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633640f6df1b52cab4a776b3230a0901337eae8e | Summarize the following news article. | Convicted for a crime committed at 13, Joe Sullivan appeals to Supreme Court .
He is serving life without parole for burglary and the rape of a 72-year-old woman .
Defense attorneys say punishment for Sullivan, now 33, was too harsh .
The Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday if it will hear the case . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At 33, Joe Sullivan is serving a life term without the possibility of parole in a Florida prison while confined to a wheelchair. Joe Sullivan, now 33, was convicted of burglary and rape when he was 13. He is serving a life sentence without parole. The crime for which he was convicted was brutal... |
70798b1e1cdc576b80fba99d8ba85ad3af1c3e21 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight-week long push by Al-Shaabab and Hisb-ul-Islam militias prompted exodus .
U.N.: Conflict in Mogadishu having devastating impact on city's population .
More than 1.2 million people internally displaced in Somalia, U.N. estimates .
Many fleeing their homes for first time since start of Somali civil war in 1991 . | [
"(CNN) -- Around 204,000 people have fled their homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu as a result of a militant offensive against government forces, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday. Islamist fighters exchange gunfire with government forces in Mogadishu on July 3. The eight-week long push by Al-Shaabab an... |
09e5339673b6e3a5637feec83e046a6c76090451 | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican news agency: Four arrested in connection with U.S. agent's death .
U.S. Border Patrol agent Robert Rosas gunned down Thursday in California .
Mexican police say suspects are smugglers of humans .
News agency: Suspect says fifth man -- arrested earlier -- was shooter . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican authorities on Saturday arrested four men in connection with last week's shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego County, California, Mexico's state-run news agency Notimex reported. U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas was fatally shot Thursday night in California, U.S. authorit... |
0fb99dfede4fad1238d2728c406acc2f85e84b23 | 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 .
He plans to compete in the 2009 World Swimming Championship in Rome .
Testicular cancer is diagnosed in about 1 in 300 men in their lifetime . | [
"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... |
2fb95c6a7097882291b806997b3d4a460a2e7d97 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in Champions League Group B .
Michael Carrick scores winner after Ryan Giggs equalizes for Red Devils .
Bayern and Juventus draw 0-0 in Group A clash in Munich . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United came a goal behind and shrugged off the early loss of Michael Owen to injury to beat German champions Wolfsburg 2-1 for their second victory in Champions League Group B. Giggis is congratulated by teammates after scoring his 150th goal for United. Owen, looking to impress watching Engla... |
a853867f7f29dcf94b637c24e3a7a9e292d77acd | Summarize the following news article. | More than 50,000 Somali refugees have entered Kenya since the beginning of 2009 .
Refugees are arriving at 6,400 every month placing strain on Kenya's Dadaab camp .
Fighting forced about 250,000 Somalis out of their homes in Mogadishu since May . | [
"(CNN) -- The civil warfare and social instability in Somalia have prompted the flight of more than 50,000 refugees to neighboring Kenya this year alone, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. The Dadaab refugee complex is the largest of its kind in the world. Somalis are arriving at an average rate of 6,400 a month,... |
1e442440fd19b4ceee8c274f82003b0df5320804 | Summarize the following news article. | New report on affect of 2008 Sichuan earthquake on wild giant panda population .
Report: 23 percent of habitat has disappeared; 60 percent of giant pandas affected .
Estimates that wild panda population in affected region could be as low as 35 . | [
"(CNN) -- The earthquake in Sichuan, southwestern China, last May left around 69,000 people dead and 15 million people displaced. Now ecologists have assessed the earthquake's impact on biodiversity and the habitat for some of the last existing wild giant pandas. Giant pandas are more endangered than ever since the... |
4be65bc748e0700cfd5a6b43cb9801c8cd573bc6 | Summarize the following news article. | Flash floods and landslides kill at least 100 people in Vietnam .
Disasters triggered by tropical storm .
Forecasters fear additional casualties . | [
"(CNN) -- Flash floods and landslides triggered by a weekend tropical storm have killed at least 100 people in Vietnam, the country's news agency said Monday. Vietnamese villagers look at the rubble where 19 houses stood before a flash-flood ripped away the hamlet of Tung Chin in Lao Cai province. Forecasters fear ... |
f5cea881402673575e6eef37450392f8c5087366 | Summarize the following news article. | Colorado authorities say ring distributed pounds of meth each week .
Drug was believed to have been manufactured in Mexico .
Collectible comic books were used to launder money, officials say .
Authorities seize comic books with value of half a million dollars . | [
"DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Investigators in Colorado say they have broken up a massive methamphetamine ring in the Denver area that distributed pounds of the dangerous drug every week and laundered the profits using collectible comic books. Aaron Castro and his brother were the leaders of the methamphetamine ring, ... |
2fe57b5f741a4eb96187590c70fa08aebbc37104 | Summarize the following news article. | Organization of American States suspend Honduras in wake of coup .
Thousands of supporters at airport for return of ousted president Jose Zelaya .
Organization of American States wants Zelaya restored to power .
Newly installed president says Jose Zelaya will be arrested upon return . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Organization of American States suspended Honduras late Saturday because the nation's new leaders refused to reinstate ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya appears Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly. Zelaya was removed by the military on June ... |
58b1f52c849a975574026391dc337f342a0e559a | Summarize the following news article. | Fee for the first checked bag to rise from $15 to $20 if prepaid online .
The second checked bag will cost $30, US Airways says .
An additional $5 per bag will be charged for checking at the airport . | [
"(CNN) -- US Airways announced a $5 baggage fee increase Wednesday. A US Airways passenger's first checked bag will cost $20 if prepaid online. The fee for a passenger's first checked bag will rise from $15 to $20 if the fees are prepaid online. Online payment for a second checked bag will jump from $25 to $30. An ... |
a5e5d2e9443cfcfda4de7cad850539a8c515dba3 | Summarize the following news article. | Latest death toll from Tuesday's quake, tsunami stands at 139 .
Second quake -- magnitude 5.5 -- shook Samoan islands region Wednesday .
Quake does not trigger a tsunami warning, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says .
Huge rescue effort under way in Samoan islands amid fears death toll could rise . | [
"LEONE, American Samoa (CNN) -- Another earthquake struck Wednesday near the Samoan islands, an area already devastated by earthquake and tsunami damage which killed more than 130 people. A traditional Samoan fale is destroyed Wednesday in the devastated village of Leone. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:... |
8ce4fb3457776fd2fa88a9b529c65343d37dc05c | Summarize the following news article. | Author says ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle's advice for dating still relevant.
"Soul is the ultimate G-spot for happiness," writer translates .
Soul mate is someone who nurtures your soul, thereby promoting insight and growth .
Pleasure, utility and shared virtue are 3 types of relationships that bring happiness . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- When I was a teen, I tried to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. My goal: Memorize its contents, be on TV game shows, win cash and prizes, run away from home, move to Manhattan and become a professional writer. Instead of focusing on getting Mr. Right, focus on finding Life Plan Right, says au... |
61d25cfe2e0721ea6b70d993b3cab9a5ebb2d2a4 | Summarize the following news article. | Wednesday bombings of Finance, Foreign Affairs ministries killed more than 100 .
Iraqi official says suspects were arrested two hours after attacks .
11 high-ranking security officials from the Iraqi army and police detained, he says . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi government said Friday it has arrested members of a cell believed responsible for Wednesday's truck bombings in which more than 100 people were killed. Workers clear the site outside the ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs in Baghdad. Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, spokesman for Bagh... |
02e00a31289a21f8c63585496737e96889abb459 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama promised puppy for girls; past presidential pets have been strange .
What the heck? First lady Abigail Adams had a dog named Satan .
President Harding's dog gave "interviews" and had a seat at Cabinet meetings .
Original name of FDR's dog: Big Boy; President Grant had fighting gamecocks . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- In his victory speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama promised his daughters Sasha and Malia that they'd get to bring a new puppy with them to the White House in January. President Bush's dog Barney, left, plays in 2001 with Spot, the offspring of George H.W. Bush's dog Millie. It's a good thing O... |
de64dde4a07f7ae03716c5f3eb1ce0083e30bbc5 | Summarize the following news article. | Dr. Nick Spirtos of Nevada treats cancer patients pro bono after state funds slashed .
Christina Aguilar, 28, is getting treated for ovarian cancer .
If Aguilar went untreated, "her cancer would progress and she'd pass away" | [
"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Christina Aguilar sits in a converted storage room of a Las Vegas medical center, the best hope for underinsured cancer patients to get the treatment they need. Christina Aguilar, 28, is being treated for advanced-stage ovarian cancer in Nevada. Drip by drip, Aguilar, 28, watches as chem... |
1c284251cd9f804cadae1fb019e780c363102557 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Greek government declares a state of emergency for the entire country .
NEW: Death toll revised to 44 for fires sweeping southern Greece .
European Union says 30 member countries have offered help . | [
"ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Fires in southern Greece that have razed dozens of villages and killed at least 44 people may have been deliberately set ahead of next month's national elections, the prime minister suggested Saturday. A fire burns in the Mesohoria area on Evia Island, northeast of Athens. Prime Minister ... |
4a613acfcf92ae75bc0fffc6cd50add4f3ba2e82 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama calls Sen. Ted Kennedy an "extraordinary leader"
Massachusetts service Saturday will precede burial in Arlington National Cemetery .
Funeral will be at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston's Mission Hill section .
Body will lie in repose Thursday and Friday at JFK presidential library . | [
"BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Services for Sen. Edward Kennedy will be Saturday morning at a Boston church before his burial in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, his office announced Wednesday. Sen. Ted Kennedy's funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Mission Church. Pres... |
3afcbbdc9ab667c3ac0aee22a1a7686290af4a0a | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft apologizes for a gaffe in an ad on its Polish Web site .
Ad was altered to replace a black businessman's head with that of a white man .
"We are looking into how it happened," says a Microsoft spokesman . | [
"SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Software giant Microsoft apologized Wednesday for the apparent bad judgment that led to the head of a black model being swapped for that of a white model in an online advertisement. A black man in an online Microsoft ad was replaced with a white man, bottom, on the company's Polish We... |
cd69a4087057878849a8aeddb034130d5f3101d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Government: Execution only for heinous crimes with "grave social consequences"
Human rights groups estimate 1,700-5,000 people were executed in China last year .
Supreme Court overturned 10 percent of death sentences last year after review .
"This is a small incremental step, but a step in the right direction," Victor ... | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China, often criticized for its liberal use of the death penalty, will reduce the number of criminal executions it carries out, a top official said. Chinese police guard a group of prisoners outside a Beijing court on May 25, 2001, before their sentencing. \"As it is impossible for the coun... |
c17c7fd5b31a6b232861bc9ea1e8c0739489816a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Pagaent director responds, "Facts are facts, and we stand by them"
Attorney Charles LiMandri pens ultimatum to Miss California USA director's lawyer .
Carrie Prejean's lawyer says dethronement caused "severe emotional distress"
"Please view this letter as a last opportunity" to retract statements, LiMandri writes ... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Carrie Prejean's lawyer gave Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis what he said was a final warning to retract statements made about the former beauty queen or face a defamation lawsuit. The lawyer for former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, says the ousted beauty q... |
da086038f06fbfe0112d38f586c85043859c2682 | Summarize the following news article. | Anesthesiologist: Diprivan "as dangerous as it comes," without proper guidance .
Sources say Jackson traveled with an anesthesiologist during world tour in 1990s .
Doctor would "take him down" at night and "bring him back up," sources say .
Associated Press: Unnamed law enforcement source says Diprivan found in house ... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- While authorities do not yet know what killed Michael Jackson, the possibility that anesthetics -- particularly the drug Diprivan -- might be involved continues to swell with each new revelation. Propofol induces a coma, not sleep, an anesthesiologist told CNN. On Friday, The Asso... |
d0592f7af19092ee907743cb89b6e72376e15415 | Summarize the following news article. | Jose Mourinho substituted Sulley Muntari because he had been low energy .
The Ghanaian midfielder is a Muslim and had been fasting during Ramadan .
France international Franck Ribery is another high-profile Muslim . | [
"(CNN) -- Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho caused outcry this week when he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari due to his low-energy levels -- which were a result of fasting. Muntari is a practicing Muslim who, like many of the same faith around the world, is currently not eating during the hours ... |
12a2225b3c1ce4b522a3b6a62144a9acd3148a17 | Summarize the following news article. | According to the International Spa Association, 4 million teens have been to a spa .
The spa treatments at Orlando's Nick Hotel start at just $6 .
Solace Spa at Boyne Mountain Resort in Michigan now hosts Family Nights . | [
"(Tribune Media Services) -- Ahh! Ohh! Spa time at the Hawks Cay Resort in Florida . I'm face down on a massage table looking through glass at fish swimming in the lagoon, as the Polynesian masseuse caresses me with bags of seaweed and creams made from ground pearls and deep-sea water. Polynesian music plays softly... |
dbd4164bdca78b527205be233ea59f15a7a40f49 | Summarize the following news article. | Violence in early 2008 killed more than 1,000, displaced hundreds of thousands .
Kenya promised to set up tribunal to try the perpetrators, but has missed deadline .
International Criminal Court says it will prosecute those most responsible .
"Kenya will be a world example on managing violence," top court official says... | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Those most responsible for last year's post-election violence in Kenya may now be punished by the International Criminal Court, after Kenya missed a deadline to address the issue. A man runs past a market set on fire in post-election violence in Nakuru, Kenya, in January 2008. Luis Moreno-O... |
fa57035aa7136d41c529272a71eda316f4acc41d | Summarize the following news article. | State legislature meeting to set maximum age for drop-off, rule out older kids .
Social worker: "Children have been begging their parents or guardians not to leave"
Mom: "Do not judge me as a parent. I love my son"
Governor: "Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska" | [
"(CNN) -- Nebraska lawmakers, meeting in emergency session this week, are set to change a controversial safe-haven law by sharply limiting the age at which a child can be dropped off with local authorities. Thirty-five children have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals since the law was enacted. The state Senate ... |
57f5322f2f26b2255da22ea925ee9bff7604a129 | Summarize the following news article. | Honduras interim leader agrees to step down if former president will not seek post .
Jose Manuel Zelaya was removed from office in June, sought to change constitution .
U.S. considers cutting off aid to Central American country . | [
"(CNN) -- Honduras' de facto president said Thursday that he is willing to resign and let ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya back into the country, as long as Zelaya gives up his quest for leadership. Ousted Honduras leader Jose Manuel Zelaya may be allowed to return to his country under certain conditions. The ne... |
1a45724d502cbb0cdc30b4854010c0f0149d2abc | Summarize the following news article. | Lubna Al-Hussein, 18 others recently arrested for wearing indecent clothes .
Al-Hussein was told her pants were too tight, her blouse too sheer .
Al-Hussein faces 40 lashes in public . | [
"(CNN) -- The lawyer for the woman who faces 40 lashes for wearing clothes that Sudan deemed indecent called the law \"degrading.\" Lubna al-Hussein was told she had trousers considered too tight and a blouse too transparent. \"They ought to stop it,\" Nabil Adib said on Thursday. \"It is quite unnecessary and degr... |
122bad1bb5f5a9be9535c841e7fa0332b3d43be8 | Summarize the following news article. | Wonder Woman inspired Diane von Furstenberg's latest fashion collection .
The 1940s comic book character is considered one of America's most patriotic .
Diane Von Furstenberg: "There's a Wonder Woman inside every one of us"
Proceeds will go to Vital Voices, a group that empowers women worldwide . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- On the surface, the similarities are striking; they were both princesses born in the 1940s in a foreign land. Young and beautiful, the long-haired brunettes soon fell in love and followed their men to the United States where they built a reputation for steely determination and strength. Di... |
74553439d073437bcd8cc281df5371eccb8ad8a2 | 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... |
6b364d9a06b75920859ff87ee4ee2cd61a48c7c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Finding: Sydney's captain, senior officers likely to have died in first salvo .
Sinking of Sydney II and loss of crew of 645 was Australia's worst naval disaster .
German vessel, the Kormoran, was made to look like a cargo ship .
Both ships went down; more than 300 on Kormoran survived; wrecks found last year . | [
"(CNN) -- The Australian cruiser met the disguised German vessel in the waters off western Australia two years after the two became enemies in World War II. The gun turret of the Sydney II was discovered with the rest of the vessel in March 2008. The Australian ship approached, trying to determine whether the vesse... |
a302d316ffcb4cc59d9f331f7c3ac08114997084 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll rises to eight, a presidential spokesman says .
Explosions hit Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott hotels in Jakarta .
At the Ritz, second floor windows blown out, as though blast occurred from within .
The Marriott was the site of a terrorist attack in August 2003 that killed 12 people . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Explosions tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least eight people, a presidential spokesman said. Counter-terrorist police commandos secure the damaged Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta on Friday after the blasts. The number of injured was i... |
0c72419a3f3361a205de94eda4207ebb13298347 | Summarize the following news article. | Travolta in court: Defendants used papers to imply negligence in extortion attempt .
Travolta: I signed waiver while considering alternative to area hospital for son .
Defendants thought consideration of alternative would imply negligence, lawyer says .
Travolta says two attempted extortion after his son, Jett, died . | [
"NASSAU, Bahamas (CNN) -- John Travolta testified Wednesday that would-be extortionists threatened to go the media with stories implying \"the death of my son was intentional and I was culpable somehow.\" John Travolta's son died of a seizure in January at the age of 16. Travolta testified for the second time in a ... |
dc2d6c08e4b8c3ebca39b74b955fdb870bc0cfa7 | Summarize the following news article. | Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole said she's doing well after kidney transplant .
Cole has a comeback performance scheduled for September 9 .
She doesn't know who donated the kidney, but knows the family requested she get it .
Cole would "absolutely" like to meet her donor . | [
"(People.com) -- While she does not know who donated the kidney that potentially saved her life, Natalie Cole is on the mend and \"really doing well,\" the Grammy-winning singer said at Thursday's Harold Pump Foundation Gala in Beverly Hills to honor Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson and Bill Russell. Natalie Cole had a kid... |
484c66e06d7f977cb4345f5b68ee56726a8249d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Human trials for H1N1 flu vaccine start August, says University of Maryland .
Concern about H1N1 grew after it spread around the globe earlier this year .
Patients will be monitored two months for safety issues, followed by checkups .
Vaccine so far tested only in animals, where it has shown to be effective . | [
"(CNN) -- In a race to beat the flu season, medical institutes across the United States will begin human trials for a new H1N1 flu vaccine starting in early August, the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday. Concern about the H1N1 virus grew after it spread quickly around the globe earlier this year. In... |
124e2fd18778dd3bfde497c5c9144d8bb14d8a4a | Summarize the following news article. | Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi have staredown .
Last year Chestnut won after a tiebreaker with Kobayashi .
Kobayashi vowed to avenge defeat from last year .
Chestnut: Kobayashi beat me in May contest and "set a fire underneath me" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. Competitive eaters Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi take part i... |
b60eb9cd0e9147cc321d2947614af4d058a021f8 | 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... |
62d57f8f31b0bfc21a88aa8e9ff55904c4ade98a | Summarize the following news article. | "Whip It!" marks Drew Barrymore's directorial debut .
Ellen Page plays woman who signs up for roller derby .
Film leans towards softness, which hurts impact of roller derby . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- \"Whip It!\" suggests what might have happened if Juno had gone to a high school as poky as Napoleon Dynamite's and decided that although her mother wanted her to be a beauty queen like Little Miss Sunshine, she'd rather just strap on roller skates. Ellen Page plays roller derby competito... |
3a6440b35c19652981e15a5c80b70d9f81ef8552 | Summarize the following news article. | Six in four states face federal smuggling charges, U.S. attorney says .
Ivory reportedly disguised as wooden snakes, guitars and statues .
Elephant ivory trade illegal in U.S. since 1976, worldwide since 1989 . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- U.S. authorities arrested six people Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling African elephant ivory worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, law enforcement officials said. Imports of African elephant ivory have been banned in the United States since 1976. The defendants arranged to have ivory from Ca... |
713815fcbae203f121e1683aa09365a1de654760 | Summarize the following news article. | Nick Hornby, author of "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy" releases new book Tuesday .
"Juliet, Naked," revisits the dysfunctional male, music fan kind of character .
Internet has changed how the obsessive type lives and thrives, Hornby says .
"An Education," for which he wrote screenplay, gets critical acclaim, festival... | [
"(CNN) -- The modern and dysfunctional man, who struggles to find his footing in relationships, career and, in fact, the world, has in many ways been the bread and butter of best-selling British author Nick Hornby's career. Best-selling British author Nick Hornby releases his latest novel, \"Juliet, Naked.\" Best k... |
3bd34d8bb19a8690db3c76df8427f077ab64d776 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge extends Michael Jackson administrators' powers until the end of the year .
Administrators of estate don't need to have court approval for every decision .
Joe Jackson attends court hearing for the first time since son's death . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The two men running Michael Jackson's estate gained new powers and an extension of their authority until the end of the year in a court hearing Friday. An investigator's report said Michael Jackson's children are doing well with Katherine Jackson as their guardian. Los Angeles Sup... |
e474fd102692c1951f2caac452e2f3418a80860b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. officials, Iraqi PM offer condolences, praise for Abdul Aziz al-Hakim .
Al-Hakim headed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, helped shape Iraq's future .
He never held public office, but was one of Iraq's most powerful, respected leaders .
Al-Hakim was in neighboring Iran being treated for lung cancer . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- One of Iraq's top Shiite leaders died Wednesday after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, a senior official with his office told CNN. Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, seen in a 2007 photo, was an ally of both the U.S. and Iran. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who was born in 1950, died in Tehran... |
31e81b1f86ef31f92c1b4d52c003ac469d12f1e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Evangelical Lutheran Church to accept gay clergy in lifelong relationships .
New policy would allow them to serve if in monogamous relationships .
Previous policy allows gays, lesbians to serve as clergy, lay leaders if celibate . | [
"(CNN) -- After hours of back and forth between members, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America decided Friday evening to accept noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in \"lifelong\" and \"monogamous\" same-sex relationships. Previous Evangelical Lutheran Church policy allows gay and lesbian clergy... |
2e375608e5d19dae176bd9203c6120997ac6c167 | Summarize the following news article. | Actress said she had sexual relationship with her father for years .
Experts: Incest is one of the most under-reported and least discussed crimes .
Real healing after incest is possible, Phillips says . | [
"(CNN) -- After actress Mackenzie Phillips spoke about her sexual relationship with her musician father, online and telephone calls to an anti-sexual assault hot line surged. Mackenzie Phillips told Larry King that incest survivors are \"incredibly underrepresented.\" Her interviews in the past few weeks brought a ... |
6a1d5046d78b3a72488dda3a65263e31552b1b51 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighter brands are designed to fight back against low-priced competition .
Done wrong, fighter brands can drive a company to the brink of bankruptcy .
GM's "Saturn" is a fighter brand that failed, while Intel's "Celeron" succeeded .
New fighter brands are likely to be launched in response to the recession . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- When the economy gets tough, the tough come out fighting. For some businesses, that means bringing out a fighter brand -- a cut-price version of a flagship product, marketed under a new name, and intended to fight back against budget competitors. \"Jetstar\" is a fighter brand that worked,... |
8cc11bef80e52056ae668707347d6c2667832b27 | Summarize the following news article. | "Funny People" stars Adam Sandler as comedian who gets bad health news .
Judd Apatow-directed film balances comedy with dead seriousness .
Many tough scenes are lightened by byplay of Sandler, co-stars . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A lot of people like Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen star in \"Funny People,\" the new film from Judd Apatow. The box office earnings for many of his films are testament to his drawing power. Sandler's biggest comedic blockbusters include \"Big Daddy,\" \"The Waterboy\" a... |
dfd07362dea7727104a1f36c532a1c938e5b0ca1 | Summarize the following news article. | California Assembly delays vote on plan to release at least 27,000 inmates .
Provision setting up sentencing panel stripped from bill, spokeswoman says .
State Senate voted last week to release several thousand inmates early .
Judges order state to reduce prison population by about 40,000 by mid-September . | [
"(CNN) -- California legislators plan to keep trying to find consensus on a controversial proposal that would release at least 27,000 inmates from state prisons. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and officials tour a prison last week in Chino after a riot there. The California Assembly on Monday delaye... |
81a1c9b15338fe19982fb9c44a87c332339fded6 | Summarize the following news article. | Home state of Mahatma Gandhi bans revisionist history of India-Pakistan partition .
Book suggests independence leader Sardar Patel was the architect of the division .
Animosities over the partition continue to impact India and Pakistan . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The wounds of partition festered again this week in India, resulting in the banning of a book and the expulsion of a respected politician. Protesters burn an effigy of Jaswant Singh over his book; the former foreign minister was ousted from his party. The home state of the father of India... |
033a9c61844bf25eab2e079d24eaa381f3a3feda | Summarize the following news article. | Bill passes 31-28 in House Energy and Commerce Committee before recess .
Bill calls for public reimbursement rates to be negotiated with insurance industry .
Some complain that concessions to conservative Blue Dogs weaken public option .
Bill will be merged with versions from two other panels before going to chamber . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key House committee passed comprehensive health care reform legislation Friday, moving President Obama's domestic priority one step closer to congressional approval. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats will return to their districts ready to defend the bill. The vote occurred as the Hou... |
8c6a3a845f42177e889155e3136df55c8f1f01ab | Summarize the following news article. | Win marks first time 2 contestants from same country earn title in consecutive years .
More than 80 other contestants competed during the pageant .
Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz, was named first runner-up . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009, beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held Sunday night in Nassau, Bahamas. Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday night. The 18-year-old was crowned by another Venezuelan, Dayana Mendoza, Miss ... |
68e1d848d8fa30f8bdf2475bdc1dd225d55484ab | Summarize the following news article. | Comoros Islands lie between east African and the island nation of Madagascar .
Data recorders should contain information to help determine what caused the crash .
Teenage girl only person to survive plane crash off Comoros islands .
French, U.S. divers are helping to search for debris and bodies from the plane . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators have heard a signal from the flight data recorders of the Yemenia Airways plane that crashed last week, they announced Sunday. Search parties continue their operation to locate the Yemenia Airbus A310 off the Comoros Islands Saturday. \"A signal was picked up from two acoustic transmitters f... |
aa264c85a3e94a898babba503f31d66e0324e583 | Summarize the following news article. | A new super-yacht docking facility has recently opened in San Diego .
The city has its own super-yacht association, and annual show .
San Diego is becoming a rival to Los Angeles as a boating destination . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It carries the nickname \"America's Finest City,\" and right now it appears San Diego is living up to the hype. Growing on the water: San Diego is becoming an increasingly popular super-yacht destination. Though the international financial crisis has precipitated economic woe across the Un... |
551c069ec371a15e99f897036df04b84e3acfb56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 3 dead in Philippines from Typhoon Parma, local media report .
Storm heads to sea after crossing northern Philippines .
Tens of thousands of Filipinos sought shelter in evacuation centers .
The biggest threat was rain in areas water-logged by Typhoon Ketsana . | [
"CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines (CNN) -- Typhoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines Saturday afternoon and early Sunday, killing three people, according to local media. A NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Parma as it headed toward the Philippines on Friday. Parma made landfall S... |
4913f36ab79da578880f8ec53527a4d17b7cba45 | Summarize the following news article. | Aqua Leisure Industries recalls 14 models .
Leg straps can tear, allowing children to slip into the water .
Agency says there have been 31 reports of seats tearing .
Floats were sold nationwide at many chain retailers . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking parents to immediately stop using a series of inflatable floats for babies in swimming pools, announcing a voluntary recall of about 4 million floats Thursday. The Squirtin' Tootin' Tugboat is among the floats covered by the recall. The items -- which ... |
5f005d2f42a131a4067467a2fcafe050b9cae3a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands celebrate Rio de Janeiro win at Copacabana beach .
"We owe this victory to our President Lula," woman at celebration says .
Rio de Janeiro offered ambitious budget and new venues .
City also emphasized that Olympics have never been held in South America . | [
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Thousands of people celebrated Friday on crowded Copacabana beach as the announcement that Brazil had been chosen as the 2016 Olympics host played live over huge screens erected above the sand. Thousands packed Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro after the city learned it will host t... |
536a3c613668707f0c7fc7d0b768052a480219f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Study: Life expectancy rose, mortality dropped during Great Depression .
Opposite happened during surrounding times of economic expansion, study shows .
Study examined population health from 1920 to 1940 .
Speculation: In hard times, more sleep, less money for drinking and smoking . | [
"(CNN) -- Americans appear to actually thrive on adversity, according to a study published this week that reached the conclusion after researching the nation's biggest economic downturn. This sculpture at the FDR Memorial in Washington depicts men waiting in a Great Depression bread line. Life expectancy during the... |
f6e230190212493a8147501b1cb8a15beb073864 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Lunsford testifies at sentencing hearing for 9-year-old daughter's killer .
Jury recommended death for John Evander Couey .
Couey was convicted of kidnapping, raping, killing Jessica Lunsford .
Couey's attorney says he's mentally incompetent . | [
"(CNN) -- Looking directly at the man who murdered his 9-year-old daughter, Mark Lunsford told John Evander Couey, \"I hope you hear her cry as you try to sleep at night.\" \"You will never hurt another child again,\" Lunsford said in testimony Tuesday in a Florida court hearing where a judge will decide whether to... |
2b0e7fb9384b149eb49ec5003f5fcfcab09fcda3 | Summarize the following news article. | At least 543 people are now known to have died when Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan .
At least 117 people are still missing, and at least 46 people were injured .
Emergency services have also found 60 human limbs .
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou apologizes for the slow response to the typhoon . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of people killed by a typhoon that slammed into Taiwan and China earlier this month continues to rise, Taiwan announced Thursday. Tsai Sung Yu holds photos of his mother, brother, sister-in-law and niece who were all killed in the mudslides. At least 543 people are now known to have died when T... |
ce506a55746a4e7cbc9ba89fae858a2a1441feda | Summarize the following news article. | Revamped Hubble telescope captured image of Jupiter's mysterious new scar .
Scar was created when comet or asteroid plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere .
Image was taken by Hubble's new camera, which is still being calibrated .
Hubble is not expected to resume full operations until late summer . | [
"(CNN) -- In an unusual step, NASA scientists interrupted testing of the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope to aim the orbiter's camera at Jupiter and capture an image of the planet's mysterious new scar. The revamped Hubble telescope captured these images of an impact scar near Jupiter's south pole. The resulting ... |
67efd681507017147f9312f0831f4bb47321276e | Summarize the following news article. | Autopsy shows no signs of heavy alcohol use, investigator for driver's family says .
Investigator says Diane Schuler not known as heavy drinker .
Schuler, 7 others killed in head-on collision as she drove wrong way on parkway .
Schuler had high levels of alcohol, marijuana in system during crash, officials say . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The body of a woman who authorities say was impaired by marijuana and alcohol when she caused a deadly head-on collision shows no signs of long-term alcohol use, according to an investigator hired by her family. Diane Schuler's minivan was heading the wrong direction as the wreck happened, police... |
f7a68a17a408bcf9181fa2c9de66c5b0dc311d44 | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged plot against David Letterman isn't first time private woes made public .
Letterman was once stalked and his young son targeted for kidnapping .
Media expert: Letterman handled reveal of alleged extortion brilliantly .
TV critic says he believes that fans will be "pretty forgiving" | [
"(CNN) -- For someone who seems to go to great lengths to keep his private life away from prying eyes, late-night talk show host David Letterman has seen a great deal of his personal life become public. David Letterman has mined private events in his life for very public jokes on his show. Heart problems, a trouble... |
1a74ab8d7d47e3cb2119413b80adba407f3f0542 | Summarize the following news article. | Pop-up clinic in Los Angeles has treated at least 4,500 patients in last week .
Non-profit Remote Area Medical behind the mobile medical center .
Founder Stan Brock says demand for free care not just limited to rural areas . | [
"(CNN) -- It was still dark when Stan Brock began calling out numbers on his megaphone to admit a crowd of hundreds gathered at a Los Angeles sports arena Tuesday morning. A mobile health clinic offering free services has drawn thousands of people in Los Angeles in the last week. \"We opened the door at 5:30 and th... |
5d75123a221dcd651356fd73586b5c08e13c16a8 | Summarize the following news article. | J.S. Tissainayagam, editor of a monthly magazine, arrested in March 2008 .
Printing articles critical of Sri Lankan military's treatment of civilians during civil war .
Tamil journalist was held without charge for several months .
Case drawn international attention to the plight of press freedom in Sri Lanka . | [
"(CNN) -- A Sri Lankan court sentenced a journalist Monday to serve 20 years in prison for articles that criticized the military, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission. Tamil journalist J. S. Tissainayagam is led from court after being sentenced. \"The AHRC is not surprised by this judgment because at the ... |
ff01b11c47d4c872cdbc87bf24326baba8fae824 | Summarize the following news article. | Laura Dekker, 13, wants to become youngest person to sail solo around globe .
Dutch social workers say it is too dangerous and want to prevent her .
Dekker may apply for New Zealand passport to start bid there instead .
Comes as 17-year-old English teen breaks current record . | [
"(CNN) -- A Dutch Court will decide the fate Friday of 13-year-old Laura Dekker, either making her a potential world-record-breaking sailor, or returning her to school. Laura Dekker will find out on Friday whether the Dutch Court will back her record attempt. Welfare services in the Netherlands have taken legal act... |
7adb70b53090e070fdeab9429b789de268b1f1dd | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson suffers cardiac arrest at home in Los Angeles suburb .
Singer was dominant in pop music for four decades with Jackson 5, solo .
Jackson had many No. 1s; his "Thriller" is one of the best-selling albums of all time . | [
"(CNN) -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including \"Off the Wall,\" \"Thriller\" and \"Bad\" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Thursday, CNN has confirmed. Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop ... |
fa88fae5b975aa56ebb88cc94ed4ade7e149fc82 | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell argues we will soon have searchable memories .
Bell details his ideas in a new co-authored book called "Total Recall"
Bell has been recording almost every detail of his life digitally for a decade . | [
"(CNN) -- For the past decade, Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been moving the data from his brain onto computers -- where he knows it will be safe. Gordon Bell wearing a SenseCam, which automatically records photos throughout the day. Sure, you could say all of us do this to some extent. We save digital pictu... |
7161844a9bf770f2f3b5949fa5adf0dfe726a7b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Waxwork is the 13th of Jackson unveiled by the London tourist attraction .
Model had been commissioned before singer's death to coincide with London concerts .
Only Queen Elizabeth II has been portrayed more often by the museum . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax figure of Michael Jackson on Thursday, showing the late entertainer in a pose from the concerts he had planned to hold this month. The new waxwork of Michael Jackson -- only Queen Elizabeth II has been portrayed more times by Madame Tussauds. Sculptors at th... |
eda35fafee83b26241ef8be0d1d1da76b3df90a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Cycle of Life features 200 human bodies at various life stages .
One exhibit shows male body lying on back with a female sitting astride him .
Von Hagens: Exhibition to teach us about the complexity of the human body .
Von Hagens performed first UK public autopsy in 170 years in 2002 for television . | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial exhibition featuring preserved corpses having sex opened Thursday in Germany's capital. Gunther von Hagens' controversial \"Body Works\" shows have traveled throughout the world. Part of his traveling \"Body Works\" exhibition, \"The Cycle of Life,\" is showing at Berlin's Postbahnhof and ... |
7a89ba04e891112983d7e9b9f70bfd73f64306d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Asteroid passes within 38,000 miles of Earth on Monday, an astronomer says .
The 40-yard-wide rock was nothing to be worried about, he says .
Asteroid was spotted by Robert McNaught through his telescope in rural Australia . | [
"(CNN) -- You had a close encounter with a 40-yard-wide asteroid this week, but the astronomer who first spotted the large rock said it's nothing to worry about. An asteroid (inside circle) passed within 38,000 miles of Earth on Monday. Asteroid 2009 DD45 on Monday passed within 38,000 miles of Earth, less than twi... |
127ec2abcc5690d53f0af8fa3b5a60fe05b926cc | Summarize the following news article. | 7 killed, 20 hurt Saturday when Muslim protesters set fire to houses in Christian area .
They were protesting alleged desecration of Quran at a Christian wedding .
Federal official says investigation determined there was no desecration of Quran .
About 50 houses were burned down, more than 100 looted in violence . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- About 200 people have been arrested in a flare-up of anti-Christian violence in Gojra that left seven dead, a government minister said Monday. Christians in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday protest the slayings of seven Christians in weekend violence. Rana Sana Ullah, Punjab's provincial ... |
13f401224bfda7adf2d09e098f4d1edc12a1e94c | Summarize the following news article. | Nathaniel Nicholson, son of a CIA double agent, faces spying charges .
A Portland, Oregon, judge releases him from jail, pending trial .
His father, Jim Nicholson, pleaded guilty in 1997 to spying for Russia .
While in prison, father allegedly enlisted son to help continue spy services . | [
"(CNN) -- The son of an infamous CIA double agent who is himself accused of spying was released from jail Friday in Portland, Oregon, pending trial after a federal judge ruled he did not pose a flight risk. Nathaniel Nicholson, son of an infamous CIA double agent, faces his own spying charges. Judge Anna J. Brown o... |
fe2b0c1550069dfb9da7081485cf02bc61bdbb7b | Summarize the following news article. | "Mad Men" has influenced fashion designers; looks filter into public view .
Many movies, TV shows have had similar impact .
"Miami Vice," "Sex and the City" are among names on the list . | [
"(CNN) -- The AMC series \"Mad Men\" has been honored for its sharp writing, polished acting and engaging portrayal of life at a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s. \"Mad Men\" has gotten attention from fashion designers and clothing merchandisers. It has also been much noticed for something else: its f... |
eebea6ea101534ef2f6346bfab4a284fc6100e79 | Summarize the following news article. | German zookeepers concerned for baby polar bear after its twin died .
Young polar bear died Monday, less than two weeks after it was born .
Baby nowhere to be found in enclosure; mothers often eat young if sense danger . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Concerns were growing Wednesday for a polar bear born last month at a German zoo after its twin died and was possibly eaten by its mother. One year ago Vera gave birth to Flocke, pictured here playing in her enclosure in April. The young polar bear died Monday, less than two weeks after it... |
c0ee571c4632ccd1e698fd55798022a0c4dd24ab | Summarize the following news article. | 2001-02 Accords, 2001 Civics and 2002-03 Acura TLs included .
Airbag inflators can produce over-pressurization, company says .
At least six injured, one killed by potential defect .
Owners will receive recall notices in the mail . | [
"(CNN) -- An additional 440,000 Honda vehicles are being added to a recall initially announced in November to repair a potential defect in airbag inflation systems, American Honda Motor Co. said Friday. The 2001 Honda Civic is among the vehicles covered by the recall. The recall involves driver-side airbags in cert... |
661594a2c9d92e7aaa20018de658e589a7a2027f | Summarize the following news article. | Police raid at camp led to clashes with Iranian opposition group .
People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran allied with Saddam Hussein in 1980s .
Iran wants to see the camp shut down .
27 dead after bombs exploded near four Shiite mosques in Baghdad . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 12 people have died in clashes between Iraqi police and members of an exiled Iranian opposition group at an Iraqi refugee camp, a group spokesman told CNN Friday. Iraqi police block entrances to Camp Ashraf in Diyala province on July 29. A police raid at Camp Ashraf in Diyala provin... |
72e93a76ab0198e50cf2ff9f237d5f09f3b691d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Baby delivered 14 weeks prematurely from a mom battling swine flu has died .
The baby's mother, who has been placed in a coma, remains in critical condition .
CDC sees "worse complications, severe infections in pregnant women" with this flu . | [
"(CNN) -- An infant girl delivered prematurely from her mother, who has the swine flu virus, has died, hospital officials said Monday. Aubrey Opdyke was put into a medically induced coma to give the baby as much oxygen as possible. Parker Christine Opdyke was delivered 14 weeks early by doctors at Wellington Region... |
df797773b9e8d16817cad44d9a023506dac4a7c6 | 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... |
501205723d9f4ec5315d50b16a47d0e24b17fa02 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Warrant claims caller took shotgun from house .
Investigators release names of eight people found dead in mobile home .
Ninth person hospitalized in critical condition, police say .
Glynn County, Georgia, police have been tight-lipped about case . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators on Tuesday released the identities of eight people who were killed in a mobile home in southeastern Georgia. Guy Heinze Jr. faces drug charges and is accused of evidence tampering and making false statements. A ninth person remains in critical condition, the Glynn County Police Department sa... |
e43d98158d6945867a02a8f69b3a7aad2709f096 | Summarize the following news article. | World's first commercial wave power project is inaugurated off the Portuguese coast .
The semi-submerged machines will initially provide 2.25 megawatts of power .
A second phase will produce 21 megawatts and displace 60,000 tons of CO2 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The renewable energy sector has received a boost with the inauguration of the world's first commercial wave power project off the Portuguese coast. It is hoped that the Pelamis Wave Energy Converters will provide energy for 15,000 homes. Developed by a Scottish engineering company, Pelamis... |
2efdc3e237851aa7d64c601f2cae8a7f1f7e189c | Summarize the following news article. | Author notes how many women are emotionally devastated by job loss .
Asha Bandele used to measure beauty, self worth by her dress size .
Now she's realized her own solitary writing makes her feel beautiful .
And says touching others through her words is a more profound beauty . | [
"(REAL SIMPLE) -- If you were to ask my friends back in high school, they would probably say I was one of the lucky ones. I had a face most people at least considered attractive, maybe even beautiful. And for much of my life I had an hourglass figure. Asha Bandele wrote \"Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother... |
7f7c14a39e68cdfcbd0aabddefac7e474b5652bc | Summarize the following news article. | Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson plans to sail solo around the world .
Watson is inspired by Jesse Martin who is the youngest person to have done it .
Briton Mike Perham, and Zac Sunderland of the U.S. are currently at sea . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 16 year-old Australian schoolgirl is hoping to achieve a sailing feat that is so tough it has brought many experienced men and women to the brink of death. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson of Australia plans to sail solo around the world . Jessica Watson, of Mooloolaba, Queensland, plans ... |
839e41003f5ad05a9b0470180e06a206aed882b9 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 700 customs agents replaced with better-trained workers .
New recruits got psychological exams, drug tests, background checks, officials say .
Officials want to improve Customs Department's image, make it more professional .
Some experts say the problem wasn't the old agents, but the system . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexico has fired more than 700 customs agents and replaced them with better-trained and educated workers who officials hope will be less likely to give in to the temptation of bribery and other crimes. Cars cross the border into Mexico at the customs post in Tijuana on Monday. The new ... |
c7a46fb612a658e2e0a0eb1e7cce16d31758127a | Summarize the following news article. | A 23-year-old British student has designed a super-green superyacht .
It runs on either solar power from panels or wind energy from giant "wings"
Yahct produces virtually no emissions and is made from sustainable materials .
Designer is now in talks with potential owners to have "Soliloquy" built . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 23-year-old British student has designed a \"super-green superyacht\" built using only sustainable materials and which produces virtually no carbon emissions. 600 square meters of solar panels and three giant \"wings\" mean \"Soliloquy\" can run on wind energy or solar power. \"Soliloqu... |
9ebc59bb9f80e800205fea7853801a7e9dc2d82a | Summarize the following news article. | Christian evangelist Graham, 88, in fair condition .
Admitted to Mission Health and Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina .
Physicians say the bleeding may be diverticulitis . | [
"(CNN) -- The Rev. Billy Graham, the 88-year-old legendary Christian evangelist, was hospitalized in North Carolina early Saturday for evaluation and treatment of intestinal bleeding. Evangelist Billy Graham speaks at the Billy Graham Library dedication on May 31, 2007, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was admitted... |
455991b2456c39e09923ffd69d218c3e9b434aba | Summarize the following news article. | Take a morning walk round the Peak for stunning views before diving into the city .
Sample some of the world's best dim sum and indulge in some retail therapy .
Cocktail bars with a view of Hong Kong Island should play some part in your evening .
Tell us about your favorite places in Hong Kong using the Sound Off box, ... | [
"(CNN) -- Hong Kong is well suited to providing a quick hit of urban thrills and retail therapy, but time-pressed visitors can also get a glimpse of another side of the city away from the shopping malls and neon-lit streets. It's not hard to find things to do or places to go at any time of day or night. A trip to T... |
ceb74bec803447c0a5f8939286fec099368da54b | Summarize the following news article. | 15 dead in Philippines from Typhoon Parma, local media report .
Storm heads to sea after crossing northern Philippines .
Tens of thousands of Filipinos sought shelter in evacuation centers .
The biggest threat was rain in areas water-logged by Typhoon Ketsana . | [
"CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines (CNN) -- Typhoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines over the weekend, triggering landslides that killed at least 12 people, local media reported Sunday. Residents paddle boats through the streets of Santa Cruz, south of Manila. At least three other... |
ee16a4fc84d2cd555f4008dd0c0f8dc5f546ea1b | Summarize the following news article. | March of Dimes: Nearly 10 percent of world's births are premature .
More than 85 percent of premature births are in developing parts of Africa, Asia .
But North America has world's second-highest premature birth rate .
Doctors have yet to identify a reliable remedy to prevent early labor, group says . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 1 million babies born prematurely die each year before they are a month old, the March of Dimes said Sunday in the first comprehensive global report on premature births. A premature baby rests at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, in October 2007. The organization suggested the situation could wo... |
d55022ad775b37945b07f2c4f49b2376f156e300 | Summarize the following news article. | Galveston residents may not be able to come home for weeks .
iReporter Carlos Ortega says beachfront houses are gone in his neighborhood .
iReporter Matteu Erchull rode out storm and lost everything .
Are you cleaning up after Ike? Share photos, videos . | [
"(CNN) -- When iReporter Carlos Ortega evacuated Galveston's West End last week, there was a road, a row of houses and about 150 feet of sand between his house and the water. Now the surf laps about 30 feet from his door. iReporter Carlos Ortega says there's \"not an inch that isn't damaged\" in his Galveston, Tex... |
dc904a846040c44016feb82d1994614efb3f80cb | Summarize the following news article. | Breast implants' serial number helps identify model's body, police say .
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 .
Arrest warrant issued Thursday for Ryan Alexander Jenkins . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The nude body of a former swimsuit model found last weekend in Orange County was identified through her breast implants' serial number, two law enforcement sources said Friday. An arrest warrant has been issued for Ryan Alexander Jenkins, wanted in the death of Jasmine Fiore. An ar... |
03b10ae6ee3094d5c02ab53743b9261eee919ece | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tropical Storm Erika forms in eastern Atlantic, National Hurricane Center says .
Jimena's maximum winds fell to 135 mph, but storm is still a Category 4 .
The storm's center is forecast to come ashore on Thursday morning .
Hurricane warning covers most of the southern half of the Baja Peninsula . | [
"CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (CNN) -- A \"dangerous\" Hurricane Jimena bore down Tuesday on the Mexican peninsula of Baja California, with the resort town of Cabo San Lucas lying in its path. Meanwhile, a new tropical storm was forming in the Atlantic Ocean. A NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Jimena off the coast of... |
0c4eaf7c5263b7a6be99c4d4fb75d1e6707b05d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Spread of the virus is entering an "acceleration period," official says .
Countries may see a doubling of cases every three to four days, he says .
More than 1,490 people have died from the virus since last spring .
H1N1 is the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The world will soon see an \"explosion\" of swine flu cases as the H1N1 virus spreads rapidly around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Friday. Spread of the H1N1 virus is entering an \"acceleration period,\" WHO official says. Spread of the virus is entering an \"acce... |
ae20b4bcc701cfd7e1c4f1d1d72bcaa6ebf95279 | Summarize the following news article. | Research has shown that honey can have powerful antibacterial properties .
Manuka honey is made only by bees that pollinate the manuka plant .
An Australian company claims it has produced the world's most potent honey . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Honey has been used to treat wounds since ancient times, but recent years have seen a surge of medical interest in the sticky stuff. Research has shown that honey has antibacterial properties. Manuka honey has been the subject of particular interest, with the results of a study just publis... |
7478e206662b47caf733363b3204732515cf1093 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Speaker calls U.S. "one of the best places in the world to live"
Prayer event sought to inspire Muslims and all Americans, one organizer says .
Event drew protesters, criticism from Christian leader, "very nasty e-mails" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of Muslims gathered Friday on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer that organizers said was intended to inspire American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. People traveled from all over the United States to attend the Capitol Hill event, organizer Abdul Malik said. \"America is not perfect,\... |
11d3effe17e9cd9bba36fd22fc1e5f3b1e286c00 | Summarize the following news article. | "Chicken without sexual life" has been transformed into "Steamed pullet"
The Chinese say the dishes' names focus more on appearance than taste or smell .
More than 2,000 proposed names have been offered to Beijing hotels . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- What's in a name? Westerners are more accustomed to names that describe the ingredients and how they are cooked. Local dishes like \"Husband and wife's lung slice\" or \"Chicken without sexual life\" conjure lots of furrowed eyebrows on famished foreigners. So, with the Olympics a few shor... |
07d505ba2225dfcdfda018866e082c769987f642 | Summarize the following news article. | Pilot killed, three passengers injured when plane crashes into building .
Two victims were U.S. filmmakers shooting documentary on African poverty .
Dan Parris, Rob Lehr were taken to hospital, expected to survive .
Witnesses say plane was "flying unusually low" before crash . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Two U.S. filmmakers were injured Saturday when their small plane crashed into a three-story residential building in downtown Nairobi. People gather around the wreckage of a plane that struck a building in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Saturday. Dan Parris, 25, and Rob Lehr, 26, both from... |
6d160489b33eacaaab0ef00a03f315f1cd84df3d | Summarize the following news article. | Philippe Senderos in talks to leave Arsenal and join English rivals Everton .
Switzerland defender wants regular first-team action ahead of 2010 World Cup .
Senderos spent an injury-hit loan spell with Italy's AC Milan last season .
The 24-year-old joined Arsenal in 2003 from Swiss club Servette . | [
"(CNN) -- Switzerland defender Philippe Senderos is in talks to leave Arsenal and join English Premier League rivals Everton, according to the Liverpool-based side. Philippe Senderos is seeking to leave Arsenal to keep his World Cup hopes alive. The 24-year-old has been out of favor with the London club for the pas... |
0069a5a18a299389ea9fa6d48ea308056fe08e13 | Summarize the following news article. | Bureau official: "Between '07 and '08 there really wasn't" much immigration change .
Notable increase in naturalized citizens, Census Bureau's Elizabeth Grieco says .
Mexican-born population in U.S. dropped by about 300,000 between 2007 and 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- After nearly 40 years of recorded increases, the number of immigrants living in the United States remained flat between 2007 and 2008, recent statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau show. The number of naturalized citizens in the U.S. increased, partly attributed to voter drives for the 2008 electio... |
c15ae49bdc5ad6be13eea7e2f56999e93e8ac4e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Bengies Drive-In Theatre hasn't changed much in its 53-year history .
Owner says he's often surprised by children's fascination with drive-in .
Each night features a double feature; admission is $8 a person .
Onslaught of light pollution has been challenge to theater owner, moviegoers . | [
"BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- You know you've arrived at Bengies Drive-In Theatre when you first see the giant movie marquee, announcing the features showing that weekend. Each letter has to be placed and adjusted by hand, as it did when the theater first opened. Bengies Drive-In Theatre has been owned by the same ... |
eaef00e59a4ffb6d880ea8d673a87cd32ef1ae7b | Summarize the following news article. | Trained dancer turned to acting after injury at college .
Performs her own stunts and has pioneered stronger female roles in Asian films .
International recognition came as a Bond girl and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" | [
"(CNN) -- She added smart to sexy as a Bond girl opposite Pierce Brosnan's 007, and proved her dramatic and action credentials in \"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,\" but for actress Michelle Yeoh, life and acting are both all about balance. Michelle Yeoh: \"There are reasons why you do movies. It's for the love of i... |
42f403c79f87d0b34dab41c9047b83be3aeec486 | Summarize the following news article. | Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested at a Tijuana residence Saturday .
He was on the DEA's Most Wanted List .
Arrest could help dismantling the family's drug cartel, DEA agent says . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican authorities have arrested a reputed senior member of a major Tijuana-based drug cartel after a shootout, U.S. authorities confirmed Sunday. Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday. Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested at a Tijuana, Mexico, residence Saturday, said Specia... |
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