.S. troops patrol Haifa Street in Baghdad last week. Of those surveyed, 88 percent believe the demands of the Iraq war have \"stretched the U.S. mi... |
409311c55e454c546b0391f1fe61070df0495263 | Summarize the following news article. | Anti-election demonstrators, Indian security forces clash during state elections .
Police say they used batons to restore order, and no one was injured .
Authorities: Protests come a day after Indian paramilitary forces killed two youths .
Voting was second stage of seven-stage election in Indian-controlled Kashmir . | [
"SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Anti-election demonstrators threw stones at two polling stations and clashed with Indian security forces Sunday as voters stood in long lines in Indian-controlled Kashmir to cast ballots in the second stage of state elections. An Indian Border Security Forces soldier wa... |
5c74e6df24cd8e8b4e54a23f5c3ab4c917ee151a | Summarize the following news article. | Presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama to meet Friday in Panama .
They will discuss ways of countering growing violence and drug-trafficking .
Drug-fueled violence reached record levels in Mexico last year, with 5,400 slayings .
Instability caused by crime in Mexico could threaten U.S. which shares a border ... | [
"(CNN) -- Violence and drug-trafficking have become such a major threat to Latin America that the presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Panama will sit around a table Friday in Panama to discuss what they can do about it. Cartridges and weapons seized from gangsters and drug-traffickers at the Military Head... |
b193dfeedc74cd10d429a6c0997799f8778aba3c | Summarize the following news article. | Journalist and author of "Hot, Flat and Crowded" spoke at Hong Kong event .
Pragmatic approach to environmentalism also a means to transform U.S. economy .
For Friedman, innovation in energy technology is solution of all solutions . | [
"HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Like that other famous environmentalist, Thomas Friedman began his talk at the Asia Society in Hong Kong on December 16 with a simple PowerPoint slide. But that's where the similarities between Al Gore and The New York Times columnist end. Thomas L. Friedman has taken on a green hue with ... |
e79e0c95311ff603e8d7a1a8179061c592aca14a | Summarize the following news article. | City outpaces all others in the United States in drug-related cash seizures .
$30 million has been confiscated in Atlanta this fiscal year .
Location, proximity to other cities and highways cited in trafficking growth .
Drug dealers "hide in plain sight" in suburban Gwinnett County . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Oscar Reynoso owed his bosses $300,000, and he was running out of time. One anti-drug operation in Atlanta netted $10.6 million, 108 kilos of cocaine, 17 pounds of meth and 32 weapons. Gunmen snatched Reynoso and locked him in the basement of a home to try to settle the drug debt. He was... |
69c8fbda350314be68fe4db9f655ac16eec45390 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Deal would permit non-U.S. troops to stay into 2009 .
NEW: Agreement would set July 31 withdrawal deadline for those troops .
U.K. examining options in case Iraqi Parliament doesn't OK deal .
Sadrists oppose any extension of the presence of foreign troops in Iraq . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's main political parties Sunday reached a deal designed to allow non-U.S. foreign troops to stay in the country past the end of the year, when a United Nations resolution authorizing their presence expires. Iraqi and British soldiers during an Iraqi army training session in Basra last w... |
5a1090b00f7f66194f3b088e4d39bd410721a063 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. secretary-general visits Iraq, lauds "remarkable" elections there .
Ban Ki-Moon last visited Iraq in 2007, when violence was still raging .
Voters in 14 of 18 provinces turned out last weekend to cast ballots .
Iraq prime minister thanks United Nations for assistance, support . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a visit to Baghdad on Friday to congratulate its citizens for last weekend's \"remarkable\" Iraq-led provincial elections, a process he said \"augurs well for the transition process and the solidifying of Iraq's national reconciliation.\" U.N. Secretar... |
356112828cd67593b7851b3f3b9868ef163f28db | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Vice President-elect Joe Biden hopes Pakistan, India overcome tensions .
Biden and Sen. Lindsay Graham meet in Islamabad .
Biden assures Pakistani president of support against terrorism .
Pakistan is one of main focus points in war to defeat the Taliban . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden assured Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday that the incoming Obama administration will continue to support Pakistan's efforts to strengthen democracy and combat terrorism, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vice Presiden... |
e15d6ea99d8961aaa65ec768539d7bd0827a77d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Utah population grows 2.5 percent by "natural increase," Census Bureau says .
Texas adds more people than any other state -- about 500,000 .
Two states lose population: Michigan and Rhode Island .
Figures are Census estimates for growth from July 2007 to July 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- Utah is the nation's fastest growing state, increasing 2.5 percent from July 2007 to July 2008, according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau. Barack Obama greets one of the newest members of the U.S. population this year on the campaign trail. The main reason for Utah's growth is a \"natu... |
f011151803990e1915abafef6dc537245b59c952 | Summarize the following news article. | Casey Anthony's defense team has big challenge, experts say .
Lack of cause of death, physical evidence could hinder prosecution .
Mother's partying, other behavior don't help her defense .
Officials have identified remains of Florida toddler who vanished last summer . | [
"(CNN) -- Now that Caylee Anthony's remains have been identified, the search for the Florida toddler turns into a prosecution of her mother. Casey Anthony, 22, is accused of killing her daughter. Investigators say her alibi didn't check out. Although Orange County, Florida, Medical Examiner Jan Garavaglia said Frid... |
e33a47f102aade5c9ecc4c760a38ebcbcf727175 | Summarize the following news article. | College gossip site Juicy Campus allows anonymous posting .
Some of the postings are gossipy, others are cruel .
Opinions are protected under the law, lies are not .
Legal action may be difficult unless site cooperates in identifying posters . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Most people like gossip. Come on! You do too. Don't you glance every once in a while at US Weekly, In Touch, Page Six? And how about that Spitzer scandal -- even I can't get enough of that one. A freshman talks about how cruel postings on the Juicy Campus web site have tainted her college experie... |
d3adcf013125ab88e0df6c446e3a978ed0bb1ea1 | Summarize the following news article. | Official calls changes "necessary, essential and appropriate" to the draft agreement .
Status-of-forces pact would set terms for U.S. troops in Iraq after U.N. mandate ends .
U.S. has shown "great reluctance" to change pact but hasn't ruled out renegotiations .
Hundreds of students protest status-of-forces deal Tuesday... | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's government has authorized Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to submit to Washington amendments to a draft security agreement with the United States, an Iraqi government spokesman said Tuesday. Students protest the status-of-forces agreement Tuesday at Baghdad's Mustansiriya University. Al... |
ccaf053c87d21a67aec33c5f89e37c4ade7aa9f5 | Summarize the following news article. | The Palm Jumeirah man-made island officially opens off Dubai .
The island of luxury shops, hotels, entertainment doubled Dubai coastline .
Robert De Niro, Janet Jackson and the Duchess of York at opening party . | [
"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A huge man-made island shaped like a date palm tree opened Thursday off the coast of Dubai with a celebrity-studded gala and a three-day party. The island officially opens with a spectacular fireworks display. The Palm Jumeirah increased Dubai's shoreline by 100 percent after w... |
09d95513143829486be87d83fe09cdf2b98ac13d | 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 (CNN) -- 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 Dea... |
adf150b203ce3d4db35f9c9fe4c5ae2af9e3ec90 | Summarize the following news article. | Growth of budget hotels has been three times that of overall hotel market .
Demand is strong among tourists and business travelers in Europe U.S. and China .
Boutique budget brands have helped raise the profile of the economical option . | [
"(CNN) -- First it was the airlines, now it's the turn of hotels to take the budget concept into the mainstream. Demand is surging for cheaper hotel rooms, not just from thrifty tourists but also from business travelers in search of value. And budget brands are responding to the demand with ambitious expansion plan... |
a7e655ed66bc99b9e33c7cd3293a571b5a290111 | Summarize the following news article. | Florida killer says 32 years on death row is cruel and unusual punishment .
William Thompson faces execution for 1976 torture killing .
Justice Clarence Thomas cites details of brutal crime .
Court rejects Thompson's appeal . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Two Supreme Court justices on opposite sides of the ideological aisle exchanged tough words Monday over the fate of a Florida murderer who has been on death row for 32 years. Siding with the court's majority, Justice Clarence Thomas described brutal details of a Florida slaying. The high court ... |
238c0c7950f86f0bc99368db527bdee96171b8f6 | Summarize the following news article. | A new proposal would change regulations on guns in national parks .
It would allow the parks to adopt the same gun laws as the state they are in .
Now the parks operate under U.S. Department of the Interior regulations .
Proponents say guns would increase safety, opponents say the opposite is true . | [
"Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. The U.S. Interior Department is considering changing regulations on guns in national parks. CHANTILLY, Virginia (CNN) -- I'm at the Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly,... |
bac6071e32cb630b305c335288d43fece39f7716 | Summarize the following news article. | Connecticut attorney general: Regulation would put women's health care at risk .
Rule further protects health workers who refuse procedures on moral grounds .
Department of Health and Human Services promulgated the rule last month .
HHS: Rule protects workers' right to care for patients in accord with their conscience ... | [
"(CNN) -- Seven states and two organizations have sued the Bush administration in an attempt to block a federal regulation that would further protect health care workers who refuse to perform abortions or other medical procedures because of religious or moral reasons. A rule protecting the rights of health care pro... |
3fbc08f3bf0469eeb2913fc5273c2d8eb03b7406 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. diplomat: Zimbabwe power-share deal can't work with President Robert Mugabe .
Power-share deal is stalled because of dispute over control of ministries .
Zimbabwe faces cholera epidemic, economic crisis .
Mugabe has resisted international calls for him to step down . | [
"PRETORIA, South Africa (CNN) -- The United States no longer supports a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and the country's main opposition because a viable unity government is not possible with Mugabe in power, a top U.S. diplomat said Sunday. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in a spee... |
1c886637c5be85807b2397bb5a20dd017234e25f | Summarize the following news article. | Ted Turner says he's "encouraged" by election of Barack Obama as president .
The CNN founder expects tough economic times ahead .
Turner: Reconciliation with ex-wife Jane Fonda unlikely, "but you never know"
Time Warner didn't do enough "due diligence" before merging with AOL, Turner says . | [
"(CNN) -- Ted Turner appeared Tuesday on CNN, the network he founded, to talk about last week's election results, his business ventures, and his relationship with ex-wife Jane Fonda. CNN founder Ted Turner tells the network he's \"encouraged\" by the results of last week's election. Turner is promoting a new autobi... |
795f9a583e507b75d3fd887f5819b8333c69a15f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Slain pastor discussed security plans with police, chief says .
NEW: Attack on Illinois pastor appeared to be random, police chief says .
Pastor gunned down at Illinois church on Sunday .
Numerous tragedies averted by security planning, one expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- Churches can stop a shooter or anyone else intent on harming church members with the proper security measures in place, an expert on protecting places of worship said Monday. Police say the attacker walked into First Baptist Church of Maryville, Illinois, on Sunday and began firing. \"A church is not help... |
4662f7c48aca6d5f462eecafa2ee15d8458ab306 | Summarize the following news article. | Florida's turnaround could have a major impact on how the case plays out .
Casey Anthony's defense filed motion for more phone records from a dozen people .
Motion asks for all "phone calls, text messages" of those associated with case . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a dramatic reversal, the Florida state attorney's office announced Monday it will seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony, the 23-year-old woman charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of her daughter Caylee,... |
181a854c809120f9bce6be4714d6fbbd80770542 | Summarize the following news article. | Government says it will continue offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels .
Rebels control a dwindling swath of north Sri Lanka .
U.N. agency says 100,000 refugees have fled fighting . | [
"(CNN) -- Sri Lankan officials rejected a proposed cease-fire from the Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday, warning instead that government troops intended to continue a new offensive until the group surrenders, a senior government official said. Tamil demonstrators call for a cease-fire in Sri Lanka during a rally Saturday ... |
f43094ce4be3ee042ac4850e5b713f48d5fa8324 | Summarize the following news article. | Hispanic women learn of breast cancer at later stages, research shows .
Language, cultural barriers and lack of insurance may impede medical care .
Other factors include fear of results and difficulty scheduling an appointment . | [
"CNN -- When Maria Rubeo closed her arm, she felt something \"very big -- like a lemon.\" Although Hispanic women have a lower incidence rate for breast cancer, they often get the diagnosis at later stages. Her doctor said the lump in her breast was nothing, so Rubeo, who didn't have health insurance, didn't seek a... |
eeee45e398ceb2bfdfbb63988efbc39021c2eb65 | Summarize the following news article. | Anna He was taken in by Tennessee couple during her parents' financial hardship .
In 2007, Tennessee Supreme Court ruled she should return to biological parents .
Parents Jack and Casey He separated; Anna still adjusting to life with mom, siblings .
"I cannot pick anyone," says 9-year-old Anna about her 2 sets of paren... | [
"CHONGQING, China (CNN) -- Anna He is like a lot of kids about to turn 10. She plays with her brother, fights with her sister, practices piano, hates vegetables and is adapting to her new life -- adapting, because even though she's Chinese, this little girl seems far from happy about living in China. Anna He, 9, f... |
8703f8e66ae6405f2bf2d40723298fff515e277d | Summarize the following news article. | Seattle has been known as "Jet City," "Rain City," and "The Emerald City"
It has a great location, surrounded by mountains, lakes and fantastic scenery .
The city boasts a symphony orchestra, and ballet and opera companies . | [
"(CNN) -- There are few cities in the world blessed with a more beautiful setting than Seattle. It is surrounded by rugged green wilderness; to the west the Olympic Mountains, to the east the volcanoes and glaciers of the Cascade Range, and all around the brisk waters of the Northwest. The Space Needle dominates th... |
9a6a0dc543eea62d572bdc170c879a027a6c4b16 | Summarize the following news article. | Hank Sheinkopf: Some treating Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid as a done deal .
He says Kennedy hasn't been vocal on many of the key issues we face .
Sheinkopf: What qualifies Kennedy to be given priority for the vacant seat?
He says Gov. Paterson has to worry about facing voters in 2010 . | [
"Editor's note: Hank Sheinkopf, a CNN contributor, is a longtime political consultant who was a member of the media team for President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign. Sheinkopf was a media consultant for Eliot Spitzer's campaign for New York attorney general in 1998 and has represented candidates around t... |
8f66460b96bb0b64c507a2458b819b2268287b84 | Summarize the following news article. | Daughter accuses Polish man of holding her captive 6 years, fathering 2 sons .
Police detained 45-year-old man in eastern city of Siedlce .
Officers to conduct tests on boys to determine if the man is their father .
Recalls case of Austria's Josef Fritzl, accused of holding daughter for 24 years . | [
"(CNN) -- A Polish court has ordered the detention of a man accused of holding his daughter captive for six years and repeatedly raping her, ultimately fathering two children with her. The accusations recall the case of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children. The man, w... |
a7109e0a589eda190f98c1a68e03dfee3d7058db | Summarize the following news article. | You have to visit Pike Place Market, a fantastic, historic farmers market .
Downtown is the place for chain stores; Capitol Hill is great for boutiques .
Seattle is full of independent bookshops -- Elliot Bay Bookstore is the best .
Archie McPhee is a bizarre store where you can buy some quirky souvenirs . | [
"(CNN) -- More than just the quintessential Seattle shopping experience, Pike Place Market is a tourist attraction in its own right. This historic farmers market is the place to pick up all manner of fresh local produce, as well as handmade crafts, jewelry, antiques and paintings. Keep your camera handy to snap the... |
9ec7cd476e5f27ae4576ebe9e8f89bec04fde245 | Summarize the following news article. | Teen planned to "do harm" at school outside Atlanta, Georgia, tipster said .
Police find gun in bathroom ceiling, arrest 17- and 15-year-old .
Other weapons, marijuana found at teen's home . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Authorities arrested two high school students in suburban Atlanta on Thursday after they were warned that one of the students planned to \"do harm\" at the school with a weapon, police said. Several schools in Woodstock, Gerogia, were on lockdown after authorities found a gun in a bathroo... |
79290c5e76ee45032dcc86b99eb9a6638cb0b537 | Summarize the following news article. | R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan is up for five awards next month .
Sullivan's hits include "Need U Bad" and "Bust Your Windows"
Singer is a protegee of Missy Elliott's . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- After a long apprenticeship, it's been an astonishingly fast rise for R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. Jazmine Sullivan is up for five Grammys next month, including best new artist. Before she was in her teens, Sullivan sang on \"It's Showtime at the Apollo.\" At 13, she met Stevie Won... |
59c95f120045a816807d683638044c10dc27312e | Summarize the following news article. | Pentagon: Rising oil prices result in a $6.4 billion surplus for the Iraqi government .
The Iraq war's cost to U.S. taxpayers is estimated at more than $600 billion .
Lawmaker proposes Iraq should pay the cost of stationing U.S. troops .
Ambassador: "The era of U.S.-funded major infrastructure projects is over" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With U.S. gasoline prices setting records, opponents of the war in Iraq have raised a new complaint this week: The budget windfall that skyrocketing oil prices has given Baghdad. Iraqi employees attend the opening ceremony of a new oil refinery plant in Najaf, Iraq, on March 15. Crude oil futur... |
bc07310120f775135be134bb1eca09efcbe94110 | Summarize the following news article. | Retired Col. John Leech narrowly escaped death on September 11, 2001 .
Pentagon survivor recalls shock, terror of that terrible morning .
Fleeing for safety, he saw a little girl's red comb untouched near a tattered suitcase .
Watch 9/11 memorials in New York and Washington on CNN.com Live . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For years, retired Air Force Col. John Leech has had no desire to return to the Pentagon. Retired Col. John Leech narrowly escaped death at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Leech narrowly escaped death September 11, 2001, when a hijacked American Airlines jetliner hit the building. He will a... |
1f220ef6e69e8f91c97e1ffdff2cc9b510d13ef2 | Summarize the following news article. | 25 percent of Zimbabwe's population has fled the nation, humanitarian groups say .
In November, 1,016 kids traveled to South Africa, social workers say .
Most children say they leave due to hunger, poverty, non-functioning schools .
Boys work in South African farms, beg on streets; girls become prostitutes, maids . | [
"(CNN) -- Roughly etched onto Brian's arm is a swastika tattoo. Brian's sinister-looking tattoo is etched into his skin . The 11-year-old says his 10-year-old friend Temashi spent two days \"scratching\" the image onto his skin with a match stick. It only hurt a little bit, said Brian, one of thousands of Zimbabwea... |
cd6c2d621ce3c6920cbf090ce4e1581b194d6bc3 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill updates Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 .
Senate passes measure by a vote of 69-28; Bush says he will sign the bill .
Bill updates eavesdropping rules to take into account technology changes .
Civil liberties groups vows to fight bill in court . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Wednesday approved a bill to put new rules in place for intelligence agency eavesdropping on suspected terrorists. Communication technologies like mobile phones have made the 1978 FISA bill out of date, supporters say. The bill also effectively protects telephone companies from being... |
37044ab8d7a8fc8f8026f0353ad09747b22954cd | Summarize the following news article. | Journalist for Pakistan's GEO TV killed in Taliban-area of the country .
GEO says Mosa Khankhel was shot and his attackers tried to behead him .
Khankhel was traveling with Taliban lead negotiator when he went missing .
Incident happened in Swat where Pakistan-Taliban agreed to allow sharia law . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Attackers in a Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan shot and tried to behead a Pakistani journalist on Wednesday, according to his employer GEO TV. Mosa Khankhel was reporting for GEO TV when he was killed. The slain correspondent, Mosa Khankhel, had been covering the recent peace deal ... |
30a12bcdb3d0209f356b4c91503b02475075764a | Summarize the following news article. | Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he is not guilty of criminal wrongdoing .
Blagojevich says he has the truth on his side, vows to stay on the job .
Governor accused of trying to sell President-elect Obama's Senate seat .
Blagojevich's lawyer says evidence was illegally obtained . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed Friday to fight federal corruption charges and stay on the job, despite calls for his resignation amid allegations that he attempted to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spoke to reporters ... |
f7398a856a4b06b81c27ff623c0765c9b0f0a189 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona company claims its software can tell if a song will be a pop hit .
Hit Song Science analyzes song's melody, harmony, tempo, beat .
Software cannot write hits, just predict whether they will find success .
Company says A&R departments are using it to tweak tracks for the top . | [
"(CNN) -- Since the early days of pop music, the music industry has been searching for the secret formula to writing a successful song -- for that special alchemy that separates a Grammy-winner from a dud. For a period in the 1970s and 80s, the self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson seemed to have stumbled upon it... |
f8e796ffad73288b1a6f53a59f408b70df0ea8aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: First United Nations group to address piracy meets in New York .
Two or three speedboats were chasing the Dutch container ship, IMB says .
IMB: The pirates fired two rocket-propelled grenades at the Dutch ship .
Hijackings off East Africa have led international navies to patrol the Gulf of Aden . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Russian naval ship rescued a Dutch container vessel under attack by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the head of the International Maritime Bureau said Wednesday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Sirius Star was recently released by pirates off Somalia. Two or three pirate s... |
36396075809674f7e5279953e9b886f488b765c7 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Andrew Stevens talks to CEO of LG Electronics, Yong Nam .
He became CEO in January, 2007, has been with the company since 1976 .
Nam believes speaking English is very important in the company . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- From TVs to handsets, LG Electronics is on a mission -- to become a top three player in the global electronics industry. Yong Nam, CEO of LG Electronics . Leading the campaign is CEO Yong Nam who took on the top job in January. CNN's Andrew Stevens met him at the LG headquarters in Seou... |
cd20536ba3ed67f206d5d648937177a677804789 | Summarize the following news article. | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan may allow U.S. military supplies heading to Afhanistan .
Kyrgyzstan president completes next step towards closure of U.S. base .
The U.S. says it's still working with the country to keep the operation open .
The Manas base is used to transport key supplies and troops into Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Kyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close an air base that the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, the president announced on his Web site. Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan. The news c... |
ed06f087a9d8068ca2e30d8feff0053c64b06a36 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban leader: We have no faith in Barack Obama .
Taliban not expecting change in relationship with U.S.
Obama has committed himself to defeating the Taliban and al Qaeda . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Barack Obama's election as president of the United States won't see a change in American relations with the Taliban, a senior Taliban leader in Pakistan says. A Taliban leader says Barack Obama's election will bring little change. \"For us, the change of America's president -- we don't... |
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