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88aedac04d89fee39455462f463fc21b3c5a97e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Nepalese journalist who reported on women's rights is hacked to death .
Killing of Uma Singh is part of pattern of violence directed at reporters in Nepal .
Journalists throughout Nepal expected to stage demonstrations Tuesday . | [
"(CNN) -- A Nepalese journalist who reported on women's rights and wrote several articles criticizing the dowry system was hacked to death in her room, a media rights group said Monday. A Nepalese journalist takes part in a protest last month demanding more freedom for the press. The killing of Uma Singh, 26, is pa... |
c6c4344a9480e113eacfaba43642ed82196ea92a | Summarize the following news article. | Tennis player Elizabeth Profit, 13, ranks high in her age group; to turn pro next year .
Elizabeth has juvenile diabetes, manages it; "I can't make excuses," she says .
Sister Mary, 11, also a rising tennis star, watches over her older sister .
"You don't want to let life pass you by," Elizabeth advises others with dia... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Elizabeth and Mary Profit will not be taking center court at the U.S. Open women's doubles final to face Venus and Serena Williams, but they share many of the athletic qualities that have made Venus and Serena the most dominant sisters in tennis history. Elizabeth Profit plays tenn... |
6622c2789d7dad025b979cc8cb6432b319c6db56 | Summarize the following news article. | Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park has been a local favorite for 68 years .
Train ferries skiers to slopes in Colorado's Rocky Mountains .
"The train ride up there is spectacular," says Denver resident .
Train passes through 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel underneath the Continental Divide . | [
"(CNN) -- Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners. The Ski Train begins its round-trip journey to Winter Park at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. The Ski Train is a 68-year-old loca... |
f41a2244c71e351d9d27d44bbbdc71ae680fd25b | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Joe Wilson says he apologized to Obama and that should be enough .
Wilson yelled "You lie" as Obama made health care speech to Congress last week .
House Democrats plan to censure Wilson unless he apologizes in House this week .
Wilson says he respects president, "would never do something like that again" | [
"(CNN) -- Rep. Joe Wilson said Sunday he will not apologize again for yelling out that President Obama lied during the president's speech to Congress last week. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, shouts \"You lie!\" during President Obama's speech Wednesday night. \"I am not going to apologize again,\" the South Ca... |
9cc38648a56377f5f273a50a7889f59284e7f490 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Uyghurs relocated from Guantanamo spoke Friday with CNN's Don Lemon .
Both denied having been terrorists and expressed gratitude toward U.S. president .
Four of the Chinese Muslims were relocated to Bermuda; 13 remain at Gitmo .
Incident has had international repercussions centering on where to relocate men . | [
"HAMILTON, Bermuda (CNN) -- Two of four Uyghurs relocated to Bermuda after seven years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, denied Friday that they had ever been terrorists and expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Barack Obama for working to free them. Salahidin Abdalahut and Kheleel Mamut were two of four Uy... |
a0d966444f64b041be7ebbe699a104fb97918c4a | Summarize the following news article. | Team aims to discover how climate change has affected Arctic and Inuit people .
At Dutch Harbor, Alaska, discovered how fishing quota transforming community .
Unexpected calm weather on trip so far despite sailing "Deadliest Catch" seas .
Read the first ship's log from the crew of the Silent Sound . | [
"Dutch Harbor, ALASKA (CNN) -- In Dutch Harbor the smell of fish wafting from the docks and the canneries is the smell of money. And lately, the town has smelled a lot less fishy. High seas high jinx: Tobias gives his shipmate Hanns a haircut at sea using a sail bag as a barber cape. Over fishing, new quota systems... |
e927f7c50fea8036e16e78cb55f64f4ef619bf16 | Summarize the following news article. | Gates: If people could see direct benefit to nations then aid would not drop off .
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sends billions of dollars to developing nations .
Gates: China is a great example of a nation which has progressed in recent times .
Quest Means Business: Monday to Friday, 1800 GMT, 2000 CET, 0300 HK . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Billionaire Bill Gates has urged industrialized nations to honor aid pledges to developing nations despite the recession. Bill Gates Thursday said industrialized nations need to do more to help developing countries. ONE, the advocacy group backed by Gates and rock musicians Bob Geldof Bono... |
f1f9bd337023fe92c24d9fcf196da6e858e317c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-Argentine President Nestor Kirchner steps down as leader of ruling party .
Ruling Justicialist Party loses majority in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies .
New composition of Congress could shift power away from president .
Analyst: "The Kirchners have been weakened by this latest economic crisis" | [
"BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner resigned as leader of the ruling political party Monday following a poor showing in Sunday's elections, the official news agency Telam reported. Former Argentine Nestor Kirchner accepts defeat Sunday in legislative elections in Buenos Air... |
8e8a095fdc7ac4eb962eb730e0867c2bdc757f51 | Summarize the following news article. | Vivid descriptions of Jackson's corpse are published by tabloid newspapers .
L.A. officials ask sheriff to conduct preliminary inquiry .
A sheriff's spokesman did not say what prompted the request .
The coroner's office is investigating the cause of Jackson's June 25 death . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Investigators are looking into whether employees at the Los Angeles County coroner's office illegally leaked information about Michael Jackson's death probe to the news media, according to a sheriff's spokesman. Police stand outside the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office when Mich... |
26aa48a3811a38ff5ddf9abf6970865ad67eeafa | 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 ... |
08f631fcbdd1434717e6acd8e00836c699ff7230 | Summarize the following news article. | Boys rescued from the Taliban in Pakistan are receiving psychiatric help .
They are abducted from their homes and are being trained for suicide missions .
Psychiatrist says they have been brainwashed; fixing that will take time .
Army hopes the boys can one day return to their homes . | [
"SWAT VALLEY, Pakistan (CNN) -- The boys shuffle into the room in a remote army base high in the mountains of Pakistan's Swat Valley. They are disheveled, disoriented. These boys say they were kidnapped by the Taliban and trained to be suicide bombers. There are no smiles, their eyes stare at the floor. These are t... |
03dc4c3d7f642a25fc3945a9efeee1cbe678e543 | 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... |
74660e59825c1e106d41c8cd334465896b5e9780 | Summarize the following news article. | Hip-hop artists from five countries visit the U.S. to meet U.S. artists, perform .
Visit is part of State Department's Cultural Visitors Program .
Team visits New York City, Washington, Philadelphia over three weeks .
"It's a real immersion into the culture," Philippine performer says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Six hip-hop artists from five countries speaking four languages are on stage, warming up for their show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. International hip-hop artists warm up for their show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday. \"Warming up\" doesn't really cap... |
61738c70f41a9b09792eb83f0050456ec144b1b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Women's boxing will be included in the 2012 Olympic Games in London .
Boxing had been the only Olympic event without any female participants .
Golf and rugby will be considered for inclusion at the 2016 Summer Games .
Softball, squash, baseball, karate and roller sports did not make the cut . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Women's boxing will be included at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the president of the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. Germany's Ina Menzer, left, fights American Franchesca Alcanter during a WIBF and WBC featherweight bout in May. The decision came during a two-day... |
0fba2b730327357d2fc24dc5f0f028a97750b676 | Summarize the following news article. | Newspaper says military's rejection of embed request is censorship .
Paper wanted reporter Heath Druzin to be embedded with Army division in Iraq .
Army rejects request, cites Druzin's previous interactions with division .
Army denies accusations, says different reporter may embed with division . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Stars and Stripes, the newspaper that receives U.S. military funding to help it cover and get distributed free to American forces in war zones, complained Tuesday of censorship by military authorities in Iraq. A soldier with the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division patrols the streets of eastern Mo... |
9e0b28c890e5819cab9f5ccc354d524aa86f60ba | Summarize the following news article. | South Africa beat Australia 29-17 in Tri-Nations match at Newlands .
World champion Springboks have won three straight matches in tournament .
Morne Steyn kicks 24 points for South Africa to seal victory . | [
"(CNN) -- South Africa strengthened their grip on the Tri-Nations with a 29-17 victory over Australia in Cape Town on Saturday. The Springboks charge forward in their 29-17 victory over Australia at Newlands. It was the third straight win for the world champions, who were indebted to the boot of Morne Steyn as he ... |
9371fba66dbc22130e3426f9fad5d9ce12c34dec | Summarize the following news article. | "District 9" offers sci-fi thrills with food for thought .
Aliens in South Africa are separated into a township; apartheid similarities obvious .
Film made by relative unknowns who bring documentary-style realism to subject . | [
"(CNN) -- Science fiction flicks featuring aliens can be a little formulaic: Aliens invade American territory, mass destruction ensues, and nine times out of 10, Will Smith rides to the rescue . A company operative (Sharlto Copley) gets an alien's attention in \"District 9.\" But the alien-infested \"District 9,\" ... |
4ebd379bc7a91c5f851cf0da1a6947d1afafa0fc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Radical sheikh escapes; Hamas forces blow up his home .
Sheikh's call for creation of Gaza Islamic emirate sparked clashes with Hamas .
Hamas raided mosque where sermon delivered in Rafah, seized control .
Hamas spokesman calls sheikh's followers "outlaws," says they attacked civilians . | [
"GAZA CITY (CNN) -- A radical Muslim sheikh called Friday for the creation of an Islamic emirate in Gaza, sparking clashes with Hamas forces that left 13 people dead, Hamas sources tell CNN. Armed members of the radical Islamist group Jund Ansar Allah surround a group representative in Rafah on Friday. The clashes ... |
0ade7b0c3e8d4618395d73afe7dcf52d44d0917d | Summarize the following news article. | Jury votes 12-0 to recommend death sentence .
Michael King convicted of kidnapping and murdering Denise Lee .
Mother of two was taken from her home by man in green Camaro .
Centerpiece of trial was victim's frantic 911 call . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida jury has recommended the death penalty for a plumber who kidnapped, raped and murdered a police detective's daughter. Denise Lee's frantic 911 call was the centerpiece of her killer's trial. Michael King, 38, showed no reaction Friday afternoon as the jury's 12-0 decision was announced in Saraso... |
e60945ad25f6cd8db56a0824201cca35d28059e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Manhattan DA's office: Misdemeanor assault charges against actor dropped .
Charges stemmed from alleged head-butting incident at New York club in May .
Kiefer Sutherland stars in the hit television drama "24" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Misdemeanor assault charges have been dropped against \"24\" star Kiefer Sutherland in a head-butting incident at a New York City nightclub, according to Alicia Maxey Greene, spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Kiefer Sutherland turns himself in to the NYPD on May 7. Charge... |
68a1bed71f776d5d7455b9e31d017cf1fa31323a | Summarize the following news article. | Samoan Brian Lima is banned for three weeks and is out of the World Cup .
The center was cited for a dangerous tackle on England's Jonny Wilkinson .
The 35-year-old is the only player to feature in five World Cup tournaments . | [
"PARIS, France -- Samoa center Brian Lima's World Cup is over after his dangerous tackle on England star Jonny Wilkinson. Lima arrives for his hearing regarding his dangerous challenge on England's Jonny Wilkinson. Lima, the only player to feature in five World Cups, has received a three-week suspension after being... |
dc3ec2692a2627b4c015c967536d110636fae9fb | Summarize the following news article. | Every aspect of life has been hit by the spread of H1N1 in Mexico City .
Citizens told not to shake hands or kiss .
Even a tragic death of a child brings suspicion, paranoia . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A killer bug is spreading like wildfire. Armed guards stand outside the Mexico City Respiratory Hospital to control the flow of people. Streets of one of the world's biggest cities are eerily empty. Bars and restaurants have been shuttered for days. The president goes on TV to tell wor... |
6d487023016a46677cca1b70f2ec4d94d66abd26 | Summarize the following news article. | Terrorist groups using social networking to recruit spies, Israel says .
Subjects are offered money to pass along secrets, security agency says .
Groups looking for personal information to contact Israeli citizens . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Terrorism groups are using Facebook and other social networking sites to recruit Israeli citizens as spies, the Israeli government warned Monday. Israel says its citizens have been targeted by terrorist groups seeking to recruit spies on Facebook. Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, issued a st... |
d4aa7135471c82bf38771e33a4e9cd1726272b3b | Summarize the following news article. | Two defendants were mere "foot soldiers," their legal advocate says .
Two charged with conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists .
FBI investigating Somali militants' recruiting effort in immigrant communities in U.S.
The militant group in Africa has ties to al Qaeda . | [
"MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Minnesota men in connection with the recruitment of Somali immigrants to fight with Islamic insurgents in their home country. Jamal Bana is one of several missing Somali-Americans believed to have fought with an Islamist insurgency. Salah Osman... |
697d107e4403178f35a8db495df1d784a67e8020 | Summarize the following news article. | One Disney employee recognized for decades of service, is laid off next day .
Laid-off employees reluctant to talk for fear of jeopardizing severance packages .
Orlando area hotels also hit hard by dropoff in business .
Disney spokesman says company downsizing like many other U.S. firms . | [
"ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Disney World has not been the happiest place on Earth for employees this year. The Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, has lost some 1,600 jobs. Imagine one day receiving recognition for decades of service from your employer only to be laid off the next day. That is what happene... |
840610b768222135ae60837b4b943f83269ed944 | Summarize the following news article. | Storms disrupted traffic, triggered landslides, cut electricity across southern China .
Media: Authorities send precautionary text messages to more than 1 million people .
Financial damage caused by rain, flooding has been estimated at $35.4 million . | [
"(CNN) -- Rainstorms and flooding in southern China have killed at least 16 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless, according to state-run media. Residents in Rongcheng, southwest China's Guangxi region on July 4. Authorities had sent text messages to more than 1 million people to take precautions in south... |
9b401c919905a2a90652e00fc85cc04cc4554070 | Summarize the following news article. | Thirty to 40 militants were killed, but only 21 bodies recovered, military says .
Clashes take place on the southern island province of Basilan, military says .
Abu Sayyaf has been linked to al Qaeda . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 44 people, including 23 Filipino soldiers, died Wednesday in fighting between the Philippine military and Islamic militants, the country's armed services said on Thursday. A wounded Philippine Marine receives a medal from Major Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino in Zamboanga Thursday. The fighting was spark... |
4b6e9ae5b315ed2b623edbe0f9000efb61342b27 | Summarize the following news article. | Triple negative breast cancer is rare, aggressive and difficult to treat .
Most triple negative patients are young African-American women .
Early detection is the key to recovery, says Dr. Funmi Olopade . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Cheryl Reed's morning routine starts like that of millions of other mothers around the country. She makes breakfast for her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, piles them into a minivan and drops them off at school. Cheryl Reed has a rare form of breast cancer that mostly affects youn... |
b60e67c1c8f942f12ca873218a6cd349ef47c0b5 | Summarize the following news article. | China violates free-trade rules by impeding direct access to markets, WTO says .
China rejects charges .
"This decision promises to level the playing field," U.S. trade representative says . | [
"(CNN) -- The United States hailed a World Trade Organization ruling to open Chinese markets and ease controls on the import of U.S. films, DVDs, music downloads and books. U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk, shown, says WTO's decision will \"help pave the way toward more open trade.\" \"Today, a WTO panel handed a significa... |
5a7649ed3c3809d9514f461d06c5a1541df4a2e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Skiba and father went missing in 1999, along with employee Lorenzo Chivers .
DNA tests show pool of blood on the ground belonged to Sarah and her father .
Police have interviewed as many as 80 people, but no arrests have been made .
"Someone took her away from me unjustly," Sarah's mother says . | [
"(CNN) -- Late last month, Michelle Russell somberly walked on a Maui beach in Hawaii to mark her daughter Sarah Skiba's 20th birthday. Sarah Skiba visited her father, Paul Skiba, every other weekend. For Russell, who last saw Sarah more than a decade ago, when she was just 9 years old, some images will never fade... |
d134197f07abc0e167e45416ce454febf8ebff68 | Summarize the following news article. | One person was killed when stage being built for Madonna concert collapses .
Accident happened Thursday afternoon in southern French city of Marseille .
Another two people, one British and one American, were severely injured .
Madonna due to play first of five concerts in city for "Sticky and Sweet" tour Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Madonna was \"devastated\" to hear that a man was killed in an accident during construction for her upcoming concerts in Marseilles, France, a representative said Thursday. Firefighters leave the Stade Velodrome stadium in Marseille after the accident on Thursday. A 53-year-old French man was killed when ... |
963ee8a5c5bc543921aa92cbd92f344044345734 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities looking into why plane went down during takeoff from Kandahar airfield .
Crew ejected safely; Role of insurgents has been ruled out of cause of crash .
Military officials did not identify type of jet that crashed, nor the nationality of the crew .
Crash is the fourth aircraft wreck in three days . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, in the fourth wreck in three days, authorities said. A French Air Force Mirage 2000 sits under a shelter on the tarmac at an airbase in Kandahar on January 1, 2009. Authorities were looking into why the plane went down during take... |
e8d4cc28a61b6fad393c5319447a2ae3438afcc0 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN has put together a list of some of the best upcoming music festivals .
You can dress to kill at England's Bestival's fancy dress competition .
Enjoy the music, comedians and silent disco at Bonnaroo in Tennessee .
Dance all weekend in the shadows of a 300-year-old Serbian castle . | [
"(CNN) -- It doesn't matter that they can be feverishly hot. Or that crowds make for long food lines or the tickets may be hard to come by. Bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding performed at this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest. Music festivals worldwide attract thousands of fans wanting to hear their favorite artis... |
15ebb456370cf1d00d64a1f76c32c01abdd2634a | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton says she was looking forward to going back to Senate after the election .
She suggested to President Obama a list of other people for top diplomat post .
Clinton reconsidered when Obama was "quite persistent and very persuasive"
Clinton was recently in South Korea for discussions on North Korea . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When then-President-elect Barack Obama first asked Hillary Clinton to be his top diplomat, she turned him down and recommended others for the job, the secretary of state said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Hillary Clinton meets with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan on Friday to di... |
4e42aaf81663fdfcaddd0fe943431212dcaf7c9f | Summarize the following news article. | Propofol, generic name of Diprivan, reportedly found in Michael Jackson's home .
DEA spokesman: "We've been looking into it for the past two years"
Spokesman says inquiry hasn't been affected by singer's cardiac arrest death .
Propofol is administered intravenously in operating rooms as a powerful anesthetic . | [
"(CNN) -- The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday it's considering tighter restrictions on propofol, a drug reportedly found after Michael Jackson's death in the Holmby Hills, California, mansion he rented. The Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday it's considering tighter restrictions on propo... |
7a7ad0abdb30921783856364c093fbf979f0d255 | Summarize the following news article. | Luci Johnson describes being a first daughter as an "extraordinary privilege"
It was "the best of times and sometimes the worst of times," she says .
First daughters often followed by media for remainder of their lives .
The pressure on first daughters has intensified over the years, historian says . | [
"(CNN) -- Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request. Luci Baines Johnson, left, and her older sister, Lynda Bird, pose inside the White House in 1963. \"I asked my father if we could have the Beatles come to play at the... |
60f1778223d1fa879bf2a69e19b6b983962d8f40 | Summarize the following news article. | "Terminator Salvation" filmmakers decide to use many real robots .
Idea to avoid CGI was partly in tribute to special effects master Stan Winston .
Film is the fourth in the "Terminator" series . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Thirty-eight years ago, Joseph McGinty Nichol was a boy in Kalamazoo, Michigan, playing with toy robots. Many of the robots in \"Terminator Salvation\" are real machines, which increased realism, the cast says. Today \"McG,\" as he is better known, builds and blows up real robots. ... |
471a2e611bc557d161040f903fc45b03a7c76f94 | Summarize the following news article. | Economy led to diminished donations at the Cross Timbers Community Church .
Pastor decides to give away money to those who need it .
Result was highest amount of donations ever for the church . | [
"(CNN) -- The pastor of a non-denominational church in Argyle, Texas, passed around the collection plate to his congregants earlier this year -- and asked them to take money from it. Donations at the Cross Timbers Community Church had slumped because of the economic downturn. Pastor Toby Slough thought that his con... |
393294b1f7c078b8b98bc66bdcdfcac331e4fa96 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rep. John Murtha says bill won't pass before January .
Fixing health care requires improving insurance, cutting costs, Obama says .
Insurance companies need incentive to participate, Obama says .
President will hold another meeting Saturday in Colorado . | [
"BELGRADE, Montana (CNN) -- President Obama on Friday took his push for a health care overhaul to traditionally conservative Montana, saying a bill to extend coverage to the uninsured while helping those already with coverage will pass this year. President Obama discusses his health care plans Friday at a meeting i... |
ec5c5cda60a9e229053c5972e0ea1fcb0a01b4c6 | Summarize the following news article. | iReporters shared horror stories of having to wear ugly bridesmaid dresses .
Kimberlee Norbury wore a "saloon girl" dress for her cousin's theme wedding .
Some brides are letting their attendants choose their own dresses .
iReport.com: See bridesmaids' photos and stories, and share your own . | [
"(CNN) -- When Katy Milane was asked to be in her college roommate's August 2007 wedding, she expected the bridesmaid dress to be simple and sporty, just like the bride's taste in clothes. Katy Milane, right, said none of the bridesmaids in her friend's 2007 wedding liked this hot pink dress. It wasn't. Milane and ... |
157c940a6f601e3f153c41f066459cf01b55eb2d | Summarize the following news article. | Taggings of great whites are the first in the Atlantic Ocean, state officials say .
Beaches in Chatham, Massachusetts, closed after shark sightings .
Great white sharks are relatively rare in New England, state officials say .
Tags will let scientists track the two sharks . | [
"(CNN) -- The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has tagged two great white sharks off Cape Cod in an area where shark sightings have been reported, state officials said Sunday. A great white shark is tagged Saturday off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Shark sightings closed nearby beaches. The first tagging Satur... |
bb21e41a081075fe19b3edf0a4f8c0c30d1c5fa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Wheelchair distribution was the vision of American contractor Brad Blauser .
Humanitarian group brings the kids to a safe area so they can get the wheelchairs .
"I am sick of life," says Dad who has three children disabled from polio .
Wheelchairs are made by prisoners in South Dakota, delivered by U.S. military . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Mothers cradle children in their arms. Fathers smile softly at the helpless bodies they hold. Other parents are bent over from the weight of their teenage kids whose legs fall limp, almost touching the ground. In the absence of basic medical equipment, these parents do this every day. An Ir... |
78505fb7f645aa55451c6bd1c86b3a9efa2c5f6d | Summarize the following news article. | As economy gets tough, more women may reconsider being maid of honor .
Bridezilla expects bridal showers, bachelorette parties, co-ed Jack and Jill party .
Bridal coach: Detail expectations early and if concerns rise, compromise . | [
"(LifeWire) -- The TV no longer sits on a moving box, but she's still using filing cabinets as end tables. Desiree Jacobsen graduated from college years ago, so why does her apartment resemble a dorm room? It's hard to save for the finer things when you've had to shell out money to be in five weddings in one year, ... |
75a88206bf00385edd67b823480f65cd7c23d284 | Summarize the following news article. | Officer suspended for referring to black prof as a "banana-eating jungle monkey"
Justin Barrett wrote e-mail talking about Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates .
Barrett is suing city of Boston, saying suspension violates his civil rights .
Gates was arrested at his house after police thought he was breaking in . | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A Boston police officer is suing the city after he was suspended for referring to a black Harvard professor as a \"banana-eating jungle monkey\" in an e-mail. Boston police Officer Justin Barrett apologized for his e-mail about Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. \"If I'm charge... |
54cb9d5ad6c734904575e4cdad5a89dbd17059d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Federal court ruled that movie broke campaign ad laws .
Group behind film attacking Clinton said it was a documentary .
Can corporations be barred from giving to election campaigns?
Supreme Court expected to rule in a couple of months . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court heard new arguments Wednesday in a dramatic case that started with a movie attacking Hillary Clinton -- but that could have far-reaching implications for U.S. elections. The campaign finance case before the court stems from a film critical of then-presidential candidate Hilla... |
523470eee1ec57a09378df162c26c39241e238a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Suicide attacks are being planned by Tibetan militants, Chinese official says .
Tibet's prime minister-in-exile denies allegation .
Tibet is center of a struggle for power between China and exiled Tibet leaders .
Pro-Tibet demonstrations threaten to overshadow Beijing's Summer Olympics . | [
"(CNN) -- A Chinese official accused \"Tibetan independence forces\" Tuesday of planning suicide attacks, an allegation that the Tibetan government-in-exile immediately denied. \"To our knowledge the next plan of the Tibet Independence forces is to organize suicide squads to launch violent attacks,\" Wu Heping, spo... |
c3721939d20eda706db6ba3eeb64848ab03f8588 | Summarize the following news article. | Two shootouts in two cities near U.S. border in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon .
San Nicolas de los Garza and Escobedo are cities .
Shootouts leave 4 dead, 3 wounded . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- One small slice Monday of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war on drug cartels: two shootouts on the streets of two cities; a man and a woman ambushed in their car; at least four people dead; three soldiers wounded, one of them gravely. Suspected members of Los Zetas drug cartel are... |
1172406ab9280117ba1c6cda439ff74f273d1386 | Summarize the following news article. | DNA tests will attempt to identify remains of World War I fallen .
Bodies removed from mass grave in Fromelles, northern France .
Up to 300 bodies are believed to have been dug up . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- DNA testing to try to identify hundreds of bodies buried in a mass grave during World War I will start this week, the British and Australian ministries of defense announced Monday. File photo shows a crane unearthing the mass grave in northern France. The bodies come from Fromelles in nort... |
638dbc218a90322c25e9e4c04d6a7f3ad568515e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 15 confirmed dead after boat capsizes; as many as 67 missing .
Boat with about 200 Haitians capsized Monday near Turks and Caicos Islands .
Coast Guard intercepted another boat overloaded with Haitians late last week . | [
"(CNN) -- The search continued Tuesday for as many as 67 people missing after a boat carrying about 200 Haitians capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted this crowded boat last week and repatriated its occupants to Haiti. The boat overturned Monday off Turks and Caicos, a British terri... |
9e6fd6f4517952974ef98a1cc2ac7a8dd58877d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Maryland uses 40 goats to "mow" grass along highways .
Animals are reducing carbon footprint without hurting threatened turtles .
New York and Colorado also use goats to trim grass . | [
"(CNN) -- Forget lawn mowers. Maryland officials have found a natural way to combat brush while protecting a threatened species. Maryland officials wanted an eco-friendly solution that wouldn't hurt the area's bog turtles. Forty bearded goats have been dispatched by the State Highway Administration to control plant... |
b36f5294309c9f97e75e48b6ddbac7ad52506db8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect's wife and her son, brother and father among the dead, police say .
30-year-old Jacob Shaffer was arrested Saturday, police said .
Shaffer faces murder charges, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says .
Five bodies were found at two homes in Tennessee; one victim in Alabama . | [
"(CNN) -- The wife of a man suspected of killing five people in Tennessee and one in Alabama was among the victims found in southern Tennessee, along with her son, father and brother, police said Sunday. Jacob Shaffer was arrested in connection with the slayings of six people in Tennessee, police said. Jacob Shaffe... |
479be913541f28beb7f3a0feae1604a4292889a8 | Summarize the following news article. | iReport.com: Viewers, readers share their health stories .
Billy Anderson's mysterious illness has kept him in the hospital for over a year .
Once the picture of health, Billy has lost 100 pounds due to his sickness .
Doctors call his condition 'Billy's Disease', wife Nikki Peterson says . | [
"(CNN) -- The day was supposed to be remembered as one filled with happiness. Their daughter, after all, had just turned 2 years old. Instead, Nikki Peterson remembers December 30, 2007 as the day her husband Billy got sick. Billy Anderson's undiagnosed condition has kept him in the hospital for more than a year. ... |
709e105dc15e3970a9079f98b8c9d4e6e0b446d1 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2003 about 46,000 British troops were stationed in and around Iraq .
British forces leave Iraq with 179 dead .
Stationed in southern city of Basra, Iraq's second largest city . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- When British forces fully withdraw from Iraq on Friday, it will be the second time in a century that Britain will leave this nation with a legacy of war dead. Mechanics prepare a tank ready to shipped back to the UK from Basra. In the Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery rest thousands of British... |
3cc2fa9d872cea16c23b243301499ffc86369708 | Summarize the following news article. | Buyi is one of the bands breaking through the Beijing music scene .
In the last ten years the number of garage bands in China has exploded .
The internet and social software has helped create a vibrant underground scene . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN explores Beijing's underground music scene and the bands making the rest of the world sit up and listen."
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b2d4b365a868265be9b362ed10b60d23b14ab899 | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect Said Rehou allegedly held indoctrination sessions .
Madrid bombings killed 191 people in March 2004 .
Casablanca bombings in 2003 killed 33 bystanders and 12 suicide bombers . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Moroccan man wanted for links to the Madrid train bombings in 2004 was brought to Spain from France on Wednesday, a Spanish police statement said. A photograph showing Moroccan-born suspect Said Rehou. The suspect, Said Rehou, 27, born in Casablanca, Morocco, allegedly held indoctrination ... |
f215f09ba6864613982ad1983321522a037cc111 | Summarize the following news article. | Kimi Raikkonen claims fourth Belgian Formula One Grand Prix victory at Spa .
Giancarlo Fisichella earns Force India's first podium place by finishing second .
Jenson Button still leads driver standings despite crashing out on opening lap . | [
"(CNN) -- Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen claimed his fourth Belgian Formula One Grand Prix victory in five years at Spa to end an astonishing run of 26 races without a win for the 2007 world champion. Kimi Raikkonen celebrates ending his victory drought after winning the Belgian Grand Prix. Raikkonen was hounded all the ... |
b176425aaed044df1c127afce7c967740e5ce00c | Summarize the following news article. | A woman dies after being hit by a police motorcycle during the 14th stage .
Police say two other people were injured and taken to hospital on Saturday .
Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy retains leader's yellow jersey after surviving big scare .
George Hincapie moves up to second place, Lance Armstrong drops to fourth . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of a spectator overshadowed an intriguing 14th stage of the Tour de France which saw Rinaldo Nocentini desperately cling on to the leader's yellow jersey in cycling's premier event. George Hincapie, front, upstaged his compatriot and former teammate Lance Armstrong to take second place overall.... |
546df2d35f29cc5b7867db670e27f9c46918fe4c | Summarize the following news article. | Maradona staying a clinic in Italy when tax authorities swooped .
Reports: Argentina coach owes millions in taxes from his time playing in Italy .
Maradona says Serie A club should have paid the taxes . | [
"(CNN) -- Football legend Diego Maradona had his earrings seized by Italian authorities Friday to help pay off his back taxes, according to media reports. Diego Maradona sports expensive-looking earrings during a recent football match. The current coach of Argentina's national team was staying at a clinic in northe... |
aa5dddf5ba7ab20980823eefdd991c86c7fd28a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Bollywood leading man Akshay Kumar has appeared in more than 80 movies .
A former martial arts teacher, Kumar made his name as an action hero .
Now he finds himself at the forefront of where Bollywood meets Hollywood .
India is home to $15 billion film industry -- the world's second largest . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Bollywood leading man Akshay Kumar plays a character who basks in the glamorous shadow cast by American stars like Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards in his latest movie. Akshay Kumar is one of the biggest names in Indian film. In reality, Kumar has no need for such humility. One of th... |
bba53a7e309d791b6566163c09ab173490e92c4c | Summarize the following news article. | Cancer survivor and transplant recipient Kyle Garlett will compete in Kona triathlon .
Last year, Dwight Kroening was first person with heart transplant to finish Ironman .
The lack of nerves on a donor heart poses an extra challenge for transplant patients . | [
"(CNN) -- If all goes according to plan, cancer survivor Kyle Garlett will compete in October's Ford Ironman World Championship, a grueling triathlon made up of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. Heart transplant recipient and cancer survivor Kyle Garlett will compete in October's I... |
0921693ea2a6a55e3fa8ab66467d3ac934673609 | Summarize the following news article. | Injured F1 star Felipe Massa passes series of mental and physical tests .
The Brazilian driver can begin training following minor surgery this week .
Massa suffered horrific head injuries after a freak accident in Hungary in July .
Ferrari expected to drop his struggling replacement Luca Badoer . | [
"(CNN) -- Injured Formula One star Felipe Massa is looking forward to taking his first steps towards driving again after passing a series of mental and physical tests in Miami. Felipe Massa has been given the all-clear to begin training as he bids to return to the race track. His team Ferrari reported on its Web si... |
ac1c523de5a81bed6a975ac5027bc836dac13f5e | Summarize the following news article. | Dinara Safina battles from set down to beat Victoria Azarenka at French Open .
Maria Sharapova was thrashed 6-0 6-2 by Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova .
Cibulkova now faces semifinal with world No. 1 Safina who won 1-6 6-4 6-2 . | [
"(CNN) -- Top seed Dinara Safina battled from a set down to defeat Belarusian teenager Victoria Azarenka at the French Open, but there was no escape for scheduled semifinal opponent Maria Sharapova who suffered a humiliating exit. Sharapova bowed out of the French Open after suffering one of her worst career defeat... |
d6e2c349cd63cea90bde50e0b3a2e6d59bbab816 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI trying to determine who owns letter written by Jackie Kennedy in 1968 .
Letter passed from collector to collector, but widow says she gave it to no one .
Letter found among papers of Russell Nuckols, who died in 1999, son says .
Son Thomas Nuckols told authorities he found it among the papers left by his father . | [
"DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- The FBI has seized a two-page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by Jacqueline Kennedy to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968. The family contends the letter was stolen. Jacqueline Kennedy sent her sister-in-law a condolence letter in 1968 which is no... |
cb8b3b296fae11e8de576f72b72b22e948cbd00b | Summarize the following news article. | Famous architect Norman Foster has designed a new superyacht .
"Ocean Emerald" has a top speed of 17.5 knots .
It will be co-owned by investors laying down an initial $2.6 million payment . | [
"LONDON, England -- \"Ocean Emerald\" is a superyacht with added wow-factor. Her startling appearance has made sure of that and in real life she is every bit as dramatic as she appears in these photographs. \"Ocean Emerald\" is the second time Lord Foster has designed a superyacht. We were among the guests invited ... |
b17fdb4b170f7533d3826dfab5c3fbe515907c0f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nine dead, hundreds rescued as SuperFerry 9 capsizes in Philippines .
Two people are missing, according to coast guard .
Incident is third involving SuperFerry 9 in past three years . | [
"(CNN) -- Nine people were killed and 957 rescued when a ferry capsized Sunday in the Philippines, leaving crews scouring the waters for survivors, officials said. A woman and child rescued from a ferry accident off the Philippines on Sunday arrive in port. Two people remained unaccounted for from the SuperFerry 9 ... |
68108ace64769614392e3d8a824d61109a6fb7a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Civilian contracted helicopter crashes during takeoff in Kandahar, NATO says .
All of the dead were civilians, NATO says; conditions of 5 other casualties unknown .
Chopper owned by Russian air company, according to Russian news agency Interfax .
U.S. military helicopter also makes hard landing; personnel get medical t... | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed during takeoff from Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 16 people, NATO said. U.S. Marines participate in operation Saturday to push Taliban out of Herati, Afghanistan. The aircraft was a \"civilian contracted\" helicopter, not a military on... |
f93954558241fd6e2591b410050c842532ba74c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Applications for the Peace Corps from adults over 50 have spiked 44 percent .
Nonprofit groups offering "voluntourism" trips report more mature participants .
Older Americans are motivated by President Obama's call for change .
"I'm getting to experience what it's like to live in another culture," one volunteer says . | [
"(CNN) -- When Autumn Preble was a teenager in the 1960s, she spent hours gazing at black-and-white LIFE magazine photographs that documented the journey of Peace Corps volunteers all over the world. George Stouter, 67, is helping build mental health programs in Saint Kitts for his Peace Corps stint. Preble, of Whi... |
21f55b3a768c627cfdef6a25161fdf344c4f0c17 | Summarize the following news article. | Philippines Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III announces he will run for president .
He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino, who died on August 1 .
He said he would continue the fight started by his parents to promote democracy .
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's term ends in 2010 . | [
"(CNN) -- Philippines Sen. Benigno \"Noynoy\" Aquino III announced he will run for president Wednesday, a month after the death of his late mother, the popular former President Corazon Aquino. Philippines Senator Benigno \"Noynoy\" Aquino III announce his candidacy in Manila on September 9. \"I'm accepting the chal... |
580053e9e214da1f8e9854f0c6310ecd55288542 | Summarize the following news article. | Celebrities have favorites ways to go green .
Actress Laura Dern uses solvent-free paints in her home .
Alicia Silverstone dries clothes outside on laundry line . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- In an effort to protect the planet, many people are looking for ways to reduce waste, reuse and recycle. Here's how celebrities take on the challenge. Actress Charlize Theron uses products made from recycled bottles. Charlize Theron . \"I like Endstar [makers of parkas, tents and sleeping bags]. T... |
8a879f292f67a81b2a3a67828e8262d84ca8739e | Summarize the following news article. | Nelly Furtado's new album is sung completely in Spanish .
The singer worked with noted Latin artists on the project .
Furtado, whose parents are Portuguese, finds performing in Spanish "liberating"
First single made history on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Nelly Furtado is trying to cross over in a direction many artists don't ordinarily take. Singer Nelly Furtado says she enjoys diversity in music and broadening her fan base. With \"Mi Plan,\" the Grammy Award-winning singer is taping into a brand new market and fan base, almost a decade after she c... |
2137b4b22ba465002a98ebd7b8a34dbfa0e64010 | Summarize the following news article. | Coast Guard rescues five sailors reported missing; search continues for sixth sailor .
Texas A&M sailboat was taking part in regatta from Galveston to Veracruz, Mexico .
Boat's six-person crew missed 8 a.m. radio check Saturday .
Sailboat matching description found capsized, with no one in sight . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard Sunday continues its search for a missing sailor whose five Texas A&M University crew mates were hoisted out of the Gulf of Mexico earlier in the day after their sailboat capsized. Members of the Texas A&M Offshore Sailing Team are shown in this photo from the team's Web site. The su... |
ec9241d2192b89eae9a42ff8529962520404e96c | Summarize the following news article. | Nine police officers killed, 19 hurt in suicide attack in Iraq .
Interior Ministry official says bomber drove minivan into police station .
Motorcycle blows up outside coffee shop, killing two .
Roadside bomb kills three in marketplace near Syrian border . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in explosions across Iraq on Saturday, officials said. A woman adjusts a memorial of plastic flowers this week at the bombed Foreign Affairs Ministry building. Nine police officers were killed and 19 wounded in a suicide bombing nor... |
2f108f8439dc3d2203c6d247d3e7ea6b2c2e02db | Summarize the following news article. | Coming elections in the Ivory Coast are being closely watched by U.N. officials .
Jackson meets with president, opposition leaders in trip to West African nation .
Leader of Krindjabo kingdom reportedly names Jackson a prince of the Agni people .
Jackson: Wife received "excellent medical care" after breaking leg in sta... | [
"(CNN) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson ended a trip to the Ivory Coast on Friday, after he spoke to leaders from the nation's political parties and was honored as a prince by a tribe in the West African nation. Jesse Jackson says ceremony to name him a prince of the Agni people was \"very exciting.\" Jackson said he met ... |
1a00d647f797e97f99e9a7bb4be30f3d632a8556 | Summarize the following news article. | Big-screen thriller "The Haunting in Connecticut" is based on true story .
Carmen Reed speaks about her family's time living in a former funeral home .
She says mattresses breathed, a hand grabbed and mop water turned red .
Her message: "Leave the occult alone" | [
"(CNN) -- The box office fright flick \"The Haunting in Connecticut\" earned $23 million and a second-place ranking the first weekend of its release, satiating the moviegoer appetite for psychological thrills. Carmen Reed's family lived in a former funeral home. Their stories inspired \"The Haunting in Connecticut.... |
c23e2b453c7d8992177225557a3147359c82df30 | Summarize the following news article. | Commanders say current uniform doesn't blend well in Afghanistan's countryside .
Army this month will field-test two new camouflage patterns in Afghanistan .
Army hopes to have decision on new pattern by the end of January 2010 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Army ground commanders in Afghanistan say they need help, fast. That's not a request for more troops, but a request from commanders who say the current camouflage uniform is not blending well in the diverse countryside. U.S. Army commanders in Afghanistan say the current uniform does not b... |
896daec9ef87fa67ac6fc6992a312fa11cd97bab | Summarize the following news article. | Lehman administrator in Europe says significant amount of work still to do .
Full amount owed to creditors may not be known until some time in 2010 .
Up to 500 people still work for Lehman in London, unwinding trading positions .
Lomas: "This could well take more than 10 years to resolve" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- One year after the collapse of banking stalwart Lehman Brothers, the administrator of its European business says the full impact on creditors may not be known until 2010. One year ago cameras caught shocked Lehman Brothers' employees leaving the building with boxes. Tony Lomas, a partner f... |
defefdafc02b17a7687d08290e4af77109f057fe | Summarize the following news article. | Guests can mellow out inside wine casks in the Netherlands .
A sleek Cape Town, South Africa, hotel has an Airstream trailer park on the roof .
A Costa Rica hotel offers stays inside a salvaged airplane . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity. The casks at the Hotel De Vrouwe Van Stavoren in the Netherlands once held the equivalent of 19,333 bottles of wine. Upside-down stay . At Berlin's Propell... |
4076ea6bd9994caa8ab0cb7487ec81487c770c79 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Burundi, Gabon, Tanzania ban import of suspect milk products from China .
NEW: Singapore, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei impose bans .
Head of China's quality watchdog resigns over tainted baby formula scandal .
Four infants in China dead, over 52,000 reported ill from tainted milk powder . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis which has seen more than 52,000 Chinese children poisoned by melamine-tainted goods spreads. Burundi, Gabon and Tanzania have joined governments closer to China -- including Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore a... |
533290e4208d6687168882aedc9b6a225e9e31b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Water is safe to drink; pressure has been restored .
Residents say water damaged vehicles, homes and left sewage smell .
72-inch main shut down after about two hours, county official says .
Nearly 1,000 were without power, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric . | [
"(CNN) -- Water pressure is restored and it is now safe to drink in a Baltimore suburb where a huge water main burst, sending torrents of muddy water coursing over neighborhood streets and down highway ramps, officials said. Muddy water envelops the community of Dundalk, Maryland, on Friday. Many were left without... |
bcbef29671053a9c6b7106ead70086dca13648ec | Summarize the following news article. | Kanye West reaches out to Taylor Swift to apologize .
Rapper had interrupted Swift as she accepted the Best Female Video award .
West contacted her after she appeared on "The View"
Country singer said she accepted his apology . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Kanye West called Taylor Swift with a \"very sincere\" apology Tuesday for interrupting her acceptance speech at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Swift said. Kanye West called Taylor Swift to apologize for hijacking her speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. West phoned Swift f... |
c75d6febd70450e68073fdb6cef76b269d0032c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Private eye Anthony Pellicano chose to represent himself at his trial .
Pellicano is accused of illegally gathering dirt for A-list clients .
People who represent themselves usually don't do well with juries . | [
"Sunny Hostin is a legal analyst on CNN's \"American Morning.\" Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano represented himself at his federal trial. The jury's still out. NEW YORK (CNN) -- There's a courthouse adage: A person who represents himself has a fool for a client. When a defendant utters those tragic words, \... |
5506742dac18ba418b5b72ba17cab00770c33b8b | Summarize the following news article. | DHS planned to spend $31 million to upgrade remote border crossings .
The crossings are 12 miles apart and get little to no traffic .
Laredo, Texas, by comparison, gets 66,000 crossings a day .
Laredo will not receive any of the $400 million in DHS border stimulus funds . | [
"Editor's Note: This story details how two members of the CNN Special Investigations Unit reported a story about controversial plans to spend $31 million to enhance two remote crossings on the border between the United States and Canada. The road to the border was so quiet it was safe for Drew Griffin to sit in the... |
0c05333f16e1a2048028e4875a15ca10e7b3a9a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Cuban revolutionary Juan Almeida died of a heart attack Friday evening .
Thousands gathered in the Cuban capital on Sunday to pay their respects .
He was among only a few black leaders in top government posts .
Almeida fought with the Castros at the start of their revolution . | [
"HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Thousands gathered in the Cuban capital on Sunday to pay their respects to one of Cuba's few remaining original revolutionaries, Juan Almeida, who according to state media died of a heart attack Friday evening. Cubans wait Sunday at Havana's Revolution Plaza to pay respects to deceased Cuban ... |
e065dbb6fae276c475ab0602c90e11fcd1321202 | Summarize the following news article. | Rielle Hunter was party girl who became spiritual, acquaintances say .
Filmmaker says she met former Sen. John Edwards by chance .
Edwards' wife says Hunter approached him at hotel, said, "You're so hot"
Hunter has avoided spotlight since birth of child; paternity never stated . | [
"(CNN) -- Rielle Hunter, the woman at the center of the John Edwards sex scandal, has been known variously as a spiritual seeker, an aspiring actress, a party girl and a political operative, according to media reports. A video image shows Rielle Hunter arriving at the federal courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, ... |
5fda45c522bc6c34622787e77adf99b5b71b1bf1 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. says 2006 dumping in Ivory Coast killed 15 people, sickened about 100,000 .
Firm offers $1,536 per person to settle suit stemming from dumping of toxic waste .
Settlement potentially could be worth $46 million; judge must still approve deal .
Dutch firm Trafigura says contractor dumped toxic waste, but it denies r... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A giant oil-trading company is offering to pay thousands of Africans a settlement after a contractor illegally dumped toxic waste in West Africa three years ago. Parents say their child's body is covered in lesions as a result of toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast in 2006. The United Natio... |
2daa8f5b7f818db2aad2a3b3fecd72984699841c | Summarize the following news article. | Chris Brown posts an apology on his Web site .
Brown struck a plea deal last month for incident involving girlfriend Rihanna .
Brown: "I'm not going to sit here and make any excuses" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Singer Chris Brown publicly apologized for assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna, in a video statement posted on his personal Web site Monday. Chris Brown, shown here at his June 22 court appearance, has publicly apologized in a video posted Monday. \"I have told Rihanna coun... |
4f67ed9d769f36b938aaebf54153c89a9339ba28 | Summarize the following news article. | In Pearl Harbor attack, John Finn was wounded in head and limbs but fought on .
Finn's medal citation states he continued to "return the enemy's fire vigorously"
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention is in Chicago this week . | [
"PINE VALLEY, California (CNN) -- Dozens of America's greatest military heroes are gathered in Chicago, Illinois, possibly the last large gathering of living Medal of Honor recipients. John Finn, 100, at his California ranch, said he was just a dutiful soldier. That \"hero stuff is a bunch crap,\" he said. Among th... |
14acf65e11c86df5c57b57d39f449f80798c0094 | Summarize the following news article. | Park Ji-Sung is the first Korean to play in the Champions League final .
He has just lead the South Korean national team to the World Cup finals .
Sir Alex Ferguson calls him "a very important player" for United .
Sound Off: What do you want to ask Park Ji-Sung? | [
"(CNN) -- Park Ji-Sung made history this year when the Manchester United midfielder became the first Korean to appear in the final of the European Champions League. Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung in action for his club. The 28-year-old finished on the losing side in May, after Alex Ferguson's team were beaten 2-0... |
ea00bd2cc49320e98759b8c3a0313ba041c04839 | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Paul recaptured Sunday in Goldendale, Washington, authorities say .
Paul duped someone into driving him 250 miles from escape site .
Paul planned escape for at least several months, police say .
Legally insane killer escaped Thursday during hospital field trip to fair . | [
"(CNN) -- A legally insane killer who escaped in Washington state during a field trip to a fair was recaptured Sunday, the Spokane County Sheriff's Department said. Authorities combed Washington state for Phillip Paul, a killer who escaped Thursday during a field trip. Phillip Paul, who was on the run for three da... |
6fc28498b9b51e6f8b1fa539f634ab4fb1565645 | Summarize the following news article. | FAA reports more than 900 cases of unruly behavior on planes over past five years .
Last month, a man reportedly exposed himself to passenger on Southwest Airlines .
FBI officials say bad behavior less tolerated on flights after September 11 attacks .
Unruly behavior can bring civil fines up to $25,000 or criminal char... | [
"(CNN) -- On a recent Southwest Airlines flight, a man dropped his pants and exposed himself to the female passenger sitting next to him, then punched her, according to an FBI affidavit. The plane was in midair, and the naked man reportedly grew angrier, screaming uncontrollably and shaking his fist in the air. In ... |
10c45573c66820f45465251935f6d372c2a307db | Summarize the following news article. | Bodies of 152 people killed in plane crash in Iran returned to their families .
Russian team arrives in Iran to help study crash of Russian-made plane .
Iran's Press TV says flight data recorders of crashed plane damaged .
All 168 aboard killed when Tupolev Tu-154M went down near Qazvin . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- The bodies of 152 people killed in a fiery plane crash in Iran Wednesday have been returned to their families, an Iranian state broadcaster reported Sunday. An Iranian Armenian woman places flower at crash site. Ahmad Majidi, the head of the special working group investigating the Caspian Ai... |
05a276f0585912a9dc7a327df9cdc6b9d6d16b62 | Summarize the following news article. | In "Surrogates" sexy, stylish robots live life for their owners .
Scientists say "telepresence" with robots is real, will improve .
California company Anybots developing robot that can jump, climb stairs .
Director: Androids are "logical conclusion" of technology that already exists . | [
"(CNN) -- Why leave home when you can send out a sexy, stylish robot version of yourself to do anything you tell it? In \"Surrogates,\" lifelike robots take the place of humans in day-to-day life. That's the world of \"Surrogates,\" a film starring Bruce Willis that opens Friday. Willis plays an FBI agent who inves... |
5f16203dc59829143d56d0bb58800bc246d6c6ca | Summarize the following news article. | Attorneys: It's troubling that officials are being prosecuted for "simple prayer"
School's principal, athletic director could be jailed for six months .
ACLU says it supports prayer ban but never suggested officials should be jailed .
Principal acknowledges requesting prayer but didn't mean to circumvent court order . | [
"(CNN) -- Two Florida school administrators face contempt charges and possible prison time for saying a prayer at a school luncheon. Pace High School enacted a decree in January banning officials from promoting religion at school events. Frank Lay, principal of Pace High School, and Athletic Director Robert Freeman... |
e89c3382ed5a06f91235d788ad88700bac0255aa | Summarize the following news article. | John McCardell: 135 college officers joined in questioning 21 as drinking age .
He says binge drinking is flourishing in locked rooms and remote areas .
He says U.S. is one of very few countries with such a high drinking age .
McCardell says alcohol is a reality in lives of 18- to 20-year-olds . | [
"Editor's note: John M. McCardell Jr., president emeritus at Middlebury College, is founder and president of Choose Responsibility, a nonprofit organization that seeks to engage the public in debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age. John McCardell says the 21-year-old drinking age isn't preventing w... |
d31d2e5b0f3ddf284ba725a6704004cf664c6a63 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. bombs poppy seeds in bid to break up Taliban's connection to heroin .
Poppy seeds used to produce opium and heroin .
Opium, heroin has been a major source of revenue for the Taliban .
USAID offering seeds, other help to encourage Afghan farmers to grow wheat . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday in a dramatic show of force designed to break up the Taliban's connection to heroin. The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tu... |
ec092be437a0d63e6f55f8c445eb069d932088a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Honduras takes action after its ambassador is expelled from Argentina .
Argentina ousted ambassador because she backed new Honduras government .
Argentina among nations demanding that ousted Honduran president be restored .
Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya ousted in military coup in June . | [
"(CNN) -- Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week. Riot police stand in front of marchers supporting ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday. The move stems from tensions between the two countries over a ... |
4fbb39eff096442bfe5666810b15fd15b0f2da45 | Summarize the following news article. | Archway bakery suddenly closed doors in October, throwing some 300 out of work .
Lance snack food company steps in, buys Archway at bankruptcy auction .
New owner gives each laid-off worker a prepaid $1,500 debit card .
Company rehires 60 workers, says more will regain jobs if orders keep coming in . | [
"ASHLAND, Ohio (CNN) -- An Ohio bakery shut down in October is bustling again, with 60 eager employees who had expected a Christmas on the unemployment rolls. Cookie production has resumed and some workers are back on the job at the Archway factory in Ashland, Ohio. Some 300 workers lost their jobs when the Archwa... |
f6cd02c4a55b5f8598bf7b53eb654f051fd90880 | Summarize the following news article. | Jasmine Fiore, 28, was found choked to death and stuffed in a suitcase .
Her husband, reality star Ryan Alexander Jenkins now a murder suspect in the case .
Jenkins reported Fiore missing last Saturday night . | [
"Click here for video . Thursday, August 20, 2009 . 8:13 PM ET - Gruesome details emerging from Buena Park police in the brutal death of 28 year old Jasmine Fiore. Not only was Fiore stuffed in a suitcase and thrown away in a dumpster, but we learn Fiore's teeth and fingers were removed. Authorities believe the mur... |
df295cd49e61a6ef5cf25bae9ec4d6b6522e919d | Summarize the following news article. | The couple, Michelle Palmer and Vincent Acors, faced three-month sentence .
The pair were arrested at a Dubai beach shortly after midnight on July 5 .
They were charged with with illicit relations, public indecency, public intoxication .
Although a relatively moderate Gulf state, Dubai adheres to certain Islamic rules ... | [
"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A British couple convicted for having sex on a public beach in Dubai will not face jail after a judge suspended their prison sentences, their lawyer said Tuesday. File image of one of the co-accused -- Vince Acors -- arriving at court in Dubai in September. The couple, Michelle... |
4d6fd6b826f73736241948722a9bde81b6547c88 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Southwest inspects all its 737-300 aircraft after one develops hole midflight .
Passengers describe ordeal, praise professionalism of flight crew .
Baltimore-bound Southwest jet makes emergency landing in West Virginia .
Football-sized hole in fuselage causes cabin to depressurize, oxygen masks to drop . | [
"(CNN) -- Inspectors have found \"nothing unusual\" in the rest of Southwest Airlines' fleet of 737-300s after a football-sized hole in one of the jets forced an emergency landing, an airline spokeswoman said Tuesday. The breach in the aircraft's fuselage caused a loss of cabin pressure. No passengers were injured... |
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