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a2260e042ed6b2e166f7bf0dd7a9c361481282a9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Court papers say woman, four kids suffered "severe pain and anguish"
NEW: Two 7-year-old girls sexually assaulted before they died, documents say .
NEW: Threat of returning to prison motivated slayings, prosecutors say .
Bodies found January 12 in apartment in El Reno, Oklahoma . | [
"(CNN) -- A 26-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges in the January strangling deaths of his girlfriend and her four small children in an Oklahoma apartment. Joshua Durcho told a friend he choked Summer Rust but said her children were elsewhere, an affidavit says. Joshua Steven Durcho is charged with... |
e427f882d65967ed99f67dccf6da38b80e795ef3 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say victim believed if cartel found him, he would be killed .
Documents: Suspect tried to find victim by paying his phone bill .
Soldier Michael Jackson Apodaca, 18, was one of three men arrested Monday .
Other suspects include Ruben Rodriguez Dorado and Christopher Andrew Duran . | [
"(CNN) -- A Mexican man who was allegedly killed on orders from his own cartel believed they were hunting for him after he began working as an informant and was fearful for his life, according to court documents. Police say soldier Michael Jackson Apodaca, 18, acted as the gunman. Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana began... |
f281c0a3017e406907d9d4cf5a150bee90239306 | Summarize the following news article. | British soldiers train in mock Afghan village before deployment to Afghanistan .
Village features Afghan asylum-seekers as vendors, elders, Afghan forces .
Taliban militants are played by Nepalese Ghurkha soldiers .
Village trains soldiers to understand Afghan customs, respect Afghan culture . | [
"'SINDH KALAY', England (CNN) -- The aroma of freshly baking flatbread wafts through the air as a unit of British soldiers position themselves for a quick patrol around the village of Sindh Kalay. A British soldier on patrol in the mock Afghan village of Sindh Kalay. Market vendors hawk grapes and melons, as a grou... |
edcdf320852d15db1b8e42b32b685903cbb3e970 | Summarize the following news article. | President Leonel Fernandez fires 700 police officers in Dominican Republic .
He shuffles more commanders after forcing retirement of 31 military, police generals .
Fernandez vows in a state-of-the-nation speech to rid the government of corruption .
Fernandez says, "Listen well -- narcotrafficking will not pass" | [
"(CNN) -- Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez continues to shuffle his top military commanders as he tries to make good on his recent promise to cleanse the government of corruption. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has faced political pressure to act on government corruption. After firing 70... |
960dd16cd295a5d015b8b056671c5dc466760a5f | Summarize the following news article. | One Marine killed, others wounded; Taliban says 33 soldiers killed .
4,000 American troops, hundreds of Afghans involved in Operation Khanjar .
It focuses on Helmand River valley, hotbed of Taliban violence .
Operation's size and scope are "very significant," official says . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Marine was killed in action and several others wounded Thursday in a major U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, the Marines said. U.S. Marines prepare for Operation Khanjar at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, on Thursday. The push, called Operation Khanjar, is targeti... |
d9b7c34c3c4aa7e82ab5f25fca7b9693bec4bae3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Oil slick may argue against an in-flight explosion, Brazilian official says .
NEW: Determining where plane broke up will be difficult, U.S. aviation expert says .
Air France flight disappeared over Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Brazil .
Memorial for the victims of Flight AF 447 takes place in Paris at Notre... | [
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- A 12-mile oil slick near where an Air France jet crashed Monday into the Atlantic Ocean indicates the plane likely didn't break up until it hit the water, Brazil's defense minister said Wednesday. Image released by the Brazilian Air Force shows oil slicks in the water near a debris ... |
09bd4859dbd0a28b29a63ad5e74b678c1774fdba | Summarize the following news article. | Bank robberies in New York have risen 54 percent compared with last year .
On Monday alone, robbers targeted five banks, some striking in broad daylight .
NYPD: Not clear whether the bad economic times are fueling the spike .
Expert doubts law-abiding citizens are turning to crime to make ends meet . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A rash of bank robberies in New York has the city's police commissioner worried that criminals have turned banks into \"virtual cash machines\" and some wondering whether tough economic times are fueling the trend. A surveillance camera captures a bank robbery suspect in New York on December 2. O... |
512e80a87a428d2ee0ff32b00c98c1f4abdac48f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 11,000 memorial service tickets will be made available .
Source: Jackson memorial to be Tuesday at Los Angeles' Staples Center .
Jackson appears healthy in video clip of rehearsal two days before death .
Drug Enforcement Administration reportedly joins inquiry into Jackson's death . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Fans wishing to attend singer Michael Jackson's memorial service next week will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets, organizers said Thursday. Michael Jackson is shown rehearsing at the Staples Center on June 23, two days before his death. Details on how to register for th... |
c7f406294c745891d637dab306a6797dfbedbd7e | Summarize the following news article. | Basketball arena developer pays $200,000 a year for 20 years for rights .
Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street station is second busiest in Brooklyn .
Riders express disappointment at "branding" of subway stop . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The British are coming, the British are coming -- to Brooklyn? By subway? Barclays has paid $300 million for the naming rights to the New Jersey Nets arena. New York's struggling Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sold the naming rights to the second-busiest subway stop in Brooklyn. The A... |
a3eced3f04c459f5bf87d5dc7bd7cb3d45ab6bb4 | Summarize the following news article. | Pentagon agency: 82 incidents in June caused casualties among coalition troops .
Military has called IEDs the weapon of choice for insurgents in Afghanistan .
No numbers were provided for July, but such attacks have continued this month . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Insurgents' use of roadside bombs has increased dramatically in Afghanistan this year, according to Pentagon statistics, and the United States' top military official is calling them the \"No. 1 threat\" to troops there. An IED is exploded by U.S. Marines near the remote village of Baqwa, Afgha... |
473bbf1be7fb53122a568e827abf3fdfd36f50b6 | Summarize the following news article. | David Letterman made off-color joke about Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter last week .
Foxworthy: "As a father of two teenage daughters, it was a flawed joke"
Foxworthy also says he thinks Palins should accept Letterman's apologies, move on .
The comedian also has "advice" about having fun on the job . | [
"(CNN) -- David Letterman has been taking some heat and issuing some apologies for the off-color joke he made last week about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, but he found a sympathetic critic in comedian Jeff Foxworthy on Monday. Jeff Foxworthy, the father of two teenage daughters, says David Letterman's joke w... |
868b7837e73553da1b749a5d9a846710a05c1fbd | Summarize the following news article. | London's Big Ben turns 150 years old on Sunday .
Last year, Victorian masterpiece was voted Britain's favorite monument .
No one is quite sure where the clock's moniker came from . | [
"(CNN) -- Big Ben, arguably the world's most famous clock, celebrates on Sunday 150 years of keeping London on time. The British landmark has lived through war, bad weather and disasters. Big Ben's distinctive bongs have been a part of the London scene for 150 years. Big Ben is the 14-ton bell inside the world's la... |
850b46951213431ec980dce67ded0b9c5c01854e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: White House says timing of tape is not a coincidence .
Analysis of tape indicates that voice sounds like Osama bin Laden's .
Purported tape from terror leader surfaces as President Obama visits Mideast .
Message says U.S. policy on Pakistan has generated "seeds of hatred" | [
"(CNN) -- The emergence of a purported statement from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden about U.S. policy in Pakistan as the U.S. president embarks on a major trip to Muslim countries is no coincidence, the White House spokesman and a counterterrorism official say. Osama bin Laden is seen in an image taken from a vid... |
ea371bd62a8809d980a7e268f955611b1c772757 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian president calls recent vote "most free election anywhere in the world"
In address, he says criticism of government "is the key to the success of a nation"
He accuses "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran of interfering in country's affairs .
Widespread protests rocked Iran in days after Ahmadinejad's re-elect... | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month led to massive protests, on Tuesday called the balloting \"the most free election anywhere in the world.\" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected last month, setting off days of protests. \"It was a great event,... |
b05fa0c526417e1c8cdcc977edf011429887d94f | Summarize the following news article. | Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows .
His TV series, "Rick Steves' Europe," airs on PBS stations .
Steves' company, Europe Through the Back Door, conducts European tours . | [
"(Tribune Media Services) -- While most first-time visitors to Europe choo-choose to travel by train, consider the convenience of driving. Behind the wheel you're totally free, going where you want, when you want. When drivers come off a ferry in Great Britain or Ireland, they usually see a sign warning them to dri... |
795e157c149ffe01b24c23a6df675cd93f2ada07 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Coach says the 21-year old was a popular student .
University of Memphis football player Taylor Bradford, shot dead .
Initial investigation suggests attack was not random, police say .
Classes canceled Monday but are expected to resume Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- A University of Memphis football player was shot and killed on campus Sunday night, prompting administration officials to cancel classes and plead for anyone with information to come forward. Police said defensive lineman Taylor Bradford, 21, apparently was shot around 9:45 p.m. (10:45 ET) Sunday. The 5-f... |
7d00fe1a731956fd902dee5cacc9e3de804ddcec | Summarize the following news article. | Obama recalls great-uncle's role in liberation of Buchenwald as reason for tour .
Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel speaks of father dying at Buchenwald .
Obama met Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
Germany visit comes day after key speech in Egypt on U.S. relations with Islam . | [
"BUCHENWALD, Germany (CNN) -- President Barack Obama made an emotional visit to the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany, Friday, saying that the camp should serve as a reminder of humanity's duty to fight the spread of evil. President Obama visits Buchenwald with Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, an... |
a95b0567c325a50f4e45289b0a5be4df80a7e80d | Summarize the following news article. | Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty has new album out, "Cradlesong"
Thomas says Matchbox Twenty is still very much together .
Singer: "Nothing more attractive than wealth and anonymity" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Rob Thomas is a busy guy -- so busy, he apparently hasn't had much time to check in with his Matchbox Twenty bandmates. Rob Thomas prefers to focus on the \"musician\" side of his career, rather than \"celebrity.\" We only know this because we ran into guitarist Paul Doucette at th... |
6d380da8d106e55244b62443ca9dc7c962458e69 | Summarize the following news article. | In jail interview with CNN, suspect Scott Roeder admits no guilt in Tiller slaying .
But Roeder says if he's convicted, "motive was the defense of the unborn"
Roeder is charged in death of Dr. George Tiller, who performed late-term abortions .
Family is shutting Tiller's clinic permanently, lawyer says . | [
"WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- An anti-abortion activist suspected in the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller told CNN on Tuesday the closing of Tiller's women's clinic is \"a victory for all the unborn children.\" Scott Roeder, charged in the death of Dr. George Tiller, spoke to CNN on Tuesday. Scott Roeder, 51, would... |
89e405670c316a0246ea5606dd0384bb6d0552de | Summarize the following news article. | Nancy Grace's debut novel, "The Eleventh Victim" has a story similar to hers .
Grace says main character "is a much better person than I am"
The thriller was almost a decade in the making .
Book first of two planned about prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean . | [
"Editor's note: Nancy Grace is the host of \"Nancy Grace\" on HLN nightly at 8 and 10 p.m. ET. Read an excerpt from her new novel \"The Eleventh Victim\" published by Hyperion. Nancy Grace found it challenging to complete her first novel, \"The Eleventh Victim.\" (CNN) -- Readers of Nancy Grace's debut novel, \"The... |
e70ac3f3698e2cad931d06c4e32fead13ba22abe | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish officials say ETA not targeting tourists on island of Mallorca .
Four bombs detonated on Sunday with no injuries .
Two Civil Guard officers killed on Mallorca two weeks earlier . | [
"(CNN) -- Britons, Germans and other tourists on the Spanish island of Mallorca \"can feel safe because they aren't targets of the ETA terrorist band,\" which recently bombed the popular resort, Spain's interior minister said Tuesday. Police cordon off the route leading to the location of the blasts in Palma de Mal... |
034be992869166c0b70adcb7b171f779fc3d02d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian president calls recent vote "most free election anywhere in the world"
In address, he says criticism of government "is the key to the success of a nation"
He accuses "arrogant powers" and "enemies" of Iran of interfering in country's affairs .
Widespread protests rocked Iran in days after Ahmadinejad's re-elect... | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election last month led to massive protests, on Tuesday called the balloting \"the most free election anywhere in the world.\" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected last month, setting off days of protests. \"It was a great event,... |
55c919c437a87d0c4e11869f08d62acd660b2901 | Summarize the following news article. | Watch covered India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh .
It was issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean .
Quake with 6.4-magnitude occurred near Japan 12 minutes later . | [
"(CNN) -- A tsunami watch issued for five nations after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean was canceled about two hours later. A tsunami watch in effect after an earthquake in the Indian Ocean has been called off. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had issued the watch for India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo... |
bda407201fe88e798ac88bc105d26c3469f177ac | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Hidary: Cash for Clunkers program boosting economy and auto industry .
He says getting clunkers off the road will help decrease dependence on foreign oil .
He says switching to a more efficient car can improve safety and save cash .
Hidary: Cash for Clunkers is saving jobs up and down the auto supply chain . | [
"Editor's note: Jack D. Hidary co-founded a technology company, Earth Web/Dice, and a financial research company, Vista Research. He works currently in the fields of clean energy technology and policy and is chairman of SmartTransportation.org which successfully pushed for the use of hybrid cars as taxis in New Yor... |
7723cad01582f0e0900297dca4968fd3f9eb3fbe | Summarize the following news article. | Country singer Gretchen Wilson earned her GED 20 years after quitting school .
Educator Bernadine Nelson helped Wilson along the way .
Wilson and Nelson promote the importance of adult education .
Wilson's achievement has inspired others to get their GED, Nelson said . | [
"LEBANON, Tennessee (CNN) -- A tumultuous home life forced country music star Gretchen Wilson to grow up quickly. Bernadine Nelson, left, and Gretchen Wilson want to raise awareness about the importance of adult education. \"I was one of those kids that was brought up in kind of a crazy environment in the home, an... |
408d980a9264ae40340f8480bf00c092acd487b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Food scare in Ireland after dioxins found in animal feed and pork fat samples .
Government evaluating extent of contamination, risk only via prolonged exposure .
Media: Government says level of dioxins were 80 to 200 times above acceptable level . | [
"(CNN) -- The Irish government ordered a recall Saturday of all pork products linked to pigs slaughtered in Ireland, after laboratory tests found the presence of dioxins in animal feed and pork fat samples. Preliminary evidence gathered by Ireland's Food Safety Authority indicated that the contamination likely star... |
aef5e7166826f00d496c2af7f4c9bf59a4a59be6 | Summarize the following news article. | Bishop Earl Paulk died near midnight Saturday at the Atlanta Medical Center .
Paulk was accused several times of molesting various church members .
Paulk was battling cancer, according to a blog posting by his nephew . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Bishop Earl Paulk, a charismatic preacher brought down by a series of sex scandals, has died. He was 81. Bishop Earl Paulk died this weekend at 81. Paulk died near midnight Saturday at the Atlanta Medical Center, a nursing supervisor confirmed to CNN. The bishop had been at the hospital f... |
6acbd938324c3411b91e7186fd67a2be344c3b12 | Summarize the following news article. | Dell will introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that can be added to its netbooks .
The company's netbooks will be able to offer turn-by-turn directions .
Makers are looking beyond traditional GPS gadgets to offer software on other devices .
Users will be able to geo-tag photos on Flickr or check customized weather info . | [
"(WIRED) -- Say hello to your latest personal navigation device: a netbook. Dell plans to introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that can be integrated into the company's netbooks to turn them into gizmos that can offer turn-by-turn direction as well as any Garmin or TomTom. Dell will introduce a GPS and Wi-Fi card that ca... |
6db6de5bb9119269c160353cb0e3cc0239112491 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 5,000 messages sent to Obama during his visit to Ghana .
Despite widespread poverty, Africa has a vibrant cell phone market .
Three African journalists from South Africa, Senegal, Kenya will vet questions .
Obama will address the questions on African radio stations and via Web video . | [
"(CNN) -- The text messages address various issues and come from all over the African continent. President Obama greets people Saturday during breakfast at Osu Castle in Accra, Ghana. From the personal: \"Obama, as a young lady I dream of being the president. U r a huge encouragement.\" To cries for help: \"Dear pr... |
b1fd05b4684cff7f02df8a953e1abf6df83339bd | 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... |
fc3c4641abd0587e9b75f615fc12de9c6350bf45 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. cancels $62 million of aid from the Millennium Challenge Corporation .
Ortega: 'Obama expresses good will, but ... has same policies as Reagan'
Ortega called the decision not to follow through on the payment 'disrespectful' | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuela has promised to give Nicaragua $50 million to replace money that the United States said this week it would withhold from the Central American country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra said Saturday. Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega expressed disappointment in U.S. President Barack Ob... |
9bdaee87d077314d14a2345fbe7ebb3d9e561366 | Summarize the following news article. | Officer Omar Edwards of NYPD killed in friendly fire incident last month .
Edwards, who is black, was shot by white officer who didn't realize he was fellow cop .
Rep. Charles Rangel asks Justice Department to look into police training, practices .
New York Gov. David Paterson has set up task force to look at issue sta... | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Rep. Charles Rangel said he is satisfied with the steps New York police are taking in response to the death of Officer Omar Edwards, but renewed his call for a federal investigation into instances of police friendly fire. Officer Omar Edwards was shot to death by another officer on May 28. Edward... |
7e154d44a02f75d9321f48fc1c58e116c260df02 | Summarize the following news article. | Woman disappeared after argument with husband .
Husband tried to kill himself after disappearance, denies involvement .
Cadaver dogs detected Liza Murphy's scent near George Washington Bridge .
Know something? Call 201-262-2800 . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- After arguing with her husband, Liza Murphy walked out of their home in Emerson, New Jersey, leaving behind her purse, her cigarettes, her cell phone and her three children, her husband told police. There has been no sign of her since August 19, 2007. Liza Murphy has been missing from her home in... |
130ec3d4fc3e6e0a673d3577c5b75cee011fa87c | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows Statue of Liberty replica blindfolded before it's decapitated, smashed .
200-pound replica was stolen less than a month ago from Vox Pop coffee shop .
Slogans "We don't want your freedom," "Death to America" flash across screen .
Cops say they are handling case as larceny . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A stolen Statue of Liberty replica has resurfaced in a disturbing video posted on YouTube that shows someone decapitating the blindfolded lady and smashing her head into pieces. The YouTube video shows a gloved hand sawing off Lady Liberty's head before smashing it. The 200-pound replica was stol... |
be2c6db6c956d16109c3fe537f642a8c4f0073d2 | Summarize the following news article. | David Beckham plans to meet with L.A. Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan .
U.S. captain accused Beckham of not been committed to the MLS team .
England star Beckham says Donovan's comments were "unprofessional"
The midfielder has returned to the Galaxy after loan spell with Italy's AC Milan . | [
"(CNN) -- David Beckham is planning showdown talks with L.A. Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan, who questioned the English football star's commitment to the MLS team earlier this month. Landon Donovan, left, is unhappy with David Beckham's contribution at LA Galaxy. Beckham said the U.S. national captain was \"unprofe... |
aacfbfd450253593db1a5c38d93888dd45ee45a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Woody Harrelson defends his clash with a photographer at a New York airport .
Statement through publicist says he was still in character from zombie movie .
Harrelson: "I quite understandably mistook [the photographer] for a zombie"
Harrelson is being sued by another TMZ photographer for an alleged assault . | [
"(CNN) -- Woody Harrelson defended his clash with a photographer at a New York airport Wednesday night as a case of mistaken identity -- he says he mistook the cameraman for a zombie. Woody Harrelson says he got into a clash with a photographer because he mistook him for a zombie. The TMZ photographer filed a compl... |
4f3671f58df0cf56eb9f20838aa36649050a0231 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: First officer talked to pilot about fear of crashing, transcript shows .
Safety board releases transcript from cockpit of plane's final moments .
February crash near Buffalo, New York, killed all 49 on plane and one on ground .
Monday report cited pilot's training; airline says training met FAA requirements . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a doomed plane that crashed, killing 50 people, said \"Jesus Christ\" and \"We're down,\" seconds before the plane hurtled from the night sky into a house outside Buffalo, New York, in February. An investigator walks past the wreckage from a plane crash in Clarence Center, New York... |
85377c03deaf52237a09d7b49c63bbd14d360646 | Summarize the following news article. | Ancient Greeks used clay,stone; Romans, sponges and salt water as toilet paper .
U.S. man designs aloe-infused sheets of manila hemp in 1857 .
Johnny Carson joked about toilet paper shortage, people bought out stores .
U.S. buys $6 billion of toilet tissue annually -- more than any other nation . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Since the dawn of time, people have found nifty ways to clean up after the bathroom act. The most common solution was simply to grab what was at hand: coconuts, shells, snow, moss, hay, leaves, grass, corncobs, sheep's wool -- and, later, thanks to the printing press -- newspapers, magazines, and... |
9d6b0752ab5e23ed118c32cee6622a594dfd457f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Motorcycle bomb kills six in Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad .
Blast near Shiite mosque kills at least 30 in Mosul .
Three attacks target Shiite pilgrims traveling through Iraqi capital .
Friday was end of Shiite celebration of historic imam's birth . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 42 people were killed and 154 were wounded in five attacks on a religious holiday Friday, an Interior Ministry official said. Shiite Muslim women light candles early Friday at a shrine in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq. The first four attacks, which together killed 36 and wounded 1... |
2fb9c6086c771e1070e39be3de48db9babf7a705 | Summarize the following news article. | New York Times admits pictures in recent photo essay were digitally manipulated .
Editors say photos in Sunday Magazine were changed "for aesthetic reasons"
Photographer Edgar Martins' photo essay showcased real estate bust . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- All the news that's fit to print -- the motto of The New York Times -- does not necessarily apply to photos. The newspaper published an editor's note Thursday stating that pictures used in a photo essay in its most recent Sunday Magazine were digitally manipulated without the paper's knowledge. T... |
ae7092205b7dd45ff9cd46ed1e5615b94b10581a | Summarize the following news article. | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut unseats six-time defending champion, sets record .
Reigning champ possibly was slowed down by wisdom tooth woes .
"My body worked for me," winner says after hard-fought swallowing scrap . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Joey \"Jaws\" Chestnut unseated the six-time defending champion in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wednesday, eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. Chestnut -- veins throbbing in his forehead -- wolfs down a dog on his way to the title and a world record Wednesday. S... |
cbd09d1b33b3b16e91e6d39118f7f8daa90fd760 | Summarize the following news article. | Marine source describes fighting as "our most significant encounter"
Marines trying to rout Taliban from stronghold in Afghanistan's Helmand province .
Marines and Afghan forces in control of key town of Khan Neshin, source says .
Marine killed in the U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Marines on Friday kept up a major push against entrenched militants in southern Afghanistan in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in Helmand province, Marine Capt. William Pelletier said. A U.S. Marine patrols Garmser district in Afghanistan's Helmand province on... |
08bfc479193016c16b601ab1a7a6cfbc7e75e968 | Summarize the following news article. | Kristen Diane Parker believes she contracted hepatitis C from sharing dirty needles .
She was a surgical technician in Denver from October 2008 to April 2009 .
Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with used syringes filled with saline solution, authorities say. A hospital worker has admitted to secretly injecting hers... |
b8c965c48037f52f69e61602bd2ee14e155992f0 | Summarize the following news article. | Police officers across England and Wales to armed with Taser stun guns .
Guns fire barbed darts charged with enough electricity to stun a person .
Decision to roll out Tasers across England and Wales follows pilot program .
Human rights group criticizes plan to use "potentially lethal electrical weapons" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government is buying 10,000 Taser stun guns for police officers across England and Wales, Britain's Home Office said Monday. British police officers use a Taser gun to tackle a mock suspect in a training exercise. The move will expand the ranks of officers carrying the weapons ... |
7d5bd0413ddf9efde7f0aa7069f2dfa9fefe9fcc | Summarize the following news article. | Family tries to sell $1.8 million mansion and give half the proceeds to charity .
Decision comes after discussions about how much wealth is needed .
Family voluntarily downsizes to more ordinary house .
After sale, money will go to villages in Ghana via the Hunger Project . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- One day while driving with her father, Hannah Salwen noticed a Mercedes stopped next to a homeless man sitting on the curb. The Salwen family of Atlanta, Georgia, has decided to sell this house and give half the proceeds to charity. \"I said to my dad, 'If that guy didn't have such a nice... |
bc792b40fab68e81230bed2db3fdf749ab18ea5c | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson rehearsed at Staples Center on night before he died .
He was preparing for 50 sold-out shows in London, England .
"He was just full of jokes, full of life," vocal coach says .
Video clip shows Jackson singing, dancing 2 days before he died . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The rehearsals ended on a high note that night. Jackson, here at a June 23 rehearsal, \"was full of jokes, full of life,\" band vocal coach Dorian Holley said. Michael Jackson was energetic and excited. He popped his signature moonwalk and dance spins that gave chills to some of th... |
cb4d9e9f65ed7525659625cd908476bb4a0f175d | Summarize the following news article. | Murder trial makes American student Amanda Knox well-known in Italy .
British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox .
Prosecutors say they have evidence placing Knox, other defendants at scene .
Knox's former boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also faces murder charges . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Amanda Knox will testify Friday in an Italian courtroom to defend herself against charges that she took part in the killing of her roommate two years ago, her lawyer said. American college student Amanda Knox, 21, is expected to take the witness stand Friday at her Italian murder trial. Knox,... |
d47dd9e725ca6734c1caf4e5538f2ee23faf16d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Congress is on its August recess, and lawmakers are hearing from constituents .
Voters are encouraged to attend meetings to voice questions and concerns .
Call your senator or representative's office to confirm the time and location . | [
"(CNN) -- With Congress on its August recess, lawmakers are back in their home districts to meet with their constituents. Voters are confronting lawmakers with tough questions on health care at town hall meetings across the country. Across the country, members of Congress are holding town hall meetings where voters... |
cd7ee2c93cc86dce57ba635d8515831c1138ebb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Britons leap to defend National Health Service after U.S. criticism .
Prime Minister Gordon Brown among those expressing pride in system .
NHS offers free health care to all UK residents . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britons including Prime Minister Gordon Brown have leapt to the defense of their creaking healthcare service after President Barack Obama's plans for a similar system in the United States were branded \"evil\" by Republicans. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a heartfelt message o... |
e33ef6f8384b14aa3364910c665c70ec28ee4665 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The wife of Twitter's CEO posted messages on Twitter during her labor .
NEW: Sara Williams delivered a "perfect baby boy" Tuesday afternoon .
One of her last posts from the hospital said, "Epidural, yes please"
Some say it's a trend for moms to post online about labor and pregnancy . | [
"(CNN) -- You might think childbirth would be a topic too personal, too beautiful or way too graphic to write about on Twitter. Sara, the wife of Twitter's CEO, posted online from a hospital while she was in labor. But, as Sara Williams showed on Tuesday when she posted Twitter updates about giving birth to her chi... |
368e40bd56ce83077ed7f5c2fb6897af1692ec60 | Summarize the following news article. | Reem calls Gaza City the city of qualifications, but many can't find jobs .
She describes her day filled with school work, friends, studying and volunteering .
She says she realizes Palestinian youth are similiar to youth all over the world .
For more, go to In Depth: Generation Islam . | [
"(CNN) -- I have vivid memories of childhood. The 5-year-old girl with endless questions; she wanted to discover the secrets of the entire world within minutes. She dreamed of being a doctor once, an engineer another time, and a mother of lovely kids. A dreamer, this is how I would describe the little girl Reem. Re... |
fe86344bdef6d9452f8b67be4c241c7eaec300e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Relic of Communist East Germany to be revived as eco-friendly city car .
New electric Trabant to be unveiled at International Motor Show in Frankfurt .
Car was once the only vehicle available in East before fall of Berlin Wall .
Trabi enthusiasts admire the car's simplicity, ability to make running repairs . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The much-maligned symbol of motoring in Communist East Germany, the Trabant, is set to make an unlikely comeback as a concept car at this year's International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The old-style Trabi is a common sight in Germany where tourist operators use the car for local tours. Desi... |
1707b801f033829fda5a34f98e62696e8e6ef96f | Summarize the following news article. | Pedro Zapeta was stopped in 2005 trying to take $59,000 home to Guatemala .
Zapeta had paid taxes on the money, didn't know he had to declare it, attorney says .
He was fined $49,000 and left U.S. under threat of deportation .
New ruling says judge applied wrong standard and Zapeta should get some back . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- An illegal immigrant dishwasher who lost $49,000 to the U.S. government as he tried to take it home to Guatemala will get some of the money back, his attorney said Wednesday. Pedro Zapeta, an illegal immigrant, managed to save $59,000 while working as a dishwasher for 11 years. Pedro Zapeta... |
212372bd52b7fadca6bc7d3ae4069db1739cf456 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi boy survives two-year hostage ordeal by al Qaeda in Iraq operatives .
Terrorists took the boy to blackmail his father, who was a police officer in Iraq .
"They pulled my teeth out with pliers," the boy tells CNN .
Dad says he won't leave police force despite intimidation, threats . | [
"FALLUJA, Iraq (CNN) -- Like many young boys, Khidir loves playing with toy cars and wants to be a policeman like his father when he grows up. But it was his father's very job that caused the tiny child to suffer the unimaginable. Khidir, now 8, was kidnapped and held hostage for two years by operatives with al Qae... |
1b6a04e1f4351a3b3edeb7e9fa7bd897c3f02a94 | Summarize the following news article. | Sami al-Hajj arrives home in Sudan and is taken to hospital, network says .
Pakistani intelligence officers captured him in Afghanistan in December 2001 .
Al-Hajj was transferred to U.S. custody and held without charges or trial .
Al-Jazeera said he was on an assignment when he was apprehended . | [
"(CNN) -- Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum early Friday after nearly six years in the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj at a hospital in Khartoum after his release from Guantanamo Bay. \"I was so happy that I cried,\" a... |
eb36fc1a10215db3b049a6b1de5ca225cda64992 | Summarize the following news article. | As many as 4 million Americans suffer from obsessive- compulsive disorder .
There is some debate about whether it is an anxiety disorder or something else .
Compulsive gambling is not a symptom of OCD .
Hoarding may be separate from OCD, and there is a new treatment for it . | [
"(CNN) -- Driving over a pothole may not be a big deal for most people, but for Jeff Bell, it was a source of endless frustration. Jeff Bell found treatment for OCD very difficult, but says it helped him turn his life around. Afraid that he had injured a person, he would drive back to each pothole again and again t... |
b27c6bccb305b4f410f1531bc9f5cd174651c7ba | Summarize the following news article. | Ida Fischer a Jewish immigrant who fled Europe before WWII .
Fischer lived in New York; her frugality was legend among friends, neighbors .
She re-used greeting cards, got supplies from restaurants, paid rent of $145/month .
She left half her estate to Hebrew University in Jerusalem . | [
"(CNN) -- New details have emerged about a Jewish immigrant who fled Austria as World War II was brewing, lived frugally in New York and left an estate whose size -- $300,000 -- astounded some. Ida Blumin fled Austria in 1938 for the U.S. and married Walter Fischer, who earned money performing odd jobs. In a story ... |
46809b9fab2e981bf6d16b485e41c01cf5dd1071 | Summarize the following news article. | Norwegian company has developed eco-friendly way to simulate hardwood .
Kebony uses sustainable wood including maple, pine and beech .
Wood is treated to give it the same look, performance as tropical hardwood .
Product widely used in Norway, now the company is expanding internationally . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The sleek, dark wood has all the characteristics of endangered mahogany from Peru's Amazon rainforest. Kebony is targeting decking manufacturers and boat builders as potential clients of its modified sustainable wood. In reality, it was manufactured in Norway, in a five-day process that in... |
517064c7afabd6c973f81455bf2c4eec5630a294 | Summarize the following news article. | Woodstock festival was 40 years ago Saturday .
Festival represents idealism, music, money, mud, depending on who you ask .
Festival co-creator: It was the audience who "created a legend" | [
"(CNN) -- What is it about Woodstock? Jimi Hendrix closed the Woodstock festival on Monday morning, August 18, 1969. The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival was arguably more influential and, like Woodstock, spawned a terrific film, D.A. Pennebaker's \"Monterey Pop.\" The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival in England, two weeks af... |
38f03f48a3cb786cdc5e49a9eedeb56ac8ec695c | Summarize the following news article. | Swamp Soccer was started by cross-country skiers on the bogs of Finland .
The 2009 World Championships have just been held in Strachur, Scotland .
Competitors came from all over the world to take part in the tournament . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It is not often that football players are actively encouraged to play dirty -- unless of course they are taking part in a unique variant of the game called \"Swamp Soccer\" when it is virtually unavoidable. The competition is fierce in the 2009 Swamp Soccer World Championship held in Scotl... |
8cfd85bcca39e490b8bbd7042827a5c3e80387c7 | Summarize the following news article. | As Woodstock celebrates 40 years, the music festival still looms large .
Memories of the event are distorted by media coverage, movies, some say .
"It took 10 years to realize you were part of history," said Lenny Eisenberg .
iReport.com: Were you at Woodstock? Share your memories, photos . | [
"(CNN) -- Cheryl Morse was 19 years old when she hitchhiked more than 700 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Bethel, New York. She was determined to make it to the Woodstock music festival. An estimated 400,000 people attended the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York, in August 1969. Although Morse, now 59, n... |
1aa6b45d341824cbaa82219ee4692d65aa5ba54d | Summarize the following news article. | Officials in Chiapas delay school in effort to avoid flu resurgence .
1.55 million students affected, 850,000 of them in elementary school .
U.S. officials urge restraint when shutting schools, because of cost . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Officials in Mexico's Chiapas state postponed classes Friday for more than 1 million students in an effort to avoid a resurgence of H1N1 flu, which has sickened thousands throughout Mexico this year. After the first confirmed swine flu reports in April, Mexico shut down all of its sch... |
97899f4bf7a3518824b2001b2eb784dfaea7bcae | Summarize the following news article. | Rachel Alexandra is first filly to win the Triple-Crown's second jewel since 1924 .
"She's the greatest horse I've ever been on in my life," jockey Calvin Borel said .
Borel first jockey to ride separate horses to victory in Kentucky Derby, Preakness . | [
"(CNN) -- Preakness Stakes favorite Rachel Alexandra lived up to her billing Saturday, thundering past an all-male field of competitors and becoming the first filly to win the Triple-Crown's second jewel since 1924. Saturday's victory for Rachel Alexandra, who raced from the 13th and furthest stall, was the filly's... |
8093db1c44918dd03de6e26c7766738a97ad2bd6 | Summarize the following news article. | South Korean teacher, two German nurses in training found dead, Yemen says .
Initial reports cited Shiite militants in abductions .
But Houthi rebels blame drug cartels and regional tribes, news agency says . | [
"(CNN) -- Three women who were seized along with six other foreign workers in Yemen have been killed, Yemeni government officials said Monday. South Korean officials discuss the kidnappings Monday. A South Korean woman reportedly was killed. \"It is with profound sorrow that the Yemeni government reports finding th... |
93a2c00e0bff456b48e713244da3ea98dd8c6a3f | Summarize the following news article. | State senators heard recorded phone calls about horse-racing legislation .
Governor absent from trial, holding interviews with media outlets .
Senators also heard testimony from FBI agent who wrote affidavit .
U.S. attorney has asked both sides to "defer to criminal prosecution" | [
"(CNN) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was absent again Tuesday from his Senate impeachment trial, but state senators who will decide whether to remove him from office heard him loud and clear on FBI recordings of his phone calls. Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to CNN's Campbell Brown Tuesday night about his impeachme... |
d4f3cacd9cbf62a5040e4e1bba8eb0ec652af1f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials: 72 percent of votes in, incumbent president has 65.7 percent .
Large turnout was expected to benefit Ahmadinejad's main rival, Moussavi .
Moussavi camp accuses Iranian establishment of manipulating the vote .
None of candidates expected to change Iran's position on its nuclear program . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Defying many predictions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a commanding lead in the presidential vote count early Saturday, election officials with Iran's Interior Ministry said. Men choose their candidates before voting Friday at a mosque in Tehran, Iran. With 72 percent of ballot ... |
088bdae623f9f8bc71c59ebae6465c961532e077 | Summarize the following news article. | With 2012 Games approaching, focus on coach development on the rise in UK .
Elite coaches turn to program run by Ashridge Business School to build skills .
Course designed to transfer lessons from business world to sport . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- When powerlifting coach Nicola Vaughan-Ellis wanted to create a winning formula for her athletes, she didn't head to the weight room. Instead, she found herself in the classroom. Coach Nicola Vaughan-Ellis with athletes from Great Britain's powerlifting team. Head coach of Great Britain's... |
626d6d9bb3a2a35d134e2c8ec8a713ba4f2f0753 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Navy secretary says ruling allows sailors to train under "realistic" conditions .
By 5-4 vote, Supreme Court allows Navy exercises in whale habitat .
Sound waves can permanently harm sea mammals, environmentalists argue .
Fleet's safety and need to train trump concern for whales, chief justice writes . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted sanctions placed on the Navy over its underwater sonar testing, a setback for environmental groups that claimed the warfare technology was harming whales and other marine mammals. An endangered blue whale surfaces off the coast of Southern California in Jul... |
ba2b5516a0ba13772bda6b3cb97b4d9b9db12d1c | Summarize the following news article. | Elizabeth Cross for next of kin of armed forces personnel killed on operations .
Medal is a sterling silver emblem in the shape of a cross over a wreath .
First time name of a reigning monarch has been given to an award since 1940 .
Most prestigious medal, Victoria Cross, introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a new medal Wednesday to honor the families of British service personnel killed while serving their country. The Elizabeth Cross may be given to family members of service personnel who have died since 1948. The Elizabeth Cross will be given to the next... |
70ed24dc33c1f04fb875819efbccbe3202dd2e1a | Summarize the following news article. | "Bruno" is Sacha Baron Cohen's new film; he plays gay fashionista .
Film attempts to show homophobia but in some cases pushes too hard .
Still, last scene makes it worth it, says reviewer Tom Charity . | [
"(CNN) -- Achtung, baby! Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a flamboyant Austrian fashionista in \"Bruno.\" There's a British theory that everything sounds funnier delivered with a Teutonic accent. That's tested to the limit in Sacha Baron Cohen's newest provocation, \"Bruno,\" but it's not what comes out of his mouth that... |
d3a394fb1ecefe3ae360d9097aaf50406a805086 | Summarize the following news article. | The killer of "Harry Potter" actor jailed for life, must serve at least 20 years .
Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Rob Knox with 2 knives in southeast London last May .
Knife crime in Britain is political hot topic due to spate of recent killings . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The killer of \"Harry Potter\" actor Rob Knox has been given four life sentences and told he will be behind bars for at least 20 years. The parents of Robert Knox read a statement outside the Old Bailey after Karl Bishop was found guilty of his murder. A judge at the Old Bailey court in ce... |
7843646a31a1ca87834dc4c72a092bf6c693baff | Summarize the following news article. | Gibson CEO: Les Paul made frequent recommendations on how to improve guitars .
Les Pauls weren't particularly popular when introduced .
Paul, legendary guitarist and inventor, died Thursday at 94 . | [
"(CNN) -- Les Paul never stopped tinkering, said Henry Juszkiewicz. Les Paul was constantly making recommendations on how to improve guitars, says the CEO of Gibson. Juszkiewicz, the chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitars, remembers getting calls from his company's partner (and famed client), offering recommendations o... |
71fd56cdcd0adfe6f621f05771a891b3326671b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Guardian newspaper: Cell phones of "several thousand public figures" hacked .
Celebrities include Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson .
Allegations against News of the World staff during one month in 2006 .
London's Metropolitan police rule out a new investigation . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British lawmakers demanded answers Thursday after a newspaper reported that a UK tabloid illegally hacked the phones of thousands of public figures including Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael and Elle MacPherson. Britain's News of the World tabloid is at the center of the phone-hacking alleg... |
518869103154ecaa5dc0189e2a89db3960da0dbf | Summarize the following news article. | Blaze-starters include cooking fire at drug trafficking camp, bird flying into power line .
CalFire spokesman: "It doesn't take much with these dry conditions to start a fire"
Thousand of firefighters battle blazes in steep terrain across the state . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dry conditions and strong winds in California left much of the state vulnerable to massive fires, with blaze-starters ranging from a cooking fire at a drug trafficking operation to a bird flying into a power line. Drop in humidity, high temperatures could hamper efforts to conta... |
bef60d267144b1cf095646124cae26533daa978b | Summarize the following news article. | Former Australian batsman John Dyson sacked as coach of the West Indies .
Dyson, the former Sri Lankan coach, took charge of the West Indies in 2007 .
He was due to take them to next month's Champions Trophy in South Africa .
The West Indies Cricket Board offered no reason for Dyson's sudden dismissal . | [
"(CNN) -- West Indies cricket coach John Dyson has been dismissed from his job with immediate effect. Australian John Dyson had been in charge of the West Indies cricket side since 2007. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said they were terminating the contract of the Australian, according to a statement on the c... |
a79d1b44835a933e4f4045fddb481076d021b12f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police arrested Anthony Peters, 20, in connection with the attack .
Police: Man beat Mayor Tom Barrett with metal pipe at state fair on Saturday .
Barrett heard a woman screaming and tried to help her, dialing 911 .
Man who had been beating the woman then started hitting Barrett, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- A 20-year-old Wisconsin man accused of attacking the mayor of Milwaukee with a metal pipe has been arrested, police said Sunday. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, seen in a file photo, was attacked Saturday night, police say. Mayor Tom Barrett was in stable condition Sunday at a Milwaukee-area hospital after ... |
51e320e811aba8703146063d88c62b33a9e61a5a | Summarize the following news article. | Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Rowe, Jackson's former wife, not attending memorial .
Musicians, famed athletes slated for Michael Jackson memorial .
Private gathering expected to be held at 8 a.m. PT Tuesday . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- They poured in to Los Angeles from places far-flung, an army of Michael Jackson fans hoping to collectively mourn their idol in a massive ceremony at the Staples Center downtown Tuesday. A fan leaves a note on a Michael Jackson memorial outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. T... |
e304d29c9c9050ddd7231c50f581d5588e7572c9 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN White House producer: Fly-fishing is a metaphor that fits Obama's presidency .
Beginning anglers desire to catch bigger and bigger fish, expert says .
Obama is in the "big fish" stage of his presidency, Shawna Shepherd writes .
Delicate processes of political success are like casting, reading the water, etc. | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After a town hall meeting on health-care reform in Belgrade, Montana, President Obama will escape to Big Sky country on Friday evening where he'll spend time with family and go fly-fishing for the first time. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel carries fly-fishing tackle to Marine One on ... |
c2968a1f89c38f2f8ba825f06bd890ef3b3e9fec | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Spielberg finalizes partnership with Indian tycoon, gets cash infusion .
Partnership with Anil Ambani provides $875 million for DreamWorks .
Spielberg's first film planned: remake of classic "Harvey" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Financing for DreamWorks Studios' partnership with one of India's richest men was finalized Monday, giving Steven Spielberg and partner Stacey Snider money to resume making movies. From left to right, Steven Spielberg, Anil Ambani, Stacey Snider and Amitahb Jhunjhunwala. The deal w... |
62f09825f59b6870d70db8f78dd5c07278e4ce08 | Summarize the following news article. | Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay among "DWTS" contestants .
Also scheduled for the ninth season: Melissa Joan Hart, snowboarder Louie Vito .
Show adding a double-elimination period: "It will be a ballroom bloodbath," host says . | [
"(CNN) -- In recent seasons, \"Dancing With the Stars\" has given exposure to such unlikely dancers as \"Cheers\" and Pixar favorite John Ratzenberger, magician Penn Jillette and Oscar-winning octogenarian actress Cloris Leachman. Kathy Ireland is among the contestants who will take part in the \"Dancing With the S... |
98f25edd05432889bac05283bb4787f9baf77c32 | Summarize the following news article. | Not clear when Clotilde Reiss can return home, French officials said .
Reiss, 24, is second French woman facing charges released on bond .
Reiss and Nazak Afshar arrested in connection with protests after June 12 election . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran has released a French academic from prison, though it's not clear when Clotilde Reiss can return home, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office announced Sunday. French national Clotilde Reiss, right, and British embassy worker Hossein Rassam, far left, in court. Reiss, 24, is the seco... |
f11129fcf90c62f2d68954fef1729607f1306228 | Summarize the following news article. | Results of scientist's research could expand recognition of "bleed air"
Bleed air is air that passes through the engines of a plane, then into cabin .
Boeing and FAA say air quality on airplanes is as good as in office or home .
Flight attendant Terry Williams believes she is a victim of fumes in cabin air . | [
"(CNN) -- Inside a freezer in a research laboratory at the University of Washington are blood and blood plasma samples from 92 people who suffer from mysterious illnesses, including tremors, memory loss and severe migraine headaches. Terry Williams hugs her two boys -- Jake, left, and Zack -- in 2006, before she s... |
b743c66d9b2c3d94bce7d357b774ef3ce75a0d04 | Summarize the following news article. | For much of the 20th century, many African-Americans left the South .
Census statistics suggest many are returning to the region .
An economic boom in the Sun Belt states was a key factor, experts say .
Interactive: Explore the different African-American migrations through history . | [
"(CNN) -- Anita Davenport's curiosity about her family's past began with the photographs that surrounded her. She said she wanted to know the stories behind the images of her parents and uncles. Anita Davenport's grandfather, Walter, was stationed in Battle Creek, Michigan, during World War I. The stories she found... |
9a3824d8f9e5367aa0b9102e1d871753fa7b5581 | Summarize the following news article. | Justices rule cheerleading is "contact" sport, therefore teammates, school not liable .
Brittany Noffke sued claiming negligence after she fell during a stunt .
Opinion said stunt in question did not create a "compelling danger"
Cheerleading group calls ruling the first legal decision of its kind . | [
"(CNN) -- A former high school cheerleader who sued over injuries caused when a teammate failed to catch her during a routine, lost her appeal before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday a cheerleader couldn't sue her teammate. The seven state justices unanimously concl... |
ea40f68db436ccbec0b565379d441a84f44e749f | Summarize the following news article. | Driver identified as Austin Wuennenberg, 21 .
Eight people were aboard, including family of six .
Crash occurred about 2 a.m. at Ticket and Transport Center .
Witness says one monorail train rammed into a stationary train . | [
"(CNN) -- Two monorail trains at Walt Disney World collided early Sunday, killing a 21-year-old driver. A 2 a.m. ET monorail crash at Disney World killed one person, a park spokesman said. A witness said one of the trains rammed into the back of a stationary train about 2 a.m. at the resort's Ticket and Transport C... |
f649d6d2f0bfb431c4e772b2e65e6e67066c540f | Summarize the following news article. | Dogfighters are using Web cams, staging fights in 18-wheelers to avoid police .
Vick case brought attention to dogfighting, but cases have not decreased .
Detective: Anyone who wants to get into dogfighting needs "bad character" reference . | [
"(CNN) -- When pro quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting operation in 2007, there was a spike in reports of dogfighting in the United States. One of six dogs recovered from a Sumter County, South Carolina, dogfight waits in a kennel last week. But when the headlines faded, the blood s... |
8154b09ae15bef8f3a9092e1b020f1a86a57dc28 | Summarize the following news article. | Melissa Harris-Lacewell: Barack Obama's election celebrated as racial triumph .
She says it represented real progress in the arena of politics .
Harris-Lacewell: In many other areas, issues of race remain significant . | [
"Melissa Harris-Lacewell is associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book \"Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought\" and writes a daily blog titled The Kitchen Table. Melissa Harris-Lacewell says Afr... |
3a30154f0fbd22a878499fa0411ffe31574d58b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Natalya Estemirova abducted outside her home in Grozny, Chechnya .
Estemirova later found dead in neighboring Russian republic of Ingushetia .
Estemirova openly critical of Chechnya's authoritarian president, Ramzan Kadyrov . | [
"MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A leading human rights activist was abducted and killed in Russia Wednesday, the organization she worked for told CNN. Estemirova, pictured in 2007, had been openly critical of Chechnya's president, Ramzan Kadyrov. Natalya Estemirova, of the Russian human rights group Memorial, was kidnappe... |
cbbc3fc4617ce9d1923bda797ea69513ed8cd22a | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Vick signs deal with Philadelphia Eagles, could play in October .
Craigslist ticket seller says he, son don't want to see "Vick in an Eagles jersey"
Several Eagles fans tell CNN affiliates they are excited by prospect of Vick's arrival .
Animal lovers still reluctant to give Vick a chance after almost two years... | [
"(CNN) -- The City of Brotherly Love isn't exactly embracing the news that one-time quarterback phenom and convicted dogfighter Michael Vick is joining their Philadelphia Eagles. Former Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick, right, was known more for his elusiveness than his throwing prowess. Vick's agent announced Thursday ... |
416485b87170e05b84a88e72f957b9efa3f8573f | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Richie likes father of his grandchild; says Nicole shouldn't rush marriage .
Nicole Richie says parents' love and support helped her make it through drug rehab .
Nicole on Lionel: "I hate when he says that he wasn't a good dad"
How was his "American Idol" appearance? "It's the best fun in the world" | [
"(CNN) -- He burst on the music scene in the 1970s with the Commodores and then went on to a major solo career with hits such as \"All Night Long\" and \"Hello.\" Lionel Richie and his daughter, Nicole, gave their first joint TV interview in six years to CNN's Larry King. She made a name for herself on the TV seri... |
453562e1d797aa8d002cd2ca3e77de680ecac651 | Summarize the following news article. | The Airbus A330-200 was launched in 1995 .
There are 600 currently in service with 82 airlines, including Air France .
Expert: A330-200 is reliable, ultra-modern, state-of-the-art airplane .
Air France said Flight AF 447 reported electrical problems . | [
"(CNN) -- Launched in 1995, the Airbus A330-200 is the newest member of the European aircraft manufacturer's twinjet family. The incident involves an Air France Airbus A330-200. With a range of 12,500 km (6,750 nautical miles) and the capacity to carry 253 passengers, the A330-200 is extremely well-regarded as a me... |
2e2413c9e4619ee4e00ff7d70e8e17bf788d1254 | Summarize the following news article. | Abigail Thernstrom: Sonia Sotomayor's life story is a compelling one .
She says Democrats haven't honored such humble beginnings in GOP nominees .
She says Sotomayor's "empathy" may be code word for one brand of politics .
Thernstrom: I'm concerned that judge may have more fidelity to activism than to law . | [
"Editor's note: Abigail Thernstrom is the author of \"Voting Rights -- and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections,\" published last month by AEI Press. She is the vice-chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Her writing can be fou... |
a662c4baef06b05cccb9b8cf4bc29aa38dc1827b | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan swoop to sign up American international defender Oguchi Onyewu .
The 27-year-old joins from Belgians Standard Liege on a three-year contract .
Onyewu is the first American to appear in Serie A since Alexi Lalas in the 90s . | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan have swooped to sign Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu on a three-year contract -- making him the first American to appear in Serie A since Alexi Lalas in 1996. Onyewu will become the first American since Alexi Lalas to appear in Italian Serie A after joining AC Milan. Onyewu, who has also pl... |
fab72a264ff5f983c6557100d882c7938d38918c | Summarize the following news article. | Renee Pernice disappeared from her home shortly after New Year's this year .
Police believe foul play is involved, although they have not found a body .
Police say her husband accessed a HazMat building shortly after she disappeared .
Attorneys for husband, Shon Pernice, declined comment for this report . | [
"(CNN) -- Renee Pernice, a 35-year-old mother of two young children, vanished from her home in Kansas City, Missouri, shortly after New Year's this year. She hasn't been heard from since. Renee Pernice is pictured here with her two sons and husband, Shon. Police believe foul play is involved, yet they have not foun... |
27ca146e29c643beab690e0451229078e88c75ea | Summarize the following news article. | Donta Cradock, 18, allegedly fled scene of motorcycle robbery in silver Pontiac .
Police chase ends when car hits home, killing Latoya Smith, 3 kids .
"He struck with such force that it knocked the concrete steps loose," police say .
Cradock and accomplice face motorcycle theft charges; others pending . | [
"(CNN) -- A woman and three children were killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when a suspected robber fleeing in a car jumped a curb and struck them, police said Thursday. Four people were killed after a car fleeing police struck a home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. \"He literally cut a tree in hal... |
b678cb15beaad0c22292b2dd790163315024a36d | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutor: Long defendants list makes case the largest Medicaid fraud in California .
"Nurses" cared for disabled patients, many of them children, in homes, schools .
Patients became suspicious of nurses when they noticed their lack of skills .
Ringleaders accused of telling workers to lie about status, using real nur... | [
"(CNN) -- Agents arrested 20 out of 42 people accused in a California Medicaid fraud ring that allegedly bilked the state out of nearly $4.6 million and put the lives of disabled children at risk, a prosecutor said. The defendants are accused of either posing as licensed nurses or organizing a scheme to send unlice... |
44d60b47378fe72d6ac24184e73fed09d390a4de | Summarize the following news article. | Many in Zimbabwe believe a man raping a virgin can cure him of HIV or AIDS .
Betty Makoni's Girl Child Network cares for Zimbabwe's young sex abuse victims .
The organization has rescued more than 35,000 girls .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hope was 14 years old when her uncle raped her. Betty Makoni founded the Girl Child Network to help Zimbabwe's young sexual abuse victims. \"He trapped me to the ground and covered my mouth with his hand,\" said the 18-year-old from Zimbabwe. \"He threatened to kill me if I ever told anybo... |
65e180d16638338f6b372736be4c8541e6cf3ba5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Polls close; Official results expected no sooner than next week .
Three familiar faces competed: current president, his deputy and an ex-president .
Analysts and polls have Yudhoyono (known as SBY) tipped to win a second term .
SBY is riding high on the country's economic strength . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a commanding lead in national elections Wednesday, according to the latest exit polls. A woman votes at a polling station in Indonesia. An average of six exit polls showed the incumbent holding about 60 percent of the vote compared to 2... |
72a65955bce14f96d8d58329d9cfdad50c85b7a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Mike Ross: House Democrats' bill doesn't address group's concerns .
Blue Dog Democrats: Bill doesn't control costs in the health care system .
If committee's Blue Dogs and Republicans vote against it, bill won't advance . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A leader of the conservative \"Blue Dog\" Democrats told CNN Wednesday he and other group members may vote to block House Democrats' health care bill from passing a key committee if they don't get some of the changes they want. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Arkansas, is a leading negotiator for the Blue D... |
433a96131c9ccb99d76adba495e201d1448b9496 | Summarize the following news article. | Human Rights Watch says people are targeted on the streets and interrogated .
Group: Killings, kidnappings and torture of suspected homosexuals are escalating .
Attacks against civilians, including homosexuals, not allowed, Iraq spokesman says . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Hundreds of gay men have been tortured and killed in Iraq in recent months, some by the nation's security forces, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Iraqi clerics say homosexuality must be eradicated but warn against anti-gay violence. Interviews with doctors indicate hundreds of men had been k... |
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