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fbcc838e5faa11a076df8656fc203a8afcfb7fad | Summarize the following news article. | Ohio man pleads guilty to murder, endangering children .
Craig Wilson confessed to shaking baby after argument with wife .
Autopsy suggested 10-week-old infant had been abused before . | [
"(CNN) -- The father of a New Year's Day baby pleaded guilty Thursday to killing the infant by violently shaking him. Camryn Jakeb Wilson was the first baby born in 2008 in Summit County, Ohio, arriving at 12:33 a.m. January 1. Craig Wilson's guilty plea in Akron, Ohio, to murder and child endangering charges ended... |
2377c3d3369b8d8fe4e4d0bb80fb1fa18bfd33c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Craigslist has banned sex ads, but some still remain, author says .
A San Francisco sex worker says she still sells sex through the site .
On Tuesday, an ad on the site shows bare-chested woman .
Source: law protects Craigslist from being held liable for users' actions . | [
"(CNET) -- Craigslist's managers have complied with the wishes of most of the state attorneys general who demanded they rid the site of prostitution ads. Craigslist says it has removed prostitution ads, but some issues remain. The Web's dominate classifieds publication replaced its controversial \"erotic\" section ... |
1e4f2990ce2ecf60be7fed1f7a37910f03518e41 | Summarize the following news article. | Official says drugs being used more inside Mexico, leading to turf wars .
Rubido: "They're fighting block by block in a very violent way"
Violence also result of government's stepped-up fight against cartels, official says .
Official says decriminalizing drugs may lessen violence but increase social damage . | [
"(CNN) -- No one, especially not one of Mexico's top law enforcement officials, denies that killings by drug cartels have reached record levels. Mexican police carry a body after a clash with gangs that left 21 dead in the state of Chihuahua on February 10. But Monte Alejandro Rubido Garcia, executive secretary for... |
24fd17e0b2e341588b3009a9fa0e15c4120efa44 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Wife, Amanda Carina Barbosa Rodrigues, detained at Recife police station .
NEW: Rodrigues' answers to interrogation reportedly had inconsistencies .
NEW: Gatti's body was found Saturday in hotel room with strangulation marks .
The former world boxing champion was vacationing with his 23-year-old wife . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect in his killing, according to local reports. Arturo Gatti pictured during the final fight of his career, a knockout defeat by Alfonso Gomez in 2007. Gatti was found dead Saturday in a hotel in Brazil, where he... |
ba0872b6fcb2e98fec0e8293a13278a0218e2aa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Jet Republic has teamed up with ClimateCare to become carbon neutral .
Airline chose fleet of Learjet 60 XR partly because of its fuel efficiency .
Aviation industry is responsible for 3.5 percent of global carbon emissions .
Breeze: Airline industry unfairly criticized for failing to address climate change . | [
"During CNN's \"Going Green: Green Light for Business\" coverage, we've asked businesses to tell us how they balance the imperative for profit with environmental concerns. Jonathan Breeze, the CEO of Jet Republic, tells CNN how he's working to create a carbon neutral airline. LONDON, England -- The aviation industr... |
8a04e8a2f4b8fce2c20043664886c9b0a1319b61 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Demonstrators chained themselves together, lay on ground in rotunda .
Protesters: Federal government needs to spend more on AIDS programs .
Group also wants Congress to lift the federal ban on funding syringe exchange . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Police arrested 26 demonstrators at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday during a protest of federal AIDS policy, a Capitol police spokeswoman said. A man is placed in a van Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of unlawfully demonstrating in the Capitol. Police arrested the protesters on suspici... |
bb5a96299c9599207136b6b2370c2013c31989a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Fans were told by e-mail Thursday that "This Is It" tour merchandise was for sale .
Jackson himself approved a line of official merchandise in early June .
Paul McCartney refuted media accounts about the fate of the Beatles song catalog . | [
"(CNN) -- T-shirts and other official merchandise from what were billed as Michael Jackson's last concerts are up for sale, the shows' promoter told fans by e-mail Thursday. Official merchandise from Michael Jackson's \"This Is It\" tour is for sale, according to the shows' promoter. The e-mail, which went to peopl... |
08d1680f9b8c1a5da71d7628c3ac1c1f0d52395c | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama travels to Egypt, Germany, France in June .
He gave historic speech to Turkish parliament in April .
Spokesman: Egypt "in many ways represents the heart of the Arab world" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will deliver a speech June 4 in Egypt on America's relationship with the Muslim world, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced Friday. President Obama will travel to Egypt next month to address U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Egypt is \"a country that in many wa... |
43177306d6d829ea7340a393c7f495568623e5a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Tyler Weinman described research he did on finding cats to dissect .
Affidavit: 18-year-old laughed when police asked him about being the cat killer .
Weinman is charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty and is on house arrest . | [
"(CNN) -- A South Florida teenager accused of killing and mutilating 19 cats excitedly described to police how he dissected cats in class, and where to find cats for experimentation, according to police. Tyler Weinman laughed when police told him they had information he was the cat killer, an arrest document said. ... |
fa289c3316fc287310b14c27351fc6b02caa284f | Summarize the following news article. | Author gets ditched on Facebook by good friend and doesn't know what to do .
People don't feel as sorry for you with a friend breakup .
You can't blame your friend -- it's not like you were in love .
Like any other kind of relationship, friendships end but you have to go on . | [
"(The Frisky) -- Recently, I discovered that one of my best friends had ditched me after I logged onto Facebook and found her profile had disappeared from my page. When you break up with a best friend online, things can get murky. We'd been having problems that had culminated in a huge argument the day before, but... |
676c7f573f38300866746d7e4433ff071e3cafed | Summarize the following news article. | Neal Wanless from South Dakota won $232 million in lottery .
Former teacher: "He's just such a nice guy and I hope he doesn't get suckered"
Neighbors, teachers call winner "dedicated," "humble, kind and considerate" | [
"WINNER, South Dakota (CNN) -- Neal Wanless, a down-on-his luck cowboy before winning a $232 million Powerball jackpot last month, was always known for his big heart even when he barely had a dime to his name. Neal Wanless, winner of the $232 million lottery in South Dakota, shown here in a high school yearbook. No... |
cf46015354e443e19c06c587be3c49c3897d2c9e | Summarize the following news article. | Joan Rivers wins this season's "Celebrity Apprentice"
Rivers goes up against poker champion Annie Duke in finale .
Duke raises more money at her event, but Rivers is able to attract more celebrities .
The victory means $250,000 for Rivers' charity . | [
"(CNN) -- She's been a comedian, talk-show host and feared red carpet fashion critic. Now you can add winner of \"The Celebrity Apprentice\" to Joan Rivers' lengthy resume. Donald Trump and Joan Rivers attend \"The Celebrity Apprentice\" season finale Sunday in New York. After weeks of competition, the 75-year-old ... |
2d7242bddde7c58d9dbae6af4d78f3898bc41d70 | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Richie, who shot to mega-stardom in the 1980s, has a new album .
The Grammy award-winning singer is turning 60 years old .
He worked with several heavy hitters in the industry on the new project .
He says music started out as a hobby for him and he continues to enjoy it . | [
"(NEW YORK) -- Lionel Richie turns 60 this month and he can't believe it either. Singer Lionel Richie says his latest album is some of his best work. In fact, the singer -- who in the '80s found international fame with hits like \"Hello\" and \"All Night Long\" -- is upbeat. Life for him these days couldn't be swee... |
dd42390e35b70d2a5cf9755901f0621f14b40266 | Summarize the following news article. | Brief but intense windstorm blows through Atlanta, Georgia .
Winds brought down hundreds of trees, including one that killed person inside car .
Another tree fell on a nursing home; no one was hurt . | [
"DECATUR, Georgia (CNN) -- One falling tree saved John Kiefer from another. Windstorms in Atlanta, Georgia, uprooted several trees, including this one that fell through John Kiefer's home. Kiefer was sitting on his sofa Monday morning while a brief but intense windstorm blew through the Atlanta, Georgia, area, incl... |
045adeaf8f6643694d4203074c791469ac517aed | Summarize the following news article. | Suburban Philadelphia club invites kids at largely minority day care to come back .
Lawyer for Creative Steps says the day care will give offer "due consideration"
Some club members accused of making racist comments to black, Hispanic kids .
Valley Club said it had revoked pool privileges out of crowding, safety concer... | [
"(CNN) -- A suburban Philadelphia swim club has invited children from a largely minority day-care center to come back after a June reversal that fueled allegations of racism against the club, a spokeswoman said Sunday. Some kids from the Creative Steps Day Care center say club members made racial remarks. The deve... |
5c8924c97ce1b48d7209384f93335a85827be9d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Former world number one Pete Sampras says Federer is the 'greatest'
Both men share the record for winning 14 men's singles titles .
Federer says he feels there are "more titles to come"
The Swiss eyes a new record of six tournament wins at Wimbledon . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Former world number one, Pete Sampras, has described recently crowned French Open champion Roger Federer as the best player in history. Roger Federer after equalling Pete Sampras's record of winning 14 men's singles titles. The 37-year-old American, nicknamed 'Pistol Pete' for his bullet-l... |
7856853011f056fecaa57833c5e629fd1451f73a | Summarize the following news article. | Rolling Thunder created to bring attention to soldiers listed as POW or MIA .
"It's a brotherhood that we have, veterans of the foreign wars," rider says .
Defense Department: More than 88,000 soldiers listed as missing in action . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It was the annual revving of the engines Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial as thousands of motorcyclists converged on Washington to honor those who have served the country. Members of Rolling Thunder ride into Washington on Sunday. Riders from Rolling Thunder, a group created to bring attention t... |
0206b26c519affa1f48a3109be7668fed3b2451e | Summarize the following news article. | Tens of thousands flee south to escape conflict between military and Taliban .
Refugee camps for the displaced are cropping up across northwest Pakistan .
Latest exodus is exacerbating humanitarian crisis, U.N. says .
Tensions have been building in Jalozai camp in western Pakistan . | [
"MARDAN, Pakistan (CNN) -- A family of 18 Pakistani men, women and children trudges down a dirt road toward a refugee camp. These children are among the thousands of refugees this week at the Jalozai camp in western Pakistan. Adolescent girls carry infants on their hips, while the men lug bundles of belongings on ... |
32a7f2a0a2192434ac4da05c328117d2dc55c6ee | Summarize the following news article. | At age 37, Larry King had $42 to his name, no job and a daughter to support .
He became reclusive but decided it would be "good therapy" to go out with a friend .
They went to the track, and Larry bet on a female horse whom the odds were against .
Larry won a much-needed $8,000 that day . | [
"Editor's note: Below is an excerpt from Larry King's autobiography, \"My Remarkable Journey,\" published by Weinstein Books and available at bookstores nationwide. Larry King anchors \"Larry King Live at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. Larry King recalls a much-needed win at the track during one of the lowest points of his life... |
9646c774f004b21fd056d86ea35b5aa3e7531f87 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson fans converge on London's O2 Arena Monday for memorial .
Fan Gemma White: "I feel like I've lost a brother, a lover and a friend"
Fan vigil timed to coincide with scheduled start date of Jackson's "This Is It" concerts .
Fans from U.S., Middle East and Europe were at Monday's tribute . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered in London on Monday to pay tribute to the tragic pop star on the night when he was supposed to be opening his 50-night residency in the city. Fans scrawl messages to the star on a wall outside the London venue where he would have been playing. The ... |
c1ea0f6c010b24caaf3ad9ac916711ca6b4be3bf | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Crist says the country is "facing the most profound public policy questions"
Crist, a popular governor in Florida, ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 1998 .
Crist was immediately endorsed by the Senate Republican campaign arm .
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio declared his intention to run last week . | [
"TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced Tuesday he would not run for re-election next year and instead will seek the seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez. Gov. Charlie Crist appeared alongside Sen. John McCain, left, during the 2008 presidential campaign. Crist, who unsu... |
b919150e737a41d1ede1ee562edce22fd0a14ac8 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-Army Capt. James Pietrangelo sued over "don't ask/don't tell" law .
Pietrangelo had appealed case to U.S. Supreme Court .
Justices without comment refuse to intervene .
Obama administration had asked the high court not to take the case . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former Army captain who was dismissed under a federal law dealing with gays and lesbians in the military lost his appeal Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in the challenge to the \"don't ask/don't tell\" law. James Pietrangelo and 11 other veterans... |
c67341c765cacc6879276b7054ed461694733077 | Summarize the following news article. | A French Open win would give Federer 14 Grand Slams .
That would tie his career wins to American Pete Sampras .
Federer has a 9-0 record over the Swede going into the final .
Soderling topples favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth-round stunner . | [
"(CNN) -- Roger Federer takes on Robin Soderling, who knocked out tournament favorite Rafael Nadal in a fourth-round stunner, in the men's final of the French Open on Sunday. Roger Federer screams in joy after beating Juan Martin del Potro to reach the French Open final. A victory in Roland Garros would give Federe... |
d49db7262e321bbacf40757eb4a57f918325e7c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Tamil Tiger rebels acknowledge the death of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran .
Sri Lankan government had said it recovered his body; rebels initially denied claim .
Sri Lankan government declares victory over Tamil Tiger rebels .
An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people have died during the quarter century of fighting . | [
"(CNN) -- Tamil Tiger rebels acknowledged the death of their leader Sunday, nearly a week after the Sri Lankan government said it had recovered the body of Velupillai Prabhakaran and declared victory in the country's 25-year civil war with the rebels. In this picture taken 27 November 2003, Velupillai Prabhakaran ... |
0d34ca0b3a7d9ba25d9f4e0189cf116597f94a02 | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli woman loses $1M as daughter dumps mattress containing life savings .
Security increased at city dump in Tel Aviv as search under way for mattress .
Publicity has triggered wave of people trying to find mattress and its contents . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise, but turned into the shock of a lifetime. A woman scours a garbage heap in Tel Aviv for her mother's missing mattress. A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, gave her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise gift, throwing out the old tattered bed her mother ha... |
de634b661f1789437a8d98c819cac004aedc546c | Summarize the following news article. | Streets sealed off around London blaze .
Smoke seen billowing over British capital .
Soho a popular nightlife district . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A massive fire engulfed the four-story offices of a major film company in central London on Friday, sending clouds of white smoke over the city skyline, the London fire department said. Streets in London were cordoned off while firefighters tackled the blaze. Two firefighters were taken to... |
ef95fc0296d57bc9ce20b2578c64dc53c8d5c7dd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Michigan State, North Carolina to vie for national title .
Men's Final Four couldn't come at a better time for hard-hit capital of the auto industry .
Detroit's jobless rate is highest in nation, and auto industry bailouts bode ill for future .
The participation of nearby Michigan State in the event adds icing on ... | [
"DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- It's a stimulus plan on sneakers. The NCAA men's Final Four at Detroit's Ford Field could generate $30 million to $50 million from visitors. The NCAA men's basketball Final Four couldn't come at a better time for the city of Detroit -- the hard-hit capital of the U.S. auto industry at th... |
1575b45f1e266d73d487a3811613cc517ac24a11 | Summarize the following news article. | Stanford: Well within the Hoover Institution's right to appoint Rumsfeld .
Rumsfeld will spend a year as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow .
Opposition: Online petition has been signed by more than 3,500 . | [
"STANFORD, California (CNN) -- Students and professors at Stanford University are protesting Donald Rumsfeld's appointment to a campus think tank, saying the former defense secretary does not uphold the \"ethical values\" of the school. Donald Rumsfeld has been appointed to the Hoover Institution, a think tank at S... |
64398eaebb2d2a9fc553b501277ecaf7288a0639 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clinton vows to resolve statehood issue at town hall meeting in Aguadilla .
Puerto Rico holds Democratic primary June 1; 55 delegates at stake .
Obama praises military veterans at the University of Puerto Rico .
Obama holds march in Bayamon . | [
"BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took their campaigns to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico on Saturday in an effort to woo voters before the June 1 primary. There are 55 Democratic delegates up for grabs, though voters cannot take part in the general election in November. Obama... |
fe35d5f5d14b984a9af59b256a0df017ededc335 | Summarize the following news article. | Mams Taylor, other artists join together to produce "United for Neda"
Song is one of support for the Iranian people in wake of crackdown .
"House of Sand and Fog" actress was another participant .
Other Iran-related videos have gone viral on YouTube . | [
"(CNN) -- Spurred by the continuing political unrest in Iran, more than two dozen Iranian expatriate superstars are uniting to spread a musical message of non-violent resistance. Neda Agha-Soltan was gunned down on a Tehran street on June 20. The entertainers, poets, thinkers and actors are harmonizing on the song... |
5e37bb61bd84940334e05f1e242b826f4e9ff9a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Amnesty's Peru researcher: Maternal rates in Peru for poor are "scandalous"
Researcher: Services like "lottery," for poor and "chances are you will always lose"
Maternal mortality rate one of the highest in the Americas .
Report: Peru has made positive changes, but more help needed in rural areas . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country. The report, \"Fatal Flaws: Barriers to Maternal Health in Peru\" found that hundreds of poor, rural and indigenous pregnan... |
d75bcd3efea1dd1c71cee1b39b4a6e3883a372ba | Summarize the following news article. | At least 28 million scouts across the world took part in sunrise ceremonies .
Scouts renewed their promise to build a tolerant and peaceful society .
Started by Robert Baden-Powell it upholds values such as trust and loyalty . | [
"(CNN) -- Millions of people around the world have taken part in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement. Scouts renewed their promise to build a tolerant and peaceful society. Dawn celebrations involving 28 million young people took place across the globe, from Ecuador to Bhutan. In south... |
6ecee08cedc18ee2a9b172237c340cd6526394eb | Summarize the following news article. | Gordon Brown: Afghanistan campaign crucial to preventing terror attacks .
Brown rejects charge UK troops killed because of lack of helicopters .
UK shocked by deaths of 15 troops in 10 days including 8 in one day .
UK forces have joined with U.S., Afghan troops in offensive in Helmand . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has defended the UK's involvement in the war in Afghanistan following the British Army's bloodiest day of the near eight-year conflict. Soldiers from the Welsh Guards carry the coffin of Maj Sean Birchall, killed on patrol in Afghanistan in June. Address... |
7e73a1a5ba6e63f1378ec65e004c67485fe4bc72 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gang targets police station where Arnoldo Rueda Medina was being held .
Attacks were reprisals for capture of member of La Familia gang .
Series of coordinated attacks in at least eight cities kills 3 federal officers, 2 soldiers .
Officials call the coordinated attacks an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Coordinated attacks in at least eight Mexican cities killed three federal police officers and two soldiers Saturday in what officials are calling an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs. Attacks occurred after arrest of Arnoldo Rueda Medina, a high-ranking member of La Familia Michoac... |
1bb5fdac0723b40b3106dec44e8deac3a19a7655 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq awards lucrative oil contract to BP, China National Petroleum Corporation .
The joint BP-CNPC bid was for the giant al-Rumeila oil field .
Energy companies expected to increase production at the field by 50 percent . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq awarded a lucrative oil contract to BP and China National Petroleum Corp., government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Wednesday, while rejecting other companies' offers for other oil fields. BP and China National Petroleum Corporation have won a lucrative oil contract in Iraq. The joint B... |
6aceacc8e5071e66bf7200e9937648f393f074a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Swim club president John Duesler: "It was never our intention to offend anyone"
"He knows what happened at the pool that day," day care director counters .
Duesler: Club is "very diverse," and had reached out because area pools had closed .
Duesler says club's board has yet to decide whether to reinstate center's contr... | [
"HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- The president of The Valley Swim Club on Friday strongly denied charges of racism after his club canceled the swimming privileges of a nearby day care center whose children are predominantly African-American. John Duesler said he underestimated the number of swimmers who w... |
a4f7954eb2cb832e363a878ccf21599d667d705a | Summarize the following news article. | Gunmen killed Benjamin LeBaron and brother-in-law this week in northern Mexico .
Security camera at toll booth captured images of two suspects, news agency says .
No arrests have been reported in the Americans' slayings .
Note reportedly found that says killings were retribution for drug arrests . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican officials said they have identified two suspects in this week's slayings of two Americans in northern Mexico. Mourners carry the coffin of Benjamin LeBaron, 32, on Thursday in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. A security camera at a toll booth near the municipality of Galeana ca... |
13b77262a366cda65873a76cdd6a2946429b4456 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican leader Felipe Calderon may face defeat in 2012 after PRI makes comeback .
Some Mexicans fault Calderon for stirring up violence with war on drugs .
Calderon should address problems and press ahead, Ruben Navarrette Jr. says .
Evidence points to drug traffickers feeling the pinch, Navarrette says . | [
"Editor's note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a member of the San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board, a nationally syndicated columnist and a regular contributor to CNN.com. Read his column here. Ruben Navarrette Jr. says President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs remains a noble battle for the soul of Mexico. SAN DIEGO, ... |
b94efa51e66345ab50b36bae2510d662ecb73d7b | Summarize the following news article. | FDA says Toll House samples don't contain particular strain of E. coli .
Nestle recalled all dough made at Virginia plant after outbreak .
74 people in 32 states were sickened; there were no deaths .
Plant resuming test production of cookie dough . | [
"(CNN) -- The investigation of the E. coli outbreak linked to Nestle Toll House cookie dough is nearly over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the contamination has not been identified. Nestle recalled all its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products made at a Danville, Virginia,... |
3b13a7fecb77be63cac1e9286b83f61b5784f387 | Summarize the following news article. | Orissa state in east-central India has been racked by Hindu-Christian violence .
23 civilians have died in the state's troubled Kandhamal district this month .
Latest attacks follow calls for state to take firm measures to control conflict . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A mob killed a Hindu man in the Indian state of Orissa Thursday as another group attacked a church in another part of the state's troubled Kandhamal district, authorities said Friday. Christian activists stage a peace march in Mumbai, India earlier this month. Krishan Kumar, Kandhamal's t... |
cec2a909711da097ac92cab689873aae43ffec21 | Summarize the following news article. | Somali parliament speaker asks Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen to send troops .
Country is battling hardline Islamist militants .
Kenya says African Union must lead such an effort .
AU says it will help Somalia . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalia's transitional government has the right to request military help from its neighbors against armed militants, the African Union said Monday, but Kenya was quick to reject the idea of sending troops and suggested the AU should spearhead such a move. Islamist insurgents patrol part of Mogadishu durin... |
b746dc983251a55ff081a5f16ab1f477a52efeba | 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... |
b24f28b69e9aecd260d43d0d19cf7139f4371468 | Summarize the following news article. | Sonia Sotomayor grew up in crime-ridden Bronx neighborhood .
Senators holding confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nomination .
Sotomayor's dad died when she was 9; mother instilled in her the value of education .
High school classmate said she saw Sotomayor "as a leader, for sure" | [
"Editor's Note: This is the second in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, and revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice if confirmed. Sonia Sotomayor, here at her 8th-grade graduation, had to finish homework and chor... |
28990770fe6531634d76195c2b9672a2b375020b | Summarize the following news article. | Amanda Holden: Boyle is "a grown woman who applied to come on a talent show"
Holden believes negative press coverage stressed out the overnight sensation .
Though Boyle was exceedingly nervous before finale, Holden says she "nailed it"
Dr. Drew Pinsky: Contestants on high-pressure shows should get help with stress . | [
"(CNN) -- Scotland's Susan Boyle gives new meaning to the term \"overnight sensation.\" The \"Britain's Got Talent\" contestant was expected to be something of a joke when she first sauntered on stage, but she absolutely wowed the audience, the judges -- and then the world via the Internet -- with her stunning rend... |
a8294f062f4d79f7a92cbb2f06968b59b2748b15 | Summarize the following news article. | Sotomayor once served on the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund .
Group opposed the 1987 nomination of Robert Bork to the high court .
Supporters: PRLDEF documents add nothing to the nomination debate .
Republicans are challenging Sotomayor's record on affirmative action . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Newly released documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's service on the board of a Puerto Rican civil rights organization show the group opposed Robert Bork's nomination to the high court more than two decades ago. Judge Sonia Sotomayor is set to face Supreme Court confirmation hea... |
2faf7712e57591776302b0afd01aeed6b5602b60 | Summarize the following news article. | Madhav Kumar Nepal of the Communist Party of Nepal was only candidate .
Nepal, 56, is a former general secretary of the Communist Party .
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Maoist chairman, resigned as prime minister May 4 .
Followed president's decision to overturn Cabinet's sacking of army chief . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- An unopposed former Communist leader was elected Nepal's new prime minister Saturday, ending nearly three weeks of political uncertainty. Madhav Kumar Nepal waves at his supporters at the country's parliament in Kathmandu. Madhav Kumar Nepal of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxis... |
08b3feac5825f766af065809e9759687273079e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Devan Kalathat, 42, shot six of his family members before turning gun on himself .
His wife, in critical condition, is the only survivor of the attack .
Police: "Family dynamics and personal relationships may have played a factor"
Police say man was not facing job loss or financial problems . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are investigating whether or what family issues might have prompted a California man to shoot six of his family members -- killing five -- before committing suicide. His wife was critically wounded. Authorities on Tuesday said Devan Kalathat, 42, shot his family Sunday night at his Santa Clara to... |
328d6730e8cf1ba144cab029c422939c08ef0dec | Summarize the following news article. | Victor Guevares won bid at a raucous foreclosure auction two months ago .
The auction process isn't as easy as it looks, Guevares says .
Guevares spent 12 years renting as he saved for first home .
"My mortgage is $300 less than what I paid in rent," says Guevares . | [
"QUEENS, New York (CNN) -- For Victor Guevares, winning a bid at a raucous foreclosure auction two months ago was just the first step toward achieving his dream of home ownership. And after getting through several obstacles along the way, he finally moved his family into the two-story, three-bedroom house in Queens... |
46b15987de5d46557bcf3752e3f6cf5040b293a0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Security Council demands all parties respect international humanitarian law .
Obama criticizes the Tamil Tigers for using civilians as "human shields"
He also calls on government to stop using heavy weapons, allow aid in .
Tamil Tigers have been fighting for an independent state for ethnic Tamil minority . | [
"The U.N. Security Council and U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for both sides in Sri Lanka's civil war to protect civilians and allow humanitarian aid into the conflict zone, where tens of thousands are trapped. President Obama criticized the Tamil Tigers for using civilians as \"human shields.\" In... |
2e9ee6626fe0e7e4919cd54cd98984ddaf6a7fe8 | Summarize the following news article. | Unpublished photos of Monroe shot by a Life photographer surfaced in May .
The photos, taken in Los Angeles, California, show a more innocent Monroe .
Life.com has over 7 million images, and lost images are occasionally recovered .
The Monroe pictures were "in a warehouse in New Jersey" | [
"(CNN) -- They were taken before Marilyn Monroe became branded as the voluptuous blonde who oozed sex appeal in dozens of Hollywood films. A 24-year-old Marilyn Monroe poses for Life magazine in August 1950. They were taken before rumors of an affair with President John F. Kennedy swirled and her mental breakdowns ... |
61eab962cbf5aceadeda0e6322b2e53dccae5320 | Summarize the following news article. | CDC's national pandemic strategy rooted in lessons of past epidemics .
In four past pandemics, mild spring outbreak was followed by virulent fall sickness .
Expert: If its true this time, could allow time to develop effective vaccine . | [
"(CNN) -- If there's a blessing in the current swine flu epidemic, it's how benign the illness seems to be outside the central disease cluster in Mexico. But history offers a dark warning to anyone ready to write off the 2009 H1N1 virus. The Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 sickened an estimated third of the world's po... |
00eaf1c06f1e3ecd48160b43f3b3cd196a319c8a | Summarize the following news article. | 'Biochar' may reduce greenhouse gases, produce clean energy, help farming .
Organic waste can be turned into valuable, renewable resources .
Ancient farming method could improve crop yields .
Experts: Biochar could reduce harmful global CO2 levels . | [
"ATHENS, Georgia (CNN) -- Over the railroad tracks, near Agriculture Drive on the University of Georgia campus, sits a unique machine that may hold one of the solutions to big environmental problems like energy, food production and even global climate change. Biochar's high carbon content and porous nature can help... |
9c50dcc9faf239c25f0611ddac6e2edaaf6aafc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Eighty homes destroyed, another 175 damaged, official says .
Original quake centered about 200 miles (320 km) north of the capital, USGS says .
Quake centered 27 miles (43 km) from Roatan, popular scuba diving destination . | [
"(CNN) -- At least six people were killed Thursday when a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras, President Jose Manuel Zelaya told CNN en Español Thursday. Thursday's quake leaves part of a bridge damaged over the Ulua River in El Progreso, Honduras. Another 17 people were injured, said Jose Reyes, a... |
cbbaf7578e9ededdc10af31f438df9e9f8b1dafe | Summarize the following news article. | Pilot Joe Cabuk went unconscious at the controls during a flight from Florida .
"I said, 'Joe! Joe!' and that's when his head rolled over to the side," Doug White says .
White says, "The only thing I knew how to do up there was talk on the radio"
Air traffic controllers helped White safely land plane carrying his wife ... | [
"(CNN) -- A man who landed a plane with the assistance of air traffic controllers after the pilot fell unconscious and died said Monday he was \"still in a daze of adrenaline.\" Doug White said he is certified to fly a single-engine plane, but had no idea how to fly the large turboprop. \"I'm grateful, thankful to ... |
7aaa5fa85ff38eabbdc34cefc58114ffa64e8894 | Summarize the following news article. | 5-Hour Energy promises energy, alertness without jitters to fatigued Americans .
Each bottle contains caffeine, high doses of B vitamins, and "energy blend"
Expert: No research of how the ingredients react together . | [
"(CNN) -- From supermarkets to the office supply store, it's hard to miss those tiny bottles of 5-hour Energy. The makers of 5-Hour Energy call it a \"no-nonsense drink.\" \"It would be easier for me to tell you where we didn't sell them in the U.S. than list all the places we do,\" said Carl Sperber, spokesman for... |
3987a00e64d01ba1f406055e07a3e9c18eedd765 | Summarize the following news article. | Gregg Wenzel died six years ago in Ethiopia .
Obituaries said he was a U.S. Foreign Service officer killed by a drunken driver .
At ceremony for fallen CIA officers, CIA Director revealed Wenzel was a CIA spy . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When Gregg Wenzel died six years ago in Ethiopia, the obituaries said he was a U.S. Foreign Service officer killed by a drunken driver on the streets of Addis Ababa. CIA Director Leon Panetta spoke Monday at a ceremony commemorating fallen CIA officers. Monday the public learned the State Depar... |
35d5faf70a35e01e81d5cd4e0406dbe5cb1be10a | Summarize the following news article. | Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, doubled the size of the park in 2007 .
At Water World in Denver visitors can hop onto inner tubes and journey into the dark .
The Cliff Diver at Splish Splash in Long Island will drop daredevils eight stories . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- We've found 15 water parks in your own backyard. Before the dreaded \"are we there yet?\" echoes from the back seat, you'll be in the parking lot. At Splish Splash in Long Island, New York, the most popular offerings pitch you into darkness. Wilderness Territory Waterpark Resort at Wisconsin Del... |
586f5184566d52ff9f11cea8b36b419d69025395 | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Hamlin Wainwright, 66, was wanted on weapons charges .
Wainwright, a convicted child molester, also charged with polluting Indiana waters .
Arthur Leland Sayler accused of operating 36 child pornography Web sites .
Officials say they confiscated 29 DVDs that could hold 4 million photographs . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican police have arrested a \"highly dangerous\" U.S. citizen wanted on weapons charges, the Michoacan state attorney's office said. Robert Hamlin Wainwright, 66, was arrested in tMexico at the request of the U.S. Marshal's Office. Robert Hamlin Wainwright, 66, was arrested in the ... |
bdfc1fd908064da34cf55bd3282fbb033c3d2005 | Summarize the following news article. | "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is sixth film in Harry Potter series .
New film another success, a great tribute to Daniel Radcliffe's abilities .
Film is rated PG, though not all of it is appropriate for young children . | [
"(CNN) -- Entering his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter may not be able to see the finishing line, but he knows it's coming. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,\" the trio of Harry, Ron and Hermione are on the trail of evil. In \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,\" the sixth film in the Potter se... |
16fbb11447fbce4f0900a6e32e9ebecddd378fbb | Summarize the following news article. | State TV reports plane's flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder found .
All 168 aboard believed to be dead in Iranian plane crash .
Plane is thought to have crashed near the Iranian city of Qazvin .
Qazvin is the largest city in the province of Qazvin . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- An Iranian airliner that crashed Wednesday, killing all 168 passengers and crew, plunged into the ground and disintegrated on impact, according to a security official. Debris from the plane was littered around the crash site. Images of the crash site show a smoldering crater scattered with c... |
fc8cfc3c9866c593b063828c7d2f9b594a89e7e2 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama throws opening pitch at All-Stars game Tuesday .
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory got lots of attention for his embarrassing throw .
Obama should "turn the nervousness into positive adrenaline," scout advises . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama is not shy about showing off his jump shot on the basketball court, but on Tuesday night, it was his baseball skills that were put to the test. President Obama throws out the first pitch at the 2009 All-Star Game onTuesday in St Louis, Missouri. Obama, clad in a Chicago White Sox jacket an... |
d96168c862c1cd5061c27cbce6a80fc6a156ddfa | Summarize the following news article. | Tavakoli: Goldman Sachs reported record second-quarter profits .
She says Goldman and Wall Street helped bring down the U.S. economy .
Goldman reaped huge profit enabled by help it got in federal bailout, she says .
Tavakoli: Taxpayers deserve a large share of what Goldman made . | [
"Editor's note: Janet Tavakoli is president of Chicago-based Tavakoli Structured Finance and the author of \"Dear Mr. Buffett: What An Investor Learns 1,269 Miles From Wall Street\" (Wiley, 2009), a book about the causes of the global financial meltdown. Her company is a consulting firm for institutions and institu... |
53cbc2c85085f47168371d98dc45d18560e5b16d | Summarize the following news article. | About 50 million Americans are without any health insurance .
People losing jobs in the recession also lose health insurance .
Government health provision care largely confined to veterans, elderly and poor .
Extending government role is health care is politically hot potato . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctor James Braude leads a group medical practice in an elegant Atlanta, Georgia, office decorated with designer furnishings. It doesn't look like a charity asking for handouts. But it is asking. Obama, pictured July 1 in Virginia, has been touring the states to promote his plan to voters. \"On some days... |
558b3bf3711166a91fb9a95b20cd77d4f140b46c | Summarize the following news article. | Bernard Madoff is accused of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme .
Actor Kevin Bacon and former Gov. Eliot Spitzer are among alleged victims .
Madoff is a Wall Street adviser and former Nasdaq chairman . | [
"(CNN) -- It appears that Kevin Bacon was one degree too close to Bernie Madoff. Kevin Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, had investments with Bernie Madoff, Bacon's publicist says. Bacon, the prolific actor, and his wife, fellow screen star Kyra Sedgwick, had investments with Madoff, the financial guru accused of... |
12c7ae9e202eeeb87153ec5d6e1a7a850a9c4384 | Summarize the following news article. | A total of eight Supreme Court nominees have failed to get a seat on the high bench .
Ebenezer Hoar got a thumbs down after blocking a well-trod route for patronage .
Wheeler Peckham and William B. Hornblower rejected through home state courtesy .
Newspaper claimed Alexander Wolcott's nomination degraded the country . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- From the moment Justice David Souter announced he'd be stepping down, Washington has been gearing up for a confirmation fight. But as Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Judge Sonia Sotomayor yesterday, \"Unless you have a complete meltdown, you are going to get confirmed.\" Robert Bork is not t... |
a9f5bd413fcb0688530099b203f123dfaf094080 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian actor has been superstar of Bollywood cinema for 40 years .
Known as 'The Big B'; became icon to millions after 'Sholay' film of 1975 .
Blogs regularly and seen great changes in attitudes to Indian film and its influence .
Caused furore when mistakenly reported to have criticized 'Slumdog Millionaire' | [
"(CNN) -- After 40 years of appearing on the silver screen, actor Amitabh Bachchan is the elder statesman of Indian cinema and is possibly the most recognized man in India. The Big B: The patriarch of Indian cinema has appeared in over 180 films. Born to a famous Indian poet, Bachchan made his screen debut at the a... |
66f3204c50e2ff88779fd60283b6e6800429f12e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: DEA inquired about lot number not included in recall, spokesman says .
CDC says two lots of Diprivan's generic version tested positive for contaminant .
40 patients reported high fevers, muscle aches after taking generic version of drug .
FDA disputes online reports that recall and Michael Jackson's death could be... | [
"(CNN) -- Two tainted lots of a generic version of a drug reportedly taken by Michael Jackson have been recalled by the drug maker. However, no link has been established between the drug -- a powerful sedative and anesthetic called propofol -- and the singer's death. \"I have no way of knowing anything related to t... |
32fcfaa625ee6a91d163850bc1aa37f93997e0d7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "We acknowledge there is a problem" with gases, Bush says .
Bush calls on nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions .
"U.S. will do its part," Bush tells international meeting .
President proposes more use of clean coal technology, biofuels . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush told a global climate change conference Friday that the United States will do its part to improve the environment by taking on greenhouse gas emissions. U.S. President George W. Bush Friday tells a global climate change conference \"we take this issue seriously.\" \"We take t... |
6ebd2603a030e118be4107c2df366980ddf05540 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: House passes Pay for Performance Act by 237-171 vote .
Bill would allow Geithner to define what constitutes reasonable compensation .
It would apply only to companies receiving federal bailout money . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to give the Treasury Department the power to ban future \"unreasonable and excessive\" compensation at companies receiving federal bailout money. The bill would give Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner greater say on executive compensation. The Pay for P... |
d6402f873df3c15ae64859829679832cf767c64f | Summarize the following news article. | The escalating Google vs. Micosoft battle is mostly over who'll be King of Tech .
Top execs at each company dream of ways to steal the others' pots of gold .
Chrome OS will compete with Windows, while Office 10 will include free online versions .
Here's how the two tech giants stack up in four key areas of competition ... | [
"(WIRED) -- In less than a week, Google announced an operating system to compete with Windows, while Microsoft announced that Office 10 will include free, online versions of its four most popular software programs -- a shot at Google's suite of web-based office applications. The fight between Microsoft and Google i... |
46a40693cad207e6a834c189e66ea99c452e7e7f | Summarize the following news article. | Most airlines allow small pets to ride in crates in the cabin for a fee .
Pet Airlines will fly to five cities, transporting pets only .
Continental moved 270,000 pets in 2008 as part of its pet program .
Allergist say pets flying in cabin is dangerous for some patients . | [
"(CNN) -- A few weeks ago, Tony Hoard, a 57-year-old manufacturing worker in Indiana, boarded a flight on Midwest Airlines to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his Australian Shepherd. The flight attendant smiled at the two and said, \"Welcome aboard.\" Midwest Airlines allows some of its canine customers to be seated in the... |
f460845e834147e2763f44954555c9c06c745d48 | Summarize the following news article. | Sonia Sotomayor arrived at Princeton in 1972 in fourth co-ed class .
She read children's classics to enhance her English writing skills .
She launched a Puerto Rico action group and campaigned for Latinos .
By the time she went to Yale, she was confident and outgoing, classmate recalls . | [
"Editor's Note: This is the third in a five-part series exploring Judge Sonia Sotomayor's background and life with those who know her, and revealing the experiences that might shape her views as a Supreme Court justice if confirmed. Sotomayor won the Moses Taylor Pyne Prize, the highest honor given to an undergradu... |
941f5127594cecfb5202c30244154286404f7c57 | Summarize the following news article. | Joseph and Katherine Jackson had different parenting styles, observers say .
Katherine viewed as family backbone while Joe reportedly a harsh taskmaster .
Author: Katherine Jackson "kept everyone pretty well grounded"
Michael Jackson's mother is seeking custody of his children . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson's upbringing was shaped by two very different parents. An image of Michael Jackson and his parents was on the big screen during his funeral in Los Angeles. His mother, Katherine Jackson, has been portrayed by her children as the loving glue that bonded the family together, while her husban... |
3712a21c6bc59daeec0b1f2fa25a799f9594c24e | Summarize the following news article. | With "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Potter film series almost done .
Daniel Radcliffe plans to keep acting; he's gotten raves for stage work .
Emma Watson is face of Burberry, planning to go to college .
Rupert Grint plans to do more films . | [
"(CNN) -- It's been eight years since Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint first hopped on the Hogwarts Express, and the three have done little else since. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have kept each other \"level-headed,\" said Radcliffe. Now that the ride will soon come to an end, the ... |
1933230701eb024b59b947a34739e22da5f000a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Underground supper clubs started in food-centric cities like San Francisco .
Now there are more than 80 clubs up and running in the U.S.
Chefs operating out of their own kitchens without licenses to serve the public .
They have to keep the locales, and their own identities, under wraps . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- Last October, more than 40 people followed signs depicting a skull and crossbones, with a knife and fork in place of the bones, to a secluded Bavarian-style hunting lodge 30 minutes north of St. Louis. An Entre dinner party was hosted in a Missouri hunting lodge. The attendees didn't have any id... |
1e530f3722b6ed6d80c2e2d76b57b37e3e73b62f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Three officials from supervisory agency dismissed .
Death toll in Mexico day care center fire rises to 45, officials say .
Fire tore through building in Sonora state on June 5 .
Fire started in air-conditioning unit in adjacent warehouse, officials say . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Another child has died from last week's fire at a day care center in northwestern Mexico, bringing the death toll to 45, the state-run Notimex news agency said. A crib and baby seats sit outside the scene of a deadly day care center fire in Mexico. The child died Friday in a hospital ... |
5c74c4aba32d2654f5e7a582372329601bc5279d | Summarize the following news article. | Farmers in Cairo clash with police as health officials take pigs to slaughter .
Egypt mandated slaughter of pigs in country over news of swine flu .
There have been no confirmed cases of swine flu in Egypt . | [
"(CNN) -- Pig farmers threw rocks at police officers in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday as health workers gathered the farmers' herds for slaughter in what the government says is a precaution against the spread of swine flu, an interior ministry official told CNN. The Egyptian government required all pigs in the country be... |
60970ab8db4a0731d30ab69b226f703f783e680e | Summarize the following news article. | Risk factors for anal cancer include suppressed immune system, HPV, STDs .
New cases of anal cancer number about 5,000 a year, with 680 deaths per year .
Anal cancer it treatable, but becomes more difficult to treat if tumor spreads . | [
"(CNN) -- The news that one of America's TV icons is suffering from cancer brought sadness. Learning the type of cancer she had made some squeamish. Farrah Fawcett, shown here in 2004, learned she had cancer in 2006. Former \"Charlie's Angels\" actress Farrah Fawcett, 62, was hospitalized this week. She received a ... |
99626c8c6da47d076535ef034503df203c81b7e9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sotomayor asserts adherence to law, dodges questions about personal views .
GOP senator calls Sonia Sotomayor's answers "muddled, confusing"
Supreme Court nominee says "wise Latina" remark didn't mean one group is better .
Sotomayor questioned by senators on third day of confirmation hearings . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sonia Sotomayor strongly asserted her adherence to the law while dodging questions about her personal beliefs on the third day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sonia Sotomayor answers questions from senators on Wednesday, the third day of her conf... |
c30cd83e952db004a1774abd0b2b5d7cff3bcba9 | Summarize the following news article. | Explorer Robert Swan runs expeditions to Antarctica to promote eco-awareness .
Was the first man to walk to the North and South Poles .
Works with people from business and education to create new generation of leaders . | [
"(CNN) -- Robert Swan's life reads like a boy's own adventure tale with a modern eco-twist. Robert Swan was the first man to walk to both the North and South Poles. Inspired by the daring age of Antarctic exploration, Swan followed in the footsteps of his heroes; the men who risked, and lost, their lives to reach t... |
859b6b384310b6b3961ab2ccc707877289675f8d | Summarize the following news article. | Phoenix police investigated 368 kidnappings in 2008, 357 in 2007 .
Human smuggler was tortured for days because kidnappers suspected he had cash .
Police say kidnappers cut, beat, shoot and electrocute victims to get their money .
Men kidnapped innocent 13-year-old girl after neighbor stole marijuana, police say . | [
"PHOENIX, Arizona (CNN) -- Jaime Andrade had just gotten out of the shower when the men came to snatch him. Jaime Andrade was kept in this closet for three days without food or water, police say. His wife, Araceli Valencia, was mopping the kitchen in their family home on a typical warm spring morning in Phoenix, A... |
ac1030bc950ba2ed7d4801c2fa9e653086b438a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Court of Arbitration for Sport backs double amputee sprinter in Olympic bid .
IAAF had ruled that Oscar Pistorius' prosthetic blades give him unfair advantage .
South African, 21, hopes to compete at this summer's Beijing Olympics .
Pistorius holds paralympic world records at 100, 200, and 400 meters . | [
"(CNN) -- A double amputee sprinter has won the right to be eligible to compete at this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing after sport's highest court backed his appeal against a ban imposed by athletics authorities. Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorious competed in two able-bodied athletics meetings in 2007. The Cou... |
72e85063b2a69682de4a714379640e635a919caf | Summarize the following news article. | One trillion in Zimbabwe dollars now will be equivalent to one Zimbabwe dollar .
Zimbabwe's inflation rate officially at 231 million percent as of last July .
Many Zimbabwean traders have stopped accepting local currency .
Acting finance minister recently allowed all Zimbabweans to use foreign currency . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe slashed 12 zeros from its currency as hyperinflation continued to erode its value, the country's central bank announced Monday. Patrick Chinamasa, Zimbabwe's acting finance minister, arrives last week at Parliament to present the '09 budget. \"Even in the face of current economi... |
bd8d0cf2bfaeffdae2820cf615d57240783bdc7c | Summarize the following news article. | London-bound plane was evacuated Friday after smoke reported in cabin .
Passengers, crew used emergency chutes to leave plane .
Officials still trying to determine what caused smoke on plane . | [
"(CNN) -- Officials said a British Airways jet had to be evacuated Friday at a Phoenix, Arizona, airport after smoke was reported in the cabin. British Airways Flight 288, headed to London's Heathrow Airport, had departed the gate for the runway, but returned after passengers detected odors strong enough to cause a... |
88468454038e62d86a3e27f25524d8cf17312f45 | Summarize the following news article. | It offers government-funded health insurance option and taxes wealthy .
Leaders say it meets Obama's requirements on health care reform .
GOP, some fiscally conservative Democrats oppose components . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Democrats unveiled their revised version of health care reform Tuesday, offering a proposal that includes a government-funded health insurance option, requires both individuals and employers to participate, and taxes the wealthy to help cover costs. President Obama has urged Congress to w... |
e65d12e0b27ff7427764f4324b00919b3548a84f | Summarize the following news article. | Having one copy of gene variant, APOE e4, means 29 percent risk of Alzheimer's .
People with APOE e4 gene variant showed declines beginning in their 50s .
APOE gene testing is only recommended for people with mild mental functions . | [
"People with a gene variant that sharply increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease in old age may show memory impairment earlier than thought -- sometimes well before their 60th birthday, according to new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. A variant of the APOE gene indicates whether a person has a great... |
b78441ca48dbd1a7c4cc08d47446e7bd73176426 | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 11, was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland .
Lifeguards rushed to help; boy had no pulse and wasn't breathing .
Beach Patrol captain: "He basically went from dead to life"
Boy recovering in hospital, expected to be released later Wednesday . | [
"(CNN) -- Kids dig in the sand at the beach all the time, but the fun nearly turned fatal for an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy this week. The 11-year-old was given CPR and revived before being taken to a local hospital. The boy was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday when par... |
87510f0936856f47ca31dc6db86cf586b5c0ca81 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FMLN's Funes had 51.27 percent of the vote, with 84 percent of ballots counted .
A Funes victory would end 20-year hold by the right-leaning ARENA .
By some estimates, 75,000 Salvadorans died during the civil war . | [
"(CNN) -- Mauricio Funes, a member of a political party that waged guerrilla war against the government 17 years ago, claimed the presidency of El Salvador on Sunday night. FMLN's Mauricio Funes shows his ballot before voting Sunday in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador. \"This is the happiest night of my life,\" Funes... |
0edf83de164102a1a84528841e711d331b39036e | Summarize the following news article. | Unexplained, intermittent failures persist despite repairs, Metro official says .
Passenger recalls loud bang, "accordion-like" collapse of floor, screams .
Delegate chides NTSB for making high-cost, "impossible" recommendations .
9 people killed, scores injured in June 22 crash near Red Line's Fort Totten station . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The cause of a deadly Washington Metro subway crash last month remains a mystery, with one problem identified by investigators persisting even after engineers replaced a key part that was believed to be faulty, a top Metro official said Tuesday . Investigators are shown at the crash scene in Wa... |
2db9c0d8d4c2272993951b26ebd69dc0605bcf93 | Summarize the following news article. | For possibly first time in history, women take lead in building mosque in Turkey .
One of leaders of project to build Sakirin Mosque is decorator Zeynep Fadillioglu .
Sakirin Mosque was commissioned by wealthy Turkish Arab family . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- There is a shiny addition among the Ottoman mosques and palaces that make up Istanbul's stunning skyline: the metallic, mirrored dome of the new Sakirin Mosque, a Muslim place of worship built with a woman's touch. When sun reflects off Sakirin Mosque's dome, light can be seen across the ... |
1da444901cffe9d67d65a6e61a5763c22ea66363 | Summarize the following news article. | Kathleen Sebelius: Health care represents growing burden on economy .
She says that because of rising cost, existing system is unsustainable .
She says U.S. pays more, but citizens aren't healthier than in other countries . | [
"Editor's note: Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration. Kathleen Sebelius says health care costs are a huge and growing burden on the economy. (CNN) -- Today in Washington, some politicians like to suggest that the many challenges we face as a nation mean we shouldn'... |
2b79ea6ebd2848965f44c37cec18b635d9c8152c | Summarize the following news article. | Ammonia leak reported at Tanner Industries plant in Swansea, South Carolina .
Public safety officials searching area found woman's body by car .
Officials speculate woman turned car around when she encountered plume .
She may have gotten out of car, inhaled fumes, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- The body of a woman was found near her car Wednesday, the apparent victim of an ammonia leak from a nearby plant in Swansea, South Carolina, police said. The leak occurred at the Tanner Industries plant as a hose had been connected from a delivery trailer containing anhydrous ammonia (purified ammonia) t... |
a77a7a74654086df0504e3ef17ee02bc5a30016b | Summarize the following news article. | Actor Robert Duvall first worked with Francis Ford Coppola 40 years ago .
He starred in Oscar-winners "The Godfather," and "The Godfather: Part II"
Immortalized "I love the smell of napalm in the morning in "Apocalypse Now"
Duvall on Coppola: "A talented maniac. No, not a maniac, a talented, driven guy" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- He immortalized the \"smell of napalm in the morning\" in \"Apocalypse Now,\" but Robert Duvall's first meeting with director Francis Ford Coppola was no indication of the fruitful relationship to come. Duvall starred in Francis Ford Coppola's \"The Godfather,\" \"The Godfather: Part II\" ... |
35c4efd6bfdf6a7aabf1be66c19f6988105b933f | Summarize the following news article. | Soldier's death in Kandahar operations brings monthly international death toll to 47 .
Previous monthly record for coalition forces was 46 in June and August 2008 .
News comes as British death toll in Afghanistan surpasses number of dead in Iraq .
Death toll grows amid intense fighting in Helmand province, a Taliban st... | [
"(CNN) -- The death of a Canadian soldier in battle-scarred Afghanistan on Thursday brings this month's toll of international military fatalities in the war to 47, the highest monthly tally so far, a CNN count of official statistics shows. Lt. Col Thorneloe was one of 15 British troops killed in action in Afghanis... |
7a5ab0fc99cb038f7d1c00520a70cf3b803dae4c | Summarize the following news article. | About 50 million Americans are without any health insurance .
People losing jobs in the recession also lose health insurance .
Government health provision care largely confined to veterans, elderly and poor .
Extending government role is health care is politically hot potato . | [
"(CNN) -- Doctor James Braude leads a group medical practice in an elegant Atlanta, Georgia, office decorated with designer furnishings. It doesn't look like a charity asking for handouts. But it is asking. Obama, pictured July 1 in Virginia, has been touring the states to promote his plan to voters. \"On some days... |
4e2243f38b5b08c177d8ecf29a3fc36b851b0f22 | Summarize the following news article. | A dozen men walked on the moon, and each later followed a different path .
Historian says they have a "hard time coming up with something to do for an encore"
Buzz Aldrin briefly worked as a car salesman in Texas .
Neil Armstrong sued Hallmark over its use of his "one small step" quote . | [
"(CNN) -- It turns out going to the moon is a tough act to follow. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. For all their Buck Rogers, \"Right Stuff,\" history-making achievements, the question for many of the 12 astronauts who walked on the lunar surface starting four decades a... |
3edd0ad6dedca28697f5d5a66c08a88759da25ad | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll climbs .
At least 15 people from the flight rescued, says major general .
The crash destroys four homes and kills two residents, says Karas village leader .
Indonesian military transport plane crashed into residential area in East Java . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a residential area in East Java early Wednesday, killing 98 people, military officials said. Soldiers search for victims at the plane's crash site in East Java Wednesday. The death toll might rise, because the Air Force said 112 people... |
2abbb7c214bfc47d2d0fdcac02ed3207d8ac3b2d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Official corrects confusion, says Michelle Obama's dad not buried at cemetery .
Fraser Robinson III buried at Lincoln Cemetery, about two miles from Burr Oak .
Four people face felony charges in an investigation regarding cemetery scheme .
Authorities said last week about 300 graves had been disturbed . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- First lady Michelle Obama's father is not buried in the Chicago-area cemetery where investigators say hundreds of graves have been dug up in a scheme to resell the burial plots, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. First lady Michelle Obama's father is not buried in the Chicago-area cemetery where grav... |
1310e8364c0751cb691d367f671c367994fb2b8f | Summarize the following news article. | Chrysler and General Motors announce they will shrink dealer base in U.S.
Chrysler dealers will be "forced out" by June 9 .
Your warranty is valid through its term, no matter where you bought your car .
You will save a lot of money on a new vehicle purchase right now . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Chrysler and General Motors announced this week that they would shrink their dealer base in the U.S. Chrysler will close 789 dealers. General Motors announced the closing of 1,100 dealers. Chrysler will close 789 dealers, leaving them with approximately 2400 stores in the U.S. General Motors announc... |
89bdf6b1bcfe271c70c3600634a6954c713c3b58 | Summarize the following news article. | If a woman is in good health, she can conceive and give birth into her 50s .
Most fertility centers stop treating after 55, but there aren't any laws to enforce this .
Doctors say tougher regulations would hinder their ability to treat patients .
Florida woman was able to have her miracle baby at 51 . | [
"(CNN) -- The average American woman can live long enough to celebrate her 80th birthday, so if a woman is able to become pregnant using in vitro fertilization with a donor egg at 56, she could still watch her child grow into an adult. But just because it's possible, does that mean she should? Some feel that having... |
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