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db77275c1804eeda4cd4951978fe7e93733be220 | Summarize the following news article. | British soldiers train in mock Afghan village before deployment to Afghanistan .
Village features Afghan asylum-seekers as vendors, elders, Afghan forces .
Taliban militants are played by Nepalese Ghurkha soldiers .
Village trains soldiers to understand Afghan customs, respect Afghan culture . | [
"'SINDH KALAY', England (CNN) -- The aroma of freshly baking flatbread wafts through the air as a unit of British soldiers position themselves for a quick patrol around the village of Sindh Kalay. A British soldier on patrol in the mock Afghan village of Sindh Kalay. Market vendors hawk grapes and melons, as a grou... |
95e8fc6ee620233ea0d875f1ce9abc2685ea3f8f | Summarize the following news article. | Police spokesman: Rampage began at the home of the suspect's ex-girlfriend .
Woman told police the suspect came to her home and assaulted her, CNN told .
One officer received minor wound, and a second was stable after surgery .
Second officer shot returned fire, wounding suspect, who is expected to survive . | [
"(CNN) -- Two Baltimore, Maryland, police officers were shot Saturday after a gunman's domestic dispute led to shootings at two locations, a police spokesman told CNN. Crime scene tape cordons off a squad car involved in a chase and shootings Saturday in Baltimore. The rampage began at the home of the suspect's ex-... |
fcb321716a52aff97f685f07c8bec144bbe70115 | Summarize the following news article. | New developments in golf show that the sport has a drive to go green .
Dixon Golf aim to recycle some of 300 million discarded balls in the U.S.
SolarDrive can convert golf carts so they can run off the power of the sun .
XT-1 have developed a golf tee that can biodegrade in just three months . | [
"(CNN) -- In these eco-conscious times, there are few areas of life that have not been touched by the drive to go green, and golf is no exception. Justin Timberlake has been an advocate of eco-golf at his course in Tennessee. The trend for environmentally friendly golf is rocketing with celebrities such as Justin T... |
0fa52fd9a09613e4a686e891cc10638fff1bc625 | Summarize the following news article. | Tours take fans to sites that have served as settings for movies and TV shows .
"Lord of the Rings" fans flock to New Zealand, where the trilogy was filmed .
"The Sound of Music" tours have visitors singing with joy in Salzburg, Austria .
Popular tours in New York take fans to "Sex and the City," "Sopranos" locations . | [
"(CNN) -- When Michele Maro became captivated by \"The Lord of the Rings\" movies, she never imagined she would one day be walking around in the Shire, touring Hobbiton and peeking into hobbit holes. Fans of the \"Lord of the Rings\" trilogy can tour a New Zealand farm that was used as the setting for Hobbiton. Tho... |
4a525fddb6ba44e0a707d744ae78ff01576d4e6a | Summarize the following news article. | Families of September 11 victims urge Obama to keep Guantanamo Bay open .
Families also want Obama to restart military commissions at facility .
Obama administration trying to determine what to do with detainees . | [
"GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (CNN) -- Families of September 11 victims visiting Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday urged the Obama administration to drop plans to close the facility and to restart terror trials there. A guard talks with a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this year. \"I am opposed to the closing o... |
a040a967a6b246186459b3ca673702ca0a2aca4c | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they haven't eliminated Phillip Garrido as suspect in girls' disappearances .
Authorities seek evidence in abductions of Michaela Garecht, Ilene Misheloff .
Police began executing search warrants last week on Garrido property .
The Garridos are accused in 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, then 11 . | [
"ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Investigators who completed their search of the California property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido said initial findings do not connect the couple to the disappearances of two young girls. Ilene Misheloff, left, has been missing since 1989; Michaela Garecht ... |
1434798ed94e811cdeccfe63ac4a26f275b42c15 | Summarize the following news article. | Spotlight returns to Bill Clinton after successful mission to North Korea .
Ex-president's speedy retrieval of detained journalists could set stage for new role .
In "Pulp Fiction," characters turned to Winston Wolfe to calmly solve messy problems .
Analysis: Clinton's charms could be used with Wolfe-like efficiency ar... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It was a heartwarming sight: Laura Ling and Euna Lee landing on U.S. soil and being reunited with their families. To the elation of their families, Bill Clinton returned to the U.S. with journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Then, after an appropriate amount of time for hugs and kisses, Bill Cl... |
5e518989583847e1302989123a3f871371758bf5 | Summarize the following news article. | President Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a bloodless coup in June .
Report: Beatings meant to punish those opposed to ouster of Zelaya .
Multiple requests to the government for comment went unanswered . | [
"(CNN) -- In the seven weeks since the military-backed bloodless coup in Honduras, several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says. The marks of a police truncheon are shown on a student's back... |
8bb305138676877870d6f9f233d555162631536c | Summarize the following news article. | Approach requires Congress to balance spending increases with equal savings .
Republicans question timing of announcement -- after months of spending .
A key Democrat says Obama could have tough time keeping promise to halve deficit .
Blue Dog Democrats applaud "pay-as-you-go" as responsible and necessary . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama urged Congress to adopt a \"pay-as-you-go\" approach to federal spending in order to restore fiscal discipline, but critics say the president's call lacks credibility. Preisdent Obama says PAYGO is common sense. Faced with a record $1.8 trillion deficit, Obama on Tuesday pushed ... |
3b7da246bc58865197f27363694ca9391a7e21ed | Summarize the following news article. | Three hamlets affected by recent mudslide in India .
At least 43 people are feared dead .
Millions in India have been affected by floods since June, officials say . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- At least 43 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide swept away three hamlets in northern India, authorities said Sunday. Two small villages were completely destroyed Saturday while one was partially knocked down, said Manoj Pande, a senior disaster management official in Pithoraga... |
8c458ebeb4983b6e504d7bc3e18114a2ec786e8c | Summarize the following news article. | French Senate set to approve new law to allow more shops to open on Sundays .
If approved new law would overturn 1906 law forbidding Sunday trading in .
Sarkozy has had to deal with opposition from both left and right . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- The French are in for a significant cultural shift next week if the Senate approves a new law from President Nicolas Sarkozy to allow more shops to open on Sundays. The law would permit shops, department stores, and shopping malls to open on Sundays in 20 zones. What seems routine in much of... |
5106be3caa3c3b6ce3222c31ad1e96296f12deaa | Summarize the following news article. | Government officials say 1.2 million Afghans are now addicted to drugs .
United Nations says growing drug use could lead to HIV/AIDS crisis .
Efforts to combat drug use suffering from chronic lack of funds . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's reputation as the world's leading narcotics supplier is well-known, but in a squalid ruin in Kabul, the country hides a darker secret -- a huge home grown drug addiction problem now on the brink of fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic. Junkies smoking heroin can get high for $4. ... |
da3d0f2cb9904fc604d7ea17ecd559e76515206b | Summarize the following news article. | NASA says there are small amounts of water in lunar soil .
Many scientists thought there was no water on the moon .
The discovery could expedite NASA's plans to create lunar settlements .
About 32 ounces of water could be created from a ton of lunar soil, NASA says . | [
"(CNN) -- There is more water on the moon in more locations than originally thought, a discovery that may bolster NASA's long-held goal of setting up an outpost there, a researcher said Thursday. NASA says there is more water on the moon in more locations than originally thought. One ton of the moon's surface -- in... |
8163f45ef755d080e6d722dd601fd87db605bc71 | Summarize the following news article. | Joshua Duane Barnes, 21, was last seen on 7th floor at Texas medical facility .
He apparently tied bedsheets together and exited window, police official says .
Department of criminal justice has tracking dogs, officers searching the area . | [
"(CNN) -- Texas authorities on Sunday were searching for a convicted burglar who escaped from a medical facility by rappelling off the building using a string of bedsheets, officials said. Joshua Duane Barnes, 21, was serving 35 years in prison for several convictions, including two escape charges. Joshua Duane Bar... |
3dbb04e3e99511ddced42861bc038c12fb4e5a7e | Summarize the following news article. | Mazen Abdul Jawad apologizes for discussing sex life on TV, reports say .
Saudi authorities debating whether charges should be filed, reports say .
Jawad appeared earlier this month on a show on Lebanese channel .
In deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, pre-marital sex is illegal . | [
"A Saudi Arabian man who was arrested for bragging about his sex life on television has apologized for his comments while Saudi authorities discuss whether he should be charged with a crime, according to local media. Mazen Abdul Jawad appeared earlier this month on Lebanese channel LBC's show \"Red Lines,\" on whic... |
205770a8b870fe06dfd8324ae0f34d463b00ae32 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN posed the question to people in seven cities .
Answers ranged from fire, to the written word, the Internet, plane travel .
A few people nominated the moon landing as man's greatest feat .
Have your say through Sound Off, or send us a video to iReport . | [
"(CNN) -- Fire, the wheel and even cup noodles were among the varied answers to the question posed by CNN: \"What is man's greatest achievement?\" Man set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Was that man's greatest achievement? Have your say. CNN producers armed with cameras put the puzzler to passersby in Berlin, M... |
4cf24686be1c3323e6144951b122a1bf550dd676 | Summarize the following news article. | Zimbabwe white farmers battle continuing policy of land redistribution .
One farmer shows CNN his fire-destroyed farmhouse .
Controversial policy gives white-owned farms to landless blacks .
Since 2000, more than 4,000 commercial farmers driven off their land . | [
"HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- A desperate Zimbabwean farmer fighting to hold onto his land -- a year after the country's political rivals pledged to govern jointly -- fears he will eventually lose to politics and violence. Ben Freeth's farm was gutted by fire, as was his father-in-law's. The power-sharing agreement in... |
2be8eece1258b4ae96b42502a466d725621ada22 | Summarize the following news article. | "Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl," official reportedly says of Clinton .
U.S. officials have likened North Korea's provocative actions to children acting out .
North Korea's nuclear test in May strengthened U.S. call for sanctions .
North Korea remains defiant, showing no signs of abandoning nuclear progr... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea's rhetoric toward the United States has always had a certain bizarre, over-the-top quality to it. Under the Bush administration it labeled Undersecretary of State John Bolton \"human scum.\" \"Complete and irreversible denuclearization is the only viable path for North Korea,\" Hill... |
e92fe4e820edb115346bfbc31cd11d4baef09412 | Summarize the following news article. | Elton John, 62, made announcement during a visit to an orphanage in Ukraine .
EveryChild charity believes international adoption sends wrong message .
Spokesman: Mothers abandon children in hope they are adopted by foreigners .
Madonna recently won appeal to adopt second child from Malawi . | [
"(CNN) -- A leading international children's charity has warned that Elton John's desire to adopt a 14-month-old baby boy could lead to more children being abandoned. Elton John kisses baby Lev during his visit to the orphanage in Ukraine on Saturday. The singer, 62, made the announcement during a visit with his pa... |
ce221bf5ed105ae3e4ef2296ef803c15dc9ab808 | Summarize the following news article. | Allegations: Bush administration resisted inquiry into CIA-backed Afghan warlord .
Inquiry stems from alleged deaths of at least 1,000 Taliban prisoners under warlord .
Gen. Dostum has served as chief of staff of Afghanistan's post-Taliban army .
Obama: "There are responsibilities that all nations have, even in war" | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama has ordered national security officials to look into allegations that the Bush administration resisted efforts to investigate a CIA-backed Afghan warlord over the killings of hundreds of Taliban prisoners in 2001. In an exclusive, CNN talked with President Obama in Ghana about his order t... |
7713c9f9a19cb0fee861cfebfb168f22081274ac | Summarize the following news article. | Convicted burglar escaped from Galveston medical facility Saturday .
Wednesday morning, Irving police receive call about suspicious person in a park .
Police chase escapee, who flees to abandoned house, then surrenders .
Escapee was moved to Galveston medical facility last week after a fight . | [
"DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Police in Irving, Texas, captured a convicted burglar Wednesday who escaped from a medical facility last weekend by rappelling off the building using a string of bedsheets, a department spokeswoman said. Saturday night's escape was the third for Joshua Duane Barnes, 21, since June 2008. Josh... |
d4dfbc7415e89e7e9df3710934c638cb2c7d4bb5 | Summarize the following news article. | Hear the latest arguments in the debate over U.S. health care reform .
Review the details of a court case that could impact U.S. elections .
Find out how one inventor hopes to quench concerns about clean water . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 10, 2009 . Quick Guide . Health Care Address - Hear the latest arguments in the debate over U.S. health care reform. Campaign Finance - Review the details of a court case that could impact U.S. elections. Purifying Invention - Find out how one inventor hopes to quench concerns about... |
b67f216010d7e32a0ec21487929c16ee050b2376 | Summarize the following news article. | Nomura's jellyfish seen in Sea of Japan for third year since 2005 .
Species can grow 6 feet (1.83 meters) in diameter, 450 pounds (204 kilos)
Tears in expensive nets can devastate communities . | [
"(CNN) -- Giant jellyfish descend on the Sea of Japan, causing untold devastation to coastal villages and leaving a trail of destruction and human misery behind. A diver attaches a sensor to a Nomura's jellyfish off the coast of northern Japan in October 2005. Sounds like a great sci-fi flick. But it's not. It's re... |
f55254febaee6d154e5108f45a8f3fc05c89d766 | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish judge indicts three suspected former Nazi concentration camp guards .
Two suspects thought to live in U.S.; third believed to live in Austria .
Order includes international arrest warrants . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish judge has indicted three suspected former Nazi concentration camp guards Thursday on charges of genocide and ordered their arrests. Visitors mark 60th anniversary of liberation Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 2005. Two of the suspects, Johann Leprich and Anton Tittjung, each 84... |
769084f224ed8d05a4f689070eb0bd1cca1f1932 | Summarize the following news article. | Wanted Saudi militant Abdullah Hassan Talea' Asiri had been hiding in Yemen .
Reportedly got in touch with Saudi authorities saying he wanted to turn himself in .
Asiri met with Saudi assistant minister of Interior for Security Affairs .
He explained other Saudi militants in Yemen also wished to surrender . | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry has identified the suicide bomber who attempted to assassinate the country's assistant interior minister last Thursday and released details of a phone conversation between the two men prior to the attack. A Saudi man reads a newspaper featuring a front-page story on Thursd... |
0550be9865e8fcd68068c3cfab4bdba15f93d8e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Jordan Belfi plays acting agent Adam Davies on the HBO show "Entourage"
Belfi has played Ari Gold's nemesis on the show since the first season .
"I think he's the kind of agent that I'd certainly like to have," Belfi says of Davies .
A little something about coming story lines: Belfi says Adam might get Lloyd . | [
"(CNN) -- Jordan Belfi has a great job: He plays Adam Davies on the HBO show \"Entourage,\" a comedy series that takes a look at the life of a young actor, Vincent Chase, and the old friends who surround him in Hollywood. Jordan Belfi arrives at the premiere of \"Entourage\" season six in Los Angeles, California. ... |
291706900b90b2237013ea572e1676c0acf6ddff | Summarize the following news article. | The 800-million-pixel panorama shows an edge-on view of the plane of our galaxy .
Users can zoom in and tour destinations such as globular cluster Omega Centauri .
The image can be explored in magnificent detail, showing millions of individual stars .
The image is the first of three to be released as part of the GigaGa... | [
"(CNN) -- The name is already taken, but \"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\" might be a fitting title for a new interactive view of the Milky Way unveiled this week by the European Southern Observatory. Hundreds of photos taken with a regular digital camera, along with computer crunching, formed this panorama.... |
514bead40782c561c9f7ea8b8a610c1d80343dfd | Summarize the following news article. | Mugabe rejects criticism that he has turned Zimbabwe into a "basket case"
CNN interview is Mugabe's first in years with a major Western network .
Mugabe calls sanctions "unjustified and illegal" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in a rare interview Thursday, depicted himself as an African hero battling imperialism and foreign attempts to oust him rather than the widespread perception of a dictator clinging to power at the expense of the welfare of his people and country. Robert Mugabe sa... |
16ef6fd77f7352e4ed9ef09f744d262299c4ea34 | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer: Jaycee Dugard "knows that terrible and wrong things were done to her"
Lawyer says Dugard, daughters and family progressing well since she was found .
Dugard daughters receive tutoring, counseling and medical attention .
Family has gotten donations of more than $100,000 from the public . | [
"(CNN) -- Jaycee Dugard will testify against the couple that allegedly held her captive in an elaborate compound hidden in their backyard for 18 years if there is a trial, a lawyer for her family said at a news conference Thursday. This photo of Jaycee Dugard was taken at the 1991 Rose Bowl parade. She was abducted... |
c926698fb760faef8fd5d0b3cc6a78facdb20201 | Summarize the following news article. | Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch has cancerous tumor .
Band postponing tour, delaying release of next album while he gets treated .
Yauch: Tumor "only localized in this one area" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Beastie Boys canceled all scheduled concerts and delayed their next album release while member Adam \"MCA\" Yauch is treated for a cancerous tumor in a salivary gland, Yauch says in a video statement to fans. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch will be treated for a cancerous tumor in... |
1daa1b98a2c9c462df609a229acd35d0ff3bd9b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Drew Barrymore talked first boyfriends, fashion and girl power in October's InStyle .
Barrymore admitted that her relationship with her mother is hard for her to talk about .
While she loves her life, she sometimes wishes that she could be someone else .
The full interview hits newsstands Thursday . | [
"(InStyle) -- Drew Barrymore keeps evolving -- from star to producer, and now director. Drew Barrymore sat down with InStyle for its October issue, on newsstands Thursday. The 34-year-old actress earned critic's attention with her uncanny portrayal of \"Little Edie\" Beale in HBO's \"Grey Gardens,\" and her directo... |
bc0d28bff77c62ba6831e92a1b85cf1b6eb9c1eb | Summarize the following news article. | Mackenzie Phillips believes she had "genetic predisposition" to substance abuse .
Dad showed her how to roll joint when she was 10, she tells "Today" show .
Drug abuse forced her out of role on successful CBS sitcom "One Day at a Time"
Watch Mackenzie Phillips on Larry King Live, Wednesday 9 p.m. ET . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Mackenzie Phillips has said that she believes she had a \"genetic predisposition\" to the life of sex, drugs and rock and roll that have come to define her. Mackenzie Phillips tells CNN's \"Larry King Live\" that her father raped her in 1979. In a 1999 interview on CNN's \"Larry King Live\" on \"W... |
1c7063dac738f370e6c2523a6011f3e895b4ef84 | Summarize the following news article. | The U.S. drug czar says it is a high-intensity drug trafficking area .
Suspects have links to Mexican drug cartels, authorities says .
At least 330,000 marijuana plants have been seized .
Operation is expected to continue into November . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have seized $1 billion worth of marijuana plants and have arrested 82 Mexican nationals with ties to drug cartels in the first week and half of an effort to eradicate marijuana fields from California's Fresno County, the county sheriff's office said Wednesday. The 82 suspects arrested so far ... |
b9ddeab1d918e3f45401a9b24c165ac0e733f7e9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suspect initially wanted to stage attack on September 11, authorities say .
Affidavit: Teen accused in Texas bomb plot wrote violent posts on extremist Web site .
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscraper .
Smadi told plans to undercover FBI agents, authorities say . | [
"DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- A terrorism suspect accused of plotting the bombing of a skyscraper made his first appearance in federal court Friday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the charges Friday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, a 19-year-old Jordanian, said little during a 20-minute he... |
b949b31b5a3fc573adb434abe61350e643455ec5 | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he loves Jesus Christ, U.S. people, culture .
Chavez says he hopes for improved relations with U.S. President Barack Obama .
He denies he is trying to shut down critical media in Venezuela .
He denies Iran would help Venezuela obtain nuclear technology . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed a deeply personal side in an interview Thursday night, saying he loves Jesus Christ and would have liked to play Major League baseball in Yankee Stadium. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke highly of President Obama at the United Nations on Thursday. He also ex... |
1dd6a867425e6d5418cd6bb314feebdc9737a123 | Summarize the following news article. | Police in Phoenix, Arizona, say 8-year-old girl lured to vacant shed with gum .
Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexually assaulting girl .
Girl placed in the custody of Phoenix child protective services . | [
"(CNN) -- Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year old girl, police in Phoenix, Arizona, said Wednesday. The girl was lured into a vacant storage shed by the suspects, who offered her chewing gum, police said at a news conference. The girl was restrained while the boys -- ages 9,... |
31458339bdc234319b487435da05c16fd8739dfd | Summarize the following news article. | Encephalitis outbreak has killed 130 people in northern India since January .
Outbreak is mostly concentrated in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh .
Encephalitis, an inflammation of brain tissue, mostly affecting children under 15 . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Doctors say an encephalitis outbreak has killed 130 people -- mostly children -- in northern India since January. The outbreak of acute encephalitis -- an inflammation of brain tissue -- is mostly concentrated in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, said V.S. Nigam, the state's nodal officer f... |
15096688fb681576d2632cb116fd56c00ceb7723 | Summarize the following news article. | Jefferson County is fourth-poorest in U.S.; the recession came late but hit hard .
Sometimes, breadwinners must leave state, and their families, to scrape by .
County administrator Brenda T. Buck wants to bring jobs close to home .
She considers every new job created in her county a small victory . | [
"Editor's note: On CNN's \"State of the Union,\" host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on issues affecting communities across the country. County administrator Brenda T. Buck is trying hard to help create eight to 10 sawmill jobs for Jefferson County. FAYETTE, Mississipp... |
29a7a58182b1190aaedb6741ee96636bfec84931 | Summarize the following news article. | 3 U.N. human rights experts say government tortured detained protesters .
Government denies opposition detainees were abused into confessions .
Iran conducting a trial of about 100 Iranian defendants in its Revolutionary Court .
1,000 people arrested, accused of fomenting unrest after June 12 election . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Three independent United Nations human rights experts have accused Iran of torturing confessions from detainees charged with fomenting political unrest, the international organization said Thursday. Iranian opposition suspects cover their faces at a Revolutionary Court hearing in Tehran las... |
7f22e8384a11ba4c4d6244da30c866010b9ae159 | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli advocacy group bases report on testimony of unnamed Israeli soldiers .
Soldiers say they used civilians as shields, phosphorus in crowded areas .
Soldiers referring to operation in Gaza; between 1,100 and 1,400 Palestinians killed .
Israeli military calls report slanderous, lacking in credibility . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A report from an Israeli advocacy group based on what it says is the testimony of several unnamed Israeli soldiers accuses the Israeli military of intentionally putting Palestinian civilians at risk during its recent operation in Gaza. Palestinian Majid Abed Raboh, left, shows Wednesday how he s... |
4315325145def26d470d03825dd10d80309bb9b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's fellow conservatives question decision to resign .
Columnist George Will says Palin is declaring herself a quitter .
Some analysts believe move intended to free her to prepare for presidential run .
Palin: Once I decided not to run for another term, I didn't want to be lame duck . | [
"(CNN) -- Astounding. Risky. Quitter. And that's what fellow conservatives had to say Sunday about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her decision to step down with 18 months left in her term. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down this month. Democrats left it to Republican and conservative voi... |
83255a717d4ccc7d15fa1543f8defa6610b70c5f | Summarize the following news article. | California Senate OKs bill to allow early release of 27,000 inmates .
State Assembly will take up measure, which would save $524 million, on Monday .
Democratic Senate official says changes would protect public from violent offenders .
Senate Republicans call the legislation a threat to public safety . | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial bill that California legislators say would allow the early release of more than 27,000 inmates from crowded prisons will be taken up by the state Assembly on Monday. Inmates at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, interact in a gym modified to house them in August 2007. The Senate ... |
6cfff15a98b3a548aad4a5008309e0d964e8cb1b | Summarize the following news article. | Taiwan's leader says he takes blame for slow typhoon response .
Ma Ying-jeou has refused to stand down over criticism .
Typhoon killed 123 people in Taiwan and left many thousands homeless . | [
"CISHAN, Taiwan (CNN) -- Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday he accepts responsibility for the government's slow response after Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island killing at more than 120 people and unleashing floods, mudslides and misery. Mourners kneel and pray to the dead as they face the devastated va... |
1c47369a06a37a7822d026342c445879748e7a8f | 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... |
cc0d5a9529e8971468e146cd91d1d9e352bbf7c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Capt. Richard Phillips rescued earlier in April from pirates off Somalia's coast .
Arming crews under certain circumstances could deter pirates, he said .
Phillips told Senate committee best solution is military escorts .
Breakdown of law and order in Somalia at root of piracy says Sen. Richard Lugar . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Richard Phillips, the cargo-ship captain whose capture by pirates triggered a dramatic U.S. Navy rescue off the coast of Africa, called on the federal government Thursday to provide military escorts for international shipping vessels. Capt. Richard Phillips, left, and John Clancy, the head of M... |
9f4791ced4021d4f2d6c6298a4e9bc25b9469cc7 | Summarize the following news article. | Children in 120 countries watch some version of "Sesame Street"
Sesame is trying to use that following to foster a culture of understanding .
The Palestinian version is called "Shara'a Simsim" | [
"(CNN) -- When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's \"Sesame Street\" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel. Haneen and Karim are two of the Muppet stars in \"Shara'a Simsim,\" the Palestinian version of \"Sesame S... |
c99b8d586d7f483f1ddca66df2c5787fb7e2c26d | Summarize the following news article. | Jack Johnson has artist-friendly record label, Brushfire Records .
Johnson also puts green interests at forefront .
Singer-songwriter's new album is "Sleep Through the Static" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Don't let Jack Johnson fool you. Jack Johnson makes sure his business and his concert venues are environmentally friendly. Tabbed as a \"mellow rocker\" by perhaps one too many publications, the chart-topping singer-songwriter has a fire within that belies his laid-back manner -- a fire that ex... |
b517651873238945ddc4abd7ea7e83c4baef02b9 | 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... |
4e30a289fac01343b33ab3f65cc17cab471eafa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Computer found in apartment of 88-year old James von Brunn .
FBI asks for more extensive search of the computers found in von Brunn's home .
FBI also searches von Brunn's car; finds ammunition for .22 caliber rifle . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI says it found child pornography on a computer used by the man charged with the fatal shooting of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum June 10. Museum shooting suspect James von Brunn remains in a Washington hospital. In court documents filed Wednesday, an investigator ... |
a98c702bea39a40fea315d1c34c90d311bf01b63 | Summarize the following news article. | The Millers, father-and-son soldiers, serve in the same squadron in Afghanistan .
Fort Bragg-based brigade is among first to train Afghan forces against Taliban .
"I've had mortars come within 20 meters ... I should have been dead," dad says .
"Navy brat" mom co-leads Army support group to distract her from fears . | [
"FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (CNN) -- Marylisa Miller has spent much of her two decades as an Army wife bracing for the worst. But now the pressure is higher, as both her husband and their 20-year-old son are serving together in Afghanistan. Pfc. Martin Miller, left, and his dad, Sgt. 1st Class Martin Miller, serve... |
0bc7ac9bf4e3095230454db81c9523e865f151b0 | Summarize the following news article. | New Amnesty report says Peru's poor pregnant women dying of neglect .
Peru has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the Americas .
In wealthy developed nations, only 9 women die for every 100,000 births .
Problems faced include a lack of health staff who speak indigenous languages . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country. Vertical births where women are kneeling or crouching and holding on to a rope are common in Peru. The report, \"Fatal Fla... |
d4fc06d6bb9fe30926d47a594b8aff8f4c9c1c1d | Summarize the following news article. | Planners of Michael Jackson memorial say they did not know daughter would speak .
Appearance marks rare occasion in which Paris Jackson seen without veil .
Paris Jackson's tribute to her father strikes chord with viewers around the world .
"It was an example of the good parent Michael was," former Jackson publicist say... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's daughter touched the hearts of millions when she bid a tearful farewell to her father at his memorial service in a rare public appearance. Paris Jackson, 11, is consoled by her uncle Marlon Jackson after delivering a tearful tribute to her father. With her brief s... |
021cd65cb4fb4c3be1fd55d8a30ff08246e76574 | Summarize the following news article. | Gary Lamont Sumner faces murder charge in deaths of Byrd, Melanie Billings .
More arrests imminent, Escambia County county sheriff says .
Surveillance video shows 5 masked people storming home in Beulah, Florida .
Robbery a motive, but "we believe there are other motives," sheriff says . | [
"PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- A fourth suspect has been arrested in the shooting deaths of a Gulf Coast couple known for adopting special-needs children, authorities said late Monday. Police say they have evidence that places Gary Lamont Sumner at the crime scene. Gary Lamont Sumner faces a murder charge for his al... |
80eb376068e1e3d3c960bf0dce77eda61b589902 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Conrad Murray found Jackson not breathing but with a slight pulse .
Murray believed to be last person to see Michael Jackson alive .
Jackson's father concerned about his son's last moments .
Police conduct "extensive interview" with Murray . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's father says he is concerned about the last moments of his son's life and about the personal physician who found the pop icon unconscious at the singer's estate. Singer Ne-Yo (L) and host Jamie Foxx pay tribute to Michael Jackson at 2009 BET Awards in Los Angeles. ... |
af3b65244e053a8e1e9f26e44a5adab256763c34 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Bush administration sought to rebuild presidential power .
He says they wanted to reverse Watergate-inspired reforms from the 1970s .
Zelizer says Congress' role was diminished during the Bush administration .
He says Obama, Congress must decide whether to strengthen legislative role . | [
"Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. He is the co-editor of \"Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s\" and is completing a book on the history of national-security politics since World War II, to be publish... |
bf0fbd9009a2015f2ff5fb6d28cb37ba3cad2e7c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Deposed Honduran president attends ceremony .
Supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli inaugurated .
Martinelli promises smaller government budget, raises for public workers .
New president says Panama will fight drug trafficking in region . | [
"PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday. Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party. National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela perfor... |
dfeb0aeb6843be63f0fae84eb507e2606e8e14f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Beverly Hills pharmacy is next door to Dr. Arnold Klein's office .
DEA search in connection with Michael Jackson investigation .
Klein was Jackson's dermatologist . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Drug Enforcement Administration agents searched a Beverly Hills pharmacy Friday in connection with the investigation into the death of Michael Jackson, an agency spokesman said. Dr. Arnold Klein denied in a CNN interview last month that he had given Jackson dangerous drugs. The ag... |
9a00c1c8792ffdf4d27fe0d2bc648e5d7daba368 | Summarize the following news article. | "Bruno" paid tribute to British icons in a bearskin hat at London movie premiere .
The Austrian fashionista is UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation .
"Bruno" has already caused controversy with gay rights campaigners .
Baron Cohen's comedy holds a mirror up to many of society's ingrained prejudices . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Arriving at the London premiere of his self-titled mockumentary dressed in an enormous bearskin hat, cropped red army tunic and barely there hot pants, flamboyant Austrian fashionista, \"Bruno,\" paid sartorial tribute to the British as only he knows how. Bear-ing all: British comedian Sac... |
6b8f15169e2df987e369d9afb36bc51862b94127 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities looking for whereabouts of 20-year old Jude Kenan Mohammad .
Mohammad accused of being a member of group that allegedly plotted "violent jihad"
Federal authorities said earlier they believed Mohammad was in Pakistan .
Seven others in custody facing conspiracy to commit terrorism, murder charges . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding an eighth suspect accused of being a member of a North Carolina group that allegedly plotted \"violent jihad\" overseas. Authorities are searching for North Carolina resident Jude Kenan Mohammed. \"The Raleigh Joint Terrorism Task Force is seeking a... |
084be3db696054c0c2c61d2910d052f47d39aef4 | Summarize the following news article. | Mayor: West Point, Georgia, could get 20,000 jobs resulting from Kia car plant .
Before Kia announcement, business owner thought town was "gonna die"
News spurs construction of West Point's first new subdivision in 25 years .
Auto workers from Detroit, elsewhere applying for jobs at plant, mayor says . | [
"WEST POINT, Georgia (CNN) -- A community that seemed on the road to becoming a ghost town has taken a turn toward prosperity despite the recession, thanks to an automaker. A roadside sign in West Point, Georgia, expresses support for Kia's new factory. Korean car manufacturer Kia plans to open a sprawling automobi... |
6c3214550a4304a4f970abb4dad6e0e787127137 | Summarize the following news article. | Rudy Ruiz: After Clinton, Bush years, presidents aren't viewed as role models .
He says he drew inspiration from the lives of American presidents .
He says Obama and others show the power of education to improve society .
He says letting students hear Obama's speech can give them a positive message . | [
"Editor's note: Rudy Ruiz founded RedBrownandBlue.com, a site featuring multicultural political commentary. He is host of a nationally syndicated Spanish-language radio show and wrote a guide to success for immigrants (\"¡Adelante!\" published by Random House). He is co-founder and president of Interlex, an advocac... |
57be498a16bea5fc3cd4740afe7feba398759ac0 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban official Hakeemullah Mehsud was selected Friday by 42-member panel .
Taliban officials say former leader Baitullah Mehsud is alive but ill .
Taliban official Maulvi Faqir Mohammad tapped as new leader's deputy . | [
"(CNN) -- Taliban official Hakeemullah Mehsud has been selected the new head of the Pakistani Taliban, a local Taliban commander in Pakistan's federally administered tribal areas told CNN Saturday. Baitullah Mehsud, right, former leader of the Pakistani Taliban, and a bodyguard in Pakistan, in 2004. Mehsud was sele... |
40e6e53f2c29c1cfc5945015b49ef7e8998f2c2d | Summarize the following news article. | Briton in court in bid to prevent extradition to U.S. for allegedly hacking computers .
Gary McKinnon admits intentionally gaining access to government systems .
Briton accused of carrying out biggest ever U.S. military computer hacking .
He says he was researching whether U.S. was covering up existence of UFOs . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British man Gary McKinnon appeared in court Tuesday to try to prevent his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for allegedly hacking into U.S. government computers at the Pentagon and NASA. Briton Gary McKinnon is accused of carrying out the biggest ever U.S. military hacki... |
48a9204fa3337ad4351b2da9dec50de12c444c37 | Summarize the following news article. | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton winds up 11-day Africa trip with Cape Verde visit .
Clinton's visit has included stops in Kenya, Liberia and Nigeria .
Clinton has urged African leaders to continue government reforms . | [
"(CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Cape Verde on Friday, the final stop on her seven-nation Africa tour in which she emphasized good governance and urged officials to implement reforms. Hillary Clinton was in Cape Verde on Friday on the final leg of her Africa tour. Clinton is scheduled to meet... |
eace03b0b83764932f0dbb3898e3312c1d2f8bed | Summarize the following news article. | Document shows Richard M. Nixon, Emilio Medici had like-minded goals .
It says two leaders met at White House, Nixon offered money or other discreet aid .
CIA memo says Brazilian general thought U.S. wanted Brazil "to do the dirty work"
Memo, other documents were declassified in July of this year as part of project . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Richard M. Nixon and his Brazilian counterpart, Emilio Medici, in 1971 discussed ways their countries could work together to overthrow the socialist government of Salvador Allende in Chile, according to a newly declassified document. President Richard M. Nixon, right, and his Brazili... |
a30b7a73b90b21c983e16ba30f67ffa5da9c4388 | Summarize the following news article. | Lance Armstrong brought a Scottish town center to a standstill on Tuesday .
The American announced on Twitter that he wanted people to join him on ride .
A group of 200 people gathered in Paisley High Street to ride with Armstrong . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong brought a Scottish town center to a standstill on Tuesday when hundreds of people joined him for a group bike ride. Lance Armstrong's appearance in Paisley, Scotland, saw around 200 people joining him on a bike ride. The seven-times Tour de France winner u... |
adfcb1339c6e555f180ee3ff8fd421284b735133 | Summarize the following news article. | Nelson Piquet Jr is keen to make a comeback to Formula One in the future .
The Brazilian's reputation is tarnished after his part in the "crashgate" scandal .
Renault confirmed Bob Bell will be acting team principal for rest of the season . | [
"(CNN) -- Nelson Piquet Jr admitted he will have to wait until the dust has settled on the \"crashgate\" scandal before he can attempt a return to Formula One. Nelson Piquet Jr has not ruled out a return to Formula One. The 24-year-old Brazilian attended a Motor Sport Council hearing on Monday over the conspiracy w... |
04a475600aad07fbd5a577e532bcb2b8f0f799e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Document shows Richard M. Nixon, Emilio Medici had like-minded goals .
It says two leaders met at White House, Nixon offered money or other discreet aid .
CIA memo says Brazilian general thought U.S. wanted Brazil "to do the dirty work"
Memo, other documents were declassified in July of this year as part of project . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Richard M. Nixon and his Brazilian counterpart, Emilio Medici, in 1971 discussed ways their countries could work together to overthrow the socialist government of Salvador Allende in Chile, according to a newly declassified document. President Richard M. Nixon, right, and his Brazili... |
a86361a78e92087851ee122e369665f4fba7ed01 | Summarize the following news article. | Undersea SEACOM cable links southern and east Africa to Europe, Asia .
System provides cheaper alternative to satellite connections .
17,000 km cable capable of 1.28 terabytes per second .
SEACOM spokesman: This is going to reduce the cost of doing business . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- An undersea cable plugging east Africa into high speed Internet access went live Thursday, providing an alternative to expensive satellite connections. The cable links southern Africa to Europe and Asia. SEACOM, the cable provider company, opened its 17,000 kilometer submarine c... |
ec6309b6d72ca2a122dd3dd0a382edd4cf959bae | Summarize the following news article. | The British market for superyachts grew more than 15 percent last year .
After a year of steep declines, sales for new yacht constructions are picking up .
The Monaco Yacht Show is fully-booked this week, showing renewed interest .
Hermes teams up with Wally to build $145 million ultra luxury yacht . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Demand for the world's largest, most expensive yachts is on the rise ahead of the Monaco Yacht Show this week. Ships moored at the Moncao Yacht Show. \"We've gotten the strongest forward order book that we've ever had. It's the best outlook we've ever had since we've started the company,\"... |
76cfe6aee2630557276abb24f9e9344ccc827220 | Summarize the following news article. | Police officers from around country join G-20 security effort in Pittsburgh .
Departments involved include Miami, Florida, and Baltimore, Maryland .
Cops from Tucson, Arizona, find chilly temps a change, but say "It's a lot of fun" | [
"PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Lined up next to Pittsburgh police officers protecting a downtown office building Thursday morning were officers who traveled a little farther to get to work. Police officers from Tucson, Arizona, left, talk with a Pittsburgh officer Thursday outside the G-20 summit. About 2,000 m... |
94022e18db861530258a862bc374446c24d300ff | 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... |
fbeb874b8dccd8f470a6ab257a45c8d3ba50052e | Summarize the following news article. | Jamal Bana had been missing for months; family learns of his death via Internet .
Death is part of wider federal inquiry of terror recruiting by Somali group in U.S.
Imam of Minneapolis mosque says terror recruiters are not at his mosque .
Two men charged in U.S. with providing material support to terrorists . | [
"MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Abayte Ahmed and her husband learned of their son's death in the most heinous fashion. A family acquaintance called and told them to click on an Internet site. There on the screen were photographs of their 20-year-old son -- the boy with the movie-star looks -- shot through the head... |
340ccb660ba6b0932f956d5333dd22820792e633 | Summarize the following news article. | Baha'i official denies Iran claim that six of its leaders held for security reasons .
The religious minority's leaders were arrested at their homes last week .
Baha'i representative to U.N. says Iran's claim is "utterly baseless"
Bani Dugal says Muslim-run government is trying to destroy Baha'i community . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A top Baha'i official has criticized Iran's claim that the six imprisoned leaders of the religious minority were held for security reasons and not because of their faith. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government has been accused of trying to eliminate the Baha'i community. Bani Dugal, the prin... |
4813ee1a0569984988cbf6bd6ae4e5c03f9cdcea | Summarize the following news article. | Al Qaeda terror group posts video message threatening attacks in Germany .
U.S. officials urge their citizens in Germany to keep low profile and be wary .
Germany's interior ministry report increase in threats by al Qaeda this year .
Message criticizes Chancellor Merkel over wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- U.S. officials urged American citizens in Germany to keep a low profile and remain wary of their surroundings after the terrorist organization al Qaeda posted a video message threatening attacks in the country. German special police patrol in Berlin last month during a visit by Israeli Pri... |
847835a52896a9480110dbe5eb19f57d82e2318e | Summarize the following news article. | Myron Lowery: I greeted the Dalai Lama with a fist bump and a pun .
He says H1N1 virus led to fears about spread of the new disease .
He says he's been encouraging people to use fist bump to reduce spread .
Lowery: "A fist bump is just another expression of warm friendship" | [
"Editor's note: Myron Lowery is mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery fist bumps the Dalai Lama on his arrival in the Tennessee city. MEMPHIS, Tennessee (CNN) -- \"Hello Dalai, . Well, hello ... Dalai!\" It seemed like a good idea at the time. And with hindsight being 20/20; it still does. How oft... |
2a2705a9e1cb84478dc56b0bd5f5f28eaeafbf16 | Summarize the following news article. | Explosion targeted a mostly residential area near the Supreme Court in Kabul .
Bodies of six Italian soldiers who died returned to Italy Sunday .
Italian Prime Minister says it would be "best" for country's troops to leave Afghanistan .
Deaths were the highest single-day death toll for Italy in the Afghan mission . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The number of people killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan's capital rose to 26, including six Italian soldiers, Afghan authorities said Saturday. The coffins of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Kabul return to Rome. Sixteen people died in the blast Thursday, and at ... |
a783b1e914eef4d9e14f5cae4ac92d2decf187c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities have agreed to review case of 43-year-old prisoner Nalini Sriharan .
Sriharan started a hunger strike on Monday to seek early release from jail .
She has been in jail for 18 years, convicted of plotting murder of Rajiv Gandhi .
Former Indian PM Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb attack in 1991 . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A 43-year-old woman convicted in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Wednesday ended her hunger strike after authorities agreed to review her demand for early release. Nalini Sriharan received a death sentence in 1991 for plotting to murder former Indian Prim... |
1f3016521eb8da9897e95204176995efe197a657 | Summarize the following news article. | Red Cross working with local authorities to distribute aid to flood victims .
Relief workers say winter poses major threat unless food and shelter in place .
Government warned of floods but many people could not be evacuated in time . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds rendered homeless in the worst floods to hit land-locked Mongolia in 40 years, emergency officials said Tuesday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it was working with local authorities to distribute emergency goods to... |
db43ca754ff385ab9ead775b981d248924c7a4a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Former confidant's book based on 30 hours of interviews with Michael Jackson .
Jackson told Rabbi Shmuley Boteach he was still "scared of my father to this day"
Jackson said Brooke Shields "was one of the loves of my life"
King of Pop said father would strip him naked and beat him, according to book . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson feared his father so much he would faint or vomit sometimes when his father entered the room -- even when the pop singer was an adult, according to a book written by a former Jackson confidant. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Michael Jackson's confidant, sat down with the Ki... |
b559e1448345f5ea2c961565a4ce16cd2b9518ae | Summarize the following news article. | Students will investigate how Hispanic Americans have contributed to U.S. culture .
Students will identify opportunities and challenges that exist for Hispanics in America . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- Students will investigate the contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture, and what it means to be an Hispanic in America today. Procedure . Point out to students that Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) celebrates the culture and traditions of those who trace their ro... |
0d633fecef0e5a988ab7e440b86a03d8e24219c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Lisa Newman travels 16 hours from Michigan to Ghana in search of cancer clues .
She collaborates with doctors to find origins of triple negative breast cancer .
Newman: Women most affected are younger, pre-menopausal with African ancestry .
She believes there's a link between Ghanaian, African-American women with T... | [
"(CNN) -- For Dr. Lisa Newman, a 16-hour trip over two days from Michigan to Ghana in Africa is just part of the journey in uncovering clues about a rare form of breast cancer. Dr. Lisa Newman hopes to uncover clues in Ghana about an aggressive and rare form of breast cancer. Newman, a surgical oncologist specializ... |
3676ffc54bf14dd7548e0d7f3d249114a97bf0ed | Summarize the following news article. | Town of Winfield, Missouri, hopes crumbling Pin Oak levee holds until river crests .
Mississippi expected to crest Saturday at more than 11 feet above flood stage .
Winfield High School becomes staging ground for relief efforts, temporary shelters .
Floodwaters have damaged 692 homes in Winfield . | [
"(CNN) -- Sodden and crumbling, the Pin Oak levee was the only thing standing between Winfield, Missouri, and the flood-swollen Mississippi River on Wednesday. James Burt sits on an embankment near a neighborhood inundated with floodwaters in Winfield, Missouri. \"The currents are already doing enough to our levees... |
f0088a82fc9e8f2ccaca8f1067e68458bb9af045 | Summarize the following news article. | Fake edition of New York Post has ads, "Page Six" column related to climate change .
10,000 copies blanket city a day before United Nations climate change summit .
Activist group Yes Men says aim of the stunt is to reveal underreported issues .
News Corp., owner of the real New York Post, calls endeavor a "limp effort" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A day before the United Nations held a climate change summit, New York City was blanketed with 100,000 fake copies of the New York Post tabloid, filled with content related to climate change. The Yes Men activist group says everything in the bogus edition of the tabloid is \"100 percent\" true. B... |
24911ca7b3b3f6074b88b42e744ed8711e39767e | Summarize the following news article. | Handy hints from the PGA to help secure the right golf coach for your game .
Personality type and mutual goals are crucial to get the best from a coach .
Check your instructor has the education and experience to improve your game .
Your instructor should be available, at no extra charge, to answer concerns . | [
"(CNN) -- Just as there are many choices of drivers, putters, balls, and other equipment, there are just as many choices of golf instructors. The process of how you choose your golf instructor is as unique as your finger prints. However, just like there are certain things you want to know before choosing your docto... |
7b38ca70c0b21605851d5671999b06790ad3676f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Doctors' relationships with Smith crossed professional lines, affidavits say .
Investigator says Anna Nicole Smith was "drug seeker," court documents say .
Former Playboy model died of drug intoxication in 2007 .
Pharmacist refused to fill one prescription, warned doctor, affidavit says . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Doctors gave Anna Nicole Smith a long list of dangerous drugs over the three years before her death, including while she was pregnant, according to sworn statements by investigators from state agencies. Dosages prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith were \"dangerously high,\" a drug exper... |
0d8a02341b9dec7fc9bdeb010321ca5c5ff324aa | Summarize the following news article. | Jay-Z rose from a life of hardship to superstardom .
The rapper discusses how he reunited with his estranged father .
Says he believes in karma . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- At 13 he was selling crack. By 30 he was a hip-hop legend -- having gone, in his words, \"from grams to Grammys.\" Jay-Z tells Oprah Winfrey a conversation with his father freed him \"one hundred percent.\" Now Jay-Z charts his escape from the hard-knock life, describes the reunion that healed the ... |
a0b5a6a9618cd5405f59b1448ecbb96741a63ab0 | Summarize the following news article. | Musician schedules news conference for Thursday at O2 arena .
One news outlet says he will hold series of summer concerts .
Jackson's physical and financial health have been subject of rumors . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson may soon return to the stage, at least for a \"special announcement.\" Pop star Michael Jackson has been the subject of recent rumors about his health and about a comeback. The pop star has scheduled a news conference Thursday at London's O2 arena, the same venue where Pri... |
b8c44384308dbba61f6a2ad9157084abe9733839 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: House passes measure to recoup bonuses with a vote of 328-93 .
Bill would tax bonuses of people in firms that received at least $5 billion in bailout .
People with incomes over $250,000 who received bonuses would be taxed at 90% .
A similar Senate bill aims to recoup bonuses by taxing individuals and companies . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to try to recoup bonuses paid to Wall Street executives with taxpayer money. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House members Wednesday announce tax proposals affecting bonuses. The measure passed, 328-93; most Democrats supported the measure... |
0b4dd22336ccd2c610fbd440c26e81b26e28f624 | Summarize the following news article. | GOP Rep. Deal: Obama spent more time picking a dog than health care plan .
Obama's health care fight hit a major snag this week .
Sen. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, says it's unlikely the president will get a bill this year .
Inhofe says stalling health care reform could be good for GOP in 2010 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As Democrats continue to splinter over President Obama's proposed health care reform plan, Republicans are taking the opportunity to home in on a key argument: A good bill deserves more time and deliberation. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, says his party may have enough votes to stall Democrati... |
19e0bec2f73b2be9e423a8f1639aa7a374554474 | Summarize the following news article. | Rich Roll: Approaching 40, "I was in the worst shape of my life"
Two years later, he was the most fit he'd ever been .
This year, Men's Fitness named Roll one of the "25 Fittest Guys in the World"
To become fit, set a specific goal, be consistent and take it one day at a time, he says . | [
"Editor's note: Rich Roll, one of Men's Fitness magazine's \"25 Fittest Guys in the World\" in 2009, was the first athlete to compete in the Ultraman World Championships on an entirely plant-based diet. He's sharing insights today as part of Dr. Sanjay Gupta's \"Four Months to Fitness\" effort. Before: At 40 years ... |
17a87d5d3258bb6ec9586f06563a5f363522a808 | Summarize the following news article. | Angela Merkel's CDU are favorites to win the election .
But they will need a coalition partner to rule .
Merkel has publicly named the Liberal Democrats as her preferred choice .
But the current partner, the Social Democrats, may be the end result . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- As voting was taking place in the German general election Sunday, attention was already turning to what coalition will rule the country. Social Democrats handing out flowers hope their party will stay in the ruling coalition. Few doubt that Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, CDU, ... |
9cf84cb1c067cd2126858150c5d49f90a0b5f443 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan kills at least three, authorities say .
NEW: Suspect blew himself up after running out of bullets in gunfight, police say .
Pakistani authorities say they stopped plot on government buildings .
Three men plotted to carry out attacks, says Interior Minister Rehman Malik . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani forces in the last month foiled a planned attack on the parliament building, the intelligence agency and other federal institutions, the country's interior minister told CNN Sunday. Pakistan's parliament building was one target of a planned attack, an official says. In the l... |
1427b71c108fff885462ac50b3b2120f254630ab | Summarize the following news article. | Nigerian police, soldiers accused of killing 133 during riots in November 2008 .
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch says main victims were young Muslim men .
Witnesses say police units summarily executed unarmed men and boys .
HRW says death toll could be "substantially higher" than documented cases suggest . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Police and soldiers killed at least 133 people during two days of riots between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria last year, Human Rights Watch alleged Monday. Anti-riot policemen patrol the streets in Jos, Nigeria, following riots between Christians and Muslims. Most of the victims of viol... |
48b4d06249e9350966909cf2a88fed2777023fc8 | Summarize the following news article. | High-speed passenger train leaves its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia .
At least six people killed and 45 injured, according to police .
The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Zagreb, to Split . | [
"(CNN) -- A high-speed passenger train left its tracks on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, Friday, killing at least six people and injuring 45, according to Croatian police. The high-speed train derailed on the outskirts of Split, Croatia, about noon on Friday. The train was on its way from the Croatian capital, Za... |
0d48d554414fd0f0a19596ddc22e3ad4e7e196a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Passenger plane skids off runway and catches fire in Mashhad .
150 passengers on board Aryan Airlines Flight 1625, according to news reports .
Flight had originated in Tehran, official says .
On July 15, a passenger plane crashed in northwest Iran, killing all 168 aboard . | [
"(CNN) -- A passenger plane skidded off an airport runway and burst into flames in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Friday, killing at least 17 people and injuring about 20, according to government-backed Press TV. Aryan Airlines Flight 1625 skidded off the runway and burst into flames Friday in Mashhad... |
25c3642c63969a36d6f745c7802fbd4031f9ae04 | Summarize the following news article. | Boris Kodjoe: Arrest of Harvard prof underscores how blacks are typecast .
Actor Kodjoe says deliverymen often think he's hired staff at his house .
"If it can happen to him, yeah, it can happen to any of us," scholar says .
Cultural commentator says it was shocking "to see one of my heroes in a mugshot" | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Boris Kodjoe owns a mansion in Atlanta. But when he goes to answer his door, the black actor knows what it's like to be an outcast. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested last week on a charge of disorderly conduct. \"When I'm opening the door of my own house, someone will ask me where the ma... |
732a4432cf1f1d6b0cb7a1e1779680f4318fbcfd | Summarize the following news article. | Families have reunion meeting at resort in North Korea, near border .
The South Koreans must return home in a few days .
Millions of Koreans were separated following Korean War cease-fire in 1953 .
About 10,000 people applied to participate; fewer than 200 families approved . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Some families long separated by the Korean War saw their loved ones Saturday for the first time in years near the border between North and South Korea. South Korean Yoon Ki-Dal, right, meets the children he left behind as babies during the Korean War. Yoon Ki-Dal, 88, of South Korea tho... |
646f1574b2b1c8c7fc467ef85aa5f53cfad60471 | Summarize the following news article. | Photos of burning cars and burned bombers splashed across UK press .
Newspapers say they fear a "new wave" of car bombings and terrorism .
Former British prime minister Tony Blair attacks "absurd" British Islamists . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Images of a blazing car at the entrance of the terminal building at Glasgow airport were splashed across the front pages of Britain's Sunday papers, with many warning that Britain is under attack from a new wave of terrorism. How the British press reported the Glasgow attack. The Sunday Mi... |
fbcde3a063a916a72aa86a088d7d90cf33d0cb96 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Russian officials are being "very cooperative," U.S. official says .
Russian site allegedly shows State Department employee having sex with prostitute .
U.S. ambassador says video clips "clearly fabricated"
Official: Tape meant to discredit employee working in religious and human rights . | [
"(CNN) -- A videotape on a Russian Web site allegedly showing a State Department employee having sex with a prostitute is a \"smear campaign\" meant to discredit the man, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. The State Department has said the tape allegedly showing an employee having sex with a prostitute is ... |
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