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8f7c7c6695d3df216e1d68a6bac571812add1010 | Summarize the following news article. | Never before has one of the brothers gone so far as to leave the band .
Oasis shot to stardom with its 1994 album, "Definitely Maybe"
The band was one of the pioneers of Britpop, along with Blur . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Oasis front man Noel Gallagher has quit the rock group after a fallout with his bandmate brother, he announced late Friday. \"It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,\" Noel Gallagher said in a brief statement on the band's Web site. \"People will writ... |
123ff7cde78af498b6578e8801f7f8f6cf367167 | Summarize the following news article. | Comcast and Time Warner will give cable subscribers online access to tv content .
Program is called TV Everywhere and will begin testing next month .
TV Everywhere represents alternative -- and possible threat -- to popular Hulu model .
Some of Time Warner's content will remain on Hulu.com . | [
"(WIRED) -- Two cable powerhouses have announced an ambitious pilot program that aims to convince their customers that, actually, TV on the web should not be free. Jeffrey Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, speaks at the NCTA conference in Washington. With a service called TV Everywhere, Comcast and Time Warn... |
3db5b7121de8f8465d7035253815cc37c9ea0d4f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: In letter to Pope Benedict XVI, Kennedy asked for prayers .
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery .
President Obama hailed Kennedy as "a champion for those who had none" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Shortly before his death, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking for the pontiff to pray for him as he struggled with an aggressive form of brain cancer, it was revealed at his graveside service Saturday evening. Members of the Kennedy family gather at the gravesite S... |
b84b5293335b7719e25ec0249b13ebce604bad9e | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to receive an apology from referee's chief .
Wenger sent off in the closing seconds of the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United .
Wenger kicked an empty water bottle down the touchline after disallowed goal .
Tottenham's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric suffers a broken right leg . | [
"(CNN) -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger can expect an apology from Premier League referees chief Keith Hackett following his dismissal in the closing seconds of Saturday's 2-1 English Premier League defeat to Manchester United. Arsene Wenger has to stand with Manchester United fans after being sent off at Old Traff... |
00916d7657c98e138640795011f4136014425977 | Summarize the following news article. | Liberal Democratic Party has been on top for almost five decades .
Voters disgruntled with slow progress on economic recovery .
Democratic Party of Japan set for its first majority .
DPJ's Yukio Hatoyama has Obama-style message of change . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Voters in Japan will turn out for parliamentary elections Sunday in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power to oust the ruling party. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has approval ratings in the teens. The Liberal Democratic Party has been in nearly continuous ... |
a521ea68bf8d1d850daba7c6097eac8a2b0be1a2 | Summarize the following news article. | E-mails show girl was integral part of business owned by her alleged kidnapper .
Jaycee Dugard was known as "Allissa" to customers of printing business .
Business was owned by Phillip Garrido, the suspect in Dugard's kidnapping .
Printing business catered to small businesses in San Francisco area . | [
"ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Customers of the printing company knew her as \"Allissa.\" Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at 11 and kept hidden for 18 years in a backyard compound, authorities say. They spoke to her about graphic design, business cards and fliers, and describe her as professional, polite and responsive.... |
ca7e71c46f037fa0f45b96d2fe8aa3297b266d30 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Someone not in custody may have information about the deaths .
Seven found dead Saturday at mobile home park residence in Brunswick, Georgia .
One other victim died Sunday, 9th victim still in critical condition Sunday .
Police said they have been called to the home before, but would not say why . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities believe at least one person not in custody may have information about the deaths of eight people in a Georgia mobile home, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said Sunday. Seven people were found dead Saturday at a residence in a mobile home park in Brunswick, Georgia. \"I'm confident to sa... |
ca4355d66066c6686e58668a018e270582c03065 | Summarize the following news article. | Few states have laws preventing towns from building schools on or near toxic waste .
Even in states with laws, many are weak or poorly enforced, group says .
Love Canal is a Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste . | [
"NIAGARA FALLS, New York (CNN) -- Thirty years ago this summer, America learned the name Love Canal. The working-class Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste became a synonym for environmental disaster. Lois Gibbs, who runs an environmental justice group, shows a photo of children from Love C... |
f6b101003409fe29ca6fadc29e850c120b275f87 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: German Martinez, president of PAN political party, resigns in aftermath .
Felipe Calderon's party loses lead in Mexico's lower house .
Mexican president held responsible for economic downturn, analysts say .
PRI has 36.8 percent of vote to 27.9 percent for Calderon's PAN, news agency says . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon's ruling party paid the price for a weak economy in midterm elections as the opposition Revolutionary Institutional Party rolled to victories in the lower legislative house as well as state and local posts. Mexican President Felipe Calderon wasn't on Sunday's ballot and h... |
d00468c3100ec12ed47a8ac10c6c207b56a78ad8 | Summarize the following news article. | Media "more ferocious" today, wouldn't have left questions unanswered, expert says .
Ex-police chief says he would have charged Kennedy with vehicular homicide today .
Chappaquiddick incident credited with ending Ted Kennedy's presidential hopes .
Chief: "What happened afterward has never been completely explained" | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Ted Kennedy would have had a \"very, very difficult\" time politically surviving the drowning death of a young woman if it happened in the era of blogs, talk radio and 24-hour news cycles, experts said. Sen. Ted Kennedy hit the airwaves to say it was \"indefensible\" he didn't immediately report the ... |
9c7094cbffd60b4a550f95ef2d3cefba8c4a83d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sex offender, wife plead not guilty at arraignment .
Authorities have search warrant for Garrido home relating to 1990 killings .
Victim reportedly kept in isolation in backyard with children fathered by captor .
Police: Phillip Garrido admitted abducting victim when she was 11 . | [
"ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, will face 29 felony counts after being accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard when she was 11 and keeping her in their backyard since 1991, the district attorney of El Dorado County, California, said Friday. Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offend... |
14804f15246ff3c352af785a8c800375e44d829b | Summarize the following news article. | Debris from Air France 447, which crashed last month, has arrived in France .
Plane went down off Brazil on June 1, killing all 228 aboard .
French oceanographic ship will conduct new searches for data recorders . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- Debris from Air France 447, which crashed en route from Brazil to France last month, killing 228 people, has arrived in France, the French air accident investigation agency BEA said Wednesday. Searchers have discovered hundreds of pieces of wreckage from Air France Flight 447. \"The debris .... |
0fb25fd491a1996146d8069ccfa50997fe7621ac | Summarize the following news article. | Some officials say cyber crime has eclipsed drug trade as a money maker .
Latest ploy is planting malicious software in intriguing Twitter topics .
Some companies give in to extortion and remain silent, officials say .
Skimmed credit card numbers can be found for sale on Web sites . | [
"(CNN) -- Cyber criminals are setting snares that move at the speed of news. Savvy cyber criminals are taking advantage of our increasing reliance on computers and the Internet. Panda Security, a Spain-based antivirus maker, has been monitoring an onslaught of links with malicious software, or \"malware,\" on Twit... |
f8c589938c406b41921ad013b6d0b386e73695bf | Summarize the following news article. | Riderless horses honor high-ranking fallen U.S. troops, government officials .
Many recall horse with empty saddle during 1963 JFK funeral .
Army's ceremonial "Old Guard" unit prides itself on its military funerals .
Tradition of riderless horses at funerals dates to ancient Rome, soldier says . | [
"ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- Staff Sgt. Travis Nielsen had no idea when he joined the U.S. Army that his duty would include one of the most solemn and hallowed ceremonies in the military. John F. Kennedy's funeral in 1963 included a riderless horse with boots facing backwards in the saddle. During funeral processi... |
91c551b2c001233fefc68b99e915f28c39dcfff5 | Summarize the following news article. | London Zoo has been without a male gorilla since December .
French gorilla Yeboah is being sent from La Boissiere Du Dore Zoo, NW France .
Female gorillas at London have been shown posters of their new guest . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- You don't want to monkey around on a blind date, especially if your friends are also taking an interest in the same dark, handsome stranger. Jookie, as she is known, studies a poster of French gorilla Yeboah, who is heading for London Zoo. So when three female gorillas at London Zoo heard ... |
a41a1acdb3733d70859eb635671e325e94c10702 | Summarize the following news article. | India's financial capital of Mumbai put on a high-tide alert .
Officials expect a water rise of up to 197 inches (5 meters)
Sea tides expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday, 4.7 meters Sunday .
High tides also forecast from August 19 to 23 . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India's financial capital of Mumbai was put on a high-tide alert with officials expecting a water rise of up to 197 inches (5 meters). High tides lash the coast near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Thursday. Sea tides are expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday and 4.7 met... |
bedab14a1d24e2f11b27df3c543bb82b977bbe8c | Summarize the following news article. | Miss Peru, Karen Schwarz, set off firestorm in Bolivia with Andean-inspired outfit .
Bolivia's cultural minister threatens to go to international court .
Report: Peru cultural director says Bolivia has no grounds to claim dance .
Peru also threatens to go to court: over maritime dispute with Chile and Bolivia . | [
"(CNN) -- Fireworks continued to erupt between Bolivia and Peru over a costume worn at this year's Miss Universe pageant. Last week, during the national costume part of the competition, Miss Peru, Karen Schwarz, wore an Andean-inspired outfit featuring a headpiece with large horns based on the costume used in the t... |
0b14fa50b76b488e131c7f572f1b41be351143fb | Summarize the following news article. | Iconic kung fu star Bruce Lee hits the top spot with "Enter the Dragon"
Tarantino's genre tributes, "Kill Bill 1&2," are stylish and bloody .
"The Matrix" is a sci-fi kung fu movie with slickly made fight sequences .
But Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Street Fighter" lacks the killer punch . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Bad dubbing, angry men with extraordinary facial hair, balletic fighting and more blood than you can shake a nunchuck at: just some of the key ingredients to make a perfect kung fu flick. Tony Jaa may be the modern day Bruce Lee, and in \"Ong-bak\" he shows off his impressive skills. Wheth... |
a9901ae6521fe66a45057e5ebd12a7f328230266 | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged shooter is a 59-year-old retired soldier, Fort Lewis spokesman says .
Slain woman was a civilian who worked as a vendor at the post, spokesman says .
"I heard five to six shots and hit the floor," witness says .
FBI will lead probe into shootings on the federal facility, spokesman says . | [
"SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- A man at a Fort Lewis army post on Wednesday fatally shot a woman before turning the gun on himself, military authorities said. The shootings on Wednesday occurred outside the main post exchange at Fort Lewis in Washington state. The man, who was hospitalized earlier in the day, was pr... |
87d867a0b99fca009a0e59a5c173d11961d39895 | Summarize the following news article. | Schoolgirls victims of fighting between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban in Swat Valley .
A retreat in Islamabad gives 26 girls a safe haven to learn .
A student from Stanford University is helping lead the retreat . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- In Pakistan's combustible Swat Valley, some girls refuse to wear uniforms so they can make it to school without being harmed. Shiza Shahid, left, a 20-year-old Stanford University student, is helping to teach young girls in Pakistan. Other girls hide textbooks in their shawls to escap... |
4f1c1cf0219209d80db7cc869230994f2cd7cfc3 | Summarize the following news article. | UK Terrorism Act allows Home Secretary to ban suspected terror groups .
Will become a crime to belong to, encourage support for Hezbollah's military wing .
UK PM: Ban came after "new evidence" of Hezbollah's involvement in terrorism .
Hezbollah is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement in Lebanon . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Home Office said Wednesday it is banning the military wing of Hezbollah, the Lebanese political movement, because of its support for \"terrorism\" in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. Hezbollah fighters with the Shiite militia's yellow flags during ceremony for slain commande... |
37b81f42766d36cd4b0d72ed6a10d608b7f182c4 | Summarize the following news article. | 16 bodies retrieved from crashed airliner arrive in mainland Brazil .
Bodies taken to police laboratory in Brasilia for DNA testing .
French nuclear submarine joins hunt for wreckage from Air France Flight 447 .
Location, cause of crash off Brazilian coast have not been determined . | [
"(CNN) -- The first bodies to be recovered from the crash of Air France 447 arrived at a Brazilian Air Force base in Recife, Brazil, Wednesday, the air force announced. Brazilian pilots and a medical team bring one of the first bodies ashore at Fernando de Noronha island. The 16 bodies were taken to the Legal Medic... |
8c925921320fd125a1c43f8d7d30ffeb5ad9cb60 | Summarize the following news article. | No one expects a drastic change in U.S.-Israel relationship .
But Obama has different approach from past administrations .
Observers think Obama team is predisposed to be tougher on Israel .
Whether Palestinians or Iranians get attention first is at issue . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in President Obama what might be a new chapter in the 60-year relationship between Israel and the United States. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama visit at the White House on Monday. Based on interviews with U.S., Israeli... |
689022a9bb1c5f22c05201d47009c7e6165822f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Reporter takes Brooke Shields' mom out of nursing home, People magazine reports .
Reporter, with National Enquirer, claims to have known Teri Shields for years .
Teri Shields, 75, asked reporter to take her to lunch, National Enquirer says .
Police in New Jersey community investigating, People reports . | [
"(CNN) -- Brooke Shields is upset with a tabloid reporter over an incident involving the actress' elderly mother. Brooke Shields moved her mother to a different residence after last week's incident, Shields' lawyer says. Shields accused a reporter and photographer from the National Enquirer of taking her 75-year-ol... |
6b469ce00a8eee68dfce3ff0fdbe6d59c0bad0d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Disney's family comedy brought in an estimated $32.2 million over the weekend .
The sixth installment of the "Potter" series raked in another $30 million at No. 2 .
"The Ugly Truth," starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, took in $27 million .
Check out the other top earners on this weekend's top 10 list . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- Neither the magic of Harry Potter nor the combined star power of Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler was enough to keep a crew of wise-cracking guinea pigs from scurrying to the top of the box office this weekend. Disney's family comedy \"G-Force\" made an estimated $32.2 million in its deb... |
d52f52ec44d5b3b90b8888a503208a3176e79246 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian activist detained at airport as he tried to leave country .
Wife says she is deeply concerned for Mohammadreza Jalaeipour's safety .
Fatemeh Shams says she hasn't heard from Jalaeipour since his arrest .
Couple are both activists for pro-Moussavi Third Wave campaign . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The wife of an Iranian pro-reformist activist detained as he tried to leave the country last week says she is \"deeply concerned\" for his safety. Fatemah Shams and Mohammadreza Jalaeipour are students together at the University of Oxford. Fatemeh Shams told CNN she hadn't heard from her h... |
6abc382fd78306df8bcf68e64191043b9dfa24ad | Summarize the following news article. | Jose Manuel Zelaya hopes guards will recognize him as president, let him cross .
Interim president has vowed to arrest Zelaya on charges of violating constitution .
Ousted president's attempt to return to homeland raises fears of increased unrest .
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Crowley calls planned return "unwise" | [
"(CNN) -- Behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle, deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya on Thursday started his journey from Managua, Nicaragua, to the country's border with Honduras. Honduran soldiers block the road at the Honduras-Nicaragua border in Paraiso, Honduras. A caravan of Zelaya supporters ... |
a9c30e65cd504cf7aa65720753761ad9c10e0b04 | Summarize the following news article. | Financier George Soros funded eastern European dissident groups in 1980s .
Soros: In revolutionary times things normally impossible become possible .
Soros set up first foundation in Hungary in 1984; by 1992 foundations in 22 countries .
West failed many post-communist states; Russia again an authoritarian regime . | [
"(CNN) -- From the mid-1980s, Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist George Soros pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into foundations in Eastern Europe dedicated to promoting the idea of the \"open society\" and challenging the region's Soviet-backed regimes. Here, writing exclusively for CNN.com, he descri... |
4bffe44a5c1da993cf06fe40c850b99de5cbf8e0 | Summarize the following news article. | BMW announce that they are to leave Formula One at the end of 2009 season .
The German motor manufacturer blame "current developments in motor sport"
BMW entered the sport in 2005 with takeover of the Swiss-based Sauber team .
The F1 team are currently lying eighth in the constructors' world championship . | [
"(CNN) -- German car manufacturer BMW has announced it is to pull out of Formula One at the end of the current season after a \"landmark\" decision to restructure the group's motorsport activities was made by the company's board in a meeting on Tuesday. BMW Sauber have opted to pull out Formula One at the end of th... |
3253806a748acba8c9aeaab918a5b9fca295be61 | Summarize the following news article. | Saddam Hussein calls Iran a factor in keeping U.N. inspectors out of Iraq .
Hussein described Osama bin Laden as a "zealot," said he never met him .
He said the United States used September 11 attacks as justification to attack Iraq . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In 2004, even after being captured by U.S. forces, Saddam Hussein told an FBI interrogator he believed Iran was a greater threat to Iraq than the United States, according to newly released FBI documents. Baghdad's Al Mutamar newspaper shows Saddam Hussein, right, with Ahmed Chalabi of Iraq's g... |
36fc0382636d8ec9398402427ad8a7e4ac847669 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. native and two sons are among suspects .
Man accused of attending training camps in Pakistan, Afghanistan .
Seven "practiced military tactics" in North Carolina, indictment says .
No mention of direct threats to individuals or property in United States . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal authorities have charged seven men in North Carolina with supporting terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder abroad, the Justice Department announced Monday. Daniel Patrick Boyd, left, and Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan are two of the seven men charged. Officials said one of the men, ident... |
18b02f7d9b901dd03cc43d1d29867616b25a08aa | Summarize the following news article. | Engineers at MIT have created a new generation of robotic fish .
'Robofish' could be used to map the ocean floor, inspect submerged boats or pipes .
MIT researchers built their first robotic fish, "Robotuna," in 1994 .
New robofish are modeled after bass and trout and cost only a few hundred dollars . | [
"(CNN) -- Schools of robotic fish could one day map the ocean floor, detect pollution or inspect and survey submerged boats or oil and gas pipelines, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say. MIT researcher Pablo Valdivia Alvarado works in his lab on a robotic fish he co-created. MIT engineers a... |
c09111a88eb990b365443a07314317334361a851 | Summarize the following news article. | Four Pakistani crew members shot during filming of "Kandahar Break"
Despite difficulties, director David Whitney says it was a great film location .
Star of "The Hurt Locker" says filming was similar to being in the military . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- When David Whitney traveled to Pakistan to shoot his film about a man forced to flee Afghanistan after falling foul of the Taliban he didn't expect fiction to turn into reality. A still from \"Kandahar Break.\" Production of the film was halted after the crew were fired upon by suspected T... |
6a82b88de0ba92b80e6aa536ce748b0bb03fc7ba | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia, most of embassy staff .
Colombia claims weapons purchased by Venezuela ended up in hands of guerrillas .
Venezuela President Chavez threatens takeover of Colombian firms in his country . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro speaks to journalists on Monday in Caracas. The televised announcement followed declarations from the Co... |
7855bc3dec302edd788b2350dc38354bf2ffb564 | Summarize the following news article. | Research has shown that honey can have powerful antibacterial properties .
Manuka honey is made only by bees that pollinate the manuka plant .
An Australian company claims it has produced the world's most potent honey . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Honey has been used to treat wounds since ancient times, but recent years have seen a surge of medical interest in the sticky stuff. Research has shown that honey has antibacterial properties. Manuka honey has been the subject of particular interest, with the results of a study just publis... |
e21ddd204d4b85686768513c5487bf7521e528f4 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. denomination takes steps to bless same-sex unions, accept gay clergy .
Changes must be approved by church's General Convention .
Church sparked controversy in 2003 by ordaining a gay man as a bishop .
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses regret over decision on clergy . | [
"(CNN) -- The Episcopal Church has moved decisively closer to full acceptance of gay men and lesbians, taking steps toward recognizing same-sex marriage and gay bishops. Gene Robinson is the Episcopal Church's first -- and so far only -- openly gay bishop. A key committee voted overwhelmingly Monday to start puttin... |
0643a1688fa524b0d54e63c0b40263c7b82f23c4 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. Resolution 1874 imposes arms embargo, broadens weapons import ban .
N. Korea recently did nuclear test, fired rockets, threatened ships near its waters .
Resolution requires arms sales notifications, inspection of suspect vessels .
Pyongyang's actions violated existing U.N. resolutions . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test. The U.N. Security Council votes for a resolution imposing sanctions against North Korea on Friday. The 15-0 vote on U.N. Resolution 1874 imposes an emb... |
06f6a7eb397d5ac5e3ec966b8ecf260ebca736f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Joe Jackson: "It's always good to come back home"
Teachers, neighbors remember energetic boy full of talent .
Children, groups sing and dance to pay tribute to Jackson . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson was the pride of Gary, Indiana, growing up, and on Friday, his hometown paid tribute to the late entertainer with a memorial and celebration in his honor. A group pays tribute to Michael Jackson by performing some of his signature moves. They remembered him as not just the King of Pop or t... |
4cd45535ef7ae81db3f85148812dab40a62dd11e | Summarize the following news article. | Forrest, 38, was robbed and then shot in the back after confrontation, police say .
He was shot multiple times, Atlanta, Georgia, police say .
Forrest, a welterweight, won several championships .
He was named the World Boxing Hall of Fame fighter of the year in 2002 . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest is dead after being shot multiple times in a neighborhood southwest of downtown Atlanta, officials said Sunday. Police say they have no suspects in the death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest. An Atlanta police spokeswoman said it appeared tha... |
819f6f6648c1a08f6527fd8261b364bd1cae51f2 | Summarize the following news article. | West African state holds elections five months after president assassinated .
Runnoff candidates Kumba Yala, Malam Sanha are both former heads of state .
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urges Bissau-Guineans to vote peacefully .
Guinea-Bissau has suffered succession of coups since independence from Portugal . | [
"(CNN) -- Guinea-Bissau will hold a runoff presidential election Sunday, five months after the leader of the West African nation was assassinated by a group of soldiers. Supporters of former president and current candidate Malam Sanha rally in Bissau. The race is between two former heads of state, Kumba Yala and Ma... |
8f65ab4e9c4c2ad9d504a7239a5fd50129c03a30 | Summarize the following news article. | Roithmayr, Charles: Race dominated the Senate hearing on Sotomayor .
They say research shows groups of diverse people make better decisions .
Having Sotomayor on court will widen life experiences of the justices, they say .
Roithmayr, Charles: We should strive for diversity of class, gender, geography . | [
"Editor's note: Daria Roithmayr is a law professor at the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, where she teaches on race and law. She worked for Sen. Edward Kennedy as special counsel on the Clarence Thomas and David Souter confirmation hearings. Guy-Uriel Charles is a law professor at Duke Law S... |
1a02cfb292a198c5c22638b08f3285b6ec5c024a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Abortion rights supporters dominant outside clinic on Friday .
First major abortion protests set since killing of Dr. George Tiller in May .
Dr. LeRoy Carhart of Nebraska was understudy of Tiller's .
Carhart says he takes pride in the term abortionist . | [
"BELLEVUE, Nebraska (CNN) -- If LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic had a terror alert scale, it would be at Code Red this weekend. Anti-abortion protesters plan demonstrations this weekend outside Dr. LeRoy Carhart's clinic in Bellevue, Nebraska. \"I feel safer on an airplane than I do in my clinic,\" Carhart said, s... |
a83bb9713e1513d235277554245d220813784084 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: In letter to Pope Benedict XVI, Kennedy asked for prayers .
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery .
President Obama hailed Kennedy as "a champion for those who had none" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Shortly before his death, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking for the pontiff to pray for him as he struggled with an aggressive form of brain cancer, it was revealed at his graveside service Saturday evening. Members of the Kennedy family gather at the gravesite S... |
f1021dab71d523862ec6176b19291673608a12a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Secretary-general: NATO-Russia Council "up and running again"
Member states "share common security interests," Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says .
Council gives NATO and Russia opportunity to consult and coordinate activities .
Russia's war with Georgia and recognition of breakaway regions strained relations . | [
"(CNN) -- NATO and Russia have agreed to restart their military relationship, nearly a year after it had been frozen over the war in Georgia, the top NATO official said on Saturday. Russia's conflict with Georgia in August 2008 strained relations between NATO and Russia. \"The NATO-Russia Council is up and running ... |
bf094a04d566f1351422ca61ed0b9005c564906a | Summarize the following news article. | Antwan Maurice Pittman, 31, charged with first-degree murder .
Taraha Shenice Nicholson, whose remains were found in a wooded area on March 7 .
Remains of five women found since 2005 along road outside Rocky Mount .
Police chief says it appears women "suffered a similar death"
City, county, state agencies have formed t... | [
"ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (CNN) -- Authorities in North Carolina have jailed a suspect in the slaying of one of five women whose bodies have been found since 2005 in remote areas outside Rocky Mount, the Edgecombe County sheriff said Tuesday. Jackie Nikelia Thorpe's body was found along Seven Bridges Road in Aug... |
3a5155db8afe0a1cf4ce77460da3c0c697d41a02 | Summarize the following news article. | Storm hits between Puerto San Andresito and San Juanico, Mexico .
Jimena expected to weaken into a tropical storm Wednesday night .
Hurricane warning remains in effect for parts of the Baja peninsula Wednesday night .
Jimena could bring up to 10 inches of rain to Baja California, western Mexico . | [
"CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (CNN) -- After making landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, Category 1 Hurricane Jimena was weakening Wednesday night, forecasters said. After making landfall on Baja California, Hurricane Jimena started weakening Wednesday night. The storm made landfall Wednesday afternoon between... |
ad785cc5314b22c639ee7d4906a30e0d9c67e1ab | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Garrido was convicted for kidnapping, raping Katie Callaway Hall in 1976 .
Hall: "I want to scream from the depths of my soul" knowing he struck again .
Hall was kept in a storage facility for eight hours when a cop came to help .
Victim: "I hate that he did this to me, and I doubt I'll ever get over it" | [
"(CNN) -- Katie Callaway Hall trembled for four hours when she heard Phillip Garrido was arrested. Katie Callaway Hall said she wanted to scream when she heard that Phillio Garrido kidnapped someone else. His name sent a flurry of emotion running through her mind. \"I screamed,\" she told CNN's Larry King on Monday... |
d5cfe3f627efdebb34ec533752ddfd7cd007f0f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Fabian Cancellara retains his gold jersey at Vuelta Espana despite pile-up .
Andre Greipel of Team Columbia wins fourth stage to Liege after late mass crash .
All the peloton given the same time as leaders following rain-hit day of racing .
Riders have a rest day on Wednesday before the race moves into Spain . | [
"(CNN) -- Fabian Cancellara retained his gold jersey at the Vuelta Espana despite being caught up in a huge pile-up involving the leading riders near the end of Tuesday's fourth stage from Venlo to Liege. Andre Greipel of Team Columbia celebrates as he wins the 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain. Andre Greipel... |
f88dc8717439a072eb2e474423b76f5527bcf9c0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hurricane specialist says Jimena could reach Category 5 strength .
Hurricane is currently a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds .
Storm is expected to move northwest toward Mexico's Baja California .
Residents of Southern California advised to keep eye on storm's progress . | [
"(CNN) -- Packing winds of 140 mph, Hurricane Jimena was approaching Baja California on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, forecasters said. A satellite image shows Hurricane Jimena off the coast of Mexico early Sunday evening. \"There's a good chance this system could be a Category 5 in the next 24 hours,\" said Dave R... |
095363457b43cedaf862aa23915a9858fb6d004a | Summarize the following news article. | Gen. Ray Odierno sees "constant improvement" in security, governance in Iraq .
Iran continues to "interfere" in Iraq, Odierno says .
Iranian government repeatedly denies instigating violence inside Iraq . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite some high-profile bombings in recent days, Iraq's security forces are ready to take over for U.S. forces this week to stabilize the nation's major cities, the U.S. commander in Iraq told CNN on Sunday. Except for soldiers in advisory roles, all U.S. combat troops will leave Iraqi cities and towns ... |
85acd0bf74bf16aaa2e916708af16e9fa7bc0fbd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: French passengers aboard; most on plane are Comoran .
Crash occurs as plane tries to land at airport, official says .
Reconnaissance craft spots traces of plane, bodies off Comoros .
Plane crashes in Indian Ocean near Comoros, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- Rescuers on Tuesday spotted the wreckage of a Yemeni jet that crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, the country's Vice President Idi Nadhoim said. Relatives of passengers of the plane that crashed arrive at Marseille airport in southern France. The plane, carrying more than 150 peo... |
515bbb2d7fdc7546c89eed8b98db9f1550966049 | Summarize the following news article. | Bacteria found at Nestle USA plant in Danville, Virginia, FDA researchers say .
Researchers tested bacteria for link to illness outbreak in 29 states .
Nestle spokeswoman said company's baking division was informed of finding .
All infected persons confirmed as having strain of E. coli 0157:H7 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal investigators at the Nestle USA plant in Danville, Virginia, have found evidence of E. coli bacteria in an unopened package of raw chocolate chip cookie dough, two sources at the Food and Drug Administration told CNN Monday. A Nestle spokeswoman says the tainted product was in a 16.5-ou... |
309cffc5f17007a5d2541e6d0513c6c14409be99 | Summarize the following news article. | WAKA Kickball started more than a decade ago by a few friends is now in 33 states .
The 2009 World Yo-Yo Contest will attract more than 150 adults this year .
Hundreds of adult soapbox racers will wear costumes to race in Portland, Oregon .
"Rejuvenile" author Noxon says childhood pastimes are becoming more acceptable ... | [
"(CNN) -- Spongy red balls wait in a queue, separating two teams wired to smack their opponent. Within seconds, the players dip and dive like dolphins until one player stands alone, relishing in victory. An adult plays in a dodge ball league organized by the . City of Sparks Parks and Recreation in Nevada. It's the... |
1eddcd75a4f3a67897264087a2356431ba1aa3be | Summarize the following news article. | Sussex police confirm they are reviewing information on Brian Jones' death .
Rolling Stones founder was found dead in his swimming pool in July 1969 .
Inquest found "death by misadventure," although questions remained .
Investigative journalist has handed documents, other material to police . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool. An autographed photo of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who was found dead in July 1969 . Police in Sussex, in southern England, have co... |
be80b0fae336ec987792470c73963a0f8445f7e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Refugees caught in mud flows, runoff from flooded latrines, internal U.N. memo says .
More than 300 families protest conditions, memo says .
Flooding comes ahead of Sri Lanka's monsoon season .
Human Rights Watch has called for immediate release of Tamil civilians at camps . | [
"(CNN) -- Flash floods have inundated refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, endangering more than 16,000 Tamil refugees who only months ago survived cross-fire in the country's two-decade civil war, the United Nations says. In this file photo Tamil civilians are seen at Menik Farm refugee camp on the outskirts of V... |
23a49b4118931697daba988dfc9004989af9ef84 | Summarize the following news article. | Seven other men have been arrested on charges of supporting terrorism .
8th person being sought is U.S. citizen; public told not to be worried .
Wife of suspect Daniel Patrick Boyd said charges had not been substantiated .
Daniel Boyd, a U.S. citizen, and his two sons are among the seven men arrested . | [
"RALEIGH, North Carolina (CNN) -- Federal authorities are searching for an eighth alleged member of a North Carolina group that authorities say plotted \"violent jihad\" overseas, prosecutors said Tuesday. Daniel Patrick Boyd, left, and Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan are two of the seven men charged. Robin Zier of the U... |
6eeac9863f0d6ec5b73ad034025b507828401e1b | Summarize the following news article. | Police identify one of deceased as 19-year-old Michael Toller .
Guy Heinze Jr. heard on 911 call telling dispatcher he arrived home to find bodies .
"I don't know what to do, man," Heinze tells 911. "My dad, he's laying there dead"
Police say "no known suspects" in the attack; 7 dead at scene, 8th died later . | [
"(CNN) -- In an anguished 911 call, a Georgia man told dispatchers that he arrived home to find \"my whole family's dead.\" Seven people were found dead Saturday at a residence in a mobile home park in Brunswick, Georgia. \"I just got home,\" a man identified as Guy Heinze Jr. told the emergency dispatcher in the S... |
c3cca54ae5f44836f7a2670ad1fa2e53ae80577a | Summarize the following news article. | Poland helped win the war but lost the peace .
It was invaded by Germany but put under Soviet influence after the war .
70 years from the start of WWII, the war still defines Polish identity and history .
Polish military says its history helps its work in Afghanistan . | [
"WESTERPLATTE, Poland (CNN) -- On a sand swept stretch of Afghanistan, a high-ranking Polish general put his country's mission there into perspective. The repurcussions of World War II lasted decades for Poland. He explained to a NATO delegation that Polish troops remind Afghan locals of two things about the missio... |
f1ab367f7cbb8122b30150d15119ebb8d269ee55 | Summarize the following news article. | About 20 world leaders gathered in Poland to mark the start of World War II .
Attack set off chain of events that embroiled all of the world's major powers .
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian PM Vladimir Putin at event .
Merkel says her country unleashed "endless suffering" by starting war . | [
"GDANSK, Poland (CNN) -- At least 20 world leaders gathered Tuesday in Poland to commemorate the start of World War II 70 years ago -- a conflict in which 6 million Poles died. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) chats with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Poland on Tuesday. Germany's pre-dawn invasi... |
2aa5eb1c71ba9ceacc8ef7bc15273c0a935b2833 | Summarize the following news article. | Three fishermen missing since August 22 were found Saturday on capsized boat .
Boater spotted fishermen about 180 miles from coast of Port Aransas, Texas .
Coast Guard had called off search for men on Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- Rescued after spending eight days lost at sea, Tressel Hawkins was happy to be back in Texas. Three missing boaters were returned safely to Port Aransas, Texas, after their rescue on Saturday. \"Actually, it feels great to be on solid ground,\" he told CNN on Sunday. Hawkins, 43, and his fellow boaters, C... |
6573f73a897ec00e2c037f959d832d04aa1a5ab3 | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged ringleader dubbed "Heidi Fleiss of Houston"
Investigators say women met clients in upscale hotels, charged about $350 an hour .
Police scour computer files and credit card records to verify a large client list . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in Houston, Texas, say they have busted a prostitution ring that may involve more than 1,500 clients, including professional athletes, doctors and lawyers. Investigators were scouring computers files and credit card records on Monday, trying to verify a large client list that could ignite scandals ... |
8ea36c55217a61a8ce8a64c551562a8f5cbc375e | Summarize the following news article. | Normandy visit came at the end of President Obama's trip to Mideast and Europe .
CNN's Ed Henry says walking the rows of gravestones brought chills, tears .
On one grave were flowers and a message from a "brother"
A group of young boys sought out autographs from assembled veterans . | [
"CNN's Ed Henry followed President Obama on his trip to the Middle East and Europe, ending at a commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe. You can see his reflections from Normandy, as well as the entire Obama trip, by going to his Twitter page. Row upon row of gravestones at the Americ... |
8ff489663804dc9590c336015fce54faf666cf46 | Summarize the following news article. | President is not on ballot, but many see vote as comment on his performance .
Party is expected to do well despite years of troubles .
Calderon has stood strong in face of adversity, analysts say .
Many see increasing voter distaste with electoral process . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has three years left in his six-year term. On the ballot will be 500 federal legislators, six governors and mayors and local legislators... |
0ae89d16ac1cb5f01f865b1751acbf21c40fe3ae | Summarize the following news article. | Twitter is becoming a good tool to use for your career .
@heatherhuhman: Helps Gen Y, recent grads navigate professional world .
@careerdiva: Often brings up issues you might not have otherwise considered .
@InterviewCoach: Interview tips, also posts other experts' advice and news articles . | [
"Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. When Twitter asks \"What are you doing,\" maybe you should be following tweets on job advice. When microblogging and social networking site Twitter debuted three... |
9325ec991de0c9214a25ebcd984037637e513e4c | Summarize the following news article. | Florence Henderson touring with one-woman show .
Henderson most famous as mom on "The Brady Bunch"
Show has kept her in public eye, made her symbol for mothers . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Florence Henderson, \"The Brady Bunch\" mom, may be one of America's best-loved mothers. Florence Henderson is often asked for hugs by complete strangers. As Henderson travels the United States with her one-woman road show, \"All the Lives of Me,\" fans respond as if they grew up i... |
8c0defeaec2279d3371339ffdb245b63661948a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Single-engine Beechcraft makes hard landing near busy road .
Plane developed engine problems shortly after takeoff, FAA official says .
Fliers were headed for Enid, Oklahoma, about 100 miles north . | [
"(CNN) -- A single-engine plane crashed Saturday outside a bank in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, seriously injuring the five people on board, authorities said. A damaged airplane lies on the ground Saturday next to a busy road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The pilot reported engine problems shortly after leaving the city... |
3ae18a426e2d5f1e778b4df336140d33d4165f4b | Summarize the following news article. | Transcripts show that Rebecca Shaw was feeling ill .
Shaw said that if pressure was too much, she could call out the next day .
Colgan Flight 3407 crashed February 12 during approach to Buffalo . | [
"(CNN) -- The co-pilot of a plane that crashed in Buffalo, New York, in February was feeling ill and had considered backing out of the flight, according to a cockpit voice recorder transcript released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board. First Officer Rebecca Shaw said before takeoff: \"You know, we'... |
9ab85b5855ce142e0313c558f69d759620bf9a15 | Summarize the following news article. | Pamela Green-Jackson began crusade for youth fitness after her obese brother died .
Youth Becoming Healthy teaches middle schoolers about exercise and nutrition .
The organization has helped about 4,000 children since 2004 .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"ALBANY, Georgia (CNN) -- Pamela Green-Jackson didn't learn until after her brother's funeral that doctors had warned him his weight could cost him his life. Pamela Green-Jackson encourages a student in the Youth Becoming Healthy program. Bernard Green weighed 427 pounds when he died in 2004. He was 43 years old. \... |
dd49c63579681266e83102e337bd8219647de971 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. does not believe North Korea intends to launch long-range missile soon .
Sea of Japan mariners warned to be clear due to "military firing exercise"
Japanese media reported North Korea may fire a missile at Hawaii on July 4 .
North Korea recently threatened to "wipe out" the U.S. if provoked . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. officials are downplaying any imminent threat of a North Korean missile strike or confrontation between the two countries at sea. A U.S. official says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il seems to be \"testing the new administration.\" The U.S. intelligence community does not believe North Kore... |
970d5a05dcfca11e2aad7c762aea2de4dbe3858f | Summarize the following news article. | Sussex police confirm they are reviewing information on Brian Jones' death .
Rolling Stones founder was found dead in his swimming pool in July 1969 .
Inquest found "death by misadventure," although questions remained .
Investigative journalist has handed documents, other material to police . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool. An autographed photo of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who was found dead in July 1969 . Police in Sussex, in southern England, have co... |
2565d0225760a2198a3b674966852d809afcf181 | Summarize the following news article. | Plane went down off Brazil on June 1, killing all 228 aboard .
Voice, data recorders stop broadcasting after 30 days .
Investigators planned to keep listening for 10 additional days .
French oceanographic ship will conduct new searches . | [
"(CNN) -- The search for the data and voice recorders from the Air France plane that crashed more than a month ago off Brazil's coast is entering a new phase, according to France's accident investigation agency. Searchers have discovered hundreds of pieces of wreckage from Air France Flight 447. All 228 people aboa... |
1ee14b83d22de97ed8354e2e943ec660ef5683df | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson suffers cardiac arrest at home in Los Angeles suburb .
Singer was dominant in pop music for four decades with Jackson 5, solo .
Jackson had many No. 1s; his "Thriller" is one of the best-selling albums of all time . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including \"Off the Wall,\" \"Thriller\" and \"Bad\" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop ... |
f068cdbc715a79b2c80513f842c10e10d1d34c29 | Summarize the following news article. | Matthew Fisher sued former Procol Harum bandmate Gary Brooker .
Fisher was seeking share of royalties for "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Lower court had ruled in his favor in 2006, but another partly overturned ruling in 2008 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The organist on the seminal 1960s song \"A Whiter Shade of Pale\" has won a long-running legal battle for a share in the royalties for the tune. Matthew Fisher, shown here in a 2006 photo, has won a battle over \"Whiter Shade of Pale\" royalties. Matthew Fisher sued former Procol Harum ban... |
a0de7b33b8f7b24a36c4c4fb9a8e1460dfcd4aae | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican government responding to a spate of deadly attacks in Michoacan .
The number of federal police officers patrolling the state has more than tripled .
Sudden spike in violence follows arrest Saturday of high-ranking drug cartel member .
La Familia Michoacana accused in the slayings of 12 federal police officers . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- In response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel, Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan, a government spokeswoman said. Drug violence is up in Michoacan state, shown by recent attacks on police in at least a half-d... |
8fa20a03c698974043f72686858e0bdc546c3867 | Summarize the following news article. | Teenage girl only person to survive plane crash off Comoros islands .
French, U.S. divers are helping to search for debris and bodies from the plane .
The plane's data recorders have yet to be found, Yemeni authorities say . | [
"(CNN) -- Yemenia Airways is canceling all its flights between Yemen and the Comoros Islands after this week's crash on the same route, the airline said Saturday. Bahia Bakari holds her father's hand as she lies on a stretcher in a plane after landing in France. One more flight between Sanaa and Moroni is scheduled... |
832b02888e12a149f4236f89d42754e23754f469 | Summarize the following news article. | Crown prince recovering after treatment in New York for an undisclosed illness .
Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud believed to be in his 80s .
Has been convalescing at his residence in the Moroccan city of Agadir .
Saudi officials have maintained publicly that Sultan's health has improved . | [
"Saudi Arabia's Cabinet was reassured Monday about the condition of its crown prince, according to state-run media, amid mounting speculation about his health. Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is in Morocco recovering after medical treatment. The country's second deputy prime minister, Prince Nayef bin Ab... |
69c9b096fea9b43c4f6ae31dbcdec6c5b7e74dbe | Summarize the following news article. | Violence flares as police attempt to break up a roadblock .
Government declares state of emergency in remote northern area .
Indigenous people protest what they call the exploitation of their native lands .
Peruvian president says land belongs to all the people of the country . | [
"LIMA, Peru (CNN) -- The government of Peru on Friday declared a state of emergency in a remote northern area after a clash between police and indigenous people protesting what they say is the exploitation of their native lands left a number of people dead. Alberto Pizango, a leader of the protesters, says his foll... |
28f06a85633bb7179332cb2b73ccfcc1231fd6de | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Barbara Starr celebrated a victory and mourned a loss on July 15 .
An injured Marine was celebrating getting into Harvard Law School .
On same night, a warrior with a traumatic brain injury was found dead in his car .
Men's stories are linked -- both pleaded with the government to aid injured soldiers . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where were you on the night of July 15? You may not even remember, but for me it was an extraordinary evening, an evening of unimaginable triumph and unbearable tragedy. Andrew Kinard testifies before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee on April 29, 2009. But I would not actually know everythi... |
8ddbed192c762b9552f96d7955da3178ee528a9b | Summarize the following news article. | Tension grows in Gabon, West Africa as citizens await result of presidential election .
Capital Libreville deserted as residents flee the city through fear of violence .
Voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a successor to President Omar Bongo . | [
"(CNN) -- Security forces patrolled deserted streets in Gabon's capital as citizens of the west African nation awaited official presidential results amid growing fears of violence, witnesses told CNN on Thursday. Police block supporters of opposition candidate Pierre Mamboundou in Libreville, Gabon. Voters in the o... |
fbd4476020e3745f071ea8e7fe609a18acddda94 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to visit Ghana after his trip to Italy's G8 Summit in July .
Obama also planning to visit Egypt, Russia this summer .
Obama last traveled to Africa in 2006 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will rack up plenty of frequent flyer miles this summer with planned trips in Africa, Russia and Italy. President Obama will travel to Ghana for two days after the G8 Summit in July. Obama, along with his wife, Michelle, will visit Accra, Ghana, on July 10 and July 11, the Whit... |
7cfe6f195438507e338d8706f6a7ec1d95e3bd13 | Summarize the following news article. | Investigation treated as homicide case because two firefighters died .
The fire was at 38 percent containment Thursday, officials say .
Station fire has burned more than 147,000 acres north of Los Angeles .
Blaze still forcing some residents to evacuate . | [
"LAKE VIEW TERRACE, California (CNN) -- A massive fire that has charred more than 147,000 acres in Southern California and destroyed dozens of homes north of Los Angeles was caused by arson, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said Thursday. A wildfire burns close to blackened hills in the Angeles National Forest ou... |
d4d6125d08422ca249497365a0a4ce4e70c75c6f | Summarize the following news article. | Stuntman Monte Perlin has broken "almost everything" in his 25-year career .
His films include "Spider-Man," "Star Trek, "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"
One motorbike stunt involved jumping 70 feet at 60 mph into open car of moving train .
Remotely controlled, burning ambulance flipped and barely missed him . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- It had never been done before, but as Monte Perlin gunned the engine of his Harley motorbike and prepared to land it in an open boxcar of a moving train, he was strangely calm. Stuntman Monte Perlin putting his motorcycle through its paces. Rather than fret for his own life, he was thinking about th... |
d5a206f8efea09b1c0f69cd26a98c054b1841ee2 | Summarize the following news article. | Hindu ritual of immersing idols in oceans, rivers and lakes is causing contamination .
Paints on idols often contain toxic metals, such as lead and mercury .
Pollutants contaminate plants, poison fish and irrigation and drinking water .
"Dry immersion" suggested as a solution -- idol is sprinkled symbolically with wate... | [
"PALLAVAKAM, India (CNN) -- South India's sun beats down on a long line of trucks wending to the Bay of Bengal. In the back of these trucks, giant, brightly painted statues of the Hindu god Ganesha are waiting to be dropped in the nearby ocean. Ganesha worshippers transport their Idol for an immersion ritual. All o... |
b23ab1b0feef5b16bc78b906a3c8b74f2900395c | Summarize the following news article. | U.N.: Drugs originating in Afghanistan have "catastrophic consequences"
Success attributed to aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country .
Report: 20 of 34 provinces in Afghanistan now free of opium farming .
Local farmers also encouraged to grow legal crops . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's opium production dropped dramatically this year partly because of new aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country, a United Nations study found. Afghan police officers use tractors to destroy poppy crops in Helmand province earlier this year. According to the report fr... |
bd12b38a954c9394894bbe40fe496e199de31f69 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez found shot to death at his ranch on August 22 .
Police say Gonzalez arrived at the rural home to find suspects already there .
He was able to get his gun from the house but died in ensuing gunfire, police say .
Ranch hand was injured in the attack; the suspects are his brothers and cousin . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators have arrested a third suspect in the killing of a prominent doctor near Houston, Texas. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez was found dead at his ranch last month, police say. The Texas Rangers arrested Misael Sotollo, 18, Tuesday evening in a Houston apartment, the Austin County Sheriff's Office said ... |
0db9d027b3548f6a717999134ad5be9c9261a354 | Summarize the following news article. | Powe: Two Warren Burger rulings were reversed as he was about to join court .
He says ruling in favor of New Haven firefighters was not a surprise .
He says Sotomayor is not out of the mainstream since 4 justices were on her side .
Powe: Justices named by GOP presidents generally oppose affirmative action . | [
"Editor's Note: Lucas A. Powe Jr. is a professor of constitutional law at The University of Texas and the author of the recently published book, \"The Supreme Court and the American Elite, 1789-2008.\" He clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Lucas Powe Jr. says it's not a surprise that justices vot... |
f94d5097fedec25e6e706cf6872a07f9339570f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Much of "Angels & Demons" footage shot in Rome, Italy .
Tom Hanks said being in Eternal City gave film feeling it couldn't get on back lot .
But star and director note challenges, including shooting scenes amid a wedding . | [
"(CNN) -- It's been three years to the month since Dan Brown's book \"The Da Vinci Code\" hit theater screens, becoming a worldwide blockbuster. Tom Hanks says working in Rome, Italy, added to the production values of \"Angels & Demons.\" Now superstar Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard are back with another of Brow... |
c0e223492782ec71ff23e0cf63c7b0195d75e438 | Summarize the following news article. | Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail's home is in Garib Nagar, or city of the poor .
Indian authorities say the home, 20 others, were illegally built .
Family says they got no notice, plan to rebuild . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- \"Slumdog Millionaire\" leaves audiences uplifted. But that is hardly how one of its child stars felt on Thursday. Indian authorities demolished the home of \"Slumdog Millionaire\" child actor Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. Despite the hit movie's mega-millions in box-office receipts, Azharu... |
18f966d31896594b241385d267287f503d97dfe4 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican government responding to a spate of deadly attacks in Michoacan .
The number of federal police officers patrolling the state has more than tripled .
Sudden spike in violence follows arrest Saturday of high-ranking drug cartel member .
La Familia Michoacana accused in the slayings of 12 federal police officers . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- In response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel, Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan, a government spokeswoman said. Drug violence is up in Michoacan state, shown by recent attacks on police in at least a half-d... |
8c4262b72e7a9d7ecf6c6de5b63892406be019b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Almost all British troops in Iraq are being pulled out .
Agreement that allows them to be there expires on Friday .
Only about dozen British troops will remain to help train Iraqi police . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Almost all British troops in Iraq are being pulled out because the agreement that allows them to be there expires on Friday, the British Ministry of Defence said Tuesday. Nearly all of Britain's troops in Iraq will have left by the week's end. The withdrawal marks the first time since the ... |
ca1e6f2bf78db30741da9e13ee2415cb2e40b324 | Summarize the following news article. | Many members of Liberia's amputee football team had lost the will to live .
They were recruited by a counselor working to rehabilitate former fighters .
Coach Paul Tolbert: "They are men who bring pride to this nation"
Photos were taken by war photographer Christopher Morris for the ICRC . | [
"This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Solferino which led to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The ICRC is using the date to launch an awareness campaign of its work in conflict-affected countries, featuring photos taken by five award-winning photojournalists. This week... |
c674bd461e416bfeaea2153c36f00d7ff4a66fa2 | Summarize the following news article. | Estimate: 0.25 to 0.5 percent of the American population is transgendered .
Doctors speculate that there is a biological foundation to gender identity .
People rarely undergo gender-reassignment surgery and then want to reverse it . | [
"(CNN) -- Henry Joseph Madden was a good student and track team member in high school, but he had a secret: He sometimes wore his mother's pantyhose and underwear under his clothes. Dr. Jennifer Madden, a family physician, began her transition to being female at age 48. \"I really wanted to be a girl so bad, and th... |
ca5dc9f2fd0a522ef34db64f66a50aca94a55981 | Summarize the following news article. | Ninth Ward couple captures on video horrors of Hurricane Katrina and flood waters .
The New Orleans footage is used in Oscar-nominated film, "Trouble the Water"
Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal hope to inspire action .
Originally "fueled by a sense of outrage," the story is about "hope and survival" | [
"(CNN) -- Before the storm hit and the floodwaters took over, Kimberly Rivers Roberts pulled out her new video camera. Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband, Scott, sit outside their flood-damaged Ninth Ward home. The aspiring rapper and her husband, Scott, were among those trapped in the Ninth Ward in New Orlean... |
0dd3de86e726c61727a0e574a3f93d835fde97d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Search crews recover bodies of flight captain and steward from crash .
All 228 people onboard flight 447 from Brazil to France were killed .
None of names of bodies recovered have been released at request of families . | [
"(CNN) -- Search crews have recovered the bodies of the flight captain and a steward from the Air France flight that crashed off the coast of Brazil. A Brazilian diver floats on wreckage of Flight 447 earlier this month. The search for more debris continues. The two flight members are among the victims that have be... |
255d3ffd5f245624abcccdcd39f473b2e9b774b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Sailor charged in death of gay sailor found dead in brig, officials say .
Officials believe Jonathan Campos asphyxiated himself .
Seaman August Provost was shot, killed during sentry duty in June . | [
"(CNN) -- A sailor accused of killing another sailor was found dead in his cell in a southern California military jail, officials said Friday. Seaman August Provost, shown on his MySpace page, was killed while on sentry duty at Camp Pendleton. Petty Officer Jonathan Campos was found dead in the brig at the Marine C... |
a3203f09d4c0f840a11f04b1d4b576ffa7f0c138 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson was offered sanctuary in Bahrain by king's son in 2005 .
He spent 11 months in the Persian Gulf kingdom .
Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa later sued Jackson . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sudden death has thrown the peculiar path of his later life back into the spotlight. Michael Jackson spent 11 months living in Bahrain after his acquittal on child abuse charges in the U.S. He spent much of the past four years flitting from one part of the globe to another, failing to pu... |
6e913b4178ee9d468eb290f27f3f7f242b94fdb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Dairy farmer says he saves money by converting cow manure to electricity .
Remaining waste from 600 cows is used as fertilizer and mulch .
Anaerobic digestion became popular in United States in 1970s .
He says process also helps cut dairy farm's odor . | [
"ROCKWOOD, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Four generations of Saylors have worked the family's dairy farm for nearly a century, but for the past three years, the cows have been doing something besides providing milk: They've been helping power the place. \"The farm used to get a lot of complaints,\" says farmer Shawn Saylor... |
a97c0493bd5c0c02c83b06383ff564f6790d5bea | Summarize the following news article. | Whitney Houston held L.A. listening party for first album in seven years .
Jane Fonda, Barry Manilow and Halle Berry were among the stars in attendance .
The nine-track album contains songs written by R. Kelly, Alicia Keys and Akon .
Stevie Wonder said the album was "really, really good." | [
"Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA (CNN) -- Whitney Houston swept into the room in full diva mode -- hair, makeup and entourage. She looked the part. Whitney Houston has credited mentor Clive Davis, right, for her comeback after a seven-year absence. She smiled and cooed over mentor Clive Davis, calling him \"Big Papa\" and ... |
3b0127dfee92f6afca19f34518a3b38a648322fc | Summarize the following news article. | FDA lab tests on e-cigarettes find carcinogens and other toxic chemicals .
E-cigarettes are battery operated, contain cartridges filled with nicotine, chemicals .
They turn nicotine, chemicals into a vapor that is inhaled by the user .
Product had not been submitted to the FDA for evaluation or approval . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that laboratory tests on popular smoking devices known as electronic cigarettes have found they contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals dangerous to humans. E-cigarettes are battery-operated and contain cartridges filled with nicot... |
f093cd188adc6e83602a19d67f4c811b5499b5c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Alberto Contador launches an attack on Astana teammate Lance Armstrong .
Tour de France winner admits he will never have admiration for the American .
Contador beat Andy Schleck by over four minutes to gain his second Tour win . | [
"(CNN) -- Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has launched a stinging attack on Astana teammate Lance Armstrong after returning as a hero to his native town of Pinto near Madrid. Lance Armstrong (right) looks on after Alberto Contador is handed the Tour de France trophy in Paris. Contador told a news conference ... |
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