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0cfc1157523b9b729492f12300794754c4c27ccb | Summarize the following news article. | BET Awards are scheduled for Sunday night .
Many of the planned attendees expected to pay tribute to Michael Jackson .
Network CEO: "Michael's influence is felt every day in so many ways" | [
"(CNN) -- In 2003, the BET Awards had a priceless moment when Michael Jackson surprised his idol, James Brown, by showing up on stage where the duo thrilled the audience with an electrifying performance. Michael Jackson performed with James Brown at the BET Awards in 2003. This year's show is dedicated to Jackson. ... |
2d17c32675407099cc44c315e3789d9d04139b93 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform 50 shows starting July 8 .
Several shows being postponed until 2010 because of "sheer magnitude"
Jackson health said to be fine, despite UK rumors . | [
"(CNN) -- Several of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London have been postponed until next year because producers can't be ready in time for the July debut, according to a \"Dear Customer\" e-mail sent to ticket holders Wednesday. Michael Jackson gestures to the crowd at the March announcement of his series ... |
a6a6aec7394e1532b7b4eb478d06923720df0ccc | Summarize the following news article. | Problems with your A/C/ system can cost you money by wasting extra gas .
Tech should first do a car A/C system performance test .
Problems with vacuum system can also limit cooling in car . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- It's that time again, when you turn on the A/C to chill out from the summer heat and all you get is hot air! Air conditioning on the fritz? Taking your car to an A/C tech will keep you from getting hot headed. Ughhhh! How do you restore that refreshing, cool air to your vehicle's interior cabin so y... |
867123ae22648bdf1c23405b23d1b9d34dd94354 | Summarize the following news article. | Sold over 80 million records in career that has spanned four decades .
Found success first with Eurythmics, British band founded with Dave Stewart .
Lennox set up SING charity to combat HIV and AIDS in Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- She hit the big time in the 1980's with Eurythmics and found huge success as a solo artist with her 1992 album \"Diva\", but for singer Annie Lennox, being able to express her passion has always been the motivating factor in whatever she's done. Annie Lennox will continue to SING with her AIDS awareness c... |
33ea674fce31a87721283b7f6dd78d1753a4aac8 | Summarize the following news article. | Austrian family held captive in a cellar will take years to recover, doctors say .
Family are undergoing treatment at a local psychiatric clinic .
Children kept underground may never lead normal lives, psychiatrist warns .
Family have been offered opportunity to adopt new identities . | [
"(CNN) -- The woman and children held captive in a cellar for years by their incestuous father will take years to recover from their disturbing ordeal, doctors warned Wednesday as the family at the center of the case remained in psychiatric care. The bathroom used by Elizabeth Fritzl, who was held captive for more... |
192f7eceefb2176d10b375533d6267e000e13250 | Summarize the following news article. | Gene Seymour: We want to relive the promise of Jackson's eternal youth .
He says the final years of his life were bizarre and sad .
Seymour: Jackson pooled heavy metal, disco and funk audiences .
Jackson's "Thriller" LP will never be surpassed, he says . | [
"Editor's note: Gene Seymour has written about movies, music and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Gene Seymour says we want to relive Michael Jackson's youth, not the sad and bizarre aspects of his later life. (CNN) -- Seconds aft... |
9d38743af3b241a1fdfa9903526b909867a8a638 | Summarize the following news article. | Roya Hakakian: I was a girl in Iran during the revolution of 1979 .
She says she saw the hopes of democracy and freedom quashed .
Hakakian: Join me in praying for Neda and other fallen Iranians . | [
"Editor's note: Roya Hakakian is the author of \"Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran.\" Her web site is http://www.royahakakian.com/live/. Roya Hakakian says she lived through an earlier moment when Iranians thought freedom was at hand. (CNN) -- Since last Saturday, the images of Ne... |
008fc24ca9f4c48a54623bef423a3f2f8db8451a | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows ambulance rushing the pop star to the hospital .
Crowds gather at the hospital where Jackson was rushed .
A.J. Hammer: This "is big as it gets"; Rev. Al Sharpton: He was "a trailblazer"
Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. says he's "numbed and shocked" at the news . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including \"Off the Wall,\" \"Thriller\" and \"Bad\" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. He was 50. He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hill... |
af7116521155625b7b27a02b1b68d622fd3f6690 | Summarize the following news article. | Fans across the world remark on Jackson's music .
Postings on Twitter express concern Jackson will overshadow Iran .
"I remember growing up in the Middle East ... waiting for his albums," iReporter says .
Chinese netizens set up Web site memorial for Jackson . | [
"(CNN) -- From street corners, buses and subways to phone calls, e-mails, text messages, online posts and tweets, people around the world commented, pondered, and paid tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson, who died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. Pedestrians in Sydney, Australia, watch a TV screen announcing Mi... |
22fcc679bafcf54a01a486e5a3f3da1439941740 | Summarize the following news article. | You can solicit best price quotes from car dealers over the Internet .
You can shop the lowest price to other dealers to see if they will match or beat it .
Individuals can also buy car from dealer's Fleet Department . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- There are two good ways to buy your new car or truck at a reasonable low price and avoid all of the negotiating games and hassles: . 1. Buy through the Internet . Buying your new or used car or truck through the Internet is the easiest and most hassle-free way to make the purchase. All you have to d... |
8160ac0cf16fa777c2e6ff97df62cc9c82e52a1c | Summarize the following news article. | Stunned fans came together across the Web to share memories of Michael Jackson .
Thursday evening, 9 of the 10 top trending topics on Twitter were about Jackson .
Many people appeared to find out about his death through social-networking sites .
Sony BMG removes a calendar for the singer's concert tour from Jackson's W... | [
"(CNN) -- One female fan on Twitter said \"Off the Wall\" was the first cassette tape she owned. \"I have it on CD now and still listen to it,\" she said. Many people found out about Michael Jackson's death through Web sites like Twitter and Facebook. \"I saw the Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in 1984,\" posted a m... |
a3be7504e56588505bf42864b40e5c6d2b242698 | Summarize the following news article. | A huge crowd gathered in London, UK on Friday for a mass "moonwalk"
The crowd paid tribute to the Michael Jackson by dancing to his famous tunes .
The celebratory event was organized through Twitter and Facebook . | [
"LONDON, England -- A huge crowd gathered in London, UK on Friday for a mass \"moonwalk\" -- paying tribute to Michael Jackson by dancing to his most iconic songs and replicating his famous walk. Two young fans who say Michael Jackson meant a lot to them donned self-made T-shirts at the event in London. The horde o... |
0cf3e8bd130f83305d53c4a886136e95fd4ba696 | Summarize the following news article. | Comcast and Time Warner will give cable subscribers online access to tv content .
Program is called TV Everywhere and will begin testing next month .
TV Everywhere represents alternative -- and possible threat -- to popular Hulu model .
Some of Time Warner's content will remain on Hulu.com . | [
"(WIRED) -- Two cable powerhouses have announced an ambitious pilot program that aims to convince their customers that, actually, TV on the web should not be free. Jeffrey Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, speaks at the NCTA conference in Washington. With a service called TV Everywhere, Comcast and Time Warn... |
4e1c51c804e3cc13b06736676fa5e1e180ca47db | Summarize the following news article. | Cheyenne Woods four strokes shy of qualifying for final rounds of Wegmans event .
The 18-year-old completed a weather-delayed second round of 74 on Saturday .
The college amateur opened her debut LPGA Tour tournament with a 75 .
Playing on sponsor's invite, she is daughter of Tiger Woods' half-brother . | [
"(CNN) -- The teenage niece of golf superstar Tiger Woods has failed to make the cut in her first professional tournament. Cheyenne Woods was handed entry into the Wegmans tournament on a sponsor's invite. Cheyenne Woods was four strokes shy of qualifying for the weekend rounds of the LPGA Tour's Wegmans event at L... |
b738c1c285ef913bf6f1bcd7a71337f90581afb8 | Summarize the following news article. | Friend: Jenny Sanford, former Wall Street executive, is avoiding media .
Gov. Mark Sanford's wife ran his political campaigns, was major force in his career .
Governor's e-mails called "novel that you would be embarrassed to buy" | [
"(CNN) -- Sharp-witted. Direct. In control. Loyal. Jenny Sanford, here with her husband, was a Wall Street executive before she married Mark Sanford. That's how friends describe Jenny Sanford, the wife of Gov. Mark Sanford, who confessed to the nation in a rambling news conference that he was having an affair with ... |
53f963f3481c5232eea63613f08f66c5fff57dc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson's breakthrough success forced MTV to rethink itself .
MTV had been criticized for not airing videos by black artists .
Many viewers, regardless of race or ethnicity, loved Jackson's videos . | [
"(CNN) -- I was a high school student in 1983, when the video for \"Thriller\" was released, getting plenty of air time on MTV. By then, the network's \"M\" could just as easily have stood for Michael. It was an event. At a time when MTV was criticizing for not featuring black artists, Michael Jackson's success cha... |
e7c88f96c859fe7d2c7c406bfe01a5106c5a0b34 | Summarize the following news article. | Probe involves two failures of airspeed and altitude indications aboard A330s .
On June 1, an Air France A330 crashed into the Atlantic .
Investigators are looking at the possible role of airspeed sensors in that crash .
The planes involved in the other two incidents landed safely . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- United States accident investigators are probing two recent failures of airspeed and altitude indications aboard Airbus A330s -- the same type of plane that crashed into the Atlantic nearly a month ago. Investigators are looking into incidents aboard two other Airbus A330s. The planes landed sa... |
1ab0e39e7dfea7c1bfe3873ed89ff84cf2eb1856 | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic leaders, Obama twist arms to get politically dicey bill passed .
Bill would reduce nationwide greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020 .
GOP says bill would drive polluting companies to less-regulated countries .
Bill faces unclear future in Senate, where it has not been introduced . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A sharply divided House of Representatives narrowly passed a White House-backed climate change bill Friday after hours of cajoling and arm-twisting by Democratic leaders among members worried about the legislation's potential economic and political fallout. The House of Representatives passes a... |
04a493862117e11b005ed42d3c23125c1b533dc3 | Summarize the following news article. | As World Refugee Day approaches, monsoons could compound refugees' troubles .
World contains 42 million displaced people -- 80 percent in developing nations .
In Pakistan, the 2008 monsoon season brought rains that flooded refugee camps .
UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie: "Please do not forget them" | [
"(CNN) -- \"Refugees are the most vulnerable people on Earth. They are fighting to survive.\" -- Angelina Jolie, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador . Children play in floodwater at a Pakistan refugee camp after floods displaced residents in August 2008. The world's population at the e... |
73421cca6d933c8acdcb3b080d46d2cd2d56df00 | Summarize the following news article. | Fenton: Testing is essential to reducing the number of new HIV infections .
Many who get tested are relieved when they find out they are negative after all .
Those who are positive can prolong their lives and ensure the health of loved ones . | [
"Editor's note: Kevin Fenton is director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fenton has written for journals including The Lancet, AIDS, the British Medical Journal and the Journal of Infectious Diseases. After graduating fro... |
f62b8adc41a427da17954d86549893587573747e | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa-Marie Presley, Jackson were married from 1994 to 1996 .
She says Jackson feared he would die like her father, Elvis Presley .
Presley says their marriage was not "a sham" as press has said .
"I wanted to save him from the inevitable," she says . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson knew \"exactly how his fate would be played out\" and feared his death would echo that of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley wrote in an online blog posted Friday morning. Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley in 1994. Presley says, \"I loved him very much\" and bel... |
4de1b3c0e607af438895b4cbaecbc7f3773b9054 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson family has been in spotlight along with Michael .
Father Joseph was a sometimes rough taskmaster .
Siblings have been in news for relationships, intrafamily bickering .
But group closes ranks when member is in trouble, as happened with Michael . | [
"(CNN) -- There's a photo of the Jackson family on the cover of the September 24, 1971, issue of Life magazine. In it, Joseph and Katherine Jackson stand at the foot of a set of stairs, their star children -- known as the Jackson 5 -- arrayed behind them. The Jackson brothers, here in the 1970s, were driven to be g... |
7b93c08dea282cbb8fec007c41ea5bca32821329 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had asked to visit ground zero .
City officials turned down request; Iranian president says he won't insist .
The United States calls Iran the world's top state sponsor of terrorism .
The Iranian leader questioned why such a visit would be considered insulting . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he won't push to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center during his visit to the United Nations next week. Iran's president said he wanted to \"pay his respects\" and lay a wreath at the site of the 2001 al Qaeda attacks. The con... |
f2b1cd473b3f1e9c36c18df83066a721c2616b7d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Interior Ministry will release box-by-box ballot details, Press TV reports .
Basij militia smack batons against shin guards as protesters pass through square .
Helicopters hover as thousands play cat and mouse with police, witnesses say .
At least 8 reported arrested, but no reports of serious injuries . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A defiant and chaotic protest sprouted in and around a public square Monday despite a warning by Iran's Revolutionary Guard against the kind of street demonstrations that have roiled Iran for more than a week, witnesses said. Security forces patrol the streets of Tehran on Monday. Thousands ... |
57ceb56e267040eb4363ac458768b12baef93d91 | Summarize the following news article. | Shaquille O'Neal is traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers .
7 foot one inch O'Neal has been named in the NBA's All Star team 15 times .
O'Neal, 37, will now pair up with 2009 NBA MVP LeBron James at Cleveland . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of the biggest stars in the NBA will be team-mates next season after a blockbuster trade which sees Shaquille O'Neal move from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers -- the home of league MVP LeBron James. Shaquille O'Neal is hoping his arrival will put a smile on the faces of Cleveland fans. Th... |
06fe669aadfa7f9c5a37b9b9686199b220b570c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Fans across the world remark on Jackson's music .
Postings on Twitter express concern Jackson will overshadow Iran .
"I remember growing up in the Middle East ... waiting for his albums," iReporter says .
Chinese netizens set up Web site memorial for Jackson . | [
"(CNN) -- From street corners, buses and subways to phone calls, e-mails, text messages, online posts and tweets, people around the world commented, pondered, and paid tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson, who died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. Pedestrians in Sydney, Australia, watch a TV screen announcing Mi... |
7b24e63604d5d6e534bde19631869c344a144156 | Summarize the following news article. | House majority leader to push for $3 billion in Metro transit funding .
The transit authority wants to replace its aging Series 1000 cars .
A train of Series 1000 cars rear-ended another train Monday, killing nine .
Investigators question why computerized emergency system failed . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Transportation investigators Wednesday discovered \"anomalies\" in an essential control circuit of a track where a fatal crash between two Washington subway trains killed nine people. Investigators work Tuesday at the site of the Metro train crash in Washington. Each section of the transit sys... |
660e84747545c7688ce1bdd5dc56837accbb1bdc | Summarize the following news article. | "Idol" finalist Carly Smithson is lead singer of new band We Are The Fallen .
Group is made up of some former members of Evanescence .
Smithson finished sixth of season seven of "American Idol" | [
"(CNN) -- Carly Smithson wants to make one thing clear: She is not the new lead singer of Evanescence. Former \"American Idol\" contestant Carly Smithson is the lead singer of the new band We Are The Fallen. There may be some confusion because the former \"American Idol\" contestant has joined forces with original ... |
013d30619cf213637ab69ce7b77df5e47af380cc | Summarize the following news article. | Dutch architect is creative force behind landmark buildings across the world .
Beijing's CCTV building and Seattle's Central Library are two bold examples .
Koolhaas embraces contradictions in a project and creative-commercial tensions . | [
"(CNN) -- Rem Koolhaas revolutionizes city landscapes with distinctive and cutting-edge buildings. Seattle's Central Library is one of Rem Koolhaas' recent builds. Responsible for the iconic CCTV headquarters in Beijing the Dutch architect was named one of \"The World's Most Influential People\" by Time magazine. S... |
1dbab7cec17822bd2d506fff95ffd51f43446860 | Summarize the following news article. | "It's not a done deal until it's a done deal," spokesman says .
6 teens charged in December 2006 with beating a white classmate .
Incident followed months of racial tension in town of about 3,000 people .
One of the the "Jena 6" pleaded guilty to battery in juvenile court this year . | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The five remaining defendants in the racially charged \"Jena Six\" case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said. Protesters converged on the small Louisiana town in September 2007 after the \"Jena 6\" were ch... |
3b885199b77fd859adfe275046a6526d4b8c2867 | Summarize the following news article. | Alfa Demmellash helps low-income entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses .
Her nonprofit, Rising Tide Capital, primarily serves single mothers .
Demmellash, an Ethiopia native, was inspired by her mother's struggle .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (CNN) -- Alfa Demmellash grew up on less than a dollar a day, and against the backdrop of torture and murder. But these days she's living the American dream and helping others do the same. Alfa Demmellash helps low-income entrepreneurs in New Jersey start or grow their businesses. \"Entrep... |
dc6410c8d6a6ff14a26c18a6be251b681de0856c | Summarize the following news article. | State Department: Weapons for fighting al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants .
Weapons shipments are in accordance with U.N. Security Resolutions, Kelly says .
There is growing concern that Somalia could be the next base for al Qaeda . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is providing weapons and ammunition to Somalia's transitional government as it fights al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Thursday. Somali government soldiers, who are fighting Islamic militants, patrol Mogadishu. \"At the request of th... |
2da72921a86e84e0b7670307c779ab4edbe12f5f | Summarize the following news article. | The filmmakers of New Argentine Cinema are winning acclaim worldwide .
Vibrant Buenos Aires has attracted big names like Francis Ford Coppola .
Everything you need to know about the directors and movies creating buzz . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A blossoming of cinematic creativity has swept Argentina in recent years, bringing about a second golden age of film. Pablo Trapero's latest movie \"Lion's Den\" stars Martina Gusman (left) and was in competition at Cannes. In Argentina, the renaissance marks a return to form for a cinemat... |
db6234133d1a4fb9f7b6f6c3cbdc009eafc01924 | Summarize the following news article. | Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu to join French third-division club .
The 34-year-old will play for Marseille Vitrolles after supposedly retiring in 2007 .
New Zealander became rugby's first global superstar after the 1995 World Cup .
He previously returned to playing after having a kidney transplant . | [
"(CNN) -- Former rugby superstar Jonah Lomu has revealed that he is poised to make a shock playing comeback at the age of 34 with French third-division club Marseille Vitrolles. Jonah Lomu pictured in action for New Zealand's All Blacks during the 1999 World Cup in France. The giant New Zealander, who became a glob... |
723deb3dfd448ec1f5cbf64dc05f38a6fcd58273 | Summarize the following news article. | Family paying for therapy out of pocket after Flight 1549's crash landing .
Pilot ditched plane in Hudson River in January after birds crippled engines .
US Airways, its insurer say they have exceeded obligations to passengers .
Mother says she, daughter still experiencing trauma from landing . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Tess Sosa and her daughter have had a hard time forgetting US Airways Flight 1549's emergency landing in New York City's Hudson River in January. Tess Sosa holds her infant son, Damian, as her daughter Sophia, 4, plays on the couch. Sosa and Sophia, 4, have needed therapy, and the Sosas have had ... |
59369636ea1808819090c7d3dd8d357348f19f74 | Summarize the following news article. | The Gay World Soccer Championships are being held in Washington D.C.
Twenty-six teams with players from 12 different countries are competing .
Major League Soccer team D.C. United have supported the tournament . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- One year before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, 26 teams of gay and lesbian footballers are battling for global supremacy in the Gay Soccer World Championships. Players from the London Stonewall Lions hold the 2008 Gay World Soccer Championship trophy aloft . Co-ordinated by the Internationa... |
d83c7e4817c2b41014260e68879d707cc5a5e8ce | Summarize the following news article. | Angelina Jolie's fame factor is too much for Oprah Winfrey's money-making machine .
Forbes senior editor: "Jolie is, by far, the most famous celebrity on the planet"
Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list takes media moxie and income into account .
Madonna, Beyonce Knowles and Tiger Woods round out the Top Five . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Media maven Oprah Winfrey earned 10 times more than Angelina Jolie last year, but the actress bumped the talk show host from the top spot on Forbes' 2009 Celebrity 100 list just released by the business magazine. Angelina Jolie has ousted Oprah Winfrey from the No. 1 spot on Forbe... |
003f8c8953025e086fa773c9b40d9b8cd6d9754c | Summarize the following news article. | Savana Redding was 13 when administrators suspected she was carrying drugs .
No medication was found, and she later sued .
Justices: Search was unreasonable, but individual school officials can't be sued .
Redding, now 19, has said she has never gotten over her experience . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former middle-school student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain medication won a partial victory of her Supreme Court appeal Thursday in a case testing the discretion of officials to ensure classroom safety. Savana Redding leaves the U.S Supreme Court in Apr... |
eac0b7fdea655881a64be94f11c628ca5e98a47a | Summarize the following news article. | CNN.com's Tom Charity: "Hellboy II" shows more Guillermo del Toro brilliance .
Ron Perlman is back as the cigar-chomping title character .
Plot is secondary to amazing characters, including a vaporous mass . | [
"(CNN) -- Will Smith's Hancock wasn't the first superhero with bad habits and a bad attitude. Hellboy, the protagonist of \"Hellboy II: The Golden Army,\" has a bit of the devil in him: His skin is red; he has two shorn-off horns on his head, a gargantuan club fist and a long, slippery tail. Ron Perlman returns in ... |
7164258ab49828bde71d2044a1a9d09f7120f865 | Summarize the following news article. | Half-Mongolian, half-Chinese musician mixes ethnic influences with chill-out beats .
First album sold over 2 million copies in South East Asia .
Deemed too controversial by Glastonbury Festival and dropped from line-up . | [
"(CNN) -- China's Olympic adventure may be over, but new age chanteuse Sa Dingding is one global export that in many ways echoes the Beijing Olympic fantasy of \"One World. One Dream.\" Sa Dingding's music should find a home on the iPods of millions of chill-out world music fans. Born to a Mongolian mother and Han ... |
190289afc3b4c0fb0197cd3dce9ad30ceeb4667a | Summarize the following news article. | Several professional athletes have recently had staph infections .
Experts say it is a growing problem in settings that involve skin-to-skin touching .
CDC: Don't share towels; put something between your skin and the bench .
Cleveland Browns' Kellen Winslow brought issue to forefront . | [
"(CNN) -- A 6-foot-4 football player is more than a million times the size of a typical Staphylococcus bacterium. But under the right conditions, that athlete could find himself defenseless against the microscopic bug. Kellen Winslow recently had a second staph infection and has accused his team of covering it up. ... |
a77dac61e9a5d80b064b212ccd6983e13c602674 | Summarize the following news article. | Student tells News-Star of Monroe, Louisiana, she wasn't making fun of "Jena 6"
Kristy Smith posted tape on her Facebook page; it has since been removed .
Hundreds meet on University of Louisiana-Monroe campus in response to video .
Six black students, dubbed "Jena 6," accused of beating white student . | [
"(CNN) -- A student who videoed a re-enactment of the \"Jena 6\" incident apologized and said the video was not intended to make fun of the six black students arrested in the beating of a white classmate, according to The News-Star newspaper of Monroe, Louisiana. The incident involving six black students has sparke... |
c72fc57e96d98bf22eb67678e538a0a4543afe60 | Summarize the following news article. | Admirers gather at symbolic locations to salute the late "King of Pop"
Candles, flowers, posters, balloons surround star on Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Fans sing and dance outside Detroit house where Jackson 5 first recorded .
Neighbors remember Jackson at childhood home in Gary, Indiana . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. fans of Michael Jackson are pouring out their grief through music and dance, impromptu shrines at symbolic locations and heartfelt remembrances online. Valerie Rojas Pruitt, 12, lights a candle Friday at Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fam... |
0cd1b7e6b17a9a884868ab8fb281719b6413c6d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Army officer Dave Bunting recruited a team of 21 soldiers to summit Everest .
The 2006 attempt was via the mountain's notoriously dangerous West Ridge .
They spent over three years preparing by building cameraderie and team spirit .
Bunting says personal ambition can sometimes get the better of climbers on Everest . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A veteran of over 20 years of mountain climbing, Dave Bunting has been in some pretty tight scrapes. Soldier mountaineer Dave Bunting on Mount Everest. His team tried to summit via the mountain's notorious West Ridge in 2006. He and his climbing partner once watched in terror as a huge av... |
f6b32354ded350ee30d0b9c718a0ef957f13a47d | Summarize the following news article. | Parts of highways, Buenos Aires port closed by heavy smoke from fires .
Wildfires cover 173,000 acres around Buenos Aires .
Argentine government blames farmers for setting the blazes .
Shifting winds may help clear Buenos Aires . | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Smoke blanketed the Argentine capital Friday as brush fires apparently set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos. A haze surrounds the Palermo neighborhood of the Argentine capital early Thursday. The smoke, from about 300 fires, i... |
02ea79f6d146310657b394e15c7996a85ff3340c | Summarize the following news article. | Eleven people have been killed already this month by lightning strikes in the U.S.
All the U.S.'s 15 lightning deaths this year occurred in the South, Midwest and West .
Summer is the deadliest season for lightning because of the frequency of storms .
This week, the first official one of summer, is Lightning Safety Awa... | [
"(CNN) -- One 12-year-old Virginia boy was playing baseball when it happened. Lightning strikes Las Vegas in 2006. Already this month 11 people have been killed by lightning in the U.S. The same week, a 33-year-old man was struck while jogging in Texas, a 70-year-old California woman was hit while doing yard work a... |
4c85dee84a3eddd9e6297ec070668c03197aa306 | Summarize the following news article. | Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu to join French third-division club .
The 34-year-old will play for Marseille Vitrolles after supposedly retiring in 2007 .
New Zealander became rugby's first global superstar after the 1995 World Cup .
He previously returned to playing after having a kidney transplant . | [
"(CNN) -- Former rugby superstar Jonah Lomu has revealed that he is poised to make a shock playing comeback at the age of 34 with French third-division club Marseille Vitrolles. Jonah Lomu pictured in action for New Zealand's All Blacks during the 1999 World Cup in France. The giant New Zealander, who became a glob... |
d048878e3608b91f9361f4cbe1f1ce1cb5596f58 | Summarize the following news article. | Ed McMahon in danger of foreclosure on his multimillion dollar home .
Home has been on market for two years with no offers, McMahon tells Larry King .
McMahon blames bad economy, broken neck for difficulty making payments .
TV legend says he wants to speak for all who are in danger of losing homes . | [
"(CNN) -- The nation's foreclosure crisis threatened a high-profile victim this week: TV legend Ed McMahon, best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on \"The Tonight Show.\" Ed McMahon and his wife, Pam, talk to CNN's Larry King about their mortgage problems. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that McMahon was... |
53069cd8cde0729a554e088a49087cb010d35517 | Summarize the following news article. | New George Harrison collection, "Let It Roll," out Tuesday .
CD songs from 1970s "All Things Must Pass" through 2002's "Brainwashed"
Widow: Harrison's songs had "always a bit of humor, always a bit of longing" | [
"(CNN) -- In compiling a new George Harrison greatest-hits collection, the idea was to focus on the flow, his widow, Olivia, told CNNRadio Monday. George Harrison, shown here in 1992, had hits with \"My Sweet Lord\" and \"All Those Years Ago,\" among others. \"It's a collection that spans his career, and we put the... |
9487ae54c6db48019e4b11a877b205ab4ad7648d | Summarize the following news article. | Funeral will be held at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles .
The family did not release any details about who would deliver the eulogy .
Service will be private with no indication on how many people invited . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A private funeral service for actress Farrah Fawcett will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, California, according to her publicist. Actress Farrah Fawcett, known for her blonde mane and gleaming smile, died Thursday a... |
11acd527344b5cd7ce41d1474142f6a885a7e9fb | Summarize the following news article. | Mychal Bell's case will be heard in juvenile court, Gov. Kathleen Blanco says .
LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters agreed to that, she said .
Bell and five other black teens are accused of beating white student Justin Barker .
Beating followed white students hanging nooses from a tree on school grounds . | [
"BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- The case of Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana, will be heard in juvenile court, Louisiana's governor announced Wednesday. Mychal Bell, 17, is accused with five others of beating Justin Barker in a school fight. Gov. Kathleen Blanc... |
a55003fe8bc3ad2ebf33cfe49b35feefa7c0174c | Summarize the following news article. | Scientific tests prove bones are those of the apostle St. Paul, pope says .
Vatican tomb also holds "traces of a precious linen cloth"
Tests were carried out by inserting probe into small opening in sarcophagus . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Scientific tests prove bones housed in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome are those of the apostle St. Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI looks at the tomb of St. Paul at the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome in 2007. \"Tiny fragments of bone\" in the sarcophagus were sub... |
73282b6040459d299f35068bf26c78b0b824472a | Summarize the following news article. | Ripken played in 2,632 consecutive MLB games .
Now runs baseball organization with brother Bill .
Former shortstop has written several books, hosts radio show . | [
"(CNN) -- Cal Ripken Jr. will always be known for his consecutive games played streak, but it may surprise many people that just two years into his big-league career, he already was planning for life after baseball. Cal Ripken Jr. is introduced to the crowd at the 2002 All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While m... |
16891819e12c08ca1c7c1e279b401f57d67c5911 | Summarize the following news article. | Neighbors say they saw Daniel Thurmond on occasion but never his wife, kids .
Investigator says wife, children fled after Thurmond said he had a mistress .
Lavonia a small town where police chief directs school traffic, patrols town on foot .
Thurmond charged with rape, cruelty to children, false imprisonment . | [
"LAVONIA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sonya Savage's back door opens to a cozy wooden porch that serves as a shelter for her 9-year-old son's bicycles and spare parts. Residents of Beaver Creek in Lavonia, Georgia, say they had no idea a neighbor was holding his family captive. A 30-foot tract of red clay and splotchy crab gr... |
4b73ca83e3aacc54168e5cdadeabbffe0b5ec914 | Summarize the following news article. | Levin, McDevitt: Senate to vote on Matthew Shepard hate crime bill .
They say loopholes in existing laws require new legislation .
They say bill would provide federal help to localities fighting hate crime .
Levin, McDevitt: Hate crimes target pluralistic societies along with victims . | [
"Editor's note: Brian Levin is director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. Jack McDevitt is the director of the Institute on Race and Justice and Associate Dean in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. Both have testified before Cong... |
a91f6b2af855bf5d7afdbb1b16a868f08c605613 | Summarize the following news article. | Kaka is unveiled as a Real Madrid player after completing his move from Milan .
The Brazilian playmaker is handed the No.8 shirt in front of thousands of fans .
27-year-old just helped Brazil to victory in the Confederations Cup tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazilian playmaker Kaka was officially presented as a Real Madrid player, after being handed the number eight jersey in front of thousands of supporters and a huge media contingent at the club's Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday evening. Kaka parades his new Real Madrid jersey after completing his $92 million ... |
aa1cbe64c77e84a4562ea03512fca33a9ed8cc6b | Summarize the following news article. | New digital topographic map reveals more of Earth than ever before .
Images were taken by Japanese imaging instrument on NASA satellite .
Map consists of millions of satellite images to form unified picture of planet . | [
"(CNN) -- NASA and Japan improved our world view this week, or at least our view of the world. This image using ASTER imagery shows the Himalayan glaciers in Bhutan. The American space agency and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have released a new digital topographic map of Earth that accurately por... |
1480d4943ccd3ec7f000eb85a1fdaf47d04e90da | Summarize the following news article. | China extends deadline for Internet filtering software to accompany PCs .
International backlash, unreadiness of retailers may be reasons behind the delay .
Government says Green Dam software is designed to block porn .
Critics say software can block all non-government sanctioned content . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Had the government not delayed its controversial order that all computers be equipped with Green Dam by July 1, the result would have been the same -- Chinese computer retailers were far from ready. The Green Dam's developers say they've received death threats. PC sales representatives at B... |
c4d5c701d02a75d49af8f34d51617bee2c8974d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson's music sales are soaring after singer's death .
Three of Jackson's albums all sold more than 100,000 copies last week .
Listeners worldwide have also downloaded Jackson's music on iTunes . | [
"(CNN) -- In death, Michael Jackson is topping charts all over the world again. Stores around the globe are seeing a surge in sales for Michael Jackson's music. Jackson's albums hold the top nine positions of Billboard's \"Top Pop Catalog Albums\" chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan sales data released Tuesday. J... |
c87c2ff8329ec53b743b916ffa19eb96ceaaf738 | Summarize the following news article. | The economic downturn and a producer's strike have hit Bollywood financially .
Foreign money pouring into Mumbai's film industry a year ago is now trickling in .
It's harder to get funding for films, and accountants are on set auditing daily .
Some producers are positive, saying Bollywood needs to make fewer, better fi... | [
"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- Bollywood's recent financial growth has been as dizzying as the swirling dancers, colorful costumes and pulsating music that typify the industry's films. Mumbai's once booming flamboyant Hindi-language film industry is hit hard, as overseas investment dries up. Foreign money has poured into ... |
05c1a0913ef707dc46f78fcd34e5ca53e38765b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Only two Americans are set to be award the rank of chevalier this year .
Jim Bittermann, a journalist for nearly 40 years, joined CNN in 1996 .
First awarded by Napoleon Bonaparte to recognize outstanding accomplishment . | [
"(CNN) -- France has awarded its highest decoration to veteran CNN correspondent Jim Bittermann. CNN's Jim Bittermann at the special ceremony in Paris where he was made a chevalier. At a special ceremony presided over by the Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Paris Tuesday, Bittermann was presented with the \"ch... |
ac4213070624020e25715bb2569e76adcf035029 | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton had been repeating a story she heard about an uninsured pregnant woman .
In the story, the woman was denied treatment, later died from complications .
Hospital says woman had insurance, was never denied care .
Clinton campaign says they had no reason to doubt the accuracy of the story . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton will stop telling an emotional story about a uninsured pregnant woman who died after being denied medical care, Clinton's campaign said. Sen. Hillary Clinton was repeating a story she heard from someone on the campaign trail. A hospital has raised questions over the accuracy of the st... |
c2e27377095af38462e41683a105aac8fc268439 | Summarize the following news article. | Habitual felon likely to avoid charges in presumed murders of four people .
Scott Kimball's plea deal includes revealing location of bodies, sources say .
Authorities say all four people were last seen with Kimball . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Serving time for lesser crimes, Scott Kimball is leading investigators to bodies. Scott Kimball is currently serving a 48-year sentence on theft and habitual criminal convictions. Partly mummified bones thought to be those of his uncle, Terry Kimball, were discovered Monday in a remote Ro... |
43d39b390653b25182ee4476adc774d7ada769b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Urban Escapes NYC offers trips aimed at the young and thrifty .
Day trips out of New York start at about $60; company also offers trips abroad .
Urban Escapes NYC founder, 25, was a stock trader before starting company .
The company was able to break even within six months, founder says . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Summer excursions seem out of reach to many struggling young professionals, and the faltering economy isn't helping. But one New York City company, offering trips aimed at the young and thrifty, is capitalizing on the urbanite's desire to get away -- and finding success despite the downturn. A gr... |
e28f2d1cf58f607debe8f33143fe340690a5d7d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson 5 went mainstream and maintained black identity, professor says .
MTV didn't play videos of black artists before Jackson .
Expert: Despite his changing appearance, he was always in touch with black culture . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson was an international superstar, and many in the black community herald him for breaking down racial barriers in the music industry. Michael Jackson was one of the first black global superstars. \"Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah... |
bddb3d3be0fbcda4155c60f60094e76e2c56b4ef | Summarize the following news article. | Southwest Airlines CEO says airline was surprised at FAA charges .
FAA charged Thursday that Southwest skipped mandatory inspections of 117 planes .
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says safety was never compromised .
FAA has started process to fine a record $10.2 million over 47 fuselage inspections . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The CEO of Southwest Airlines said Friday he has ordered an investigation into charges the discount carrier flew airplanes that weren't properly inspected for safety. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly tells CNN the airline is surprised at FAA charges. Gary Kelly said Southwest was caught off guar... |
83afc4c9d05d9cc4ac589bda126d04670494ca45 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michael Jackson trust includes mother, children, charities .
Michael Jackson memorial to be Tuesday at L.A.'s Staples Center .
The Drug Enforcement Administration has joined Jackson's death investigation .
Speculation about the role of drugs has been swirling since Jackson died . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's memorial service will take place Tuesday morning in the Staples Center, the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died, according to a person who has been briefed by a representative of the family. Michae... |
229a5e86238896a58b06522aace9a4be0a1ae660 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former President Khatami accuses government of restricting communications .
Mehdi Karrubi says he will not recognize government .
Mir Hossein Moussavi criticizes government's crackdown . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Three leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday. Mehdi Karrubi is vowing to \"stand by the people and the revolution, until the end of my life.\" This comes as Ahmadinejad... |
20233f9f75e059aa112972d38978e4e3da1a333c | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's The Screening Room picks the top 10 live-action family films .
"E.T.," "Willy Wonka" and "Babe" head the list .
Hide-behind-the-sofa moments include "The Wizard of Oz," "Jurassic Park"
Think we've missed one? Post your comments to the Screening Room blog . | [
"(CNN) -- It's that time of year for seasonal trips to the movies, and to celebrate, the Screening Room is taking a look back at our favorite family hits over the years. The best of Spielberg: \"E.T.\" is our perfect family movie and perfectly captures childhood. From blockbuster to blockbuster, these are the films... |
28467d57c70787b7221c708074c2107be581bf0a | Summarize the following news article. | MME speaks exclusively with Qatar PM Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani .
Sheikh Hamad says Qatar hasn't made a decision regarding the dollar-peg .
Expresses surprise over talks suggesting greater controls on sovereign funds .
On oil capacity: "I am not sure there is more oil", prices of $70-$80/bbl likely . | [
"(CNN) -- The second cut in U.S. interest rates in as many weeks is putting further pressure on the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to reconsider their currencies' peg with the dollar; and none more so than Qatar. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad tells MME Qatar has not made any decisions regarding droppi... |
efe78294316e42103c52b95c4ced470497389b7b | Summarize the following news article. | Miami archbishop apologized for what he called a "scandal'
The Rev. Alberto Cutie says his "service and dedication to God remain intact"
Priest wrote self-help book "Real Life, Real Love" | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- An internationally known Catholic priest sometimes called \"Father Oprah\" has been removed from his posts in Florida after published photos showed him lying down bare-chested in an embrace with a woman on a beach. The photos of the Cuban-American priest appeared on the cover of this week's... |
bfd027334b96f1da371f0e3cc15474395a4a01b0 | Summarize the following news article. | No formal declaration of victory expected until President Mahinda Rajapaksa returns .
PM: Country is on the brink, we have called for violence to stop .
Rebels have fought for an independent state for minority Tamils since 1983 .
Navy officials: Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran believed to be in area of fighting . | [
"(CNN) -- Sri Lanka's prime minister warned Saturday that his country \"stands on the brink,\" as its soldiers cornered Tamil Tiger fighters in an assault that is trapping more than 50,000 civilians on a small plot of coastal land. Sri Lanka's defense ministry says this handout photo shows troops with a captured Ta... |
2cdbb78dddf6b0ab330e743e637fd95a4ad1e800 | Summarize the following news article. | "Up" is latest Pixar animated film; concerns an old man seeking adventure .
Key scene involves attaching balloons to his house, taking off into sky .
"Up's" makers say animators, programmers had to pay attention to physics and art . | [
"(CNN) -- With an unbroken chain of blockbuster hits under their belt -- including \"Toy Story,\" \"Finding Nemo,\" \"The Incredibles,\" \"Cars\" and many others -- the talented team of men and women who work for Pixar seem to have the Midas touch. An elderly balloon salesman uproots his house with the help of thou... |
e071b8c2f35265522425ab225c086fd5393c5f33 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge Sonia Sotomayor nominated to be the next Supreme Court Justice .
Sotomayor likely to face hot-button issues in Senate confirmation hearings .
She has also come under fire for controversial statements, rulings . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There are likely to be two hot-button issues in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings as senators gauge not only her positions but also some controversial comments she has made. Judge Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Issue No... |
cd11075a7253dad7dc95b97f4d65c1271af875be | Summarize the following news article. | Photo of revolutionary Che Guevara is the most reproduced image in history .
Michael Casey examines how photo became "quintessential post-modern icon"
The picture was taken on March 5, 1960 by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda .
The image is now seen around the world, on everything from t-shirts to condoms . | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- It is the most popular photograph in history: Argentine revolutionary Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara stares pensively at the horizon, his steely eyes shielded behind a thick beard and his trademark beret. The shot -- taken by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda in Havana on March 5, 1960 -- ... |
4682a301bd76e088de29505df8290ca01b4d625e | Summarize the following news article. | "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" reunites cast and director .
Director says cast improvised much of the film .
Movie is sequel to a 2006 film .
Ben Stiller got into a slap fest with a pair of monkeys . | [
"(CNN) -- When a film cast includes names like Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and Owen Wilson, a bit of improvisation on set is to be expected. Ben Stiller and the gang are back in \"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.\" \"I think the movie is really only 25 percent scripted, maybe even less than that,\" s... |
73dedb102d871abdebb99f996e1b9a1fd7fe6742 | Summarize the following news article. | Cambodia: Letter to Security Council meant to 'draw attention to crisis'
The two countries agreed to meet Monday to defuse tensions .
Both Cambodia and Thailand lay claim to 11th century Preah Vihear temple .
The International Court of Justice awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962 . | [
"PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Cambodia has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council to call attention to its continuing standoff with Thailand over an ancient border temple on disputed land. Cambodian soldiers stand guard near Preah Vihear temple, close to the Thai border. The country is not asking for... |
1b5174e9a4a2c77cb677d87ebcc8a3098ddc608a | Summarize the following news article. | Moscow court sentences serial killer to maximum sentence of life in prison .
Alexander Pichushkin was found guilty of killing 48 people .
He was ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment at the prison . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A Russian serial murderer dubbed the \"Chessboard Killer\" was given the maximum sentence of life in prison Monday and ordered to undergo psychiatric therapy for a string of at least 48 murders that terrorized Moscow for years. A Moscow jury convicted Alexander Pichushkin last week of 48 m... |
d0eb74e9e21be6c73c53331635456fed98a2a0f5 | Summarize the following news article. | "This Is It" ticket holders who choose a souvenir will get tickets conceived by Jackson .
Fifty sold-out Jackson concerts were scheduled to start July 13 in London .
Jackson was expected to earn $50 million from the London shows . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson fans who purchased tickets for his final concerts will receive a full refund or, if they chose, a commemorative ticket, the concert promoter said Tuesday. A fan shows off the first ticket bought at the O2 Centre in London for one of Michael Jackson's concerts. \"The world l... |
3b3b90e4ef0549dfbed887e820049cf7d9c89569 | Summarize the following news article. | HABESHA Gardens is one of many urban farms sprouting up around the country .
Cashawn Myers says it's important for urban areas to create their own food sources .
HABESHA offers mentoring programs, harvests food to feed the local community .
Allen: Urban farming is a 'multicultural, multigenerational movement, a revolut... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, a group of residents are turning a lack of access to fresh produce into a revival of old traditions and self-empowerment. Urban farming is a way for African-Americans to connect with the earth, sa... |
888aa336193d81a62b06d18b89fbdec217408e1a | Summarize the following news article. | Consumer Product Safety Commission put warning on fireworks out Friday .
70 percent of fireworks accidents occur between June 20 and July 20, says CPSC .
Largest number of young people injured by fireworks are between 14 and 17 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Before lighting up that patriotic sparkler this weekend, remember to play it safe. The Consumer Product Safety Commission uses mannequins to show the dangers of fireworks. That was the message from the Consumer Product Safety Commission Tuesday, which put out an early July Fourth holiday warnin... |
ce9a391e8e1714246d937a212d43d6af0c1063d2 | Summarize the following news article. | "Public Enemies" is a solid gangster flick that's not quite great, says Tom Charity .
Film stars Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger .
Depp is terrific, Christian Bale as FBI man is more colorless . | [
"(CNN) -- Early in Michael Mann's vivid, incisive, but half-cocked gangster opus \"Public Enemies,\" Johnny Depp's John Dillinger returns to jail a few scant months after leaving it. Johnny Depp plays the charismatic John Dillinger in \"Public Enemies.\" Only this time he's just visiting -- and he's taking his frie... |
bc20d20b013a0415da2f96a9b49e91639c55ebc7 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 60,000 refugees were admitted to the U.S. in FY 2008 .
Finding jobs proves difficult as U.S. economy in downturn .
State Department allocation for living expenses per refugee on arrival is $450 .
Charities, churches can take up the slack but they are feeling the recession pinch . | [
"(CNN) -- Of all of the calculations Zainab Ibrahim made during her accounting career in Baghdad, this one was a snap. Iraqi refugee Zainab Ibrahim lives in a modest, sparsely furnished apartment outside Atlanta, Georgia. After a bullet whizzed by her head and death threats showed up at her doorstep, it was time, s... |
d7b5355aa830a657717ef6db8ea347749ca07439 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Deposed Honduran president attends ceremony .
Supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli inaugurated .
Martinelli promises smaller government budget, raises for public workers .
New president says Panama will fight drug trafficking in region . | [
"PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday. Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party. National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela perfor... |
22ee5b33353e8535ceef693b0887f11831a86554 | Summarize the following news article. | War erupts between two families -- the Morans, Williams -- over drug trade .
One man shot in van with kids, another while taking out garbage .
Thirty people killed in the high profile turf war .
War inspires smash hit television series called "Underbelly" | [
"(CNN) -- Australia's reputation as the happy-go-lucky country was turned on its head in the late 1990s as the usually safe streets of the Victorian capital were transformed into a gangland war zone. Police investigate the scene where Des Tuppence Moran was killed in Melbourne in June 2009. Melbourne's \"underbelly... |
3ba98c23e140ec4afdf1424fbc5e9834c08af575 | Summarize the following news article. | David Cook became the seventh "American Idol" in the spring .
Cook wrote or co-wrote most songs on debut, even helped design art .
Cook and "Idol" runner-up David Archuleta get along fine . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Barely six months after being crowned the winner of \"American Idol,\" David Cook has released his self-titled debut album. David Cook recently released his debut album, which includes songs about his family. The Missouri native (no relation to the author of this article) described the recording ... |
7d16fbe67a96e115edb46aaedb9ab8fa36ff77c2 | Summarize the following news article. | A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hits near the Greek island of Crete .
6.7 quake can cause major damage, especially in areas of poor construction .
No immediate word on casualties or damage . | [
"(CNN) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck at 12:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. ET), the USGS said. It was centered about 80 miles (130 kilometers) off the city of Iraklion on Crete, the USGS said. An earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude is capab... |
6250f7330606f08745bc167be861032b3ac96d5e | Summarize the following news article. | Industry has 25,000 hotels, says Steve Mansfield, CEO of a love hotel operator .
Venues include a Hello Kitty-themed hotel; another has a merry-go-round in a room .
Mansfield: the industry pulls in some $40 billion dollars a year in overall revenues .
Most customers are young people; flashiest hotels found in Osaka . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Even in the midst of Japan's deepest economic recession since World War II, the country's love hotel industry is thriving. The Style A hotel in Tokyo offers amenities. \"I'd hate to use the term \"recession-proof,\" but it's certainly proven very resilient over the last six to nine months,\" ... |
0473b210dfad3ac8d0b7a2074b107e2cf2dfe78b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lawyer: Nurse never saw Jackson take, be administered drug .
Jackson said "I just want to be able to be knocked out and go to sleep," nurse said .
Cherilyn Lee: I told Jackson "if you take this you might not wake up"
Sedative Jackson requested given through IV as anesthetic during surgeries . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson suffered from severe bouts of insomnia and pleaded for a powerful sedative despite knowing its harmful effects, a nutritionist who worked with the singer said Tuesday. Cherilyn Lee is a holisitic health practitioner and has been in healthcare for 23 years, her Web ... |
bbbcd67f733df273dbafec92d24279080cb6744f | Summarize the following news article. | New video of Susan Boyle singing to room full of football fans unearthed .
25-year-old footage taken at Motherwell FC's social club .
Boyle, sporting a perm and looking trim, belts out Barbra Streisand track .
Singing sensation was catapulted into spotlight after TV appearance last month . | [
"(CNN) -- Video of a fresh-faced Susan Boyle confidently singing a Barbra Streisand track to a room full of football fans in 1984 has been unearthed. Susan Boyle as she looked during a performance filmed at a Scottish football club in 1984. The \"Britain's Got Talent\" singing sensation, looking trim and a bit li... |
1739d57c10680a55d22fb0381e6124905fc99278 | Summarize the following news article. | The nation hosts about 14,000 fireworks shows each Independence Day .
Many shows have been canceled or downsized because of frail city budgets .
Joliet, Illinois, residents chipped in money to put on show, station reports .
Mississippi town gets mixed reaction to tripling its fireworks budget, station reports . | [
"(CNN) -- What's a July Fourth celebration without fireworks? Many cities across the United States will find out Saturday. Milwaukee holds its lakefront show on July 3, so as not to compete with surrounding communities. As municipalities grope for ways to shore up budgets, expensive pyrotechnics displays are becom... |
42d16060ba8988c60bd632846efe0c01be2ddd3d | Summarize the following news article. | Qatar's economy is booming, but emirate has the highest inflation rate in Gulf .
Two recent cuts in U.S. interest rates putting pressure on Gulf currencies .
Qatari PM says "studying all options" on dollar-peg, GCC consensus ideal .
Members reluctant to drop the dollar-peg despite growing inflationary pressure . | [
"(CNN) -- Amid all the talk about storm clouds gathering over the U.S. economy, it's easy to forget there are other places in the world where the sun is still shining. A shortage of housing is contributing to an inflation rate of almost 14 percent in Qatar . Take Qatar, for example; a small emirate in the Gulf whos... |
7765eade8e3b413dedbdacaae94d03c21b610b24 | Summarize the following news article. | OAS head doubts Honduras' interim leadership will restore ousted President Zelaya .
Vice chancellor: Honduras prepared to withdraw from OAS .
Zelaya vows to return to country despite arrest threat . | [
"TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power. OAS Secretary General Jose Insulza doubts Honduras' new leaders will restore ousted President Jose Ze... |
898c2c9a9b12b8fec08c520f2e325489086865c6 | Summarize the following news article. | About 131,000 American troops remain in the country .
Muqtada al-Sadr: Withdrawal should include all the occupation forces .
Al-Sadr commands the loyalty of the Mehdi Army, an independent militia .
U.S. must now seek Iraqi permission to launch operations in the cities . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The ongoing presence of U.S. troops in Iraq \"shows that the (Iraqi) government and the occupation are not serious about the withdrawal,\" a key Shiite cleric in the country said Wednesday. A crowd gathers Tuesday after a deadly bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Muqtada al-Sadr ... |
a57ad11a93c732bd33f9c2231cc9a480f3dc59b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Passenger Doug White commandeers plane after pilot loses consciousness .
White: "When I touch down ... If I ever touch down, do I just kill the throttle?"
Craft was carrying White, his wife and two daughters from Florida to Mississippi .
Controllers help him turn off autopilot, land plane: "The turn looks good, very go... | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- It's a nightmarish scenario straight out of the movies: A passenger is forced to land a plane after its pilot becomes incapacitated. Passanger Doug White landed this Super King two-engine turboprop after the pilot fell unconscious. \"Descend and maintain 5,000. Just take your time, we'll s... |
2d4314372de3193a8f5a1c8a7e501ae19a2c49c9 | Summarize the following news article. | More Africans have already fled poverty and conflict so far this year than in 2007 .
Bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, U.N. says .
Rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands . | [
"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Y... |
961b0464080e60c9a1e3686ecc9d19417e14d6a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi have staredown .
Last year Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Kobayashi .
Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from last year .
Chestnut: Kobayashi beat me in May contest and "set a fire underneath me" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. Competitive eaters Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi take part i... |
7884bc2e9985d5dd232447aa849bb1b3fed0d3eb | Summarize the following news article. | 46 acts perform on 5 stages at Empire Polo Club near Palm Springs, California .
Massive art installations of scrap metal and wood shelter people from heat .
The Killers enjoy backstage compound with picket fence, tablecloths, festive lights .
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has crowd singing the along to new hit, "Hum... | [
"INDIO, California (CNN) -- For some concertgoers, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival really kicked into action on Day Two. Festival attendees enjoy the music Saturday, Day Two of the Coachella music festival in Indio, California. Day One was leisurely and pleasant -- the weather was mild, the acts were f... |
05091bd7113f6e8409191ddd474ebf6dcef784e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Studies conflict; do not consistently show cell phones cause cancer, expert says .
Expert says he cannot say they are definitely dangerous or definitely safe .
Children are at higher risk for cancer-causing radiation from phone, scientist says .
Woman at House panel hearing says her husband's brain cancer from cell pho... | [
"(CNN) -- Bringing a growing health concern to Congress, scientists squared off Thursday over whether cell phones contribute to brain cancer. Rep. Denis Kucinich of Ohio holds a model of a 5-year-old child's brain absorbing cell phone radiation. Studies have indicated that long-term cell phone use may be associated... |
c46975509fa62df6eef05a3d55ade0fed7d8b40c | Summarize the following news article. | Thousand Island dressing is named after 1,793 islands in the Saint Lawrence River .
Tabasco's founder imported peppers from the Mexican state of Tabasco .
Hollandaise isn't actually Dutch; it's one of the most well known French sauces . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Have you ever wondered about the origins and namesakes of our favorite spreads, sauces, and dressings? Here are a few stories that you can use to regale your friends the next time you chow down. Peppers were imported from the Mexican state of Tabasco to make spicy Tabasco sauce, giving the condim... |
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