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26ba335ff16de539bafcc738e02f0aa1743cb560 | Summarize the following news article. | Breast cancer survivor founds group to educate women about the disease .
Andrea Ivory, 50, and her volunteers have visited nearly 18,000 homes .
Since '06, Ivory has helped provide more than 500 mammograms .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"WEST PARK, Florida (CNN) -- \"We are an army,\" says Andrea Ivory of the group gathered with her early on a Saturday morning. Breast cancer survivor Andrea Ivory is on a mission to educate Florida communities about the disease, one door at a time. Armed with clipboards, leaflets and high spirits, the energetic Ivo... |
d71483096a5c373224dbd9e0ea3a498e288301a0 | Summarize the following news article. | If your ex cheated on you, there are legal ways to get even .
Do whatever it takes to look your best, post pix on Facebook with male friend .
If his mom or sister ask about breakup, tell them he cheated on you .
Ignore all social media contact from him. But post a song about his cheating ways . | [
"(The Frisky) -- You don't have to be Jennifer Aniston to think that the four women who Krazy-Glued a cheater's penis to his stomach were way harsh and beyond psycho. If your ex's loved ones ask why you broke up, it's OK to admit he cheated on you, writer says. But in our less scrupulous/mature moments, many of us... |
33cf4b6fc85238d6e499e3fb361699eaacffbdb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Two adults, three children died of blunt force trauma, pathologist finds .
Killings occurred in Beason, Illinois, about 45 miles northeast of Springfield .
One survivor, a 3-year-old girl, hospitalized in critical condition . | [
"(CNN) -- All five members of a family found slain inside a Beason, Illinois, home early this week were beaten to death, police said Thursday. Police officers stand patrol outside the Gee household late Monday evening. A pathologist determined that the five -- Raymond Gee, 46; Ruth Gee, 39; and three children -- ha... |
7e7437fcc1874f612f92f67a420eda910d78d242 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Iran test-fires several types of short- and medium-range missiles .
NEW: Tests are code-named "The Great Prophet 4," state-run Press TV says .
Missile tests come days after Iran admits existence of second nuclear facility .
In May, Iran tested surface-to-surface missile capable of reaching parts of Europe . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran tested a missile-launching system and several types of short- and medium-range missiles Sunday, the state-run Press TV said. A short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, Iran, south of Tehran, on Sunday. Earlier, the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had said it would sta... |
e0e2a8efda4ab61461b6e34f95ca6f086c4d6b3b | Summarize the following news article. | Fishing trip turned tragic for 16-year-old Jordan Thomas .
Double amputee discovered others struggling to pay for prosthetic limbs .
Jordan Thomas Foundation has raised $350k to help those struggling to pay .
Legislation addresses payment gap, but more needed, say advocates . | [
"CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (CNN) -- An annual family fishing trip to the Florida keys took a bloody and life-changing turn for Jordan Thomas. Noah Parton, 6, got prosthetics from foundation started by Jordan Thomas, right. \"It was a beautiful day and we were going to go out spear fishing that night,\" said Thomas, wh... |
3e44b1c9d99d1a3121df5c15f631197eac296102 | Summarize the following news article. | Online buzz is strong for upcoming "Batman: Arkham Asylum" video game .
Lead writer Paul Dini and others discuss the game at Comic-Con this weekend .
The game reunites a brooding Batman and his most notorious nemesis, the Joker .
There's no movie or comic tie-in to follow, so Dini could create an original story . | [
"(CNN) -- Imagine taking the best characters and elements of your favorite fictional universe and weaving them into a new story that captures the imagination of fans. In the dark, cinematic \"Batman: Arkham Asylum,\" Batman must escape from a spooky psychiatric hospital. That's what Emmy-winning TV writer Paul Dini... |
ce97c87f84ee4b8afc6229b8d5be9f1fc2a7754c | Summarize the following news article. | Matador Joselito Ortega will use capes embroidered with the words "Gay Up"
"Gay Up" is the name of a non-alcoholic energy drink in Spain .
Industry experts: First time advertising will appear on bullfighter's capes .
Ortega, who says he's not gay, has been gored six or seven times . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- An underemployed Spanish matador is breaking tradition and carrying advertising on his capes in the bullring -- promoting a soft drink aimed at gays. Matador Joselito Ortega in an exhibition fight on Sept. 23 in the southern Spanish city of Malaga. While fighting bulls, matador Joselito Orte... |
4db8e64c4f065de7a4ef2e9a6748cfbcdc19ac7a | Summarize the following news article. | Children can absorb up to 50 cigarettes worth of nicotine on wet days .
Wearing gloves, washing clothes or bathing would all reduce exposure and risk .
Green Tobacco Sickness 'feels like death,' induces headaches, nausea .
Report reveals widespread abuse of child workers, withheld wages, violence . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of children worldwide are thought to be working full-time on tobacco farms, suffering from toxic levels of nicotine exposure and abusive labor conditions. Children as young as five-years-old work on tobacco farms in Malawi, according to Plan International. In Malawi a... |
6dfcb63c09b1750af9956105eabab1779e1abbef | Summarize the following news article. | Gadhafi travels with air-conditioned tent which he stays in .
Rumored to be planning to pitch tent on front lawn of Libyan Mission house .
Members of mostly Orthodox Jewish Englewood are less than enthused .
Mayor "embarrassed as an American that a financier of terrorism is on U.S. soil" | [
"(CNN) -- In just a few short weeks, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach could wake up at his home in Englewood, New Jersey, with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi camped a few feet from his front lawn. Gadhafi may be staying in a tent on the front lawn of a New Jersey house owned by the Libyan Mission. The authoritarian ruler of Li... |
3ea133cada64cbf7e237d742a5cf3e47d84c220f | Summarize the following news article. | Kim's "Sunshine Policy" with North culminated in 2000 meeting with Kim Jong Il .
Kim was president from 1998 to 2003 .
He was hospitalized more than a month ago for pneumonia .
Despite Nobel Peace Prize, he failed to achieve economic reforms that he promised . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Former South Korean President and Nobel Laureate Kim Dae-jung, who struggled for democracy for decades and prodded communist North Korea toward rapprochement, died of heart failure on Tuesday, hospital officials said. As president of South Korea, Kim Dae-jung helped bridge differences w... |
eeeafbe4cca47c8b3ff2a64a8a7487555f913a71 | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton: Right-wing "conspiracy" not as strong as it once was, but is as virulent .
Obama's popularity may take hit, but attacks not good for country, Clinton says .
Clinton: "No way" that Republicans will enjoy 1994-level success in 2010 elections . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The \"vast right-wing conspiracy\" that attacked him during his presidency has been weakened, but continues to operate against President Obama, former President Clinton said Sunday. Former President Clinton said Republicans won't see a 1994-like surge at the polls in 2010. On NBC's \"Meet the P... |
dd0dc2aff9d86bc79de8ed1ee6aeb0be33b328ed | Summarize the following news article. | Redmond O'Neal arrested Sunday at jail security checkpoint .
O'Neal was arrested on charges of bringing narcotics to a jail facility .
It was not clear whether O'Neal posted bail, which was set at $25,000 . | [
"(CNN) -- Redmond O'Neal, the son of Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Farrah Fawcett, was arrested Sunday morning on drug charges, authorities said. Redmond O'Neal was stopped at a jail security checkpoint, and volunteered he had drugs, police said. The younger O'Neal was stopped during a routine searc... |
3ae7ec7720cf35599804bfccf5c6d52f9b91f26d | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers in South Florida capture bears, outfit them with GPS collars .
Collars help researchers track bears' movements .
Healthy bear population relies on animals' free movement, breeding .
Bears' natural habitat has been reduced, fragmented by development . | [
"HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Florida (CNN) -- At the heart of Florida researchers' high-tech efforts to protect black bears is a rather low-tech tool: day-old doughnuts. A young bear sits next to a pine tree after being snared by one of the traps set by researchers. Researchers use the doughnuts and other stale pastries to b... |
41325af9b608159f7d8aa8c2253ba972059826eb | Summarize the following news article. | Street battles began in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday morning .
Police: Clashes begin when Palestinians praying there start to throw rocks at visitors .
Police says 2 Palestinians, police officer hurt; former mufti says 9 Palestinians hurt .
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat calls the visit a deliberate provoca... | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in east Jerusalem stretched into Sunday evening after a visit by a Jewish group to one of the city's holiest sites. Israeli border police charge towards Palestinian protesters during clashes in Jerusalem's Old City. Street battles began i... |
0254b59405a4bd611d20137ba4ffa579a3f872d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Peter Bergen: Osama bin Laden still inspires al Qaeda .
He says 8 years after 9/11, the "war on terror" has failed to capture him .
He says law of averages suggests bin Laden will eventually be caught or killed . | [
"Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, is a fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought from across the ideological spectrum, and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He's the author of \"The Osama bin Laden I Know: An ... |
9ef7c61be3ae295968b5a2acdbf0ca72796c13d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Solar cell phone launched in Kenya this month, retailing at $35 per handset .
Country has one of the most vibrant cell phone markets but has energy rationing .
Safaricom expects its initial supply of 100,000 solar phones to sell out .
Samsung launched its solar cell phone in India in June . | [
"(CNN) -- Peter Gathungu walks more than a mile to a shopping center, where he pays a sizable sum to charge his cell phone. The solar phone is expected to be a great success in Kenya. That's because electricity is nonexistent in Gathungu's hometown of Njoro, in northwest Kenya. Landlines and other forms of communic... |
79e7420684c3a1e592d59de954b89349fa8ec6fd | Summarize the following news article. | British government unveils moves to let more former Gurkha troops live in the UK .
Gurkhas are part of British armed forces made up of Nepalese fighters .
Campaigners say qualifying criteria mean most will not be able to settle in UK .
First Gurkha units formed in 1815 and they fought in every campaign since . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government announced Friday that more than 4,000 former Gurkha soldiers are entitled to settle in Britain, but Gurkha supporters quickly denounced the measure as meaningless. Former Gurkha solider Tulbahadur Pun was awarded Britain's highest honor for bravery, the Victoria Cros... |
7196aa649bb09732cca01ed203b2d6fdd65e70ce | Summarize the following news article. | Broken fork accidentally gets stuck in Chihuahua's head .
Smokey ran into the woods, owners couldn't find him for two days .
Pet is "recovering much better than expected," vet says . | [
"(CNN) -- A Kentucky Chihuahua is expected to make a full recovery after a freak accident that left a large barbecue fork lodged in his head for days, according to the animal hospital where he was treated. During a family gathering two weeks ago, 12-week-old Smokey was waiting to be fed as his owner used the fork t... |
d6d67018ed7c572396c4d442d24ef8cd4639e747 | Summarize the following news article. | Atletico Madrid beat Panathinaikos 3-2 in Champions League qualifier first leg .
Lyon look poised for a 10th year in competition after thumping Anderlecht 5-0 .
Zurich, Debrecen and Maccabi Haifa also edge closer to reaching group stage . | [
"(CNN) -- Spanish Primera Liga side Atletico Madrid have got one foot in the Champions League group stage after claiming a crucial 3-2 success at Greek side Panathinaikos in a tough qualifying round first leg encounter on Wednesday. Maxi Rodriguez celebrates scoring the opening goal in Atletico Madrid's 3-2 win in ... |
f69ea44505d6e9450839f75cdbab7d48a12e5e7b | Summarize the following news article. | British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade .
Newspaper quotes locals saying there were "strange lights" in the sky .
Second newspaper says lights were fireworks from staff member's family celebration . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Strange lights in the sky, mysterious flashes, dozens of witnesses, a missing wind turbine blade and a tabloid splash featuring the pun: E.T. farm harm. The Sun tabloid newspaper's UFO splash. Let's hope there isn't intelligent life out there watching us. Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper Th... |
b403fbd63b36b4b65bb59bad3015f8fafcdf3cd3 | 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 ... |
8a2e8dbd6a9ac7242d728c365138754cb4d2531d | Summarize the following news article. | Girl who died after being swept into Atlantic Ocean off Maine identified .
Bill, a Category 1 hurricane Sunday, downgraded to unnamed storm Monday .
Two other people rescued after being swept into ocean .
Man died Saturday in surf off Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have identified both people who died after being swept away by fierce waves churned up by Hurricane Bill on the East Coast. Tourists watch waves crash ashore at Acadia National Park in Maine on Sunday. Clio Axlerod, 7, of New York, died after a wave knocked her and six other people into the At... |
45fa4464f86599520ace75db52005bda9ee0a49b | Summarize the following news article. | "Stephen Colbert el dos" beats Mozart in dog beauty pageant .
Contest Web site says Mozart fans violated the voting rules .
Mozart, a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, had been winning . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert may not have a dog in this fight, but his name alone may have helped a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy beat a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. Stephen Colbert el dos rips the prize away from Mozart in the weekly competition. In the online doggie be... |
5bee7250a21085964d958b91977019b0e834c5e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Jamall Turner is one of two suspects in the shootings .
Seven people were injured; three remain hospitalized .
Shootings came as summer school classes let out . | [
"(CNN) -- An 18-year-old suspect in Tuesday's bus-stop shootings that wounded seven people in Detroit, Michigan, surrendered to authorities Wednesday, police said. Detroit's deputy police chief called Tuesday's shootings \"a travesty.\" Detroit Police Chief James Barren said Jamall Turner is one of two suspects in ... |
fc016298b22eb2eef379847a97283a015130f40f | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Former student had pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a 2-foot-long sword .
"It had the potential to be a catastrophic incident," official says .
After he sets off two devices, school personnel wrestle the student to the ground .
Police in San Mateo, California, say they do not know suspect's motive . | [
"(CNN) -- Police in San Mateo, California, said Monday that \"a potentially very drastic event\" at a high school was averted when school personnel subdued a former student who walked into the school armed with pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a 2-foot-long sword. At least 1,200 students and faculty were evacuated from ... |
c2d28428ef5ff94603db49e2df0e1ce1c5ea0e17 | Summarize the following news article. | The skeletal remains of two infants found near Texas trailer police said Monday .
Remains found in area where other infant remains were found last year .
One mobile home recently become vacant, owner was cleaning it up .
In 2008, same man told police he found a suitcase that had infant remains . | [
"(CNN) -- The skeletal remains of two infants were found underneath a rural Texas trailer, police said Monday, in the same area where another set of infant remains was found last year. The skeletal remains of two infants were found near a Texas trailer, police said Monday. Authorities were called about 3:30 p.m. Su... |
3beaf01e536ceebebbc2b1f843955faa26884062 | Summarize the following news article. | Debbie Hooper, 44, of Whitesburg, Georgia went missing September 20 .
Authorities found her Jeep Liberty in Dog River in Douglas County, west of Atlanta .
On Monday, authorities found a female body, but body is not yet identified .
This month's rainfall has caused deadly flooding in the Southeast . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Punctuality was one of Debbie Hooper's best traits. Authorities sort through the wreckage thought to be Debbie Hooper's car. She went missing September 20. The 44-year-old grandmother from Whitesburg, Georgia, was always on time for her play dates with her baby granddaughter. She was alwa... |
acdb6f77b03800b69b9d3156324e896b122711cb | Summarize the following news article. | VA's handling of disability claims has seen improvements, setbacks, review finds .
Government Accountability Office presents findings at Senate panel hearing .
Number of pending claims at year's end has grown, GAO report says .
Report: Larger staff has led to increase in number of decisions VA issues annually . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Veterans Administration's handling of disability claims has seen improvements and setbacks, a congressional watchdog said Wednesday. Sen. Daniel Akaka says, \"Our goal is to provide veterans with accurate and timely resolution to their cases.\" \"Over the past several years, VA disability ... |
ace49f9875a4256964bbd3fc9cbe49c8689c9b7a | Summarize the following news article. | Polanski born in France in 1933. Moved to Poland and survived Holocaust .
Critically acclaimed as actor and director: Married actress Sharon Tate in 1968 .
Pregnant Tate later murdered by followers of Charles Manson .
In 1977 Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with 13-year-old girl; fled to France . | [
"(CNN) -- Roman Polanski is regarded as one of the finest directors of his generation, winning an Oscar for \"The Pianist\" and nominations for \"Tess\" and \"Rosemary's Baby,\" but he is probably as equally well known for his own tumultuous life. Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate are pictured together in London in th... |
15d6c5089f6801a6c0460cb3cc2aa1b9f757df45 | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb has turned down a switch to Inter Milan .
Hleb had been expected to be part of the Ibrahimovic and Eto'o swap transfer .
However, he has chosen to rejoin former club Stuttgart in a one-year loan deal . | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona midfielder Alexander Hleb has turned down a move to Inter Milan in favor of returning to Bundesliga club Stuttgart on loan for the season. Alexander Hleb is presented to the media after completing his loan move to former club Stuttgart. Hleb had been expected to be part of the swap deal that saw... |
bc2ba874663bf95887e98e1914d4b95e9f0b7fec | Summarize the following news article. | Arrest of black professor by white officer turned into racial incident .
President Obama poured fuel on fire by saying police acted "stupidly"
Cambridge officials create panel to advise police on racial issues . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A senior administration official said Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department will be visiting the White House Thursday. President Obama will meet Thursday with a Harvard professor and the officer who arrested him. The meeting among the th... |
dacfa443475efb6c9bfc96c2c44eb52691db24de | Summarize the following news article. | Woman, two men allegedly posed as federal agents in home invasion .
Arizona man targeted because trio thought he was a drug dealer, police say .
Raul Flores, daughter, 9, shot dead; wire calls 911 .
Among trio of suspects are woman with ties to Minutemen groups . | [
"SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Raul Flores thought federal agents had barged with guns drawn into his home in Arivaca, Arizona, in the middle of the night. Shawna Forde, 41, denies involvement in the shooting deaths of an Arizona man and his daughter. The woman and two men wore uniforms and identified themselves as ... |
2ee95f20479852fb9c5dddbd2900e7dad5ebc663 | Summarize the following news article. | Baghdad has 113 security cameras around government buildings .
But workers often see attacks occurring that they don't have time to prevent .
Only 5 percent of the Iraqi capital covered by security cameras .
Center's managers want more cameras; "We have to fix the system," director says . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- They're paid to watch for suspicious activity, to prevent bloody attacks. But employees at Baghdad's surveillance center often watch helplessly as death and destruction unfold before their eyes, on camera. Security cameras watch the streets of Baghdad, but the center's director says it has a... |
ab64cdf9c1048abb6317f0b4fbc7c89732ad005f | Summarize the following news article. | Justices will hear appeals of two Florida inmates sentenced as teens .
Joe Sullivan committed his crime at age 13; Terrance Graham was 17 .
Attorneys say life without parole is too harsh a punishment for young offenders . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court will decide whether it is cruel and unusual punishment for young criminal offenders to be sentenced to life in prison with parole. Joe Sullivan, now 33, was convicted of burglary and rape when he was 13. He is serving life without parole. The justices agreed without comment Mo... |
ec7fcc0baa223aa5d743c6713d7074a016b74ba4 | Summarize the following news article. | Owners of Swedish cash depot offer £1M reward for information on heist .
Thieves believed to have stolen the equivalent of several million dollars .
Armed thieves used a stolen helicopter during the raid . | [
"The company that owns a cash depot targeted in a daring helicopter raid this week said Friday it is offering a reward of more than $1 million for information about the heist. A police Swat team enter a G4S cash depot in Vastberga, Stockholm. G4S said it is offering up to 7 million Swedish kronor ($1.01 million) fo... |
57079f078df4f971cd1053b1c71ddf9c53a9bede | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad favors health care cooperatives .
Co-ops are run by nonprofits, and patients elect members to their boards .
One key Republican senator seems to be on board with the idea .
Skeptics question start-up costs, whether all the uninsured would be covered . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- While a government-run public health care option irks conservatives, and even some fiscally minded Democrats, the idea of health care cooperatives has emerged as an option in the reform debate. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota, says a public option plan might not make it through Con... |
a9081a5449974feee8edc0076fdbbf6abe03cd1a | Summarize the following news article. | Troubled singer found not guilty of hitting woman at charity ball in September .
Amy Winehouse pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault in March .
Winehouse's divorce from Blake Fielder-Civil should be made final next month . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A London court cleared singer Amy Winehouse of assault Friday after a two-day trial, her spokesman told CNN. Singer Amy Winehouse was accused of hitting a woman at a charity ball last year. Winehouse was accused of assaulting a woman at a London charity ball last year. She had pleaded not ... |
7a83abc3ad5d84106df64e4d45a0b96a6e5f89ae | Summarize the following news article. | Female manager sues Steiff CEO, alleging sexual harassment and assault .
Lawsuit also claims company did not stop the harassment after she complained .
Steiff and CEO Martin Frechen deny all allegations . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A female marketing executive is suing the chief executive officer of a famous toy manufacturer, accusing him of sexually harassing and assaulting her. Steiff CEO Martin Frechen denies all the allegations. Both the company, known as the makers of the original Teddy bears, and another executive nam... |
079e81fb34f2c8050e787e04a167906f686a1c1f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Melissa Huckaby charged with attempting to poison "Jane Doe," 7 .
Huckaby due in court to face charges in slaying of another 8-year-old .
She faces special circumstances including kidnap, rape by instrument .
Decision on whether to seek the death penalty will come later . | [
"(CNN) -- Melissa Huckaby, the former Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, will face additional charges that she tried to poison two people, including another 7-year-old girl. Melissa Huckaby is charged with killing Sandra Cantu and attempted poisoning of second c... |
aa3d2028f5f2bf4c8cce9c86aa6c418c37816c6e | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists breed a new strain of flood-tolerant rice .
Normal rice dies after three days of complete flooding; this rice can survive 17 days .
New rice was successfully field-tested by farmers in India and Bangladesh .
About half of the world's population eats rice as a staple of its diet . | [
"DAVIS, California (CNN) -- If every scientist hopes to make at least one important discovery in her career, then University of California-Davis professor Pamela Ronald and her colleagues may have hit the jackpot. Scientists have bred a new strain of flood-tolerant rice that could help feed millions. Ronald's team ... |
0788adeacefdfa67d56d6906276b3342a9ea8b23 | Summarize the following news article. | Solar eclipse marked with tradition and often suspicion in Hindu-majority India .
Most pregnant women in India hope to avoid giving birth during eclipse .
Some critically ill patients do not want to be in hospital on day of eclipse .
Astrologer: Eclipse weakens sun god because of encounter with dragon Rahu . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- While many now recognize the scientific explanation for a solar eclipse, the phenomenon is still marked with tradition and sometimes suspicion in Hindu-majority India. People test the \"sky watching telescope\" at the Gujarat Council of Science City in India. The \"exceptionally long\" ec... |
824089a3166a141dd7d96a03582700a7eb0e3dab | Summarize the following news article. | Nicolas Cage voices character of Speckles the mole in "G-Force"
Disney's "G-Force" opens in U.S. theaters on Friday, July 24 .
"I like movies where you feel like you're going into another world," Cage says . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage has pretty much got this acting thing down. After all, he started acting at the age of 15 and, well, he's got that Oscar. Nicolas Cage says that Academy Awards are \"not as important as children and making them happy.\" So he doesn't really need to deliver anothe... |
3614eda3b32535d46ec9e027c023ac106280d5b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists hope deadly creatures can save humans .
Gila monster venom stimulates insulin production in humans .
Snake venom lead to treatment for millions with high blood pressure .
Scorpions may help patients survive brain cancer . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Sure, you know these five creatures as stinging, biting merchants of death. But isn't it time we put aside our differences and embraced the positive? A creepy crawler from this guy's family could save your brain from cancer some day. 1. Poison dart frogs: The heart-healthy choice . It could kill ... |
75f73c6de7eb19369c405afcc13c3a5369e20c9d | Summarize the following news article. | Thirty miles from U.S. border, authorities in Vancouver confronting gang warfare .
Violence the result of turf wars over increased narcotics trade .
Innocent bystanders have fallen victim to gangsters' heavy firepower .
Drug dealers sometimes tried in the U.S., where sentencing is stiffer . | [
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CNN) -- When Canadian cocaine smuggler Charles Lai was being sentenced in a Seattle federal courtroom last month, the judge sending him to prison for 13 years offered a small item of good news. A suspected gang member in Vancouver is taken out of a bar in handcuffs. At least behind bar... |
4a8c64f5ee91fd0fdef4cf8578bf95ea64609522 | Summarize the following news article. | No More Deaths member gets 300 hours of community service, year of probation .
He left bottles of water in Arizona wildlife refuge for people crossing border .
Prosecutors: "Good luck" written on bottles indicated intent to aid illegal immigration .
Fish and Wildlife Service said leaving bottles is detrimental to anima... | [
"(CNN) -- An Arizona man caught leaving water bottles in the desert for illegal immigrants has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service and a year of probation, an aid group said. Walt Staton was convicted in June of littering by leaving jugs of water in a wildlife refuge. Walt Staton, a member of the group... |
12c03f0926e71ae6895dce77a0cf58086cc2d7c5 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama restates goal of removing all U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 .
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki: Capable Iraqi forces have proven naysayers wrong .
At least five Iranian pilgrims die in attack northeast of Baghdad . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki voiced cautious optimism regarding the situation in Iraq Wednesday, noting greater stability and decreased violence as U.S. troops continue to cede control to their Iraqi counterparts. President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malik... |
9a08a4e5069ad2b8eadb26bd349110f5feefb16d | Summarize the following news article. | Most stem cell research targeted at the heart uses adult stem cells .
The FDA regulates adult stem cell techniques that are allowed to go into clinical trials .
Unlike organ transplants, adult stem cells generally can be given to any patient .
Therapies be available in a little over four years, although some say five t... | [
"(CNN) -- In a field largely still in its infancy, scientists are making headway toward using stem cells to treat heart ailments. The FDA regulates which adult stem cell techniques are allowed to go into clinical trials. The major focus of stem cell research in cardiology is promoting regeneration of the heart or p... |
77429ae3a4e5828e5f1d0b7f1da6280db4ec7769 | Summarize the following news article. | Action is "part of an investigative process," spokeswoman says .
Workers are maintenance shop member, pilot and transportation manager .
Sunday morning crash of two trains killed one driver .
NTSB is still investigating incident . | [
"(CNN) -- Three Disney monorail workers have been placed on paid leave just days after two monorail trains crashed at the Orlando, Florida, theme park, killing one of the train's operators, according to a Disney spokeswoman. Train operator Austin Wuennenberg, 21, was killed in Sunday's monorail crash. Walt Disney W... |
976e5dc39fd7740224c1fc7675e2016bd0643b89 | Summarize the following news article. | Jude Law's spokesperson says he will become a dad again in the fall .
Entertainment Weekly broke the news the actor is expecting his fourth child .
Law, who is divorced, did not reveal the identity of the mother . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- Actor Jude Law is expecting his fourth child, his spokesperson said. Actor Jude Law's publicist confirmed he is expecting his fourth child. In a statement released to Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, the single actor confirmed that he will once again become a father. \"Jude Law can confir... |
fcedb7b9d4d09a1dfe7a60cfd530e7a9357791b8 | Summarize the following news article. | London police arrest man in connection with brazen daylight robbery of jewelry store .
43 items were taken, with a value of about £40 million, or about $65 million .
Police released surveillance images of two men wanted for questioning Tuesday . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- London police have arrested a man in connection with a brazen daylight robbery of a jewelry store last week, they announced Wednesday. Security camera footage shows images of the men wanted by police. The 50-year-old man was arrested on Monday, police revealed. Some $65 million in merchand... |
51a949d13dde24dbba2546100af13df1f1845179 | Summarize the following news article. | Massachusetts dispatcher answered neighbor's call about burning home .
Three other people in home escaped uninjured .
He says his dispatch experience with crises helps him cope with losing a home . | [
"(CNN) -- From baby deliveries to unexpected deaths, Mike Bowes, a 911 dispatcher from Quincy, Massachusetts, has handled a wide range of emergency calls. Emergency dispatcher Mike Bowes received a call that his home was in flames Monday night. But Monday night, the 44-year-old received an unexpected call from his ... |
c7748f346cb2aac934a6b9cbb6174b99a8e96130 | Summarize the following news article. | "Mona Lisa," protected by bulletproof glass, is undamaged .
Tourist who threw mug has been sent to a psychiatric unit .
500-year-old artwork has suffered previous attacks . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the \"Mona Lisa\" was attacked with a mug earlier this month, but the world's most famous painting -- protected by thick glass -- emerged with its enigmatic smile undimmed. The \"Mona Lisa\" sits behind bulletproof glass in the Louvre gallery. French police sa... |
1103fda804ec7bdd25ee40889175ad2233487878 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 40 people in the U.S. die each year as the result of insect stings .
Insect allergies may be harder to control than food allergies .
If you are allergic to insects, carry antihistamine and an epinephrine auto-injector .
In rare cases, even mosquito bites can lead to anaphylaxis . | [
"(CNN) -- Known for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media. Andy Kessler, seen in 2005, reportedly died this week after suffering an allergic reaction to an insect stin... |
b4b68e14fd2535ca6db890c6b5a628e6b20335cb | Summarize the following news article. | Chemistry between Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams saves "Time Traveler's Wife"
Movie about man who can travel through time, hurting chances for romance .
A lot is silly, just waiting for the couple to get together at the right time . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- \"The Time Traveler's Wife,\" adapted from the 2003 best-seller by Audrey Niffenegger, is one of those gooey romantic mind-benders, like \"Ghost\" (which I adored) or \"The Lake House\" (not so much), in which a couple must come to grips with some trippy impediment to their relationship, ... |
e26d9215e36caeee46bb871e6c47b01aae78e2a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Store clerk switches on PA system after being threatened by man with gun .
Armed robber flees after hearing his threat broadcast to customers in the store .
Robber struck at nearby Fannie May candy store, holding store up at gunpoint .
Authorities say the robber, a man between ages 30 and 40, is still at large . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A clerk's quick flip of a switch foiled a robbery Friday at an Office Depot store in downtown Chicago. Police said a man wearing a light blue button-down shirt and dark slacks entered the store carrying a gun concealed in a folded newspaper. He approached one of the store's cash registe... |
a119fa7510c27438f703a54ab5c462f5cab23618 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill Clinton, Obama both made health care their signature issue .
Both accused of backtracking from their original goals .
Obama at an advantage because lawmakers aren't facing re-election -- yet .
Clinton says it's "politically imperative" for Dems to pass a bill now . | [
"(CNN) -- With his push for health care reform on the line, the president delivered a message of urgency to the public: . President Bill Clinton, pictured in 1994, greets members of a crowd following a speech on his health care reform plan. \"Don't let the fearmongers, don't let the dividers, don't let the people w... |
dce182373c7269a5b72999c3ceb6ffb60b58bae3 | Summarize the following news article. | Senate turns down proposal to make permits valid despite differing laws .
Foes said it would force states to honor laws in more gun-permissive states .
First significant defeat for the gun lobby . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected a controversial measure to allow people to carry concealed weapons from state to state. A Miami, Florida, gun store offers concealed weapons training. The measure would have required each of the 48 states that currently allow concealed firearms to hono... |
260a5ce822026f24f37e667470c0d959cbb45440 | Summarize the following news article. | N. Korea launches personal attack on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .
Raises comparisons with previous comments about West by communist regime .
Paper described U.S. President Bush as "incompetent and rude president"
Foreign Ministry said Dick Cheney was a "mentally deranged person" | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea on Thursday launched a scathing personal attack on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, raising comparisons with previous colorful comments about the West by the communist regime. Bush: \"A chicken soaked in the rain,\" according to a North Korean Cabinet newspaper. At a meeting of southea... |
d546f26ee4a342b9b4b983788ba745dc6a4f484a | Summarize the following news article. | Joan Rivers wins this season's "Celebrity Apprentice"
Rivers goes up against poker champion Annie Duke in finale .
Duke raises more money at her event, but Rivers is able to attract more celebrities .
The victory means $250,000 for Rivers' charity . | [
"(CNN) -- She's been a comedian, talk-show host and feared red carpet fashion critic. Now you can add winner of \"The Celebrity Apprentice\" to Joan Rivers' lengthy resume. Donald Trump and Joan Rivers attend \"The Celebrity Apprentice\" season finale Sunday in New York. After weeks of competition, the 75-year-old ... |
ced2d08def3fd24c5eb6c12f29c43067fd7085ef | Summarize the following news article. | At least 111 dead in Samoan islands and Tonga after Pacific tsunami .
Officials fear death toll will rise as rescue workers reach outlying visitors .
Magnitude-8.0 quake strikes near Samoan Islands early Tuesday .
Hawaii National Guard troops being sent on relief operation . | [
"(CNN) -- Survivors of a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit the Samoan islands Tuesday have described how they watched the inrushing sea swallow up coastal towns and villages leaving devastation in its wake. iReporter Alden Tagarino captured this image of the damage caused by the tsunami in Pago Pago. At... |
281d0514d1a5193bdfa4c3cfe8f16e7deef9eacb | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi PM says "we know" bombings were done by al Qaeda and Baath Party .
Syria recalls its ambassador to Iraq, state news agency says .
Iraq recalls ambassador to Syria amid furor over bombings, which killed 100 .
Iraq demands Syria turn over 2 Iraqis living in Syria, who are suspects in the attacks . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Syria and Iraq each recalled their ambassadors from the other country Tuesday, after Baghdad demanded that Damascus hand over two suspects in last week's deadly bombings in the Iraqi capital. Plastic flowers decorate a car destroyed in last week's bombings in Baghdad, Iraq. Syrian state-run ... |
d5aa3c892859f551c0d0c619d62f60384f17d68c | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson to be buried Thursday, September 3, at Forest Lawn .
Singer originally scheduled to be buried August 29; no reason given for change .
Jackson movie drawing on concert footage will open October 28 . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The date of the funeral for pop legend Michael Jackson has been changed to September 3, the singer's spokesman said Friday. Michael Jackson's burial will be at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday, September 3. Jackson was scheduled to be laid to rest August 29, on what w... |
a38b0bc29fc90f30505ba69f40f2403a3d0ec88d | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi government bans all organized visits to Saddam Hussein's grave .
Former dictator buried in his hometown of al-Ouja near Tikrit, north of Baghdad .
Government move was made after a recent visit by schoolchildren to the grave .
Move reflects concern of Iraq's government over presence of the Baath Party . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi government says it has banned all organized visits to Saddam Hussein's grave amid concern over support for the late dictator's former party. An Iraqi poet, left, gives a recital while children carry pictures of Saddam Hussein over his grave. A Cabinet statement on Monday said it h... |
c82599eae2cc3766c818bd5d0b278557e6b40aef | Summarize the following news article. | An oil-thirsty engine and smoke coming from car's tailpipe are signs of trouble .
Bad valve seals or worn guides, clogged PCV valve, worn piston rings among causes .
White smoke: Water condensation from blown head gasket, too much gas .
Blue smoke: Engine oil is being burned in the combustion chamber . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Automotive expert Tom Torbjornsen answers a question about how to diagnose an exhaust problem and what to do about it. Dear Tom, Smoke is coming out of the tailpipe of my 2002 Chrysler Sebring with 90,000 miles. Is this a big problem? I have to put a quart of oil a week in the engine. What should I ... |
5f41d0a9c4e5ac7abc93f2c12d8494c56dbeed49 | Summarize the following news article. | William Safire dies at age 79, according to New York Times .
Safire, a Pulitzer Prize winner, died after pancreatic cancer battle, Times reports .
Safire was columnist for the Times, former speechwriter for President Nixon .
He coined "nattering nabobs of negativism" for a Spiro Agnew speech . | [
"(CNN) -- William Safire, a onetime speechwriter for President Nixon who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, has died at age 79, the newspaper announced Sunday. William Safire died in Maryland following a battle with pancreatic cancer, The New York Times reported. Safire joined the Tim... |
e10e92a0194da5a7df96b68132f4106df59eeffc | Summarize the following news article. | One Marine killed, others wounded; Taliban says 33 soldiers killed .
4,000 American troops, hundreds of Afghans involved in Operation Khanjar .
It focuses on Helmand River valley, hotbed of Taliban violence .
Operation's size and scope are "very significant," official says . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A Marine was killed in action and several others wounded Thursday in a major U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, the Marines said. U.S. Marines prepare for Operation Khanjar at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, on Thursday. The push, called Operation Khanjar, is targeti... |
3566ff9a32a19eb06e77617647b60900e722e37e | Summarize the following news article. | Unofficial Capitol Hill hearing addressed concerns over long tarmac delays .
Bill sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer would allow fliers to deplane after three hours .
Former American Airlines CEO spoke in support of three-hour limit .
Another witness said routine delays are more pressing issue . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Airline passengers who were trapped on tarmacs \"like sardines in a can\" had their opportunity to air their grievances Tuesday at an unofficial Capitol Hill hearing that shared some of the characteristics of those flights. The hearing was sponsored by advocates of the Airline Passenger Bill of... |
c674d01c95cc502cce7afb9e923eaca938f426dd | Summarize the following news article. | An American convicted of being an al Qaeda operative gets life sentence .
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali convicted in 2005 in possible plot against President Bush .
Federal appeals court ruled man's original 30-year prison sentence was too lenient .
Defense argued confessions were false, obtained through torture in Saudi Arabia . | [
"(CNN) -- An American convicted of being an al Qaeda operative was resentenced to life in prison Monday in a Virginia courtroom after an appeals court ruled his 30-year prison sentence was too lenient. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, seated far left, appears in an artist's rendering of a March 2005 court hearing. Ahmed Omar A... |
991fdbfeb96245d2d47b78523f93c24759459947 | Summarize the following news article. | Matador Joselito Ortega will use capes embroidered with the words "Gay Up"
"Gay Up" is the name of a non-alcoholic energy drink in Spain .
Industry experts: First time advertising will appear on bullfighter's capes .
Ortega, who says he's not gay, has been gored six or seven times . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- An underemployed Spanish matador is breaking tradition and carrying advertising on his capes in the bullring -- promoting a soft drink aimed at gays. Matador Joselito Ortega in an exhibition fight on Sept. 23 in the southern Spanish city of Malaga. While fighting bulls, matador Joselito Orte... |
5ab0baef5ad2bc4d18801594b62e41b2227e1943 | Summarize the following news article. | Courts allowed "exercise reasonable control" over appearance of witnesses .
Change prompted by case in which judge demanded woman remove face-covering .
Rule says "demeanor" must be observable, "accurate identification" ensured .
Council on American-Islamic Relations, ACLU oppose the change . | [
"(CNN) -- Michigan's Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday allowing lower state courts to \"exercise reasonable control\" over the appearance of witnesses and parties, a rule change proposed after a Muslim woman refused to remove an Islamic garment in a small claims court. A niqab is a garment that covers the entir... |
51e3c471f80fd2ab80745f5ccaba412dc2145757 | Summarize the following news article. | English football star Steven Gerrard has admitted punching a man in a bar .
But the Liverpool captain says in court testimony that it was in self-defense .
Gerrard, 29, denies charge of affray for attacking businessman Marcus McGee .
If found guilty, he faces maximum penalty of six months in jail and $7,200 fine . | [
"(CNN) -- English football star Steven Gerrard has admitted punching a man in a bar, but the Liverpool captain insisted in his court testimony that it was in self-defense. England international Steven Gerrard is in court defending his actions after a bar brawl late last year. The 29-year-old is facing a charge of a... |
6b3db72d44f079b3ab60997e22d8ac310ce2674b | Summarize the following news article. | K-Love Friends and Family Cruise is a Christian music retreat .
More companies are renting ships for cruises featuring all genres of music .
Music cruises allow fans to connect with artists in a friendly setting . | [
"ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (CNN) -- Up on the Lido Deck there is a rockin' band playing another love song. Rush of Fools gets the crowd going during an afternoon concert on the Lido Deck. Hundreds of people, many clad in bikinis or swim trunks, maneuver deck chairs, trying to maximize their worship time in the sun. Ser... |
ecaf1ec534ac6324315ff290915ef1b5ba9de36c | Summarize the following news article. | Experts say about 1 million to 2 million prostitutes work in the United States .
About 50 communities have programs that focus on deterring johns .
Nashville's program includes a speech from a former prostitute .
The Internet is making it easier for people to buy prostitutes, experts say . | [
"NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The accused came from all walks of life: Retirees, dads and twentysomethings. An engineer, a business owner and an auto worker. A man in a wheelchair. Men in need of Spanish or Farsi translators. Brett Beasley, with Nashville's Health Department, educates men arrested for trying to bu... |
c10436566205e80f3b2c8c491e93353098197557 | Summarize the following news article. | As many as 400 people killed in Nigerian violence, group says .
Militants disagree with the government's teaching of Islam .
176 people also arrested, according to police . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 400 people have been killed in a spate of violence in northern Nigeria, the president of a human rights group said Tuesday. More than 150 alleged militants were arrested by Nigerian police after clashes. The violence has pitted Islamic militants against government police and troop... |
8c8063e478d196d62484addd8472761a45090670 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Man resembling Jenkins seen on boat near Canadian border, police say .
Police want to question Ryan Jenkins in connection with ex-wife's death .
Jenkins reported model Jasmine Fiore, 28, missing on August 15 .
Earlier that day, Fiore's nude body was found stuffed into a suitcase . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Investigators think that a reality TV contestant wanted for questioning in the death of his ex-wife has gone to Canada, police in Washington state told CNN Thursday. Police want to question Ryan Jenkins about the death of his ex-wife, model Jasmine Fiore. Ryan Alexander Jenkins, wh... |
c0b50aeb0f137ef3bc4f7fa2f5d9a8d38c6bc528 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court to review a key provision of the 2001 Patriot Act .
Federal appeals court had struck down several aspects of Patriot Act .
Government had asked the high court to intervene and uphold the law .
Oral arguments to be held early next year, with decision expected by spring . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has agreed to review a civil liberties dispute over the government's power to criminalize \"support\" of a terrorist organization. The Supreme Court will review a key provision of the 2001 Patriot Act. The justices on Wednesday accepted review of a key provision of the 2001 Pa... |
92c97f8f8a425af49fde8be46a249bc9970ff527 | Summarize the following news article. | Harry Shearer: There is much good news in New Orleans, but still problems .
He notes report that Corps of Engineers levee design and construction led to breach .
Shearer says there may be flaws with the Army Corps' levee rebuilding .
He says Obama is ignoring problem, as Bush did previously . | [
"Editor's note: Harry Shearer is an actor, author, director, satirist, musician, radio host, playwright, fine artist and record label owner who is the voice of a variety of regular characters on \"The Simpsons,\" most notably Mr. Burns, Smithers and insufferable neighbor Ned Flanders. Harry Shearer says the White H... |
b3d45282e5405340365fd7c17068d5365d38d257 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Schumacher could be set to make a surprise return to Formula One .
Schumacher might be a short-term replacement for the injured Felipe Massa .
Massa continues to make good improvement following his crash on Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher could be set to make a shock return to Formula One as Ferrari look for a short-term replacement for the injured Felipe Massa. Michael Schumacher remains very much part of the Ferrari set-up as an advisor for the Formula One team. The 28-year-old Brazilian is c... |
db517018fe09f466933cfa6330be22487de63aba | Summarize the following news article. | Three men accused in July death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest .
Charges include murder, assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon .
Forrest, 38, was robbed, shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia, after gas station stop .
$17,000 reward offered for return of watch, championship ring taken in robb... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against three men accused in connection with the July death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, officials said Tuesday. Former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, 38, was shot and killed in southwest Atlanta, Georgia, on July 25. A grand jury ind... |
4671b2776aef724b04b22637fbf2fdc80b35e4b9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At a news conference, police say they think killings were premeditated .
Mesac Damas charged with first-degree murder in deaths of wife, 5 children .
Six bodies found Saturday in family's North Naples, Florida, home, police say .
Damas, 33, captured Monday in Haiti; authorities are headed there to interview him . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida man in custody in Haiti faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of his wife and five children, authorities said Tuesday. Police have obtained a warrant to arrest Mesac Damas, 33, on suspicion of six counts of first-degree murder. Police obtained a warrant overnight to arrest Mesac Damas,... |
7911a566d303a0307b54c7a0b10b2859e7ac62ac | Summarize the following news article. | Program, begun in 2001, came to light this year, when it was canceled .
It was part of CIA effort to develop possible covert operations overseas .
U.S. official says Blackwater's involvement in program had ended by mid-2006 .
Ex-CIA director: "This was not a very prominent thing during my time as director" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Central Intelligence Agency hired the private security firm Blackwater USA in 2004 to work on a covert program aimed at targeting and potentially killing top al Qaeda leaders, according to a source familiar with the program. CIA Director Leon Panetta canceled the covert program this year wh... |
83c27bb18cf40e6217bc6586fd46bbbff14d9789 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 12 flights traveled from Brazil to Europe around same time as 447 .
None of the other flights reported bad weather or other problems .
Aviation experts say weather alone would not normally cause a crash .
They also say weather can change quickly and vary over short distances . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 12 airplanes shared the trans-Atlantic sky with doomed Air France Flight 447, but none reported any problems, deepening the mystery surrounding the cause of the plane's disappearance. Image released by the Brazilian Air Force shows oil slicks in the water near a debris site. Airlines confirmed th... |
a3ca83020d849f89f4f58e200b8412e113351c59 | Summarize the following news article. | Basque separatist group ETA formed in 1959 began violent campaign in 1968 .
Most recent cease-fire collapsed in 2007 despite pledges of permanence .
Group blamed for more than 800 deaths, including many civilians . | [
"(CNN) -- The separatist group behind a series of bombings on a Spanish vacation island marks the 50 year anniversary of its struggle this year, a milestone that sees it no closer to achieving its goal. Police cordon off the route leading to the location of the latest blasts in Palma de Mallorca. ETA, which is figh... |
201eac1fecd4239697eb95c5a6fab2b2a8cdad1e | Summarize the following news article. | 4,000 American troops, 650 Afghans involved in Operation Khanjar .
It focuses on Helmand River valley, hotbed of Taliban violence .
Operation's size and scope are "very significant," official says . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. troops have launched a \"major operation\" against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, U.S. military officials announced in Afghanistan early Thursday. U.S. Marines gather for a briefing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. About 4,000 Americans, mostly from the Marines, and 650 Afgh... |
5d8adfb47ea566b7f254d5f62478b6d83aa7f01c | Summarize the following news article. | Robotic warfare allows pilots to control armed vehicles without risk to themselves .
Military experts are now looking at the psychological impact this may have on pilots .
Pilots now transition from battlefield to home environment in less than an hour .
Some pilots welcome operating from the U.S. rather than being depl... | [
"(CNN) -- The Pentagon has revolutionized warfare during the past decade, making unmanned aerial vehicles, known as UAVs, a staple of modern combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. A USAF technician at Creech Air Force Base, checks Hellfire missile attachments on a Predator. Remotely-controlled drones, such as the Predator... |
14dc4f7acb9feae8cc936c424476d8af6c497334 | Summarize the following news article. | Man-made climate change is adversely affecting the U.S., says a federal report .
Report: Changes will stress water resources, challenge crops and raise sea levels .
Document is released by White House science adviser and mandated by Congress .
Report's predictions: Hotter heat waves, more flooding and an increase in wi... | [
"(CNN) -- Man-made climate change threatens to stress water resources, challenge crops and livestock, raise sea levels and adversely affect human health, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Tuesday. Farmers and workers in central California are suffering through the third year of a worseni... |
800265d8f5c8c56158e041fd9a981a0038ddd98e | Summarize the following news article. | Claims that have been debunked continue to pop up in town hall meetings, protests .
Dems say "ugly campaign" under way to misrepresent proposals, disrupt debate .
GOP says Dems trying to rush through a bill that eventually would lead to rationing .
End-of-life provision that sparked "death panel" rumor dropped from Sen... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A woman asked Rep. Allen Boyd at a town hall meeting the other day if health care reform proposals would force people to let the government access their bank accounts. False rumors about health care have been aired at town hall meetings, like this one in Maryland last week. \"That's not true,\"... |
a3267d136e6ff6cec08ab9b092f4cb6c97795318 | Summarize the following news article. | Pope preaches and greeted well-wishers, three days after breaking his wrist .
Benedict XVI had surgery on his right wrist after he fell Thursday night .
Most painful aspect for pope is having to stop writing by hand, spokesman says . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI preached and greeted well-wishers Sunday, three days after breaking his wrist in a fall. The pope celebrates mass with his broken wrist in plaster. He held the text of his speech in his uninjured left hand, then circulated among the crowd who came to hear him in Romano Canave... |
80fbbeaee790a3dbc63295a40de8a80f3228dacb | Summarize the following news article. | Google search terms now available in Hawaiian .
Keola Donaghy spent 100 hours translating for "Google in Your Language" program .
Hawaiian is considered a "critically endangered" language by the U.N.
It is the only native American language available in Google search preferences . | [
"(CNN) -- Many Google users probably didn't notice this month that they can now display their search tips in the Hawaiian language. Hawaiian is one of more than 125 \"interface languages\" now available on Google. Wedged between Hausa and Hebrew, Hawaiian is one of more than 125 \"interface languages\" now availabl... |
c36f2e0461a14eff965c5e19213775030d2553ec | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban attacks base in Paktika province; two U.S. troops killed .
Insurgents detonated explosives-laden truck, later launched rockets at base .
At least 32 Taliban fighters killed in response to attack .
Ten militants killed during assault on a combat outpost in Paktika province . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two separate militant assaults Saturday in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika led to the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and at least 42 insurgents, military officials said. U.S. Marines, under fire from a building, move to take it Saturday in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The sol... |
215074b43ca389bf8b89c6448f84ffc8bd098bdb | Summarize the following news article. | Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau found out about his cancer in June .
He delayed treatment so he could compete in the games in Beijing .
Testicular cancer will be diagnosed in about 1 in 300 men in their lifetime .
He plans to compete in the 2009 World Swimming Championship in Rome . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau, the last two months have been a whirlwind. \"Full of the best moments and the scariest moments of my life,\" says the 24-year-old Olympic swimmer. Eric Shanteau said he felt angry when he found out he had testicular cancer. \"Getting to the Olympics was... |
32b452f7f48b7c385da39d44723c68a50ca52f9b | Summarize the following news article. | Leno brings out kids of those who met, married while working on his show .
Audience members say show also includes song by James Taylor .
Conan O'Brien, Leno's first guest, takes over show Monday .
Leno moves to prime time in the fall . | [
"BURBANK, California (CNN) -- Jay Leno ended his 17-year reign as the host of \"The Tonight Show\" Friday with the children of people who met and started families while working at the long-running late-night show during his tenure, according to audience members who attended the taping. Jay Leno stands with the chil... |
73975542d370a186f44d69b486bcb7728b75a569 | Summarize the following news article. | Island gets more than 39 inches of rain; 47 inches more possible .
Airlines cancel flights; schools, government offices, stock exchange closed .
More than 900 people evacuated from resort of Nanji Island off east China . | [
"(CNN) -- Typhoon Morakot dumped heavy rain on Taiwan early Saturday and threatened to further soak the recently drought-stricken island. A man fights against strong winds in Hsintien, Taipei county, Taiwan, on Friday. As of 3 a.m. local time, the storm's eye was over the northern part of the island, CNN forecaste... |
8795d207253546308c8c0d2892a478c4f0725c2b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Neighbor says he once called police after seeing children in backyard .
Jaycee Dugard locked in soundproof sheds in alleged captor's backyard for 18 years .
Compound of sheds, tarps equipped with makeshift bathroom and shower .
Authorities: Dugard was "kept in complete isolation in this compound" | [
"(CNN) -- From the time she was an 11-year-old, blue-eyed, freckle-faced blonde until she was a 29-year-old woman with two children, Jaycee Dugard was kept locked away in a backyard compound of sheds and tarps by a couple who police say abducted her. Jaycee Dugard was locked in a shed tucked under a blue tarp in he... |
4c6b2cc82ce86e2172bf957d5534ba34f8d4a9bf | Summarize the following news article. | Study finds opium makes up half of Afghanistan's gross domestic product .
Agency pushes NATO forces to attack skyrocketing problem aggressively .
Drugs funds insurgency; poppy trade unchecked in Taliban strongholds .
U.N. drug chief advocates providing income alternative for poppy farmers . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The United Nations is calling on NATO to do more to stop the Afghan opium trade after a new survey showed how the drug dominates Afghanistan's economy. Afghan villagers tend to opium poppies in Taliban-controlled Helmand province in April 2007. The report from the U.N.'s Office on Drugs and... |
ddbea47f0c8d2ce36ed750fb4bd9134ffb8839fe | Summarize the following news article. | New airport runways open Thursday in Seattle, Chicago and Washington .
Officials say new runways will make airports safer, more efficient .
However, aviation experts caution airport infrastructure still lags behind demand . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Brand new runways are opening at three major airports Thursday, giving the aviation community something to cheer about in a year of dismal economic and travel news. Washington Dulles International Airport's new runway opens Thursday ahead of the busy holiday travel season. Washington Dulles In... |
00579a91246db0df52a7106cc6650c56c9fbc604 | Summarize the following news article. | Body of Ryan Jenkins found hanged in British Columbia hotel, police say .
Authorities say preliminary evidence points to suicide .
Body of Jasmine Fiore, 28, found stuffed into a suitcase inside a dumpster .
Her teeth were extracted, fingers removed, making it harder to identify body . | [
"(CNN) -- Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a reality TV contestant suspected in his wife's slaying, was found hanging from a coat rack in a motel room in an apparent suicide, according to Canadian officials. Police were hunting for Ryan Alexander Jenkins after the death of Jasmine Fiore. Staff at a motel in Hope, British Co... |
35a46aeb76062988f2c9bbe95e60388680e849b7 | Summarize the following news article. | World-record signing Cristiano Ronaldo scores on his debut for Real Madrid .
Real kick off the Spanish football season with a 3-2 win at home to Deportivo .
Raul scores opening goal and Ronaldo's first-half penalty makes it 2-1 .
Juan Carlos Valeron levels for visitors before Lassana Diarra's 60th-minute winner . | [
"(CNN) -- World-record signing Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his debut as Real Madrid kicked off the Spanish football season with a shaky 3-2 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after paying off a small chunk of his record transfer fee with a goal on his Real debut. ... |
99c3f23d43bb8cfa47b16981ce180a4ec0314211 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr participating in fund-raising concert .
Show to benefit David Lynch Foundation program teaching meditation to kids .
Also on the bill: Donovan, Paul Horn, Sheryl Crow, Eddie Vedder . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on stage next month to raise money to teach transcendental meditation to children around the world to \"help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world,\" McCartney said. Paul McCartney (above) and Ringo Starr are teaming up for a fund-rai... |
575b7a415b5ed874786aa594be0dbea868ed1e78 | Summarize the following news article. | Women adopted children from orphanage run by Coptic Christian Church .
Alert was raised when they sought visas for children at U.S. Embassy in Cairo .
The women now face human-smuggling trial in Egypt, where adoption is illegal . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Suzanne Hagelof and Iris Botros dreamed of adopting babies. Separately, they visited orphanages in Egypt. Hagelof adopted a child, and Botros was in the process of adopting twins, when they ran foul of authorities. Now they are in jail, accused of being part of a conspiracy to traffic childre... |
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