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3c20137f3f7403ce3ef18ec543f12cfe030b711b | Summarize the following news article. | Jarrett has known Barack and Michelle Obama for 18 years .
She's now a senior adviser in the Obama White House .
Obama says he runs every important decision by Jarrett .
She says she tries to keep business role, friendship separate . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Valerie Jarrett does not like to talk about herself. I know this because we've sat down on numerous occasions for interviews, going back to the early days of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. But this one was perhaps the most challenging because the focus was on her. She is fiercely loyal t... |
6351e66d90505c85abd4e7b3eda8677aeaeeede4 | Summarize the following news article. | UN: 200,000 women, girls raped in Democratic Republic of Congo in last 12 years .
Photographer Sherrlyn Borkgren met a girl who detailed being raped by soldiers .
"Two soldiers nabbed her, put a bag over her head and pulled her into the bushes"
Aid worker: Congo "is one of the worst places in the world to be a woman or... | [
"(CNN) -- The young girl whispered in a hushed tone. She looked down as she spoke, only glancing up from her dark round eyes every now and then. She wanted to tell more, but she was too ashamed. She was just 9 years old when, she says, Congolese soldiers gang-raped her on her way to school. The young girl on the ri... |
6391fb851f67f0ac423854b841f4f17d9d991e05 | Summarize the following news article. | World Food Programme: One in six of world's population is now going hungry .
Nearly all the world's undernourished live in developing countries .
Number of hungry spiked as the global economic crisis took hold, report says .
Calls for greater investment in agriculture to tackle long and short-term hunger . | [
"(CNN) -- The global economic crisis has caused a spike in world hunger that has left more than a billion undernourished, United Nations agencies said in a new report. The report says the stabilization of financial markets has meant less investment in agriculture, food distribution. \"It is unacceptable in the 21st... |
4cf86e5e2128a1b22dfc8782457cf8acee2cee76 | Summarize the following news article. | Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech .
Celebs take to Twitter and blogs to express outrage .
West is well-known for shocking behavior .
VMA attendee: "Every time his name was mentioned, people booed" | [
"(CNN) -- The reaction to Kanye West's hijacking of the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards came quickly and unequivocally. Kanye West took the microphone from Taylor Swift during her speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Celebrities and fans alike expre... |
fd5659159f6720d61be41de20423a08419bd2809 | Summarize the following news article. | Bennett is a Movement for Democratic Change politician .
He is arrested before he was to be sworn in as deputy agriculture minister .
He faces charges of possessing weapons for sabotage, banditry and terrorism .
PM is trying to meet with President Mugabe about the latest development . | [
"MUTARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- A Zimbabwean court ordered a senior opposition politician back to jail Wednesday to await his trial, set to begin next week. Roy Bennett talks to the press in March 2009, a few moments after being released on bail. \"I commit the accused to prison,\" Magistrate Lucy Mungwari said as she a... |
7c14be2f9588525038d4c6ab6fe3689527a33976 | Summarize the following news article. | Lubna al-Hussein's case is scheduled to continue August 4 .
Al-Hussein, 18 others were rounded up this month for wearing indecent clothes .
Ten arrestees have received 40 lashes, al-Hussein says .
Al-Hussein was told her pants were too tight, her blouse too transparent . | [
"(CNN) -- A Sudanese journalist could receive 40 lashings after she was caught wearing trousers. Lubna al-Hussein was arrested with 18 other women this month for wearing indecent clothes. A Sudanese court began hearing Lubna al-Hussein's case Wednesday. It will continue the hearing August 4. At the time of her arre... |
288a5010b271e229256dcb7c86c5a1ee2ad31989 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-wife's attorney says dad had other legal options besides grabbing kids .
American dad tries to snatch children from ex-wife who took them to Japan .
She is a fugitive in Tennessee, but has broken no law in Japan .
Father, who has legal custody in U.S., charged in Japan with abduction . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Had this custody drama played out in the United States, Christopher Savoie might be considered a hero -- snatching his two little children back from an ex-wife who defied the law and ran off with them. A Tennessee court awarded Christopher Savoie custody of his son, Isaac, and daughter, Rebe... |
995415bb4adc6c52d0a03186fb905afa0950bb40 | Summarize the following news article. | Gary McKinnon admits intentionally gaining access to government systems .
Briton accused of carrying out biggest ever U.S. military computer hacking .
He says he was researching whether U.S. was covering up existence of UFOs . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The Briton accused of hacking into U.S. government computers on Friday lost his court appeal to have his case heard in Britain, his legal team said. Briton Gary McKinnon is accused of carrying out the biggest ever U.S. military hacking operation. The decision means Gary McKinnon faces extr... |
3bf28f76a973714f75a51a3cf72296e95ccd7f6c | Summarize the following news article. | Department of Education takes look at how American kids are doing in mathematics .
Fourth- and eighth-grade students from more than 7,000 U.S. schools assessed .
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey ranked high .
District of Columbia had lowest marks in both grades, but its scores are up since '... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. schoolchildren still have work to do when it comes to mathematics, the secretary of education said Wednesday. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says U.S. schools need to be better equipped to teach math. Arne Duncan, releasing a report on the Department of Education's latest examination of h... |
25d98089cd4659bf69da1de25271130a14dac034 | Summarize the following news article. | Two years ago, Dawn Warfield had $80,000 in debt on 17 credit cards .
The video store owner was facing a divorce and expanding her business .
She also admits that living beyond her means was part of the problem .
Nonprofit counseling service is helping her get lower rates and pay off her debts . | [
"SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (CNN) -- Two years ago, Dawn Warfield was drowning in debt. Dawn Warfield sold one of her two video stores to help reduce her debts. The average American household has $8,329 in credit card debt, according to the Nilson Report, a credit industry newsletter. Warfield had nearly 10 times t... |
f990bc568d35932c55b700611bb027500e23c1be | Summarize the following news article. | One of swine flu's relatives was isolated in North America in 1998 .
Expert: Industrial-scale livestock production is an ecological stress point .
Researcher: Better surveillance needed in hot zones of emerging diseases . | [
"(CNN) -- While investigators trudge through pig farms and remote villages in Mexico, searching for clues about the new swine flu, answers about the virus' origin may finally appear on a computer, based on genetic codes. A researcher investigates swine flu at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlant... |
322270fe8c74098a3003ec4685bfabaf3aaf790a | Summarize the following news article. | Vivid descriptions of Jackson's corpse are published by tabloid newspapers .
L.A. officials ask sheriff to conduct preliminary inquiry .
A sheriff's spokesman did not say what prompted the request .
The coroner's office is investigating the cause of Jackson's June 25 death . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Investigators are looking into whether employees at the Los Angeles County coroner's office illegally leaked information about Michael Jackson's death probe to the news media, according to a sheriff's spokesman. Police stand outside the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office when Mich... |
a0dfa6c733f5f1ff9aafaaed6f25d79c8124d984 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Illnesses occur during event led by author James Arthur Ray, reports say .
NEW: Evidence "may turn this into a criminal prosecution," sheriff says .
About 50 people had spent up to two hours inside the "sweatbox," officials said .
Resort is nonprofit religious organization, Web site says . | [
"(CNN) -- The two people who died and the 19 others who fell ill at a central Arizona resort after spending time in a sauna-like \"sweatbox\" were attending a program by self-help expert James Arthur Ray, authorities said Saturday. Two people died and were 19 injured after spending up to two hours inside this \"swe... |
affa1f994a905b303b56b8d7a7d7ec79596533ba | Summarize the following news article. | Obama calls Navy corpsman Francis Nicola at sea to wish him merry Christmas .
Nicola is on board the USS Rentz in the Arabian Gulf .
His commanding officer submitted his name as candidate for presidential call .
Nicola says he invited Obama for burgers and basketball when the Rentz gets home . | [
"Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) -- U.S. Navy hospital corpsman Francis Nicola received a unique Christmas gift Thursday: a phone call from his commander in chief. President Obama called Nicola, currently deployed in the Arabian Gulf, to extend a personal holiday greeting, according to a Navy spokesman. Nicola has served on... |
36ba75ac772fabddbdd3a69328583cf77a67b910 | Summarize the following news article. | There are about 76 million cases of food borne illnesses in the U.S. each year .
Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and a low-grade fever .
Salmonella and E. coli infections present similar symptoms initially .
Washing hands after handling raw food is key to prevention . | [
"(CNN) -- Dan Kruse started to feel weak one day while hanging out with his friends in a park. The next day, the eighth-grader woke up completely jaundiced -- the whites of his eyes were yellow -- and he urinated blood. Dan Kruse, now 23, had food poisoning from E. coli bacteria as a teenager. Deeply concerned, his... |
677112677907410588ed78384ec10353a21de83d | Summarize the following news article. | Wu-Tang producer: Attempted murder conviction also could have derailed band .
Rapper/producer/actor RZA talks of forming Wu-Tang Clan in upcoming memoir .
RZA: Ol' Dirty Bastard made son watch him do drugs before 2004 fatal overdose .
Book cites lessons from Christianity, Islam, numerology, kung fu, chess . | [
"(CNN) -- The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was. If RZA, left, had been jailed or Method Man killed, Wu-Tang may have never formed, RZA says. Method Man, the group's most recognizable voice, was nearly k... |
02df64ac7652ec365fd71cdc94e6c458ca3d15f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Carol Anne Gotbaum's children are expected to receive a $250,000 settlement .
Money comes from insurance company on behalf of police and city of Phoenix .
Gotbaum accidentally strangled herself while in police custody .
Woman was taken into custody after acting erratically at airport . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- More than two years after her death, Carol Anne Gotbaum's children are expected to receive a $250,000 settlement from an insurance company on behalf of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, and its police department. Carol Gotbaum, shown in an undated family photo, died accidentally, a medical examiner s... |
f5df70469ad4ca9e8b558fa1e266aae857151e67 | Summarize the following news article. | During her visit to Europe, Michelle Obama shows her own American style .
Mrs. Obama shows her style to be elegant, smart, and appropriate .
An outfit from J. Crew that Obama wore has since sold out on the brand's Web site .
Michelle Obama looks exactly like what she is: a modern American working woman . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Is anyone else besides Michelle Obama leaving the house these days? Because for the last week, you would have thought that Anne Hathaway, Gwyneth Paltrow and Halle Berry had gone into the Witness Protection Program. First lady Michelle Obama arrives with President Obama in London, England, for the... |
04485e9153e34405313ab73d82b5bba20aad0034 | Summarize the following news article. | Nepal's government orders army chief of staff fired after recruitment issue .
Military refused to stop recruiting soldiers while it hasn't accepted ex-Maoist rebels .
Dismissal touches off street protests and a split in Maoist-dominated ruling coalition .
Gen. Rookmangud Katawal has refused to accept his dismissal . | [
"KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Nepal's government ordered the country's army chief of staff fired Sunday, touching off street protests and a split in Nepal's Maoist-dominated ruling coalition. General Rookmangud Katawal gestures after inspecting the guard of honour in New Delhi on December 12, 2007. But Gen. Rookmangud... |
ceaf2e99c12c46a17df5868d50be48b3b01a08f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, plays host this week to G-20 summit .
President Obama says city is example of how to weather recession .
Pittsburgh has reinvented itself from steel plant roots to new focus on green jobs . | [
"PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Leaders representing 90 percent of the world's economic output were gathering Thursday in a U.S. city that has reinvented itself, hoping to bolster the global economy. Police boats pass under Greenpeace activists as they hang from a bridge near the G-20 summit. The Group of 20 wil... |
638ba8792a1e0738a2fe5162b7b525f2eeb53cd2 | Summarize the following news article. | Web site estimates English got its millionth word at 5:22 a.m. Wednesday .
English accumulates new words from other languages and from its global reach .
Linguists question group's formula, which estimates rate of new words .
English has more words than any other language, site says . | [
"(CNN) -- English contains more words than any other language on the planet and added its millionth word early Wednesday, according to the Global Language Monitor, a Web site that uses a math formula to estimate how often words are created. The Global Language Monitor says the millionth word was added to English on... |
8011e25fa44d3c13b7a9ee00f2104f9519e75d65 | Summarize the following news article. | Saturn's demise leaves Spring Hill, Tennessee, residents dismayed .
Town was where the first Saturn rolled off assembly line in 1990 .
GM announced plans to shut down Saturn brand after Penske fails to reach deal . | [
"SPRING HILL, Tennessee (CNN) -- The town that Saturn put on the map is worried about its future and its residents hope the auto plant and jobs won't go the way of its most famous product. The move to shut down Saturn has left some in Spring Hill, Tennessee, disappointed and perplexed. General Motors announced thi... |
7432dd675aa4fa832553b91fda838ce6e5aebd8d | Summarize the following news article. | Elizabeth Taylor takes to Twitter to announce surgical procedure .
Actress did not go into detail about heart issue .
She has used Twitter to talk about coping with Jackson's death . | [
"(CNN) -- Elizabeth Taylor is having a \"procedure on her heart,\" she announced on her Twitter page Tuesday. Elizabeth Taylor has used Twitter to share personal information. \"It's very new and involves repairing my leaky valve using a clip device, without open heart surgery, so that my heart will function better,... |
9da4dc19a12b2b92ab2754578245d1217215223d | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Man, 20, arrested Tuesday in connection with July killing of Vernon Forrest .
Forrest, 38, was robbed and then shot during confrontation, Atlanta police say .
Police: Suspect held on charges of murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault .
Forrest was former welterweight and light middleweight boxing champion ... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A man has been arrested in connection with the July shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, Atlanta police said Tuesday night. Vernon Forrest, seen in September, was killed July 25 near an Atlanta gas station. Demario Ware, 20, turned himself in to police on Tuesday and i... |
22cb6df7430f1f6ae5a1429f495615a3dd137122 | Summarize the following news article. | The biggest city in Bavaria mixes local tradition and cultured sophistication .
From beer halls to 17th-century palaces, visits can be tailored to suit all tastes .
Oktoberfest is an annual exception; city is home to a number of world-class galleries . | [
"(CNN) -- Known for lederhosen, weisswurst and its beer festival, Munich is a city that counters these brassy cliches with a mix of art, history and style. From onion domes to beer halls, the city of Munich also has more than its fair share to entrance culture vultures. Don't be fooled by the chocolate box architec... |
6077eebc6f82d89aa80f69129bd1bce27251aba9 | Summarize the following news article. | Inhalable vaccine available only between ages 2 and 49; not for pregnant women .
Some flu shots will be available in early October as well .
New H1N1 has not changed much from earlier virus, officials say .
21 states are now reporting widespread flu activity . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Health officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October. Three flu shot manufacturers were licensed by the FDA last week. \"3.4 million doses of vaccines will be available,\" said Dr. Jay Butler, who heads the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Ta... |
e07d287fd95bad94bd7d960eab083c0a16a5e67d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Victim identified in high school stabbing in Coral Gables, Florida .
NEW: Juan Carlos Rivera, 17, was killed in altercation in school courtyard area .
A male suspect is taken into custody, but police do not identify him .
Superintendent: Violent acts such as this "are almost not preventable" | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida high school student was killed Tuesday by another student during an altercation at the school, officials said. One student was killed following an argument between first and second periods, police at the scene said. The incident occurred just after 9 a.m. at Coral Gables Senior H... |
42e8906e52acd6d32e0c13d9aaaccb7b1ed18d9c | Summarize the following news article. | Garrison Keillor, 67, was admitted to a hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, on Sunday .
Spokesman: "He plans to resume a normal schedule next week"
Keillor is expected to be released from the hospital on Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- Garrison Keillor, author and host of the folksy radio show \"A Prairie Home Companion,\" was being treated Wednesday for a minor stroke he suffered over the weekend, a hospital spokesman said. Author Garrison Keillor attends an event in New York on November 18, 2008. Keillor, who turned 67 last month, was... |
0b74f694e057a564258dc55d8276cf426a63e84a | Summarize the following news article. | Ruth Bader Ginsburg feels faint, light-headed and fatigued about 4:50 p.m.
The 76-year-old Supreme Court Justice had treatment for iron deficiency hour earlier .
She's sent to Washington Hospital Center as a precaution at about 7:45 p.m. | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Thursday after falling ill in her chambers, the court confirmed. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became ill in her chambers on Thursday. Ginsburg, 76, felt faint, light-headed and fatigued about 4:50 p.m., around an hour... |
cf2e2d1e19339832fb6c3b007af3f813557cccd7 | Summarize the following news article. | John Yettaw: Made the trip to Yangon to save Suu Kyi from assassination .
Said he had no idea pro-democracy leader would be arrested and put on trial .
Yettaw had swam uninvited to Suu Kyi's house and stayed for three days .
The visit to her home violated her house arrest terms, Myanmar government says . | [
"(CNN) -- The American man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Myanmar said Thursday he still believes he did the right thing, even though his visit led to an extension of the pro-democracy leader's house arrest. John Yettaw told Aung San Suu Kyi he had a vision she would be murdered. John Yettaw, 53, swam acros... |
3eb6718cae8bcf126e020f30fae55ed1f151ed88 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Informant!" stars Matt Damon as corporate worker giving info to FBI .
Damon's character is an untrustworthy provider, and actor's performance great .
But movie plays situations too much for laughs, says EW .
"The Informant!" is directed by Steven Soderbergh . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- Punctuation promises comedy in \"The Informant!\" as if the title subject is a cartoon secret agent -- maybe Agent 86 in \"Get Smart.\" Matt Damon, as a corporate turncoat, offers up secrets in \"The Informant!\" But he's not. The whistle-blower worthy of an exclamation point in this groo... |
99327819e99aacabee7d098497bc1e2c390b644f | Summarize the following news article. | Eid al-Fitr marks end of Ramadan -- dawn-to-dusk abstinence from food, drinks .
Timing of Eid varies around world depending on when crescent of new moon sighted .
On the morning of Eid, Muslims don new clothes and head to prayers .
On Saturday Barack Obama offered greetings to American Muslims . | [
"(CNN) -- Muslims around the world woke up Sunday and welcomed the end of a long month of fasting with hearty greetings of \"Eid Mubarak,\" or happy festivities. Egyptian women perform the Eid al-Fitr dawn prayer at a stadium in Mansura, 120 km north of Cairo. The faithful were ushering in Eid al-Fitr -- three days... |
8a3e92d69ea5da38753f14ea0f323b0b44bffe09 | Summarize the following news article. | "Black Dynamite" spoofs the blaxploitation genre .
Film stars Michael Jai White, who says he is a fan of the movies .
Director Scott Sanders says genre greatly influenced the culture .
Author says films reflected a post civil rights era spirit . | [
"(CNN) -- Actor Michael Jai White thinks the negative connotation surrounding the term \"blaxploitation film\" is a bunch of jive. Michael Jai White stars in the new spoof \"Black Dynamite.\" \"The problem I have with the word is that it seems to encompass movies that don't fall under that category,\" White said. \... |
8700d2590af27e8290d045019701c0134a6a96f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Police have not released name of woman student stabbed in chemistry lab .
Another UCLA student has been arrested in the case, is held on $1 million bond .
Victim's family says she is recovering, "showing signs of improvement" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Investigators have found the knife believed to have been used in the stabbing of a University of California, Los Angeles student in a chemistry lab, authorities said Friday. A student stabbing victim is recovering at UCLA Medical Center, authorities say. The 20-year-old, whose iden... |
96fa9517328500e9207a61707bb22fb0bc774db3 | Summarize the following news article. | Magazines, Web sites, TV shows spin off $800 million fantasy football industry .
Two sites offer real lawyers to settle fantasy-sports disputes for $15 each .
Experts: Game provides cheap entertainment, "welcome escape" from hard times .
Prizes include $1 million, trophies made of Carpathian elm, Swarovski crystal . | [
"(CNN) -- Henry Olszewski was stoked in 2008 when he, along with millions of Americans, drafted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to his fantasy football team. Tom Brady's season-ending knee injury last year sparked an idea at Intermarket Insurance. About eight minutes into the season, a 220-pound safety w... |
8443e043460185b7303c84a5d367d2be08f6d097 | Summarize the following news article. | "This was a brutal homicide against an entire family," sheriff says .
One survivor, a 3-year-old girl, hospitalized in Peoria, Illinois .
Killings occurred in Beason, Illinois, about 45 miles northeast of Springfield .
The latest on the investigation on tonight's Nancy Grace, HLN 8pm and 10pm ET . | [
"(CNN) -- Five members of a family were found slain in their Beason, Illinois, home, authorities said Tuesday, and they urged people in the area to be cautious until the killer is found. Police officers stand patrol outside the Gee household late Monday evening. \"This was a brutal homicide against an entire family... |
375ad61db7318d82eef5312062025c9e26e67adb | Summarize the following news article. | Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 18 children, are subject of reality show .
The Duggars have managed to stay debt-free by buying used and saving difference .
Michelle on octuplets' mom: "I just can't imagine having eight at once"
Maybe when octuplets are older, mom could handle doing reality show, Jim Bob says . | [
"(CNN) -- Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of Springdale, Arkansas, are the parents of 18 children, and their family is the focus of a TLC network reality series. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar say they are grateful for their 18 children, and may have more. Joy Behar, guest host Thursday night on \"Larry King Live,\" asked... |
25874b02f2d9cf0307b04886c0ad54d82cd8f91a | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists studied the Tasman Fracture, a deep trench in the ocean .
They used a remote-controlled machine which sent back video .
Discoveries included a new anemone, the sea squirt and a new kind of barnacle . | [
"(PopSci.com) -- Until last December, no one had ever seen the bottom of the Tasman Fracture, a trench that drops more than four kilometers below the surface of the ocean. A group of Australian and American researchers recently spent a month hundreds of kilometers southwest of the Tasmanian coast, exploring the fr... |
3deecee02dba9cb11c3dda429f4f3181696915f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Time is always crucial when you work as a tsunami warning scientist .
A warning can be issued anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes after a threat is identified .
At the Pacific warning center, workers live on site for two days to monitor data .
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, warning centers operate around the clock . | [
"(CNN) -- When an earthquake threatens to turn part of an ocean into fast-moving walls of water, tsunami warning scientists can do nothing for the first five minutes except wait for information. But within the next five minutes, they have to decide whether to issue a warning of danger. Brian Shiro has been a geophy... |
d89fa893cfdd6934d0a197742b80f74ee236bf72 | Summarize the following news article. | Stewart Copeland writes about his life in new book, "Strange Things Happen"
Copeland says he and Sting get along fine when music isn't involved .
Besides, he says, group's "sensitive" songs helped by "madman" in trio .
Copeland grew up in Middle East, says rhythms of region part of his roots . | [
"(CNN) -- Stewart Copeland and Sting get along great. Really. Stewart Copeland's background includes a wide range of musical influences, many of which emerged in the Police. OK, the Police's drummer and bassist may have argued from time to time. Perhaps even ferociously. And Copeland finds Sting's attempts to be a ... |
dd40165e34231ce788ca9505c898b977bdc2f0cd | Summarize the following news article. | Evacuees at San Diego arena treated for nausea, worried about homes .
Medic: "A lot of people are watching TV here -- watching their homes burn"
Navy medics step forward to offer services to some 12,000 wildfire evacuees .
Medics describe conditions at Qualcomm Stadium as organized, cooperative . | [
"SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Many among the thousands of evacuees from California's wildfires were suffering from stress and worry about their homes after seeking shelter at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, said a pair of Navy medical volunteers Wednesday. Navy medics Daniel Brautigam, left, and Jacob Hackfeld volu... |
d93ee91a5f5e3e7dfc46540c904bd3f206b58f23 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Toor Pakay, 18, is Pakistan's No. 1-ranked women's squash player .
She hails from the country's tribal region of South Waziristan, home to the Taliban .
There, militants impose strict Islamic law, punish girls who even attend school .
Despite risks, lack of a sponsor, Pakay has gone pro, is ranked 91st in the wor... | [
"PESHAWAR, Pakistan (CNN) -- As a little girl, Maria Toor Pakay would beat up boys. Maria Toor Pakay has overcome unusual adversity to rank among the world's top 100 squash players. Now, she dispenses of anyone who takes her on within the walls of a squash court. Pakay, 18, is Pakistan's No. 1-ranked women's squash... |
16604ed2399eeccbf47652a43ed2ea37aad28d04 | Summarize the following news article. | Panel: No evidence that the over-the-counter medicines help young children .
More study sought about how cough, cold medicines work in children .
About 800 pediatric cough and cold products are sold in the United States .
Pediatrics group suggests "other ways to treat cold symptoms" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Over-the-counter cold and cough medicines don't work for children under age 6, and giving the common medicine to young children cannot be recommended, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said in October. An FDA panel has called for more studies on how cold medicines affect childre... |
12f06b22d9997bf30fe1422f35e351430cb27a8c | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Marshall faces up to 25 years in prison .
Marshall swindled millions from mother in her declining years .
Prosecution witnesses included the cream of New York society .
Astor's foundation gave $200 million to New York; she died at 105 . | [
"(CNN) -- A jury in Manhattan found the son of Brooke Astor and one of his lawyers guilty Thursday of scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate. Anthony Marshall was convicted of bilking millions of dollars from the estate of his mother, Brooke Astor. The verdict, returned on the 12... |
2bcf1a49d3e0e803c592702226f2c68a69da9fb8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police confirm incident at South Carolina high school .
Student, 16, dies after struggle with school resource officer .
School hasn't named student or officer .
Officer being treated for injuries at hospital, spokeswoman says . | [
"(CNN) -- An altercation between a South Carolina high school student and a school resource officer ended tragically Friday with the student dead of a gunshot wound and the officer hospitalized after being stabbed. Police officers in body armor vests are on the scene after violence at a school near Myrtle Beach, S... |
ff6cc30dc8adc31341b4509c9d88ec4959fabbed | Summarize the following news article. | Susie Levitt and Katie Shea created a foldable-shoe company called "CitiSoles"
Tal Raviv co-founded "DropCard," a new take on the business card .
Juan Calle and Adam Berlin created "SEC Excursions," a travel agency .
"There is no better time" to start a business, an entrepreneur expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- Susie Levitt's and Katie Shea's feet had had enough. Walking around Manhattan sidewalks between classes in their high heels was getting unbearable. Katie Shea and Susie Levitt, founders of \"CitiSoles,\" said walking around Manhattan in high heels was painful. Tal Raviv felt frustrated. While studying in... |
4fce0fe3d4c638306dfaa9f03713cee3183d40af | Summarize the following news article. | More than 40,000 auto-rickshaws ply roads of Indian capital .
City expected to host 100,000 tourists during Commonwealth Games .
8,000 auto-rickshaw drivers will be enrolled in training program . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian tourism authorities will be holding English classes for auto-rickshaw drivers in New Delhi as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Auto-rickshaw drivers are being taught English ahead of the Commenwealth Games. More than 40,000 natural gas-fueled auto-rickshaws... |
3bb86704bfc2557b7485303d96e0352b1fdd451b | Summarize the following news article. | Mexico's huge drug industry is too powerful for U.S. border efforts, John Gibler says .
Author says social, economic policies are needed to battle Mexico's drug problems .
It's time to consider legalizing drugs, Gibler says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Obama administration announced this week it is sending hundreds of federal agents and crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border to try to make sure violence from Mexican drug cartels doesn't spill over into the U.S. Author John Gibler says the \"war on drugs\" approach with Mexico policy has been... |
08e69bba4044cceed0fd9c33acb9a722f469e868 | Summarize the following news article. | Storm is not expected to make a direct hit on Bermuda .
But island, eastern United States could see large swells .
Category 4 hurricane's maximum sustained winds are at 135 mph . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Described as \"an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane,\" Hurricane Bill was churning closer to the Atlantic island of Bermuda on Wednesday, forecasters said. Most forecast maps show Hurricane Bill passing to the west of Bermuda. Although Bill is not expected to make a direct hit on the... |
b7bff42b228d060700cd3e06ff36edebed26a75a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 7 people killed, 90 hurt from blast in Afghanistan's capital .
Explosion took place near NATO headquarters, U.S. Embassy .
Taliban claims responsibility for explosion .
Blast takes place just five days before presidential elections . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide car bombing exploded outside the NATO headquarters in Afghanistan early Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 91 just five days before the country holds presidential elections, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. A car burns after the suicide blast outside NATO's Afghan... |
c34ef0b68dff334acc44cade9623c97cc54d7c51 | Summarize the following news article. | Former high school coach is charged with reckless homicide .
Player Max Gilpin, 15, died of heat exhaustion .
Player's body temperature hit 107 degrees at August '08 practice . | [
"(CNN) -- Jury selection began Monday in Kentucky for the trial of a former high school coach charged with reckless homicide in the heat-exhaustion-related death of a player. Pleasure Ridge Park football coach Jason Stinson has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide. A grand jury in January charged Pleasure Ridge ... |
47c9735cdcbceb325ac68d76d5e2587280a289bc | Summarize the following news article. | Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini: America saves less than nearly all big countries .
She says crisis is forcing an increase in savings by American families .
Lopez-Fernandini: Government, firms should automatically encourage saving .
She says you can designate part of a tax refund to go into a savings account . | [
"Editor's note: Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini is a senior policy analyst in the Asset Building Program at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that seeks innovative solutions across the political spectrum. Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini says Americans have no choice but to increase the amount they sav... |
cae3f0ebb33dfc6b80e889b7d55ef99ac31482a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NASA: Discovery slated to lift off Tuesday on mission to international space station .
Shuttle will carry a crew of seven, ferry equipment to the space station .
Astronaut Nicole Stott will remain on the space station as a flight engineer .
Shuttle to deliver treadmill named after comedian Stephen Colbert . | [
"(CNN) -- Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch next week on a mission to the international space station, NASA's Flight Readiness Review team said Wednesday. The space shuttle Discovery is brought by crawler to its pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 4. Launch is scheduled for 1:36 a.m. ET Tuesday, NASA ... |
9c31b082f00d80d335350dcff3d91b6a170d8fe1 | Summarize the following news article. | One of man's three sons was Fulbright Scholar and honor student at UCLA .
Officer speaks of man "who just got stuck in ... absolute despair"
Father had MBA in finance but seemed to have been unemployed for months .
Police: Man left three letters, including one taking responsibility for shootings . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A man distraught because he could not find work shot and killed his mother-in-law, his wife and three sons and then killed himself inside a home in an upscale San Fernando Valley neighborhood, police said. Police say Karthik Rajaram left suicide notes taking responsibility for th... |
a0492e3fad5d799453941ccd111e35016d4b39a5 | Summarize the following news article. | State Department spokesman: Recent actions "potentially destabilizing" to region .
Secretary of State Clinton: North Korea has "constant demand for attention"
That is why U.S. had low-key reaction to missile tests, Clinton says . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The State Department on Monday continued to publicly downplay the threat North Korea presents to the United States with spokesman P.J. Crowley telling reporters North Korea \"represents an infinitesimal threat to the United States directly.\" A North Korean soldier looks at the South Korean si... |
9f67cd5c3d03f3493a126fb6d9ef0813fd7b53f0 | Summarize the following news article. | On Monday, President Obama will have chance to discuss Afghanistan at speech .
On Thursday, Afghanistan's elections will keep trouble nation on forefront .
On Tuesday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House .
On health care this week, watch how House Democrats react to latest moves . | [
"To: Interested Parties From: John King Re: Monday Memo . Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak will visit the White House on Tuesday. (CNN) -- Health care remains, without a doubt, President Obama's top priority, though the week ahead will bring more of a public focus on international and security issues. One key dynam... |
508f1b0ab56b6a5d387eef49ed3b3d1fa70eb193 | Summarize the following news article. | Five days into new year, U. of Kansas at Lawrence has 47 cases of swine flu .
No one has died or been hospitalized because of the illness .
Last week, the CDC released tips for school administrators to follow .
Universities and colleges across the country are bracing for swine flu spike . | [
"(CNN) -- Classes resumed last Thursday at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, and by Monday 47 students had swine flu, a college official said. The CDC recommends someone sick with the virus remain out of class for 24 hours after fever has abated on its own. Although that's less than two-tenths of 1 percent of t... |
0d963f4512066b6c7e6c0a50fcb067eb4d02396e | Summarize the following news article. | Same jury that convicted Carla Hughes of murder declines to impose death penalty .
Prosecutors said gruesome nature of crime warranted death sentence .
Avis Banks was five months pregnant when she was shot, stabbed multiple times .
Prosecutors alleged Hughes killed rival so she could be with Keyon Pittman . | [
"(CNN) -- A Mississippi schoolteacher was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for shooting and stabbing to death her lover's pregnant fiancee in 2006. Carla Hughes met the victim's fiance at the middle school where she was a teacher. The same jury that convicted Carla Hughes of two counts of murder Tuesday f... |
98bc8795499626d7150002391aefd85c6e14e828 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials visited Garrido home more than two dozen times in past three years .
Phillip Garrido's parole officer checked up on him at least twice a month .
Garrido violated parole in 1993, but offense wasn't reported to all the right agencies . | [
"(CNN) -- More than two dozen times in the past three years, authorities came to Phillip and Nancy Garrido's ramshackle home at 1554 Walnut Ave. in Antioch, California, a rural property where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years. Jaycee Dugard was locked in a shed tucked under a blue tarp in her... |
432eefb0ddd78dfc51701df259d933fc43cc9342 | Summarize the following news article. | Retiring Army Col. Henry Moak treats himself to pound cake saved from 1973 .
Moak says he always liked the cake and "would eat it any chance I could get"
He saved the C ration goodie to have alongside traditional retirement cake . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Serving a 36-year-old government-issue cake at an Army retirement ceremony sounds like a classic bureaucratic mistake, but there was no mistake about it. Retiring Army Col. Henry Moak uses a vintage P-38 to break the seal on government cake saved since 1973. Retiring Army Col. Henry Moak serve... |
267232993e97e3a810937e094ebb85c1b3df62f5 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. group presents scathing report on Israel's conduct during Gaza offensive .
Palestinians urge U.N. to address alleged crimes; Israel condemns report .
Report accuses Israel of "actions amounting to war crimes" during offensive .
Report finds Palestinian militants also committed war crimes . | [
"(CNN) -- Palestinians on Tuesday urged the United Nations to \"punish\" Israel as a scathing U.N. report accused the nation of war crimes during its military offensive in Gaza last winter. A Palestinian boy kicks a football outside damaged homes in northern Gaza in January 2009. But Israel rejected the investigati... |
79f9d948354998408411d1a2ae3518007fe17346 | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic senator from North Dakota: Not enough votes to filibuster .
Sen. Kent Conrad: President Obama should not "chase that rabbit"
Conrad, working on bipartisan proposal, suggests nonprofit insurance co-ops .
Obama has been campaigning for a government-backed health care option . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it. President Obama at a town hall meeting earlier this week pushing his health care reform plan. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad o... |
ecab7c8a66c148ef88709749799a6120fb7babac | Summarize the following news article. | Those who knew rapper Dolla mourn his loss .
The Atlanta-based rapper was killed at the Beverly Center mall in Los Angeles .
Family releases a statement asking for privacy to mourn .
Dolla, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was 21 . | [
"(CNN) -- The murder of rapper Dolla reverberated throughout the music industry on Tuesday as police sought a motive for the brazen killing. Rap artist Dolla was known as a nice guy who survived a rough childhood. The aspiring Southern hip-hop artist, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was gunned down... |
be2014662816631eb96149061c2e5fd64adcc57f | Summarize the following news article. | 86 in Army's Troop A, First Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment recognized .
Cavalry saved 100 fellow soldiers trapped under enemy fire in Vietnam .
Leader of 1970 rescue says award is for all Vietnam veterans .
Presidential Unit Citation recognizes extraordinary heroism against armed enemy . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly 40 years after members of a U.S. cavalry unit put their lives in peril to save 100 fellow soldiers trapped under blistering enemy fire in Vietnam, they received the Presidential Unit Citation on Tuesday. Veterans watch Tuesday's ceremony, which recognized members of a U.S. cavalry unit. ... |
3dd66e07f601cd1e16f856737d334e647fccab50 | Summarize the following news article. | Hurricane Bill downgraded to Category 2 storm .
Hurricane expected to pelt Bermuda with 1 to 3 inches of rain .
Battering waves developing on parts of U.S. East Coast .
Bill is expected to pass between Bermuda and East Coast . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Bill weakened Friday afternoon to a Category 2 hurricane, with its maximum sustained winds at 105 mph, forecasters said. Hurricane Bill is expected to pass between Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast over the weekend. As of 11 p.m. Friday, Bill's center was about 180 miles west-southw... |
9382ff6ab711eba689a6687240a2481a06e40a8f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: White House declares major disaster; orders federal aid .
U.S. sending plane with aid, officials to help American Samoa .
Magnitude-8.0 quake strikes near Samoan Islands early Tuesday .
Quake struck at depth of 7.4 miles, triggered three 5-foot tsunamis . | [
"(CNN) -- A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Pacific near American Samoa, triggering towering tsunami waves that gushed over the island and leaving at least 22 people dead. The tsunami wave hit right in the middle of the harbor of Pago Pago, the capital. American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono, speaking from Hawaii... |
fa7d5eb3a3735dba830fdad782f8a79b3fbc5c04 | Summarize the following news article. | Swimming star Michael Phelps struggles in old-style racing suits at World Cup short-course event .
The 14-time Olympic gold medal winner missed out on two of three finals in Stockholm .
He was one of the few to wear an old-style suit, which will be mandatory next year .
Phelps has two more events on Wednesday before he... | [
"(CNN) -- Swimming legend Michael Phelps struggled in his attempt to adapt to the old-style racing suits at the World Cup short-course event in Sweden on Tuesday. The 14-time Olympic gold medal winner qualified for finals in only one of three events in Stockholm, his best result being seventh of eight to go through... |
337c470109da34a5bfd89847d0148779469b5b2a | Summarize the following news article. | Nelly Furtado's new album is sung completely in Spanish .
The singer worked with noted Latin artists on the project .
Furtado, whose parents are Portuguese, finds performing in Spanish "liberating"
First single made history on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Nelly Furtado is trying to cross over in a direction many artists don't ordinarily take. Singer Nelly Furtado says she enjoys diversity in music and broadening her fan base. With \"Mi Plan,\" the Grammy Award-winning singer is taping into a brand new market and fan base, almost a decade after she c... |
faae4c69ba594832e347a526e1e6acbb8f56ba21 | Summarize the following news article. | Henry Gates sends flowers to office of woman who accidentally called police on him .
Lucia Whalen "appreciated them very much," her secretary says .
Whalen called 911 after woman told her she suspected break-in at Gates' home .
Whalen drew criticism for making call; says she'd do it again . | [
"(CNN) -- The woman who made the 911 call that led to Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates' controversial arrest wasn't present at the so-called beer summit. Lucia Whalen, who called 911 to report a possible break-in, speaks to reporters Wednesday. But she got a shot of kindness and a taste of gratitude f... |
f83aeeadd054db34d289e2e19026fe251f98d379 | Summarize the following news article. | Remove iPod earbuds when you're talking to someone, experts say .
Author: Anywhere it's OK to work on a crossword puzzle, you can check your PDA .
The sooner you can reply to an e-mail properly, the better, an etiquette expert says . | [
"(Real Simple) -- Learn how to be plugged in without being impolite. (This is one user manual worth reading.) If you run into someone while you're listening to your iPod, remove both earbuds to talk to her, experts say. 1. You're walking down the street and listening to your iPod when you run into someone you know.... |
bb267f4ad6fa9b005df2319e2c3fd568283eb488 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At concert, Michelle Obama urges young people to get involved now .
Concert features the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Bow Wow and Demi Lovato .
Billy Ray Cyrus, Keke Palmer and Usher make introductions .
Did you miss the show? It's available later on Disney.com . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sasha and Malia Obama had front row seats for Monday night's Kids' Inaugural Concert, but jumped on stage when the Jonas Brothers invited them up. Michelle Obama and her daughters pose with actress Keke Palmer at the Kids' Inaugural. Their mother -- incoming first lady Michelle Obama -- declare... |
36baa799c873345dbe3cde64e2cb5682a3916eb9 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronald Cummings, wife Misty finalize divorce after brief marriage .
Misty Croslin was last person to see 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings .
Haleigh Cummings disappeared from home in February while in Croslin's care . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida court has approved the divorce of the father of Haleigh Cummings, a Florida girl who disappeared in February, and the girl's stepmother, a key witness in the case. Ronald Cummings divorced his wife, Misty, who was the last person to see his daughter, Haleigh. Ronald Cummings, 25, cites irreconci... |
755c8b39393f5a39bd32253ceda74f2af8186ad0 | Summarize the following news article. | Sweat lodges are used in prayer and purification rituals across globe .
Deaths raise concerns over non-Natives trying to adapt traditional ceremonies .
Typical Native American sweat lodge used in ritual of prayer and purification .
Firekeeper heats stones, places them in hole in lodge, pours water over them . | [
"(CNN) -- The people who died Thursday at a spiritual resort in Arizona had spent time in a \"sweatbox\" similar to what Native Americans and other cultures have used for prayer and purification rituals throughout history. Two people died and were 19 injured after spending up to two hours inside this \"sweatbox\" a... |
2d4c692ddf5728a993d48ebe04a0b3dd1e62e662 | Summarize the following news article. | Edward "Ted" Kennedy had been U.S. senator from Massachusetts since 1962 .
Kennedy was considered one of the most effective legislators .
A hallmark was the senator's ability to work across party lines, colleagues say . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After a losing presidential campaign, it became clear to Edward \"Ted\" Kennedy that his true calling was to help shape the country's political future from the U.S. Senate. The turning point came in 1980 when Kennedy unsuccessfully challenged President Carter in the Democratic primaries. But Ke... |
7b38456fbbce99581e86b4847826ec281c9cf4b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Kate Gosselin says sextuplets are doing well despite parents' breakup .
Gosselin says she doesn't know what led to split with husband Jon .
Gosselin wants to continue TV show, but says it's network's decision . | [
"(CNN) -- Kate Gosselin last appeared on Larry King Live on May 10. A little more than a month later, on June 22, she and her husband Jon filed for divorce and announced their split that same day in a special edition of their show. Kate Gosselin says she and her kids would like to continue their TV show, but admits... |
ddcc91f199e2935f9e41a1a286c772aac6a55ac0 | Summarize the following news article. | Publisher Simon & Shuster says the Pulitzer Prize-winning author has dead .
McCourt left the literary world riveted with his novel of growing up in poverty in Ireland .
Before literary fame, he taught creative writing to high school students in New York .
Despite upbringing in Ireland, he said he felt like a New Yorker... | [
"(CNN) -- Author Frank McCourt, whose tragic childhood became creative grist for his first book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning \"Angela's Ashes,\" died Sunday, according to the Web site of his publisher, Simon & Shuster. He was 78. Frank McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for \"... |
2a56bae805484252e2224f18c7a9e4f8c60daa03 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Kartika Shukarno, a model, has sentence delayed until end of Ramadan .
Kartika was set to be first woman to be caned in Malaysia for drinking in public .
She pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and wanted her caning to be carried out in public .
Islamic law dictates caning Muslims seen drinking alcohol; case caused uproa... | [
"(CNN) -- A Malaysian model, who was set to become the first woman to be caned in the southeast Asian country for drinking beer in public, had her sentence postponed Monday until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno's punishment is unique in that she has opted to go through with... |
b8904dc43c7a7f4c2d99b53d6a6128424047efff | Summarize the following news article. | Jeffrey Wright: President Obama catches flak for remarks on professor's arrest .
Wright applauds Obama for having courage to speak his mind .
Actor says he too was victim of arrest in which race played a part .
He says political leaders need to address race and policing . | [
"Editor's note: Jeffrey Wright is a stage and screen actor who has won a Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe. Wright has appeared in \"Angels in America,\" \"Basquiat,\" \"The Manchurian Candidate,\" \"Syriana,\" \"W.\" and \"Casino Royale.\" Actor Jeffrey Wright says a nation that put a man on the moon should be able to t... |
3674e9831fa4a7161ca3eef671668b08d5820dc4 | Summarize the following news article. | Small cars continue to be hot among buyers looking for fuel economy .
Honda Civic is one of the most reliable and popular economy compact cars .
Sentra front-wheel drive 4-door sedan is practical, roomy and economical .
Yaris combines well-tailored, roomy interior with agile performance . | [
"(AOL Autos) -- Small cars continue to be hot sellers among buyers looking for fuel economy, style and all-around fun. See which cars are the winners in this list of best-selling small cars. The Honda Civic is popular for its fuel efficiency and affordability. 1. Honda Civic* . August 2008 Sales: 30,052 Change vs.... |
b7c166beae09cbafde2b22d79cb70d9b3257e344 | Summarize the following news article. | Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, golfer Nick Faldo honored by UK's queen .
"Dracula" star Christopher Lee knighted in Queen Elizabeth's birthday honors list .
Actors Jonathan Pryce and Alan Cumming also honored . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- One revolutionized women's hair in the 1960s. Another brought fear to Middle Earth. Another is a champion golfer who now designs courses all over the world. Christopher Lee is famous for playing Count Dracula and his roles in \"Lord of the Rings\" and \"Star Wars\" films. Vidal Sassoon, Ch... |
24a721d0a254310ed5bdd0baf532445056a298ba | Summarize the following news article. | Some people afraid to be alone are guilty of dating overlapping .
They cheat on both partners while transitioning between relationships .
Overlappers can't be trusted -- they might do it to you .
Because they're narcissistic, they'll trade you in for better model . | [
"(The Frisky) -- When I asked an old friend why she hadn't just broken up with her live-in boyfriend instead of beginning a messy affair with a married neighbor, she snapped, \"Don't be stupid -- nobody leaves a relationship without having another one in place.\" Overlappers refuse to end one relationship until the... |
acbb0b265e3b56c22307a1626d71aa545e4e7571 | Summarize the following news article. | Katherine Jackson hires probate lawyer Adam Streisand .
Jackson has been fighting for more control over her son's estate .
Michael Jackson made John Branca and John McClain his executors .
Streisand misses hearing in which executors are given more control . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's mother fired the lawyers helping her fight for control of her son's estate, but her new lawyer missed a key hearing where the judge gave more power to the men she is opposing. Katherine Jackson, with Michael in 2005, is challenging the appointment of Michael's est... |
c4b8f1da99051580fa588c8ee0fbf992d8bd09ea | Summarize the following news article. | Texas attorney Jack Borden, 101, still works 40 hours a week .
Group named Borden "America's Outstanding Oldest Worker" for 2009 .
"If I were to quit, I might last ... not over six months," Borden says .
Police officer, 70, didn't become cop until he was 51 . | [
"(CNN) -- Jack Borden would like you to consider working well past retirement age. As a 101-year-old attorney, he has the credibility to encourage it. Attorney Jack Borden, 101, says he's never thought about not working. \"What would I do?\" he said. Borden, who has been practicing law for the better part of 70 yea... |
06708d9632bee9cff3536e8a8571621194481ab3 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-President Clinton says race not behind health care opposition .
But some extremists opposing President Obama racially prejudiced, Clinton says .
Clinton: "It was a wonderful feeling" to help U.S. journalists in North Korea . | [
"(CNN) -- While some criticism targeting President Obama is racially motivated, the fight over health care isn't, former President Clinton told CNN. Former President Clinton says Democrats need to win the health care debate \"on the merits.\" \"I believe that some of the right-wing extremists which oppose President... |
e460b3cac3f46452bda9c84e7087ad5547e01ebe | Summarize the following news article. | Powder Springs resident Kim Harp: "It just came so fast. It really terrified us"
Scores of homes swallowed by muddy waters as the rain refused to subside .
Entrance to Six Flags, Georgia's largest amusement park, sitting in water . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The incessant banging on the door finally roused Ted Jackson from a deep sleep. Floodwaters roar across the highway in Paulding County, one of the hardest-hit in Georgia. He hustled out of bed and rushed to the door. There were his neighbors, surrounded by floodwaters the neighborhood is... |
b19e549aba496d1478d8473d7104280ee709eace | Summarize the following news article. | The ADM price-fixing case was a landmark in global antitrust prosecution .
Global price-fixing investigations have skyrocketed since the ADM scam .
These investigations depend on whistle-blowers who often have dark motives . | [
"(CNN) -- Watching the premiere of \"The Informant!\" -- the Matt Damon movie about a high-level FBI mole at a large multinational company -- was the mole himself, Mark Whitacre. Mark Whitacre, right, at the premiere of 'The Informant' with Matt Damon. The movie is a dark comic take on the three years Whitacre -- a... |
6b90ab21896b418db26cf6289c3561cef60a3f18 | Summarize the following news article. | The war in Afghanistan passed the 8-year mark last week .
Obama and his national security team are working on a new strategy .
His top commander there has reportedly called for 40,000 more troops . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Determining the amount of troops necessary to win a war is never an easy decision for a commander in chief and his military commanders if history is any guide. The Obama administration is working on a strategic review of improving conditions in Afghanistan. And it's a dilemma President Obama fa... |
6fd73c491497ff187c370c61fe4f31f29f3ca74d | Summarize the following news article. | WHO has confirmed 985 cases of H1N1 virus worldwide .
Mexico says illness declining there; WHO warns it could return .
Mexico has largest number of confirmed cases, followed by U.S., WHO says .
Canadian officials claim pigs at farm have been affected by virus . | [
"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization cautioned that the swine flu outbreak could gain momentum in the months ahead, despite claims by the health secretary of Mexico -- the epicenter of the outbreak -- that the virus \"is in its declining phase.\" The number of confimed cases of the H1N1 virus continue to multip... |
0dc795d6056e3e2239030f8f778f5fab4cf9352a | Summarize the following news article. | CNN.com's Jarrett Bellini is traveling in South Africa .
Readers chose his destination and can share their travel suggestions .
Bellini will provide updates from South Africa on CNN.com and CNN.com Live . | [
"CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNN) -- The girl sleeping in the bunk above me either had Swine Flu, SARS, Tuberculosis or some sort of perfect storm of all three, because she managed to hack and snort throughout the entire night in an almost exact pattern of: Hack. Hack. Hack. Snort. Snort. The sharks arrived and disapp... |
bdc6804d3221dc174c9a9ef0762c8af402fdecd4 | Summarize the following news article. | The planet, known as CoRoT-7b, was detected early last year .
It took months to determine that it had a composition roughly similar to Earth's .
The planet is about five times more massive than Earth .
Astronomer: It is so close to the star it orbits that it may "look like Dante's Inferno" | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists have discovered the first confirmed Earthlike planet outside our solar system, they announced Wednesday. An artist's impression shows what the planet may look like in close orbit with its sun. \"This is the first confirmed rocky planet in another system,\" astronomer Artie Hatzes told CNN, cont... |
c7a05ec0e7a64c92bf4f5954a3ca8c6b8e37b36c | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook announces it has 300 million users and has turned a profit .
That makes the social network roughly the size of the U.S. in population .
CEO writes Facebook will be a "strong independent service for the long term" | [
"(CNN) -- Facebook's user base is nearly as large as the U.S. population and, for the first time, the site has turned a profit. Facebook now has 300 million users -- almost as many as the population of the United States. That was the double-barreled announcement Tuesday from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who thanke... |
5ae2a2c5d0b8fccb06a45b04abb98edc7bb31de9 | Summarize the following news article. | In 1977 director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl .
He has lived in France for decades to avoid arrest if he enters the U.S.
Oscar winner was arrested en route to Zurich Film Festival, which was honoring him .
Polanski won Oscar for best director for "The Pianist;" did not collect it ... | [
"(CNN) -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on a decades-old arrest warrant stemming from a sex charge in California, Swiss police said Sunday. Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009. Polanski, 76, was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerlan... |
45e2b016d6c18bf8f7bd95057a6034595d62d2c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Baby weighing 19.2 pounds (8.7 kg) born in Indonesia .
Baby is three times the typical size of a newborn infant .
Doctor who delivered baby: "I was very surprised. I thought it was twins" | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A baby made his way into the world this week in Indonesia at 19.2 pounds (8.7 kg) -- about three times the weight of an average newborn. The giant baby lies next to a more typically-sized newborn. Muhammad Akbar Risuddin, born Monday, is thought to be the heaviest baby born to date in I... |
b09abd09040cb227e94b16ec18315e69e6c377f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Librarian Beth Hollis breaks stereotypes and, occasionally, bones .
After failing at knitting, she tries her hand (and elbows) at roller derby .
"MegaBeth," age 53, is among the fittest players on the team, coach says . | [
"(CNN) -- She's petite, she's middle-aged, she's bookish, and if she gets a chance, she'll knock you on your keister. Beth Hollis, second from left, is a librarian who's become a MegaBeth, a roller derby dynamo. By day, she's Beth Hollis, a 53-year-old reference librarian in Akron, Ohio. By night, she's MegaBeth, a... |
2948b9b5d2cd7ab6d384ab5876ccd4ed33ee01f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Rajendra Singh has devoted his life to solving Rajasthan's water problems .
Rajasthan is India's largest state and also one of the driest .
Singh says rainwater is a resource we cannot afford to waste .
Ten thousand water harvesting structures have been made in the last 25 years . | [
"RAJASTHAN, India (CNN) -- Some call him the River Maker, others the Rainman of Rajasthan. His real name is Rajendra Singh. His nicknames come from his self-imposed mission to solve his state's water problems, one raindrop at a time. Rajendra Singh is trying to solve water issues in Rajasthan -- one of India's drie... |
aeb478b15160c2ae49e202328f1424ba991c0df9 | Summarize the following news article. | Daniel Boyd, another man charged with conspiring to murder U.S. military personnel .
Boyd previously was charged with conspiring to provide support to terrorists .
Authorities allege Boyd led group training for holy war overseas .
Boyd was arrested in July . | [
"(CNN) -- A North Carolina man accused of plotting to wage holy war overseas also planned to attack the U.S. Marine base at Quantico, Virginia, according to new charges announced Thursday. Daniel Boyd previously was charged with conspiracy to support terrorists and conspiracy to murder. The charge is one of three c... |
95b215c8506c265cf0f79122fe7ff16647c36d17 | Summarize the following news article. | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he loves Jesus Christ, U.S. people, culture .
Chavez says he hopes for improved relations with U.S. President Barack Obama .
He denies he is trying to shut down critical media in Venezuela .
He denies Iran would help Venezuela obtain nuclear technology . | [
"(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed a deeply personal side in an interview Thursday night, saying he loves Jesus Christ and would have liked to play Major League baseball in Yankee Stadium. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke highly of President Obama at the United Nations on Thursday. He also ex... |
49654512a36b27837b069fef447ebcc460b0c911 | Summarize the following news article. | Korean pop culture sensation will be on Talk Asia later this month .
27-year-old has gone from backup dancer to appearing in Hollywood films .
Rain will be appearing with answers to your questions . | [
"(CNN) -- He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums. The 27-year-old South Korean has even faced down U.S. comedian Steven Colbert in a spoof dance-off. The comedy skit came about after Rain placed higher than him in Time Maga... |
6f3e12375fc400cf9dc3ad77b8191226e740e293 | Summarize the following news article. | Two women, both from Uruguay, arrested after arriving in Madrid on flight from Brazil .
Judge arraigns two women, one a 92-year old wheelchair user, on drug charges .
Spokeswoman: "It's practically impossible" wheelchair user would be tried . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A 92-year-old woman with cocaine strapped to her body flew all the way from Brazil to Spain before police arrested her, in a wheelchair, at Madrid's airport. A Civil Guard spokeswoman says the 92-year old was apprehended at Madrid's Barajas Airport. They found 4.3 kilos, or nearly 9.5 pounds... |
2619a648cde2b1073fd111055ccd4b49977b3ba1 | Summarize the following news article. | Police officers shot in raid for firearms and narcotics in Lakewood, New Jersey .
Suspect also wounded after officers return fire, official says .
Lakewood is about 70 miles south of New York . | [
"(CNN) -- Four police officers and a suspect were shot in a raid for firearms and narcotics early Thursday in central New Jersey, a local prosecutor's office said. The officers from the Lakewood Police Department's tactical unit were shot upon entering the property and returned fire, hitting suspect Jamie Gonzalez... |
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